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URSULE STREET. 1862. •ogrtphioal knttitution a nnioipal Ini 8, Canal ^imata, Woo rogresa and linerala nahariea ^own Lands loloniiation '. rown Land . IrovD Land . ^ireotiona to )irectioni to CONTENTS. lognphioal poiition 6 ^nititution and Gorornment ft inioipal Inititutions 6 ^Ters, Canals, and Railways Imatt, Woods and Forests 7 rogress and Settlement 7 linerals 8 hsheries 8 Irown Lands 8 colonisation heads 9 rown Land Agencies, Upper Canada, their localiti^ts, and how to reach them 10 ^own Land Agencies, Lower Canada, their localities, and how to roach thom 14 Hreotions to Emigrants and others wishing to purchase Crown Lands 18 directions to parties corresponding with the Departmuut of Crown Lands , f 18 68432 Otntda ( lorities) tl ^M, or 240, Bn for settl Superior, lada and t unrivtlle An intej itical free( proyincc. slative bo of wbiol open to ited amou ce entitlei buy, bol< The mu vigorous ada is dii tbe 1 »P») CANADA. COLONIZATION CROWN LANDS. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION. Otnid* extendi from the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the east, to (aocording to lomo lorities) the Rocky mountaina on the West, embracing an area of about 860,000 squara ^es, or 240,000,000 of acres, independently of ita North- Western possessions, not yet Bn for settlement. The River St. Lawrence, and lakes Ontario, Erie, St. Olair, Huron, Superior, with their connecting rivers, form a remarkable natural boundary between lada and the States of the Union, and a means of eommunioation of surprising extent, unrivalled exoellenea. CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT. An integral part of the British Empire, Canada enjoys perfect religbus, social, and litical freedom. The Governor is appointed by the crown, and is its representative in province. He nominates an Executive Council, who are his advisers. There are two slative bodies, called the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly^ the mem- of which are elected by the people. All public offices and seats in the Legislature open to any candidate possessing the confidence of the people, holding a certain lited amount of property, and being at the time a British subject. Three years resi- kce entitles a foreigner to all the rights and privileges of a natural born citizen. Aliens buy, hold, and sell land. MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS. The municipal system of Canada is admirably adapted to the exigencies of a young vigorous country. In order to comprehend it, it is necessary to state that Upper lada is divided into Counties, forty-two in number ; the Counties are divided into Town- ips, the latter being about ten miles square. The inhabitants of a township elect uinnally flye Connoillon ; the Counoillon elect out of this number a preniding offioer, who if deiignited the Township Reeve ; the Reeves and the Deputy Reeves of the different townships form the County Council ; this council elect theii presiding officer, who is styled the Warden. In each county there is a judge, n ahcriff, one or more coronen, a clerk of the peace, a clerk of the county court, n rogiHtrur, nnd juHticos uf the peuoe, which ofioen are appointed by the Governor in Council. All Township Keevtii, Wardens, Mayors, and Aldermen, are, ex officio, justices of the peace. RIVERS, CANALS, AND RAILWAYS. The natural advantages conferred upon (^anada by the St. Lawrence river, and the great lakes, are incalculable. Immediate and direct water communication with the goa for 2,000 miles of inland coast, without any reference to the vast affluents striking deep into the heart of the country, appears in itself sufficient to mark out Canada for a distinguished future. Three hundred miles from the outlet of the St. Lawrence, wo pass the mouth of the Saguonay, navigable for the largest vessels 70 miles from its outlet. Four hundred and ton miles sailing from the ocean and wo roach Quebec, the groat sea-port of Canada ; 590 miles brings us to Montreal, near where the Ottawa, or Grand River of the North, mingles its dark but transparent waters with those of the St. Lawrence, after draining a valley of 80,000 square miles in area. One hundred and sixty-eight miles above Montreal, after passing the St. Lawrence canals, we arc in Lake Ontario, 756 miles from the sea, and 234 feet above it. Lake Ontario is 180 miles long, from fifty to sixty miles wide, and 500 feet deep. Traversing its expanse and passing Kingston, Cobourg, Toronto, and Hamilton, we reach the outlet of the Welland Canal, through which we rise 330 feet to the waters of Lake Erie, 1,041 miles from tho sea, and 564 feet above its level. Traversing Lake Erie, and through the Detroit river, Lake St. Clair, and the St. Olair river, we arrive at Lake Huron, 1,355 miles from our starting point, and 573 feet above the ocean. We now reach St. Mary's river, and through a short Canal enter Lake Superior, a fresh water sea as large as Ireland, enabling us to attain a distance of 2,000 miles by water from the mouth of the St. Lawrence. There are now 1,876 miles of Railway in operation in Canada, independent of the Grand Trunk extension to Portland. The opening of the Victoria bridge has brought the Grand Trunk into unbroken operation, und it is now able to transport passengers and goods from the Atlantic to the Mississippi, with a saving of several days over all other routes. The following lines are now in operation : — The Grand Trunk from Riviere du Loup to Sarnia; the Great Western, and branches, from Toronto to Detroit; the Northern, from Toronto to Collingwood ; the Buffalo and Lake Huron, from Fort Erie to Goderich j the London and Port Stanley ; the Erie and Ontario ; the Cobourg and Peterborough ; the Presoott and Ottawa; the Montreal and Champlain ; the Gronville and Carillon; the St Lawrence and Industry ; the Port Hope and Lindsay, with branches ; the Brockville and Ottawa, to Perth and Almonte ; the Stanstead, Shefford and Chambly, and the Wellaod. Thee kr portion inter tern the ada loe to mo iple nar >uud by t id peach Id. InL Bgrce of ( Orleans That) Ltlantic oc panada, it jiescription rhito and 1 Mrd's eye, Imooth an pemlock ; i Csnad about 400,1 Then her popi Dndition, ^ le hundrc jwth of \ assessab Bssabb > ck, is SS ; prosper.! w^ value •*)4,652,0 i« The at lltown, be I liperedby re the lies of ired, in g ofloer, who ' the difTorent I who in ityUd onetn, a clerk peace, which M, Wardeoi, ver, and the lea of inland heart of the iture. Three lie Saguonay, ad ten milcn a; 590 miles 1, mingles its I a valley of [ontreal, after sea, and 284 and 500 feet Hamilton, we the waters of ig Lake Erie, rive at Lake Ve now reach ir sea as large mouth of the ndent of the has brought issengers and settler to cut and soil from his lot whatever timber he thinks proper, by taking out a license, which can be had on application to the Crown Land Agent. The Vftlue of the timber thus out is applied in payment of the purchase money due the Crown. ^i 9 itatoea, thereby rer to wage war vanoe of settle- ap the stream) fast filling up lady market for Sven in burning the timber which he does not sell, the settler can convert the ashes into [)tash which will meet a ready sale at from j£7 to J59 currency per barrel. Purchasers of lands, after paying a first instalment, can raise from the land itself and Irom the timber on it, the means of paying the balance of the purchase money, and by leir own exertions, in a short time be possessed of a valuable property; the pioneer Bttler thus becoming the independent farmer. gan, Provincial Is Department. the prices fixed ipective Crown t there, will b« to one dollar, acre, and, on emaining four- )urchase money ake Superior, lewly surveyed longh the land tny person who iken possession le continuously years, and have in four years at tion of at least i house, and of te out without I. The condi- thinks proper, i Agent. The lue the Crown. ,, [ A i COLONIZATION ROADS. Government has opened several great lines of road on which free grants of one hundred es are given to actual settlers. The conditions of location are : — That the settler be (ttghtoen years of age. That he take possession of the land allotted to him within six months. That he build a log house 16 by 20 feet. That he reside on the lot and dear and cultivate 10 acres of land in the course of four years. Members of a family hav- ||ig land allotted to them may reside on a single lot, thereby exempting them from build' g and residence on each location. The roads in Upper Canada are : — 1st. The Ottawa and Opeongo Road, which runs cast and west, and will connect the ttawa with Lake Huron ; Resident Agent, T. P. French, Clontarf. Route, by Ghrand Trunk Railway and Ottawa River, or railway to Ottawa City, thence by stage and steamer |o Farrell's Landing. ■f 2nd. The Frontcnac Road, running North of Kingston, through the County of Fron- tenac; Resident Agent, James Spike, Deniston. Route by Grand Trunk Bailway to Kingston. ,;■ i. ,. i '< 3rd. The Addington Road, running north and south, through the County of Adding- ilbn ; Resident Agent, E. Perry, Tamworth. Route, by Grand Trunk Railway to Napanee. 4th. Tho Hastings Road, running nearly parallel to the Addington Road, and oon- icting the County of Hastings with the Ottawa and Opeongo Road ; Resident Agent, i|. P. Hayes, Madoo. Route, by Grand Trunk Railway to Belleville. * 5th. The Burleigh Road, running through the Townships of Burleigh and Anstruther ; MBsident Agent, Joseph Graham, Peterborough. Route, by Grand Trunk Railway to (wbourg and Peterborough. 'i 6th. The Bobcaygeon Road, running from Bobcaygeon, between the Counties of Fbterborough and Victoria, north, and intended to be continued to Luke Nipissiug. Resi- dent Agents ; for southerly portion, i1. Hughes, Bobcaygeon ; for northerly portion, G. G. Bwwell, Minden. Route, by GrancT Trunk Railway to Cobourg and Peterborough, and tbence by steamer to Bobcaygeon. 7th. The Victoria Road, running north through the County of Victoria to the Peter- Mm Road ; Resident Agent, G. M. Roche, Lindsay. Route, by Grand Traiik Railway to Pwt Hope and Lindsay. ■' 8th. The Muskoka Road, running from Lake Couchiching to the Grand Falls of lUskoka; Resident Agent, R. J. Oliver, Orillia. Route by Northeru Railway from T^nto to Barrie, thence by steamer to Orillia. 2 10 By means of these roads access is obtained to Townships recently surveyed by Govern- ment and now open for settlement. Thoy are chiefly of excellent quality, and well adapted, in respeot of soil and climate, to all the purposes of husbandry. The roads in Lower Canada are : 1st. The Elgin Road, in the County of L'Islet, about 35 miles long, from St. Jean, Port Joly, to the Provincial line ; and that part of the Tach4 Road, from the County of Bellechasse to that of Kamouraska, inclusive, about 100 miles. Resident Agent, 8, Drapeau, St. Jean, Port Joly. 2nd. The Matapedia Road, from Fleurian to River Restigouche, 46 miles; and that part of the Tach^ Road, from the County of Kamouraska to that of Rimouski, about 100 miles. Resident Agent, J. B. Lepage, Rimouski. 3rd. The Temiscouata Road, from Rividre du Loup to Lake Temiscouata. Resident Agent, L. N. Gauvreau, Isle Verte. i'i CROWN LAND AGENCIES, UPPER CANADA, THEIR LOCALITIES, AND HOW TO REACH THEM. Agency of William Harris, Admaston : — Route, by rail to Ottawa City, thence by steamer to Farrell's landing, then by land to Admaston. The Townships in this Agency are: — in County of Renfrew: — Admaston, Bagot, Blithfield, Bromley, Brougham, Griffith, StaflFord, Wilberforce. In County of Frontenac : — Canonto. In this Agency there are about 240,000 acres of land for sale. The Townships recently surveyed are Griffith and Canonto. The agricultural prospects of Griffith are rather indifferent, though a considerable part may serve for grazing. It is a remarkably well watered tract of land, as that part of the country generally is, having rivers, brooks, lakes and ponds, interspersed and scattered over the whole fkce of it. There are several water privileges in the Township. In Canonto, the land surveyed is in general well adapted for agricultural purposes, producing when cultivated, the best quality of wheat, potatoes, oats and Indian corn, and as a grazing country can scarcely be surpassed, as almost every lot is supplied with spring water and excellent meadow land. ■«* Agency of J. P. Mopfatt, Pembroke .-—Route, by railway to Ottawa City, thence by stage and steamboat, 9.5 miles to Pembroke. The Townships in this Agency are : — In County of Renfrew :— Alice, Buchanan, Frascr, Head, McKay, Petawawa, Rolph. In District of Nipissing: — Maria. There are about 210,000 acres of land for sale in this Agency. In various parts of these Townships there are extensive tracts of hardwood land, tl.e soil of which, though stony, may be cultivated successfully. Pine is abundant, and is the prevailing timber throughout. . Age The |6mprisii ibd lots i 11 yed by Govern- d well adapted, from St. Jean, the County of ent Agent, S. liles; and that uski, about 100 Lata. Resident )CALITIES, ra City, thence naston, Bagot, rhe Townships of Griffith are s a remarkably rivers, brooks, lere are several tural purposes, idian corn, and ed with spring ra City, thence fiwawa, Rolph. Tie soil in Alice is of a sandy luam and generally level. There aro about 30,000 Uresof good land f' >)r settlement. This Township is liberally supplied with springs ; liese are generally oure water, but some of them are strongly impregnated with mineral kbstances, the principal of which are sulphur and iron. AoENCY OF T. P. Frencb, Clotitor/: — Route, by railway or river to City of Ottawa, lence to Aylmer and Farrall's Landing by stage and steamer, thence to the village of Bnfrew and Clontarf. In County of Renfrew : — Townships of Algona, Brudcnell, Grattan, Radoliffe, Sebafi- l^pol. In District of Nipissing : — Sherwood, Hagarty, and Richards. ; In this Agency there are 250,000 acres open for settlement. There is much land of a good quality in the Township of Algona. About two-thirds (^ the Township is well adapted for settlement and well wooded. Sebastopol : — ^The whole Township is remarkably well watered, and the water invaria- ^y good. All the lakes abound with salmon-trout, and other varieties of fish. The settlers ib the Township have a ready market for all kinds of produce at the lumber shanties in the immediate vicinity. The three agencies above mentioned comprise a portion of what is termed the Ottawa territory in Upper Canada, and contain large tracts of fertile land. The different descrip- tions of timber prevail separately in particular tracts, and afford a convenient territorial (livision of the country. The first of these natural divisions is what has been called the ' white-pine country, from the prevalence of that kind of timber, of which it contains the finest forests, interspersed with tracts of hardwood land. It is generally arable and of a good quality throughout, much of it being equal to the best lands in the western peninsula in every respect. The County of Renfrew is included in this tract.- Westward of this lies the red-pine country, so called from the prevalence of that kind of wood. The soil of this division is generally a poor sand, more or less gravelly, and in jj^rts the surface is rugged and rocky, but interspersed with tracts of good land. The third natural division is the hardwood country, so called from the prevalence of Hiat description of timber, associated with belts of white pine. It comprises an area of iqpwards of seven thousand superficial miles, and contains the head-waters of the rivers Madawaska and Petawawa, that flow into the Ottawa, and of the Muskoka and Maganetawan ©f Lake Huron, and the whole of the south river of Lake Nipissing. The intending settler should bear in mind that large tracts of rough land, if covered iHth valuable pine timber, much increase the value of a country for settlement, by giving ihe settlers on the adjoining good lands, a higher price for their produce, than if these jine lands did not occur. wood land, tie lant, and is the Agenot or Jamki Maopherson, Kingston: — The lands for sale in this Agency are in the northern part of the County of Frontenac, (idmprising the Townships of Kennebec, Olden, Oso, part of Palmerston. Part of Miller, imd lots in Bedford and Hinohinbrooke. Altogether, about 250,000 acres, ^i^S^ 12 In Olden, excellent crops of wheat, oatti, Indian corn, potatoes and turnips have been produced, but the land, generally, is better adapted for grazing than other kinds of hus- bandry. Falmeraton is generally well adapted for agricultural purposes. It is traversed by the Mississippi road as well as by the line of the Lavant and Darling road. Along the first mentioned road the settlement is progressing rapidly. The entire Township is well watered by creeks and springs. The Mississippi river affords an incalculable amount of water power. In Miller, the land generally is rolling or undulating, traversed by numerous brooks and streamlets of excellent water. The facilities afforded for transport by the Mississippi and Frontenae roads, passing through a healthy section of country, the land tolerably good, building materials in abundance, a sufficient supply of water power for manufacturing purposes, a ready market for the surplus produce of the settlers, and employment for themselves and teams during the winter months at the lumbering estab- lishments, serve to render Miller and the adjacent Townships as desirable a field for settlement as this part of the country affords. ' ' ' "' ' . ?/« • ' ^ ' ; ; Agency op E. Perry, Tamworth, Towmhip of Sheffield : — Aout« by Grand Trunk Railway to Napanee, thence by stage to Tamworth. ,, There are about 250,000 acres for sale in the Townships of Abinger, Anglesea, Barrie, Denbigh, Kaladar and Ashby. Barrie is undulating and often broken by swamps and rooky heights. The soil is of a rich sandy loam, easy of tillage, well watered, and about two-thirds fit for settlement. Abinger is also undulating, occasionally broken with swamps and ranges of grauite rock ; the soil is sandy loam, well watered, heavily studded with thrifty mixed timber, and fully two-thirds of it is suitable for settlement. Denbigh is mostly high and rolling. The greater portion of the land is of a good description and well adapted for settlement, having a sandy loam soil, and although the tops of the heights are generally rocky, the soil of the table-lands and valleys is deep, rich and fertile. It possesses great advantages in a lumbering point of view, and is easy of access, having the Addington Road passing through it. This section of the Ottawa and Huron tract being a mixed agricultural and timber- pro'lucing region, offers, as already mentioned, great inducements to settlers, inasmuch as they are sure of a ready market and high prices at the nearest lumbering establishment, and the lurther a farmer locates himself in the interior, the higher the price he is certain of realizing for his farm produce. rise thai rery rou{ irface u ;enoy, a Agency of M. P. Hayes, Marfoc ; — Route, by Grand Trunk Railway to Belleville, thence by stage to Madoc, 26 miles. In this Agency there are 290,000 acres for sale in the Townships of Tudor, Lake, Cashel, Wollaston, Limerick, Faraday, Dungannon, Herschel, Monteagle, McClure, Wick- low and Bangor. The country within the boundaries of Limerick, Wollaston, Dungaunon^ and Faraday is the region where the waters divide, and consequently the height of land betweeti the Ottawa, and rivers running into Lake Ontario. It cannot therefore be other- Age nee by 18 lips have been kinds of hus- ivorsed by tho Vlong the first dship is well ble amount of i by numerous isport by the ntry, the land tor power for settlers, and aberiug cstab- )le a field for Grand Trunk glesea, Barrie, The soil is of settlement, es of granite d timber, and d is of a good although the I is deep, rich und is easy of il and timber- , inasmuch as stablishmcnt, I he is certain to Belleville, Tudor, Lake, Clure, Wick- , Dungauuouj iight of land "ore be other- rise than rough. Still there are many tracts of good arable land (o be met with, and the ||rery roughest of it would make good pasture land, having water in abundance. IVfonteagle is represented to be superior land, thickly and heavily wooded, and the ^Mrface undulating. Tho Hastings road forms a direct line of communication through this ;enoy, and is connected by tho Peterson line with the Opeongo road. AoKNCY OF Richard Huqhes, Bobcaygeon : — Route by Grand Trunk Railway to ^ort Hope, thence to Bobcaygeon. via Lindsay, by rail and steamer. There are about 300,000 acres for sale in the Townships of Galway, Somerville, ivendish, Lutterworth, Snowdon, Anson, Minden, Hindon, Stanhope and Sherborne, lalway is well watered, and although undulating and stony in places, has intervening galleys in which the soil is deep and fertile. The Township swarms with beaver. The land in Lutterworth is in general undulating and intersected with numerous ttnall lakes. There are excellent water privileges in the immediate vicinity of Gull Lake. Minden is a good Township, and is being fast settled with an industrious and intelli- Bnt class. The soil is generally composed of a sandy loam, in some oases resting upon a iubstratum of clay and gravel, and is of good depth. Hindon is well adapted for settle- iient. For small craft, an almost unbroken water communication Arom Lindsay to within half a mile of its eastern limit, affords intending settlers a readiness of approach, not often f^Tound by those seeking homes in newly surveyed districts. A large proportion of good ;and is found in the south-eastern, central and western portions of the Township. In this jAgency the advantages of the Bobcaygeon road are incalculable to the settlers. AoENOT OF G. M. Roche, Lindsay : — Route, by Grand Trunk Railway to Port Hope, thence by rail to Lindsay. There are about ;^00,000 acres for sale in the Townships of Garden, Laxton, Dalton, t)igby, Oakley and Ryde. In Garden and Laxton the soil is composed of a sandy loam, varying in depth from l^e to two feet to stratified limestone rock of a soft crumbling description. Digby : — The great body of the Township is high rolling land. In the intervening l|»lleys, the soil is deep, rich and fertile. Portions of the Township are of the limestone ibrmation. There are numerous sites where machinery could be effectually worked by water power. Dalton, in a lumbering point of view possesses great advantages, being well watered l^y three rivers on which there are several falls and rapids. The Township is settling lipidly. In Oakley, the advantages of settlement arc good, owing to the Peterson Road being opened through tho Township. Where it crosses the Black River there is an eligible site Ibr a town plot, having advantages of never failing water privileges, and good land in the ticinity. i^i "i ^i^;|,|■;■;/^^^ ;>/;: iy Agency of R. J. Oliyer, Orillia : — Route, by Grand Trunk Railway to Toronto, tkenoe by Northern Railway to Bell Ewart, thence by steamer to Orillia. ^<^" 14 There are about 150,000 acres for sale in the Townshipfi of Morrison, Muskoka, Draper, Macaulay and Stephenson. The lands in this agecoy are generally well tinibered and watered by lakes and rivers, with fish in abnndanoe, and excellent mill sites. t % I Agknot or Joseph Wilson, SauU Ste. Marie : — Route, from Toronto to CoUing- wood, by Northern Railway, thence by steamer to Sault Ste. Marie. This agency embraces a portion of the Huron and Superior Territory. Sault Ste. Marie being a free port, all goods duly imported and entered there, go into consumption free of duty within the district attached to it. In the ricinity of the Town, lands are for sale in the Townships of Aw^nge, Aw^res, Tarentorus, Korah, Prince, Parke and Maodonald. In rear are the Indian Townships of Fenwick, Kan and Pennefather, containing much good land. The Townships of Rose, Lefroy, Patton, Thompson, Esten, Spragge and Salter on the north shore of Lake Huron, arc in this Agency. The lands in them are sold for one shilling an acre. Besides its land and timber, the charaoteristics of this territory are its mineral treasures and its fisheries. Spragge is situated at the mouth of Serpent River. Salter is situated near the mouth of Spanish River. It is well timbered, many sections abounding with maple of large size, and pine of superior quality. It is easy of access, a great part of the front being on Spanish River, which is navigable fifteen miles past the Township. Thompson is situated near the mouth of Mississagua River. Aqkkot of Robert MoVioas, Fort William, Lake Superior, is reached by steamer from CoUingwood. Two townships called Neebing and Pai-Poonge, have been surveyed and are offered for sale, also the town plot of Fort William, situated on the Kaministiqua river, which empties itself into Thunder Bay, near the Western extremity of Lake Supe- rior. These Townships are bounded on the South by high ranges of trap rocks. At the base of these we get into a level plain forming the valley of the Kaministiqua river. The soil consists in general of a reddish clayey loam, well adapted for cultivation. Between the long windings of the river are flats of rich alluvial deposit, giving growth to large elm, ash, &o. The country on both sides of the river is well watered by numerous creeks, affording excellent mill sites. The climate at Fort William in winter, is not mure severe than that in the neighbor- hood of Montreal, the snow leaving the ground about the middle of April. Farm lots in this agency are sold for one shilling an acre. real. CROWN LAND AGENCIES, LOWER CANADA. SOUTH OF THB RIVER ST. LAWRBNCB. AoENOT OF John Felton, Sherhrooke .-—Route, by Railway from Quebec or Mont- >1t 15 In this agenoy there are about 70,000 aores for lale, at 60 cents "per acre, in the townahips of Auckland, Hereford, and Weedon. It ia generally good hardwood timbered id, and the aettlement is progressing rapidly. AaiNOT OF W. Fa&will, Robimon : — Route, by Grand Trunk Railway to Lennox- ^lle, E. T., thence by stage 25 miles. This agenoy consists of the Townships of Winslow, Whitton, Hampden, Ditton, Tobuiii, Ohosham, and Marston, in which the price is 60 cents per acre ; and Spalding, and itohfield, where the price is 40 cents per acre. There are about 240,000 aores for sale, raerally hilly, and stony, but with good soil. AoKNOY OF J. T. LbBeIi, Fb^ton:— Route, by Grand Trunk Railway to Danville. In this agenoy there are about 200,000 acres for sale, at 60 cents per acre, in the Dwnships of Wotton, Ham and Augmentation, Wolfstown, Gkrthby, and Stratford, lost of the good land is disposed of, and the remainder is hilly and much broken. Aqknoy of L. Labbeqve, Latnbton : — Route, from Quebec up the River Ohau- liere to St. Francois, thence by Lambton Road. The Townships in this agency are Price, Adstock, Tring, Lambton, Forsyth, Aylmer, Jayhurst, and Shenley, of which 180,000 aores arc disposable at 40 cents an acre. Tring, imbton, Forsyth, and Aylmer are good Townships, also part of Price, and well occupied, tn the others there is much rocky and broken land, more fit for lumbering than farming. Agenot of Andrew Ross, Frampton : — Route, by land from Point Levi, 38 miles. The lands in this agency are sold for 30 cents an acre, and consist of about 280,000 ores in the Townships of Jersey, Marlow, Risborough, Linidro, Watford, Oranboume, Prampton, Buckland, Ware, and Standon. Frampton is an old settlement. Cranboume, Tare, Buckland, and Standon are partially occupied, and the iand being generally hilly Nd stony is better adapted for grazing than tillage. Agency of Frs. Tetu, St. Thomat, Montmagny: — Route by Grand Trunk Railway. In this agency there are about 240,000 acres for sale, at 30 eents per acre, in the bwnships of Montminy, Ashburton, Bourdages, Patton, Arago, Rolette, Panet, and Ion. The surface is rocky, but with much good land interspersed. The three last led townships are free from rock, and of excellent soil. Timber is mixed. This Itriot is being settled from the old parishes. )bee or Mont- Agenoy op Stanislas Drapsau, St. Jean, Port Joly : — Route, by Grand Trunk ftilway. There are about 93,000 aores for sale, at 30 cents an acre, in the Townships of Ash- \d, Gkrneau, Casgrain, Lafontaine, l>ionne, and Fourniw. The lands are being settled li from the old pariahes. The soil b generally good bat stony, and covered with mixed timber. AaiNOT 0? F. DiouiSE, Ste. Anne th la Pdcat^^e :— Route, by Grand Trnnk Rail- way, from Point Levi. In this agency there are 285,000 acres for sale, at 80 cents an acre, in the Townships of Ixworth, Ohapais, Woodbridge, Painohaud, Parke, Bungay, Ghabot aud Pehenegamook. The soil and sarfaoe vary, being rough and broken in some places, and in others affording tracts of good land fit for immediate settlement. There is abundance of water and many excellent mill sites. Aqei The ^mblay, f, St. J( BS dispc much IS, are '|i Agxmoy ot L. N. Gauvbxau, I$le Verte : — Route, by Grank Trunk Railway, via Riviire du Loup. The Townships in this agency are Whitworth, Vigor, 0emers, Denonyille, Begon, Raudot, and Armand, 100,000 acres of which are open for sale, at 30 cents an acre. The land is generally of the same quality as in the last mentioned agency. Aginot or J. Bra. Lepaoi, Rim&wki : — Route, by steamer from Quebec. 'Jliere are about 268,000 acres open for sale, at 80 cents an acre, in the Townships of Duquesne, Maop^, Neigette, Oabot, Fleuriau, Maonider, Matane and Augmentation^ St. Denis, Romieu, Dalibert, Cherbourg, and Tourelle. The lands are in general favorable for settlement, especially in the valleys of the principal streams. AoENCT OF J. N. Vebge, Carleton : — ^Route, by steamer via Gasp^, weekly. The lands in this agency are sold for 20 cents an acre, and consist of 90,000 acres in the Townships of Matapedia, Restigouche, Mann, Nouvelle, Oarleton, Maria, and Pata- pedia. The land is in general good, and well adapted for settlement. The rivers flow in deep ravines, with very steep ascents to the table lands, which are dry, and timbered with hardwood, generally on a good soil. Agenot o» J. A. LeBel, JVeir Carlitk .-—Route, by steamer via Gasp^, weekly. The lands are sold for 20 cents an acre, and consist of 65,000 acres in the Townships of New Richmond, Hamilton, Cox, Hope, and Port Daniel, and are of the same quality as in the last mentioned agency. AGENOTor John Eden, Gatpi ^ann .-—Route, by si^'attii^t', weekly, from Quebec In this agency there are 120,000 acres for sale, at 20 cents an acre, in the Townships of Newport, Perc6, Malbaie, Douglas, York, South Gasp6 Bay, North Gasp« Bay, Fox, and Sydenham. The County of Gasp6 is generally suitable for colonization. AOEI btreal This J and indel, a (e soil ii luoh lit Dns of Ids and i )r for h Agen rillon to The! ■i^disposa ^ agencj > will SQ ■# Ages inr pis disi blhryfer diiHot pr re. Ml It ed with mixed id Trnnk Rail- the Towuhips *eheneg»mook. then affording Iter and many NORTH OF THE RIVER 8T. LAWRENCE. Agknoy of ViNCBNT Martin, Chicoutmi : — Route, by oteaiuer to Grand Bay. The Townships in this agency aro Bagot, Ghiooutimi, Latorriiro, Jonquiore, Mesy, bmblay, Caron, Charlevoix, Metabetohouan, Konogami, Lebarro, Signay, Simard, Har- k St. Johns, Ashnapmonchouan, Kobcrval, and Demeulet*, of which there are 800,000 es disposable, at 20 cents an acre. The valley extending from Grand Bay to Lake St. John I much deep, rich, alluvial soil, alternating with sand, but the hills, or rather moun- IS, are not arable. in Railway, via nville, Begon, an acre. The ebec. he Townships lugmentation^ leral favorable NORTH OF THE RIVER OTTAWA. AoENOT OF William Thompson, Fitxallan, Arvndel: — Route, by steamer from ^ntreal to Grenville, on the Ottawa. This agency is in the rear of Argcnteuil. The lands have been recently opened for I, and consist of 70,000 acres, at 80 cents an acre, in the Townships of Montcalm, indel, and DeSalaberry. A road has been opened by Government through the district. \e soil in the limestone valleys, and on the gently sloping hills, is very fertile, but there luoh iiteep rocky Wd abounding in valuable timber, although not arable. The oper- Dns of the lumberers greatly facilitate the settlement of tiie fertile tracts, by opening jids and affording a ready market, at high pricas, for the produces ef the farmer, and )r for himself, hib horses and oxen at the season when they are not required on the jekly. ,000 acres in ria, and Pata- rivers flow in imbered with Agency of G. W. Cameron, Thursn: — Route, by steamer from Montreal via Oirillon to Petite Nation. M The Townships are Hartwell, Ripon, Suffolk, and Ponsonby, of which 75,000 acres flap disposable at 60 cents an acre. There are large tracts of excellent land to be found in agency. Suffolk has a considerable extent of good land fit for imme