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chereau, his son. The soil in this fief is not 

 much inferior to that of the preceding seig-^ 

 niorj, but its surface is more overspread by 

 small detached ridges ; it is crossed by the 

 high chain of mountains near the middle of its 

 depth. About a quarter of the grant is under 

 culture, and produces good wheat and other 

 grain. The timber is excellent and plentiful, 

 among which there is pine of a fine growth* 

 Part of Lake St. Peter and a few small streams 

 are the only means of irrigation. The best 

 cultivated lands are by the sides of the roads 

 that cross the seigniory. On a rising ground, 

 close by a little inlet called St. Denis Cove, is 

 the telegraph station No. 10. 



Camouraska (the seigniory of), on the 

 south bank of the St. Lawrence, in the county 

 of Cornwallis, is bounded by St. Denis on the 

 south-west, Granville on the north-east, and 

 the unsurveyed township of Woodbridge in the 

 rear ; three leagues in breadth by two in depth ; 

 was granted July 15th, 1674, to Sieur de la 

 Durantaie: it is now tl^e property of — 

 Tache, Esq. This is another of the very va- 

 luable and productive seigniories of the Lower 

 District. In the vicinity of the river the land 

 is rather low, and forms an extensive plain, 

 here and there marked by a few singular hil- 

 locks, or rather rocks, covered about the top 



