26 'July 174.9, 



in thefe parts, as they are common in ^'i^^ 

 ferent parts of C'^;2^^.cz, and- as this fand is 

 found on the fhores of almoft all the lakes, 

 and rivers in Canada, though not in equal 

 quantities. The red or garnet coloured 

 fand has its origin hereabouts ; for though 

 the rocks near fort St. Frederic contained 

 no garnets, yet there are (tones of different 

 iizes on the fhores, quite different from 

 the flones which fonn thofe rocks j thefe 

 ftones'are very full of grains of garnets, and 

 when pounded there is no perceptible dif- 

 ference between them and the red fand. I'd 

 the more northerly parts of Canada, or be- 

 low ^lebec, the mountains themfelves con- 

 tain eat number of garnets. The gar- 

 De jred fand is very common on the 



iliores of the river St. Laurence, I fhall 

 leave out feveral obfervations which I made 

 upon the minerals hereabouts, as uninte- 

 refling to mofl of my readers. 



The Apocymim andrGfamifolimn grows 

 in abundance on hills covered with trees, 

 and is in full flower about this time ; the 

 French call it Her be a la puce. When the 

 flalk is cut or tore, a white milky juice 

 comes out. The French attribute the fame 

 qualities to this plant, which the poifon- 

 zree, or Khus '^jernix^ has in the Engiijh colo- 

 nics ; that its poifon is noxious to fomc 



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