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three saw-mills. The whole population at pre- 

 sent exceeds 1200 souls. 



PoTTON joins the eastern boundary of Sut-* 

 ton, and extends along the province line as far 

 as Lake Memphremagog ; the western part of 

 it is in the county of Bedford, and the eastern 

 in that of Richelieu. Though having a surface 

 for the most part hilly and uneven, the land is 

 of a good quahty ; the different species of soil 

 offering good situations for raising all sorts of 

 grain, as well as most other productions. It is 

 watered by the River Mississqui, and a great 

 number of tributary streams flowing from the 

 hills into it in almost every direction, and many 

 others that fall into the lake. The timber con- 

 sists of elm, beech, and maple, with all the com- 

 mon sorts. There are some thriving settlements 

 on the banks of the Mississqui River, and the 

 margin of the lake, where the land is particu- 

 larly good; the population thereon amounts to 

 upwards of 800 souls. A few roads leading 

 into the neighbouring townships are the only 

 ones that have yet been made, and these are 

 not very good. 



St AN STEAD, on the eastern side of Lake 

 Memphremagog, in the county of Richelieu, 

 stretches along the province line until it is 

 bounded by Barnston on the east, and Hatley 

 on the north. This certainly obtains a supe- 



