tlements on the Rice Lake plains, which extend for nearly twenty
miles along the south shore, forming the rear of the townships of
Hamilton and Alnwick, but which are now dotted over with fine
productive farms, substantial stone, brick, or frame-houses, full-
bearing orchards, and possessing in fact almost every comfort and
convenience a farmer could wish.

The pretty village of Gore's Landing is built partly on the lot
formerly possessed by Tidy, and partly on the adjoining lot at present
occupied by Captain Gore, from whom the village takes its name. The
gentlemen in this neighbourhood have, nearly at their own expense,
built a very neat church, which is romantically situated on the top of
a high hill overlooking the lake. In summer time nothing can exceed the
beauty of this spot, or be more suitable for the erection of a fane
dedicated to Him

"Whose temple is all space!"

This village contains two excellent taverns, a large steam saw-mill,
two stores, and several other buildings. Two steam-boats, the "Royal
George" and "Forester," leave it daily for Peterborough, distant
twenty-five miles, making their return-trip the same day. Another
steamer is being constructed to run from the village of Keane, on the
Indian river in Otonabee down the Trent as far as Heely's Falls and
back to Gore's Landing. These boats meet Weller's line of mail stages
at one o'clock, P.M. A fine line of plank road has been constructed
from this place to Cobourg, avoiding all the high hills. The stage time
is an hour and a half between lake and lake.

As nearly all the lumber and shingles manufactured at Peterborough and
the neighbouring townships intended for exportation to the United
States, must be either landed here or at Bewdley, at the head of the
lake, whence it is conveyed across in waggons to Port Hope or Cobourg,
this village bids fair to become a stirring little place.

One of my objects in writing this work is to point out what the country
was twenty-seven years ago, and what it is now, showing clearly that
what appeared to the pioneer of those days insurmountable difficulties,
have by persevering industry been overcome, "and the howling wilderness
made to blossom as the rose." The desolating torrent has been utilised
and restrained; mills and factories have been erected; bridges span our
broadest rivers, and magnificent steamers plough our inland seas. Nor
is this all: the first sod of a railway has been turned, which is
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