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Warwick and Simpson is low and swampy^ 

 covered with cedar, spruce-fir, and similar 

 woods. Several branches of the Nicolet water 

 it advantageously enough; on the banks of these 

 streams a few settlers have established them- 

 selves, but the greatest shew of cultivation is in 

 front, upon the St. Francis, where some indus- 

 trious farmers have made great progress, con- 

 sidering how recently they have begun to clear 

 the land ; their successful example will be likely 

 to attract other settlers of similar habits, and in 

 a few years, from the ng-tural fertility of the soil, 

 aided by their exertions, this, in all probability, 

 will become a populous and thriving township. 

 The principal proprietors are the heirs of 

 the late Major Samuel Holland, Surveyor-Ge- 

 neral of the northern district in America, pre- 

 vious to the rebellion ; also the heirs of the late 

 Doctor George Longmore : a small proportion 

 is held by the family of Donald Maclean. 



Shipton, in the county of Buckingham, 

 lies between Kingsey and Windsor, having 

 Tingwick in the rear. This tract, equally good 

 in nearly all its parts, is of a very superior qua- 

 lity, and decidedly the best of all the townships 

 within this district: cultivation of every de- 

 scription may be carried on Avith the greatest 

 success, but hemp, flax, and wheat, would be 

 found particularly beneficial ; the latter, indeed, 



