ftrois Rhier-es. 87 



higheft and loweft water is two feet. Ac-- 

 cordingly the tide in this river goes very 

 far up, for from the above mentioned place 

 to the fea they reckon about a hundred and 

 fifty French miles. 



Whilst my company were refling, I 

 went on horfeback to view the iron-work. 

 The country which I pafTed through was 

 pretty high, fandy, and generally fiat. I 

 faw neither ftones nor mountains here. 



The iron-iiDork, which is the only one 

 in this country, lies three miles to the wefl: 

 of Trois Rivieres. Here are two great 

 forges, befides two lefTer ones to each of 

 the great ones, and under the fame roof 

 with them. The bellows were made of 

 wood, and every thing elfe, as it is in 

 S'mediflo forges. The melting ovens ftand 

 clofe to the forges, and are the fame as 

 ours. The ore is got two Trciich miles 

 and a half from the iron works, and is 

 carried thither on fled2:es. It is a kind of 

 moor ore ^, which lies in veins, within 

 fix inches or a foot from the fiirface of the 

 ground. Each vein is from fix to eighteen 

 inches deep, and below it is a white fand. 



The 



* Tophus Tulalcaini, Linn. SyJ?. N^Jt. III. p, 1S7, ik 5. 

 Mimra ferri fubaquofa nigra ca-rulfcens. Wall. Mineral, p. 

 263. Gtrm. Ed. p. 340. n. 3. Ironockres in the fhape of 

 crufts, are fometimes cavcrr.ous, as the B>vjh ore, Forpi^ 

 Mine 'ah p. 48. 



