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CHIEF OF MACNAB. 



land, the bulk of his property lying forty or 

 fifty miles up the country, where he has settled 

 several of his sons and where, I am informed, 

 the soil is good and they have cleared 1200 

 acres. Mr Ferguson is the only one I heard 

 of who has made a fortunate speculation in 

 land in Upper Canada, having succeeded in 

 disposing to advantage of several lots of what 

 he had purchased. 



I had the pleasure of meeting at Toronto 

 the chief of Macnab who, some fifteen years 

 ago, emigrated to Canada with his whole 

 clan, and settled about 100 miles up the coun 

 try. He is a fine representation of the High 

 land chieftain of days gone by tall and state 

 ly and having, with perfect courtesy, the bear 

 ing of a man born to be obeyed. He seems 

 well satisfied with his present position and de 

 scribes things as flourishing in his clanship. 



I was also introduced to Sir Allan Macnab 

 who has built a magnificent house a mile or so 

 from Hamilton, close on Burlington Bay, and 

 made out and enclosed a large park in the 

 English style. Sir Allan is also a fine-look- 



