The Clinton New Era, 1889-09-27, Page 4Cxnxai3entexa
FRIDAY, SEPT, 27 1889.
Barriers to Trade.
At this Beason of the year,when
the farmer is getting in his crops
it is well that he should have
-some ides of the height of the
barriers that' ,nut him of out his
nearest and best market. Here
is a list of the United States
dutios on the leading agricultural
and other natural products of
Canada :
Cattle, Horses, and Sheep...20 p.o, ad. val.
Barley, corn and oats 10 cents per bush
Wheat 20 cents per bush
Coal, bituminous
Copper ore
Dried Cod and Herring
75 cents per ton
93 o. per pound
cent per pound
Salt Herring' p1 per barrel
Pickled Mackerel..........,$2 per barrel
Flax 1525 per ton
Hay 82 per ton
Iron ore 75 0. per to
Malt 20 0. per bush
Stone 20p,o. ad. val
Salt 8 c. per hundred
Batter and Cheese.. ' 4 cents per Ib
Beans eat Peas ...iop.o. ad. sal
Pptatoes 15 Bente per bush
Lumber 82 per Dai
Wool (clothing .7,, cowl:4ng)10 cents per lb
It should be borne in mind that
"in all or nearly all capes the Ca-
nadian expo: -ter pays the duty for
the simple reason that our exports
to the States are not sufficiently
largo to affect the market price
over there. Thus one of the
largest items of export is lumber,
yet though we send ten million
dollars' a year wo supply only
one -twentieth of the annual con-
' sumption of the United States.-
Another point of great import-
ance is this -that if these dutios
were removed it would be.possible
for us to vastly increase our ex-
port trade, Thus any lumber-
man will bear witness that the
two -dollar duty on his product
prevents him frbm.shipping huge
quantities of, second-grade or ,in-
ferior material. That is, the duty
is sufficiently high to exhaust any
possible profit left after"' paying
the:cost of production .and trans-
portation. The farmer can see
for ' himself by referring to the
Canadian tariff how much he is
taxed when he undertakes to buy
from the States the goods which
are manufactui.ed, cheaper there
than here. Our inanuf teturers
are hampered by the limited home
market which prevents them from
resorting, as the Americans do, to
the specialization oz subdivision
of labor and machinery. Is it not
clear that if the custom liouses on
both sides of.tho lino were closed
both countries would bo benefited?
This is what the Liberal party is
seeking to accomplish, and in *the
United Slates events are rapidly
making for the same end.
NE WS NOTES.
Tho dwelling house and barns
'ofJtobt. McLinton of this place,
wore destroyed by fire on Mon-
day morning. Cause and lose un-
known. -
John G. Kimball, of Chicago,
111., on Thursday, asked his wife
to die with bim, as there was noth-
ing worth living for. Mrs Kim-
ball laugh eel at him, and .he wont
upstairs and hung himself.
Engineer Adolphus Gaboury, of.
Chicago and North.western rail-
way, was having a bout with box-
ing glover; with a friend on Satur•
day night, when he struck the
man•on the nose, causing it to
bleed profusely. A doctor order-
ed the man to be laid on his back
whereupon the blood strangled
him. Gaboury and the doctor are
held responeiblo on the charge of
manHlnughter.
Bev. II. IL Barbour, pastor ,,1
the Baden Avenue BaptistChurch,
Chicago, created a sensation in
the Baptist ministers' meeting on
Tuesday, IT reading a paper in
which he denied the existence of
a personal devil. and treated the
passages from Scripture speaking
of such a personage as figurative
and not literal. The paper gave
rise to a storm of unfavorable com-
ment.
The citizens of Woodstock were
surprised on Monday morning to
hoar that a bear had boon shot
within a mile of that itlace: Early
Monday morning Dan Miller, .a
noted shot of the Wood Gun Club
was called from' his bed in town
by Mr A. Weir, a farmer living
on 'the llth line, to come and
shoot a hear which was on his
flute. fl n'a nate- avnilnble piece
of, arms wee a sholgun, and the
only n11,111110 nn ha had 115nr1s.
',vas soin,_ carts ia,ges pl'tpn ra 1 for
shunting cloy hlackbirda, 1le
took 11.c•,° along with him and
went :,!'ler `,I. Bruin, Afto!'
f Mowing pini throng)! the wharfs
they n :,n:a,; to tree him, nil
i11r',l[iil'r lot tl;', landing charge
in tlie'',j.rv, hringi.lg him Ili eat th.
it f;ro;•nd to he nLig, healthy,
Airing liens. 'frier° were no atom,
luarlta or any thing Inindicate that
he wns a Int` c 0,
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Tuckersrnitll
FaRat. SOLD, --Mr Thomas Siwp-
non has sold hie farm coAtaining 50
acres to Mr Joseph Fisher for $4000.
This does not look as if land bad de-
preciated much in value in Tucker -
smith.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. -The
board ofSchool Trustees for the town-
ship
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of Tuckeramitb met at Egmond-
vine, ou Saturday, September 218t,as
advertised. Several small bills for
repair at Numbers 7 and 10 sections
were ordered to be paid. The Trea-
surer brought before the board the
fact that owing to the death of our
respected township treasurer,Mr-Mc
Miilian, a large euro of school money
in his hands would not be available in
time to meet the payment of teacher,'
salaries due in October. The chair•
man and treasurer were authorized to
borrow money to supply this deficien-
cy. The question of engaging tett
ceere for 1890 was then brought tor-
ward. Mr Wiltse, trustee for No. 4
section, said he would not give his
consent to the engagement of a tea-
cher in his section as the school house
-was in such a bad state of repair, be-
ing unfit to be occupied by children
during the fall and winter, and it has
been condemned by the inspector.
After some discussion the Messrs
Wiltee and Jackson wore appointed a
committee empowered to make the
required improvements. The follow-
ingteachera were engaged: R. J.Beaty
salary, $350• No. 1 ; Wm. Doig,$460,
No..2; A. Scott, $500, No. 4; Jane
Brotherston, $260, No. 4; Belle Me -
Ewen, $260, No. 6 ; Lizzie McKay,
$360, No. 7 ; George McIntosh, $360,
No. 8; Nellie Kelley, $275, assistant,
No. 8; James Landsborough, $885,
No. 11 ; D. Johnston, $500, No.9; A.
H. McLeod, $360 ; No. 10. A large
number of applicants were in attend-
ance, and the trustees found great
difficulty in selecting teachers who
would most likely be suitable for the
new aections about to be forted. The
division of the township into sections
ought to have been attended -to by the
council before these appointments
were made. A number of prominent
rate payers were present to advise in
the selections. It is to be hoped that
in future still greater interest will be
taken io so important an institution
as our common schools.
COIINCIL DOINGS. - The council
met at Brucefield at the call of the
reeve on the 9th inst. The folloeing
motion was carried unanimously,
indicates the thoughts that were up-
permost in the minds of the members
The mournful event referred to drew
out many kindly expressions towards
the deceased and expressions of sym-
pathy for the bereaved family. It
was moved by Wm. Elgie seconded
by Jame Walker. That this council
having learned of the death of Wm.
McMillan Esq., late treasurer of this
township, place a minute on record
giving expression to its deep sense of
the loss sustained by this corporation
by the removal by death of a faithful
and efficient officer ; and that the
clerk be instructed to convey to Mrs
McMillan an expression of the deep
sorrow of the members of council at
hersad bereavement." Mr W.Elliott
and Mr. R. Hicks were appointed
auditors to audit the books of the late
treasurer, with instructions to report
at an early date. The Reeve and
Clerk were appointed a committee to
wait upon Mr James Murray, of
Rodgerville P. O. and endeavor to
secure his services as treasurer. The
Reeve was instructed to notify Mr. S
Wallace to remove a certain dam
placed by .him in the ditch on the
roadway opposite lot 2, concession 4,
H. 'R. S. The council adjourned to
meet at Kyle's hotel, September 18th.
The council met as per adjournment.
The auditors' report was read and
adopted. The Reeve reported that
Mr Murray had consented to become
treasurer for the township. His ap-
pointment was unanimously agreedto,
salary $100. He is required to give
bonds in the sum of$12,000. It was
announced that Mr Samuel Carno-
cban, who has filled the office of Col-
lector of taxes for a number of years,
in a most satisfactory manner,had re-
signed. On motion of Wm. Elgie, se-
conded by James Walker, Mr David
Sproat was appointed Collector of
axes for 1889 at a salary of $90, bonds
$12,000. By-laws confirming these
ppointments will be presented at
ext meeting of council which will be
eld at Daly's hotel, October let at
0 o'clock. A number of small ac-
ounts were passed for payment and
he following sums given as relief to
he parties named : N. Price, $20 ; J.
Dlil ler, $5 ; E. Comber, $15 ; Mrs
allaghan $15. The levying of year -
y rates was advanced a stage but ow -
ng to an informality in one of the ord-
re, the passing of the by-law was de -
erred. The taxes, however, will be
much lighter than last year. The coca•
it adjourned to meet as above stated.
Pathmastera will please send returns
f gravel used.-Se1ruEL SMILLIE,
Clerk.
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Heusall
Mr James Stoneman' has returned
to his home at Staples, Essex Co.
A grand concert is talked of in the
Methodist church, in the near future.
Mr Harry Arnold is home again
after spending a couple of weeks in
Toronto.
The new Methodist church at Sex -
smith will be opened on Sunday and
Monday, Oct. 6th and 7th.
Miss Lottie Thompson, of Centra-
lia, spent a few days with Mrs J. C.
Stoneman, of this place.
Rev A. Y. Bartley, of Bluevale,
formerly of Hensall, occupied the
pulpit in the Methodist church, on
Sabbath 'last.
The Equal Rights Association of
Hensall meet on the 23rd of Sept„
when it was moved by John Blatch-
ford, seconded by James Clark,and re-
solved that we the members of the
Equal Rights Association having con-
sidered our relation to the parties ex-
isting, deem it expedient for the time
being to putourselves as an association
in communication, first of all with
the Central Cotninittee of Toronto,
then with the different organizations
of the county of Huron, known as the
new party of Canada, with a view to
definitely organize for positive action
at the coining election, and of pro-
moting a Csunty convention with th's
end in view, iowTN Prim, Chsir•
man ; ALEN. ;llcPit F ISON, Secretary.
West Wawaiiosh,
I OTEe1 -Mr Edward Plotgbman is
basy on the farm which be recently
purchased from Lira McCabe, prepar-
ing for the fall wheat. Mr John
Cameron has been suffering from a
disease in the face, which, so far, has
baffled medical ekill ; we are glad to
be able to state that he bas improved
considerably this week. Mr Edward
Ferguson was the last than on the
line made happy by the arrival of a
youthful visitor, who bide fair to be a
staff to his declining years. Mr Ed-
ward Durnin bas had rather an un-
fortunate time threshing this fall ;
the last mishap being a broken axle
of the engine -a miscalculated at-
tempt to move it partly on the wheels
and a crutch, the result being a pom-
plete upset, and rather a serious in-
jury to Mr David Alexander, who
has been confined to his bed since.
Mr Robert Clark, of Manchester, is
here at preaent, working on the farm
of Mr G. Agar, which he recently
rented. Mr Edward Durnin and Mr
Wm. H. Stuart start for the woods
this week. Mr George Agar is doing
a good business in threshing on this
line ; sn' far he has had it all to him-
self, and the Clinton machine which
he purchased this tall is working well.
East Wawanosll.
Miss Annie Scott is visiting friends
in Clinton, this week.
The trustees of S. S. No. 13, have
re-engaged Misa S. J. Rath, at $300.
A number of Forresters from thio
part attended the funeral of the late
Archie McLean, on Tuesday.
A large number of good steers were
delivered at Joseph Clegg's, Morris,
by the farmers of this township.
A couple of farmers have been very
unfortunate with wire fences of late
with colte being injured on them.
The contractors who had the job of
repairing the Methodist brick church,
10th con., have about : completed the
work.
This township seems to be very
healthy place. Mrs Thos. Black last
Tuesday presented her liege lord with
a bouncing boy while Mrs D.; Snell
did better and gave Dave two wood
choppers; all are doing well.
Our base ball team paid a visit to
St Helene last Saturday and ;engaged
in a friendly game with the team of
that burg, and managed to get de-
feated by 4 runs, the score being 11
to 7; The large score is accounted
for by some' of the best players of
each team being absent and to the
poor state of the grounds. The re-
turn match is expected to take place
in about a fortnight or so.
Kinburn.
Mr- William ° McIntosh is busy at
present erecting new stables.
D. McG. Malloch, Esq , was in
town inspecting our Public school on
Monday last.
Messes Geo. Stephenson, Robt. Mo -
Millan and P. Hawthorne were the
del -gates from here to the Liberal
convention on Monday last,
The popular querry is -Who's ,the
Kinbnrn correspondent of the Ex-
positor? Now, good people, we say,
let the poor scribe live in peace, now,
as it is not at all likely he will have
any one to comfort his old "age."
SERIOITS ACCIDEN,'r.-On Monday,
of this week Mr, WiTliam Clark droye
his team of rather fractions horses at-
tached to a stone boat to a neighbor's
and was in the act of tying them
when they suddenly became fright-
ened and dashed off, dragging Mr
Clarke with them. When assistance
reached him he .was lying uncon-
scious. Dr Cooper was speedily
summoned,when it was found he had
sustained a severe fracture of the
skull. He is at present lying in a
precarious condition but hopes are
entertained of hie recovery. .It is not
known whether he received his in-
juries from being trampled on by the
horses or not.
• Walkerburp.
NoTEs,-Mr John Martin is busy
repairing the saw mill at present.
Mr Morrison intends repairing the
woollen factory also; he has put• in a
new broad loom for weaving blankets,
A former resident of here, and lately
of the Maitland Block; passed that
bourne from whence no traveller has
ever returned, last Wednesday„at an
advanced age; his remains were in-
terred in Ball's cemetery.
ass.e.r.
Bay field.
Mrs'and Miss Esson returned to
London last week.
Quite a number attended the Hur-
on Central Exhibition in Clinton on
Wednesday, and were °wonderfully
well pleased.
The voting is over and the people
of Bayfield are going to have Mr
Kalbfleish. The bonus was carried
by eighty of a majority. Now„.since
this bonus is carried everybody is
talking railroad, as that is what
seems to be needed now.
The angel of death awe pt over our
town on Sunday morning, calling
away one of our most respected citi-
zens in the person of Mr J os. Cowie.,
The deceosed had been confined to
his bed for a long time and passed
off at the ripe age of 73 years, after a
lingering illness. Some thirty years
ago he settled on the Sable line about
five miles from here. Mr Cowie was
a successful farmer, but upon the
death of bis wife he moved into town.
Shortly after moving into town he
married the second time. . MtaCowie
was a Presbyterian and by his -death
that denomination loses a true sup-
porter. In politics he was a Reform-
er. The tuneral took place on Tues-
day.
On Monday night of last week some
evil -disposed person threw a brick
through a window of Dr. Stanbury's
house, very nearly hitting one of the
members of the family. The same
person then went over to MrJohn Es -
son's and tried the same trick there
but the brick happened to bit the
shutters,ivhich saved the glass, There
is a strong suspicion as to the guilty
party but nothing defir its is known
as yet. The doctor has o•(fered a re-
ward to any person giving informa-
tion which Fill leadto thr punish-
ment of the guilty one.
The C,oderich correap•,ng'lent t., the
Neva It c rd has the impudence 'o
say that the Rayfield renp'.e who n'.
tended the garden party at Mr S'crp's
wore light-headed and light finnered.
We would like thnt person to name
any who wee (•i'her hght hearted or
liglit•l'ngcrcc1 11 It was n u:Iivr,:ra•
25 cents cash will get the
N Eiv F..RA, t0 DOW' 8lllteer11i.. !
era, for filo 1)nlancc' of 1
ally known that some of the Bayfield
people bad been fight -fingered, wby
did the person who came to ini esti-
gate, return no wiser with regard to
culprit than be carne. Goderlcb
township is not theplace that should
talk about people who are light-
flngered.
Tug' , try.
Bluevale cheese sold at 10 cents for
August make.
Miss Bessie Thompson has returned
from her four weeks visit to friends
in Toronto and -vicinity.
Rev Mr Linton, •of Teeswater,
preached in Eadie's church last Sun-
day in the absence of Rev Mr Hartley.
Mr Rivers, of the 12th con., while
picking gum, on Sunday last,fell from
a tree and cut a bad gash in his head.
Sir Wm, Gooderich has the job of
moving a barn for Mr A. Homuth. It
goes slowly, but Bill thinks he will
get it there before snow flies.
Elliott Bros. have made this season
over 400,000 bricks. besides a large
quantity of tile. They brunt a large
kiln of brick last week, and have an-
other one in course of preparation.
The wife of Angus Homuth pre-
sented him with a fine young eon,
Monday morning. Such occurrences
are not so much of a noveltywith
Angus as they once were, ut he
seems pleased with it just the same. .
A number of people visited London
and Toronto during the exhibitions
in those places, among them being
Mr and Miss Mundell, Mr Appleby,
Mr and Misses Stokes, Mr Robt. Ait-
ken, Mi G. B. Scott and Mr R. Wal-
lace.
Dame Rumor bas it that one of our
oldish bachelor Mende, of the 9th
con., takes frequent trips to the 4th -
con., and that in the not distant fut-
ure a young lady from that vicinity
will accompany him on his return,
and take upon herself the, manage-
ment of a fine brick house, which is
rapidly nearing completion. Better
late than never Jimmy.
East Huron Liberals.
UNANIMOUSLY NOMINATE Ma
THOMAS GIBSON FOR THE
LOCA HOUSE.
The loyal riding of East Huron will
have for Liberal candidate in the next
general Provincial election Mr Thos.
Gibson, who has represented it con;
tinuously-since1871, and who is re-
garded as one of the staunchest and
ablest supporters of the Mowat Ad-
ministration. The convention at
which this was decided was held at
Brussels, on Monday afternoon.
There was a` large attendance, and
every portion of the Riding was fully
represented. M. E. Wade, President
of the Reform Asseociation of the
riding, occupied the ebair.
As is customary in Conventions, a
number of names were put in of gen-
tlemen whose friends desired to eep
their names forward for nomination
in the future,, or desired to hear them
address the present Convention. The
following gentlemen were proposed: -
Thomas Gibson, M. PP. proposed
by John Nelson, seconded by George
Murdie.
E. E. Wade, proposed by John
Wilson, seconded by James Hunter.
T. W. Gibdon, proposed by J. Mc-
Laughlin, seconded by Andrew Go w-
anlock,
Arch. IIyslop, proposed by James
Mc Donald, seconded by John Grant.
Thomas Sheehan,' proposed by J.
R. Miller, seconded by John Robert-
son.
A. M. Taylor, proposed by Robert
Miller, seconded by William Douglas.
Robert McMillin., proposed by A.
Turnbull, seconded by Lewis Mc-
Donald.
Dr Sloan, proposed by George
Watt, seconded by Thomas Gibson.
Hou, G. W. Ross, proposed by Dr.
Sloan. seconded by Thos. Gi boon.
M. PP. •
Mr Gibson was warmly eulogized
by the other gentlemen who were
proposed, and when he signified his
willingness again to bear the party
standard, his nomination was made
unanimous by a standing vote, in-
dorsed by hearty cheers
Hon. G. W. Rhea was present, hav-
ing come from Toronto especially to
address the electors here. He spoke
briefly, and was well received and
warmly applauded.
In the evening a mass meeting was
held in the Town Hall which was
packed to the doors.
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Mr John Willis, of Port Albeit, grew
from 12 acres of fall wheat 384 bushels
of wheat yielding 32 bushels per acre.
Mr Samuel Howard, cheese maker at
the Peoples' cheese factor, Howick,sac-
ceeded in carrying off 1st prize at the
Provincial exhibition, London. ;
A few days ago, while some little girls
were playing in the corner store of Mc-
Lean's new block, in Goderich, one of
them jumped through the large plate
glass window, eyidently thinking the
space was clear. Result -Utter ruin
of $80 worth of glass, a little girl with'
a slight Cut on each hand, and a very
angry paterfamilias.
The Gerrie Vidette says: -Coons are
so nudnerous in this section that they
sometimes visit our village gardens,
in search of corn. Some of the coons
are so large that it would bo against the
law to shoot them, but they might be
captured and an exhibition held in the
town hall, or they would be quite an
attraction at the fall show.
A Colborne correspondent says: -We
are sorry to have to state that we are
about to lose one of pur old and esteem.
ed neighbors, Mr Thos. Morrisb, who
leaves this week for Manitoba, where
he is going to make for himself a now
home. Hellas rented his fine farm of
one hundred acres to Mr Thos. Hamil-
ton.
The farms of the late John Finlayson
in Tuckereaiith have been rented. Tho
homestead farm on the 4th con., con•
taining 50 acres was rented to Mr E.
I'orsythe, a neighbor, for five years, for
$133 per year. The other farm is on
the 5th con,, contains 50 acres and was
rented to Mr Henry Mason, for five
years for $120 a year. There are no
buildings on this lot.
On 81ttueday morning about 1
(,'clack fire was discovered on the
Iirerniee,+ n1' `$lephon Cotton, at
f;l'vinghani, about tt mile east of
Ilan` lee e. The I, Iran r,1A all out -
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Trip. Through The Forth West,
sod o, hely umhbitatio
withinhoaseratdio$onof thirtyhan milaes- An
on the Sabbath had a pleasant littl
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service in Mr Wilson's hones, thus aid
ug'—NOT A Paa.1DIaE IN EVE=BasrsoT, • ingg in epending the day profitably.
illonday morning comes and, again w
By D. D. Birks, late o4 Holmesviile are on the move, passing many alka
sloughs and lakea, we spend oar las
night on the trail and arrive at Seeks
toon n lust f
] o e w ee k Som the time o
starting. Tuesday being their semi
monthly mail day, we see quite a num
her of the settlers, as nearly all ar
anxious to get.the mail as soon as i
arrives; and though much ocoupied wit
the varied items of news they are n4
forgetful of the Western reputation f
sociability, amply manifesting that en
viable oharacteristio. But we have ye
another experience in store for no, th
novelty of crossing the river,whioh her
is about one thousand feet wide, on
scow, the working of whioh may
worthy of description. Two of the team
with their loads are driven on to th
scow, the drive -way or apron is raise
and we are ready to start. A heav
wire cable stretches acmes the river an
to it the scow is attached, being held b
alrope which passes from one end of th
scow, through two pulleys -these bein
sept apart by a light piece of timbe
which is in turn held to the cable b
another pair of pulleys -and the rope 3a
attached to the other end. The scd
is then turned by the shortening of on
end of the rope and consequent lengthen
ing of the other end eo that the broad
side is at an angle of about fort
'degrees to the current and the force
of the current drives it across.
After spending two weeks very plea
santly with the family of Mr Henr
Smith, formerly of Gorr* we agai
start on the trail and this time havin
no load we break the monotony of th
journey by going through a Sault. In
din Reserve which .is eighteen mile'
from Saskatoon. Arriving there about
four o'clock we Bee the Indialrchildren
to the number of about twenty, issuing
from the school house whioh le a new,
clean, comfortable log building, and in
e few seconds nothing is to be Been of
them but a few heads looking at ns
from • the .adjacent clump of bushes.
The sohool and reserve are under the
able management of Mr 'Incur,nc'Incur,an
O tario man of sterling worth who has
goe there, not for worldly emolument
but to do the Rid Man good, and he is
now learning the language of the tribe
to enable him to tell them of Jeans, the
mightyto save. And his position is a
difficut one as the Indians have not
ranch faith in the white man on account
of former dealings with unscrupulous
christiaf s (7). Most of the people live
in comfortable. looking log houses,
though a few smoke stained wigwams
were to be seen.
Pushing on from here we reach Moose
Jaw in rather less than three and one-
half days travelling ; the only thing
worthy of note being a hay slough, the
only one seen in which the hay answers
to the description of Bryant. "As o'er
the verdant waste I guide my steed.
Among the high rank grass that sweeps
his side," and near it a lake npon which
hundreds of ducks erao,fnlly floated,
Leaving Moose Jaw at 5.30 on Saturday
morning we pass through immense
tracts of land devoid of settlers .yet
bearing marks of great fertility and on
the other hard much that ie strong.
ly impregnated with alkali. But as we
are nearing the foot -hills of the moun-
tains we are also nearing the shades of
night and are thus prevented from see.
ing the great grazing portion of our
Canadian North West with its hund-
reds of cattle and horses.
After a ride of 500 miles we are at
Banff and at once proceed to a hotel
where ere long we have the'pleasure of
a bath in the hot water of the susulphursprings. Banff is in the heart of the
wonderful Canadian National Park
end though as yet but a hamlet ; on ac
count of its location and beauty it bids
fair to rival some of the older and more
renowned summer resorts: It is hem-
med in on almost every side by moun-
tains, one of whirl 'is about, a mile and
a quarter high; and through the village
runs the beautiful Bow River spanned
by a splendid iron bridge, After a
clamber over Tunnel Mountain, and a
very pleasant canoe -ride on the Bow
River we took a drive out to the Devil's
Canyon where the water of a creek
passes through a channel varying from
twenty to thirty feet wide, the rock on
either side being perpendicular and ris-
ing on an average thirty feet above the
water. ,.
It being•somewhat smoky during our
stay the beauty of the mountain views
was much obscured. One point wo had
nearly' forgotten to mention was our
visit to the C. P. R. Hotel, which is
beautifully situated near Sulphur
Mountain, presenting a charming view
of the Bow River as it winds its way
far downward, It is amarvel of beauty
comfort and convenience, a .description
of which we shall not attempt. This
lovely spot certainly well repays the
lover of nature who visits it.
On Tuesday we had the pleasure of a
visit toed through the coal mines at
Anthracith, a village six miles from
Banff. These mines were started about
three years ago and though consider-
able coal has been found they are still
developing them. The first mine is
worked on the level back into the
mountain, where the coal is in -seams
varying from two to five feet in thickness
and is found lying in a slanting position
between -the strata of rock. The second
is a shaft rue in a slanting .direction
down ander the village and from here,
though they are doing ndithing but de-
veloping work, considerable coal is
brought up. Hero as else where in the
North West, God has made provision
for man in almost inexhaustible coal
supplies. A look through the, coal
mines is very interesting to any lover
of nature„and the men, though rough,
generally are obliging, talkative and
courteous. r
Returning we left Banff on Tuesday
night and by the following Monday are
again in our pleasant home corner.-
Our reflections of the great North West
country are that it is a wonderful coun-
try; the magnitude of which none can
fully conceive until they have gone over
some -of its immense area; the resources
of which nothing but time can limit,
and that in it God has made provision
for the millions of future years.
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In this awe of travel and journalism,
accounts of trips to the West and other
points are very plentiful, yet it
may be
that another attempt in that direction
will not be wholly without interest.
Leaving Toronto by the C.P.R. steam.
ship express, at eleven o'nlock in the
forenoon of July the 10th, we were. in
three hours hustled around the many
curves of the line between that oity and
the town of Owen Sound. The Com-
pany's ateamer.Alherta, waaat-4he-dook
awaiting our arrival,and in a very short
"time passengers and baggage were on
board and we moved oat the harbor.
While many are anxiously looking af-
ter berths, etc., a few are taking a part-
ing look at the town snugly nestling by
the bay, whioh is indeed a pretty eight.
As the town fades in the distance more
attention is turned upon the vessel and
her equipments. She is a beautifully
built steamer, 270 feet long, of 2,00 tons
burthen, and fitted with every appliance
for comfort and ease, being lighted
throughout by eleotrio light and her
saloon well provided with sofas, chairs,
and tables, and having also a piano for
those who are musically inclined. The
chief attraction below is the engines,
whioh are kept, as the saying is, "In
apple-pie order,” being beautifully
bright, and their working held the at-
tention of many by the hour. During
the afternoon the shore of the Bruce
Peninsula was plainly discernable ,on
our left and the neat looking little
houses here and there upon it added to
the beauty of the scene. Rounding
Cabot's Head we were Soon upon the
waters of Lake Huron with Manitoulin
Island on "the right, but as night was
drawing on we could not see anything
Of it save the warning light from ibe
Lighthouse. We reached Sault 8t. Marie
at noon on Thursday,and were surpris-
ed at the size and beauty of the two
towns, oqe on each side of the ricer.
Peening through the locks we were soon
upon the cool waters of Lake Superior ;
and next morning passing Thunder
Cape, whioh looms up almost perpen-
dicularly to the height of 1300 feet, and
Silver Islet in the distance. From
Thunder Bay we had a fine view of
Port Arthar and Fort William. We
left the, steamer at eleven o'clock not at
all overjoyed that the lake trip was
ended, for the steamer was clean, cool
and comfortable and we were provided
with first class meals.
Having an hour or two before train
time we had a look around the town
and were pleased with its cleanliness
and air of business prosperity. The
country about the Port will probably be
developed as a mining section more
than agriculturally. Resuming our
journey westward by train, a few min-
utes travel brought us to Fort William
with its two immense elevators, having
a combined capacity of two and a quar-
ter millions of bushels -one of ,which
ranks among the largest elevators in
the world. The railway from here for
scores of miles is through a low rough
country, apparently not much good but
in some parte exceedingly picturesque ;
and as we neared Rat Portage was
thickly dotted with small lakes, pretty
streams and large boulders of rocks.
Near the station of Savanne we eaw the
remains of two or three of-” the boats
used by Wolseley in • his expedition of
1870. The road through this part of
the country is rather winding on ac-
count of the broken and rooky surface.
Crossing the Red River by a large
iron bridge we reached Winnipeg about
noon on Saturday, and found ourselves
in a lively, bustlingcity with good
street car service, fine substantial pub-
lic and -commercial buildings and all
the modern improvements in the way
of lighting, water supplies, roads, etc.
The city hall and post office were parti-
cularly noticeable in the heart of the
city, while a little farther away were
several fine churches and many splendid
residences. One remarkable feature of
the city is its many vacant lots held,we
suppose by speculators and utilized by
the rising generation as a grounds on
which to play cricket, lacrosse, baseball
or football, in all of which they claim to
excel.
The crop prospect for some.dietance
on both sides of Winnipeg as seed from
he railway wail exceedingly poor; oats
being but a few inches high and in fact
no good crops were to be seen until
nearing Portage La Prairie,although re-
ports indicate a better' prospect in
Southern Manitoba.
We left Winnipeg at L30 continuing
on the main line of the C.P.R. and for
orty or fifty miles the county is some-
what thinly settled, owing to much of
he land being held by speculators.
But nearing the thriving town of Port-.
ge La Prairie every thing seems grad -
ally, yet magically, to brighten ; crops
re good, we might say excellent, in
pite of the drought, Settlers' houses
re seen on almost every form, many of
vhich are fenced, and everything wears
n air of solid agricultural and com•
mercial progress. Then for fifty to
eventyfive miles we pass through an
lmost unbroken belt of good farming
and with here and there a bluff 'unti
o reach Moosomin where bluffs seem
o predominate over open prairie. In
his seventy•five miles we have passed
many a flourishing little town and vill-
ge such•as Brandon, Oak ,Lake,Virden
nd Elkhorn, all of which are rapidly
ecoming centres of grain production
nd trade. The country from hero on
o Regina a distance of about one hand-
ed 'miles is not thickly settled and as
e passed through daring the night both
oing and coming we could not form an
pinion as to the nature or capabilities
f the soil,
We arrived at Moose Jaw, a distance
of 821 miles from Port Arthur or 400
miles from Winnipeg,at 5.30 on Sunday
Morning ; and here our locomotion by
the iron horse was exchanged for the
somewhat slow& movement of the bony
ox. Leaving Moose Jaw on Tuesday
afternoon, July 16th, in the company of
two settlers from "away back,” we
started on the trail for Saskatoon, a
distance of 20 miles, widely separated
houses were seen, some occupied by
families but many by the poor lone
bachelor, a -plowing out a home 'for
himself, ana some ono else, wo suppose,
if the crops do not fail. However, wo
are sorry to say, both for the sake of
ministers and intending ones that the
crops are not very good in that section
on account of the unbroken dry weather
After leaving the last habitation we had
one hundred miles of prairie destitutoof
trees, except in an occasional ravine
and almost entirely level until vve came
to what is called the Elbow, whore we
caughtour first glimpse of the south
fork of the great Saskatchewan river.
This is just half way between Moose
Jaw end Saskatoon and as we had boon
going at the alarming rato of three
miles an hour, we arrived there at noon
on Friday. 1n justice to Western tra-
velling we might to state that the two
horse teams and the ox team were all
h,avily )(Mori, Laving an avers;,•° of
2,700 lbs. each and mere than that, be -
in;; well prmided for in the. 'tvay of pro.
v:'t e and water cabs and having a
1,•11 r i, r (.co of the wagons for day
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FROM THE FAR WEST,
To flue editor of the New Ct'a.
BUFFALO CREEK, COLO.
DEAR EDITOR, - Buffalo Creek
Park, in which I am interested, is
about at the close of a very successful
season, having been largely patron-
ized by Denver people, also tourists
and health seekers from the East.
Many pleasure seekers have thronged
the hotel all season. Denver is hav-
ing a boom, and with it Buffalo Creek
Park. A former Huronite,
W, Jenliltsost,
Tho wife of Indian Commission-
er 11llyter Rood (1ie(1 suddenly et
Regina, N. W. T., nn iliollday.
She wns formerly at `,iiia I'nlLton,
of Belleville,
Mr Patterson , who has poen clriaing
Mr Lennox's peddling wagon, (lorrie,
for some time has skipped ,'eaving his
wife and family in destitnte cir.;nm•
stances. ..
Around Tho County °
On Thursday morning a Are bogus
out ou the farm of Jae. 3l1eDonald, near
Nile, and totallyy destroyed hie barn and
its contents. No insurance, Cause of
fire unknown.
Mr Samuel MoLeap, of Goderioh, is
home again after a tthree months
so-
journ in British Columbia, 8e
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it la a fine climate there, but 'Wages are
falling and there are too many people
there for the amount of bueinese done,
Vanoouver is booming, and p few other
places have s great future before them.
He will remain in Ontario.
A Leebnrn correspondent entad:-
Our old townsman Cleo. Bean, after an
absence of some yeere, being lately a
resident of Goderich township and ten-
ant on the Mountain Farm of Alex. Cox.,
has rented the well-known Somerset
Farm formerly owned by the late R.
Campbell, from its present owner R.
Barltwell, for a term of years, and will
shortly reside near us.
A terrible sudden death of a well-
known citizen, of Goderich, took place
last Thursday afternoon when Mr Pat-
riok Carroll passed to his rest without
a moment's warning. He was down
to the fall show and returning home sat
down to read the daily paper, and in a
few minutes fell over, dying almostlin-
stantly. Mr Carroll was well up in
years and was enjoying the well earned
rest from the active duties of life whioh
his long service in Colborne township
had entitled him to.
The Brumfield correspondent of the
Expoeiter says: -The people of this
village and vicinity were pained and
shocked at the announcement of the
death of Mr John Roes of the London
Road, Stanley, near here, on Thursday
morning. Few had heard of his illnesq'i
and it is only a few days since his geni-
al face and familiar form were seen on
our streets. It seems that on Tuesday
last Mr Ross had prepared to go to the
Seaforth show and hadgone to the
stable to hitch up his horse. While
so engaged he became soddenly ill and
derided not to go. He went to bed and
from this he.never rose, oinking rapid-
ly until Thursday morning when he
passed peao.frelly away. Precious to
this he had been enjoying his usual
good health. The cause of death is
supposed to be 'some affection of the
kidneys wbich resulted in blood pioson-
ing. He was a worthy citizen, a good
neighbor, a kind and faithful friend. -
He was a worthy and useful member
of Union Presbyterian church; He
leaves his aged partner in life and a
family of four sons and five daughters
to morn his loss. He was 69 years of
age. The funeral took place on Satur-
day at 11 o'clock.
BORN.
TowoE—In Blyth, on the 22nd inst.,
the wife of Rev. A. W. Tonga, of a
daughter.
MARRIED
MIIIR - HIKCII9, - At the Methodist
Parsonage, Varna, by the Rev John
Heath, Mr John Muir, section Foremen,
Seaforth, to Elizabeth Hineks, of the
Township of Stanley.
W$ALAND—BIDDULPH: B7 the Rev.
Dr Riely, at St Patrick's church, De-
troit, on the 17th inst., Mise Fannie
Biddnlph, formerly of Goderich, to Mr
Joseph Wealand, of Detroit, Michigan.
MA!DuL—Coosrxs.—By the Rev Jas.
Harris, of Benmiller, on the 18th inst.,
at the residence of the bride's parents,
Mr William Riedel, of Benrniller, and
Margaret Annie .Consine, daughter of
Mr Thomas Cousins, of Colborne.
GRIEVE-CIIE,NEY.-At the residence
of the bride's mother, Tnckeremith,.by
the Rev Mr Graham, on the 18th inst.,
Mr,John Grieve, V.S. Seaforth, to Mies
Jennie Chesney, of Tuckersmith.
CARBEBT-MCCATOHEv. At St Angus -
tine, on the 23rd inst., by the Rev Father
McGee, Mr Matthew Carbert, Hullett,
to Miss M. A. McCaughey, of Morris.
RusrBALL-McCiJLLAee-At the resi-
dence of the bride's father, Cobourg, on
the 18th inst., by the Rev. Prof. Work-
man, M.A., LL.D., Rev Mark Runtball,
of High Bluff, Man., (eldest son of . Mr
Eby Rumball, Goderich townshlp,) to
Emily, youngest daughter of Robert
McCullagh, Esq.
DIED
LEITCn.-In Hullett,on the 22nd inst.,
William, youngest son of Mr Alex.
Leitch, aged 13 months and 22 days.
DAVIS.—In Goderich' Township, • on
the 26th inst., Walter Davis, Adopted
son of Mr W. Wife, aged 1.1 years.
DEEVES-In Clinton, on the25th inst.
Catharine, daughter of Mr John Deeves,
of Goderich township, aged -"30 years
and 2 months.
Birth, Marro Qes and Deaths.
By ohaiter 40, Revised Statutes of Ontario
lat7, all Births, Marriages and Deaths are re-
quired to be registered with the Clerk of
the municipality in which such may take
place. The person required to report a birth
is the father or mother of the child ; regis-
tration must be made within 30 days after
birth, The person required to register a
marriage is the clergyman who celebrates it
and his report must be furnished within 90
days after the date of such marriage. The •
person required to register a death is the
occupier of the house In which the death
takes place, and the return mast be made
before the interment of the body. Any me-
dical man who was last In attendance dur-
Ing the last illness of any deceased person,
is regnlred to register the cause of death. -
Neglect to make any of these reports within
the specified time, will subject the person so
neglecting to a penalty of 820 and coats. All
persons interested will take notice ,and gov-
ern themselves aocordingly,
• WILLIAM COATS,
DiVIsion Registrar, Clinton.
w Advatiottnent0.
1_1" OUSE TO jtP:NT-JUST BELOW THE
Grand Trunk Railway, on the BayYneld
RRond, half-an•acro of landgood stable,Rc-,—h
Rent low. Apply to LACK KENNEDY,, the
Central Hotel, Clinton
EXCURSIONS TO
Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago,
and Western Points,
Sept. 21.28.
From Clinton to Detroit, 43 00
Port IIuron . , , - 3 00
Bay City 6 00
Cleveland 5 00
Milwaukee 9 00
Chicago 9 00
All tickets good till Oct. 14. For all
information apply to
W. JACRSOlti
TOWN AGENT G. T, R., CLINTON'
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wish Iy and favorably known
for tll('it' quick drying, lleatl-
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