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a few others, are situated a little to the east- 

 ward of the Riviere La Valtrie; and from thence 

 at no great distance is the wood of La Valtrie; 

 that, even in Canada, is worthy of notice, for 

 the fine, lofty, and well grown timber trees of 

 various kinds that compose it. The main road 

 from Quebec to Montreal passes through this 

 wood and along the bank of the river, offering 

 to the traveller in the summer season for seve- 

 ral miles a succession of beautiful and romantic 

 scenery. Besides the main road, there are se- 

 veral that lead into the populous seigniories on 

 each side, which are intersected by others run- 

 ning at right angles into Kildare, and opening 

 a most convenient and easy intercourse with the 

 neighbouring townships. On the River La Val- 

 trie there is a grist and a saw-mill. The rear 

 boundary line of this seigniory had not until 

 very recently been accurately measured, when 

 it was discovered, that in addition to its proper 

 depth of four leagues, there was still a space of 

 about a mile in breadth between it and Kildare, 

 which had always been supposed to form part 

 of the grant, and many persons had settled 

 thereon with titles from the seignior of La Val- 

 trie; this extra space is very well cultivated, and 

 has a church, with a great many houses, built 

 within it, from the erroneous confidence of all 

 parties that they were within the just limits of 



