The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29 00:00:00

EMIGRATION TO CANADA.
In connection with this widely-discussed subject, the fol-
lowing very practical letter to The Thitee may be useful to
many intending emigrants :-
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Sir,—ln the year 1832 I emigrated to Canada, and
for 36 years lived on the St. Clair River, in the Pro-
vince of Ontario, and since my return to England, in
1808, I have taken much interest in the subject of emi-
gration, and am of opinion that about one in every four
fitrsona who desire to leave this country for Canada is
not fitted for the job.
I have known a few of my own countrymen (Eng-
lido-ocn) who lir", roilod as settlers, owl 80111 C I.lahmou
have not succeeded ; but I cannot now remember one
case of a Scotchman not succeeding who came into our
township during the whole of my residence there.
Until I arrived in Canada I had never with my
hands done a day's work, and fortunately, as I think,
I had never learnt farming, and therefore was willing
to take the advice of previous settlers.
For 600 dols. I bought a hundred-acre lot, on which
was a comfortable loghouse and 12 acres of a partial
clearing. On this lot I determined, by hard work and
no grumbling, to make my living ; and I did so,
during the Summer months 16 hours a day being not
an unusual dose. But the land was all my own, and
in this fact lay the great charm. Here for 25 years, in
perfect health and comfort, I lived and thoroughly
enjoyed the life.
It is only fair to state that for several years at first I
received a small sum of money from home, which pro-
cured us many comforts, and, being able of late years
to keep a man, I had plenty of leisure for visiting and
amusements. Since I gave up farming in 1858 pro-
duce of every kind has advanced fully 25 per cent, in
value, and many of my old neighbours are saving
money, and I could easily name scores of families in
this one township who are now independent, who
when they arrived here had only sufficient money to
pay one instalment on their lot. Sly own lot I sold in
1868—having then 98 acres cleared and fenced—for
4,500 dols, to an Englishman who a few years before
came out as a farm labourer.
I Most certainly it is hot and it is cold, but it never
stopped us either in work or play for an hour.
Those mechanic's, single men, who, however large
their earnings weekly, spend it all, should not go to
Canada, as in many trades outdoor work Is not possible
for months during winter. Those who require amuse-
ment and Would sadly miss Cremorne, Rosherville, and
the music-hall should stay here and enjoy them.
Those who during their working hours have been ac-
customed to look out for the visits of the potman will
certainly not in Canada hear that cheerful cry, and
had better remain here.

Again, there are some men who are themselves fitted the--rare case's where a large one prove; to be
to succeed, but whose wives will grumble if every- dangerous.
thing in Canada is not exactly as in the London they On the whole the grant of rewards, amounting to
have left, and they will be happier here. about 24,000 rupees yearly, represents the destruction
Since my return to England I have repeatedly spoken of nearly 1,200 dangerous animals, a result which the
on this subject to public gatherings, and many whom Board of Revenue regard as satisfactory. In consi-
I have recommended to emigrate are now doing well, deration of the fact that the scale of rewards for the
and others I have advised to remain at home when I destruction of wild beasts was framed long ago, when
got within four feet of them ; but for a man (who is not money was more valuable than it is now, the Board of
a grumbler) with a healthy family and cheerful wife, Revenue have recommended that the maximum re-
who desires by years of hard work to become a land- ward for the destruction of a full-grown tiger be fixed
holder, provide comfortably for his children, and in his at 50 rupees, and for the destruction of a cheetah at
old age be independent, I know of no country in which 25 nr.
he is so sure to do this as in Canada.

FROOME TALFOURD.

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The Grove, St. Anne's hill, Wambworth.

the other flows a steady stream of oil with immense I
force. There is no perceptible intermission in the
flow, and as it gushes into one of the 1.200 barrel
tanks, the foam and spray envelop the a-114,1e surround-
ing atmosphere in a dense mist. A reliable gauger in-
formed us that he had gauged thg well three times
since the stream was turned into thel.2oo barrel tank,
and he found her doing 1.750 barrels, and estimated the
leakage to be at least fifty barrels per day. He further
stated that in his opinion the well started off out of
the two 2.inch pipes at the rate of 2,500 barrels per
day. He also claimed that although this was almost
incredible, he believed that if the full steam was turned
on she would do at least 2,000 barrels. The well is
only one bit in the sand, and it is claimed to be the
largest ever struck in the lower region. A farmer
walked up to us and offered to sell his adjoining farm
of 100 acres for 100,000 dole., which ten days ago, for
farming purposes, would not have brought 1,000 dole.
The surveyors are laying out Creswell City. The
Parker well stands two and one-eighth miles due east
of the most eastern well on the fourth sand develop-
ment, and about two and three-quarter miles east of
Petrolia. The number of wells drilling on this belt
east of the most easterly well on the 15.1`Garvy farm is
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