As the settlers find it convenient, they can improve, and afterwards move to their farm lots, and lease or sell to mechanics their town lots.

One mill, one blacksmith, and one road will serve the settlement, at a time when every shilling is valuable, and eVery hour's labour of much consequence ; and the satisfaction of a society labouring together, who are bound to each other by the strongest motives to friendship, will lighten the most arduous task.

I have no idea that you can reap any benefit from my attempting to give you information on the mode of farming in this country; that you must condescend to learn here ; but it is requisite that you know the prices of the implements, necessary for a farmer.

A good log house,* with two rooms, if made by hired men, will cost 100 Dollars

Oxen per yoke, 70

A cow, 15

Farming utensils necessary at first 20

An oxcart, 30

This is the least any family can do with, unless a number combine together. The wealthy man may add what he pleases.

If the dam is not difficult, a small grist-mill and saw-mill may be built for one thousand dollars.

I am &c.

LETTER V.

Dear Sir,

When a census of this state was taken, in the year 1790, the number of inhabitants in the county of Ontario was estimated at nine hundred and sixty souls ; but even in this small number, there were included Surveyors and their chainbearers," &c, and even those