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 THE FORMATION OF TOROI^^TO ISLAND/ 
 
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 :• \, By L. J. Clark, Esq. 
 
 : V ^ r (Redd 26th April, J 890,) 
 
 My attention has been somewhat abnormally directed towards the 
 lalfe, and to lake surroundings, and lake currents during the last two or 
 three years, and, in the course of my investigations, I became aware that 
 there were different theories, p-^rticularly as regards lake currents and 
 Island formation. , Without very much external aid on the subject but 
 ^Mareful process oi deductive reasoning, I formed a theory, which, 
 4ike all young theorists, I^considered quit'e unassailable, andwhiqh I still 
 view in the same light, but, alas, my theory is rtot^\hew. 
 
 I have found, since making a more critical study of the subject, that 
 it received a very large share of attention nearly half a century ago by 
 men who hdve madea name and feme for themselves^ not only in Canada, 
 but in other lands as well, in connection with questions of world-wide' 
 interest, in one instance at least, and who are still aliveartd in a position 
 $9 compare their past theory of wiiat the future of the Island would be 
 W^h what I'c really is. ;I refer to such men as Mr. Sa^idford Flcuiiug 
 : Mi^ Kivas Tttlly^Mr. Henry Yule Hind, and Mr. Hugh Richardson.* 
 
 I find there Is quite a wealth of literature on the subject, which I have 
 read with great interest, and which in the main agrees as to the source 
 whence the material, forming the Island, is derived. I hav6 also placed 
 under contributi6h that never failing source of information, « the oldest 
 inhabitant," and I now place before you the tinited results of iiiy cogita- 
 tions on the subject. \ 
 
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 At the^utset, I will call attention to two theories that have been put 
 forward, but which on examinkion^ I think, will be found iiisufficient 
 for the purpose. The/; j/ is that the Niagara River has been a factor in 
 the Island formatibn in this way. ir is ^d that the direction of the 
 river at its mouth is in a line with ScaWoro' Heights, that the great 
 volume of water makes straight across the lake, strikes the north shore, 
 defffects to the west, and carries along the material from the Heights, of 
 which the Island is formed. I heard' a gentleman say that this was the 
 
 Mr. Richardson is dead. 
 
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TRANSACTIONS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTB., 
 
 [Vou I. 
 
 piXKlucing cause, and that the portlbn of the Island arourtd where the 
 lighthouse stands was the first to make its appearance. 
 
 To disprove this theory, it is only necessary to say that the velocity of* 
 the waters of the Niagara River at its mouth is not sufficient to transport 
 the weighty materials of whi^h the greater part of the Island is formed. 
 To move the heavy shale, which forms a considerable part of the Island, 
 would require a velocity of from five to eight feet per second. So that, 
 if it lost none of its velocity in crossing it would not be able for the work. 
 But that is in the region of the unthinkable. It is pretty well established 
 that the temperature of the water of the Niagara River is raised „one or 
 more degrees, by the concussion of the Falls and the rough treatment it 
 receives in coming through the rapids; It would, consequently, be 
 lighter than the water of Lake Ontario, and, would spread out, to a cer- 
 tain extent, over the surface, and thus, through increased friction, lose a. 
 part of its velocity: This has been well established by the factthat after 
 great freshets that have be6n sufficient to give turbidity to the water of 
 the river, it has been noticed that five miles out from the shore the dis- 
 colored watrt- has extended five miles to the east and west. By the time 
 
 -it v/ould get across it w o u l d b e-a m c r c attenuated film o n thp surf a ce oL^ 
 the lake, weak in its current and subject to the influence of every '^ breeze 
 that blwvs." So that we may hardly look for it to gather up its dissi- 
 pated energies fo^ the herculean task of building up the Island. But the 
 
 ' very fact that thi Niagara River deposits its detritus in a bar near its 
 own mouth ought to be sufficient evidence that it will not have strength 
 to load up again when it gets across to this side. Mr. Fleming says "such 
 a theory is wild and incapable of defence, though some are bold enough 
 to venture it." , V* 
 
 The other theory is that the material has been brought down by the 
 Don, Humber and other streams to the west. But this theory fails as far 
 as the Humber and Mimico Rivers are concerned, inasmuch as there is a 
 depth of 90 feet of water between the outlet of the Bay arid the Light- 
 house Point, across whicli it would be impossible to transport the ma- 
 ,terial of the Island without leavingfsome traces on its route.. 
 
 And if the Humber has excavated its huge channel for 30 miles or 
 more in length, and from J^ to >^ a mile in width, an.d from 100 to 200 
 feet in depth, without contributing directly to the formation of the Island, 
 we may naturally suppose the same of the Dbn, ' 
 
 I say directly, because I believe tiiese streams ha^ft contributed to the 
 ' stfatum of clay that underlies the Isfand arid extends out to an unkiiown 
 listanccf into the lakei 
 
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.-. „^f ill I^ORMATlOei or TORONTO l»UltD. 3 
 
 In this connection, it is interesting to investigate the history of these 
 streamsA And, in order to do so, it will be necessary for us to go back to 
 a period anterior to the subsidence of the waters to their present level 
 All indications point to an ancient lake beach at the foot of the cliff or 
 terrace, which is situated just north of the present limits of Toronto, and 
 which runs parallel with the shore at a distance ranging from nothing at 
 Scarboro' Heights to two or three or more miles in other places The 
 evidence is pretty strong that the water remained at this level for a some- 
 what lengthened period, And here I must call 'attention to a difference 
 of opmion entertained by our two previously ' mentioned friends Mr 
 . Flemmg and Mr. Hind. Mr. Hind interprets Mr. Fleming to say,'that 
 #at the time of the subsidence of the /water to its present level the' Don 
 began to exist. Mr. Hind takes exception to that view, and I think cor- 
 rectly _ For we cannot imagine the large section of land, forming nearly 
 the whole of this Province as at present, without any water-courses. But 
 on the contrary, the first acre that appeared above the siirface of the water 
 • would have its miniature streams, and, as the continent gradually emerged 
 , from the water, these channels would become longer and broader and 
 deeper. And I believe that when the lake stood at ^s former level, the 
 Don, Humber and other streams existed pretty nJii as they do nOw 
 the only difference being that their mouth's were situ^ at the then ex- 
 isting shore-line. Remember^! do not say that Mr.ileming says what 
 Mr. Hind says he does. \ / -^«— ^ 
 
 Now, we can easily discover wW became of the immense amount of 
 detritus brought down by those sti^ams. It formed the present site of 
 Toronto, and the -stratum ofclayth^t extends' out under the Island and 
 toan indefinite distance beyond. The sandy portions we find deposited 
 first near the ancient beach and the clay farther removed.and as we 
 would naturally expect, the Humber being "the mightier of the two 
 rivers, the greater was the amount of material brought down and the 
 more wou4d the bed of the lake be filled up, so we find the land higher 
 in proximity to the Humber, afid the descent is from the west to the 
 east. This accounts for the numerous ravines that^were washed out in 
 the present site of Toronto after the subsidence of the water, all having 
 a^general direction from N.W. to S.E. One word more as to what caused 
 the subsidence of the water to its present level. The writers I have pre- 
 viously referred to, do not throw much light on that part of the subject 
 but, fortunately the President of the American Association for the Ad- 
 . vancement of Science; in a lecture delivered in this city last year 
 showed very conclusively that it was owing to the melting away of an' 
 immense glacier or ice-field that extended along our northern shore and 
 cut off the exit of the water by the ^t. Lawrence. Previous to that time, 
 
 
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TRAMIAUTIOMI Of TUB UAMADIAM INBTITU'nL 
 
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 it is supposed the water of the great chain of lakes found its way to the 
 sea by an outlet in a south-easterly direction, throujjji Rome— this is not 
 the one wc near so much about in politics— and Utica, and down the 
 Hudson River. When this jjreat barrier melted away, the outlet took iU 
 present course, atid the lake assumed its present level. 
 
 On the subsidence of the lake to its present level, all the Don and other 
 streams had to do was to excavate from their former terminus to the new 
 shore line. And I would call the attention of my hearers to the much 
 more ancient appearance of the banks of the Don, for instance, in what 
 I may style the old part than the new. This may be very well seen on 
 some of the C.P.R. bridges that\happen to be near or at the terrace. 
 
 * Now, having told you how th^ bland was not formed, I shall endeavor 
 to tell you briefly how it was forined ; and, in doing so, I shall keep very 
 close to Mr. Fleming's expositioti of the case. The other writers referred 
 to all give Mr. Fleming the credit for first enunciating the true solution 
 of the problem. And I cannot di^ better than call your attention to a 
 copy of some of the maps and drawings that he has used to explain his 
 ■theory. . ^ .--^^ 'v '..V'' . 
 
 The limited time at my disposal will only allow me to make brief 
 reference to the salient features of the probable solution. 
 
 First, the material of which the Island is formed came originally from 
 the Scarboro' Heights; ' ^ 
 
 Second, the mechanical force whkh transported the material to its 
 present resting place was the storm action of the waves, which is now as 
 active as ever. * 
 
 In proof of the first premise we find the material on all parts of the 
 Island to be identical in its nature with that composing the Heights : 
 Prof. Pike informed me that he had made an examination of the material 
 from both places and he found them to be of the same geological forma- 
 tibn. Then its continuous connection, until recently, with those cliffs to 
 
 the east, is also evidence to the same effect. 
 
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 In proof of the second premise, we have the well authenticated fact of 
 the gradual extension of the Island'to the westward. Mr. Hind points 
 .out that previous to his time it was ascertained that thirty acres had been 
 addttiio Lighthouse Point from the time of the first surveys. I was 
 credibly informed, a few days since, by art old citizen thatj he remem- 
 bered when the Lighthouse was clo?e to the beach. 
 
 Wave action on a beach is tolerably Well understood. When the direc- 
 tion of the wave or wind is perpendiclular to the beach the eflfect is entirely 
 
J889-90.J TKi roRMATiow or tobomto iri,and. 
 
 desthict{ve. The waters, In their agitation, become loaded with sand and 
 other material, whtth it bears aw^y as the waves recede, and which It 
 deposits at various distances from the shore according to its fineness or 
 coarseness. Some of it vjfill be carried out to such deep water as to be 
 beyond the influence of the' waves to bring It back again. This is entirely 
 destructive. But when the waves inpinge on the bcach«-at an angle it 
 causefs an Onward movement of the material of the beach. This is clearly 
 shown In Figures I. and II. The particles held in .suspension are thrown 
 up th? Incline in the direction of the .wave, and when the force is spent 
 It moves back tov^r^s the water-line in the most direct course, that is per- 
 pendicular. The lighter parts will be carried higher and moved to a 
 greater distance forward as shown in Figure 1 1. Thus we find the fine 
 sand away to westward, while the'heavler portions remain along the bar 
 
 In front ot Ashbridge's Bay. 
 
 During violent storms, astonishing changes take place In the beach. A ' 
 summer sojourner at Balmy Beach informed me that, during the great 
 storm of 1885 or 1886, when the Lake Shore Road, near the Hu'mber, 
 was washed away, the whole of the beach from the Heights to the head 
 of Ashbridge's Bay, with the exception of a few hundred feet in front of 
 his own place, was washed away. The same gentleman Informed me 
 that large boulders, scflRpfmes weighing hundreds of pounds made tb«ii:, 
 appearance after storms and bedame permanent landmarks, unless taken 
 by the pleasure-seekers of the locality to form rockeriifes to adorn- their 
 front yards* \ • ' ', j. 
 
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 This shows the great transporting power of water When in motion. 
 But proof of that need hardly be cited, at this day whert some of the 
 greatest disasters to life the world has ever known, have jbeen attributable 
 to the uncontr611ed fury of water when broken loose frolm its /bounds, as, 
 for instance, the Johnstown disaster. , . v I _^ _ _ , ^^ t^ 
 
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 Mr. Sandfbrd Fleming supposed that when the last s^bsidehce of water 
 took place, instead of there being an abrupt cliff a,t Scarboro', as at 
 present, the land fell off in east slopes to the water's ed|^e, as shown 
 in Figures III. and IV. Then, oWing to the long^reach of 180 miles of 
 Jake to the east, the immense waves raised by the; easterly winds began 
 to produce their abrading effects Ion said promontory, and the abraded 
 material was carried and deposinri to the west, forming a spur, as in 
 Figure V. The same action continuing produced results as shown in 
 Figures VI., Vll., and VJill., untillWe have our present harbor. . . 
 
 Mr. Hind takes objection slightly to Mr. Fleming's View of the pro- 
 montory extending such a distanGc&intp the lake. He bkses hU objectioli 
 
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 oh the fact that the depth of water at aboiit one mile from shore U 48 
 feet,— I verified this fact myself last summer, so that there has been little 
 change in 40 years,— and this he considers to be below the depth at which 
 wave action would be felt, or produce much cflTect, And this seems rca* 
 sonable,^ for at a distance of about 2000 feet from shore we meet with a 
 ridge, the top of which is only about 26 feet below the surface, although 
 on either side it quickly falls away to 33 feet. Now, if the waves had 
 much of an erosive effect at over 26 feet in depth, it would probably remove 
 the top of this ridge, but I found i^ there last summer jyst where Mr. 
 Rust found it several years ago when taking soundings of that part of 
 the lake. j 1 
 
 But, on the other hand. It occurs to me that if the cliff had formerly 
 extended only a few hundred or even a thousand feet farther south than at 
 present, the bar which now encloses Ashbridge's Bay, would have Ijeen 
 driven right on the mainland and have formed a beach, as there api- 
 pears to have been no stream there sufficient to head it off, as the 
 Don might be capable of doing when it got further west. However, 
 this is not a point of vital importance to the existence of the Island. 
 
 It may be claimed that storms from the west would have a coun- 
 teracting influence. Of course they would, but onjy in the ratio of 
 40 : 180, other things being equal. And this, no doubt, accounts for 
 the somewhat peculiar coast-line on the city side of the Island. High 
 and low lake level periods, which have been known to recur at irregu- 
 lar intervals, also had something to do with the ^irregularity of the 
 said coast-line. According to the American Engineer's Report, between^ 
 the years 1825 and 1838, Lake Ontario rose nearly 7 feet and Lake 
 Erie nearly the same, which would change the appearance of the Island 
 very much. But it is not necessary to pursue that phase of the subject 
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 the phenomena of travellin^beaches and deposits, similatlo the one 
 under consideration, are by no means rare. One, on a small scale, 
 that came under my own observation, and with which many of you 
 may be familiar, occurs near Grimsby, at what is called the lily pond. 
 The cliffs to the east consist of drift clay containing small fragmentary 
 portions of rock entirely unwater-v/orn. As the cliff becomes under- 
 mined, portions break loose and fall into the water. The clayey por- 
 tions become dissolved, and are carried out to be deposited on t^ lake 
 hottom, while the fragmefftary rocks become water-worn, and are driven 
 westward where they have formed a ridge ^six or eight feet in height 
 and fifty feet in width across the mdath of the pond, leaving the open- 
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 Another place I viHited Ust nunimer, viz.: Irundequoit Bay, near 
 Rochester, presents a similar feature. Mr. Hind calls attention to It in 
 1^54. He sjiys that the opening was then ^ of a mile farther west than 
 it was formerly, and was becoming shallower, ' 
 
 The mouth of the Aux Sables, in Lake Huron, presents a rcmarkablie 
 illustration of the onward progress of a beach in the direction of the 
 prevailing winds. ' ' -v 
 
 Rondeau Harbor, in Lake Eric, is almost a fac simile of Torcmfj 
 Harbor, and many other examples will occur to you on a littl4|leflcctioh; 
 
 If I had time, I would like to call attention to the formation of the 
 marsh. In the early history of the Don, no doubt, it poured its waters 
 directly into the lake, while the spur, shown in Figure V., was in its 
 Infancy, and, at the time it was following Greeley's advice Under the 
 powerful influence of the easterly storms, the Don was also .trying to 
 obey the same injunction by turning, if not its face, at least its mouth 
 toward the west. But the embryo Island prow more rapidly and soon 
 overhauled the Don, and after a lengthened period of high lake level 
 during which time the young giant was working unseen, came a period 
 of low level, when the Don found its progress menaced by the spit of 
 sand running northward to near the site of the old windmill. I have ex* 
 amined various maps of Toronto for the purpose of obtaining light on 
 this part of my subject. The earliest is Bouchette's, which was made in 
 1793- This shbws that the bar running northward had entirely clMcd 
 the present mouth of the Don, and that another mouth existed about 
 halfway between the mainland and the present gap. At this time, I 
 believe, began the deposits which formed the marsh. - * \ * 
 
 Mr. Lawson, tea merchant, King Street, informs me that he rememWs 
 both mouths, the latter being called the big mouth. A ' 
 
 Jefore the Island affordect the protection it does at present these 
 months may have been constantly shifting, and at times both-^ay have 
 been closed up. Indeed, some writers tell us distinctly that such has 
 been the case, and that the vvater of the Don had no visible out- let, but 
 made its way out by filtration through the bar. At such a time sedi^ 
 meritation would goon rapidlyi -.v 
 
 This is pretty much my own theorj- — at least I don't saddle it on any 
 one else, though others may have a prior claim to it. 
 
 However interesting the subject of the Island formation may be to the 
 s dentii^t, Island preserv a tion is of f a r gre a ter intere s t to the financier an d 
 busines^.man of Toronto. The rep9rts that reach us of the destruction 
 going oh at the east end of the Islaild are of an alarming character, and 
 it behooves our city guardians to tajice steps for its preservation before 
 aftur beautiful Island wiish(K from our sight 
 
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DravMns •bowing the D«f*lobment ©f Toronto Harbor. 
 
 
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