. Historic sites of Tay . s of a Huron village site of anykind, as I have pointed out elsewhere. The proof of the question rests notso much upon theoretical assertions or claims, as upon what evidence theground itself furnishes. And the authentic evidences at the Newton site,as furnished by the use of the spade, have been gradually increasing. APR 7 1970 E 99 H9H8181911 Hunter, Andrew FrederickHistoric sites of Tay PLEASE DO NOT REMOVECARDS OR SLIPS FROM THIS POCKET ERINDALE COLLEGE LIBRARY J. ^?Sifi^-S;. Present Appearance of the Environs of Ste. Marie. (Looking across the Wye River).The illu
. Historic sites of Tay . s of a Huron village site of anykind, as I have pointed out elsewhere. The proof of the question rests notso much upon theoretical assertions or claims, as upon what evidence theground itself furnishes. And the authentic evidences at the Newton site,as furnished by the use of the spade, have been gradually increasing. APR 7 1970 E 99 H9H8181911 Hunter, Andrew FrederickHistoric sites of Tay PLEASE DO NOT REMOVECARDS OR SLIPS FROM THIS POCKET ERINDALE COLLEGE LIBRARY J. ^?Sifi^-S;. Present Appearance of the Environs of Ste. Marie. (Looking across the Wye River).The illustration shows the outlet of the main trench in the river bank, at the extreme left. STE. MARIE OX THE WYE. The remains of Ste. Marie, the fortified mission built by the Jesuitsin 1639 and occupied by thoin for ten years, are on lot 16, concession 3, ofTay. Near the ruin flows the ^^ye River, about 100 yards in width butabout twelve feet lower than when it filh^d the empty moats or trencheswhich may still be seen. This fort is the most noteworthy object of his-toric interest in Simcoe County, though in its present crumbled conditionit is only a ruin of a ruin. Indeed, if is the oldest stone ruin (of Europeanconstruction) in America, because, while the native ruins in CentralAmerica and Mexico, may antedate Ste. Marie, no other building of whitemen does. One of the features of the ruin is the system of artificial trenchesmade for the protection of the place when it was in use, or whathistoricsitesoft00huntuoft
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