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the trouble of draining, and covered with hem- 

 lock and other woods of small value. At the 

 west end of this township is one of the many 

 rapids of the Ottawa, called the Rapide des 

 Chats. 



Newton, in the county of York, lying be- 

 tween the seigniories of Rigaud, Soulange, and 

 New Longeuil, is of an irregular figure, and 

 very advantageously situated, contiguous to the 

 settlements in the Upper Province. On the 

 western side the land is of a very superior qua- 

 lity, and will produce all sorts of grain; many 

 parts also might be employed to great advan- 

 tage in growing hemp and flax. The eastern 

 side is much lower, inclining here and there for 

 short distances to be marshy : there is, however, 

 no actual swamp; and if the low grounds, that 

 are rather wet, were carefully ditched and 

 drained, they would prove most excellent land, 

 and furnish luxuriant meadow and pasture, as 

 well as good arable. On the most elevated 

 parts, the principal timber is maple, beech, and 

 birch ; on the others, cedar, red spruce, alder, 

 and hemlock. As the grants in this township 

 are all recent, only a few of the lots are yet cul- 

 tivated, but the goodness of situation and several 

 other local advantages are likely soon to induce 

 settlers in much greater numbers. The greatest 



