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also serves as a place of recreation for all the 

 members of the establishment once a week. 



Beaufort (the seigniory of), in the county 

 of Quebec, is bounded on the north-east by the 

 Gote de Beaupre, on the south-west by Notre 

 Dame des Anges, on the front by the St. Law- 

 rence, and in the rear by the township of Stone- 

 ham ; one league broad by four leagues deep ; 

 was granted December 31, l635, to Robert 

 Giffard, Sieur de Beauport ; but by that conces- 

 sion its depth was limited to one league and a 

 half; on the 31st March, 1653, the other two 

 leagues and a half were added to it : it is now 

 the property of Monsieur Duchesnaye. The 

 surface of this seigniory embraces a variety 

 similar to those that surround it, being inter- 

 sected by ridges of different heights ; between 

 the first rise of the ground and the beach of the 

 St. Lawrence, there is a level space ranging the 

 whole breadth of the grant, occupied as mea- 

 dows, pastures, or gardens ; the soil is black 

 mould intermixed with clay or marl: on this 

 flat there are many large globular fragments of 

 granite quite detached, and lying loosely on the 

 surface. From hence, penetrating further to 

 the interior, the soil varies considerably, almost 

 as frequently as the inequalities of the land ; 

 on the front ridge, where the road passes, there 



