Chief Towns. York is the seat of government. It is
regularly laid out, on the northwest side of lake Ontario,
has a beautiful and commodious harbor, and about 3,000
inhabitants. '

Kingston stands at the egress of the St. Lawrence from
lake Ontario. It is the most flourishing town in the
province, and contains about 2,000 inhabitants. It has
an excellent harbor, and, in time of war, is the principal
station for the British shipping on lake Ontario.
JSTewark is at the mouth of Niagara river, where it
enters lake Ontario. Queensiown is on the same river,
7 miles from Newark. Chippeway is on the same river,
10 miles above Queenstown, and 3 abov% Niagara falls.
Fort Erie is at the head of Niagara river, at its egress
from lake Eri^t Maiden and Sandwich are 9outh of De«



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troit, OD the river which connects lake St. Clair with
lake Erie.
Lakes. Besides the great Lakes, Ontario^ Erie, and
Huron, which are on the boundary of the province, there
is a chain of small lakes stretching from lake Huron to
lake Ontario. The first is lake Simcoe, winch emptie*
itself through Severn river into lake Huron ; near lake
Simcoe are the Shallow lakes, which emptjr through a
•hort river into Rice lake. Rice lake empties through
Trent river into the bay of Quioti, which opens into lake
Ontario near Kingston. Lake Kcoising is a large lake^
which empties itself into the north side of lake Haroo,
through French river.
