A Tour through North America by Patrick Shirreff

_Excursion to Lake Simcoe-Hope-David Willson-Meeting-house-Tenets of the Children of Peace-Northumberland Farmer-Soil-Notices-Excursion to Niagara-Scenery of Lake Ontario-Return to York._

Next day my friend D -- and I set out for Lake Simcoe by the Newmarket stage, passing along a road called Younge street, a small part of which was Macadamized, in the vicinity of York. At Richmond hill, our dinner consisted of roast beef alone, so tough that my friend remarked the animal must have died in the yoke from distress. Human teeth could make little impression on it, and I satisfied hunger with bad bread and water, thankful that keenness of appetite exceeded my nicety of palate. At Newmarket we were disappointed at learning the steam-boat, passing round Lake Simcoe once a-week, had left Holland-landing shortly before our arrival, and there was no other possible mode of conveyance; I therefore committed letters to people residing on the margin of the lake to the post-office.