Saút, Long, third township, river St. Lawrence, is the greatest rapid on this river. The current runs with great velocity; very few accidents, however, have happened in passing this rift, there. being no sudden fall in it, except at the foot of the Saût.

Savatte, Isle à la, a very small island in the ris ver St. Lawrence, a little below isle de Chenal écarté.

Scarborough Township, so noted for its high banks, is in the east riding of the county of York, and lies to the west of the township of Pickering, fronting lake Ontario..

Scott Township lies on the north of the township of Uxbridge, in the east riding of the county of York.

Serpent, le, is on the north shore of lake Huron, and lies east of Missassaga river, and to the westward of isle la Cloche.

Severn River conveys the waters of lake Simcoe from the northern extremity of that lake into the head of Gloucester bay and harbour, lake Huron.

Shanguanac, on the north shore of lake Superior, east of Black bay:

Shannon, River, empties itself into the bay of Quinté, 10 or 12 miles above the Mohawk settlement.

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Shawanese Township lies at the mouth of the river Chenail écarté, on the east side of the river St. Clair.

Sheffield, in the county of Lenox and Addington, north of Camden-east.

Ship Island is of very small extent, and is situated between the Bass islands and Cunningham's island in lake Erie.

Short Point, on lake Erie, township of Wainfleet, county of Lincoln; this is the first point east of the Six Nations Land, Grand river.

Shyon Cape, in Michipicoten bay, lake Superior, between Gorgontua point, and the mouth of the river Michipicoten.

Sidney Township, in the county of Hastings, is situated at the head of the bay of Quinté, immediately above Thurlow.

Simcoe Lake, formerly lake aux Claies, Ouentironk, or Sheniong, is situated between York and Gloucester, upon lake Huron; it has a few small islands and several good harbours.

Sinclair, or St. Clair, River, runs from north to south, being the strait between lake Huron and lake St. Clair.

Sinion, or Sheniong Lake, now lake Simcoe; which see.

*So named by Lieutenant-General Simcoe, in respect to his father, the late Captain Simcoe, of the Royal Navy, who died in the river St. Lawrence, on the expedition to Quebec, in 1759. In the year 1755, this able officer had furnished government with the plan of, operations against Quebec, which then took place at the time of his death, Captain Cook, the celebrated circumnavigator, was master of his ship, the Pembroke.

Sister, East, the, a small island in lake Erie, the easternmost of the three islands called the Sisters, and to the north of the Bass islands.

Sister, West, a small island at the west end of lake Erie, being the westernmost of the islands called the Sisters, and westerly of the Bass islands, Schllasser Fort, or Little Niagara.

Smith's Creek, runs into lake Ontario, in the east part of the township of Hope.

Sophiasburgh Township, in the county of Prince Edward, lies to the northward of Hallowell, and in the bay of Quinté,

Sorcerers Lake, or lake Nepissing, q. v.

Southwold Township, in the county of Middlesex, lies west of Yarmouth, having lake Erie for its southern boundary,

Squire, Entrance of the, is the head of a bay, on the north shore of lake Superior, west of isle Grange.

Stamford Township, in the county of Lincoln, lies on the west side of Niagara river, and south of Newark.

St. George's Island, one of the Bass islands, at the west end of lake Erie.

St. John's Creek, runs into lake Ontario, in the township of Whitby, east of Duffin's creek.

St. Joseph's Island, is situated between Muddy lake and lake Huron, opposite to pointe de Tour.

St. Mary's, the Falls of, is situated between lake Superior and lake Huron, or, more strictly speaking, in the narrows between lake Superior and lake

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George, a little above the mouth of Beaver river: on the south side of the Falls, flat-bottomed vessels of twenty or thirty tons, are frequently taken up and down.

St. Regis, Grande Isle, in the river St. Lawrence, and in front of the township of Cornwall, contains from 800 to 1000 acres ; the soil is good, and the Indians have corn fields there.

St. Regis, Petite Isle, in the river St. Lawrence, and in front of the St. Regis Indians land; the soil is good, and the Indians have corn fields there, the same as on Grande Isle St. Regis, which is near to it.

Stoney Creek, a small stream running into lake Erie, east of Sangas creek; it is a harbour for boats, having about two and a half feet water over the bar.

Stormont County, is bounded on the east by the lands of the St. Regis Indians, on the south by the river St. Lawrence, on the west by the county of Dundas, and on the north by the counties of Russel and Prescott. The county of Stormont comprehends all the islands in the river St. Lawrence, near to it, and the greater part of the county lies fronting the St. Lawrence. It sends one representative to the provincial parliament.

Sturgeon Lake, is to the west of the chain of lakes leading from the Grand portage, and east of lake la Pluie.

Sugar-loaf Hill, a small natural landmark, on the

north shore of lake Erie, between point Abino and the Grand river, on the boundary between the townships of Humberstone and Wainfleet.

Sutherland's Creek, runs into lake St. Francis, between pointe au Bodêt and pointe Mouillée in the township of Lancaster.

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Talbot's River, empties itself into lake Simcoe, and on the east side thereof.

Talons, Portage de, on the south-west branch of the Ottawa river, immediately above Rapides de Porches.

Tegaogen, on the north shore of lake Ontario, lies about half way between York and the head of the bay of Quinté.

Thames River, formerly called La Tranche, or Trenche, and by the Indians Esse-cunny-seepe, rises in the Chippewa country, and, running southwesterly, washes the counties of (the west riding of) York, Oxford, Middlesex, and Kent, and disembogues itself into lake St. Clair above Detroit; it is a river of considerable extent, without falls. From its upper branches, it communicates by small portages with lake Huron and the Grand river; the scite of Oxford is on its Upper Fork; and that intended for Dorchester on its Middle Fork; London on the Main Fork, and Chatham on its Lower Fork. It is a fine inland canal, and capable of being highly improved. The lands on its banks are extremely fertile.