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rear boundary of Ste. Marie, is between the 

 townships of Frampton and Broughton, and 

 has Vaudreuil on the east ; three leagues in 

 d^pthj by four in breadth ; was granted Septem- 

 ber 27th, 17365 to Sieur Rigaud de Vaudreuil; 

 it is now the property of Monsieur Taschereau. 

 The surface of these two grants is uneven, 

 rocky in several places^ with an irregular ridge 

 of broken heights passing in a south-w^esterly 

 direction over the rear part of Ste. Marie ; yet 

 the land is tolerably good, and in general very 

 productive wh^re it is under culture. Timber 

 of almost every description is found in great 

 plenty. The River Chaudiere passes through 

 both grants, dividing them nearly in equal 

 proportions. On each side of it there are set- 

 tlements a little withdrawn from the bank, 

 where agriculture has been carried on with 

 good success. Besides these tracts, there 

 are, in different parts of the interior, a few 

 concessions that have also made considerable 

 progress. The farm-houses by the road side, 

 on each bank of the river, are numerous, 

 neat, and substantial, with every appearance 

 of ease and comfort among their occupants. 

 In either grant there is scarcely any stream 

 but the main river: there is a church and 

 parsonage-house belonging to each. At the 

 lower part of St. Joseph are the valuable mills 



