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A boob called °The Settle.
Ment of CountY," aU
though in reality a history of
the county, has -dust been issu-
edby Ryerson Press It is write
tete by James Scott, a Huron`
County boy, whose roots are
deep in the "soil. He was born
and lived in Seaforth. He loves
his native county. He • has
Plight the spirit of the sturdy
pioneers . who hewed their
homes from the virgin forests
and made Huron County one
of the most prosperous farming
areas in Canada.
Mr. Scott describes himself
as a public relations counsel. He
is more, a writer of charm, and
he has produced a book which
could have been drearily dull
with statistics; but it is bright,
interesting and fascinating
reading. .
* * *
• It is a .county which still is
dominated by rural life, even
if the rural )kopulatlon is de -
dining through the growth of
mechanization. It is dotted with
attractive towns`" and villages,
which are dependent for their
prosperity on agriculture. Mod-
ern 'industrialization on a large
scale never has -invaded Huron.
* * *
Mr. Scott eloquently sums up
the aims of the Huron County
pioneers. He writes: "The Hur-
on County pioneer always had
his eye on the future, a future,
based on sound, moral, ethical
and spiritual values, a future
which the ensuing generations
would build on a firm founda-
tion of thrift, and :hard work
and a sense of duty to his fel-
low mart',,A profound sense of
spiritual values, a deep respect
for the development of . the
mind, respect: for order, good
government and the fight of
others and a concern for the
welfare of others,were the maj-
or ingredients of the good life
which the early settlers sought
to create in this .county. To this
end, as has°•been seen, they
made almost unbelievable sacri-
fices,
acrifices, worked with a will that
seems almost beyond human
capacity, and in 50 years hewed
put of a virgin forest a settle-
ment in which their ideals
could and would flourish.
Mr. Scott has done much ori-
ginal research on the early his-
tory of,. the Canada C41(npany,
which was responsible for the
opening of the Huron Tract. It
was the dteam of John Gall, the
Scottish author and novelist; sits
thugh the d ea>xi develfrPvik
troro his appointment for xea-
sons never very mean, a ti*
agent—(today We Wkul4 Lase
the term lobbyists) . - fpr Cana-
than claimants for reparation
for damage during the 11Var -:of
1812,
* * *
M. Galt succeeded in getting:
the 13ritishh government .tp• ads
mit the validity of the Clams;
but when it casae to. paying,.
took the position there Was no
money available. With his.
clients impatient, Mr. -Galt con-
ceived a netv plan which ap-
pealed to the ' government.
Learning from inquiry that cler-
gy reserves and Crown lands
were for sale in Upper Canada,
Mr. Galt conceived the idea of
setting up a company — it was
an era of great world-wide spec-
ulation — to buy the lands and
settle it with settlers from
Great Britiah. Thus the Oana-
diari' claimants would be paid.
* * *
The plan appealed to the im-
agination of Mr. Galt. „He pic-
tured the establishment of a
new British colony in the heart
of the wilderness — a sort of
utopia. So the Canada Company
was formed with Mr. Galt as
the commissioner. It was as-
signed a Million acres in the
Huron Tract • at a cost of
£ 145, 150 with certain condi-
tions in regardto the building
of roads, bridges, canals,
churches, school houses, etc:
* *
Mr. Galt was acquainted in
London literary circles with a
fellow Scot, a fabulous figure,
Dr. William Dunlop. He was a
medical military officer who
came to Canada with his regi-
ment at the time of the War of
1812. He was enamored with
the country and the life. Later
he was in India, where he won
the epithet "Tiger" for his ach--
ievements in tiger -hunting. He
edited for a time a London pap-
er. Galt had no difficulty in per-
suading him to join his Cana-
dian adventure. Dr. Dunlop was
given the high sounding title
"Warden, of the Forests."
*
When he landed in Canada,
Galt was almost immediately.
challengers by Bishop Strachan
and.the Family Compact who
feared the aggresive Galt might
be.,too,.radical.jn,,his„adeas and
might fail to accept their lead-
ership.
eadership. Mr. Scott quotes an ex -
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chan ,wrote to Galt which was
ari invitation "to joie the boys"
and a rugged threat off dire
'consequence if he did not eon.-
fide in us and in us only."
* • *. *
Galt., *as' ' only in 'Canada
three years when he was recal-
led by the London directors 'of.
the cortipany, whocid net un-
derstand the problems he faced
and were worried elver the ex
penditures. During those three
Years he saw the foundating of
Guelph and of Goderieh. He re-
turned to Englannd broken in
body and spirit. But as Mr.
Scott writes: "History will
never gainsay the fact that
these three years saw the be-
ginning of the settlement of
Huron County, and the memor-
ial which today rich fargi lands
and prosperous towns repre-
sent, is a tribute to the genius
and imagination and the vision
of Galt.
* * *
Mr. Scott gives credit to
these two men for the estab-
lishment of the new settlement,
but he also adds a third, Col.
Anthony Egmnond, descendant
of a famous Netherlands, free-
dom -loving aristocratic family.
He fought on both sides in the
Napoleonic Wars:. the . struggle
over, he migrated to Pennsyl-
vania and -then fal'lowed 'the
trek to Ontario.' He was weal-
thier' than the ordinary settler.
When he met Galt he decided
to throw in his lot with his
idealistic plans. He joined the
forces of Galt and Dunlop, built
the first road from Stratford
to Goderich, erected inns for
the new settlers and reaped the
first harvest in the settlement—
an event which- was properly
marked by cheers and drinks
led by Dr. Dunlop. Egmond
joined the MacKenzie forces at
the outbreak of the rebellion
Of 1837 and was made comman-
der of the ill-assorted MacKen-
zie army. He wascaptured af-
ter the rout at Montgomery
Hotel and died in jail. But his
name is looked on with a cer-
tain amount of reverence in
Huron County.
Mr. Scott tells the story of
the development of the schools,
the churches and the municipal
government in Huron. He des-
cribes the settlement of each
'township and the growth of
the lovely towns and, villages
in the county. The first settlers
landed in Goderich in-.12.20,•.and
only some 50 years- later the
form of Huron County as we
know it today had been creat-
ed. He tells the amazing story
of another visionary ahead of
his time, .Narcisse Cantin, who
planned a canal from St. Jo-
seph through to Port Talbot on
Lake Erie.
Only a • son--oi:" Huron could.
have written such a book with
deep love of the countryside
and an -understanding of the
character of the inen,who #orm-
ed ,the settlennent And of the
pioneers who built a comxnunt:-
ty° n`oted. for its "stability, -in-
dustry
in-dustry and high moral Stan-
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