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lower part, and, continuing the same serpentine 

 course, falls into the Basin of Chambly ; it rises 

 in the seigniory of St. Charles, and runs about 

 twenty miles, not only contributing to the fer- 

 tility of the soil, but by its sinuous meanders 

 forming a strong feature of embellishment. To- 

 wards the middle of the seigniory, between the 

 second and third ranges, is the Mountain, fre- 

 quently called Chambly and Beloeil ; but most 

 correctly Mount Rouville : at its base it spreads 

 over about600 acres, extending principally from 

 south-west to north-east, and rising to an eleva- 

 tion little inferior to the mountain of Montreal; 

 on the south side the acclivity is gentle, but in 

 the opposite direction it is very steep and abrupt. 

 On the summit of this mountain there is a 

 beautiful little lake of fine clear water, from 

 whence a rivulet flows, in a pretty winding 

 stream, into the Riviere des Hurons, turning in 

 the upper part of its course a grist-mill. The 

 slopes of the mount are in many places broken 

 by woods that greatly increase its picturesque 

 beauty. The church of St. Jean Baptiste is 

 situated to the southward, and a little in the 

 rear of the height ; in its front, near the Riche- 

 lieu, is the church and parish of St. Hilaire, 

 facing that of Beloeil in the opposite seigniory. 

 The roads leading along the bank of the Riche- 

 lieu and on both sides of the Riviere des Hu- 



