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PoiNTE Du Lac or Tonnancour (the seig- 

 niory of), in the county of St. Maurice, has part 

 of Lake St. Peter and the St. Lawrence in front, 

 St. Marguerite and St. Maurice on the north- 

 east, and Gatineau on the south-west ; it is a 

 league and a quarter in front by two leagues in 

 depth, comprising therein the fiefs Normanville 

 and Sauvaget; was granted Nov. 3, 1734, to 

 Sieur Rene Godefroi de Tonnancour, and is 

 now possessed by the heirs of the late Nicholas 

 Montour, Esq. A reddish light soil, upon clay 

 or a good marl, spreads over the greatest part 

 of this seigniory ; the front of it is flat and low, 

 towards the interior it gradually gets higher, 

 and rises more abruptly to the rear. Beech, 

 ash, birch, and some pine, are the prevailing 

 species of timber. It is watered by La Riviere 

 de la Pointe du Lac, that passes through it in 

 a northerl}^ direction, by part of the River 

 Machiche, and some smaller streams ; on their 

 banks there are some good settlements, which 

 with those along its front embrace about 

 one half of the grant. Several roads pass 

 through the interior ; the main one crossing the 

 front on the bank of the river. The Pointe du 

 Lac is a large projection from the front of the 

 seigniory, forming the north-east extremity of 

 Lake St. Peter : on this promontory are some 

 remains of barracks that were erected for the 



