Chapter XLV

The “Big Bay”—Musketoe Bay—Mohawk Bay—Hay Bay—“Eastern Bay”—Site
of Ancient Kentes—The name—Old Families—An Accident, 1819—
Eighteen Drowned—Extract from Playter—Searching for the Bodies—
Burying the dead—Picton Bay—Appearance—The “Grand Bay”—Upper
Gap—Lower Gap—Kingston Bay—A Picture—Recollections—A Contract—
Ship Yards—Extract from Cooper—Inland Lakes 395

CHAPTER XLVa.

Islands—Possessed by Indians—The “Thousand Islands”—Carleton
Island—History of Island—During the rebellion—Wolfe Island—The
name—Howe Island—Old name—County of Ontario—Garden Island—
Horseshoe Island—Sir Jeffry Amherst—The size—Indian name—
“Tontine”—Johnson’s Island—The Island won—Present owner—First
settler—The three brothers—Small Islands—Hare Island—Nut Island—
Wappoose Island—Indian rendezvous—Captain John’s Island—
Bartering—Hunger Island—Big Island—First settlers—Huff’s Island—
Paul Huff—Grape Island—Hog Island—Smaller Islands—Mississauga
Island—A tradition—The carrying place—Its course—Original
survey—History—American prisoners—Col. Wilkins 402

DIVISION VIII.

THE FIRST TEN TOWNSHIPS IN THE MIDLAND DISTRICT.

CHAPTER XLVI.

The French—Their policy—Trading posts—Cahiaque—Variations—Name of
river—Foundation of Fort Frontenac—A change—Site of old fort—La
Salle’s petition—A Seigniory—Governors visiting—War Expedition—
Fort destroyed—Rebuilt—Colonial wars—Taking of Fort Oswego—
Frontenac taken—End of French domination 410

CHAPTER XLVII.

Cooper’s Essay—Loyalists naming places—King’s Town—Queen’s Town—
Niagara—Spanish names—Cataraqui from 1759 to 1783—Desolation—The
rebellion—Station, Carleton Island—Settling—Refugees at New
York—Michael Grass—Prisoner at Cataraqui—From New York to
Canada—Captain Grass takes possession of first township—First
landholders—A letter by Captain Grass—Changes—Surveying forts
and harbors—Report to Lord Dorchester—Kingston, _versus_
Carleton Island—The defenses—Troops—King’s township—First
settlers—“Plan of township No. 1”—First owners of town lots—
Names—Settlers upon the front—First inhabitants of Kingston—A
naval and military station—The Commodore—Living of old—Kingston
in _last century_—New fortifications 419

CHAPTER XLVIII.

The situation of Kingston—Under military influence—Monopolist—
Early history of legislation—In 1810—Gourlay’s statement—Police—
Modern Kingston—Lord Sydenham—Seat of government—Perambulating—
Surrounding country—Provisions—An appeal for Kingston as
capital—Barriefield—Pittsburgh—Building of small crafts—Famous—
Roads—Waterloo—Cemetery—Portsmouth—Kingston Mill—Little
Cataraqui—Collinsby—Quantity of land—Early and influential
inhabitants—Post masters—“Honorable men”—Deacon, Macaulay,
Cartwright, Markland, Cummings, Smiths, Kerby—Allen McLean,
first lawyer—A gardener—Sheriff McLean—“Chrys” Hagerman—Customs—
Sampson, shooting a smuggler—Hagerman, M.P.P.—Removes to Toronto 430

CHAPTER XLIX.

The second town—Ernest’s town—King George—His children—Settlers of
Ernesttown—Disbanded soldiers—Johnson’s regiment—Major Rogers’
corps—The “Roll”—Number—By whom enlisted—An old book—Township
surveyed—Settling—Traveling—Living in tents—A change—Officers—
Names—Occupants of lots—Mill Creek—The descendants—Quality of
land—Village—The settlers in 1811—The main road—Incorporation of
Bath—Trading—Fairfield—The library—Bath by Gourlay—Bath of the
present—Bath _versus_ Napanee—In 1812—American Fleet—Wonderful
achievement—Safe distance from shore—Third township—
Fredericksburgh—After Duke of Sussex—Surveyed by Kotte—A promise
to the disbanded soldiers—Johnson—Fredericksburgh additional—A
dispute—Quantity of land—Extract from Mrs. Moodie—Reserve for
village—Second surveys 439

CHAPTER L.

The fourth township—Adolphustown—After Duke of Cambridge—Quantity
of Land—Survey—Major VanAlstine—Refugees—From New York—Time—
Voyage—Their Fare—Names—Arrived—Hagerman’s Point—In Tents—First
Settler—Town Plot—Death—The Burial—A Relic—Commissary—Dispute of
Surveyors—The Settlers—All things in common—An aged man—Golden
rule—Old map—Names—Islands—The township—Price of land—First
“town meeting”—Minutes—The Officers Record—Inhabitants, 1794—Up
to 1824—First Magistrates—Centre of Canada—Court Held in Barn—In
Methodist Chapel—“A Den of Thieves”—Court House erected—
Adolphustown Canadians—Members of Parliament—The Courts—Where
first held—Hagerman—Travelers tarrying at Adolphustown 448

CHAPTER LI.

Marysburgh—Origin—Once part of a Seigniory—Survey—Hessians—Old
map—The lots—Officers of the 84th Regt.—Original landowners—
Indian Point—McDonnell’s Cove—Grog Bay—“Accommodating Bay”—
“Gammon Point”—Black River—“Long Point”—Reserves—Course pursued
by the Surveyor—Number of Hessians—Their sufferings—Dark tales—
Discontented—Returning to Hesse—A suitable location—Not U. E.
Loyalists—Received land gratis—Family land—Their habits—Capt.
McDonnell—Squire Wright—Sergt. Harrison—The Smith’s—Grant to
Major VanAlstine—Beautiful Scenery—Smith’s bay—“The Rock”—Over a
precipice 458

CHAPTER LII.

Sixth township—Name—Survey—Convenient for settlement—First
settlers—A remote township—What was paid for lots—“Late
Loyalists”—Going to Mill—Geological formation—Along the fronts—
High shore—Grassy Point—Its history—Marsh front—Central place—
Stickney’s Hill—Foster’s Hill—Northport—Trade—James Cotter—
Gores—Demerestville—The name—“Sodom”—First records—Township
meetings—The Laws of the township—Divided into parishes—Town
clerk—Officers—The poor—The committee—Inhabitants, 1824—Fish
Lake—Seventh Township—The name—Survey by Kotte—At the Carrying
Place—Surveyor’s assistant—No early records—First settlers 465

CHAPTER LIII.

Prince Edward—The name—Rich land—Size of peninsula—Shape—Small
Lakes—Sand hills—The Ducks—Gibson’s rock—The past—First settler—
Col. Young—Prospecting—Discovery of East Lake—West Lake—Moving
in—Settlers in 1800—East Lake—Capt. Richardson—“Prince Edward
Division Bill”—Office seekers—Township of Hallowell—The name—
Formation of Township—First records 1798—The officers—The laws—
Magistrates—Picton—Its origin—Hallowell village—Dr. Austin—Gen.
Picton—His monument—Naming the villages—A contest—The Court
house—An offer—Enterprise—Proposed steamboat—Churches—Rev. Mr.
Macaulay—Rev. Mr. Fraser—Rev. Mr. Lalor 476

CHAPTER LIV.

Eighth Township—Sidney—Name—Survey—Settlement, 1787—Letter from
Ferguson—Trading—Barter—Potatoes—Building—Cows—No salt to spare—
First settlers—Myers—Re-surveying—James Farley—Town Clerk at
first meeting—William Ketcheson—Gilbert’s Cove—Coming to the
front—River Trent—Old names—Ferry—Bridge—Trenton—Its settlement—
Squire Bleeker 485