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three hundred and seventeen acres of Crown lands are open for sale in Madoc,
at 8s. c'y per acre.
Population in 1842, 926, who are principally Scotch and Irish.
Ratable property in the township, £10,363.
MAIDSTONE.
A Township in the county of Essex ; is hounded on the north by Lake St. Clair;
on the east by the township of Sandwich ; on the west by Belle River; and on the
south by the townships of Colchet^ter aud Gosfield. In Maidstone 16,184 acres are
taken up, of which 1524 are under cultivation. The soil in this township is good,
and the whole of the land fit for cultivation. Timber,—maple, elm, beech, oak,
&c. &c. The River An.r Puces enters Lake St. Clair about the centre of this
township, after running through its entire length, and the River Aux Peeches
enters the lake about three miles below. Two thousand six hundi'ed acres of
Crown lands are open for sale in Maidstone, at 8*. c'y per acre. The Canada
Company possess 2,500 acres in Maidstone.
Population, 783.
Ratable property in the township, £7,255.
MAITLAND RIVER.
Takes its rise in the Indian territory north of the Huron Tract; passes through
Wawanosh, into Colbome, where it is joined by the east branch (which takes
its rise in the great Swamp), and enters Lake Huron at the town of Goderich.
There is some beautifid scenery on its banks, and its bed for great part of its
course is composed of limestone rock. About eight miles from its mouth are
some pretty falls. There are man}- good mill sites ou the Maitland, and its
water-power is by some considered equal to that at Rochester.
MAITLAND.
A Village in the township of Augusta; situated on the St. Lawrence, five
miles east of Brockville; the eastern road passing through it. It was built on
the site of an old French fortification. The Kingston and ]\Iontreal steamboats
touch here. Maitland contains about 100 inhabitants, who have an Episcopal
church.
Post Ofiice, post every day.
Professions and Trades.—One steam grist-mill, two stores, two taverns, one
blacksmith, one hatter, one shoemaker.
MALAHIDE.
A Township in the London District; is bounded on the east by the township
of Bayham; on the north by Dorchester; on the west by Yarmouth; and on
the south by Lake Erie. In IVhilahide 46,717 acres are taken up, 11,806 of
which are imder cultivation. Catfish Creek, an excellent mill-stream, runs
along the western border of the township to Lake Erie; and the township is
also M-ell watered by numerous snuill streams. The timber of the south of the
township is princijjally ])ine; and that of the north is ])ine, intermixed with hard
wood. Malahide is well settled, and forms part of the Talbot settlement. The
land is generally rolling, and there are many beautiful situations on Catfish
Creek. Large quantities of lumber are annually exported from the township.
There are three grist and seventeen saw-mills in Malahide.
Population in 1842, ^372.
Ratable property in the township, £39,303.
MALDEN.
A Township in the Western District; is bounded on the east by the township
of Colchester; on the north by Anderdon; on the west by the Detroit River;