Note regarding discharge over waste weirs

Note regarding discharge over waste weirs. This is initialed by S.D. Woodruff, May 4, 1846.

Diagram of the waste weir

Diagram of the waste weir, n.d.

Chart of final estimate of work done between Port Dalhousie and lock no.2 by Robert Jobson

Chart of final estimate of work done between Port Dalhousie and lock no.2 by Robert Jobson, contractor. The work commenced Nov. 1846 and was finished April 1847 on sections A and B, July 1847.

Chart of approximate quantity of excavation in slides in the deep cut

Chart of approximate quantity of excavation in slides in the deep cut, July 1, 1848.

Abstract of quantity of excavation for lock no.12

Abstract of quantity of excavation for lock no.12, July 4, 1854.

Chart of calculations regarding quarrying, cutting, transportation and cement

Chart of calculations regarding quarrying, cutting, transportation and cement, n.d.

Estimate of dredging prices

Estimate of dredging prices, July 14, 1854.

Map of measurements of lot no.186

Map of measurements of lot no.186, Dec. 19, 1855.

Map of measurements of lots no.185 and 186 by George Strohan

Map of measurements of lots no.185 and 186 by George Strohan, Dec. 29, 1855.

Power of water discharged over breach of weir

Power of water discharged over breach of weir (1 page, handwritten), n.d.

Totals of free goods up – class 3 and class 4

Totals of free goods up – class 3 and class 4 (1 page, handwritten), n.d.

List of prices for items such as furniture, curtains, pictures, carpets and glassware

List of prices (2 pages, handwritten) for items such as furniture, curtains, pictures, carpets and glassware. This is embossed with the Welland Canal stamp, Dec. 1855.

Letter to Henry Nelles from S.B. Ritchie

Letter to Henry Nelles from S.B. Ritchie (1 page, double-sided) wondering what the prospects for the Welland Canal will be in the next season. This letter is somewhat stained. This does not affect the text. This is accompanied by an envelope, Feb. 3, 1834.

Water quality and fish populations of the Welland River, Ontario /

The water quality and fish populations of the Welland River were observed to decline with distance downstream. This coincided with increased agricultural , domestic and industrial waste loadings. The river upstream of the City of Welland received considerable loadings from agricultural sources. Centrarchids, sciaenids, ictalurids, cyprinids and esocids characterized this upper section of the river. Most of these species were tolerant of low dissolved oxygen concentrations and the high turbidity which prevailed there . The river near Port Robinson receives many industrial and domestic wastes as evidenced by the water quality data. The fish in this section were less abundant and the observed population was comprised almost solely of cyprinids. Further downstream, near Montrose, the Welland River received shock loads of chemical wastes that exceeded a specific conductance of ISiOOO ;umhos/cm. Few fish were captured at this site and those that were captured were considered to be transients. A review of the literature revealed that none of the common indices of water quality in use today could adequately predict the observed distributions. In addition to the above, the long-term trend (l3 yrs) of water quality of the lower Welland River revealed a gradual improvement. The major factor thought to be responsible for this improvement was the operation of the Welland Sewage Treatment Plant. The construction of the New Welland Ship Canal coincided with large fluctuations of the total solids and other parameters downstream. These conditions prevailed for a maximum of three years (1972- 1975)' Furthermore, spawning times and temperatures, geographic distributions, length-weight regressions and many other descriptive aspects of the ecology of some 26 species/ taxa of fish were obtained. Several of these species are rare or new to southern Ontario.

Education, sport and myth in the community of Glengarry, Ontario : the athletic career of Roderick R. McLennan. 260 St. Catharines, Ont. : Faculty of Education, Brock University ;

This study examined how the athletic career of Roderick R. McLennan contributed to the popularization and subsequent development of Caledonian games in Ontario during the latter nineteenth century. Initially, the development of Caledonian games during the 1800s was examined to provide a contextual framework for McLennan's career. This investigation revealed that the games emerged from rural athletic events at pioneer working bees in the first quarter of the nineteenth century to regional sporting events by the mid-1800s, and finally into annual federated Caledonian games in 1870. Noteworthy primary source material for this chapter included the John MacGillivray Papers at the National Archives of Canada, the Scottish American Journal (NY) and the files retained by the Glengarry Sport Hall of Fame in Maxville, Ontario. Following the investigation of Caledonian games, McLennan's early athletic career was studied. Analysis of the Roderick and Farquhar McLennan Papers at the Archives of Ontario and the newspapers from the period revealed that McLennan rose to popularity in 1865 through a "Championship of the World" hammer throwing match in Cornwall and two "Starring Tours". The next chapter examined the height of McLennan's career through an investigation of the Roderick McLennan versus Donald Dinnie rivalry of the early .. n 1870s. It was detennined that the rivalry between McLennan and Dinnie, the champion athlete of Highland games in Scotland, was a popular attraction and had an impact on the Toronto and Montreal games of 1870 and the Toronto games of 1872. Finally, the athletic records established by McLennan during the 1860s and 1870s were investigated. These records were examined through the context of a media controversy over McLennan's feats that developed in the early 1880s between two newspapers. This controversy erupted between the Toronto Mail and the Spirit of the Times. Caledonian games in Canada have only been briefly examined and a thorough examination of prominent Canadian figures in this context has yet to be undertaken. This study unearths a prominent Canadian athlete of Scottish decent and details his involvement in the Caledonian games of nineteenth century Ontario.