Appendix A - the Gatineau Valley Historical Society

A lake and a hilly area to the southwest of Old
Chelsea. .. many early settlers owned property on
the "mountain" and on the shores of the lake...
Rt. Hon. Mackenzie King assembled by stages, a
large estate at Kingsmere which he left to the
nation on his death.
Lauriault's Hill
Logging
Lot Comers
Magistrate's Court
in West Hull
A very steep hill down which a road led from the
Kingsmere Road to the Mountain Road. It has
been closed to wheeled traffic for some years.
Lumber floated from Mousseau (Harrington)
Lake down the creek and along Meech Lake to
. O'Brien's where, depending on the season, it was
loaded on wagons or sleighs and was drawn, via
Old Chelsea, to the railroad station in Chelsea...
desperate pile of traffic in the old days, you'd never
look out the window but teams were passing
summer and winter... wagonning in the summer
something wild.
Wm. Ryan
The corners of lots were marked by burying broken
glass... there was no rot nor rust.
At a special session of the peace, sitting in Chelsea
on 22 August, 1892.
The Corporation of the West Part of the Township
of Hull Plaintiff
versus
Daniel Swaiter
Defendant
The defendant appeared in person and pleaded
guilty to charge of being drunk, singing and
swearing and acting disorderly on the Meech Lake
Road.
Judgement for $8.50 costs, $1.00 fine, or in default
15 days in the Aylmer gaol.
Maple Sugar
The best results come from trees with best
crowns- The best sap tree needs a long thick
trunk and corresponding great system of roots to
support its enormous spread of branches and its
heavy leafage. The soil must be good, rich and
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