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Thessalon Point, in Muddy lake, is the angle made by that lake, and a channel leading to French river, Matcheda, &c. and lies parallel to Carribou island.

Thessalon River runs into lake Huron, a little to the eastward of Muddy lake, on the north shore.

Thomson's Island lies near the entrance of the river St. Clair; it scarcely contains 200 acres of dry land, fit for tillage, but a great many acres of marsh.

Thorold Township, in the county of Lincoln, lies south of Grantham, and is watered by the river Weiland.

Thunder Bay, on the north shore of lake Superior, opposite to the east end of isle de Minatte. There is a remarkable high mountain at its easternmost cape.

Thunder Bay, in lake Huron, lies to the eastward of Cabot's head, and westward of Gloucester bay.

Thurlow Township, in the county of Hastings, lies near the head of the bay of Quinté, and eastward of Sidney.

Tilbury Township, in the western district, is situated upon lake St. Clair, west of Raleigh, where the Thames disembogues itself into that lake. Tobacoke. See river aux Attokas.

Tonagayon Bay, on lake Ontario, opposite to the east end of Amherst island, lies between Kingston and Ernest Town.

Tonianta Creek, runs into the river St. Lawrence, in the township of Yonge.

Tenti Isle, now called Amherst island, by proclamation, the 16th July, 1792.

Tonti, Petite Isle, opposite the mouth of Tonagayon bay, and off Sandy Point, the easterly extremity of Amherst island.

Tonti, River, runs into lake Erie, west of Landguard.

Toronto Township is in the West riding of the county of York, between the townships of York and Trafalgar, on the lake Ontario.

Toronto Bay, now called York harbour.

Toronto Lake, (or Toronto,) lake le Clie, was formerly so called by some; others called the chain of Lakes, from the vicinity of Matchedash towards the head of the bay of Quinté, the Toronto lakes, and the communication from one to the other was called the Toronto river.

Toronto River, called by some St. John's river, now called the Hmber.

Tortue, Portage de la, at the head of the southwest branch of the Ottawa river, near to the small lake which joins the portage to lake Nepissing. Tourtes, Baye aur, on the north shore of lake Superior, the first bay east of the grand portage. Tourtes, Isle aux, in lake Ontario, lies off the south-west point of Wolfe island.

Tourtes, Point aux, on the north shore of lake Superior, is the east point of a bay of the same

name.

Tower Point, the easterly point that makes Duck cove, in Ma ysburgh, and west of Point Traverse, in lake Ontario.

Townsend, the Township of, in the county of Norfolk, lies in the rear, and to the north of Woodhouse.

Trafalgar Township is in the West riding of the county of York, on the lake Ontario; and lies between the townships of Toronto and Nelson.

Traverse Bay, on lake Ontario, is made by Cape Traverse and Point Traverse, both in Marysburgh. Traverse Cape, in Marysburgh, on lake Ontario, is the main point to the northward of Orphan island, and south of Point Pleasant.

Traverse Isle, now called Prince William's island, lake Huron.

Traverse Pointe, is the south-east point of Marysburgh, in lake Ontario, near to the Duck islands; this point forms nearly a peninsula.

Traverse, Pointe à la, on the north shore of the river St. Lawrence, parallel with isle Morpion, and about three miles above Pointe du Lac, St. Francis.

Traverse, Riviere à la, runs into the St. Lawrence a little above Pointe au Chêne, amongst the St. Regis islands.

Trent River, runs out of the Rice lake, and discharges itself into the head of the bay of Quinté. Some miles up this river there are salt-springs; three gallons of the water making one gallon of the natives make sufficient for their use.

salt;

Trois Chenaux Ecartés, Isle de, in the river St. Lawrence, opposite the township of Osnabruck, contains from 6 to 700 acres; the soil good.

Trous Leveillier, on the Ottawa river, between

the Petit Detroit, and the portage Roche Capi taine.

Turkey Island, sometimes called Petite Isle aux Indes, is situated in the river Detroit, between the lower end of Fighting island, and the marsh of the river Canards; it lies in front of the north-west angle of the Huron reserve.

Turkey Point, in the township of Charlotteville, situated in the bay of Long Point, lake Erie, affords a harbour, with a channel to it, of sufficient depth of water for any vessel; above the point is the town-plot and scite for the barracks.

Turtle Island.

the Miami bay.

A small isle at the entrance of

Two Rivers, the, run into lake Ontario, near the centre of the township of Darlington.

V.

Vaughan Township, in the east riding of the county of York, lies on the west side of Yongestreet, in the rear of, and to the northward of the township of York.

Vesey Cape, in the township of Marysburgh, on lake Ontario, is the northern point which makes Prince Edward's bay.

U.

Urfe River, afterwards called Grand River, now the Ouse, lake Erie.

Uxbridge, in the east riding of the county of York, is to the north and in the rear of Pickering.

W.

Wabuscommong, is one of the lakes on the communication between lake Simcoe and the Rice lake.

Wainfleet Township, in the county of Lincoln, lies west of Humberstone, and fronts lake Erie, being watered by the Welland or Chippewa to the north.

Walpole Township, in the county of Norfolk, lies west of Rainham, and fronts lake Erie.

Walsingham Township, lies west of Charlotteville, in the county of Norfolk, having the bay and marsh of Long Point in its front.

Wapose Island, in lake Ontario, lies off the northerly point that makes Prince Edward's bay, on the easterly shore of Marysburgh.

Washquarter, or Weighqueta, afterwards called lake Geneva, and now Burlington bay, by proclamation, 16th July, 1792, is a very beautiful small lake, lying within the head of lake Ontario, from which it is divided by a long beach; over the outlet has been erected a good bridge; and on the southern part of the beach, near the portage, is a good inn, erected by his Excellency Major-Gene

ral Simcoe.

Waveney River, in the county of Norfolk, rises in the township of Townsend, and running thence

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