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May 26th, 1693, to Sieur Nicholas Joseph 

 Damour. Neither the lakes nor the surrounding 

 land have been yet surveyed; consequently, 

 no correct account of them has been yet ob- 

 tained. 



Cote de Beaupre' (the seigniory of), on 

 the north side of the river, in the county of 

 Northumberland, joins the seigniory of Beau- 

 port on the south-west, and reaches to the Ri- 

 viere du Gouflfre on the north-east, a distance 

 of sixteen leagues by a depth of six leagues ; 

 was granted January 15th, 1636, to Sieur 

 ChefFault de la Regnardiere, and is now the 

 property of the ecclesiastics of the Seminary 

 of Quebec. This very extensive seigniory is 

 more mountainous than any other in the pro- 

 vince, yet it contains a large proportion of rich 

 and fertile land. The nature of the soil varies 

 a great deal, as may be readily conjectured, in 

 so vast a space ; but the general character of 

 such as is fit for cultivation is nearly the fol- 

 lowing, viz. on the low grounds along the 

 front of the seigniory, from Beau port to Cape 

 Tourmente, is a dark-coloured mould of good 

 quality, here and there mixed with sand and 

 clay, and some marl ; on the higher lands there 

 is for the most part a strong black earth, 

 which, as it approaches the mountains, gives 

 place to a yellowish loam. Among the timber. 



