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let now called the harbour of Newcastle, but 

 formerly Presqu'ile, which is sheltered from 

 every wind, and has good anchorage for ves- 

 sels. As the prosperity of the colony obtains 

 increase, and towns and villages are built, this 

 place will not go unnoticed, as it offers a most 

 excellent situation for a small town and port. 

 At a place called DufRn's Creek, in the town- 

 ship of Pickering, there is a fishery both for 

 salmon and sturgeon, that yields a large sup- 

 ply and of a pretty good quality, considering 

 the great distance it is from the sea. The 

 front part of all the townships from Kingston 

 to York are, with few exceptions, well settled ; 

 roads lead through them, from which, in many 

 places, others branch off to the interior ; at in- 

 tervals, rather distant indeed from each other, 

 there are a few small villages, or it may be 

 rather more correct to say groups of houses ; 

 but single dwellings and farms are continually 

 presenting themselves all the way. On the 

 lands that are occupied great progress has 

 been made in agriculture; the houses, gene- 

 rally speaking, are well built and strong ; and 

 the inhabitants appear to be possessed of all 

 the necessaries as well as most of the comforts 

 that a life of industry usually bestows. The 

 town of York, the infant capital of Upper Ca- 

 nada, is inlat. 43\33\ north,andin long.79". 2()V 



