Extracts from reports on the district of Ungava, recently added to the province of Quebec under the name of the territory of New Quebec . VALLEY OF THE WIACHOUAN RIVER Near its outlet Richmond ESKER RIDGE, ALONG ASHUANIPI BRANCH—Hamilton River. ASHUANIPI BRANCH 75 with several small rapids, especially along the upper part, the last a heavy one200 yards long, where the river flows out of Dyke Lake. There are twelve milesof river between the lakes, and several small streams enter by deep bays on bothsides. At the foot of the upper rapid two channels separated by tvv/o long islandsjoin as
Extracts from reports on the district of Ungava, recently added to the province of Quebec under the name of the territory of New Quebec . VALLEY OF THE WIACHOUAN RIVER Near its outlet Richmond ESKER RIDGE, ALONG ASHUANIPI BRANCH—Hamilton River. ASHUANIPI BRANCH 75 with several small rapids, especially along the upper part, the last a heavy one200 yards long, where the river flows out of Dyke Lake. There are twelve milesof river between the lakes, and several small streams enter by deep bays on bothsides. At the foot of the upper rapid two channels separated by tvv/o long islandsjoin as the river issues from Dyke Lake. The shores along the river are low and well wooded, and the general flatnessof the surrounding country is broken by a few short rocky ridges of irregular out-line on both sides. Entering Dyke Lake by the right-hand channel, a bay about one mile wide andfour miles long is ascended to the end of the large island that extends from BirchLake. The bay is walled in between steep rocky ridges that rise from 300 to 500feet above the surface. The ridge on the north side terminates abruptly in asharp pointed hill 490 feet high and cut transversely to the ridge by a gr
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