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Hundreds or iishermen test their skills during the fall run oi rain- how trout immediately downstresrn oi Denny’s Dam. View of the DUnaldSm-l [arm locking upstrqu from south bank of the Saufieen Rlvel Al [he far rlghl ls Denny's Dam and It the left are the Donaldson‘s buildings. Cars or nsnernnen Link the trims!!!“ 7 all road 7 3; r fAulhority moves to ocquirt Indian historic site l The Saugeen Valley Cease vatlon Foundation under Cilan- man lrwin Lobsin .er has taken an the ambitious llsk at raising $12,000 to aid in tr- purchase ul 3 unique historic site near the mouth of the Saugaen River two miles upstream from the Town oi Souuiompion. The property which is pres- ently owned by Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Donaldson was occupied by lndian bands as early as the year 500 3.6, Excavations in 1960 by ar- chaeologists [mm the National Museum of Canada revealed remnants or an ancient settler lmenl on the north bank of the 'Saugeen River. Included in the many ioahnas uncovered at the sile were two house structures. a cemetery and several refuse mnllnds Scraping planes‘ knives, harn~ mer stonespnd anvil stones, copper axes and bone needles were also located on the site. Evidence also shows that the site was the jumping off point [or an aquatic highway linking Lake Erie and lake Huron via the Grand and Saugeen River systems. To prevent the 5+3ch prop- erty from falling into the hands ol private developers the Au- lhorily took out an option-to- purchase in October and in structed ILfi Charitable Founda- tion to solicit iunds through pn- vale donations to cover the rim thorlly's share of costs. Approval of a Provincial gralll oi 525.000 towards the ac- quisltl'oll on me property was announced by the Minister of Natural Resources in Decemr ber An added attraction ol the Donaldson properly is us stra~ tegic location on Lhe north hanli ii the river ndiacent in me lamprey (‘onlrol Barrier and Fishway upPraIEd by the Minis- lry oi Nntursl Resources The barrier, which is open In file general public. prevents lam-may lrorn mlzrallng up stream to spawning beds in the Saugeen River tributaries. Locally, the harrler is known as Denny's Dam and is named ailer John Denny who bought the mill rights at the site in raid and soon after erected a grist, saw Ind woolen mill. By 1397 the rights had bear purchased by the Saugeon Electric Light and Power Com- pany in order to supply elon- tricity lo the Towns oi South- ampton and Port Elglnl Due to the heavy (all runs of rainbow trout, cohoe and Cocka- nee salmon, the river between Denny's Dam and in mouth at Southampton is extremely popular ior iishing Ministry of Natural Resour- ces officials at Denny's Darn have seen as many as 650 align less crowded along the hanks oi the river on Thanksgiving weekend. Catches are obviously good, Preliminary plane call {or the de elopment of inra'pretlve ll- cili 'es emphasizing the outâ€" standing historic qualities of the site Mr. William [Malaysian of use Anthropology Department oi Erlndale College in ll/Llselsaauga views me Donaldson site as one oi the largest and most impor- tant oi iLs kind in all of Saudi- western Ontario and hopes to continue his excavations once the property is acquired ny the Authority, Plans also call lor improved access in the river Lind timb- Llshment oi facilities such an parking, toilets garbage clon- lainers, eh: rpr fishermen using me area It is hoped too. that the hiss ini-ir use or this site as a lump- ing all point [or the aquatic highway cull he reslored hy promotng its use an a terminal point [or the prfient day Salk geen River Canoe Route Feasibility studies are pres- ently underway (or a series of public scams and atop-over points along the main Saugeen Ell/er belween HIDEIVE'I’ Ind Southampton Pig. in â€" me Mr ELGIN was: monomer. , 5,1974 *1 . >~ ironies when: by .lnnn Noun-n] ' AS PART lll‘ H H; mm I'ENMAL BALL. list SJleLin lllglll, Pull Elglll Selllor Cltllulls' Square Dancing tunupmlnlurgd rim. runnier p ltd spun- linin- number. Sllmvn upon in» triuplcm‘thrgroup in lull swing mi in rlglll, Mrs ut-rupt Mnh‘rnunu ind lLliLIiiJlrblillilL‘r. in»in Dillllup;lri‘llgUrlcvcand port- .n. norm“ Mil lain. «ls u .ln gnhp Lilla Willie, UL‘V Nuclnll, Ld smut .unl not who. mun/hi. mini/nu: ruin 11mph .anl in l. l.li .r. M U 1. v/l n it i. l:- null null lll inn/r ii mil in l‘ A m Iain/n /s‘./.l/lit/l\ it!!! u in. ., n l/l‘ h round. minim: lllllil 1:,- ,, it limin, limo n llimnn