Talk:St. Malo, Manitoba

Clarifying 1884 survey with prior evidence of river lot sales
This is evidence that many river lots among the St. Malo Settlement survey had been owned by Métis individuals starting as early as the early 1870s around the time that Bishop Ritchot was negotiating for entry of Manitoba as a province of Canada. All of these early Métis owners of St. Malo Settlement river lots eventually were acquired by more serious settlers. The pioneer Louis Malo took possession of two river lots totalling 200 acres, likely lots 95 & 96 or 96 & 97, in 1877. Also, Joseph Bourgeois the elder took possession of lot 99 around 1880. Joseph Gladu also likely took possession of lot 94 in 1883. There may have been one other pioneer who took possession of a river lot between 1880 and 1884. All to say that the 1884 survey was a formal consolidation and formalization of previous informally established river lots. The formal 1884 survey established a benchmark to encourage legally sustainable growth on the way to parish status and municipal government.Cblambert (talk) 05:47, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

Louis Malo's log cabin - Where was it located?
It is known that Louis Malo's log cabin was located 'a few steps' from, and either just south or just north of, the T-intersection formed by the common line between lots 89 & 90 and the west side of the main public road to St. Malo that was eventually built and that existed until between 1934 and 1940. It is also known that Louis Malo had acquired from Abraham Guay, about 1877, in exchange for 50 cords of wood, a 200-acre parcel of land consisting of either 1 or 2 river lots. One source identifies Mr. Malo's log cabin as being built on lot 91, which cannot by definition be 'a few steps' from the T-intersection described above. Another source identifies the log cabin being built on lot 89. Measuring 12 chains wide by 2 miles long, lot 90's area is equal to 192 acres. It therefore seems plausible that Mr. Malo had acquired lot 90 from Mr. Guay in exchange for two payments, a first payment for 50 cords of wood around 1877 followed by a final $100 payment in 1882. Cblambert (talk) 01:40, 28 May 2017 (UTC)