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th^ river the land is of a very fair quality, fit 

 for cultivation, and likely to produce good 

 crops of wheat or other grain ; the superior sorts 

 of the timber consist of elm, maple, beech, 

 bass wood, and birch. The southerly part is 

 uneven, rough, and rocky, and generally speak- 

 ing, useless untractable land. It is watered by 

 several brooks and streams ; there is also a lake 

 covering several lots in the tenth and eleventh 

 range, and spreading thence into Orford. On 

 the River St. Francis, and contiguous to Mel- 

 bourne, some settlements have been formed, 

 where a few well cultivated farms display 

 themselves The portages, occasioned by the 

 great and little Brompton falls, are on the west 

 side of the river within this township. The 

 population at present amounts to about 20(} 

 souls : the principal landholders are William 

 Bernard and his associates, who were the ori- 

 ginal patentees. 



Windsor, in the county of BuTckingham, 

 on the east side of the River St. Francis, lies 

 between Shipton and Stoke, bounded in the 

 rear by Wotton. This is a very fine tract of 

 land, of an excellent rich soil, with varieties 

 suitable to almost every species of culture, and 

 particularly hemp and flax. The surface is 

 undulated by moderate elevations that are well 



