Gray in Township No. 4, seventh range, who moved from Pennsylvania with a respectable part of his former })arishoners, and a Jersey settlement on the head of the Canascraga Creek ; both of these exhibit instances of industry and enterprize, rare as uncommon. The ensuing season, on the organization of tlie militia of the county of Steuben, this Jersey settlement turned out a company of grenadiers, all in handsome uniform, and completely equipped, composed solely of the young men belonging to it, and the same season, a troop of horse and a company of light infantry were formed at Bath, 'and attached to the battalion of Steuben county.

Much pains were taken to induce the different settler;* to erect mills at an early period of their settlement, and every encouragement was given to put it in their power to carry them into effect ; indeed, in no new country were the settlers so well accommodated with mills. The consequence was evident, both in the appearance of their houses and farms: a greater number of framed houses and barns were to be found in these settlements than in many that were twenty years old. This had not only a good, effect in beautifyhig and enriching the country, but by the erection of comfortable houses, much was done towards the preservation of the health of the inhabitants.

This year a printing-office was established in the town of Bath, and a newspaper printed, entitled, "The Bath Gazette." The county of Ontario having several years the start in settlement, and the advantage of many Indian clearings of great extent, had already the comfortable appearance of an old settled country: the old Indian orchards had been dressed up, and the fruit secured from depredation. Fruit was in such abundance, that one farmer, near Geneva, made, this year, one hundred barrels of cyder.