, 1885-12-24
LELAND VALLEY.

Master Charley Smith gave nc a nice
and expeditions Ganoo ride with him
from Port Discovery 10 the bead OF the
bay. We saw great quantities of lsh il
the hands of Indians, who had made a
sueeessiul mornings work with their
| hooks and lines and seines. GFeat iiocks
OF ducks were frightened by our approach
as we passed along, aud in their flight
made n peculiar pattering noise with
their wings which could be heard at a
great distance. These were sHl5 water
ducks, bat mgllard, teal and widgeou
were also seen.
1t AIr Charles Smiths I was kindly
furnished with mule-a safe aud
deliberate mule, the only kind I like,
But sometimes I liked her too much;
f2r when she came to a bad crossing i'll
the road or bridge she would put hoI
front feet in straight forward position
and deliberate too long. Hard arEu,
ments with my heels, and pointed remarks
with my stick avaiIed nothing with
Fannie; she was as stubborn Us q
mule, and any shortest road to Il con
clusion was TO alight in the mud and
lead the way. At ali other tim's she We;
perfectly safe and gave me no trouble il
keeping up with her.
Passing lIr. Emerson'S on i,ie right,
Mr.. Coopcrs on the left, and iaen 5Lr.
Shows on The right of the rond, afiel
three miles ride from the head OF Dis
covery Bay I came 10 Orookcr's Lake
probably mile in length by one-hali
mile wide. This Is a beautiful lake, full
of trout aud Astounding AT this season
with wild fowl OF all kinds. Here tEt
ind hearted aud iniomitable Dan Il
| andrews Is now carving out for himseli
aid future generations one OF the most
beautiful, romantic and valuable farms
10 be found anywhere in all the Terri
tory. l enjoyed the hospitality nfthia
kind family fox two days a=d nights
One day walking out witt our guns Gc-
companied by thei=@oble dog "Major,'
Willie AndreW, and myself got seven
fine Tat rtsasants and one monstrous
bav k Deer and large game arc not
ak4ndaut this tall.
} Mr. Schnde pdjoins on this lake with
another very valuable place; the soil,
like that on Mr.. Andrews, being beaver
dam, 4 very rich and deep vegetable
deposit. Passing on up the valley we
reach next Mr. Gus Andrews place,
which is on the divide between Dis
eovery Bay ana Qaiiicene. This valuable
place is for sale at the low price OF
$4,000. Mr.. John Ryan'S place comes
next and then his brother, Prof. l.. Z.
Ryan. whose place lies on another lake
called Hooker's about two miles from
Crooker's Lake. This lake also abounds
with fish and wild fowl. Mr.. Nichols, u
fai.atnl soldier OF the last war for the
Union, has Il beautiful house on the
opposite bank of this lake, just in front
Of AIr. Roso's- The soil on all of these
farms IS exceptionally good. 1t was a
matter of deep regret to find Mrs. Rose
quite i'll with a complaint Of about three
years standing, But with the viii OF q
heroine she manages to oversee her
household affairs and hold her disease
in allegiance, although most OF her time
she IS confined to her bed.
After leaving Mr. Rese's place there
are about three miles of uuoccaPied up
land, quite good soil but heavily tim
bered. Dir. Matteson's is the first Of
the settlements on the Qui:icers. From
this on u tie QuiIicene Bay, which is
La "a arm OF Hooa's Canal, the country
l. more .oFel ana for the mos part OF
exc lleat soil. Some twaaty yeats ago