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twelve saw mills.
In Yonge 200 acres only of Crown lands are open for sale at
8*. currency per acre.
Population in 1842, 4036, who are principally Scotch and Irish.
Ratable property in the township, £40,673.
YOMK.
A Township in the Home District; is bounded on the east by the township
of Scarliorougli; on the north by Vaughan; on the west by Etobicoke, and a
small portion of Toronto Gore; and on the south by Lake Ontario. In York
55,236 acres are taken up, 24,238 of which are under cultivation. This is an
old settled township, and much of it has b'jen long u:idcr cultivation. It is
watered by tlie lluniber and the Don rivers, and their branches. The land in
the south of the township, bordering on the lake, is poor and sandv; in the rear
of the townsliip it improves in quality. There is a considerable quantity of pine
in the township, and a large portion of the township is timbered with a mixture
of hard wood and pine.
The City of Toronto is situated in the south of the township, on the Bay of
Toronto;
and there are eight grist and thirty-five saw mills in the township.
Population in IS42, 0,720.
Ratable property in the township, £82,682.
There were shipped at the Humber during the year 1845:
Flour
54,625 barrels,
Potash 84
Pork 127
Timothy Seed 8 "
Bran
60 tons,
Lumber (sawed)
20,000 feet,
Woollen Cloths
1,600 pounds,
Pot Barley
58 barrels,
Buckwheat Flour 3 "
Peas ; 48
YORK.
A Village in the township of Seneca, pleasantly situated on the banks of the
Grand River, five miles from Caledonia, and nineteen from Hamilton. Considerable
business is done iiere in the lumber trade. A grist mill, saw mill, and
shingle factory were burned down in December 1844, which are about being
rebuilt. York contains about 150 inhabitants. Churches and chapels, two, viz.
Episcopal, and Wesleyan Methodist.
Post Office, post three times a week.
Professions and Trades —One physician and surgeon, two saw mills, (one of
which has a gang of twelve saws,) three -stores, three taverns, two waggon
makers, two blacksmiths, three tailors, two cabinet makers, four shoe makers.
YORK, COUNTY OF.
{See Home District.)
ZONE.
A Township in the Western District; is bounded on the east by the township
of Mosa; on the north by Brooke; on the west by Dawn; and on the south by
Ca uden West and the River Thames. In Zone 29,177 acres are taken up, 5,340
of which are under cultivation. The River Sydenham (Bear Creek) crosses the
township from its north-east corner to its south-west corner. This is a fine
township, containing excellent land, the greater portion of which is covered
with the be'