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principal ones are those by which the com- 

 munication between the rivers St. Laurence 

 and Yamaska is kept up. 



St. Hyacinthe (the seigniory of), in the 

 county of RicheUeu, is bounded on the south- 

 west by the seigniory of Monnoir and the town- 

 ship of Farnham, on the north-east by the seig- 

 niories of St. Ours and de Ramzay, on the 

 north-west by those of Rouville, St. Charles, and 

 St. Denis, on the south-east by the townships 

 of Milton and Granby ; six leagues in front by 

 six in depth, being three leagues on each side 

 of the river Yamaska ; was granted, November 

 23, 1748, to Sieur Franpois de Rigaud, Seigneur 

 de Vaudreuil, and is now the property of Mon- 

 sieur Desolles and the Honourable P. D. De- 

 bartzch, heirs of the late H. M. Delorme, Esq. 

 This capacious grant is in a situation that, 

 combined with its many other advantages, ren- 

 ders it a most valuable and highly improvable 

 possession. So great an extent naturally em- 

 braces many varieties of soil; but the best 

 species here predominate, and the proportion 

 anywise below mediocrit)'^ is very trifling; the 

 least improvable is towards the north and north- 

 east side, where it is low, and in some places 

 rather swampy; approaching the township of 

 Granby it rises higher, presenting a valuable 

 tract for every species of culture requiring a 



