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this place than at most others ; it passes along 

 the ridge or eminence before mentioned, until 

 it arrives near to the village, where it resumes 

 its usual direction : on both sides of the river 

 St. Anne there are roads that follow its course 

 through several seigniories to the north-east. 

 There is a grist-mill in Ste. Anne, and a grist 

 and a saw-mill in Ste. Marie. The manor-houses 

 in each seigniory are agreeably situated near 

 the two points formed by the rivers St. Anne 

 and St. Lawrence. That belonging to the 

 family of Lanaudiere is surrounded by excel- 

 lent gardens, and many fine groups of beautiful 

 trees. On the eastern side of the seigniory of 

 Ste. Anne is fief Dorvilliers, containing one 

 league superficial measure. At the confluence 

 of the two rivers lie the Isles St. Ignace, Ste. 

 Marguerite, Dularge and Dusable, all belong- 

 ing to the seigniory; they are low, but yield 

 fine pasture and some good meadow land ; be- 

 ing well clothed with wood, they afford several 

 very pleasing prospects from both the houses. 



Yam ASK A (the seigniory of), on the south 

 side of the river St. Lawrence, in the county of 

 Buckingham, is bounded on the south-west by the 

 seigniory of Sorel and Bonsecours, on the north- 

 east by St. Franpois, and in the rear by Bourg- 

 marie East ; a league and a half in front by 

 three leagues deep ; it was granted September 



