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one side of it ; at a short distance from the 

 front are the two conspicuous mountains that 

 give the name to both seigniory and lake ; one 

 of them is called Mount Calvart, on whose 

 summit are the remains of some buildings which 

 have long borne the appellation of the Seven 

 Chapels. Towards the interior the ground de- 

 clines below the level of the front ; proceeding 

 further to the rear there are some ranges of 

 heights that assume rather a mountainous cha- 

 racter, but in the spaces between them are many 

 excellent situations for settlements. It is very 

 well watered by the Grande and Petite Riviere 

 du Cliene, the Riviere du Nord, and the Riviere 

 au Prince, which in their course work several 

 corn and saw mills. The influence of the re- 

 verend proprietors in promoting industry and 

 directing it towards useful labours is strongly 

 exemplified in the flourishing state of their 

 property, as upwards of three-fourths of it is 

 divided into 66 1 lots or concessions, by much 

 the greatest number of them settled upon and 

 well cultivated, producing grain of all sorts, 

 pulse and other crops, with a sufficient quantity 

 of good meadow and pasture land. Oak and 

 pine timber are found in some places, but beech, 

 maple, birch and other inferior kinds are plenti- 

 ful in the woods. The Indian village is agree- 

 ably seated on a point of land projecting into 



