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six acres of crown lands are open for sale in Nepean, at 8s. cun-ency per acre.
There are two saw mills in the township, exclusive of three in By town.
Popnlation in 184:2, 7:294, which included the town of Bytowu.
Ratable property in the township, (not including Bytowu), £21,275.
NEWBURGH.
A A'illage in the township of Camden, situated on the Napanee River, se-ven
miles above Napanee—contains about 300 inhabitants, who have a Methodist
chapel.
Pro/essionx and Trades.—Two grist mills, two saw do., one carding machine
and fiUling mill, axe factory and trip hammer, four stores, one tavern, two grocerie-s,
three blacksmiths, one pot and pearl ashery.
NEW EDINBURGH.
A Village in the north-west corner of the township of Gloticester, situated on
tlie Ottawa, at the mouth of the river Rideau, about one mile east from Bytown,
The river, a short distance above the village, divides into two branches, which
into the Ottawa, forming two perpendicular falls of about thirty-four feet in
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lieiglit. The scenery about the village is very picturesque. New Edinburgh
contains about 150 inhabitants, one grist mill, one saw do., brewery, carding
machine and cloth factorv, two stores, one shoemaker.
NEW HOPE.
A small Village in the township of Waterloo, four miles from Preston, on
the Guelph road, situated on the River Speed. It contains about 100 inhabitants,
one grist and saw mill, one tannery, one tavern, one store, one pail factory,
two blacksmiths, two tailors, two shoemakers.
NEWCASTLE DISTRICT.
Consists of the counties of Northumberland and Durham. This district formerly
comprised the townships to the north, which have since been separated
from it, and formed into tlie (-'olborne district, which bounds it on the north;
on tbe east it is bounded by the Victoria District; on the west by the Home
District; and on tlie south by Lake Ontario. Rice Lake commences in the
north-west of the township of Hamilton, and, with its continuation, the River
Trent, separates the disti'ict from that of Colborne, as far as the township of
Seymour, through which it runs from north to south; it then follows a west
course through the north of IMurray. into the township of Sidney, makes a bend
and runs south and a little west till it re-enters IMurray; in which township it
emerges into the Bay of Quinte. The Skugog Lake is situated in the north and
Centre of the townshij) of Cartwright; and the district is watered besides by
numerous excellent mill streams; one of the best of which is, that which enters
Lake Ontario at Port Mope.
The land in this district varies in quality, most of it, however, is sufficiently
good for agricultural jiurposes. A range of Oak Plains, called "K ice Lake
Plains," extends tin-ough the township of Murray, the north of Cramahe, and
Haldimand, tlie centre of Hamilton and Hope, and a small portion of Clarka.
These plains M'ere formerly (Ufficuit of sale, and woiild not connnand more than
is. currency per acre, till tiiey wei.' discovered by some settlers from the neigliboiirliood
of IJrantford. M-ho had been accustomed to farming the oak plains,
aiid knew their value, and w!io nnule some purchases of part of them. These
soon asloni'^hed their neighbou;.- by the facility Avith which they cleared
die land, and the excellence of their wheat crops; the latter having su])])osed,
from tlie light and sandy nature of the soil, that it was valueless. The conse-
(jiieuce Mas, that the oak i)!ains became in demand; and instead of four shillinjjs
jK-r acre, they now fetch four dollars 1 The land in the Newcastle District is
genej'ally I'oiiing.