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source in the beautiful little lake of the same 

 name, situated on the borders of Weedon and 

 Ham ; it is about two miles and a half long and 

 one broad, with several small islands scattered 

 about it, which are the resort of vast quantities 

 of wild-fowl. The surrounding country pos- 

 sesses every trait of wild romantic beauty ; it is 

 environed by rising grounds clothed with trees, 

 in some places thickly clustered together, and 

 in others irregularly dispersed over the accli- 

 vities : beyond the first heights are seen in the 

 distance the softened and fantastic forms of 

 a much more elevated chain. The intended 

 road to communicate with Craig's Road passes 

 on the south-east side of this lake. 



WoLFESTowN, in the county of Bucking- 

 ham, lies between the townships of Ham and 

 Ireland, is joined by Chester and Halifax on 

 the north-west, and unsurveyed lands on the 

 south-east. The north-westerly half of the 

 township is moderately good, of which a part 

 lying towards the north has been granted, and 

 might be made to repay the trouble of cultiva- 

 tion ; the timber upon it is pine, beech, bass- 

 wood, cedar, and hemlock. The south-easterly 

 half is a chain of rocky heights of which no part 

 is arable, or indeed convertible to any use. 



Halifax is in the districts of Three Rivers 

 and Quebec, and the county of Buckingham ; 



