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RAWDON.
A Township in the Victoria District ; is bounded on the east by the township
of Huntingdon ; on the iiortli by Marmora ; on the vest by Seymour ; and
on the south by Sidney. In Rawdon 27,5«;J acres are taiu-n up, 5,818 ofwliich
are under cultivation. The Marmora River passes tlirou^di the nortli-west
corner of tlie township. There is a considerable (puintity of wet land in this
township, but some of the land is of excellent ([uality. There is a grist and
saw mill in the township. One thousand eii,dit iiundrLd and fifty acres of Crown
lands are open for sale in Rawdon, at 8.v. c'y ])er acre.
Population in 184:i, l.:51(), who are principally Canadian, with a few Irish.
Ratable property in the township. £17,1U2.
RAWDON.
A small Village in the townsJiip of Rawdon, .sixteen miles from Belleville ;
contains about 125 inhabitants, one grist and saw mill, two stores, and four
taverns.
REACH.
A Township in the Home District ; is bounded on the east by the township of
Cartwright, and a small portion of Mariposa ; on the north by Rrocii ; on the
west by Scott and Uxbridge, and on the south by Whitby. In Reach 24,152
acres are taken up, 4,.")79 of wliich are under cultivation. The south-western
extremity of Skugog Lake jjrojects into the east of the township. The township
of Reach contains some excellent land, particularly in its west and centre,
•where the timber is principally hardwood ; in that portion of the township
bordering on the lake, the timber is mostlj' pine. Five hundred acres of Crown
lands are open for sale in Reach, at 8,v. c'y per acre. A village, called " Prince
Albert," is situated in the township, on the road leading fi-om Windsor Bay to
Skugog, and there are also five saw mills in the township.
Population In 18-1-2, 1,053.
llatable property in the township, £14,932.
RENFREW.
A County in the Bathurst District ; comprises the townships of Admaston,
Bllthefield, Bagot, Bromlej-, Horton, Macnab, Pakeuham, Pembroke, Ross, Stafford,
and Westmeath.
RICE LAKE.
A Lake situated between the Otonabee River and the River Trent. It is one
of a chain of lakes extending froai the commencement of the River Trent to the
north-east of the Colborne District. The principal of these lakes, are "Balsam
Lake," which is situated in the tov/nship of Fenelon ; Sturgeon Lake, in Fenelon
and Verulam; Pigeon Lake, in Harvt-y ; Shemong Lake, situated partly in Emily
and partly between Ennismoreand Smith; Shebautlcon Lake, between Smith and
Harvey; and Trout Lake between Burleigh and Dunimer, and Smith and Douro.
The latter lake discharges Itself into the Otonabee River, which forms the dividing
boundary between tiie townships of Monaghan and Otonabee, and then enters
Pice Lake. Sturgeon Lake is also connected by means of the Skugog River with
the Skugog Lake, wiiicii is situated in the townships of Cartwright and Reach.
Rice Lake and the Otonabee River are navigable as far as the town of Peterborough,
and during the season of navigation, a steamboat runs daily from a
landing place at the south of the lake, to Peterborough. These lakes are noted
for the superior quality of the fish in tliem, which is taken in large quantities,
particularly Jlaskelonge, Bass, ik,c. Considerable business has been carried
on within the last two or three years, on these waters. In the lumber travle
large quantities of pine and oak timber being carried down the Trent. In their
Course, these lakes receive many small streams which are scattered over the
various townships.