CANADIAN LOCAL HISTORY. 531 



North Channel, between Isle Tonti, iii Lake Ontario, and the main 

 land. 



Northwmherland County is bounded on the east by the County of 

 Hastings, and the carrying-place of the Presqu'isle de Quinte ; on the 

 south by Lake Ontario, until it meets the westerrLmost point of Little 

 Bay ; thence by a line running north 1 6 degrees west, until it meets 

 the southern bou.ndary of a tract of land belonging to the Mississaga 

 Indians, and thence along that tract, parallel to Lake Ontario, until 

 it meets the noi'th-westernmost boundary of the County of Hastings. 

 The County of IsTorthumberland comprehends all the islands near to 

 it, in Lake Ontario, and the Bay of Quints, and the greater part of 

 it fronts Lake Ontario. The boundaries of this county were estab- 

 lished by Proclamation, the 16th July, 1792. It sends, in conjunc- 

 tion with the Covmties of Hastings and Lenox, excepting Adolphus- 

 town, one representative to the Provincial Parliament. 



Norwich, now called the township of Whitby, on the north shore 

 of Lake Ontario : which see. 



Norwich Township, in the County of Norfolk, lies to the east of, 

 and adjoinin.g to, Dereham. 







Oah Point, in the front of the township of Ernest-town, between 

 the King's Mills and Tonagayon Bay. [The King's Mills, back of 

 Kingston. Tonagayon is given as Tonequigon on a map by Faden, 

 1776 : west of Fort Frontenac. 



Ontario County consists of the following islands : — An island, at 

 present known by the name of Isle Tonti (called Amherst Island), an 

 island known by the name of Isle au Foret (called Gage Island), an 

 island known by the name of Grand Isle (called Wolfe Island), and 

 an island known by the name of Isle Couchois (called Howe Island), 

 and comprehends all the islands between the mouth of the Garoqui, 

 to the easternmost extremity of the late township of Marysburgh, 

 called Point Pleasant. 



The boundaries of this County were established by Proclamation 

 the 16th of July, 1792. It sends, in conjunction with the County 

 of Addington, one representative to the Provincial Parliament. [In 

 the second edition this article is left out.] 



Ontario Fort. See Oswego. 



Orford, The Township of, in the County of Suffolk, distinguished 

 sometimies by Orford North and South, is the residence of the Mora- 



