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page 14 STOCKING THE LAHDER IN 18U0 With the arrival of the new year, the Rideau Canal is once again plunged into the icy grips of winter. This is the time of year when one remembers I those important preparations that should have been done weeks ago, but somehow never got done. Few of these are life lltii‘|[|'l||l IIIIIFIII _ ., __:{-\\_ ' ‘p, and death matters in the present day, however, in the early years of the canal’s history, those preparations were vital for survival. The daily journal of Peter Sweeney, lockmaster at Jones Falls from 1832 until 1871, provides us with an insights into the preparations required in the 18U0's. Stocking the larder meant hard work for men, women, children and animals alike. Lockmaster Sweeney was fortunate to have the assistance of his lockmen, his oxen and his trusty black horses, Bonny and Daisy. With them, the wheat was cut and drawn, threshed and taken to Furnace Falls (now Lyndhurst) or Beverley (now Delta) to be ground into Pay no finance charges £322,330;thSailinigzazszzzli until December 1, 1981 abundance of potatoes and cabbage, Sweeney was short of hay and oats for the livestock A neighbour supplied Buy any new John Deere snowmobile now on the John Deere him with what he needed, accepting one Finance Plan with a normal down payment â€" pay no finance of Sweeney's sleighs as partial payment. charges until December 1, 1981. On December 1, 1981 you may Hogs were put up to fat (slaughtered) either pay the remaining principal balance owing on your snow- and salted alone With a steer or tWO- mobile, or continue yourfinancing agreement under the John Catherine Sweeney, Peter's wife, saved Deere Finance Plan and rendered the fat for the yearly chores of candle and soapmaking. See US today for details. Offer expires March 31, 1981 . Sweeney built shelters for his sheep and guinea hens, and then, upon dis- covering the mink were taking his rab- bits, he built a shelter for them as well ' JOHN DEERE Sweeney's children, Tommy and Kitty, BAY ‘i IEW Y were sent to their neighbour Henderson for some plums. These were dried or HARBOI 1 R Ltd. preserved either as dessert or as an accompaniment to meat. The lockmen would spend many hours with Catherine and Kitty peeling slicing and string- . ing apples to dry'over the fireplace. H lg hwa y 1 5 _ Last, but not least, the cookstove PORT L A N D, ONT. the cookhouse, a sure sign that winter was arriving. Most of their preparations centred ;' around food, for in those days there i were no grocery stores nearby to run ' ,i to when the cupboards started getting SNOWMOBI L E SUIT SE LL-OUT bare. The cold winds of winter began to blow, and all thoughts turned to survival. 30% off While they last by Aurel Hart Reprinted from "of Steam and Stone" ‘ Vol. 7 No. 2 January 2, 1981. l was brought back into the kitchen from 2 72_ 2787