90 ugu 1749. 



runs down from the iron -work, into the 

 river St. Lawrence, by which all the iron 

 can be fent in boats throughout the country 

 at a low rate. In the evening I returned 

 again to Trots Rivieres. 



Augufi the 4th. AT the dawn of day 

 we left this place apd went on towards 

 Quebec. We found the land on the north 

 lide of the river fomewhat elevated, fandy, 

 and clofely inhabited along the water fide. 

 The fouth-eaft fliore, we were told, is 

 equally well inhabited ~, but the woods 

 along that (hore prevented our feeing the 

 boufes, which are built further up in the 

 country, the land clofe to the river being 

 fo low as to be fubjecl: to annual inun- 

 dations. Near rois Rivieres, the river 

 grows .fomewhat narrow; but it enlarges 

 again, as foon as you come a little below 

 that place, and has the breadth of above 

 two Englifh miles. 



As we went on, we faw feveral churches 

 of ftone, and often very well built ones. 

 The fhores of the river are clofely inhabited 

 for about three quarters of an Englifh mile 

 up the country ; but beyond that the woods 

 and the wildernefs encreafe. All the rivulets 

 falling into the river St. Lawrence are like- 

 wife well inhabited on both fides. I ob-^ 

 ferved throughout Canada^ that the culti- 

 vated 



