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APPENDIX 



To S. Jonasson's paper on the "Early Icelandic Settlements in 

 Canada," shewing the location, population, etc., of Icelandic 

 settlements in Manitoba : 



I. THE GIMLI SETTLEMENT, 



(New Iceland), began in the fall of 1875. It is situate on 

 the west shore of the south end of Lake Winnipeg and com- 

 prises broken townships 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24, range 

 4 east of the first meridian, and parts of same townships in 

 range 3 east ; also Big Island in Lake Winnipeg, comprising 

 broken townships 24, 25 and 26, ranges 5 and 6 east. Present 

 Icelandic population in the whole Gimli settlement is about 

 2,500 souls. It is the main portion of the organized Munici- 

 pality of Gimli, has ten public schools, one of them — the school 

 in the Village of Gimli — being a graded school. 



II. THE WINNIPEG COLONY. 



The Icelanders began to establish themselves in the City 

 of Winnipeg as early as in the autumn of 1875. The Icelandic 

 population of Winnipeg numbers over 4,000 souls. 



III. THE SELKIRK COLONY. 



The Icelanders began to establish themselves in the town 

 of Selkirk as early as the year 1880. They now number about 

 700 souls, or one-third of the population of Selkirk. 



IV. THE AUGYLE SETTLEMENTS. 



The Icelanders began to settle in the present Municipality 

 of Argyle (in townships 5 and 6, ranges 13 and 14 west of 

 the first meridian) in 1881. The Icelandic population in said 

 townships, in the Village of Glenboro (situate in township 7, 

 range 14 west) and northeast of Glenboro (in township 8, 

 range 13 west) is considerably over 1,000 souls. 



V. THE POSEN SETTLEMENTS. 



The Icelanders began to settle in the Municipality of 

 Posen in 1885. They established themselves in townships 19 

 and 20, ranges 3 and 4 west of the first meridian (near the 



