540 CANADIAN LOCAL HISTORY. 



Kiver Appannee. [A coaipliment to the Duke of Richmond, before . 

 his nomination to the Governorship of Canada. Appannee is the 

 pi-esent Napanee.] 



Rideati River is in the eastern district, and, running somewhat 

 parallel to the River Petite Nation, empties itself into the Grand, or 

 Ottawa river, about three miles higher up. The land on each side of 

 this river is yqyj good for settlements. [The name of the River 

 Rideau seems to have given great trouble to the surveyors and others 

 ignorant of French. In Stegmann's correspondence with D. W. 

 Smith, Surveyor-General, it figures as Radeaux, Radeau, and Readeau. 

 Here is one of Stegmann's letters: "Johnstown, 8th Jan., 1796. 

 Sir : I was duly honoured with the receival of your letters dated 6th, 

 10th, and 22nd November last, and send by the bearer, Mr. Ellas' 

 Jones, the requested reports of the reserved lands, for Government 

 and the Clergy, of the different townships on the River Readeau ; 

 likewise a report of Masting and other Timber fit for the Royal Navy 

 in the township of Wolford ; as there is none within my knowledge 

 in any the other townships which were surveyed by me, except a 

 veiy few trees in front of the river, of several lots, and scarcely any 

 pine timber fit for this use."] 



Rideau, Petite Riviere, runs into the Ottawa river, in the township 

 of Hawkesbury, above the river MuUashannon. 



Roche, Capitaine, Portage, is on the Ottawa river, above riviere du 

 Moine. 



Rochers, Pointe aux, in Mons. de Longueil's Seigniory, on the south 

 side of the Ottawa river, lies between Pointe a la Runial and Riviere 

 au Attica. 



Rochester Township, lies on Lake St. Clair, betAveen Tilbury and 

 Maidstone. [From the ancient city of Rochester on the Medway in 

 Kent; the Roman Durohrivoe. Rochester, in the State of New 

 York, is from a family name common in its neighbourhood.] 



Roch Point, on the north shore of Lake Ontario, is to the eastward 

 of Pointe aux Cheveaux. 



Rocky Island, in the river Detroit, lies on the east side of Grosse 

 Isle, and close to it : this island is a rock, the stone of which is valu- 

 able for building and for lime. The rock is in strata lying pretty 

 regular. There is no wood on this island. 



Rocky Point, in Muddy Lake; the great point north of Caribou 

 Island on the main. 



