Appendix A - the Gatineau Valley Historical Society

(Crawleys filmed a mounted police picture in the
region some years ago).
The deeds of sale:
Mar 22, 1856 - from Charles Lennox Brigham to Michael Scott.
Oct 19, 1869 - from Wm. H. Ellard to Michael Scott.
Nov 18, 1887 - from Sisters of Charity to Michael Scott
Oct 10, 1898· from Samuel Hickson to Michael Scott and
Apr 2, 1895 - from Michael Scott Sr. to Michael Scott Jr. and Wm.
M. Scott a gift
Still another Scott, Mark, owned a large slice of
land on the south side of the road.
No doubt these Scott holdings let to changing the
name from Peel Street to Scott Road.
Sawmill
In some material compiled for "The Citizen" in
1928 there is an amusing description of the mill in
operation at Old Chelsea.
"The mill was equipped with the old-fashioned
straight up and down pit-saw. The workers could
set a big pine log in the "gate", put the log on the
carriage and let it feed to the saw, while they went
to the village inn to "wet their whistles". When
they would return 20 minutes or so later they
would be in plenty of time to see the log
completing its leisurely journey-and thus
another plank was added to the pile."
Sea Pie
Sea Pie was made of beef, not fish as one might
expect. This dish was favoured in the Gatineau
Valley and neighbouring Pontiac. Here's how: A
quarter of frozen beef was sliced fairly thin. This
was then placed in a huge iron pot, alternating
with layers of bread to fill the pot. After salting
well the pot was sealed and, allowed to bake in hot
sand all night. The sand was heated by making a
wood fire and letting it burn to ashes. A hole was
then scooped in the place where the fire had been,
the sealed pot was lowered into the hole which
was then covered with the hot sand and left to
cook itself.
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