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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. 260 words

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. - »

61. Immestan (Janics town.)

62. Cliesuiieacq Bay.

63. Bedubeilec; [Pemaquid 7] the west coast of the river of Pcmetciroet.

[Penobscot.]

64. Beautiful Prairies

65. The Place in Lake Champlain, where the Yroquois were defeated by said

Sieur Chami)lain, in the year 16U6.

66. Little Lake by which we go to the Vroquois after passing that of Champlain.

67. Bay lies Trepass^z, Newfoundland.

68. Chappeau Rouge.

6y. Bay du Sainte Esprit. [Bay of Fortune.]

70. The Virgins.

71. Port Breton, near Cape St. Lawrence in Cape Breton Island.

72. The Bergeronnetfes, three leagijcs below Tadoussac.

73. Cape dEspoir near Percee Island. [Now sometimes printed Cape Despair.]

74. Forillonai Gasp:' point.

75. Island of Mont-real iit Sanlt St. Louis in the River Saint Lawrence.

76. River des Prairies, which fl.iws from a lake at Sault St. Louis. wUiere there

are two Islands, of which ihat of Mont-real is one. Trade was carried on with the Intiians there several years.

77. Chaudirre Rapid on the river of ihe Algommequins [Ottawa] which has a

full of IS feet high; it runs through rocks where it makes a great roar.