title: The Natural History of Canada
author: R.D. Lawrence
description: <br /> <b>R.D. LAWRENCE</b> is one of the world's most noted wildlife champions. He is a recognized authority on wilderness and environmental conservation and has written more than eighteen books, including <i>Trail of the Wolf</i> and <i>The Natural History of Canada</i>. He lives and works in a remote area of northern Canada.
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  # Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Samuel Strickland
  
  
  This page formatted 2005 Munsey's.
  
  
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  PREFACE.
  
  
  CHAPTER I. EMBARKATION FOR CANADA. —VOYAGE OUT.
  
  
  —SEA-LIFE. —ICEBERGS. — PASSAGE UP THE ST. LAWRENCE. —QUEBEC.
  
  
  —MEMORIALS OF GENERAL WOLFE. —CATHEDRAL. —HOSPITALITY.
  
  
  —EARTHQUAKES. —NUNS. —MONTREAL. — PROGRESS UP THE COUNTRY. —MY
  
  
  ROMAN CATHOLIC FELLOW-TRAVELLER. — ATTEMPT AT CONVERSION. —THE
  
  
  TOWNSHIP OF WHITBY.
  
  
  CHAPTER II. ARRIVAL AT DARLINGTON. —KIND
  
  
  RECEPTION. —MY FRIEND'S LOCATION. — HIS INEXPERIENCE. —DAMAGE TO HIS
  
  
  LAND BY FIRE. —GREAT CONFLAGRATION AT MIRAMACHI. —FOREST FIRES.
  
  
  —MIGHTY CONFLAGRATION OF THE 6TH OF OCTOBER. —AFFECTING STORY OF A
  
  
  LUMBER-FOREMAN. —HIS PRESENCE OF MIND, AND WONDERFUL PRESERVATION.
  
  
  —THE SAD FATE OF HIS COMPANIONS.
  
  
  CHAPTER III. INEXPERIENCE OF MY FRIEND. —BAD STATE
  
  
  OF HIS LAND. —FALL WHEAT. — FENCING. —GRASSES. —INVITATION TO A
  
  
  “BEE.” —U