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irregular tract, situated between the seigniory 

 of St. Gilles and the township of Ireland, 

 bounded on the north-west by Inverness, Nel- 

 son, and St. Croix, and on the south-east by 

 Thetford and Broughton. Except the north- 

 west quarter, where the land is poor and very 

 stony, the generality of this township is of ex- 

 cellent quality, fit for the growth of all kinds 

 of grain, flax, hemp, and other general pur- 

 poses of agriculture. It is well stocked with 

 timber of many sorts, as beech, birch, maple, 

 basswood, elm, ash, ironwood, spruce fir, and 

 hemlock ; and very well watered by the Becan- 

 cour, which divides itself into several branches, 

 and by many other small streams. Cultivation 

 has made but very small progress here, although 

 some settlements have been attempted, parti- 

 cularly along the line of Craig's Road, where it 

 might be reasonably inferred that better suc- 

 cess would have attended them. This road 

 was originally devised to open a direct com- 

 munication between Quebec, the townships on 

 the frontiers, and the adjacent American States ; 

 but its completion has been retarded by many 

 diflficulties, more apparently originating in a 

 want of determined enterprize, than in any na- 

 tural impediments. It was originally traced out 

 by Mr. Joseph Kilborne, Deputy Provincial 

 Surveyor, in 1800, at the expense of Joseph Fro- 



