The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-05-14
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Published Every Friday Morning
K. h. Young, Publisher.
FRIDAY, MAY IA. 1855.

X. H. Young, Publisher.
FRIDAY. MAY IA, 1885.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
On arriving here found that the
work Of seeding had been much later
In beginning, although the grass had
a somewhat earlier start. Fruit trees
are. already shedding their blossoms
and meadows and lawns are wearing a
lnxuriant green. 1t is rather pleasant
after a number of years of prairie life
to ramble again through this country
of woodland groves, orchards and rol.
ling fields.
Blyth is nice little town of 1000
inhabitants, located on the London,
Huron & Bruce railway. about 60 miles
north of London. A few years ago
Messrs. Gray, Young & Sparkling, of
seaforth, i'll response to inducements
offered by this town, located salt works
here and have done u business profit.
able to themselves and to the town.
They can turn out 300 barrels day.
The brine is drawn from 4 we'll 1000
feet deep. run from the tank into a
pan of immense size, where, after
being heated, the salt is raked out on
the ledge to dry, after which it is put
i'll barrels. 1t is loaded on the cars to
ship at cost of fifty cents barrel, of
$50 pounds, the barrel itself costing
twenty cents. Salt manufacturers are
wishing that the Morrison tariff bill
would pass so that they may send more
salt into the American market, for
there is no money just now in the
business, at fifty cents u barrel, as any
one might suppose.
A topic of painful interest in the
vicinity of Blyth when arrived was
a drowning accident that occurred
recently i'll an adjoining neighbor.
hood. Not few of the readers of the
PIONEER EMPRESS will know the
parties. A. party of young ladies and
gentlemen went to Brussels, south.
west OF here. taking coats with them,
intending to return by the Maitland
river for pleasure trip. As they
went gliding down the stream, singing
merrily, the front boat. containing Mr..
Baines, Miss Cook, Miss Laing and
Miss Maggie Clegg. capsized. Mr..
Baines and Miss Clcgg were drowned.
One of the other young ladies was
heard to cry out. sin one minute
will go sweeping through the gates"
but she and her companion were res.
cued and the apparently pleasing pros.
pect was not realized Ivy the heroic
girl. The sad affair cast q gloom
throughout the community where the
young lady and gentleman were highly
esteemed,
Going from Blytl across the country
by rail, in a zig-zag course through
Wingham, Brussels, Palmerson. Har.
riston and Clifford to Lakelet, have
passed through one of the most pros.
porous sections of Ontario. 1 can
recollect when, by some, it was said
of, at least portion of this. the town.
ship Of Howick, that it would never
amount to anything-the soil was not
deep enough. 1t is now the hume of
wealthy farmers, supports prosperous
towns and is served by railway lines
that intersect each other at frequent
points. Every new country has to re-
main OH trial for a while, during which
time the doubters have listeners to
their predictions of failure. There
are occasional grumblers in Dakota
who still doubt the bright future for
that country that most people believe
hey have good ground for anticipat.
ing. \ man at. Clifford informed me
that he knew a large number that had
gone to Dakota, every one of whom,
so far us he could learn, was doing
well. l saw man, however, who
had been at Manitoba, and, for a
peculiar reason, returned disheartened.
He is dark complexioned English
man, who settled with his family west
of Winnipeg. But everybody persist
ed in CHASING him us a half-breed, SC
that finding it almost useless to deny
the accusation lie packed up his effects
and returned, Disguised, to his old
home in Howick township. 10 call an
Englislman half.brecd is about the
worst mistake one could make-you
know.
| The Scott Act came in force in Wei
lington county few days ago and
lively times are likely to follow al
some points. Three days after it went
into operation 1 &us at a hotel in
Clifford, when a gentleman from
Toronto came in and invited the
company to "have something He
was informed that the Scott Act was
in force and the subject was dropped.
Presently two Of the company fol-
lowed the clerk into side room and
l suspect they had a "s,nile" together
out there. Returning after while
the crowd was asked 10 have some
lemonade.
| l was in Guelph OH the day of the
first trial of case Of violation of the
Scott Act. One of the hotel keepers
and his bartender were brought before
the police magistrate. charged with
selling liquor. The court room Was
crowded. Police magistrate Saunders
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