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near so great as in the adjoining grants ; a large 

 part still remains in its natural state of wood- 

 land. The river Montreal runs through, and 

 the Bleuri and Jackson Creek have their sources 

 in it. A small lake near the middle frequently 

 overflows the surrounding low lands, and makes 

 a marsh to a considerable distance round it; 

 but neither the marshes nor swamps are so deep 

 but what the operation of draining, judiciously 

 performed, would in a short time render the 

 land fit for the plough, or convert into excellent 

 pastures : however, while there remains so much 

 of a good quality to be granted, that compara- 

 tively requires so little trouble to clear and im- 

 prove, it is most probable that these tracts will 

 long continue in their present condition. The 

 best settled parts are about L'Acadie, and by 

 the road leading to the state of New York, 

 which, with a few other dispersed settlements, 

 may amount to about one third of the whole seig- 

 niory. The road that passes through the woods 

 of L^Acadie, being the military one to the 

 frontiers, and the line of march for troops mov- 

 ing in that direction, has lately been benefited 

 by some substantial repairs, and in many parts 

 causewayed for the passage of artillery and 

 heavy baggage. Near the boundary of La Colle 

 is a small place called Burtonville, composed of 

 a few houses, distributed without regularity on 



