In 1869, Haliburton is a village in the Township of Dysart, County of Peterborough. It is beautifully situated on the shore of Lake Kashagawigamog, one of the most picturesque of the numerous small lakes of Central Canada. The Township is one of ten, the property of the Canadian Land Company. Stages run bi-weekly to Peterboro, which is 70 miles distant. The population is 60.