90 Augiijl 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 'Trois Rivieres. 



Augtiji the 4th. At the dawn of day 

 we left this place and went on towards 

 ^tebec. We found the lancy on the north 

 fide of the river fomevvhat elevated, fandy, 

 and clofeiy inhabited along the water fide. 

 The fouth-eaft (hore, we were told, is 

 equally well inhabited ; but the woods 

 along ihat iliore prevented our feeing the 

 houfes, which are built further up in the 

 country, the land clofe to the river being 

 fo low as to be fubjed to annual inun- 

 dations. Near ^rois Rivieres, the river 

 grows fonnewhat narrow; but it enlarges 

 sgain, as ibon as you come a little belov/ 

 that place, and has the breadth of above 

 two EngUfe:> 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 EngliJlD mile 

 up the country ; but beyond that tbe woods 

 and the wildernefs encreafe. All the rivulets 

 falling into the river St. Lawrence are like- 

 wife well inhabited on both fides. I ob- 

 fcrved throughout Canada, that the culti- 



vated 



