Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 28, 1877, Winnipeg, Manitoba M Hook and liquid a a 1 Tho Luc Licul Lland Manitoba answers Alinosi i a i a i Ines Lvi he question regarding Tho Prairie l i Xvi acc. Invaluable to new Comers. Just Tho thing to solid to friends in Trio older pro Vinces win wish to know All about Manitoba a it i entirely made up of practical and reliable . 1 Rice cells. For Sale at the Oiler. Hio any address on receipt of Price. Furbo. Though our telegrams have far Siivon pretty full information in to iian u the Tor Wilile that has devastated tin Emma Vivial capital of Nim brim Oviok it is dil Lionel to Nappi Ciaio the dreadful of tent of Tho calamity which Bel Allou Liat thriving City at a Shriet description of its Danu k Risu i. St. John a Export picturesquely situate at Tho Mouth of a of the same Imaino on Rocky pen insula projecting into Tho Harbor. Tho oily regularly Laid out and Well built. Stand ing on a Deli Vita when approached from the sea it presented an appear Ance. Tie whole of tiie olduvai cd portion of its Ito i.-. Solid Rock which for Tho purpose of forming streets Lias had to to excavated to a depth of thirty or forty t get in some . Tho buildup Woro it in Orta namely necessary to use the Pas Tenso principally built of Brick and Stone and Many of the Public Ril Licos had an elegant appearance. There were about forty places of worship in St. John and the City boasted educational institutions founded on n Liber Al and extensive big if Many Banks and newspaper othes and a Guryo in inner of first class hotel.-. I lie thriving suburb of Carleton on the opposite Side of Tho Harbor is included for municipal purposes Witlin the limits of the City corporation. The. Har Bor of St. John is capacious and possesses the valuable characteristic of never being obstructed by ice. The Entrance of the Kiver m. John into the Harbor about one and a half Miles Tho City is through a Rocky Jorgo to yams and us Yards Long very romark Siblo Hie Ordinary of the tide in the Harbor is l i feet at the Vernal la feet. When the of the Harbor and River Are on a level can the fails but this Oiin be cube Tod Only during a period of about til teen or Twenty minutes at each ebb and How of the tide. However there lire oven exceptions to these. Opportunities being presented Tor at times of great freshest the tide May not the Harbor to the level of the River mud consequently it is not pos sible for vessels to ascend Tho Falls. M. John is the of a wide extent of country. Abounding in agricultural resources min envy and valuable Timber. Its Admir Able situation at the Mouth of one of the largest Rivers in North America with a har Bor open All the year round with Rigi Iii steam communication with All the main ports of Nova Scotia and the Northern ports of Tho United states. With Lisl class railways radiating from it in evry direction maritime and manufacturing interests ensures its becoming a City of Tho greatest commercial ii Upo Tance. A very prominent department of in local Industry is shipbuilding. The number of vessels built in 1s72 was 74 and this. Branch of production has Boon on the in crease since. Large numbers Olves Sels Are also owned by residents of the something under a thousand men find pm. Plan vent in the Harbor fisheries which in clude Salmon Shad Herri halibut and Haddock. St. John City and county re turns three members to the Canadian House of commons and six to the provincial Bogis lature. The population of the is about Bauk of now Brunswick. It is not known How Trio latter stood Tho Tho regular Postul s in Trio City proper. Every Street Square and Alloy is tilled with furniture and thousands of people arc with out either food of shelter. It is cheering to learn of the efforts being made not Only in Canada hut in the old country and Tho i United states for lie re Liol of the homeless find starving Kuiler ers needs barely comprising in Ombres of All . The poet Toliush of Nii Luro makes Tho whole world and Tho spontaneous generosity of Tho British Metropolis recalls to mind the remark of Commodore Wilkes i .s.n., when to to reset i e j Inglish sailors from after their boats had been in Trio at tack on the Ivio 1 oils that blood thicker than a rom All accounts Tho St. John lir Omen appear to have worked remarkably Well in the i Aee of overwhelm ing and yet the cell Iceney of their or Tanix lion has been publicly Niort u Cert in imjcnfiiri1 of assignment after Reading the above synopsis of the position 01 Trio commercial Metropolis of new Brunswick As it stood before it was devastated by the recent fire it is easier to appreciate the extent of Tho destruction caused by a visitation that has ruined pro Perty to the extent of Twenty millions of dollar.-, which is the maximum estimate. Nothing could have burst More suddenly upon the in expecting than the Are which so fiercely broke out. Notwithstanding the exertions of the local fire Bri , supplemented by the Aid of firemen from Portland and Banger cities of Maine and the suburb of Carleton it was found impossible to quench the flames or even to stay their destructive Progress. A Groat Quantity of goods fell into the hands of thieves who availed themselves of Trio Opportunity to carry Oft everything they could Lay their hands on. Meanwhile terrified families Whoso Homes had been destroyed crowded the wharves awaiting an Opportunity for escape by water to Carleton or on Board the shipping in the Harbor. Tho International company s Steamer new York sheltered and fed one thousand vessels in the Stream received Large num. Bers of people on Board while thousands had to get away from the Owoc part of the City by boats. The entire business portion of the City la destroyed and not a leading establishment escaped. All the principal dry goods the leading grocers All the ship brokers commission merchants All Tho wholesale liquors flour provisions Coal , lumber ton Avest India goods Are entirely wiped out. Forty Odd blocks or nearly 20l acres South of King Street have not six buildings remaining. The valuables of Tho Bank of Montreal and Bank of Nova Scotia wore removed to the vault and safes of Tho thereof dated the till any of july made in Twet ii the said a. The Assignor Anil Nell Munro of the City of Deti olt Michigan the will be sold at Public auction lit the of a , main Street Winnipeg on w Al n Ksida a the Illeth Day of a a next at the hour of o clock in the , nil and singular Tiit cd Taii. Piece of act of land and premises Silinote Lynn and in the City of Winnipeg Pinr Rould and which May he known and described As hots 1 went four Chi Twenty e according asian of Slons into City lots of lot Korty okie pensioners allotments said was made by one c. J. Hours Etc li.l.s., nulls mid in theofice Foi the said county of Selkirk. Information us. To title terms of Sale build rental value Etc., can in had on application o Vendor s solicitors. Dated it Winnipeg this 1 Jyh Day of May 1s77. Neil Monum i Liim u thin kid a Manikin solicitors for Vei Loi. Postponement. The above is postpone in to sat hda a both june tvs Niit ill the same hour Anil place. vendors solicitors Boot and shoe store Mclntyre a Mcculloch main Street Winnipeg. A Iii tic und Chol ii n Sortini omit of k its 11 my s. I w men i ump Picall and be fur Yout sir. Us a m Liiri Ujj 111 i to doors h of he s Doon. T Standard life Assurance company Isil Scot land Montreal Canada. Loans advanced on mortgage of poli cies. Fixed surrender values Givon for policies so that policy holders can Tell the value of their policies ill. Any Lime. T. Howard agent Manitoba. W. M. Ramsay manager for Canada. _______j1 me 11 in the general land office established a. W. Burrows real estate agent Valuator Etc., buys Ami Sells Section and River and Ilalf-j3rced Reserve allot Moi its City Ivo Perty Etc. Will manage estates procure invest ments pay taxes search utes Etc., for non residents and give valuations of City or country property for which his Long connection with the Dominion lands Dolce and intimate acquaintance with every Section of Tho country peculiarly its him. Will also be glad to answer any enquiry respecting the country asked for if stamp is for answer. The general land of Lico is centrally situated on main Street and has a commodious rending and map room for whore every in formation respecting la Alloha and the North West May he had. No result no charge for All airs entrusted to this once. The Manitoba real estate and Trade a priced list of lands Lor Sale free on application. I he under sir Neil or in local Mivins just arrived in this my Are prepared to cart on the to Lorl Jiff in illness in All ii lira Chi a from t nor experience in the old country nine in Zinada Trust that by str attention i my ii Iiutile re Munei Atlon to Merit u Shar of Public i Ridpath Johnston merchant to ii irs1, in Al door to i main St. 1-Iioalkjraktkus the Boss auction room. J. A. Wright hits on hand u number of Hall s nil Buckeye mowing machines which he will sell to the highest bidder to merchants traders and Hotelkeepers-8 have cigars of the following1 Choice brands Figaro regalia Madura Coqui. Flor do Canada Tiloi a in in i i i 1-7" Pearson. 6oo boxes class 5o bbl. Coal Oil. Plows All sorts. So bbl paint Oil. Sulky rakes. Reapers and mowers Iron. Blossburg Coal Etc. A Lull a Mir Lnu ii it the Inanna be of Etc Ai proof safes Fairbanks Scales in j. A. An old and welf established business saturday afternoon june 30, at 2 . No Reserve. Sales of clothing and dry goods ii usual tuesday the Ruday and saturday even pics. Opposite moral Milb Hank. J. A. Wright auctioneer for Trio City and province. At Akin is in Sukack. Furs and other goods insured in transit to Tuk Mastern 1 a Vincks or tji10 a Takk. G. R. Carruthers a ii provincial insurance company. Olyce in rear of Tho Telegraph Olliso. With h jul so Loca Kix a not oi1 k to jut i no. On to fou k last Fotij Yio aks. Trio above Oll ors an oppo Unity to Pattii s in conic Nail of some capital of my cooking to a business admitted to to Trio most prosperous in its Lino in Tho province. Stock can to reduced o moot views of and every port Unity to Cli Oerl Billy a horde for accurate information Asio or with Connor icons Etc. Of j. M. My Crecor re Ifni e r is 16 tons tobaccos on m cigars and pipes a specially. Agents for the Adams tobacco co., full line of samples. Opp. Metre d of Street newspaper a spa Peri ;