A Faunal Investigation of King Township, York County, Ontario (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Faunal Investigation of King Township, York County, OntarioAlthough King township, York county, is so close to Toronto as to justify its inclusion m that rather indefinite area, the Toronto region, its fauna has not previously received specific treatment. Its southeastern corner is but thirteen miles from the present northern city limit. In a few respects, such as the extent of uncultivated wooded and swamp land, the territory is unique for the general region and it has appeared desirable to make a survey of the higher forms of animal life to be found there and present a list for future reference.The township is bounded on the south by Vaughan township and on the west by the Peel county line. The Holland river forms its northern boundary while Yonge street marks most of its eastern limits. The original township survey was made in 1800, although subsequent alterations in 1851 gave it its present outline. It is said to embrace a total of acres (history of Toronto and County of York, The whole of the area is characterized by irregular, morainic ridges which run approximately east and west and give a local variation of altitude of over four hundred feet. The highest point in the township is feet above sea level (dept. Of Nat'l. Defence, Topographic map, No. The irregularity of the land surface prohibits cultivation in some sections as does also the heavy mixture of glacial boulders and stones in the soil. In Other sections the soil is good but this constitutes perhaps only 30 or 35 per cent. Of the total area. The moraine hills form the height of land between Lake Ontario and Lake Simcoe, the drainage to the south giving rise to tributaries of the Humber river, while on the north the drainage is through the Holland river.to Lake Simcoe and thence to Georgian bay.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.