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their freights on board, besides those that usu- 

 ally anchor here in their passage up or down the 

 river, on account of the Richelieu rapid. Pro- 

 ceeding to the eastward from the mills, the 

 bank of the St. Lawrence takes a gradual rise 

 as far as the church at Cap Sant^, and from 

 thence it almost immediately obtains an eleva- 

 tion of more than 150 feet above the level of 

 the river, by a very steep ascent up what is 

 called the Cote du Cap Sante. From the 

 front to the rear of this tract there are many 

 rising grounds, generally of a very good soil, 

 between which the hollows are in some places 

 swampy, and covered with cedar and hemlock. 

 The church of Cap Sante, standing nearly on 

 the point of the cape, is a haiidsome building, 

 usually attracting a stranger's notice by its ex- 

 terior ornaments as well as interior decoration. 

 To vessels coming down the river the clump 

 of trees on Point Deschambault and thia 

 church serve as sailing marks ; the latter, by its 

 three spires, is distinguishable at a great distance. 

 Near the church is the parsonage-house, and a 

 group of others surrounding it, forming almost 

 a respectable sized village. Along each side 

 of the Quebec road the houses are numerous, 

 and being surrounded by neat gardens and ex- 

 tensive orchards, afford, particularly during the 

 spring, a most enchanting appearance. From 



