Complex routes 141 Broken lines and isolated place names 141 River routes 142 Routes by rail 142 Routes by sea 144 Terminal stations 145 Lines of lake travel 147 Canadian ports 148 CHAPTER VI ABDUCTION OF SLAVES FROM THE SOUTH Aversion among underground helpers to abduction of slaves 150 Abductions by negroes living along the northern border of the slave states 151 Abductions by Canadian refugees 152 Abductions by white persons in the South 153 Abductions by white persons of the North 154 The Missouri raid of John Brown 162 John Brown's great plan 166 Abductions attempted in response to appeals 168 Devotees of abduction 178 CHAPTER VII LIFE OF THE COLORED REFUGEES IN CANADA Slavery question in Canada 190 Flight of slaves to Canada 192 Refugees representative of the slave class 195 Misinformation about Canada among slaves 197 Hardships borne by Canadian refugees 198 Efforts toward immediate relief for fugitives 199 Attitude of the Canadian government 201 Conditions favorable to their settlement in Canada 203 Sparseness of population 203 Uncleared lands 204 Encouragement of agricultural colonies among refugees 205 Dawn Settlement 205 Elgin Settlement 207 Refugees' Home Settlement 209 Alleged disadvantages of the colonies 211 Their advantages 212 Refugee settlers in Canadian towns 217 Census of Canadian refugees 220 Occupations of Canadian refugees 223 Progress made by Canadian refugees 224 Domestic life of the refugees 227 School privileges 228