winter[.] In the summer the frequent fogs under the air damp and the constant Breezes from the immense fields of ice floating in the Gulph keep the Land pleasantly cool and make an alteration in the winter dress almost unnecessary.

The soil on the Island of Anticosti is said to be in some parts very fertile but the Fogs and cold damp atmosphere which envelope during the summer season this Island counteract the effects of the seen so that vegetation is slow and wheat does not grow to maturity[.] Some fine wood among which are white and red pine grows upon it. There are some Lakes and Rivers abounding in salmon and trout. Bears Martens and foxes are numerous here. A few live beavers were left on this Island some years ago which multiplied very rapidly but the Indians from Mingan having but seven leagues to cross soon destroyed this thriving colony of Beavers[.] The Seals are so numerous that the shore of Anticosti seems to be their native place[.] The Proprietors however like

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