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North of the lake St. John the land becomes a fertile plain excellent 
for settlers who will have a ready outlet in the Périnboka river. The 
vast partly explored territory extending north west of lake St. John to 
lake Mistassini is deeply forested and contains evidences of mineral wealth. 
TEMISCOUATA 
The Témiscouata district lies on the south bank of the St. Lawrence 
river between the counties of Rimouski and Kamouraska and borders the 
province of New Brunswick and the state of Maine. It is served by three 
railways: one skirting the St. Lawrence, another running across the 
middle of the county, while the third traverses the southwest. 
The townships that are much favoured for colonization purposes are 
Estcourt, Botsford, Packington, Raudot, Robitaille, Cabano, Robinson, 
and the parish of St. Dominique in the adjacent seigniory. The soil in 
these localities is eminently suited for all kinds of crops. It is usually 
a yellow to grayish black loam, sandy and gravelly areas being few. The 
climate in the growing months. being tempered by the lakes. is warm and 
aver. 
In the central and southern portions of the county dense forests con- 
tain magnificent specimens of cedar and hardwoods. Saw-mill and pulp- 
wood industries have been established in this section. 
The population in the colonization parishes of Témiscouata in 1925 
numbered 5.834. 
CHALEUR BAY 
The Chaleur Bay, or Gaspesian, district includes the two counties 
of Bonaventure and Gaspé and comprises an area of over five and a half 
million acres. The Quebec Oriental and the Atlantic, Quebec and Western 
railways extend from Gaspé along the shore of Chaleur bay to Matapédia 
where connection is made with the Canadian National railway. The 
great area in the centre and north of the county of Gaspé has no railway 
service, the Canada Gulf Terminal railwav operating at present only 
from Métis to Matane, 
For many years the belief prevailed that this was purely a fisherman's 
country as the majority of the inhabitants were engaged solely in the cod 
and salmon fisheries, and only recently have the agricultural possibilities 
been recognized. The land is fairly easily cleared; the soil is good with 
a natural drainage, and the Gaspé fisheries afford an opportunity for the 
preparation of artificial fertilizers from fish waste and seaweed. The 
climate is equable and seeding can be commenced early in May. Small 
fruits are grown successfully and excellent apple orchards are seen. 
The area under cultivation is only a strip along the coast of Chaleur 
pay and comprises but a small part of the land suitable for agriculture. 
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