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KENNEBEC.
A Township in the Midland District : is bounded on the east by the township
of Olden ; on the north by Barrie ; on the west by Kaladar; and on the south
by Sheffield and Hinchinbrooke. Two long lakes, one of which is called " Long
Lake," stretch across the centre of the township ; these are the principal sources
of Salmon River. This township has only lately been opened for sale, and no
return has yet been made from it. Sixty-five thousand acres of Crown lands are
open for sale in Kennebec, at eight shillings currency per acre.
KENT.
A County in the Western District. It comprises the townships of Bosanquet,
Brooke. Camden, Chatham, Dawn, East Dover, West Dover. Enniskillen, Harwich,
Howard, Moore, Orford, Plympton, Raleigh, Romney, Sarnia, Sombra,
East Tilbury, Warwick and Zone. It returns a member to the House of
Assembly.
KENYON.
A Township in the Eastern District ; is bounded on the north-east by the
township of Lochiel; on the north-west by Caledonia; on the south-west by the
reserve of the St. Regis Indians; and on the south-east by Charlottenburgh. In
Kenyon, 43,166 acres are taken up, 3,837 of which are under cultivation. The
land in Kenyon varies in quality. Timber, pine, intermixed with hardwood.
There are two rist mills in the township.
Population in 1842, 2,536, who are principally Irish Catholics and- Scotch.
The latter have a Presbyterian Church in the township.
Ratable property in the township, £20,812.
KILWORTH.
A Village in the township of Delaware, situated on the River Thames, about
five miles from Delaware. It contains about loO inhabitants. There is a stone
school-house in the village, which is us(.d for religious services. About one
mile from the village, in the township of Lobo, Lord .Mountcashel has a house,
finely situated, being erected on an eminence commanding a fine view of the
Thames.
Professions and Trades.— Two grist mills, one saw ditto, carding machine
and fulling mill, one distillery, two tanneries, four stores, two taverns, one
saddler, two tailors, two shoemakers, one waggon-maker, and one blacksmith.
KING.
\ Township in the Home District; is bounded on the north by the townships
of Gwillimbury West and Tecumsoth; on the west by .Vlbion ; on the south by
Vaughan; and on the east by NVhitchurch. In King, 53,240 acres are taken
up, 13,818 of which are under cultivation. This is an old settled township, and
pcjssesses son'ie fine farms; but a portion of the township is hilly and broken,
the timber being hemlock intermingled with hardwood. The west branch of
the Holland River runs through tlie centre of the north of the township, and is
bordered by a cousiilerable extent of swauxp. The village of Lloydtown is
Situated in the north-west corner of the township, and one mile and a half to
the north-east is the village of Brownsville. There are also in King, Bogarttown
in the north-east of the township about two miles from Yonge Street,
containing about ten dwellings, grist and saw mill, Maggon maker and blacksmith;
and Tyrwhit's Mills, eight miles east from Lloydtown, between that
village and Yonge Street, containing grist and saw mill, tavern, .store, cooper,
and blacksmith. King is settled by a mixed population, consisting principally
of Irish, with a few English, Scotch, Canadians, and Americans. One hundred