CHAPTER XXIV.

A retrospect--Canada’s heroes--The places of their deeds should be marked--Canada a young sleeping giant--Abundance of our resources--Pulpwood for the world--Nickel--History of our early days will be valued 286

Illustrations.

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THOMAS CONANT _Frontispiece_

ROGER CONANT 14

GOVERNOR SIMCOE--FROM THE TOMB IN EXETER CATHEDRAL, ENGLAND 18

COLONEL TALBOT 27

COLONEL TALBOT’S ARM-CHAIR 28

SHOAL OF SALMON, NEAR OSHAWA, 1792 30

FAC-SIMILE OF CERTIFICATE OF OATH OF ALLEGIANCE 33

FAC-SIMILE OF COURT SUMMONS, 1803 35

NEWARK (NIAGARA), 1813 39

BRITISH MILITARY UNIFORMS, 1812 41

AN OLD SPINNING-WHEEL 41

CIVILIAN COSTUMES, UPPER CANADA, 1812 41

ROGER CONANT HIDING HIS TREASURE 43

FAREWELL’S TAVERN, NEAR OSHAWA, AS IT APPEARS TO-DAY 47

VIEW OF YORK--FROM THE OLDEST EXTANT ENGRAVING 51

BURNING THE DON BRIDGE--FROM A SKETCH BY ISAAC BELLAMY 56

THOMAS CONANT (the Author’s grandfather) 60

OLD GRAVEYARD NEAR OSHAWA, THE PROPERTY OF THE AUTHOR 66

FIREPLACE AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS IN USE IN UPPER CANADA, 1813 76

KITCHEN UTENSILS, UPPER CANADA, 1813 76

THE OLD CONANT HOMESTEAD NEAR OSHAWA, BUILT IN 1811 100

DANIEL CONANT 104

DESK USED IN THE LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER BY W. LYON MACKENZIE, UPPER CANADA, 1837 113

CANADIAN APPLES AT THE GLASGOW EXHIBITION--“THE BEST IN THE EMPIRE” 143

SCENE NEAR BOBCAYGEON 172

A CANADIAN VIEW--LOOKING SOUTH-EAST FROM EAGLE MOUNTAIN, STONEY LAKE 172

A SAILING CANOE ON LAKE ONTARIO 214

LIFE IN CANADA.