Incidents of Pioneer Days at Guelph and the County of Bruce ---A Bruce County Historical Society Reprint ( Ontario ) by Kennedy, David ( Sr. ) - 1973

Ontario: Ontario: Bruce County Historical Society ( Reprints the 1903 Toronto Edition ), 1st Printing of the 1973 Edition, 1973. -----------paperback size softcover, a Near Fine copy, 135 pages, an episodic recounting of events in Bruce County at the turn of the 20th century, headings are --- Emigration and Ultimate Settlement at Guelph; William and I Journey to Owen Sound and then to Southampton; Our Stay At and Departure from Southampton; Our Return to Guelph and Preparations to Return to Saugeen; Our Start for the New Country; Our Journey Continued --- Whiskey Incident; Our Journey Up Continued and Terminated on the 6th Day; Our Decision to Make a Scow; Our Continuation and Workshop at the Bridge; Our Departure Down the River; Our First Night Out on the Voyage; Our Second Day on the Water Past Paisley; Our Arrival Down Near the Lake; Second Night and Philip Selects His Home with Mr Wallace on the River Bank; Assisted Philip to Build His House; Experiences of some Cooking of Mr Sam; William Goes Up the River and Is Delighted with What He Saw; Our Selections of Farms; Incident of the Bear --- William Lost; William Lost and Found; My First Night in Our New Home; Mrs Wallace's Entrance; Home Incidents; A Thrilling Incident of a Wrecked Scow; Recovery of Knife; Home Incidents --- We Journey to Guelph; Conclusion of First Trip and Return to Guelph; Beginning of Our Second Migration; Second Journey; Our Arrival Home and Delight in the Fortune of Our Location ---- Mice Plague; Incident of the Bear; Home Events Continued --- Callers and Indians; Incidents of New Settlers --- Mr Gowinlock and the Tracks; Local Events and Regrets; Local Events --- Preparations for Return; Making Preparations for Returning; Changes in the Country; Story of Our Cattle; Bears, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. First Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Text Cover.