sentences:  Robert McKernan paid $250 for the land that was "claimed" (by what process it was "claimed", is not clear at this point) by a frontier (probably Metis) businessman by the name of Emileau.Farms, such as the McKernan's, established in the 1870s were only gradually replaced by houses.The area was annexed by the City of Strathcona, and subdivision and development was proposed.