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CANADIAN LOCAL HISTORY. 



limit between tlie township of Lancaster and tlie seigniory of New 

 Longueil, running along the said limit in the direction of North 34 

 degrees West, to the westernmost angle of the seigniory of New 

 Longueil. [The error of Longueil for Longueuil occurs elsewhere 

 in this Gazetteer. A like want of precision is observable in the 

 orthography of other names.] Thence along the north-western 

 boundary of the seigniory of Vaudreuil, running noi-th 25 degrees 

 east, until it strikes the Ottawa i-iver, and ascends by it into Lake 

 Tomiscaming ; and from the head of that lake by a line drawn 

 due north, until it strikes the boundary line of Hudson's Bay, in- 

 cluding all the territory to the westward and southward of the 

 said line, to the utmost extent of the country known by the name of 

 Canada. 



This province was divided into nineteen counties by proclamation, 

 the 16th of July, 1792, viz: "Addington, Dundas, Durham, Essex, 

 Frontenac, Glengary, Grenville, Hastings, Kent, Leeds, Lenox, 

 Lincoln, Norfolk, Northumberland, Ontario, Prince Edward, Stor- 

 mont, Suffolk, York." They send sixteen representatives to the 

 provincial parliament. [In the edition of 1813, the last paragraph 

 reads thus : " This province is divided into districts, counties and 

 townships. The counties send 25 representatives to the provincial 



parliament."] 



CanarcVs River empties itself into the Detroit river, at the Huron 



cornfields, somewhat below Fighting Island. About four miles up 



this river are excellent mill-seats, to which loaded boats can go. 



There is a fine limestone quarry in the rear of the cornfields, nearly 



in the centre of the* Huron reserve. [Now Canard river.] 



Cardinal, Pointe an,, on the River St. Lawrence, lower down than 



Point Gallo, in Edwardsburgh. [Point Gallo means Pointe au Gallop, 



as given subsequently.] 



Canise Island, in the north-east part of Lake Simcoe. [This island 



retains its name. Perhaps it is from the Ii-ish St. Canice.] 



Carleton Island lies near to Grand Island, opposite to Kiiigston, 



and nearest the south shore, where Lake Ontario descends, into the . 



St. Lawrence. Kingston garrison furnishes a detachment to this 



place. [From Gen. Carleton, afterwards Lord Dorchester.] 



Garribou Island, in Muddy Lake, between Rocky Point and 



Frying Pan Island. [This Muddy Lake is stated below to be situated 



between Lake Huron and Lake George.] 



