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CANADIAN LOCAL HISTORY. 



THE FIRST GAZETTEER OF UPPER CANADA. 



WITH ANNOTATIONS, 



BY THE REV. HENRY SCADDINO, D.D. 



(Contimied from page 308. J 



B. 



Bachouanan River empties itself into the eastei-ly part of Lake 

 Superior, about half-way between the Falls of St. Mary and E,ed 

 River. [Batchawaung, in late maps.] 



Barhue Point, on the River St. Lawrence, about a mile and a half 

 above the lower end of the fourth township. [Barbue==Catfish.] 



Barhue River : now called the Orwell. [Better known as "Big 

 Otter Creek."] 



Baril, Isles du, in the River St. Lawrence, lie in front of the 

 township of Elizabeth Town. 



Baril, Pointe au, on the River St. Lawrence, above Osweigatchie, 

 and higher than the ship-yards. 



Barque, Isle de la, is a small island in Lake Ontario, lying rather 

 farther out, and pretty near to the Isle de Quinte. 



Barrier Point, the west point, where the River Petite Nation 

 empties itself into the Ottawa. [Petite Nation : The complete 

 expression was " Petite Nation des Algonquins."] 



Barton Township, in the County of Lincoln, lies west of Saltfleet, 

 and fronts Burlington Bay. [From Barton in Lincolnshire, which, 

 to distinguish it from many other Bartons (Barntowns) in England, 

 is known as " Barton on the Humber."] 



Bass Gove, in Adolphustown, Bay of Quinte, lies northward of 

 Perch Cove. 



Bass Islands : a group of islands at the west end of Lake Erie, 

 situated between the Western Sister and Cunningham's Island. 

 [The Otchipway word for Bass is ashigan.] 



