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From the time of Champlain. Georgian Bay was little visited, ex- cept by traders and Indians. Jesuit missionaries early established them- selves on its shores. As early as the year of Champlain’s first visit, a Recollect Father preached to the Indians at Matchodash Bay. In fact, Champlain brought Jesuit missionar- ies with him, who could either preach or fight, as occasion seemed to require. More than a century ago a flourishing m'ission‘existed on the largest of the group now known as the Christian Islands. Some small stone ruins of their buildings are still visible. The mission was ruined by the victorious and implacable Iroquois, then in the height of their power, and it is said some of the converts were tortured to death ;â€" whence the Hurons, and their friends the Ojibways have ever since called the grou p " THE Cnmsruxs’ Isnaxns.” Shortly before the breaking out of the American Revolution, when Sir William Johnston was virtual Dicta- tor among the Indians of North America, a Grand Council was called; and as all the tribes wane then at peace, delegates came from all quar- ters. Among others, a deputation came down Georsi‘n 3‘57 from the .north shores, landed at Cape Rich, struck across to Christian Islands, ascended the Severn flint; crossed Lake 3mm descended :‘Wbly the : __ w“- -tion is that they came dowp from the north and spread themselves on the shores of the Upper Lakes, before the discovery of Americaâ€"about 1450, has, within the last fifty years, been entirely supplanted by “ Ontario,” the Algonquin name {or the lowest in our chain of the Great Lakes, we may hope that the insipid “ Georgian Bay ” will gradually give way to the more vigorous and appropriate name conferred by the Indians, who deemed its waters and islands sacred to the Great Spirit. ” Georgian Bay ” was so re-named alter the Province came into the hands of the British, out of compliment to George III. Discovery and Explorationâ€"Sam-t ‘uel de Champlain. Governor of Canada, was probably the first white -man who ever sailed over the deep waters of Georgian Bay. Having, between 1603 and 1607, explored the St. Lawrence as far as Three Rivers, and discovered and explored Lake Champlain in 1609; and having al- ready lounded Quebec (3rd July. 1608). he bethought him of a great western exploring tour in 1615. He ascended the Ottawa and reached Lake Nipissing by the portage-s, and, descended the French River to its mouth. His expedition was not al- together a peaceful one. He was in league with the Algonquins. Hnrnns _- “U I league with the Algonquins, Hurons, Ojibways, and Erics. and virtually at war with the Ir0quois and all their English and Indian allies. He had several encounters with the Iroquois. He found the Hurons in possession of the northern and eastern coasts and the Islands of the Lake. having been driven thither with great Ilaughter by the victorious Iroquois half a century before. In fact their “ star of empire ” westward wast only fully checked by the great bat- tle at Point Iroquois. on Lake Super- ior, in 1564', where the Iroquois “ Six Nations ” (then, however, only five nations), were utterly defeated by the Ojibways, aided by the fugitive Hurons. We have no trace of the inhabitants on the shores of Georgian Bay anterior to the Hurons and the Petuns. The latter occupied the Saugeen Peninsula, but were driven out by the Six Nationsin 1650, and We Efissouri. The Huron tradi- “ lake of the Great Spirit ”)â€"should be now almost disused. It is, per- haps. not yet too late to remedy this want of taste, and restore to thelake its proper name ; and as “Frontenac" This beautiful sheet of .water is in I he northwestern part of the inhabit (d portion of Upper Canada, and lies Between 40' 30‘ and 46° north lati- tude, and 80° to 81" 30‘ west longitude. In its longest direction (N. W. and S. 133.), it is 120 m. long, with a pretty uniform breadth of 50 miles. It comprises, therefore, 6,000 square miles of water, exclusive of the long, land-locked channel north , pf the Manitoulin Islands, known as ‘ the North Channel, which is 150 miles long, and contains 1,700 sQuare ; miles. I . Kamaâ€"It is much to be regretted that. the old name. familiar both to the French traders and Indians of {order days-Lake Manitouâ€"(the “ lake of the Gram Rnirir m alumna GEORGIAN BAY OR LAKE MANITOU (Continued From Last Week.) FORTY YEARS AGO. UNTY OF (may, Georgian Bay is justlyr celebrated for its clear bracing air and beautiful scenery. A trip from Collingwood or Owen Sound through the North Channel, to Sault Ste Marie, presents name of the finest lake and island ”emery that can be imagined; and fistdfie way in sheltered water. The route 'ifi’becoming fashionable; buttho nblio; ot been as well "Hoffa: in '- attemL moi. islands in the northern part, much fishing is done. As the restrictions on taking lake fish at certain seasons do not extend to the Lake Huron waters, Georgian Bay fish are in much request at times when fishing is prohibited in Lakes Erie and Ontario. I‘ General Aspect. Depth. Islands, 3 c.-â€"Georgian Bay is 578 feet above - the level of the sea, there being no difference .between it and Lake Hur- on. It is 800 feet deep in the wider parts. Its great depth accounts for the coldness of its waters, on which the summer sun seems to have little influence. Its chief entrance is between Isle of Coves (on the N. point of which is a first-class revol- ving light) and Fitzwilliam Island.I or rather the small Yeo Island. S of the latter. The channel is six miles wide. There are three Islands at the mouth of Colpoy’s Bay, Grifl‘eth’s Island (on E. point of which is a Light-house), White Cloud, and Hay _Islands;-â€"in the eastern part of the lake, Christian Island, Beckwith I., Hepe I., Pr. Wm. Henry I.. Parry I.. the Western Isles, the Limestone Islands; and many thousands of small granite islands, lining the coast and filling the inlets. from Penetanguishene to the French River. This latter part of the coast is utterly worthless for agricultural purposes. From 10 to 20 m. inland. the land grows a little better. It is ‘ uninhabited, except at two or three ‘ lumbering stations, where sawmills ' are erected. In the north and north- 1 western part of the lake are Lonely. ‘ Club. Squaw, Halimoon, Fitzwilliam, ‘ Cove, Bear’s Rump and Flower Pot ‘ Islands, and others of lessimportance. l " " 11““ I. st of the‘way in shelté'red water. l heard a route is becoming fashionable ' l can 1‘ . ’ f d 'd t the publnc have not been as well ; ism; wided for in the 'mattegbgfr gpqfij threw ommodation with the proper, Rind I can! ' ’ or the route deaerv- “E“ In the winter of 1854â€"5, the Northern Railway was finished to Collingwood; and in the latter part of May 1853'), the “Louisiana,” the pioneer Steamer of the Chicago line, {arrived at Collingwood. The line [consisted at first of four large side- ; wheel Steamers. Afterward a line of Fpropellors was substituted; but for two or three years past the Company have ceased to subsidize or employ Steamers at a loss, and the commun- ication with Chicago has been mainly kept up by large Schooners which come down with cereals and take back lumber. Since 185?» a daily Steamer has plied between Calling- wood and Owen Sound, calling at Mealord and Cape Rich. The Mazep-ri pa, the Oxford, the Canadian and the Clifton have, at various times, been employed on this service. to Uwen Sound and Sault Ste Marie, up to 1851. In 1852. the fine Steamer Belle. intended to replace the “Gore,” was wrecked on Cape Croker. The Detroit, the Telegraph, the Kaloolah, the Ploughboy, the Rescue. the Al- goma, the Bruce and theGeorgian, have. at difierent times, and for longer or shorter periods, run on the same route; though latterly Coiling- wood has become the first port of departure, instead of Penetangui- shene. { us uavigation.â€"When the settle- ? ments first becan on the south shores 5of Georgian Bay. the only vessels l navigating its waters were occasion- al trading schooners among the Islands. gathering furs, feathers, cranberries, maple sugar. fish, c., from the Indians, and giving them manufactures in return. One of these, the “ Wanderer ” of Goldwater 1 McGregor, master, is noted in the annals of Owen Sound. as the first vessel that is known to have called at the port. The “Fly,” W. 0.! Boyd, owner-the "St. Joseph’s,“ Messrs. McNab, ownersâ€"the ‘Anne Brown,” George Brown, ownerâ€"the l“Eliza White,” Messrs. Stephens, ownersâ€"all of Owen Sound, and the “Ann,” of Meaford. kept up, till 1843'). communication between the S. W. shores of the Lake and Penetan- guishene and Goldwater, from whence communication was had with Lake Simcoe and Toronto. In 1843 a little Government Steamer looked into Owen Sound; but it was not till 1845 that any regular running steam-ves- sel appeared. In that year Chas. Thompson, Esq., brought on the Steamer“ Gore,” which made regular weekly trips from Penetanguishene to Owen Sound and Sault Ste Marie- Its Navigation.-â€"When 8' “ My wife was stricken with nervous prostra- tion, which developed into total paralysis. We had hardly any hope of her recovery, but had heard of the great cures made by South Amon- can Nervine in cases of nervous troubles. We decided to try the treatment, and it was aston- ishing the results that followedothe taking at fhrA-MQI” :4 ----_L-_I ___ - - - Vaughan by the late John MoLachlin (John Ban) in the year 1851, and to the little boy of that time 1t was of more wonder to see a Span of horses and wagon than it is now to see the eletric cars. The conveyance in use @559 TOTAL PARALVSEE A It puzzles the Doctors and a.-.- tonlsh” his patients hzw South . American Nervine cure. no man?!‘ who are “given up to d e"~it never fails. The first team of horses between the Rob Roy and Priceville was hfought from the Township of it was run by Cameron Middaugh from Collingwood to Durham making the return trip inside of twenty-four hours. Some of the Stage drivers were Chas. Brown, of Durham. who served for years; Ben Warner, whoes “ get up. there !” could be heard some distance in front of him las a warning signal to those ahead Ito clear the road as the stage was coming; Mr. Prosser, agood-natured gentleman, and Alex. Livingston, who says he gave more free rides‘ than any other driver and brought more money to his master than any one else. Sandy was good at accom- modating the ladies for he would never pass one without asking her ‘0 come into his rig. but we must not accuse him of being good to the ladies only for we were the recipient of a free drive with him from Maxwell to Priceville on one occasion. N. D. R. The old lady always kept a roaring fire in the large fireplace on I cold winter niglitszfor the accommod- ation 0! those from a distance with grists at Edge Mills, Durham. The Mail was carried weekly from Price- ville to Durham bv Mr. Frederick Armstrong. Toronto Line. The con- veyance in use the tirst year or two was mail bags carried on foot ; then as times grew better, on horse back, and later on a large one-horse sleigh was used in winter and something like a light wagon in summer. Daily mails from Priceville to Durham commenced about the. year 1862 when l N.'15,â€"I?:.‘.mlilnr;“l3.l.a;k, lot 28., twe aé the Rob Roy and Old Mother Dunn. as she_was generally known. at lot 5, ‘9 h Contributed by John McDonald. in the year 1860 the Gravel Road was built throughout the main roads in the county of Urey. From Price- ville to Durham the road has quite a number of deviations which could be avoided in most instances with the exception of the one in the Glen, and if the sum that was Spent in buying the right of way through all the farms for a mile and one-fourth was applied in cutting the hills on the old road it would be in a passable condi- tion for traffic. There were no less than eight places between Durham and Priceville where liquor was kept and sold, the principle among these were Donald Muir’s at lot 33, con. 1. is considered very pleasing. There is a sawmill near the property of H. Rowswell, Esq., of Durham. (Hen- elg Falls are 8 m. N. E. of Durham, 2 m. up the stream from Chuffey’s Mills, and about 3g E. of the Guru- fraxa Road. GLASCOTT l’. O. A post otfice in the township of ‘Glenelg, 5 m. east of Garafraxa Road. ’at Griffin’s Corners, and on the road leading from the Garafraxa Road through the north part of Glenelg to Cornabuss. on the Toronto Line. It is 7 m. from the latter place. 13 m. from Durham, and 25 m. from Owen Sound; The P. O. was esrablished in 1863. Mail every Saturday to and from Latona P. O , on Garafraxa Road. John English, postmaster. GLENELG FALLS. These are the falls of the ” Rocky Saugeen" River. in Glenelg, about the centre of the township. The river, a pretty and swift-flowing stream, becomes very rapid, and then plunges over the rocks in a perpen- dicular fall of 16 feet. The cascade. Plewes. William, proprieto Pie“ es, John. miller. Reed, William, millwright. “v-- Hull I“ operation in 1861. One run of stones at present, but it is intended to put in another run. The building is frame, 56x30 feet. and 4 stories in height. It is often called. after the name of the proprietor, “Plewes’ Mill.” Water-power is supplied bv a fork of the Mad River, which falls into the main stream ulittle above Cremore. GLANDORE MILLS. Situated on lot 32, in the 2nd c ing’s Mills, and 1.} m. from USP Inay Uanal,” or the “ Ottawa Canal,” or in process of time of both those great works, will make this northern lake a most important link in the great Marine Highway to the mighty wesr. And, contrasting what LAKE MAxI'rOU is now, with what it' was twenty years ago, when its blue waters were scarcely plcughed by a single keel, it is difficult to predict what twenty more years may do forit. ’ Bay_ Canal " or DURHAM ROAD, GLEN ELG. THE DURHAM 01136: (Continued Next Week.) a 0.. 0‘4 illiam, proprietor Glan- wagers indeed. I was are: put. in One run of stones intended to put. The building is and 4 stories in ’1. :2, in the 2nd can, It). directly south m, nqrth of Horn. m. from OSprey 0,0 Inna Friday afternoouâ€"-Dairy eattle, addresses by Hon. Sidney Fisher, Prof. H. H. Dean, Guelph, and Prof. J. W. Robertson. Ottawa. Sheep canvasesâ€"Addresses» by J. H. Gris- dale, Ottawa; H. A; Foulds, Bunt- ford. and A. W. 3“: gmhfl" Thursday eveningâ€"Swine carcass: addresses by F. W. Hodson. Ottawn‘; J. W. Flavelle, Tomnto; C. F. Hod- son, Brantford; C. C. L. Wilson, Ingersoll. Smelt, Woodstock: L. G. Jarvis, Montreal and Jas. Andexson,Guelph Tuesday afternoon â€"Cattle carcases addxesses yby Prof. G. E. Day,Guelph; H. A. Foulds. Brantford; A. W. Tyson. Guelph. Tuesday afternoonâ€"Poultry lec- tures and demonstrations by F. C. Hare, Ottawa; A. G. Gilbert. Otta- wa; \V. R. Graham; L. Baldwin, Toronto; G. R. Cottrell. Milton; Sharp Butterfield. London; F. H. Smelt, WoOdstock; L. G. Jarvis, Montreal and Jas. Anderson, Guelph. W'ednesday eveningâ€" Public meet- ing, with speeches by Hon. G. W. Ross, Hon. John Dryden, Hon. Sid- ney Fisher, and Dr. James Mills. Wednesdav afternoonâ€"Prof. G. E. Dav and Hon. John Dryden on beef cattle raising; Messrs. J. H. Gris- dale, Ottawa, A. W. Smith, Maple Lodge, and John Campbell. Wood- ville, OD mutton sheep raising. Tuesday eveningâ€"F. \V. Hodson Ottawa.und Prof. G. E. Day Gue‘ ph on the raising of bacon hOgS, illus trated by living specimens. The executive of the Provincial Winter Fair, to be held in Guelph on the 10th.11th. and 13th of December, met at Toronto on Tuesday afternoon of last week and made the final ar- r“ligaments for the prOgram. The order of the events will be as follows: In the year 1860 a general store was opened on lot No. 34. S. D. 1%.. by John A. Lamprey Esq.. oquelph, and managed by the late Alex. Ferg- uson. The house was known asfihe “ Free Trade House,” and corfnned for a number of years when it ceased to be a general store as the'house was converted mto a dwelling. Among the first settlers were the late Archibald Black, Dngald Boyd, Peter McGregor. Neil Cameron. Ken- nedys, Mclnnises. McKinnons. Con- nors. Scotts. McCannels, McDonalds, McArthurs. Robertsons, McLachlins, McKechnies, Curries and others who experienced the hardships of pioneer life and in many instances whose names are almost forgotten by the present generation. WINTER FAIR PROGRAM ."W. 'L‘ysqu, Gnaiph. fiemooan popltryagll noonâ€"A poultry-pl! on and auction sale md swine carcases I >4 0.. oâ€"oâ€"“wâ€" If you’re going glefty for the Xma don’t forget that we carry a stock pf J valises from 6 big {21111in trunk dev j . L- hgmdy hand bag. TRUNKS VAL Be good to your feet and your feet will he good in you. Get a, good, well-fitting boot and :1 good warm overshoc or number and find walking easy. We have heavy and fine bodts and slunges and rubbers for men, women and children, at the wry . closest prices. EMS and was and RUBENS? uflwpwflgafiakg W44 We have on hand in this department; some of the season ’s prettiest creations. Theyh'e all right and the prices are all right, as you can get a neat, stylish trimmed hat for $1.25 up, and Sailors of course for less than that. This is the right time to buy Millinrry, for we are making great cuts on all our hats. J AS. IRELAN Our puncture proof rubber cargies with it tit guarugcee. It is mafia by a reliable make. .0. gum and is absolutely Dung proof. REMEMBER THE PLA CE maker 0! pure JO!- P" get )ing will