The history of the county of Bruce and of the minor municipalities therein, province of Ontario, Canada /cby Norman Robertson . arrier. His routewas from Durham to Kincardine, a distance of 45 miles, which he traversedon foot once a week, each way. There were no horses here in those days, andeven if there had been, it would have been utterly impracticable for them toget along the road, owing to its being so rough. The mail was contained ina small hag, like a schoolboys satchel, hung by straps over the carriersshoulders. How glad the settlers were to see the mail-carrier coming, bring-ing news
The history of the county of Bruce and of the minor municipalities therein, province of Ontario, Canada /cby Norman Robertson . arrier. His routewas from Durham to Kincardine, a distance of 45 miles, which he traversedon foot once a week, each way. There were no horses here in those days, andeven if there had been, it would have been utterly impracticable for them toget along the road, owing to its being so rough. The mail was contained ina small hag, like a schoolboys satchel, hung by straps over the carriersshoulders. How glad the settlers were to see the mail-carrier coming, bring-ing news from friends, wives and sweethearts ; it made the saying true, Absence makes the heart grow weary. Cowan brought the first mail toGreenock post-office on October 9th, 1852, and continued the weekly routinefor a year or so, when the route was divided, after which Cowaii broughtthe mail from Kincardine as far only aa Greenock. There he was met byold IMr. Hunter, of Durham, with the mail of his route. Matters went onin this way for some years, until, finally, the mail was made a daily one toand from Walkerton and
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