100 EMIGRATION, OR 



her bows, which as yet had not taken fire, and we towed 

 her into her old station on the beach, so that but little of 

 her iron will be lost. The assizes just over here in Niagara. 

 One person, a soldier, hung- lately for murdering his wife. 

 Hanging is but rare in this country as yet, and I trust it 

 ever will be, the laws generally being executed in a more 

 lenient, and I think for that reason in a more judicious 

 manner, for petty crimes, than in England. 



Sept. 21. At Chippawa, 150 young Americans, training 

 as cadets for officers, were viewing the Falls, and the battle 

 grounds on the Canada side, &c. 



Fort Erie, Oct. I .The weather for the last fortnight 

 has been cloudy, dull, and coldish, but no rain of any 

 consequence. Mr. Gait, the agent of the Canada Land Com 

 pany, has begun a settlement on the Grand River and near 

 its head, which is settling fast, and chiefly by old country 

 people; a few lately arrived from South America, whither 

 they had emigrated, but left it dissatisfied. Roads a* 

 cutting to various points, and a canal is talked of. A tow;, 

 or city is commenced and proceeding fast, which is namnri 

 Guelph, in honour of the Royal Family, that being thei. 

 patronimic name. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



GENERAL HABITS, CUSTOMS, AND MODES OF CULTI 

 VATION PRACTISED BY ORIGINAL SETTLERS, DE 

 SCRIBED THE VALUE OF CANADA TO GREAT BRI 

 TAIN THOUGHTS ON THE ORIGINAL EXTENT OF THE 



LAKES STATE OF THE FORESTS PRODUCE OF THE 



LAND AND OUTGOINGS AND PROFITS OF A FARM 

 SHEWN. 



THE winter of 1827-8 was open and dry, and mills could 

 not grind for want of water; a wet cold spring followed. 

 The alternate rain and frosts, without a snow covering, hurt 

 the wheat and made it thin on the ground (indeed, every 

 kind of grain is grown too thin in general in this country), 

 and the warm weather coming on made it stool, or tiller, and 

 run up too quick, when the hot dry weather caused it to 

 mildew and rust, and of course thin in the grain. Have 

 been busy during the winter and spring, in conjunction with 



