GEORGIAN BAY. 



,£^ rv^HE above is a fair representa- 

 tion of a point on south shore 

 of Georgian Bay within the 

 fruit belt of that favored region. 

 The mountain shown rises about a looo 

 feet above the water of the bay, and at 

 this point is about 'i a mile from the 

 water, with a gradual rise for that dis- 

 tance, ending in an almost perpendicu- 



eight miles. Finer apples, pears and 

 plums are not produced in the world, 

 when every thing is considered, than 

 are to be found in some of the orchards 

 in this strip, and the quantities pro- 

 duced have now become so great that 

 buyers from a distance are attracted. 

 The Northern Division of the G. T. R. 

 line runs along the shore from Colling- 



Fii;, l-.'OT.-llKoitciAN 11 n. 



lar bluff which can only be ascended 

 with great ditificulty by pedestrians. 

 Between the face of the cliflf and the 

 water, apples, pears, plums, apricots and 

 peaches do well and seldom or never 

 suffer from frost. This elevation, known 

 here as the Blue mountains, varies in its 

 distance from the water and this strip is 

 the fruit belt. It extends from Colling- 

 wood as far as Owen Sound, giving a 

 coast line of about 60 miles and in 

 width from a '4 of a mile to seven or 



wood to Meaford, with stations at 

 Craigbeth and Thornbury This road, 

 with the lines of steamers from CoUing- 

 wood with the G. T. R. and C P. R., 

 and steamer connections at Owen Sound 

 give excellent shipping facilities for 

 Europe or the West. Above the cliffs 

 is the broad plateau of Western Ontario. 

 The whole section is thickly settled with 

 a progressive people, and yet good fruit 

 lands can be still picked up at reason- 

 able rates. 



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