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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1850. 250 words

Montreal Island at Sault Saint Louis, about eight or nine leagues in

circumference. L. River Jeannin, M. River St. Antolne. N. Sort of Salt Water which discharges into the Sea, with flux & reflux,

considerable fish & cockles and oysters nowhere very palatable. P. Shell Island, at the entrance of the River St Croix ; good fishing. Q. Fishing Islands. R. Lake Soissons; [now Lake of the Two Mountains, called Soissons by

Chaniplain in honor of his patron Charles de Bourbon, Count de

Soi'isons.'\ S. Gulf Bay.

T. Mount Desert Island, very lofty. V. St. Barnabc Island in the Grand River, near Bic. X. Lesquetnain where there is a little river abounding in Salmon & Trout;

alongside this is a little rocky islet where there was formerly a Whale

fishery; [below Tadoussac] Y. Larks' point {Aux Allouettcs) [at the mouth of the Saguenay River] where

in the month of September there is an inconceivable number of them

as of other sorts of game and shell fish. Z. Hares Islaid, thus named from some of them having been caught there

when it was first discovered.

2. Lesquilie harbour, which is dry at low water; there are two streams there

that come from the mountains. [There is a river of this name at Annapolis.]

3. Salmon harbour, dry at low water; there are two islets full, at the proper

season, of strawberries, raspberries & blueberries; near this place is a good harbour for ships, and within the harbour are two small streams.