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cooking qualities. This point however can be settled satis- 

 factorily only by practical tests. 



I do not know that there is more that I can add to this brief 

 sketch of an important, but still almost unknown district, but 

 will feel satisfied if I have been able to convey to you, and ulti- 

 mately to the general public, an}' information which will serve 

 to draw attention to the resources of our Province, and to place 

 on record data which may possibly be utilized by future ex- 

 plorers 



