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c'ent appellation, which is Huron in Iroquois, and 

 the fort that of the place where it (lands. 



The foil from la Galette hither is barren enough* 

 but this is only on the out fkirts j beyond that it k 

 excellent. There is oppofite to the fort a very plea- 

 fant ifland in the middle of the river. They for- 

 merly putfome hogs in it, which multiplied greatly, 

 and whofe name it bears. There are two other fmall 

 iQands below this, and half a league diftant from each 

 other ; one is called PIfle aux Cedres, and the other 

 Pifle aux Cerfs. The creek of Catarouoi is double, 

 that is, there is a point very near the middle which 

 advances a great way into the water, and under- 

 which there is excellent anchoring ground for the 

 larger! veffels. Monf. de la Salle, fo celebrated for 

 his difcoveries and misfortunes, who was once lord 

 of Catarocoui, and governor of the fort, had two 

 or three velfels here which were funk, and are ftill 

 to be feen. Behind the fort is a morafs, which fwarms 

 with game. This is at once a diverlion, and an ad- 

 vantage to the garrifon. There was formerly a very 

 large commerce carried on at this place, efpecially 

 with the Iroquois, and it was to hinder them from 

 carrying their furs to the Englifh, and to hold them- 

 felves in refpect, the fort was built. But this com- 

 merce lafted not long, and the fort has not beeri 

 able to prevent thofe Barbarians from doing us a- 

 bundance of mifchief. They have ftill a few fami- 

 lies without the fort, as well as fome of the Mijfifa- 

 guez, an Algonquin nation, who have ftill a town 

 on the weflem fhore of lake Ontario, another at 

 Niagara, and a third at k Detroit \ or the Nar- 

 rows. 



I found here^ Madam, an occafion of fending my 

 letters to Quebec I am going to lay hold of fome . 



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