52 Inasmuch 



same year, their hopes were dashed to the ground 

 through an order of Sir F. B. Head, the successor 

 of Sir John Colborne, that the plan should be 

 abandoned. 



Captain Anderson, however, held on heroically 

 to his project, and secured permission to complete 

 the buildings. The next year, Sir. F. B. Head 

 being superseded, meanwhile, by Sir George 

 Arthur, the mission was again proposed, and, 

 heartily supported by Archdeacon Strachan, 

 received the Governor s warm approval. 



Captain Anderson s daughter, many years 

 later, wrote : In the autumn, my father, who was 

 an officer in the Indian Department, was ordered 

 to an entirely new field of labour, and late as it 

 was our home at Coldwater was broken up, and 

 arrangements made for a long and dangerous 

 journey by water to Manitoulin Island, a dis 

 tance of some two hundred miles. A large batteau 

 was engaged and on the 8th of October, Captain 

 Anderson, with the other officers employed by 

 the Indian Department, their wives, children 

 and servants, besides mechanics, employed to 

 teach the Indians different trades, embarked from 

 Coldwater. The batteau was heavily laden with 

 necessary provision for a long, cold journey- 

 tents, beds, and bedding besides its precious 

 freight of thirty-four souls, i.e., the missionary, 

 the Rev. C. C. Brough, afterwards Archdeacon 

 of London, Ontario, Mrs. Brough, four children, 

 and two servants, Dr. Paul Darling and his 

 wife, one infant six weeks old, a nurse, the school- 



