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 LANDS AND RESCUECES 
 
 OF 
 
 
 
 
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 4- ■ •* *i<"'-* 
 
 ^^rlfi" 
 
 '•"Mi*' ■ ^'* 
 
 PRQVmCS OF OKTAfilO 
 
 A HAND-BOOK 
 
 FOR THK IXFOKMATION OF IMMIGRAX'r 
 
 FARMERS DESIROUS OF OBTAINING 
 
 CHEAP FARM8 IN AN ALREADY 
 
 SETTLED DISTRICT. 
 
 Prepared by ALBERT SMALLFIEILD, EdHor ci 
 '< The Renfrcvsr Mercury." 
 
 IlEXFRKW, ONT. 
 PBTNTEl) AT THE MERCURY OFFTrR. 
 
 1881. 
 
INTRODUCTORY 
 
 i 
 
 The attention of Farinors and others who imvo 
 r*oine to Canada with tlie intention of ])iirchasinjLi; 
 land and seUlini; down to aajricultiiral pursnitj^ — 
 without having detinitely decided as to what par 
 licular part of the J3oniinion tljey will select for 
 ilicii' future residence — is directed to the foUow- 
 iniij facts concerninpf the County of Eenfrew, ii» 
 the Province of Ontario. " s 
 
 IVliat has been done, can be done aijfain, and an 
 tlierc arc many wealthy farmers already in the 
 (.'o^jnty, there is no reason why others — forwlioin 
 there is plenty of room — with skill and capita!, 
 should not equally well succeed in securing at) 
 independence here. 
 
 ijiJ" Much infunnatinn jis to municipal institutions, e<lii- 
 fut'ona) r.d vantages, &(\, in-Canada, in alrea<iy published in 
 pamphlets on immigration issued by the J)on!inion and Pro- 
 vincial G'jveinmcnts, which it is consequently not nect'S?:-ary 
 to repeat in this brief sketch. 
 
RENFREW COUNTY: 
 
 ITS LANDS AND EESOUECES. 
 
 -:0: 
 
 '•Lumbering " until recent years was tlie prlr> 
 rijKil industry in the County. As the forest>. 
 horderincr on the rivers* have j'radualiv ro' eded 
 further northward and westwani l>ef<)re the hun- 
 herman'rt axe, tlie townshij^-^ '' in the front " have 
 hcen converted into tai'niis : and the luinhernien n 
 priindpal ' iimits" are mostly fi*oni 50 to above 
 100 mihis ba<dv into tfie interior. 
 
 Thirly vears ivj:o, althouich there were some ol<l 
 and nourishing settlements along the Ottawa 
 liiver and tor some little distance up the 3LadM- 
 waska and Bonnechere Iiivers, the interior of the 
 County was still com})aratively an unsettled wii 
 ♦ ierness, although squatte]*.^ liere and there bad. 
 inade clearings aiul settlements The immigration 
 from Great Bi'itain had been chiefly attracted to 
 ihe Western part of Up|K']" Canadr., where tht-. 
 land was more level, fveev from roelv. an«l the eli- 
 
 male somewiiai inndei 
 
 Settlement, at tli 
 
 «■^> I 
 
 poi'iod, in the central and eastern jiarthj of II])pc: 
 Canada scarcely extended into the crumtrv more 
 ihan twenty miles north of , Lake Ontario, and a 
 less distance westerly fi'om the Ottjiwa JJiver. in 
 f-4Ct, the intejior of ihe ]?i'Ovineo was generaDy 
 declared and believed to be unfit ior wiiite xner.. 
 and f)f course unsuitalde for those aceustomed to 
 the habits and tastes of a eivili/ixl comfounitN . 
 1 1 was, iu short, contended th*U all the good land 
 iiad been taken up, and that what remained was 
 M) tended by nature for IndiaHrf and hunters — and 
 
Ticnfrnr Coinift/ 
 
 Jiimbormen. indeed, some leadiiii]^ luDibcri^ion 
 did not hesiinto to nssert- that the soil wouhJ not 
 laise suflieieiit wheat to sujiport a resident ]M'>pu- 
 h'ltion. Nevertheless, about thirty ^eai's aao. it 
 ')eu;an to be declared tliat throughout the Huron 
 nu'l Ontario district, as it was termed, there was 
 much u^ood land, ii( for seU.lenjent, whi(di had only- 
 been overlooked on account of the u'l'cater ease 
 with w'liich the lands in the western ])art of the 
 -Province could be reached. It was therefore j)ro- 
 posed tljat this extensive district should be opened 
 lip by the conshMiction of several leadiniz; lines of 
 " Colonization lioads." 
 
 1'he schenic was ultimately adopted, and Gov- 
 ernment Ageiits were appointed to supei-intend 
 the settlement of the *' Free Grants" which were 
 oiVered to injniigi-anis to induce them to settle in 
 tiie district. -• ■- ■■■ ' > 
 
 These Ai^ents soon ])nt out gdowing and attrac- 
 tive accounts of the lands which they had to dis- 
 ])0se oi, and how easily the immigrants could be- 
 <*<)me independent bv the monev which they euuhi 
 inake by clearini^ the land, and convertinic the 
 trees, when felled and Imriied in the log heap, 
 into potash, for which, in those days, there was a 
 3'eady sale for cash. While some of the j\i>-enis 
 liavc contended that they stated not hini^ but facts, 
 it is beyond dispute that the majority of the eaidv 
 settlers who were induced to take up Free Grants, 
 tbund themselves wofnlly disa])pointed, — there 
 being the greatest ])ossible dift'erence between iho 
 j^romise.l' and jyi'ospeets held out and the reality. 
 'Phe roads were rough: it was toilsome and un- 
 accustomed work to fell the trees and make the 
 potash : there were no markets near at hand, and 
 the cost of hauling the potash to the Iront, and B til 
 
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 NCI 
 
 il 
 
7^^ LanJs and Jiesoiirces, 
 
 5 
 
 J 
 
 of takiiiiij l)ack' provisions, fiiriiifure, ki\, soou 
 c'xlKHisto'l tlie nieans of many of the settlers, who 
 •tl'andoncd their '' loentions/' and removed elbe- 
 whero, cui'tsinij; those whose representations had 
 deluded Ihem. And tliero are ihoj-e who to this 
 (lav maintain that the Free (Jrants are, agricul- 
 furally considered, of little worth, after the tirst 
 
 H i(>p8 have been taken or)'. 
 
 " That beini^ the ease, it will naturallv be aske'l 
 — why invile the attention of immigi-ants to 
 aiich a district ? 
 
 Briefly, circum.siances liave altered of lalo 
 years. The Opeoniro Colonization .Roa<], wliich 
 nms across Renfrew (V)nnty from Ea^^t to West, 
 has been much improve<l, and appropriations of 
 luonev have been made by tlie (lovernment of 
 Ontario for still further impi'oving it and tlio 
 
 !•: 
 
 rancn roads conne 
 
 ctinir with it. And in tl 
 
 »c 
 
 (listricts where atone time the settlers neede<i 
 f-elief, the crops, in the yeJir 188tK wo'e splendid. 
 Yillau'es and t'-enerai stores in tlic back coiintrv 
 have increased in numbei*: and whereas the lum- 
 i)ermer. fornu^rl}' afforded the only marlvet for the 
 settlers' snrpbis ])rodnce, the daj's for mnkiii 
 
 )i)tas 
 
 h hi 
 
 ive 
 
 fone by — and the settlers have found 
 
 a ready sale for their butter, while the counuy \^ 
 noom red every seiison by the buyers of horse^-, 
 
 attl 
 
 e an< 
 
 i hI 
 
 »ee 
 
 As for the al legation fijat i\v 
 
 '•ountry is unfit for settlement, it is well known 
 lliat the hunber kinii,s, who were so I'eady to decry 
 
 he ai^ricultural caj)abilities of the distn'ct, £^en- 
 faliy contrive to clear a tolerably extensive space 
 or a farm in the neighbourijood of their principal 
 
 ien< 
 
 )ti 
 
 Many of the early settlers, before the days of 
 tliC Free Grants; not only found a market for 
 
() .Rtnfrew County : 
 
 tlielr p"O'lu('0 ill the Imnborinic •• shanties/' but 
 u:<cd to take their teams into the woods in the 
 witUor time. gettin«^^ ymul tor haalini^ lo»j^s, and 
 luivinuj their hordes well ted at the same time at 
 the expen.se oi' their emph)yer?J. Thifs led to their 
 farms !)eini>- negleeted, and unfitted the ownei's 
 j'or tlie stead V work of the farm. Alany fai-ms, as 
 well as Mij)plies, Avei'e also obtaijied on eredii. 
 Tl)is embarrassed the owners, and as the lumber- 
 ing distriets leceded, and the settlement of the 
 North-West territories offoreii indueements to ob- 
 tain lands on ea>y terms. — uumv of the farms 
 were sold in order to realize the n^eans of settliiiij: 
 either in Mirinesota, or Dakota, or in xManitoba. 
 Many also passed into the hands of the fjoan 
 C<>mp; 
 
 Eut, from one ean-e or another, tiiere are still 
 in the(>\>untv- of Renfrew, many i'arms — cleared, 
 ff^'ieed ai)d with suitable buildini^-s ereeted — i'ov 
 There are also luany persc>n.s who would 
 
 tnie 
 
 •>^" 
 
 ha 
 
 f>. 
 
 prefer a well-wooded and well-watei-ed eountry, 
 ii) dist'^iets already supplied with railway, 
 ehurches^ schools, j>ost oiliees and 8tort-.s, and only 
 a dav-'s jounvev tVom Montreal, to prairie lands 
 n^ore tbai^ ;. thousand miles furthei* oif. Msj)eci- 
 aily when these cleared farms, with all improve 
 iiients, can be purchased outri/^^ht for a sum ])ro 
 bably not exceeding two or three yt^<o*,s' rent in tln.^ 
 old country : while the purchase is free from lh( 
 costly charges attending the conveyance of land:- 
 
 ]\\ r^itii 
 
 hind 
 
 It is for the purpose of attracting tlie attentior* 
 of in:) migrant 8 of this class — men with some 
 means, and not obliged to " rougii " it in the Fret 
 GrantSj — that this little paniphJet is issued. 
 
,pV 
 
 7"^;^ Lands and .Rc^vnrce,%, 
 
 7 
 
 but, 
 
 , an.l 
 10 at 
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 vnors 
 lis, as 
 ro<iii. 
 niber- 
 >r the 
 to ol)- 
 larni- 
 
 I i to bit. 
 Tioan 
 
 u fetiii 
 
 lea rod. 
 
 !(i — for 
 
 woubi 
 
 >U!ltl*> 
 
 iilwav 
 )(] onl\ 
 ' land: 
 Hspoci- 
 tjprovo 
 111 ]>ro 
 r in tb( 
 oni Un 
 f land 
 
 Itoiitioi 
 b HOint 
 be FrcH 
 1, 
 
 4 
 
 
 Area and Surface Features. 
 
 Tho County ol* Hon trow Ik one of tbc largest in 
 tlic Province of Ontario (formerly stykHl Upper 
 ''anada or Canada West). Tt. is ^itnated in tb<* 
 » )ttawa Valle^^ being bounded on tlie Kant and 
 Xorth by tbe Ottawa (or (irand) River, Ly whicb 
 ;{ is separated from tbe Western i)oundary of tbe 
 Provinee of Quebec, formerly known as Lower 
 ran ad a. On tbe Soutb, it is bounded by tbe 
 'ounties of Jianarlc. Frontenac, and Addington ; 
 on tbe West by tbe County of llastin-us; and on 
 tbe Nortb by tbe Xipisning District, tlirougli 
 -.vbicb tlie Western Extension of tbe Canada ( !*en- 
 ual Railway is now being built. 
 
 'i'iie area of tbc County of l^enfre\s' compri^ep 
 {ii»out one million (1,000,000) acre>'?, — or iR'.arly 
 onc-tfurd tbe size of Vorksliire, tbe lari^rest count \' 
 In England. 
 
 Rivers and Lakes. 
 
 h is traversed from tbe Nortb-west to tbc Soudi- 
 ''ast by tbe Rivers ^Madawaska and l]onnecben>, 
 whicb rise in tbe .Xij)issing District and tail inl<» 
 I be Ottawa Hi ver towards tlie soutbern limit ot 
 .he County. In the Xortbern part, tbe Petewawa 
 tlows eastward Iv also, but falls into the Otta^va 
 some miles above Pembroke, tbe County town. 
 There are some smaller streams, at tbe moutb of 
 ruie of which, tbe ^luskrat, Pembroke is situated, 
 '>}\ tbe Allumette Lake, an expansion of tb<'. 
 Ottawa Kiver. Xone of these tributaries of tiio 
 larger stream are navigable, except by small 
 I'jiUs and canoes, being broken throughout their 
 
 
8 
 
 Itenfrcw County : 
 
 rourse by frcqiiont vaplcls nnd falls, or '^ cliutoH ; '* 
 whicl) iiflbrd oxc.ellont jnill-.sit'/s, ^\\t\\ ainj)lo 
 watei'-power. TlJe^e huvo hitheito l)een chiotlv' 
 utilised lor saw and gri^tniill^; but at the Vil- 
 ln;^e of lie I) fro w thore arc several other fuctorier^ 
 already ostahliished at the falls of the Bonuechere, 
 and efforts are l)eiiii'* made to introduce others. 
 The streams are chietly used, however, lor iioat- 
 in:^ down the " lumber." which is cut down in 
 the woods during the wintei' season. 
 
 There are nunierous Lakes throiiirhout t!»e 
 ('ounty, some quite small, others sovend iiiiles in 
 ieiii:'t]i, mostly aboundini' in tish. Jn the neii^li- 
 hour hood of liounrl Lake and Clear Lake, near 
 I he centre of the County, ]>hosphate is bein*;* 
 mined in considerable qtiantlty; and atCalabogie 
 Lake, in the southern |)art, iron, plumbago and 
 other minerals, liave lat(;ly been discovered, and 
 the deposits are reported to be quite extensive. 
 
 The Quality of the Land, 
 
 The land, in such an extensive tract, i> oC 
 course considerably diversified in quality, being 
 \ \ $otue parts hea^'y clay, in others loam, and in 
 others, 8nr>dy and barren. Throughout the couvf 
 ty the surface is general ly hilly, with a good deal 
 of 7-o(dc; and those hills, towards the West, son^<?- 
 fimes rise into niountainous ridges. One of 
 fliese, kno\\n as The Pinnacle, is just ^oi'th of 
 \\\i3 \"illage of Ikonfre^v. Althoi\gli precipitous 
 on its western face, it is cultivated in parts to its 
 summit. The ridge extends to the North for 
 son>e miles, and at its foot lies a fertile plain,— - 
 ^ the Brule," and a line stretch of the vallevof the 
 Bouue(diere. The varying value of the land^ 
 
Its Lanch ari'l Resources. 
 
 iK'COJ'ding to soil, length (>[' time it jjas hoen sot* 
 litni, the uonstMjUont value f)f iinprovonieiits, tho 
 listnnec IVoni innrket im'.l rnilwa}.' &e., &e , may 
 Ik- jiKli^od iVoiii the last valuation pui ^>n the sev- 
 e!*al Townships, for the purj)ose of vM]iialisl»i;; the 
 liites i'uv C'omity taxali<Mi. by the County ('oi!!'- 
 cil, in the ve:u' 1880 : — 
 
 Class N'V I, iit !•>'), 70 i>(*r acre, th.; Tuwiisliips of West* 
 meath, MoMab, Pembroke and Horcoii. 
 
 ('lass No 2. at $r),35 pur acre, —the 'L'o\vnsl\ip of Iloss. 
 
 ClasH N"o. 3, at il?4,00 pci' acre, -the Towii.ship.s oi Aihnas- 
 Ion, StalFon], and Hroinley. 
 
 ( 'lass No. 4, at i?3.-i) i)er acre, the Townships of <irattaii» 
 Wilberforce, and Alice. 
 
 (Uaaa,No. ."», at.*f!l,r>0 per aero,-, the Tovrn; lips of Algoiia, 
 r.agot, Blythticld, l>rou,i^i am, liagarty, .Sherwood, llicliard.ti, 
 .JoMes, liarns, lirndenell ami Lymloch, 
 
 < Mass No. 0, At $!,30 per acre the Townships of (jrilfitl), 
 Aiatawaehan, H -ad, Maria, CUara, I'etcwawa, llolph, li\i- 
 ciiaiian, WyUe, Seba.sto})ol, lladcliti;* and Ilaghm. 
 
 The above valuation 
 
 .i\. 
 
 ;s not of eou rse rer>re- 
 
 ont the veal valu 
 
 e 
 
 the land: 
 
 It 
 
 IS ni( 
 
 rel 
 
 V an 
 
 •ndeavoiir to e(|ualise the varvini»* estimalM o[' 
 the Assessors of the respeetive Townsiiips, who 
 ]M'obably do not place the anion nt on their roli.s 
 -it more than half of the actual value. 
 
 Tiie followino- extracts from the surves' of the 
 Tv>wnHhip of ]iaii;lan, which contains an area of 
 'it), 212 a(U"es, ineludiuij;' water and roads, and Is 
 >it(nited on the Western boundary ot' the County, 
 
 \y be taken as a fair representation of the iwi) 
 
 'an 
 
 •age appearance and (juaiity of the land and the 
 imber in the b'ree (xrant townshij)s: — 
 
 .i n^ 
 
 The rocks bcloni^ to the Laurentian formation, and con- 
 fiist^for the most part of gneiss. In several places thei'e arc 
 extensive expowurea of white crystalline linu-stone, which 
 ,'.;iakc:8 a fair ♦iuaHty of lime, and may V'it become of sonio 
 
10 
 
 Ilenj'rcw Coun ty : 
 
 importaiicc to .'settlers. No indications of valuable minerals 
 More met with, and no speciineuH M-^erc collected. 
 
 *' 'J'his township is well watered by streams, whicli abound 
 jji n)any kinds of iisli. There are but two lakes of .iny «:;on.- 
 i«idera])lc extent the largest being aV)out a mile and a quarter 
 in length and over half a mile in width. Beaver n)eadows 
 and ponds are to be found in neaily all parts of the townshi}>. 
 
 '•Tiie land in Raglan is undulating, or rolliiv;,', and in 
 iixany places is broken by swamps of cedar, spruce and tam- 
 arac, and by steep rocky ridges, short and very irregular, 
 nnd not inclined to any general course. The prevailing tim- 
 ber on those rough portions, and also along the Maiawaska 
 river, is pine, the best of whicli -through lumbering opera- 
 tions, carrietl ou for twenty years or up.wnrd.s- -has beea re- 
 luovfd, thongli a consi<iorable quantit}' of valuable timber 
 fstill remains. 
 
 " In several places, once covered by beautiful groves of 
 valuable pin»\ the lire has made a clean sweep of all vegeta- 
 tion, or left only the dry trunks of trees. 
 
 "Tliroughout the tovvi'.ship, except in the marslies and 
 swamps, the Roib partakes of a sandy character, being in 
 many places a deep rich vsan<ly loam, which yields, where 
 clearings liave l>een made, wheat, oats, c(»rn, grass, and 
 cereals of a veiy superioj' character both in respect of (|uality 
 fuxl quantity. In other j^ortioris it is more ."andy, especially 
 the ie^'ei land ahmg the JNIadawaska I\iver, and many other' 
 }>laces where pine i^- the prevailing timber, the land may be 
 classed as second rate. 
 
 " AVliere the laud is good the prevjiiling timber is beech, 
 maple, an<^ bassvvood. The land in those portions covered 
 by hardwood is with some few exceptions favorable for tigri- 
 cultural purposes. In these exc-ptional places it becomes 
 rough an vi rocky, an<l the tind)or is mostly maple, birch, 
 beech, hemlock, pi)u\ balsam, oak, ironwood, elm, &c. In 
 the remaining ])ortions of the township good lantl is only to 
 be obtainctl in small patches, widely separated by spaces of 
 rocky land ajul swamps." 
 
 Agricultural and Horticultural Capabilities. 
 
 While all the grnin {\m\ root ci'ops cultivuled in 
 (in^iit Britain can be succossfnllv raised in the 
 County of Renfrew, other crops, ^uch as Maize or 
 
lis IaduIs and Rdsovrcrs. 
 
 ]\ 
 
 minerals* 
 
 1 abound 
 any con- 
 M quarter 
 n)e;ulo\v» 
 ownshi}>. 
 , and i n 
 md tani- 
 iiTcgnlar, 
 ilir.g tini- 
 liawaska 
 ng operii- 
 ^ beew re- 
 ie timber 
 
 groves of 
 ,11. vegeta- 
 
 rsbes and 
 being in 
 [Is, wher« 
 vn.ss, and 
 of )(uality 
 t\spt('ially 
 lany other' 
 lid may be 
 
 • is l)eech, 
 IS cov<'red 
 e for iigri- 
 t beoonu-s 
 )le, birch » 
 II, &c. In 
 is only to 
 ■ .spaces of 
 
 billties. 
 
 viited in 
 1 in tho 
 Maize or 
 
 Indian corn, whitdi rarely ripens in (be Old 
 i'ountrv, and bxuA) veicelablc fruits as melons, 
 loniatues, &c., wblch are tbere ^rown under glass, 
 ripen and yield al>undantly in tiie o])en air. 
 
 Tbc land wbich is not arable is well adapted to 
 
 •razin<r and stnelc raisi 
 
 nt! 
 
 !-y^ 
 
 and this brancdi i)( 
 
 :iirneulture is vearlv irjereasmic in inii:)ortanee. 
 
 Plums, clierries, raspberries, gooseberries, 
 Htrawberries, grapes, v^e., &e., grow wild. Tbe 
 garden currant also grows to perfection ; and 
 vci'apes and small fj-uits are als") being cultivated. 
 To meet the demand for apple and oilier fruii 
 ii'ees, suited to tbe climate, an extensive nursei y 
 has, within tbe last few years, been establi^bcd 
 near A rn prior. 
 
 Concerning tlic agricultural capabilities of (bis 
 I'ounty we refer to extracts on pages \i an*.! I'l 
 M ritten by a native ot lliis section. 
 
 Dairying. 
 
 < Mseese Factories are being establisbed in tl o 
 f'Oiinty : one at tlie villaii;e of Renfrew vieldinir a 
 fair return to tbe sbarebolders. 
 
 Butter is extensively exported. Frr)m tbe R(iii- 
 tVew station of tbe Canada Central raihva\', J. 400 
 tul)s were sbi])ped in October, and 2,285 in Nov- 
 ember, 1880. One firm sbipj)ed five cai- loads 
 direct to Liverpool. Anotbertirm sbip|)ed tiitei'O 
 » arloads. From tbe otlier stations lai'ge <.[uanti- 
 lies were also exported, 
 
 BKF-KEEPimi. — Many private individuals 
 keep large numbers of Idves ; and tbe elima((> is 
 well-adapted to make tbe business quite protitabio 
 if fi>llowed more extensively. 
 
12 
 
 Ilenfrew Couniy 
 Railways. 
 
 The Canada Central Raihva}' enters llie County 
 at; Ai'nprior. Up till 18*12, it terminated at Sand 
 Point, six niiles noi-th of Arnpriof. It was th*>n 
 extended to the Villai;e of lienfrevv, thirteen 
 miles hevond Sand Poiiit; and three or foui' years 
 afterwards to Pemhroke, tlie County Town. 
 
 The Western Extension of the Canada Central 
 (to connect with the Ca)»adiaa L^Kjiric iJaiUvaj') in 
 now open to Deux l^ivicres; will reach Mattawa 
 in June of 1881, and is expected to be oomplcte<l 
 as far as Lake Nipissinij; by the end of tlio year. 
 
 The ICini^ston and Pembroke liailway — of which 
 (iO miles are built and beini;- operated — will enter 
 K'enfrew (.-ountv at the Ma<la\vaskii iiiver, and 
 will form ii iunelion with the Canada Central at: 
 the Village of Jienfrew. 
 
 Towns and Villages 
 
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 The j)rincipal places in the (bounty are 
 
 PKMBilOKH, in the N«)rth eastern jiart, on tho 
 I')>per Ottawa. It contains noaidy o.OOO inhabi 
 tants. Tliei-e are several factories, and m number 
 of stoi'cs doing a large business. 
 
 AUNPiilOP, is at tho Southeasi. corner of th<» 
 ('ounty. W fair ide;i of the improvement which 
 has of late years tnken place in the developmeni 
 of till.'- (\)untv niJiv he gleaned \'vi)]\\ the numer 
 
 .•n' 
 
 OUS 
 
 line stores which have been creeled , cliief among 
 wiiich are those of Mr Jann^s Hart nev, sr., and 
 the Arcade, which would do credit to any eii\-. 
 
 liFjNKItl^W ia situated on the Canada Central 
 Railwav, about half-way between Arnpric>r and 
 remlu'oke. It i^; the business centre of tho best 
 
7/^^ Lavih and .Resources. 
 
 n 
 
 ni!:riciiUnrnl pnrt of iho County and is tlic oiulet 
 oi the Opeongo Itoad. 
 
 l^^GAiS' VITJjh] is the next Inri^est vinai!:e. Jtis 
 '.ii.staut 2G miles IVom I'einbroke, and the same 
 difcitance i'vom j^eiifrew viUaicc It is al'Dul ]!' 
 )niles we^.t of the Canada Central liailwav, the 
 ne;n*est j>oint being (lie station at 
 
 (/OBI)EN, where a considerable portion of \\\v 
 ai-M'ieultura! j)roduee of the district is now ship;>ed. 
 
 The other villai^-es are 
 
 SAND POINT, on the OttawTi Kiver and Can- 
 uda (Central Jliver, Bix miles from Ai-n prior. 
 
 lUTlirsTSTOWN, AVHITK LAKK, and STEW- 
 :\ RrVILLR, in the Township of McNab. 
 
 FO RASTER'S FALLS, in Ross. 
 
 DSCKOLA, in the Township of l]romle\v 
 
 JX)UGLAS, about 16 miles i'rom iicnfrow on 
 ihe Jionnechero River 
 
 UKACIIBURCt, in Weslmeath, 15 miles from 
 ]?e in broke. 
 
 BRUDKNKLL CORNERS, and IU:)CKIN<^ 
 ILA.M, in the Township of IJrudenell. 
 
 C^OMBEPtMKRK, ir/ the Township of riadclifre. 
 
 High Schools. 
 
 In addition to the Public; Schools tlirona:hont 
 Die Countv, there are excellent ITiLrh Schools iUv 
 the more advanced branches of education at Arn- 
 ])rior, Pembroke and Penfrew; and the County 
 jvlodel School for training Teachers is established 
 at the last named place. 
 
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 Renfrew County: 
 
 '♦ WHY 00 WEST? 
 
 " IK TITF. OTTAWA VALLEV TOO P<»Olt FOK FAHMINO, OR IS ;T 
 
 TOO FOORI,V FAUMKI)? 
 
 " To tkc. K- lit or of the Henffnv Merc.ur)f. 
 
 "Sir. The inclination of the minds of men, women and 
 chihlren is to tliasatisfacCion with their present situation — 
 IK) inatCiM- luwlcr wliat oircii instances —wealth, position, hap- 
 pines?' -all that the !iiin<l can grasp; yet contentment doc-^ 
 not come. The secret of lia}>piness is contentment. This in 
 jnoven hy the fact that many of those persons wlio so re 
 ccntly have loft this (li«trict fr)r tlie far West, are stated to 
 l)e already wialiing either to return, or else to go still further 
 ^^ est : tiic emigration from Manitoba i»eing now as great a.-! 
 the immigration info that f*roviuce. The movement west- 
 ward into the far great N(»rth West shows the predominant 
 inclination of the liuman mind. When will tliis move- 
 ment cease ? Inducements of all kinds are held out to the 
 people to Mnove West.' The Dominion (government; in- 
 terested partic?- Land ('.>mpanieH - -the Ivadway Oompanie;* 
 ;ill advertise, yes advertise the i^reat heneiits t(> V>e derived 
 l>y settlentput in the Great fiOne Land, or in the Western 
 States of the ' ITman.' The statements thus made appear to 
 satisfy the discontented oties in the eastern Provinorfs- and 
 especially in this part of Ontario— and away they move ac- 
 corilingly. 
 
 *• Vow, 8ir, ] maintain that the Ottawa country offers 
 c4ual inducements with the much beiau(ied West, to those 
 actually intending to make their living by farming ; aiid 
 that all that xa necessary to bring a large imudgration into 
 liiis o<nintry is to p(tint out faiily the ad\ antages offereti hy 
 Ji well-«ooded and well- watered country, with the scenery 
 beautifciUy diversirted by hilir? an<l valleys, in preference to 
 tW, [irairies-and mar^lies -of the West, it cannot lie de- 
 iiietl that the majfu'ity of tliose who have left this section 
 for the West, were tiiose who found thenv'?elves either Hnan- 
 cjally or domestically in positions out of which they wi«heii 
 to exti'icate themselven^ and hence the deterndiiatiou to 
 commence, as it is c,a.l!<;d, "the world anew." This, though 
 to those wlto havKi gone, may be a sutficient reaHou for the 
 step they have taken, is no just cause to come to the conclu 
 t<i(m that Kastern Ontario is a {dace where the ordinarily 
 prudent mam— no matter of what trade or (jailing cannot 
 live *i3 vvcli AS ill xiny other place on the face of the ^ktha. 
 
T($ Lands an. I Resources. 
 
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 npauies 
 derived 
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 " And now a word to our discontented fartners — kiij<l]y 
 meant, thongli possibly it may not be received in the same 
 Noirit. 
 
 " Our farming population, all through this County, is 
 iirgely >nado up of persons vvlio have, in a greater or les« 
 f'egree, worked in the winter time, at making or driving 
 limber and logs : which m the earlier days of settlement was 
 a fairly remunerative etnploymcut. But this has caused 
 th'^ni, under a different state of affairs, to neglect the care 
 t f their stock and tlie cultivation of their farms, for tlie more 
 • innjediate gain d.erived from working in the shanties. An- 
 - tlier iniatake, of an injurious tendency so far as ultimate 
 jrosperitx' is concerned, is t|ie fact that many farmers occupy 
 i vnd which they attempt to cultivate with entirely unsuit- 
 able crops : and dissatisfaction both with their land and 
 J^lieir occupation is the natural result. We have as good 
 ;, hea*" land in some ijoctions of tl)is county as any to be found 
 ai the Dominion ; while other localities are only tit for graz- 
 ing. But what do we lind ? A farmer on !->ay *200 acres of 
 lai<d, cropping year after year a large part of his farm with 
 ;ili the varieties of grain usually grown,- because his neigh 
 l»oura do the same thing, — whereas perhaps none of his land 
 is especially suited fav the crops put in. Again, many of the 
 i.iruis are too small, or the owners have too little capital for 
 tiiem to be profitably winked ; or machinery is procured at 
 rrtiit cost, whieh .ca?;aot he constantly employed so as to 
 return a fair iiij;ere«t (or ilie outlay. Now, if eapitaiist* 
 were to secur large enough tracts of land for the protitalde 
 use of the impraved m,xchiu*?r/ now in fashion, cultivating 
 t acli portion with the crop be^t suited to it, an<l employing 
 the men who now make only & jtoor livirrg' out of tlieir poor 
 ku'ina, both parties would be mutually, benefited, and much 
 iund now lyi^'g waste might be utili/ed. Another mistake 
 li.ade by many of our farmers is in allowing the low land to 
 :emain uncleared, while they devote all their time to cuiti 
 vating the high landa. Tropevl}' drained, the swampy land:* 
 ave the beet, 
 
 '' Tlic introduction of new and improved stock, and their 
 p»x.>pcr Cii re during the winter, are matters remiiring more 
 attention than the}' receive, if the pursuit of agriculture is 
 Li.k yield prolitable returns. 
 
 "This is no fancy picture. We have many good farmers 
 who by skill and attention to such points, and by sticking 
 to tlnsir legitiuiiite business of farming, are in independcnb 
 
1(j 
 
 JUinfrew County : Its LiOids, d-c. 
 
 rircnmstauoeH, and content with their situation in 'life and 
 .surroundiu^a. AJany of them have at difier^jnt times visited 
 tlie West, being induced to (h) so by the jepresentationa i>f 
 I'thera, orl>y the reports printed and circulated by interested 
 parties. W^hat is the consequence? 'I'lit^y return hon)!*- 
 i-;iti«ticd that this i& just ay gootl a country, with an equally 
 ;,'Ood climate, and a i«ettled state of society : and they ar<" 
 not disposed to break up all their present associations, and 
 l!y to the West- perhaps to be l»lo\vn away in a wliirlwind, 
 -not knowing where t<» locate to the most advantage — or t< 
 j>itch down iiaj» hazard on the prairies, where as far as th^ 
 eye can reaeh, nothing can be seen but the vast broad, levci 
 ]»iain toucliing the h<»nzo>i," 
 
 " * * * The present is a favourable time for trying th 
 experiment of develojung the resources of the country !>;■ 
 bringing skilled agriculturists with hutlicient capital to star 
 with, into the country. Such at least is the honest opinio: 
 v»f <»ne anxious f<>r our material 
 
 *• Renfrew, July 20, 188 )," ** PuofniKSt*." 
 
 Acreage and Average Products. 
 
 tn the recently published Report of the Ontario Agricu: 
 tural Commf.-sion, the cleared area i.-i «et down at 20-t,83<> 
 ncres. The average yield of fall wheat is 17^ bushels pe; 
 jicre ; spring whi^at, 12 bush. ; barley, {hardly any grow?; 
 .19 bush. ; oats, 25^ bush. ; rye, 11? bush. : peas, \i]k busli. 
 eorn Oittle gnnvn) 'ITy^ bush.; lni<'-k wheat, 24 bush. ; pot.' 
 toes, about 153 bush ; turnips, 'V22^ bush. ; other root cro{' 
 233 bush ; hay, about 1 ton per acre» A large proportion < ' 
 tlie cleared acreage is devoted to pasture, and rather le?'> 
 than ^ of 1 per cent, to orchards. 
 
 About twenty -four per cent, of the uncleared lands are r^: 
 lM)rted suitable for cuUiv'ation, if cleared* 
 
 X. 
 
 Farms can be purchased at rates varying from 50 cents r- 
 $50 per acre, according to the nature of the soil, the chara< 
 ter of the improvements, and the facilities for reaching 
 market. Farms cr.n be rented at from |I to $1,50 per acru 
 
Lmuh ond licsoirrre,< <>/ Renfreu- Couhttj. 17 
 
 Climate. 
 
 f» 
 
 Mi' T. XL Monk, of Toronto, a clei^k ii) the Me' 
 teurologieal Service, in tbe employ oi' the Domi- 
 nion Govornnioiit, when givini.^ evidence hefore 
 the Ontflrio A<i^rieullnral Commisi^ion, in August, 
 !H8(). Kai<l : — The eliniate ol' Ontiu-io. generally 
 speaking, i>^ nuteh inilueiieed by the^yuMt bociieis 
 <4' Wilier by wlnfh iffii- partly e^iirt*<'iin<iecl. Out 
 West thei'e ai'e eonhitleraldy lower tetnpei'aiures 
 
 i!: Winter, uih* very luneh higbei' temj>erati!ret> m 
 -lunnier thai) here. The eujjilni .of the Suiie of 
 jowa. iov int^tf^nee. has a ver\' nuieh lower tempe- 
 rature in the winter thMii Toronto, and Idgher in 
 the summer. 'J'he etrnii^uity of the lakeK u^iidyi 
 to^niake our elimaie ]>iO'take more of a») ivitsular, 
 ti»an a contintiitai «'hHrneter. Kxcept irt the 
 north and nr>rth'etisi. (he lieat iii suminiu- asid 
 cold iii winter are moderated, by iheii* inthience. 
 
 in tlie regit)n nf tlio Ottawa, ihe extremes of 
 u-mjjeraiure are n^ueh gi'eateR ihaji jit' plaee^l in 
 liie vieknrv of the lake^?. {\nd natnrallv. within 
 '.•eriain linnis. the fart hei' we go irom ib.e hd\e-, 
 the ii^iSri their intiueiH't* i>iieh, I 
 
 in the region of the (>tti;wa ihc elimate is far 
 moi'e eontinental tlnoi in any otijer j)art of ihe 
 
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 rovinee; tlial. Hiu.-tion of Ihe iM.undr'v' heinu* far 
 
 awav from th.o hikes, th.o ttlimato is vein' much 
 Uie same as in Mono of the WestOrn Stht^t?. 
 
 fn 1878 tlio temperature at Fit/.roy llai'lKmr' 
 \vas 30 07 doir. heh»w zero, and at I\Mnhrolvc :^*} 
 below zero; while tin- highe.si teiTiperaf trn- in 
 dimmer was O^.Os at Fi(Zi'oy Jlarbour and i;*7 03 
 ii IVmbroko. 
 
 ji^a^ Fi'f Admlhefntiiti vj Fiirfn.f J-- . for Sale, i^te 
 
 'Uotciiifj ijiiijto. 
 
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 Cheap Farms for Sale I 
 
 NUMBER of IMPROVED FARMS for Sale, Clieap. 
 and upon eaay tenns ol payment. 
 
 Apply to 
 
 JAME8 BROMLEY. 
 
 Kenkbew, Ontario. 
 
 AXE FACTORY, FOUNDRY, 
 
 and WATER-POWER FOR SALE. 
 
 THE Undersigned ofters for SaU* hifl old-established Ax 
 Factory and Fouiidry, equipped with Trip Hammer an 
 Blowers ; and the Preiii-ses and Water-Power attached, t. 
 the Bonnechere Frdls, in the V'iilap:© of Renfrew. A gco 
 and improving business has i;*>en done for maiw years, an 
 could be increased. Satis^taetoiy reasons for selling. F* 
 terms, apply on tlie premises. 
 
 8. FRANCIS. 
 
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 One Thousand Acres 
 
 OR SALE in the County of RenfreM^ 
 
 Apply to JOHN SxMITH, (Tanner), 
 
 Renfrew, Ontario. 
 
 
 TAYLOR & ROBB, 
 
 ARNPRIOR, ONT,, 
 
 DEALERS in STOVES, TL\, SHEET IRON, and 
 COPPER WARE. 
 
 Roofing and Hot-Air Furnaces a Specialty. 
 
 Highest Price in Cash paid ior Sheup Pelts, Calf Skins auu 
 Fur*. 
 
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 Ax. 
 
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 ched, ;. 
 
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 Small Farm for Sale 
 
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 PART of Lot Xo. 14 iu the l«t ('onoe««ion of the Tuwn- 
 bhip ol HOKTON. Containing 4^4 acre** : ubuut 10 
 acres in soft wood bush. Fi-Anie Barn, 30x10 feet. iJouuded 
 ).y the River Bonueoht^i'*? and fenced. In the X^ilhigo of lUn- 
 irew : one Uiile from the Post Otiiee. For terms appl> to 
 
 JOSHCA Ml'RPnV, 
 
 K KN KKKW VlLI.VG K. 
 
 Farms for Sale ! 
 
 1 AA ACRES- -Nurth-Wcst Half of Lot l>0, Cone^jMion 11, 
 i y 1/ Township of McNab, County of Renfrew. Soil, clay 
 1 'am ; 40 acres cleared : small orchard ; good log buihiing» ; 
 propei'ty near Sand I'oint. 
 
 •^AA ACRES"-Lot 21, Concession 8, Township r.f Fitzroy. 
 wUU County of ( 'arleton. Soil, clay loam : o(> acreb cleared ; 
 !.>g buildings ; y<»ung orchard ; two miles from Fitzroy liar- 
 '^di'.r, on the Otti'twa River. 
 
 'jA ACRES— Part of Lot 2, in tlie L'ith Coiicei^sJon, Town- 
 *>!/ sliip of McNhI). Coujjty of Henfiew. Soil, clay ioa.m ; 
 Ju acres cleared ; adjoining Arnprioi-, 
 
 For paiticuiars and j>rioee ap^y to 
 
 .. ^ ^ . K. A. RATLSr 
 
 All-Ni'KIOli, OxTaAID. 
 
 Or to A. M. CROSBY. 
 
 84 King St, East. Toronto, Ont. 
 
 Improved Farms for Sale I 
 
 TMMIGRAXTS and others can be suited with Inipioved 
 1 Farms at Low Prices and on very easy terms. For fur- 
 tiier information apply to 
 
 ADAM KENNEDY, 
 
 Pt::iiB.R(.»Kfc:, O.NXAktiu. 
 
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FARMS FOR SALE ! 
 
 SEVERAL LMPROVEl) FARMS for Sale in the Tov •, 
 ships of Gruttan, Wilberforoe and Bromley, — cheap, rui<. 
 upon easy terms of payment. Apply to 
 
 JAMES REEA^ES, 
 
 EOA^VILLK, ONTAHKi 
 
 FOR SALE! 
 
 About 4,000 Acres of Lau' 
 
 In the County of Renfrev/. 
 
 Improved and Un improved Farms 
 
 In the Townships of iVlcXAR. APMASTOX. RUOMLL';, 
 
 WILBERFOROE, &c. 
 
 M- PRICES LOW, AND TERMS LIBERAL, ^z 
 
 Also, MliV/m LAiVDS 
 
 In the CoiHitiea of RENFREW, LANfARK an J. LEE! 
 
 &^ A Fa^t Job Pee^.s, of the Ni:wEsT S'rvLii 
 
 WITH THE Latest Improvements, and N 
 
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 being added toJlife^MERciT^Y Job-Printing Offic 
 
 Types, 
 
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 preceding page, for *^A. M, Crosby'' read ''A. AL Coaby, 
 
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 Published Every Fiuoay Morning, at the Office 
 
 I!s THK ViLLAOE OF RenFKEW, 
 
 IS THE /^r OLDEST NEWSPAPER'^ IN THE 
 
 SOUTH RIDING. 
 
 
 Spkoul Attention is vaii> to Lov.al Interests, 
 
 The FrLLES'i' Local News, and to Local 
 
 Market Reports. 
 
 THE BEST ADVEJRTISiNG MEDIUM 
 in iSoath Renfrew. 
 
 PRICE, $1.25 a Ycai, in Advance, Postage paid. 
 
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