8 September 1749. 



THE country hereabouts is full of {tones'* 

 and they have but lately began to cultivate 

 it ; fo'r all the old people could remember 

 the places covered with tall woods, which 

 are now turned into corn-fields, meadows, 

 and paftures. The priefts fay, that this 

 place was formerly inhabited by fome con- 

 verted Hurons. Thefe Indians lived on a 

 high mountain, at a little diftance from Monfc 

 real, when l\\z French firft arrived here, and 

 the latter perfuaded them to fell that land'/ 

 They did fo, and fettled here at Saut ait Re- 

 collet, and the church which flill remains 

 here, was built for them, and they have at- 

 tended divine fervice in it for many years. 

 As the French began to increafe on the ifle 

 of Montreal, they wimed to have it entire- 

 ly, to themfelves, and perfuaded the Indians 

 again to fell them this fpot, and go to ano- 

 ther. The French have fince prevailed up- 

 on the Indians (whom they did not like to 

 have amongft them, becaufe of their drunk- 

 ennefs, and rambling idle life) to leave this 

 place again, and go to fettle at the lake des 

 Deux Montagnes, where they are at prefenr* 

 and have a fine church of ftone. Their 

 church at Saut au Recollet is of wood, looks 

 very old and ruinous, though its infide is 

 pretty good, and is made ufe of by the 

 Frenchmen in this place. They have al- 

 ready 



