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lent fish of many sorts, and is the resort of in- 

 numerable wild fowl of various descriptions, as 

 indeed are all the smaller ones. Many roads 

 lead to the adjacent townships, and also com- 

 municate with the main ones, leading into the 

 states of Vermont and New Hampshire. One 

 of the most extensive landholders is Henry 

 Cull, Esq. Lieutenant-Colonel of the Militia; 

 a gentleman highly esteemed in this part of the 

 country for his public spirit, for the industry 

 and good will with which at all times he is 

 ready to set an example, or to second and en- 

 courage every species of improvement having 

 the welfare of this newly settled district for its 

 object, as well as for supporting every measure 

 of government introduced with the same laud- 

 able intention. The population of this town- 

 ship at present is but little more than 1000 

 souls. 



Bolton, on the west side of Lake Mem- 

 phremagog, in the county of Richelieu, is 

 bounded by Stukeley and Oxford on the north, 

 Potton on the south, and Brome on the west. 

 This is one of the first townships that was laid 

 out. The surface of it is uneven and rather 

 mountainous, being crossed diagonally by an 

 irregular chain of heights, wherein several rivers 

 have their sources, and which divides the 

 waters that fall into the Yamaska, and other 



