CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
[CHAPTER I.]
Embarkation for Canada.—Voyage out.—Sea-life.—Icebergs.—Passage up the St. Lawrence.—Quebec.—Memorials of General Wolfe.—Cathedral.—Hospitality.—Earthquakes.—Nuns.—Montreal.—Progress up the Country.—My Roman Catholic Fellow-traveller.—Attempt at Conversion.—The Township of Whitby.
[CHAPTER II.]
Arrival at Darlington.—Kind Reception.—My Friend’s Location.—His Inexperience.—Damage to his Land by Fire.—Great Conflagration at Miramichi.—Forest Fires.—Mighty Conflagration of the 6th of October.—Affecting Story of a Lumber-foreman.—His Presence of Mind, and wonderful Preservation.—The sad Fate of his Companions.
[CHAPTER III.]
Inexperience of my Friend.—Bad State of his Land—Fall Wheat.—Fencing.—Grasses.—Invitation to a “Bee.”—United Labour.—Canadian Sports.—Degeneracy of Bees.
[CHAPTER IV.]
My Marriage.—I become a Settler on my own Account—I purchase Land in Otonabee.—Return to Darlington.—My first Attempt at driving a Span.—Active Measures to remedy a Disaster.—Patience of my Father-in-law.—My first Bear-hunt.—Beaver-meadows.—Canadian Thunder-storms.—Fright of a Settler’s Family
[CHAPTER V.]
Canadian Harvest.—Preparing Timber for Frame-buildings.—Raising “Bee.”—Beauty of the Canadian Autumn.—Visit to Otonabee.—Rough Conveyance.—Disaccommodation.—Learned Landlord.—Cobourg.—Otonabee River.—Church of Gore’s Landing.—Effects of persevering industry
[CHAPTER VI.]
Wood-duck Shooting.—Adventure on Rice Lake.—Irish Howl.—Arrival at Gore’s Landing.—General Howling for the Defunct.—Dangers of our Journey.—Safe Arrival at Cobourg.—Salmon-fishing.—Canoe-building after a bad Fashion.—Salmon-spearing.—Canadian Fish and Fisheries.—Indian Summer.—Sleighs and Sleighing.—Domestic Love
[CHAPTER VII.]
Employments of a Man of Education in the Colony.—Yankee Wedding.—My Commission.—Winter in Canada.—Healthiness of the Canadian Climate.—Search for Land.—Purchase Wild Land at Douro.—My Flitting.—Put up a Shanty.—Inexperience in Clearing.—Plan-heaps
[CHAPTER VIII.]
A Logging-Bee.—Lime-burning.—Shingling.—Arrival of my Brother-in-law.—Birth of my Son.—Sad Journey to Darlington.—Lose my Way.—Am refused a Lift.—My boyish Anger.—My Wife’s Death.—The Funeral.—I leave Darlington
[CHAPTER IX.]
Return to Otonabee.—Benevolence of my Neighbour.—Serious Accident to a Settler.—His singular Misfortunes.—Particulars of his Life
[CHAPTER X.]
Preparations for my second Marriage.—Dangerous Adventure.—My Wife’s nocturnal Visitor.—We prepare for the Reception of our uninvited Guest.—Bruin’s unwelcome Visit to an Irish Shanty.—Our Bear-hunt.—Major Elliott’s Duel with Bruin.—His Wounds and Victory
[CHAPTER XI.]
Canada the Poor Man’s Country.—Disadvantages of Inexperience.—Township of Harvey Settlement.—Pauper Emigration.—Superior Advantages of the Labourer Colonist.—Temperance and Temperance Societies.—A dry Answer to watery Arguments.—British and Foreign Temperance Society
[CHAPTER XII.]
Want of Home-pasturage in Canada.—Danger of being lost in the Woods.—Plain Directions to the Traveller in the Bush.—Story of a Settler from Emily.—An old Woman’s Ramble in the Woods.—Adventure of a Trapper.—Fortunate Meeting with his Partner
[CHAPTER XIII.]
Directions for ascertaining the Quality of Land in the Bush.—Site of Log-shanty.—Chopping.—Preparation for Spring-crops.—Method of planting Indian Corn.—Pumpkins and Potatoes.—Making Pot-ash
[CHAPTER XIV.]
My first Shot at a Buck.—Hunting and Shooting Parties.—Destructiveness of Wolves.—Loss of my Flocks.—Cowardice of the Wolf.—The Lady and her Pet.—Colonel Crawford’s Adventure.—Ingenious Trick of an American Trapper.—A disagreeable Adventure.—How to poison Wolves.—A stern Chase
[CHAPTER XV.]
Formation of the Canada Company.—Interview with Mr. Galt.—His personal Description and Character.—Guelph.—Dr. Dunlop.—My Medical Services at Guelph.—Dr. Dunlop and the Paisley Bodies.—An eccentric Character.—An unfortunate wife
[CHAPTER XVI.]
Porcupine-catching.—Handsome Behaviour of Mr. Galt.—Owlingale.—Introduction to the Son of the celebrated Indian Chief, Brandt.—Expedition to Wilmot.—Sham Wolves.—Night in a Barn with Dr. Dunlop.—The Doctor and his Snuffbox.—His Bath in the Nith.—Louis XVIII. and his Tabatiere.—Camp in the Woods.—Return to Guelph
[CHAPTER XVII.]
A new Way of keeping a Birthday.—Lost in the Woods.—Kindness of Mr. Galt.—Advice to new Settlers.—Unexpected Retirement of Mr. Galt.—I accompany him to the Landing-place.—Receive orders to leave Guelph for Goderich.—Whirlwinds at Guelph and Douro
[CHAPTER XVIII.]
The Huron tract.—Journal of Dr. Dunlop.—His Hardships.—I leave Guelph for Goderich.—Want of Accommodation.—Curious Supper.—Remarkable Trees.—The Beverly Oak.—Noble Butter-wood Trees.—Goderich.—Fine Wheat Crop.—Purchase a Log-house.—Construction of a Raft
[CHAPTER XIX.]
My new House at Goderich.—Carpentry an essential Art.—American Energy.—Agreeable Visitors.—My Wife’s Disasters.—Hints for Anglers.—The Nine-mile Creek Frolic.—The Tempest.—Our Skipper and his Lemon-punch.—Short Commons.—Camp in the Woods.—Return on Foot.—Ludicrous termination to our Frolic
[CHAPTER XX.]
Choice of a Location.—The Company’s Lands.—Crown Lands.—Tables published by the Canada Company.—Progressive Improvement of the Huron Tract
[CHAPTER XXI.]
The King proclaimed in the Bush.—Fete and Ball in the Evening.—My Yankee Fellow-traveller.—Awful Storm.—My lonely Journey.—Magical Effect of a Name
[CHAPTER XXII.]
Visit of the Passenger-pigeon to the Canadas.—Canadian Blackbirds.—Breeding-places of the Passenger-pigeons.—Squirrels
[CHAPTER XXIII.]
The Rebel, Von Egmond, the first agricultural Settler on the Huron.—Cutting the first Sheaf