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ninety fifth year no 12 meifby places lo set teht jvjrtim jfctt ft acton ontario wednesday september 17 1969 second section hub of bruce trail scenic faffs site cataract once geld rusn country sctne of a genuine told ruth in the last century one of the first placet in the province to generate electricity and atbcluresque spot for hikes and picnics cataract is another of the small places in this district which is gradually being recogni7ed as hoiite grown tourist attractions in cataract became well known this year after two fatal accidents and another near fatal when swimmers fell over the falls at llie site cataract and built up farni empire there horseshoe inn at cataract it ttill a stopping off place foe travailed the inn it the tola remaining hostel of three which cataract kept busy whan the community wat enloying prosperity staff photol visitors to cataract need only ask one ol the village residents for directions to the tcenic spots wendy oamtdale and her kitten are typical staff photo lowest price ever on large screen color tv 5 year protection plan m color picture tubejumer solid copper cihhjiti c cr i year home service 2 year picture tube warranty i mm parmae bright ml lite picture tube with permachroma h ihm nohlaat picture rca space age circuitry solid copper circuits lor longer hie end dependability superpowerful new vleta tuner is unsurpassed in reliability i and performance also available eouipped to receive uhf channels 14 10 83 for 1519 65 i manning electric sl mill si b h5k yio of ihe old itinerating plant but this it poor publicity fur a village which hi known serenity for moit of jts existence the t pec t ocular view which hie village of cataract provide for sightseers hat made the tiny hamlet mildly fimout but founder richard church had other tdeat for the community when he first willed there about is mile north of acton as the crow hie cataract was first knpwn as churchs falls after its founder when the credit valley railroad built a line through the valley they renamed he village cataract after its most dislniguishuig geographical feature the falls on the credit real estate information of 100 years ago predicted llul he village would become a large mercantile and manufacturing centre certainly the extensive water power available the railway and targe quantities of time and freestone made this prediction seem valid at the lime even more to when a railway spur line connected to llora went through a few years later but although there were some busy years and the community flourished it never did grow lo the expectations of mr church he advertised choice land in he village and had a map drawn up with many streets all ready for houses to be built but the expected rush never tame there arc new houses being built in the village now but they arc locating for reasons which the real estate men of a century ago listed at this village is beautifully situated on the picturesque banks of the credit river commanding a charming view of the cited on i alls it can scarcccly be surpassed for beauty of scenery purity of water or salubrity of air it must ultimately become the market for one of the best agricultural districts of c jnadj conn smythc the hockey tycoon mutt have read the old advertising blurbs about agriculture because tic bought up much of the land eastwards from lipu there were three hotels in the village jt once lime but only the llorieiltoe inn remains a lovely too ii try inn which travellers still frequent especially hikers who lake the llruce trail they use the inn as hesdquafter for walks along the trail which is attracting increasing numbers of nature lovers i red wright of acton is one ardent booslri of his section of llit hrucc trail he has a special fondness for the tectum between i orks of he rcdil and ataracl where a walk it both edut jlional and healthy for hose who like to stretch llieir legs the now strancely silent almost secret valley of the cataract once held a tannery a stave and barrel maker a woollen null a brewery a flour mill planing mill and of course the now famous hydro plant the oeagles family saw hie possibilities of the falls at cataract for generating electrical power around ihe turn of the century after they had bought the flour mill the plant was huilt with crude equipment at first and by 1100 john deagle had succeeded in generating electricity he lit he hour mill the deagles house and also mounted a bulb in ihe village from the new fanglcd contraption soon ihe deagles plant was supplying power to alton orarilcviltc inglcwood catedon itcl fountain and t rin as well as lo cataract and lo many farms in the area john deagle sold out to overland and harris whom turn sold oul lo ontario hydro the hydro dismantled ihe plant blew up tin dam and let out the six acre body of fresh wjlcr that once supplied trout dinners for the people of the village other noted landmarks to disappear tiom the valley discouraged residents and growth i ncludiiil he old dominion load and he oould quarry which employed 0 men at ita peak the ro id which luikged the bank ol ihe rcdil from tin village dowmtieam to ilk foikt was reputed to be one of hie most scenic in hie province harder in its history cataract was the scene of a real gold milt between 1 873 and 1 874 rumor spread along the settlements clustered aiound lake ontario that gold had been found in hie catedon htlli hundreds came but no gold was ever found the story still circulates around the old families in the hills that many of the prospectors perished one cold winter and that their ghosts it 11 1 linger in the abandoned shafts and caves in the limestone cliffs cataract once had a church and a school but both have been closed for many years residents go to school and church elsewhere the rums of hie little catholic church still stand in a maple grove on a quiet street today visitors to cataract wander down to the river and follow hie banks down to hie falls past the ever flowing spring which empties into a wooden trough and which hie railway company agreed never to disturb but few think 6f the hopes and dreams which the picturesque village had for people rial too long ago dump resident ordered to leave buiuesing dumps location on the tour ih line has been the target for brickbats from nearby neighbors over the past few years but one 65 yearold man called the place home for several weeks the grey haired man who had constructed a shack on the dump appeared in court last week charged with trespassing and having no visible means of support lie old the judge he had no job and nowhere else to ordered lo move into the county jail it was tater found the grizzled dump resident was eligible for the old age pension and he was allowed to go to a salvation army home v v w a i itjiatir many cataract residents have this scene out their back door extending a far as the misty hills at fork of tht crxdlt sh ptvtm