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township, although for years past vast quantities 

 have been cut and rafted down the Chateaii- 

 guay, to Montreal and Quebec. 



Hemmtngford, in the county of Hunting- 

 don, is also situated on the boundary line,having 

 on its north-west side the seigniory of Beauhar- 

 nois, and that of La Colle on the north-east. 

 This toAvnship has been laid out for close settle- 

 ments, that is, to be granted by single lots to 

 persons, upon condition of immediately taking 

 possession and beginning to improve them ; in- 

 deed its situation, as well as that of Hinchin- 

 brook, and generally those along this line of 

 frontier, require every attention and encourage- 

 ment in this respect ; the political results of any 

 measures that increase the settlements and po- 

 pulation of this part of the district w^ill appear 

 obvious w^hen it is recollected that every male, 

 from the age of sixteen to sixty, must become 

 a militia-man. There are five complete ranges 

 of two hundred acre lots, and the remainder of 

 the township is divided in a similar manner to 

 Hinchinbrook ; but a proportion of these reser- 

 vations has been let under lease. Although the 

 surface is very uneven, and several high ridges 

 rise in various directions, with many places 

 where there are large seams of flat rock a little 

 below the surface, there are nevertheless many 

 tracts whereon the soil is of a rich and very su- 



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