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the townsliip> and it is watered besides by In-anches of the River Aux Sablen,
and other small streams. Warwick contains a lar^e portion of good land, and
since the new road has been completed from London to Port Sarnia, it lias comnienced
settling up fast. In Warwick 1,400 acres of Crown lands are open for
sale, at 8,s-. c'y per acre.
Population in 1845, 1,235, which includes the township of Bosanquet, in which
are very few settli'rs.
Ratable property in the township. £11,204.
WAIIS.A.W
A Village in the west of the township of Dummer, situated on the Indian
River, fifteen miles north-east from Peterborough. It contains about seventy
inhabitants, grist and saw mill, carding machine, two stores, and two taverns.
WATERDOWN.
A Village in the township of Fiamborough East, seven miles from Hamilton.
It contains about 200 inhabitants, and a Methodist church.
Post office, post twice a week.
Profcxsions ami Trades.—Two grist mills, two saw do., carding machine and
cloth factory, two stores, one tannery, two taverns, one saddler, one scythe
factory, one cooper, one tailor, one shoemaker, one blacksmith.
WATER FORD.
A Village in about the centre of the township of Townsend, on the road
leading from Simcoe to Brautford, seven miles from Sinicoe, and eighteen from
Erantford. It is situated in a valley, surrounded by high hills, and the Nauticoke
creek runs through the village.
It contains about 150 inhabitants; who have a Baptist ChapeL
Post Office, post every day.
Profcuniona and Trades —One grist mill, one saw do.,' one distillery, three
stores, two taverns, one waggon maker, one black.smith, one tailor, one shoemaker,
one cot)per.
WATERLOO.
A Township in the Wellington District; is bounded on the east by the townships
of Puslinch and Guelph; on tlit north-west by Woolwich; on the west by
Wilmot; and on the south by Dumfries. In Waterloo 82,825 acres are taken
up, .30,026 of which are under cultivation. This is the best settled and most wealthy
township in the Wellington District. It has been settled about forty years,
almost entirely by Pennsylvanian Dutch and Germans, most of whom brought
considerable capital with them into the country; and their farms are consequently
well cleared, and they have excellent houses and farm buildings. They
are a thrifty set, and are gradually increasing in wealth. Many of them cannot
speak English. The land is mostly rolling, and the farms are generally well
situated. The Grand Kiver runs through the centre of the township; and in
the south of it is joined by the River Speed. Numerous other branches of
the Grand River are spread over the tow nship. The villages of Preston, Waterloo,
Little (Jermany, Glasgow, New Hope, Berlin, and Bridgeport are situated
in the township. There are eight grist and twenty saw mills in the township.
Population in 1841, 4424.
Ratable property in the township, £94,759.
WATERLOO.
A Village in the township of Kingston, situated on the western road, thre«
miles west from Kingston -the little (^ataraqui River runs through it. There
k a Methodist church in the village, and a Quaker meetiug-hous«.
Population about 200.