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With nKsiRinioxs and sr.vrtsrics ci. ai,!. vi-acks AI.ONC, IKK I.iNKS ()!•■ RAILWAY IN THE PROVINCE OF ONI^ARIO, IN(.'l.ri)IN(; A I)|',S(U1I''J|(IN <)\ I'lli', C I r Y O F O U E B E C. nv HENI^' I.ACROIX. FIRST EDITION. Knlcrct nmmlini! to the Act oF Parliunu-nt of Canada, in ihv voar o,u- thousatul iisht lu.iulrcd ami suvunlv-tliaL., hy Hi;nf«»»*4^>-- All kinds of First-Class Machines always on hand. Purchasers have the advan* tage of the And if First Choice does not prove satisfactory, an exchange will be allowed, and any money paid on first Machii:e to apply on one finally kept. 4^ All Machines Warranted as Represented.'^ ■\_-%,-N,-^-' '. -V/>-X,-V." ia'^on given fit JP Mr chasers* Meaidences in fhe €ify. Free Trial «f Machine before JPurcha^lng, Intending Purchasers will find it advantageous to examine my Stock before buying elsewhere. «r ALL KLNDS OF MACHINES REPAIRED. OEOROE HARVEY, J4/ Notre Dame Street, corner St. FntHcois-Xmdei-t Montreal, ^nv rf y S. c. >• van- anct L"€» .^ ^ing rfwA VERMONT CENTRAL RAILWAY LINE, COMPRISING THB yt. Centra/, Vt. ib' Canaaa, Sullivan, Ogilensbur^ «.V Lake Ckamplain, Montreal (^ Vt, yunc, Stanstead, She, ford d,- Chambly, Rutland, Vt. Valley^ Missis' i/uoi, Addison, Al'W London Northern, and Ware River Railrcadi . GENERAL OFFICES— ST. AT.BANS, Vr. Gyles Merrill, Gen. Supt. Lansiho Millis, Gen. Ai^ent, 65 Watiiington St., Boston 1 F. PicARD, Ticket Agent, 136 St. James street, Montreal. RAILWAY CONNECTIONS AT OGDENSBURG-Wuh Ferry to Pres- cott, tlieiice via Grand Trunk Railway, for Toronto, Detroit, and the Weat; also with St. Lawrence & Ottawa Railway; and with Itome, Watertown & O^densburg Railroad. ST. JOHNS— With Grand Trunk Rail- way, for Montreal, Ac. WHITE RIVER JUNC— With Conn. & Passuinpsic Rivers R.R., forWhitei Moun> tains; and Northern R.R., for Boston. BELLOWS P" ALLS— With Cheshire and Fitcliburgf Railroads, for Fitc'iburg, Wor- cester, and Boston. SOUr^I VERNON— With Connecticut River Railroad, for Springfield, New Ha- ven, and New York. RUTLAND— With Rensselaer & Sarato- ga Railroad, for Albany, Troy and New York; «nd Harlem Hxttnsion Railroad, for Chath'/im Four Corners and New York. PROVINCE LINE— With Grand Trunk Railwfiv, for Montre'iL PALMEil— \V Jth Boston & Albany Rail- road; alio with Ware River Branch, for Gilbert ii'ii*., &c. WILMMANTIC— V, Uh Hartford, Pro- vidrnce i F"ishkill Railroad, fo. Hartford, Watertfyr/, &c. NOR 'VICH— With Norwich and Wor- cester Railroad, ?TKW LONDON— With Shore Line, for New HNven and N«w York, and with Pro- videnc« and Stoning ton Railroad, and the Steamers of the Norwich & New York Trau^tportaticn Company, for New York. MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILWAY. NOTICE. — jjar At Detroit Junction sure connection is made with the Michigan Central Railway — the old, reliable and popular route between Canada and the West. It is the only route connecting at Detroit Junction with all trains on Grand Trunk. It is double-track steel rail. — 5 through ex- press trains DAILY (between Detroit and Chicago.) Two night trains each way on Sunday — no change of cars — Baggage checked through to all points. Pullman's Palatial Sleeping Cars on night trains, and Pullman's ele- gant Parlor Cars on Day Trains. First class Eating Houses (with amnle time allowed for taking meals) at Ann Arbor, Jackson, Marshall, Niles, &c. For Emigrants this Line offers unusual facilities : Luxurious Bathing Rooms, good Cars, &c. Through Tickets can be obtained at all Railroad Ticket Offices. C. H. HURD, Assist. Genl. Supt., Detroit, Michigan. C. Sheehy, Pas- senger Agt. for Canada, Detroit. H. E. Sargent, General S'tpt., Chicago, Illinois. Henry C. Wentworth, Passenger Agent, Chicago. NOTICE.- at Chicago- CHICAGO & ALTON RAILWAY. -jjar In connection with the Michigan Central Railway- -the Chicago & Alton (and "St. I^uis") Railroad- The Best and Quickest Short Route from Chicago to Kansas City, without change of cars. Close connections in Union Depot, Kansas City, with all Western Roads for Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Cr lifomia ; and in Chicago with Trains of all Roads to and from the Eas* and Northwest. Elegant Day Cars and Pullman Palace Dining and Smoking Cars on all Day Trains. The only Line running these cars between Chicago and Kansas City — Chicago and Spring- field — Chicago and St. Loui?^. — and Chicago and Jeffarson City. The Direct Route and the only all Rail Route to Memphis, Vicksburg, Mobile, New Orleans, and all points South. . James Charlton, J. C. McMullin, Gcnl. Passenger and Ticket Agent, Chicago. General Supt., Chicago. ii INDEX AND MILEAGE TABLES. 1IVI>EX A.NX> Mill^EAGE TABLEH. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. The Grand Trunk Railway extends from Portland, Maine, on the Atlantic, to Detroit, State of Michigan, a distance of 854 miles, to which adding branch lines owned, leased and operated, 523 miles, gives the total lengtli of the Grand Trunk system, 1,377 miles. Gauge of track, 5 feet 6 inches ; except from Detroit to Sarnia, and from Saniia to Buftalo ; the latter has lately been changed to 4 feet 8^ inches. The Line is divided into operating districts, thus : — Dkckoit (Detroit to Port Hun n), 59 miles. Western (Sarnia to Toronto), 168 m. Centkai. (Toronto to Montreal), 333 m. Buffalo and Goi>erich and Branch, 168 m. Province Line (Division), 40 m. Riviere du Loup Branch (con- necting with the Intercolonial Railway), 126 miles. Chami'LAIN (Montreal to Rvouse's Point), 49 m. Montreal and Island Pond, 145 m. Quehec AND Richmond, 96 m. Three Rivers (Division), 35 miles. Portland (Island Pond to Portland), 150 m. — -Lachine Brandi, 8 m. General Offices, Montreal. Joseph IIickson, Secretary and Treasurer. C. J. Brvdges, Managing Director. tt^ Pullman Palace Cars are run on all day and night trains. "©» Mis. Mis. 510 507 •^ J 502 8 491 19 48s 25 475 35 469 41 459 51 44« 62 447 63 II II 443 67 434 ■76 425 85 416 94 407 103 400 no 393 117 3«7 123 378 132 400 155 368 T42 378 132 367 143 7.36 143 361 149 354 15& 351 159 348 162 STATIONS. CHICAGO DETROIT Detroit Junction Milwivukee Junction. Utica Plank Mount Clemens- . . . . New Baltimore Ridgeway Smith's Creek Port Huron Point Edward SARNIA Perch Camlachie , Forrest Widder Park Hill Ailsa Craig Lucan , Granton St. Mary's LONDON Thorndale St. Mary's STRATFORD STRATFORD... Shakespeare New Hamburg. . . , Baden Petersburg ^ Pge. Mis. Mis. 342 168 1 337 173 C 327 183 3 3io 190 314 196 P 311 199 308 202 306 204 300 210 7 294 216 8 287 223 II 284 226 9 279 231 II 268 242 II 262 248 10 258 252 II 256 254 II 249 261 II 246 265 II* 236 274 II 232 278 226 284 35 216 294 — 210 300 10 202 308 II 195 315 187 323 II 178 332 19 166 344 II 158 352 II 152 358 20 144 366 stations. Berlin Breslau GUELPH Rock wood Acton (West) Limehouse Georgeto^^•n Norval Brampton Malton W^eston Carlton . , TORONTO Scarboro' Junction. Port Union Frenchman's Bay . . Duffin's Creek Port Whitby OSHAWA Bowmanville Newcastle Newtonville PORT HOPE.... COBOURG Grafton Colbome Brighton Trenton BELLEVILLE . . . Shannonville Tyendinaga I'Tapanee Pge. • 21 21 II 22 II 23 II II II 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 II 78 79 79 80 82 II Mis '34 126 118 no lOI 93 84 75 71 65 58 50 45 38 29 27 23 18 13 5 160 Mis. Mb 229 221 212 I 3IO I INDEX AND MILEAGE TABLES. \ « • 4 111 Mis. Mis. 134 377 126 3«4 118 392 no 4CX3 lOI 409 93 417 84 426 75 435 71 439 65 44 S 5« 452 so 460 45 465 3« 472 29 481 27 4«3 23 487 iS 492 13 497 5 505 — 510 STATIONS. Ernestown Collin's Bay KING.STON... Ballantynes Gananoque Lansdowne Mallorytown . . , Lyn HROCKVILLE. Maitland I'RESCOTT & Junct'n, Edwardsburg Iroquois Morrisburg , . . . . Aultsville Farran's Point Dickinson's Land Mille Roches CORNWALL Summerstown Lancaster I'ge, 83 II II 86 II 87 II 92 II 99 II 100 II II II II lOI 102 Buffalo & Goderich Branch. 160 BUFFALO. Mis. Mis. 158 >5i 141 133 1 28 122 114 109' 102 95 92 88 85 77 7i| 68 63 531 45' 40, 32 27 21I »3i 9 19 26 32 38 46 51 SO 65 68 72 76 84 89 92 97 107 "5 120 128 133 ^39 148 160 rutt .STATIONS. Fort Erie Bertie Pt. Colborne . . . Wainfleet Feeder DUNNVILLE, Canfield Cook's Caledonia Middlepurt . . . . Onondaga CainsvilTe BRANTFORD Paris Richwood Drumbo Bright Tavistock STRATFORD Sebringville .... Mitchell Carronbrook . . . Seaforth Clinton GODERICH . . Pge. 19 18 •I II II 17 •I It II II II II IS II II II 11 14 11 12 II II II 13 II GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. The Great Western Railway — of 4 teet 8^ inch gauge — (main line) extends from Niagara Falls to Windsor, 229 miles, with the following branch lines : — Toronto Branch, (from Hamilton to Toronto) 39^^ miles. Wktxington, Grey and Bruce, (from Ilarnslmrg to Southampton) 128^ miles, with Southern Extension (lately completed), from Palmerston to Kincardine 67 miles. Sar- NIA, (from Konioka to'Sarnia)5I miles. Petrolea, (from Wyoming to Petro- lea) $J4 miles. Bran tford, (from Ilarrisbrrg to Brantford) 8 miles. Lon- don AND Port Stanley, (from London to Port Stanley) 24^^ miles. Air lilNE, lately completed, running with but a little deviation from a straight line, (from Glencoe to Fort Erie and Buffalo) 150 miles — will cross over the Niagara River, from Fort Erie to Buffalo, on the International bridge now in course of construction, — and the Welt.and Branc.'i (from Merritton to Welland Junction), 14^^ miles. —Sidings 79 miles. Total length of Railway 796^ miles. W. K. MUIR, General Offices, Hamilton. Gen. Supt. Pullman Palace Cars ark run on all Day and Ni'iHT Trains. Mis. Mis. STATIONS. Pge. Mis. 203 183 168 161 156 Mis. 26 46 6i 68 73 STATIONS. Pge. "8 17 19 DETROIT 31 32 Stoney Point 'X% 229 221 WINDSOR CHATHAM M Tecuraseh Tbamesville 33 II 212 Belle Rividre. . .• Bothwell 310 Rochester Newbury 34 iv INDEX AND MILEAGE TABLES. Mis. Mis. »5o 79 M5 84 140 8y 134 95 130 99 no no no 119 100 129 95 133 91 »3» 86 143 81 148 79 «5o 72 157 62 167 59 170 55 174 49 180 43 186 37 192 32 197 27 203 22 207 '7 212 II 218 9 220 3 226 229 STATIONS. Glencoe \ppin Longwood Mt. Brydges Komoka LONDON I )oichester IngeisoU Ikachville Woodstock Eastwood (lobles Princeton PARIS Marrisburg Lynden , Copotown . . , I )undas HAMILTON Stoney Creek Winona Grimsby Beamsvillc Jordan ST. CATHERINES f horold St. David's SUSP'N. BRIDGE.. NIAGARA FALLS Toronto Branch. 39 38 1 r5 4 3- 26 7 13 22 17 14 25 Hamilton Toronto Junction . . Waterdown Wellington Square. Bronte Oakville Port Credit 32JMimico 39|Toronto Pgc. 34 II II 35 41 II 42 II 43 II It IS 43 49 53 II II 55 56 49 60 61 II 63 II 23 Wellington, Grey & Brnce Brh. 129 123 117 »I3 no 102 88 85 78 74 70 66 Harrisburg Branchton . Gait Preston . . . Hespeler . . , Gueiph. . . . Elora Fergus .... Alma 5S[Groldstone . 59' Drayton . . . 63|Moor«ficld , 6 12 16 19 27 41 44 5' 43 44 45 II 21 46 It It It II II Mis. Mis. 70 58 53 76 46 83 38 91 32 97 23 106 16 112 4 124 1201 STATIONS. 67 62 58 52 45 39 32 29 16 8 61 51 41 35 28 19 16 15 10 Palmerston , Ilarriston .. Clifford Mildway. . , Walkcrton. Pinkerton . Paisley . . . . Port Elgin , l29iSouthampton South Extension. 5 9 15 22 27 34 38 51 59 67 PALMERSTON . Gowanstown LISTOWELL... Newry Ethel AINLEYVILLE. Bluevale WINGHAM.... Lutknovv Huron , . Kincardine Sarnia Branch. 10 20 26 33 42 45 46 51 61 LONDON Komoka Strathroy . Kerwood Watford Wanstead Wyoming Petrolea Junction . Mandaumin Sarnia Pge. 46 II II II II II It It It 46 48 ti 11 It It It 14 35 It 38 It 39 ti II 40 8 Petrolea Branch; 5 I 4 5 Petrolea - 39 Petrolea Junction -- Wyoming 36 Brantford Branch. 8 8 BRANTFORD 15 Hprrisburg 43 London & Port Stanley Branch. 24 21 »9 16 13 9 4 II 15 20 H London Pond Mills . . Westminster . Glenworth. . . Yarmouth . . . St. Thomas. . White's Port Stanley . 35 40 II It M II 4« 4 INDEX AND MILEAGE TABLli, 46 •I It II 11 II II 46 48 AIB LINE Branoh. Mis. Mis. 150 145 ' S I3« 12 129 21 12S 22 119 31 113 37 105 45 IC4 46 \>7 53 92 ,S« 84 66 73 77 69 Si STATIONS. BUFFALO FORT ERIK Stcvensville VVelland & Junction .... Welland Canal ........ Marshville Michigan Road Siding... I )arling Road Siding. . . (i. T, R. Crossing and Canfield Junction , . Cayuga , Nolle s Corners Jarvis SIMCOE Nickville Pge. 19 58 58 58 58 Mis 64 56 53 46 38 32 28 22 '3 Mis f,TVTI(»NS. Delhi Coiirtland TILSONBIJRC Corinth Siding. ., Aylmer . 83 94 97 104 112 1 18 Canada Southern Cross'g 122 127 >37 »5o ST. THOMAS Canada Southern Cross'g Thames Riv. Gravel Pit. GLENCOK Pge. 59 II 59 40 34 Welland Branoh. H 13 2 9 6 I 2 12 14 Merritton & Junction. Thorold Allanhurg Port Robinson Welland Welland Junction.. . . 55 It 59 II 58 WELLAND RAILWAY. This Railway — of 5 feet 6 inch gougt — to be soon altered to 4 feet Syi inch gauge, extends from Port Colborne, on Lake Erie, to Port Dalhousie, on Lake Ontario, a distancs of 25 mile.s, and I'orms an important link for the transportation of frtiglit from the upp"r lakes to the sealord. J8Ci"See dcscriptiijns of Port Cf. Head Office, St. Catharines. CANADA SOUTHERN RAILWAY. This new line of Railway — of 5 feet S}4 inch gauge — to be open for traffic about 1st June, 1873, is bleated through the Southern ten counties of the I'rovince, an exceedingly prosperous agricultural district. This is the first road of any great length laid throughout with steel rails. There are no grades either on Main Line or Branch exceeding 15 feet to tiie mile, and 96 per cent of the line is straight. This Railway, it is expected, will afford great relief to all Western Roads. Its Eastern terminus is at Fort Erie, at the West end of the Intercolonial Bridge, now being finished, over the Niagara River, nearly opposite Buffalo, connecting across with the New York Central and Erie Railways, and its Wes-tcrn termini (Main Line), arc at Amherstburg, on the Detroit River — 228 miles — and (Branch Line), at Courtwright (named after the promoter and president ol the road), on the .St. Clair River — 66 miles. The old Eric and Niagara Road, now forming a Branch of the Southern, extends from Erie to Niagara — 31 miles. Total length. 325 m. This Railway will connect with the American Extension of its own line from Amherstburg to Chicago, and with another from the town of St. Clair, Michigan, opposite Ccurtwright, to Toledo, Ohio — the two extensions to join in one at a point about 30 miles West of Toledo. A splendid tunnel is being constructed at Amherstburg by this Co. to end on the American side, opposite. The track is all laid in Canada, and nearly so from Detroit to Toledo ; from Amherstburg to Chi- <^ago, it will be all laid about :st December next. F. N. FlNNIK, Head Office, St. Thonus. CAi^ En^imtr &* Supt. VI INDEX AWD MILS AGE TABLES. Mis. Mis. 2a8 221 7 212 16 194 34 186 42 180 48 170 S^ 157 71 «5i 77 '45 «3 140 88 135 93 129 99 123 los no llS 102 126 91 1,37 55 143 81 147 77 iSi 66 162 53 175 43 i«5 30 198 STATIONS. FOKT ERIE..., Stevensville Welland AtterclilTe Canfield CAYUGA Ilagersville WATERKORD. Windham Ilawtrey Cornel Iville TILSONBURG, Brownsville Sprinfjfield ST. THOMAS.., Shedden Dalton Bismarck , Rodney Taylor , RIDGETOWN. Charing Cross.,.. Fletcher Comber Pge, 19 S« M 59 17 5S 59 It M II II II II II 40 60 60 II 60 i Mis. Mis. II 7 207 221 228 STATIONS. Woodslee Colchester Amherstburg . Pge. 60 St. Olair Division. 66 58 53 47 3' 18 ST. THOMAS. Sduthwold Thames River... Milburne Alvinstone Oil Springs 66|Court\vright 8 »3 19 35 48 40 60 Erie & Niagara Branch. 31 24 19 17 14 7 6 II 13 17 24 31 TORONTO (/>jyS/i'a»ier)\ Niagara Queenston.. Suspension Bridge NIAGARA FALLS. Chippawa Black Creek Fort Erie BUFFALO 57 5? 56 II 58 II 19 NORTHERN RAILWAY OF CANADA. This Railway — 5 feet 6 inch gauge — was chartered 29th August, 1849. The length of the main line, from Toronto to Meaford is 115 miles, with a brinch line of 23 miles, from Allandale to Muskoka Wharf, on Lake Couchichinp ; total length about 139 miles. This Railway runs through the counties of York, Mark- ham, Vaughan and Simcoc, a rich farming and lumbering district. General Offices, I'^red. CrMBKRLAND, Cor. Front & Brock sts., Toronto. Managing Direc tor. Mis. Mis. "5 no 5 107 8 100 H 96 18 92 22 85 30 80 34 77 38 73 41 70 44 66 49 63 52 64 53 63 52 58 56 52 63 53 64 i^ 63 STATIONS. Toronto Davenport Weston Thornhill Richmond Hill King Aurora Newmarket Holland Landing.., Bradford Scanlon's Gilford ...., Lefrcy (arrive) Bell Ewart Lefroy (depart) Bramley Al' idale (arrive) . B. ;RIE Allandale (depart) , Pge. Mis. 23 62 23 62 63 II II II II 64 63 46 44 41 36 28 24 20 IS 8 Mis. 68 72 73 78 85 91 94 100 107 "5 STATIONS. Harrison's Utopia Angus New Lowell ,.. Stayner Batteaux COLLINGWOOD. Craigleith Thornbury Meaford Pge. 66 67 Muskoka Branch. 23 22 I 16 6 8 15 23 Allandale BARRIE Gowan Hawkstone ORILLIA Muskoka Wharf., 63 64 65 |Pge. 60 II II 40 60 II sli. mer)\ : 57 5» 56 .S... II 58 ...... " 19 49 . The )rincliline linf ; total k, Mark- ND, e jjire cior. Pgo. 65 II It II II II :> " 66 ,.,. II ;■.■. 67 I. 63 . 64 . i> II II . 65 INDEX AND MILKAGB TABLES. VII TORONTO, GREY & BRUCE RAIjl.WAY. \ The Toronto, Grey and Hruce Railway— — of 3 feet 6 inch ga\ige — was incor- porated in 1868, commenced in November, 1869, and opened for traffic in July, 1871. It is at present 88 miles in length, but an extension of 90 additional miles is unc(er construction, to end at Owvn Sound. It is conlemplaltii to continue it from Mount Forest to Kincardine, county of Hruce. The co»,t of this Railway has been abou^ $16,000 per mile, including rolling stock and .statioti bui!iliri;^s, com- plete. Honuses in aid of the c(?nstruction were granted by the municipalities along the line, also by the Government of Ontario, to the extent of about $6,000 per mile, the capital l)earing interest being thus reduced to $10, coo per mile. — Great credit is due to Mr. George Laidlaw, the originator of this and the Toronto and Nipissing Kaihvay? and father of the narrow gauge system on the continent of America, for the able way in which, with the assistance of the enterprising merchants of'!' aonlo, notably Mr. ]o\\n Gonlon, of the tinn of Gordon, McKay & Co., President, he has brought these Railways to a successful issue. General Offices, Cor. Front & Bay .sis., Toronto. N. Weatherston, General Stipi. Mis. 88 79 73 71 66 61 47 Mis. 9 14 16 21 26 32 41 STATIONS. TORONTO - - Weston & Junction 1 lumber Summit - Woodbridge - - Klineberg - - • Holton .... Mono Road ■ • Charleston • • • Pge. 23 II 67 II II II II 68 Mis. 43 39 32 29 26 15 8 Mis. 44 49 56 5« 62 73 80 88 STATIONS. Alton - • . Orangeville Amaranth - • Waldemar - • Luther Station Arthur • - • Kenilworth Mount Forest - Pge. 68 69 TORONTO & NIPISSING RAILWAY. This Railway of 3 feet 6 inch gauge — was incorporated in :868, and commenced in 1869, Honorable John Sandfield McDonald, Premier of Ontario, turning first sod. It was opened for traffic 12th July, 1871, and is at present 88 miles in length, from Toronto to Coboconk. The cost has been about $16,000 per mile, including rolling stock, station buildings, &c., complete. Bonuses in aid of the construction were granted by the municipalities along the li. also by the Government of Ontario, to the extent of about $6,000 per mile, i 'e capital bearing interest being thus reduced to $10,000 per mile. Mr. George Laidlaw, of Toronto, was the originator of this and f he Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railways, and much credit is due to him, as father of the narrow gauge system on the conti- nent, of America, for the able way in which, with the assistance of the enterprising merchants of Toronto, notably Messrs. John Shedden, President ; Gooderham & Worts, and others, for the successful issue of these Railways. This Railway nms through the townships of Scarboro', Markham, Whitchurch, Uxbridge, Reach, Brock and Eldon; one of the finest agricultural sections in the Province. General Offices, Cor. Front & Bay sts., Toronto. Wm. Gooderham, Managinir Director. mmm vni INDEX AND MILBAGX TABLES. Mis. Mis. STATIONS. Pge. Mis. Mis. STATIONS. Pge. 8S TORONTO . - . . 1 33 29 59 Cannington - - . - 70 79 9 Scarboro Tunction 69 35 63 Woodville . . . . II ^ 14 Agincourt • • II 23 65 Midland Junction • - II 20 Unionville • - II 1 22 66 Argyle Eldon •- II 66 22 Markhair. - • II 17 71 It sg 29 Stouffville - • II »4 74 Portage Road • • - 1. S4 34 Goodwood - • 70 12 76 Kirkfield II 47 41 Uxbridge - • II 9 79 Victoria Road • • - •1 19 49 Wick • • - 11 hs Coboconk II 35 S3 Sunderland • ■ H WHITBY & PORT PERRY RAILWAY. This Railway of 5 fpet 6 inch gauge — runs from Port Whitby, on Lake Ontario, to Port Peny, on Lake Scugog, connecting the inland waters of the counties of Ontario, Victoria and Peterboro , for the puipose of trade with Lake Ontario. Its principal traffic consists in lumber, square fimber, cordwood, grain and flour. Length about 20 miles. Chester Draper, He.id Office, Whitby. Prcsidaii. Mis. Mis. 6 ID 13 stations Pge. 71 72 II II Mis Mis. ETATION.S. Pge. 19 n 9 6 Whitby- . . - . . Brooklin • • - - • Myrtle • ■ . . - Summit 4 2 15 17 19 Manchester . . . - Prince Albert ^ . - - Port Perry 72 II II MIDLAND RAILWAY OF CANADA. This Railway connects with the Grand Trunk Railway at Port Hope, and the gauge being the same, 5 fret 6 inches, so tnat goods shipped on the cars at Port- land, Montreal, &c., can be taken through to the end of the line without tranship- ment. This road has its present N. W. terminus at Orillia, on Lake Couchiching, 87 miles, and has a branch line from Millbrook to Lakefield, nmuing N. E., ^ miles; total length, no miles. The extension of the main line from Beaverton northward to Georgian Bay, is now under contract, and a large amount of work done, — whole extension, including a branch to St. John's Lake, 6i miles, to be soon completed. When this work will be done, it is claimed, this Railway will present the shortest and ir.'ist direct route from the Western States to the seaboard, — the distance from Chicago to Montveal, being about 850 miles, and to Oswego, 800 miles. The following figures will to some extent show the amount t business done by this road. In 1871 there were 1,676,922 cubic feet of square timbe^ ship- ped to Port Hope, and of sawed lumber, 65,520,000 feet, •>, m.; of grain, 382,533 bushels, &c. D. E. BouLTON, General Offices, Port Hope. President ^ General Manager Mis. 87 81 78 77 73 Mis, STATIONS. PORT HOPE 6 Quay's • 9 10 »4 Perrytown Campbell's- Summit Pge. 75 76 II II 72 Mis. "69' Mis. 18 16 9 24 31 40 STATIONS. Millbrook ■ - Fraserville - ■ PETERBORO' I-.akefield - • Pge. ~76 ~76 If 77 INDEX AND MILBAGE TABLE5. IX iPge. 70 II II II !»■ I. II ir, on Lake ters of the wUh Lake ^ood, grain RAPER, Prcsulott. jPge. 72 II II ope, and the cars at Port- lout transftip- Couchiching, t»g N. E., ^ ,vn Beaverton ount of work miles, to be Railway wiU the seaboard, id to Oswego, lint c business re timbe: sUip- grain, 382* 533 >teral Manager Mis. Mis. 24 63 61 26 59 2S 54 33 4b 3« 44 43 STATIONS. Pge. 77 Mis. Mis. Bethany 38 49 Brunswiclc 'I .'3 H Franklin II 29 S8 Omemee II 21 66 Kelly's II 87 Lindsay 1* SIATIONS. Cambray Oakwood Woodville Beaverton Orillia . Pge. 77 II 11 II 64 COBOURG, PETERBORO' & MARMORA RAILWAY. This Railway of 5 feet 6 inch guage— was first opened in 1853. It is principally used by the Marmora Iron Mining Co. This wil'i the considerable lumber trade derived from the Co.'s mills, on the north shore of Rice Lake, gives this Railway much to do. Mis. Mis. STATIONS. Pge. Mis. Mis. STATIONS. Pge. «3 COBOURG . . . . Harwood 78 79 13 Blairton 79 CANADA CENTRAL AND BROCKVILLE AND OTTAWi^ RAILWAYS. BROCKVILLE AND OTTAWA RAILWAY. This Railway 5 feet 6 inch gauge — extends from Brockville, S. on River St. Lawrence, to Renfrew, N. on River Bonnech^re ; distance 89^ miles, with a branch of I2 miles, running N. W, from Smith's Falls ^o Perth. Total length, xo^% miles. H. Abbott, Head Office, Brockville, O. Pres, <2r» Managing Director. This Railway- iSth Sept., 1870. CANADA CENTRAL RAILV/AY. — 5 feet 6 inch gauge — was formally opened for traffic on I'i extends over a country devastated by late disastrous fires, from the City of Ottawa, the federal capital, to Carleton Place, 28^^ miles. It connects there with the Brockville and Ottawa Railway, and ib perated in con- nection with that road. It is contemplated to extend this Railway to Georgian Bay. H. Abbott, Head Office, Brockville, O. General Manager. Mls.lMls. 8^ 88 84 82 79 77 76 73 68 64 61 59 STATIONS. y2 5 7 ID 12 13 16 21 25 25 30 BROCKVILLE G. T. Junction Fairfield • Clarks - • Bellamy's • Jelly's . • Bell's . . Woltbrd • Irish Creek Story's • • Smith's Falls Welsh's . Pge. 87 88 II II II 11 II 89 Mis. 54 52 48 43 42 37 34 28 20 17 »5 Mis. .^5 37 41 45 46 52 55 61 69 72 74 89 STATIONS. Foster's • • Franktown • • Beckwith - • Carleton Place Cuileton Plac" ALMONTE • Snedden's - • Pakenham • • Arnprior • • Braeside - ■ Sand Point RENFREW . J" ic'ion Pge. 90 II II 90 II 91 II II II It II INDEX AND MILEAGE TABLES. I, Perth Branch. Mis. Mis. STATIONS. Pge. Mis. Mis. STATIONS. Pge. 25 23 14 8 6 2 5 13 19 22 28 Appleton - ■ Ashton - - • Clary's • • Stittsville - • Bell's Comers Britannia - OTTAWA 90 12 6 6 12 Smith's Falls - - - . Pike Falls PERTH 88 89 II II 90 II Canada Central Bailwaj. II 93 28 1 1 Carleton Place June. - | 90 1 ST. LAWRENCE & OTTAWA RAILWAY. This Railway 4 feet S}4 inch gauge — runs from Prescott, on the St. Law- rence River, to Ottawa, the federal capital. Length of main line, 54 miles, with brand, to Chaudi^re, 7 miles : total length, 61 miles. The road was commenced in 1852, and completed in December, 1854, Thomas Reynolds, General Offices, Ottawa^ Managing Director. Mis. Mis. STATIONS. Pge. 92 II 93 II M Mis. Mis. STATIONS. Pge. 54 52 45 38 32 2 9 16 22 PRESCOTT - - . - Do. Junction - Spencerville - - • - Oxford - . . . . Kemptville . . - . 23 w 7 31 39 43 47 93 II Mrnotick - • • - • - Chauuidre Junction > OTTAWA - - ■ •* M II II A.r>VEIt1?ISEM:ElVTS. IMPORTATION OF ANIMALS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF STOCK. Customs Department, Ottawa, Oct. ist., 1870. Notice is hereby given that His Excellency the Governor-General, by an order in Council, bearing date the 26th of September last, has been pleased to approve of the following Regulations governing the Importation of Animals for the improvement of stock, under Sec. 4, of 33 Victoria, Cup. 9. Regulations. 1. In all cases a certificate of purity of blood given by the breeder of the ani- Tial, and accompanied by a certificate of identification, signed and sworn to by the importer, should be furnished to the Collector at the Port of Entry. 2. In addition to the foregoing certificate, there shall be required in special cases, the further evidence hereinafter mentioned, viz : — Blood Horses. 3. A proper pedigree referring to the English or American Stud Book, to be given by the breeder in his certificate. Horses of other Breeds. 4. Such horses having no Stud Book, an authenticated certificate of purity of blood and identification will be sufficient. Short Horn Cattle. 5. The breeder's certificate should embody a correct pedigree, referring to the English or American Short Horn Book. Pge. 90 M 90 II II 93 the St. Law- 4 miles, with s commenced lOLDS, ^ng Director. s. Pge. • * • • • • • • • tion - • 93 II II II VEMENT 1st., 1870. eneral, by an een pleased to )f Animals for ier of the ani- d sworn to by try. lired in special c f \ Book, to be te of purity of eferring to the ADVERTISEMENTS. XI Hkreford Cattle. 6. The pedigree should refer to the English Hereford Herd Book. Devon Cattle. 7. The pedigree should refer to the English or American Deron Herd Book. Ayrshire Cattle, Angus Cattle, Galloway Cattle, or .\lderney Cattle. A certificate of purity of blood and identification will be sufficient, as first hereinabove prescribed. 8. And any other breed or description of cattle which is not specially named in the foregoing, shall be held to be included in the general description embodied in Regulation i. Sheep, Pigs, and Poultry. 9. In these cases a similar certificate and identification will be required as in the next preceding case. R. S. M. BOUCHETTE, Commissioner of Customs, REGULATIONS GOVERNING TRAVELLERS' CAR- RIAGES, &c., CROSSING THE FRONTIER. To ensure uniformity at the frontier ports, in dealing with "carriages of travel- lers and carriages laden with merchandise," and to afford the utmost facility to parties visiting the Dominion for transient purposes, consistent with the protection of the Revenue, the Minister of Customs has approved of the following '* Regulations and Restrictions." 1st. Regular Stages and Hacks, when the owners or the drivers are known to the officers, may be allowed to cross the frontier and return, within two days, without being required to make an entry at the Custom House, subject only to the ordinary examination, search and inspection. 2nd. Travellers intending to remain within the Dominion for a longer period than two days, are required in all cases to report and enter their horses, carriages and travelling equipage ; ard in cases where they do not intend to leave at the same port at which they enter, or are uncertain on that point, they must deposit with the Collector the full amount of duty on such horses, carriages and other dutiable articles, to be returned only on their furnishing satisfactory evidence that the same auicles have been returned unchanged to the United States. Travellers intending to leave at the Port of Entry, may be allowed to enter as above, a nd in lieu of cash, to give a bond, with an approved resident surety, covering the amount of duty, and with the additional condition that such Bond shall be entorcerporated at a pon them the on of all pri- omplains that French do, is 25 miles in mile, depth 6 fathoms, current 2 miles an hour. There are 17 islands in the river. Peach Island was the home of Pontiac, the celebrated Indiar chief ; and Hog Island, now named Helle Isle, owned by the Campau family, is, with the first, the nearest to the city. The towns and villages on the Canadian shore are Amherstburg, near the entrance to Lake Erie, Sandwich, about 3 m. below Detroit, and Wind- sor, directly opposite the city. Fort Maiden, on the same side, is situitte^ teet. The Opera House, opposite the City Hall, is a very fine building ; also the Post Office, close by, occupied by Customs Dept. on second story. AND BOOK OF REFERB>CE. )len(lid piece of , and higher, at of the city and res representing ir streets. It is •rs. The whole yor $1,200 per ; City Attorney, 1,800, &c. The wenty members; ,vo years, which for expenditure il of all expenses achers employed of the street gas 52 per 1,000 feet, 2al and personal ff the buildings, vening ; on Sun- ere the "Dutch" warms buzz-buzz evil spirits away, men, women and le city cars* nm to irite drive. The nada ; fare 5 cts. ;es, carrying also )pposite the City asonic, civic and ir glorious colors lal conflict. We I imposing scenes irses delivered by Randolph Rogers, ; also the execu- vhole structure is atue of Michigan. Army and Navy. Munich, Bavaria. 1 expended on the ;r statues, railing. Its during the late charter obtained S70, powers were I Railway to con- The capital stock nel must be com- . will be : Length jrn Station, 2-84 portal, 8,568 feet; ;pth of water over iameter of tunnel, building ; also the Churches. — Baptist — First Baptist — First French — First German — Lafayette Avenue — Park. Street — and Second (colored). Catholic. — Cathedral of St. Teter ard St. Paul — Most Holy Trinity — Our Lady of Help — St. Ann's Cathedral (i'rench) — St. Boniface (German) — St. Joseph (German) .St. Mary's (German) — St. Patrick's Chapel — St. Vincent de Paul. Christian. — Central Christian Church — Insciples of Christ. Congregational. — First and Second. Eplscoi'AL. — Christ Church — Grace Church — Mariners' Free Church — St. John's— St. Paul's— St. Peter's— St. Stephen's. Lutheran. — Bethel— German Evangelical — First German Reformed Zion's — German Evangelical Lutheran Salem Church — Emmanuel German Lutheran Church — St. John's German Evangelical — St. Matthew's German Evangelical — Trinity German Evangelical. Methodist. — Central Methodist Episcopal — F'irst German, M. E. — Jefferson Avenue Chapel, M. Fl — Lafayette Avenue, M. E. — Second German, M. E — Simpson, M. E. — African, M. E. — Independent, M. E. Presbyterian. — First Presbyterian — Fort Stret Pre \terian — Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian — Scotch Presbyterian — United Presbyterian — Westminster Presbyterian. Jewish. — Beth El Temple — Synagogue of Shaary Zedeck, Miscellaneous. — Christadelphian Society, No. i — Do. No. 2.— Detroit Society of Spiritualists, with children's Progressive Lyceum. — First Congrega- tional Unitarian. — New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Convents, — ol the Sisters of Charity — ot the Sacred Heart — of Notre Dame (German). Libraries. — Detroit Bar Library, 3,200 vols. — Detroit Public Library, under City charge, 22,000 vols. The revc^nue is derived from fines in the Police and Central Station Courts. — Mechanics' Society Library, 4,000 vols. — Young Men's Libraiy, 13,000 vols. Newspapers. — (dailies) — Detroit THbunt (republican), established in 1836, capital $100,000. — Detroit Free Press (democ). — Daily Post (repub.), capital $100,000. — Detroit Daily and Weekly Union (demo.). — The Michigan Volks- blatt (German), (demo.) — Michigan Journal (German).— The Detroit Tagliche Abend Post (German). — V Etoile Canadienne (weekly French), and 12 others, month and week publications, relating to science, arts and politics. Medical Organizations. — Detroit Medical College — Detroit Academy of Medicine — State Medical Society — Wayne County Medical Society — Wayne County Homoeopathic Institute — Woman's State Medical Association — Board of Surgeons for the Examination of Pensioners — Detroit Homceopathic College. Banks. — The American National Bank — First National Bank of Detroit — German American Bank — Mechanics' Bark — Merchants' and Manufacturers' — People's Savings — Second National — Deiroit Savings Bank — Wayne County Savings Bank. Parks are twelve in number — Adelaide Campau Park, on Joseph Campau Av. — Cass — Clinton — Crawford — East — Elton — Grand Circus — Macomb — Ran- dolph School — Stanton — and West Park. Cemeteries are 8 in number, 3 Protestant : Elmwood, (large and fine and the site very well adapted to the purpose), — Woodmere — Lutheran. — i Catholic, Mt. Elliot.— 4 Jewish — Beth El — Free Sons ot Israel — King David's Lodge — Shaary Zedeck. There are 5 Hospitals and 6 Asylums. Masonic. — The regular Masonic bodies meet in the evenings at Masonic Hall, 133 Jefferson Avenue, as follows: — Zion Lodge, No i, Wed. — Detroit Lodge No. 2, Tues. — Union Lodge of S. O., No. 3, Mon. — Ashlar Lodge No. 91, Thurs. — Oriental I^odge No. 240, Tues. — Schiller Lodge No. 263, Fri. — Kil- winning Lodge No. 297, Mon. — Monroe Chapter No. i, Thurs. — Peninsular Chapter No. 16, Wed. — Monroe Council No. I, Fri, — Detroit Commandery No. I I ' i I: \m If LACROIX CANADIAN GUIDE I, Mon. The first Lodge of Masons in Detroit was organized under sanction of the (i rand Lodge of Canada, 19th Dec., 1794. L O. O. F.— Michigan No. i, Mon., at new Odd Fellows' Hall -Washing- ton No. 54, Tues., same place — Olive Branch, No. 38, Thurs., same place — Vayne, No. 2, Fri., same place— Detroit No. 128, Wed., at old O. F. H.— Premihe f.i\i;t- Fmn<^aisc dc I Ouest, No. 147, meets cor. of Antoine and Catherine .sts, — Sides No. 155, Mon. — same place — Michigan Kncampment No. i, 2nd and 4th Wed. in each month, at new O. F.H. — Ingersoll Kncampment No. 29, same jilace, on 1st and 3rd Wed. each month. — Clermania Kncampment No. 45, cor. Clinton and yVntoine sts., on 1st and 3rd Thurs. each month.-— Knights of I'ythias OlymjMc, ist Tues., in old O.F. 11. L O. O. T. — Amaranth, 386, Thurs, — Alberton, 441, Tues. — Rechabite, 27r, Wed. -Refuge, 506, Fri.— Rechabite, i, Thurs, — Hope, 4, Mon. Names ok somh ok imk tkincipai. Frknch sktti.krs hkkork 1812 in DKi'Koit AND vrciNlTY : — Audrain, IJourdon, Bouchard, Bdlaire, Branchard, Ber- nard (lit Lajoy, Bissonnette, Beaume, Baron, Bourassa, liondy, Beaugrand, Baby, Beaufait, Beaubien, Boyer, Bernard, Ikrthelet, Bellecour, C'ampau, Cloutier, Car- riere, Cattin, Chanteroux, Couture, C^rat dit Coquillard, Chabert, Ch^ne, Cha- potcm, Chovin, Cardinal, Cochoit,Comparet, Courville, Dozette, Dormont, Delosle, Desnouyer,Dubreuil, D^laurier, Ddlisle,Durocher,Dequindre,Dub6, Dorez, Drouil- lard, FontaiiiC, Fournier, Fortin, Girardin, Galipeau, Gaillard, Godfroy, Gagnier, Gouin, Griffard, Huot, Jerome, Jourdain, Lebeau, Lassalle, Lasselle, Lacroix, (Hubert, dit), L'Knfant, Labady, Langlois, Loranger, Lapointe, Laviolette, I>aplante, Laff)ntaine, Leduc, Leblanc, Lebeau, Lapierre, I/P^cuyer, Lafleur, Labute, Landroche, Lavall6e, Lauzon, Lapalme, Lesp6rance, Latour, M6nard, Meloche, Mouton, Martin, Morrisseau, Morrin, Moras, Marsac, Montigny, Morant, Nadeau, Navarre, Polard, Pelletier, Pominville, Papineau, Par6, Picjuette, Pepin, Petit dit Lalumicire, Rfeaume, Racine, Rulland, Rivard, Rudhomme, Robidoux, Robert, Rousson, Robitaille, Racette, Susor, St. Ber- nard, Sicotte, St. Aubin, Tessier, Tremblay, Thibault, Tnulel, Taschereau, Va- liquette, Voyer, V6zina, Vernier dit Ladouceur, &c., &c. Some of the Weai.thv Persons of Detroit. — ^Judge Chs. Moran, Heirs of Joseph Campau, Piquette heirs, Cass heirs, Woodbridge heirs, heirs of Gen, John R. Williams, heirs of John S. Biddle, heirs of Barnab6 Campau, heirs of [acques Campau, K. A. Brush, David Cooper, Wm. B. Wesson, Jas. F. Joy, Zach. Chandler, E. W. Ward, C. H. Buhl, H. P. Baldwin, Hugh Moffatt, Cle- ment LafTerty, Moses W. Field, Hiram Walker, Mrs. McKinstry, John Owen, J. Dubois, Chs. Merrill, R. McClennan, R. H, Hall. Some of the promi- nent Men. — ?\ Buhl, Chs. Ducharme, A. D, Fraser, Gov, McClennan, Dan. J. Campau, Jared Patcher, Jas. V. Campbell, E. Farnsworth, C. J. Walker, J. L. Chipman, Dr. Ikodie, W. W. Wheaton, Theo. J, Campau, O. Bourke, 1 Adj. -Gen. Robertson, R. E. Roberts, C. H. Borgman, John Roberts, Z. R. Brockway, Denis J. Campau, E. N, Lacroix, Levi Bishop, C. C. Trowbridge, &c. Biographical sketch ok the late Major Joseph Campai;, of Detroit. — Joseph Campau, son of Jacques Campau and Catherine Mfenard, was l)om in Detroit, 20th Feb., 1769. He was sent to school at Montreal at the age of ten, and remained there 5 years, when his father died. Being without means he entered into the emploj-ment of Mr. McGregor, who kept a store at Sandwich, Canada. I le afterwards contracted with the English (rovernment for the erection of a fort at Maiden, but a flood swept his timber off and rendered him again penniless. He then returned to Mr. McGregor, and from this time dated his success. Shortly afterwards he entered into the mercantile business and was the first merchant of Detroit who went to Boston for goods. He commenced pur- chasing and selling real estate in 1786, and in many cases improved it with build- ings, and paid as much as $50 per acre for clearing land. He connected himself with the North West Fur. Co., with John Jacob Astor, James Abbot and J. G. Schwarz, about 181 2, and was a member of the Board of Trade Britannic in T iniler sanction of Hall - Washing- ;., same place — old O. F. H.- rie and Catherine ent No. I, 2nd inpment No. 29, mpnient No, 45, nth. — Knights of ues. — Rechabite, Mon. JKKORK 1812 IN , Branchard, Ber- 5caugrand, Baby, lu, Cloutier, Car- ert, Ch^ne, Cha- )ormont, Delosle, 16, Dorez, Drouil- iodfroy, Gagnier, asselle, Lacroix, linte, Laviolette, Ecuyer, Lafleur, Latour, M6nard, rsac, Montigny, Papineau, Par6, iulland, Rivard. Susor, St. Ber- Taschereau, Va- is. Moran, Heirs rs, heirs of Gen. "ampau, heirs of on, Jas. F. Joy, ugh Moffatt, Cle- try, John Owen, ; OF THK PROM I - /IcClennan, Dan. 1, C. J. Walker, 5au, O. Bourke, Roberts, Z. R. Trowbridge, &c. lU, of Dktroii'. ird, was l)om in at the age of ten, ithout means he )re at Sandwich, t for the erection idered him again ^ time dated his iness and was the commenced pur- ved it with build - onnected himself Abbot and J. G. ide Britannic in \ AND BOOK OP REFERteHCE. 1798; was trustee of Detroit in 1803, anerly speak - i the same re- idon, running tely been or- sidc wheels, r and coming, hey leave Sar- veen here and y of this town, meron bought on which the ng of Sarn>a, The build- )stantially put nconveniently 'AND BOOK OF REKRR£K( £, 9 far from the centre. Some of the private residencch in that i|uarier are elegant and stand on wide streets. .Saniia was incorporateu as a .own in 1857 ; the itopulalion is over 3,000, and including clinging sul)url)s, would he over 4,000. I'he law respecting the iicgistration of births was found to Ix' Mupcrfeclly carried out, only 16 births l)eing registered during the year I and this nas led the author to notice that item, so that th-i attention of Ciovernnient may be called to it. It may be added that throughout Ontario, almost the same negligence e:;ists. Afd a great fire ii; 1867 this corjMjration decided to purchase a sttanv fire engine ;ii a cost of $5,000. Other places should do the same, before going through such a hard experience. Tiie exports of .Sarnia in 1870 were $495,379; imports, $189,775 —exports in 1871, $458,358; imjjorts, $647,368. The revenue of .Sarnia is $14,000; assessment, 20 mills on the $. It is a i)ort of entry, r,nd Mr. .S. D, I'ace is United States Consul. A Board of Trade has been organized. 'I'here are 2 weeklies, with steam jiresses — the O^'sm 'it (rcf.}, Fri. ami the Canadian (cons.). Wed. CHUR( iiKs— Kpiscopal, Roman Catholic, Canada Presbyterian, W. Methodist, Congregational, and Baptist. ScmjuLS — A large Union school with high anil public departments, and 4 other ward schools employ 10 teachers — salaries $4, 500. There is also a separate school. Banks — Bank <.f Montreal and Bank of Conunerce, and the L.^mbton Building and Investment .Society. Town lots on principal business st., 25 v 75 ft., are worth $3,000 ; farms in vicinity are valued at from $30 to $50 per a<;e. The (juality of the soil is clayish, and pro- duces chiefly wiicat, oats, barley and peas. Sarnia is the headquarters for the County's Agricultural Exhibitions. The wharves presen' much activity during the months of navigatiim; crafts of all kinds and steamers of all sizes are to be seen ihere in good numbers. The Great Western Railway Co. have their own separate wharves, warehouses and depots at .S. end ; also an elevator, who.se storage capacity is 60,000 bush. In same directif-n, farther, are two oil refineries. The Dominion t^il Refinery, owned by a wealthy English Co., manufactures for East India markets a special superior lubricatingoil for machinery, <^c. The (brick) Works are very large and the most elegant to be seen anywhere. The lilack Star Co. is owned by a New York Co. Its works are not nearly as large as the first. The Ojibway Reserve, partly in immediate vicinity, is about 3 miles s([uare. The Ojibway tribe here is called .Sarnia Band ; they number about 400 and do a little farming. They are educated in the Protes'mt faith, and have 2 churches, served by ministers of their own race. South Conmna, (jn River St. Clair, 6 m. S. and Mooretown, 10 m. E. on same river, are reached by ilaily stage and boats. Oil S])rings, 18 m. S. E.^ — once a famous coal oil s red, the other white bricks ; both ex- ])()rt largely. Mas(.)MC — Victoria, 56, Tues., on or b. ; Wawanosh Ch. 15, Fri. in Jany. April, July and Oct. — I. O. G. T. Ojibway, 45, Fri. — Sarnia, 336, Wed. Orange Lodges, 514, Fri, on orb. — 1230, 1st. ^Ion. Some of the prominent men. — Hon. Alexander McKenzie (the self-made man, iminent politician and acute statesman,) Hon. Malcolm Cameron, Hon. ■ Vidal, Fred Davis, T. .P. Pardee. R. S. Gird, C. Taylor, J. A. Mc- |Kenzie, R. Gemmill, (ieo. Stevenson, Moise Masurtt, A Allaire, W. B. Clark, I!hs. McKenzie, John McKenzie, R. McKenzie, Rev. J. Thompson, Rev. Ellcsby, McKenzie, J. Porter, Dr. T- Johnson, Dr. M. Buck. PERCH, 67 in. from Detroit, 159 m. from Toronto, is but a post office and vay station in the township of Sarnia, county of Lambton. Population about 20. CAUHjACHIE, 76 m. from Detroit, 155 m. from Toronto, in the kownship of Plymi)tou, county of Lambton, is a small village of about 50 Inhabitants. FOREST, 85 m. from^ Detroit, 146 m. from Toronto, in the township of Plympton, county of Lambton, is a small but thriving village, having 2 grist !i ii 1*1 ' lO LACROIX CANADIAN GUIDE mills, a shingle factory and saw mills, and sarrounded by excellent land. Popula- tion al)out 400. Masonic — Forest U. D., Tues. on or b, I.O.G.T. — Forest Union, 414, Tues. Oringe Lodge, 830, Fri. on or b. WIODER, 94 m. from Detroit, J 37 ni. from Toronto, in the township of Bosanquet, county of Lambton. is a village which evidences its importance by the publication of a weekly paper, Ai-gus and Review. It has a grist mill and seve- ral manufacturing shops. Population about 3CX3. Masonic — Cassia, 116, Mon. on or b. PARK HlLli, 103 m. from Detroit, 128 m, from Toronto. In 1864 this incorporated village was called Westwood, in 1865 Swainbay, and now Park Hill. It is in the Lownship of West Williams, county of Middlesex, and the most important village between St. Mary and Samia. There is here much energy and intelligence displayed in liusiness, agricultural and manufacturing mat- ters. An establishment is projected to manufacture extract of tan l)ark from hem- lock, which is plentiful 5 m. around, and a large lot of land has been purchased by a Oerman Co. to raise and manufacture hemp. There are 2 tlour mills, a large brick yard which exports extensively, i ivoollen factory, i steam saw mUl, with door and sash factory, a foundry, a very extensive stave factory, 3 tanneries, and an organ establishment. Price of lots ranges from $100 to $600; farms of 100 acres ell readily at $4,000. This is the headquarters of the Agricultural Soci- ety The soil is clay and loam prir. ipally, and back 7 ami 10 miles on Lake Huron, some 40 odd French-Canadian families are settled on farms, and doing very well; the fertility of the land is not to be surpas'^ed anywhere. The whole section, indeed, along the in and out borders of Lake Huron is extremely fertile, and often we hear of 40 and f;o bushels of fall wheat to the acre. There are 6 Protestant churches, I Roman Cr.tholic, I High School, and 2 public, beside I separate school, and a weekly newspaper, the Gazette. Population, 1,600, Masonic — Doric, 233, Tues. on or b. I.O.O.F. — Ivy, every Thurs. AILSA CRAIO,, 1 10 m. from Detroit, I2i m. from Toronto. ^J^sa Craig is situated on the S E. bank of the Sauble River, has aroimd a splendid agricultural country and grazing lands, on the town line of East W'Miams and >fc(iillivray, county of Middlesex. It does an extensive business in grain, cattle, pork, hewn timber and staves. There is much public spirit here, proved on dif- ferent occasions. Cattle fairs often take place in the village and are largely at- tended from other parts. The Union Hall is a good building, erected by private subscription, and a large Schoolhouse is well attended; a grist mill and a few other industrial establishments do well. Population about 600. There is a Ma- sonic Lodge, Craig, 214, 1st Mon on or b. ; and a society of Sons of Tem- perance. IjUOAIV, 117 m. from Detroit, 114 m. from Toronto. This incorporated village is situated on the Nine Mile River in the townships of Kinloss, Wawanosh and Ashfield, counties of Huron and Bruce. It was founded in i860, and its im- portance is now felt as a great shipping place of grain, timber, potash, cattle, pork. There are several brick yards, mills, &c., und the place seems alive and stirring briskly. Population about 800. Masonic — Irving, 154, Thurs. on or b, C.O.G.T., 256, Wed. Orange Lodpes, i, 13, Wed. on or b. ; 662, Sat. b.; 685, last Fri. GRAIVTOX, 123 m. from Detroit, 108 m. from Toronto.-- This village is in the township of Biddalph, County of Middlesex. The surrounding country brings here a great deal of agricultural produce and gives importance to this ship- ping station. Po)mlation about 200. ST. IflARlT'S, 132 m. from Detroit, 99 ni. from Toronto. Bus fare 25 cts. Ihe town of St. Mary's • situated near a mile S. of the station. It is on the North- West branch of the river Thames, in the township of Blanchard, county AND BOOK OF UEFERENCE. II cnt land. I.O.G.T. Popula- — Forest n the township of importance by the St mill and seve- -Cassia, Ii6, Mon. oronto. In 1864 ly, and now Park iddlesex, and the •e is here much lanufacturing mat- in l)ark from hem- > been purchased 2 flour mills, a steam saw mill, ctory, 3 tanneries, p6oo; farms of i <■«■*>»" Buffalo, 53X from Goderich, is a small ifil AND BOOK OF REFERENCE. J5 village in the townships of East Zorra and South Easthope, bor je. ing the counties of Oxford and Perth. The manufacturing business is here well r ;presented, and as an agricultural district much can be said in its praise. Population about 500. Orange Lodge, 329, 2nd Mon. BIMGHT, 97X m- from Bufialo, 63I4' m. from Goderich, iS a village in the townships of Blenheim and Ulandford, county of Oxford. Population over 400. Good Templars, I.O.G.T., Bright Star, 38, every Mon. DRUUBO, 92 m. from Buffalo, 68^ m. from Goderich, is a village in the township of Blenheim and county of Oxford. The Division Court is held here. Population over 500. Masonic — Blenheim, 108, Wed. on or b. — I. O. G. T. Drumbo, 183, Tues. from Goderich, a small Population about 120. RICHIVOOD, 89>^ m. from Buffalo, 71X m. village in the township of Blenheim, county of Oxford. PARIS, 83^ m. irom Buffalo, 77 m. from Goderich. Bus fare is 25 cts. Paris was incorporated as a village on 4th Sept., 1849, and as a town on 19th May, 1855. It is a port of entry, and is situated in the townships of Brantford and Dumfries, county of Brant. The Town Hall is a very good edifice. The con- tiguity to extensive beds ^f gypsum or plaster of Paris was the origin of its name. It has an upper and lower town; the CJrand River and Smith's Creek nmning through the lower. Two fine bridges 80 feet from the water, used for the trains, span the Grand River, and another Smith's Creek. They are splendid works, especially that of the Grand 'i>unk, with its elegant stone piers; it is 900 ft. in length. The high hills on the south side of the river have a beautiful aspect, and are dotted with fine private residences. The water privileges furnished by the two streams are made use of by many mills and factories doing a fine business. There are a good many stores on main streets, which have a smart appearance, and transac- tions of all kinds are actively carried on. Mr. Geo. C. Baker is U. S. Consular Agent here. The exports from this place in 1870 were $154,813; imports, $51,- 586; exports in 1871, $84,326; imports, $199,504. The population of Paris is 3,500; the revenue $16,000; assessment 15 mills on the $. There are two weeklies— the Star, established in 1848, Wed., and the Transcript, Friday, both ref A dramatic society is organized, and has already performed several master- pieces in the town and neighboring places, where it is often invited to appear. The Sons of St. Patrick have an organization, which is prosperous, and the Bank of British North America has here an agency. The churches, i CJerman Metho- dist, I Congregational, I Free Presbyterian, i Wesleyan Methodist, r Baptist, I I'resbyterian, i Episcopal, i Roman Catholic, and i Prim. Methodist, are generally costly and elegant buildings. The schools are a large Union school, a public school, and two \/ard schools; salaries about $4,000. There is also a R. C. separate school. Paris manufactures largely, not only plaster, but has 2 foundries, 3 flour mills, 3 knitting factories, i oil refinery, 2 planing mills, a saw mill, a tobacco factory, selling 136,000 lbs. of the "weed" a year, and 2 nurseries. M.A.SONIC — St. Johns, 82, 1st Tues. 1. O. O. F. Grand River, 91, every Fri. 1. O. G. T. 546, every Fri. — Orange Lodges J 108, 1st Wed. ; 478, ist Tues. BRANTFORD, 75 K »"• from Buffalo, 85 m. from Goderich, is in the towTiship of Brantford, county of Brant. A large finst class hotel, Keruv House, is newly in operation. Brantford wa« incorporated in 1847. It occupies a splendid position on the N. side above the beautiful valley which is intersected by the Grand River, and takes its name from Brant, the famous Mohawk chieftain, known also as Thayen- danegea (the .Scourge), who like Tecumseh sided with the British against the Americans during the early wars of the country. The town plot fonnerly belonged to the Indians, but in 1839 it was ceded to Government. Some of the descendant;. „^^i^g.>mm i6 LACROIX CANADIAN GUIDE of the Mohawk and other tribes live about 6 miles S. E. They are educated, follow various avocations, and are every day seen in the streets of the town trading and selling farm produce. The Great Western Railway Co. has a branch line running from here to Harrisburg, 8 m.,*a village in the township of South Dumfries, county of .Brant. Being the chief town and judicial centre of a very populous and active county, where interests clash frequently on that account, Mrantford's courts during their sessions become thronged, and the hotels also, so that travellers have sometimes to comnose thernselves on sofas. The public ediSces, Tovra Hall, Court House, Jail, Bankr,, Churches, &c., can almost rival those of any city in the country, and indicate not only a flourishing present, but a greater future. The streets are wide, well kept, and the general aspect^ throughout is not only good, but indicates an excellent state of things. The l^rivate residences of the wealthy are beautifully located in ornamented grounds and can be said to possess many of the looks of grandeur. The exports from thi'- place during 1870 were $138,560; imports, $272,297 — exports in 1871, $62,175, imports, $255,037. The population is 8,300 ; revenue, $114,000; assessment, 10 mills on the $. Lots on principal st., 132 ft. deep, are worth from 50 to $100 a foot front., and the farms in vicinity command $60 per acre. The churches are 2 Episcopal, I Roman Catholic, 2 W. Methodist, i Epis. Methodist, I P. Methodist, 2 Presbyterian, 2 Baptist, i Congregational, and n r,uiored church. The schools. High and public, cost yearly $12,460. The R. C. separate school figures also for a large sum. Water and gas are commodities easily obtainable here, and daily papers also — the Courier (cons.) The Nnvs (ind.) issues a weekly under the name of the Canadian Sun, on Sat. The £xposiiot (ref.) week., appears on Wed. Through the action of its Board of Trade Brantford gave $32,500 to the Grr.nd Trunk Co. to increase the capacity of its car shops, -which employ several hundred men constantly. Agriculture is well encouraged and the society which takes the lead in that important function here' bears a high reputation for ability and energy. The national societies all have benevolent departments : the St. "Lreorge's, St. Andrew's and St. Patrick's ; the St. Vincent de Paul in.stitution does good work here as elsewhere, and the Young Men's Chris. Asso. is a strong body. The e/itf assemble convivially at the Caledonia Club. The finances are represented by the Bank of Montreal and Bank of BrilLsh North America. As a manufacturing town Brantford cun be favorably compared with any other place even larger, not only for its ap()arent prosperity but for the excellence of its manu- factures. The Brantford Engine Works, G. H. W^aterous & Co., pro., are in the centre of the town, and a fine pile of stmctures they present, substantial and elegant in every part, over 100 men lieing employed there. The flour mills, owned by A. Watts, Plewes & Warcup, D. Spence and others, are large and fine establishments. There are 3 planing mills, 4 foundries and an extensive furniture factory in the vicinity. A fine tannery, carried on by S. McCuUoch, manufactures over 2,000 hides per year. A sheepskin factory, by F. Ott, does also a large business. The white Brantford bricks, of which the town is principally built, are of a superior quality and have a widespread reputation ; there are 4 yards manufacturing them in the town and vicinity. A new scheme is mooted to nni a line of railway from Br"..tford to Port Burwell, with which the Credit Valley line effects direct connection between Toronto and the Canada Southern, creating the shortest through route to Chicago. Preliminary steps have been taken in favor of this enterprise. Masonic. — Brant, 45, Tues., on or b. — Doric, 121, Fri., on or b. — Mount Horel) Ch. 20, 1st. Wed. month. — T. O. O. F. — Gore 34, every Thurs. — Brant Encampment, 4, ist. and 3rd Fri. month. — Orange Lodges, 197, ist. Thurs. ; 360, 2nd. Tues. Diamond Lodge, 1274, 1st W^ed. — Sons of Temperance Grand River Division, every Wed. — Standard Division, 202, every Fri. Some of the Prominent Men.— Wm. Patterson, W. Mathews, John Elliott, R. Fair, J. Cockshutt, B. G. Tisdale, Hon. E. B. Wood, A. Hardy, H. Wilson, Rev. T. Lowry, Rev. W. Cochrane, Rev. J. C. Usher, R. Turner, 1 AND BOOK OF RKFERErJE. '7 I er, R. Turner, Geo. Watt, T. McLean, H. W. Brethour, 5. McCulloch, J. C»n eron, B. Fitch, Dr. M. Kelly, H. Lemmon, R. Mathison. CAWSVFIiLE, 72>^ m. from Buffalo, 88';: m. from Goderi-h, is a small village in the township of Brantford, county of Brant. It is located on the Grand River. Population about 300. I. O. G. T. — Bud of Promise, 92, Tuos. ONOBJOAGA, 68 m. from;Bu'.:. Goderich, is a smart little village, formerly called " Cook's Corner, " about 5 m. from Chatham, and siti'Tted at the four corners of the townships of Essa, Innisfd, Tecumieh, and West Gwillimbury, South riding of the county of Simcoe. Population about 500. CANFIEIjD, 46^ m. from Buffalo, 114 m. from Goderich, is a small village in the township of Cayuga, county of Ilaldimand. This place is now a station for the Great Western Air Line, and the Canada Southern Railways, lately completed, and for the Grand Trunk also. Population about 200. DUXIVVIM^E, 38 j^ m. from Buffalo, 122^4^ m. from (ioderich, isanincor- jjorated village and port of entry on the Grand River, in the townships of Moul- ton and Sherbrooke, county of Haldimand, electoral division of Monck. The farms in the neighborhood are very fertile, and much jiroduce is lirnught here for shipment. The (irand river is dammed at this place to fi-ed the Welland Canal. Gypsum beds exist within a few miles. The river furnishes good water power at this place. The exports from this place in 1870 were $162,796; imports, $12,800; exports in 1871, $70,262; imports, $15,020. The population is about i,8oo; revenue, $7,000; assessment 20 mills on the $. It was incorporatctf in 1854. The price of lots and farms is variously estimated, but is generally high. There are 3 Methodist churches, i Episcopal, i Presbyterian, and a Roman Catholic. The schools. High and public, employ 5 teachers; salaries, $2,500. A weekly paper, Gazette, (cons.), is published on Thursd. The Bank ot British North America does a good deal of business here. There are 2 saw mills, 3 grist mills, I woollen factory, i foundry, 2 planing mills, and a large carriage shop. A i tS LACROIX CANADIAN (TUIDE f! W\ large settlement of (ierm.'iiis, 500 in number, are on farms 7 m. S.W., at a place called Rainham Centra. Masonic— Amity, 32, Wed. on or after; Mc- Galium <'h., 29, Frid. on or after. Orange Lodge, 905, Mond. on or b. FEEDER, 32)4 m. from Buffalo, 128 m. from Goderich. Here is a swinging bridge over the canal, leading from Dunnville to Port Robinson, about 20 m. The country all along here is swampy. a siding. ^{ m. from Buffalo, 133/4 m. from Goderich, is but Famis in the vicinity look well. WAIIVFLEET, 26^^^ PORT €OL250 — exports in 1871, $2,000,511 ; imports, $73,364. Mr. Andrew C. Phillips is here the U. S, Consular Agent. The population is about 1,000. The revenue $3,000 ; assessment 10 mills on the $. There are i Episcopal, 2 Methodist and i Roman Catholic churches. The schools rec -ive due attention and are well attended. The soil all along the lake is stony, but in the interior it is excellent. 1. O. O. F., Port Burwell, 33, every Thurs. —Orange Lodge, 1 28, Thurs. on or b. SHAKESPEARE, 82 m. from Samia, 86|^ m. from Toronto, is a nice village in the townships of North and South Easthope, county of Perth. There are many Germans in this place and the district adjoining, and large crops of wheat, pease, barley and flax are raised. Population about 450. NEW HAHBURG, 75 m. from Sarnia, 93X "i- from Toronto, is an incorporated village in the township of Wilmot, county of Waterloo. The name indicates the origin of the inhabitants. There is an extensive foundry and brewery in the village. Population about 800. Masonic. — New Dominion, 205, Mon. on or after. — I. O. G. T. — Waterloo, No. 571, every Tues. The townshin of Wilmot is fine and well settled, a large portion of the popu- lation being of German origin. In 1822, Christian Naff'ziger, a German of the Amish Menonist persuasion, from Munich, in Bavaria, applied to the British Government for a free grant of 50 acres of land in the township of Wilmot, to each family who should emigrate v 'th him from Germany and settle in Canada. This grant he obtained, and in 1826 he returned from Germany with a number of settlers. In 1825 the township contained but 720 inhabitants, in 1841 the num- ber had increased to 2,220, in 1850 to 4,863 ; in 1845 15,310 acres were under cul- tivation, and in 1850 the quantity had increased to 28,025. — {JohnSmith, " Canada, Past, Pirsent and Future." ) B ADE N, 72X m- from Samia, 96 m. from Toronto, is a rising village in the township of Wilmot, county of Waterloo, principally inhabited by the descendants of the first German settlers. It possesses good water power, and has extensive agricultural implement works, woollen, flax and stave factories, saw and flour mills, and a brewery. Distant from Berlin, the county town, 9 miles. Popula- tion about 400. io T.ACROIX' CAXADIAN OtnDR PETERf^BURO, 68^ m. from Toronto, <)9)4 m. from Sarnia, is a small villa{,'L- in the township of VVilmot, coimty of Waterloo, surrounded by a tine farming country. Population about loo. -Free bus to the IlOTKL, 11. C. BERI.I1V,62X m. from Toronto, 105^ m. from Sarnia. Royal llousK, Henry Roat, pro., and to the Commercial Ililborn, pro. iJerlin was incorporated as a village in 1854, as a town 1870. It is very finely situated on rolling hills, well built of stone and brick, with many fruit and vege- table gardens, exceedingly well laid out, cultivatetl and enclosed. It is the county town of Waterloo, in the township of same name. The population is 3,200 ; re- venue, $12,000, assessment, 15 mills on the $. The Town Hall is a good two-story brick building, with market in basement, Saturday being market day. The Court House and Jail are of stone, and look well. The churches are fine edifices : I Mennonite, 2 Lutheran, I W. Methodist, l Episcopal, I Evangelical, I Presby- terian, I Swedenborgian, i Baptist, i United brethren, and i Roman Catholic. Schools, I High and i Central, employ 13 teachers ; salaries 3,500. The Catho- lics have a college called St. Jerome, a fine building, and a common school. A House of Industry ami Refuge is well kept, and contains an average number of 85 inmates ; maintenance $6,000 a year. There is a large battalion drill shed, with skating rink. Main business lots in the town 80 feet deep, run from $45 to $50 a foot frontage. Farms bring readily $60 an acre. The quality of the soil is generally sandy loam. Spring and fall wheat are gootl crops, and are cultivated .in about equal proportions. A branch railway known beforeas the Preston and Berlin R.R. is now extende $50 a IS generally I .in about krlinR.R. it Western, i'atherland. sm to mind ,nd children looking at s heard but ;hops, large eculiar, the It from any 1 than Eng- and Berlin has here an er of hands, en by steam hands, and ishments do an immense »r Preston, 8 ival of every fine incor- 1 contains 2 2 grist mills or b. The tz. Rev. II. John Motz, , Wm. Mil- ). Davidson, first settlers, r of Germans Lt that time hillings. In 1825 the township contained 1,640 inhabitants ; in 1841, 4,424 inhah., and in 1850, 7»759 inhab., tiie major portion of these Clennins or of (Icrman descent. The surface of Waterloo is generally undulating, no towushij) is letter watered. The soil of a large portion of it is composed of a sandy loam, intermixed with gravel. (John Smith). The whole of this section, from Shaiiespeare to tluelph, was originally more or less settled in the same way. BRESliAU, 58 m. from Toronto, iio^m from Saniia, is a small vil- lage in the townshij) and county of Waterloo. It is prettily situated, and sur- rounded with very fine farms. Population about 200. GUELPII, 48^ 111. from Toronto, 119^111. fnmi Sarnia. The RoYAL lloiKL, Bookless & Bolter, pros., is a very good hotel, first-class in evei^ way. (Juelph is situated 011 Kiver Speed, in the township of (iueljih, ami county of Wellington. It is the county seat, and was incoiporated as a town in 1856. The larger portion of the town is built on the west side of the river, almost altogether of .stone, of a veiy line quality, furnished by quarries within limits. The streets are irregular, but they are lined in the business (piarter with many tine build- ings. The stores generally evidence an extensive business. The public build- ings, which generally denote the character and state of devel()])ment of the people in any ])lace, are here almost fastidious, some of the churches are really grand edifices, and built in excellent taste. Along the river, on the ea ;l side, the hills rise majestically to a great height, and are intersected here and there among beautiful groves, with very elegant jirivate residences. The s])lendid roll- ing hills are said to be 800 ft. above the level of Lake Erie, :tnd. the heavy down- grade, tliiDUgh very deep rocky cuts, from here to Toronto, M-ould seem to war- rant the assertion. The town limits are about 3 m., square and extend much be- yond the station of the Wellington, ( jrey and Bruce branch of the Great West- ern Railway, to ;he west, i m. from Town Hall. Guelph is a port of entry, and Mr. J. W. Jessop is U. S. Consul. The exports from th s place in 1870 were $412,563; imports, $222,930; exjjorts in 1871, $276,689; imports, $359,276. The population is over 7,000 ; the revenue $35,000; assess. 15 mills on the $. The Town Hall is prominently situateil on a large square near the station, and com- mands an excellent view of the town, the streets of which radiate from it. It is a good-sized two-story stone building, in the modern style, as are also the Court Mouse, Jail and Registry Office. A Board of Trade exerts itself here energeti- cally. The town is without water works as yet ; it has gas, however. There are 10 churches : i Episcopal, i Roman Catholic, 4 Presbyterian, 3 Methodist, i Congregational, l Baptist, and a British Episcopal (col.) The schools are i High, I Central and 4 ward, employing 15 teachers at a maintenance of $8,000 a year. There is also a separate school. The daily papers are 3 in number : the Mercury and Advertiser, both Reform, and the Herald, Cons. The Bank of Montreal, Bank of Commerce, and Bank of Ontario have here large transactions. The town is surrounded by a very rich farming district, where stock-raising is much encouraged and profitably carried on. In this line of occupation may be cited the name of Mr. F. W. .Stone, who has devoted much attention and care to the importation of thoroughbred stock from England, and the improvement of cattle. The stock raised in the county is of a superior kind, and fat cattle in great numbers are shipped to all parts of the country. The Grand Trunk's bridge spanning the river is a splendid work of the builder's art, made of iron and resting on very high and elegant stone piers ; it well deserves a longer notice. The river furni.shes 4 water privileges, running 4 flour mills, 2 of which are very large, owned by Messrs J. Goldie and David Allan. The latter has also opposite his mill, close to the bridge, an immense monumental distillery, on the products of w'lich he pays on an average annually $130,000 of excise duty. The manufactur- ing interests are here well represented. A large cabinet organ and melodeon fac- tory makes 120 instruments a month ; it receives orders from the United States, England and Scotland, and is said to be the largest establislmienl of the kind in as LACROIX CANADIAN OlMDE Canarla ; em[)Ioys 75 men ; VV. Melt & <"o., pros. Two cxlcnsivc scwinp-machine factories ; one employs 100 men, exports about 300 small machines to Kn^^Iand weekly, and manufactures about 400 every six clays ; (Jhas. Raymond, nro. The (luclph Sewing Machine Co. employs generally 75 hands, and does also a large business with England. Arms & Worswick have a large tool, machine and iron works, and emjiloy over 40 men. Inglis & Hunter, of the Wellington foundry, manufacture steam engines, boilers, &.c. ; 40 men. Armstrong & McCk a, a fine wool factory. Mills & Gotxlfellow have a large foundry, and (jthcrs have similar establishments. Masonic. —Speed, 180, 2nd Tucs. month.— (iuelph, 258, 3rd Wed. month. Guelph Ch. 40, 1st P'ri. on or after. 1. O. O. K. — Reliance, 89, every Men., in Masonic Hall. ()k,vn(;k I,oi)(;k.s.— I'rince Arthur, 1331, ist and 3rd Tues. month.— Hlack Encampment, King David, 80, every 2nd and 4th Tues. month. —Heaver, 56, every Fri. SoMEoi- "liKlM.OMiNKNT Men.— R. Mitchell, Jas. Massie,(ieo. Howard, Geo. Hnice, John Hogg, N. Higginbotham, M. P.— L). Allan, James Innes, J. Fahey, J, M. Thinn, F. (!hadwick, C. C. Brough, Geo. Sandilands, F. Biscoo, A. T. F'irie. W. Kingsmill, E. Morris, Ven. Archdeacon A. Palmer, I). Guthrie, H. W. Peterson, F. W. Stone, Rev. J. R. Shirlock, Rev. W. F. Clark, F. S. Stone, Dr. H. F. Tuck, Dr. Wm. Clark, J. Wilkinson, David Stirton, M. P. ROCKWOOD, 41 m. from Toronto, 127X ni. from Sarnia, is a flourish- ing village on the river Speed, township of Eramosa, centre riiling of the county of Wellington. It tas extensive water power. The scenery is beautiful all around, and the farms produce fine crops of root and general grain; the grazing land is excellent; the soil consists of loam and clay intermingled with gravel; the timber is principally hard wood. Rockwood has excellent limestone quarries, and contains grist, saw and oatmeal mills, a large woollen factory, a stave factory, and a fine Academy, accommodating from 40 to 50 boys. There is a cheese fac- tory 2 m. from the village. Population about 600. 1. O. G. T., Victoria, 75, every Mon. Orange Lodges, 414, Tues. on or b. ; 661, Fri. on or b. ACTOM WEST, 35X m. from Toronto, 133 m. from Samia, is a vil- lage in the township of Esquesing, county of Halton. It is surrounded by a fine agricultural district, and large quantities of wheat are shipped fnin this station. Tliere is a con"siderable manufacture of flour, lumber and leather. Population about 7CX>. LITflEHOUSE, 32X n\. from Toronto, 136 m. from Sarnia, is a small village in the township of Esquesing, county of Halton. Population about loo. CEORGETOWN, 29 m. from Toronto, 139;^ m. from Sarnia, is an incorporated village in the township of Esquesing, county of Halton. The river C'redit passes through the village and affords excellent water power. On its banks are a number of mills and manufactories, includin}i; the extensive paper mills of Barber Bros. It does a large business in lumbt. :ind cloth, and has a consider- able retail country trade. The surrounding tov,-i ,1 jps are noted for their rich wheat -growing lands. A weekly, the //erald, .s published here. Population about 1,500. IVORVAI^, 26^ m. from Toronto, 141^ m. from Samia, is a village in the township of Esquesing, county of Halton. Population about 200. BRAIIPTOIV, 21 m. from Toronto, 147^ m. from Sarnia. Bus fare to hotel, 10 cts. Thk Revkre House, Samuel Beck, pro. Good livery, well- known as a Commercial house. Brampton is a town in the township of Chinquacousy, county of Peel, It is the county town, and was incorporated in 1852. The population is 3,000 ; re- venue, $9,000; assessment, 15 mills on the $. The Town Hall is a plain wooden birilding, but the Court House and Jail, the first brick and the other AND iOOK OK HkVi HKVCK. *% stone, arc vltv i,'ihkI, flc'i^.iiu «.-iiiiatftl. Churclifs i W. Methodist, I I'rini, MethcHlisl, i Kpiscopal, I Biptist, l Kpis. Meth(xlist, I Romau Catholic, and 2 l'resl)ytt'rian. The scliools, Hi(ih and public, employ 6 teachers, at a cost of $2,000 a year. There are 2 weeklies, Hram|)ton '/Vw/rr, on Krid., and the IVel /A///;///-, on 'I'hursd., holli K,;form. Mii^iness lots on main streets, 56 x 130, hrin^ ai)out $2,000; farms in vicinity worth $45 an acre. The soil is very j(oliops. The ajipearance of Uramplou in its low |M)siti. |. tirant, J. Majfj^'ert, Hr. 1). !Iegf,'ie, J. Mc- Culla, W. .McCulla, C. Crookall,"(;. Murphy, 11. H. Murphy, Dr. M. Morrison, Dr. A. Tattullo, Rev. J. Pringle, 1). L. Scott, Uev. |. Shaw, J. Trail, Geo. Tye, M. M. Klliott, R. Hroddy, Wm. Hnnldy, Geo. (Iraham, Rev. W. Middle- ton, J. 1'. Cummins, James Kleminjj;, Robert .Smith, M. P. rUALTO^, 15 m. from Toronto, 153 m. from Sarnia, is a small village in the township of Toronto, county of I'eel, within a line agricultural district. Population about 200. WE»"^OM, Syi m. fronj Toronto. 1593^^ m. from Sarnia. — -The Eaglk lIoTKi,, J(/lin Kagle, pro., is the fashionable resort for Toronto. Weston is a nice village on river Mumber, in the township of \'ork, west riding of the county of York. It is a station of the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway. The pojjulation is 1,000. It was first settled by Jos. Dennis, about 1820. The river affords excellent water privileges, used for a woollen factory, by Messrs. Smith & Wilbey, who employ between 50 ami 60 hands ; 2 grist and a saw mill. A large brick yard is owned "i)y Mr. John Kagle. There are si,x churches ; Episcopal, Methotlist, Roman Catholic, Kpis. Methodist P. Methodist and Canada Presbyterian ; 5 schools, public and common, and a ladies' private school. The revenue of the town.ship is on an average $17,000 a year. Farms in neighbor- hood would bring from 60 to $80 an acre. Weston being only 9 m. from Toronto, and having an excellent hotel, with a large and good Hall, &c., is at all times visited by riders and drivers who wish to enjoy the country air and scenery. I.O.G.T. We.stem Star, 172, every Mon. — Weston Star, 361, every Thurs.— — Orange Lodge, 216, ist Mon. month. Some of the Prominent Men.- Coulter, John Eagle, R. Johnston, C. Williby, Geo. Smith, H. Horsley, J. Johnson. CARLTOBJ, 5 m. from Toronto, 163^ m. from Sarnia, in the township and county of York, is a small village of about 100 inhabitants, with large brick yards. TOROMTO, 168 m. from Sarnia, 333 m. from Montreal. The Union StaI'ION is the largest and best building of the kind in the country. Ample time allowed for meals, at 50 cts., in the Restaurant Dining- Room. The Queen's Hotel — known as the best Hotel in the country — has lately been much enlarged and refitted anew in a grand style. It is situated in proxi- mity of the station, where its busses are always in waiting. — Hack fare 25 cts. for one person ; $1 by the hour. Toronto, a port of entry, and Capital of the Province of Ontario, is situated in -Wm. Tyrrell, Dr. Ed. Aiken, James and W. Wadsworth, Dr. Ed. Bull, O. Horsley, T. Wadsworth, Rev. W. A. LACROIX' CANADIAN GUIDE the township of York, on the N. shore of Lake Ontario, facing a splendid, well- sheltered bay, whose sparkling view is only interrupted by a long tonguejof lowland which seems scarcely ahead of liigh water, about 2^ ni. from the main shore. The celebrated Joseph Bouchette first surveyed the harbor of "York" in 1793, and in his poetic classical style he beautifully describes it. — (See at end of description a notice on Surveyor-Clenerai Bouchette.) The " Queen City of the West" is the largest and most populous in W*;stern Canada. It lies between the Humber aM Don rivers, on a sandy soil, well sloping up from the somewhat low shore, where good wharves, warehouses, elevators and factories of diPerent kinds are seen along its sinuous semi-circle. From the E. to the W. portion great activity prevails. Front St., lining the bay, abounds with business houses, offices, railway stations, hotels, cS:c. The Parliament pnd Govermnent Building occupies a A jod position on that St. to the W. It is a long, plain, two story red brick edifice, which answeretl well lormerly for two Provinces, and where red-tapeism seems out of the question. As the official repusentative of the Wes;, where Nature is so bountiful, the people prosecute diligently industrial pursuits, of some kind or other, everywhere, make roads, give lands and attract i.umigration ; much occupied w.-ih such prac- tical and wise exertions, Toronto cares very little about making any more show than the Province and its people do, and as a business Metropolis it follows e<:o- nomical business precepts. Western Canada may in one sense be briefly and cor- rectly sketched in the above words, and, as to the moral view, it has fast gained a high ground, socialb' andpol-'^ically, and in that respect it may be inferred that the training and system of education followed here has had a great deal to do in developing those faculties of the people which enable men to rely on themselves, acquire individuidity, stern purposes and public spirit. These peculiarities can be easily noticed out West, although not fully developed, in a higher degree than in some parts of the east, where a different system ot education still prevails. The elementary schools of Ontario, until 1871, were called common t;chools, now termed Pul/lic schools. The former grammar schools are now the High schools. The public schools of Ontario are non-denominational. There are 356 R. C. teachers employed in the non-denominational public schools. Not ar with the best in Cajiada, and (heir Ijuild- ings rival in some cases those tjf Montreal, which are so much admired. The population in 1837 was about 4,000 ; in 1842, 15,336; in 11^45, 19,706; in 1850, 25,166; in 1861, 44,821 ; in 1872, 60,000. 'I'he revenue is $560,000; assessment, 15 mills on the $ ; real and per.sonal estate $33,644,612. Salaries. — Mayor, $2,000 ; Cliamberlain, $2,000 ; Chy Cimmiissioner, $1,800; City Solicitor, $2,400; Police Magistrate, $2,000; Dept. Chamberlain, $i,200;City Clerk, $1,600; Assistant, $1,000; City Engineer, $1,200; Engineer Fire l)epl., $1,000; Covernorof Caoi, $1,600. — The City 1 lall is a good old fashioned brick building on Eronl st. E. ; Court House, stone, Adelaide st. ; Gaol at K. end of City ; Custom iltuise, 24 Front St.; General Hospital, Sumach st. bet. Don and Spruce sts. ; I'ost Office, a new and splendid free-stone edifice at head of Toronto st. — College Avenue, or Park, leads from Queen st. to the University grounds, and close to the entrance gate is O.sgoode Hall, which well deserves a visit. It is a grand stately stone structure of three stories with two ailvancing wings, fronted by a long and wide finely planted lawn and fenced in with a high iron railing in perfect keeping with the edifice. The interior is imposing, severe and massive, Roman-like, but impressively artistic, with fine mosaic flooring and slone staircases. Full size portraits of distinguished judges ornament the walls of the second story. A library of the Law Society, situated on the front, contains 12,000 vols. The Hall has Court-rooms and offices for the Superior Courts vf the Province, viz: — Error and Appeal, (Queen's Bench, Cemmon Pleas and Court of Chancery, and a Law School, under the direction and tuition of three readers on Common Law, Equity and Real Property. Four scholarships have be. n established, one for students under two years' standing of $160 j)er annum ; one for students under one year's standing of $120; one for students under tluee years' standing, $200 per annmii; and one for students under four years' standing, $240 per annum. This (Govern- ment) building cost $420,000. The College Avenue leading from Queen street to the University College, comprises about 10 acres, and is nearly one mile in length ; width 1 20 ft. with a fine carriage road in the middle ; both sides are thickly i)lanted with splendid shade trees, chestnut mcstly, which when in full bloom present a lovely sight. The Avenue was laid out in 1829 by the University of the King's College, now the University of Toronto. It is one of the finest Avenues on the Conii.ient. The Yonge street Avenue crosses it at the head N. at right angles. The University- Park contains fifty acres of land beautifully laid out. The whole was granted by the University to the city, on a lease for a period of 999 years, to be kept in order by the city. The University received from William IV. a grant of 225,944 acres of land, and Upper Canada College a grant of 63,642 acres. The founda- tion of the present University building was laid 4th. Oct., 1856. The chief facades are those of the S. and E., the former of great and massive elevation for distant effect from the lake and city ; the latter of more broken and i)icturesque outline for coml>ination with the beautiful ravine lying between it and the main Park Avenue, from which it will be chiefly viewed. The gei.eral outline of the building approaches the fonn of a square, having an internal quadrangle of about 200 ft. .sqiiare, the N. side of which is left open to the Park. One great peculiarity in the appearance of the building is the constant lireak and change which is everywhere apparent. View it from what siile you will, the roofs, mouklings, and other enrichments are in pleasing variety. The style is Norman, the carv- ings and mouldings being in the character of the period. 'Phe bulk of the cut- stone vised in the construction has been brought from Oluo, while the rubble 36 LACROIx' CANADIAN (iUlDE wplltng-stonc is from Georgetown, and the more highly ornamented corbels are from the ([uarries of Caen in France. The principal entrance is under the massive tower at the S. side, which is ioS ft. high, the ground l)eing also io8 ft. from the level of the Lake. The mouldings and carvings on the main porchway are most elaborate. The halls are paveil with encaustic tiles, and the staircases are of stone. The Museum and Library situated on first prir ;ipal floor, to the W. and E. ends of the Imilding, are each 75 ft. long, l>y36ft. wide, with high, elaborately worked ceilings of difterent styles. The lilaary contains over 19,000 vols. The wood work abiAit the lil>rary is a fine specimen of good taste, being carved oak. The total length of tiie main front of tlie Imilding is 384 ft., and the average height about 53 ft. The E. wing of the building is alumt 2bo(t. long and has 2 tawers (capped with spires), the one octagonal and the otiier &>|aare. The W. wing ir. 336 ft. long, surniounteil by a clock tower with a bell. The whole cost was over $500,000. The V'olunteers' Monument in the Avenue near the University is not so much a piece of art as a fine memento f)f public gratitude. It bears the following inscription : " Canada erected this monument as a memorial of her brave sons the Volunteers who fell at Limeridge or died from wounds received inaction or from disease contracted in service whilst defending her frontier in June 1866 !" — The Queen's bronze statue, by Marshall Wood, is raised on a temporary wooden pedestal near by. It will probably l)e purcliasetl by the citizens at the price of $7,f 00. Two Crimean guns captured from the Russians are mounted at the foot (jf the statue, marked separately, "Jnkerman, Nov I5tii, 1854," and "Sebastopol, Sept. 8ih, 1855.-— The Provincial Lunatic Asylum situated ^ stories, and he average iwut $250,- ar S. proxi- a*-' a perma- t. long, 144 1, stands on bricV struc- and, Queen University, he Avenue, e way, viz. : he centre of \ Bond sts. ; is church is cc, wherein valks. The f the Gothic d tower, the already con- ponds well )ame church lUery. It is St., opposite lelaide sts. is free courses It is open /ery prosper- ary and 555 members is organized in tural Garden, which occupies about ten acres of ground, front on Gerard st. ; itis much frequented. The Toronto High School, erected 1871, is on Jarvis st. close to. It is a tasty white brick building with stone lacings, employs 6 male, I female and 2 oc- casional teachers, for French, German and drawing ; salaries, $8,000. The public schools are 18 in number, employ 63 teachers, beside 2 for linear drawing and 2 for vocal music ; salaries about $23,000. Jn the neighborhood, on George and Gerard sts., are the Boys' and Girls' llomes, instituteil by benevolent ladies for the training, education and maintenance of destitute children. Both are very elegant buildings and bear marks of tne interest taken in them by their city jiatronesses. The average number of boys is generally 96 ; girls between 50 and 60. Th. Nonnal and Model Schools and Etlucation offices are in the same jUarter. It is one of the spots which every one should visit, situated in centre of an open square — 7^2 acres of ground, tinely ornamented and shaded. The buildings are remarkably fine, and the Educational Museum there contains a beautiful collection of Italian, Dutch and Flemi.sh oil paintings, and easts of many ancient and modern subjects, apart uom other rare curiosities. It is here the Educational Depositories are situate, auti it is a question whether that central depot will for long agree with the peculiar spirit of the age and people. The educational and charitable institutions not included above are : the Cana- dian Institute, Richmond st. E. ; Lying-in-Hospital, cor. Richmond and Shepherd sts. ; House of Industry, Elm st. W.; Orphans' Home, Sullivan st. W. ; General Hospital, Don st. E., and in vicinity a Smallpox Hospital has been established. The Roman Catholics, — about 16,000 in number — mostly Irish, have also several very fine educational and charitable institutions. The city is divided into 5 , hes, with 5 churches, mentioned apart from the others. — The Cathedral ot J ..iiael, Church st. (white brick, Gothic style, cost $ii;o,ooo) ; St. Paul's, Power St. ; St. Mary's, Bathur.>,i. st. ; St. Patrick's, J Annmer st. ; St. Basil, St. Joseph st. — St. Michael's College, Joseph st., has an average of 120 pupils, boys ; Christian Brothers' Academy, called Lassalle Institute, cor. Duke and George sts., 250 pupils, and 5 free schools through the city. Ladies' Schools. — Loretto Con- vent, day school. Bond st., is a paying school, 180 pupils. Loretto Abiiey, board- ing school, Wellington Place, 120 pupils, and a free school. Bond st., 280 pupils, are both conducted by 45 nuns of that order. Sisters of St. Jo.seph Academy, St. Albans st., is a boarding school, ^2 boarding and 100 day pupils. These sisters, 72 in number, conduct a school in each parish, representing i,ico pupils, also the following institutions. House of Providence, for orphans and infirm people ; num- ber of inmates 360. St. Nicholas Home for working boys, Stanley st., 36 in- mates. Notre Dame Institution for girls out of situation, Jarvis st. , 50 inmates. Expenses in salaries for these free schools amount to $5,oa). The Con v^^nt of the Most I'lecious Blood St. Joseph st., 9 nuns, is of a ])raying and contemplative order, from St. Hyai'itithe, Q. The Society St. Vincent de Paul have a home in every parish of tb i i.). The Bishop's Palace adjoins the Cathedral, and has an extent of ground v, -t' i' 2 acres. Prot ?, Aro OTHER Churches. — Episcopal, St. James Cathedral, cor. King and Ch.. "i ... ; Holy Trinity, Trinity Square; St. Peter's, Carlton it. ; St. Stephen's, '^'J'-p-e st. ; Trinity, King st.— Metropolitan : W. Methm'ist, Magill .square ; W. Methodist, Berkeley st. ; W. Methodist, Bloor st. ; W. Meth(<- dist, ¥,ha St. ; Prim. Methodist, Alice st. ; Prim. Methodist, King st. ; Prim. MeJhodist, Parliament st. ; N. Con. Methodist, Temperance st. — Baptist, Alex- ander St. ; Baptist, Bond st. — Presbyterian, Pay st. ; Presbyterian, Charles st. ; Cooke's Presbyterian, Queen st. • Presbyterian, King st. ; Presbyterian, Gould st. ; Knox's Presbyterian, Queen st.— Congregational, Bond st. ; Northern Congiega- tional, Church st. ; Zion Congregational, Adelaide st. — Unitarian, Jarvis st. — Disciples' Meeting House, Shuter st. — German J^utheran, Bond st. — Jewish Syna- gogue, "V ge St. — Plymouth Brethren, Yonge st. The f.i' )wing list of papers and magazines will no doubt go far to prove the amount ' ? • t-uin work performed in Toronto : — 28 LACROlx' CANADIAN GUIDE Newspapers and Periodicals. — (dailies) — The Globe, estal'. 1844; Leader ; Mail ; Express ; Sun, estab. 1872 ; — (weeklies)— Ow/rtr/V? Gazet'.e, (official), Sat. ; Sporting Times; Patriot: Irish Canadian, R.C., Wetl.; Canadian Freeman, K.C., Thmsd. ; Canadian Monetary Times and Insurance Chronicle. Church Ilei-ald (Episcopal orf^an) ; Christian 6Wriada Lancet (medical) ; Dominion Medical Journal ; Canadian Pharma- ceutical Journal ; Camuia Builder and Mechanics ^Magazine ; College Times, pub. by a committee of the Upper Canada College ; Good Company (literary and semi- monthly) ; Canadian Monthly (magazine) ; Canada Scotsman ; Ilonu and Foreign Record of the Canada Presbyterian Church ; Sunday-School Banner : Canada Sun- day-School Advocate; Church Chr>nicle (Episcopal organ) ; Toronto City Directory ; Canadian Almamic ; Canadian Journal, alt. months, pul). by Canadian Institute ; Canadian Jourtuil of Comiwre ; Protestant Revii-^iO. Hanks. — Bank of Hi '1 ^«rth America, cor. Yonge and Wellington sts. (very fine free-stone) ; Han^ ( ntreal, cor Yo?ige and Front sts. ; Bank of Toronto, cor. Church and Wei jn sts. (elaborately carved free-stone) ; Cana- dian Bank of Commerce, 59 Vouj^e st. ; City Hank of Montreal, cor. Hay and Wellington sis. ; Merchants' Bank of Cana<'.a, 13 Wellington st. W. ; Ontario Bank, cor. Wellington and Scott sts. (veiy fine free-stone) ; Molson's Bank, Wellington St. ; Dominion Bank, King st. ; Dominion Savings Bank, Wellington st. ; Quebec Bank, ct)r. Wellington and Church sts. (in same building with Bank of Toronto) ; Royal Canadian Bank, Toronto st. ; Toronto Savings Bank, 72 Church st. ; Tradesman's Loan and Savings Bank, Toronto st. Water W their ordinary business unless when the alarm calls them away to fires. The chief telegraph fire alarm station is at Bay st. Fire Hall. 1 here are 34 gong boxes in the city. The police force, all told, is composed of 70 men. The Police Commissioners are rather unmerciful toward the policemen in obliging them to wear, even when the sun is up to 100 degrees, ugly, heavy, black helmets, to the detriment of brain and body. Value of Cnv Lots. — Lots on Kingst., from Yonge to the market, range from $450 to $600 a foot frontage in the west end, the most valuable. Fron^ King .•^t. to F>ont St. from $225 to $275 ; on F>ont st. and St. George's ward, best part, $200 a foot ; on Wellington st. (St. Lawrence wartl), from $icx) to $180 a foot ; all about 100 feet deep. The Board of Trade building is on Wellington st. The Board was organized And book of referencje;. 29 d was organized in 1850, nnd Is composed of 160 members. Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Com Exchange is in the same building ; hours from 12:30 p.m. Foreign Consuls. — B. Homer Dixon, K.N.L., Consu' General of the Netherlands ; J. A. Simmers, Gen Consular Aj,t. of the Cierman Empire, office cor. West Market Place and Front St.; Col. A. I>. Shaw, U.S. Consul ; French Consular Agt., W. J. MacDoneii. Steamboat Lines. — The steamer " City of Toronto " leaves Yonge st. wharf at 7 a.m. and at 2 p.m. every day except Sundays, for Lewiston, in connection with the trains there for Niagara Falls. The Royal Mail I^ine, to Montreal, 2 steamers daily, except Sundays, call at ports north and south both ways. The Toronto Club, 200 members, is on York st., near King st. The Yacht Clul), 150 members, is on the Esplanade. The Royal Lyceum, or Theatre, King St., W., has been thoroughly repaired and decorated, has a first class company, and produces all the novelties ot the day. Sporting Clubs. — Ontario Lacrosse, Rcyal Canadian Yacht, Toronto Club, Toronto Cricket, Toronto Curling, Toronto Lacrosse, Toronto Rowing, True Blue Lacrosse. ELEVATf)Rs. — The Grand Tnmk Railway's elevator has a storage capacity of 170,000 bush.; the Northern Railway's 285,000 bush, storage ; Clarkson's 160,000 storage ca))acity. There are no quarries in the vicinity of Toronto, but several large brickyards outside of the city limits furnish excellent building material. Masonic— St Andrew's, 16, 2nd Tues. — King Solomon, 22, 2nd Thurs. — Ionic, 25, 1st Tues. — Rehoboam, 65, 1st Thurs. — St. John's, 75, ist Mon. — Wil- son, 86, 3rd Tues. — Stevenson, 218, 2d Mon. — St. Andrew's and .St. John's Ch. 4, 3r(l Fri, — King Solomon's Ch. 8, 3rd Mon. — McLeod Moore Ark Mariners, 30, 4th Tues. — Adoniram Council. 6, 3k! Thurs. — Godfroy dc .St. Armand, K.T., 2nd Fri. — Ode de St. Armand, K. T., ist Fri. — All meet in Masonic Hall, Toronto st. Knights ok Pythias. — Mystic, i, Thurs. — Ivanhoe, 4, Tues. — Excelsior, 6, Mon. — Meet cor. Albert and Yonge sts. Ancient Order of Foresters. — Hope of Canada, 5604, alt. Mon. York Pioneers. — 4, quarterly, from 2nd. Mon. Jany. I. O. O. F. Canada, 49, Fri. — Covenant, 52, Tues. — Queen City of Ontario, 56, Thurs.— Toronto, 71, Mon. — Toronto Encampment, 8, 2nd. and 4th. Thurs. — meet in Odd Fellows' Hall, cor. Albert and Yonge sts. C. O. O. F. City of Toronto, alt. Wed.— Ontario, alt. Wed.— Mercantile, alt. Mon. — Meet in Masonic Hall, Toronto st. L O. G. T.— Rescue, 32, Thurs.— St. John's, 58, Fri.— Chester, 88, Wed.— Nasmith, 240, Wed. — New Dominion, 303, Thurs. — Maple Leaf, 353, Tues. — Star, 493, P"ri.- Metropolitan, 600, Tues. — Meet cor. Albert and Yonge sts. Orange Lodges. — 4, tst Mon. — 136, ist Fri. — 137, ist Tues. — 140, 2nd Tues. — 212, 2nd Wed. — 275, 1st Wed. — 301, Ist Thurs. — 328, 1st Wed. — 375, 2ud Thurs. — 387, 1st Tues. — 390, Ist Thurs. — 404, 2nd Tues. — 551, 1st Fri. — 588, i.st Mon. —621, 2nd Mon. — 657, 1st Fri.— 781, 1st Wed. — Could not learn al)out Preceptories, &c. BioGRArHK;AL sketch of late Surveyor-General Joseph Bouchette, from the BUdiotlicca Canadensis, or ^ Mantuil of Canadian Literature, by Henry J. Morgan, Ottawa, 1867, printed by G. E. Desbarats : — "nouLHi;TTE, Lieut. -Col. Joseph, an eminent Canadian Surveyor s id Topo- grapher, born in Canada, 1774, died in Montreal, 9th Ap. 1841. Was a son of Commodore Bouchette, also a native of Canada, and an officer in the Provincial Navy. In 1790 he entered the office of bis uncle. Major Holland, then .Surveyor- General of B. N. A., as a draftsman. In the lollowing year he joined the Pro- vincial Navy, in which he remained until 1796. In that year he was placed in command of an armed row-galley on the St. Lawrence for the purpose of detecting certain treasonable practices, in which object he was successful. In i'3o3, he was ''•h 30 LACUOIX' CANADIAN GUIDE appointed Deputy-Surveyor-General, and in the iollowing year Surveyor-General of Lower Canada. During the American war in 1812, Col. Bouchette; raised a corps called "The Quebec Vt>lunteers," and during the continuance of the cam- paign was employed in carrying despatches from headquarters to the Major-Gen- eral commanding in Upper Canada ; he was also charged * with secret instructions to report on the general defensive state of the frontier, whether possessing any interesting posts, and at the same time to reconnoitre and ascertain the position and strength of the enemy as he proceeded.' He also rendered various other im- portant servii^es to the Crown at this critical period. In 1815 he proceeded to England for the purpose of personally superintending the publication of his Topo- graphical Maps and Topographical DescHption of Lower Canada. A copy was presented by the author in person to the Prince Regent, to whom the work, liy permission, was dedicated. On this occasion, Mr. Fennings Taylor informs us, Col. B. was recommended by the Duke of Kent for the honor of Knighthood. While in England he received the appointment of Surveyor-General, inider the articles of the Treaty of Ghent, for establishing the boundary between His Majesty's possessions in America and the U. S. ; and at the instance of the commissioners and the agent under that treaty prepared a project of operations for the year 1817, which he submitted to the Board at Boston. The result of his labours during that year was conveyed to the Board of Commissioners in extensive and explana- tory plans, sections and reports, for which he received their approval and commen- tlation, and upon which the strongest arguments of His Majesty's Agent were chiefly grounded, in claiming the whole extent of country north of Mars llill ridge of highlands, which 's that pointed out by Col. B. as the legitimate boundaiy between that part of the British possessions and the territory of the U. S. And although the Ashburton Treaty has since yielded to the pretensions of the U. S., to a boundary much further north, and coming within a few miles of the St. Law- rence, it is now generally admitted that the line of boundary pointed out by Col. B. was that ujion which the British negotiator should have insisted. "In 1827, with a view of ascertaining the statistics of Lower Canada, he visited all parts of the Province, and devoting himself to long and laborious researches, deduced explanatoiy reports and tabular statistical statements that met with the marked approbation of His Majesty's representative in that colony He repaired to England in 1830, under tlie formal sanction and support of th^* Provincial Legislature, and with the approbation of the Executive Government, to superintend the publication of his new work on tiie t'tpography, geography, and statistics of L. C vliich grew out of the materials studiously collected during the previous 15 year., with a view to tlie accomjilishment of that object. His works were printed and publishetl in England on a scale of magnificence which rendered them costly to the author and too expensive for general circulation. For his first work the Soc. of Arts and Sciences (I,on.) elected him a corresponding member and awarded him their '(rold Isis Meilal.' Mis second work — ' 77u- British Dominions in N'orth America,' and the maps which accompanied it,, were by spe- cial permission dedicated to the late King William IV., and were received by that monarch from the author in person. Col. B. was received with favour and dis- tinction at Court, owing doubtless to the friendshlj) of his early patron, the late Duke of Kent, whose royal influence and protection i'oUowed him in every phase of his career in England. " List ot his works. — I. A Topographical description of the Province of Lower Canada, with remarks upon Upper Canada, a^id on the relative condition of both Provinces with the United States of America. London, 1815, pp. XV— 640 — LXXXVI, r. 8vo. Plates 17. Also in French." The above mentioned great work was published imder the sanction of the Legislature of Lower Canada, by a vote of the Legislative Assembly, 23rd Feb., 1814. The amount voted was 2"i,5oo— the amount paid ^500. Still due to his heirs and representati-,'es ^1,000 with interest. The work cost the author ;^4,500 iterling. The claim for the above amount has been repeatedly made to the Legis- AND BOOK OF REFERKNCE. 31 rox-General ttt; raised a )f the cam- Major-Gen- instructions sessing any he position IS other im- roceeded to jf his Topo- A copy was he work, by informs us, tCnighthood. 1, under the lis Majesty's )mmissioners le year 1817, hours during, and explana- ind commen- Agent were irs Hill ridge ite boundaiy U. S. And 3f the U. S., the St. Law- d out by Col. Canada, he md laborious lents that met colony upport of thf uvernment, to -ography, and ;ed during the His works hich rendered For his first iding member ' The British ,^were by spe- ceived by that vour and dis- Ltron, the late in every phase 'ince of Lower idition of both jp. XV— 640 — auction of the )ly, 23rd Feb., Still due to his author £^,S^ le to the Legis- lature, and though always recognized as just, ha;i not to this day been paid by the country ! ! ! " II. The British Dominion in North America, or a Topographical and Sta- tistical description of the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, the Island of Newfoundland, Prince Edward, and Cape Bretor, including considerations on Land Granting and Emigration, and a Topographical Dictionary of Lower Canada ; to which is annex- >;he statistical tables and tables of distances, published ."'tb the author's maps ci Lower Canada. Embellisheil with vignettes, views, landscapes, plans of towns, harbours, &c., containing also a copious Appendix. London, 1831, 3 vols. — 4to." Mr. Bouchette expended about ;ii^5,ooo sterling of his own money on this second work. He gave his country all he had, and his country in return, not only allowed him to die poor^-in want— but, more than ungrateful, has kept back to this day what was due to him ! It is a debt of honor which the country at lai^e must honorably pay, or shametuUy wear a stigma on its escutcheon, which can- not be wiped off. WISTDSOR, 229 m. from Suspension Bridge, 185^ m. from Hamilton. The American Housk, Ed. Barrett, pro. — close to the Great Western depot and ferry — is a good house, and much frequented by the Detroit people. Windsor is an incorporated town on the Detroit river, opposite the City of Detroit, in the township of Sandwich, county of Essex, at one of the extreme ends of Western Canada or Province of Ontario. The river banks are about 30 feet high all along ; the wharves are good and clean, and the buildings of the Great Western Railway Co. have also a fine appearance. The river is a mile wide, and the ferry boat of the Great Western Railway Co., which carries across the passen- ger and treight cars, is a very powerful and fine steamer. It crosses the year around. — The following statement of cars, freight, passenger, and baggage, crosseti over the Great Western ferry ])oat during 1871, will no doubt prove of interest : — passenger cars, 4,045 ; baggage, 1,508 ; freight, 110,172; and locomotives, 162. Ordinary running expenses a month of the boat, $2,500. It has 2 inclined marine engines ; power, 750 horse, and was built in Montreal, by D. Dunbar. — Examination of baggage by United States and Canadian Customs Officers takes place on lioprd the ferry boat, and baggage is also checked in bond, from one State to another, over Canadian lines, without expense, and without being examined. - Windsor was^ incorporated as a village in 1854, and as a town in 1858. The population, about 4,000, is represented partly by about 500 French - Canadians, and 600 colored jieople. There is a good brick Town Hall, a small- pox hospital, a steam fire engine, cost $5,000, with hook and ladder Co. The revenue of the town is $24,000 ; assessment 18 mills on the $. It is a port of entry with a staff of 11 Customs officers. The Inland Revenue office here collects over one million dollars per annum. Mr. Geo. W. Swift is U. S. Consul. There is a Board of Trade ; 2 weekly papers, the Essex Rerord{rcL), Thurs., and the Eclipse (\nA.), Fri. The churches are Roman Catholic, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methoilist, lUptist (colored), 2 Methodist, also colored, and the schools, i High and 3 public, employ 12 teachers ; salaries $6,000 ; no separate school. There is a stage line fnmi here toGosfield, 30 miles s. e., to Amherstburg, 18 m. s., and to Colchester, 30 m. s. The price of lots on main business street, lOO feet deep, average $100 a fof)t frontage ; farms around, from $40 to $50 per acre. The soil is clay loam and produces excellent crops of general grain ; fall wheat averages 25 bushels to the acre; but the Hvge stable crop, which never fails, is com. Windsor ships large quantities of hardwood lumber, and round and square logs of red oak. The exports from this place in 1870, were $343,381 ; imports, $488,548 ; exports in 1871, $457,558 ; imports, $567,774 MA.SOMC. — Great Western, 47, Thurs. on or b. 1. O. O. F. Frontier, 45, Wed. 1. O. (i. T. Victoria^ 1508, Tues. -Golden Star, 570, Thurs. Orange Lodge, 552, Sat. on or b. :* .^2 LACROIX CANADIAN GUIDE SoMK OF THE Prominknt Mkn.— D. Cameroii, Jas. Doiigall, Wm. McGregor, R, McGregor, John O'Connor, A. Prince, Frs. Caron, Dr. Casgrain, Dr. An- drews, Rev. Jos. A. Wagner (R. C), Rev. John Hurst, S. S. Macdonald, Alex. Bartlet, Wm. Benson, Wm. Morton, Jas. Fraser. Sandwich, 2 m. south of Windsor, has a population of 1,200. It is the county seat, and has a good stone Court House, Jail and Registry Office, many large orchards, and close by is the well known farm of the late celebrated Colonel Prince, finely wooded with second growth groves of fancifully arranged trees. There is an exten- sive brickyard ; daily capacity 35,000 bricks. The lishing here and at Windsor, is very extensive and consists principally of white fish. They are caught in Oct. and Nov., and exported, frozen, in brls. to New York, New Orleans and Europe. There are over 100 white fisheries, which produce $100,000 yearly. The radishes of La Petite Cote, close by, are extensively cultivated and find in L^etroit and New York a ready market price ; one man realized last year $400 by them. The Do- 7ntnion, weekly, (cons.) is published hereon Frid. The road along the river is very fine, and many from Detroit come here, on Sundays especially, to the Mineral Sulphur Springs, where a good hotel (F. A. Rhodes, pro.) is established for boarders and transient visitors. Boats from Detroit run here regularly daily — and 5 stages from Windsor ; fare lo cts. The hotel contains 27 rooms and eveiy convenience. The bath house, in connection with the hotel, has 24 divisions and a separate department fir ladies attended by Mrs. Dr. Wilson ; hot and cold baths are administered. There is a flowing well, 533 feet deep, 4 inch bore ; capacity 3 brls. per minute. Another place in vicinity, 1% mile n., is Walkerville. Mr. Hiram Walker, from Detroit, is the originator and patron of the place ; his 2 distilleries employ 500 people ; he ]>ays annually to the Inland Revenue Depart-menl $750,000 ; his elevator s capacity is 600 bush, per hour. There is also alarge shipyard carried on by S. & H. Jenking. Population about 700. BEliLE RIVIERE, 17X i". from Detroit, 2U% m, from .Suspension Bridge, is a small place in the township of Tilbury West, county of Essex, named after the river which courses through the 1,000 acres of marsh lying around here. Some parts of the land, dried by ditches, form good farms. The population is j)rincipally French-Canadian. Ducks and other game are in abundance. §TOIVEY POIIVT, 26 m. from Detroit, 203 m. from Suspension Bridge, is a village in the township of Tilbury West, county of P^ssex. The Point on the Lake should have been called Sandy Point, as stones about the marshes here are scarce. Population about 350. CHATHAm, 45^ m. from Winrlsor, 183?'^ m. from Suspension Bridge. Rankin House — John Wright, pro. — first class Hotel. Fee Bus. to the hotel. Chatham is about ^ m. N. from the station. It is the county town of Kent, on the river Thames, formerly called fa Tranche by the French, at the junction of the four townships of Dover, Clintham, Harwich and Raleigh. It has a separate municipality. The river and McGregor's creek divide the town into two unequal parts ; business portion is on S. side ; it is navigable 18 m, down to Lake St. Clair, and 26 m. altogether for vessels drawing from 10 to 12 feet. The main business st. has many fine brick buildings, some parts paved with Nicholson blocks ; large stores of all kinds on it do much wholesale business also. The exports of Chatham in 1870 were $647,561 ; imports $80,518, — exports in 1871, $459,732, imports $97,631. This town was originally laid out by Gov. Simcoe, who reserved 600 acres for a town plot. It was incorporated about 1855. The population is over 6,000 ; there are about 500 French-Canadians, 300 Germans, and 500 colored people. The brick Town Hall and Market are situated on a large square. The Jail and Court House are good stone buildings. There is a steam fire engine which was manufactured here, at a cost of $3,500, also a hand one. The annual revenue of this town is $30,000 ; assessment 23 mills on the $. c:u F( th le- Ja And Book of RKFEiiKNcn:. ^3 cGregor, Dr. An- , Alex. ic county orchards, ce, finely an exten- W incisor, It in Oct. I Europe. : radishes and New The Do- le river is y, to the stablished ly daily — and eveiy krisions and and cold inch bore ; m Walker, ies employ ;o,ooo ; his ^ard carried Suspension ^sex, named .round here, lopulation is ce. ^ion Bridge, Point on the lies here are iion Bridge. Bus. to the vn of Kent, the junction [h. It has a e town into > m. down to 2 feet. The th Nicholson s also. The lorts in 1 87 1, tov. Simcoe, 1855. The ,00 Germans, situated on a , There is a », also a hand lills on the $. It is a port of entry. Mr. Thos. McKae is the U.S. Consular Agent. Theie is a Board of Trade, and 2 newspapers : Chatham Banner, weekly, (ref.) Wed,, and the Chatham Planet (cons.) Mon. Wed. Fri, The churches are Roman Catliolic, Episcopal, 2 Baptist (i col.), 2 Methodist, l Prim. Methodist, Kirk of Scotlanti and Canada Presbyterian. — Schools, i High and 5 public ; (the buildings are of brick, and elegant) they employ 15 teachers ; maintenance $8,000. There is also I R C. separate school, having 3 teachers ; maintenance $1,200. Also a convent, Ursulines Academy, large and fine brick building, 4 stories high, grounds 12 acres, 20 nuns, 90 pupils ; value of property $30,000, The banks are the Royal Canadian, Commerce, and Merchants. The Canada Southern Railway passes 6 miles S. from here and will, it is said, extend a branch line to the town. There are 5 daily stage lines, 2 to Dresden, N. E. 16 m.; fare 50 cts. ; i to Wallaceburg, 16 m. N. W. ; fare 50 cts. (Ixjth places on the banks of river Sydenham), and 2 to Morjjcth, 24 m. S. The price of lots on main business st. 100 ft. deep, is $100 a foot frontage ; improved farms in vicinity from $30 to $60 per acre ; the soil is clay and bears well fall wheat and other grains ; wheat abijut 30 bush, to the acre. There are 10 brickyards (price $6&$6^2 per 1,000) wifhin a circuit of 6 m. Gas works are being established. A Mechanics' Institute is in active operation, and a very fine Music Hall, no x 70 ft. with galleries ; stag^ 30x45 ft.; the ceiling 28 ft. high — has lately been completed. It will seat 1,500 people. Gordon, D. Crowe & Bro. pros. There are 7 large flour mills, 2 cloth factories, 4 foundries, 3 cabinet factories, 4 planing mills, I pump and stave factory, i agricultural implement factory, I distillery and brewery, 2 soap and candle factories, and a pot and pearlashery. There used to be much tobacco cultivated in former years in the neighborhood, 1,000 hhds. having been shipped in a year, but it has fallen off considerably. Much hard square timber is cut, and shipped, and in the way of cord wood, one man sent to Detroit last year 35,000 cords. Red and white oak is so common that the sidewalks are made of it in many streets. There are 2 large shipyards on the river ; 3 propellers, 2 large barges, and smaller crafts were built there within, the year. A good sized steamboat, built and owned here, runs to Detroit every other day, and 3 large propellers; 2 are on the Montreal line, the other on Chicago line. — —Masonic, — Wellington, 46, 2nd. Mon. — Parthenon, ist. Wed.; Wellington Ch. 47, Thur. on or b. — I. O. O. F. Chatham, 29, Tues. — I. O. G. T. Temple of Honor, 129, Mon. — St. Jean Baptiste Society, 1st. Mon, — Orange Lodge, 1041, ist. Thurs. SOMK OF THK PROMINENT Mkn,— Rufus Stephenson, M. P., Robert Lowe, R. O. Smith, H. Smyth, Jas. Lamont, J, Tissiman, P. E. McKerral, W. Ij. Wells, Chs. R. Atkinson, Clis. Pegley, P>. W . Scane. C. G. Chartries, li. 1-. Gumming, Ths. .Stone, J. McKeough, Wm. McKeough, Wm. Douglas, Ed. Fontaine N. T^trault, Frs. Robert, Rev. Mr. Sandys, Rev. W. Ronnie, Simp- son & Chisholm, Hyslop it Ronald, ship builders. There is a French-Canadian Settlement, 6 miles N. W. of Chatham, partly on river Thames, numbers over 1,800 inhabitants, settled some 15 years, called (post office name) Dover South, or Pin Court by the French. The land is there very good. Most of the settlers came from Laprairie, St, Johns, St. Jacques- le-Mineur, Napierville and St, R^rni, Q, Rev, Calixte Dupras is the pastor, and Jacob Pinsonneault and Jos. Thibaudeau are two of the prominent men there. THAM^SVIIjI^E, 6o>^ m. from Windsor, 168^ m. from Suspension Bridge, is a thriving village on the River Thames, township of Camden, county of Kent, electoral division of Bothwell. A large business is done here in cord wood and country produce. Population about 400. M.\.soNic. — Tecumseh, 245, 2nd Tues. 1. 0.G.T.— Victory, 388, Fri. BOTH"WEIjIj, 68 m. from Windsor, 161 m. from Suspension Bridge, wa-^ incorporated as a town in 1866 ; it is in the township of Zone, county of Kent. Its former pre.stige as a coal oil district or nlnce has suffered, as t'le well.s have "-}■■ ■upppn 34 LACROIX CANADIAN GUIDK been most all abandoned. Experts at Petrolea, however, say that the oil is not exhausted, and that the wells may be again productive, and render this place (juite a prominent town as of old. The Hothwell i'.W. Land and I'etroieum (.'o., familiarly known as the .Scotch Co., is said to act as a great drawback on the development of the place. Its tract comprises 5,000 acres in the immediate vici- nity. It was sold by the Hon. Geo. Brown to said Co. in 1865. The Co. will not sell, and does nothing to help anyone. The population is about 1,000. A large Town hall is in course of erection ; there is a hand fire engine ; the revenue is $4,000, assessment 14 mills on the $. There are 2 weekly papers, Hothwell A(i7'ance\rd.), Fri., and Saturday A'n't'ac', (ind.) The churches are Episcopal, Baptist, Presbyterian W. Methodist, Epis. Methotlist, Ronian Catholic. The schools are 2 public, with 4 teachers ; maintenance $2,000. Daily stage lines, i to .Sutherland Corners, 5 m. n. ; I to Florence, 9 m. w. ; I to Cashmere, on River 'i'hames, 3 m. e. Best Imsiness lots, 50x132, worth $300; cultivateil lands $25 per acre. The soil is sandy in immediate vicinity, and clay loam 3 miles outside. Roots of all descriptions grow well near by ; potatoes of the best kind are produced in enormous crops. There are 2 brickyards within 2 m. Great quantities of white oak staves are shipped from here, and a vast amount of cord wood is furnished to the C. W. Co. There is a planing mill, grist mill, stave and shingle factoiy and a saw mill. Masonic : Bothwell, 179, Wed. on orb. I.O.O.F.: Bothwell, 74, Wed. I.O.G.T.: Bothwell, 95. Tues.; Tecumseh, 236, Mon. Orangk I.odges, 292, 1st Fri. ; 1212, Fri. on or b. Some OK the Prominent Men.— D. McCraney, T. Boon, H. F. Smith, Geo. Railton, R. Nichol, Dr. Pope, F. A. (iiesea, Rev. D. Deacon, R. H. Wardon, M. Benson. MEWBURlf, 73X I"- from Windsor, 155^ m. from Suspension Bridge. At the station are two fine water tanks, capacity 50,000 gals, each, worked by wind. Newbury is an incorporated village in the township of Mosa, county of Mid' lesex. It is the centre of a lai^e and increasing business, and large quanti- ties of square timber, oak staves and lumber are shipped yearly. It was incor- jwrated in 1872. Population 800. There is a good Town hall ; the revenue is $3,000; assessment 12 mills on the $. There are , 3 churches : Episcopal, W. Methodist, and Baptist. A large public school employs 2 teachers, salaries $1,000. A daily stage runs to Wardsville, 3 m. s. ; fare 25 cts. Good business lots 66 x 132 ft. are worth f.-om 300 to $500 ; farms at a few miles round bring $25 per acre. The soil is sandy loam, And ^iroduces corn, oats, spring and fall wheat, 20 to 25 bush, per acre. There is a v ool factory, 2 .saw mills and 2 veneer factories. Ma.sonic. — Albion, 80, 1st Tues. 1. O. O. F. Mount Zion, 46, Thurs. Orange Lodge, 658, 2nd Fri Some ok the Prominent Men. — ^John D. Anderson, Dr. Roome, Ths. Robin- son, T. Story, R. Thompson, R. Adair, Geo. Smith, Rev. E. Shorey, Rev. T. Webster, H. R. Archer, S. J. Ball. OEjEMCOE, 79X ni- from Windsor, 149^ m. from Suspension Bridge, is a smart village in the townships of Ekfrid and Mosa, county of Middlesex ; grain, lumber and produce are shipped in large quantities from this village. The Canada Air Line Branch of the Great Western Railway, lately completed, has here its Western terminus. There are several saw, planing, flour and grist mills. Popula- tion about 600. Orange Lodge, 593, 1st Mon. APPIW, 84 m. from Wind.sor, 145 m. from Suspension Bridge, is a small village in the township of Ekfrid, county of Middlesex, which promises to grow in importance. It has 2 stave, and one waggon, factories, and its general look is pre- })ossessing. About 2 m. e. is .seen the track of the Canada Southern R. R. Popu- ation about 150.- Orange I^odge, 981, 2d. Mon. EiOlVGWOOIl, 89 ni. froiu Windsor, 140 m. froui Suspension P.ridge, ii a AND BJOK OK KEIKJIKN'CE. 35 small \illajje, 3 m. s. from the station, in the t(»\\nsliip of Caiadoc, county of Mid- dlesex. l'opulati(m alMHit 150.— — Oranjje I.'xiyc, 543, 1st 'I'lies. JIOUMT BRYDOES, gt, m. from Windsc , 134 m. from Suspension Bridge, is a rising village in the township of Caradoc, county of Middlesex. There is here a saw mill and stave factory. The country around abounds with fine hard timber, and much of it is shipped from this station. This place takes its name from Mr, C. J. Brydges, ex-General Manager of the (Ireat Western Railway, ami at present General Manager of the Grand Tnuik Railway. Population about 300. Masonic: .St. Johns, 81, Tues. «)n or b. — I. O. G. T. Jonadab, 250, Wed, Orange Lodge, 11 86, 1st Tues. KOjUOKA) 99^ m. from Windsor, lo m. from London, I29;J^ m. from Suspension Bridge, is a small village in the township of l.obo, county of Middle- sex, first settled in 1855. It is bound, near the station, on the north side, by a gravel ridge. Being the junction station of the I'etrolia and Sarnia Branch of the Great Western, this place thereby is of some importance. The farms in vicir.liy have a charming rolling aspect and produce excellent croj)s of general grain. A great number of groves and living springs attract here many pic-nicers from London and other parts. Population about 200. Passengers coming from the West, im main line, and having to travel on the Ixmdon and .Sarnia Branch, which leads also to Petrolia, have here to change cars. Those from the Last, bound in that directit)n, will have taken at London a regidar Branch Line train, and remain seated. LOIV, I09;J^ m. from Windsor, 1 19^-2 ni. from Suspension Bridge. The TkcumsIvH Housk, (is highly recommended) — 200x 130 teet, 4 stories high, right across the si., W. end of the station — B. F. & K. M. Moore, proprietors. Restaurant Dining Room in the Station ; 20 minutes for meals. — tlack fare 25 cis. in the city, and $1 by the hour. — —-The Rkvkre IlorsK, on Richmond st., close to the .Station, is a z'('r}\i{ooJ second class hotel. The Station is large, commodious and well fitted with every convenience. The Western />nh' London, in the township of that name, county of Middlesex, was incorporated in 1855, and its jX)]iulation, irrespective of outside clinging suburbs, mentioned farther on, is 17,000. It has grown very fast — nio'e so, perhaps, than its great European namesake. Like Milwaukee, the " Forest City" might be called the "Cream ^ity," but like Boston it may also be considered as the Athens of this Western portion of Ontario. The Ilellmuth Colleges, for boys anil girls, have deservedly given it that reputation. The citizens are spirited, and with- out any outward show or display manage well, not only their ci\ic affairs with eco- nomy and progressive steps, l)Ui rapidly increase the status of i)ersonal and public wealth. The surrounding country is rich, and the farmers and others have cause lo feel proud of their fine county seat. The commercial and industrial vocations carried on here on a very extensive scale, keep pace v.'ith the energy and intelli- gence also displayed by the rural districts. It is by means of stern instruction and polished education that London systematically proceeds in the rearing up of her sons and daughters, and, any one noticing attentively the Huron an> a Board of Trade, 90 members, which meets quarterly. The daily newspapers are, the London Free Press (cons.), estab. 1855 as a daily: (the oldest paper of the city) ; the Daily Advertiser (ref.), estab; 1863 ; and the Herald and Prototype (cons.), estab. 1861. — Others are the Western Workman^ Mon., and the monthly Farmer's Advoiate. The churches are all costly, tasty edifices : 2 Episcopal, i Baptist, 2 Presbyterian, I Bible Christian, I Congrega- tional, 2 W. Methodist, I Epis. Methodist, 2 Prim. Methodist, I N. Con. Meth- odist, St. James, Kirk of Scotland, St. Paul's Cathedral, and St. Peter's (R. C.) (large congregation), with separate school attached, for boys and girls, conducted by a male teacher and 3 nuns. The colored churches are Baptist and Methodist. The other schools are under a Joint Board of Trustees ; the High school controlled by six trustees, the 8 ward schools by 14 trustees. There are six visitors (50 pu- pils to each teacher), who are 30 in number, 6 males and 24 ladies. The total mainte- nance is $17,000. — ^The banks are, the Bank of Montreal, Molson's Bank, Bank of Commerce, Bank of British North America, Merchants' Bank ; Savings' Banks : the Huron and Erie, Ontario, Agricultural, and Dominion ; they are also Invest- ment. There is, beside, the I^ondon Freehold and Leasehold Land Benefit Build- ing Society. The larger portion of the manufactories are situated just outside the li. city limits. — The Ontario Car Works Co's. main building is 372 x 90 feet, for wood erecting and paint shops ; the adjoining building, iron machine and black- smith's shop, is 216x50 feet ; capacity, 6 cars a day — box, platform and stock cars. It is building iron oil tank cars for the Great Western Railway, also con- fluctors' cars. It furnishes thus Canada and U. S. R.R. Cos. with different kinds of cars, and employs 250 men, whose monthly wages average $7,000 ; paid up capital is over $50,000. The grounds have an area of 23 acres. Manager of the works, Thomas Muir ; Supt., Alex. Willis. — The Western of Canada Oil Lands and Works Co. (Flnglish Co.), estab. 1871, capital 2 millions, John Walker, man- ager, manufactures sulphuric acid and superphosphate of lime ; exports to Europe ; capacity 30,000 gals, oil a day ; 46 steam engines and boilers here andat Petrolea; employs 500 men. Tlie grounds here are 18 acres, used for refineries, chemical *S irst class ami has iclimoml ct on the the able the U.S. on same edcost is jre, umler 863, and inaugui- lersonally Arthur in ully Arna- asurer for by is also ot same boarding 'rty valued 104,224 — earn and 2 stablished. e $4,786, ■ ad of the xjndon is a ;onsulate at quarterly. as a daily : »3 ; and tlie Workman, ostly, tasty Congrega- Con. Meth- er's(R. C.) inducted by Methodist. 1 controlled tors (50 pu- otal mainte- ik. Bank of Banks : the dso Invest- inefit Build- ; outside the 90 feet, for ! and black- 1 and stock ly, also con- ferent kinds X3 ; paid up nager of the a Oil Lands /alker, man- i to Europe ; iatPetrolea; es, chemical AMD BOOK Ol' UKI-KKENCK. 37 and superphosphate of lime works ; at Pelrolea has a refinery, 40 welK anOD, 26^ m. from London; j4;Y froiP Sarnia, is a flag station. AND BOOK OK KEFJiRENCE. 39 WATrORO, 24 in. from Komuka, 27^2 i»- fnmi Sainia, is a village in the tiiwnship of Warwick, counly of Lambton. ft is the shipping jxHt for much grain and hard luml)er. Population between 6 and 700. Masonic : Havelock, 238, Tues. b.— I. O. G. T., Watford Shield, 394, Wed.— Orange Lodge, 746, Thurs. on or b. WA1¥STEAD, 41?^' m. from London, 19X m. from Sarnin, is a small Princi'^jal business way station in the township of l'lym])ton, counly of Lambton. is lumber. Population 100. WlfOMI^O, 45/'2 "1- from London, 15^' m. from Sarnia, is . rather large scattered village, waiting to become incorporated. There are 3 oil refineries, owned by F. Ward, Geo. Taylor, and E. McGarvie. The capacity of the first 350 brls., the second 1,000 brls., the third 300 brls. a week ; i woollen factory, i grist and I saw mill. The soil is clay ; hard wood lumber is shipped in large quantity from this station. Cui'KCHES ,- i Episcopal, i Roman Catholic, 2 Methodist, i Pres- byterian; one school with 2 teachers — salary $600. Population about 600.— — Masonic: Hums, 153, Thurs, on orb. — Orange Lodges, 687, Wed. on or b. ; 964, Fri. on or b. Passengers here shoidd be careful to change cars, both ways, when going to or coming from Petrolea. Distance to Petrolea from this station, on a separate branch, is 5^"" m. PETROI.EA, 51 m. from London, 21^4^ m. from Sarnia, by rail. This ounty town is situated in the township ofEnniskillen, county of Lambton. — — The Anderson House, W^m. Anderson, pro., opposite the station, has livery and first class accommodation. Petrolea was raised into exi.stence in 1865, by Mr. J. M. Wil- liams, of Hamilton, who had commenced oil operations at vJil Springs, in 1859. Of all the coal oil districts in the world, this one has borne all along an unwaver- ing reputation, and competent men are confident, from scientific researches, that for many years to come oil will not be exhausted. Long headed Scotchmen, who are generally " tight fisted," and having a heavy capital in the concern, are found to reason in that way. King territory, along the track of railway, is more largely o^jerated than the low Bear Creek regioi:, where oil was first struck. It is among the woods, but half cleared, that the wells and works are principally situated ; but many, however, are in the midst of the village, which is divided into two parts by IJcar Creek. Some 2,000 wells have been bored within a circuit of six and seven miles, but 300 only at present are being worked. The method generally carried on consists for bnd holders to allow parties or Cos. to occupy ground, establish machinery and bore, and if successful the land owners claim a royalty of X o' the ))roceeds only. The different oil producers are represented by the Lambton Crude Oil Partnership, organized 1871, Mr. J. McDougali, chairman, doing business through the local bank "Vaughn and Fairbank." The Board of Management consists of II members, and effects all .sales, the surplus being paid in dividends at end (>( every month. There aie 80 underground tanks, holdmg 350,000 gals, of oil ; the wooden circular ones at the wells have a capacity of ID and 20,000 ^als. The Deluge and Empire wells from April last to present time, July 1872, hive been giving from 400 to 500 brls. a day each. One well, Reynolds, Johnston Co., ])ros., has pumped in 12 months, day and night, over 11,000 brls The old ^Ton- sides well, owi>ed by Fish & Townsend, of Petrolea, produce*! ir 8 months, some 22,000 brls. The Battle Creek well, 5 years in existence, gives still 12 to ^5 brls. a day, and othe- s with good returns date ^'''^ir existence six years back. St)me wells, 500 feet deep, have be«n bored ni 9 days. Several tanks along the track are sup- plied with iron leading pipes, i}4 and 2 miles in length, from the wells. The borings are from 4)^ to 5 inches diameter, and the average depth varies from 450 to 500 feet. The steam engines used for pumping aie from 12 to 15 horse power, and will in some cases work 2 or 3 wells with r(x;kers. More than 2,000 men are .|o LACilOIX CANADIAN GUIDE cmrloyed al the workb; wages $1.50 to $2 a day. Thciv arc Iicrc 7 refineries, but others are likely to be soon erected. Two hundred oil tank cars are used for this place, — the cars are the property of the Great Western Hail way Co., but the round tanks on them belong to the refineries ; 2 tanks on every car, each holding 35 bris. Some cars are arranged with long round iron tanks, the whqle length of car, painted white, and are employed exclusively for carryin£ distillate, or oil hav- ing undergone the first process of distillation ; carried by that means for safety and freight saving. These are principally owned by the Carbon Oil Co. of Hamilton ; Parson Bros., principal (Canadian) shareholders. A company is being formed to lay a pipe from here to ia)ndon for the conveyance of oil, as some difficulty has lieen >».\perienced in getting prompt delivery by rail. As the two places are on a level, pumps will have to be erected at intervals of about ten miles, to force the oil into the next pumping place. The distance is about 60 miles, and the estimated cost $100,000. '1 he weekly income from crude oil is over $15,000, or at the rate of $800,000 pi"- aunum. Within I year, ending June 1872, 500,000 brls. of oil have been shipped from here. It has been pretty well proved by practical tests that oil canno.. be found, as a rule, below 500 ft. and the stratas met with are generally as follows : — 90 ft, clay; 30 ft. hard rock; 10 ft. soap stone; 5 ft. hard rock; 131 ft. soap stone; 20 ft. hard rock; 40 ft. soap stone; 166 ft. hard rock ; first " show" of oil at 400 ft. Petrolea covers a large space of ground ; the streets are planked in the middle, and all the buildings are frame. The soil is clay, but unfit for brick making, being gravelly. The village was incorj)orated in 1866. The area is 2,400 acres, popula- tion about 5,000, revenue $21,000, municipal assess. 20 mills on the $, school assess. 15 mills ; real estate $360,000, personal $278,792. There is i steam fire engine, cost $3,000. CHURCKts. — r Episcopal, i Presbyterian, i Roman Catho- lic, I Epis. Methudist and i W. Methodist. A large Central School with 6 depts., employs 7 teachers ; salaries $2,250. The Canada Southern Railroad passes at 4 m. il . from the village. There are 2 weeklies published here : the Canadian an(i Ohservei . -Masonic. Petrolea, 194, 2nd Wed. ; Washington, 260, istTues. — I.O.O.F, Friendship, 65, Eri. — Orange Lodge, 1,096, Tues. on or b. — I Lodge, British Templars, , Mon, SoMK OK THE Promi.nent Mk.\.— H. W. Lancey, J. D. Noble (the largest oil operator in Canada), Jos. McDougall, E, 1). Kirby, Chas. Jenkins, J. H. Fairbank, H. Prince, Sir K. lackson, Rev. J. W. Beaumont, Rev. C A. Mitchell, Rev. Yappes (R.C.), J. N. Elliott, Dr. J. Mearns, Dr. W. H. Oliver, Dr. G. Paton, S. S. Griffith, J. Tracy, Geo. Railton, J, McKenzie, L. Arnett, L. B. Vaughn, G. E. Murphy, P. Barclay. MAWDAUMIIV, <))'l m. from Sarnia, '^\%n\. from London, is a village in the township of Plymouth, county of Lambton. Population about 100. PONO IfllljliS, 3 m. from London, 2l)4m. from Port Stanley, is a village in the township of Westminster, county of Huron. Distant from Godcrich, the county town, 10 m. Population about 200. WESTlflllVSTER, 5 m. from London, igyi m. from Port Stanley, is a way station in the township of Westminster, county of Middlesex. OLEIVWORTH, 8 m. from London, i6^im, from Port Stanley, is a way station. YAKlflOUTH, II m. from London, I3>^m. from Port Stanley, is a small village in the township of Yarmouth, county of Ilaldimand ; distant from Cayuga, the county town, 6 m. Population about 350. ST. THOI?IAS, 35 m. from London, 9^2 m. from Port Stanley, is a flourishing incor]"jr:itcJ town on Kettle Creek, townshij) of Yarmouth, county of Elgin. It is the county seat and does a large trade in wheat and other country pnxiuce. The Canada Air Line, lately completed, passes through here ; also the Canada Southern Railway. There are here two weeklies, Canadian Home AND BOOK OF KKFKIJKXCr. 4' fineries, ased for but the holding ength of oil hav- ifety and amilton ; Dimed to culty has are on a ce the oil istimated t the rate rls. of oil ;ical tests with are 5 ft. hard ird rock ; le middle, ing, being s, popula- $, school steam fire lan Catho- h 6 depts., passes at 4 ladian and 1st Tues. — —I Lodge, (the largest ins, J. H. ^. Mitchell, /er. Dr. G. nett, L. B. a village in , is a village oderich, the t Stanley, is ley, is a way ;y, is a small rom Cayuga, Stanley, is a th, county of )ther country ere ; also the uuiian Home in. from London, 4^2 '«• from Port Stanley, is a way Journal and Despatch There are several manufactories, banks and seven churches. It is buili on a high table land and nearly surrounded by Kettle Creek. Popula- tion about 2,000. Masonic. St. Thomas, 44, ist. Thurs. — L O. O. F. St. ' 'homas, 76, Wed. — Orange Lodge, 257, ist. Mon. WHITE'S, 20 station. PORT STAIVLEY, 24>2 m. from London, is a beautiful and flourishing village on the N. shore of Lake Erie, in the townships of Yarmouth and South- wold, county of Elgin. U is surrounded and sheltereil on th "ee of its sides by lu<,'h hills. A fine aqueduct supplies the mills with water. It is a [wrt of entry and does a large grain shipping business. The exports from this jiort in 1870 were $127,660; imports, $28,704— exports in 1871, $131,532; imports, $61,360. A steamer plies every alternate day between Cleveland (Ohio) and this place. I'he Montreal and Commercial Banks have agents here. A good manufacturing business is carried on, between distilleries, grist mills and tanneries. Population about 900.— — .VIasomc. St. Marks', 94, 2nd. Tues. DORCHESTER, 119 '4 m. from \Vind.sor, 109^ m. from Suspension Bridge, is a small village in the townshij) of North Dorchester, county of Middle- sex. There is a good water privilege, running a saw mill and grist mill. The farms around have a very fine aspect ; fruit trees extensively cultivated. Popula- tion about 100.- -Orange Lodge, 295, Mon. IKCrERSOLE, 129 m. trom Windsor, 100 ni. from Suspension Bridge. — 'l"he site of this pretty town is more lovely than that of any other place W. on this road ; it is softly and boldly undulating— capriciously so, borrowing from Natv.re many cf her pleasing and graceful charms. The eye in its survey impresses the senses with very agreeable sensations. There are here and there nice gardens and orchards, t .tefully arranged, and but half hiding mpny fine private residences. The groves around have an inviting expression, a tell-tale picnic look ; several springs from the heights pour down to the town their pure cold crystal waters. The public and business buildings, mostly of white brick, are neat and substantial, the churches really monumental, and the Town Hall has also a gocxl appearance. Ingersoll, situated in the township of North and West Oxford, county of Oxford, was incorporated as a village in 1856, and as a town in 1863 ; its population is about 5,000. Since a large fire in 1872 the corjxiration has hau a steam fire engine, &c., besides 2 worked by hand. The lown is lighted by gas, but it hn not yet water works. The revenue is $14,000; assessm< 12 mills on the $ ; real estate $822,521 ; j^rsonal, $46,000. Newspaper vvcek), Chti^nicle (ref), Thurs., and AWw (con. ), Weu. The Churches are, I L .1.1 1. i P- ti t, 4 Methodist, 2 Presbyterian, ! ^Jethodist (col.), I Roman Cathuiit. I High and 2 ward, empio/ 'i teachers; maintenance $4,250; al.^ cjmiau' school, 2 teachers; maintenance $500. Banks. — The Niagara District Pank, and the Merchants' Bank. There is here a Mechanirs' Institute a. i a Y. M. C. Association. The south branch of the river Thames, nmning W., divides the ist. from the 2nd. and 3rd wards, and Thames st. divides the 2nd. ward from the 3rd. There are 3 flour and (jatmeal mills on Mill Creek, which stream once revengefully assailed a local cabinet and umicrtakcr poet named Mclntyre, for certain lyric offences in style, &c., concerning said stream, which runs into the river Thames ; another creek in the west, called Whiting, joins also the river in the 2nd ward ; it is alive with trout and drives a large flour mill and a stave and barrel factory ; its spring source is 3 m. s. There are 2 steam plan- ing mills in the 1st ward, also a foundry. In the 2nd ward 2 very extensive steam foundries manufacture every description of agricultural and dairy implements, em- ploying about 100 hands each ; also 4 tinsmith establishments, making all kinds of dairy utensils. There are 2 jwrk packing establishments, capacity 3,000 hogs each during the season ; 3 large steam cabinet factories, one carried on by the pod •imma^mtmutmiim^i 'I^H! 42 LACKOlx' CANADIAN GUIDE Mclntyre. M. t^ L. Bixel have a large brewery, others own 3 steam saw mills, 1 woollen and a flour mill'-, >ii'iate(l on river Thames. In the way ot future enter- prise is projected a railway irom here to Port IJurwell, 32 m. s., that will cross the tjreat Western Loop Line at 'I'ilsonburg, and the Canada Southern, 15 m. s. The best business lots, 150 feet deep, sell $100 a foot frontage; residence lots 56 X 132, from 200 to $600 ; farnu from 40 to $60 per acre ; -the soil is generally clay loam, very fertile for grain and giazing. 'Flie amount of cheese made in vici- nity is very great, and it is on the ncrease ; 2 0,000 boxes, averaging 70 lbs. each, are yearly shipped from this stati Jii. In 1866 a mammoth cheese, 6 ft. 10 inch, diameter, 3 feet high (35 tons of milk used), and weighing 7,000 lbs., was made by James Harris ik Co. and sent to .Suratoga on exhibition, and finally to Liverpool for consumption. There are 8 bri ;kyards in neighborhood and an oil refinery, Woods & Co.-Daily stage lines : to Port IJurwell, 32 m. s. ; fare $1.75 ; daily to Thamesford, 6 m. n. w. ; fare 25 cts. Tues., Thurs. and Sat. to Culloden, 10 m. s. w. ; and to lirownsville, 13 m. s. w. ; to Lakeside, 15 m. n ; fares 50 cts. Masonic. iCing Hiram, 37 (estab. 30 Aug. 1801, L R. 226), Tues. on or b. ; St. Johns, 68, Thurs. on or 1). ; Harris Ch., 41, Tues. after. -1. O. O. F. Samaritan, 35, Wed. ; Oxford, 77, Thurs. — L O. G. '1\ Flower of the West, 34, Thurs, ; Northern Light, 138, Mon.— Orange Lodges, 188, 1st. Thurs. ; 412, 2nd. Thurs. SoMK o\' TUK I'ru.minknt Men.— John McDonald, K. A. Woodcock, T. Krown, W. H. Eakins, E. Doty, J. McCaughey, P. J. Brown, T. Wells, J. F. McDonald, J.Noxon, S.Noxon, F.Noxon, W.Eastwood, J.Battersby, E.Casswell, A.Oliver, f. Christopher, Rev. J. P. Hincks, Rev. J. N. Grant, Rev. J. Lerovd, Rev. J. Bayard (R.C), T- S. Gumett, H. Constable, W. A, Rumsev, T. Holcroft, Dr. J. J. Hoyt, Dr. [. A. Williams, Dr. D. Phelan. BEACHVIEiLE, 133X '"• ^•■om Windsor, 9j3^' m. from Suspension Bridge, is a village on the river Thames, township of North and West Oxford, county of Oxford. It is surrounded by a rich agricultural country ; fruit is much cultivated. The neighborhofx' has a mellow picturesque appearance given by its elegant rolling hills. It contains 5 churches : — Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Episcopal, W. Methodist, and Baptist ; two school.s, one foundry and machine shop, making agricuiiural implements, &c. ; I flour mill, 2 saw mills (steam), 2 tanneries, 2 shingle and turning factories, &c.— A great deal of lime is made and shipped from here. Populati(jn about 700. 1. O. G. T. Morning Star, 327, Wed. WOODSTOCK., 138X m. from Windsor, 90^ m. from Suspension Ihidge. The Woodstock Hotkl, R. R. Dent, pro., is one of the largest and best hotels in Western Canada. This very pleasantly situated town and port of entry is in the township of Blandford and county of Oxford, on the highlands of the Western Peninsula, north riding ; the river Thames and Cedar Creek half encircle it irregularly on the S.W. and N.W. This place, probably on account of its agreeable, healthy posi- tion, is becoming, like London, a favorite resort for Southerners during the hot season. The hotel accommodations found here have, no doubt, much to do in attracting them. The area is 2 miles square and intersected with rolling hills very IwautifuUy built, and ornamented with orchards and gardens in many directions. Woodstock was incorporated in 1854 ; its population is about 5,000. The pui)lic buildings, hotels, banks and many commercial houses, are good and elegant ; the hotels remarkably so, and larger than in any other place on this road west of this, excepting the Tecumseh House in London. The exports from this place in 1870, were $101,1.4; imports, $87,905 — exports in 1871, $163,102; imports, $107,336. The Town Hall, on Market Square, is a large handsome white brick building, two stories ; the Jail is a substantial well planned structure ; also the Court House. There is a House of Refuge for the ix)or of the town, under charge of benevolent ladies; 3 hand fire engines and hook and ladder Co, The rvenue is $15,000 ; ANT) HOOK Ol- KJirKKENCE. 43 mills, I : enter- U cross 5 m. s. ice lol^ enerally ^ in vici- js. each, lo inch, made by ,iverpoc)l refinery, daily to oden, lo io cts. m or b. ; O. O. F. he West, irs. ; 4" 2' dcock, T. ells, J. F. .Cassvvell, [. Leroyd, Holcroft, Suspension st Oxford, uit is much given by its resbyterian, lid machine s (steam), 2 is made and J Star, 327, Suspension e largest and township of 1 Peninsula, ularly on the healthy posi- ring the hot nich to do in ing hills very ly directions. The pul)lic elegant ; the west of this, )lace in 1870, rts, $io7,33'^- building, two Court House, of benevolent ae is $15,000; assessment I2j4 mills on the $. The 3 weekly papers: .Scntittel (td.), Revino (ref.), and /"/wtj (cons. ), a'e published on Fri. -Churches; i Epi.scopal, 2 Baptist, 3 Presbyterian, 2 Methodist, i Roman Catholic. St HOOLS : i High, 2 public, with 14 teachers ; maintenance $4,250; no separate schools.- 'Bank-s : Royal Canadian Bank, Hank of Commerce. —~ Manufactories : A large (ngan and melodeon factory, a lirewery, 3 large flour mills, I oatmeal mill, i wool- len factory, 3 saw mills, in connection with 4 cabinet and building factories ; i large stave and cooperage factory, an extensive tannery, 2 foin.dries, with machine shops and i separate machine establishment ; and an oil lefinery, called Cedar Creek Co., outside of limits, \V., does a large business. Projected Kahavav. Continuation of the Credit Valley road from (lalt to Woo'-^c. on the $ ; real and personal estate, $994,877. The Town Ha'.l, with .Vlarket in basement, and Mechanics' Institute above (150 members, 1,500 vols.), is a fine 2 story stone Iniilding. A small-pox hospital has been established and a Park of 14 acres is being laid out. There are 2 good hand fire engines, &C. Knox's Free Presby- terian church is a splendid stone Gothic eilifice ; the others are Roman Catholic, Canada Presbyterian, Old Kirk, Unit. Presbyterian, Episcopal, W. Methodist, N. C. Methodist, Baptist, and United Brethren. Much attention is here given to education. The (ialt Collegiate Instituio, for boys, estab. 1854, to the S. on a high hill, is a large fine stone building, 157 pui)ils ; the girls' dept. lately estab. is to the W. The two employ 4 male and 2 female teachers ; salaries $5,420. A large Central School ha^ 10 teachers, salaries $3,250. There are 2 weeklies, Reporter (cons.), estab. 1846, Fri., and Dumfries Reformer (ref.), estab. 1849, Wed. Bank-s. — The Merchants' Bank of Canada, Royal Canadian Bank, and Bank of Commerce. Good business town lots, 120 ft. deep, are worth $50 a ft. front- age ; farms 50 to $60 an :icre. The soil is principally clay, and produces large crops of general grai'".. In some parts of the township the soil is loam, with little clay ; the timber !i mixture of oak, pine, maple, beech, bass, elm, cherry, and chestnut, with cedar in the swamps. Orchards are plentiful, and yield great rhood are uarries are -Masonic. Boat, 1 19 McDonald, P.P., Geo. ,, A. Wad- , was estab- Clarke and I N. side of veil situated a limestone rated village f substantial ve consider- /as incorpo- rsonal estate re are 2 fire , Thurs. lodist, Epis- , with 5 tea- nki- ,, Bank of [iprise 2 tan- nill, brewery, clayish, pro- and fat cattle Forest, Dur- 73, Tues.- b. )bertson,- Jas. go, W. Tiffin, )r"WA Y, 9 1 X '"• fi"""* Harrisburg, 37X m. from Southan.pton, isa small village in the township of Carrick, county of Bruce. Poj)ulation about roo. WALKERTON, 97 m. from Harrisburg, 31^ m. from Southampton, isa thriving town on the Saugeen and Durham road, township of Brant, county ot Bruce. It is the county seat. This place is surrounded by a rich farming country- and is the seat of a good manufacturing business. The Merchants' Bank of Canada has an agency here, and the Hei-ald ^\\A Telescope, two weeklies, Are published. Po- pulation about 1,000. Masonic, Saugeen, 197, 2nd. Tues. PIBfRERTOIV, 105^ m. from Harrisburg, 23 m. from Southampton, is a' small village in the township of Greenock, county of Bruce. There are a grist mill, saw mill and carding mill. Population about 80. PAISLiEY, I12X m. from Harrisburg, 16^ m. from Southampton, is a fine thriving village on the Saugeen and Elora road, at the confluence of the Teeswater and Saugeen rivers, and at the comers of the townships of (ireenock, Elderslie, and Bruce, county of Bruce, for which Mr. John Gillies is M. P. The Adimate, a weekly, is published here. There is a great deal of business done at this place, and the prospects are most favorable in favor of its future development. Popula- tion about 900. Masonic, Aldworth, 235, Fri. on or b. — I. O. G. T. Pais- ey, 197, Mon. PORT EE^GIN, 124^ m. from Harrisburg, 4 m. from Southampton, is a flourishing village and port on Lake Huron, township of Saugeen, county of Bruce. A steamboat from Goderich stops here daily on her way to Southampton, during the season of navigation. The weekly Free Pi-ess is published here. The post office name of Port Elgin is Nonnanton. Population about 700. SOIITHAMPTON, 128^ m. from Harrisburg, the W. terminus of the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Branch line of the Great Western Railway, is an incorporated village and port of entry on Lake Huron, at the mouth of the Saugeen river, township of Saugeen, county of linice. The Post Office and Customs name of Southampton is .Saugeen. Large (luatitities of grain and lum- b»r are shipped from this j)lace annually. Durinjj season of navigation a steamer '%■ i.AcUOIX CAN'An^AS' GUIDK plies daily to (loderich. The exports from this place in 1870 were $3,470 ; imports $346. Exports in 1871 $12,613 ; imports $682. Population about 500. Masonic : St. Lawrence, 131, Wed. b. GOWAIVSTOWTV, 5'A m. from Palvierston, 61/4' m. from Kincardine, is a small village in the township of Wallace, county of Perth. Country produce affords the principal trade here. Population al)Out 50. LISTOWEI^Ei, 9 m. from Palmerston, 58 m. from Kincardine, is a large incorporated village on both banks of the east branch of Maitland river, town- ships of Elma and Wallace, county of Perth. It is the centre of a great and thickly settled agricultural district. The grain business at this place is estimated at 10X3,000 bushels per annum. A large amount of business is done by the mer- chants. The weekly Banner is published here. Population about 1,200. WEWRY, 14^ m. from Palmerston, 52X ni. from Kincardine, is a small village in the township of Elma, county of Perth. Principal business is farming and lumbering. Population about 50. ETHEL, 21^ m. from Palmerston, 45X ni. from Kincardine, is a small village on a branch of the Maitland river, township of Grey, county of Huron. It contains a grist and a steam saw mill, and pottery works. Population about 75. AIIVLEYYIIjIjE, 27>^ m. from Palmerston, 29/4 m. from Kincardine, post office name Dingle, is a flourishing village on the S. branch of the Maitland river, township of Grey, county ot Huron. It contains grist, steam and water power saw mills, shingle and planing mills, woollen, cabinet and cheese factories, a tannery, an iron foundry, 2 Presbyterian, I Episcopal, I N.C. Methodist, and Wesleyan churches, and fine school buildings. About 3 miles distant are the celebrated mills owned by Smith & Bros., some of the most extensive in the W'estern country. Population about 700. BLUEVAIjE, 34>^ m. from Palmerston, 32^ m. from Kincardine, is a small village on the Maitland river, township of Morris, county of Huron. It contains grist, saw, carding and shingle mills ; Presbyterian, Wesleyan, and Prim. Methodist churches, &c. Population about 250. liVUVGHAM, 38^^ m. from Palmerston, 28^^^ m. from Kincardine, is a flourishing village consisting of two portions called V per and Lower Wingham, township of Turnberry, county of Huron. The village was commenced in i860, and is beautifully situated on the forks of River Maitland, on which there is the best hydraulic power for manufacturing purposes in the country. It contains 2 grist and flour mills, 2 saw, 2 planing and 2 lath, i oatmeal and i shingle mills, a woollen factory, tannery and foundrj', and four churches. Population about 700. EjUCKIVOW, 51 m. from Palmerston, 16 m. from Kincardine, is a village on the Nine Mile river, townships of Kinloss, Wawanosh and Ashfield, counties 01' Huron and Bruce. Population about 700. IjYI^WEX, 170 m. from Windsor, 59 m. from Suspension Bridge, is in the township of Beverly, county of Wentworth. This small village is preparing for generations yet to come cleared lands, with brick yards and saw mills, shipping at present between 5 and 6 millions of lumber a year, it sets them an example how to proceed in industrial pursuits. Population about 400. COPETOWN, I74>^ m. from Windsor, 54^ m. from Suspension Bridge, is a small village, which was found pretty in its .swaddling clothes ; it belongs to two parent townships. — Ancaster and Beverly, county of Wentworth. It is also a lumbering place, and two hundred souls call it their home. OfllVDAS, 179K m. from Windsor, 49^-^ m. from Suspension Bridge. — Bus fare 10 the town ( BOOK OK UEriiRENCE. 53 id have, machine ted with •ess and Within 2Xtensi> i- or 6,000 locality, ilton and S. ; com- farvis, 32 continu- thern and ojecL, the Canadian projecting r, distance iniilton do :uce Rail- ;e Hiiion, ardnie, on Ligh a very e Maitland r along the ^400 a foot f; 50 X 148 cultivation, rees. The )d building ry prices. ; St fohn's, in's,'Ch. 6, Rome and 4lh Tues. ; Dore Sover- ol.), I, 3r<'- loth June, imilton, 64, ; Strict Ob- -l.O.G.T 2very Wed. ; nthly ; Cold mo nth. 2nd. Tues.; Ved., ninth.; 3rd. Mou., Grove, 1 355, of Foresters, idcr of Shep- [ 56 King St. ; 10s. Ikasley, O'Rielly, W. H. Freeman, n. Dr. J. D. Macd(jnald, JJr. D. Macintosh, Dr. H. T. Ridley, Dr. W. I-. I5illiiig>, U. B. Wit- Ion, M.P., W. T- Buchanan. (>. II. Bisby, W. D. Long, Thos. H. Mackenzie, W. McKay, J. H. Davis, John Ilarvey, [. Buchanan, J. I. Mackenzie, D. Mcln- nes, T. B. Harris, T. C. Kerr, J. Brown, John Young, Alex, 'ihomson, Alex. Murray, Jas. Turner, A. Brown, G. H. Gillespie, Alex. Harvey, J. Stuart, Geo. Secord, W. Mc(iiverin, A.. Hope, A. T. Wood, M. Leggal, A. Copp, J'. Stewart, E. Gurney, W. Turnbull, R. M. Wanzer, J. Tarbox, A. Wilson, F. A. (Gardner, C. Lockman, |. Mitcliell, [. \V. Gravson, C. E. Ste\\arl, .V. Lawson, D. McCul- loch, J. W. Wilkinson, J.M, Williams, Clus. Magill, J. McPherson. STONE V CREEK, 191 M m. from Windsor, 37 "4: m. from Suspension Bridge, is a village in the township of Saltfleet, county of Wentvvorth. It was liere that a .-.niall l)()dy of British regulars and Canadian militia thoroughly routed, in a night at^nck, a l)ody of the United States army, on their invasion of Canada, in r8i2. Stoney Creek is most pleasantly situated for private families, offering many desirable building sites, and is a convenient outpost where much agency business is done on account of Hamilton merchants. Population about 200. Masonic : Wentworth, 166, Mon. on or b. WIIVO\A., 197X !"• f'"oi" Windsor, 31^^ m. from Suspension Bridge, is a small place in the township of Saltfleet, county of Wentworth. Population about 100. CisIl.IlI§BY, 202^ m, from Windsor, 26^^ m. from Suspension Bridge, is a fine village on Lake Ontario, township of tirimsby, county of Lincoln, at the junction of Forty 'Mile creek with lake Ontario ; first established in 1785. The village has a most splendid background in the shape of a high hill or mountain, and possesses several mills and manufacturing establishments and good public and ))rivate buildings. It is surrounded by a rich fruit-bearing country. Peaches, apples, grapes, &c., grow here in abundance, and are of finest quality. The scen- ery around is delightful. Population over 500. Masonic : Union, 7, Thurs. on or b.— I.O.G.T. Mountain View, 242, Fri.; Grimsby, 598, Tues. BE\TTI§VILlri"ij^ liaiik, iirivate lioiel and bsthing establishment, 50 rooms ; the Stephenson liouse, 85 rooms ; and the Pickwick House, 30 rooms ; it is often necessary to retain rooms in advance in these hotels. Ornamental trees line nearly all the streets, which are wide and clea' , and vie with their odorant associates in the side gardens attached to nearly every dwell- ing in cooling and enchanting the senses. The public buildings are of brick or stone, and show much architectural beauty ; the private residences are generally veiy neat and often made lovely by different lawn and garden arrangements, which display exquisite taste. The Welland Canal lies here in a cut of the valley and runs sideways with the main business st. It is the great thoroughfare which unites the whole Western lakes, from lakes Superior and Michigan to the harbor of Mont- real and Atlantic seaboard, and furnishes this town with unlimited water power, made use of by mills and factories of all kinds, which would require too much space to describe. The exports from this place in 1870 were $41,789; imports, $819,827 ; — exports in 1871, $64,886; imports, $1,340,859. St. Catharines was incorporated in 1849 ; its area is nearly 2 m. square ; popu- lation 9,ocxj ; real and personal estate (according to assessed value) over three millions ; revenue about $50,000; assessment, 15 mills on the $. The Mayor receives no salary, but is generally allowed a bonus of $100 a year ; Clerk, $800 ; Treasurer, $400 ; and, as Clerk of Division Court, increases his salary by fees ; Police Magistrate, $500, (acting under half pay on his own conditions) ; Chief of Police, $550. The fine stone Town Hall, cor. King and James sts., cost $33,000 ; the stone Jail at East end, on Niagara St., cost $30,000; its capacity over 80 inmates, never more than 20 being held at one time, which speaks well for the morality of the town ; the Custom House, Welland Canal office, and that of the Internal Reve- nue, are all in one 2 story brick building, cor. St Paul and Yates sts.; the Gen- eral and Marine Hospital, one and a half story, is on Queenston St.; the Post Office is a private building nt the junction of St. Paul and Ontario sts.; the Cemetery, used in common by all denominations, is on a beautiful spot, l^^m. from Town Hall ; wells and cisterns yet supply the town with water ; there are I steam and 2 hand fire engines ; the gas works is owned by a private Co., but the town holds stock in it, about one third, or $30,000 ; a Board of Trade has been lately established. Best business lots, 100 ft. deep, worth from $100 to $250 a foot frontage ; farms bring trom $40 to $100 an acre ; the soil is generally clay loam, produces general crops as well as any other part of the country ; there are 3 brickyards. The Wel- land Railway station is i m. N. E. from the Town Hall. The U.S. Consular Agent is Mr. D. Curtis Ilaynes. There are between 600 and 700 Germans, about 500 French-Canadians, and nearly i,oco colored people. Banks : Niagara District Bank, (acting as agent for Bank of Montreal), Bank of Commerce, Quebec Bank, and 2 private : Haynes' Bank and Goodman's Bank, Other monetary institutions : Security Permanent Building, and Savings Society Investment. Chuhches : Episcopal (Christ), Episcopal (St. George's), Baptist, 2 Methodist, Canada Presbyterian, American Presbyterian, Roman Catholic (St. Catharines), Methodist (col.), Zion Baptist (col.) ; several of these churches are splendid edi- fices, Schools : Collegiate Institute, 5 teachers ; salaries $4,000 ; the fine brick 2 stories Central school has ro teachers ; salaries $5,000 ; 3 ward, 12 teach- ers ; salaries $3,000. There are 2 R. C. separate schools. The Sisters Convent ot St. Joseph, 11 nuns, ^isit the sick and poor, and conduct a select school. — — hjATiONAL Societies : St. George's, St. Andrew's, St. Patrick's, and Caledo- nian. The Township and County Agricultural Society has its headquarters here. Newspapers, Dailies: journal {conn.}, estab. 1824; and Times (ref.). Miscellaneous : Curlinj? Club, Lacrosse Club, Y. M. C. A., meets Tues. ; St. Patrick's Temperance Society, organized 1870. The Mechanics' Institute, on Ontario st., loo members, has 1,700 vols. Daily stage lines to Thorold, 3 m. S. E.; fare 12^2 cts.; to Niagara town, 11 m. E., 50 cts.; to Port Dalhousie, 3 m. N ,, I2>^ Cts. Masonic iJ bf Cfl St. George's, 15, Tues. on or b.; Maple Leaf, 103, Mon. on or b.; AND BOOK OF REFERENCE. 55 b3 thing ickwick hotels, i' , and ,• dwell- 3iick or ;rierally which ley and h unites )f Mont- power, »o much imports, popu- rer three 2 Mayor t, $800; s ; Police f Police, 0CX3 ; the inmates, orality of lal Reve- the Gen- ost Office ^emetery, jwnHall; id 2 hand s stock in tablished. re ; farms es general The Wel- , Consular ans, about : Niagara ;e, Quebec monetary ment . Methodist, atharines), lendid edi- ; the fine , 12 teach- rs Convent chool. id Caledo- irters here, (ref.).-— Tues. ; St. istitute, on >rold, 3 m. ousie, 3 ra. 1. Oil or b.; Mount Moriah, C!i. 19, Fri. on or b. ; Plantagenet Encampmonl and Priory, 2nd. Mon. in Feb., April, July and Oct. — I. O. O. F., Union, 16, Mon., in Odd Fellows Hall, Ontario st. Orange Lodges, 117, ist. Fri.; 341, Wed,; 573, Wed.; 720, 2nd. Mon.; 844, Wed. on orb.; Young Britons, 8, ist. Thurs.; Black Preceptory, 159, Wed. on or b.; Lincoln County Lodge, Tues. in Feb. yearly. Some OK thk Prominent Men. — H. H. Collier, John Rollison, Judge J. M. Lawder, W. A. Mittleberger, Thos. Burns, Hon. J. R. Benson, T. R. Menitt (M.P.), Hon. J. G. Currie, J. C. Rykert (M.P.P.), H. C. Barwick, Chas. Arnold. D. R. Wilkie, J. A. Woodruff (Sheriff), Wm. Grant, S. Montgomery, J. E. Cuff, P. E. W. Moyer, Wm. Matheson, Rev. H. Holland, R.cv. Dean P. Mulligan (R.C.), Rev. Lewis, Jas Norris, S. Neelon, J. C. Graham, P. Larkin, J. Murray, J. Riley, R. Miller, R. McDonald, J. A Miller, P. McCarthy, W. H. McCIivc, F. W. McDonald, S. Stephenson, F. Stinson, J. B. Fowler, L. Shickluna, Jas. Seymour, M. Simpson, R. Struthers, H. Carlisle, R. Woodniff, W. McCalla, T. Shaw, E. McArdle, J. Nay, W. L. Copeland, H. Wilson, Dr. F. Mack, Dr. ]. A. Alexander, Dr. T. Clarke, Dr. L. Cross, Dr. W. S. Downey, Dr. A. A. Hill, D. W. Bixby, Wm. Barr, A. C. Tuttle, H. Date, Wm. Smith, G. N. Oill, R. McKinley, L. Yale, Jas. Douglas, John Jumkin. THOROLD, 319^ m. from Windsor, g^ m. from Suspension Bridge. The station is called Thorold, but is within the village of Merritt, in the township of Grantham, county of Lincoln, and named from the late Hon. Wm, Merritt. Thorold is i^ m. from this station to the S.E,, and a stage takes passengers there for 25 cts. over a long rising stony hill which ends at the W^elland Canal. These heights furnish excellent r tone to both places, and St. Catharines for building pur- poses, and for lime and cement, and the hydraulic powers of the canal rush down them to aliment a scattered group of very large and fine mills and factories. Steps are being taken to have Merritt incorporated. It has a school two teachers ; salaries $750 ; and a church. The mills and factories are : St. Catharines paper mill, 100 hands ; daily capacity (wrapping and newspaper), 5 tons, J, Riordon ; cotton factory, 200 hands, Gordon & McKay ; gnst mill, J, B. Smith ; hub and spoke factory, H. Patterson & Co.; grist mill, Wm. Bolls ; cotton factory, W. W. Wait ; and a steam coal oil refinery, A. Van Pohrnhoff. Some of ihe Pro- minent Men : W. W. Wait, C, B. Snow, J, Riordon, S. M. Stephens, N. Phelps, O. J. Phelps, H. Patterson, A. Van Pohrnhoff, Thorold, ly^ m,from Great Western station, in the township of same name, county of Welland, The village, incorporated in 1850, is on the Welland Canal, and as the centre of a large and good agricultural district and shipping place does a large business. The canal nins N, and S, through the middle of the village, and the Welland Railroad has its station ^ m. E, from it. The population is 1,800 ; area, 900 acres ; real and personal estate, $360,000 ; revenue, $6,000 ; assessment, 14 mills on the $. Churches : Episcopal, W. Methodist, Roman Catholic, and Presbyterian. Schools : a High and 4 public, 6 teachers ; salaries $2,300. Weekly paper, 3/arury (rcf.), Fri. There is a hand fire engine ; the soil is generally clay, pro- duces hay, oats, barley, but principally fall wheat, Thorold commands from all points a splendid view of Lake Ontario and adjacent country to a great distance, and is connected by fine macadamized roads with Welland, the county seat, 10 m. S., Port Robinson, Allansburg, .St. Catharines, Suspension Bridge and Pelham.' Manufactories : Flour mill, called Weiland mill, over 200 brls. a day, Howland & Co.; flour mill, 180 brls. a day, Lawson & Cowan ; tlour mill, 150 brls. a day. Band & McArthur ; grist mill, 8 tons a week, McPherson & Weir ; cement and plaster works, John Brown ; foundry and machine shop, A. Dobie ; saw mill, John McDonagh; plough factory, J.J. Morley ; and a pottery establish- ment. Thorold has a flourishing Mechanics' Institute, 150 members, 2,000 \ols, Masonic : Mountain, 221, Wed. on orb. — Orange Lodges, 180, 1st Thurs.; 204, 1st Thurs. ; 130, 3rd Mon, Some ok the Prominent Men. — John McDonagh, W. T. Fish, T. P. 56 LACROIX* CANADIAN GUIDE Wadsworth, J. LaWson, W. O. Cowan, J. Hand, Geo. McArthur, John Brown, R. B. McPherson, A. Weir, Rev. T. T. Robarls, Rev. J. Clark, S. Fraser, Dr. B. H. Lemon, Dr. L. L. Palmer, Dr. R. J.Johnston, Geo. Baxter, F.Lampman, A. Schwaller, J. Lepper, J. Munro, J. Cloy. ST. HOAVIDS, 226^ m. from Windsor, 2>^ m. from Suspension Bridge, is a small post village in the township of Niagara, county of Lincoln, over i m. W. of the Groat Western's station, and same distance from the Wetland Railway Sta- tion. First settled in 1800, by Richard Woodruff. Population about 250. SV§PEIV§101V BRII>€!£, .%T MIAGARA FAJLLS, 229 m. from Windsor, is situated on the Niagara river, between lakes Erie and Ontario, in the township of Stamford, county of Welland. The gigantic and elegant wire briilge which connects the United Slates with Canada at this point, and which links the Great West with the Eastern cities, by the Canadian Great Western and the American New York Central and Erie Railways, ws.s commenced by Mr. J. T. Bush in 1867. On the 1st January, 1869, it was openeil to the public. The capital stock of the bridge is about $120,000; the bridge is located about 1,800 ft. beluw the American falls, on the American side, near the Clifton House, on the Canadian side. Delicate as lace work, it hangs between heaven and the boiling flood below, more solid than the earth ])eds of adjacent railways ; fast anchored with stone, and rooted in solid rock down to the depth of 25 feet, the great cables are immovable by any mechanical force incidental to tlie use of the bridge, or the natural influence it is subject to. The ultimate strength of these cables is 12,400 tons ; length of span from centre to centre of towers, 822 ft. ; height of tower above rock, on American side, 88 ft. ; height of tower above rock, Canada side, 78 ft. ; height oi tower, above floor of railway, 60 ft. ; number of wire cables, 4 ; diameter of each cable, 10 inch. ; number of No. 9 wires in each cable, 3,569; ultimate aggregate strength of cables, 12,400 tons ; weight of superstructure, 750 tons; weight of superstructure and maximum walls, 1,250 tons ; ultimate supporting strength, 730 tons ; height of track above water, 250 feet ; base of towers, 16 feet square ; top o( towers, P feet square ; length of each upper cable, Jy2$6^ ft.; length of each lower cable, 1,190 ft.; depth of anchor pits below sur- face of rock, 30 ft. ; number of suspenders, 624 ft. ; ultimate strength of suspenders, 18,720 tons; number ot overfloor stays, 64 tons; aggi-egate strength of stays, 1,920 tons ; number of river stays, 561 ; their aggregate strength, 1,680 ; elevation of railway track above middle stage of river, 245 ft.; total length of wires, 4,000 miles. The weights of the materials in the bridge are • Timber, 919, 1 30 lbs. ; wrought iron and suspenders, 113,120 lbs.; castings, 44,332; rails, 66,740 ; cables {between towers), 535,400 Il)s. ; total, 1,687,722 lbs. There is a single track for carriages, and space at one side for foot passengers. There is a small toll levied on all passengers, and a Customs officer will make a cursory and rapid search for any article that, being liable for duty, is being carried across from the United States into Canada, or 7>ice 7^'ersa. The bridge has at each side a strong railing, 5 feet high. The view from the centre of it is exceedingfy grand ; the American and Horse Shoe Falls aljovc, and the swift rolling waters beneath, form a picture which electrify the senses and cannot be forgotten. RflAO ARA FAXjIjS. From Lake Erie to the rapids, which commence im- mediately below the mf)uth of the Chippawa, is 16 miles, the fall in which distance is not more than 20 feet ; from the commencement ot the rapids to the verge of the Horse-Shoe Fall, there is a descent of 57 feet, and to the American Fall, 52 ft.; between the base of the falls and Queenston, it nishes rapidly along and has a fall of loi feet. The Horse-Shoe Fall Ls about 1,900 feet across, and has a fall of 158 feet ; the American Fall is 920 feet across, and has a fall of 164 feet. The whole width of the river at the falls is about |^ of a mile. Three miles below the fails is the whirlpool, and below that is a deep ravine called the " bloody run," from an Indian fight which occurred there in the year 1759. On the American side of the PI ea ol bl AND BOOK OF REFEKKNCE. 57 1 Brown, aser, Dr. anipman, Bridge, is im. W. hvay Sta- 250. I, 229 m. \ Ontario, jgant wire xnd which estern and by Mr. J. lUc. Thtf It 1,800 ft. ise, on the .he boiling it anchored ;reat cables dge, or the ;s is 12,400 .ower above side, 78 ft- ; ; diameter I ; ultima I c 750 tons ; supporting of towers, pper cable, s below sur- suspenders, th of stays, ; elevation wires, 4,000 19,130 lbs. ; , 740 ; cables , single track ; a small toll ry and rapid across from at each side i exceedingly •oiling waters :)tten. :ommence im- ^hich distance ) the verge of in Fall, 52 ft. ; and has a fall IS a fall of 158 . The whole ow the falls is run," from an :an side of the river, dividing the falls, is a large island, known as (ioat Island or Iris Island. On the Canadian and American side are very large first-class hotels. It has been estimated that about 15 millioiis cubic feet of water fall over the cataract every minute. In 1818, a portion of the table rock became loosened and fell, and in 1828, a large mass fell from the centre of the Horse-Shoe Fall. It destroyed in a great nieasure the Horse-.Shoe funn. In the fall of 1850, nearly the whole of the table rock fell with a terrible crash. Inimediately above the Ilorse-Shoe are two small islands covered with cedars, called Long Island and Gull Island. The Devil's Hole is a large triangular chasm in the bank of the river, ^)4. ni. below the falls ; the Bloody Run falls into this chasm. Charles Dickens " interviewed" the F'alls in the following strain :-— "When we were seated in the little ferry-boat, and were crossing the swollen river immediately before both cataracts, T began to feel what it was : but 1 was in a manner stunned, and unable to comprehend the vastness of the scene. It was not until I came on Table Rock and looked — Great Heaven— on what a fall of bright green water ! — that it came upon nie in its full might and majesty. "Then, when I felt how near to my Creator I was standing, the first effect, and the enduring one — instant and lasting — of the tremendous spectacle was Peace. Peace of Mind — Tranquillity — calm recollections of the Dead : Great thoughts of Eternal Rest and Happiness — nothing of Gloom or Terror. Niagara was at once stamped upon my heart, an Image of Beauty to remain there changeless and indelible until ^tt pulses cease to beat forever. "I never starred in all that time from the Canadian side, whither I had gone at first. I never crossed the river again ; for 1 knew there were people on the other shore, and in such a place it is natural to shun strange company. To wander to and fro all day, and see the cataracts from all points of view, to stand upon the edge of the great Horse-shoe Fall, marking the hurried water gathering strength as it approached the verge, yet seeming, too, to puuse befiire it shot into the gulf below ; to gaze from the river's level up to the toiTent as it came streaming down ; to climb the neighbouring heights and %\atch it through the trees, ami see the wreathing water in the Rapids hurrying on to take its fearful plunge ; to linger in the shallow ot the solemn rocks three miles below ; watching the river as, stirred by no visible cause, it heaved and eddied and awoke the echoes, being troubled yet. far down beneath the surface, by its giant leap ; to have Niagara before me, lighted by the sun and by the moon, red in the day's decline and gray as evening slowly fell upon it, to look upon it every day, and wake up in the night, and hear its ceaseless voice — this was enough. " I think in every quiet season now, still do those waters roll and leap, and roar and tumble all day long ; still are the rainbows spanning them a hundred feet below. Still, when the sun is on them do they shine and glow like molten gold. Still, when the day is gloomy do they fail like snow, or seem to crumble away like the front of a great chalk cliff, or roll down the rock like dense white smoke. But always does the mighty stream appear to die as it comes down, and always from the unfathomable grave arisen that tremendous ghost of spray and mist which is never laid, which has hauuicd this place with the same dread solemnity since darkness brooded on the deep, and that first flood before the de- luge — Light — came rushing on creation at the Word of God." NIAGARA, 31 m. from Fort Erie, 12 m. from Niagara Falls, is an incor- porated town at the mouth of the Niagara river, on Lake Ontario, county of Lin- coln. It is the chief town of the county, and one of the oldest towns in Ontario. It was formerly tlie capital of the Province, and is situated where the old town of Newark stood, opposite to Youngstown. It faces the river on one side, and Lake Ontario on the other. This place was the scene of many political events in the early history of the Province. It was liurned in Dec, 1813, by Gen. McClure, of the American army, in his retreat from the north. The site of the town is beautiful, and its healthy position attracts many tourists during the hot months. 58 LACROIX' CANADIAN GUIDE Ft is the eastern terminus of the Erie and iNiagara Branch of the Canada SovUhem Railway. Steaniers run daily to and from Toronto and Kingston and this place. The exports from this town in 1870 were $839 ; imports, $-«9,998 ; — imports in 1871, $13,404. The celebrated Queen's Royal Niagara Hotel, a V)ranch hotel of the Queen's of Toronto, is kept here by Captain Dick. The News, a weekly, is published here. Population about 2,500. Masonic : Niagara, 2, Wed. on or b. ^UEEXSTOlSr, 6 m. from Niagara, 24 m. from Fort Erie, is a village on the Niagara river, township of Niagara, county of Lincoln ; distant from St. Catharines, the county town, 6 m. Population about 350. CmPJPAWA, 17 m. from Niagara, 14 m. from Fort Juie, is an incor- porated village and port of entry at the confluence of the Niagara and Welland rivers, townships of Willoughby and Stamford, county of Welland. Wheat and lumber form the main exports, which in 1870 amounted to $19,102 ; imports, $61,242 ;— exports in 1872, $22,078 ; imports, $86,283. Chippawa contains a very extensive distillery, and 2 tanneries, both employing a large number of hands. Population about 1,200. BLACK CREEK, 24 m. from Niagara, 7 m. from Fort Erie, is a small village at the mouth of Black Creek, Niagara River, township " Willoughby, county of Welland. Population about 100. STEVEIVSVILEE, 7 m. from Fort Erie, 221 m. from Atiilicrstburg, is a village in the township of Bertie, county of Welland. A raineraT spring of good curative powers is in this village. The Canada Southern and the Air Line Branch of the Great Western Railway run through this place. Population about 100. WEI.EAIVD AlVD JlJIVCTIOSr, 21 m. from Buflfalo, 129 m. from Glencoe, is an incorporated village and the chief seat of the county ot the same name, on the Welland Canal and river, townships of Thorold and Crowland. The Junction Station of the Great Western and Canada Southern Railways, is contiguous to the village. Many improvements have been and are still being made at this place, in the way ot dry docks, &c. The Chippawa or Welland River, joining at this place with the Welland Canal, affords immense Avater power available for milling and manufacturing purposes. Two weeklies are published here : the Telegraph and Tribune. Population about 1,200. Masonic : Merritt, 168, Mon. on or b. — T.O.G.T., Safeguard, 40, Fri. mARSHVILEE, 31 m. from Buffalo, 119 m. from Glencoe, is a village on the Welland Canal feeder, township of Wainfleet, county of Welland. Popula- tion about 200. CAlfUOA, 53 m. from Buffalo, 97 m. from Glencoe, is the county town of Haldimand. It is at the head of the deep water navigation on the Grand River, township of North Cayuga. Two weeklies are published here : the Haldimand Aih'ocate, and the Sentinel ; and a large quantity of grain and plaster is sold in this town. The Great Western Air Line and Canada Southern Railways have a sta- tion here. Population about 600. Masonic : St. Johns, 35, Thurs, on or after. — LO.G.T., South Cayuga, 106, Sat.; Cayuga, 357, Wed. Jf ARVIS, 66 m. from Buffalo, 84 m. from Glencoe, is a village in the town- ship of Walpole, county of Haldimand. Population about 400. 1. O. G. T., Jarvis, 127, Sat. SmCOE, 77 m. from Buffalo, 73 m. from Glencoe, is the county town of Norfolk, represented by Mr. Wm. Wallace as M. P. It is situated on the River Lynn, in the township of Woodhouse. There is a splendid Court House here built of brick, with stone front, a Jail, 2 grist mills, a distillery, brewery and tan- nery. The surrounding section of country is disting\iished for its agricultural pro- villa VVoJ smal abol a sM aboi a vil CreJ Southern his place, mpods in a branch e News, a iagara, 2, village on ; from St. s an mcor- d Welland kVheat and ; imports, contains a ;r of hands. is a small Villoughby, rstburg, is a ing of good ;^ine Branch out 100, 29 m. from ot the same wland. The s contiguous nade at this :r, joining at ivailable for d here : the Merritt, 168, , is a village nd. Popula- Lxnty town of :;rand River, ; Haldvnand is sold in this s have a sta- rhurs. on or i in the town- -I. O. G. T., )unty tovi'n of I on the River ; House here wery and tan- ricultural pro- AND BOOK OF REFERENCE. 59 duciions. The British Canadian^ a weekly, is published here, and the following banks have agencies : the Bank of Montreal and the Canadian Bank of Com- merce. Population about 2,000. Masonic: Norfolk, 10, Tues. on or b. ; Ezra, Ch. 23, 2nd Wed.— I.O.G.T., Norfolk, 53, Wed. COURTLAI^D, 94 m. from Buffalo, 56 m. from Glencoe, is a small village in the township of Middlelon, county of Norfolk. Population about 150. - I. O. G. T., Beaver, 208, Tues. TIIiSOlVBURO, 97 m. 1 'im Buffalo, 53 m. from Glencoe, is an impor- tant village on Big Otter Creek, tovvn.-hip of Dereham, county of Oxford. Lumber- ing is carried to a large extent and excellent water privilege is to be had in the vicinity. The Ohenier, a weekly, is published here. This place is now a station for the Great Western Air Line, and Canada Southern Railways. Population about 800. Masunic, King Hiram, 78, Wed. on or b. — 1. O. O. F., Otter, 50, Mon.— I. O. G. T., Golden Key, 78, Fri. ; Goshen, 82, Wed. AlfljlIliK., 112 m. from Buffalo, 38 m. from Glencoe, is a thriving village (jn Catfish Creek, township of Malahide, county of Elgin. Country produce is the chief business of the place. The Entcrfiise, a weekly, is published here. Population about 1,000. AIiIjAIVBURG, 5 m. from Merritton, 9 m. from Welland Junction, is a village on the Wellaml Canal, township of Thorold, county of Welland. Popula- tion about 300. PORT ROBI^fSON, 8 m. from Merritton, 6 m. from Welland Junction, is a village on the Welland Canal, township of Thorold, county of Welland. It possesses excellent water power and 2 good dry docks. Population about 500. ATTERCLIFFE. 34 m. from Fort Erie, 194 m. from Amherstburg, is a post office station in the township of Caister, coun ty oi Monck, on the Welland River. It does considerable business in lumber, ra ilroad ties and staves. Popu- lation about 80. 1IA012R§TILIjE, sS m. from Fort Erie, 170 m. from Amherstburg, is a village in the townships of Walpole and Oneida, county of Haldimand. Popula- tion about 150. WATERFORD, 71 m. from Fort Erie, 157 m. from Amherstburg, is a village in the township of Townsend, county of Norfolk, distant trom Simcoe, the county town, 8 m. The Express, a weekly, is published here. Population about 900. Masonic : Wilson, 113, Wed. or ou b. — I.O.G.T., Boston, 79, Fri. ; Waterford, 80, Wed. WUVDHAM, (Centre) 77 m. from Fort Erie, 151 m. from Amherstburg, is a small village in the township of Windham, county of Norfolk. Population about 100. HAWTREY, 83 m. from Fort Erie, 145 m. from Amherstburg, is a small village in the township of South Norwich, county of Oxford, distant from Woodstock, the county town, 25 m. Population about 100. CORlVELiLiVII^EE, 88 m. from Fort Erie, 140 m. from Amherstburg, is a small village in the township of South Norwich, county of Oxford. Population about 100. BROWNS VIIjIjE, 99 m. from Fort Erie, 129 m. from Amherstburg, is a small village in the township of Dereham, county of Oxford. Population about 100. SPRIIVCtFIELD, 105 m. from Fort Erie, 123 m. from Amherstburg, is a village in the township of Toronto, county of Peel, having post -office name, Credit. Population about 200. MiM itsamsi 60 LACKOIX CANADIAN GUIDE RODMEV, 147 in. from Foil Krie, 8 1 m. from Amhersthurg, is n small village in the township of Aldborough, county of Elgin, I'opulation about 80. RIUOETOWIV, 162 m. from Fort Erie, 66 m, from Amhersiburg, is £. village in the township vS Howard, county of Kent. I'opulation about 500. CHARirVO CROSS, formerly called Cook's Corners, 175 m. from Fort Erie, 53 m. from Amhersiburg, is a small village in the township of Harwich, county of Kent. It is surrouncknl by a highly cultivated country. IJistant from Chatham, the county town, about 6 m. Population about lOO. COmRER, 198 m. from Fort F>ie, 30 m. from Amhersiburg, is a small village in the township of Tilbury West, county of Essex. Principal liusiness done is in country produce, timber, railroad ties and staves. I'opulation about lOO. W001>SIjEE, 207 m. from Fort Erie, 11 m. from Amhersiburg, is a small village in the township of Maidstone, county of Essex. Country produce and hmiber afford the principal trade here. Population about 150. COLCHESTER, 221 m. from Fort Erie, 7 m. from Amhersiburg, is a village on Lake Erie, township of Colchester, county of F'ssex. A large business is done here in lumber. Distant from Windsor, 32 m. ; from Amhersthurg, 14 m. Steamboats run from here to Windsor and Detroit in summer. Population about 200. AHlHERSTRlJRCjr, 228 m. from Fort Erie, 18 m. from Windsor, is an incorporated town, beautifully situated at the mouth of the Detroit river, at tho head of Lake F>ie, toM'nship of Maiden, county of F^ssex. A large business is done here in timber and cordwood. The exports from Amhersthurg in 1870 were $126,542 ; imports, $36,863 ;— exports in 1871, $125,330 ; imports, $31,972. A branch of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum is here. Stages run twice a day to Windsor, and once daily to Colchester. Steamers j)ly between here. Sandwich, Windsor and Detroit in summer; fare 50 els. This place (formerly called Mai- den), being now the Western Canadian terminus of the Canada .Southern Railway, is destined to become very important. Population about 1,500. Masonic: Thistle, 34, Tues. b. OIIj SPRIBiGS, 48 m. from St. Thomas, 18 m. from Courtwright, is a village in the township of Enniskillen, county of Lambton, formerly celebrated for its oil wells. There were as many as 30 flowing wells here, one of which yielded from 3,000 to 5,000 brls. of oil in 24 hours. During the years 1863 to 1866, from 10,000 to 20,000 brls. were shipped annually; but on the discovery of the wells of Petrolea, and the great decline in the demand and price of oil, the wells here, having ceased to flow, were abandoned, and the village almost deserted. There are still several good wells with all the necessary machinery attached, which the owners are confident will at some time be brought into reciuisition, when the acti- vity of this once busy village will be revived. Population about 300. 'Masonic : Alexandra, 158, Thurs. on or after. COURTWRIGHT, (named after Mr. M. Courtwright, the promoter and President of the Canada Southern Railway), and Western terminus of a branch of that road on the St. Clair division, in the township of Moore, county of Lambton, is 66 m. from Si. Thomas. It is on the River St. Clair, opposite the town of St. Clair, Michigan, and about two m. above Mooretown. A ferry, to connect the Canada Southern Railway with the St. Clair and Chicago Air Line, has been established here. WATERl>OWi\, 4 m. from Hamilton, 35;^ m. from Toronto, is a vil- lage in the township of liast Flamboro' and county of Wentworth, does a good business in the manufacture of flour, steam engines, boilers, mill gearing, dc. It is some distance from the station. Stage from Hamilton daily. Population about 1,000. AND BOOK OF RKFERENCE. *6i WEL.LiN«TO\ $^<|UARE, 7 m. from Hamilton, 32>^ m. from To- ronto. The station is 7 ni. from Hamilton, and the village \}:( m. from the sta- tion on the lake. It is in the township of Nelson ami county of Halton, ami somewhat celebrated for superior wheat and fat cattle raised in neighborhood, shipped to the eastern markets ; pine, white oak, laths and shingles are also ship- ped. Distant from Milton, the county town, 20 miles. Population about 700. Ma-SONIC: Burlington, 165, Wed. on or b. — Orange Lodge, 1,182, 2nd Thurs. BROIVTE, 13X !"• fiom Hamilton, 26X m- from Toronto. The village is nearly 3 m. south from the station on the lake shore, at the mouth of Twelve Mile Creek. The harbor is said to be capable of receiving vessels of 3CX) tons burthen. Distant from Milton, 12 m. Population about 500. OAKVIIjIjE, i7>2 ni. from Hamilton, 22 m. from Toronto. This town and port of entry is situated ^ of a mile S. of the station, in the township of Tra- falgar and county of Halton. Very good busses, bearing two different hotel names, charge 10 cts. fare, to convey passengers to their destination, or to the best hotel, the Canadian Ho tki., the landlord of which is represented at the counter by his buxom better-half with good advantage for the establishment. This prettily situated place, in a protected part of Lake Ontario (which is 225 ft. above the sea and icx) fathoms deep), has deservedly earned a good reputation in the country as a fine fruit-bearing district. It cultivates and ships during the season about 180 tons of strawberries, unsurpassed for flavor and size. This vicinity is a garden where the daughters of Eve get finely developed, and also acquire great beauty, which they sport modestly. A river or creek called Sixteen Mile, running N, and S., divi(les the town into two parts; the eastern is the busi- ness portion and most populated. Some large and good stores are to be seen on the main streets. The exports from here in 1870 were $97,549 ; imports, $8,975 »' — exports in 1871, $91,660 ; imports, $9,961. About 100,000 bushels of grain, and from 35,000 to 40,000 lbs. of combing and cloth w ool are yearly shipjied from here. The banks of the lake offer to the eyes and mind a great treat, and none can but feast over the natural beauties which only end in far off distance where the skies mingle with the blue waters. The area of the town limits is 1,300 acres, with a lake frontage of 2 miles. It was incorporateil in 1857, and the pojiulation is 1, 600 ; revenue, $6,000 ; assess'. 12 mills on the $ ; real and personal estate $353,000. The Town I lall is a two story brick building, with Council Chamber, used for Division Court. There are 3 cemeteries, 2 fire enginrs, a weekly pa.pcr— Argus (cons.), pub. on Fri. — l F.pi.,-icoi)al church, I Canada Presbyterian, I W. Method- ist, I Epis. Methodist, r Roman Catholic. The high and public schools are all within one building, employ 6 teachcis, 2 male and 4 temalc ; cost $1,900. A very large tannery and a foundry, with machine shop, manufacturing principally axles and springs, employ a large number of hands. An extensive flour mill is al.so situated on the river ; it has four run of stones. There are besides a carriage and waggon factory, a planing mill, a sash and blind factory, and some minor establishments. A railroad is projected : the Oakville, Milton and Guelph, 40 m. in length, W. ; it is chartered and partially surveyed. The principal business lots, 25 X 104, are valuetl from 500 to $600 ; farms from 40 to $50 an acre. On the lake shore the soil is sandy and stony under the ridge and clay loam above it. All kinds of general grain are raised, and many localities are splendid grazing grounds. A monthly fair for the sale of cattle and horses is held in the town, and is much frequented. Masonic : White Oak, 198, Tues. on or b. — I. O, G. T., Royal Oak, 216, every Thurs. — Orange, 272, 1st Wed. Some of the Prominent Men. — Wm. McCraney, R. Balmer, J. W. Wil- liams, J. Barclay, P. A.McDougald, W.E. Hagaman, J. Hagaman, R. S. Wood, F.J. Brown, W. H. Young, G. K. Chisholm, R.K.Chisholm, J. Warcup, W. F. McCay, Re\ . Wm. Lumsden, Rev. T. Williams. ' "^WMi 62 LACROIX' CANADIAN GUIDE PORT CREDIT, 25X m. from Hamilton, 14 m. from Toronto, is a small post village and lake port, considered as one of the safest and best on the north shore. It is situated m the township of Toronto and county of Peel, and occupies a pleasant situation on River Credit at its junction with the lake. Dis- tant from Brampton, the county town, 13 m. Population about 350. MIMIC'O, 32 m. from Hamilton, T}4 rn- from Toronto, is a small place in the township of Etobicoke, county of York. Population about 100. Orange Lodge, 163, 'i'ues. on or b. I>AVE!\fPORT, about 5 m. from Toronto, i ro m. from Meaford, is a small village in the township and county of York. Population about 100. THORIVIIIIjEj, 14 m. from Toronto, 100 m. from Meaford, is a village in the townships of Markhani and Vaughan, county of York, situated 3 m. east of the station. Population about 400. The village at ; he station is called Maple ; population about 250. Masonic : Vaughan, 54, Tues. on or b. RICmilOIVD HIIjIj, 18 m. from Toronto, 96 m. from Meaford, is a village in the townships of Markham and Vaughan, county of York, situated 3^ m. from the station, on Yongest. Population 80. Masonic : Richmond, 23, Mon. on orb.; Goodwood, 159, 1st Tues. — I. O. G. T., Richmond Hill, 465, Wed. The village of P.vi"rERS«)N is midway between the two places, named aftei Patterson Bros., who have there large works manufacturing agricultural implements. Stage twice a day for Patterson and Richmond Hill villages. KI]VO, 22 m. from Toronto, 92 from Meaford, is a nice little village in the township of King, county of York. A good deal of pine lumber is shipped from here. The surroundings are rolling hills with well cultivated farms. Stage daily for Nobleton and Bond Lake. Pojndation about 300. — Orange Lodge, 950, 3rd Thurs. AURORA, 30 m. from Toront(^ 85 m. from " ird, is a large incor- porated village in the townships of King and Whitchui^ii, county of York, on Yonge St. also. The area is nearly 2 m. square; population 1,500; revenue $2,800 ; real estate $141,000 ; personal $11,000. There are 5 churches : Epis- copal, Presbyterian, N. C. Methodist, W. Methodist, Epis Methodist ; a central school, with 3 departments, 3 teachers, salaries $900 ; a weekly paper, Rmutcr, (ref.), Fri.; Mechanics' Institute, and a lodge of Sons of Temperance, Aurora Division, Mon. Manufactories : a large rope walk, Hugh Campbell & Son ; tan- nery and curriery, E. Pease ; agricultural implements, J. Fleury, employs 50 hands ; a foundry, a woollen factory, 2 planing mills, a grist mill, 2 saw mills, a brickyard, and potash works. The soil in the neighborhood is clay, producing large crops of general grain. Farms are worth from 50 to $75 an acre. Stage daily for Kettleby, Schomberg, and Lloydtown. Masonic : Rising Sun, 129, Fri. on or after. — Orange Lodge, 693, 2nd Fri. Some of the Prominent Men. — Seth Ashton, J. E. McNally, Rev. A. J. Fidler, Rev. G. Bmce, Rev. T. L. Wilkinson, Rev. E. Barras, Dr. F. W. Strange, Dr. R. W. Hillary, John Campbell, J- Fleury, Ed. Pease, Chs. Doan, Jas. Andrews, H. D. Lumby, S. H. Lumby, B. Pearson, John Field, M. Lepper, R. P. Irwin, S. P. Irwin. NEWMARKET, 34 m. from Toronto, 80 m. from Meaford, is a line village 10 m. south from Lake Simcoe, town.ship of Whitchurch, county of York. This place has a town appearance, and is surrounded by picturesque rolling hills. It is one of the most important stations of the Northern Railway. Extensive operations in grain are carried on here, as well as a large retail business. The area of the village is 800 acres ; incorporated in 1857 ; population 2,000 ; revenue $3,500; real and personal estate $360,000. Churches :" Congregational, Episco- pal, E. Methodist, W. Methodist, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Canada Pres- byterian, Christian Brethren. Schools, one High and a Central public, with 3 viiy havtl the Thel ,cxx) ; revenue tional, Episco- Canada Pres- public, with 3 depts., 4 teachers ; salaries $2,080, liank : Royal Canadian Bank. Manufac- tories : one woollen, 2 foundries, two cabinet and a planing, sash and Ijlind with planing, 2 large flour mills, 2 stave and cooper shops, 2 brickyards and a silk hat factory, (lood business lots loo ft. deep worth $50 a foot frontage. Tlie soil all around is clay loam, produces staple crops of wheat and barley. New- market has a fire engine, a Mechanics' Institute, and Registry Office, a Young Men's Chri.stian Association, and 2 weeklies. Era (ref.), Fri.,and Courier (ind.), Thurs. Stage daiiy for Sharon, Queensville, Keswick and Sulton. Masonic : Tuscan, 99, 2nd Wed. SoMF OK THE Prominknt Mkn. -E. Jackson, E. P. Irwin, D. Sulherland, W. H. Shephard, S. Road house, Geo. Hutchcroft, Rev. S. Ramsay, Rev. J. Urown, Rev. A Smith, Di. J. Nash, Dr. J. Bentley, Dr. J. H. VViddifield, W. Dudley, jr., E. Morgan, J. J. Landy, A. Henderson, W. McMa.ster, jr., R, Simpson, J. Cawthra, W. Roe, J. Millard, J. J. Pearson. HOLLAND LAIVDIIVO, 38 m. from Toronto, 77 m. from Meaford, is a village in the township of East Gwillimbury, county of York, on Yonge st. ; has a fine stone church on hill, a large grist mill and saw mill, and a very extensive tannery. Population o r 700. Orange Lodges, 585, 1st Thurs ; 679, 1st Wed. BRADFORD, 41 m. from Toronto, 73 m. from Meaford, is an incor- porated village in the township of West Gwillimbury, county of Simcoe ; was incorporated in 1859. There are 2 extensive saw mills, a foundry, several cabinet factories, 4 tanneries, and woollen and carding mills, and a weekly paper, South Simcoe Neivs, pub. on Thur- vStage twice daily for Bond Head. Population about 1,500. Masonic, Simcoe, 79, Thurs. after ; Seymour, Ch. 38, Fri. on or b. — Orange Lodges, 694, 2nd Mon. ; 877, 1st Tues.; 805, 1st Mon.; 906, ; 1053, 1st Fri.; 1297, 3rd Mon, SCAIVLOIV'S, 4|4 m. from Toronto, 70 m. from Meaford, is a flag station. Population about 50. OILFORD, 49 m. from Toronto, 66 m. from Meaford, is a small village in the township of West Gwillimbury, county of Simcoe, Stage twice daily lor Cookstown, and daily for CloverhUl, Nicolstone, Alliston, Sisterville, Arlington and Rosemount. Population about 150. LEFROY, 52 m. from Toronto, 63 m. from Meaford, is a small village in the township of Innisfil, county of Simcoe. Stage daily for Churchill and Cherry Creek. Population over 200. — All trains at this place i"un i m. E. on a branch line to Bell Ewart. BELL EWART, 53 m. from Toronto, f.\ m. from Meaford, is a fine village on Lake Simcoe, township of Innisfil, county of Simcoe. Beecher& Silliman have a saw mill here whose capacity is about 15 million ft. a year. The first of the firm is a son of the celebrated Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, of Brooklyn, N. Y. The trains connect here with steamer " Emily ?*Iay " every day, direct to Orillia, calling at Beaverton and Jackson's Point. Large quantities of pine lumber shipped trom this station. Population about 500, — Masonic, Kerr, 230, Tues. on or b. BRAMLEY, 56 m. from Toronto, 58 m. from Meaford, is a small village in the township of Innisfil, county of Simcoe. Population about 50. ALLANDALE, 63 m. Irom Toronto, 52 ro. from Meaford, — 20 minutes allowed here for refreshments. — This village in th^ township of Innisfil, county of Simcoe, at the head of Kempenfeldt Bay, has grist and saw mills and a large hoop factory. It is the junction of the Branch Line of the Northern Railway, which extends to Orillia and Musk oka wharf, Lake Couchiching, and all trains of the main line back down on the Branch i m. E. to Barrie. I.O.G.T. Golden Star, 230, Fri. — Orange Lodge, 432, ist Thurs.; 878, ist Sat. ^MMMiMii 64 f.ACROIX* CANADIAN GUIDK BAIIRIE, I m. from AUandale, 22 m. from Muskoka wharf, on Lake Coucliichiiij,', is a fine town on the N. side of Kem))enfelnntr {vitL), Thurs. ; Advance, (cons.), Thurs.; Gazette (ref.), Wed. Churches: F-piscopal, Methodist, W. Methodist, Presbyterian, Trim. Methodist and Rr)man Catholic. Schools : one High and two public, 7 teachers, salaries $4,000. R. C. separate school em- ploys 2 nuns of the order of St. Joseph as teachers, 160 pupils, expense;! $700. Banks : Bank of Tonmto, Bank of Commerce and a private, Dodge & Co's, Bank. Manufactories : foundry, M. Sewry & Co.; woollen, Graham & Lount ; 2 flour and grist mills, J. Wilkinson and N. l)y lent ; 2 saw mills, T. Smith and Brazel Perkins & Co. 2 planing, tico. Ball and A. Rankin ; 3 cabinet, D. Dougall, W. Freeman and Rourke Bros.; pump, Geo. .Sullivan; boat builder, J. Carlcy. A considerable trade is ilone here with surrounding jilaces, and nmch lumber is shipped. Many tourists frequent this place during the summer, making it head- quarters. There is a daily stage for Penctanguisliene (banks of rolling .sand) on Lake Huron. 36 m. N. and 8 m. farther in same direction is to be found a settlement of 300 I'Vench Canadian families living on fine fertile farms in the township of Tiny.- —Masonic: ; Corinthian, 96, Thurs. on or b. — L O. O. ¥. Barrie, 63, Wed. I. O. C. T., Lone Star, 41, Tues. — Orange Lodge, 452, 1st. Thurs. 4 Some of thf. Promixf.nt Mkn. — R. Simpson, A. B. .McPhee, A. G. P. Dodge, B. W. Smith, Geo. Lount, M. H, Spencer, H. Sewry, T. 1). McConkey (M.P.), W. D. Ardagh (M. P. P.), Rev. E. Morgan, Rev. N. Willoughby, Rev. R. P. O'Connor (R. C.), Rev. M. Kraser, Dr. A."^ Hamilton, Dr. E. Morton, Dr. L. Oliver, Dr. A. Ardagh, W. Lount, D. McCarthy, W. K. A. Boys, D. Campbell. OOWAiV, 6 m. from AUandale, 16 m. from Muskoka wharf, is a flag station. HAWK.ST01VE, 15 m. from AUandale, 8 m, from Muskoka wharf, is a small village on the N. shore of Lake Simcoe, 1 2th Concession ol the north riding of the townshi]) of Oro, county of Simcoe. l\)pulation about 100. ORIIjI/IA, 23 m. from AUandale, I m. from Muskoka Wharf, is a remark ably fine village on Lake Couchiching, township of South Orillia, north riding of the county of Simcoe. Here is a branch of the Provincial I>unatic Asylum. During the sininncr Orillia is a favorite resort of visitors from Toronto and else- where, who are attracted thither by the fishing and hunting, .some of the best in the Province. The Midlaml Railway of Canada has lately extended its line from Port Hope to this place, on its way to Georgian Bay. Orillia has a large retail country trade, and its lumbering business is extensive. Oliver & Co.'s saw mill has a capacity of 3 millions of feet during the season ; Tate Bros., one and a half millions ; Thompson ik. Co.'s, on the other side of the Bay, 8 million feet. From Barrie to Orillia the soil is good, and the neighborhood furnishes also good farms. A Co. from Toronto is building here a large summer hotel which will cost $30,000, The population of Orillia is 2,500 ; revenue, $8,500 ; real and personal estate, $235,000 ; the assessment 29 mills on the $ ; it is large m consequence of impor- tant improvements and the payment of R.R. bonds. There are 4 weeklies: AND HOOK OF UKFKnENCE* n about 900. — -LO.O.F., North Star, 68, Fri. — LO. G.T., Providence, 70, Fri. Orange Lodge, 942, 1st Tues. BATTEAUX, 91 m. from Toronto, 24 m. from Meaford, is a small village in the township of Nottawasaga, county of Simcoe. The wafer jxnver here drives a saw mill, and much lumber is shipped from "lence. I'opulation alwut 100. COLiLIMOWOOD, 94 m. from Toronto, 20 m. from Meaford, on the N. shore of Georgian Bay, Lake Hunni, lo\\ nshii> of Nottawasaga, county of Simcoe, was named after the celebrated English Admiral who served under Nelson. Col- lingwood is a rajjidly increasing town ; it was first laid out in 1855, and incor- porated in 1858. The Northern Railway has brought to light its great natural advantages, and capital is now flowing here from all parts for investment in the lumber, fishing and other pursuits. The Ojibway name of the township : Notta Wasaga, means Mohawk river. Colling wood has not much the appearance of a town, but is destined to be before long a place of considerable importance. It is 66 t.ACROlX* CANADIAN GUIDE by some called the Cana iian Chicago, the key of the very valuable Northern lakes, binding the Atlantic with the Pacific; but Hogg Harbor and Owen Sound, to the E. and W., offering larger and safer harbors, dispute the title. It has now a somewhat shanty appearance, like San Francisco had at first, which is derived principally from its lumbering business ; but the citizens will, no doubt^ soon see the necessity of exchanging their frame buildings for less inflammable ones. The area of this town is 4,400 acres ; poprlation over 4,000 ; revenue, $12,000 ; assess- ment, 2 rts. on the $ ; real and personal estate, $600,000. It has 2 hand and ir.e steam fire engines ; the latter cost $5,000, with hook and ladder Co.; a Hoard of Trade, established in 1871 ; a Bank of Commerce ; Northern elevator, storage capacity, 150,000, 10,000 bush, an hour; Mechanics' Institute, 909 vols, 200 members ; 2 weeklies : Enterprise (cowa.), (steam jjresses), Thurs. ; and Bulletin (ref.), ^Ved. ; 7 brickyards, 2 large tanneries, foundry and machine shop ; 5 churches ; Episcopal, Presbyterian, W. Methodist, Roman Catholic and Epis. Methodist (col.) ; I High and 5 public schools, emj)1)y seven teachers ; salaries .^'4, 100. Best business X sice lots are worth $i,5ck- ; the soil in neighborhood is sandy loam, produces princvpally root crops of leading kirds. Quarries are nu< m. from Toronto, f>f\% m. from Mount Forest, is a vil- lage in tlie township of Vaughnn, coun'y of York, situated between two branches of the Humberriver, where there is a large extent of water power. There arc several saw mills, a flour and grist mill, belonging to Mr. Henry HoM'lane (3 r m of stones), a stave factoiy, and a good tannen-. The coutitry round is rich in agricuiUiral resources, and the dairy produce is considemble. The Galloway breed of cattle is raised numerous- ly ; the Devon and Durham breeds also. The villages in vicinity are Nobleton, Scomberg and Lloydlovji. Population about 300. I.O.G.T., Klineberg, 10, Saturday. JBOLTOJV, 26^2 m. from Toronto, 61 J^ m. from Mount Forest, is a V>eautifully situated villaj.'c on the Humber river, in thesixth and seventh concessions of the town- ship of Albion, county of Pec!. The leading establishments are a fluur and gnst mil), woollen factory, tannery, foundry and agricultural implement M-orks. The British Standard, a w eekiy paper, has lately been established. The country around has a repute for good Imrley and for .sending to market a considerable quantity cf hogs and dairy produce. The farms arc well cultivat'^d and range in value fro'.n $30 to $45 per acre. Population over 750. ^0X0 ROA» ST\TfO?«, 32;^ m. Unm Toronto, ssVz '»• fro^a Mount Forest, partly in the township af Mono, county of Simcoe, partly in the townships of Caledon and Albion, is the landing place for the villages of Sandhill and Cale- don East, sometimes called Paisley. Around the station there are an hotel, a few houses and a steam saw mill. Caledon East, i^i "»• itom the station, on the Humber river, has a population of 200 inhabitants. Sandhii.l, 2}^ m. from the station, situated on the border line of the townships of Albion and Chingua- cousy, county of Peel, numbers about 200 inhabitants ; here has been established ;•. tanneiy. Six miles from Mono Poad, there are extensive beds cf fine sandstone, designated as the Calevlon Hill Freestone Quarries. 6S LACnOiX* CANADIAN GUlDfi ;.;f; 'X:i'r CJUiARIjESTON, (fonneriy called Caledon), 41 m. from Toronto, 47 m. fro'in Mount Forest, is a village in the townshin of Caledon, county of Peel. It is surrounded by a good wheat country, and a large quantity of cordwood is shipped from this station. C.HURCH'.sFyXLJ (also called Cataract), on the River Credit, 4 m. from the station, is supplied with splendid water po>ver. The resources of this valley are varied, and to a large extent undeveloped. Besides the timber, there is gooi! freestone, flagstone, water iiine,, and a very fine clay or fuller's earth, equal to any now inuse by woollen manufacturers. Church's Falls is named after the (bunder 01 the village, who has here a flour and grist mill, saw mill, and a shingle and stave factory. There are here beside a vi^oollen mill and flax mill, and I m. nearer Charleston, an extensive saw mill. The Falls may more aptly be de- signated a short series of rapids, falling 80 feet in the course of 30x3 yards. In a disiance of 3 j.^ miles, the river has a descent of 380 feet. Population of Charles- ton, about 300. ALTOBf, 44)4 Hi- from Toronto, 43^ m. from Mount Forest, is a village 1 m. from the station, on the river Credit, township of Caledon, county of Peel. It has extensive water power, and 2 miles from the village is the fountain-head of tho main branch of the river Credit. This consists of a chain of lakes, 3 ip num- ber, called the Caledon Lakes. They connect with each other, and the first one, almost circular in formation, covers a space of over 100 acres. The lakes are romantic, abound in speckled trout, and are much frequented by American tourists. In the village there are 3 saw mills, 3 flour and grist mills, an axe factory, a woollen factory, two cabinet factories, and a steam, shingle and lath factory. Adjoining the station there is an abundance of limestone. Great quan- tities of lumber are shipped from this station. In the vicinity are the villages of flillsburgh, in the township of Erin, county of Wellington, 7 m. from Alton, (with a population of 400), where a branch of the Credit river gives water power to 2 grist mills, a woollen factory, and a tannery. At Melville, a small village 2 miles from Alton station, towards Orangeville, there are a saw mill, oatmeal mill, and a tanne"y. Population of Alton about soo. ORAiVOEVIjLIjE, 49 m. from Tor )nto, 39 m. from Mount Forest, is an important and flourishing incorporated village on the river Credit, situated on the border of 3 townships, Mono, Caledon and Garafraxa, in the township of Wellington, counties of Peel and Simcoe. The village is on an elevated plateau, with well cultivated country around. A few miles N.W. of the village the land attains its highest altitude . l)etween Toronto and Lake Fluron, over 1,400 feet aoove the level of that 'city. The streams or rivers below this point all find their way to Lake Ontario, but beyond that they pursue an opposite course, and flow towards Lake Huron, with the exception of the Cirand River, which finds its out- let in Lake Erie. Orangeville does a large grain and lumber trade, and contains flour mills, woollen factories, 2 foundries, steam pla ling mills, 2 saw mills, 2 carriage and waggon factories, i steam cabinet factory, i pump-making establish- ment, 2 brickyards, a large tannery, pottery works, &c. There are 2 weeklies, the Sun and Advertiser ; and 2 banks, the Canadian Bank of Commerce and the Merchants' Bank of Canada. Population about 1,800. Masonic, Harris, a 1 6, Tues on or b. AiflAItAl^ITH, 56 m. from Toronto, 32 m. from Mount Forest, is a flag station. "WALDEilAR, 58^ m, from Toronto, 29^ m. from Mount Forest, is a small place in the township of Amaranth, county of Wellington. It is rapidly increasing, and bids fair to become of importance, on account o." the abundance of timbe'- around, and the good water privileges furnished by fhe Grand River, which courses through here. There are 2 saw mills, grist mills and a woollen factory. Population alK)ut 80. AND E OK OF RHFERENCE. 69 to, 47 ni- id. It is IS shipped rer Credit, sources of le timber, er's earth, lined after lill, and a ic mill, and ptly be de- rds. In a of Charles- is a village ty of Peel, ain-head of , 3 ill num- le first one, e lakes are American lills, an axe le and lath Dreat quan- e villages of rom Alton, ter power to all village 2 atraeal mill, it Forest, is situated on township of ted plateau, ige the land r 1,400 feet xll find their se, and flow finds its out- and contains saw mills, 2 ng establish- j 2 weeklies, lerce and the NIC, Harris, rest, is a flag t Forest, is a It is rapidly abundance of River, which oUen factory. L.IJTIIER STATIOIV, 62 m. from Toronto, 26 m. from Mount Forest. There is a small village on the Crand River adjacent to the station, known as Little Toronto, in the township of Luther, county of Wellington. The country all around produces fine crops of general grain. There are a saw mill and a woollen factory heie, and a great quantity of lumber is shipped from this station. Population about 80. ARTHUE., 73 m. from Toronto, 15 m. from Mount Forest, is a thriving incorporated village on the Conestoga river, at the comers of the townships of Arthur, Peel, Luther and Garafraxa, county of Wellington. It is chiefly formed of one long street stretching out on the Garafraxa road from one rising ground to another. The soil around is good, sandy loam, with here and there light clay with gravelly subsoil. The value of improved farms ranges from 20 to $30 per acre, and bush farms or but partially improved from 12 to $15. There are 3 saw mills, which command a supply of timber in the district, such as cedar, hem- lock, beech and maple. Also a water power and a steam power flour and grist mill, a woollen factory, a tannery, a shingle mill, potash works, several waggon factories, &c. Population about 800. KEIVII.^ WORTH, 80 m. from Toronto, 8 m. from Mount Forest, is a small village in the township of Arthur, county of Wellington, situated in a fine farming country. Population about 75. MOUNT FOREST, 88 m. from Toronto, (the present terminus of the Toronto, Grey and Bruce R.R. ), is a large and fine village on the south branch of the Saugeen river, at the corner of the townships of Egremont and Normanby, county of Grey, but for municipal purposes it is rated in Wellington. The water power here is very considerable, and although there are several manufactories run l)y it, there is ample room for others. There are two saw mills, 2 water power and I steam power flour and grist mills, 2 woollen factories, a large carriage and agricultural implement works, 3 other carriage and waggon shops, a foundry, 2 tannciies, 2 brickyards, &c. There are 2 weeklies printed here, the Examiner and the Confederate. A monthly fair for live stock has been established. Bank- ing facilities are supplied by the Ontario Bank. This village possesses a good county trade, and is surrounded by a fine agricultural country. It ships a great quantity of grain and cattle. Population 1,650. Masonic : St. Albans, 200, Fri. on or b. SCARBORO' JUNCTION, 9 m. from Toronto, 79 m. from Coboconk; is a small villa,ge on the Markham road, township of Scarborough, county of York. It is a junction station of the Grand Trunk, also of the Toronto and Nipissing Railways. Population about 200. I.O.G.T., Scarboro' Star, 243, Mon. AOINCOURT, 14 m. from Toronto, 74 m. from Coboconk, is a small village in the township of Scarboro', county of York. Population about 50. UNIONVILEiE, 20 m. from Toronto, 68 m. from Coboconk, is a villag* on the river Rouge, township of Markham, county of York. It contains a flour and grist mill, and a saw mill, Hugh P. Crosby, M.P. P. ; a cabinet antl a cheese factory. Population about 250. I.O.G.T., Unionville, 91, Sat. MARKHAlfl, 22|^ m. from Toronto, 66 m. from Coboconk, is a village pleasantly situated on the river Rouge, township of Markham, county of York. Farm implements, carriages, pumps, cheese, &c., are manufactured on a large scale. There are a tannery, 2 foundries, and a weekly, the Economist. Popula- tion about 800. Masonic: Markham Union, 87, Fri. on or b. STOUFFVIl-LE, ^W^ m. from Toronto, 59 m. from Coboconk, is a flourishing little village in the townships of Markham and Whitchurch, county of York. It contains a saw mill, a gi'ist mill, a tannery and several cabinet factories. The soil in vicinity is of a stiffish loam with clay .subsoil. Population about 700. 70 LACHOIX CANADIAN .tiUIDE Masonic : RicharcIi5on, 136, Wed. on or b. — I.O.G.T., Minne-ha>ha, 319, Mon. GOODWOOD, 34 m, from Toronto. 54 m. from Coboconk, is a small village in the township of Uxbridge, county of Ontario. Population about 90. Orange Lodge, 572, last Fri. UXJRRIDttE, 41 m. from Toronto, 47 m. from Coboconk, is a pleasantly situated village in the township of l-xbridge, county of Ontario. It contains two }frist, two saw, and carding and fulling mills, distillery, tannery, potashery, ia.nning mill, axe and tool and carriage lactories, and a weekly, the Journal. The Goil in neighborhood is good, and produces large crops of general grain and roots. It is jilso a line glazing district. Population about 2,000. Masomc : Zeradatha, 220, Mon, on or b. — l.O.G.T. Crown, 294, Fri. — Orange Lodge, 129, 1st Fri. W^ICK, 49 m. from Toronto, 39 m. from Coucconk, is a small village, halt a mile irom the station, in the township of Brock, county of Ontario. Population about 125. Orange Lodge, 673, 2nd Mon. f SUXOERI^AIVJO, S3 n^- fro™ Toronto, 35 m. from Coboconk, is a small village in the township of Brock, county of Ontario. Population about 100. CAMNIIV'CJTOM, 59 m. from Toronto, 29 m. from Coboconk, is a thriving villag<- on Ikar River, township ot Brock, county of Ontario. It contains a wholesale bakery, siiingle and woollen factories, grist and saw mills, and a weekly, the North Onimio Gleaner. The soil in vicinity is very productive. Population about 800, and increasing rapidly. — Orange Lodge, 568, ist Fri. WOODTILUB, 63 m. ftom Toronto, 25 m. from Coboconk, is a small village in the townships of Eldon and Mariposa, county of Victoria, Population about 400. 1?IIDI^A]VD JUNCriOM, b^f^ m. from Toronto, 23 m. from Cobo- ct UK, is in the townships of F.ldon and Mariposa, county of Victoria, being a junction station for the Midland Railway from Port Hope, and the Toronto and Nipissing Railway. ARGYLE, 66 m. from Toronto, 22 m. from Coboconk, is a small village in the township of Eldon, county of Victoria. Distant from Lindsay, the county town, 24 m. Population about 100. EliOOHf, 71 m. from Toronto, 1 7 m. from Coboconk, is a way station. PORTAGE ROAD, 74 m. from Toronto, 14 m. from Coboconk, is a way station. KIRK.FIEJLD, 76 m, from Toronto, 12 m. from Coboconk, is a small village in the township of Eldon, county of Victoria. Distant fi-om Lindsay, the county town, 25 miles. Population about loo. VICTORIA ROAD, 79 m. from Toronto, 9 m. from Coboconk, is away station. COBOCOHVK, 88 m. from Toronto, (the present terminus of the Toronto & Nipissing Railway) is a .small village on the township line of Somerville and Bexley, county of Victoria, Steamers ply between here and Lindsay. Population about 150. PORT UJ¥IOBir, i6>^m. from Toronto, 3i6>^m. from Montreal, is a small village on Lake Ontario, in the township of Pickering, on the boundaries of the counties of Ontario and York, which is a good fishing place. Population about 100. s i-ha, 3i9> s a small about 90. pleasantly retains two potashery, Journal. grain and >Iasomc : odge, 129, illage, halt Population , is a small 100. ; a thriving contains a I a weekly, Population ;, is a small Population rom Cobo- :ia, being a bronto and [lall village the county tation. (oconk, is a is a small .indsay, the Ilk, is a way le Toronto & nerville and Population i1, is a small daries of the »n abuut 100. AND BOOK OF RKFERKNCE. 71 FRK:]VCIIllAIV'i» BAV, 20% m. from Toronto, 312^+' m. from Mont- real, is a small village in the township of Pickering, county of Ontario. It is bound to the S. by a large bay of Lake Ontario, about a mile across, and i ]^ m. broad, with a depth of from 7 to 20 feet. This is a great fishing place. Popula- tion about icK). DUFFIW»8 CREEK, 23 m. from Toronto, 310 m. from Montreal, is a thriving village on the Kingston road, 3^ m. from the mouth of Duffin's creek, which empties into Lake Ontario, in the township of Pickering, county of Ontario, .and about l m. N. from the station. This village was formerly called Cant.in ; it has good water power, being at the junction of the eastern and western branches of the creek, and having at its mouth a fine natural harbor. The surrounding country is remarkably fertile, the soil clay and rich stiff loam. The village con- tains a grist mill with four run of stones, brewery, tannery and four churches, Presbyterian, Methodist, Roman Catholic and Quaker. Pt)pulation about 500. UrmXBV, 29^ m. from Toronto, 303}^ m. from Montreal, is a town anil port of entry on Whitby harbor, Lake Ontario,, in the township of Whitby, county of Ontario, on the Kingston gravel road (which leads from Kingston to Toronto, Hamilton as far as Windsor), l^ m. N. from the station. Whitby is situated on slightly undulating ground in a splendid agricultural district, and isr the county town. The exports from this ]ilace in 1870 were $396,498 ; imports, $87,219 ;— exports in T871, $303,866 ; imports, $66,774. '^^*^ harlx»r is said to be one of the best and safest on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Bus fare from the station to the town, 20 els. The area of W^hitby is 3,800 acres ; was incor- porated l8th Dec. 1854 ; population over 3,000 ; revenue, $22,500 ; real and per- sonal estate, $674,900. A " Merryweather" frost-proof steam fire engine, single cylinder, has lately been purchased by this town from the agent, Mr A. (i. (lil- bert, Montreal, at a cost of $2,800.— - — -The Town Hall is a good brick building; back ot it is a large woixlen drill shed, Sox 144 ft., cost $2,500. The Court House is a fine brick edifice with stone facings ; the (iaol is of brick and stone. Whitby contains a Custom House, 2 weeklies, C}troxule{xc{.), Thurs, ; and Gazette (cons.), Thurs., and a very fine red brick " Al! Nimts" Episcopal Church, with slated spire ; other churches are Roman Catholic, \V. Methtnlist, Congregational. Old Kirk and Free Church. A High and 3 j'ublic schools employ 5 male and 5 female teachers ; salaries, $2,800. The banks are the Ontario Bank and Do- minion Bank. Manufactories : foundry, maknii; agrvultural implenient<-, 100 hands. Brown & Patterson; a steam tannerv. King Br > ; door ai sash, C Connack ; brass clock, Collins & Bro. ; o^M^r and saafa. S. Groves; car- riage, M. O' Donovan. Best business lots, 3c x 80 feet, bnu^, from $3 wo to $4,000 ; farms from $40 to $6c per acre. The soil is principally ciay and sandy loam, and produces large crops of s u' tag and fall wheat and all other grains, beside roots of finest quality. "Wre is no (omaxry, hut 2 m. N is a brickyard. The town has a Mechanics' Insti'iie. 100 memaers. 3,000 vols. The county's agrirultural fair is hek! here. Tht surrounding imners are all well-to-do, and a great number of fat cattle is shipped E. and W. from this station. There are several very goy and Perry Railwayj which begins here. The harbor of Whitby, alx>ut ^m. .*- of station, is a seal of ni ' '. A\y and is kept in beautiful order. The amouni of grain handled here i- ise, xn assertion which the pres ice of two elevators seems to warrant. One ol" then- is driven by steam, anr ts storage cnyncitv i% over ijO.ooo bush. The Port Whitl^ and Port Peny fvjulway tarts fawn ekic spot, and brings great quantities of pine kntber, principally --oro Lak^^ Scu|n|^ Masonic : Coinpf»site 30, 1st ThuRu; Keystoae, Ch. y^ ird. Thurs. ~Lfl|^.F , 72 LACROIX CANADIAN GUIDE Eastern Star, 72, Tues. — I. O. G, T., Ontario, 67, Mon. ; Harvest Home, 393, Wed. SoMK OK THK Prominknt Mkn. — J. If. (ireenwood, T. Huston, T. H. McMillan, M. O'Donovan, J. B. Powell, Thos. Lawlor, N. Ray, Judge Z. Bumham, M. G. Reynolds, J. H. Perry, W. Paxton, G. H. Dartnell, W. H. Iliggins, J. A. Canipl)el], Rev, J. D. Caylcy, Rev. J. Fraser, Rev. W. D. Ballantyne, Rev. J. A, Sanderson, Rev. S. T. Gibb, Dr. R. J. Gunn, Dr. W. A. Eastwood, Dr. G. A. Carson, A. G. McMillan, J. E. Farewell, Col. J. Wallace, J. V. Ham, G. Y. Smith, W. H. Billings, H. J. McDonald, Ths. Dow, H. B. Taylor, J. K. Gordon, J. M. L«)vves, V. Gil)son, R. Campbell, C. Draper. BROOI4.liIiV, 6 ni. from VVhitl)y [unction, 13 m, from Port Perrv, is a villajje in the township ol Whitby, county of Ontario. A considerable local trade is done at thoi place, which contains also large nianufacl(jries of furniture, 2 grist mills with 3 run of stones each, a carriage factory, &c., and a circulating library. Lyon's creek runs through the village, which was formerly called Winchester. Population about 600.— Masonic : Mount Zion, 39, Tues. on or prec. M[YIlTI.«Ii4, 10 m. from Whitby Junction, 9 m. from Port Perry, is a-small village in the township oi Whitby, county of Ontario. It contains an E. Meth- odist Church and a carriage lactory, and the country around furnishes much grain and lumber. Population about 200. SUmHITj I2^m. from Whitby Junction, 6j>^ m. from Port Perry, is a flag station. mEAMCHG^TER, 15 m. from Whitby Junction, 4 m. from Port Perry, is a village in the townsliip of Reach, county of Ontario, which does a very extensive grain business. Population about 300. PRIN€E ALBERT, 17m. from Whitby Junction, 2 m. from Port Perry, is a beautifully situated and thriving village in tlie township of Reach, county of Ontario. It contains a weekly, the O/isetTcr, and large carriage and cabinet factories. Population about 600. Masonic : Prince Albert, 183, Fri. on or b. — Orange Lodge, 569, 1st Thurs. PORT PERRY, 19 j-^ m. from Whitby Junction, (the terminus of the Port Whitby and Port Perry Railway), is a flourishing village on Lake Scugog, township of Reach, county of Ontario. It is built on an eminence, commands an extensive view of the watei :i of the lake, and is connected with Scu{;;og Island by a floating bridge ^ of a mile in length. Manufactories of considerable size exist in the village, which does also an extensive business in wheat and lumber, 5 mil- lions of feet being annually shipped. This place has daily steam communication with Lindsay, F'enelon F'alls, and ports on the lake. There are two steam saw millh, a brickyard, 2 flour mills, agricultural implement factoiy, with wood and iron machinery shop ; a weekly, '.Standard, and the Ontario Bank. Lake Scugog, or the larger portion of it, has been artificially made ; the formation of the dam at Lindsay, many years ago, raised the water and forced it back over the land, thus flooding a large extent of country. At the time these townships were sur- veyed, the whole of what now constitutes the southern portion ot Lake Scugog was dry lantl. The Indian name implies submerged or flooded land. Popula- tion about 1,500. 1. O. G. T., Rose of Reach, 541, Tues. Orange Lodge, 223, 'A Wed. OSHAWA, 33^ m. from Toronto, 299 m. from VTontreal, ".s a large flourishing village and port of entiy in the township of Whitby, county of Ontario, situated Ij^m. N. from the station. It was incorporated in 1850. The harbor is Yz m. S. of the station. This jjlace is reached by bus lines (fare 15 cts.) over a fine road or street which is all along lined with trees and many fine private residences, surrounded by gardens and orchards. i AND BOOK OF REFERENCE. 73 ome, 393, on, T. H. Judge Z. 1, W. H. :v. W. I). Dr. W. A. . Wallace, low, H. B. per. Perry, is a local trade lire, 2 grist ing library. Vinchester. ec. r, is a small n E. Meth- much grain rry, is a flag art Perry, is ;ry extensive I P(^rt Perry, h, county of let factories. b. — Orange ninus of the ike Scugog, armands an )g Island by )le size exist iber, 5 mii- nmunication o steam saw wood and ake Scugog, of the dam the land, were sur- ake Scugog Popula- ange Lodge, •s a large '/ of Ontario, he harbor is cts.) over a line private h :r Oshawa has a city look ; the ground is in some parts undulating and somewhat hilly on the outskirts to the N. K. and S. W., fine groves here and there capping them with luxuriance. Oshawa is a fast place, and should prove it by being in- corporated as a town. Warren's creek runs through a portion of it and furnishes 3 privileges. The exports from Oshawain 1870 were $132,864; imports, $69,317 ; exports in i87l,$7i,398 ; imports, $149,821. The area is 2,4CX3acres ; [Xjpulation, 3,500 ; revenue, $10,500 ; assessment, 20 mills on the $ ; real and personal estate, $542,695. There are 2 hand tire engines ; 2 weeklies, i'indiaitof (cons.), Wed.; Ontario Refoi-mcr (ref. ),Thurs., and 8 churches : Episcopal, Roman Catholic, Meth- odist, Ep. Methodist, Baptist, Bihlt^ Christian, Christian, and Presbyterian. The W. Methixlist church is a splendid white brick edifice, with slated spire. There is a large Central School building with High and public departments, employs 7 teachers ; salaries $2,900. FJest business lots on main st. are worth $1,200, farms in neighborhood from $50 to $90 per acre. The soil is clay and loam, gives large yearly yields of grain of all kinds. The Mechanics' Institute here has 100 members and 2,000 vols. There are 2 banks, the Dominion Bank and the Ontano Bank, and a lodge of Sons of Temperance. Manufactories : Joseph Hall's Manufacturing Co., capital $300,000, makes steam engines, printing presses and all kinds of iron work and agricultural implements ; 300 to 350 hands; F. W. Cllen, pres. and manager.; Oshawa Cabinet Co., capital $100,000; 200 men and 23 girls ; W. H. Gibb, pres. and manager. ; A. S. Whiting & Bros, Manu&cturing Co. makes scythes, hoes and forks, capital $100,000, 80 hands ; laike and Bros., cabinet, 40 hands ; Machine made Hat Co., makes all kinds of straw work ; 200 hands. The Corporation gave this Co. a bonus of $5,000 ; Malleable Iron Works, capital $40,000, 100 hands. The Corporation gave this Co. also a bonus of $5,000; Melodeon factoiy, Darlington & Hoskins, 20 hands ; sheepskin tannery, Wm. Kinj^' ; other tannery, Wm. Warren. — Oshawa flour mills, 5 run of stones, manufacture celebrated "Cloud" brand, &c., 200 brls. ,a day ; — Ellesmere flour mill, 4 run of stones, finest brands, 150 brls. a day, Gibbs & Bro. Masonic : Lebanon, 139, 2nd Tues.; Cedar, U. D. 4th Tues. ; Pentalpha, Ch. 28, 1st Fri.— I. O. O. F., Corinthian, 6r, Thurs.— L O. G. T., Oshawa, 501, Thurs. — Orange Lodge, 686, ist Tues. Some oi-' the Prominent Men. — W. II. Gibbs, M. P., W. .F. Cowan, Lyman English, P. Wall, A. Cameron, J. Luke, C. Holland, T- H. McClellan, T. N. Gibbs, M. P., Rev. W. Belt, Rev. J. Shea (R. C), Rev. W. Scott, Rev. W. S. Patterson, John Larke, G. S. Climie, R. McGee, Dr. Wm. McGill, Dr. W. Coburn, Dr. Deans, Dr. Jos. Clark, Dr. F. Rae, Dr. W. McBrien, W. P". Cowan, S. Trewin, A. M. Chisholm, J. W. Fowke, G. F. Blamey, J. Gillet, E. B. Wilcox, W. Gillet, R. Smith, J. S. Steele, W, T. Atkinson. J 43 m. from Toronto, 290 m. from Montreal, is a m. N. of the station, having a splendid harbor called the Royal Mail Line steamers call daily), on Lake BOW]fIAI«VIL.I.E town and port of entry, lyi Port Darlington (at which Ontario, about ^ m. S. from the depot, with which it communicates by a fine wide road, Bovvmanville is situated in the township of Darlington, west riding of the county of Durham. The first village lots were laid out in 1832, when there were but 2 or 3 houses. In 1853, the population being just over 1,000, the place was incorporated as a village. Since that period it has progi'essed rapidly, and it owes much of its present importance to the Hon. J. vSimpson. The town is bound by a rich a^jricultural district, second to none in the country, and has ex- cellent water power, furnished by two creeks, which somewhat encircle it and form by their united embrace fine sloping hills on either of their sides. These hills are lovely and highly cultivated. The town has not the lively and bright appearance which Oshawa possesses in a high degree, but its fine wide streets and sedate-looking buildings have a good substantial character. Rowmanville was in- corporated a: a Town 27th May, 1857, and contains a Mechanics' Institute having 74 I.ACROIX' CANADIAN OUIDE lOO members and 1,500 vols, and is the head office of the Ontario Bank, whose building, next to the good brick Town Hall, is a handsome structure with a free- slone facade. The exports from this place in 1870 were $164, 540 ; imports, $106,' 159— exports in 1871, $114,076 ; imports, $194,056. The area is 3,400 acres ; population over 3,o&o ; revenue $15,000 ; assessment, 18 mills on the $ ; real an I p'jrsonal estate, $653,683. There are here a hand fire enijine, 3 weeklies, the Canadian Statesman (ref.), Thurs. ; MrrcAant {rcL), Fri. ; O/i. utvit (orga.n of Bible Christian denomination), Wed.jandgchurches: Episcopal, Roman Catholic, Prim. Methodist, W. Methodist, Bible Christian, Canada Presbyterian, Old Kirk. Contfregational and Disciples, a large and handsome Central school with High and public depp.rtments, employs 9" teachers ; salaries $3,7S<^- ^^^^ business j^ acre lots are worth $2,ODO ; faiins bring from $40 to $75 per acre. Manufactories : Bowmanville Cabinet Manufacturing Co., makes agri- cultural implements also ; flouring mill, 4 nin ot stones, John McDougall ; do., 3 run of stones, Capt. R. T. Raynes ; do., 3 run of stones. Such & Bros.; do., 2 run of stones, Thompson & Burns ; flour, grist and oatmeal mill. 2 run of stones, David Towns ; a foundry, Wm. Porter ; and a brickyard. The places in vicinity are Hampton, 4 m. N. W. ; Enniskillen, 8 m. N, W., and Tyrone, 7 m. N., reachel by daily st.-vges. — — Masonic: Jerusalem, 31, Wed. oiiorb.— 1,0.0. F., Fl. Nightingale, 66, Wed.— I.O.G.T., New Dominion, 19, Wed. ; Bowmanville, 259, Fri, JSoMK OK THE PROMINENT Men. — F. Cubitt, R. Wiudatt, W^i. Thompson, W, K, Burk, J. McDougall, H. B. Bradshaw, M. Porter, Hon. J. Simpson, W. P. Consaul, R. R. Loscombe, F. Y. Cowle, Rev. A. Macnab, Rev.T. R. Smith, Rev. T. M. Reikie, Rev. A. Spencer, Dr, H. R. Reid, Dr. A. Beith, Dr. J. G. Davidson, Dr. Wm. Allison, Dr. B. Patterson, R. Annour, J. H, Hutchison, W. H. Lowe, J. K. Galbraith, J. Rutledge, J. McClung, T. McClung, Jas. McClung, [. McLeod, M.P.P., P. Paterson, David Fisher, J. Milne, F. F. Mc Arthur, J. Murdoch, P, Murdoch, T. Bassett, J, Higginbottom, T, Stott, P.. O'Hara. MEWCASTLE, 47^ m. from Toronto, 286 m. from Montreal, is a village and port ot entry in the township of Clarke, county of Durham, i m. N, from the station ; bus fare 20 cts. Tlie harbor is about i m. S. from the station ; some lumber and much grain 1;eing shipped from there. It has an hotel and a grist mill with 4 run of stones, A small strc.im enters the lake here, by damming which, a short distance from its mouth, a fine sheet of water, resembling a small lake, has been formed to supply the mill. A long pier runs out into the lake, but the depth of water is but sufficient for lake craft. The regular mail line steamers do not stop here. The exports from Newcastle in 1870 were $64,053 ; imports, '^33.615 ; — exports in 1871, $57,564 ; imports, $50,008. The area of Newcastle is 2,400 acres ; population, 1,400; revenue, $4,700; assessment, 14 mills on the $ ; real and personal estate, $250,000. There are 4 churches : Episcopal, Pres- byterian, W. Methodist and Epis. Methodist ; a large brick Central school, with 4 teachers ; salaries $2,400. Manufactories ; Newcastle Woollen Manufacturing Co., loo hands, R. Brodie manager ; Newcastle agricultural works, 90 hands, H. A. Massey pro. ; marble works, John McDonald ; door and sash, J. Trelea- ven. There is also a brick and tileyard. A Government piscatorial, or fish- breeding estalilishment, managed by Mr. S. Wilmot, is within 1 m. W. of the village, on B.aldwin's creek, on Kingston road. The experiments ccmducted there have up to this time mv-it with complete success. The soil in neighborhood is clay and loam ; staple crop, wheat, barley, pease and oats, in great quantities, and fruit is much cultivated, strawberries to a large extent. The best lots in the village, ^ acre, are worth $1,000 ; farms in vicinity from $80 to $100 per acre. The fol- lowing villages : Orono, 5 m. N, ; I.escard, 8 m. N.W. ; Kendell, N.E. ; Kerby, 8 m. N., are reached by stages. Newcastle contains a Literary Institute and a large drill shed. Masonic : Durham, 66, Fri. on or b. — I. O. G, T., Rising Hope, 203, Tues. * . AND BOOK OF KEFKUKNCE. 75 Rank, whose e with a free- uports, $Io6,• 3,400 acres ; . the $ ; real J, 3 weeklies, 'vcr (organ of man Catholic, an. Old Kirk, school with >3.750- l^est $75 per acre, makes agri- McDougall ; >nes, Such &. atmeal mill, 2 yard. The i.N. W., and :m, 31, Wed, Dominion, 19, [|i. Thompson, Sim]>son, W. I.]. R. Smith, Mth, Dr. J. G. lutchison, W. Jas. McClung, Mc Arthur, J. O'Hara. ;al, is a village 1. N. from the station ; some tel and a grist hy damming nbling a small ) the lake, but line steamers 553 ; imports, of Newcastle 4 mills on the iscopal, Pres- school, with Manufacturing cs, 90 hands, sh, J. Trelea- torial, orfish- f the village, A there have )(l is clay and s, and fruit is ic village, % ;re. The fol- ^.E. ; Kerby, iistitute and a G.T., Rising Some of the Prominent Men .—Geo. A. Jacobs, R. T.Wilkinson, A. McNaughton, J. McDonald, C. Massey, G. Allan, Rev. \l. Brent, Rev. W. McDonagh, Rev. A. Cross, Dr. W. N. Rose, Dr. J. McNaughton, Dr. J. Love- kin, S. McClung, Ths, Miller, A. Templeton, R. Pope. H. S. Northrop, John Lyman, J. Gillespie, J. P. Lovekin, Wm. Wagstaff, V. Famcomb, J. J. Robson. 'NEWTONTILL.f:, 54 m. from Toronto, 280 m. from Montreal. The village is 3 m. N. of the station, in the township of Clarke, county of I)urhani, on the telegraph road to Toronto. This is a picturesi[ue agricultural district. Popu- lation about 300. POHtT HOPE, 63 m. from Toronto, 270 m. from Montreal. — Bus fare 25 cts. — Port Hope is a large and nourishing town and port of entry, situated on the N. shore of Lake Ontario, in the township of Hope, county of Durham. The site of the town is very pretty, extending over a valley and the surrounding hills, which here and there are beautifully capped with fine groves, and though, owing to natural obstructions it is rather irregularly laid out, the appearance it presents is very picturesque. The G. T. Railway bridge at this station, ^3 of a mile in length, is a splendid specimen of the builder's art. The soil is sandy, on a lime- stone base. There are nursery groumls called the Hamilton Gardens, about 2 m. E. from the town. The Midland Railway of Canada, which extends from here to Beaverton, 66 m. N., through a fine lumbering and agricultural country, has con- tributed largely in developing Port Hope. This town possesses one of the finest harbors on the lake, from which lumber, grain and flour are annually exported to a large amount. An extensive fleet of schooners is engaged in this trade, and, being mostly owned in the town, form no mean addition to its wealth. The steamers of the Canadian Navigation Co. call here regularly ; and there is a daily steamer which crosses over daily to Charlotte, N.Y., the port of Rochester. The e.\ports from Port Hope in 1870 were$l, 171,020; imports, $5,441,554; — exports in 1871, $1,435,404 ; imports, $7,923,378. The principal streets are lit with gas ; Smith's Creek, called after an honored citizen of that name, who was one of the real "town fathers," flowing through the centre of the town, affords tair water powei", advantage of which has been taken in the erection of several manufacturing establishments. The principal business streets are lined with excellent brick buildings of three and four stories high ; and the Town Hall, churches, and other public edifices, present a fine appearance also. Port Hope was incorjwrated as a town in 1850. The area is 5,400 acres ; population, 5,400 ; revenue proper, $36,000 ; harbor revenue, $30,000 ; assessment, 12 mills on the $ ; real and per- sonal estate, $1,510,373. A public park of 14 acres is now being fitted up ; the site is at the E. end of the town, and is a high eminence commanding a full view of the lake and surrounding country. The town has $11,000 worth of shares in the Gas Co., whose bonds are all paid ; the shares bring 6 per cent. The U. S. Consular Agent here is Mr. W. S. Taylor. There are 3 hand fire engines, &c. ; 2 weeklies, Times (cons.), Thurs., and the Guidi' (rcf. ), W'^ed., and 7 churches: Episcopal, Roman Catholic, W. Methodist, Bible Christian, Old Kirk, Canada Presbyterian, and Baptist ; a splendid brick Central school, with High and public depts. and three others, employ 15 teachers; salaries $7,000. The Trinity Col- lege for boys, on a high hill at the east end, was established 1871. It is a large brick building surrounded by 10 acres of ground, employs 5 teachers ; salaries $3,200. There are 3 banks : Bank of Montreal, Bank of I'oronto and Ontario liank. Good business lots on the principal sts. ; Walton st., ot %. acre, are worth $6,000 ; on John St., same size, $3,000. The soil outside of the town is clay and loam ; there are many large vegetable and fruit gardens in proximity and 2 large (juarries and 4 brickyards ; the stone, however, isu.seu only for foundation purposes. — Manufactories. — A tannery, J. Robertson ; tannery, Wm. Craig; flour mill, J. (j. King ; flour mill, P. McCabe ; flourmill,W. Barrett ; flour mill, Luke's ; Midland (car. ) Manufacturing Co. , 100 hands ; woollen, J. C. McNaughton ; button factory, E. G. Chant J Ontario planing mill, W. Gamctt ; planing mill, P. T. Kellaway; .76 LACROIX CANADIAN GUIDE foundry, T. Hayden ; foundry, Nichoils & Co. ; carriage factory, R. Chalk ; carriage factory, Mathews & O'Brien ; plaster mill, F. Beamish. The alwjve arc run by water power ; co<5per establishment, J. Hunter, is by steam. Masonic: Ontario, 26, 3rd Thurs. ; Mope, 114, 1st Thurs. ; Victoria, Ch. 37, 2nd Thurs. ; Palestine Encampment, 4th Thurs., meet in Masonic Hall, Walton st. — I. O. O. F., Durham, 78, Vues.— I. O. O. T., Pioneer, 117, Wed.; Marysville, 329, Thurs.; Star of Hope, 345, Tues. ; Arcade, 369, Tues. Some ok the Prominent Men. — N. KirchhofTer, H. V. Sanders, W. S. Tempest, I). Cleghorn, J. Palcutt, 1>. McLennan, T. F.Janes, M. F. Whitehead, K. W. Smart, A. M. Cosby, M. heaton. Col. A. T. H. Williams, Hon. B. Seymour, L. Ross, M. P., R. C. Smith, Rev. F. A, O'Meara, Re/. J. Brown (R. C), Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, Rev. J. B. Howard, Rev. W. W. Donald, Rev. J. King, Dr. J. F. Dewar, Dr. J. Clemesha, Dr. R. W. Burnham, Dr. Heniman, Dr. Powers, I). E. Boulton, Jos. Gray, T, M. Benson, John Wright, D. Smart, J. B. Trayes, A. Fleming, (ieo. A. Stewart, G. C. Ward, H. H. Meredith, H. Covert, H. Aylwin, W. Eraser, J. H. Hagerman, A. Cochrane. <^UAlf'S, 6 m. from Port Hope, 81 m. from Orillia, is a platform station, PERRYTOWN, 9 m. from Port Hope, 78 m. from Orillia, is a small village in the township of Hope, county of Durham. It contains a woollen factory which gives employment to a large number of men, a grist mill and three churches : Presbyterian, W. Methodist and Bible Christian. The village is one mile from the station. Population about 200. CAMPBELILi'S, 10 m. from Port Hope, 77 m. from Orillia, is aflag station. SUmifllT, 14 m. from Port Hope, 73 m. from Orillia, is a flag station. miLBROOK, 18 m. from Port Hope, 69 m. from Orillia, ^ m. from the station, is an incorporated village in the township ot Cavan, county of Durham, It possesses a foundry, agricultural works, several mills, a tannery, cabinet factor^', an Episcopal and Presbyterian church, a weekly, the Messenger, and a local trade of some importance. From this village a Branch of 23 m. extends to Eakefield, Population about 1,200. Masonic : J. B. Hall, 145, 2nd Thurs, from Port Hope, 16 m. from Lakefield, is a FRASERYILLE, 24 m, signal station. PETERBOROUOII, 31 m. from Port Hope, 9 m. from Eakefield, is a flourishing and rapidly progressing town in the township of Monaghan, county of Peterborough, situated on the west l>ank of the Otonabee river. It is the county seat. The population of Peterborough is about 5,000 ; there are from 400 to 450 French-Canadian families here. The site of the town is nearly level with a few slight elevations, advantage of which has been taken in the location of the county and other public buildings. The streets are laid out very regularly, the principal ones being lit with gas. There is excellent water power, and manufacturing is extensively engaged in. Of sawn lumber, which is the principal production, about 23,000,000 feet are exported annually. The other manufactures embrace woollen goods, machinery, castings, agricultural implements, leather, &c. A considerable business is also done in wheat and flour. Banks : the Hank of Montreal, Bank of Commerce and Bank of Toronto. The churches are : Episcopal, Presby- terian, Methodist, Baptist and Roman Catholic. The Examiner and Revie^c; weeklies, are published here. On the opposite side of the river is a large suburb, the village of Ashbumham, united to the main body of the town by a handsome bridge. The Cobourg, Peterborough and Marmora Railway terminates here, but, owing to the destniction of Rice Lake bridge, that road is not in use farther than Harwood. Stages leave Peterborough daily tor Norwood, Lakefield, Chemong Lake, and connection with steamer "Ogemah," for Bobcaygeon and Lindsay. Masonic : Corinthian, loi, Wed. after; Peterborough, 155, ist Fri. ; Corinthian, And KOOK op REf^KRKNCfi. 77 R. Chalk; (• alwve are -Masonic: 2n(l 'J'hurs. ; Valton St. — Marysville, Icrs, W. S. Whitehead, IS, Hon. B. J. Brown )()nal(l, Rev. Ileniman, I). Smart, eredith, II. t, rm station. la, is a small lis a woollen lill and three village is one a flag station. I station. , )4 ni. from y of Durham, lery, cabinet ssenger, and a m. extends to J, 2nil Thiirs. akefield, is a I.akefield, is Lghan, county is the county im 400 to 450 el with a few of the county the principal lufacturing is luction, about brace woollen L considerable antreal, Bank )pal, Presby- and Reviru\ large suburb, y a handsome ites here, but, 2 farther than ;ld, Chemong Lindsay. . ; Corinthian, Ch. 36, 3rd Thurs. ; Moore Encampment, 2nd Mon., March, April, June, Sept. and I)ec. — I.O.Cl.T., Friendship, 146, Tues. liAKI^FIEIiD,4om. from Port Hope (W. terminus of Branch Line of Mid- land R.R.), 23 m. frpm Millbrook, is a flourishing village in the townships of Douro and Smith, county of Pel er borough. It has extensive water privdegcs, which run a grist mill, woollen factory and saw mill. Between 8 and 9 millions feet of j)ine lum- ber is shipped from thi.s station, apart from a large quantity of timber, and connection is made with steamers for Port Perry, Bol)caygeon, Kridgemuth, Fcneloii Kails, Co- boconk. Bald Lake, Buckhorn, &C. Population atwiut 5CX). BETHAIVY, 24 m. from Port Hope, 63 m. from Orillia, is a small village in the townslii]> of Maiivers, county of Durham. Population about 300. BRUIWSWICK, 26 m. from Port Hope, 61 m. from Orillia, is a small post-office station in the township of Manvers, county of Durham. FRAl^KLIIV, 28 m. from Port Hope, 59 m. from Orillia, is a small village in the township of Manvers, county of Durham. Population aLout 100. OHEMEE, 33 m. from Port Hope, 54 m. from Orillia, is a progressive village in the township of Emily, county of Victoria. It has large saw, grist and woollen mills. The Stamiard, a weekly, is published here. Distant from Lind- say, the county town, 10 m. Population about 600. KEEEY'S, 38 m. from Port Hope, 49 m. from Orillia, is a signal station. EIl\ri>§AY, 43 m. from Port Hope, 44 m. from Orillia, is the county town of Victoria, and one of the most thriving jilaces in the midland section of the Pro- vince, is situated on the River Scugog, in the township of Ops. Having excel- lent water communication with a long chain ot inland lakes, extending on both sides of it, by means of quite a numerous fleet of steamers, it possesses every ad- vantage for the shipment of the immfnse quantities of lumber, sawn and .square, annually taken from the almost illimitable forests which stretch away to the rear of t!ie county ; and also for an extensive trade in grain and flour, the produce of the fine agricultural country by which the town is more immediate' surrounded. There are here about 200 F'ronch-Canadian familio. Its manufaci • ing interests are represented by several >;i'.\ and grist mills, tanneries, breweries, a sash, dooi and blind factory, foundry, pork packing house, and the works of the Hemlock Extract Co. There are 3 large wheat storehou.ses with shoots leading to the cars on the line. The amount of lumber sawn and shipjied from this station annually is 50 millions of feet, board measure, i^'isides square timber, which is very consi- derable. The Pork Packing House here is one of the largest in the country, and furnishes the great number of lumbermen employed in the timber limits. The swing bridge across the River Scugog is said to have the longest swing in Canada, being 175 feet. The town is principally built of brick, and besides the county Iniildings, churches. Union and Roman Catholic schools, there are several fine blocks of stores. The Bank of Montreal and Merchants' Bank of Canada do business here, and the Canadian Post is the local weekiy. Population about 4,000. M.\.soNic : Faithful Brother, 77, ist Thurs. CAMBRAY, 49 m. from Port Hope, 38 m. from Orillia, is a small village in the township of Fenelon, county of Victoria. It contains saw, shingle and grist mills and a Union school. Population about 200. from Orillia, is a small It contains a paper mill, OAKWOOD, 54 ni. from Port Hope, 33 m. village in the township of Mariposa, county of Victoria, woollen and carriage factories . Population about 500. WOODY lELE, 58 m. from Port Hope, 29 m. from Orillia, is a village in the townships of Eldon and Mariposa, county of Victoria. It is a station of o^, \^ EMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I 3 50 '""^= I; .«t ;56 M If 1^ 11 2.0 nil 1.8 1.25 1.4 1.6 -^ 6" > p7 <^ A' <-W/ / ^ ?' Hiotogrephic Sciences Corporation 73 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14S80 (716) 872-4503 % # 78 i.Acnoix' CANADIAN GUIDE the Midland and of the Toronto and Nipissing Railways. Large quantities of grain are shipped from this station. Population about 400. BEAT1:RT0IV, 6 m. from Port Hope, (the present W. terminus of the Midland R. R.) is; a thriving village on Lake Simcoe, township of Thorah, north riding of the county of Ontario. It contains pump and waggon tactories, a tannery, bridkyard, carding and fulling, saw, and grist mills. The Expositor is the local weekly. Great quantities of pine timber and lumber are exported from this place. Connection with steamer for Barrie and Bell Ewart ; steamer "Emily May " for Orillia and intermediate ports on Lake Simcoe, connecting with steamer for Washago ; also stages for Gravenhurst, steamers for Bracebridge and all ports on Lake Muskoka, and steamers for ports on Lake Rosseau. Population about 1,200. COBOURG, 69 % m. from Toronto, 263^ m. from Montreal, is a fine large town situated on the North shore of Lake Ontario, about ^ m. S. from the station. 20 minutes is here allowed for meals in the restaurant dining-room, 50 cts. Bus fare 25 cts. — Cobourg is the capital of the united counties of Nor- thumberland and D"rham. The streets are broad and laid out nearly at right angles, and the public and private buildings arc in many cases very fine. The outskirts contain very tasty orchards and gardens, and the M-harves without displaying much activity, are nevertheless constantly covered with large piles of lumber, iron ore and grain, brought in by the Cobourg, I'eterboro' and Marmora Railway for exportation, llie quantity of piiic lumbtr shipped from this port annually to the United States, amounts to 30 millions feet, board measure, and of grain 150,000 bushels, of iron ore between 30 and 40,000 tons. The Town Hall, called Victoria Hall, is a splendid edifice, very large, and somewhat resembles the Court House of Montreal ; the entire front, including the columns and part of the sides being of free stone, the rt^t of white brick. It cost over $lco,ooo, and contains .".II the cor[)oration and county offic(;s. Cobou rg is a port of entry and was incorporated as a town in 1850 ; the area is 3,500 acres ; population 5,000 : revenue, $24,000 ; harbor revenue, $1 r,ooo ; assessment, i^-ic. on the $ ; real and personal estate, $1,500,000. The exports of Cobourg in 1870 were $572*892 ; imports, $o^'.458 — exports ia 1871, $436,988 ; imports $95,770.— Mr. Isaac Lawrence is U. S. Consular Agent here. There are 7 churches : Episcopal, Roman Catholic, Canada Presbyterian, Episcopal Methodist, W. Methodist, Congregational and Bible Christian.— Banks : Bank of Montreal, Toronto Bank, and Burns Sc Co's. Savings Bank. The L^niversity of Victoria College occupies a commanding position in the northern part of the town. It is a large good-looking structure of w.iite brick, surrounded by nine acres of fiiie grounds, was establisheil as an academy in 1S36 and received university powers in 1841 .- it is under cont.ol of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada. Total value of property, $40,000 The University has faculties of law and medicine in Montreal and Toronto, and possesses here an extensive and very valuable museum containing about 5iOOo mineralogical and geological specimens, Egyptian mummies, most perfectly preserved, and other curiosities. The number of local professors iii six, salaries $9,000. Rev. S. S. Nelles, D. D., President.— Other educational establishments \vi, a Collegiate Institute and 5 public schools, employing 13 teachers, salaries $6,900. and a R. C separate school with I teacher, salary $450, apart fiom 7 or 8 private schools. Three weeklies are published here, the Siar (cons.) Wed.; Sentinel (coxi'i.). Sat., andthe/r?>r/<^ (ref.), Fri. — Manufactories : Cobourg Woollen Manufacturing Co., 100 luinds, A. Eraser, manager ; agricultural implement factory, W. L. Payne; car works, J. Crossen. ; foundry, Crossen & Payne; foundry, Geo. Johnson ; 2 flour and grist and plaster mills, and brewery, K. Calcutt ; brewery, H. McKechnie. The Cobourg, Peterborough and Marmora Railway have an elevated dock here for the purpose of dumping the iron ore direct from the cars into vessels, and own the "Otonabee" steamer, used to •wrry the ore across Lake Ontario. The Royal Mail Line steamers stop regularly AND BOOK OF REFERENCE- 19 e quantities of jnniitus of the Thorah, north )n lactones, a e Expositor is ; exported from ;eamer " Emily ig with steamer je and all ports jpulation about itreal, is a fine m. S. from the It dining-room, ounties of Nor- : nearly at right very fine. The rharves without h large piles of o' and Marmora 1 from this port measure;, and of rheTown Hall, ewhat resembles imns and part of :r $ico,ooo, and jort of entry and ipulation 5,000 ; I the $ ; real and were $572,892 ; 70.— Mr. Isaac les : Episcopal. W. Methodist, , Toronto Bank, allege occupies a rge good-looking was established . is andcr control roperty, $40,000 ri'l Toronto, antl ling about 5,000 most perfectly .s i:i six, salaries al establishments teachers, salaries apart fiom 7 or /• (cons.) Wed.; :obourg Woollen tural implement ossen & Payne •, md brewery, K. ;h and Marmora Ding the iron ore steamer, used to crs stop regularly at this port, and there is also a daily steamer to Charlotte, the port of Rochester, on the opposite American shore. The soil around Cobourg is sandy loam, and produces fine general grain and root cropb. There are 2 brickyards in the neighborhood, making white ?.nd red bricks. The town is lit with gas, and possesses 3 hand fire engines, &c. Masonic : St. Johns, 17, Mon. on or b.; St. Johns Ch., U. D., Fri. on or b. — Sons of Temperance, 9, Wed. Some of the Prominent Men. — Wm. Kerr, D. Brodie, Judge G. M. Bos- well, Judge Geo. Clark, Hon. Jas. Cockbum, M. P., Chs. Gifford, M.P.P., K. N. Waddell, J. D. Armour, Geo. Perry, J. C. Field, W. Jex, Hon. A. Bumham, Hon. A. Perry, Wm. Eyre, Col. W. P. Chambliss, A. B. Carpenter, J. C. Bok- well, Rev. W, Stennett, Rev. M. R Timlin (R. C), Rev. W. Briggs, Rev. W. Hooper, Rev. Auston, Rev. S. S. Nelles, Rev. N. Burwash, Rev, J. Wilson, I. R. Barber, W. H. Floyd, H. Hough, D. McAllister, Dr. N. W. Powell, Dr. C. M. Moore, Dr. F. Pugh, Dr. R. H. Clark, J. H. Rope., J. Crossen, P. McCal- lum, J. C. Field, A. Hewson, W^m. Graham, D. Minaker, J.J. Mclntyre, W. Hargrafl, J. Sutherland, G. Guillette, J. Polkinghc ne, J. Wilson, J. JeflFrey, R. Mulholland, John Hayden. COBOIJRO, PETERBOROUGH & mARnORA RAIL- WAY. — This Railway — 5 feet 6 inches gauge — had its first sod turned on 9th Feb., 1853. It has met witn inAny mishap"? from the first, but is likely to get over them ere long under its present able management. In 1869 an act was passed by the Ontario Legislature authorizing the amalgamatior of the Cobourg and Peterborough Railway Company and the Marmora Iron Company. In conse- quence of the destruction of the Co'r,. bridge at Rice I^ke, 3 miles in length, commu- nication by rail with Peterborough is interrupted ; but steps are nov,' being taken to rebuild it. The length of the road complete*!, is 13 miles, from Cobourg to Harwood, on Rice Lake, where a steamer leaves three times a week for Veter- hornugh, distance 30 m. The iron mines are 26 m. from Harwood, but a portion of that distance, 17 m. E., is performed by steamer, to a place called the Narrows, on river Trent ; connection r.;ade there with a branch line of the railway ninning nine miles N. to Blairton, where the nines are situated. Harwood, situated on the S. shore of Rice Lake, is in the township of Hamilton, county of Northumberland. Five small steamers ply from different parts of the lake and Hastings on the river Trent. It contains two eteam saw mills, one owned l»y McDougall Si. Ludgate, the other by Campbell & Huston ; capacity 01 each TCX),ooo feet b. m. every 24 hours during 7 months. The popu- latioii, about l,ooo in summer time, gets reduced tc about 400 in wnter. Blair- ton is a village situated on Marmora lake, township of Belmont, and county of Peterborough. Population about 300. Rich magnetic iron ore is found here, between 30 and 40,000 tone of which are annually shipped to Pittsburg, Cleve- land, &c., in the United States, from the Port of Cobourg. The Co. working these mines is principally composed of Americans, and its capital is $600,000. The amount of pine lumber carried to Cobourg by this railway is 30 millions fee, (b m.) annually. ORAFTOSf, 77 m. from T-ronto, 256 m. from Montreal, I>^ N. from the station, is a village in the township of Haldimand, county of Northumberland. Its manufactures are represented by an extensive distillery, a foundry, a woollen fac- tory and grist mill It ships much flour, lumber and other produce of the back country, and contains 4 churches r Episcopal,, W. Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist. Population about 500. COLBORNE, 84X m. from Toronto, 248^ m. from Montreal, % m. N. from the station, is an incorporated village in the township of Cramahe, county ■of Northumberland. The soil of the surrounding coimtry is generally sandy loam and under a high state of cultivation. It has a good local retail trade, and posse«««fr 1?^ 8o LACROIX* CANADIAN GUIDE 2 grist, saw and planing mills, a sash and door factory, a tannery, an iron foundry and 3 cabinet factories ; 4 churches : Episcopal, W. Methodist, Presbyterian and Kpis. Methodist ; and a weekly, the Exprss, on Wed. From 10 to 12 million ft. of pine lumber is shipped from this port, and about 200,cxx) bush, of grain. Here the finest fall wheat is raised, some of which took prizes at the Exhibition in Paris. The Registry Office for East Northumberland is kept here. The Kingston gravel road passes through the village. Population about 1,200. Masonic : Col- borne, 91, Fri. on or b. Mr. Jos. Keeler is M.P. for the county. BKIGHTOiX, 91^ m. from Toronto, 241^ m. from Montreal, is ai> in- corporated village, finely situated on rolling hilis, ou Tiesqi'Isle Bay, north shore of Lake Ontario, township of lirighton, county of Novthumb'jrland. It is a port of entry, and a steamer plies 3 times a week between t^'a place, Colborne harbor, Cobourg and Oswego, N.Y. The exports from Brighton in 1870 were $54,124 ; imports, $8,885; — exports in 1871, $60,980; imports, $5,776. There are 2grist mills, I plaster mill and a tannery. Hops are very extensively cultivated here and all around, and much net fishing is carried on on the lake. Population about 1,500. Masonic; United, 29, Thurs. on orb, TR-EIXfTOW, 101% m. from Toronto, 2315^ m. from Montreal, is an incor- porated village and port of entry, situated on both sides of the mouth of the river Trent, at the head of the Bay of (^uinte. The municipality is formed by part of the township of Murray, C(junty of Northumberland, and part of the township of Sidney, county of Hastings. A large business is done here in the rafting of square timber for the Quebec and other markets ; great quantities being brought down the river Trent for this purpose from an immense range intersected by it. The exports from Trenton in 1870 were $486,213 ; imports, $15,299 ; — exports in 1871, $471,852 ; iiaports, $10,058. The manufactories are : 4 grist mills, 2 steam saw mills, I stave and barrel factory, paper mill, tannery, plaster mill and foun- ,dry. It contains several nice churches, a weekly, the Cornier, and the position of the village is very lovely, especially as seen from the fine iron bridge of the Grand Trunk. Much lake fishing is carried en here. Population about 1,700. Ma- sonic : Trent, 38, Tues. b. ; St. Mark's, Ch. 26, 2nd Wed. ; Harrington Enc, 1st Mon. BEI^IwEVfl^liE, 112;^^ m. from Toronto, 220,'^ m. from Montreal, is a lovely town on the Bay of Quinte, township of Thurlow, west riding of the county of Hastings, about i m. S. from the station ; bus fare 25 cts. The site of Belle- ville was originally pari of a reserve behjnging to the Messessaga Indians. It was surveyed and laid out as a town by order of Ciovernment in the year 1816, when 300 lots of half an acre each were laid out. It is the county town and is beauti- fully situated, partly on undulating hills, which everywhere have thick limestone foundations. The streets are wide, well laid out, and the public and priA^ate build- ings have generally a very fine and substantial appearance. Belleville was named after the wife of Governor Gore, Lady Bella, incorporated as a town in 1836, and divided into 4 n-ards. The area of the town is 1,200 acres ; population, 7,400 ; revenue, $51,000 ; assessment wyi mills on the $ ; real estate, $2,439,710 ; per- sonal, .$147,980. Front St. is the principal business street of the town, and many of the stores on it can vie with tho.^e of cities as to appearance and amount of busi- ness done by them. Tlie river which passes through the town N. and S. furnishes very fair water power in the spring and fall, but the manufacturers do not rely on it, as they all, with one exception, have recourse to steam power. There are several bridges ^panning the river in different quarters, and from them can be seen immense quantities of pine logs floating down in pursuit of one another. As many as 500,000 to 600,000 log^ are said to have reached this place ^since last spring. During one year ending September. 1871, according to information kindly furnished by U.S. Consular Agent here, Mr. R. R, Lloyd, 59,811,960 feet, board measure, • of pine lumber was exported to the United States from this port ; of laths 1,400,000 an iron foundiy i'resbyterian and to 12 million ft. of grain. Here liibition in Paris. Kingston gravel Masonic : Col- ty. Dntreal, is an in- Bay, north shore nd. It is a port [Jolborne harbor, D were $54,124 ; There are 2 grist r cultivated here Population about treal, is an incor- louth of the river jrmed by part of the township of : rafting of square g brought down :ted by it. The 299 ; — exports in rist mills, 2 steam jr mill and foun- id the position of dge of the Grand t i,7cx>. Ma- farrington Enc., 11 Montreal, is a ling of the county 'he site of Belle- Indians. It was year 1816, when ivn and is beauti- 3 thick limestone uid private build- eville was named own in 1836, and jpulation, 7,400 ; $;2,439,7lO; per- : town, and many d amount of busi- . and S. furnishes ;rs do not rely on iwer. There are them can be seen nother. As many >since last spring, n kindly fiimished t, board measure, of laths 1,400,000 ' AND BOOK OF REFERENCE. 0| •, ' :\ - Mv bundles ; of shingle cedar boltc (for making shingles, of a size to cut in three lengths), 5,66S cords ; of grain 85,000 bushels, and, during the quarter ending 30th June, 1872, 12 midions feet of pine lumber were registered for export by the U.S. official. A considerable number of lake schooners is owned here. During tl;- season of navigation, steamers leave daily for Kingston, tri-weekly for Oswego, U. S., and weekly for Montreal. There is a daily steam ferry between Bellevii'e and the county of Prince Edward, anu daily stages to the Madoc gold district. The Grand Trunk Go's, engine house at the station contains room for 21 engines. The machine and repairing shop employs about 100 men. The town has lately constructed a fine red brick Town Hall, opposite the mar- ket, on a square, and also a splendid Central school. It has a first class steam fire engine, and a good hand one, &c. In the Gas Works, which is owned Ijy a private Co., it has $14,000 worth of shares, paying now 6 per cent. There is here a Board of Trade which was organized in 1868. The newspapers are two dailies: Intelligencei- {cow'a.), and Daily Ontario (ref. ), and a weekly, Hastings Chronicle (ref.), Wednesdays. The churches aie St. Thomas, and Christ, both Episcopal ; St. Andrew's, Canada Presbyterian, two W. Methodist, Epis. Meth- odist, Roman Catholic and Congregational. In the western portion of the town is situated Albert College, an institution under the control of the Episcopal Method- ists. This college was opined in 1857, and has since been in most successful operation. The ladies' department of thi? institution has been named the Alex- andra College. The High and public schools, 5 in number, employ 16 teachers ; salaries, $8,700. There are besides 5 private schools, and a R. C. separate school. Banks : Bank of Montreal, Merchants Bank of Canada, Royal Canadian Bank ; two elevators — that of Simpson & Bros, cost $20,000 ; that of Campbell & Bren- nan is smaller. About a mile west of the town is the Ontario Institute for the deaf and dumb, a handsome building erected 20th October, 1870, cost $100,000. Charitably disposed, the St. George's, St. Andrew'^ and Irish Protestant Societies, exert themselves here very actively as benevolent institutions. The first meets 2nci Thurs., 2nd tjuarterly, and the last 1st Wed. The Workingmen's Temperance Association is here a strong body ; meets Tues. in Marble Hall, on Krone st. The Y. M. C. A. have a free reading room, and meet ip their own rooms on Front st. also. The town and county have generously provided the philar thropic Miss McPherson with a suitable building in the western portion of tlie to vn to make a Home, called Marchmont, for immigrants. On George st. are situated the gymna- sium, skating and curling rinks. Best business lots on I'^fnt si., loo feet deej), average $120 a foot frontage, and property everywhere is c.tstantly on the increase. Farms at a distance command readily $80 per acre. Tae soil outside of the town is principally sandy loam, and produces fine general crops. Fruit trees and hops are extensively cultivated in the vicinity. There arc several fine (juarries, and two brickyards within town limits ; and as to stone for foundation purposes it is to be had on every building lot by the pick and blasting. The follov ing are the principal mills and manufactories : -.Saw milh Page ro. ; cabinet factories, Webster & Boyes, Gerard Hamilton ; Napanee flouring mill, 4 run of stones, A. N. Dianiond ; Glencoe f ourinji^ mill (steam), Wm. Ross. Mason re : Union, 9, Fri. on or b.; Mount vSinai, U.D., 'I'hurs. on orb.; Mount Sinai, Ch. 44, Wed. after. — I.O.Ci.T. : Pine Grove, 134, Thurs. ; Pleasant Valley, 773, Mon. ; Riverside, 346, Tues.; Napanee, 540, Thurs.; Cold Water, 1, Sat, — Orange I-odgcs, 358, 2nd Mon. ; 1232, 3rd Mon, SoMK. OK THE Promink.m- Mbn.— A. L. Morden, W, R. Chamberlain, Judge W. H, Wilkinson, R. Easton, S, McE, Detlor, W, S, Williams, C. James, J. T. Grange, M.P.I'., H. M. Dcrouche, M.P. P., Hon. J. Stevenson, Wm. Miller, J. Herring, W, V. Detlor, Rev. G. M. Meacham, Rev. J. ]. Bogart, Rev, J. F. Leonard (R. C), Rev. S. G. Stone, Rev. J. Scott, Dr. A. Ruttan, Dr, A. S. Bristol, Dr. H.L. Cook, Dr. T. Chamberlain, R. A. Leslie, A. Smith, T. S. Carmen, A. Henry, W. Templeton, T. W. Casey, R. Downey, A. C. Davis, H, Boyle, R, G. Wright, i^. Ifooper, T. Moiloy, J. Ciibbard. ERIVESTOWJK, 14S/4 m. from Toronto, 187 J^ m. from Montreal, is a small village in the township of P^arnestown, counties of Lennox and Addington. Population about 100. COlililM'S BAIT, 153 m. from Toronto, 180 in. from Montreal, is a small village in the township of Kingston, county of Frontenac. Population about 100. K.IHJGST01V, 160^ m from Toronto, I72>^ m. from Montreal, is situated about 2 m. S. from the station ; hack fare to the city 50 cts. at night, 25 cts. in day time, 20 minutes allowed here for meals, at 50 cents in restaurant dining room. Kingston is a port of entry and the cliief town of the county of Frontena'j, in lat. 44" 12' N., and long. 75'"' 41' W. at the N, E, point of Lake Ontario, and the head of the St. Lawrence, on its N. shore, opposite Wolfe Island, near the famous Thousand Islands, where Lake Ontario, the last link of the chain of the inlarl seas of the West, together with the Ray ofQuinife and the Great Cataraqui creek, are united with the mighty and majestic St. Lawrence. It occupies the site of the eld French fort Frontenac, the loiins of which are still to be .seen, and presents all around its beautiful land-locked bay, about 3 miles across, 9 m. in breadth, a lovely sight. Nature was the architect of the beautiful harbor, where a fleet ol the largest tonnage can ride with safety during a storm. The west shore of the bay is bold, and to the East the laud projects southward a considerable distance to Point Frederick, o'- Navy Point, beyond which is Haldimand Cove. As a place of defence it stands next to Quebec and Halifax. A rcgul-j r fort is constructed at .VIessessaga Point, and all other points are secured by batteries. The works at Navy Point have a dock for ship building on a large scale ; but the principal fort- ress is at Point Henry, which commands the town and harbor. Garden Island is near the city, and communication, with it is eflTected by ferry boat, 4 times a day. Snake Island is situated near the outlet, into the open lake. Fort Henry has been transferred to the Canadian authorities, since the Imperial Government retired the troops from the coui.try, and is now occupied by volunteers. On the other side of the island is Cape Vincent, in tl e State of New York. Steamers constantly ply between the city and this p'ace, connecting with the Rome and Watertown Rail- way. Kingston possess.iS good wharves, and is in every respect well adapted foi' the large grain shipping trade carried on here. It has also the best facilities for building ships and sceaniboats. The Grand Trunk Railway Co. have a brancli line from the station to the city, used altogether for freight, however. There is direct water communication between Kingston and Ottawa by the Rideau Canal, and with Montreal, Toronto, Rochester, Hamilton and Niagara Falls ; also with Belleville and other ports on tht Bay of Quint6. Adjacent to the city to the W., 64 LACKOIX CANADIAN GUIDE ■ii is Portsmouth, a nourishing village, where the Penitentiary and Lunatic Asylurri iire situate. The exports of Kingston in 1870 were $1,527,519 ; imports, $5,441,- 554 ;— exports in 1871, $1,435,404 ; imports, $7,923,378. Kingston is somewhat irregularly laid out, and stands on solid limestone foun- dations, wliich furnish good building material, but which is, however, apt to crack, being too liard. The apjjearance of the city, at first sight, coming from the sta- tion, i-s not prepossessing ; but the public edifices and many of the new stores and private buildings soon dispel the bad impression, and reconcile one with the " loyalists' " old style of architecture, so knotty and compressed -like. Princess and King aro the 2 principal business sts. A visit to the Penitentiary is de n'gueiir, and strongly recommended ; the en- trance fee is 20 cts. This institution, about two m. \V from the City Hall, com- prises several splendid cut-stone buildings encircled by a high stone wall, with tur- rets in differenl parts ; it stands near the bay, where good wharves have been erecteci \>y the convicts. There is a large farm of 100 acres adjoining the establish- ment with quarries, which are constantly worked by 3 gangs of 1 5 convicts each, rhe interior of the Pen; tentiary is on a fine model, substantial and elegant ; the workshops, kitchens, dining halls, sleeping cells, hospital departments, are kept exceedingly clean and tidy, and the whole system and method of discipline adopted and carried on seems to convey on the part of the Government, an earnest and noble desire to cure the diseased minds under its charge. No undue severity is exercised ; chains and cold showers are not resorted to ; good lood is furnished in sufficient quantity, and the convicts working in the cabinet, carpenter, stone cutting, cooper, locksmith, blacksmith, painting and tailor shops comply readily with the regulations, exhibit much dexterity and good will, and the guards over them enac; more the part of foremen than anything else. The number of inmates has been decreasing since the American war, keeping pace with the material prosperity of the country, and instead of 700 as it was, there are now but 533 men and 33 females. The income derived from the work pertormed under contract or other- wise by the convicts amounts annually to $90,000 ; expenses $104,000. It fell to the lot of the author to be guided through the grand Reformatory Institution by one of the Inspectors, Mr. F. X. Prieure, whom the convicts seemed to greet with much satisfaction. Rockwood Lunatic Asylum, but a short distance from the Penitentiary, is a stately building, and contains 340 inmates, 20 of whom are criminal lunatics. It is as well as the other a Ciovernment institution, and the Province of Ontario has to pay the Federal Government for those it sends there. Kingston was incorporated as a town in 1838, and as a city in 1846. The population is 13,000 ; revenue $80,000 ; real estate $4,416,610 ; personal estate $8i3ii37; — total $5,229,747 ; there is no harbor revenue. The city is divided into 7 wards. The municipal officers' salaries are : the Mayor $800 ; City Clerk, $1,400 ; Chamberlain, $1,400 ; Solicitor, $650; Police Magistrate, $1,200, and fees ; Engineer, $700 ; Tax Collector, l}4 % ; Clerk of Market and Harbor Mas- ter, $500 ; 4 Assessors at $160 each ; Chief of Police $500. The Police force is composed of 12 men all told. The gas works and water works are owned by 2 private Cos. A Board of Trade was organized in 1850 ; it has 100 members, and meets quarterly in the City Hall. Col. S. B. Hance is the U.S. resident Consul. The city has a large wooden drill-shed, 2 hand fire engines, &c., and has lately purchased a frost proof steam fire engine, " Merry weather's " double cylinder, at a cost of $4,400. There are 2 dailies : Datfy British Whig (ref.), the oldes. daily paper in the Province ; the Daily News (cons). The churches are elegant stone edifices, and are: Episcopal, St. George's Cathedral, King street ; St. Paul's, Queen street ; St. James, Union street ; All Saints, cor. Division and York streets ; Presbyterian, St. Andrews, Princess, cor. of Clergy street ; Brock street Presbyterian church, and Chalmers Canada Presby- terian, Earl street ; Congregational, Wellington, cor. Johnson street ; Baptist, Johnsoa St.; W. Methodist, Sydenham st.; Bpis. Methodist, Johnson st.; Prim. rm AND BOOK OF REPBRENCB. «S latic Asyluiri orts, $5,441.- nestone foun- apt to crack, from the sta- lew stores and one with the ike. Princess nded ; the en- ity Hall, com- wall, with tur- /es have been g the establish- convicts each, d elegant ; the nents, are kept cipline adopted in earnest and idue severity is I is furnished in r, stone cutting, readily with th'- over them enac; mates has been al prosperity of 13 men and 33 mtract or other - ,ocx). It fell to y Institution by led to greet with enitentiary, is a aal lunatics. It ; of Ontario has in 1846. The personal estate city is divided >oo ; City Clerk, ite, $1,200, and nd Harbor Mas- ;'he Police force are owned by 2 s 100 members, le U.S. resident ngines, &c., and ather's" double tisA Whig (ref.), , The churches C:athedral, King All Saints, cor. rincess, cor. of Canada Presby- street ; Baptist, hnson st. ; Prim. Methodist, Brock st,; Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Johnson st. ; Catholic Apostolic, Queen st. The educational institutions comprise the Queen's University and College at W. end, incorporated 1841, with 2 faculties of theology and arts. It is under the control of the Church of Scotland in Canada. The Royal College of Physicians, having 1 1 professors, within the city, is affiliated with it. The University employs 7 professors ; expenses $12,000. This institu- tion is surrounded by six acres of ground. The cost of the whole has been $40,ooa The Collegiate Institute, estab. 1792 as a grammar school, is a very neat building, near the University ; it employs 4 teachers, salaries $4,000. There are besides S public schools, employing 26 teachers ; salaries $6,200. The Roman Catholic •educational establishments, &c., comprise the Christian Brothers' school. Clergy >st., 300 pupils ; and a ladies' academy, under the ladies of the Congregation of Our Lady (de Notre Dame), Bagot st., 10 teachers, 80 pupils ; Middle school, 70 ; in free school, 234 pupils. A large handsome college for boys, of same denomina- tion, has been closed for 2 years, on account of some internal clerical misunder- standing, it is said. The House of Providence, Montreal st., by Sisters of Charity, receives the aged, infirm and orphans. The Hotel-Dieu, by Sisters of St. Joseph, ^capacity 30 patients, is on Brock st. The Kingston Hospital k a large and fine edifice on Stuart st. ; Orphans' Home, Gordon st. ; House of Industry, Earl st. The banks are : Bank of Montreal, Bank of British North America, and Mer- -chants' Bank of Canada. The manufactories of Kingston are numerous and extensive establishments. The Canadian Engine and Machinery Co. employs over 200 men.; Victoria Stove Works, Chown & Cunningham, 50 hands. ; Kingston Foundry, estab. 1836, Davidson & Doran, 70 ham's.; patent farm and yard gates, Saladee, Anglin & Co.; piano, melodeon and organ factory : Weber & Co. ; Rappee & Co., melo- deons ; J. Reyner, organs.; Marine Railway Shipyard, estab. 1839, 50 men.; Calvin & Breck, shipbuilders, employ about 400 men.. The Provincial Hardware Manufacturing Co. employs convict labor to a large extent. Furniture far'^ory of S. T. Drennan, employs 65 convicts. Others of same description are those of H. Brame, B. Holder, A . Main, J. Reid. Carriage making : there are 6 or 7 good fac- tories in this branch. Broom and brush manufacturing, is 3. Baily & Go's. The Atlantic Ship Pump Factory, estab. 1862, J. Brokenshire's ; Rope manft., E. Law ; boiler works, L. W. JelTer's, and D. McEwan & Son's. Breweries : there are 4 breweries, giving employment to about 100 hands. Coffee and spice mills, Robertson Bros., and J. A. Karch's ; Soap factories : Robertson Bros', Jas. F. Phippen's, CuUen Go's., R. Hendry's, J. Rourk's. Kingston has 5 large floating elevators which do a great deal of transhipment of grain. It contemplates making a railroad from here to Pembroke, on the Ottawa river, 148^ m. in length, running N, and S. The City Council of Kingston have granted a bonus of $30O,oaT in aid of the enterprise ; county of Frontenac $150,000 ; county of Renfrew $100,000 ; town of Pembroke $50,000 ; Ontario Government $400,000. The total cost, including rolling stock, &c., com- plete, will be about $3,500,000. The country through which the road will pass is a rich lumbering and mineral district ; pme, plumbago, iron ore and phosphate of lime occurring in great quantities. General office of the projected R.R. at Kingston. C. F. Gildersleeve, President. Masonic : St. Johns, 3, ist Thurs.; Cataraqui, 92, 2nd Wed. ; Minden, 253, 1st Mon.; Ancient Fronteuac, Ch. I, 3rd Tues. Feb., May, August, Nov.; Huirh de Payen's Encampment, 2nd Mon. Jany, April, Jaly> Oct. ; Roman Constantir.r Encamp, same time; meet Masonic Hall, King st. — I.O.O.F. : Kingston, 59, Mon. — I.O.G.T., Grand Tnmk, 444, Wed. — Orange Lodges: 358, 2nd Mon.; 1232, 3rd Mon. Some of the Prominent Men. — S. T. Drennan, M. Flanagan. Wm. Allan, C. F. Gildersleeve, Geo. M. Kinghome, H. Cunningham, J. G. McDonald, W. Ireland, J. Agnew, M. W. Strange, A. Kirkpatrick, Wm. Ferguson, Judr^fe J. J. Burrows, Sir John A. Macdonald (the Premier and eminent and su:cessful statt"s- 8fi LACROiX CANADIAN Ol lUK mnn), Hon. Alex. Campbell, Hon. ). Hamilton, CJeo. A. Kirkpatrick, >f.r., Jas. O'Reilly, M.P., R. J. Cartwright, M.P.. Wm. Robinson, M.P.P., L). D. Calvin, M.P. P., Roman Catholic Bishop, E. J. Horan, Rev. Dean j. Lister, Rev. H. Wilson, Rev. J. A. Mulock, Rev. F. Kirkpatrick, Rev. G. Sanderson, Rev. W. W. Carson, Dr. M. Lavelle, Dr. H. Yates, Dr. O. S. Strange, Dr. ]. Ste'vart, Dr. O. V'ates, Dr. M. Sullivan, Dr. 1). McLean, Dr. J. Jarvis, J. Pen- fold, R. M. Moore, H. M. liritton, J. A. Henderson, R. T. Walkem, J. P. Gil- dersleeve, J. McLityre, C. B. Price, J. Carruthers, J. McNee, R. Waddell, A. Ross, S. Muckleston, J, Kraser, G. M. Wilkinson, W. R. McRae, A, Living- ston, 1. Power. BALI^ANTYAJE'S, 170)4 »'. from To onto, i62)4 »«. from Montreal, is a smali village in the township of Pittsburg, county of Frontenac. Population about 150. OAIVAIVOQI^E) 178 m. from Toronto, 155 m. from Montreal, 2)4 m. S. from the station, is a port of entry and a large flourishing incorporated village on tlie Gananoque river, at its confluence with the St. Lawrence, township and county of Leeds. The forme: stream is dammed at two places, affording an almost unlimited water power, which has been so much utilized that the village is now one of the most important manufacturing places in the country. It was founded by the late Colonel Joel Stone, in 1798. Population about 2,000. Being opposite the most beautiful part of the Lake of the Thousand Islands, it is a favorite resort of tourists and pleasure seekers. The Royal Mail Line steamers and others call here regularly. The Grand Trunk are laying a track from the station to the wharves, which extension will be of great service to the Co. and to the manufac- turers. About 7 m. back from Gananoque, on the river, is to be found a bed of white and variegated colored marble, and iron and lead are said to exist in the rear of the township. The harbor is finely fitted up with wharves, from which are to be seen several fine islamis in front of the bay. Hay and Grindstone islands, about ! mile distant, produce fine hay and wheat. The village possesses a large Central s hool, 5 churches: Episcopal, Roman Catholic, Epis. Methodist, W. Methodist, and Canada Presbyterian ; the Royal Canadian Bank, a weekly, the Reporter (ref.), Fri., a large drill shed and brickyard. The U.S. Consular Agent here is Mr. E. E. Abbott. The soil in vicinity is clay and loam, and produces large general crops. Apples and other fruits are much cultivated. The exports from this port in 1870 amounted to $64,279 ; imports, $28,403 ; — exports in 1871, $65,015; imports, $56,447. The principal manufactories are : 2 flour and grist mills, Wm. Brough, Peter O'Brien ; saw mill, W. Fairman ; do., Mr. Beaumont ; malleable iron works, J. Legge ; silver platers ?nd snath factory, S. Skinner & Co. ; shovel, spade, grain scoop, &c., factory, D. F\ Jones & Co. ; agricultural implement factory, R. P. Colton ; spoke factory, Lourie & McNaughton ; ferruled handle, spindle, &c., factory, O. V. Goalette ; clothes wringer factory, Hayward & Abbott ; nail works. Cowan & Britton ; harness trimming factory, M. Merrick ; cabinet factory, W. McKenzie ; do., W. Edwards ; carriage factory, W. Storey ; tannery, G. Auchinvole ; machine works, E. E. Abbott ; carriage, axle and wag- 'gaxs. skein factory, Byers & Matthew ; carriage, car and locomotive spring factory, Byers & Penn ; pattern and cabinet factory, W. Edwards ; shovel and fork handle factory, A. W. Hall ; do., D. F. Jones & Co. ; carriage and mattress filling factory, G. Mitchell ; file factory. F". Ostler ; copper rivet, fontrMl, is a small village in the towiisliip of same name, county of Leeds. Population about 200. mALliORYTOWW, 195/4' ™- from Toronto, 13744 m. from Montreal, is a thriving village in the township of Yonge, county of Leeds. Population about 300. LlfM, 203)^ m. from Toronto, 129^ m. from Montreal, F m. N. from the station, is a prosi)erous village in the township of Elizabethtown, county of Leeds, ft possesses good water jjower, does a large trade in lumber and grain, and con- tains a cloth manufactory, a tannery, a last factory, a vulcanizecl rubber comb works, carriage, hub and spoke, and cheese factories. Population about 750. BROCKVILLE, 207^4: m. from Toronto, i25'4: m. from Montreal. The Grand Trunk and the Brockville and Ottawa R.R. Iiave h^re a Union jjassenger station. Brockville is a flourishing manufacturing town and port of entry on the banks of the River St. Lawrence, at the foot of the Lake of Thousand Islands, township of Elizabethtown, county of Leeds ; it is the county town. The streets for the most part are laid out at right angle, and kept in good order. The pub- lic buildings have a remarkably fine and substantial appearance, in keeping with the commercial and financial status ot the town. The foundations of Brockville stony, and the ground or ridges ris; gradually tron: the river, where fine Those of the Brockville and Ottawa Railway Co. are at the are wharves are elected. foot of a square on which stands the Victoria Hall, a very handsome two story stone structure, with market in the rear, and under which passes the B. & O. Railway's Tunnel, 1,000 feet in lenj^.'th, cut throvigh hard rock. There are several small islands in front of the port, and across the river, about 2}^ miles wide at this point, i; the village of Morristown, in the State of New York. A ferry boat plies between the two places every half hour ; fare 12^ cents. Vessels of large tonnage can come to the whar\es, the river here being 25 feet deep. Brockville is a port very conveniently situated for business, being surrounded by a rich agiicultural country and directly con- nected with the capital, Ottawa, by rail. It has the sale of large quantities of produce, butter and cheese, of finest quality, to a great a^iount, and ships annually to the U.S. 45 millions feet of pine lumber ; phosphate of lime in abundance, and over 6,000 tons of red hematite iron ore, the latter taken from the mines, 12 miles from Perth, on the B. & O. Railway. This road and the Grand Tnmk are of the same gauge, and both have extensive workshops at thi--. station. The exports from Brockville in 1870 were $701,918 ; imports, $322,576; — exports in 1871, $644,153 ; imports, $493,303. There are here 2 small steam pleasure yachts, of six horse power each, " Ida " and " Eva," which are used for excursions. All the steamers plying between Montreal, Kingston, I'oron'o and Hamilton stop here, and one of the Northern Transportation Co.'s propellers leaves daily for Chicago and intermediate ports. Mr. W. A. Schofield is U. S. Consular Agent. Brock- ville was laid out in 1802, and incorporated 1832. The area is 650 acres ; popu- lation, 5,500 ; revenue, $18,954 ; assessment, 1 1 mills on the $ ; real and persona! estate, ^1,341,150. The town contains I steam and 3 hand fire engines, all first class, Gas Works, owned by a private Co., 2 weeklies, the Recarder, established 1820 (ref,), Thurs., and the Monitor (cons,), Fri.; 7 churches : Episcopal, Roman Catholic, Old Kirk, Canada Presbyterian, Baptist, W. Methodist and Epis. Meth- odist. A large Central school with High and public departments, and 2 juvenile ward schools, employ 12 teachers ; salaries $4,440 ; a R. C. separate school employs *■ teachers ; salaries $800. The only bank here at present is the Bank of Montreal. The best business lots, 25 x 150 ft., are worth from $1,200 to $2,000 ; farms in neighborhood, $80 per acre. The soil outside of the town limits is sandy loam with clay subsoil ; the chie' productions are wheat, oats, barley, pease and buckwheat ; this is also a great dairy country. There are several good quames ^^ a- 88 LACROIX' CANADIAN GUIDE within limits, and an extensive brickyard. The luanufatlories are many, generally on a large scale ; they are : a foundry called Novelty Works, 170 hands, James Smart ; other foundry, 50 han(ls, Smart cSi Shepherd ; snath, hains, &c.. factorv, W. McCulloch & Son ; hanies and saddle trees factory, Amos Udell ; lirockville Car Works, Ths. Smart, |r., manager ; agricultural impLuieut factory, (]. M. Cossett c^ Jiro. ; flouring mill, K, Garrey ; door and sa'li factory, Tillcy & Hriggs -, planing mill, John (fordon ; confectionery and ginger l)eer factory, Starr, (Jill &. C(j. ; carriage factory, Leggctt Uros. ; buck and kid mitt and glove factory, J a >. Hall; ( hcmical Works Co., Alex. Cowan, manager; candle factory, H. Free- land ; carding and fulling mill. Mr. Morris(m ; and a nitro-gljceri.ie works, car- ried on by Volney. Hmris ^ m. from Brockville, 76 m. from Renfrew, is a flag station. WOLFORD, 16 m. from Brockville, 73^ m. from Renfrew, is a flag sta- tion. IRISH CREEK, 21 m. from Brockville, 6S}4 m. from Renfrew, is a village in the township of Wolford, county of Grenville, It contains a shingle factory. Population about 1 50. STORY'S, 25 m. from Brockville, 64)^ m. from Renfrew, is a flag station, SHITH'S FALLS, 28 m. from Brockville, 6i;^m. from Renfrew, is a fine progi-essing manufacturing village on the Rideau Canal (which leads from Ottawa to Kingston), township of Elmsley, county of Lanark, It is the Junction Station of tl-.e Brockville & Ottawa Railway branch extending from here to Perth, Smith's F"alls was incorporated in 1854. The population is 1,800 ; revenue, $4,000 ; assessment, 12 mills on the $ ; real and personal estate, $400,000. The whole aspect of the village is neat, the streets and buildings indicate prosperity, and a good amount of water power from the canal serves to drive several mills and fac- tories. There is a large and handsome stone Town Hall and Central school ; the latter cost $9,000, and employs 6 teachers ; salaries $2,295 ! ^ large drill shed, a hand fire engine, and six churches : Episcopal, Roman Catholic, Old Kirk, Canada Presbyterian, W. Methodist and Baptist. Ordinary business lots on main street, 60 X 120 feet, are valued at $1,500 ; farms around from $40 to $50 per acre. The soil is san ly loam in some parts and clay in others ; general grain and some hops are the 1 in productions. Within village limits are several qiwrries which furnish ^ ' nany, generally hands, James IS, &c.. factory, ell ; Urockvillc factory, CM. illey & Hrigjjs •, y, Starr, (Jill & vc factory, J:.- Ltory, 11. Free- iae works, car- its. , lues. ; Pr.)ck -Y. M. C. A., S. McLean, T- len, E. ir. lUir- .icharcls, M. 1'., I, G. Howicson, |, A. Williams, . Sparham, Dr. kler, W. Shcr- n, Jos. Deacon, 20. Reid, U. A. iwford. ;w, is a flag sta- s a flag station- raw, is a station a flag station, flag station. ;w, is a flag sta- Renfrew, is a iitains a shingle is a flag station. enfrcw, is a fine from Ottawa to )n Station of tl'.e erth. Smith's ■enue, $4,000 ; The whole osperity, and a lI mills and fac- tral school ; the "ge drill shed, a d Kirk, Canada un main street, per acre. The and some hops IS which furnish o AND BOOK OF RKFERENCE. ^ fine freestone, of which ntmy of the houses are built. — Manufactories : a foundry and agriculfural implement works, 90 hands. Frost & Wood ; another, 60 hands, G. M. Ccssett I* Hro. ; stave, rake factory, 25 hands, W. Williamson ; door, sash and blind fixctory, 15 hands, R. Locke ; grist, saw, oatmeal and i .rding mills, W. Ward & Hro.; saw mill, IL (Sc J. (Jould ; grist mill, J. Atkinson ; huh factory, .Scott & Ciruham ; shingle factory, M. Currie ; cabinet factories, W. H. Jarvis, R. Hartlett, R. VV. liartiett. -Masonic : St. Francis, 24, Fri. onorb."— I.O.G.T., Mount Albion, 60, Thurs. ; Revival, 563, Tucs. ; Montague Fountain, 5C8, Thu's. ; Mount Royal, 589, Wed.— Orange Lodge, 88, ist Mon. SoMK OK THK I'K(»Mi.Ni'..\ r Mkn. 1L Gould, R. Harper, C. Frost, E. IJ- Read, Rev. CI. \V. White, Rev. S. Milne, Rev. J. Crombie, Rev. M. C'lune (R- C), Dr. f. Atcheson, Dr. A. Horsey, Dr. J. W. Andenson, Dr. J. A. Chaml-,ers> A. Clark, J. Mc(iillivray, jr., J. Shaw, jr., D. Ferguson, W. Gilroy, C. Mor^iun, J. Washburn, O. (Jarss, R. S. Davison, R. D. Davison. PIKE FALI..S, 6 m. from Smith's Falls, 6 m. from Perth, is a flag sta- tion. PERTH, J 2 m. from Smith's Falls (the W. terminus of the Branch Line of the Brockville & Ottawa R. R. ), is the chief town (jf the county of Lanark and Renfrew, situated on the River Tay, township of Drummond. This townshij) '"a*; founded by Government in 1815 and i8i6, for the benefit ot retired military offi- cers and soldiers. Perth is surrounded by a gf)od agricultural country, which con- tains large beds ot iron ore, mica, plumbago and phospiiate ol lime ; the latter is found 12 m. S. from the town, and is workeil by several companies. The iron mines are located at the village of Playfair, 12 m. N. W. The public buildings and others are either of freestone, sanflstone or limestone, both of which are found in quantity in the neighborhood, and several of the bridges are made of same ma- terial. The town has a good business reputation ; is the trading centre for a large section of country. The central jmrtion is Iniilt on an island, and that feature lends a peculiar charm to its general aspect. Perth is divided into three wards ; it was incorporated in 1851 ; the area is i hxj acres; population, 3,000; revenue, $10,000 ; assessment, 10 mills on the $ ; real estate, $556,000 ; personal, $146,000. It contains two fire engines, a large drill shed, the Bank of Montreal, Merchants' Bank of Canada, 2 weeklies : CouriiT (ref.), Fii., and Expositor (cons.), Thurs. ; 6 churches : Episcopa', Roman Catholic, Old Kirk, Canada Presbyterian, Baptist and W. Methodist ; a Central school, employs 7 teachers ; salaries $2,800, .iiid a R.C. separate school with 2 teachers ; salaries $600. Best business lots, 25 x 100 feet, are valued at $4,000 ; tarms from $40 to $50 per acre. There are several quarries of sand, free and lime stones in vicinity and a brickyard. The manufac- tories are : Sewing machine factory (Venus), 50 hands, J. M. Millar & Co.; wool- len factory, 20 hands, D. Holliday ; grist and saw mills, J. J. Haggart ; Canaila Bolt Co., R. Millar, manager ; machine shop, Hogg & Pink ; doo'- and sash fac- tory, A. N. D. Kippen ; waggon factory, T. Hicks ; shingle mill .IcPherson & McPhail ; three tanneries : D. Holliday, P. Kilpatrick, J^ G. T npleton. Masonic : True Britons, 14, 1st Mon. w Some of the Prominent Men.— J. G. Haggart, M. P., T. Brooke, H. D. Shaw, J. T. Henderson, K. Douglas, Geo. Kerr, Judge J. G. Malloch, J. Thomp- son, E. G. Malloch, W. W. Rerford, C. Rice, J. Bell, H. Moorhouse, A. Camp- bell, Rev. R. L. Stephenson, Rev. J. Chisholm (R.C), Rev. W. Bain, Rev. W. Bums, Rev. T. Brock, Dr. R. Howden, Dr. W. Grant, Dr. J. K. Kelloch, Dr. H. Rugg, J. Gray, E. D. Elliott, W. W. Burford. T. HalL G. A. Consitt, J. W. Douglas, A. Meighan, J. Allan, R. Matheson, R Sibbitt, Geo. Develin, C. H. Gamsby. WIBLSH'S, 30 m. from Brockville, 59^ m. from Renfrew Point, is a flag station. < ^ LACROIX' CANADIAN •UIDE FO§TEIl*S, 35 >i m. from Brock villc, 54 Vi m. from Renfrew Point, is a f\i% station. FRANKTOWIV, 37 m. from Brockville. 52^^ m. from Renfrew, is a vil- lage in the township of Beckwith, county of Lanark. Population about 100. BECKWITIX, 41 m. from Brockville, 481^ m. from Renfrew, is a flag station. CARLETON PLACE, 46 m. from Brockville, 43^^ m. from Renfrew, is a flourishing village on the Mississippi River, township of Beckwith, county of Lanark. This viliage was founded by the late Mr. Murphy. There is heregoo Brockville, 34 m. from Renfrew, is a Hag sta- tion. PAK.EWHA.1I, 61 m. from Brockville, 28 j^ m. from Renfrew, is a flour- ishing village on the Mississippi River, township of Pakenham, county of Lanark. It was founded by Andrew Dickson, and being in the cent.e of a fine agriculiural country, and having extensive water power, possesses i 'arge trade in nour, lum- ber and produce. About 15,000 pieces of timber pass through here annually for the Quebec market ; much lumber is also shipped from here to the U.S., and the following mills and factories are within the village : woollen factory, 30 hands, Hilliard, Dickson & Lorimer ; the same own also a shingle mill, a planing m'll, and a saw mill ; grist mill, 3 run of stones, John vStevens. Population about 600. I.O.G.T., Balsam Grove, 57, Wed. ; Ilutton, 153, Mon. ARIVPIHOR, 69 m . from BrocKville, 20^ m. from Renfrew, is a large and prosperous incorporated village on the Madawaska River, neai its confluence with the Ottawa, township of McNab, county of Renfrew. Arnprior was laid out in 1854, by late Daniel McLaughlin, the first house being erected ihc following year. Now, both in trade and population, it rivals any village in the Province ; and as the agencies are still at work which have contributed most mateiially to its prosperity, the brightest hopes may be entertained of its future. The Madawaska affords excellent water power here, and 40,000 pieces of timber pass annually through this village for Quebec. A weekly, Canadian Times, is published here. The steamers plying between Ottawa and the head of navigation call daily at this place. There are in the vicinity valuable qaarries of dark and light colored marble, much of which has been used in richly ornamenting the Parliament Buildings at Ottawa. McLaughlin Bros, have here 3 large saw mills, a grist mill and machine shop ; woollen factory, T. Stewart ; stave, barrel, &c., factor}', Carss &. Co. ; foundry and machine shop, J. Horrison ; axe factory, T. Toy ; sash, door, &c., factory, Stafford & Doherty. Population about 1,200. Masonic : Madawas- ka, 196, Thurs*. on or b. BRAESIDE, 72 m. from Brockville, I7>^ m. from Renfrew, is a flag station. SAWD l*OINT, T\%. m. from Brockville, 15 m. from Renfrew, is a rising village on the Ottawa River, township of McNab, county of Renfrew. During the close of navigation, all supplies for the upper and imerior parts of the county, and for the upper lumbering region, had until within a year or so to be drawn from he. e by horses. The place presented then a rare scene of bustling activity. The steamers of the Union Forwarding and Railway Co. call here dady during the summer. Population about 250. HEiSnPttEW, 89^ m. from Brockville, '*he present terminus of the Brockville J.nd Ottawa Railway) is a flourishing incorporated village on the river Bonnechfcre, 9 m. froni 'ts confluence with the Ottawa river, township of Horton, ounty of Renfrew. '! tve Ronnechfere at this place falls about 100 ft. over a bed of white limestone. As the water rushes madly between the steep a d rocky banks, a scene is presented to the spectator truly beautiful, rnd not easily for- gotten. The water power afforded by the falls is immense. It is as ■^etonly f 9» I.ACROIX* CANADIAN GUIDE i* partially utilized. Renfrew is on the Opeongo road. The manufacturing resour- ces are aoundant, and H only wants capital to make this one of the best manufac- turing places in the country. It is surrounded by a rich agricultural belt, and possesses a large trade. It is distant from Pembroke, the- county town, 40 m., and from Bonnechfere Point, a landing of the Ottawa river steamers, 9 m. The extension of the Canada Central from here to Pembroke is going on, and will soon be completed. Population about 850. Masonic : Renfrew, 122, Tues. nearest. MAITIjAWD, 212^ m. from Toronto, 120X m. from Montreal, is a small village, about i m. S. from the station, on the River St. Lawrence. There is here a large unoccupied distillery which attracts attention by its size, and a foundry and saw mill owned by Chs. Lemon. Population about 200. — —Masonic . St. James, 74, Mon. nearest. PRESCOTT AND jriJ^CTION, 112 m. from Montreal, 221 m. from Toronto, The Junction is a small place which is however much frequented at all hours of the day and night by travellers coming over the Grand Trunk and the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Railways, who find in the restaurant dining-room of the station well prepared meals at all times. Population about 50. The town of Prescott lies about % oia. mile from this place to the S., on the River St. Lawrence, and is reached by rail or private conveyances. It is near the Thousand Islands, township of Ai'gusta, south riding of the county of Grenville. It is a port of entry and the largest town of the county. During the American War Fort Wellington, on the E. side of the town, wa? erected, and a short distance down the river are the ruins of an old windmill, famous as a spot where a severe battle was fought during the Canadian rebellion between the ' ' Patriots " and the British forces in the fall of 1838. The comraandirif officer of the Patriots at that engagement was a ^ole named Van Schoultz, who was executed with nine others at Kingston shortly after. The Grand Trunk cars by a third rail are enabled to run down to the town. All the steamers plying between Montreal, Kingston and Hamilton, stop here daily. This town, being the S , terminus of the St. Law- rence and Ottawa Railway, which is fast increasing in importance, receives and ships large quantities of lumber and produce. It contains at the E. end the exten- sive workshops and stations of the above-mentioned road, which lie close to the river side. The different wharves are large, commodious and kept in good order. The exports from Prescott in 1870 were $746,215 ; imports $394,076 ; — exports in 1871 $701,414 ; imports $226,956. The town is principally built of stone, which several quarries within limits furnish, and of good quality. Prescott was incorporated in 1834 ; the area is one m. square ; population about 3,000 ; revenue $12,000 ; assessment 15 mills on the $ ; real and personal estate $554>370- ^^ possesses a fire engine, 2 weeklies, Telegraph (ref. ), Wed. ; Tribune (cons. ), Fri. ; 4 churches : Episcopal, Roman Catholic, W, Methodist, Canada Presbyterian ; a large Centra! school, with six teachers, salaries $2, 300 ; and a separate school with 2 teacht.s, salaries $700. The only bank here is the Merchants Bank of Canad'^-. Mr. C. S. Simms is U.S. Consul and Consular Agt. for Switzerland. The St. L. and O . Railway have a floating elevator at this port. The celebrated brewery and dir.tillery owned and carried on respectively by R. P. Labatt and J. P. Wieser, are here located, and do an enormous business. There is also a shingle factory, owned by A. Fox, and a foundry, Jones & Dowsley. The city of Ogdensburg, N. Y., lies on the opposite side of the river, I mile wide at this point, and the traffic between the two places is very extensive, requiring during the season of navigation the constant employment of two terry steamers, one of which crosses every half hour for the general public, and the other, running in connection with the various railways, crosses freight cars of different lines. Ogdensburg has a population of about 12,000, a good proportion being French- Canadians. It is connected with New York and other points E. by the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railway, 2 direct trains a day. Agent, T, N. facturing resour- le best manufac- iltural belt, and ,ty town, 40 m., ners, 9 m. The ing on, and will frew, 122, Tues. ontreal, is a small krence. There is ize, and a foundry — Masonic ; St. real, 22 1 m. from . frequented at all 1 Trunk and the rant dining-room ibout 50. The , on the Riv;;r St. tear the Thousand renville. It is a le American War I a short distance ot where a severe Patriots " and the lie Patriots at that i with nine others rail are enabled ontreal, Kingston • us of the St. Law- mce, receives and . end the exten- lie close to the 3t in good order. 94,076 ; — exports built of stone, ty. Prescott was ut 3,000 ; revenue ite $554,370- It iutu (cons.), rn. ; a Presbyterian ; a parate school with Bank of Canad'- . zerland. The St. liebrated brewery ,abatt and J. P. is also a shingle The city of mile wide at this requiring during y steamers, one of other, running in »f different lines. n being French- E. by the Rome, Agent, T. N. And book of referknck. 93 Derby, 55' State street, Ogdensburg ; agent also of Great Western Railway. Masonic : Central, no, ist Tues.; Grenville, Ch. 22, ist Wed. Jany, Ap., July and Oct.— I.O.O.F.: Amity, 80, Wed. Some of the Prominent Men : — Wm. Patrick, B. White, Dr. J. Easton, J. Murphy, R. W. Milliard, Jas. Reynolds, Jas. Irwin, C. H. Peck, C. Willard, N. Willard, W. Ellis, Dr. J. W. Scott, H. D. Jessup, R. P. Labatt, J. P. Wieser, L. H. Daniels, A. Hooker, Rev. J. W. Burke, Rev. E. P. Roache (R.C.), Rev. Gordon, Rev. Hastie, Rev. G. Blair, Dr. W. H. Brouse, M.P., Dr. W.J.Jones, J. N. McLean, C. F. Eraser, M.P.P., D. H. Moony, B. French, F. C. French, J. F. Harper, P. Moran, J. P. Lambert, J. Hines, T. Kavanagh, T. Kielty, J, Mayberry, W. Tracy, M. Gray, J. Gray, W. H. Dunn, W. Dunn, J. Haynen, D. Mills, F. Geare, P. McCrea, J. Savage, F. A. Wise. SPERfCERVIliLE, 9 m. from Prescott, 45 m. from Ottawa, is a thriving village on the river Nation, township of Edwardsburg, county of Grenville. It contains grist mill, saw mill, carriage factory and potash factory. Population abovi 250. , OXFOR9>, i6}i m. from Prescott, 37 JJ^ m. from Ottawa, is a flourishing village, about 4 m. from the station, on the S. branch of the river Rideau, township of Oxford, north riding of tlie County of Grenville. It possesses good water power and is the centre of a district celebrated for the manufacture of butter. It contains a grist mill. Populatioa about 150. KEMPT VIEiI^E, 22>^ m. from Prescott, 31X "»• from Ottawa, is an incorporated village about 2 m. from the station, on the S. Branch of the river Rideau, in the township of Oxford and north riding of the united counties of Leeds and Grenville, represented by Mr. Francis Jones, M. P. It is 2 m. from Beckett's Landing on the Rideau canal, and has a wharf on the river tor freight. It is the market for large quantities of g»-ain ^nd butter from the surrounding district, and cattle fairs are held here quarteily. It possesses wafjr power, and considerable quartities of lumber are manufactured for home consumption. Pop- ulation about 1,000. Masonic : Mount Zion, 28, Wed. b. — I. O. G. T., Pride of Oxford, 478, Tues. OSOOODE, 31 m. from Prescott, 23 m. from Ottawa, is a post-office sta- tion in the township of Osgoode, county of Carleton. Population about 50, MAXOTMCK, 39 m. from Prescott, 15 m. from Ottawa, is a thriving village on the river Rideau, about 3 m. W. from the station, in the townships of North Gower, Nepean, Gloucester and Osgoode, counties of Carleton and Russtll. It was laid out by the proprietor of undermentioned factories, &c., in i860, and possesses good water power utilized by a grist mill, woollen factory, saw mill, sash, door and cabinet factories, M. K. Dickinson. Populatioa about 300. 1. O. G. T., Orange Lily, 429, Thurs. OEOIJCESTER, 43 m. from Prescott, 1 1 m. from Ottawa, is a small place in the townsh'p of Gloucester, county of Carleton. Population about 50. CHAUDIERE JUNCTION, 47 m. from Prescott, 7 m. from Ottawa, is the starting point from the main line for a branch of 7 m. in length which extends to a spot near the upper saw mills on the Chaudidre river, near the Chaudi«Jre falls, for the exclusive use of ihe shipment of lumber. OTTAWA, 54 m. from Prescott, is the Capital of Canada and the W. :er- minus of the St. Lawrence and Ottavva, and Canada Central Railways. Bus far.; 25 cts. from the station. Passengers will find at the Russell House (James A. Gouin, projprietoB ) all the comforts and luxuries desirable. It is the only first class house m the city, and occupiest a fine position, nearly opposite ^he Parliament Buildings. 94 lAcnoix' CANADIAN outDl;: Ottawa became the Capital in 1858, but it was not until the fall of 1865 that the offices of Government were removed there and Parliament held its first sitting. The lr\mbering " By 'town " of the Ottawa was a rustic beauty before that time ; canalers, "shiners," and voyageurs^ by their frantic sprees, quarrels and battles, had given her abroad a very bad reputation, which her natural charms were unable to dispel. The beautiful Magdalen, repentant, became irresistible, especially since our political men deigned to allow her to pour oil on their feet, which had become sore by their many wanderings. This city was primitively called Bytown from Colonel By, of the Royal Engineers, who was entrusted by the Imperial Government, 1827, with the construction of the Rideau canal, but the opening up of the Ottawa country is more particularly due to Mr. Philemon Wright, an American, born in Wobuni, Massachusetts. Mr. Wright firs^ came here in 1769, but settled down only in 1800. Ottawa was formally laid out, however, only in 1826. Situated in the township of Nepean and county of Carleton, at the junction of the Rideau canal with the Ottawa River, this city and port of entry is the great headquarters of the lumber trade of Canada. It owes its origin also to the construction of the Rideau canal — about 126 miles in length, which connects it with Kii^ston. This canal was projected mainly as a military work for the conveyance of troops and military stores through the interior of the country in case of war with the United States. The canal was commenced in 1827 and completed in 1831 ; the cost has been about $2,5oo,cxx). The Ottawa is sometimes called the Grand River. The capital of Canada is picturesquely situated on the 3. shore of the Ottawa River, a little below the beautiful falls of the Chaudidre, and opposite the flourishing village of Hull, Province of Quebec, 87 miles from its confluence with the St. Lawrence, and at the mouth of the Rideau It stands on z. high and bold eminence surrounding Canal Bay, and nver. occupies both banks of the canal ; the east part is called the lower town, and that to the west, from a superiority of local elevation, the upper town. The streets are wide and laid out with much regularity. Sussex and Sparks streets, running N. and S., and E. and W. are the two principal business streets, and on them are to be seen some costly and elegant stores, built of limestone, freestone or white bricks. The passenger and freight dep6ts of the two railways, St. Lawrence and Ottawa, and Canada Central, are located respectively at the N. E. and W. ends of the city, but a Union depdt is about being erected more conveniently in a rather cen- tral position in the S. quarter. A street railway, about 3 m. in length, was established a few years ago, from New Edinburgh to the fine suspension bridge at the foot of the Rideau falls. It passes the station of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Railway, close to the wharves occupied by the Ottawa River Navigation Co. , whose steamers run day and night on the fine tb Montreal. The Sappers bridge, over the Rideau canal, forms means of communication between the lower and upper towns. Another bridge just complet'-^d, crosses diagonally close by and unites Rideau with Wellington sts. On the W. side of the canal, close to these two fine bridges, are being erected by Government a large and splendid stone edifice, io be in common a Custom House, Post Office and City Inland Revenue OflFce, to cost $75,000. In this central portioii of tlie city, between Barrack and Major's hills, is situated the entrance to the massive locks (8 in number) of the Rideau canal, which joins the Rideau river close to. The lower town, the most densely peopled part of the city, containing about two-thirds of the whole population, to the N. of York St. is almost entirely occupied by French-Canadians. The fashionable quarter lies at the E. end. The Roman CathoHc Cathedral, and the Bishop's Palace alongside, is on Sussex st. The cs.thedral (of stone) has two spires of light, open, Gothic work, 200 feet high, and accommodates a congregation of 2,000 souls. The Jail and Court House on Dalyst. are two spacious and handsome stone structures. A new City Hall is contracted for and will soon be erected on the site of the old one ; it will cost $80,000. Adjacent to the N. E, ot the city is the village of New Edinburgh, where larg? lumbering operations are carried on. It contains sko Ridaau Hall, the residence of the Governor-General, which is a handsome And ftOOK OF REFERENCE* 95 ill of 1 86s that i its first sitting. »efore that time ; els and battles, al charms were ame irresistible, oil on their feet, r was primitively was entrusted by Lideau canal, but L) Mr. Philemon [r. Wright firs* vas formally laid an and county of iver, this city and ada. It owes its J miles in length, inly as a military c interior of <^he •as commenced in x>. The Ottawa is picturesquely autiful falls of the ice of Quebec, 87 ith of the Rideau Canal Bay, and i>er town, and that L The streets are reets, running N. id on them are to je or white bricks. :nce and Ottawa, W. ends of the |y in a rather cen- . in length, was pension bridge at rence and Ottawa ition Co., whose bridge, over the ind upper towns, id unites Rideau two fine bridges, edifice, io be in jc OflFce, to cost Ind Major's hills, Ihe Rideau canal, densely peopled ion, to the N. of ihionable quarter Bishop's Palace |es of light, open, 1,000 souls. The stone structures. le site of the old ,s the village of on. It contains ;h is a handsome stone structure, with 35 acres of ornamental grounds, and beautiful avenues ,if shade trees. At thio N. E. entl of the city are two falls of some 40 feet each, over which the waters of the Rideau pour themselves with wild impetuosity into the bosom of the Ottawa. There are several large commercial houses in lower town. Among them may be mentioned an offshoot of one of the large grocery firnis of Montreal — Messrs. Dufresne & McGarity — the lat^er carrying on the business at this place. This wholesale grocery, wine and provision warehouse is on the E. side of the canal near the two bridges, and is 90 feet square, 3)4 stories high, with Mansard roof. This enterprising firm, establishetl here but 2 years ago, has done so large and prosperous a business, as to induce them to start a line of 5 barges, one of them a splendid steam barge, to forward their goods from Montreal and at the same time do freight work of others. The number of stores, banks and churches which are being erecte the saw and flour mills, box and stave factory, carried on by the same individual. Popula- tion about 300. IROQUOIS, 234 m, from Toronto, 99 m. from Montreal, Ik an incor- 'I ■ -t lOO LACROIX' CAN vDIAN CXjWE pornted village and port of entry, on the north shore of the River St. Lawrence, and at the foot of the Iro(juois Canal, township of Matilda, county of lunulas. This place was formerly called Matilda. Some of the river and lake steamers stop here daily, and a considerable amt)unt of flour is shipped from this port. It con- tains several large mills and factories. Population about 800.-— Ma.sonic : Friendly Brothers, 143, Wed. b. MORRlJliBlJRG, 240^ m. trom Toronto, 92X ni. from Montreal, is an incorjiorated village and port of entry on the River St. Lawrence, at the foot of the kapide du I'lat canal, township of Williamsburg, county of Dundas. This jjiacc is fast increasing in importance, and possesses excellent water power, a por- tion of which isu'ilized. The Royal Mail Line steamers do not call here, but the boats of all other lines do so daily, and take a great amount of flour, &c. A steamer at all seasons of the year plies between Wadtlingt(jn village, in the State of New V'ork, and this place. In 1870 the exports from here amounted to $182,- 332 ; imports, $47,727 ;- in 187 1, exports $222,874 ; imports, $67,032. Morris- burg is surrounded by a very fertile country, and does some manufacturing busi- ness. Population about 1,500. Masonic : Excelsior, 142, Thurs. on or b. AUl< m. from Montreal, is a small village about half a mile from the station, on the River St. Lawrence, township of Osnabmck, county of Stonnont. Population about 200. FARRAIV'S POIIVT, ZSl^A m- f'om Toronto, 81 m. from Montreal, is a small village on the River St. Lawrence, township of Osnabruck, county of Stor- mont. A canal is built from this place to about a mile up the river to assist freight steamers. Population about 250. DICKIIVSO^^'S LABfDIIVO, 256 in^^ trom Toronto, 77 m. from Montreal, is a village at the head of the (..'ornwall canalf township of Osnabruck, county of Stormont. A steamer plies between here and Ogdensburg, in the State of New York, stopping at intermediate ports, and the Royal Mail Line boats call daily. Population about 300. miliLiE ROCHEIBi, 260)^ m. from Toronto, 72X m. from Montreal, is a small village on the Cornv\all canal, township of Cornwall, county of Stormont. Population about 200. CORI^WAIjIj, 265^ m. from Toronto, 67 m. from Montreal, is a town about I m. S. from the station. The station buildings, of stone and brick, have been considerably enlarged. The restamant and dining waiting rooms a*e nowfinely fitted up. .Some trains stop here 20 minutes for meals. — There is always in wait- ing a j'/iv bus to take passengers to the Dominion Hai.l in the town. That Hotel is widely known as a first-class Commercial house. It is furnished with fine sample rooms, livery, &c. L 1^- McKenzie proprietor. Cornwall is an old town and port of entry, finely situated on the south shore of the River St. Lawrence, where it expahds into Lake St. Francis, a short distance below the Long Sault Rapids, township of Cornwall, county ot Stormont, which the late celebrated Hon. Sandfield MclJonald represented in Parliament for many years. It is the chief town of the united counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glen- garry. This section of the country was originally settled by the Loyalists, who principally came from the U. S. during the Revolution ot 1775, ^^^ by the dis- banded men of the Hessian Regiment, which served in the country. The business of the Registry Office, Circuit and principal law courts is transacted here. To avoid the Long Sault Rapids, immediately above the port, a canal has been made, extending to Dickinson's Landing, a distance of 12 miles. This canal affords excellent water power, and several large factories and mills, as described farther, are rituated along its banks. A large quantity of flour is shipped from this place to Montreal. The steamers of the Royal Mail Line, the Montreal and Bay of Quintfe steamers also call here, and there is a bi-weekly line of steamers from here AND BOOK OF REFERENCE. lOI St. L-avrcnce, ty of 1 Kuulas. .' steamers stop port, li con- — Masonic : Montreal, is an e, at the foot 1 )umlas. This r power, a por- U here, but the ■ tlour, &.C. A rre, in the State unted to $182,- ,7,032. Morris- ufacturing busi- Inirs. on or b. Montreal, is a St. L.a\vrence, 00. om Montreal, is ., county of Stor- 1- t(j assist freight n. from Montreal, bruck, county of le State of New boats call daily. rom Montreal, is iity of Stormont. Ureal, is a town V)rick, have been ^s ale now'finely always in wait- Ihe town. That Irnished with fine he south shore of „ short distance Stormont, which [lament for many lundas and Glen- Loyalists, who I and by the dis- The business Id here. To avoid ttias been made, lis canal afTonls lescribed farther, I from this place Ireal and Bay of Tamers from here to Montreal and intermediate ports. The exports in 1870 from this place amounted to $64,005 ; imports, $46,047 ; -exports 1871 were $74,829 ; imports, $30,8(^)0. Cornwall was incorporated as a town al)out 1 822 ; the area is over i m. s<|URre ; population 2,500 ; revenue, $6,000 ; assessment, 10 mills on the $ ; real and per- sonal estate, $600,000. There are many first-class i)rivate buildings of stone and brick, and the town altogether jiresents a good and substantial appearance. The Town Hall, with market in basement, is a large commodious brick building, and the stone Court House and Jail is well situated on the side of the canal. The town possesses a fire engine, a large drill shed, five churches, \'u. : Episcopal, Church of .Scotland, (Canada Presbyterian, Roman Catholic and W. Methinlist ; 2 weeklies ; 0'(?,3('//<' (ref.), Wed., and /'>ees, and for a while, like the Rom.ans among the vanquished Gauls, he will feel -captivated. This Mail! of the St. Lawrence, so unlike her sister Montreal, has kept olxlurate faith until now to her national and poetic monastic vows. She leads an austere life and looks back to her apostolic and military heroes, whose blood and sweats ha^e dotted deeply the earth from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico. She venerates and teaches to venerate the past, and as her unique conditions or posi- tion are such as to make it unto her almost a calling, the holy sentiment is seen to gush forth with force, beauty and purity. Her temples of worship, benevolence, science and arts, have a distinct character. The first have a peculiar charm, an intensive fragrance of piety about them ; the others have large dimensions, and are administered, benevolently, with u holy zeal, and instructively according to the spiritual and disciplinary views of their founders. Seen iVoin any point of approach, Quebec looms up grandly, and appears as if the magicians of above had hea^^ed it uj) as a resting place. The ferry boat of the Grand Trunk RaiU-ay Co. brings the passengers from the train at Point Levis to the lower town (or to the oceanic steamers of the Allan Line, leaving Quebec eveiy Saturday during the summer), 1^4 n^ile across, and lands them vm a large square which is fronted by the capacious stone ChampKtin Market. 'Ihis sjiot is called Cul-desac. This square in summer is thickly po|nilated with fruit and vegetable sellers. — With outstretched neck, open mouth and whole socket-looks, thj stranger finding his position there a rather dangerous one, gets his soul and soles tt) halt dead still. The high, perpendicular, monstrous rock in front, so near, so menacing, so thrillingly ghostly, seems to vacilir^te on iis deep watery base, and get ready to entomb the beholder. But go 011, stranger ; go on, wander- ing from one wonder to another. The sight has weakened your lower limbs, but those of the Norman ponies, hitched on to the odd-looking caleshes, will safely r\m you up Mountain st. with many shakes — to shake off the fears which will creep over your nerves during the stee, ascent. It has not been Avell proved whether H. W. Beccher, Professor Silliman, W. H. Russe':. Knox, Ampfere, Mrs. Moodie, Trollope, Sala, and others who ventured up, made their will beforehand in favor of any clergy or clergymen. It matters not. Those not bound by connubial ties or chains had better let their baggage go alone to the hotel and tarry behind for a while in the lower town. It deserves a stay of a few hours, and the close atten- tion of every one. Before movi.ig away from the landing spot, it were well, how- ever, to take a careful survey of the frowning altitudinal rock which to the left, at 337 feet, is occupied at the summit by the famous Citadel. Thr.t part of it is called Cape Diamond. Almost overhead, at 189 feet, is the beautiful Platform of Dur- ham Terrace, supported by a long chain of massive, elegant walls, partly of a pillared kind, sticking together on the very verge of open space and destruction, by equipoise and the powerful magnetic-like cohesion of — mortar. People seen there look like dwarfs to you, and you to them. The solid terra, planked over, on which you stand, seems safe enough, no doubt ; but were you gifted with a clear retrospective vision you might feel like using your palmy hands to swim with instead of leaving them in your pockets at rest. Long ago it was, with the long portion extending upward, the undisputed property ot the St. Lawrence. The coves, up, where timber is moored in by booms and wharves in immense; quantities, are lined with a long row of dwellings, &c., whose chimneys are ten ir. close connection with the overhanging cliff. Prominently therr appear, a a distance, the Gaol and the 4 martello towers which act as sentinels posted ii advance by the Citadel. The greatest Vjreadth at Sous-le-Fort st, is 220 yds. from the rock to the water's edge. The ghost of Gen. Richard Montgomery must be pleased to see commemorated in gold letters where and when he fell, under the walls of the 5S«ft«Ml(W*u--.t,. ■ --«™-, • «(- mBBBEmrmm 104 LACROIX* CANADIAN GUIDE Citadel, on 31st Dec, 1775. Moving downward are met rdl kinds of strange scenes on and about the all alive wharves which here and there are unaccountably occupied by interfering houses and warehouses. Adjicent is the whart of the Richelieu Co., whose splenilid boats coming from Montreal land here their many passengers. Close to it is seen a narrow alley running under a block of buildings on the wharf. Ancjther market there signed on the front in big letters Market Hall. A wide row of wooden steps lead down from there to the rising and falling waters. Thick motley groups all around are selling and buying, push- ing and cryin barfaining hard and holding on fast ; the very air is all astir. Small steam market boats and sailing ones also, laden brimful, land their human and other cargoes here amid a torrent of French syllables, and nil up this and another open square market close by, where the small old church of \otre-Dame-des-Victoiies and Blanchard's hotel are situated, which was the only spot in 1603 and afterwards, wherr Champlain, the Ursuline nuns and RecoHet friars could find a site to build on in the lower town. The sword and the cross, or the throne and the altar, were on good terns then to .settle together countries, political, social and financial lishcd in I 'if I if io6 LACROIX' CANADIAN 6U1DB 1 87 1. The new ParMament Building is on iiie site occupied by the old one, nearly opposite. It is a ne^t two story white brick edifice, and was erected in 1859. Previous to 1791, in which year the country got a constitution, the Bishop's Palace stood there, and formed after a part of the old Parliament House which was destroyed by fire in 1854. The Parliament library is composed of about lo.cxx) vols. Much has been written about the old building in Buade St., which was bought by Government for a Post OflSce, and for a long time known under the name of Freemasons' Hall. The figure of a rather tame-looking stone dog gnawing a bone, which is seen over the side door of the rew edifice, used to be over the principal door of the old building, and has been preserved, gilt and placed there to keep alive the legend it is said to represenc. The accompanying .ascription on t\e famous tablet reads : — Je svis vn chien qvi ronge I'o ; F" le rongeant je prends mon repos, Vn lemps viendra qvi n'est pas venv, Qve je mordrai qvi m'avra mordv. 1 am a dog gnawing a oone ; While I gnaw I take my repose. The time will come, though not yet, When I will bite him who now bites me. To any tourist seeking for trifles to speak about — when in a parlor — it came to pass, under the French regi/iu; that the proprietor of the old house, named Nico- las Jacquin Philibert, who had erected it 26th Augt., 1735 (as found stated under the corner stone in 1 871, when the house was demolished), having had some dis- agreement, some say with Pierre Legardeur, sieur de Repentigny, an officer, who had been quartered in his house — according to other writers, with Bigot, lord- lieutenant — to revenge himself got the tablet placed on his house. Wilder versions state that Philibert was assassinated by Legardeur, and that Philibert's brother, or son, pursued the assassin to Europe, or Pondicherry, East Indies, and slew him, or were slain in a duel. Be it as it may, the golden dog of Mr. Philibert oc- cupies a high position in Quebec and its annals. One of the talented authors of Quebec, Mr. J. M, Lemoine, whose leisure moments are always busily employed in the pursuit of scientific and artistic sub- jects, and whose many valuable works, in French and English, are widely known in the country and abroad, viz., his Maple Leaves, has lately published L' Al- bum DU TouRiSTE, which ccntains among other things deep researches into the archaeological history of Queb c. This work of 385 pages has a gusto about it which enhances Canadian literature, and highly pleas'^s every one. It has a chapter on the old building ot the gnawing dog which is very interesting. It recalls that before, and for a long while after, the siege of 1 759, when Quebec fell into the hands of the British, the old relic was used as a coffee house, and that during the stay, abov . 1782, of the brig " Albemarle," of 26 guns, commanded by Nelson, the hero became deeply in love with a Miss Prentice, a great beauty, whose father then kept the Coffee House, and would have given up his commission and mar- ried her, had he not been carried aboard by some interfering friends, who could then foresee his memorable future career. The authcr reverts in a humorous style to a sound cowhiding which the Duke of Clarence, afterwards William the FourtL, received in this neighborhood some time before at the hands of an irritated father whose daughter the Duke was in the act 01 following too closely. The line of fortifications enclosing the upper town and citadel is about 2}^ miles in extent. From the S. point of the citadel to the artillery barracks — nearly 5^ of the whole line — the fortifications consist of a massive and handsome wall erected on the perpendicular rock, protected by several bj.*teries of various strength placed at intervals along the walls, the most formidable being known as the grand i the old one, is erected in the Bishop's ouse which ied of about \ was bought the name of r gnawing a be ovei' the placed there ascription on AND BOOK OF RKFERENCK. 107 or — it came to named Nico- 1 stated under had some dis- m officer, who }i Bigot, lord- wilder versions :'s brother, or md slew him, Philibert oc- whose leisure artistic sub- idely known ished L'Al- ches into the rusto about it e. It has a ng. It recalls :c fell into the at during the 1 by Nelson, whose father on and mar- is, who could morous style the Fourth, ritated father is about i}i jacks — nearly Indsome wall lious strength 1 as the grand battery, immediately in the rear of the lloi se of Assembly and Seminary ganlen. This consists of a line of 24 gims, 32 pounders, and other projectile bearers, which command the basin. This battery, it might be added, is pretty enough to look at, but its shot would be of little effect except on wooden ships. The British Gov- ernment having withdrawn the troops from the country, all the barracks, batteries and bastions of the old walled-ih city appear deserted, only a sufficient number of Canadian militia being kept in charge to preserve the buildings. The vast, grand and graceful panorama witnessed from the above mentioned battery baffles description almost. To the east the Island of Orleans, to the north the falls of Montmorency, Beauport and Charlesbourg, and to the south Point - Levis, present to the eyes and mind one single or many tal'haux, su-^h as Nature alone can arrange with her poetic hands and paint with ever-varj'ing aspects and colors. The scenery 's so majestic, so tangible and so fleeting, as the sun or the clouds illumine or veil this or that part of the all sumptuous details, that, blinded by it, one would for ever retain within his mental embrace the almighty an(i lovely creation — find it good and beautiful — and never be willing to part even with the remembrance. J"rom this sky-heigKl all Canadians can learn to more ardently love Canada, and perceive from there its bright and glorious lure. Annexed to heaven, and coursed by a noble stream, which Providence has made to carry the Western produce to all the oceans of the world — what more needs Canada, morally and practically, — love of country ! public spirit ! practical education ! — When wholly confederated Canada will undoubtedly, Ijy the infusion of the new elements, drawn in willingly and cordially, begin to realize the most important sense of the late Imperial policy toward her, and aspire to occupy not only a political independent position, but assume all the duties and high standing which fall to the lot of the leading nations of the world. Then, and only then, will the sacrifices of F'rance and England made for her bear ripe fruit. The back portion of the property of the Seminary priests is bound near the battery by a long range of high stone wj'IIs. The three large and fine cut-stone buildings of the Laval University occupy a great part of the land. They were erected in 1852 by the Seminary, at a cost of $238,788 — the museum and library not included m that sum. The University has in the Province six educational establishments affiliated to it. It has faculties of law, medicine, arts, science and theology. It is controlled by the Seminary, and was named after the first bishop of Quebec, Francois de Laval -Montmoi-ency, who founded the Seminary of Que- bec in 1663, and died 6th May, 1708. The library is composed of 55,000 vols., and the museum comprises in the department of physic, about 1,000 instruments ; mineralogy and geology, classified by the celebrated T. Sterry Hunt, about 6,000 specimens ; botanical, contains a large collection of specimens of Canadian woods, artificial fruits, and 10,000 plants ; zoology, about i,ooostuffed birds, 40 quadrupeds, and as many fishes, insects, about 4,000 specimens ; ethnology, many objects of curiosity that belonged to the aborigines of the country. The Archbishop's palace, a fine modern cut-stone building, is met on the way going to Market Square, where, on the S. E. side the Cathedral and Seminary almost join. The first was built in 1646, but has at different periods met with disasters. It is a neat edifice and contains some rich paintings from the old masters and others, brought to the country by a priest during the first P'rench Revolution, in 1789, of which a catalogue is furnished inside to strangers visiting the church. The .Seminary, consisting of the Grand and Little Seminary, the first theological, the Little, literary and scientific, was founded in 1663 by Bishop de I^val-Montmorency, who endowed it, and by his will enjoined his successors how to proceed with the educational establishment and apply his large ptrsonal pro- perty, which consisted in seigniories &xv\.Jiefs, or parts of seigniories, in different sections of the Province. This bishop was allied to the royal home of France, and would seem to have been a master mind. His memory is here held in great veneration, and oil painting portraits of him are to be met in almost every religious establishment in the city. The number of inmates in the Seminary in 1704, in- io8 LACROIX CANADIAN GUIDE eluding servants, was 54 ; now the personnel is 430, exclusive of th(jse attnclicd to the University. The stone buildings of the Seminc y, enclosed by high stone walls, are 684 ft. in total length, but were successively erected according to re- quirements, at different periods. During the sieges they suffered much by shell and shot, and in 1 701, 1705 and 1865 by fires. The whole structures are fortress- like in solidity and simplicity. The pupils of the Seminary and University num- ber 531, and among the 213 boarders, 99 receive assistance from ihe Seminary to the annual amount of $6,388. The tab. 1848, having 300 members and 3,000 vols. The Institut is a flourishing and vcarkal)le for the neatness of its decorations. On the N. side is the choir, which is sepa- rated from the church l)y a grating. With permission of the chfiplain. Rev. Mr. Lemoine, the chapel may be visited at convenient liours, ami sho \ld be visited by every stranger. It contains some admirable paintings l)y Vigricau, J-e Sueur, Restout, de Champagne, de Dieu, etc., and a marble cablet in honor of Louis Joseph Mar-juis de Montcalm, who died on 14th Sept., 1759, from wounds received at the capture of Quel>ec by the British troops under Wolfe, and was i)uried here. This tablet, erected 14th Sept., 1850, contains an inscrij)lion, the words by the French Academy in 1763 : "Some years ago, it being necessaiy to make some repairs to tlic wall, in the neighborhood of the spot where it was alleged Mont- calm was interred, advantage v.as taken of it to examine (he g^rave \\hich was pointed out by an aged rdv^ieiise, who as a girl recollected iJie interment ; the skeleton was found, and the skull removetl and placed in the custody of the chap- lain, ffftder a glass shade. Py his permission it may be seen. " The U rsulines are of a cloistered order, l)ut a part of their very large and neat convent is access- ible to visitors. This educational establishment, conducted by 91 nuns and novices, has about 200 boarding and 125 day pupils, apart from about 300 pupils frequenting a free school adjoining. The entire range occupies a large space, and has a rich and productive garden attach'id to it, 215 x 145 yds., enclosed by a high wall. The history of the Ursulines of Quebec is remarkalile. In the year 1639, Madame de la J'eltrie, a young widow of fortune, embarked for Quebec, accompanied by three Ursuline nuns in the same vessel with ihe Hospitalieres, by whom the Hotel-Dieu was established. This lady devoted her fortune and energies in founding the Convent of the Ursulines, for the purpose of affording education to young girls of the colony. Two years after her arrival the first build- ing was erected, but was destroyed by fire in 1650. It was erected again on the same spot and met with a similar fate in 1686. Madame de la I'eltrie died in Quebec in 16/ 1, agent. The artistic jellishments, sing- hot-house, which xt dwells on »he ,se to which looms ju see villas innu- le rural landscape ny indicr.tions yet 'ar back as ^542 ; Montcalm estab- Irraydid likewise artillery at Pomte-. o the city by the ssic heights where lost the second on le British soldiers, arters in 1775. \^' e of the Hollands, lies below, espe- fi'he tourist shortly Bellona, presented late the fierce strug- rtcrtrs or umbra- rtiit, and the ilark .teis by St. Johns f Gate— a peaceful \\ to state at once ;o that the citadel is an independent and complete fortification of itseh, and that it occupies about 40 acres in extent. Passing through Chain Gate and along the tiitch we observe the casemated Dalhousie bastion, and reaching Dalhousie Gate find it massive and of considerable depth, containing the guard room. Or the right hand there are detached buildings, ammunition stores and armory, on the S. the bomb-proof hospital and officers quarters, overlooking the St. Lawrence, and on the Town side, the bastions with their casemated barracks, commotlious and comfortable, the loop holes intended for the discharge of musketry, from within, serving to admit light and air. From the bastion to the Flag Staff, the citadel is separated from the city by a deep ditch and steep and broad glacis. The view from the Flag Staff is very grand. The Prince's Feather engraved on a stone is here one of the curiosities, and the Armory close by deserves also an inspec- tion. Returning, the visitors should ascend the ramparts, 25 feet high, on which will be found a covered way, extendl.ig from the ritadel and passing o'er St. Louis and St. John's Gates to the Artillery barracks, a distance of 1,837 yards occupied by bastions, connected with curtains of solid masonry, and pierced at re- gular intervals with sally ports. This forms a delightful promenade, furnishing, especially at St. John's Gate, a series of very fine views. The artillerj- barracks at the S. W. corner of the fortifications overlook the valley of the St. Charles. Part of the buildings, which are extensive, was erected by the French in 1750 ; they are surrounded by fine grounds. Lately a handsome additional barrack was erected for the use of the married men and their families outside of St. John's Gate. The French portion is two stories high, about 600 feet in length by 40 ft. in depth. They are now vacant. — From the artillery barracks the walls, loopholed and embrasured, extend to the eastward and are pierced by Palace and Hope Gates — both of which lead to the valley of the St. Charles. The first was one of the three original gates of the city, and through it a great portion of Montcalm's army — passing in by St. John's and St. Louis Gates, after its defeat on the Plains — went out again, and crossed by the bridge of boats to the Beauport camp. The Palace, St. John's and St, Louis Gates were reported in such a ruinous condition in 1 79 1, that it became necessary to pull them down successively and rebuild them. The present Palace Gate is not more than 40 years old, and is said to represent one of the gates of Pompeii. The handsome gate of St. John's has been built within a very few years. The above description is that of Mr. W. J. Anderson, author of Holiwell s New Tourist Guide. The monument to the memory of Wolfe and Montcalm in the public garden adjoining Des Carri^res st. was erected in 1828, under the auspices of the Earl of Dalhousie, the Governor-in-Chief, and has been restored in 1869. It is about 65 ft. high, and cost about $3,C)CX5. The S. side of the monument, looking towards the river, bears the name of Wolfe, while the opposite side is inscribed with that of Montcalm. On the front is the following inscription : — Mortem virtvs commvnem ' Famam. Historia Monvmentvm. Posteritas. Dedit. In a niche, at the second story of a house cornei of John and Palace sts. , is a small wooden statue of Wolfe which is said to be a good likeness. It is painted in the military dress of that hero. It was stolen some years ago by some middies of an English man-of-war and made a cruise to Bermuda, and then returned. A good plaster bust of Wolfe is also to be seen at the Laval University. The Hotel Dieu, situated near the Palace Gate, was founded in 1639 by the Duchess d'Aiguillon, with the assistance of Cardinal Richel eu. The grounds consist of aliout 12 acres, forming part of original property. The corner stone of the building was laid 15th Oct., 1654, by Governor de Liuzon. This chari- table community has the mission of attending to the sick ; it has about 80 beds, and receives $640 from Government annually ; five medical men are attached to mmmm ■—a 112 LACROIX' CANADIAN GUIDE \ the e.stal)li'.hmcnt. There are I superior and 33 nuns. The (leneral Hospital is situate(' in the valley of the St. Charles, about i mile from the upper town, near the spot where Jacques Cartier passed his first winter in 1535- ^^ was founded in 1693, by Monseigneur de Vallier, second bishop of Quebec, as an asy- lum for invalids and persons permanently affected with disease, and Charlevoix describes it as "the finest house in all Canada, and would be no disparagement to our largest cities in France." The Bishop expended one hundred thousand crowns in buildings, furniture, etc. The General Hospital is a nunnery governed by a superior and 67 nuns. It is an extensive, plain, but pleasing building, and seen to advantage from the St. P'oy road. The average number of the sick and infirn. annually received here is 158, It gets annually from Government $1,876. The Convent of the S(X"urs Grises, or Sisters of Charity, is situated imme- diately outside of St. John's Gate, and is a handsome building. It was founded by Bishop Turgeon, by the means of subscriptions raised in the whole diocese. There are 66 nuns and 24 novices in the establishment, which contains 136 infirm and orphans. The sisters also give instruction to about 720 little girls, French and ICnglish, about % of whom pay lo cents per month. It receives small grants from Government .ind the School Commissioners, but about $12,000 have to be pro- vided annually by the lalwrs of the sisters. The Asylum of the Good Shepherd, situated in .St. Louis Ward, was founded in 1850 by subscriptions. There are 74 sisters, and 19 novices ; between 400 and 500 young girls receive education here ; but in addition, tliere are 89 penitents and aliout 30 young girls in this refor- matoiy. Government grant per month for the latter per head $5 ; that of the Commissioners of Schools $800 annually. Total expenses $17,292. About .pi5,ooo short receipt have to be raised annually by subscriptions. The Con- vent of the Congregation de Notre-Uame, situated opposite St. Koch's church, was erected in 1843; Rev. Mr. Charest, the parish priest of St. Roch, having sub- scribed $32,000 of his piisotial means towards this and other educational and charital)le institutions within his parish. There are 26 nuns ; l)oarding and part boarding pupils 322, and day pupils 800. There is a branch house of this institu- tion at .St. Sauvcur, with 9 nuns and 500 pupils. Out of the 1,300 day pupils frequenting the 2 houses, 1,000 get a gratuitous education, 30 pay 20 cents a month, 170 pay 10 els., 100 5 cts. The Congregation gets annually from Govern- ment $100, and from the municipality of St. Sauveur $500.- The Maternity of St. Joseph, situated in St. John's suburb, is under the control of charitable ladies of the city, and receives from Government a grant annually of $480. It was founded in 1852 by Rev. Mr. Auclair and Miss Marie Mdthivier. The Dispen- sary, established 1866, is supported by the Seminary and the curate of the parish, Rev. Mr. Auclair. Six medical men attend on the Dispensary, which is free to all. The Christian Brothers' Schools are designated in diflFerent wards under the names of Glacis, St. John's, St. Roch, and Commercial Academy. They instruct about 2,278 boys. There are 36 Brothers. This institution gets from the Commissioners of Schools annually $2,880. , An interesting little pamphlet on the Religious Corporations of Quebec, by Mr. Hubert Larue, M.D., of Quebec, from which the author has borrowed some items, adds, that their whole personnel amounts to 11,343 ; their expenses $135,721 ; their grants from Government $6,746 ; from School Commis- sioners $4,700 ; their number of pupils 6, 161 ; number of the sick and infirm under their charge 3,974 ; out of that number 486 receive gratuitous care, food, etc. There are in Quebec 70 priests and brothers and 425 nuns. St. Roch's suburb, bound to the N. by the river St. Charles, and S. by the descending cape, which towards the Plains assumes a milder aspect, stretches out in a semi-circle from the easternmost point of the lower town to St. Sauveur, east, and forms a ^'ery large area which is thickly populated, by mechanics principally. Energy and spirit has made it within the century what it is — a very important portion of the city. Until a year or two along the very sinuous banks of the St. Charles large numbers of vessels of all tonnage were annually built and AND BOOK OP REFKRBNCB. 113 ineral Itospital e upper town, 1535. It was 'bee, as an asy- and Charlevoix ) disparagement ndred thousand nnery governed ig building, and of the sick and ernment $1,876. , situated imme- It was founded le whole diocese, ntains 136 infirm ttle girls, French eives small grants X) have to be pro- » Good Shepherd, IS. There are 74 e education here ; iris in this refor- :d $5 ; that of the $17,292. About ons. The Con- st. Roch's church, Roch, having sub- er educational and boarding and part )use of this institu- i,3CX)day pupds 30 pay 20 cents a lally from Govern- -The Maternity of ,f charitable ladies of $480. It was The Dispen- se of the parish, which is free to ,,ent wards under , Academy. They ition gets from the I \ Itions of Quebec, ] the author has L to 11,343 ;tlieir i\ School Commis- lie sick and infirm Ituitous care, food, ies, and S. by the Ipect, stretches out "st. Sauveur, east, hanics principally. [-a very important I banks of ihe St. Inually built and spread much comfort and luxury even amor ; St. Peter's Chapel, St. Vallier st., St. Roch. — Church of Scotland : St. .\ndrew's, Lif»Ie St. Ann st. ; Presbjrterian Free Church, Cape ; Baptist Church, St. Helen st, ; Congregational Church, cor. St. Helen and Palace sts. ; Wesleyan Church, cor. Dauphine and St. Stanis- las sts. ; Jewish .Synagogue, Garden st. The High .School, a Gothic building of grey granite, on the Cilacis, facing the citadel, with a lofty hall, 42 x 30 ft., was erectetl in 1865 and cost $15,000. The school was estab. 1842 and incorporated in 1845. It is non-sectarian and attended by about too boys of all denominations ; there are 3 teachers. It is under the control of 15 trustees, chosen annually from its shareholders, who de- rive no pecu.iiTy l>enefit as such. The revenue from fees is $2,400 ; Govern- ment grant $1,285. — l^e common Protestant schools — one in Artillery st. haR 90 pupils, 2 teachei's and 2 pupil teachei's ; another at Diamond Harbor, from 80 to 100 pupils, I iieaich^rand i pupil teacher. — There is also the National School, under Episcopal CI urch, in D'Auteuil st. open to children of all denominations, about 150 pupils, : teacliers. Total salaries about $2,500. These sch(X)ls are supported partly by voluntary subscriptions, partly by a grant from the Superior Education Fund, also by a grant from the Commissioners of Protestant schools. At all these schools small fees are charged, while some pupils are received gratuitously. There are besides a great many private schools, at which a large proportion of the childre are educated. Morrin College, a large stone building at the head of .St. Stanislas st. upper town, consists of a centre and 2 wings, 150 x 50 ft. .t was built by Government in 1812 for a prison and was occupied for tliat purpose for over 50 years, and is stated to have cost $75,000. The .subterranean cells are quite a curiosity. This building was purchased from Government for $12,000, was altered very much and repaired, and the college was endowed by the founder, Dr. Morrin, as a Presbyterian college. The S. wing contains the Codege Hall, the N. wing the Literary and Historical Society, whose splendid library is placed at the service of the students of the college. The college is affiliated to McCrill University of Montreal, for the object t)f enabling the students to 'ibtain degrees of B. A. and M. A. One of the students has had the honor of obtaining the (Jilchrist scholarship. The Literary and Historical Society, in above mertioned building, M'as estab. *i4 LACROIX CA\AI>IAN GUIDE 1825 l)y Karl of D.ilhousie, under Royal charter. ITiere are 265 members afuf the library, which is beautifully arranged, is composed of 12,000 vols, and many rare MSS. A very valuable museum belongs to the Society, superintended by. • Mr. T. M. I. cmoine, the enthusiastic zoologist and entomologist. The City of (Quebec, founded by Champlain in 1608, was lncori>orated 25th'/ ' June, 1840. It is divided into 8 wards, viz : Jacques Cartier, .St. John's, Montcalm^ , ' St. Roch's, Palace, St. Peter, .St. Louis, Champlain. The area is 1,180 acres |iV the population, exclusive of that of St. Sauveur, which \% very populous, is 44,538, ^ of which are French-(Janadian. The revenue, including water works, is $325,000 ; assessment on property, ID cents on the $ on annual value ; reitl estate, $24,000,000, out of which $8,000,000 is not taxed being either Imper*;* rial, Provincial (iovcmment, School and Religious property. The municii>aj ' officers' salaries are : Mayor, $1,200 ; clerk, $1,300 ; asst, clerk, $700 ; treasurer, $l,6oo, asst. treasurer, $800 ; accountant, $1,000 ; .surveyor, $1,600 ; recorder, $2,000; clerk, $1,200; chief of fire dept., $800; sub.-chief fire dep»v, $700; - chief ojjerator fire dept., $800. The Police force is composetl of 75 men, all told. The Water Works, situated near lake St. Charles, 8 miles N. W., was established 1853 ; it cost $1,500,000. The Fire Dept. is very well organizes] ; there are 6 fire stations, 3,500 ft. hose ; the paid brigade is composed of 30 men. There is no use for engines, the force of water being so great that hose alone are • required. The Fire Alarm Telegraph Dept. has 45 bn St. John St., upper town, it is cpoted at 50 cts. Newspapers : dailies, are the Gazette (cons.), estab. 1766, (the oldest paper of the country); Atei-cury (cons.), estab. 1800 ; Le CanaJien (cons.), estab. 1808 ; Lc your rial u'-: Quibec (cons.), estab. 1842 ; Le Coiirrier du Canada (cons.), estab. 1856; L'Evinentent (ref.), estab. 1867. — Weeklies: Irish Sentinel (ref.). Sat.; Budget (cons.), .Sat.; ymtrttal 0/ Education (Vvench and English), estab. 1856; Le Naturaliste Canadicn ; iJ'Espdrance (cons.); La Gazette des Families, (lit. ) The Banks are : Bank ol Montreal, British North American Bank, Quebec Bank, Banque Nationale, Union Bank ; all in lower town. The Banque d'E- pargne, or Savings Bank, is in John st., upper town ; Quebec Provident and Savings Bank, in connection with Union Bank, is on Place d' Annas. Foreign Consuls : United States, Hon.F.G.L. Struve; France, Partial Chevalier; German Empire, C, Pitl ; Belgian, A. Joseph ; Norway and Sweden, Netherlands, Argentine Conf»ideration, C. Johnsen, (acting) ; Denmark, G .T. Pemberton ; Spain, J. M. de Satrustegui ; I'ortugal, C. H. E. Tilstone; Chili and Peru, J. Laird ; Monte- video, C. P. Champion. Railways : The Quebec, Gosford and Lake St. John Railway (wooden rails) was commenced in 1869 ; it extends at present from Quebec to Gosford, 26 m. N. E.; the gauge is 4 ft. %% inch.; this road is used principally for carrying lumber and cord wood to the city. It is contemplated, however, to lay iron rails in 1873, in the place of the wooden ones, and extend it to Lake St. John, 1 50 m . altogether. Land grant is io,ooo acres to the inile. General Office, Quebec, cor. St. Peter and Mountain sts. ; M. W. Baby, Efes. ; J. B. Hulbert, Lessee and Manager. Projected Railways : The North Shore Railway, from Quebec to Montreal, 158 ' vols, and many , superintende>r|><>rale(l 25th 5* ' John's, Montcalm* *' 'ca is 1,180 acres I JV opulous, is 44.538. .g water works, is jinual value ; re;tl being either Inipe**;* The municiiMiJ " 4, $7CX> ; treasurer, $1,600; recorder, fire deptv, $700 ; . en St. John (the oldest paper tt (cons.), estab. urrier dti Canada Weeklies : frisli ation (French and %nce (cons.) ; La :an Bank, Quebec The Banque d'E- lec Provicient and Annas. Partial Chevalier; den, Netherlands, emberton ; Spain, 1, J. Laird; Monte- vay (wooden rails) to Gosford, 26 m . or carrying lumber iron rails in 1873, 150m. altogether. ;c, cor. St. Peter nd Manager, ; to Montreal, 158 AND BCXDK OK RK1<'KRKNCK. "5 miles, with branch from Three-Rivers to (Irandes- Piles, 40 m. N.; total length, 198 m.; commenced grading i8th July, 1872, and to be completed for traffic 1st January, 187$ ; gauge 4 ft. %%, inch. — (ieneral Offices, Quebec, Place d'Armes ; Hon. Joseph Cauchcm, Pres. ; General S. Seymour, Chief Engineer. Levis i\nd Kennel>ec Railway — from Point-Levis to State Line, (Maine) 84 m. S. E., to join the Wiscasset and Somerset Railway, and Somerset and State Line (American roads).- — Wiscasset, port near Portland (Maine), will lie the terminus —thereby reducing the distance from Quebec to Portlaml about 140 m. The Sherbrookeand Eastern Townships Railway will intersect the Levis and Kennebec Railway near St. Francis, al>out 40 m. from Point Levis, and thereby shorten the ctmte from Quebec to Boston, and making same gauge 4 ft. 8^ inch, through. The beautiful Island of Orleans, which serves as a shelter to the bay on the IC, j, distant about 9 m. north from the city, is reached by several roads, by Charlesbourg, and another along the E. bank of the .St. Charles river. This village was founded in 1697. The Hurons who inhabit it had fust resided at Sillery ; to which seigniory, it is said, they still lay claim, it having been granted to tliem in 1651. Loretto is beautifully situateil on the E. side of the river ,St. Charles. A small bridge across the rapids just above a pretty fall, connects it with the village of .St. Ambroise. The population of loretto is at present about 250. This remnant of the once powerful Hurons, like all civi- lized red men, live by themselves, and do not profit by surrounding influences. Their occuimtions consist in manufacturing snow-shoes, toboggens (thin sleds), moccasins ai'd other objects. Their chief, Zacharie Vincent, who boasts of hav- ing pure Huron blood, contracts largely with the merchants of Quebec and Mont- real, for mcccasins especially, and keeps the whole tribe busy at work the whole year around. These Indians profess the Roman Catholic faith, and have a resi- dent missionary and church. — - — The Falls of Montmorenci, about 8 m. N.E., is one of ;he .surrounding wonders, which no one should omit to see. Through Palace Gate, and Dorchester bridge (toll), rolling from here to Beau port over the intreuchments erected by Montcalm, the stranger will find the scenery all around most delightful. This road, as well as all other roads about Quebec, is macadamized and kept in fine order. Before getting to the falls, on the left is the Beau port village and I^unatic Asylum, the largest and finest stone building of the kind in the country. It contains at present about 700 patients, male and female. The unequalled height of the falls, nearly 250 ft. high, with a width at the brink of nearly 20 yds., and the great body of water which rushes with incre- dible velocity down the headlong height, fonns a combination ot the sublime and beautiful. It is situated in the centre of a large gap in the N. bank of the .St. Ivaw- rence, about 300 yds. in extent, through which its waters pass in a wide and shallow .stream after emerging from the chasm among the rocks at the foot of the fall, where the most beautiful view is to be obtainetl. About a mile above the falls the Natural Steps are situated ; they are a great curiosity. Immediately below the falls stand the towers of a suspension bridge which was built nearly 20 years ago, and which soon fell after its completion. In the winter the falls are much frequented by pic-nicers, for the amusement of sliding down with the toboggcn on the ice cone which is then formed upon a rock in front of the falls. This cone is generally 80 ft. high, but another is usually formed alongside, of inferior altitude, called the " ladies' cone." On the hill close to the Falls is a house which was foi-merly the abode of the late Duke of Kent. The Chaudiere Falls, on the River Chaudi^re, 9 m. above Quebec, are also a favorite resort, on accoun. of the romantic wildne.ss of the scenery which .surrt^unds them. Few falls can 1 e compared with this for ' picturesque beauty. The River Chaudiere, which forais this beautiful cascade \ aljout 3 m, from its mouth, takes its rise in Lake Megantic, and after a wild and «■__, ii6 LACROIX CANADIAN GUIDB. npid coorhc of 102 m. joins the St. Ijiwrencc, about 6 m. above Quelle, on the wmth nhore. It was along this river that Arnold came, in 1775, from Bosto.i with his 1,100 men to attack <2ue^c- (Jold is found on the Chaudiere river. The Falls of Ste. Anne, 24 ni. l»elow ui^ St., opposite St. Ivouis Hotel. — Sons of Temperance, Cough, 3, Tues. ; St. Law* rence, 16, Mon. 5. •ij'ii: ^-fiXJ53^CS^53^'^*^^-5 xjc, on the luston with ,. The m ihe river jicturesnue eau-Ricner ng grouiul. ive scenery, 3 m. N. of also piclu- he finest in her lakes in •iter Joseph at Quebec, remarkably he habitants the piles ut jtiraes much f canoe men dge is gener- of April. Andrew's, 5, idacona, CI'. ill, St, Ijova R, ; St. Law lt)K |MK»7f lit ')M.>in..]«MT.»n>[- )(()(>( I {O f>ii(«)ni Mip fuvln M\\ «>.>lHlI yi\\\ IS'tlf piIW viOM jO A']Ut> i.Hpo : s,u»i7inJf pr ■OUOJK 's4fM*«I>J0tJ< Mtfio ptit! ptituri '.i.»iHOU« oj Xqimc 'Todo oj pire 'fjpoo Mio Ptl"1 "^ *no« om juo — Hpitji <] SIT ( 89»)od.md ysx iioTViodojd e9j«{ eqi JO ]ios ©qx H.J 'tu-B^ns e^qoTi w ic '^ITT *OT.iwiao *s oq? JO qiJOX « ^. H ''*"%i.H m*et8 in ; und| , ""clearing ran go ^'"P'"'|« tlio runt spi-itii '"l^ i8 a very riiinpl| '"""^i unnecewiury. ''^''**lHttl« scratching % with a drag or land "" Vomitive impl«ttn< i^^^^-i-or it uiav b# labor* ployiti 1«>H1?1 f uoouNlJD FrNP. "'K tljo patwed an Act "• J^'Ht TeiTitory " iuadw| '''*'? set apart from tltei '''''"*4ie clearing and f«n( vety lacres on any on« 1 ««"®«"lunder the provisioii "^^"*'ln©8tead Act of IH n»ean!|ye on each lot, the t>i« f-^lian 16 ft. by 20 ft. >Vh|iiy oue lot should wnh t^mit of ^jj^ expeusi ten onj^^^ on each seprt iucreit^f ^nd of the intu i.eKl L^jou ticket issued UH ^oj^li continue subjec fciibatuJomeBtead Act of 18 i:i dis8^ ^ TPOx^Q t,y t^rd* grjitioi| such regulations ^" 4ent with this Act. belveSjuQ^ interest, or in fcimilHi|ug jQ tjjQ gj^i,i fgg of edul and all rights of priviiej under him, in the 1 iug foi the oeii diaus {Aganetawan River, n and ucM^ for the purpoM ,i clearai*ce8 made^ II ■■iiiii ■ ' * Every BCEAD OF A FAMILY containing cliildren Member of g children under 18 years of age can obtain, on condition of settlement, a FH. Member of hiq or her family, male or female, over 18 years of age ; and ANY ; can obtain a FREE GRANT OF ONl^ H IE \ \ \ -' /f : I i{:)m 3^" ^ iot, a FREE GRANT OF TWO HUNDRED ACRES of LAND a [d ANY PERSON over 18 years of age on condition of settlement ONE HUNDRED ACRES. Clar, Ur \*'«*/rf (-• Or^ \btiiJ ,.i ■ :VBU'''^= isOl*^ /?>»6or / •>>^ /^\ .^J p. '>f I 'Wh'\ «4t# v/v^' V-^^-^^. )f LAND and ONE HUNDRED additional for each settlement, '«^ VT -251 TAJBXiEI OT" lDIST-AJlsrcrE3S. By Orand Trunk R.R. Qaebeo to Montreal — 172 Miles. Cornwall. . . .23$> " I'reseott 284 " BrockTille...297 " " ' Kinsston . . . .»«4 " " Belle villo . . 392 " (Jobourg 436 " " Port Hope. 442 " " . Whitby ...475 " " Toronto 505 " Toronto to Guelph 48 " Stratford ... 88 " " London 120 " " Ooderieh. . 183 '< " Qarnia 168 " By Great WeaUrn R.R. Toronto to Hamilton .30 Milea. " HarriBburgh. 68 " " London 115 «< " Cbatham....l79 " " Windsor 226 <• By O. W. and the ^VeUin2ton, Orcy & Bruce R.R. Hamilton to Harrisburgfa. 19 Milea. Gait 31 " " Ouelph 47 " " Elora 80 " « Fergus 63 " " Harrirtpa... 96 " By Toronto ft' NipiisinK R.R. Toronto to Uxbridgo.. . 43 Miles. " WoodTiila... 63 " <• Coboooak . . 8? " By Toronto, Grey ft Bruce R.R. Toronto to Orangerille.. 40 Milea- " Mt Forest .88 " By Preacott ft Ottawa R.R. Presoott to ' Ottawa. • ; . . ■ 64 Milaa, By BrockviUe ft Ottawa R.R. BrookTlUe to Perth ., 40 Milaa- " CarletonPl.. 45 " '• Arnprior — e& *• " Ottawa 73 " '" Sandpolnt .. 74 «■ By Midland R.R. Port Hope to teterboro' . . 31 Milea- '• Lakefield. ... 40 '* " Lindsay 43 " '• Beaverton... 66 " By Northern R.R. Toronto to Richmond Hill. 18 Mtlas- Newmarket. 84 " " Belle Ewart. 53 " " Barrie 64 •' " OriIHa 86 " " Washago. . lOS " " Gravonhuntllfl '•• " UoUingwood. M " N CD ' \.M iJii \t^ O O 'rJ p B g ■ ' >'- •U) III j^ / .^ ;.■»■' :^;> ^j-i- ^, •V e / ■%' ^ /■' ■,<^ 4 V ■ ■ B^' BWTIt" r\'^ k>' iV* j£ ;i ti^?^ I •(! RCrtRCNCES m Ill l''xistin(f Huilivaffs iiHitii ^mt Kitiltva^s under (•i'»*7mc/i«n ♦ ♦♦*♦,.** Vivjecled . RaHimtfs - Coleni^itlinn Hoatis -.__«». Citllitls -_ ._- {miittf Pouiiitiirii liiiis. ....^...— Ihxiindal B0nndunj linen — Homiiiwn liouhJitiif (iiif g^g?^:1 /"Vcy (intnt l.utuLs SCALE 'iO ////7<'.v fo an inch i^l^^ ) OF PART OF THF. \ Compiled and prepared for the FROM THE LATEST GOVT SURVEYS , MAPS,ltC . &C . ^ ~ by -i-- - W. .1. S.IIO lAV F.IJ', IM..S ;.5 /(I »(/ _7b \ Hi — I &c r The Parry Ihund Ageniy. -^Thin contains eight townshipfljMfcDougall^FoleyJTum- phrey, CaidwelLChristie, MoKfillar, U»garnian^narry Sound by Stage. John D. Beatty is the Oovernnient Agent for those townKhips ; his office is at Parry Sound, in t-he townbhip of MoDougall. 2. The Munkoka A gennj. —Tli':'* contains eleven townships. Mu.skok*. Pmper, Monck, Macauiav, McLean, Watt, Stephenson, Brunei, Stiated, C'hatl'oy, and Medora, In summer the route is from Toronto to Gravonhurst, at the foot of J^ake Muskoka, bv the Northern Railway; and from Gravenhurst to Bracebridge, lud the ports on I^kes Mu.skoka, Rosseau. and Joseph, by Sieaine,- In 'winter the route is from TorontotoGravonhurst by the Northern Railway, and frcm thence to Braeebridffe by Stage. C. W. Lount is the Government Ageiit for these townships ; his oflSce is at Bracebridge, in the township of Macaulay. 3. The Bobeaygeon Road Agmey. —This contains six townsliips, An.son, Hindon, Minden, Stanliope, Snowdon, and Glamorgan. The route is from Port Lfope to Lindsay, by the Midland Railway ; and thence to Bobeaygeon by Steamer or Stage. Joseph Gniham is the Government Agent for these towushipH ; his afflce is at Bobeay- geon, in the towji.ship of VoinUini. 4. The Burleigh Road Agency. — This contains four townships, Anstruther, Chandos, Monmouth, and (Jardiflf. Tlie route is from Port Jlojie to Laketield by the Midland Railway ; and thence to Pa udash by Stage. D.Anderson is the Government Agent for these townships ; his office is at Paudaeh, in the township of Cardifi". >. The Hastinga Road Ageivy.—'YWis contains six townsiiips, Diingannon, Mayo, chel, Monteagie. «. 'allow, and' Wicklow. The route is from Belleville, along" the ings TV>ad. to I'yVmable i)y Stage. J. M. Tait is the Ifovernment Agent for these 5. H erecl Hastinj, , - townships : his othce is atlAinable, in the township of Dungannou. 6. Tlu. MiisisHpfji Road Agency— TUfi co\.tium live town-ships. Clarendon. Palmer-ston. Miller, Abinger. and Denbigh. The re- ito is from Brockvilie to I'ojftU by the Brockville and Uttavva Riihvay ; and thence to Gemley by Stage. E. Playfair is the Governni.;nt Agent for these townships : his office is at Gemley, in the township of Clarendon. ■ ■ ■ ' ', 7. T)ie Ottawa and Opiongo Rmd Atfency —ThK contain Ainprior by th.j Brockville ami t^ttawa way ; and thence to Egauvillo by Stage. *<. G. Lynn is the Government Agent for e townships his office is at EganviUe, in the township otGmttan. »• rue lymhrolr'.'jnd MattatnanRoad Ageuqf. — Thiscontains ^^jj. ownships, ice, Fraser, Petewawo, Mollay, Buchanan, Wylie, Rolph, and Head. Tl route is om Brockville to Arnpvior by the Brockville and Ottawa E"alway ; end thence \u Pembroke hy Stage. J. P. Moffatt is tlie Government Agent for these townships ; liis office is af Pembroke, in the township of Pembroke. 9. The Algmna District Agency. — ^This contain.^ five townships, Prince, Ti. an torn*, Aweres, Korah, and St. Maiy. The route is from Toronto to Collingwood hy the Northern Railway ; thenc» by Steamer to the Sault Ste. Marie. Joseph Wilson ia the Government Agent at the Sault. 10. The Si. Joseph Island Agency. — The route is the same as to Algomc, Jcdm Bowker is the Government Agent; lus Post Office ia Bruce Mines. Department of Agriculture and Public Works, 1872. ARCHIBALD MCRELLAR, Commissioner. 9^ B ^ '^ <^' H o o £ HI O < r» rt- 3 Ci- P r*- cr o cr f5« ^ (/5 O ^ri I-" -I r o f-* CO Q w r—T- P o QD *-i O O P« ■ » QB V ^ ^ XA (1) THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. Th« Provinco of Ontario i» situate to tUe North of the River St. Liiwienco, and of the great liikes, Ontario, Krie. Huron, and Superior, The River Ottawa, a noble streant, «tividet) it from the Province of Quebec. The soil of the country varifcH in diiferent localities, but a large proportion is of tlie very best description for agricultural pu)po«e.s •, its water communication, by means of the great lakes, is unsur- passed : in mineral wealth (excluding the one article, coal) it is probably equal to any part of tlse world, abounding as it does in iron, copper, lead, silver, murble, petroleum, salt, e«, nil of whom o .1 o4:tiii>i muoU* ?'■'' better wages than they can at homo. Karjjaors possessing m<.xlerate means can readily purchase or I. a-se suitaljlo firms of from one to two hundred fU'V^, moio or lesa cleared and improved ; and, by ordinary tliscre tion :\f\d industrj', can scarcely fail, if blesswl with health and j'trengtli, very materially to improve their (X)ndition in a iew years, and to aiJbrd their children, as they grow up, a favour able -ttart in life. I'ndeared land varies in priee from lis. to 40s. an acre, aircordiug to situation and soil. 1 ieareil and impr(»ved farms o^in be bought at j)ricea ranging from X4 to XIO ;in acre. The money eun iieaily always be jiaid in iiipta)- ments, covering several years. The lea.-^iay of fiu-nis is an •■xoeption to the general rule, as most men dosiie to own the land ibey cultivate. Emigrnnt^i possessing means Would ortant a step. Agricuituwl Liburers would st'idy their own interest by luHjepting em pjoymeut as it may )»e offered on arrival, and tliey will soon learn Jjow lo improve permanently their cx>ndition. P< ivons Mocustomod to the use of mechanical tools, who intend 'inn ing their hands to farmuig, will often iind suoh an aiHjuisition o) -jiieat \^^onvenienc« and value. .lien commencing as labouroi's, wii>hout am v.ipilal but '>tt->ug urnis and willing minds, seldom keep in tint condition (2) habitable house, at lea«t 16 x :j() feet in size; and to reside on the land at least six months in each year. Tlie A 4 o Grant Lands are marked on the official map by being shaded with fine black lines. Fifty nine townships, ett« Uabio to In sold under execution, for any debt contracted before o; during the twenty years after the location, except for a mori . gage or pledge given after the issue of the pr.tent. It may be sold for taxes. In oi-d,er to make a successful settlement upon ,i free grant, the settler should have at the least from £40 to £50 ($200 to $250) after reao^ing his location. But it would be an act of wisdom, on the part of immigrants on their arrival in tlie country, to deposit their money in a Savings Bank, where it would draw fi-om 4 to 5 per cent, interest, and go out for a year as agricultural labourers. Tlie experience thus acquired will far more tlian compensate for the time lost. The settlers are always willing to help new isomers. A house, such as is required by the Act, could bo erected by contract for frjn> jC« to £10($4()to ?50); butiM-ith the assistaAcw rR*«} nettler would certainly receive from his neighoouys, it n^W't be erected for even less. Should it be desired to clea* I'le bind by hiied la])Our or by ooniract, in order to bring it tt re rapidly into cultivation, the cost would be from £3 to £4 tg pel- acre. The best sea.son of the year to go on to a f re© gj nt is the month of September, after harvest work in the settlements is ovei-. 'lliere is time to put up a house," nd get iX)Bifortably settletl before the winter seta in; an I dlU iig the winter the work of chopping and clearing can go on: tins way, a crop ciin l>e got in during the firat spring, operation of putting in the lii ' crop is a very simpl* < I'loughing i- at onoe impractical. le and unnecessary. Tbel i;d is light and rich. All it need, is a little scratching C^ surface to cover the seed. This is done with a drag or which may either l>e a ver} rough primitive impl»n< uatui-al crotch with a few teeth iu it — or it may be oareMiy made and well Hnished. In he je. .SETn.EruS- HOMiivSTEAD Pr'ND. 1 IhTI, the Legislature of Ontario ptuised an ^Vct 'ffO' encourage settlement in the Free Orant Territory " andwnok provided that a certain .sum should be set apart from th0 (vi>- Holidated ftiid and be expended in the doaring and fenrVttjt <3) i to renide al map by 4hipM, each eady boon 5 require«J Dr fencing, or cultivii the settltT of thirt T.' er, and to to prevent nt, but in r, which is h the wan authorizett srmit; and 11 the land tie locates, unle8s .she* alienatt>d. is8ue8, nor consent of iabie to Ik before o for a mort t. It may free gram. A) (^^'2li)0 to ) an act of Ival in the , ■A'here it > out for a IS acquired he settle rrt such as i.s b for fr|n' •s, it ml ol«8^j ugit^ to or hi^t. l©m«Sf« «<»ureMly andwnoh tn tlM^#tt- ad fenr'itst be paid to tW Commissioner of Agriouliure hihI Pubho Works. 8. No Squatter, or Squatter's claims, will be alloweo or recognized upon any of the cleared lots m the said Townsliij) of Ryerson, or in regard to any lots selected by the Goveiu ment to be cleared in the said Township, under any circum btances wh«tever. 9. In all other matters regarding the settlement of thuse lots, the locateetJ vill be .suhjet-t to the conditions of ihw '• Settlers' llomestend Fund Act," and to any Ordeiw and Regulations made thereunder. ! ■^*!j2a.Tii. ■«!«is.i>i»:' « . THE TIlROITGIl FARES ARE : Toronto to Bracebridge $3.50 ** Rosseau 4.(JU M(JNEY TABLE. Stkrlino Monky in Canadian Currenoy. Sterling Jts equivalent in 1 Canadian Its etiuivalent i Sterlmg iloney Money. dollars and cts. 1 *!urrency. i Jt' S, D. ■ '$ OTS. 1 ■ ' $ CTS. C S. D. 1 02 01 '»i (H 02 1 3 U6 i 03 li 4 08 05 2i 5 10 10 5 C 12 15 ^ 14 20 10 . t-" 10 25 I <).', 10 20 50 2 I 11 ')•> : 1 00 4 1 1 24 1 2 00 S 3 1 3 30 ! 3 00 12 ;•» I 6 36 4 00 16 -. ] 9 43 5 00 1 (» 61 ■J. 49 6 00 14 8' 2 6 61 1 10 IK) 2 11, 5 I 22 20 00 . 4 2 tiy. 10 2 43 2.'> 00 .') 2 9 1 4 87 50 00 10 :. «vi 5 24 33 ; 100 00 20 H) ll.i For ireu«ral purposes, It will b« tuffioioiit to remember that the Canadian csut and tbe EoKiisk half-iMDny m i almost identical in yalue. The safest manner in which to bring or stind out money to Ontario in large sums, is by bill of Exohtngo or letter oi' credit on any good Bank in the l>ovinoe. These cjin be obtained from Banks in the United Kingdola. The Emigrant should not bring Bank bills for personal and immedinAe expenses: bring sovereigns, or for small sums Post (nttce Money (irdert^ on (Jffi'^es. in Ontario will bo perfectly safe. / EDTJO'ATIOK. The public school system of (Ontario is a Fimk syaieui 1. It Messrs. TE I Through passengewi i>y Lines booked to and from Canada at an additional ohu S^ATIO.NS 4.*i I ornwail I're.-*<-ott <>tUwa Kingston . Belleville. cVihourg. . Children between thi • thif>e years, free. ONTAKM ASaiSIED P| m ^ (4) diate paHHengers, 15 cubic feet, and steerage ^asHeftgers ifn^ . <'iibic feet of baggage, free All excess will bo charged ut tliM rate of One Shilling and Sixpence, stg. per foot for ocomi freight, and the custouiurv rate per rail. All other particalars crai be obtained on application to Allan Hrothers and Co., Jar.iea Street,, Liverpool, and 85, Foyle .Street, Londonderry ; t<> J. i A. Allan, 73, Great Clyde Street, Oiawgow ; or to the AgentH of the Company in the cities and I owiu* of tlie United Kingiloui ; and in Canada, by applying iu <4uebec to Allans, Rak and Co., in Toi-onto to II. Bourlikk, orR. AnxoLD; in Uamilton, to Gko. A. Young; iu Walt to A. MacGmeoor| iuOttawa, toD.W. CowAKDandCo.; inBrockville, Kingrttou, Belleville, ColfOurg, Cshawa, Port hope, Peterbo- jough, Bowmanville or Whitby, to the Agents of the Cana- W.VN Exi>KK8a Company : in Guelph, to G. A. Oxnard j iu Strat- ford, to Q. T. Railm'ayComi'ajjv's Aokxt; in London, to W. TnAitp ; in Goderich, to P. IL Carter ; in St. Catharines, to R. A. <-*KAKKK; in Newmui'ket, to Wm. Davls. H. & A. ALLAN, Agents, Comer Youmlle and Viyiimon Slreetn, Montreal. THE LONDON LINE OF STEAMERS. London to Qckbkc. The following Steamers) running in connection with the Gruid Trunk and other Railways in Canada — Steamers Medway. Steamers Thames. " Niger. •' Severn. " Scotland. " Nile. " Tweed. " Hector. Will sail during the Season of 1872, between London, Quebec and Montreal, leaving I.x>udon every VV^ednesday, calling at Plymouth and sailing from thence overy Friday. Steerage — £*\ 6s. Cabin — CIT). OeHilicates issued to persons desirous (^.f prepaying the pas- sage of their friends to < 'anada. Fop particulars a?»ply to Afessrs. :rEM:PERLEr, CARTEJi & DARKE, i 26 Belliter Si., Lotidon. E. C. DAVID SHAW, Montreal, or T. P. HOLCOMB, Toronto. Through passengerii by the above and other Stejunship Lines booked to and from the different railw.ay .stations in < 'nuada at an additional chai-ge. as undernoted : — r_~-jfe: Staho.ns. • ornwall..... I'rescott. . Ottawa. .'. . Kmgaton . . Belleville. . Oobourg . . To or from Quebec. Cabin. ^.12 r>.62 7.25 7.25 8.87 lO.(X) St'age. $2.12 3.12 4.00 3.62 4.62 1 4.62 Stations. To or from Quebec. i Toronto.. iGuelnh . . iStratford. ! London. Cabin. St'age ~w "~4/. i'10.75 $.'>.12 10.80 5.12 12.37 5.25 12-62 6.00 12.87 6.0(,) Children between three *ind twelve years, half farej under three vears, free. ONT.VBIO GOVERNMENT. ASSISTE3) F^SSA0£S FOR 1872. (5) Ike emigrant, if with a fanul'y, should leave them at the way titation and proceed at once to the steamship owr office ; and, if not alreans, one lb of marine Hoap, 6d. ; one towel, 8d. — total, 9s. Cd. whole of these articles can be obtained at a sea jjort few minutes time. The gi-eater part of this information, emigrant will doubtless have receivetl by letter ; but it sh( be conlirmed on arrival at the port of embarkation, as published time for the departure of steamws is often ohanj The emigmnts must be careful to embark in vessels that e put to extra trouble and oxpen.'^e. 1'he emigrants sh( not give heed to :>ny representations made to them by run imtt other interaiiid parties who infest the Docks and Ship] Offices, but, if equiring information should api^ily to Steamship CQmp»ny'.s Offices, or to Her Majesty's Emigra Commissioners. Ltr^«/»« V]w hot there shoujii also be brought ^vearhlg apparel-, and chanic's tofls and implements of trade, if not too cuiul some in tl&ir nature, should also be brought; but t( should not be bought for the express purpose of brin^ them out 1> Canada, as those best suited to the work i-ejidily be ]^urcci ""^ any part of the Province. Furnit of everj' kiid should be disposed of at home, us it cat: bought cheiper and more suitable in Canada. Emigrant should, in all cases, when able, pack theii- ! gage in caumon wrtoden boxes, with iron bauds atj corners, (irdinarr trunks and portmanteaus being liabR be broken kn the journey. In these Iwxes should be pla all the property of the emigi-ant, except what is necessniy use during the voyage. J"lj«,uam« and destination of emigrant slould be painted, oji the hojt in tetters at leas inches long; it should also be numbered and marked whet wanted on the vofage or not. These boxes should not / il h (6) oiild leave them at the rafl- 1 to the »teiime*hip owner' s led by letter, enquire what , the cheapeHt place to pro- place he will embark. fjmimiif-**w%i 1 provide his o\vn bedding, wluch consists in general tii" ', 6cl. ; one blanket, 3.s. 6d. j ,ug, 3d. ; one tin plate, lid. ; 1 Ibrk, 6d. ; two ,spot>n.s, 2d ; »wel, 8d.— total, Urt. Od. Tlie btained at a sea port in a lart ot thi« information, the veort of embarkation, a^j the (f steamers is often ohanged. embark in vessels that sail the United Slates they will nse. The emigrants should ns made to them by ruiii.^rn Fest the Docks and Shipping Ation should apii>ly to the Her Majesty's Emigration Bng and bed-linen, carpets, mament, when already i)0,'<- u-OUghtout, as the freight on lilar articles would cost in y other little household iie- bringmuoh, but would adtl tiigmnt in his n«?w houiu - is'earhig apparel-, and me- f trade, if not too cumber- 40 be brought ; but tools tpress purpose of bringing jt suited to the work can f the Province. Furniture of at home, as it can be 5 in Canada. when able, pack their luy- with iron bands at the rtmanteaus being liable to se boxes shoidd be placed xcept what is necessniy for !• nnd destination of the le h(i?l ii tetters iSt least 4 bered and marked whetheu* liese boxes should not be / inore than 3 feet 6 inches long, 2 feet 6 inches in width, and the same in depth. The following Diagram will exemplify : Per S. S. " Moravian" vid Quebec. ; No. 1. . JOHN BEOWN, Passexokr to Toronto, Not wanted on > , ONTARIO, tlic vdyage. ) Canai>a. By adopting the foregoing rules, emigrants will be able at once to claim their luggage on arrival at Quebec. ' The personal ettects of emigrants are not liable for customs duties on arrival in Canada. OV BOARP SHIP. As soon as the emigrant gets on board ship, he should read the rules he is expected to obey. He will find them hung ui> in different parts of the steerage. He should d-» his best to keep hims^elf and all abdut him clean, as this will add to hi.s own good health and comfort, and also to others. If he has any grievanoe or cause of complaint, he should while on board apply to the captain lor redress 5 and if the grievance occurs after landhig, then to the Governraent Emigration Agent, who will at oace take steps to investigate the case. Emigrants are especially ciiutioned not to attend to any of the remarks 3.nd tales toll them by interested parties, either on the voyage Or after their arrival. ox ARRIVAL AT QFEBEC. After disembarkation at Point Levis, Quebec, the emigrant should at once secure his luggage a^ it is landed from tho steamer, and collect it in one place. This will enable the Custom Aouse Officers to expeditiously complete liieir work, and the emigrants will be able to jjroceed on then- westwaid journey \^ithout any delay. The Government Emigration Officer for the Province of Ontario attends tho airival of every steamer, and i.s instructed to gi!»"» -^-»-»^^ u«»^»«-"»«"';' iijrffrrmittion and assistance; and the ♦uiiignmt should immediately after landing report himself at tlj^ Ontiu-io Emigration Office on the wharf, near the steam- shij) landing. The women .and children, and small articles of luggage shoidd at once he taken to the Emigration Depot, where they can neniain until the train is ready. The lieavier lug gage, after being passed by the Custom Houho (iffirer, will be caited to theDei)Ot free of expeu.'^e. Before lo.iviug Point Levis, llie emigi-int should pee that his luggage is properly <'ht^cked. or tiio J«iilway Company will not be responsible for Emi,mM,nt,s will find themselves accosted by runners foi- diifel-ent Hot. Is and public houses, ottering cheap lefresh- iiients ; they will do well not to accompany these persons as .ne_y thmgre-piisite will be found provided for them in the hniigrant Depot, at the lowest chnrges. EmigiMnts will al,-o do well not to change any English money at Quebec, but to wait untd their arrival in the Province of (hitario, as Jjriglish money is more valuable there ; but if obliged to « uiid valuo. i>Ji'i. cuijiiuoncing an la(M>urei->i, wit»ho', seldom k«^«^i> in ihM condition very long, but att«er moans uro employed, th-it brightens the bopex and HtiiimluleK tlitt <<\ei'tionf> of the needy nettler. When the extent and resourceti of Ontario are conttidore'l, whh the salubrity of the climate, and the fact that it in within ten or twelve days' journey of the mother C;Ountry. the greatly iucreiiH*»d attention which it in now receiving as a promising j'.eld IV>r emigration, is ])erfectly natural ; and in proportii>n UM correct ini'onnation regarding it« capabilities, and the k^tbstiUQtial inducements it holds out to industrious neltlers is disseminated and understood, will be the amount of «*nu- gration to its shores. In coming to Ontario, old countiy i>eople will liml thorn selves surroundeil by applianc^M of comfort and civilizi;tion bimilHi- to those which they left ui the old lantl ; the mean^ of educating iheir children universally ditfused ; religious privileges almost identically the same; the old national feel- iug for the land of their fathers loyally cherished- and an easy means of intercourse, both by steam and telegraph, with the central heart of the great British Empire, of which C'aua dians are proud to boast that their country Ibrms an iiitegral and no inconsiderable part. ■^ ITIEE GKAiNT LAKDS. The Free Grant ]..andi) are open (or settlement under the authority of the P^ree Grant and Homestead Act, which be- came law Feb. 2Hth, 1868. The following is a summary of this Act, as amended iu 186^^, and of the Orders in Council made thereunder : — It authori/e-. the Lieutenant-Governor in (Jouucil to apjiropriate lumls, not being mineral lands or pine timber lamls, as free grants to actual settlers, under regulations to lie made for that pur. pose J but auch grants are confined to the lands in the Algonui and Nipissiui} Districts, and the lands between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay, to the west of a line drawn from a point opposite the .rston, north-westerly along the western boundary line of other townships to the Ottawa River, and north of the northern boundaries of Oso, Olden, Kennebec, Kalador, Elzevir, Madoc, ilarmora, Belmont, Dummer, Smith. Knnismore, Somerville. l.Hxton, Oarden, Rama, and the River Severn. No sucli grunt is to be made to a person under In, or for more than lIX) ucres. i'ailure to peiform the settlement duties forfeits the location. The mines and minerals are reserved to the Crown Every head of a family having children under 18 years of age can obtain, gratis, two hundred acres of lard ; and any per son arrived at the age of !•< may obtain a grant of onehunilred ucres, in the Fiee Gntnt Districts. Any locatoe mxder said last-mentioned Act, being the male head of a family as aforesaid, shall be alloweii to piu-chase an additional 100 acres at 50 centu per acre cash, at the tune ot auch location, subject to the same reservations and condition.s. and the performance of the same settlement duties, as are provided in resp-iot of Free Grant locations by the 9th an'i 10th Sections of the said Act, except that actual residence and building on the land purchased will not be required. The settlemeat duties are r to have 15 acres on each grant cleared and under ciop, <^>f which at least ten acres are to be cle^ired and cultivated annually for live years; to build a In J-^Tl, encourage s< provided tht soli* lilted f'l of a j)lot of Gnuit locati( this Act and and in the e uuMisiont' of »»l>o provide! exceed S>JX) oleuring, fen [jai-cel, and t thereon, mui U>catee. Ev the provisior and to any Council the: pi-ovisions a failure in pi lonnance of Act, the loc locatee, and shall cease. Tlie Towns •)f Nipissing which i-oodrt houses erectt Persons all the report oi pro|)ortion o As a numb lion this seas anticipated. Tiie Coloni limit, about Road, at the <-o'b. liimbori ship, guarant limited dema THE YOUA) TION THE 1 1. Locatioi will be entitl tlil oo bw n « c 2. The whc not exceed $: 3. Applicat of Agricultui 4. On the be issued : w lots not prev 5. At least «ach lot mu the balance interest at th b. The whc ^t once, if i been paid, ai by having 15 land will be i 7. All men In 1^71, the Legislature of Oiitai-io piwsed an Act "ro eo»xmmg»', »ettlement in the Free Grant Territory " andwhlh l>rovio provides tliat the expenae as to any one lot should )0| exceed i^3X) or £41.1.11 etg. The amount of the expen^ebf oJearing, fencing and erection as aforesaid, on each sepairie parcel, and the term of payment thereof and of the inter»t thei'eon, must be specifuMi in every location ticket issued t fa locatee. Every such parcel of land will continue 8ubjeot|> ilie jwoviaions of " the Free Grant and Homestead Act of 1§^' und to any regulations made Or to be nwide by OnSfe^ei Council thereunder, except so far as such regulations M provisions are varied by, or inconsisterit with this Act. ;n fiiilure in paj-ment of such expense and interest, or in ji^- lormance of settlement duties according to the said reoiU Act, the location shall be forfeited, and all rights of U locatee, and of every person claiming under him, in the hjd shall cease." , f llie Township of Ryerson, on the Maganetawan River, noth ol' Nipissing Junction, has been selected for the purpose! in which roodti havo been con.structed, cleaiufioes made (ud hou.-tes erected. "* \ Perf^ons already located in the Township fully corroborle tlie report of the original survey of Hyerson, as to the la:^e pio|>ortion of good land in the Town.ship. j Art a number of these "Homesteads " are ready for occu|)a- tion this .season, a speedy and successful settlement may he anticipated. The Ck)lonization Road enters the Township on it i western limit, about twenty miles north of the Nipissing Junction Road, at the head of Lake Kosaeau ; and Messrs. Dodge &: C'o's. lumbering depot, at the north-west comer of the Town- ship, guarantees to the settlers a market witli an almost un- limited demand for all kinds of agricultural products. THE FOLI^JWING ARE THE REGULATIONS FOR LOTA TION AND SETTLEMENT OF CLEARED LOTS IX THE T(JWNSH1P OF RYERSON. 1. Locations will be made only to heads of families, who will be entitled to receive 200 acres of hvnd each, with from Uiioo I.W flyo n,«.ir>» uieared, and a house ereitsjci lik^. ,.-.,... 2. The whole cost of the improvements upon each lot will not exceed $200.00. 3. Applications are to be made direct to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works. 4. On the Commissioner's approval, a location ticket will be ij^sued ; when the locatee may make a selection from the Jots not previously located. 5. At least one-sixth of the cost of the improvements upon each lot mu.st be paid before a looation ticket is issued, and the balance must be paid in five amiual instalments, with interest at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum. 6. The whole cost of the improvements may be paid down It once, if the locatee so desires it. When the whole ha.s l>een paid, and full settlement duties have been ;)erformed, by having 15 acres cleared and imdei crop, the patent for the land will be issued to the locatee. 7. All moneys due upon said lots for improvements, must hie othei"wi.se 6<1l j^j trdian who do< c^ire sliall attei .shall be suuject* gious lustructioQ iiHUient, »nd not port is oompulH( foreign books in mitted. 7. Mapt are directly sup] on all local appr< granted. S. Sup stoned. Each township these thit^e trust( The ratepayers Trustee:., mstead villages, Boards' payers. In 1870, there teachers employ 744,518 scholars. me try are taught .'ire purely volur child can be com dians object. Tin both sexes may education. Thei Technology for th nics, and in soien arts. An Agricu being oigauised, theoretical instrui PASSA( The "AtL.vNLi the c^mveyance o I'-onnection with t iug passengers or S.S. Sarmatiau Scandina Prussian. Peruvian. Nestoriiiii Hiberniai Nova i'^x)( They sail fron • lay to take on b gow to Quebec < passengers. Cabin fare incl which can he oln (Cin )8s.) Inter bedding, and ail pussiige includes W 1.50 (£5 f)s.) ] to the railway ca»^ 9^- Dmi^ti th November until t por»-''nd instead < in oj>eration tliere Steerage passen bedding, and eatii First cabin passi u a n t< ' it (I o does not provide that any 8uch child under hin ittend some achool, or be othendse eiu-juted, eot* to certain penalties. 3. It prdvideH for reh- tioa. 4. The head of the department Is a per- not a political ottieer. 5. Taxation for itM «up- ►uIhoi'v on the part of th«< municipality. 6. No * in tiie English brancheti of nit>truction are per i'Iai>H, .school apparatus, prize and library- Uxik^ .supplied by the Department, and lUO per cent ppropriiitiona for a similar purpose is likewise •Superannuated and woni-out tettoheni are j>en ihip iH divided into Hchool sections, and iu eaciiof i-usteoK are elet^ted to maniige it« school iitTairs. ers may, however, ele»Jt a townahip Boaitl o*' bead of Section Trustees. In cities, towns and r«1s of TruHteen are also elected by tho mte- lere were 4.')66 schools in opeiutipu, and r»165 ployed. Attending the.se school there were ars. History, Bookkeophig, Algebra, and Ueo ght in nearly all the schools. Religious reiidiugs oluntary with Tru.stees and Teachers, and >«o compelled to be present if their parents o.' guar There are gL*o high .soJiools, wliere tlie y>ntb of iiiiy receive eithei- a classical or a comn»ereial There has also been establlslied a college of •V the instruction of the higher brandies o f u»**'*"" oienoc ns applied to tJje inUuntiioi a.;oth prat-iical and struction. itian. y.iS. Circassian. linaviau. " Ottawa. lan. " nnn. " >rinn. •* rnian. " i'^x)tian. " s.s. Caspian. n European, Steamkrs, under contract for 36 of Canadian and United States Mails, run in th the Grand Trunk and other Railways, forward- 's on easy temis to all stations in Canada. Circa ssia Ottawa. Norway. Austrian. Moravian. Corinthian. N. America. from Jiiverpool to Quebec every Tuesday and lirv.r Ht t.nndoTideiTV flreland^ on los.) to lj!() iitermediate passage includes provisions, bwls, ail neces.sary ute«ij#*K*^ !■* taken from the o<'eHn steam liip- iai»^ fi't^e of expense. ; the winter months — from the beginning of til the lirst week in April — the steamers go to vul of Quebec, the sarae railway facilities beni;j; here. ssengers require to provide their own b«?rtificate'il Emigration 2nd. The presented tc the Emigran males are of residue Mec: ters, Cabino cutters, She sutislied th» chartwner, ai ro.snoct of w should recei su^h cei-tiiict Oai-iiitoMte 3i-d. The ] endoraed cet of Cntario, a again endon advice and ii 4th. The 1 vince of Unti be provided otherwise to .)th. At fti endorsement furnished thi still is a sett] wY V',' to 1 tL.^ .in of s; Issues order certain condi obtaii'vi on No. 11 ,\dan of the < ;ana«J INSTRT^CTK I'NI'I'E Having dei future home to one of the names are nn one of the ^ from jiorts in as to the pat the emigrant On arri'-el at eir""*wi«)S«»"' 'v^^^mum' I ''I* mK'mD'iimKKmdKi^m'vt-^ ONTAI The Irorernment of' KuiigFBtion 'Societies in to individualfl, the sum i hUI ite adult Hont to monthtt' oontinuoiM reni| lollowing conditions :— Ist-i T 16 iSooiety or in< respect >f whom -the jd the Emigrant to LondonI uppoved by the Govenii/ suoli officer, to the En ottrtificHte in form M fq Emigration \gent«ori 2ihI. The Agent in prcHentod to him from tl| the Emigrant, wee that at muieH »ro of the Agriduli| roiiidue Meclianint>irio nemest be provided for by the otlierwiae to wher\ tht from jiorts in the United as to the passage to (^anj the emigrant Khouhl On arri'-el at the port /f ^ The Government of Ontario will pay to regularly organize l WWW»W l il"l l*'»i m BinTO-nii n IT y-Bf Trr-Tn u i riiTtifW ' iTi T- \ u \ #•*! J^-" iv'ssai^^''iimmiv