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Show XX C 0 N 'r E N T S. D:!P?Jition oj' Jt,Jind.-0·-wing to t/.JiJ tln! I'orz .. :er ~I' tlx Fnmc~ o0c.r d't: J11d1'.ms .-Summmy f/i't'r-..v q( tbu Indians in Lawer Canada.-'1 he Pm ty cmbar~· in a Bahrm at La Chinl!.-lr!ode oj. co11ducfing Bateaux again)/ a Jlro11g Curro1t .- Great Exertion requ/f;'te- Cmuzc!icws addiC!cd to ji~JOk- 1j1~·.-1Jor;,v t/.1')' mcajitrr: D!flmll'es.-DejcnjJt;on qf Lake St. Lows.-· Clow!J q/ fJJ.Jl'ch e ·ur R.t•ed JJ,mks.-I'c!rt y encamps on l' {(/I! Pt:rot .]> 17(/tge of Rt~j>i Is calletl Lt.:s C cifcat!t•s-CJ'hr!ir t rcmcmlous Appcaranc:e .J) ·~'f'cnjJtt'on o;· tbt! Village qf the lli/1 q/ Cet!ars.-Ro}>ids du Coteau du Lac - TFonrlt•1jttl R..ttjn'dity o;· the Cun en!. - Party e11camps.-Lake St. [''rancis .-1 oint au Bmuld .-I' [jlt• tll!.v. R.rtiJins.- Ijlmzds in the Rivtr jli/1 the ProjJcrty oj'thc Indians.- Not ddcrmined yet rzobcthcr in the Britijh Tcrrito1y or that if the States.-Party encttmps .-Storm.-Unpl~·a.flllt Sr"tuation of the Party .-Rdi!vcd.- (;~ontinue the Voyage.-Accoznzt o;· more Rapids .-Canals and Locks at d!IJ~nmt Places on the River St. Larw- · r.ence.-ImmC?ife Flights of Pigeous.-Emigration oj'Squirrels and Biars • . -Ofwegatcbee River and Fort Ia Galette de.ftribt.1d.-Advantageous · Pojition qf the latter.-Current above this gentle.-Bateauxfri/ on all N ight.-Songs of the Canadimu.-Good Ear .for Mz!fit·.-Lake. cj' tl ~houjand Jjles.-d rrival at ]{ing(lon on Lake Ontar-io.- 0 /ftrvations oJz the Navigation qf the St. L arzvrence.-The St. Lawrence compared with the Mif!!Jjzppi.-A V£ew of the different Rivers 'which opt11Z a Water Communication betrzveen tbe Great L akes and the Atlantic.- Great Superiority of the St. L awre11ce over all the 1·ejl.-Oj the Lake 'Trade~ - page 256 LETT E R XXX. Difcriptt'on of the Town of J(ingjion.-Formerly called Fort Cadaraqua.Ext c??}ive Trade carried on bere.-Nature qf £t.-Iubabitmzts ve1y bojpitable.-llarbours on L ake Ontarzo.-Sbz'ps qf War on that L ake. - Merchant Velfols.-Naval O.fficers.-Expence if building and keep- . mg ' c · 0 N T . F. N T S. X X•i big up V~/1(:/s 'Very great.- l f/l>J'·-1\'o Iron },~fines yet opened tiz the Cezmtry.-Cof'pcr may be morc uylly j;rocurcd than lron.- Found 1it great .<Qjantit;~·s on the B ?rdt.:rs qf L ake Superz'ar.-Embark ziz tl Cf'rading l/e/}a on Lake Ontano.-D~jb·iption oj. tl,rzt Lak~.·. --A Septennial Cba11g1.> tiz tbc lleight of t f.,c Waters Jaid to be olf~~r'V({b/e-a!Jo a CJ'ide that ebbs and )lows every T rtoo lfours.-0 /fervrzttons on theje Phenomcna.- Voyage acrqfs the Lake ji11ular to a Sea f7oyagc.-Come -in Sight qf }liagara Forl.-Land at Mf/1!!/(,guzj· Point.-Mi!Jl/Jaguis Indians.Onc of' their Chiifj killed in mz .Ajj1·ay.-Ilo'to trcatt:d by the Britijh Go# f.lcrnment .-Their rcve12grjitl DifjJqfitzon.-lvl/Jl{l/(,guis good Ilunter s.How they kill S~/mon .-J7ariety q/ Fifo in tbe Lakes and Rivers of Ca. nada.-Sca Wolves.-Sea Corzos.-D rji:riptton qj' tbe 'Town qf Niagara or J.lerz.oark .- The pn:fi:nt Scat oj" Go'venzment .- Scheme if removing z"t c!fcwbere.-Unhealt!Jinc.fs oj' the :fo·wn q/ N iagara arzd adjacent Countr. y.-Navy Hall.-Fort qf Niagara Jitrrendered pur.fuant to Treaty. - D ifcriptiotz oj' it.-Dejcriptt~n oj. the other Forts jztrrelldered to the P eople oj' the United Sttltes. - Shewn 11ot to be fi advantageous to them as was o.:pecied.-Superior Pqj;'tion qf the Jlt."W Britijh Pojls pointed out .. - - - page 283 L E T 'T E R XXXI. Dejcription qf the River and Falls of Niagara ar;d the Country bordering upon the Navigable P4rt qj' tbe R iver bclrJ.'w the Falls page 308 • L E T T E R XXXII. Defcriptz(m of Fort Chippe'way.-Pian in meditatton to cut a Ca1tal to' avoid the Portage at the Falls qf N£agara.-D cparture from Cbippeway.Intenfi Heat of the Weather.-Defcrz"ption oj' the Country bordering o1z 'f\lirzgara River above the Falls.-Oijervations on the Climate if Upper Canada,·· |