Ontario as a home for the British tenant farmer who desires to become his own landlord.

Ontario embraces an area of nearly two hundred thousand square miles, about eighty thousand more than the United Kingdom.It extends from east to west nearly eleven hundred mites, and from north to south seven hundred miles.Its southern border, Essex County, on the shores of Lake Erie, is traversed by the 42nd parallel, and its northern, at James Bay (forming the southern extremity of Hudson's Bay) by the 52nd, so that it lies within the same degrees of latitude as Michigan, New York, and the New England States, as well as the greater portion of the most fertile countries in Europe.The international boundary line, dividing Canada from the United States, which runs through the River St. Lawrence and the great chain of lakes, Ontario, Erie, Huron and Superior, forms the southern and south-western boundary of the Province ; on the west lies the Province of Manitoba ; on the north the District of Keewatin and James' B*y, and nwith-easterly the Ottawa Ri<er divides it from Quebec, the latter Province forming the eastern boundary. WATER SUPPLY.It is bountifully supplied with water throughout its whole extent ; there are patches of swamp land in some districts, but they are usually of small dimensions, and though little fitted for the purposes of agriculture, are exceedingly valuable to a neighborhood on account of the durability of their timber, which is specially adapted for the making of shingles, posts, fence rails, paving-blocks, etc., etc.But nowhere is there an arid district, or one iu which an abundant water-supply cat i not be readily procured, both for man and beast.Besides innumerable lakes, rivers, creeks- and streamlets, springs abound in many localities, and everywhere under the soil pure, wholesome uater can be "struck" at distances varying from fourteen to forty feet, so that sinking a well, which is frequently a necessity for an isolated household, is very seldom attended with very much trouble or great expense. NATURAL WEALTH.Ontario's vast wealth of timber is still on j of its most valuable heritages, capable of furnishing an abundant supply, both for home consumption and for every probable demand that commerce can make upon it for genera- tions to come.The great region which is the main depository of nature's most liberal gif bs in mineral wealth is as yet only partially explored.But it is established beyond doubt that the Districts of Algoma, Nipissing, Thunder Bay and Rainy River are enormously rich in nickel, iron, silver, copper and many other minerals.In the Ottawa region, in addition to these, there have been considerable finds of gold, while the quarrying of plaster of paris or gypsum, phosphates, mica, asbestos, etc., and marble of excellent quality are profitable industries.In the southern district, near Lake Huron, are the famous oil springs from which petroleum is obtained.Further to the north are prolific salt wells, the salt obtained from which forms a large item in the commerce of that neighborhood.The salt district embraces almost the whole of the County of Huron and consider- able portions of Bruce and Lambton.Wells of natural gas have been struck in various localities between the St. Clair River and the Georgian Bay, in the Niagara district, at Mimico (near Toronto), and at other places, the gas being used both for illuminating and manufacturing purposes.There are also considerable areas of peat beds in several parts of the Province.The rivers and lakes are well supplied with fish and the forests with game.

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