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Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Saturday, September 3, I853.

Established 1823.

New Series. No. 65.

t. _ GEORGE 1‘. l-IABZ “ID, Proprietor and Palslisher. ’ ailneade and

P bflatarinliiy nu-ruings. Qgaonfiqunn, . '. .

a a sis-Annual Subscription. lbs. Discount for cash itt nilvnncc. . ‘ruins or ADVIITIIIIO.

For the int insertion, oct‘II|a'ing the space of 4 lines, includlngbeerl.Is.—6lincs,!s. .—9lines,8a.—-lllinee. Is. Cd.— lioce,4s.—fl lines, As. Gil.-25 |inee,6e.— flllnne. B. Cd.-$linea,Ca.—nnd II. for each additional line. One forth of the above for each continuance.

‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ Iisniaurlnn wi|]|”¢un|in|md untll forbid.

CARD. SO. I‘. 'l‘AN'l‘ON‘S Diuuirsisszrr Gannaav. Great George Street, opposite Mr..l R. Watt'e. where Likaneeees are taken by the most improved Northern Sky-liglit—ths only light that can produce a good picture. _ A ud assortment of l.ocliets.I"ramoa, and plain and grey Cases kept cottstantly on and. Rooms o n from 9 a. m. to 4 p. in. Mornin ’ ht is iuostpreferalile for rapid process, each as chilifren, die. May M. Our.

R. B. IRVING, No-raav Puauc. CIINVIVANCII. urn CCOUN1'.tK’I‘. l"F'lCl'}—over the Bookstore of Mr. G. '1‘. "AI- xaan, Queen's Square (South side). Char- lottetowii. 4‘, Deeds of Conveyance of all descriptions. of Le old and Freeliold Estate, including Assign- ments, Mortgages, &c.. Letters nfAttoriicy, Bonds,

’lIItlfltIl|I|'t9I of Apprenticeslii , Bills of Salt.-,Chsvter

Parties, Arliitrutiim llnndsun Awards, l’etitiims,&c. . spared with aceuriic and despatch; llerchaiits‘

Etokl, Partnership andyotlicr complicated .-\ccounta,

&c., arranged and balanced at moderate charges.

A CARD.

7 HE undersigned having this day entered iiitn

CO-P.dRT..‘VF.‘ItSHlP as til-;.‘\'l'.llAl. and CO\l.\llSSlUN .\| lll{(.‘llAN'I‘S. their Business here- tol’oro'carricd on by them individuall , will in future be conducted under the Name and irnt of LONG- WORTH St YA S.

r‘ll.ANCl8 LONOWORTH. Al.lil-18'!‘ II. YATES. Charlottetown, P. l".. Island.

June, ltith. I853.

. B. The AUC l‘l0N business will at all times receive their best attention.

J.-8. DEAL!-BY, « COMMISSION itt:itcitAN'r Broker,

AND

- Ship No. 7, sorjru STREET, .«w:w rout.

Qlfisighte and Vsseels procured, at short notice l'or ‘crops. the British Provinces. West Indies, Aus- tralia and California. Bertha “cared for the letter

msuintner Arrangement of Malls. iglshenr Prov‘ see ill be made up until further Neg ever|y.TUE8- DAY and 'l‘llUltSllAY NIGHT. at Nine o'clock. and forwarded via Picrov, and the MAILS for En- gland will be closed upon the following days at the

same hour. . Tuesday, May I0, Tuesday, August I. “ May 14, " Aagnstld. " Jane 1. " Aagastto. “ Jane II, " Sept’ 18, " July I.’ " Sept. 27, " July I9, " October ll. Letters to be registered. and Newspapers, must be mulled half an hour before the time ofclosing.

THOVIAS OWEN. Postmaster General. General Post Ollice. April 80, I868.

Georgetown Malls.

'IVHI MAILE for Guoygetown until further Notice, will be made up a forwarded every Monday

y morning at nine oe . ° OWEN. Postmaster General. flit! lteeiner “ Fetry Queen.”

, H’. R. BULYE1. Ooasasomler,

ILL leave (till further notice) for Bcdoqae and

~ Ihedleo every Mendeynaveniog. at9o'cloo|t;

it. Tuesday morning,

5 returning. will leave shediae at! p. in.,

qfie.‘ , Tapday, and Bedcqee at Oo'clock, in

the f Ihtcharlcttatown. Plates. every Wednesday and Friday get I o'clock, till further notice. For

.e tetbe Hoaw. w. LORD,

A “MC. POPE. &q., Bedeqne.

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lfifiddse. and or steel to Place. Hey I0. IIOI.

Aacntnan go.“ ’‘I’'’.’‘.' II.--As the Agent of various lira Issersnee

can tes.|t tobringandery ract‘ tI.sra.Fr'-' .dR;I!'lcl..1l. sr..s°'1'~n. '°"i"i'.'ti

I I I WI llrriswiolt. 'NIW'0II‘ll0:“I.'I'Il. Inland. the Camden and Nova Booths. _ eeverliig sliingled roofs. as you will

eseoinpaa lug circulars of certificates. y tested. and proved mostseeoenh

ne‘l'll.s.ga lathe cit . oat lioases, ‘ as es the )by lowering es on each bnlldiags its are

‘lttli July. lllll. . your noteettteteih inet.l yen " Anlalst Slate

THE COLONIAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

Govnttnost—'rttI ll‘0N‘l' IIOIOIAILI ‘fl-ll EARL or I-ILGIN unit KINCARIIINE, Governor General of Canada. nan Orrtcs:—22 St. Jsdreie Square. Edin- burgh. ‘ _ Board of Management in Halifrir for have Scotiu and Prince Edward Island- . M. ll. Almon. llunlter. Hun. Willii_im A. Black, llanker. - Lewis Bliss. lisq. Charleu 'I‘wining, Es ., Barrister. John Bnyley lllund,‘I:}eq. llnii. Alexiindar Keith. Merchant. Junit-is Stoivnrt, lie ., l ' Medical Ailv'ieor— . F. Sewers. A ent dz Si-crt-t:iry——l\luttlicw H. llicliay, Solicitor. ‘be following gentlemen have been a ipointed Olli- cera ofthe Cuinpuuy in Piiiice I-lilwrir Island, and will be pre ted to furnish iiifnrtnation as to the prin- ciples and practice of the Company and the rates of Assurance. Charlottetown—llledical Adviser--H. A. Johnston, Agunt—F.. l.. Lyilial . _ Georgetown—.hledieal .-\ilviser—l')avid Kaye. M. D. Agent—\VillininSniidorson. St. Eleunnr‘s—!\lo-dicnl Adtiser—.lnaeph Bell, M. D. Ageat—-'l'honias tlunr. MA'l‘Tl|liW ll. RICIIEY.

Charlottetown Mutual Insurance Com

Incorporated by Art of Par lil|llt.‘I|l in I846. ’ HIS COMPANY ulfers the best guarantee in

cries of loss, and accepts llisks at a saving of fully 50 per cent, to the assured.

The present Iellllltlls (.‘npii:il exceds .£ I700. Per- sune having prttptrrly in Clitirlnltetnwti, ur vicinity, should lose no time in applying to the Secretary of this Company for I'oliciss or lnfuriiizitinii.

BS7‘ One of l‘lIilips' I-‘ire .\nniliilutors has been purclutecd by the (.‘nmp:iny. for the hcnelit ofpersona insured in Iliis Ullicu. In case of Fire, 0 use ofil i-.in be olituint-il llIllllt'tll.|lt:l_\', liy npplyiiig ut the

Sucreliir_v‘e (llltcc. \V. lll-‘.ARll, President HENRY l’.-\l.\ll-IR. Scr:'y itnd Treasurer. Secretary ‘s Ofliuc, Kent threat, 3 Au gust 5th. lr~53.

Provincial Marine Insurance Company,

,‘ TORONTO, C. W.--Agent for Prince Edward : Island.

' BENJAMIN DAVIES. Cliarlottu.-towv_i. April ll, I853.

NATIONAL LOAN ruatn LIFE

ANII Equitable Fire Insurance Compa- iea of London Incorporated by Jr-tr qt" Parliament.

OARD 0|" DIRECTORS of l"iro Insurance for . E. Island. 7'. ll. Harilnnd. Esq.. Hon. Charles Ileusley, F. Longu-crlli. Esq., Robert

Hutcltinrott, I'.‘sq., Tlinmas Dawson. Esq. ‘Detached Rislis taken at considerably reduced pre-

minni Forms of Application. and all other information, are be obtained from the Subscriber, at the Office

of W Deblois Esq Charlottetown.

H. J. CUNDALL.

Agent pro tent

Fire ! Fire ! Ftrc ! ! Secure your Property at a saving u/‘jlfty per cent. HIS cati onl be done by lneuiing in the MU- TUAL F RE INSURANCE COMPANY. This is the only Oliico where claims for loss can be met, witltout reference lo a foreign Compnn . Blank forms ofiippliciiiion, and any other informa- tion can be obtained at the Secretary and 'l‘reasurer'e Ofllcc. Kent Street. April 6. 1852. '

April 27. I858.

ALLIANCE LIFE JIJVD FIRE l.’VSUR.1.N'CE COM- P.d.A"Y, L0.N'DO.V. le'rAnI.isitnn av ACT or ranniaaaairr. Capital £5,000,000 Sterling. CHARLES YOUNG, Agent for I’. B. Island.

B A Z A A R .

THE Christian Public are hereby notified, that

the Ladies of the BAPTIST CHURCH and congregation worshiping in the Baptist Church, in Churlotteliiwn, purpose holding it _B.lZ.dJ1R in the earl part of the ensuing autumn, to aid in raising Fbada or the erection of a Tower and Porch to the

Contributions in donations or work. will be thank- felly received by either of the undersigned Com- mittee.

Mas. W. Banivrrasn, " J. MUGRIGOI, “ D. WILION.

. Waarrsnanr.

Scorr.

" S. 1‘. Retro. “ J. Cuaav. Charlottetown. 30th July. 1863. (All papers.) Ttrelvetrees Brotlters’ Soap Powder (an entirely new invention.) 18 the cheapest, eafett. heat. and most elfeetitel article for all washing puiposcs.a pscltet of which is equal to ten Pennywnrth of Soap!

The earth of Time and Labour is so asto- alehlagly great. that a WE EX '8 W A S H can be eeanniplieherl BEFORE BREAKFAST --ee rubbing being red. '

Tltle vvoederlhl Article is MORE SE VlCl'.'A- BISE THAN SOAP, nit pro-daoee a tier and lunch quicker lather, and adapted for urposss for which Seep cannot safely or e ciaslly

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It will not injure the liasle.u the races delleats materiel : but whilst it isl hle tor perine- aeetly whitening Linens, 06.. DR; they have

s dieooloured hi ‘[0. er lejetnd by bad Washila. it is also it nrpaseshle fbr ltltpruv in the colors at ILA Nl-lbs, DLANKI-.'l‘S,

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FOIHST LIFI. THE IIXKBERS 0|" MAINE.

Mr. Springer, an American writer, has given us it graphic account of the adventu- rous life still led by numbers of men in the great old forests of Maine and New Bruns- wick. 'l‘hr-re, in numerous class oftnen live, year by year, engaged in a life oftoil, adventure, and dangc-r—thcv are generally known by the name of umbermen or Log ers. Their business is, to search out the finest timber of the forest, fall it, drag it to the river's side, and limit it down into the bays along the coast, from whence it is shipped otftu American or British markets. The trees there are ofnll aorts—clm, birch, maple, beech, cheariut, oak, ash, poplar, hemlock, pine and hickory, all furnishing specimens ofgiguntic magnitude, are how- ever, the trees most frequently met with. The white pine may well be denominated the monarch of the American forests, grow- ing to an almost incredible size. “I have worked,” says Mr. Springer, “in the forests among this timber several years, have out many hundreds of trees, and seen mnny thousands, but have never found one larger than the one I felled oil a little stream which emptied into Jackson Lake, near the head of Backuhegun stream. in the eastern part of Maine. This was it “ Pumpkin” Pine ; itstrunk was as straight and handsomely grown as a moulded candle, and measured six feet in diameter four feet from the ground, without the aid of spur- roots. It was about nine rods in length, or one hundred and forty-four fact, about sixty-live feet of which was free oflinibs, and rt-tttined its diameter remarkably well. I was employed about one hour and u quar- ter in felling it. The afternoon was beau- tiful ; everything was calm, and to me the circumstance were deeply interesting. After chopping an hour or so, the mighty giant, the growth of centuries, which had withstood the hurricane, and raised itself in

or-less majesty all around, began to trem-

le under the strokes of a more insect, as I might appear in comparison with it. My heart pnlpitated as I occasionally raised my eye to its pinnacle, to catch the first indi- cations ofits fell. It came down at length with a crash which seemed to shake a bun- dred acrcs, while the loud echo rung through the forest, dying away among the distant hills. It had a hollow in the butt about the size ofa barrel, and the surface ofthe stump was sulliciontly capricious to allow it yoke of oxen to stand upon it. It made five logs, and loaded a six-ox team three titnes. The butt log was so large that the stream did not float it in the spring; and when the drive was taken down, we were obliged to leave it behind, much to our regret and loss.” Think of a forest of gigantic trees of this description extending over hundreds of miles ofcountry! Such are the forests of Maine and I€ewBrun.~i- wick. The pines which usually grow in clumps, seem to constitute the aristocracy of the l'orcst,—the rest of the trees making up the populace. The vine is the most useful and valuable of all the trecs,—being used in all kinds of house architecture, and very extensively in ship-building; and it furnishes is large amount ofemployment to lumber-men, millmon, rollers, coasters, truckmen, merchants, and mechanics of all sorts. An idea of the extent of the timber- trade in Maine, may be formed from the fact that not less than ten thousand men are engaged in lumbering on the Penobscot alone.

The great pine tracks are usually in the convenient vtcitiity of lakes and rivers, from whence the transport of the timber to the ocean is comparatively easy. The labors of the lumbermen, during filly or more years, have made sad havoc among the pine-woods, and doubtless the pine is ultimately doomed, by the avarice and en- terprise of the white man, gradually to dis- appear from the borders ofcivilizution, as have the aborigines of the country before the onward march of the Saxon race. Al- ready have these magnificent trees been so cleared away by tho woodman’s exc, that the pine is now driven far back into the in- terior wilderness. Hence, in order to dis- cover the locnlity of the remaining pine communities, ea ring expeditions are made, usually do g the autumn. into wild and unknown forest regions. Sometimes the exploration is made during the winter, and thou the labor of the timber hunters is both arduous and dangerous. They start on board a skill’ or a butteau, with pro- visions, axes, guns and ammunition; and thus voyage some hundreds of miles into the interior, carrying the skiff on their shoulders across the land where the rapids of the river are too severe to be seconded by the use of cars or poles. They sleep in the open air at u' ts, turnin the boat bottom upwards, an taking she or under it, if rain should fill. Occasionally they are scared by the scream of the owl, or the tremping of deer, or what is more rtning than all, by the approach of I black bear, dangerous adventures with which are very frequent in the deep threats.

At-rived at sane hvoareltlt III. ones!

the party ascends the highest tree,-— gcnerally the spruce fir, which is easily climbed. But when a still lollicrlook out is waisted, s spruce fir is felled and laid against the trunk of some lofty pine. up wliii.-li the explorer timbers until he reach- es the summit, and is enabled to survey the vast extent of forest around. From such a tree-top, like it mariner at the mast head upon the look-out t'or whales, (for indeed, the pine is the whale of the forcst,) large “clutnps" and “vcins" of pine are dis- covered, whose towering tops may be seen for miles around. Such views fill the bosom ofthe timber humor with intense in- terest. They ure the object of his search, his treasurc—-his El Dot-udn,__nnd they are beheld with peculiar and thrilling emo- tions. 'l‘o detail the process more niiuutt-ly, we should observe that the man in the tree- top points out the direction in which the pines are seen, when a man at the base marks the directions, indicated by ll. com- pass which he holds in his hand,-the compass being quite as necessary in the wilderness as on the pathless ocean. VVlieii the “clutnp" has been fairly made put, the explorers retrace their steps, blaz. mg or notching the trees, so as to enable them to return easily to the place; and then they return home, to await the spring season, when felling, rolling, and rafting commence with great vivnciiy. Permits are, however, first obtained from the Sale, or from the proprietors, before the loggers egtii their upcrations—tho price paid varying from one to eight dollars per thou- sand feet of timber, cut down and taken away. The price varies according to the quality of the timber, and its convenient location to the stream or lake On which it is floated away to market. A necessary preliminary ofthe loggers is the putting up, in the autumn, of large quantities ofmea- dow buy, for the foddering ot the teams of cattle required to drug the timber to the water. During this work, the lumbermen are pt-stered by myrinds of lllot-d-thirgty flics—moequitoes and midgcs being the most furious and untiring in their attacks. But more stirring adventures are occasion- ally cncountei-ed, of which we take the fol- lowing instance :- Notwithstanding the labor and annoy ance of meadow life, there are pastimes and adventures to be met with. shot now and then at some stray deer who may chance to stroll upon the meadow to graze ; the booking of beautiful trout, pickerel, and other delicious pun-fish, afford agreea- ble reliof from ennui; while the sports of the forest and the brook afford most agree- able chnnges of diet. are, also, very frequently. are skirmishes hail with the common black hour. If Bruin is not in- tentionally pugnacious, ho is really med- lesome : nay more, is downright trespueser —a regular thief,—nn out-and-out “no government" animal: who, though neither profane nor yet immoral, still, without apostolic piety, would have “all things common.” These peculiar traits of cha- racter securc to him the especial attention ofmankind, and ever make him an object of attaclt.—'l‘hough formidable as an enemy, it is hard to allow him to pass, even if he be civilly inclined, without its- auult. On one occut-ion, while two men were crossing is small lake in it skill‘, on their return from the meadows, where they had been putting up hay, they discovered a bear swimming from a point of land l'or the opposite shore. As usual in such cases, temptation silenced prudential remun- strances; so changing their course they gave chase. The craft being light, they gained fast upon the beer, who exerted llllll- self to the utmost to gain the shore. But finding himself an uneqtiel match in the race, he turned upon his purauers and swam to meet them. One of the men, a short, thick-act, dare-devil sort ofa fellow, seized an axe, and the moment the bear came up, inflicted a blow upon his head, which seemed to make but a short impres- sion. Before a second could be repeated, the bear clambei-ed into the boat; he iti- stantly grappled with the man who struck him; firmly setting his teeth in the man's thigh; then, settling back upon his haun- chcs, he raised his victim in the air. and shook him as a dog would a woodchuck. The men at the helm stood for a moment in amazement, without knowing how to act, and fearing that the bear might spring over- board and drown his corn nion; but recol- leeting the effect of a b ow npone lseer's

-snout, he struck him with a short setting-

ole. The beer dropped his victim into the

qtt9in_ of the boat, rallied, but fell over- board,‘ d bwem again for the shore. Me- dical aid [as procured as soon as possible, and in the course of six weeks the man re- covered. Bltt one thing saved him from bein upset; the water proved sullicicntly shoe to admit of the boat's getting bottotn, from which he sprang into the boat. ad the water been dce , the boat must inevita- , in which case the con- ucneee iniglit have been more serious

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clllle. is hastily knocked together. it is usually in the form ofa long‘booth_ or shed of the roughest description, covered with shingles and fir branches. The interior is divided into three compartiuents—-“kiteh- en," “ dining-room," and sleeping apart- ment, the bedsteeds of which consist of mother-earth. When the occupants "turn III''‘ for the night, they merely throw of!’ their outer garments, and they sleep there more sound y than many princes on their beus_of down. The interior of the shanty, on wintry nights, is often a scene of mirth and Jolllly, and many long yarns about ad- ventures with deer, hears, wolves, and cat- e_ntou"ts, are spun for the benefit of the listeners. Songs are sung; and many a cloud of tobacco is blown—-for smoking seems to be one ofthe necessary qualifica- tions ofthe river. c days are spent in hard lnbour—in felling, sawing, but-king, chopping, rolling and dragging the logs towards the river. The teamster is one of the hardest worked of the lot, and his care for the cattle is uuceasing--the success of the whole party depending greatly on his elliciency. \’Ve need not describe the de- tail of the logging operations they may easily be imagined.—The trees are select» ed, felled, cltopped, barked rolled, and dragged, during a period of three months. 'lhi-n the camp is broken up, the logs are clamped together into rails, and the excit- ing and dangerous work of river-driving begintI.—The rails float on, each superin- tended by a driver, and all is plain sailing enough, until a rapid has to be “shot," or it narrow to be passed. 'I hen the logs are apt to get jammed together between the rocks, and the driver has constantly tobc on the alert to preserve his raft, and what in: values at less rate, his own life. ' Sometimes days and weeks pass fore a "jam can be cleared—the drivers occasionally requiring to be suspended by ropes from the neigh- bouring precipices to the spot where a. breach is to be made, which is always se- lected at the lowest part of the join. The point may be treacherous, and yield to a feeble touch, or it may require much strength to move it. In the latter case, the operator fastens it long rope to a log, the end of which is taken down stream b a portion of the crew, who are to give a tag and ii strong pull when all is ready. He then commences prying while they are , u. ing. Ifthe jam starts, or. any part of £',“6r if there be even an indication of its start- ing, he is drawn suddenly up by tltoae‘KI- tioned above; and in their excitement and apprehensions for his safety, this is fre- quently done with such haste as to subject him to bruises and scratches upon the sharp pointed bushes or lodges in the way. It may be thought best to cut offthc key-log, or that which a pears to be the rincipal barrier. Accor ingly, the man is et down the jam, and as the place to be operated, upon may, in some cases, be a little remov- ed frotii the shore, he either walks to the place with the rope attached to his body, or, untying it leaves it where he can readil grasp it in titne to be drawn from his peri - ous position. Often, where the pressure is direct, a few blows only are given with the axe, when the log snaps in an instant, with a loud report, followed suddenly by the voi- lent motion ofthe “jam ” and ere our bold river driver is jerked half-way to the top of the cliff, scores of lo s, in wildest confu- sion, rush beneath his feet, while be yet dangles in the air, above the rushing, turnb- Iing mesa. If that rope, on which life and hope thus has suspended, should part, worn by the s erp point of some jutting rock, death certain and uick, would be in- evitable.—Eli':a Cook’: ournsl.