to the rear boundary ; was granted August 23, 

 1674, to Joseph Godefroi, Sieur de Vieux 

 Pont. This seigniory is of a light sandy soil, 

 mixed in some places with clay, in others 

 with loam ; it has some good timber upon it, 

 is watered by several small streams, and the 

 greatest part of it is well cultivated. The 

 small tracts marked 5, c, on the topo- 

 graphical map, were granted at different pe- 

 riods to the Jesuits and others. The soil of 

 these pieces is the same as the rest of the 

 seigniory, but they are entirely cleared of tim- 

 ber, and all in a good state of cultivation. All 

 these grants are intersected by the roads from 

 Three Rivers to Montreal and the different seig- 

 niories, and on the north-east by those to the 

 forges of St. Maurice. 



The town of Three Rivers is situated on the 

 north-west side of the River St. Maurice, at its 

 confluence with the St. Lawrence: it derives 

 its name from the entrance into the former river 

 being separated, by two islands lying at the 

 mouth, into three channels. The town plot 

 covers nearly 400 acres, forming a front of ra- 

 ther more than 1300 yards on the bank of the 

 St. Lawrence. It stands on an exceeding light 

 and sandy soil, which extends also over the en- 

 virons; to the bank of the St. Maurice the 

 ground rises very considerably, but in the op- 



