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 The ISLAND. 
 
 1894 
 
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T0R0NTO ISLAND G(JIBE. 
 
 Where to Go, and 
 
 What to See. 
 
 AN EXPLANATORY OVERTURE. 
 
 M()N(i the fairy tale customs of FAirope one finds a 
 most striking ceremony in the Marriage of the Sea, 
 when the I )ogc of Venice, amid pomp and circum- 
 stance, moved out in his stately barge to wed the Adriatic 
 with a golden ring. l">om that imion of sea and city 
 
 sprang the prosperity of the Venetian common ealth, and 
 the citizens were thus proud to acknowledge it. Toronto, the 
 Queen City of the West, has paid no formal tribute yet to 
 those sources of her wealth o.nd welfare, her J>ay and Island, 
 
 but one could imagine in some ])it-tures(iue recurrence of 
 the past, a future Mayor, varying the democratic sim|)li(ity 
 of recent years and surpassing the evening costume presently 
 affected of a piiino tnioic a1)out to oblige, faring forth with 
 such munici[)al glory as contemporary prejudice might permit, 
 amid a flotilla representative of the war canoe in its latest 
 developments, doing honor to the occasion and justice to 
 the progress of science, thus to i)ay homage to the (lenius of 
 the Harbor and court the good will of the (loddess of the 
 Island, that their favors of health and wealth might long be 
 continued to Toronto. 
 
 Of the Harbor it is not for us to speak, but to Toronto's 
 Island we wish to assist her citizens and the stranger within 
 her gates to pay that tribute of intelligent appreciation which 
 is .salutary alike to mind and body. No one regrets visiting 
 the Island. We desire to help them in recalling the plea- 
 sure that is past and anticipating that which is to come. 
 
 The Admission is ten cents. No pass-out checks. 
 
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 TORONTO ISLAND GUIDE. 
 
 THE NAME OF THE ISLAND. 
 
 This is a subject for the philologist, and nothing conclu- 
 sive can l)e adduced. Modern maps hear the name "The 
 
 WHAKK, HAN LANS POINT. 
 
 Island of Hiawatha," hut this is an anachronism and etynio- 
 logically wrong as well. There may have lieen an amateur 
 effort to connect the Indian demi-god with the Island, but 
 
 Hiawatha belongs to the Dacotah tribes, and l-ongfellow 
 rightly or wrongly locates him on Lake Superior, while the 
 Toronto Island Indians were Mississagas, a branch of the 
 Hurons, as the I'rench called them, or Wyandottes, of the 
 same blood and si)eech as the Iro(|i:ois, but hostile to them. 
 The Algon(}uins and Chippewas were either identical or of 
 similar race. These tribes 'possessed all the district north of 
 Toronto, and knew the site of the present city as the "place 
 of meeting," and the Island, or as it then was, the Penin- 
 sula, as a landmark on their lake voyages, the [jlace of 
 "trees staiuling out of the water." If the Indian equivalent 
 for that phrase be sufficiently euphonious it would form the 
 most appropriate designation for the Island. The I'rench 
 knew it as I'resiju'isle, as they did many similar places on 
 the lakes. "Press keel," said an old boatman when asked, 
 "that must have had something to do with these centre 
 board boats and the shoal water at the Point. No, no ; I 
 never heard no name for it, but they do call it terr'ble dry 
 in the summer." This boatman was a little more arid tha^i 
 usual, and evidently not an historical authority. 
 
 A HUNDRED YEARS AGO. 
 
 Previous to the last (piarter of the 17th century little is 
 recorded about the Toronto district as it was then known, 
 but its good points were early recognized, and the earliest 
 traditions among the Indians indicate their api)reciation of 
 the (pialities of the Island as a health resort, they having 
 been accustomed to re[)air thither when indisposed. 
 
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 'lORONTO ISLAND (".UIDK 
 
 The French had established a fort on the mainland at 
 an early date, and a memorial of its existence is to lie seen 
 in Exhibition i'ark, but the Peninsula itself was not occu- 
 pied until ("lovernor Simcoe came in 1793 '^'"1 determin'.cl 
 to found a new city and capital between the I )on and the 
 Humber. He established a fort on the western arm of the 
 Peninsula, and dublied it diliraltar i'oint by way of giving 
 it a re[)utation and character. Fie had intended making it 
 an impregnable fortress it is supposed, like its European 
 namesake, i)Ut this resolution was not realized, as one gathers 
 from the account of the picnic which the United States lleet 
 of 16 vessels appears to have enjoyed in 1813 when they 
 visited the Harbor, and l)ehaved toward the little town of 
 York, as Toronto was then called, in a manner which no 
 self-respecting Canadian mentions in public. 
 
 Governor Simcoe thought the Harl)()r exiellent, and sur- 
 veyors of the time tell us tiial the Peninsula shore was "com- 
 posed of a great number of sandhills and ridges, intersected 
 with swamps and small creeks. ... It was of uneijual 
 breadths, being from a ([uarter of a mile to a mile wide 
 across from the Harbor to the Lake, and ran in length to 
 the east five or six miles." On the western extremity were 
 erected commodious stores and block houses, which com- 
 manded the western and at that time the only entrance to 
 the Bay ; from these buildings was derived the name Block- 
 house liay, which has been liorne ever since by that part of 
 the Harbor sheltered l)y the Point. Surveyor Lieut. Bou 
 chette, writing much later, is ([uite moved in a Micawber- 
 like way over his memories of 1793. "I still recollect," he 
 
 writes, "the imtanied aspect whicli the cduntry exhibited 
 
 when first I entered the 1 eautiful 1 asin Dense 
 
 and trackless forests lined the margin of the lake and re- 
 flected their inverted images in its glassy surface. The wan- 
 '.lering savage had (onstructed his tphenural hal itation be- 
 neath their luxuriant foliage— the group then consisting of 
 two families of Mississagas- -and the Bay and neighnoring 
 marshes were the hitherto uninvaded haunts of immense 
 coveys of wild fowl. Indeed they were so abundant as in 
 some measure to annoy us during the night." .Among the 
 first ships to enter the harbor, then nearly two miles long, 
 with an entrance half a mile broad, and a navigable channel 
 of 500 yards width, were His Majesty's ships '^A/i.ss/ssiri^ii," 
 ''Omwihi^a^' ''Caldwiir' i\n<\ "Jhiffa/o." The ''Om»iiios;o" 
 or ^'■Auottda^a " had the misfortune to demonstrate that the 
 harbor was not three to three and a half fathoms tleep all 
 over as the safe places were said to be, and this same 
 Lieutenant Bouchette won distinction by getting her off one 
 bank, where she had been abandoned with her 14 guns, and 
 running her into another. But he got her off this bank 
 also and look her to Niagara, where he was promoted, and 
 the rescued schooner served for many years after. This 
 occurred in 1793. 
 
 STOCK-FARMING AND MANUFACTURES. 
 
 Access to the Peninsula was then chielly had from the 
 east by the Don Marsh, and the Long Beach was con- 
 sidered a delightful ride, and afforded a good road and 
 convenient access in its eastern direction to the Scarborough 
 
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 I'ORON'I'n ISLAND C.l'IDi:. 
 
 locality, to which it scciiis to iuuc cxtfiult'd. 
 Hridgts had to l)i' erected liowever, to pre 
 serve tlie roatl, anil one reads in the (iazctif 
 of iSth June, iSof), an olticial notice, in 
 which " It is re<inested that no person will 
 draw sand or j)ass with loaded wagons or 
 carts over the new liridge or I'loal at the 
 opening of the Don River, as this source of 
 communication was intended to acconnuo 
 date the inhabitants of the t'-.v.i in a walk 
 
 ir ride to the Islaiul, N ork, i^lh June. 
 
 1806." Somewhat later, when the Lighthouse 
 
 was built, this was the recognized road from 
 
 York to the Lighthouse, and was so marked 
 
 on the maps of 1811. The Peninsula at 
 
 this time was (piite a rural retreat, and was 
 
 stocked with goats, which aboundetl here till 
 
 after the war of 1S12, when they were all 
 
 cleared away. It is interesting to note the 
 
 connection lure with doat Island at Niagara, 
 
 the same enthusiast in goat culture having 
 
 devoted his attention to both s|)ots. (lov. Hunter is said 
 
 to have been res[i()nsii)le for this colonization scheme. The 
 
 war destroyed the Don bridges as well as the goats, and as 
 
 wave and storm were ever striving to bri'ak through the 
 
 narrow stri[) where the I'-astern ('ia[) now exists, efibrts were 
 
 directed to preserve it. A hotel used to stand just where 
 
 the dap now is, and the waves in the violent eastern gales 
 
 would break in the doors and windows, .so that about 1S57 
 
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 it had to be abandoned. This hotel was known as (^)uinn's, 
 and I'revost's. A starch facte ^ in still earlier times used to 
 stand at this point. .\ sixty )ears resident tells us he used 
 to raise most abundant cro|)s of potatoes in early days, but 
 the cutting down of the trees aiul other changes spoiled the 
 crop which in those days may have supplied raw material 
 for the factory. .Another induslr) followed by the fisher 
 man, and apparently at the east end oi the Island, was the 
 
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 'lOKONTO ISLAND CUIDK. 
 
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TOKONIO ISLAND C.riDK. 
 
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 niamirartiirf of oil for liglitin^ piniioscs tVoiii tlic livcrs of 
 I'isli and rcis caiij^ht in the ccl ixiiit in that nei^jhh'Tliood. 
 A sahiioM fishery ol inijiortance was \\f)rkc(l cast of the 
 Island souti) of Scarhorough Heiglits, l)iit siniigj^liiig appears 
 to have been the principal comiiiercial activity in early days. 
 Stories are told of how "diinnny" carj^oes were run, and 
 apparently hidden in one locality for the benefit of vigilant 
 otViiers, while the genuine contraband was effectively dealt 
 with elsewhere. 
 
 RACE COURSE AND BRIDGES. 
 
 The sporting instincts of our aicestors iiail impolletl them 
 to lay out a race course on the sandy isthmus connecting 
 the main shore with what is now called (Centre Island. The 
 course was not circular as nowadays, but straightaway from 
 the south end of the bridge to the Lake margin. Race 
 meets were regularly held, and this stadium of a century 
 ago deserves to be remend)cred as the forerunner of the 
 now famous Woodbine. Perhaps some of our sportsmen will 
 establish an Island ("up to peri)etu£>te the fleeting tradition 
 at our .May races. 
 
 After the war, the bridges over the Don and the Marsii 
 leading to the Island were repaired, and efforts were made 
 for many years to preserve them. .About 1822 public sub- 
 scriptions were taken, and Mr. Iv .Angell, an engineer of 
 the day, commenced what was intended to be a permanent 
 erection, but funds did not flow as freely as the lake cur- 
 rents and Mr. Angell never had an opportunity to stand 
 
 upon the coinpl'-ted structure. The attempt survived lor ten 
 years, when the military authorities took the matter in hand 
 and finished the bridges in 1S55, handing them over to the 
 city, .\liuh [lomp and ceremony was indulged in upon this 
 occasion, the city authorities, turning out in full regalia and 
 making an imaginary assauit on the bridges where the mil; 
 lary stood on guard. The latter dram;.iically capitulated, 
 stipulating for free passage forever for His Majesty's troops. 
 " Korever " was a shorter perioil than usual in tiiis instance, 
 for a few years later a spring freshet con)pletc<l what the ice 
 began aiul carried away the whole concern. The Narrows 
 or Portage soon ceased to lie a portage, and a channel was 
 linally l)roken through, which has l:een enlarged into the 
 present eastern entrance. 
 
 GEOLOGICAL ORIGIN OF THE ISLAND. 
 
 The whole (piestion of the existence of the Island is in- 
 volved in this problem of the gradual wearing away of the 
 stern i.sthmus. .\s late as 1862 Harbor-Master Richardson 
 expected the ultimate destruction of the whole Island. Arti- 
 ficial means have been inter])osed and will ])robably prev— ' 
 this consummation. 
 
 Many theories are prevalent to account for the Island, 
 and probably there is some degree of the truth in each of 
 the hypotheses. It has been thought nectsr^ary to go back 
 to early physiographical changes to explain the high terrace- 
 like levels above Toronto, and to supjiose the breaking 
 away towards the ocean of some great natural barrier vdiich 
 
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TORO., i'O TSI.ANl) (U'lDK. 
 
 Lnke licacli of llioso times. On iIk' sii(i(lt.-n rc(li;( i'on of 
 tilt.' Lake, to their present le\el, either \>y ujjlieaval or oilier 
 drainage causes, the rapid suhsidonee of the water would 
 leave results such as may !'e seen at Scarborough flats, iVc. 
 Ridge-like processes would he left standing >• th creeks and 
 ravines to carry off the still llowing water. The Don is an 
 example of" .such an effect. The various lake currents act 
 and react upon each other at all estuaries, and the Don 
 thus formei! ''s nii.rshy delta assisted 'ny the interference of 
 the lake waters. The Scarborough Heights jutting out into 
 the lake also causes a species of eddy like return currents 
 which, meeting the llow of the Don and Uumber, led to 
 the deposit and gradual accumulation of ihi land forming 
 the Island. The foundation of the Island is very hard, the 
 shoal consisting of real "hard pan," an inferior sandstone 
 with shel's, thus tenc'ng to prove its anti(iuit)-, and its pro- 
 bable origin at the bottom of some former great lake cover- 
 ing central North America. l'rf)l. Hind co'iten.i)lales a 
 period when Lake Ontario was an arm of the sea or a great 
 river rnouth, 160 teet above its present level. Lie thought the 
 Island of comparatively recent formation, and on the origii-al 
 shoal sees the materials, accumulated from eastern sources 
 during high water, washed up at low water and piled to- 
 gether in the perjietually shifting fashion of travelling beaches. 
 Scarborough Heights ct)ntril)ute most largely to the main 
 preserved the waters of the Lakes at a much greater dejuh tenance of the Islaid, the formation of " Loraine Shales," 
 than at [ircsei.t The !^,el of 'he causenay of the Ridge v Iiich compose the headland, being well represented in the 
 l<(\i(l, between Lewiston and Rochester on the south shore, fragments of the Island Beach. These are the same strata 
 and the Wells' Hill ele\ alien on the north, would mark the known as the Hudson River group, and a part of the Lower 
 
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TORONTO ISLAND CLIDl', 
 
 Silurian fonuatioii. It runs into New \'ork State on the 
 south and extends from the east as far west as Huron and 
 Michigan. About thirty miles broad at Toronto it is eleven 
 hundred feet in thickness, a dc;-th which suggests the almost 
 incredible periods of geological process. Fossils of the far 
 away creatures of those epochs are common on the Island 
 Heach in the pieces of rock to be found among the drift 
 clay and sand, shingle, pebbles, c(.iarse fclsjjar, cjuartz sand, 
 and black magnetic oxides, which slrew the southern si,, e 
 'Towards the west, in which direction the Island seems to 
 grow, there have been sonic additions fropi sa'id 'leposits 
 brought down by the Humber. In 17.S8 the entrance was hah 
 a mile wide, but Uiis has gradually narrowed until at present 
 protection is neces' .try to preserve it in a navigable condi- 
 tion. What is called the Sand Bar, on which 'Turner's T.aths 
 are situated, had increased 280 feet northerly in seven years 
 al)out 1H47, and latei- observations spread over 2c years 
 proved a rate of advance of 19 icet per year. It was thought 
 that the formation of the Ea;.tern Gap woulil establish a 
 current which would preserve the channel naturally, and 
 also have a very beneficial effect in clearing the harbor Irom 
 ice, and this, esi)ecially in the latter instance, has jiroved to 
 be the case. 'The Don current does not help the harb r, 
 for when the Don is shallowest the Harbor is deepest. On 
 the south west extremity. Lighthouse Point, over thirty acres 
 were added in deep water in a period of fifty-eight years. 
 'The absence of boulders on the Island proves that ice has 
 neve; been an agent in its growth. While westerly winds 
 are more [irevalent and may bring more debris from the 
 
 rill- loc; HOKN. 
 
 Humber, easterly gales are the most violent, and the shingle 
 may be observi d after a storm to be piled in a regular an- 
 ner by the action of the w.ives like slates on a roof, ^liping 
 v.i.'stwards. Mr. Hugh Richardson, who was appointed first 
 Haibor Master in 1S51, and remained one of the best au- 
 thorities on the subject till his death on 2nd July, i<S7o, 
 stated that all the drift consisting of clean waslied sand and 
 stones came fro.n the cast, and was of the :naierial (orming 
 the base of Scarborough Cliffs, the substratum of the Tsland 
 itself iieing of indurated clay. The action of the v.cather 
 may be observed with advantage on the Ciovernment Life 
 Hoat, which lies unprotected near Ward's wharf, effectively 
 displaying the disintegrating effects of the eli'nients. 
 
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 TORONTO ISLAND OUIDlv 
 
 I. MiKIAKKRS COTTAUK, Cli.MRK ISLAND. 
 
 THE THREE FERRY LANDINGS. 
 
 The average visitor is not so much interested in tiie 
 tilings under tiie earth as in the things above it, and lie will 
 probably be less anxious to distinguish between a clay bank 
 and a sand bar than to be in good cime for the ferry boat. 
 There need l)e no anxiety, however, for the ferry service is 
 frequent and swift, and the missing of a boat involves no 
 great delay. There are three routes : to Hanlan's, the old 
 Gibraltar Point; to Mead's Wharf or Centre Island, or Island 
 Park as it is usually known ; and to Ward's, the Eastern 
 Point. The frivolous young man in search of pleasure, and 
 the giddy voung things wno admire acrobatic exercises will 
 |)atronize Hanlan's, where the I'erry C'ompany provides dur- 
 ing the summer al' kinds of attractions, musical, athletic and 
 social. The family man, or the more sedate citi/.en will go 
 to Island Paik, where he can lie on the grass and watch 
 the children play, or stroll over to the promenade and enjoy 
 the fresh lake breezes. The nielamholy soul who pines for 
 solitude, or the poet whose fervor radiates from him with 
 such intensity as to scorch the vegetation, or the student 
 who wants a ([uiet nook free from distraction, will go to 
 Ward'.s' and lounge on the Breakwater, and commune with 
 the wild waves. The Island Park is perhaps the favorite 
 resort, for its plea.sant shady walks, its fishing and bathing 
 and boating conveniences, its ready access to the open lake, 
 and the general beauty of its features. The extraordinary 
 crowds that visit Hanlan's indicate the desire for amusement 
 
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 MIDDLE ROAD liUIPCK, (;oiN(; SOI'IH. 
 
 in the voungcr pleasure seekers, which is so well catered to 
 there l)y Mr. Connor, the amusement director of the Tvironto 
 Ferry Company. 
 
 To those who wish to enjoy an acquaintance with the 
 whole Island, we suggest sevi'ral pleasant walks of some two 
 or three miles each, by which ii; half a dozen visits the 
 entire Island may he explored, and a host of unexpected 
 beauties be revealed. These may be readily traced on our 
 sketch maps, and in outlining them we can incidentally 
 describe the points of interest which occur. 
 
 — 1 HANLAIN'S TO THE LIGHTHOUSE. 
 
 Hanlan's Wharf is the most frecjuented of the Ferry 
 landings on account of the attractions provided for those 
 who desire amusement. Outside the Ferry enclosures one 
 confronts the big summer Hotel which has given its name 
 to the point once known as Oihraltar. 'I'he Hotel is a 
 favorite resort of summer tourists, and is about to increase 
 its merits ot location and accommodation by being lifted 
 bodily and set down at a little distance in a still more de- 
 siral)le site. Here are merry-go rounds and other games, 
 ami good bands [)lay regularly while various performances 
 ■Mc given on the wire, the trape/e, ^:c. The Island is rather 
 celebrated for its tight rope walkers, several very famous 
 balancers having opened their career here. S. J. Dixon, 
 whose unfortunate death by drowning a few years ago was 
 so much regretted, was one of the earliest "walkers." Clif- 
 ford (."alverley, so nearly killed in the States in 1893, is also 
 associated with Hanlan's, and McDonell, the latest in a field 
 of 'vhich Canadians have made a specialty, is a feature of 
 the summer's entertainments. 
 
 Jkit Edward Hanlan is the greatest of all tl e Island 
 athlebes. Eminent above all his fellows, the great oarsman 
 will ever be remembered, not only for his skill and exploits, 
 hut for a. chivalrous bearing suggestive of the knightly days 
 when men contended for honor, and still for honor, and 
 could never have enough. Hanlan's self devotion to acjuatic 
 sport has done very much to give manly exercises a new 
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 staiularil of puril)- llial cannot l)c dci)arlcd from. 'I"h()iiij;li 
 others may lie more dexterous jj,ro\vn, he remains tl)e C'ham- 
 j)ion of Worth. His yoiinn kinsman, lulwaril Diirnan, l)ids 
 (air to win a reputat'iOn, and one does not forget the brave 
 oarsman, O'Connor, whose laurels l)loomed here, and now 
 wither in the (line where his memory is honored. At St. 
 Paul's ("hurch, in (,)ueen Street, may he seen the window 
 erected by his friends. With such traditions 'I'oronto Isk.nd 
 and ISay may well produce other champions of the future. 
 
 Durnan's Hotel is near Hanlan's, and in tlie vicinity are 
 to be found any number of peanut men. Aunt Sallies, tin- 
 type photographers, shooting booths, pop-corn stalls, and all 
 the other nab-nickles that characterize a holiday promenade. 
 Continm'ng south along the plank walk one passes the long 
 bridge leading to the Sand liar and 'I'urner's 15aths. The 
 liaths are a favorite swimming and bathing resort, and all 
 conveniences may be had at cheap rates. Campers may 
 arrange with the proprietors to pitch tents here or elsewhere 
 on pri\ale property on making terms with owners, but the 
 city ilf)es not permit any sipiatting or camp'^ig on any of its 
 liroperty. 
 
 Ikber's Hotel is south of the bridge on tlie east siile of 
 the foot path, and a long row of cottages fringe the sand 
 beach. i'he lagoon is generally full of anglers and boats, 
 but a little way beyond the lake shore is reached and one 
 can see straight across to Humber Iku and rounti the shore 
 to xMimico and Hamiltonwards. A pretty walk past dainty 
 cottages with ([uaiiil names, fragrant with llowers, and suKJth- 
 ered with creepers, and shmloweel b) plea.sant tree.s, will 
 
 bring one to the (lovernment Reserve and in sight ol' the 
 Lighthouse. We have a photograph of a stretch of the walk 
 here and some of these summer houses. 
 
 THE LIGHTHOUSE. 
 
 The Lighthouse is the oldest buikling on the Island, and 
 it would probably be difticult to rival it on the mainland. 
 Though not very iiicturestpie, the grim old pillar has a 
 charm of its own, cloudy by day and fiery by night, and 
 a mute monument of men's tlependence on each other. 
 The Legislature passed an .Act about 1S03 to establish 
 a light on the Point, but it was not carried out until 
 1808, when the Cinzctic of i6th March of that year an- 
 noimced its completion Ninety years of weather have done 
 .nothing to tone down the rugged lines of those rough days, 
 but its service is for the hours of darkness when its faithful 
 ray rea<'hes out eighteen miles over the lake to warn the 
 mariner. It gives six Hashes, three and a pause, anti then 
 three more, and is supplied with coal oil, and burns about 
 nine months of the year. 'I'he lirst lighthouse keeper was a 
 .Mr. .Miller, and he was killed in a (piarrel with some of the 
 soldiers stationed at the IJIockhouse, which stood about 
 where Heber's Hotel now is; they sought to get liquor from 
 him, and on being refused lurther sujjplies, and reported to 
 their offict;rs for threatening, they took revenge by clubbing 
 him. .Mr. (leorge Human has been the i,ighthouse Keeper 
 for some years. 
 
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 THE LAKESIDE HOME. 
 
 Continuing soutli along the patli the Lakeside Home for 
 Sick Children attracts attention. This is the most deserving 
 institution on the Island, and as it relies altogether on 
 popular subscriptions for su]iport everyone ought to know of 
 the great amount of useful and necessary work accomplished 
 by the Hospital A branch of the Victoria Hospital for 
 children in the city, it serves as a summer resort for the 
 
 frail little sufferers to whom the stifling heat of the 
 city is as the breath of Asracl. Here in the cool 
 lake breezes they have a double chance of new life 
 and health. The Home is very commodious and 
 pleasantly built, two stories high, with 2,800 .sq. ft. 
 floor space on each. Mr. J. Ross Robertson is 
 chiefly known in connection ivith the Home, and 
 iiis Masonic .sympathies have provided that it be 
 open freely to all Masonic children. Donations 
 and be(iuests are invited to this deserving charity, 
 and tiiose interested will be courteously received by 
 the officials. 
 
 Just beyond the Home at the corner of the Is- 
 land stands the partner of the Lighthouse, the Fog 
 Horn, which in foggy weather lifts up its voice once 
 a minute and is said to be audible 18 miles away. 
 It was built about eight or nine years ago. A little 
 east of this may be found traces of a wreck of forty 
 years ago. No lives were lost, and the Island has 
 been fortunately free from serious accident. Hut 
 few wrecks are recorded, that of the '■^Monarch " at 
 
 the Eastern Cap in 1855 being the chief. ,' 
 
 A smaller wreck, which occurred just before the war of 
 ■812, was that of the Torouto Yaihf, and her remains were 
 long conspicuous on the Island. She was notable as per- 
 haps the first vessel built in Ontario by Joseph Dennis. 
 Under Capt. I'ish, however, she met her fate, running on 
 the sands at Gibraltar Point through mistaking the position 
 of the light. ; , 
 
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 THE WATERWORKS. 
 
 The hell at the wat-crworks crib, some distance out in 
 the lake, may he hoard tolling from l''og Horn Point, and 
 the excavation in connecfion with the waterworks conduit 
 may be ol)served running north through the Island ; near 
 here, also, the old filtering basin was cstal)lished. It is 
 through this conduit that Toronto's water sup()ly is drawn. 
 W'liether for drinking, or i.ousehold, or manufacturing or 
 sanitary purposes, every drop of city water passes through 
 this pipe, and upon its stability the comfort and health of 
 200,000 people depend. It is not remarkable that the water- 
 works service claims more attention than any other city 
 interest. Since the upheaval of the iron pipe in which the 
 water crosses the bay, still more earnest consideration has 
 
 been dc\oted to it. The grating which protects the 
 intake at the crib became clogged with weeds and 
 refuse from the sandbank which lies near it, and 
 the pumps on the city side, which do not force 
 the water but draw it from the lake, soon emptied 
 the pipe, which, filled with air and buoyant, rose 
 above the surface one winter Sunday two years ago 
 like some sub-acjucous monster, and insisted upon 
 a seiilement, which has not yet been arrived at. 
 The more practical class of citizens have endorsed 
 the City Engineers' scheme of building a tunnel 
 under the Bay, thus removing the (juestion forever 
 from the vexed domain of municipal issues. Lake 
 Michigan water does not surpass that of Lake On- 
 tario, but Chicago extended her tunnel four miles into the 
 lake, and her water supply is beyond challenge. This costly 
 and successful object lesson will probably be accepted by 
 Toronto, and apparently would have been already followed 
 but for the action of : onie of the private- spirited aldermen. 
 The Island supply is at present somewhat [jrecarious, 
 and depends on private enterprise in the guise of windmills. 
 Could Don (Quixote visit the Island he would recognize a 
 field for his chivalry, but the vested interests woukl resent 
 any damage rendered to these modern "drawers of water." 
 As they represent about $150 apiece, some little hesitation 
 is displayed by those residents who have erected windmills 
 in assenting to the lately devised scheme to su[)ply the 
 Island with water by the city authorities, but the considera- 
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 have absolutely no security from fire. A conflagration in 
 sultry weather with any degree of wind would mean the 
 absolute destruction of any of the pretty groups of cottages 
 in which it might occur. A well appointed city service with 
 hydrants in retjuisite localities would remedy this and re- 
 move the one possible objection to the Island as a residence. 
 
 ST. ANDREW'S ON THE ISLAND. 
 
 Passing the filtering basin and the Public School, which 
 stands some distance to the north, one follows the promen- 
 ade or saunters on the beach eastwards till the Island 
 church is observable, a neat little erection of a plain (lOthic 
 design suitable to its sacred character. Dr. Rainsfortl, now 
 so [)rominent in New \'ork, when a resident in Toronto first 
 proposed the Island church, and to his energy is due this 
 feature of Island life. The Lord liishoj) of the diocese has 
 the direction of the services, which are field at ii a.m. and 
 7 p.m., commencing in June, during the summer season. 
 .Sunday School is also held at _5 p.m. 
 
 The church services and the sacred concerts on Sunday 
 afternoons at Hanlan's l)y the military bands are the only 
 attempts made to appeal to the higher instincts of the people. 
 The Sunday concerts were inaugurated on the 24th June, 
 1894, and the date and occasion may become historic as the 
 first public enlistment in Toronto of "natures finer forces" 
 for the express benefit of that large class which cannot be 
 reached by other means. Continuing along the promenade 
 
 Mead's Hotel and the Middle Road is reai'hed, by which, 
 through the Island I'ark, the I'crry wharf may I.e gained 
 and one [ileasant walk concluded. 
 
 ISLAND PARK. 
 
 A second walk may be taken from the Island Wharf, 
 which is variously known as Centre Island and Mead's 
 Wharf, or the afternoon may be spent in the Park itself, 
 which grows prettier year by year. The Parks and (iardens 
 C!ommittee of the C!ity ('ouncil have devoted much attention 
 to reclaiming, laying out and beautifying the space at their 
 disjiosal, and smooth lawns, shady trees, and fragrant and 
 brilliant flower-beds testify to the attention of the Commis- 
 sioner. The Exhibition Park conservatories contribute their 
 choicest blossoms to the decoration of the Islaiul, and a 
 tree-nursery on the Island itself guarantees the proper plant- 
 ing of new trees, which is done yearly. Formerly the Island 
 was well wooded, as the Indian designation indii-ates. .\t 
 the Eastern Point the current gradually undermined and 
 submerged trees of many years growth so that they fell into 
 the lake, and the decaying trunks and roots of '^uch trees 
 may be observed in several places. Most of the valuable 
 trees were early cut down, and by 1832 but few trees were 
 said to be scattered about on it. The Pines and Black 
 Poplars were an early feature, but few of these remain, and 
 the Red Cedar, the White I'jirch and the lUitternuts of other 
 days are no longer to be found. 
 
 Leaving the wharf one may .saunter, westwards towards 
 
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 Hlockhouso l)ay uIoil; tlio new piling near wlicro in '93 
 tlie ('()lnml)u.s Caravels lay for a day en their way to the 
 Chicago l'"air, and in the channels between the I'ark and 
 the several islaiuls near, anglers of all varieties may he 
 fonnil i)lying the gentle cralt. In the lagoons here and 
 further east, and in the marshv shallows cast of the \'acht 
 Chih. in the liay, as well as in the western ponds, much 
 sport is enjoyed by an army of fishermen during the sum- 
 mer. I'erch, bass of three varieties, catfish and suckers are 
 the commonest "catch," but marsh sunfish, pickerel and 
 whitefish are also taken. Dace, chub and minnow abound, 
 and sturgeon are occasional, being once common and having 
 given a name to the point east of Ilanlan's. Dog fish of 
 two kinds inhabit the bay but are not edible, 'i'he little 
 fish which die in such numbers and cove the beach at 
 certain seasons are shad, introduced as fooii for the larger 
 fish. They are of no use to the sportsman save in this in- 
 direct capacity. The cause of their annual sacrifice is a 
 small black parasite which attacks them under the dorsal 
 fin, rendering it u.seless. They are then unable to keep 
 below the water and die from the heat. In iS^o, trout, 
 whitefish, i>ike, pickerel. i)erch and sunfish were marketed, 
 and 25 cents was the highest price for a sahiion trout. Net 
 fishing is now strictly prohibited, and the sport around the 
 Island is usually of the exclusively amateur class. 
 
 The jnib'ic can enliance the beauty of the I'ark by re- 
 fraining fro the distribution of waste paper there. Class 
 bottles at dis[)osed of in the middle of the bay, 
 
 where the} af not dangerous to children and lathers. 
 
 PICNICS AND GAMES. 
 
 The Island I'ark as the playground of the people is fre- 
 <piently patronized by large picnic parties, who may arrange 
 with the Commissioner if any special privileges are rei|uired. 
 I'he I'oreman, who resides at the cottage on the jirettily 
 kept islet in the pond by the Middle Road liridge, will allot 
 space for tables, (!tc., on ordinary occasions. When clubs 
 wish to play match game;; at lacrosse, tennis, \'c., permits 
 are to be had at the Commissioner's office, St. Lawrence 
 Hall. 
 
 BOATING. 
 
 Americans speak of a certain popular amusement as 
 boat-riding, and perhaps it is as well to make a distinction. 
 .\s a rule those who go "boat-riding" know little of rownig, 
 and while the connoisseur is to be found at the boat clubs 
 on the city side or at the western ferry wharves, the plain 
 citi/en disports himself around the lagoons in the i'ark with 
 great satisfaction to himself and his company. The linger 
 of technical scorn may be directed towards the crab catching 
 amateur, but much enjoyment is to be had for JS cents an 
 iiour by the unskillful waterman, who is dexterous in his 
 jollity though clumsy lejc.nd pardon in his feathering. 
 Over heated and perspiring swains and fathers may be seen 
 daily during the season toiling with amazing good nature for 
 the sake of the youth and beauty at prow and helm, reck- 
 ing not of the gathering blisters cIoikIs no bigger, yet gjn- 
 erally as large as a man's hand— but with joyful anticipation 
 
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 of the ice crcpni at tlie oiul of t!ic cruise. None need he 
 a.sliamed of tlieir la<;k of skill, and with ordinary care and 
 sufficient humility there need he no danger. '1 he hoat 
 owners provide aj^ainst over crowding, and their craft are light 
 and ccnufortahle. By following tiie lagoons and cuts east 
 one may get into the Hay .md row round the Yacht Cluh, 
 o"- turning westward i.ito Kennedy's I'o'.v. one may pull into 
 niockhou.-,e Hay. Water plants hlock the channel, hut these 
 are gradually heing cleared ai.d it is only :'ecessary to avoid 
 running into the sand hanks. Water lilies, the white and 
 the yellow, or spatter doci<, and other wild water flowers 
 ahound in the lagoons, hut it is wiser to let them grow than 
 to pluck them. When everyone pulls a flower there will soon 
 he an end of the garlands. The atjuatic life of the lagoons 
 may interest many. Amphihia of all sorts and conditions, 
 from the lontra fiii:;otto voiced hull-frog to the shrill "Cana- 
 dian nightingaie,' and lesser undeveloped choristers only 
 past their tiny tadpoleship, mud turtles and snapping turtles, 
 crayfish, water snakes, even fresh water mussels, cyclas, snails 
 oi all kinds and insects innumerahle Lxhihit nature's marvellous 
 fecundity. The children of the city have here often their 
 only opportunity of learning what Nature is, and what her 
 works. Madame How and Lady Why may hold court for 
 the little ones in afternoons thus spent, and heli* them to 
 discover, as 'I'ennyson remarked, "\^'''it an imagination (lod 
 has." The dry land of the island affords wide enough scoj.'e 
 for such pursuits. The commoner wild flowers may he 
 sought for and still found in less freciuented corners. Ti.o 
 universal white clover plays tlie daisy's part of summer snow 
 
 in the old country landscape : the speedwell and the squir- 
 rel-corn, the hleeding heart of older lands, the trillium and 
 the wild columhine, the painted cup and corn-flower, the 
 adder's tongue or dog-toothefl violet, green dragon and 
 craneshill, chickweed, hepatica, hellwort and harehell, the 
 huntsman's cu[) and the lady slippers, all were once co:;; 
 mon, and under die pines of our picture you may take your 
 little girl in June days and gather wild strawherries as once 
 in the woods. Butterflies chase each other, and an entomol 
 ogist may still gather in gaudy Camhervvell Beauties, tortoise- 
 shells, great swallow-tails of the most gorgeous fashion, and 
 fritillaries of many .arleties. Crickets, gasshoppers, roaches, 
 locusts, hugs specif' 'ud generic, moths, from little clothes- 
 closet pests to the hig five-spotted sphin.x, five inches across 
 his wings, saw-flies, sand flies, s[)iders, ants, hees, wasps, 
 murderous hut magnificent dragon flies like embodied frag- 
 ments of sky and cloud, miserahle little gnats, malevolent 
 mosquitoes which, like the colored wine in the cup, move 
 themselves aright and at the Inst hite like a serpent, all these 
 flit and flash and lly about and join their tones to the drow.sy 
 voice of summer. Of the 5,000 native Canaaian beetles 
 cami)ers have been heard to affirm that they encountered 
 representatives of every species in a single night. 'J'hey 
 sluml;ered not nor slept. 
 
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 THE PROMENADE. 
 
 There are few greater attractions alioiit tlie Island than 
 Ontario itself, whether in calm and sunshine or in storm 
 and [;;loom. The view from the west towards 
 H umber Bay is [larticitlarly charming, hi.*, 
 southwards the sweep (.: sky and lake takes 
 hold of the sailor heart chat sleeps some 
 where in most men. The never-ceasing 
 rush and wash of the waters on the sand 
 and shingle supply the dreamer with the 
 stimulus for which he turns to the dicker- 
 ing fire in winter, ''"he mystery of lands 
 beyond h nowhere more urgent. The mer- 
 maid and the undine become possi!)le as 
 one dwells on the waves and sees nothing 
 else. The glamor of stars at eve, and the 
 stillness of summer nights closes round 
 these Island Homes and their chambers are 
 full of peace. And scniietimes the aurora, 
 the northern lights, the wonderful strjam 
 ers, fling their glories over the heavens till 
 tlie very earth seems to dream. Hut in the 
 bright summer days the children throng 
 the beach, ind the shi])s pass up and 
 down, and now and then the mirage lifts 
 up the other shore and one gets a vision 
 of whsre Niagara lies, and Queenston and 
 the historic Heights, and the Thorold coun- 
 
 try. And the women folk bring their babies and their car- 
 riages and their baskets and little family picnics tlot the 
 ground here and there, and sometimes the men come and 
 carry tea from the restaurants, ar.d the impcrtant people who 
 
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 go to Saratoga and I>ong Branch and Marble Head might 
 often wish to be so happy. Some good people try to help 
 the poorer little folks of the city to know a little of these 
 pleasures, and occasionally a troop of charity scholars may 
 be seen enjoying such unwonted liberty. The kindly i'.ditor 
 of Saiurdiiy Alg/if takes charge of a " fresh air fund '' which 
 has been the means of much real and wholesome pleasure in 
 this direction, and some of those who do not care to chaperon 
 a party of the little street dwellers personally may choose to 
 contribute to this fund. 
 
 THROUGH THE REEDS. 
 
 A pleasant stroll may be taken from the Island 
 Wharf by keeping along by the engine house and 
 the merry-goround through the reclaimed park 
 space into the reeds and rushes beyond. A plank 
 path will be fouiid running towards Clandel)oye Ave., 
 and passing around the boat house and crossing the 
 rustic bridge one may reach the Promenade in this 
 way. Tile marsh once extended all the way to 
 Scarborough, and one hears of the vast jungle of 
 tall flags and reeds of tliose da\s where one could 
 find the conical huts of the muskrat, and listen in 
 due season to the peculiar "gulp" of the bittern. 
 Bulrushes and th -ir cat-tails, C(iuisetums and other 
 water-loving plants are common enough, but the 
 efforts to make dry land of the mud is rapidly 
 decreasing this waste area. But for an occasional 
 
 tortoise or terrapin, animal life is now a'nsent. The rat and 
 the mouse are ul)i(iuitous, but the mole and the gopher 
 seem to have disappeared. The pretty polecat was once 
 strongly in evidence, and the Canada otter caught more fish 
 than modern anglers do. 'l"he s(iuirrel and the chipmunk 
 have been ob.served ([uile recently near the I'a.k, but they 
 seek the more secpiestered spots. 
 
 The neighborhood from Hamilton Ave. eastward is one 
 of the nleasantest in the Island, and the residents fullv 
 
 COTT.-\i;es nI'.ak mamii.io.n wi-.m)';. 
 
lOROXIO ISLAND C.UIDK. 
 
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 WAKli's IIOIKI,. 
 
 appreciate the advantages of the situation. At all times a 
 nuxlel simimer resort, with a mean yearly temperature of 
 44.4 , in winter of 26.4 and in sunnner of 6^8, tlie Island 
 has the advantage of lieing eooler in summer and ..armer 
 in the winter than the city, and the east end, shaded from 
 the afternoon sun that bakes the western bar, affords tiie 
 freshest and most grateful atmosphere. The cottages in this 
 vicinity are of a more substantial character than elsewhere, 
 and with their wide and airy verandahs take every advantage 
 
 of their situation. \\'ell-to-do folks liere enjoy coun- 
 try benefits within hail of their city engagements, 
 and begin to realize what a boon tiiey have at their 
 very doors. Actual ownership of these homes en- 
 courages decoration, and the flowers and creepers 
 that bloom in the dooryards show what taste may 
 effect. JJetter choice in color is observable, and 
 the eye is not offended by the glaring hideousness 
 that paints some of the southern watering places. 
 A ([uaint fancy in naming the cottages is notable, 
 many melodious Indian names being thus perpetu- 
 ated. Some incongruity is observable, in the pres- 
 ence for instance of several Bungalows and not one 
 I'ejiee or Wigwam. 
 
 Much attention is being devoted to such matters 
 as the cutting and maintenance of a waterway from 
 one end of the Island to the other as a means of 
 transit which is supported by most in preference 
 to the suggested electric railway with its noise and 
 danger to children ; to the completion and pre- 
 servation of the Breakwater, now rather the worse of 
 ten yf'ars' wear, and the necessity of placing groins for 
 this purpose ; the extension of *.nc telephone system to the 
 east end, the supi)ly of gas, the tenure of Island leases, 
 the reclamation of unnecessary lagoons, the increase of 
 ferry accommodation, the regulation of bicycle traffic which 
 threatens its own extinction through the recklessness of 
 some riders ; the repair and extension of sidewalks ; and 
 the increase of safe and convenient bathing places. 
 
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 THE R. C. Y. C. ]M)rtant yachting organizations in existence, and its meniber- 
 
 Ili", lircakwatcr starts just Ix'foro one reaches ^'^'P '« t'li-' 'iirgi^st in tlie ^vorld. When one considers the 
 
 i,al<ovic\v Road which here runs north towards growth of the shipping an^j kindred interests in 'I'oronto 
 
 the Royal Canadian Yacht C!hib House. While during the century this is not remarkal)le. In 1820 vessels 
 
 the grounds of the Club 
 are ])rivate it is a pretty 
 walk down to tiie 
 er, trance, an-:! the 
 beautifully kept 
 grounds on either side are worthy 
 of note. The channels have here 
 l)een cleared, the pretty bridges 
 kept in repair, anu no labor 
 saved in making the most of 
 appearances. A notice in several 
 places asking for the co-opera 
 tion of the public in preserving the beauty 
 thus created, runs as follows : " Private 
 Property. Use of water channels is allow- 
 ed where not barred. \'ou are requested 
 not to pick flowers or aquatic plants, 
 which the owners cultivate to adorn the 
 Island, fishing or spearing not |)ermit- 
 ted, as dead or wounded fish arc offen- 
 sive to every one." The laU assertion is 
 rather sweepii.g and might indicate a 
 
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 arriving were signalled by a flag at the 
 Light House, but Keeper Ceo. Durnan 
 would often be puzzled to note them all 
 at present. What 'I'oronto shipping may 
 grow to if the effort to get a 20 foot 
 waterway to the St. Lawrence is success- 
 ful may he imagined on reflecting that 
 the tonnage of Chicago Harbor consid- 
 erably exceeds that of New York. 
 
 The development of the Niagara 
 service illustrates the advance of the 
 times. In 1816 the first steamer, the 
 Ino>iteiuj(\ carried passengers for one 
 ])ound or $5 each. In 1827 the Canaiiu 
 made the trip in four hours and a half and 
 charged $2. Now-a-days fifty cents will 
 carry one across the lake, and little over 
 an hour anil a half is t)C(iipied by the C/iip- 
 />r!i'(i, the latest of the Niagara steamers, 
 
 IJritish sporting instincts asserted 
 them.selves in 1852, and a number of 
 enthusiastic yachtsmen founded the Can- 
 
 lack of acquaintance with the most approved methods of adian Yacht Club, which has grown to a membership of 750, 
 
 cookery. and was honored in August, 1854, by Her Majesty's'permis- 
 
 The Royal Canadian \acht Club is one of the most im .sion, to assume the designation of "Royal." The first club 
 
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 house was built on a st ,nv, and was occupied till the nuiskrats 
 served an eviction notice, when an old wrecking steamer, the 
 Provimial, was procured and fitted up and moored oi)posite 
 the Union Station. In 1869 a club h' use and wharf was 
 erected in the same legality, but anch-^Mge became limited 
 and in 1880 the jiroperty was sold to the drand Trunk Rail- 
 way Company and the present site secured. Every conveni- 
 ence is to be found in the present building, which is neatly 
 finished for the most part in pine. Commodious lavatories, 
 lockers, a fully etiuipped steward's department, dining-room, 
 drawing-room, reading and billiard-rooms are provided and well 
 
 furnished. The lawns with ([uoit, bowling and tennis 
 grounds are maintained in charming order and the Wed- 
 nesday Ladies' Days are welcome engagements to many 
 delighted guests. The Committee of Management keep 
 the chib interests in view and a new pier where the 
 club launch lispcninza runs regularly to and from the 
 city is one of their latest improvements. Mr. S. Hruce 
 Harman is the Hon. Secretary ; he has been a mem- 
 ber of the club since 1862 and has held office since 
 1883. Commodore Boswell, Vice-Commodore Ikown, 
 and Rear-Commodore Dick are the other leading 
 oflicers. The Club and Association races are almost 
 continuous from the beginning of June till the end 
 of Septembe.-. 'i'he chief trophies are the Queen's 
 Cup for yachts over 40 feet, the l.ansdowne Cup for 
 30, 35 and 40 foot classes, the McCaw Cup for 21 
 footers, the Murray Cup for yachts over 30 feet, ih'j 
 I.orne Cup up to 30 feet, the Harman Cup for skiffs, 
 the Cosgrave Cup for 25 footers, and the I'rince of Wales 
 Cup opt n to all, presented by His Royal Highness after 
 his Toronto visit of i860, and valued at ^^500 sterling. 
 This is raced for on the 7th September annually and 
 is a very beautiful vase of frosted silver. Medallions illus- 
 trating incidents on Columbus' pioneer voyage, and the 
 cession of Pennsylvania to the great (^)uaker form part of 
 the design, graceful nymphs serve for handles and a figure 
 of nritani;ia surmounts the whole. Unlike many clubs the 
 Royal C Canadian is entirely self sustaining and makes no 
 appeal "-o the public. I'Vom $1,500 to $2,000 are expended 
 
28 
 
 TORONTO ISLAND OLTDK. 
 
 annually from its funds in prizes. Over sixty yaelUs fly 
 the cl'ii) colors, which is a white cross on l)lue ground 
 witii tiie crown and l)eaver as represented in our initial. 
 In 1878 permission was also given the club by the Admiralty 
 to hoist the blue ensign of the lleet with the crown in the 
 fly. Naval visitors are not frequent but occasionally a 
 United States or Canadian cruiser drops into the harbor 
 and meets official recognition. The Lake Yacht Racing 
 Association, composed of the Royal Canadian, Hamilton, 
 Oswego, Rochester, Hay of (^uinte, Kingston and Queen 
 City \'acht C'lubs holds its regatta here in regular turn 
 and is one of 'he great events in amateur seamanship. Such 
 boats as Mr. Cooderham's Oriole, or the Commodore's steel 
 Vr('(hi, with luT wonderful record, well uphold the fame of 
 the club, but over forty other (Irst-class yachts are owned 
 by club members. 
 
 .Many rowing and canoeing clubs make the 1 ay their 
 home, but having their lKad([uarters on the mainland do 
 not claim our attention. Of these the chief are the Argo- 
 naut, the Toronto and the Hayside Rowing Clubs and the 
 Toronto Canoeing Club. 'I'heir various racing meets are 
 always interesting, however, to Island visitors. 
 
 Those imaccustomed to handling sailing boats should not 
 go out without experienced hands on board. 'J"he lake 
 breezes are notoriously perfldioiis and stjualls and guirts 
 come from all cjuarters when least expected. Those who 
 have tried both say they can find no objection to safe 
 methods. 
 
 THE BREAKWATER. 
 
 On a hot summer day no pleasanter walk can be had 
 than along the breakwater. I'or over a mile one may enjoy 
 the cool lake breeze here, secure from disturbance. The 
 eastern end of the Island has not really been discovered 
 yet, but in days to come it may be transformed into a 
 fashionable promenade with military bands and all the other 
 doubtful features which [)opu!arity bestows. In older days 
 its attractions were recognized and some attempt made to 
 enhance them. A Zoological Carden was once established, 
 but the animals have all perished long since. The wild 
 fowl and birds are commoner here perhaps owing to the 
 proximity of Ashbridge's Hay, and in s[)ite of the prohibi- 
 tion of shooting by the city by-laws it is scarcely to be 
 doubted that in crisp, clear spring and early winter morn- 
 ings many an unwary duck meets the flying death. The 
 lagoons and swamps in season used to team with fowl of 
 all kinds— goo.se, mallard, widgeon, teal, velvet- crested grebe, 
 and various other ducks. Coot, mud hen or meadow-clap- 
 per, bittern, heron, curlew and plover also resorted to the 
 Island, and it is said sandpipers were so numerous that one 
 man once at the end of May shot thirty dozen in a day. 
 The fishing eagle or osprey may yet be seen on a summer 
 morning. 'I'hey were very numerous about 1857. The ' 
 snowy owl eagle, one of the most regally beautiful of the 
 eagle family, remarkable for its snow-white plumage and 
 powerful beak and talons has i)een shot on the Island. 
 Of the smaller birds the predatory little Anglo-Celt, the 
 
4 
 
 TORONTO ISLAND GUIDK. 
 
 nSHl.NG AT WARDS. 
 
 English sparrow, is of course the commonest, hut there 
 are still robins and song sparrows, warblers and fuichers, 
 orioles and grosbeaks. The rose-breasted grosbeak was very 
 numerous in 1858, and tly catchers were also fre(}uent 
 visitors. The cat- bird and the blue jay rivalled each other, 
 and the purple marten and the blue bird, woodpeckers, and 
 even humming-birds nested and nourished. On the shore 
 
 29 
 
 the raven preyed on dead fish, and 
 the shore-lark and many waders and 
 swimmers are still common. 
 
 BATHING. 
 
 It is said that an ICnglish travel- 
 ler on his return home gave as an 
 instance of the illiteracy of (.'anadians 
 that t Wrge public female baths at 
 Toronto the sign was disi)layed " W'i 
 man's Haths," but Krastiis Wiman's 
 gift to the city at the ICastern Point 
 was not intended solely for women 
 as the Englishman thought. '{'he 
 Maths have accommodation for two 
 or three hundred persons, and it is 
 unfortunate thai they are not in a 
 more frequented locatic.i. The city 
 regulations for I athing arc cnil.odicd 
 I in By-law 2449: ".Any [jcrson wear 
 ' ing a proper bathing dress covering 
 the body from the neck to the knees may bathe at any 
 time in the public waters within the city limits." No 
 bathing without dress is permitted, except within certain 
 specified limits in the east and west. A part of the west- 
 ern sandbar is being railed off for boys, however, and 
 recently the city established a good bathing house at Island 
 Park opposite the Pavilion in Long Pond. Turner's Haths 
 
30 
 
 TORONTO ISLAND GUIDK. 
 
 on the sandbar is also a favorite resort. In connection 
 witli Wimaii's ISatiis it is interesting to note the tenm-c of 
 tlie office of swimming master there hy Cai)t. Andrews, the 
 celel)rated life-saver, to wliich he was appointed on the 
 22nd of July, 1882, on the opening of the Baths, and 
 which he lield till 1st November, 1H85. There are com- 
 paratively few who know or appreciate the gallant labors 
 of tiiis brave man in his heroic achievements in saving 
 life from drowning. Si.xty nine persons have owed the i)re- 
 servation of their lives to his exertions. All countries but 
 his native one have recognized his valor. Among the 
 beautiful decorations, over a dozen in all, which the captain 
 has received, may he mentioned first-class gold medals 
 from the Cities of Kingston, Owen Sound and Toronto, 
 the W'aghorn gold medal, the gold cross of Honor of the 
 Dolphin Swiming (!hil), bron/e medal of the Royal Humane 
 Society of iMigland, a silver medal for skill in restoring 
 life to ])ersons apparently tlrowned, the gold cross of valor 
 of I. a Societe des Chevaliers Sauveteurs des Alpes Maritimes, 
 of Nice, France ; gold medal presented by the Toronto 
 Cicrmans for the rescue of Professor Schlowchf)w ; the 
 ("rovernment also recognized this service with a binocular 
 glass, and the Royal Humane Society added a clasp to 
 their former medal. A unicpie decoration not held by any 
 other ('anadiar. is the Royal Order of Kapiolani of the first 
 class, presentetl to Capt. Andrews by King Kalakaua I. 
 of the Hawaiian Islands. The massixe medal, we'ghing over 
 one pound of 22 carat gold presented him by the Massa- 
 chusetts Humane Society in 1891 celebrates its century of 
 
 life and the best individual record for saving life that came 
 under its observation in that period. .Among gallant acts 
 too numerous to specify his disregard of personal danger 
 in frecjuently jilunging into the sea with all his clothes on 
 is noteworthy. The captain's skill in resuscitating apparently 
 lifeless persons is remarkable and his statement that there 
 is ho[)e for two hours after submergence is noteworthy. 
 The calann'ty that gives Capt. Andrews a further claim on 
 the public is the loss of his sight which occurred in the 
 spring of 1888 when in the Canadian Civil Service. This 
 misfortune was due to ophthalmic paralysis brought on by 
 his acpiatic exploits, but the (iovernment refuses to allow 
 him a pension, liravely and cheerfully the blind captain 
 does his best to face the world, and his medals and 
 diplomas may be inspected at his cigar store at 355 J4 
 \'onge Street. 
 
 THE ISLAND ASSOCIATION. 
 
 The Island already plays an important part in city life and 
 has a distinct muncipal position in the 4th ward, the taxes paid 
 by residents in 1894 amounting to .$4,791.39 : it also forms 
 part of the South Toronto Division m Ontario Provincial 
 affairs. The Island Association, established in 1893, em- 
 bodies the organized interests of the leading residents. Mr. 
 i.ockhart Cordon is President, and Mr. J. Dick, Secretary- 
 Treasurer of the Association. The Association purposes 
 to endeavor to protect and advance Island interests and 
 devote systematic attention to plans for Island improvements 
 that have been indicated elsewhere. < 
 
 \ 
 
^4 ' f^ 
 
 Public telephone stations are 
 to be found at Hai.Ian's and 
 Durnan's Hotels at Gibraltar 
 Point, where communication 
 may be had with the city at 
 lo cts. per message. No pri- 
 vate telephones can at present 
 be put in. 
 
 Letter boxes have been 
 placed at Hanlan's Point, near 
 Mead's Hotel on the promen- 
 ade, and at a point just east 
 of the western end of the 
 breakwater. Collections are 
 made twice a day, 9 am and 
 2 p m. Deliveries are made at 
 same hours, No delivery or 
 collection is made on Sunday. .^ 
 
 AT WAklJS 1S1..\NU. 
 
 The photographs for this work were taken by Mr. Milford 
 A. Wilcox, the engraving was done by the Tmonto Litho- 
 graphing Co. and the Grip Printing and Publishing Co , the 
 printing is the work of Mr. R. G. McLean, Mr Albert E. S. 
 Smythe is responsible for its literary defects, and Mr. Arthur 
 Taylor has duly registered copyright at the Office of the 
 Minister of Agriculture at Ottawa in this year of grace, 1894. 
 It is requested that all enquiries, corrections and other com- 
 munications be made to Mr. Smythe, as George St., Toronto- 
 
 n ■ Id 
 
 THE CI 1101. .\ I'ASSINC; IHK DREAKWATER. 
 
■WT* 
 
 LIST OF ISLAND RESIDENTS. 
 
 AT ISLAND PARK. 
 
 At 7 IhIiiiiiI I'ai'k Mr. ami Mih. I). KimiiiiiiRH. 
 
 15 Islaiid l*iirk~Mr. ami Mr«. Hi^ilii'it I'liiiito, 
 
 KaclK'lDi'H lliiiik Six M))iitl<Miiuii, 
 
 Hi iBlamI Purk - Ming Hiiulari, MIhs Durnaii. 
 
 Mrs. MiirsliHllK. 
 
 2<) IhIhikI I'ark Mrs. A, (1. Itftyli'v, Mrs. It. Hayley. 
 
 Klli'siiii'rn House -Mrs. Mead's Mr. ami Mrs. S, 
 .XiidrowK, Hon. Stopheii iiiid Mrs liichards, Mr. 
 and Mrs. ll«|{iinild Northcote, Mrs. Palmer, Mr. 
 and Mrs. V,. Hiitlierland, Mr. ar:d Mrs. Miilliiill, 
 Iti'V. Dr. and Mrs. Davuw, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mcarl, 
 VVasliiriKton, M.V,., Mr. and Mrs. Dravtoii, Mr. and 
 Mrs. T. Mclntyri), Mr. and Mrs .1. t! lloyd, Mrs. 
 Prtcrs, Mr and Mrs. Dorsnl Itircliall, Mr. and 
 Mrs. .\rtlinr Vankoni4lnu''. Mr. and Mrs. H. Pal- 
 torsoii, Mr. and Mrs. Villicrs, l)r Walker, Mr. 
 and Mrs. Heliden, Mr. and Mrs. Stoyon Hoss, 
 Mrs. Dr. C'easar, iVc, iVe. 
 
 •UK) Island Park -Mr. ami Mrs. Ilolsiean. 
 
 St. Andrew's on tli« hake -Mr. ami Mrs. P. Kreysenn. 
 
 Ijaketoii CottaRe— Mr. and Mrs S. H. Sykos. 
 
 Karaiotta — Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Toyo. 
 
 Koslyn— Mr. and Mrs. T. Smith. 
 
 liookout — Mr. Mills, Miss Kri'itli, Mr. and Mrs. llogers. 
 
 The Hiindalow— Mr. and Mrs. .1. .1. Clark. 
 
 Uetiro~ilr. and Mrs, C. S. Horroeks. 
 
 Crooksten— Mr. and Mrs. ,J. H. HarBroavo. 
 
 Canorasset — Mr. and Mrs. P. Dykes. 
 
 Porle Kois— Mr. and Mrs. U. K. Speneo, 
 
 Hhaiitycot~Mr. and Mrs. .\tkin8oii. 
 
 Rsterley — Mr.s. !•',. Kishor. 
 
 Staneloy— Mr. and Mrs. .1. (iray. 
 
 Wakonau—Mr. and Mrs. .J. H. Mason. 
 
 Nokoinis— Mr. and Mrs. .\liell. 
 
 :iHt Island Park-Mr. and Mrs. K. D. .\ruioiir. 
 
 380 Island Park— Mr. and Mrs. (iilisnn. 
 
 Hurricane House— Mr. and Mrs. H. Parsons. 
 
 Southview— Mr. and Mrs. Cross. 
 
 Monrepise— Messrs. M(>rriok and Miss Merriek, 
 
 Happy-G'-Ijueky liishopand Mrs. Sneatiuan, 
 
 Mushroom Cottase— Mr. ami Mrs. Arthur Hrown. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Movay. 
 
 Dunedin CottaHe-Mr. and Mrs. G. \V. Diddell. 
 
 SiyanleiRh— Mr. and Mrs. V. Ci. ('o.v 
 
 iW) Island I'ark— Mr. itnd Mrs. Dr. Graham. 
 
 Killarney-Mr. and Mrs. \V. D Dineen. 
 
 Dulco Doinum— Mr. and Mrs. Col. Dawson. 
 
 Monterev~Mr. and Mrs. T. Watson. 
 
 Ijyrana-Orena— Mr. and Mrs. Uohert Watson, 
 
 :U0 Island Park— Mr. and Mrs. It. H. Walker. 
 
 Iteverly Cottage— Mr. and Mrs. Osuian Cayloy, 
 
 Knseoml) -ex-.Vld ,/. Irwin Mrs. Irwin. 
 
 Menominee -Masters .\rdat;li. 
 
 M •. and Mrs. E. H. C. Clarkson. 
 
 Douro— Mr. aud Mrs. C. S. Gzowski. 
 
 The Willows — Miss and Messrs. Ileiidnlari. 
 
 IM'landohoye Ave. -Mr. and Mrs ,1 l,eslie. 
 
 13 Clamleboye Aye.— Mr. and Mrs.Ijis ,l(ilin«l(ni. 
 
 1.') Clandehoyo Aye.- Mr. and Mrs. .Ii>se|ili lla/ellon. 
 
 at ('landeboye Ave. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hrowu. 
 
 ii'i Clandehoyo Ave. Mr. 11. T. Sultoi: 
 
 '2T Clandehnye Ave , Myoh Mrs. Preston. 
 
 M'. aud Mrs'. H. M. Hirsihlicri;. 
 
 Clandeboye Place Mr. and Mrs liUXton. 
 
 Glen Holm .\broad — Mi>-s Struthers. 
 
 21M Centre Islanl— Mrs. 'I'liouipsin. 
 
 at-J Centre Island-Mr. and Mrs. .1. T Uolpli. 
 
 aim Centre Island- Mr. and Mrs !•'. liolph, 
 
 Wnolooinooloo Mr. and Mrs. Pricn. 
 
 Hriuht-Side -Mr. and Mrs. (i I'. Madden. 
 
 Pine ljOdt,'e — Mr. aud Mrs. Dvas. 
 
 (') Hamilton .Ave.- Dr. and Mrs. Gr.int. 
 
 M Hamilton \\o -Mr ami Mrs Stevens. 
 
 1(1 Hamilton Ave. — Mr. aud Mrs. I',. .F. C. Norrie, 
 
 Mr. aud Mrs. S. N. Ncu'rie. Mrs. Howsoii. 
 Ilandl'ord Cottafjo-.Mr. aud Mrs II. Waller. 
 Stonehaven -Mr. and Mrs. C. V, Stone. 
 H llaTiiilton Ave.— Mr. and Mrs S S. Clark. 
 Hienvenue— Mr. aud Mrs. Copping, 
 Mrs. Sutttui's. 
 
 Okaboji -Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Korr. 
 2')H Centre Island -Mr. aud Mrs. Itnrns. 
 Santa Clara -M''. aud Mrs. Ilerndon. 
 Ciireloo -Mr. and Mrs Hobiusnn 
 '211 Centre Island — Mr. aud Mrs. Mrouse. 
 23-1 Centre Islauil Mr. and Mrs .). W . lieatty. 
 '227 Centre Island — Mr aiul Mrs. C. H. Sproule. 
 Helniout— Mr. and Mrs .lohn Morrison. 
 Floreat- Mr aud Mrs. C. M Goad. 
 The Shads -Mr. aud Mrs. V,. M Sliadwick. 
 Solyst — Mr. aud Mrs Itolicrt Darling. 
 The Oasis -Mr. ami Mrs. ,1 V, Uohertson. 
 WabiKoon— Mr. and Mrs..!, llaxter. 
 IDH Centre Island -Mr. and Mis K. li. Shnttliiworth. 
 Orizabi -Mr. Ga^en. 
 Dnnblane— Mr. a"d Mrs. F G. Clarke. 
 The Anchorage — Mr. and Mrs I;. Goldman. 
 17(1 ('(.litre Island-Mr. and Mrs ,1. W. Woods. 
 Helvedere — Mr and Mrs. Klias liouers. 
 The lireakers Mr. and Mrs. IjocUli'Ut Gordon. 
 I.i'2 Centre Island Mr. and .Mrs. W. N. Woods. 
 The Daisy Mr. Tho3. Flynii 
 
 AT HANLAN'S POINT. 
 
 rm Main St. — Mr. .1. S. Small. 
 
 The ShautyMr. Clias. Moss, Q.C., and Mrs. :\loss, 
 
 Vineta -Mr. and Mrs. Ilest. 
 
 Sandilands — Prof, Ijixulon ami Mrs Ii(nidon. 
 
 (iolden Gate Cottage — Mr. aud Mrs .loiin lioudoii. 
 
 Itenvennto— Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Clarke. 
 
 North View— Mr. and Mrs. V. Westiiian. 
 
 Hiirliomi^— Mr. aud Mrs. Arnold. 
 
 The llectory Mr. aud Mrs. SiitV. 
 
 Kenmare l.odyi Mr "iid Mrs. ,1. T. Thoinpsou, 
 
 Stniuahoiie— Mr. and Mrs Victor .VrnislrouK. 
 
 (ifid Main St. -Mr. and Mrs F. Warreii.J 
 
 Itoheuiia -Mr. aud Mr-*. I'.. Wi'aut,'c, 
 
 Glcuarm — Mr. aiul Mrs. .1. Dick. 
 
 Kerriemuir Mrs .lohnston. 
 
 The .Monrin|4s Mr mid Mrs. I.oi^kharl. 
 
 The .\nchorii^!e Mr. an I Mrs. Drtimmnnl. 
 
 Westward Ho Mr and Airs. \. ,\. Hrower. 
 
 Sahara Col. ,1. 1. Diividsou. 
 
 Till' Mri-akers Mr. and Mrs V \\ . Micklelhwait( . 
 
 (i2H Main St. Mr and Mrs. Ma.i'ir S inkey. 
 
 Pecdenuis— Mr. and Mrs. ,1. W. Dennis. 
 
 Ki! .Main St. Mr mid Mrs Staunton. 
 
 Tullniiiore Dr and Mrs Shi'iird. 
 
 Heiidezvous Mr. mid Mis. Ariiistront,'. 
 
 ril2MaiuSt Mr and Mrs Patterson. 
 
 I!i',ii(.'iil')w INIr. and Mrs I', Morris. 
 
 Neuiini-tikeiiokMr mid Mrs. H. Wade. 
 
 Mizzinelte Mr. aud Mrs F. II Gooch. 
 
 /iireiia Mr. mid Mrs. Wiilter S. Andrews. 
 
 Iiiterlakeu Mr. aud Mrs. A, Nordheinier. 
 
 I'lwavea Mr. and Mrs Westuer. 
 
 IIM Main St Mr. mid Mrs. H. .1. Drown. 
 
 ti,5S Mai'i St Mr mid Airs .1. W.'cil. 
 
 Iliawiillia Mr mid Airs. Cliiis, cliithe. 
 
 West View-Mr. aud Mrs. ,1. Garvin. 
 
 Fariiiento - Mrs Diiirt-aii. 
 
 No Name- Mr. and Mrs. Diirrell. 
 
 Monreith -Mrs Allen 
 
 Ibizehlene Mr aud Mrs. Ohernessor. 
 
 Windermere Mrs. Coleman 
 
 (-.78 Main St -Air. mi 1 Mrs Haines. 
 
 I''eriil('iif Air. mid Airs Uradshaw. 
 
 mi Main St - Air. mid Mrs .1. It. Cuttell. 
 
 (,)niii (>)ue -Air. iiud Airs. ,1. 1) Smith. 
 
 Willow Arbor- Alessrs. lloeliarch. Skinner and Alanii. 
 
 Hiieiia Vista -Messrs. Crupper, ''rawforil, Foster, 
 
 Hiirt;i-ss. llaunaau'l Spurlim;. 
 ChicaHo -Air. and Mrs. Ciibbate 
 Hariiiouv Clot -Air mid Airs. F. Alexander. 
 Ifestiiiore Air and Airs. I'' Sterlim,'. 
 The Vestrv Air. mid Airs. T. Alomi. 
 The Piirsouaqe— Alessrs Hrav. Wiirdeu and Welsh. 
 Orphans' Home Mr. and Airs. II I'liator. 
 Slra''L'l»rs' He't Air. and Airs. \\ liiiitoii. 
 rast View -Air aud Airs, lliimiiioiid. 
 C' luiiibia Air. and Airs. W. Proctor. 
 1 iwild-AIr and Airs. Alin-li. 
 Nameless -Air. ami Airs Hutcliiufiou. 
 Hunters' Kest-AIr. mm Airs .1 AIcGee. 
 Hay Vi.'w Air. sud Airs llciir> Clmrles Hell. 
 Hotel llaulau -Air. and Airs Little, WashiUMton, 
 
 n C; Mr and Airs Aloore, linslon; Airs. Arnisou, 
 
 Messrs. Martin, Steel, Ac, Ac. 
 
FERRY TIME TABLES. 
 
 THE TORONTO FERRY CO., Ltd. 
 
 HANLAN'S POINT. 
 
 YONOE BT. 
 
 TO 
 
 RANLAN'B 
 
 POINT. 
 
 e.OSa.m 
 8.S6 
 
 7.ao 
 
 8.15 
 
 9.00 
 
 ».40 
 
 10.20 
 
 11.00 
 
 11.40 
 
 •12.40l).m. 
 
 1.10 
 ♦1.30 
 
 1.50 
 »2.10 
 
 a.30 
 •2.50 
 
 3.10 
 •3.30 
 
 3.60 
 ♦4.10 
 
 4.30 
 
 4.50 
 
 5.10 
 ♦S.30 
 
 5.50 
 •6.05 
 
 6.25 
 
 7.20 
 ♦7.40 
 
 8.00 
 •8.20 
 
 8.40 
 •9.00 
 
 9.20 
 ♦9.40 
 10.00 
 10.30 
 
 HAMLAN'g 
 
 POINT 
 
 TO 
 
 YONOH 8T. 
 
 6.20 A.ni' 
 
 7.10 
 
 7.40 
 
 8.30 
 
 9.15 
 
 9.55 
 10.35 
 11.15 
 11.55 
 ♦l.lOp.ni 
 
 1.25 
 ♦1.45 
 
 2.05 
 
 2.25 
 
 2.45 
 ♦3.05 
 
 3.25 
 •3.45 
 
 4.05 
 •4.25 
 
 4.45 
 ♦5.05 
 
 5.25 
 •5.45 
 
 6.15 
 ♦6.20 
 
 6. .35 
 
 7.35 
 ♦7.55 
 
 8.15 
 ♦8.35 
 
 8.65 
 ♦9.15 
 
 9.;» 
 
 ♦10.05 
 10.30 
 U.OO 
 
 BIIOCK 8T' 
 
 TO 
 
 HANLAN'S 
 
 POINT. 
 
 10.00 a.ID' 
 ♦10.40 
 11.20 a.m. 
 ♦12.00 n'n. 
 •12.30p.m 
 •1.30 
 
 2.00 
 ♦2.20 
 ♦2.40 
 
 3.00 
 •3.20 
 •3.40 
 
 4.00 
 ♦4.20 
 •4.40 
 
 5.00 
 •6.20 
 •5.40 
 
 B.OO 
 •7.00 
 
 7.20 
 ♦7.40 
 
 8.0O 
 •8.28 
 
 8.40 
 ♦9.0O 
 
 9.20 
 ♦9.40 
 10.00 
 10.30 p.m. 
 
 HANI.AN'H 
 
 POINT 
 
 TO 
 
 BROCK 8T 
 
 lO.lSa.ra 
 •10.55 - 
 11.35 a.m 
 ♦12.15p.iii 
 •12.40 
 ♦1.45 
 
 2.15 
 ♦2.35 
 •2.55 
 
 3.15 
 ♦3.35 
 ♦3.55 
 
 4. IS 
 ♦4.35 
 ♦4.65 
 
 5.15 
 •5.35 
 •6.55 
 
 B.IO 
 •7.15 
 
 7.35 
 •7.5.') 
 
 8.15 
 ♦8.35 
 
 8.55 
 ♦9.15 
 
 9.35 
 ■".1.55 
 10.15 
 ll.OOp.m, 
 
 ISLAND PARK. 
 
 YONQK HT 
 
 TO 
 
 IHLANI) 
 
 PARK. 
 
 6.05a.m 
 
 6.55 
 
 7.30 
 
 8.15 
 
 9.00 
 
 9.40 
 10.20 
 11.00 
 11.40 
 12.20i).m. 
 •1.00 
 •1.20 
 
 1.40 
 •2.00 
 
 2.21) 
 ♦2.40 
 
 3.00 
 ♦3.20 
 
 3.40 
 •4.00 
 
 4.20 
 •4.40 
 
 5.00 
 ♦5.20 
 
 5.40 
 ♦6.00 
 
 6.20 
 
 6.45 
 
 7.:« 
 
 ♦7.50 
 
 8.10 
 ♦8.. 30 
 
 8.50 
 ♦9.10 
 
 9.30 
 '10.00 
 10.30 
 
 IRLANU 
 
 PAKE 
 
 TO 
 
 YON3K ST. 
 
 0.30 a.ni 
 
 7.10 
 
 7.40 
 
 8.30 
 
 9.15 
 
 St..")5 
 10.35 
 11.15 
 11.55 
 12.35p.m 
 •1.15 
 •1.35 
 
 1.55 
 •2.15 
 
 2,35 
 •2.. '56 
 
 3.15 
 •3.35 
 
 3.. 55 
 •4.15 
 
 4.35 
 •4.55 
 
 5.15 
 •5.35 
 
 5.55 
 •6.15 
 
 6.35 
 
 7.00 
 
 7.45 
 •8.05 
 
 8.25 
 •8.4.5 
 
 9.06 
 
 9.25 
 10.00 
 10.30 
 11.00 
 
 BROCK BT, 
 
 TO 
 
 ISLAND 
 
 PARK. 
 
 9.46 am. 
 
 •10.25 
 11.05 
 
 ♦It. 45a in 
 ♦12.25 p.m. 
 •1.30 
 
 2.00 
 ♦2.20 
 •2.40 
 
 3.00 
 •8,20 
 •3.40 
 
 4.00 
 •4.20 
 •4,40 
 
 5.00 
 •6.20 
 •5.40 
 
 6.00 
 •7.20 
 
 S.UO 
 '8.40 
 ♦9.20 
 10.00 
 
 ISLAND 
 
 PARK 
 
 TO 
 
 BROCrK HT, 
 
 10.00 a.iii 
 •10.40 
 11.20 
 
 •I2.00irii. 
 •12.40 p.m 
 •1.45 
 
 2.15 
 •a.35 
 •2.55 
 
 3.15 
 •3,33 
 ♦3.55 
 
 4.15 
 •4.35 
 •4.. 55 
 
 5.15 
 •5.35 
 •5.55 
 
 6.10 
 •7.35 
 
 8.15 
 •8.55 
 •9.35 
 10.30 
 
 Trips marked • will be cancelled in wet weather. 
 
 Tickets issued by one Company are not available on tlie boats of another. 
 
 Fares are fire cents par trip, ten cents return , and 95 tickets are sold {or a dollar. 
 
 WARD'S. 
 
 TONOE ST. 
 
 TO 
 
 ward's. 
 
 7.30 a.m. 
 
 8.20 
 
 U.'20 
 
 •10.30 
 
 11.30 
 
 1.00p.m. 
 
 ♦9.00 
 
 3.00 
 
 •4.00 
 
 ♦5.00 
 
 6.0O 
 
 6.40 
 
 WARDS 
 
 TO 
 
 YOKOB ST. 
 
 7. 45 am, 
 
 8.35 
 
 9.35 
 
 •10.45 
 
 11.45 
 
 l.aOpin 
 ♦2. .30 
 
 3.30 
 '4.30 
 ♦S..30 
 
 6.30 
 
 7.00 
 
 YACHT 
 
 CLUB 
 
 TO 
 
 YONOB BT. 
 
 8.00am 
 
 8.45 
 
 9.45 
 
 On Sundays first boat leaves 
 the city at 9.10 a.m., last boat 
 at 9.40 p.m. The last boat 
 (rem the Island to the city at 
 lOpm 
 
 There is an extra boat every 
 morning from Island Park to 
 the city at 8,55 a.tu. 
 
 The Toronto Ferry Co.'s 
 steamers are named :— May- 
 fiower, Primrose, Shamrock, 
 Thistle, Kathleen, Gertrude, 
 Island Queen, Luella, J. L. Mc- 
 Edwards, Maacotte and Arling- 
 ton. They sail from the east 
 side of Yongc St. slip and from 
 Brock St. wharf. 
 
 THE HANLAN FERRY CO. 
 
 HANLAN'S PT. 
 
 HAN LAN's 
 
 POINT 
 
 TO 
 
 .rONOB ST. 
 
 7. 90 a.m. 
 8.90 
 9.90 
 10.20 
 ♦U.OO 
 11.45 
 12.45 pm. 
 
 1.20 
 
 and every 20 ir.iuutea 
 
 till 
 
 6.26 p.m. I ti.40p.ui., 
 
 ♦7.15 1 7.30 
 
 and every 20 minutes 
 
 till 
 
 •10.00 p.m. 
 no. 30 
 
 10.30p.m. 
 ♦11.00 
 
 ISLAND PARK. 
 
 YONOB BT. 
 
 TO 
 
 ISLAND 
 
 PARK. 
 
 6.56 a.m. 
 
 8.00 
 
 8.40 
 
 9.15 
 
 9.50 
 ♦10.30 
 11.30 
 ♦12.10p.m. 
 
 1.3J 
 •2.15 
 
 9.55 
 •3.35 
 
 4.15 
 ♦4.56 
 
 5.35 
 
 6.10 
 •7.30 
 
 8.05 
 •8.45 
 
 0.9S 
 •10.05 
 
 The Haulaii Ferry Co.'s steamers are 
 named:— Chicoutimi, .John Hanlan, Pil' 
 grim, and Momedo. 
 
 They sail from the west side of Yonge 
 
 St. slip. 
 
 These time tables are subject to alteration without notiea, 
 
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 Printed by II. G. McLean, Toronto. ^ 
 
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