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besides several small rivulets. The south-west 

 part was granted to the late Joseph Frobisher, 

 Esq., and now belongs to his heirs. 



Ireland, in the county of Buckingham, 

 joins Halifax and Inverness on the north-west, 

 is bounded by Wolfestown on the south-west, 

 and by Leeds and Thetford on the north-east. 

 The north-west part of this township consists of 

 land of an unexceptionable quality, and fit for 

 the growth of grain of all kinds, hemp, flax, 

 and every other purpose of agriculture. The 

 south-east part is not arable, being only a series 

 of rugged mountains running to a considerable 

 distance, with many small lakes and swamps 

 in the intervals between them. The north-west 

 quarter, the only one that has been surveyed 

 and granted, now belongs to the heirs of Joseph 

 Frobisher, Esq. : this is a fertile spot, and inha- 

 bited by a few families forming what is called 

 Lord's Settlement. Beech, maple, birch, and 

 many other sorts of timber, are found in great 

 abundance in this township. It is watered by 

 several rivulets, and Trout Lake, which is con- 

 nected by a little stream with Lake PitU 

 Craig's Road passes through it, and crosses the 

 Becancour at Kemp's Bridge. In Lord's Set- 

 tlement there is a saw-mill, which is found of 

 great utility in this interior part of the country. 



Leeds, in the county of Buckingham, is an 



