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On the superior grounds some excellent tim- 

 ber may be found, but on the lower parts only 

 the indifferent assortment of cedar, hemlock, 

 and similar kinds. The Becancour presents 

 several eligible situations for the erection of 

 mills. No part of this tract has yet been 

 settled: the principal proprietor is the Ho- 

 nourable Jenkin WilHams. 



Hunters TOWN, in the county of St. Mau- 

 rice, on the north side of the St. Lawrence, 

 is situated in the rear of the seigniories of Ri- 

 viere du Loup, Grand Pre, and Dumontier ; is 

 bounded on the east by the projected town- 

 ship of Caxton, and on the west by lands 

 claimed by the late Charles Lanaudiere, Esq. 

 as belonging to the seigniory of Maskinong6, 

 and on the north-west by waste crown lands. 

 This is a tract of very little value, being con- 

 tinued strata of rock lying very near the surface ; 

 toward the rear it rises into broken and almost 

 mountainous ridges. Pine and maple are abun- 

 dant, but cedar, spruce, and hemlock much 

 more so. The Riviere du Loup with some 

 small lakes and little rivulets water it very well. 

 24620 acres of this township were granted in 

 1800 to Mr. John Jones, the present proprie- 

 tor. The unsurveyed or projected townships 

 in this district are Caxton, Blandford, Wotton, 

 Weedon, Garthby, Coleraine, Stratford, Hamp- 



