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nature. They are watered by the large rivers^ 

 St. Anne, Jacques Cartier, and Batiscan, flow- 

 ing majestically between the lofty ridges of 

 mountains, by several of inferior magnitude, 

 and by some small lakes. The timber con- 

 sists of beech, maple, birch, and pine of good 

 dimensions. The most valuable part of Stone- 

 ham was originally granted to Kenelm Chand- 

 ler, Esq. and is now the property of Mrs. 

 Brydon. 



THE DISTRICT OF GASPE', 

 The eastern extremity of the province on the 

 south side of the St. Lawrence, lies between the 

 parallels of 47 degrees 20 minutes, and 49 de- 

 grees 10 minutes of north latitude; and be- 

 tween the 64th and 66th degrees 30 minutes of 

 longitude west from Greenwich. It is bounded 

 on the west by the district of Quebec, on the 

 east and north-east by the River and Gulf of 

 St. Lawrence, and on the south by the province 

 of New Brunswick and the Bay of Chaleurs. 

 It forms one county, called Gasp6, and sends 

 one member to the provincial parliament. Less 

 in size, it is also inferior in every respect 

 to either of the three preceding districts; the 

 north-easterly ridge of mountains, that termi- 

 nates only at Cape Roziere, divides it nearly in 

 two> from the north-west side of which, down 



