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NORTH LEEDS LANTERN’ page 2 ‘ ,-i - , EDITORIAL 'PAGE' Dear Readers. Just a few words this month to of organizations which in recent times have found themselves on the "Endangered" list. The first of these is the North Leeds Homemaker Program. This. as you are probably aware. is a program which has been close to us since we applied joint- ly with the V.0.N. for funding for Homemakers and a reporter for the Lantern. The Canada Works Program will end in August and with it will end the funding base for the Homemaker program. Efforts are be- ing made to locate a permanent sponsor for the program before the new year. In the interim. it will require roughly $6,000.00 in priv- ate donations to keep the homeâ€" makers in action. You probably know someone who has benefitted from this service or if you don't you can read about some of the comfort they have brought in this issue. If you or your organization can help in terms of donating dollars or equipment. please act now to save this worthwhile prog- ram. Cheese is a subject which has always been close to my heart. What is a Sunday afternoon without a bag of curd? If you share my enthusiasm for the subject. you may want to add your name to the petition in your local cheese factory. It doesn't go into detail but the situation is examined in the pages of this issue. Theumyst- ical workings of our milk marketâ€" ing system have left our local factories in an economic squeeze which threatens their corporate future and the livelihood of their employees to say nothing of your editor's Sunday lunch. I'm sure they would appreciate a show of support from their neighbours and customers. s J'l-IIIIIIIIIIIIII-____ Arrowheads-are shown on the right and hatchetâ€"heads on the left.These flint and churt heads are shown with a 6" ruler. I Dear Sir, encourage your support for a couple. letter: . ' , to Me flit” . I wish to thank you for printing the article "Leeds Farmers Seek Dairy Herd Improvement Program." I would also like to congratulate Mr.Smith for having taken the initiative to assist in the promotion of good dairy herd management in Leeds County. The facts of the matter are that there has been an active DHI Association in Leeds County since about 1949.For the past 13 years this group has been very capably supervised by Arden Hun- ter of Smith Falls. Through some hard work and good proâ€" motion,Arden and the local Agricultural Office Staff were successful in finallfi free of charge to all households in the Townships of North Crosby,South Crosby,, Bastard and South Burgess,Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne;Newboro and Westport. The Lantern is published on or before the first of every month.It is produced by'a committeeiof volunteers and receives support from most of the townships of .North Leeds. ESubscriptions are available to those outside the area at a cost of $3/year. 'Please address all correspondenée'to P.O. Box 136.Elgifi,0ntario. by 1973 enrolling on DHI the maximum EditPr Doug Roantree - 337-3143 allowable number of herds for one Reporter Jan RObson I359;5647' association, Elgin Marilyn MacLennan 359-5723 We are now in a position to supply Delta LUCY HePSley 928-2435 enough extra help for Arden that we Harlem‘ I ‘ can offer an Owner Sampler service to Chantry Doris Vonhone 924-2539 the first fifteen dairymen in Leeds LynthISt MrS- 011V0 928-2841 County to sign Mr.Smith's petition. Morton Fred Whitney 387-3300 we look forward to assisting these Newboro Sue Chamberlain 272-2158 new members in the very near future. ‘ C01leen MCL31lan 272-2168 Thanks again to both you and Mr. Portland Judy Pattinson 272-2736 Smith for your assistance. seeleys Bay Helen SWEEt 387-3569 Yours very truly, Shirley Weaver 387â€"3570 1d Cha bets gestport Lucille Bresee 273-5704 Dona m a m N ‘ Eastern Ontario DHI r ews Etta Proud 272â€"2480 Field Supervisor Photos Lloyd Stone 359-5292 Graphics Hans Scheitrowsky ’387-3609 Lawrence Hayward 7359â€"5714 TED MALLORY’S lantern INDIAN LORE Local dairy farmer Ted Mallory is fascinated with Indian lore.His farm off the Deryeau Side Road gives him plenty of material.0ver the past few years he has turned up about a dozen arrowheads,spearheads and hatchet-heads.Ted speculates that the knoll behind his home may have been the site of an Indian village or encampâ€" ment. The area is rich in Indian artifacts.It was inhabited alternately by the Algon- quin and Iroquois nations.The Gananoque River was the much disputed border be- tween the two tribes. The Indians were nomadic;re1ying on hunting,fishing and trapping for their sustenance.Bear and elk were plentiful-relics of their presence in the area are bountiful from Gananoque to Morton. Charleston Lake was a popular Indian campsite.According to Mr,Mallory,about a dozen rock shelters used by the Indians were found there a few years ago.They are not open to the public as archeologists are sifting the material . Ted has in his possession several arrowheads of flint and churt.These hard stones are finely chiselled to a keen edge.The hunting and spear heads are fashionâ€" ed by knocking an oval flake from a node af the appropriate mineral.The edges were refined_with a sharpened wing bone.The edges of the hatchet heads were honed aâ€" gainst another stone.The completed heads were fastened to shafts with sinews or roots of red cedar.Mr. Mallory stresses that,although primitive,these stone arrow- heads were very effective. To quarry stone the Indians used a method which was copied by the pioneers. A fire was banked against a stone wall until the rock face was hot.Then cold water from a nearby lake was thrown against the rock to flake off chunks of stone. Mr. Mallory also has in his possession a stone pipe found beside Charleston Lake.The pipe was worn on a thong around the neck.Local Indians smoked cured and dried red willow bark or corn silk. Dating Indian artifacts is a difficult task.According to Ted,some experts main- tain that the Indians did not produce arrowheads until 500 A.D.,while others be- lieve that their culture stretches back 2000-3000 years. The Mallory farm was probably occupied by various tribes.Ted says,"Leeds Coune ty was a great battleground."It changed hands between Algonquin and Iroquois many times.The Iroquois warriors were fierce,being freed from the mundane tasks of subsistence by their relatively advanced culture. The Iroquois developed agriculture and even produced pottery.Pottery shards have been found on the neighbouring farm of Bill Green.The pots were formed from coils of local clay and fired in the campfire. Nomadic families of Indians were still in North Leeds at the turn of the cen- tury.Some elderly area residents can still recall their camps.They would stay through the summer,making and Selling baskets,picking blueberries,hunting and fishing.By the 1920's these groups no longer appeared. Ted Mallory has great respect for the native people of North America.He's con- cerned that many people are unaware of the impact that Indian culture has had: "We owe much of our present way of life to the Indians.They were the first to use corn,most of our bush and pole beans,squash and sunflowers.Just think how much modern agriculture depends upon corn!" i I A -s.‘ l A ‘nrâ€"- xv” ww" A. law lQVOwâ€"ia'.