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timber : some of the swamps are covered with 

 cedar and hemlock. It is admirably well wa- 

 tered by three large lakes, and a number of 

 rivers that wind through it and fall into the 

 Chaudiere: on their banks are found some 

 fine breadths of excellent meadow land. The 

 whole of it was granted to Mr. John Black, 

 but now belongs to the heirs of the late Simon 

 MTavish, Esq. 



FiiAMPTON is situated partly in the counties 

 of Dorchester and Hertford; it lies in the rear 

 of the seigniories of St. Joseph and Ste. Marie, 

 on the River Chaudiere, and is bounded by 

 Buckland on the north-east, by Jolliet on the 

 south-west, and by Cranbourne on the south- 

 east. A soil for the greatest part favourable to 

 agriculture, though a good deal diversified with 

 hill and dale, is the general character of this 

 township, but a few of the low lands incline to 

 be marshy. Beech, birch, and maple, thickly 

 clothe the rising grounds, but cedar and spruce 

 fir are most prevalent on the other parts. It is 

 watered by the principal branch of the River 

 Echemin, and some inferior rivers, on which 

 there are some excellent situations for mills. 

 Only a very small portion of this township is 

 yet cultivated. The south-westerly half has 

 been surveyed and granted to P. E. Debartzch, 

 Esq., and to other persons; that gentleman, 



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