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neighbourhood, if the road from the village to Dundas Street \ra8 macadamised
or planked, and the expense would be trifling. The quantity of farming pro
duce and iunibiT shipped at the port is very great, and would be much greater
if the road was in better condition. Several vessels have been built here; and
five schooners of a good class are owned in the place. The steamers Eclipse
and Queen call here on their passages to and from Hamilton and Toronto. The
land in the neighbourhood of the village, extending for one mile on each side
of the river, comprising 4,600 acres, is Indian reserve, belonging to the NassisagTia
Indians. They liave a village about two miles from Port Credit, which
was built for them in 1825 by the Government. They have a Methodist chapel
and a .school attached. Port Credit contains about 1.50 inhabitants and a
Methodist chapel.
Post office, post every day.
Prujl'ssion.s and Trarlcs.—Two stores, two taverns, one blacksmith, one shoeniakei',
one waggon maker, one tailor.
Erportsfrom Port Credit during the year 1844:
Wheat
49,100 Bushels.
Flour 6,445 Barrels.
Pork 76 Do.
Ashes 32 Do.
TVhiskev : 12 Do.
Timothy Seed 43 Do.
Wool...'. 59 Cwt
Square Timber, Oak and Pine 278,800 Feet
Lumber 1,433,369 Do.
PORT DALHOUSIE.
The entrance of the Welland Canal from Lake Ontario. A harbour has been
formed, having a basin of 500 acres in extent, with a depth of water of fi-om
twelve to sixteen feet. There is a small village on the east side of the canal, in
tlie township of Grantham, five miles from St. Catharine's, where is a shipyard.
Port Dalhousie contains about 200 inhabitants, two stores, one tavern,
two blacksmiths.
PORT DOVER.
A Village in the township of Woodhouse. situated on Lake Erie, at the mouth
of the River Lynn.
It was first laid out in the year 1835, but on accoimt of the
stagnation in the business of the province caused by the rebellion, it did not
begin to increase till about 1842. About £9,000 have been expended in
improving the harbour, erecting a light-house, and building a bridge across the
river. Six or seven hundred pounds more are required to complete the works.
A road has been formed from Port Dover to Hamilton (distance thirty-six and
a half miles, four and a half of which are macadamized, and the remainder
planked. Two daily stages run to Hamilton (fare 5*-. currency), and during the
season, steamboats call here regularly. There is a grammar school in the
village, and a Presbyterian church in course of erection. Village lots sell at
from £20. to £75. c'y.
Population nearly 400.
Post otfice, post every day.
Professions and Trades.—One physician and surgeon, one brewery, five
stoi-cs, two tanneries, one foundry, four taverns, two saddlers, four tailors, one
baker, five shoemakers, two cabinet makers, three blacksmiths, two butchers,
two waggon-makers.
Principal Tuvtrns.— " North .\merican," and " Royal Exchange."
There is a grist and saw mill on Patersou's Creek, about three quarters of a
miie from the village.