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twenty-five miles ; it consists of about two 

 hundred families of Canadians and Acadians. 

 The cottages are for the most part neatly built, 

 and both fields and gardens well cultivated : 

 on the eastern side of the river, at the beginning 

 of the settlement, there is a church and parson- 

 age-house ; there are also two grist-mills in it. 

 Prom the termination of this little colony to 

 the Great Falls of River St. John the distance 

 is fifteen miles, where there is a military post, 

 or more properly speaking a few old houses 

 occupied by a non-commissioned officer and a 

 few privates, detached from some of the corps 

 serving within the province of New Brunswick : 

 from this post down to Presqu'ile is fifty-two 

 miles, where a similar establishment is kept. 

 From Long's House to Presqu'ile the total 

 distance is one hundred and thirty-five miles, of 

 which there can be said to be only thirty-five 

 of road already made. To keep the commu- 

 nication free and convenient throughout the 

 year, it will therefore be necessary to form 

 about one hundred miles more, but of this 

 distance the length of the Madawaska settle- 

 ment may be considered as nearly done already. 

 This task, arduous as it may at first appear, 

 would not be very difficult to complete, 

 and might be performed on the west side of 



