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Loup, containing about 30 or 40 houses only ; 

 but the settlements on each side of the road are 

 so thickly inhabited, that they may be almost 

 considered as an extension of it to a great dis- 

 tance. In the village fronting the road is a 

 new church, remarkable for its size, the elegance 

 of its structure, and the good taste of its interior 

 decoration ; of three steeples that surmount it, 

 the two in front are covered with tin, which 

 renders them conspicuous objects at a consi- 

 derable distance. Near the village the Grand 

 , Rivi(ire du Loup is crossed by a very fine 

 bridge, both handsomely and solidly construct- 

 ed of timber. The population and wealth of 

 this place are considerable; many trades are car- 

 ried on, and many shops kept open for the sale 

 of all kinds of manufactured goods and produce; 

 large quantities of grain are collected here for 

 exportation, and deposited in store-houses kept 

 for that purpose. The whole of the seigniory 

 and part of the augmentation are cultivated^ 

 On the rivers there are some grist and saw mills. 



Grand Pre' (the seigniory of), in the county 

 of St. Maurice, is situated on the north side of 

 Lake St. Peter, between the augmentation to 

 Rivifere du Loup, Grosbois, and Dumontier, a 

 league in front by three in depth; was granted 

 3d July, 1695, to Pierre Boucher, Sieur de 

 Grand Pre. This seigniory is singularly over- 



