. The description and natural history of the coasts of North America (Acadia). Natural history; Fisheries; Cod fisheries; Indians of North America; Sciences naturelles; Pêches; Indiens d'Amérique. 132 DESCRIPTION OF NOKTH in good stead, and in this respect. His father was at one time in England where he married a maid of honour of the Queen, of high rank; and on account of this marriage, the King of visited, were at this place, whereas the combined testimony of historical re- cords, of tradition, and of persistent place-names locates it at Port La Tour, the next harbour to the eastward. Champl
. The description and natural history of the coasts of North America (Acadia). Natural history; Fisheries; Cod fisheries; Indians of North America; Sciences naturelles; Pêches; Indiens d'Amérique. 132 DESCRIPTION OF NOKTH in good stead, and in this respect. His father was at one time in England where he married a maid of honour of the Queen, of high rank; and on account of this marriage, the King of visited, were at this place, whereas the combined testimony of historical re- cords, of tradition, and of persistent place-names locates it at Port La Tour, the next harbour to the eastward. Champlain's map of 1632 attempts to mark the site of the settlement by a flag, as does our author's own map, though in both cases this is inconclusive. But in the explanation of his map Champlain says : " Port of Cape Negro. In this place there is an establishment of Frenchmen, in the Bay of the said Cape, where the Sieur de la Tour commands, which they have named Port La Tour, and where the Recollet fathers are living in the year ; As to local tradition, Mr. Arnold Doane, of Barrington, who has made a long study of the history of that region, assures me that local tradition universally places Fort La Tour (or Saint Louis) at Port La Tour, at the site shown upon the accompany- ing map, and that no site of a fort is known round Barrington Bay. The explanation of the seeming error of our author is, however, fairly plain. A comparison of his book with the 1632 edition of Champlain shows that he closely follows that author in many places in this region, using the work, as I have no doubt, to refresh his memory for places he had not seen for many years. Now Champlain's work, under date 1631, contains this passage : "the Fort and establishment of Saint Louis situated at Cape Sable, coast of Acadie, on the entrance to a good harbour" (" le Fort & habitation sainct Louys, scitue au Cap de Sable coste d'Acadie, sur i'entree d'vn bon haure " ). Evidentl
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