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Ǥ > Jo .3 .. . i . C uit mmy sketel rincipally to the vicinity around about ti'lu.-ssulun. The lay of the lind for the most part is a succession of parallel ridges from the height of lamdpto the shor= with broad valleys â€" between, The cross Â¥ IS. n« thea j;, . . _ _IC Loe country really is, as tjw line takes through about the worst part of the country all along,. About three or four miles back from !hf line WC BBE CHWHH : Fans c t o i e be a rathet limited on A person travelling the Soo by the CFK., wrong conception of v really is, as t-sw line tak the worst part of the c °_ z3c 22 mmicts Yik, Aa short sketch of Algoma, the land of rocky heights and fertile valleys. But when we use the name Algoma, we might equally as well say half of Ontario for is it noi nine hundredmiles Jong and about half that wide ? So you wil readily see that my description will hC is FIRBRGOE Eith UhendE ul c DEAR SIR.â€"As I sit here toâ€"night penning a few lines to friends in South trey, I think of an almost forgotten promise made to you last summer, viz, a short sketch of Algoma, the land of rocky heights ang g. j1 °+ He Adl He writes as follows : We have received the following tory as per request from Mr. Joh Kinnon, teacher of Algoma Distri publicity in the REeviEw. Mr, M non was an old South Line boy, Gle and received the most of his s training under the teaching of Prin Blakestone of Priceviliq School. §# We have leased the mip m enoeo es es ns eeeeeseitermr t mPxEAETEEETEEq miry r‘z.'mrL-;r&f es ar en en sc es 10 per cent discount allowed fo or. all regular lines in this debart: Boots & Shoes $ our entire stoci: Goods. bought at low if not Satisfactors ma » by the C.P.R., win conception of what ALGOMA As3 IT 13 â€"vad sizes=â€"Womep‘s But‘ed Boots, old prices from $2.00 g Sale price $1.00 a pr. These ling from S w omen‘s Oxfordsâ€"old price to $2.410, Moving Price 77c . !l & wi U f6 ,V'...,.l..‘ iiipnitoainattiing Bs trrttih ealitinclh Crig & ts V y "UA ! > B r ' 4 / 1y‘ *EA â€" Te re . L w " $ ‘ t s V w If everything goos \#’&EVJ ° TTE7C8 THCs Prom good settlements xt rincipaliy -firhA principally i oo s C e . Weklvek UEWV pU.DH ?ht at lowest Cash prices and will go at actory may be returned and money refun? iceville Cop Upper Town AAistrict for Mr. McKinâ€" dbury to John M« q vea fo" cash department,. Glenelg, t school ’l'ill(‘i] al 1sS is no. place for a man wishes to do a E L. 0003 4 ~~ CAILU _ steP _ WFOL ) ceittled and in the oider sclttliements we ; tind just as good buildings as you have ; in South Grey, ,’ As to the price of land it varies in difâ€" _ ferent townships from 20c 0 50c per acre that is crown lands and very often you have some other claim to buy out also. No settlee owns the pine on his lot, it is owned always by some compâ€" any but he may use atl he needs for building purposes. In clearing he notiâ€" lies the company to that effect and if they do not remove it he is privileged to burn it. Very often the settler buys the pine from the company. Stock . raising will be yet a very important inâ€" | Justry in this country on account of some of the> land being better for pasture than any thing else and water is very pleniifal. Sheep and cattle ought to do well and as it was found out this year that the district proâ€" dueed some good stock, we are satisfied _ we shall not want for a market next vear. His Mik Km yat. 41 0+ AUC L0 Foc for "/ oats and from $15 to $20 for hay and so on for everything he has to sell. They ~) raise all kinds of grain as well as they y | do in South Grey. I scee no diiference y | in the yicld aud the sample is splendid, t | in fact potatoes and wheat grown right . | here took first prize at the World‘s Pair. ||, The frost in some new settlements is a ) little injurious at first but as the land | | becomes tilled, the frosts become less so | that in the older settlements it does no | lmrn! at all. It has doneno harin in this |locality since I came here twe years ago. | The soil is of a great many kinds,. clay, ’ cla{ loam, muck, etc, In the narrow valleys the soil is very deep and seems to be a sort of sedimentary deposit. On | this soil the pine grows‘ to enormous sizes and the stumps are a great draw ’ back to the settler, There _ are some | parts not unlike Glenelg, Some graâ€" velly ridges here and thero and mixed in I | with good string ..¢ .1j ___"4° V HHACQ 1 ‘he new Mclntyre Store next we will offer the mnbhlie tha £ Some | _ q ftOcring. of ‘coftse, always preâ€" | cedes farming but as soon as a strip is | cleared of the pine, in comes the settier | and takes the land at twenty cents an | acre. He works on his farm in the stinâ€" merand takes his team to the Timber Camp in the winter and leaves his wife to rule the roast at home Sometimes tho lumbering an.d farming are carried on in the same seltlement for a nvinber of years. The great :ul\':ml:lgp the new settler has over the pioneers of Southern Ont., is he gets the highest price for eyery thing he taises himself, for inâ€" stance all the way from 40c to 75¢ for oats and from $15 to $20 for hay and so on for everything he has to sell. They rAISC all Kingi« 8 (comsatus.. .0. C OUf h ridges are also very great number of | District is noted. that the farming is on, although they a almost lose sight of ridges are covered ; scrubby pine., We thing wonld grow o Timbering. of . C a 2. o 1e Pm m e ES ‘ thing he traises himse e all the way from 40c ind from $15 to $20 for h r_everything he has to s all kinds of grain as w South Grey. I see no yield anud the sample is t potatoes and wheat of pe it roee h 2o h 2 2dee m bged L Ei Te o c eooupoprc TNR T Er y im P ie o re esn esd LrLS ris of the district are in the older scttlem n good buildings as vam tais noted. It is e farming is prin lough they are so lose sight of them we covered with w SATURDAY, January 29th, ° Sud II'(ms' Moving Pric Roller Window Blind ing Price 20¢ each. Hardware 10 Copper Botle: rice $2.22 each, 2in cut nails, reg 4c UPPER TOW, also very numerous forp or a tender foot. If a good days work he 78e purpos in cut nails at «s very deep and seems edimentary deposit. On ne grows to enormous umps are a great draw ttler. _ There are some of _ course > 7° ‘CCuras such, d with white wood We wonder how f i such bare rock , on a set kes for w1 is m the 0d is inferior inties and we The farmer whiffietrees, Iron Wood. L9C, VYill Commence are well ments we you have s rormIng fi or which this n the valleys ipally carried broad that we as such. The hite wood and 2¢ a lb, $, reg. $3.50, Movin moying to our NE e (ll(l C % Y I)l'i(' % |’] fX & , reg,. 45¢, Mov The people of this Distric! forward to the development m wen Lo L uce ah i Tve oc t HELK 5C believe something should have been done before now. The Labor Law has turned a great number of Americans onut of Algoma,! This year at Cook‘s Milis there were 120| men turred ont in one day but there | were lots of Canadians to ‘take lheir( places. I esA ne" 2C MmEm one EUE the wholesale slaughter of the pine year by the American Companies, their thousands of men, we are le believe something should have done before raw. anyâ€" a 1b _ We see the Legislature has considered the advisability of preseryving the tim-l ber limits of the district for the benefit of the Canadians. It is high time smue-! thing was doae. But I believe they are | endeavroring to catch tne fox as he is | going into the bole. When we consider | the Wholesals «lnarmrhntenw E41. _ 2120 l § CE ND axes excepting school taxes, these | Armo often run preitty high in small settleâ€"| y |ments as some persons holding land in| 1ST & section and not living on it will not pay | Ben |their taxes, therefore the assessment| _ by | runs high on those l{ving in it. For exâ€" t ~~as.1 ample, in‘my section there are three! gooc ratepayers whose taxes are from $17 to | reas £20, the rate struck this year was four| _ e cents. I consider the valuation low. | T:g S The government grant to each school Bent in the district is $100, no more or no| rent. less if the school is kept open the whole‘ year, if half a year the grant is $50. | Bexrnm 1 ind indirtantsvts ces d h B 2 114 | majority. There are also a few pure | blooded French and a great deal more i with not a little Indian blood rurning | through their veins. Where ever we I find a great number of them, we see the |settlement in a backward state and ’\\'nnld advise no person to take up a farm in their midst unless a company of eight or ten would yo tegether and buy a lot of them out. T believe they are | good neighbors but they never improve | their land and that is what is wanted to ‘ | get assistance from the government in roads aud bridges. We get a great ' deal of rssistance from the government | in building roads and bridges and in support of schools. From $500 tn.‘SlO()O[ is spent year after year and very careâ€" | fully too, on roads. As for schools, I was greatly to find the district so well prov As the district is unorganize no ltaxes excentino erhanl +.. A" Lb uttenps EeA EATRT RNA etiearsts a1 Prskoditei! mirdfrmiriea MDER The settlers Irish and Scoteh majority. â€" There blooded French with not a little through their v find a great num} One characteristic I have fow settlers of Algoma is the gener pitality with which they rece person coming in their midst, instance, a new settler. school or a preacher. They seem to gether and help eacii other alot as it is advisable, * Each Township is six miles square and each lot contains 320 acres, One fifth of each lot is reserved for roads as the roads do not regularly follow the line on account of the rocky ridges and lakes. J W CE ho ons on s opapge on ' "1% aw has turned a great| _ 1 have 8$1,00 mericans ont of Algoma,! per cent. â€" Clroc ‘ook‘s Mills there were 120| back. " Big; ut in one day but there! Nee en ess Canadians to take their; CTite. And continue for & . PE HAeiues 3 GHroceries 4zsâ€"__ ONTARIO ARCHIV TOROoNTO SW STORE in LOWER To Our Bargain Day Tea goe 41. B. & C. Soda Biscuits in of the Maple", all for 210 5e Tiger Soapâ€" Moving price Clothes Pinsle a doz. ‘aus Salmon for 25¢ doz. Wash Boards, reg 1e ';.)_x_-incipully I I flce .. cduet dn i so well provided. unorganized we have prineipally English. The Scots have the the pine this‘ npanies, with : we are led to | are looking of the minâ€" i. HUNTEFR Brooms generous hos 8 5J surprised MESdlsuttsy trur: HHdicsitict it imA‘rstesiramalr 4] maxurtin id in the ive any say for venrcaei live toâ€" g as far s down from 12 w1k s tune g:xlmré_ 91 arey a very 2C, 31b Tins with song, â€"3¢ a b ing industry and a SEVE Nâ€"DaA YÂ¥ Moving Sale P ®* ?.- The vo * o0f exchange. A good BOUGH PROPERTY, Durham, t I cant sell I will rent. ; $1,000,000 to lena at 5 Clhoose your time to pay it{' isiness private, charges modâ€" 8 Ib Sodas for 10e AP. TN on Fob. 7th 180C & Aoigaiy‘ o. nd.: / H&nover Conveyancer MILLE®, seven business days. to 9c Ib, PC( The land 0 Caci each 2 COlothing 42 T he men‘s neary sale price 75¢ a 10 Suits Me: $5.00, sale price price Undertaking and & 9m e and Embaiming on Driee 98. 6 Men‘s Oyercoats price $2.99 eacl3,. Remember 10 M Eon s tne -umfl--opposiu Market. Durham, only Arstâ€"clars Bearse in 10 M .. GRANTS s‘ Mantles, were 30 each. s Ulsters, reg )each. Blue Overalis, reg. $1.00 i ipr. | 1 t + J s Clothing, old price | $2,49 each, | 4. cus DUNRFILAAL. 16 4M( X $ for our xn C rey serm o1 years and before movi Torn. ‘These are all seasonab veo. e C}'-’;Jemem‘e-:r all goods bought from , 08 $5.00, moving $8.00. moving £$5,00, moving T Estt it Sn ty TrRBar <Â¥ 5y Â¥PT > x Jasz d y "I‘) d 5 S oi eitenepreaer gre Riy :me.'mur.:ur:&-. figgr Tan in Fost NZ 4k Durham, &‘s Agveorti Advortisem>nt Special Bargains in ment,. 83 pr, Womens‘ Corsets moving price 27¢ pr. â€" LEAVens, 3 0(6 Ni 7 in icinam * apers Needles e . on Nee PP Jro losesese* thankin past pa convinc v1ill me e44%4% » "Larg & 4 PPER T TD avzvli: e4A8%8814%4 e I â€" AT Oe «t Ab‘ss St Up VO At it