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most level part, the soil is a black mould, but 

 receding from thence toward the Jacques Car- 

 tier, a light-coloured loam prevails, a good 

 deal covered with loose stones : only a small 

 portion of the land is in cultivation. The tim- 

 ber is both abundant and good, particularly on 

 the high grounds towards the rear ; but the irri- 

 gation is very sparing, as scarcely a stream or 

 rivulet traverses the interior. 



Faussembault (the seigniory of), in the 

 county of Hants, is bounded on the north-east 

 by Gaudarville and St. Gabriel, on the south-west 

 by Guillaume Bonhomme, Pointe aux Trem- 

 bles, and Bourglouis, on the south-east by Des- 

 niaure or St. Augustin, and on the north-west by 

 waste lands. From St. Augustin to the Jacques 

 Cartier it is only a narrow slip of land, three quar- 

 ters of a league broad, and two leagues and a 

 half deep ; but beyond that river it spreads to 

 a breadth of eight miles, with an additional 

 depth of three leagues : it was granted Febru- 

 ary 210th, 1693, to Sieur de Gaudarville, and is 

 now the property of Juchereau Duchenaye, 

 Esq. That part of the seigniory lying between 

 Gaudarville and Guillaume Bonhomme, though 

 rather mountainous, and particularly so towards 

 the river, is nevertheless of a good quality ; the 

 land rising gradually affords many opportuni- 

 ties for cultivation ; the soil is a middling sort 



