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the falls of Gros, and those of Gabelle a little 

 below. Wood for the purposes of the forges is 

 produced in abundance ; great quantities of 

 it are felled and carried by sleighs every winter 

 to the furnaces, wdiere it is made into charcoal 

 for the use of the melting-houses; it was in 

 consequence of the great demand, from the 

 continual consumption of this article, that 

 the additional tract of crown land was super- 

 added to the others on the renewal of the 

 lease. The foundery of St. Maurice is situated 

 in this fief, in a beautiful valley, at the con- 

 fluence of a small stream with the St. Maurice, 

 about eight miles above the town of Three Ri- 

 vers ; the high banks of the river, embellished 

 with every variety of fine trees in groups on 

 each side, the dark hue of the large pineries 

 and immense surrounding forests, and the more 

 distant and softened shades of the lofty moun- 

 tains that bound the view, form together a bold 

 and magnificent prospect, when viewed from 

 the place where the road ascends the brow of 

 the ridge that overlooks the valley. The foun- 

 dery itself is replete with convenience for carry- 

 ing on an extensive concern ; furnaces, forges, 

 casting-houses, w^orkshops, &c. with the dwell- 

 ing-houses and other buildings, have altogether 

 the appearance of a tolerably large village. The 

 articles manufactured here consist of stoves of 



