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seigniory of), in the counties of St. Maurice 

 and Warwick, lies in the rear of Berthier, Du- 

 sable and Carufel ; it is two leagues in front, and 

 extends in depth so far as to comprehend Lake 

 Maskinonge; it was granted, March 1, IToO, to 

 Charles Franf ois Tarieu de Lanaudiere, and is 

 now the property of T. Pothier, Esq. Some diffi- 

 culties have occurred with respect to the depth 

 and other limits of this seigniory, because the 

 Lake Maskinonge has been found to lie much 

 further to the westward than it was supposed to 

 do at the time it was granted ; however, it was 

 at that period sufficiently known not to be mis- 

 taken for any of the inferior lakes. The claims 

 to this property set up by the heirs of the late 

 M. de Lanaudiere are marked on the topogra- 

 phical map by the letters &, c, rf, e, g, 

 i, A:, /. It is a fine tract of land, of a strong 

 rich soil, and very well timbered with beech, 

 maple, birch, pine, and some oak. It is watered 

 by several small lakes, but principally by the riv^er 

 Maskinonge, whose stream flows from the lake 

 of that name, which is about nine miles in cir- 

 cumference, and well stocked with various sorts 

 of excellent fish. The scenery around it pos- 

 sesses many natural beauties of the wild and 

 sublime description, presenting an amphitheatre 

 , of rising grounds and lofty hills, backed by the 

 magnificent ridge of mountains running westerly 



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