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lies between Hereford, Drayton, and Newport, 

 bounded by Clifton on the west, and Ember- 

 ton on the east. The land is here uneven and 

 rugged, in some places mountainous, and in 

 others sinking into swamps ; the level and dry 

 tracts have a pretty good soil, that if brought 

 under culture would answer moderate expecta- 

 tions : there are some patches in lower situa- 

 tions that appear fit for hemp. The timber 

 is a mixture of most species that are found 

 on the surrounding tracts. It is abundantly 

 watered by a great number of streams and 

 brooks, some of them flowing into the St. 

 Francis, and others into the Connecticut river. 

 The northerly half of the township has been 

 granted, but no part whatever is settled. A 

 sort of foot-path runs through it, by which the 

 Indians frequently make their way to the River 

 Chaudiere. 



Marston, in the county of Buckingham, is 

 well situated on the westerly side of Lake Me- 

 gantick ; the whole of it has been surveyed, 

 but only one quarter of it granted, and no part 

 thereof settled. The land is irregular, hilly, 

 and frequently very stony, but mostly of a 

 moderately good soil, that would answer very 

 well for agriculture in general; many spots 

 present eligible situations for the culture both 

 of hemp and flax. The timber forms but an 



