a plan : wo hiivc to (.-oiitt'iil our.si-lvi's wilh .st'tliiii>- i'Drili, with ovory pos- 

 sibl' ;ilt('ii1 ion ;ui<l i'.ir>', wiial'V^T Wc uiiiy .si'e and to do the l>.'sl wo can 

 for iln' preparatory instruction (<t cnir I'cllow (■(>uiitryini'n. 



You uiay h;ivr obsirv^d in my pi^'vious r^'port;-; tli'' iui[)()rtaU(U' and 

 the I'u'ur'' prosjU'Cls of till' two Vast couutics of IJiiaouski :ind Matane, 

 and -till th"y arc as yl hut v^ry iin|)rii'M'lly km^wn ; th"re a,ri' still 

 vasi ( \(i i!ts Uiu-xi)l()r'-d mid whiiji rcundn a dead I'.'tt'r not only to rho 

 pirblic hu! ;;lso to n^'ii wlio study. W.' do no: r (luir;' to '^'o hack h'yo;id 

 the pi'iscnt ct ntury to tind \h<' oriLi'iu ol'lh*' oid 'st parishes oi tri'' eovinty 

 of Ivlniouski. th ' oldi'st ot t!i'' 1 wo. 1 rcioliocl when ih • parishi's of St. 

 Sini' li :ind St. ]'"ahii n. wh'i-h arc .now S'. Ilourishi'i^' .nd so popiiiou.s. had 

 not veil acart-n»;d hctw ■ n ihiin. To ji'o iroiu one to 1 lie ol ii. r, one h.sd 

 to u' 'k" M iHU'hiy,'., like l)elwe ji iwo iuk's. and peopl • who ventured iMio 

 tha'. :'i;Il primilive and uncniiiviii ^\ r '_;io'i \\ -re oi)iiu' •(! to go .--ox. miles 

 on I'ooT ihrougli th(> wacxis over a eorduioy road ihrongh a sw;unp full of 

 slon_li . Only he;ivv c:ivts were us'd. ou' of which a portion of i he 

 baa'.'i.tu'e had to ]>.• i;dv j. -awA c,!;i d on on e'.s h.ick. ol'i'va ^.^\^^•\l ih' horses 

 had to he unh:>rnessc(l so as to lake them ,'ind lit • carts by less swampy 

 patlis, and when, alter niueh i;i!>.)ur ;\!id b.ardshi|\ the Hr-t houses of ihe 

 tw" V'Un'_;' parish s wer ■ rc'-icluil. th- di:y v,'.:s sp 'ill ;!!id one i lioii :':it 

 only '.; rc;-!ini;'. At pi'eseui the s'»vaini)s an<l slough-, ii.ivc disappeared : 

 a ii.')<- road runs tlirough vliis rejiion wliich wis t'ornierly i\napproa(diabh' : 

 farniinu' is evcrywher.' i'uily pi'odu ■liN'e ; i he !ic'd.> suee.M'd iMch othn' 

 witlh/Ut inlv'rmpiion ;!nd one nuLi'hi limey hinr-ell in i 'i-,' mids; of ihi; 

 okUsi settled i>arts td' tin- ciuintry. 



Quito close to the road runs the [riteicolonial liailway, which enables 

 the l;;iim'rs to shij) their pioduv-e :il once and in i'earaie hveor six ranges 

 of I'l^nccssioii.s connected wit!) tin uiiiin ro.ul by various colouizalion 

 roads 



\ew i)arishe~; have ii": 1) estai)li.-!ied in ihi- interior wmX at cerl:iin 

 poiii,.--. i)ei\\ccn the toeiiMes ol liimoii.>.ki and 'reiniseouata, we li'sd 

 parish' s which "XtinKl 11 arly to the Irontier ni' N -w- i!run><wiek. Th 'V 

 are i a.sy of access, although I h • country look-^ mount ainou.-, bui ;!>< we have 

 already stated. proi>erly si)-.akinu- iher.' are no chains of >!iountains on the 

 south shore ol'theSt. ba\v ren.'.'. but iiierely elevati(nis, mor > or less hiyh. 

 whicli can easily hi- p!oioi)i..,l. W'l' musi. hov.' v t. exc 'pi Inn'e and there 

 some spots wher-' Natur^ has indu!u''(l in asionisjiinii- iraks and wh n'i' 

 it has lelt that mark (d' le.ntaslic /I'aiuleur ■ iid fo;niidable app.'ai'ance 

 which is peculiar to our -ouiiiry. Thus, the parisi; ot St. i^'abien, where 

 we now are, has hid list :!tVom the vi'W (d tiie Ki\'er St. I.awreiice and 

 looks as if protected a!aai:ist it by an enormous mass ol' rocks, livi' or six 

 hundred feel in height, wliiidi bolder, the shore and fall pm-pendieularly 

 into ihe river in the most varied and strikiim- fni'nis. and w!ii(di for that 

 reason are i-alled the " Walls f)f St-i''abien." Whi) 'ver has not sen these 

 walls doe,s not know one of the line.st graniti- f.rmations in the country 

 and vet no description has been given, no mention made of them, exf.'cpt 



