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very good near the St. Lawrence, consisting of 

 a light reddish sandy earth intermixed with 

 clay, in some places lying upon a bed of clay ; 

 in the vicinity of Ste. Foi there are many ledges 

 of flat rock covered with a coat of excellent 

 mould, but of no great depth ; from the latter 

 place on the slope already mentioned, it is a 

 rich mould mixed with sand, with large quanti- 

 ties of loose stones strewed over its surface, and 

 many massy fragments of granite lying about 

 in various directions ; in the valley, and on the 

 rising ground towards LaVielle Lorette, there is 

 some excellent meadow^ land : nearly the whole 

 of the seigniory is cultivated, and extremely fer- 

 tile in almost every variety of the productions of 

 the country. Very little timber of a superior 

 quality is now remaining, or indeed much wood 

 of any description, except what is found in Sil- 

 lery Wood, and a few other patches that ap- 

 pear to have been left in various parts as much 

 for ornament as for use. Part of the River St. 

 Charles passes through, and it is also watered 

 by several small streams that wind along the 

 valley in a very pleasing manner. At the place 

 called Sillery Gove there is a plantation of hops, 

 in a situation finely sheltered from every in- 

 jurious wind, where the climate is friendly 

 to their growth, and the soil admirably well 

 adapted to their culture, which has been car- 



