 Augustus Jones ( c . 1757 – November 16 , 1836 ) was an American @-@ born Upper Canadian farmer , land speculator , magistrate , militia captain and surveyor . Jones trained as a surveyor in New York City , and fled as a United Empire Loyalist to Upper Canada . In Upper Canada , he worked as a crown surveyor in the Nassau District , where he quickly rose to the position of Deputy Surveyor General , the highest position in a district of Upper Canada . He occupied that position from 1789 informally , and 1791 formally , until his retirement in 1799 . During that time he laid down many of the township boundaries in the Niagara Peninsula and on the north shore of Lake Ontario . He led various teams that cut many of the first sideroads and concession roads into these areas , facilitating their settlement by European and American immigrants . Jones also surveyed the routes for Dundas Street and Yonge Street , and supervised their construction . After his retirement , Jones farmed first in Saltfleet Township , later moving to Brantford and finally an estate outside Paris named Cold Springs , where he died in 1836 . 
