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rons are good ; there are also two that take a 

 southerly direction, and open a direct commu- 

 nication with the river Yamaska. 



St. Charles (the seigniory of ), on the south 

 side of the river Richelieu, in the county of 

 Richelieu, is bounded on the south-west by the 

 seignior}^ of Rouville, on the north-east by the 

 seigniory of St. Denis, on the south by the 

 seigniory of St. Hyacinthe, and on the front 

 by the river; containing a space two leagues 

 square: it was granted, March 1st, 1695, to 

 Sieur Hertel de la Fresniere, and at present be- 

 longs to the Honourable P. D. Debartzch. The 

 generality of the land in this grant is not sur- 

 passed by that of any one that surrounds it : 

 the soil most prevalent is a fine strong loam ; in 

 some places there is a rich vegetable mould 

 upon a stratum of clay, and in others a mixture 

 of clay and sand : an inconsiderable proportion 

 of it remains uncultivated. The mode of hus- 

 bandry is very fair, and is most years rewarded 

 with abundant harvests. The population of the 

 settled parts is somewhat above the numerical 

 ratio in proportion to their extent. The lower 

 part of the seigniory is watered by the Riviere 

 des Hurons, and the north-east or upper angle 

 of it is crossed by the little river Miot. The 

 houses of the tenantry are scattered about the 

 concessions, but there is no village : the church, 



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