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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. 254 words

Cape Fourchu harbour, very agreable, but tis almost entirely bare at lowwater. Contiguous to this i)lace°are a number of Islands and good hunting.

47. Long island gut, [near bay of Fiindy] There is good cod fishing here.

48. Cape of the two Bays. [Chicgnecto Hay, N. S.]

49. Port des Mines where at low water are found in the roclcs along the Coast

small pieces of very pure co; i>er. 60. Bacchus Islinci, very pleasing, where there are quantities of vines, nut, plum and other irees.

51. Islanils near ihc mouth of the River Chouacoet. [Saco?]

52. Very lofty islajids to the number of 3 a 4 at the entrance of Long Bay, and

2 tt 3 leagues from land.

53 Bay of islanils, where there arc places suitable for harboring vessels ; the country is very g lo i and people I by a number of savages wiio ctiltivate the soil; in these places are pines, vin^os ami hickory. [Boston Harbor. J

51. The Suspicious Islands about a league seaward.

65. Long Bay.

56. The Seven Islands.

57. Eschemins River.

The Virginias ivhere the English are settled

from 36 to 37 degrees of Latitude.

About 3G or 37 years ago Capttains

Eilault end Laudoniii're

had discovered an d made

a settlement on the

coast adjoining •

Florida.

iNtO northern and western NEW-YORK. 2il

58. Several rivers of the Virginias which discharj^e into the Gulf.

59. The coast of a very tine country inhabited by Savages who cultivate it.

60. Point Comfort. - »