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River Becancour, and on the south-west by 

 waste lands of the crown. By the sides of the 

 Becancour and River Blanche the land is 

 pretty high, but a short distance from thence 

 it descends into a low flat ; the soil in general is 

 good, and would no doubt prove highly pro- 

 ductive if brought into cultivation. In situa- 

 tions near the rivers the timber is oak, elm, 

 pine, beech, birch, and maple ; in other direc- 

 tions it is either cedar, hemlock, or spruce. 

 The Riviere Blanche and the Becancour, the 

 banks of which are extremely picturesque, 

 water it very completely. The whole township 

 has been surveyed, and granted to various per- 

 sons, but not one of them has yet undertaken to 

 cultivate, or procured one single settler upon it. 



Haddington, in the county of Bucking- 

 ham, is situated on the east side of the Becan- 

 cour, opposite to Aston; bounded on the 

 north-west by the seigniories of Becancour, 

 Dutord, Cournoyer, and Gentilly; on the 

 south-west and south-east by the River Be- 

 cancour, and on the north-west by Blandford. 

 In the surveyed parts of this township lying 

 contiguous to the river the land is of the same 

 nature and quality as in Aston, and like it is 

 capable of being turned to good account in 

 the hands of able farmers : in some places the 

 soil would suit very well for hemp and flax. 



