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Camping Out.
DRAB SIR,—Tbe lively PIcKsRIxo Nzws
has just arrived and I find reference made
therein to city folks camping at the month
of your "curly creek." Well I had a hand
in the projection and conduct of one of
those camping parties and am therefere in
a position to speak of its vicissitudes.
This is no romance, but a love story in one
chapter. Arriving from Toronto on Satur-
day last by the extra double speed, flying
express mixed, which broke the record by
spanning the great distant between the
metropolis and this rural parad ee, in 2 hr.
30 min. 121 sec., and the would be teeters
started to tent, i. e., carry our traps to. the
boat which was to transport us to•the creeks
mouth. But, alas we all err at times, and
the man who shipped our tent erred and
having no tent on hand we said, goodbye
camp until Monday. However we put in
a good time in this really 'delightful dis-
trict. among the egilally delightful resi-
dents. Monday arrived and with it our
tent and joyously we freighted our boat
and proceeded slowly north and south, east
and west etc. down your creek to our des-
tinatiou. Once there up went our tent and
we tented in good style, catching your fat
perch and hungry pike to fill our hungry
mouths. The sun might be said to have
caught us. However it would be hard to
put in a better time than we did till night-
fall, when we built a fire and proceeded to
rest. Other folks than us however took
the liberty of directing our camp arrange-
ments. �Ve had scarcely placed our weary
heads upon the welcome pillow, when
about ten thousand members of the Duf-
fius Creek Combination Band struck up a
martial air, and in order that the harmony
might be more distinctly heard by the au-
dience, took up positions on various parts
of our bodies. To respectible citizens this
seemed rather familiar, but when these
same performers perforated our hides and
draining nourishment from our veins de-
posited in lieu thereof some refined poison,
oar patienee was exhausted and we showed
fight. Muscle brawS and" courage are use-
less however against the Duflin's Creek
Minstrels, alias Pibkering skeeters, and step
by step we were driven from our position
until at last weary, sore and wounded,
retreat was ordered to the lake, where a
mile out from shore we watched for storms
and daylight. Next day we had an elegant
time and to be honest for real pleasure,
the neighborhood of�Duffin is simply sup-
erb. Towards evening we shifted our tent
to higher ground, fixed skeeter bars, closed
the'tent and at sunset retired with the as-
surance that the skeeters were outwitted.
Alas, we were.. mistaken, for presently the
band struck up and,
"On right, on left, ab,)ve, below,
sprang up at oueo the lurking foe."
The flght was of short duration and with
the wretches following us we once more re-
treated to the the cool waters of the lake.
Next day owing to loss of sleep and wounds
sustained in battle with the puny foe, we
decided to quit and in the evening one of
your genial Pickering ladies might have
been seen dressing swollen heads, bunged
up eyes and lacerated and swollen hauls.
We forgive fray though and intend re-
maining a short time in this pleasant sec-
tion, but save us from Pickering mosqui-
tos, and dear Mr. Editor, in future issues
when telling city folks of the pleasures of
camping at the mouth of Duffin's Creek,
please say whether the minstrels are in
full blast or whether they are taking their
vacation, or -whether the membership
is limited. If either of the latter we will
readily come to enjoy your scenery and
genial hospitality, (and some of those
strawberries of which you Mr. Editor seem
so flush.) Good-bye for the present. You
will only know me as the—DECAMPEA.
PICNIC GROUNDS
Picnic parties desirous of securing
ggroundsmy secure thaee adjacent to
Simooe Point House at reasonable
rates.
Bloats, dishes and tables will be pro-
vided at reasonable rates.
Joe Cream every iiaturday
Ice cream and other refreshments will
be provided at booths for those desir-
ing them, when timely notice has
been Riven.
For further particulate apply to
J. W/LL. /AM8
Simeoe Point House
SIMC9E POINT PIONEER CEMETERY
The origipgi C—r, jjgnt I., lake Front property in the Township of
Pickr -illq 16 ding: )til area .known aa. Simcoe Point, was'hetd by
Mia�or- it Smith. 40 eeg Jgcl, the"grani in recognition for his
m Carr "r s, Etur e er I' d b the township."'Ab that time,
$kmct1e, egint was w;av,�ed i - _d ense fdre F' king in terraces from
the ke.�e ..
Argys,d 780Q the {jrsP yiroe. setrl n Puckering, William Peak,
ser,4ipd here rear,ttLe IhCof Dufi1n's. Creek,'He was a farmer,
fnd an I'a der and" nf,g pf F --,.-Peak leased -the land and later, In
purchasQd.17Q acre] here He-and".his wife, Margaret, cleared
the.- land, fpr faFming alnc rl%ise6 a family on, Simcoe point, as did
their deecendarirs„ Lq4�afed1.
n their farm is this family cemetery,.
the final re'sr �d place for ma1�j-or the Peak Greenlaw family who had
lived on, Simcis Pgint.:
.John Hers,ry f een aa'-; e n�j on rhe vpyage from Scotland, married
�,ryann:
William Pedk z �,a ndeau` gf, Mj" In 1912, John Greenlaw built
Sim6oe. Howse, a ,S,mmel 1*3o11 .qq Slmcue Point.' His death shortly
the ea tyi,' Kowa gr„ -e uytQa;it 1 sale -o` th'e resort a,J .lands.
In the years r� fit w, Sy1116pg kiq g prospered,. draw rg g„ests from
,all aver -r h.e. Grov —f- fly tole '�p40�5 th'e resort had lost its prominence,
and kn th,g19 µ.Q5„-16 w as dest•oy�d,-by."fire,
The fc Il: u- 5 an. indomple;e [r cord-o(.-those,b,viea ;e1 e. William
and M = t Paak �as well as luo aons. W"'1 -.am fir, -aid- Ab•aham,
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