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mountains of Notre Dame, and along the northern 

 fide of the river. Thofe mod frequently mention- 

 ed in ancient accounts are the Berftamites, the Papi- 

 pacbois, and the Montagnez, who were likewife 

 called, efpecially the latter, the inferior Algonquin;, 

 on account of their dwelling on the lower part of 

 the river with refpect to Quebec; but the greater!: 

 part of the reft are reduced to a few families which 

 you meet with, fometimes in one place fometimes 

 in another. 



There were fome nations which ufed to come 

 down to the colony from the northern parts, fome- 

 times by the Saguenay, but oftener by Trots Ri- 

 vieres, of whom we have heard no mention made 

 for fome time paft. Such we;e amongfl others the 

 Attikamegues, who came from a great diftance, and 

 were furrounded by feveral other nations who ex- 

 tended themfelves to the country about Lake St. 

 John, and as far as the lakes of the Miftafirus and 

 JSemifcan. Thefe are almoft all put to the fword 

 by the Iroquois, or deftroyed by diftempers, a con- 

 fequence of the mifery the fear of thefe barbarians 

 has reduced them to ; which is much to be regret- 

 ted, as they were a people without vice, of a 

 mild temper, and might have been eafily gained 

 over to Jefus Chrift, and to the interelt of the 

 French nation. Between Quebec and Montreal, 

 and towards Trois Rivieres we ftill find a few Al- 

 gonquins who trade with the French, but do not 

 form a village. Jn the time of the firft difcoveries 

 this nation poffeffed all the northern fide of the ri- 

 ver, from Quebec, where M. Champlain found 

 them fettled and made an alliance with them, as. 

 far as the lake of St. Feter. 



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