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beach below them is sandy, a good deal en- 

 cumbered by rocks, with almost a regular reef 

 stretching along the low water line ; from the 

 top of the bank the land rises by ridges and 

 small hillocks (many of which are rocky) gra- 

 dually to the rear. There are two extensive 

 domains, and several small fiefs within the 

 seigniory ; three churches dedicated to St. 

 Joseph, St. Nicholas, and St. Henry; three 

 grist-mills, and several saw-mills. The culti- 

 vated land, which amounts to one-third of the 

 whole, is divided into ranges of concessions^ 

 bearing the names of St. Joseph, Trompe 

 Sourri, Arlaca, Brise Culotte, Pin Tendre, St. 

 Jean Baptiste, St. Charles, Premier Rang^ 

 Grillade, St. Gervais, Jean Guerrin nord-est, 

 Jean Geurrin sud-ouest, Bois Claire, St. Anne, 

 St. Joachim, Plaisance, Bellaire, Ste. Au- 

 gustin, Beauliece, Liverpool, St. Jean, St, 

 Dennis, Ste. Anne on the Beaurivage, Terre- 

 bonne, Grande Village St. Nicholas, Viveresse, 

 &c., besides five ranges of concessions in wood- 

 lands, towards the rear. The most thickly 

 settled and best cultivated parts of this valu- 

 able property are situated along the front, in 

 the parishes of St. Joseph and St. Nicholas, 

 and for several concessions towards the inte- 

 rior ; throughout which may be seen a succes-^ 

 sion of fine arable land under a very good sys- 



