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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 eenaral BUtwnent o^ and Banarta upon U» RalUoAd InterwU of WeeUra CanaA*. IP^ DECir'^9 That b judiciously chosen line of Rnilrond from F...t to West .croM the Canadian Peniniula nuini be * proStablc invcMment. ha. been shewn in the ProapecfH ,.f ihi. Company, date! Toronio, A..gu«i 4.h. 19«. The amount of traffic pnwing mnd it may be gn.hercd from the nun.bcr of Slcnm and Suiln.g \ .«cl. p'y. ing n<.t or . Iron. Biiff-I.^ hul from Mo„lre»l, Ogd.nsburgl., X.ng-ion, O^wrgo. and Toronto ; c>.i.,e}n.g the iurplus nopuln-.ion of Europe and .he New Enjila-.d Slate, of America, together with iheir manuf.uiure.and the tea8,snonrs,.r.ice» lok.cc,.,ondoiherprodiK:tionaof.hewarnu-rclimHto,.lhruu«htl.e«waipr.,lotlH.c..un,p;.l.. d. .iltnds Irom the new » .l.»h »^^iiU-m.nt of Owen's S-uncI on the E.«t, and the Mining and iM.hi.tg .•sL.bU-.hm-nl. on L.kc S.i>or...r on the North, to the American St:, , borderinR on U.l^e Miohiiian and it. tr.bular.e,. e.en to the water, of , ho Mi.si.,ippi. ul l.t69.6''0. The productions of these ftriilo regi >i.s whi-h -ocludc llm :.. h.si ,„,;i. r.l Ui»r..t, ..f Njt.ricT. America, arc Ci.nvi-yed through iIk same rooio hv the returning ves.els. f..r.ni.i(! a stream of tn.ffir. the com. inercc of which is estimated at above jEiS.OOO.OCO Sterling ; and emi.loys ulnive 100 steam and aOOsa.lir.g »e»«;l.s and above 6U00 men.-( \pp<.'ndix 1.) Uy far the larger p..nion of this i ■ iTio .- now carrud through the St. Clair ,™r Detroit into L .ke llurnu. (Appendix 2). and would nic,«ar.ly be 'hrown upon a llailr. jj wrried across the IVuinsula, by the tediousness of the WVIUnd Canal, the unceriaimy and d.uigers attending the navigation of Lake Erie. (Appendix 31; and the dilTicuhie. of the St. Clair, over the Shallow, ot whi.d. li.a larger vts>els can only pass during daylignl. being obliged ij lighten li.eir cargoes except when the water. The continued increaw: of thii truHic la insured by the immcnw extent and feriihty of alf agn, this B >ard gTvo a decided I the beit W..3te'n teroinus. Siiica are unusually high. the country to be supplied by it. In the I'rojpMtus mentioned above.and publiaht,! nearly a year ai opinion in favor of Sarnia. on llie Southern citrtinily of Like iluron, i then, material changes rc-pecii'ig both Foreign and U.meslic tratr.c have taken place, and the qu«lion of • Union will, the Great Western Railroad Company ii, Canada has arinen, for the easy acco.npli.limenl of ^ which, the Act which has just received the Ruyal A..ent, provides. It thercforo become, oeeewary to re. consider this opiuion. The p'.jreign trafTic. which is now carried by the one route through Lake Erie, consists nevertheless of two distinct branches ; the objects and interests of which are perfectly distinct. The one points to the con. nexion of the Kostern American Railroad, lernnnating at liu:ral... will, the Wtstern one commencing at Detroil ; and necessarily seeKing a more Southern route. The other points to the connexion of the nnviga. tion of Lake Ontario with that of Lake Huron, reoriBnt obiect, the We.teru Tcr. minus must he North of tlie St. Clair. The choice lying between Sarnia and (io.leiich. Goderich possesses a tolerably good harbour, particularly for Sieameri- and I'rontller. : is situated higher up than Sarnia on Lake Huron, and at a shorter distance from Toronto — and for all purposes of Summer trade is most valuable. But it has the disadvantage of being situated o;i the Lee shore of the Lake, and all Foreign traflic must cease for above fivo months of the vear. Sarnia is situated at the commencement o( Lake Huron, so thai every vessel entering that Lake mutt pais through iis harlwur ; and in consequence of the dirticulty of tlie navigation of the St. Clair, it possi-»sei many advantages similar to those o( Butralo ou Lake Erie. Its harbour is both exceedingly g<>o<) and ea.y of access, the Lake is always open to it. and it lies under the weather shore of Lake Huron — advantages a. a Port for tho Lake trade wiiich mo.e than compensate for the longer navigation, and its gieaier distanee from Toronto. ( Ap|)endix 4.) At the «ame time ihe object of establishing a communication wi'h the IVtioU Railroad is no! relinqoislied, a. a road from that plane to Port Iluron. inimedialely opposite may be coiisid. ered the certain consequence of one made to Sarnia, a Charter for wliicli was obtained from llie Micbiguu legislature laat year. The present want of roads on the American side to this point, (Port Huron opposite Sirnia), has b.rn urged a. an ohjecuoo to Sarnia as a terminus, as if il proved not only a want of business but of seiil, menl there. This is no more the ca-c in that part of the country, thin in any other pan of Western Ainenca. (Api*ndix 5.) liidi ed the iiislory of ihe "Central Railroad" (ihat West Iroin Deiioii) proves the i.n|H.rlaiico of tlie tract ol country, of which Port Iluron wculd naturally become the i.uilel. When Railroad, were first commenced in the Slate of .Micliigan, ihey were undertaken by the Slate t;..vernnienl j and three lines run. ning I'nrnlli 1 to one anolher were brought forward, and intended to Ije carried on at llm iwme lime Tlieso »cre Ihe Soullii in line from Monro, on the Western extremity "f Lake Erie to the l«)llom of L ike Miehigaii, which has b.en cniphltd as liir ;.» Hillsdale, a di.lanee of 6S miles. The "Central' fn.m I»eir..il lo "i. Joseph on Lake Michigan opposite to Chicago, which ha. bi'en completed al^.ul 130 miles; aie. lae "Noribein." (rem Port Huron to Grand Uuven, the only good harbour on Lake Michigan op|>u>ilc to Mil. wauitie on the Western shore. The "Ccnlrfi!" iiiir •-•tr.mrwing "-.t -y- ^v^ r.( r,..v=rr,wr,t as* r.f rr.-.-.rtr. ennsidered the most ;=KDor. UDt and wai begun firsl. A successful political intrigue coablsd those iuwresled in the Scutliern Una to ccid. . .,.« ^ . ». 1 .„ I <5.-,....litfijultici in -nuncy mailer* scon after iii'trfered 10 slJp i, .lu.ge.,h=r. Sill however :. .ha. ari..,, f.o... .he Kre.g.. b.M..es». ,„ con,iderin, -he loc. advan.pe, of .„v line -f Ra,>ro=- ^'^^^^:;^:Z::':-^^,::':„ 3 — ^ .o ... .^;- .o - ^'itt :r:^::';:l n::;':;^::::: ■" ::\L,. .... .. roro.. r:::-:::"^:^^^^::. ::;:«... i,, re... -— s:":^st::::::i:h: ,„„_,„.i,her „ there any road, or «r„ c. n.n:,n, '' '™ "^ , "J ^ ; Xvfr .. much in.prove,.. can well ch.«.n Hailroad. The navig..,o» of L^ke hr,,-. ev ,. .houM ^^ "^ ^" ',„ ,^ „, ..ever co.n, ,e .i,h a r.lroad *» ''^l^;-;: ^t;: :;';r U^^.o/^^lL. ,,n .h. Hke untli the i, i, i,„po,„blo for the Fanner, .o g"^^^'- ^J , ' ^" ^ „; ,„ „;,„f, „„, the r.,e „f Insurance is trebled ; sz;:; »;:"E;;«r t JI.U - ::'.■...-... -... - <-. ••« «- -' *• «'•■• »-" ComiiiWiy. Of Ihi. lat.er lin., .he di,tanco fn,n, T..ronln ,„ Il-^milton i. 45 mile,. Lying "'«"« ''- f^^;;;^,'^;;'';, On.,rio. it, tratr.e .nu,t necessar.iy be canfined to the conveyance .„ passengers. '-;'-" '^^^f;,'"^'.;;^ prov. for,.,i,table co,npe...or» dnnng ,he .ummer .noath. ; the r.ee„,.» .he-refo-o ,^, '-' J""^- J^ 1. •,. M' . iu.-.,rl the luc.il niofi'H of the hue wi I ilepend on sueh biis'ae,j as .hat I own may nc ti aoieu "::;!!" h^i:!:': to 'i:.ta,e,iu„yle.e„ed .^e mome,..aroad i, con^.r..' from Torot.to ., Guclpn— on undertaking of loo profiiablc a nature to be long delayed. .bould the one proposed Iron. Fort Krie to Windsor ever .ake place. The Rood from Toron-n ,o Gnelph 431 n.lle, .ould pa„. with the exception of a f- mi'es .n the hd ly nans of F5.,o.»u,.. and Nassaj-aweva. through •, no of the .noM ferl.lc and thr.v.ng par^s ol Canada-.f not he nr. ,;,.,.;. Guelph wtrcit-even .o cease .here mos, prove mo., provable. '^"^^^'^ •^^"y ';;^"!- "on whether forcxportat.'on. or the supply of Toronto, ,rom the im„,e..se and uncommot.ly fi- '- °^* ;*> Gue .,h i, the centre. ., well as 'ho in. r.ned.a.e country, n.u,. t-our down il. In a eoele round Ouclph. mbr i B a populaJon of above -ZiMO inhao.tan.s. exclusive of Cial. and l)o,nf,ies on .he feou.h. .here are I'rLim-ll g- or .n.all .own,, be^des a nun.ber of n.ilhng eV.ablish.nents. ( Append.x 6 ) Bes.ue. ,1,* .or" va'luabl 'de.,cnp.,on, of Juce. the supply of Wood alone to this C„y. .1 -^^^^^^^^ ^'^ yearly su«. of il.VKH.. And Iron, the InKher jjround where p,ne tnnher ubounds. sawn lun bcr "'"J ''«•'"•' ^roflTv sen. to the All.nv and New Yo,. n.arkets-for winch trade .here are a nu.nber of Saw .M.IU Wc. of Toronto ex-lu..ively em'ph.ved. an.) which is already a business nf t :r. at .mportanre. _ ^ .-,1 around Uue Li fro.n thence on , , S,rat,o,d. («.e 111 . , '"' ...'."Jj ' W. , u f o Mh, , , ,, Ku..lM . u,ud i MnneJ , , . 1 -» , thron.h a country of Yl^''"";; '',,"'; VTTrZT.n nroporli.M. to il, ex'cnt, p,,.xi,.ui,» wlaiher Grain.Flour, or Meat.would be sen. in quantities r, .no her roule. To th cli.,n of the Provmce the pop.dalion of which increased from .0-9 '" <.»•• "^'' I ■n 1^ r 1-10 l-:*-- in \u,;u.t. I'^l'i, (Appendix 7.) and Ihn adjoining Huron Tracl. the greater ;ir::;^^Ei,;u:t:di;:e;t:ir sl:ps, U il!;.heir numbers (.he anK.nl of which is sbewn by .he ^-trsrrr!r::r^:ri:r;u:i:t::^.!s:z" .own!i:;:f-B::;::L; .ug,. .,imo,e s.,Ud pan, of Ad.daidc ai^Warw^k .o^Sarm. K tins ro.e^l. Ulu- nt .and the fine coun.ry Nor.h of it. H wUl al,o ,nake available the great water power of Gudcrich for .1,. n,»nu.Vu„c .f \Vc,u .n Whcut for li.c Ka..ern M.rke.. ; « w.ll .. give grwur f«,UU« lo lb. Sumiiicr iriidc of LaU' Huron. Th.-« :.r. .1.0 view, .lucl, w-r. nd„,„cd hy tin, !V,ar.l cighl-cn n„„.,h, »g,.. h may b, well .o co„..H., h„w f ,r .l,.ir r.cl,..-, l.n, W.n b..r,>o .,u. I.y ,1.. var.uu, o.,:ura.cc.s n.«r. .r U« uRcl...g .l,e Irad. .n quesliuP, which liave t..l..;n placu .luriua llii- period. Ti,>. I-r..= Tr.,!. .nc»,orc, of Kr.glun.l. now conning in,o pr.c.cnl oporal.m ; ...J .1... U.nd...i ,y,..rnof ,1, . r ,;u.J Sutc. havo u «.n.-.u; cfTc.-., ei.l..T bv ,limul.t>ng li.e trade or lhr.«,rg ,. into ...« channel.. Th, ot, , n dt I'.l- of rta fro,,. N.w York .oust ..cces«.r.ly Cang., tUe d.r........ of .h« .„..„, trado o„ "" " Tul'r.t.traA- roliov of K.fl md t a, not only given a pr"' "">-"' to the pr.,v„i„n ,r,de «-";•""?.'>"« has o^;.d i, to ,h.A,n;.,.,n t,;dcr .,,„„„y »„ : Ca i. ,n^ Ti,,, n,u.t ''"- ' ^^^^-j^^^^^^ , n . ,L ,..ioL lvacln.ni', Lot thuinoil rupid.nean«orirui:»ii, foriiii-pr.Kljri-..i vXMii-rn ":: r:::::^::^' :^^-"«-s^^ ^■»--- ^-'^ "'-rr^ r* ""^ r'l gZ , n",. en giv., „..y be- coofidently rc.kooc. opo,. Ul.w. parfcolerly a. n-p.nl, .1,0 «fcr ,.a»,,-a,.,.,. of UK. L.UII i„ ..II i,„M„al,l.'. a. it i. fr that port .1. ,1 th. f.r-t sl,.|.m.'„l. ca„ be n • ,„„.„. "'^1-^";-' r- »"■ '^::;:;;, ,, ,« „r la,t l.-.r.e„'l.a,« b..cn g...,e., to Toronto. ,„ d of '" '1" "'t'- ■""' '-^ '"^ ' "r J c „ , or (>o,n .1,0 port of II ko,.. a far 1 .-p^r a„,ou,., wooM hav. been !::;:L::,'r .::£"::": --• a. --« i-.n,ta,.ce, .no. con^or ... .t.„,oia..ng .,a«c. .„d ,h,.,.,„g it n,o:e a„J n.o.o on th. ^•'■;''-" ^f'tl.^ Unit.d S.a,... bv which unbroken paeUngc, are pa.^-d , 'fT:t ':::::;.•::: "^t: ::^:- irl,;:.? iien. t ;.; ... en.,,, .ocery ...do of c..ada ..a ir";:!::^;: ni:-:: :;;d ;trc;:;:;;it tiz, i....u, ... o... ■, .. .. .^.^^^ ..read,. ......tio^d j;-' j^-:^^:^;::^!:;:;^:':'::. whoi.... bosi„... of ,1.. p.. or ,he ..do „ t : ui. t c . , uy u, Toroot.. and west of it (ro,„ th. h-.d, of ,l,o Montreal ,„e.-han„ ,o .ho« conne.-tcd w.ih lUe coa,..r> ro . , ll,,„„l„,n „,«rcl,a.,l. hav.aUo, to a cer.ain "J "- --"^""^ °'a' w't,u M r o U. ; la. ^ n^hc .^ .....hed. .Sere w,U bo .hi, d.ciJcd di(r:.,...ce. S;:;^!::' z'r r;,r ::;::h!,;!;v::Lv^ ... co,npe,..or. e,.hei « on «>o„g ...e w.. „e ,„. . h. r: :' he ..a-nlUon .nerchan. wU, h.ve to contend. ... only w., the ^--i;:^::;^-::::2^ „.,.,,« ,..r,,oa,,dl.u,,J.,,U^n.^^^^^^ not :.,y Loudon ood •,h,'..sp.ct.o.he.,..nin«o,...rat , which have b,...:n como.enced on Lake .Saper.. r and .he ..p-r . „ -ke Moron tin- mineral wraUh of tl,i. region l.a» been p.oveJ to be ve,y grea.-and ... iri^a^L'ln^iali::;:. .a- ><-,,, owaid, i. a, .o ..ore .^r ..,n, earned on-,, .re ig th. i.nporlanc., and iherefore the profit of the ...ore No.thern hue of Ruilroad. llavin- Ih... ,ct forth the Reneral nature of .he railroad trafii. and in.ercsM of Wes.ern Canada, and th, pecul ", e am! iiitere.ia of ,he line propo,ed by ,hi, Cooipa.iy. ,; now i ,.,n.; .,cce,.,ry to con,id.^ Cwfar.or in what inaun.r a union with the Uieat W.^.ern Co...pany .nay be b..„e..cial-and .. a un.ou .. ^""^::: ::;;::d: i^^ i!:::::t::?t",S;any. ..e r.., , .a...ment cea,, ..ow, .a. « ..ion. however .t .night b-nef.t the Great Western Company, i. of bat U..le impor.anCH to .1.1, o..e : ....d a.iy d.par. furTno n e Une first reeoin.n.iid.d by ilii. Hoard mu,t be d.pr.cated. S however as the Lond.m ^aard. re", e " S •'- l-g- i'""- "■ "- U-'^J Company, will have, under the ter.n, of the union, to .^ec.de on he 1 l»ti".'.'l'ould it. e ther Iro.n tak.og ano.her view of the suhjoe. arrive a. a d„rorent cone u.ion.u fjomfii dill that t e Uii.,~h capi.ali,ts under the dread of the evil, an.ng f,o„. .he exi..e,ice o two .i.al w" fet Ascribe the reU-d --.mount of stock, decide ih.r.rently. then tl.i, U lard. ra.her than endan. " ;, edv co„ime..cenvmt of the oodcrtaking. will ac,uie,ee m any arrangement that may ,« made, .r.d !: the ulost'of i„ power carry it through, with reference alone to the ge.ieral ,„tcre.,s of tiie Co.npany. The view, of thi. Board respecting the We,tern terminu,, are confirmed bv the "I'i'"-" "[ "'« ^'-''^^^ Piree lof the Great Western Compa.,y. expressed in their resolution da.ed. ilan.hon. 6>h January. 1S47. «T.t".e trunk lo.e of railway. conneCi.ig the waters of Ontario with .hose of oron. wi.u.d cooler the gr t t b ncfit O.I the l-rovincc; and the largest advantage on the stockholders." 1 here can . Iierefore U, no S'Lul.y in settling the Western terminus of the United Co.npany. It will he probably far otherwise, how. ever, with lesuect to the first siage out of Toroi.lo. The road from Toronto ,o Gaelph ha, be n shown lo be the n.o- profitable part of the whole l..,e. but the construction of socli a road w.ll have the eliect of depriving Hamilton of a large a,..ount of ..s ...o,, p.ohu able business , and .nust .her. lore be viewed with J.alou.y. by a b>.,rd eoniposed en,.,el> o people of .hat place. Hut what have tlny to ol.cr. to induce tin, Con.pany to sacrifice .Is best mlerests lo those of a snigl. '"""liv consului.g the map alone, the situation .,f llaoohon -.Tould appear to be the be'St for """cn.ne pur. p„,„. wnhout any except i.. Western Ca.iada. Situated at .he hei.d of the nav.gation o Lake 0„,.,.o. I i, a, renily tl utle. of a larger and ...ore populou. iract of country than any other port We. of Mm. r^ I. More han e,gh,.en year, ago ,t was a pl.e. ,i „s,og , ortance. and had >!«. advamag. af the Des. Pd, , Canal to Daiidas. S nee then the country West and North of it has risen more .ap.dly than any other pa ri of Canada. lUnnUon .... ».>o ihe aJ>*ol«n of U.e t>ila»u.g plankeJ or nncaJan.ixcJ r.ad.. made by MM- .., .n> It'WNSIIIl'S i> 1 « : /wwWs-f.. IT a /WU^vn la t>u»4*W n n«.'r.'M la MttMvUv ».-«I/Ti j»y*.M »J *.l M -It M- . 1*1 ItM^JI ttJ ■•' -4 it M M a .-.•» MMW tm •*• *»*»** *^ ' ' TV ■>»«»«» t J nii»a'*, il^->UMi». Sttaiti-Ff"p '• Sch'*..iicrs, - • a7l-»jed in Uic inUtiJ watrr* -_.( i'aiuda— Win- MCiu».*t •*(' Ih-jM oniieil on tlw upj^T Lak'-»— in luc ytar I ■vj'l. SUamer* (Iwu of mwi). j7 I'-ar^c^. - - - 3 j » Lake rruiK.lUT», - ■ *> Kiiwf frupilLr* * ■ * Ships, - - - - 2 "T" Ilrii;iintinrs. . - 5 .'-'» bch'r* above 30 tuns ca. '.'J In tlirT*" vfirs pretioii* t^. 1 '*!.». Ih-rp wrre l"iiU abwe tiir t-m. and c .si uf $J..j U.J.'J. Oi' Lu-i^-. Jl »i:r.- aU^iutra. Ju*J 8 Pr.ptllvrs. Appendix Na. 2. lenviii^ Oct. 'Off, f.y Siettnicrs, accurUitiJi to i>JLul 'RBivrn \r pktroit rno i bklow ; 2'>.')i>'»PB«S':'n;'-T9i-pf mon h.f^r J ninni;-.» - - 1 >»■'.' i M pcMou*. 10,0JJ toiij M rchaadwf. •■ •* ■• i'.H-iU.iu. P»-iyin^ 1 1 '»f iliclirj;' s- rliBi — ImaUavcrdisiut; at ItaU '• 6'»H'»iis I'ach. mikifi^ a toul "I* >*10;) tiiiis. loef'iher wilh up- •* wards 'tf '2 1^ siilin^ cr.ifi kiid prw^telUr* tnziijid alnt.alex- '* clusi^t'ly ill the iipp r I, lUrlradc irum (Isw^-i t » <"hicaa;i). The ■> Iravtrl upon Ute«o vcutU will aniuunt tu abutil JJJ puaeogeri daily." Stalemfntof F(is^eni:ers hif Sleam-Tt and Prnpel/rrs from Lif:- Krw, ;jj44t/i^' Uitroit JW i'ii vfiter Steamers, daily ( >r •"> nion"h^. nrrra;ting J lO per day - - ■ 6!l.ni'>f) Prupeller*. *2 per Kttk, 22 weeks, ■• 3J0 per trip -- • 13 ^'o } Appendix Ifo. 3. Visseh and ha-es L"^:-' on t'l.' Canadian Likes and Watfrs. In 'hf conrv of ihe five ye.\rs previmii to I'^l"). arrordiim to th^' puuliiih' d ^taum-n'-* ih ri- niTi- 4 •<> lives lu '.—and projn riy lint tolhrnni'junt of $( .0:' t.t> i I. Durins ihp yt-ar tSlJ there were driven on shore 3«i. The ^rpaTrr part of the abn- 1 mses orciirrfd on Lake Erie. And in thftalrs-.f Nuvcmlrr >.)tht«t -J/jih. IMti. in addition tp» liisws in Si'picmber and Ocii.ljer dl" tha» V'-sr, ihe follnwinn irs- wU wen- 'iritt-n '.n shTc. many ol' wiuch »«rf eniiT'.ly lu»t, wiih 9c\t'ral Ihl» ; — '*' Sicamerd. I HroiK'llcr. 7 Bri;:s. 1 1 SclMAtncra. 31 VrticU. Appendix No. 4 p ■» It T s A R N I A EiiracUJr^'n UU'f from i autam Vid'tU ft S •• POUT S^nvn. tHh Jiniiirr. 1K t>etiieefi r^n^da atid t ir I m r ir m t> iii^irt n 'n (*' d r» h t« • tl.at ■•( P- rl Sjriua. I ttiw r "Wtd htre ancr \^:i' and iiptu • thr ,.re*<-'ii m>«i!.' Ill I hate o..i» sc*n ibe cruwini '>< l» t'» iw ■ ptilnl I'» hr li" Inn orcaat ii« ; i»ilh tlif*c \*n ritr^*. t • ha«« r *< T ..'iS. iarru- »■ i.e. aiul ttlutftrr auctt '■ inlrrrupti n lak'* place, ilu- ice iiurt be fi farktd atwl ••■bd, ■ a» tu all ri* j "d mi.I •if;- iTi«*ni:t I r tram*. Wr hate a '* h''r»ft< rry-h'>.-)'. nluch h>u tint brrn*t«ipp(-d an if.iir Una m-tfitt " up Ut Ilit» ii'juunt. Miule at Ui.iJ»iir it hai U-ru »« ry much ■■ iibpi-i**^. As a naval luati I full !lie Kapiiis '-f itie >t- i Uir a " m(!>n' •*n> r. as i* is moff ot' » r.irr. n.l hutiti^ r-K-k« -t hrrakert, >■ tVrf \fUfJi »■ vrn fvUifms wit'rr all lhrn thi'. %i •M-ls Ml tl-e dark'ir rul.t cm sa^tt) n.ake '• :: rf<*Mr. »*hich it prm- d liy lii'- Ur^rst Annnvan tit antrrB " a« villi u» ■liliiig •rs^eli a'.iravi nirniiiz ( r it ui lemiMstu'ua > '-thL-rly w..-vis i it is ttit oi-ty atcesHblc harV.ur I'T tiuiidruLi '■■■fmii s. •■ I believe Ut doKars is 'he pr e- u«uaUy eha-^- d i r ('ming '• lip Ine ripids »h-re a »e«».l i» aikKi'.ui 1. gv- i..it icrn -t wmjdy l>ei-ame, •■ (!i Tt; was no' < vrn j,., in-jcli a« a callh* 'fick tn m 1 «ii'4liin tu '* S.;rnia. but as ih'fe i> 'r^ •« a c i-nl r>.,i*. lh.s '» n » a »li<»r^T •* MU'p fo Detrtfil. than thr urh i hat'Mm .id \'« ii' t-i>r , and Uie '• nr.>-f ij. U»«t itiC run i.r I m .rrai.l* t,, f,f "•V^•^'t^:l ■- alis It " ai; adv as grtal Uiri.-J^h Saru^. a* i: u torou^h Chatham auit "Wiii.iir WahT', M a* the f *»l m l.ake Hufn. ia ' the m »I i*cc« »i«ii»!e and i.»es' harlhmr a! any p*i.iil en imr ' l,a»tf» — in pr ' l' '>i' »• h.cii I wi-uld ►t ilc. tiiat r.'t u <«d »ps*»-| • has h en almndid < r 1 »l wilMn 1j RihL'»oi P'Tt Nann-idunrn • 'he 1 1"' -'► year.', atid tua' r has V-fn Xuc t-'iuin-ll rt-»'.ri i^r ' *c'99i-!s diirtiii j-ilc» '■! "iiid <>n L;tk;: liurcu e»i-r suu-t cow ' merre U-^iati 'li the l.-il*t«. '■ 1 hue h,-. n saiiii- » the Lal.*s f T the last 13 y. jr» and • nsTcr heard of any i;.. . u.ty m tuuriii;; JV rt Sariua.' Sutement nf E. Statement ofC. BLAKt, ^'u&lfr of Sf'-amrr ** T''nnis." January 22in!. ISlii. " Tliere i» n'i harbour '^n ou' I.akr» »jkr or ni'-n* »a«y i-t " aceess in all wcaharnia— I haie Badtd the ■■ L:ik''4 lii w I'' >':ir< ^ii 1 uv>i.r UorU cf any duhtalty i.r daa* '• ger Ml enltriiig 'he Kntr.'* 3.»TiJ Jaiiitnry. 1*<|6. " The harhmir of Sarnia haa n-i f-qual un ihr- Lak ' U n return I^'J anlt* tj KtkdihLtr innu si> year*, aiui am ■ n'»i from a district of r-iun- try ii»rili of a line '4 iiii'ud.: li - C I haie n<» ni--ahs oi'a*- cervainin^ c-n-icily. but know the aiiount to he immeiia:. ■' 3rd, •' t'f This actual »ta:e of tr.e r.ad frmj \-"r', llunmto De'roil (■' There is a i^j 'd " tnrrtpike" r tad rnnirunrd by th? I'niled Srn'ra (iovemmfnt. whirlimoal of li.e yt-ar l» in t**'-d foiidill'll, cs;.H'eiaily in win'-T it is i.o; iurpa»*«'d by an) ro-id m Ih- eoiiiury — ha'anc 5»> mle*— in winter o dady lin'- of «(a.Ts runs— lUre i>J..') l^in s-jmrn r a daily lint ofiwu iicamers — dis- tant-' by na'er, H* nui.s— 'arc $1 .TV -t'U. ■■ li i:i r* a town a' P.rt Huron V It is a thriving town tontainuit? ih(jvs 1 .2 I J inhahi-anis-. fro-n whichwrhthe thn-e towns of Clyd-. I exinKtm and BrachuHc all flo.«p by, beina; r.iini,ri»ed in ni% dicTHt a* r "iUcr, nirr i-iporitd tn the year IS H produce lo ihe *aliie -f ttic aho?t: $lHj,oort. Statemen'^ Aufiust ll/ii, tnkenfrom Official Krturns. f orxTIf IMMKniATELV ROt'ND PORT H'/HOV. CovxtvSt. ri.%iR — 'Xii square miles — io xl firinin* land, has 1*^ mill*. .'> Iaiui''rii« and other maiuifactnriea. CofNTV LipK KB — 'i2^ sq lare mile* — ;ianieul^rl¥ tine rountry , ikiii M.«:>tt>i — 1> ^rir: ..f lUf ^rcat M.cu;^aii r'»ai ti \i CofNTv Mmomh — i,>^ square mi)c»^iM-xi to Wayne roupty (IKtroi!]. th-" m'»»l imp')runt cimy nf x\tt Stu'-r. U it n4> ly i><"ipl>d. eortaiii!! 1 1 d-iurln^ mill*. b«sidt:s wool- len manuiacturics. and lann<:riL's. ■MAI- V ■' .\ K r i » r • y* / A v A .^ J"//!..'., I. ^> i>. ..^ I. .11 •. ^»* «..«.• ^. ^u-mti-^. t.^ MM' .It im TOWNSIIII'S iv t AN \|).\ VVI.SI .r,t—t^»*^ O^*"' "•••"''"• V,-,., 4 |Mirt of C»n.Ja. llaimltuD hu tl>u ihe !.J»«ntt {• of Hit foiljwmg plaaked ot m.«»JamixcJ r^^d.. - From Humiltnn to Dover, on Lake hrjc, 3a niiiet, Hamiiioc to BrantforJ, "H itiiits, Kraniror.l to Woodrtock, 'J7 miki, \V(>o(Ih1i)cIi to London, 3JJ miles, llamiiloD to (Jail, 25 mile*. Y'et, it> poputn'iab now only ainounia to lillic more tl.an 7000 iiili:iljiiant«. Toronto i* ihu outlt-l of a tract of countrj' loai e«ten»i»e aii'l popiiloui, and ia a largo portion ol lately titik-d. M icadniiiiiird or (.l.it.k' d rinds eilcnd po moiu lli.in nintlwn iiiiWa to the Wu.t, ihct the .North, and lixfen lo thu Ki«t ; lO which mny bo added a phnkiil roid lately innde, extending lij lo the North. wf»i, made as a privite •cM;culaiion, ul ilie ri.^k and npintc of a pfivatu company. -■ i of whicli, the lUird ii rejoicrd to find, prove very great. But the |i..(ml ilion ol Toronto ! 70,000 inhnbitant* — the increnne alone in »tvrn year< heinu iii.)ru linn the entire pipui ilion of 11 mny be said that Toronto had, for many years, tlie od»antr>cu iii being the Si.at ot U..veri.iiu:nt : but of UoverniiK-ni has been removed ait years, and the material increase iu the mercauli's wei!i!i uf Ihe taken place since then. Ilundlon, then, although it has risen to bo a place f..' considiTnblo extent, has not riicn to rapi must Iiav9 done had it really piwsesned the ndvanl.if;-ompaiiy, as in /W case no pakt of Tilt from Ihe magmficenl anncullural country rn ml Guel|l^ leDuld touch on ihe Hailroud al all, east oa ' 'Iamilto:*,— but would be carried through Gall, rod i'lamb.)riiu;,'h West to Dundus, ar,d f.om tticno Desjardins Canal, which it is n.)W deH-rniined khall be made a ship cand, pui( llanii/lon, ihrou^ri IV Hay, until some wiser and morn enlerprizing parties c.MHtructed a railroad from that district to tl harbour of Toronto, (.\pnendix 9.) .Vt this moment, the Gore Itlstrict Council is negotiating with lington District Council for the construction i.l a mncodamizid or plank road fiom Giiilph to lliinilt. Following the Great Western lino westward, from Hainilloii, it docs nut appear lo offer any a over a road car.icd westward from Guilph. For these reasons, this Board slioi-Id resist any deparluro from the line lo Guclph, In its nc] with the Great Western Company. As, however, it is aosirablu to ovoid rivalry, this Board ii pn reconuiend a junction or union based upon such a plan as ivithout sacrilicing the inl.re->ts of cither Company, will .etain ihe more valuable portions of each, and wliuu may probably be done by \Voodit(x;k as the pla» » of junction. The Toronto maiii line would then be — from Toronto to (J.iilph, 4.S4 miles, and from nu.lph I stock, direct, 39 m.li -. The Great Western line would be, — Iroin lliiniiton to Brantl'ord, 2:»1 mil Brantford to Woodstock 23 miles, or as there appears lo te gn-u Jillkulty in crossing liie CJiaid Brantford, ihe iJ'cat West, rn line will probably lie carried Iron, that place to Pari?, 6 miles, and frc 10 the iunclion at Woojsioil,, 21 miles. The L'lii.ed line to b.; cr.ftiud from Woodstock to LuiJon, ; and from London to Sarnia, 01 miles, each Company reserving to itself its own branches. Thoseof Western would he, I'rnm llai niton lo Fort Eric, and from London to Windsor,— should that Compa to make them. The first branch from llie Toronln line would be- from Gu. Iph to Slratford, 30^ miles, thence to Goderich, 4.') miles. Or, by a trifling aivergence from the direct line helween Guclpii ai slock, so as to CIOS3 the south.east part o( the Township of Wilniot, which would place the road o more level line.a point may bu gained, from whence the brunch to Stratford would be only 2.j miles. The dilTeriiit lines on this plan would be -li follows : The Toronto line— Torn ito to Guclph *^i miles > Guelnh to Woodstock 40 \ ' ) 83J miles i Branches— Wilmol to Stratford -5 1 _ >• Stiult'ord to Goderich •••'> /• '" J Great Weslern — Hnmiitonto Brnntfotd" • • 2:ti miles "j Branlford lo Paris "' I Paris to Woodstock 21 fSOJmilcsT Branehes — Hamilton to Fort Erie >'>3 } |2' London to Windsor 1'- > ">'' J United Line— Woodstock to London 3J miles ) gg ^-^^^^^ London to Sarnia "l > Or, should it be considered more advisable to carry the United line from London to Windso ronto Company would have the power of running a branch to Sarnia. The act now gives this almost unlimited lime— twenty years — lo complete its branches. Or, a complete union of the two companies may be at ranged, for the purpose of carrying out c ing tile above pi.n, as may bo considered i.v.»t advisable, comj.icting l':ic most proiU:.ble f-Jflions I carrying out or modifying the remainder, as circumstances may hereailcr point out. THE CITY OT TORONTO AND LAKE lll•RO^ BAII.PoAD OIUCE.? To»oNTO. 16Ul Febsvasv, IS47. > umixcii roaJft. madu by argo pnriion of it more ) ihc \Vc»t, iho iitme to Ic, exteiiijini; i-ighl mile* i company. e profili n:o wa» lii • ab'JVtf ultlion of I* m. It viTiJutJit : but th'? Seat '3 wi"ui!i uf llie city bu lut rison so rapi'ily ss it lu iitJicai**, aiiii cireum- tivu iuiportuncu. It lias I the ttU-'Lt of convt\iiig ! harbour uflluiDilton ia I have tlio cir cl uiUm.- SO PART I'F THE TtiArFlC If a//, EAST OH \Ve>t or aiid (.om thcncf ty tho //a/i, ihrougti BjiUp^i-'i ml di!4trict t<> tlic bt-ller cgiitiating witfi tite Wtl. ii'1|>h lu [1 iinilt^m. r to ofllr any aJvamn;»o cipht in its negotiations his Board 11 preparrj tc i-rcsts of cither K^. ioad ly be (lorio by selecting I from na.'lj>h to Wood- iilford, 2:ii inik'.i ; from sing tiic CJiaid Uivei' at 5 miles, and from thence tck to LoiiJ.in, ;Vii tiiili-s, 1C8. Those of the (jieat luld thf»t Company see fil ford, 39^ miles t^nd from k^etn GuL-lph aiid Wood. >l;ice the idiid un a much J only 25 nulfi. 831 miics 70 50 J miles Ifio i lo3i miles 315} miles 03 miles. Ion to Winusnr, the To. low givts ihi;:* company f carrying out or modify. ;(Mtf por.ioiH first ; and Appendix Na 1. Sialtment of Lake Mttnn^^ from jmb/iMhed A*:counU ani CHsforn- House £i-:nrni, L\Ut M%RI'«>:, vl<-|i*t; "f Britiktl «i-«vi«. trduuif fen>ir. cttU tiir iiilcrtriuit< Mttrn. ill tht »vir IsiJ. tltatu-lT-'IHn**"' ' *'i '■ **'^''* ■■ ■trigs (•uiiijng tcMib). M; " " 21 .J" > " hchu'jucnt • • ii70i " " ■iHM't " Tcital, 4f) h.)^!'! VcMeb buill at *>» variou* (> >r<r'[jfrUcri. IJ; SjuUti j \ r»ar:ts, \'2 Britmm MrncwTM r M *niNr. *•» rj »n Lalt* Onttrm. •nl empl'»jeU in U>« liibnJ «»:•■« ul t'dti Ha — brin- cxi'luMti- ol' tb-jae owiu-J on tJic ujiixr I^^iIm's — in tjic jrar l^l*i. Sl/-ainrri (iwu of ir m.). l-ake l'n»i>cllcr». - Mii|>i, - - - - Bfii;4Piine», Kch'rs aU>te 30 toni to. in tijf fi**" Yt'ars prenioui !-» I ■* Ij. tli'tf wfe built ab itf the Fatlftof >u ;.>r«. l"* > •fM'-l". 01' an a;;i|^rr^jie t.utii^r ol J •>■ .! t>ni. anJ r -sr of $.>-JJ>.OJJ. Ui t^ic*c, 4i »crc St4:«iiit;r*, auJ 8 iViptUtrj. »•***:**♦:***- Appendix No. 2. SUleme . ftf Passen^i^rt nnd e i)'Tmo:i h. fjri mon'h* - - lifi/Di) pfrs-im- lU^JJ I'-iij M rL'hdnJi'f. •• ■' •• o ».>);/ ti»n». r^^^SED BV ttsrniL IltILSO\D FR-JM PFTROtT; Tu^nj^*-T» : 2.311^ T»>ii» SlerchanJi»e .-.--. IJ.uaJ^ Tjnjeq'ifntlv. pj§i*'(l by rip1r.i,t f-r ifw upper I-'vtics, by hit-i'iKTs. cXL-I'uiivc (.'■.' ntiilwai carricil b> 1 t'lpctkra and Pa««eii'X> Ton* McrcharidiW 3j,000 Statement mvh hy E. U. ClARK, Co'lccinr of Cus. toitit at I'urt llurun, from Ojxctal lUlurns. July 2iiJ, isrj. i»f^p*^ctin^ the munbor of vctsrU naTijpiitiig Ihe u^tpt-r Lakes. touching ftl I'fTl lluf in. '• Tiit-r..' ii a J lily liii:' nf Steamboi's fr-im Dui.ain atnl Clu- " cij'M-inplnjin^ 1 I'tf till' lar:;*:*^ d JUS — I i its a»erai(inz at It a jt *' tiO'Hoin I'iich. irakiiiz a tniai 'il" >'l');itj>iw. tn^trthtr With up- " warila r*f 2'H aiilirn cr:ifi &t»l iir-itllcrs tiikajjcj alni'slt-n- *' cliisivfljr in ll.^ iipji r I.akt- trmk- IhimtJiw.-'S'i t > rhicug". 'I'he *■ travel u^khi these tcsscU will amuunt t'> at''ju* 5J0 passengers daily." Statement nf Pii.f.) liviB I '!)t. The ifrealer part of the abov losses f»rc«rnil on Lake Frie. And in IhsfEsifsof Nn»cm!».r 2fHht'>2.5(h, I >Mti. in addition to tosae» in September and I'cIj.Ut of that year, ttie foUowntg *e»- (mU wer- driten on sh-^rc, many uf *.luch «ert enUiLly list, wilhscvertl Uits:— 2 Steamers, i Frcpriicr, 7 Brigs . 1 1 iScliuoners. 21 Vfjsels. Apponlix Na 4 KitT'iett from UUtr f;f% autU'-i Vidaft K N. •• pfi«r 'i**^!* !hh JsniiafT. !»*W. •■ I kn i« '■f no fpfd 111 e'.iiibi* ft -vitttrr er^Mitf b«t»ccii • CdDada airtl t'te I tu «•! Mdlct ir m K>n£«l n ■<• (r d •uh a* *■ thai S V- " ^sriiia. I iu*r r> udi-O hrre Mitce f'.IJ »in1 up tu *' t.v prv» :,i , • tit I h4Te nnly srrn the eruasinc of h *t» m* *■ ptdetl It* ff ' **to •tr>-asi i>« ; h-'Ji liine l»o e«i.-,'ic ix, t - tw*r tivtif MTU tie da) '.r i«i alhcr that buJt) f idd i>'>t pua ■- -)i)d rt-piM with IcBiiis. rarrMk.^- ^c-, and nlKnocr tuch " invrritp'i .n tak<« plsr-e. ilu- tte n\u all rd ; '-d aiui lit'.' er ••sj:^ I r !i-ami. \\r Ju^e ■ ■■ h'•rM■•l'rr}•lK•a^ ttlurh Hm tiur OuBsrafiN " \i,t til this momcn'.. tthile ut UiiiJM»r it h*.* hrrtt irry miich " linpt-dtd. As a naval n<(in I t-4ll ,ti« le darki s. ri^Kt rin safi Ij mate " tiic lurS-mr. "huh is pndid ly Uir |jrt:e3l .•ni« u j'i it> shm rs *• ai n4-ll t.s lailitig frsscla always ruitmri( C-r il m teiiip<-a(ri<.iM '• N rtherty winds ; it is the only acccMibie barbuur fut tutudmls •• ul mil s. " I believe irn duUa'^ is*he p"'e? osuiKy eharr d i<>r towinf ** up the npids wh^rt. .. :ssil is aJiX*<'U» lU ce' l>ra( In niarkeL "Uuhm;ard f t'>c rr^alsr and e >n«lant c >innuniratitia ■• between tanada and ibe I ni^ed MTn b. irn ■' iKtroji. and ■■ i.mI at Sariiia : I' .trlainlv has lullirlo l»eirn so siinpl> l-ec3u«p, ■- tti rr was tHf- rven »•> much aa a eatlle trcicL Inm 1.i«i;iIud tu '■ S.triita, but as 'Htt i"" noi» a ic"- -il rrud. this rr n w ■ siiorttr '• f.jtMe ii» |>jm n' s »• •' already as great Uuvugb !»artt;«r as i: u tiircush Cbatliau v.4 •• Winds-jr tMXtetaent of)L». D. \VAHi', Master rf Moil Stramer ••Janmry i.st. 1H|6 " The ?t. Hut Rjrer (^arTiia> V the f < t ni Lake Murnn. ti '• llv m 'M acctsniltle and s-i "s" hirt>'>uf a', any pom' fu our •■ I^kt-i — in i'f ' 1' of iifucli 1 wt'Uld Mitc. that i.<. a oil •rsnel " ba> b pn ttramiid « r * il wilht'i IJ miir» ( I Pt-rt Sarum during " 'h** I •■ J') yrar«, and lia' i' ti is tern Uic .ominru rrsorl fuf ■■ ttfssfla during ^:Ue-i "i "iiid ui. Lake llun.u ever sjihtc cou- •' merrr Upan tn the Lnkcs. •■ 1 hite b_-< n sjiii:>; >■» the l.a\ri f r Iht last 13 Ttars and •* never huard cf any dtiJicu.ty in < iiUrin^ »"■ rt barnw.'* Statement ofC, Blaxki Master of Sf-atne'^ •• pfinnis** Jsiuary ?2ir' 1H16. *' There is no harbour -'n our I.aVrs tai>:if* iiiid uLur iwanl of any diiticuiij i-r ilm- '■ ger in eiiltriitg he Rivir.'* Sttt^ment ofS. Wahu, iiUtpman^^r ftr^f Otrn^r, 2iiiJ Janusry. \s\6. " The harVmr nf Saniia has •"» equal on ih- l.aki »— n»«(ls '■ and *u amer- ifi n rtturn I'M) miU.-s vt Mck «jh:l:(.r from a>'.ruis " in t!i*' M. ( lar Kiv r. " 1 iw 5mied Ihc Likc'S during the last -1 > >t-»r«. and am •' Tx-it twjrt^ that any »<-nous acttu. ul bss o«-curn:d duruig that " liam aL ur luar Ute euLrauce of .hat Kivcr." -«^*':**«:* Appendix Mo. S. p)iir iii'U'>N Statement furntuhd / t'tc Collector of Cnxtnmn^ and takenfrom t >jft^ ! lietums. — July 'i, I ■* 15. In r ply t » ques'ion IsT— ■• Amount of travel between Port Huron unit Pi^rt Sarnia I" There have b-rn rej^jr td at this oftit-i; ivithin th- last month. 63 ledtns. averaji-ia 6 j-^t^iiis tu a Wanii from Sarnia and abou^ an fqual nunibt-r rt'unicd Last. 2nd. •' (jj-hJ^ imoTtod andeip'-rvd fr-im s dislrir* "f r-.yn- trv ii-tr'.ii of a hne (;('laU'uJe 13 - C I hav* nu mt-ana c/i as- eer^ininj coTrcijy, but iinfiw the a-nount to be immeiis::. '■ 3rU. ■' Of Ihe actual fti'e of tr)e mad fr .m Pit*. Huron to I*e*ro t r* Tiiertr is a t;'> -d •• turnpike' r -ad ronstruettHl by tie I'l ited Stales Government, whiehniost ol"li* vear i* in |it>"d condiU m, rsjM"*iaily in niuii r it •» [;iii surpasM-J b\ an) ryad ir tht' rou iiry — lis'ancc 5" n»iles — in winter x. daily lin-- of hIi^.s ruii! — ure $2..i )— in >umm-r 1 daily Uite of two steanwrt^-du- lance by wa'c'.t) I miif»— fare $I.7J. ■Jh. ■ li l.'i.Ti! a town a* P.rt Huron V It is a thriving town on^'ining above 1.2 »0 inhabi'an's. frn-n whirh with the Jin-e towi 1 of Cl*d:. Lexini^titi and Beach»il!e, all flo»r by, btiiii f.tm trised in my dutru-t an roiler'or, nrrr -a^irltd tu the year \^^i jfoducc to iiw lalue >.f th*; aWvu $lHj,o.m. Statemen', Augu.tt !l/A, t*tkeu from Oficial Return*. CorSTlh" IMMJIfATELY HOrND PORT llfRON. CoC.YTY ^T. Clmh — [t:0 square miles — j.'^ ul farming laM, has IN mills, .') Lannrrir« and othr-r maiiufaetr>ries. CotXl V L**"*. r.H — 't^> »«{i«it- mUrt— ,t«n4 pirt of the ureal Micliifcjn ctal ilH. CoL'.\T\ M\«.o.Mii — ».'>■< aq-iarr inil.-s — iirxt to Wayne roun;/ JiKfoilJ. the most important duny if liip Sta'e. « d' n»«-ty pe-'pt'-d, eontams 14 tl'' jrin^"»i;" besides wool- len mpuui'^ictorics. atid Uunt:ri.s. II Appendix No. 6. tclu..rfo/ Gall undth. lo^nM'V' Vu'njras. Appendix No. 7. VILLAGE OF STRATFORD. I'lici i-»'l 1-11 ! '-'■ VitUi' J—Norrnl. SM IlirntJy. Gtor^rlnwn. taiiti. 2-Straiigi;'»^Ji"» Liule KoUi. i-F.lori. Iful'' l-\\(i,", „.„re»nt unlj a part ^„"n.. therenire •■"'"-''^.i;;:,: ,^r;.'.d Und, anJ bifild. of ll« eliaun,, property and ■"' 1"'''^"' *_^^, „ th, property Ing., nal es.ale, a. «>11 as 'ha".l 1"^^'1^'^> ^,.,^„,;, ,,„ „„t .r..«of i-.nper««(.in(K»y'«"- Flour, bbl... Wheat, bus.. Pork. bbls.. Beef. " lierres. - - • - * Ham.. Ions. .\flhps.rn»k.,- - - - ■ Butter, kfft.. Lard. ■ " " ' " ' Timothy Seed. bus.. - OaU, .. . . . Peas. .. . - - starch. I'oxe., ■,■,"' •W bite Pine Boards, feet, • Bricks, miniher.- - " ' •liorntips and Scraps, tens Woollen Cloths, yards,- Blankets. pair.. - ■ • •Sheep's Pell", number. !94.R.^n . luM.Ufi - 4,133 - m 65 >«"■ ,,. roui.lry N'r h oliJ «n "1 Ga'.' pansir- tnr.ugh that |.la" '-' ""_ .. j^-f. ^,,,, portali'tl - • ■ ■ ' . . ' \f, tont. Butter _ . .74] l>bls. \> hijkey - • - . . . . 6 .-> I '" "'^" ,hrer mil" "f B"">tf "<■ «"'' "t"" ' "'P'' "■ "'" ""'f't'T^f t,"-; : f e, ,„ u* ..cn.v .„■ h. ...»n S:ean..ri ply daU, to .»! fr jm BalTil" l" Uie eiitraiice of In- null- n.,-,,,1.,!, and l)r,Cr.,ZZ.r r,rM,« 6W,. part of 1^(15, taU,iJrom'Oji.ul Rfporl, dr.lrd. BatNTFQiio. aS-.h Apnl. I'MS. Flnur - - - ''W' f,„k - • - bhli Wiu»'«ey.neer.kr.blj.i. Salt ■- - ■ - . bua. 91)63 - trim '^•i i ia.ter Paria - l""" *'^ Mcrelialidlte • loria l» I Wheal ■ I'i; Ir' n 2-„. p-,tnn. £1.6.'2 in \',i per I'.n. 67 I'l " IjnStonsfif Go™:< at 4(1 I n« Buttiral - - . n^^!;;;li;>^tu^.Porus.A..;..:-|^;.|: ""'ir to' "u :iv the V lihern part -.f Uu,nfr.e,, XWterl,;;. W.l„,ot. town of >traf .nl ..«! .m- i.,cc thcraVom. ab.ul ei.Jal U. J l,oJJ bbU. Hour, at 1». 3d. 9J U 6 lo7 H '• i.\>2J K t) Xa.l37 13 11 The Vonn of Brantfonl" a. laid out b, Government on land .ur^Se;;db.U,e.n^.en. .n 1.30. The po,,ul>.t..u ." IM4 ,nioanl.:d to .boul iOJU uihabllanlv ,,■ .' The Ton. eollered by ^'-^ '''^-'^ ^^.^ Jt^^:^T^ '•::."';i;;;:f^;n"^'- n".rf:i.o-n ,v. o.^.^