The history of the county of Bruce and of the minor municipalities therein, province of Ontario, Canada /cby Norman Robertson . John S. McDonald p. 421 CaiT. Uiscan Rowan p. 436 FIRST DEATH 865 notliiug to feed them on but tree tops. The two settlers each hired aman to chop all winter. Mr. Howe hired his man ou the 12th ofOctober. The first snow fell that night. For months it had an aver-age depth of five feet, and was to be seen in the swamps in the follow-ing June; but the cattle got through well. When the ice began tobreak up on the river Mr. Orchards four cows came down to the riverfor a d
The history of the county of Bruce and of the minor municipalities therein, province of Ontario, Canada /cby Norman Robertson . John S. McDonald p. 421 CaiT. Uiscan Rowan p. 436 FIRST DEATH 865 notliiug to feed them on but tree tops. The two settlers each hired aman to chop all winter. Mr. Howe hired his man ou the 12th ofOctober. The first snow fell that night. For months it had an aver-age depth of five feet, and was to be seen in the swamps in the follow-ing June; but the cattle got through well. When the ice began tobreak up on the river Mr. Orchards four cows came down to the riverfor a drink, as usual. Standing on the rotten ice, it broke beneaththem, and the cows were never seen again. In the summer of 1852Mr. Kowe, with the assistance of hired help, cut the logs and builtwhat was known for years as Eowes tavern. Its site was opposite the •present Town Hall, and it stood projecting on the street at an anglethereto. Its measurements were thirty by twenty-four, with a lean-tofor a kitchen, and another lean-to for a dining-room. The families ofthe two settlers were separated by the Teeswater River. To ov
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