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But I must proceed to tell of my first visit to Durham. My two older brothers accompanied my {other on previous occasions to Durham Mills but on a fine evening atew days be- fore Christine in l it was my turn to go yith hiln'to the mill. Just imagine my delight on bearim I was to go to Durham Mills. That night I could not sleep thinking of ' the pleasure in store for me. My lather being an early riser was up a long time before daylight, loided the little sleigh made for the pur- pose with tlve bags 0! wheat. The oxen, being well fed, telt good, but. Ioonbeglntogettired climbing up the old Durham Road hills. Pint My father being used to raising nothing but fail wheat on the old farm in Vaughan thought it would be as good on the hills of Gleneig, but he found out his mistake. The whole contract was done for $100.00, clearing and fencing the ten acres. Of course my father had to buy the My father being a belies er in rais- ing {an wheat he let a contract of chapping and clearing ten acres on Lot 41, Concession t, N ”DR in the summer and fall of 1850. The con- tractors sowed it in fall wheat, but being put in too late rust and frost prevented it from coming to proper maturity and it was hardly worth threshing. However, my father threshed a couple of grists of it and fed the rest to the cows and oxen. In the year 1848 my father bought a yoke of oxen from a neighbor, Mr. Putherbough of the 7th Concession or Vaughan, County of York. Mr. Putherbough, I believe, was an uncle or grandtlather of Mr. Puther- bough of Bentinck. The oxen were five years old and he paid $50.00 for themâ€"all in twenty-five cent pieces. They were named Buck and Berry and my father took them up to the Durham Road. Glenelg, in 185l. We left the 7th Concession of Vauihan on Monday morning, April 25, and landed in Durham on Saturday, coming by way of Fergus loaded with a fanning mill and other truck and an old wagon which was the only one in miles at the time. Having seen some time ago a sketch by Charles McInnes of Egre- mont of his first trip to the mill, I thought I could compete with him although not in such an «able man- ner as Mr. Mclnnos. MY FIRST TRIP TO “Who is the man with soul so dead and bent on irksome chores. who hath not sometime to him said. ‘1’]! seek the Great Outdoors' ?" Each year an increasing number of hunt- ers and fishermen are absorbed by the district, but so vast and extensive is it, that there are yet parts of it that have never been visited by the hunter. and streams that‘have never had a line’ thrown-over-them. To reach the Cariboo district one usually leaves the railway at Ashcroft from HAT is one of the finest big game and fishing sections of North America and one of the last .gieat stands for big game, lies with- in easy reach of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Cariboo district of British Columbia. Here. as nowhere else on the continent. are found in abundance the bear. grizzley. brown and black; the moose and caribou, and the wary mountain goat and sheep. The cougar is often seen and heard and the smaller fur bearing animals make a trappers paradise of this vast virgin territory. As will be seen from the picture above. the fishing is superlatively good; it is the fishing country of the west. fill-Id”, Ann 3, in". l. Casting on Quesnel Lake; 2. A fair morning’s ouch;~ 3. Cleaning the gun for (fie hunt «f Mani (By J. A. McDonald.) Caribou and Caribou A17” DURHAM MILLS cake. lt we“: covered with ashes and red-hot 00318 on top and in somewhat lesh than an hour the bannock was baked. They raked the ashes on with their cost. sleeves and broke the/cake in pieces. Never did King Geers'e enjoy» eating all the good things imaginlfleihundid. However. about :3 o'clock the grist was placed in the. hopper and in about an hour all was in flour, bran and shorts. The big stove, six feet long had a roaring fire in it all night. as Lambton street was all hush then. The heat of the big stove and the. pounding of the grind- stones made me fall asleep and I was awakened by three good old gHighlanders singing Gaelic songs.l lAs water- was to be fond then near- by stronger than McGowan’s mill- pOnd these good Highlanders were in googspirits to sing songs. I re- member well the songs and must confess that I do not remember the first Psalm sung by the late Rev. Alex. Stewart of Durham to the tune or “Martyrdom.” But as the strength of the firewater died away the old Scots felt that something more substantial was needed. . The obliging Mr. Adams gave them‘ a liking of. flour and took some water from the m‘ilt-poodapd the“ best cook of the trio made a huge han- nock, rakingout the ashes in front otthe big stove and putting in the father of Peter McArthur of Dur- ham. and the oxen managed to get up by hard work. But. coming to I Big Hughie MrKeehnie's the load 'was too much for them. My father being a strong. healthy man 45 years of age, slumldered two of the bags to the mp 01‘ the hill. These hills were as they name from the hand of the Maker. However, we got along well, the rest of the hills being pret- ty much on the down grade till we got to Peter Watson’s hill. Though not. steep. it was long; but we got up all right. The road was then down the hill north of the mill and we. reached the mill about 1 pm. My llalher asked the ohliging miller, Mr. Adams (father of the late J. H. Ad- ams of Hanover: wlien‘he could get his grist. “Well." said Mr. Adams, "I‘ll do the. best. I can. I think you can get it about. midnight-twilight." We put the oxen in the shed oppo- Site the mill and fed them with oat sheaves and they were glad to get a rest. which place. arrangements having previously been made, one starts out by automobile over the famous Cari- boo road to Quesnel Lake, Harper's Camp, Horsefly Lake or one other of the numerous camping sites. The road, which winds among the foot- hills for hundreds of miles, climbs to an elevation of 5,000 feet and drops gradually to below the 2.300 foot level by the lakes, was made famous by the horde of gold seekers who passed over it in the days of ’49. The old road houses built in those days are still there. and while many of them are used as headquarters for the large ranches in the district they afford simple but comfortable accommodation on the trip. From the camps one can Just paddle along the still, black. green bordered streams and lakes over which the snow capped ranges tower, or one can sit at ease by the camp fire and watch the sun sink behind the hills set ablaze with its glory, listening the while to the soft rustle of the wind in the tree tops and the gentle pluhi of the water on the crush“ one e of a more agressive nature one can. accompanied ‘v a The Cariboo hunting and fishing grounds are located in the. Great Interior Plateau. lying between the Rockies and the Cascades, east of the Fraser River. Ashcroft, the Jumping off place. is on the main line of the Canadian Pacific 203 miles east of Vancouver. Equipment for trips can be purchased there or at one of the various hunting centres in the district close by. Guide and Outfitting companies cater tr) every necessity and the “Carihoo” and other lodges adequately care for the wants of the business or professional man who does not care for an ex- tended hunting or fishing trip but desires to get away from something or everything for a while. ' By the way, I was my father‘s fa- vorite boy, withough he thought nothing the loss of the rust. and I thought, no boy in llw country had as good a father as I had. This is what every boy should think of his father and ovary little girl of her mother, than the right. relationship careful and well tried guide. strike through the wilderness in search of its natural denizens, or, armed with rod, fly and other bait. angle to the hearts content. One may spend weeks, making short trips by boat, canoe, or saddle horse, ishing in the lakes and streams ne r by, and getting bank to camp e ch night, or travel with the necess ries for bi- vouac and commune w th the wilds for days or weeks at time. We left tlw mill about 4 a.m. and gm. hump ahuut 9. And if I felt so happy in hearing of my journey to tho mill. I (lid the same on arriving home. And if I didn’t sleep the night before I did all the rest of the (lay and night without even dream- ing U! the good times I had while away. The poor old oxen felt tired and enjoyml the rust. that cake. My fathvr and I had ‘ a gond sulmly 0f hump-made bisvu‘its made by my gmul mother the day previous. 'J. S. Mcllraith, Durham, Out 1 H Women’s Patent l-‘strap grey buck quarters, low heel, for $5.00. Women’ s pategt i-strap grey faxing Cuban heel {or M. 75. Women’s patent l-etmp 2-bqun slippers, low heel, for 3‘ .75. Women‘ a patent i-strap 2-button, for u ..00 LADIES! ‘ Are You Prepared for Easter? 'WE have a mlendid assortment of Strap Slippers and Oxforcls in all 9. latest styles for the holiday season. Come in and we Will be pleased 'to exhibit them {or your benefit Without any obligation on your part. BELOW we are quoting a few prices : "omen’s Patent Oxford and Stra Goodyea welt “Chums" registered at 86.00. p , “r PURCHASE a Bank Money Order for safety and convenience. Payable without charge at any‘branch of any bank in Canada (Yukon excepted) and Newfoundland. 8S and under ..................... 3c. Over 35. not exceeding 310, ........ 6c. Over 310, not exceeding 830, ....... 10c. Over 330, not exceeding $50, ....... 15¢. When Sending Money by Mail THE DURHAM CHRONICLE . THE ROYAL BANK > OF CANADA J. A. ROWLAND, Manager Durham, Ont Man fnels more efficient but he can’t slip eight, ounces of cloth over his head and call himself dressed. Now in conclusion I Wish all the little boys and girls long life and prosperity and when they can say they have seen Mtarch twice forty times return it will be a reminder to them in a score of years of the sketch of old John A. McDonald six- ty ur seventy years ago. Thanks, Mr. Editor, for space and wishing the readers as long a life as I have had. ’ 1 must now close. When now I visit the old home of long ago, of a large family I find one brother and sister, both many years my junior. I visit the old cemetery at Price- Villeâ€"there I find the mounds of father and mother. two brothers and one sister. I also visit M‘cNeitl’s cemetery at the town line. and there I find the mounds of two brothers and two sisters, all younger than me. But my allotted time has not come yet and I must submit to the call when it does come. In the winter of 13 my {other chopped nine screw of a. follow, as- sisted by my older brothers. The next summer he got a good burn and got his nine sores cleared. In the spring. of 1854 he sowed it all with Chim spring wheat, had on extra good crop, got it cut with the sickle and threshed with the flail. 0f the nine acres, he sold $100.00 worth of flour, besides keeping what the fa- mily used and enough for seed. As the northern part of Egremont and Proton were being settled by new- comers, they were glad to get the flour, which they carried on their shoulders to their homes in the woods. Some of those veterans’ descendants are the most prosper- ous, farmers in Egremont and Proton to-day. In the year 1856 my father got his first horse, bought from the late Jas. W‘alsh of Concession 4, N. D. R., Glen- elg a nice little black mare. She was six years old before she had a collar on and didn’t care to work. But with all her faults she left a good stock of horses in future years, so poor olll Doll died a natural death at 25 years of age. In the year 1854 the old home, yet as souhd as ever was erectedâ€"all rock elm logs my brothers hewed when they were 16 years of age. It is questionable to find a boy at that age ‘ni'm-‘adays who would do the work as workmanlike as they did. l’nder this roof in future years asâ€" sembled six sons and four daugh- ters and father and mother. Around the old family table all sat at meal- time to partake of a substantial menu prepared by the 300d mother and oldest sister. At the end of the first table. sa‘t the good father ask- ing the blessing. The evening and morning devotions were not forgot- ten by the dutiful father and it. is a matter of fact that the younger genâ€" eration deviated, from the example set. hy their forefathers. i In 1852 the 'late James Edge was collector of taxes in Glenelg. On the old homestead on the Durham Road the taxes were 48.. 6d.â€"no gravel road to pay, no school tax, no rail- road, no teacher, an‘d some were wondering what the taxes were for. woulu exist between parents children. She leaves as chief mourners a sorrowing husband and one daugh- ter, Christene, also five sisters :‘Mrs. John McNally, Durham; Mrs. John Mills, Bornoch; Mrs. Dan. McArthur, Durham; Mrs. Alex. MacKinnon, Cumberland, 3.0. and Mrs. R. H. Abornethy, Cleveland, Ohio, and two brothers, Donald and Malcolm Stewart. of Deepdale, Manitoba, who deeply mourn her loss. She was greatly instrumental in doing the Master's work and was‘ot much assistance to her husband in his Christian work in Rochester, N. Y.. and during the past two years in Cleveland, where her husband is engaged in the philanthropic and religious work through the Associ- ated Charities and Community Fund. She was a faithful member of Calvary Presbyterian Church in Rochester for many years. Interment. took place in Riverside cemetery. Rochester, N. Y., after an im1,)ressive ceremony conducted by Rev. H. Greensmith. Many friends attended to pay reapect to one who was dearly loved by everyone who knew her. Any Canadian newspaper of 100,000 circulation uses up about 250 Spruce and balsam trees for its daily news- print supply, says the Canadian For- estry Association. Several of the big Amlerican Sunday editions are responsible for stripping each Week fifteen to twenty acres apiece of Canadian woodland. ' III. (6”!) N. J. In.” rs. (0191.) W. J. MscNab ”(nee Jessie Stewart) paced away at the home of her sister, Mrs. R. H. Aber- nethy, Cleveland, Ohio, March 19. 1923, at the age of 47 years ' Death was due to high blood pres- sure and other complications. J ontool Tdcum, regular 35c. now ................ Jontool Talcum, regular 00c. now ................ § Billie Burk Chocolates, in binlk or boxed, lb. Liggntt’u Saturday Candy, 8». only per lb. Build. up your health diu- influ- enu. The Tonic you need. 8|.” For that tired, run-dohn, thin-blood feeling or nervous condition . 100 In a bottle to: SI... YOU NEED A SPRING TONIC They are growing, they are playin . They need lots and lots of nature’s foodâ€"pure read. FREE! A 25c tin Boot’l Maid: Fm witl 50c. bot. Eliot’s Sn 0! Tu h cu Um on. It’s all food and all good. Hand it out in great big slices the next time little folks are fussy. The Home Loaf keeps the sun shining, it contains nothing to clog or ferment. It isn’t natural for little folks to be cross and eevish. When Jerry fusses and Betty cries over er sums, it’s only nature’s signal begging for more nourishment. Henderson’s Bread HENDERSON ’S BAKERY After the rigors of winter the system is usually in a run-down condition and needs Toning up. A NERVE TONIC AND STRENGTH BUILDER $1.25 Iron and Cascnm with Celery Makers of GOOD BREAD Easter PEPTONA TABLETS “Write often Ind keep the my together,” is the striking and that ha been sent hm ct to“ halt a mtillion times catch «by for the put month on all letters that pass through the electric. stunp can- calling machines at the general pant: Office at Toronto. The typo. large and clear-cut. makos an imprint that it would Dc ditl‘icult to over- look, and “10 “alloy that impulse” must have stirred m‘ny recipient: of the sloganâ€"homing onvolopes. Inquiring at. the 'l‘umnm post ot- fice_as to the reason for the senti- mental appoal. nfl‘icials more sated that it was but one of a series of slogans that were to be used in stumhcanoolling mnchnms. in an 0601'! to giw some: gnod advice to the general publiv alum: busineu and sentimentnl lines. “Mail var-1y and often." “curly mailing means «burly sou-ins." are “so slogans that have been. or will be. used throughout various 9”“ of the cuuntry. momumnnm Eu-n a cabbage mm hue I ”0d heart. WIS your lawn mower dull lust M? Orders taken for Steel Shafting and Castingl. Saws Gnu-ed.1‘ools w Is You: Machinery Re- paired for Spring? Durham Machine Shop v â€"-'v Nearly opposite Post 01m. 'ilel-eowith c apnoea.