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grain are in general abundant. The houses, 

 amounting to about two hundred and thirty in 

 all, are neatly built ; the farnrjs are well stocked, 

 and bear every appearance of industry and 

 care. In the back part of the grant some 

 very good timber is produced ; the best kinds 

 are maple, birch, and beech, with some pine ; 

 but towards the St. Lawrence only a very few 

 patches of wood remain among the concessions. 

 The Rivers Boyer and Le Bras, besides a few 

 small rivulets, water it ; the two rivers rise con- 

 siderably during the freshes of spring and au- 

 tumn, though they are not of use at any time as 

 navigable rivers. A bridge has been built of 

 wood over each of them. There are a church 

 and parsonage-house, surrounded by about a 

 dozen other dwellings, occupied principally by 

 artizans and workmen; the telegraph station. 

 No. 3, is not far from the church. Of three 

 saw-mills, the work is limited to spring and 

 autumn, owing to the very scanty supply of 

 water during the summer. Many roads pass 

 through the seigniory in almost all directions, 

 and are, the concession as well as the main 

 ones, kept always in good repair. According 

 to the size of this grant, the population is con- 

 siderable, being upwards of I7OO persons. 



St. Vallier,' the property of — De- 



lanaudierci Esq., is, as nearly as possible, the 



