I asked them whether from this last lake, which they had seen, the water descended continuously in the river extending to Gaspé. They said no; that it was from the third lake only that the water came to Gaspé, but that beyond the last fall, which is of considerable extent, as I have said, the water was almost still, and that this lake might take its course by other rivers extending inland either to the north or south, of which there are a large number there, and of which they do not see the end. Now, in my judgment, if so many rivers flow into this lake, it must of necessity be that, having so small a discharge at this fall, it should flow off into some very large river. But what leads me to believe that there is no river through which this lake flows, as would be expected, in view of the large number of rivers that flow into it, is the fact that the savages have not seen any river taking its course into the interior, except at the place where they have been. This leads me to believe that it is the south sea which is salt, as they say. But one is not to attach credit to this opinion without more complete evidence than the little adduced. This is all that I have actually seen respecting this matter, or heard from the savages in response to our interrogatories. ENDNOTES: 178. Isle Plat, and at least ten other islets along the share before reaching the Verchères.--_Vide_ Laurie's Chart. 179. The reader will observe that the catalogue of fruits, trees, and animals mentioned above, include, only such as are important in commerce. They are, we think, without an exception, of American species, and, consequently, the names given by Champlain are not accurately descriptive. We notice them in order, and in italics give the name assigned by Champlain in the text. Grapes. _Vignes_, probably the frost grape. _Vitis cordifolia_.--Pickering's _Chronological History of Plants_ p. 875. Walnuts. _Noir_, this name is given in France to what is known in commerce as the English or European walnut, _Juglans rigia_, a Persian fruit now cultivated in most countries in Europe. For want of a better, Champlain used this name to signify probably the butternut, _Juglans cinerea_, and five varieties of the hickory; the shag-bark. _Carya alba_, the mocker-nut, _Carya tontentofa_, the small-fruited _Carya microcarpa_, the pig-nut, _Carya glatra_, bitter-nut. _Carya amara_, all of which are exclusively American fruits, and are still found in the valley of the St Lawrence.--_MS. Letter of J. M. Le Maine_, of Quebec; Jeffrie's _Natural History of French Dominions in America_, London. 1760, p.41. Hazel-nuts, _noysettes_. The American filbert or hazel-nut, _Corylus Americana_. The flavor is fine, but the fruit is smaller and the shell thicker than that of the European filbert.