The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-25
Chat From Canada.
CHATHAM, Kent Co ont, Canada,
March 18th, 1884.

Editors Herald:
The above heading indicates quite
q change iu my address, and L con
slider IL much for the better, as oul
feet can once more feel the solid
earth. The sight Of ground once
again is indeed a pleasure, having
been snow-bound all winter with
from three to five feet of the teauti-
full. learn since leaving Dundaa
County, Ontario, that the mails
have been blockRded with
the superabundance Of snow.
In this locslity the deepest snow
OF the winter has been from sx to
eight inches at one time, and the
winter has been m"ch milder than
in Dundas county.
Chatham ia situated on the
Thames river, which ls navigable
to Detroit, Michigan, forty-five
miles distant, and steamers run ex-
curs;ons for so ceuts and return
so cents being the usual single fsre !;
railroad fare is ST so each way. W.
are about twenty miles from Lase
ST. Clair, fifty from Lake Huron,
and twelve or fifteen to what is
called the Refund o, situated on
Lake Erie. The 20" is surrounded
with beautiful Norway pine trees OF
young growth, many of which are
transplanted in various parts of tn
country. Our host, Mr.. David VII
son, has beautiful avenue Of them
ed with pine and cedar.
About one-half of mile from this
farm we passed row OF those
beautiful evergreens. They are ret
out about eight feet apart for over
one mile in length. All this adds to
the beauty of this portion of Canada.
We have been in several portions Of
this country where it has been
claimed to be the Garden of Canada,
but to me this comes the nearest to
it. Our host took delight in show
ing ps over bis farm of 1000 acres,
400 acres of which are under cultiva
ton. He told US he took 5000
bushels of wheat from 100 acres
Of land. The soil is clay
and sand loam, is very free
from stones, and very level in
most places. The timber consists
Of elm, beech, cottonwood, oak,
hickory, ash, black walnut, maple
and occasionally sycamore. In
Dundas county we have the tama.
rae and spruce swamps, quite often |
with the huckleberry |
and cranberry fruit. Then We have
The pine, ash, elm, beech, and the
sugar tree, while at Hamilton we
found the chestnut, hickory, elm,
maple, and some pine and beech.
Soil is pretty good in Dundas.
)nt terribly mixed with etone.
The winter has been terrible. The
dea Of working five months and
aiming supplies to be used up clean
n seven months will suit Cana
lians far better than it will Uto-
lians.
Since writing to you from Dundas
0unty we held qul e a nun Der of
meetings. there, and todk run up
trough Prescott, Toronto, Hamil-
N and London. and passed over
nee more into Yaukeedom at De.
roit, and back to where We are now,
0ldiug by the way lectures, where
We could get openings, with pros
'ect OF a few Oaptis ms, and organ
led small branch Of the church at
and are giving five lee
ures In this vicinity, ont o. which
IS been noticed in the Chatham
'lGfaet as follows:
ga lecture will be delivered by Elder
dward Stevenson, at Schoolhouse No.
Chatham township, on Tuesday even.
x, March Is, at 730 O'Clock. Subject:
The pre-existenes Ut spirits, and immu.
'bility OF the soul. o, man, who art
lou. and whence has thou GOMEZ "
While in Detroit 1 was aboard Of q
ew and elegant steam transport
srry boat belonging to the Michigan I
entral Company. 1t is 275 feet in
'ngth, rs feet in width, and of 1000
orse power. costing about $3.50, 900.
; is built throughout of iron, and
ill carry a whole train of twenty
,ur cars at one time. I had
pleasant interview with the chief
ngineer, Mr.. j ohm Wershaw, and
as pleased with the precision with
hich the cara were loaded and I'M
AIDED.
The cherry crop in this vicinity
ruined, most Of the trees being
lfected with what IL called the
ack rot, which is gcaused by in.
,cts.
EDWARD STEVENSON.