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••ast corner, on the town-line, partly in Nissouri aiid partly m North Dorchester,
The land in Nissouri is generally of excellent quality, and the timber the best
kinds of hard wood. There are two urist and two saw-mills in the township.
Nissouri contains a mixed population, which in 1842 amounted to 1460.
Ratable property in the township, £17,298.
NORFOLK.—(>Set' Talbot District.)
NORM.\NBY,
A Township in the Wellington District; is bounded on the east by Egremont;
oii the north by Bentinck; on the west by unsurvejed lands; and on the
south by Minto. This township has only lately been surveyed and laid out,
and no return has yet been made from it.
NORM ANDALE.
A Village near the centre of the south of the toAvnship of Charlotteville, sittiated
on Lake Erie; has been settled about twenty-five years. A blast furnace,
for smelting iron ore, has been in operation since 1823. It is supplied with ore,
of the description called " bog ore," from this and the adjoining townships. As
nmch as three or four thousand tons of ore have been found within the space of
a few acres. The ore yields from twenty to thirty-five per cent, of iron; but
averages twenty -seven per cent., and is worth at the furnace from !$2j to $2iper
ton. The furnace is kept in operation about ten months in the j'ear, and
when in blast produces about four tons of iron per day. There is also in the
establishment, a cupola furnace, and castings of all descriptions are made.
There are in the village, a machine shop, blacksmith, one store, one tavern, one
tailor, two shoemakers.
Population about .'JOO.
Post Office, post twice a-week.
NORVAL.
A Village in the township of Esquesing, situated on the Credit River, twelve
miles north-west from Dundas Street. It contains about 200 inhabitants. There
are two churches in the village—Episcopal and Presbyterian.
Pnifvssions and Trades.— One grist mill, one oatmeal do., one saw do., one
distillery, one tannery, two blacksmiths, one saddler, two stores, one tavern, one
waggon maker, two tailors, three shoemakers.
NORWICH.
A Township in the Brock District, is bounded on the east by the townships
of Burford and Windham; on the north by East Oxford, and a small portion of
West Oxford; on the west by Dereham; and on the south by ^liddletown. In
Norwich, 48,463 acres are taken up, 14,243 of which are under cultivation-
Several branches of Big Creek are distributed over the township. The land in
the north of the township is of excellent quality, and timbered with hardwood:
in the south, the land is generally light, and the timber prlnci])ally piuc; large
quantities of which are exported. The village of Norwichville is situated in
the north-east of the township; and the village of Ot|erville in the soutli, on.
Otter Creek. There are four grist and seven saw mills in the township.
Population in 1842, 2747; who are principally of American descent, with a
few English and Irish.
Ratable property in the township, £42,962.
NORWICHVILLE.
A Village in the east of the township of Norwicli, pleasantly situated on Otter
Creek—contains about 18U inhabitants.
Post Office, post three times a week.
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