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~-Fesonten in the ‘oltowing. “pages 2 are 5 plata, fact’. from. farmers’ in, -the Cénadian® North-West," on ‘many’ points. of interest: to. “tending” _ * settlers. ‘ats should. ‘be. stated “that: requests” Were sent out in’ ‘the. month of. a

\e - Septembar, 1884," ‘to all farmérs- in the country: whose addresses: ¢ould. be” 7 \ " procured, without respect to position, political opinions,. or aity other: éon: eal aw -sideration. ~ “The: ‘replies regeived”_were so numerous: as to- “make it: quite - i 7 impossible to- embody them. all. in! ‘one. ~pamphieé “Those: -given in, the : \ following. pages “relate ' chiefly. 'to* ‘the | main, questioris’ ‘present, in’ ‘the first: - ‘instance, to the mind. ‘of an. intending settler. . Such as are, more’ of service ae \aRer a a determination: has’ Been | jarrived at to’ settle i in ‘the Canadian North- a \ ; , West. have: ‘been placed in. 2. eparate, ‘pamphlet. entitled : by x Hints” and F | Practical: Information from, Farmers in ‘the Canadian North-West for the . \ ue. of Intending Settlers” * This pamphlet may be obtained § free of: charge _ : ‘Gn \application | \fo 2 ALEX.’ BEGG, the. Canailian Pacifié Railway Offices, 88, |, \ _ Cannon-street; Lenton, E. C.,. where . the. original letters are open ‘to’ ‘the | A faspection of anyre reader. “It: should be" stated that the replies.1 now published ney are thoroughly 1 re} resentative and that. the language Adopted Py the: writer: ay Be is used in éach ¢ a... CR es

The full aaron fo each sett is given in ‘the first fnstanice ealy, éna it . ig ‘of course, compet ent: ‘for: ay. reader, by writing hiinsélf to the address as “given. in each case,” 0 . verify ‘the ‘accuracy 0 of the answers now published, ae

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we CONTENTS: (2000 ane a od ; Addresses of Settlers seo tee HH 5 67,8 © vf. Land Regulations *... ~ oon nae sane - 20 Barley Crops. ay. Lae we ee 87 Last-Words of Settlers a..° ase se 47

. Bee Raising .. - see 1 ate ove a 59, Liberality. of Canadian Land Regulations a.

(Canadian ‘Pacific Land Agencies .. wee ‘ ‘Capital: Required gee de :

+ Carrot Raising. “ea ane mo Cattle Refing is oe 7 Churches os esd Mone

“Climate | sys

Sees eee

Coat Suppiy...: ‘ee ee

Comparative Yields of ” _ » Disease amongst’ Stock .. ‘ : ‘Engravings—Brandon eee

_ _ Farming Seasons. i... oe Fishing ‘ane ate tee Flax wets cle) eee nee ‘Fruits Se a ue Fuel Supply...

2 see Tee

_ Class of Settlers ee a ”

ee Medicine Hat .. ” ‘ . ‘ - Mount Stephen — e Farm Labour - Wee

pee

General Description of the Country.

Government of Canada-:

Hay Supply... wees ays

Hemp) (nave tee “Horses 9 ee ee eee

Hopsece sre tee age

ap at Location’ of Lands .. ne a

a . wots ‘ - Wieimennnintic tne eve :

; Government Lands‘@ we coves Government Land Agencies * Grain Crops... eee eo!

: Municipal Government. . ‘Oat Crops’ we ~

: Potatoes : ote ve

- Rye Crops’ a. Oe ae

: Sheep Raising -

Water. Supply .

|: Who’ should Bmigrate _ Wild Rice, few!

A, Manure vs

10 . Markets | pS cane eee ate Teen, gO 46 27

_ Peas wo © ‘Prairie Hay Pig Breeding. 6). Poultry. Keeping. 1 1. se

’ Representative Institutions ‘ Roots eee Red Indians...

Schools. ae 7

Shooting‘... 7 Soil we” ; in Stock Raising ee roms

‘Storms, Winter,and Summer’ Success of Settlers... _ Sugar Cane: ‘eae Summer Frosts Turnip Crops ~ Vegetables oe os

Wheat Crops .

‘Wood Supply’ oe

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Tue: provides: of Manitoba and the: tetas & North: West a are too. well known sto néed aay, __, definition - of . their: geographical position; “bit! ‘the extent of the immense territory going a under ; these. names is’ Rot so Ean understood, The. whole ‘Dominion, of canada i is

es Sie here. ood. thee are iseen., apne of eller trees, in. | addition: to the! :

7 » extensive ¢ coal beds that’ are-now. beitig worked or ‘about to be opened up in the country lying. - * ‘between the Souris district'in the southern ‘part of Manitoba and the éastern base. of : th

. Rocky. “Mountains and:northward into the 'AtRabaske district.- ae a

7” The almost unparalleled fertility of the Soil,.the- proved ‘healttiy. aid: agreeable nature.”

‘ of the. climate, ; so peculiarly adapted to. successful farming,.and the facilities offered. by: ithe oo ." Canadian. Pacific ° ‘Railway; which : with its branches now. runs; through ‘thie .most. fertile (7 2” parts-thesé are inducements that ‘have attracted: and: will: ‘continue to attract the ‘energy

re fad capital: “of farmers a and others i in the old. sountey i 5 .

3

“agi countries; and: ib isto" the ‘tiller'of the® Soil that: aay eaee ‘the ie grenioat duces mt, _. ments, : Farmers from the.old country, and. thosé who! have a. ‘Anowledge: OF: ‘farming-may;: + _Swith care‘and industry, prepare for: themsélves'a future dfindependence and ‘comparative: - _ ease, and, the Taboarer and, mechanic S may: also find good scope for: his is powers. This scope .

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4 - PLAIN FACTS AS TO THE GANADIAM NORTH-WEST... ars

y_ will largely increase as the railway further opens up the country, and aS'towns continue to’ «~"- - - _ ” - grow in size and importance; but those who lack energy gnd perseverance,.and who fear ‘real earnest work, are no more likely td succeed'in Canada than they are elsewhere. AS respects the mechanics connected with all the building trades, it may be said ‘that .~-; - very large numbers of buildings will be’ erected in Manitoba.and’ the North-West for some time to come in consequence of the rapid.extension of railways, the necessary: build- .,° img connected with them, and the ‘very rapid settlement which is taking ‘place. ; :But it must also’ be bore in mind that the same rule applies there as in other countries, namely, §° - that by the supply of and demand for labour is regulated the rates of, wages. Itistherefore - 1... - - .... -, impossible to give any definite idéa on this point, except that up to this tine the earnings - a '.” of mechanics have been good, and farm labourers generally have béen in active demand... . , oy ., q . - ot vs , . at wea + . >. ‘Capital Réquired.“ aan a The amount of capital required by a sertlegavith which to make a start ‘must largely - depend upon his capabilities and habits. With ordinary care ‘and an average knowledge - of ‘the ways of farming, a settler may succeed on s€100' to s@150. Many'who are -now . the owners.of large and prosperous farms started with less; indeed, some came to the. .° ~. * country"with no money at all, and have; as a rule, succeeded admirably. -On this pding-it’ - ; will be well to have the actual experience of séttlers themselves a3 ‘giyen in letters received - from them in the months of September and October, 1884. ~ oy a oo

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. _ Name. | Postal” Address, . ‘Capital at commencement in £.". Valos of Faria Sept. 1. en) Proctor, H .:.| Woodlands, Manitoba 1873 Nothing 1. a, cae) nce oe |. OOK : Young, done 2 Moosomin, P.O. Asa, | 188x | I was in debt, a7. en we fe 3a0k . Currie, Wi os whaic., Man, wwe. see| 1880 | Had no money to begin with; but made |About — 2,0007. to " - os of - |. about 4oo/, the first-two years with | - 2,400/, a, y Cameron. G, A. ...| Indian Head, N.W.T. | 1882 | Carpenter's tyade wasall thecapitalThad |- ; J, to cool, . Dickson, J. W. ...| Amaud P.O,, Man, ...| 1882 | None, but what it cost tobuild, and all | - “ ‘soo ; . ; . me of that I made by working out; : weg | Wagner, ‘W.-{M.| Ossowa, Man... eof 1871 | Nome , coe venue aes, nee (Ewa offered 4; pes -— Mercer, James ...| Black Ox Farm, Greh-| 1872 | None; I had to be an agricultural ia- re Ae : fell, N.W.T. ; bourerat first 2. °c esed, 804, Pole, J, ene ote ae Regina, 7 NeW.T, os{ 1683 Not any —~ arr are is nn Anne ttle; James... ...| Manitoba 0 see . «| 1879-{-Thad.z team of horses, waggon, plongh,| I- have ‘320 acres,” clipe Pod, , ahd harrow, aie, m, Plone which. “io - wort. ‘, oe ee a a . | 1.40083" tows, ° ; Field, Edward ...{ Shell River, Man. ...| 1867} None. wn’ She dah rte a, : ‘ . Leitch, Angus _...| Griswold,.Man. ... ...] 188z | None tyes “ . Walker, J.C. «| Glendale P.O.,Man. ...| 1877 | None whatever Be Vandervoort, G. «| Alexandria, Man, ../ Fe _ Smart, George _...| Holland P.O., Man,...| 7 -° Kenny, David W...| Wolf Creek, Sec, 34, T.

~ ot 15, R. xo, Assa, Morton, Thos. L....| Gladstone, Man, - ...J' 1873 Rawson, James...) Mountain City, Sec. 14, . wy T.a,R.6.,W. Mand |,

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/PLaiN racts As. TO.‘THE , CANADIAN ‘MORTH-WEST. a

Me

Name, ~. ‘Value af Faiz Hept.'S4, . 1879 No. cash. ‘capital’ Had I Year's provi - slons, one yoke otf oxen, cow, aod some ° - implements - .T was a poor- man, and J had but, littl veapital aor . Not 5 cents a er

Not much...

' Chambers, S.... os:

: Agnew, James ”_ NM . 1 aool, '

Bnuce, George, ‘ os _ Perley, “W.D.. wend

~

Teannat say, I have ' oy only 80 acres.” * ‘ + -an|Situate - within - two. - ' miles of Wolseley, it ought tobe worth 16S, an acre., “'

a . oan

. . McGill, George “oe . . .

; Very little after las e im this; “country}As fara préperty | ane! aay .|. does not nan ' th vs >t

on re _ @larward, Fred. ..- Rorison, W. D.. ...

at Davis, John B. ... + Troyer, Christian...

, ‘et .: foals anny . ‘

- soil Faye

hands, . : . no eatiinate.- . -1.Littleton, Man. "eee Oberon P.O., Man. ...}' McLean, Assa, N.W.T: Sec. 2a, T. 3.R. a, wz

' Alameda,’ , NW.

In Southern ’ Man,

879 walt Creek, Assa., -

I had gs. when I tande at Emerson

eee ove eae veo

at } borrowed Bi. to'come chete with —

‘About goal, ; if i

wt. were .s¢ se, oo ; wate aun : Little, Jo we) ew Necgawa, Man. nee ose cash, r yoke.of oxen, 2 cows, and 2 . 1,600/, ‘ on : zood stock of clothing Wilson, James eee Stodderville. Man... sue eee eae aes oon wal. 8 Peo . McGregor, D. _...|’ Griswold, Man... + ase ees tee wee ose a sort 4 : Riddle, Robert: ... Salisbury P.O.,Man. ... GOL. guy nee atte te tee " x,0001. - Hall, P.. 2... «| South Antles,, N-W.T. ase” * ane eee tee Pony sol, _ Bolton; Ferris _ ...| Calf Mountain, Maa...|. "Book - Carters Thoimas} - Woodlands, ‘Man... .>.| 3879 Ris ras, with “ait 10 “follow jin x1| Have refused 800l., “"months, The collector absconded.| ‘will not tale take less , “& ‘ . ’ and the 284/. never came to hand ...|_ than z,0002, “ . Warren, R R J » Over, Man ing |. 0 About BOL: sn ase ave ese - ‘ano About «20004, ? . Oo 1 Tae, tel] * have gookin ims - . aes 3 : plements, “and” u “ oe good, stock “+

arn Morden; Man, ‘sas nee Manitoba ‘sae woo ool \ZE

Baie St. Paul, Man. oe ‘3872

| MeCérquodale, C. _ Taylor, William ...

: ‘McDonell, Duncan |

: Bees per acre. . . Atleast 14 andcre. a

: Fleming, N.W.'T, | 1882 Bol, Kenlis, N.W.T. |, . ‘ al, per acre, « »| Bintle, ‘Man, - i 5: | Sold my homestead - ee mE and aah be : . t spring lor -Bg02, |

.c DigPain Onpey an 1882 |" x

“Sonia, ce GPl Gisowwa, Man. «0. ..,| 1869 |x 1, W.LBA".. , | Headingley, Man. ‘eee 1858 Giese 8 anes Marringtmrst, Man. ... “x6 _ r008;

See, 30; Tp 2,. R.2W. 1882 Alameda P. O.-Assa. enh a cone | Minnewashta, 3 Mati. ... | 3878 x0

McCormack, Davia

, Kemp, John... °... Connell. IT. K. ow Beesley, Jobn G, .. _MeKitrick, Wm, ..

‘ | ” _ ‘ . Rogers, Thomas ... ‘Sheppard, Jos. ... Farner, Wa fF

- ™ Ogletree, Francis.. Bonesteel, C, Hi. ...

- Anderson, ,George... . McCaughey, J. Su

Heaslip, JoJo. Day, Samuel on

ova Stevenson, G. B. Doyle, W. A. il. BP) . Wat, James a . Haney, A. W.- ... » ' Hind, Brothers ~... Reid, Alex, oe

op

a. .

"h » Reid, FE, J... ae : Drew, Wm. D. s. . Lambert, W.-M. ... Heaney, Jonathan|

7 | Raight, W.G.(,.P.

; = Joséph... {-

‘Miller, Solomon

Hayter, W: H ... -Robertson,'P, ~z,,

wy ” MeEwen, Dedita. . Malhio Zeplirin..

we

oa sons; eRe et ip teeter

. -| Headingley,

_ Gilbert. Josiah _ ¢+{ Durham st

¢t

T._ x2, Sec. 22,'R. 30% Fleming P.O., Man. Austin, Man... oss Osprey P.O., Man. ... .| Moose Jaw, Assinibola, .| Rose Bank Farm, Crys- tal City P.O., Man, |

wife easily.

Railway View ‘Farm, Moose Jaw, Assa., Indian Head, N.W.T.. Man. ... Portage la Prairie, Man. _Pheasant Plain, Kenlis}. 'P.O., Assa, N:W.T,

,3883 2002, 5869 | 200/, . 7869 About 200/,... “

Grenfell, Assa, N.W.T. AlamedaP, 0.,N.W.T. Algmeda P.O., ‘NLW.T.

2883 | 3007,

.| 1883 |. About 400/..,.

ween us

and general store. . ‘ keepers, Millford, , Pian Creek, Man. 1883 } 400i. .. ove Brandon, Man, 1883 About 400d, .. een Regina, NWOT, 1882 | goo/, ... . on Meadow Lea P.O.,| 1880 | 4602.07 7.7" 0, Man. \ Oak Lake, Man, 1879 | gool,n

e

See. 18, T. x7, R. : W.,; Birke; Man. .

Clearwater P.O., Man.

‘eee

Alameda, P.O., “Assa.

ae

Brandon POs Man, beat oe eee Wolseley, N.W.T. "HOOK a

‘a 1879. About aot , oe . | 1879 | 250d... one tua

-| 1883 | 300/, to use in starting

3880 My, partner rand “yself

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PLAIN FACTS.AS TO THE CANADIAN ‘NORTH-WEST,

oung man will aes a fair start‘in ife with 804, that is, if he can get a

1883 2004, 5 increased it by another 200/,

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‘a0 of Parra Sépt., 84.

«| 34 8s: Per ‘acre

(320 acres.) 1,800/,

400!, I consider my fara. worth Bool. to me,

- 67a, sw 3.20028, - 28008, ..” er -acte. “I would -not like to sell it for that, but I suppose I- could not ‘get. - more than; that’ ‘justnow. ”

800/, to, Tool. .

| 22. per acre - _ Geol, 1,200f, was at About 2oood,. ee on 3,300%, - Mie wnat About B00,” “eee .| About: vot “BEd _ 4007.| 2,200/, ° what ‘ft is ooo . _assessed fr ‘ ; a . About x cool, *.

wht

eas, “eee te et ae at

. 6ool, tO Bool,

to take 800/,

| Assessed at 890/.,

and. stock Soo/,

21,400.” ¢

“Nee 3,004, : more whien.

“get MLN.

Western Railway. | :

All my lands are - _-warth apo, Se

‘De not want ‘tone.

tO 2,400b...

one Htshould: be worth .

: t would” not care -

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‘Value of Farm Bept. BL

"McKnight, R. LP. ‘Ggrman P.O, Man ee 1879 | 1,000, sc “eae. eet ae |e OO : Grigg, ‘Samud t ) Sor neta We Apait XyOOOL,” — nse nee wee wee) we (2,6002, for the ont I

: ’ Brandon, Mi 1884 : . . . : liveon. . . Harris, Jemes ae ‘Moosomin, N.W.T, 4.) 2882 | 1,000%, oi ate nee te aes 2.4002. for the sec. Amnstrong, .George} Dalton; _ Brandon Co.|' 1880 | x,2002, ore ak tee ee 3,0002, Elliott, Joshua ae Sourisbur rE, Mi y ee} 1880 About 3,208, bee wee Tee x. | From? 24o0/, to. “ Bobier, ‘Thomas i. _Moosomin, Assinibota 1882 |. My two sons &hd self fetched 31,4002. in |.1,200/,, thatismy = # = “' ms N.W.T. ‘77 -eash, stock and implements . half section , ‘ a MR, John [Milton Farm, _ near 1883 a,c00h, we een, gue tees {2 10,0008, - -", ,1. “Regina, N.W.T. oD 7 ‘ vo u : . Barison, D. H. «-.| ‘Newdale P.O., Matt... 188x 6,000 er ‘Have, several; a en an aoe noo. ; worth from 2/.t0 me western fle neg vente ote cee = oe athe Yo tee se eee el | vad. sper mere. "Wig, Thomas “& ‘Thistle ‘and ° Wright 1882 | 6,c00/, ive tom Soca Sy | ah 8s. improved .. on 1 " Farms, ' Qu’Appelle,| ° and r2; x25. unim= . 7 oot od: Assa, NWOT, 2 . ee . - PrOVSAPET nore : 7 Tt rrr , i, ee ‘ Following are, the: names s and addresses of other settlers. whose testimony recurs s tiroughout - the Pamphlet -— ta, Ske mg. av ; 0 “ Address," _ Sec. Tp. x 1, R 12,° a a pacer aD, _ ‘ Day, ohn F, « mae Morris, Man. “If Deyell, John ' aon Battell, ,H. c Moose Jaw, ‘ Seo, 2, rE ‘a, 7 Dick, David) ’R. a7 W. 2. ‘| -: Dickin, Geo TRE coe ; » Bedford, acobi, Sy aes ‘Calf Mountain, Man Dickson, Phi wo Bell, C. J. ».. Postmaster, Belleview.” | - Downie, John... . .

. | BS a ae fee nee

wf ackwe: eg, .

., fF Blythe, Ro | mrs ; Boldrick, Robert

- Boulding, G. T.:

ohn.

' Elliott, T. De.” Eliott, Robt. W. el.

“Wellwood, Norfolk, Man. |

“

we

/: wes WJ : po Cin li eta

/ at Cameron, Was G

pt -Campiox, “Brothers 7 ~ Campbell, ca

, . Carroll, A.’ a ‘Champion, “Ww: M:* ‘ Conhell, Robert ‘.-

| ae D. iin a, , Garratt an erguson . ~ Gibson, Willem *

‘ Gimour, H. C

‘* Gordon, Leslie: > Graham, ‘Mark, _ Gran

; ‘airmer; * Megsomin, NoW.T: 0

2 ‘ete ° Hall, Da v 7 ot

* Mitchell, -Moore,

Whitehead) vee Harris, A. B. ...

Hartney, James H.

Hoard, Charles

Uope, "George wee Hornor, T. R. a. ‘Howey, Wm. ... Hutchinson, A.

Hume, Alex, vee Ingram, W: A....

effrey, William (Jnr.

Mepee James McBeaa,

. McDiarmid, Colin

.McDonald, W. W.

, McDougall, Adam

-| Beulah"P.O., Man.

-| Souris, Man. . Lake Francis, Man, ) Carberry, Man. «

| Pendennia, Man. | Warleigh P,O., Man.

-«{’ Craven P,O, near Regina.

-

ig, M. -

J. He... %. 4-Jgang, Ro ave on Ris yee RN... . Lothian, James...

i] Chater P.O., Man,

Millford, Man, Rapid City, Man. Brandon, Man.

Portage Ja Prairie, Man, wee

Stoddartville, Man. Belle Plain, N. W.T. Plum Creek, Man, Oak Lake, Man,

-| Balgonie, Assa., N.W.T. - -| Pipe Stone, P.O., Man. -| Beaver Creek P.O., Man.

"Brookdale P.O,, Man.

-| Gladstone: P.O., Man. ‘

Fleming; N. W.T. Virden P.O., Man. ,

(Reeveof Wallace), vv: ioe

McGee, Thomas McGhee, James *

McKellar, Duncan

Meter A. McLennan;

McRae, Roderick “McTellan, Jobn

~ Malcolm, ‘Andrew

Middleton, Alex, Miller, Robt. S.

Mitchell, obn a

Mooney, John ...

nee

’ _ Mefutosh, Archbld.

McKensie, Donald McKenzie, Kenneth , McLane, A. M.

omas , McMurtry, Thos.

bee eet ‘,

o eee . .

;| Gladstone, Man. . esessippi F.0., Man. -| Sec, 18, 4 Mintedosa,| Man,

‘ Minnedéss: Man.

Broadview, Assa..N, W.T, “ Rapid City, Man.

-| Arrow River P.O.,Man. -| Burnsjde, Man, ‘ ‘.| Chairman,

Municipal S. Qu’Appelle, N.

Col. Ths

T. 3, R. N.W.E.

meda. P.O. Minnedgsa, Man.

i.

-«| Balgonie, Asie, W.T. “ee Hanlan P.O., «Man. Sec, 18, T.13,R, 2,

-| Postmaster, Brookdale, Man. -| Littleton, Man.

Man,

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«| Moosomin, N. W. n

Zmerson, Man

‘Orr, James D. ...: * Osborne, .Daniel

. ‘ , ‘ . \ ‘ ao . , . so . ‘ . 1 - . . . Z . : ‘ . . . oy o 4 _ ; _ 6 ' » PLAIN, PACTS 45 TO THE CANADIAN NORTH-WEST. ae . C : - 1 an . . , . 4 on i hook ‘ 7 a Name, = | , | Address.’ ‘ — whe as Hanna, (Reeve 0 of] Griswold, Man, _ Obee, Fi... :* 2 o+-| Glenboro’ P:O., Man. aye

Otiver,- "hosnas -Burnside, Man. -

Fleming, Man.’

' Parr, James E.... | seo| Crystal Gity, Man, n - Parslow and Healy ef sec, 20, T.. “R. 20, vo > "|" W., Regina, NW.T. Batterson, Abr... ...| Alexandria’ CO. T. 2. ; . R.6, W., Man. : Paul, James M. ... ee] Sec. xg, T. 15, R. x2, We Paynier, W.D | Beulah, P.O., Maa. .~ Paynter, J. E.... | «| Béulah, Man. . -”: Phillips, S. on ‘.| Rapid City, Man. -Pierce, Stephen..¢ ---4si/- Tp. -1aj* 28, “RG 30.

+

Fleming Station, Man.

Plunckit, Robert. . ...| Manitoba.

Pollard, Alfred »-| Sidney, Man. * Pollard, E. Sep. | Manitoba,

Pollard,.H. .. e| Sidney, Man.. Powers, Chas, F. | ‘Brandon, Man,

.| Rounthwaite, Man. , :

‘ ar, ren Rapid City, Man. Ruthetford, ; Johnston Silver Creek, Man, (P.M. and J,P.) oo rie Rove on Rounthwaite, Man. Shipley, a one Wavy Ba » Man. | Shirk, J.-Ms hee > oul Ty 8, Ro x8, W, ‘of xst-

: Stevenson, F.W.°.

« Urton, .W. S. Wi

Jo i | "Mer. Rounthwaite, POT” Sifton, ALT. ae. “ Brandon, Man. Sirett, Wm.:F.

Slater, Charles.B. 7

Smith, William | 7 Smith, W. Pl... .

’

Stirton, James~.... 5 o.. Stowards, R. c..

Speers, A. R:° Taylor, foun we Taylor, William : Thompson, Stephen Todd, P. Re’ vs Tulloch, Andrew | . ‘Upjohn: Frank...

oe,

‘Qu'Appelie Station,

Cartwright P.O.; Man, - .,

-| Tp. 13, Re 20, Sec, ’ “365, ;

-| Glendale P.O.,° Man.’

ae See, x7,R. 14,9W., :

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a7 SDAIN PACTS-AS TO THE CANADIAN ‘NORTHWEST. 9°:

y

. i . .e ‘ . . ial . " . _ ry

: ee «Aaa in Manitoia. - vy. a as : “On. arriving ‘at Winnipeg, or any ‘other of, the principal stations along the line of the- 3 ‘Canadian . Pacific Railway, the- first step -should be to ‘visit the Land: ‘Offices of the,

Canadian Pacific Railway, where the field‘lotes and maps descriptive of the lands may be.

/ . . Jpspected, and the most mituté -details obtained. as to the, soil and geceral character. of each locality.’ This will enable\th¢e-intenbixe settler to choose a Jocality i in which to. seek

_ -=his farm, The. land grant of the Canadian Pacific Railway along. the main line has. been .. . divided into. ageucies as far, west as the. third meridian, within’ the limits of which-land ~ . . ‘can be purchased from. ‘the Agents of. the Company at the stations hereinafter i indicated... - ©. .—- -- cer eat clied wor me pm see 7 . . ms « “BRANDON. —All lands § in main belt, ringes 11 to 23 (iselusive) west of ‘First 5 Mendlas : Low ae VIRDEN—All lands in main line belt, ranges 24 to 28 (inclusive), excepting townships 14, 15, To . 16, west of First Meridian, : 7 MOOSOMIN—All dands-in mnain Hine’ belt, ranges. 28 (part. of) to 33 inclusive) | west of Fist ‘ : jan,’ aa BROADVIEW--AIlL. lands, in main. line belt} anges I to, 7 (inclusive) west of Second: . , , Meridian... —— woe, ‘WOLSELEY—All iands inmain liebelt, ranges : 8 to 36 (i aclasive) west of ‘Second Meridian. _ REGINA~Alllands in main line belt, ' ranges 14 to.23 (inclusive) west of Second Meridian. as 'MOOSEJAW—All latds‘in main line. pelt, range 24. west of Sécond Meridian’ to range 10- 8 fom, . * 48 + west of Third Meridian... ---' an : . SWIFT.CURRENT—Al lands j in main tine belt, anges I to 20 west of Third: Meridian: to os |! . -, Fourth Meridian.- .” . ‘MAPLE’ CREEK—All lands io ‘mi an * Meridian.’ . MEDICINE HAT—AN lands, in main ‘Tine Belt,” ‘from, Fourth. Meridian to range’ 10° west of” _ + Fourth Meridian. ~ . . CROWFOOT—All lands in main line belt; range’ ri to 20 west of Fourth Meridian: 7 ’ CALGARY—AIl lands in..main line belt, range. 50 west: ‘of Fourth Meridian to surginit of « . . Rocky Mountains, « t . vee ay

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, & The. Agents - at ‘the Land ‘Obtices } have for free. distribution maps ‘showing’ the lavids” co Ca open for sale; “and ‘those already ‘disposed of, plans of the town: plots, and -pamphlets taf ae Nope) descriptive ‘notes of the lands within: their agencies:. _ wow mi ‘The Government have established Intelligence Offices at. various. 18. points along. the line, in charge ‘of . officers, who will give the fullest- information” ‘regarding homestead lands, |... -.,: . _ Attached. to these offices ara: ‘Land. Guidess-whose services’ are. always: available ‘gratuitously 7 “8” for Hocating t those’ in search of homiestéads. °-: , re Settlers arriving in ‘Winnipeg. should; apie West, ‘call’ at ‘the’ Lind Déperiment oat

sof ti the Canadian. Pacific:Railway, , the. office: of “which is Iocated*in thé'station: ‘There they. _ « ean ascertain -what. lands, ase pen feet homestead vand the, ‘sittiation’ of thi Gorerntsen 7 Tatelligence Offices. wheats y 2

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. surveys enable the Railway Company to offer for sale some of the finest agricultural lands _.

. \"in'Manitoba and the North-West.: ‘The lands within the Railway belt, extending 24 ”

‘| miles from each side of the main line, will be disposed of at prices’ ranging from 2°s0 dols.

*. (10s, ‘stérling) per acre upwards, with conditions requiring cultivation, - Prices’ of ‘lands. -

; without. conditions of- cultivation may be obtained ‘from. the ‘Land Commissioner “at*! Winnipeg. - ‘When cultivation or settlement forms part of the ‘consideration, a rebate for cultivation of from 1°25. dols. to 3°50 dols. (ss.to x4s. sterling) per acre will be: allowéd ‘on ‘the acreage actually cropped, Subject to certain conditions.’ ‘‘Thése-and the general con- ditions of purchase are enumerated-in full on the Canadian Pacific folder map,-to be had

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How to obtain Government Lands. - The Dominion Government makes a free grant of 160 acres of agricultural. land té ‘»~ every British subject over the age of 18.years, and also affords settlers the right to pre-~ ‘sempt another 160 acres; that is the settler. may take ughe additional 160 acres, "making a ‘ payment“of from 2 to 24 dollars (8 to ro shillings) per acre at the end of three’years of settlement. Settlers taking up Government free homesteads are required to reside on‘ their 7 =. farms for at least six months of the year during the first three years. Further particulars

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- " concerning Govérnment lands may be had by applying to any of the Canadian Government - agencies in Great’ Britain and Ireland: . Cre OE te In the case of taking free homesteads, pre-empting or purchasing’ from’ the--Goyern-~ ~ , '. Ment, the business, will have-to be transacted at the nearest of the following -Doiuinion- Land Offices:—..--°, 200% 5 5 Ve 0 ODN. URS ts 4 “. mo "Agency. : a Post . Office. yo , a “ fe Wimmipeg olen csccscscstssneetsberces Wirtrtipeg..cecoccccceseee seeees tes * ‘ Dufferin ........ceeesyeeeee vee Melsott ...cscccces . W.H. Aram: : Little Saskatchewan » Minnedosa - W.M. Briuigrp. Birtle eseecesesceseseee : we Birtle.”..... « W.G.PENTEAND. 3000 7 Coe Souris ....0..cccc06 . :. Brandon « ESC, Swirgi 0 “"~ ‘ . _» Turtle Mountain .... .. Deloraine..: 2 JSACHAySs “ 5 Coteat wees. . Coteau... {J McHuan. > | <--> wRegina .....005, vee ROPING weseerecvcecennas >» ‘Ws H. Stevenson, ! - ‘| “Louchwood Hills, . Touchwood Hills.. .. J. McTacearr., |. eee Calgary ficcessesere algary........ {: McD. Gorpon. i onton..... :.. Edmonton », Prince‘Albert - ../......, sesereeee coin Prince Albert Loe ede a” Liberality ‘of ‘Ginadian“Land ‘Regulations Kk 2 Whe tand regulations of the’ Canadian. Government,

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(£6 16s.), in the, United ‘States; aad the taking of a homestead does not in Canada prevent the pre-emption of other @overiment ‘lands, or the purchase of Canadian Pacific - on Railway or Government lands.- ~- - 3" i Fo oO. uo _.. There is moreover no-cast-iron oath: of allegiance to be taken, as, the following, to which everyman who'takes up United States Government land ig required to subscribe:— , :

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When these facts are considered they will be found to péfmelhty advantages, such

as no intending settlers’ from the United Kingdom can afford to overlook: : nae oS he Climates * _ ‘Phat ‘the winter in Canada is cold, there’ is no doubt, ‘but’ it'is certain also that the Lo, atmogphere is bright, and.the air dry and bracing, happily lacking that damp and moist __'_ m-Character-which makes the climate“of the United Kingdom’so trying to many persons.- It. .... ~~ js.on account of this peculiar dryness of the: air that the sensation of coltt is not so un- oe _. pleasant as that of a temiperature at thé freezing. point. in a humid atmosphere, - “Manitoba “ _ &. "and the North-West-Territory are-in-fact shown by statistics'to, be absolutely the healthiest sj. ‘eéuntries on, the globe, and residents in'‘all parts declare ‘with ‘remarkable unanimity, that" it is both a healthy and most pleasant country, in which to live. Malaria and other-endemic

diseases are.absolutely-unknown.: >), 0 le . ae ~- Following are.the opinions of actual residents... The questions-asked were:— - *' ot

- About what time it\November does winter-regulatly set in, ‘and’ when does .it-end? .: Have you suffered any serious, hardship or loss from the climate in winter? Is‘. | =

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‘Hutchinson, A. - ..{ 2nd week in November to last of'March or first of April. "No hardship '

whatever. : Climate very healthy indeed, probably one of the healthiest in

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; Proctor, Henry ...| About r5th-November to about rst April, Our_family (father, mother, and .

‘ ‘14 chil@ren) have been very healthy. ay - Knight, W.G.... ...{ Sth November to sth April. Three years agé{! was.living in a small tent _ . So, until the end of November, my hause. not, I

registered considerably: below zero at timed; thé=ferious illness ‘of my

";. wife was the result. The*climate is undoubtedly ‘healthy, the exceeding

dryfiess of the air'in winter being.very favourablé to ‘the healthy and

‘ vigorous action of the lungs, ° hes , i Smith, W. P. ae yt

. frozen... Climate-very-healthy: - 00 kw DL, : About 15th. November to beginning of April. Had several :s] .--bites. Cliniate decidedly healthy, - —

About 15th November; very often later, and sometimes earlier. No hardship or loss. Climate very healthy,-: - no . ‘ About 2zoth.November’ to about March: oth. I never. fost a dollar from the

climate.in winter. Climate as healthy as any under the sun. ‘

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’ Lawrence, Joseph wee Screech, John... «.. e . is‘no danger. Climate very healthy.

znd week in November to end of March. No hardship or loss whatever. Climate very healthy. eof fo

, Lothian, James... | About 2nd week in November to end of March. “I have ‘ploughed’ for

. Cameron, Wm. C. ...

; three seatons up to the 7th of November. ‘No serious hardship or' loss. . . te Perle te .

. - Y oy I believe the climate to be very healthy: >... . ; : Gibson; Wm..... ...| Last'year 11th November to middle of March, No hardship. ‘or: loss as yet. . : : ' Tcan say thé climate is very healthy, as two of my children Had had bad - >| health ia Scotland, and we have all had the best of-health: since we. éame \. here. - os sos oe

Bruce, George... «.. ‘The snow generally goes away about the second week of ‘April.- Tlike the

winter well, good steady weather, no slush and mud here, Climate ‘healthy.

Middleton, Alex, ...| Frost set in 2nd week in’ November, 1883 ; ‘first heavy snow. about middle | eet, ‘. of December; had fine weather after zand February.; winter: ended ist ‘.

Le . week in April. Climate very healthy,

Warnock, Wm. ...| For farming operations from middle of Noyeinber till last’ of March: “No |

hardship or loss, The climate is ‘cold, but’ steady and healthy, and stock do well. | : 7 a :

..» «{ Begins middle of November: Last year, wheat sown afi r goth May: was. Middle of November to 20th April. No hardship or loss; with care'there ‘

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ight frost~ .

Reid, Alex. ... | There'is very seldom any really cold weather in November. I have’ .

always been better here than 1 was in Scotland in winter. ‘Climate very _

yo healthy indeed, oo . = Bowe, Fraser, John... a About 1sth .November, ends in March. Have ‘been. very comfortable. Climate very healthy ; no better jn the world. — - ; mo

Perley, W. D..... ...| Not much dependence on open weather after 1st November, ‘Some’ .people .

sowed in March this past‘ season, : 1 like the climate much; it is dry and ~~ "

. : . (af--s immensely healthy. * - ren Po McGill, Geo. ...s.,| Ist. November to middle of April.- No hardship.or ‘loss’! “persons-soon o os Nt :

vo : “} person coughing in church. - ; } . : Grimmett, D. W. ... | Oth-November:to middle of April. “No hardships or loss. Have chopped in ee seen‘as yeto~_- :

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4 Pifrdy,; Thos. F. * :.. Last year “frost came on ‘the: gth of November, but no snow till the. énd. No + "sss. 7 “+f nmaterial loss or hardship, no worse than ‘from Belleville to Montreal and in- . fy ‘Oftario, Climate very, héalthy; those that come here will, find that out ‘eee OE when they come to feed tb selvés. * a, Last year, roth November ‘to. rsth March.. “No loss or hardship whatever. oy Climate very-healthy indeed ; can “go: three good square meals every.time, af ‘ Ploughing stops stlrto 7th’ November. Winter doesn’t begin till, say, from 1st ‘ to roth December. No hardshipscompared with the setters of Ontario, ' : I at ih, Climate perfectly, healthy ; clear, dry‘atmosphere, | 2 Anderson, George. 15-1: fAbout 15th November to generally the 1st-April: No hardship or Joss pmy

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a 4 Tec) - wife anid family suffered in Ontario, but not‘here. ‘Climate healthy. — -- Younig,Jno.1 fe ‘trean- -hardly -say: that winter-always -begins--as-early as November;:butit~" ~~2 7 ~~ . a - (generally ends between March rsth and April: 1st. No hardshi or lass. I

~ drové'a yoke of oxen 140 miles in six succésive days, starting February 1st, about the coldest" time we had, and did not suffer, I, consider the climate very healthy;far ahead of Ontario, ~

About ‘20th’ to goth of November ‘to about’ ast of March, No hardshi - loss. -whateyer. ‘I have:frequently in travelling’ slept in the snow rolle up

. in a buffalo,robe and ‘have never been trost-bitten. - The climate is certainly healthy, except for. consumptives i in Jate stages ; for them the winter is too, . severe; © - .

About the middle of November. ‘I like the winter as it is always dry and al. good deal of fine weather: Climate very healthy.

Last year ‘roth November, and opened for’ seeding ‘on the ‘25th March, if U was ready. This is a good climate ta live in. It is healthy because the’ oe, air is pure andthe nights cold to,sleep. “: :

_Last year 9th November. No serious hardship or toss, but frost-bites now Sand

‘then, Climate extremely healthy.

Latter end of November till generally the’ end of March. No Joss or hard. :

:|. ship. . Climate vey Healthy: : —_

wee | TOth November till April rst. A little loss: both ‘years. Climate healthy.”

11. | About the middle of November to about 1st March. No hardship or loss at all.

‘| All stock winter well, Climate very healthy. My wife came here weighing \.

“10 Ibs. and sickly, now she weighs'184: lbs. and has good health.

“About 1st November till rst week in April. No hardship or loss. ‘Stock’ do.

- well, if half cared-for.--Climate the most healthy in the world.

:7'| About ‘goth ‘November till ‘about rsth March.» No hardship whatever: ° My’. fowls also do well-in wintem -Ihave-a few black Spanish fowls, rand omy Brahmas also do well.” 1 know: the climate ‘to:be very: healthy? : ..." “

Aboit, rst. November -to end ‘of ‘March./ The: snow ‘Deing dry a’ person ¢

" never has wet or damp feet during winter.’ The elimate is most Aecidedly ~'

‘| healthy; that.is one of the reasons I'am inthis‘country. ,

eee sth November ‘to: rst “April... 1 have. not shook with the cold ‘as: I shook — ‘|. with the ague: before I came here; but ‘for: alf that, Jack ‘is pretty: chard on:

- the nasal organ. ~I-can say from: ip orto this “is a healthy climate." ~~

roth or zoth ‘November.. No‘ hardsh or-1053, Climate i is healthy ;_ rT never

_ heard any one deny it. | - wo ee? cal Midile of November: tH April: | No’ ‘hardship or loss, “We i all been Le.

healthy; ‘consider climate-very healthy.‘ SS : | aaaale “of. November ther’ dnd ‘breaks. Gp’ ‘in ‘the . beginating “bb April. No. whe

Shardship or loss’ whatever, and: Ihave" “Foughed. it: a3 much “ag. any ‘of: the. Sotag eg ‘ settlers. “Climate vs ¥ ealthy.”" ;

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About irsth November to rst April. A. little hardship; had to sleep dut

15 or 16 nights, but né loss whatever. Climate healthy, could not be more so. |. on 15th Noy. to 1sth"March. No hardship or loss. Climate very healthy. - About the middle of November; we are apt to have.some good weather after that! Winter ends about, end of March, but some grain was sown in, March this year. No hardship or loss. Climate healthy, myself. and . family all having. good health here. oT .

Ogletree, F. _ + | Three years since I came, we ploughed until the middle of November,

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Hume, Alex. Stevenson, G. B.: ...

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but oftener the ground is cloged the ‘latter part of October... .Never suffered any hardship; am well pleased with the+winter. I consider” - the climate very - healthy ; -of - course,--diseases that children’ are subject: to are prevalent. . ay ot ao, 1st week’ in November till about April, No hardship or: loss.‘ I have been out a good deal with team in winter; never been frozen yet. =" About the last of November, and ends in April sure. I suffered no loss ‘from the .climate last winter. .I.consider it a very fine winter, much more so than I ever expected to see here. Climate very healthy. . roth to 15th November and ends in March. No hardship or loss, and‘ don't -know of any one in this section having suffered anything serious, ~ About’ 15th to’2oth November, ends about 1st April. No hardship ‘or loss, Climate the healthiest in the world. - : .

.-| It freezes up about the rst Nov. No hardship or loss: Climate healthy.

Have ploughed three years till 5th November. ©. No hardship, or loss. Climate healthy. ; re oye

1st to rsth November till 1st April... No hardship, but by the neglect of my stableman I have lost two calves ‘through being frozen ;+ cow . calved during night, Very-healthy climate. I left Toronto with a fever-ague and rheumatism, and to-day, 65 .years old, 1 am strong and healt |

About the sth November till. 1st April/. Can't ‘say I have suffered any hardship ‘or loss, but have felt it/cold, and d

lost__some- poultrys-___°

| Clintate Wealthy upon the wholes “But for the extreme ‘cold during some\

“ of the’ winter months it would be. the healthiest climate’ in the world. :» Climate, as far,as I_can judge, is favourable to successful settlement.

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.. |. About 20th Noveimber till-2oth March.’ No hardship or loss, " Winters are

cold but dry, and“thertfore/ prefer it to softer: climate. . Climate .par- ticularly-healthy. as . rr an us »

‘Averages from 15th November to rsth April. - No; hardship or‘loss“what-

» ever, ~ Climate very healthy. . : Be at ne

Ploughing stopped about’ soth Nov. No hardship or loss.” Climate healthy. |

in 1883, November rsth,-ended2sth March, 1884., No hardship or_loss inthe slightest, Extremely healthy, |=... a

About 15th November to r7th’ March. “{No hardship or Joss, : Climate’ by all means healthy. -All the family ..in , perfect’ ‘health; ‘was .twenty- eight years in;Holland, but never so weil and happy as here.: Toe

Ploughing’ stops about 7th November, “but ‘general j-fine weather after. -

* Ends.about latter end of March., No.hardship or loss. _Cliriate. healthy.

: ce “About Sth “November till the roth to aoth: April. . No. hardship or. loss. " pTartis, ACB. ww Le

‘ Neither’myself nor family have had any sickness since coming-here.. |. - ‘ust November, to. rst’ April. No. hardshi '. Jos: slightly touched. Climate very healthy.”

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Bartley, Noah... ... ist ‘November to 1oth. April. No hardship. or ‘oss i in any. respect. Climate oe '* | ' gonsidered very healthy.by almost everybody. Chambers, W.... ...| About .1st November to middle \of April, . have found the winters most . : om enjoyable. I have’ been’ in various éduntiies, and, can 5 that this is the, tos most healthy of any I have ever lived in. Carroll, A. H..... ...| About.the last of November till fhe latter end of March. No hardship or . ’ loss; enjoyed the winter exceedingly~ ..Climate very healthy. Garratt & Ferguson... | _About’ last week in November, We have: only lost one ox, and that was so ‘ ‘through neglect in the first winter in thé country. Climate very healthy. Bole, J... ..| Between the 1gth and last of November; ends about the 2oth.April. A man

ma Climate health Garratt, R.S.... From 1st ‘to 1th: November, ends" from’ Marél sth to” April ats: say Se much so, McLean, J. Av... 1. . Climate certainly healthy ; I‘found it so, and so do a good many more... Bedford, J, _.... “.... | Commences at, different: times in November, ,breaks up in April. No -hard- cole ; ship or loss, Climate. healthy for young and healthy people; ‘tap severe for aged and infirm. °

\ Elliott, Joshua The plough is’ gerierally stopped-by’ ‘frost: ‘ust to. rgth: ‘Noventbir. e have 7 ; .* . y+ ‘|, suffered considerably from cold, _but, do: tiot iknow that we have st much, | oo Climate very healthy." ween “Todd, P,R» ... +] Ground frozen November 7th, not’ muclt ‘sng in ‘November. Cattle ‘began’

“tO” graze ‘about ‘April “rst; ” some - “snow ° “tilt: 18th’ Aprile: No hardship - or . o

loss. Climate healthy.

Dickson, Philip ...{ About last of the’ ‘mnonth © to ist of April. “No hardship: or Joss. Climate 7

- healthy, more so'than any country] have been in; Hoard, Gharles _ «| About rst'to roth November till about end of March, No Toss or hardship. ‘| ‘Climate wonderfully healthy.

he Connell, ‘Robert ...| Beginning of November, sometimés in October. ‘Not very many hardships 7 :

or losses, Climate healthy, but wants plenty of clothes in winter. - Cox, Wiiliam . ‘ass see |. Novernber. tsth to April asthe _No- Hardship or. ‘losses. . No. healthier 4 "t "climate could be desingd _— :

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Sowing commences from: the middle to the end, of April, * of May. -* - a er anh. ; ‘Sumstex.—June, “July, Augast,, and “part of ‘Septeinber..

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~ -Aurumn.—Part of: ‘Septeniber and: October, and part: ‘of “November, ‘perhaps. the ‘most enjoyable season-of. the yéan, the air béing’ balniy and: exceedingly’ pleasant. . At ‘this -period . fires ther: ‘a. ia. smoky appearance, ’

of ithe year the prairie fires, t ‘but, it is not. disagreeable. oy MPS, mee Winrer.—Pait: OF. ‘Noveinber, December, Jenvary; F ;

6 place; and, ‘the atmosphere | has

~can-do-more-work;and with greater comfort. than he can do- in_-Ontario, - -

’ emphatically’ [' have’ suffered ‘no hardship” ‘OF 058. Climate healthy,” very

About .rsth November, sometimes later. No hardship: or. loss whatever.”

Srrinc.—April and May. * Snow disappears, rapiany, ‘and the groundaties ‘upiquickly. gs and finishes, in’ the beginning. so

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‘In the early part of November the Indian summer generally commences, and.then . follows the loveliest portion of the ‘season, which usually lasts about a'fortnight. The weather is warm, the atmosphere hazy and calm, and every object appears to wear a. tranquil and drowsy aspect. Then comes winter, generally ushered in by a soft, fleecy- fall of snow, succeeded by days of extreme.clearness, with a clear, blue sky and invigorating atmosphere., In December the winter regularly sets in,-and, until: the end ‘of March, the weather continues steady, with perhaps one thaw in January, and occasional snow-storms.

The days are clear and bright, and the cold. much softened by the brilliancy of the sun. Summer Frosts.:. | _ In consitlering the answers to the question “ Are summer frosts preyglent or exceptional 3°’ it should be remembered that-last.year a most exceptional frost. appeared on one night ia _ September throughout the whole northern part of the United States, and.in.some.parts-of- -:--- -- .;-~- ~+British North America, ~The damagé done to crops in the Canadian North-West was | proved by Government statistics to be much Jess than: that generally experienced’ oh the «4, continent of North America; and the fact that the following replies were given immediately | after'a frost, even though it. was most-exceptional, adds ‘largely to the value of “the _ _ testimony, « os mo, cr an _._It should further be remembered, as will be seen from the testimony of many:settlers, | that ill-effects from summer frosts may be, ia almost every case, avoided by .a system of ~

early: ploughing ; ‘so. that each settler has his remedy in his own hands.

104 farmers ‘answered, “ Exceptional.” Following are replies of others, whose postal: addresses may be found on pages 4, §, 6, 7, or 8. * ee ; . wo?

: Name. . Po. es Answer,’ ‘ ; . | re ete . at . Dickin, G. ... —_...| "Exceptional, ‘doing little’ or no damage ‘if wheat land is autumn ‘ploughed. © ee, __- Have seen frost by chance in-July in England, . - wt Urton, W. S. . _ ...| Exceptional ;'most certainly not the rule. ° . Hutchinson, A,” .:.| Have never experienced any. . co . : an . © Smith, WPS +.{ I believe exceptional. This year up to date (September 13th) tio: frost to’ ae . hurt the greenest grain. ; . . a no . Blythe, R, ave e.| We have had two slight frosts, but not to do much harm..-. Lo me ma Field, FE." s.. wo I should say exceptional ; “but ‘after first week in September we generally : . - | Bettrost. . a aren Lawrence, J.... . «| I never lost a,dollar by summer frost." . « Maer in ats “ ' Sereech,John =“. ...] Thete hag beén'‘none here'to-do any harm, : . \. Upjohn, F. 0. ° 2.4 Ifear they:are.:.60, 0.6 |

Lothian, J... «..| “Very rare. I have only seen it once and th tn thing to pe: Ik of. McGhee, J. sce 2) eat]? No summer frosts here. .. ann ne ° Spean ©

Bruce, G." ... “ ....| We have never suffered’ from frost during summer. re are . Warnock, William...) Are the’ exception,‘ the frost of 1883 being the only ‘one Thave’seen.in six”. | oye tee . _ years tadoany-harmyes 8 OD ahs tea ge te tet

‘Reid, Alex. .:.° .~s| The exception: from all I.can learn from:men, who have been,

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Py a a ate : ten years Ip - se) itré:. , | the country." Very. seldom coming before the'asth September.” ., ‘A a _ Grang, J... -' «| \Once in four or five years; there is frost ‘about yth September. :, 8"

> s Perley, 'W.D,~" | “We do have slight’ froat; but! hot.'to’ do any géretal or‘serious damage. AS‘, | |. See _ 4, the country becomes éultivated I feel’ sura ¢ éy- will -disappear,‘a8 all’ news 5 0: : Jy }. countries in British Athetica have had that expetience..- tc |

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Ste | ee , | » Webster, A. tee aes . ‘

Grimmett, D. WwW. ..

Purdy, T oe rere

“In some localities, . Very rare in growing season, : - . ‘I think they” are exceptional. Cultivation will improve that as ‘the tort ‘gets worked off the land. |

Prevalent this summer, but not i in general,’ “e, . -No frost this summer. * . yf

* Ingram, We A.. | | s{ Exceptional in our locality-—-Souris district. _ Anderson, G. «+. | Last year was the first that I have seen to injure.: Doyles W. A. te «.<} Summer frosts that are injurious are very exceptional. _ Doyle; .

~ ‘Kines, W sane to gee Leepart, R. N.-.....

~safe from Septembér frosts: “~ Not hurt anything, except last year. . . wo I can answer for Oak Lake only by experience. “None whatever. ©. 2" They are exceptional;: this is ‘my Second year; and they have ‘done § “no, _ harm, I have peas, the second | crop in blossom to-da (September rath), . Prevalént,* but seldom do harm. "Vegetables not injured this’ year ti 1 ith ee . September. .

Finlay,-J. +» | Summer frosts do no harm here. '

,| Last year was the only frost that aia any damage since Teame here i in 877.

Prevalent in this district. _ wet ' ; see | [have grown four crops, and had one damaged by frost.

Wat, J: eee .» | Cannot tell yet, but I hear they are exceptional. . 4alcolm, Ars nee

"Newman, Cc. Fr. aa - Lang, Ri\... oe _, Sheppard, J... “ss

. Stevenson, F.W. ...

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We™have occasional summer frosts, but not: often to: do - much damage. Grain that was a little late- has, been damaged: twice during my seven’. years residence here. | '

They are prevalent to a certain extent i in this part. en

; They aré-no worse than in: Ontario. a eo, ’

We have, but seldom to do much harm. . . .

Last. year, was considered the worst in ten: years, and I raised: 3,400 bushels of grain and did not havé 30 injuréd by frost“as it all was sold for seed,

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a ‘Pollock, Jno. soe ong ‘+ Reid, Ev. wee nek: - Rutherford, Je aad

- | Robier, Tee en

“Little} James 't+]- There was frost on rst July, 1883, but did not do much, damage. ‘ MeKitrick, Wet es! Light frosts are. prevalent in my district; but heavy frosts are “exceptional. - -*-MeTellan; AJ "wee! Never suffered but dice in nine years)’ -"" ‘Troyer, c , 4] Ds have “never dad. anything. frozen. ‘ They, are - tile ‘exception, late’ sowing

thecause. .'- ‘Vandervoort, G. tee “We geneyally have a’ light one in this part about the 1st of, June.

Wood, J. Hy rf

7 Brown; WJ was ‘Chambers, § % Ww, ee ~ Patterson; A\

a Fittle; Je cs ‘ : - ~ |. ception of-onée. - - - “+ "Black, 'G. Ra. we bi] -Dhey have been “exceptional till this year: we .. Wright & Sons \ "i | Howe Seen'no'serious summer frosts. —~ . ° + Whitney, | Cue There was not the- slightest, frost. thi | McLennan, 7

- until the of September, , Exceptional, . 1 think,” . ‘Gilbert, Je re . McKenzie, D .

: “rales. 30 wot es + | They ‘are never. joked for. : - '

“| No, fot ‘to ‘any serious extent’; still they are’ not exce tional i in this part. . They are: more exceptional than’ where I came from (Ontario).

Sg RPOPS

.L, have’ not’ suffered — rom ‘summer frosts, Fall Erosts come too early asa

I have’ farmed for 15 years, and, have never had frozen Braid, with’ ‘the exe”

I have not lost 10 dollars (a.) per year by frosts, . Late-sown: grain is ; never oo

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_« -Fraser, D. D.. Gilmour, H. C. Drew, W. D.

Ogletree, F. ...

Tape conn eer eo ~-patches’s sown late: orn

Elliott, T. D? MeArkic, J ass Osborne, Harrison, D. H.

‘Thompson, Sw -

* Orr, J.D...

..{ Notcommon. Cut my first frozen wheat last. season. mp!

«| Here we have had none: a : . Mok that

ose Summer frosts . have done. no harin: here. since of came, excepting Sept. “

awe They are not prevalent in ‘this part. of the countiy, ‘In my’ ‘experience of |

except

16 years the frost Jast-year. was the. first, that ¢ ever Apjured wh

eee None to hurt this year, nor last either, | oe tee eee | Exceptional, such as last year, but often have slight frosts, not injurious, eee | Not prevalent in Southern Manitoba, | 4:

...| We were hurt withthe frost last yedt; none any other year.

Never'saw any before the 7th of September, and that last year otily: None this year to hurt.

-Exceptional ; not! more frequent t than in “Oiitario,. :, - : y

Last. a we ‘had early, frost. : : The cucumbers. are: ‘not hurt, yet (Septembe-. 1goth vs an

They are the exception, not the rule, Se te

June frosts are prevalent.

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Bonesteel, Cc. H. «| & have not been here long enough . to: ‘be’ icettain, buat L think eyace : exceptional. : Last summer we had frost, this s summer none. ere

Nugent; A. J. 7.4] The exception till this season, Oo -

McCormack, D.. :...{ None.., aa , we

Lambert, W. M. “ We have “had no frosts to. do. any damage." mea AES : > - Bowes, J. «| None in June, July and August, this year, . . *

Champion, W. M. +. | ‘The exception since I have. been here;. as the” Frost of € Sepienoe 7h, 18853 is. . _ |. the daly one I have seen. aren ‘ . . McIntyre, Jenee >.] No summer frost this year, 1884. : - “ites

Tate, James...) oe Summer, frosts have done no damage i in this | part. : McMurtry, T. «.. | We aré.not troubled with summer frost.

vs McCanghey, J. - Stevenson, G

a Shipley; Me ose,

’ Harward, F.

Stirton,. i “hee

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_ Morton, TL

# Campbell, Re. ; Sifton, A. L....

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; Wagner, W. (M. PP).

_ McDonell, D, / ?

<In. some localities prevalent,.in others, exceptional, oY Have not seen any,’.. Had am early frost Fast - fall.

. only late grain'was hurt. | T have’ only seen oné in eleven years do, any ‘harm worth ‘mentioning: 8 : Not -prevalent, last year awas the. ‘First: “one - “Which ch: did damage ° “my?

knowledge. a re so : June and September frosts a are the: rule, and, do ‘all the damage. Exceptional; none since I-came here.” «. , My experience is that there is some danger. from it Have had no summer frosts to hurt even the tenderest: ve; gétables, Exceptional: ; "1883 is. the only’ year; frost did : any. arm ° ai , ere. whe

-| Exceptional ; - only one year since* 1873, T thine 1875. Batley. and oats were Tea roth June, but-no, damage., mer’ frosts are not. Prevalent 1 in this part. None in this

Very exceptional in this’ inant inate end of ‘August None where I am.: Ercan Exceptional. ‘More seasons without than ‘with frost. 2 We have had-slight- frosts! ‘this .season- from, the: sth Sevienbt,

. no damage to growing stops. ns 5

Never seen any, co!

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«Fargey, I. HL abe They. are exceptional. .We havé: only fad one: frost 4 in neveri summers—viz.,” September 7th, '1887. * “*Connerson, J. "uae About the roth. of June and roth of September we bad cvery slight frost, but . _— little harm done. ... we Nest : Rotison, Ww. ‘Dp: Prevalent from 7th September i in this part.’ <

: ; McKenzie, Kenneth They are not prevalent, only exceptional; more exceptional ‘thanin Ontario. “ot Daniel, Joo ae ae] Not: prevalent... Seldom seen,.--—*..- -- ~~ --7 --2- Sa ose “Nickell, Wm. ...|' Prevaléiit in some districts about here. ’ : ss : .» Harris, A. By. Jeee| When grain: is sown -in April, or-up'to the xgth May, there. is no danger of .., re: Prien frost; after that time it-has'to ren charices. “For: 5 years we have bad’ fr frost - St at between the 2gth ‘August and 6th September, _ ne! Bartley, Nowe I should say exceptio " Some Hi he sts | sometimes cut tender plants., sey at ; Chamt ers, W. fase] My, 1st -year’s- exppriencé was-in'82; first severe frost that killed serio RS ., | _ took ieee on the night of September 26th.’ -I think them exceptional... ‘ Se ...| Generally free from frost from: when middle of June to sade of August.” vn .| No worse than Ontario, oy -_ a tote They are'prevalent in this district, : 2 oe ‘We have “always ‘slight: frosts in this" port ie and 1 carly September, i u | ---but:they seldom do much harm. ho Cet ‘Exceptional; and nof generally i injurious, ee ee re er They, are prevalent in this part. nae Pose Prevalent.in, certain: localities. They are efoptinal, generally. : ‘Haven't. seen any yet." *.: oan i, , ss | They are exceptional, never'seen any. .

: McLean;-J. A . | We-were visited with summer frost Ywice'singe’ 1 came, ‘here.

: Beaford, } - Exceptional, generally one, the latest the. first weekcin June. . : .

° iott, J. ‘Not in middle. of sumniér, but it comes too soon’ for. late grain.

So . Re. .| Have ripe tomatoes own in open air," . ; ;

t.~ ..:, Boldrick, Ry... i. | Summer. frosts that do‘any serious‘harm are excepitjonal, SS a oe ' + '+ Dickson, P. . Have had‘frost in ‘June, but never suffered fromi it. RM pe . Cafférata & Jeltérd «, No’frost here from first week in April till’ September 7th. = mT i LON ’ «Connell, R.- ve’ > ase] Very. prevalent’this‘samimer; but not-dotie any damage. < - slo <"uae{ E fearybo, but it. does ‘not follow that with gcod cultivation and: actives isi .,

Fisher ¥.: in” |, spring.a farmer cannot escape ill effects, . ~. : .- We liave-had ‘no frost to, ‘hurt. an’ vegetable ii in the summer since 1 case! to aa . Eero 1882), on ee we RT

mo parts ‘of Atieriea, annsiety i is felé by Tarmets 0 on, account ‘of winter an OT

o orms.’. Manitoba and*thé Canadian: North-West, aré ‘happily, for fhe most part, outside ‘°

“what i is sometimiés,called the.‘ storm belt,’ and: it_is but rarely: ‘that the : country. 4S: ‘visited —

“in this, way. - This may be.seen’ by the - following ‘testimony, and. it is: noteworthy: ‘how: |

" gréat a number- have > experienced: no loss. swhatever : as’ many: a .: 8-1, 3: thinking the: Sooge St

ie Son na

2 of so little real’ importance as to,siniply’ answer it- ‘by the wor 0, or N on do, it! will be ‘seen, occasishally fistt-some few parts of: ‘the country bat. it, is, undoubted _, that they are exceptional. ' L

Phe’ fe question ‘asked ‘was — Have you siffered any Seo oss rots sto

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1 ve "None." "Following are : the replies ot the, remainder, Their. full names; and rp addresses 7

\ are given o on pages 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, Sg ore en 7 _ ~ , ". { . vs tw : . | : Name. °° | Lf oo - “Answer. : \\. Urton, W. S. - vee No; they are rare, - ue Hutchinson, A. ...| No-loss whatever, . “*” on Proctor, H. ..._. .. + |-Mery little..~ -«- --7-7-~ Te ~ “Warnock, Wm. ...| No}-not worth mentioning... \ Fraser, Jn jee. ‘ape ee | Noy weather very, pleasant, : 2 _ “\; Perley, Des eee This country has not suffered from storm. | he , _ Miller, Solomon ..,| Not to the value of, 10 cénts... * ‘ - -, Grimmett, D. We. | A little by frozen oats, but they. were. not sown: ‘Jone th. , , * Purdy,-D. F.... °° s..| Nothing uncommon to’ Ontario. 2 wl ‘ Davis, W.H. | ..,| Partial loss, two seasons with, hail, ¥ i Rogers, T. u.:° ..| "None whatever, so ‘far. . ope ‘Kines, Wm.... Not much. vos Doyle, W. A. Qj. P ye | Nene; ; nor has any partion; of. ‘this community, : McRae, R. ,-++. ‘Never. v . Walker, J. C. eo} Thad my house roof blown, of. in june,: 1884; but'n no-ather ido ge . «. Honor, T.R.. .:\..| [have never suffered‘from : storm, Co Mey A A a x ‘Graham, Mf... 4,.| Never until this.year.. “ a? Malcolm, Agee 7 +. | Three years‘ago my. grain. was ‘all eat down: with a. ailstond up again, and I had a good crop..° “os sats Rutherford J. |. 1a. | We never have had any. storms or blizeards here ro yet, a and. ate : Little, James .’. ...|. Na, not yet: - ; McKitrick, W. > _ ...| ‘Nothing serious , ‘from, stots, but t Jack. , 7 .|°. Don’t you mind. - Cameron, G. A. ...| A little last year. from. Kaif ‘ Warren, R: J. ---|' No, we-haye.no bad stosnis:here. as ‘we had ‘Chambers, SW... | No loss of any, kind, Howey, Wm. _ a. No, Hever, lever saw a a bad, storm here.. : _ Mercer, Te ee ane uN summer. , .. Roo 7” "Lawrence, Kise . yeef Ulost: part -of | my ‘crop’ Y this’ ‘year by ail, stots “but it: is “ tie’ ‘Birst a dost . i . ‘ since I came heres yearsago.. ee soy" 7) 77+ MeLennan, T." — ...| No, never saw a bad one in this part. “each . Gilmour, H.C. .....| Have never. Suffered,* any | loss from storms “of any “kind, stther winted ‘or . Summer.’ . . . : . Ogletree, Five see} Pnever suffered. . cance ta ne St eee _ McAskie; J. «.. «| Yes, this’ harvest- from’ Hististéem: rare Np ’ Harrison,D. H.. :,...] No, we are not in the storm belt, SS: Thompson, S: ! &'l Have had the top blown off Stacks, not, hurt much : se , . Chester; A... °°: ...|- Ihave never.suffefed any loss from stotms,-" * +": - oo, -‘Bonesteel, C. com s+ | a hever have, and think that last: winter: was" Nery fine ‘ones o Pa, " Anderson,. Gide ese loss whatever. ; ’ ‘ ‘ McCormack, D..- ve | Prony hail’ his summer, bat’ crop has’ come: ‘along ' again wel. id McDougall, ‘A, ee “| vesr ‘ Ohe hail storm last summer, _ . » + ., Dickson, J. -W. -| None ye yetof any ki kind, . : . ~ “Lambert, W. M., |...0] None whafevery.<'"° ;

Hume, A, iw

have not. ? cS "fate, James... soe

| Haye not, suffered j in any way feos storms,

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tho at ‘ , . an ' ‘ . . , worn, et, Name 2 | rn "oo. 0+) Answer. . Lost: none: by’ shelling first yeary ‘ost some: last year and: ‘this year; none ” : from winter... . ‘ “Sclittle, ‘three } Years’ ago by. hail. : . . “ | ‘Nothing’ worth mentioning. © .-.|~ ‘ | ae Never. + ‘We: had this year, . an- ‘hour's wal bat! ‘dia no dainage 49 any. - ok ify ‘amount, “ yoo i ad Batlle -|-No;- “nothing. to speale of: ; von Lee wee ee : | Orr, J. Yes, all my crop in“1883., _ ' an ! Never until this ‘harvests <1) 7 - : . -| Not in:the least...’ . None in winter. ' Ta 1876 hail Acsthoyea: hal€ | crop.” es : ; »McDonell, D.. | The storms have never‘ ibjared the stock or house and stable, 8c. , ’h os. Heaney;! Te. Theré-was a little hail ‘this sammer‘which did’a little damage. . * ; “2° ,. MeBean, A... Yes ; lost all crop by hail in 1883, and badly damaged. by rain 3884" “

* Connerson, a 7 : ‘McDiarmid,, C. oo _Rayson, aD os

\. ‘Battley, N. an -

: ‘ Chambers, W. : t, Bole, Jeo case at

.|/No, had.no damage whatever i in six" years. ag -Only‘from hail, . . : ..| Yes, twice in summer. from’ local!‘ “1, 1883; though quite” ‘exceptional.-";. Not'any, except by. thunder. and’ Tighriog, whieh: “destroyed ontbilaigs) = 7 -|* ‘stock, and implements. *. oe a Neyer have seen a‘storm other than. thunder since vi came. wee A v .This parti is not subject to storms in. summer, “ ~ i .

0” Garratt; Re." A hailstorm destroyed my'crop in 1883." J MeDonald, W: I have never suffered or seen’any'bad storms. - - Z Mitchell, John ) Last year I lost all the grain had, about: the middle of Avgust:*

Not.so far. | “* oh v1 [suffered some, ‘one year ‘by’! hailstorni uring growing season; - oy veneer es

, an Jones, James ead A,

ae The hig h average Feta of of éops in 2 Manitoba" ‘and’ the Cailadian, “Nostli:West- andes’ a of than, double. that. of the United States—is in’ itself, a practical . -proof of the rich quality. of.” “) + “the Jand, and of its adaptability to agricultural } purposes. Still;it is interesting to study the.’ - at chemical ‘properties of this - ‘extraordinary’ agricultural, tract xcelled by none and: equalled ; ":.- only by the alluvial delta of. the Nile.. °-’: ” ‘: Vly. ~ Dre Stephenson Macadam, of ° ‘Edinburgh ‘Uatversity, ‘undoubted, gaitbiority: 5. Says ; the: soiltis, Overy rich; in organic jmatter, and contains, the’ -fall amount. of ‘the, "Ealine - w, fertilizing’ ‘matters - fond in all soils'of.a: good: ‘beating, quality. “The soil. is in gent ral, a "+ -deep-black argillaceous’ mould or loam’ resting’ ‘ofi'a deep tenacion

oo ‘clay. subsoil,’ and “is sq 2° Sich that’ .it:does : not’ fequite ‘the addition’-of ‘manure’ for’ years after ‘the: first’breaking .-:. Se) of: the: ‘prairie, - and in, particu Places ayer re. ithe, ‘oath. ig “very. deep, it'is practically . ‘:’ "Gnexhaustible...~ ; : wk “gal ah on “The question asked on thi pol. ‘soil. ae 7 “sand depth ¢ of black, loam? "’ "The ap een ofone’ e firm i in each, district: onlyis given: ee to etonomise’ ‘space: * “Where, ‘however, the des: iption, of ‘lands in‘ the* saine'disteict a differ, the "nswer.of: each’ is ‘(kot ostal, address: of; reach. settler, ses see

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Pense. oonets wl ve) Rich black joam;: average de th. 18 in.) Cy Pense sivceeceee-] Sandy foam ; about 9 in, of black loath. a Moose. aw sasee| Soil various, ‘all good; loam’6 to 12 in? deep: were tested. ' Moose Jaw .... “|. Deep rich cla aren cla subsoil. : a Moose Jaw,. Rapid ity. Craven cc.ccsneenee . Woodlands ...... - Grenfell.... veveaened

Hind Brothers ......... Cafferata and Jefferd Urton :

sand,. >" Sandy loam, with asp sib.’

Pollard :.

Sidney frre

cemene ¢

Lawrence . Cipgarwatér’ «.....:] “Black loam, 18 in. to 2 ft., ‘with clay subsoil.’ “ stoserenenes ;| Cartwright -......] Soil'is good, with a foot of black loam: and slay’ & subsoil a

. Screech toes "| Rounthiwaite... wseee] SOIL heavy; black loam 1§ Sn,

Hoard essseseeseees ...| Cake Francis ... Soil is good but somewhat stony. and bushy; black, Joan:

“Gin. to 1 ft., with clay subsoil. | Depth of black loam 8 in..to a:foots- pocrraaas | Soil is varied, clay, Sandcgravel’ ind shale, from Black loam, clay ; subsoil’; laam 8\to 12 in. ‘deep: a Clay loam, from 16 in, té > 2¢ ft. b Sandy, soil, ‘from 18 in. to aft dee Black joam 2 ft. deep, 6n a clay . There i isa small creek throu ugh &

Upjohn .i..eesecssceeees ‘Lake Francis . ..

Harward a | Littleton” ...,..... wo Cameron ..irssseeeeee Qu’Appelle . sean jan “Pipestone .......04 McGhee .2.... a} Blake... eceesereee . “Wolseley... ..-} Gladstone.....

. -|-Sandy loam, with 2 ft, of black. loam ’ Black sandy foam, 4 fe “g20 ‘acres of clay ‘loam, ‘with | a blake loam’ goin; £160, ac of sandy loam 24 in. deep. ve From 12 to..18 in. of black loam, then yellow bay mixed lightly with sand. - ee .| Black loamm;"r}'to 2} ft. in depth; ‘clay. subsoil. -- Sandy loam of 4} ft:. with clay subsoil. . ; Black Joam, top depth att; ;, clay’ bottom: - Cotes ’Some’of it clear prairie : depth of soilits: 0° ‘20 ‘im! me ‘scrub, with ¢ ft. loam; - Parr . ‘ {Considerable alkali, ft. loam, ; . “| Loam 3 ft;"in depth. . Porat Arrow River......} Black loam, 20 in, | Plum Creek ..2...). Géod ‘tich” soilj 2 to 3 ft. black talk; ‘aay patio: . . }} Rich loam, ‘depth vit.; clay” bottom: ~: Sve tee (iad “Rich black loam, average ig in. deep: ‘On iene priate ee 23. ft, rich’ ‘alluvial soil on river, slope.; . - ete ; Black. oy foam, all alike,as Jax. as on a

Bellew setegeoes

“Mitchell ee Brookdalessrnn

Carroll edomeacoteagezen, > — Agnew occ ceee Stowards. ves

"ey alah Sethe ieee aoe

uo Waker cn Burnside - veecgeaes - yi Joam about’ 2' ‘ty and) generally clays subsoil:

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. “Olay, about x ‘ft. ‘of black’ loam.» . — . -stecetetects] Black loam, or vegetable soil, Black loam from 8 to 36 in. ..|'18 in. black loam, then clay below. . ‘ . | 2 ft. of loam; clay subsoil." > « sot ' ..| Top soil black: ‘loam, about - 20 ‘in. subsoil clay. 63 Clay loam, about ¥2in. . - _B-to.12 in, of black loam, with. clay ‘subsoil. . ie|- Heavy-black- loam, varying: from: 2} ft.-to- “ak fte with slay. se ees -}. subsoil 6 ft.’ oe ..| ‘Black loam and clay, 15 in. black loam, clay. subsoil m8 ‘| Black-sandy loam, from-about-r to 2: ft, deep. | Clay and part sandy loam, black loam 10 im -. : Black loam, slightly 1 mixed with sand, depth of. soil the to, 3 ft _ -2h ft, very black rich’ loam, very heavy clay. under.” ce ‘Black loam and clay subsoil, 1'to.9 ft. - . oy ..| The: black loam is about 18 insin ‘depth. ‘and 2 : ft: of nite -|e" marly clay’; below that, clay and’ gravel. ols Sandy‘loam ‘black, depth about 2. ft. ta | Clay loam, from 1 tog ft. |: Toe we :} Sandy loam, from 2-to 3- ft, dee ' " .| Sandy loam, varying from 6 in. tS. 2 ft. on black Toain oy Clay ¢ subsoil,with 12 to 18 in. of black loam. © -- . <| Sandy: loam with clay subsoil,:black loam about 18 in. | -Fitsticlass,' stan't be' beat’; loam 4 fe. . oo . Subsoil of grey clay, with, about 3 in. of black loam. . : lt ‘Clay.loam ; 6in. black loam, ;*: - eet he O, -Black'loam; from: a8 to: apins | Phos we “Sandy loam, 4 ff... : ao Heavy clay loam, 3: ft. deep: The sail.i is s first-olass; black: srigh. sails ft, ‘the a aa Brava. ‘clay for 6 ft. . 38 inv black loam ona clay’ subsoil. ‘| Sandy-loam,. black loam fromi12 to 183 in, Clay: Tabsoil, wwith:from,1:to 2'ft. black loam Black rich,loam,: depth 4, to. § ft... . Black loam, ‘from Gin. torz'ft. +| Black loam: rz to, rg in. ‘with’ (clay subi i Clay loam ‘18 ine “All clay,aind abbut-- fts, of black. ;Black loam and_heavy clay: ,- ‘Dark clay-leam, depth. ‘about ft. Heavy ‘black loam 14 ne “Clay § bsoil, ‘mors or less limes on Heavy cl loam‘about’r2 in. * _Part' Saad cam; and! part | clay abt’ Eft. ; “Black loam from §'to-12in., with. ineston; gravel-o seruby” “under which is heavy clay} pa a .

* peagineeey = ‘ Pendennia’..

| Minnede Veedecse

“vl Oak River «| Oak River . -.} Crystal City.

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< iulitton ° "’ Chester..

alt Mountain...

‘Westbourne... - Bridge Creek *. South, Antles. ....

Sos Ants oe

| ‘About-3 ft) on clay. subsoil:; = Chor elon, @ en ‘oi, subsoil, 12 @ rgi

34. " - , . PLAIN FACTS AS TO THE CANADIAN NORTH-WEST.” : _ Name,

Black sandy.loam from 2.to'g ft. "deep." . - ~- -) Meadow Lea ...) Clay loam, about a foot on average. ~

| Wapella -........,.5 ft: to af ft. of blatk loam.../ 0” -| Oberon.....0......] Black loam, 2 ft, deep. =" 6-2 oo .| Lucas «| Black loam, clay subsoil, 10 to-12,in. of loam.

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Kemp ..... 2] AUSEIN ....ccsso ene Heaney «:

Slater

Rorison .. Nickell .. Hanis... Paynter ......... Bartley. ......

...| Black loam, 12 to 36 in., clay'and ‘gravel subsoil. ; ,, Sandy doam, with gravel ridges, 18 ing" -", -—, A rich’sandy. Joam,"12 to.;8.in. 1’

“Chambers ...... sevens irtle... . ‘The patt of my farm under cultivation i grand gravellyloam, cee ee : : ce -” io. _[. .warmearly.soil ; the-black soil is from xft.to 18:10 - nen Gawrie t.. it Birtle..\.. -Black loam from 8 to 24 in, deep, clay-subsoil, :;,

‘Willmott .. ;|-A_black:clay loam with clay subsoil, the black loam.from

> Stoz5 in, deep.

Wright, ...0 geveeesea] « andy clay loam; 1 to ‘2 ft.. i *

Dick ... : Clay pr 2fte os a _ Garratt : Clay loam, from T

Elliott ...... . i Biack,loam from 1 to 2 ft., with'é

Sutherland .............{ St. An a.{ Black loam from 6 to 10 inches. |”

Hanna... .| Griswold .......00

wes ~~Black loam’a ft.,yellow clay subsoil. Speers o...ceceeceeeeeaee (Griswold ..0......

Darkvclay foam, depth about 4 ft. -

: oc» + * Fnel and “Water. “> “ss -

: ~ “ : t + Sf aes ta, ote Teg eee gee ogee Pe , pal ty : Recent investigations show that in addition to the clumps,of wood to-be’found ‘dotted. ~~~" here and there on the’ prairie, and the timber- with which the rivers‘and creekSarelined, ©. ° there is,in these new regions an emple supply-of coal. ‘The: coal-beds. in: the: Bow:‘attd—~_. Bellp"River districts,, tributary to; Medicine, Hat onthe main line of the:Canadian:Patifie |. >

» Railway, are the first to bé worked, and settlers now obtain this*coal at moderate prices.” -- ; . Valuable and extensive coal, beds also exist in,.the Souris district:in Southern’ Manitoba *** * > : +. and the south-eastern and’ western’ part.-of the North-West, -and’ these will: shortly be

opened up by the projected Manitoba South-Western and other railways. 2°. 6.145 . "| .yt-fs-tegards-the-water-supply, the North-West bas.not‘only nurheroug rivers and éreéks, ° ; but also a very large number of lakes and” lakelets-in-almost-every part.of the country, and '..+.c/dt has. been -ascertained definitely=that good. water.gan b . obtained “almost~dnywhere - «throughout the ‘territory “by ‘means of wells ;.in ‘addition’ tolwhich there ‘are ‘iumerous “.. clear, running, never-failing ° sprifigs-to’ be found - throighéut jthé:Jand. te . supply. of water of different qualities may-always he’ found ox praitie~by-sinking: 1)” which generally range in depth from.éight to twWenty.’feet,: .” egerierally falls" “. during'the spring,, while the stimmer and autumn are générally-dry, 0°04 SRT -». Op these two points the farmers were asked :.“ What sort’of fuel-do youase, and is,it © lifficult to obtain? ’*” “ Have you plenty':of-water on your farm, and how obtained ? moe

<. front’ a well, please ‘state depth ‘of same,” - The, fullname and. postal: addres settler tay "be found on pages'4, 5, 6, 7 or 8. >. a

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Wosd etting scarcey,: be. able to get coal.’ ‘Pent of water tin Hsin 1+ to, vurface; usual oa ft. to 20 oe y rer z . _ Wood, within four mi in Plenty re water. from: wells’ 15 to ao ft, deep..:-- an “Wood, close’ at ‘hand, sis. ‘rathes scarce,. but there -i is plenty within, 15 miles, rae Coal is ‘cheap ‘here. Plenty of water, from. two we Is a2 ft. each; one in ’ house, ohe in stable with pumps. . .. ; * ‘| Pople; about three. miles distant. * Plenty of. water: for general. wusé in sumier; «|. -well, 4¥t. Gin. . get: water for cattle; in winter, ata. swamp up | to the middle : eng eraye. 7 7 Wood.is - veasilyrobtainable a

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present.” Tt: have: "Tong! Lake ¢ on, ane 2 side of | farms 3 _ so, a spring of.good. water, anda well 30 ft. deep. « ue : Plenty of, poplar wood in this. settlement. ~ Five wells of the: best ‘water, .

|" depths 20,25, 26, 30, and go ft, Fi Poplar; no difficulty; lots: of it here., a Plenty of water; the QuiAppelle, River, . _| 02 runs ‘through, my farm, --. ;

.| Wood, and there is “plenty i in, this. districr Plenty of wafer from ‘small Take . ole for.cattle, and.a well for house 7 ft. as . Este Bo | Wood. I have never, been, short of, fuel. Plenty of water from a 3p ing. the :

Pre awater rising | to the surface. sae eng whoo eee L ; ii dec} Hesse yee] Wood; chiefly, but itis costly. “Water from Wascana Creek. ‘ re ith, W.'P. | . ‘Wood, hard.to get... Plenty of water, not very good, All neighbours have geod “f. * "water at, et ft; coo ..| Poplars_easi ained. ‘fiom the. blafis, | . ‘Plenty of. water from ‘wells ‘and ; fa - slow ais Seoperen oll at present 16 ft. ft. 0: Ra es eG

‘Poplar, no difficulty. Plenty t water from ‘well’ 33 | fe deep. . wood (poplar).in abundance... Splendid watér-by-digging. 32 ft. . +; ‘Poplar and vak, which are not ‘difficult’ to Procure, Not too much-water 3. ~ two, wells;one.23 ft. and the other 10 ft.\... ; Po lac - poles but. 3t er scarce _ Surface water ‘for’ the’ cate well for e. 6 ft. a -

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Biyite, Ria: _Fiela » Biward

at posd-water wells 10 to 20 ft. ; ace. ‘Plenty y of water;, a jake. 6 ft

Bent wood ; no eae to, obtain, ‘Water from. funning creek. | ae - a

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Ra hag

i Rave’ a "good deal on ‘my ‘Steor +3 ASE, river, water i in|,

ater in’ ‘summer, 3ft. deep. The finest water in'the: Province. "

Coal‘and wood ;:both-are now ‘difficult-to get here; asl

.Woad, poplar, and white, _birchy, ay Bot Piety of wee spring, ‘creek nd. . well 20 HE gai fae VE ee, - ees me ;

. “Ha adow: | oReid, Alex.” P

Elm and, nasty see ka -on. ity far ‘to last ‘36 ‘years. “One ‘pit miccsuied ax ft, §-in,. in. circumference, .; - Pipstone Creel runs. tne corner of ‘my farm; depth of ‘well'3 ft. *. : |:Pont ars ten niles tay. a it,-; “Water om well 6h.

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25 . 7 pranw FACTS AS TO THE CANADIAN ‘NORTH-WEST. Name. . pe -" | Answer, ° . ae a ’ . na : ‘og ' : vo v + MéBean, Angus’ <:...:| Wood very difficult to obtain. Plenty of water, ‘Hoggy creek; ‘wells 12 to 14 . : . deep, gen Te et "Young, Jno, M. L.’...] Poplar; very handy. T have always had plenty of ‘water from a 'well’6 ft. deep, Doyle, W. A. 4.5.4.6) Wood, ty poplar ; an ample supply here, ’ | Water from two spring creeks and mo -several’good springs, = - a con Newman, C.F, ..... -| Poplar or ash, plenty of it,- -Plenty of water from a-well rg ft. deep, ahd out poe : mo of my little lake: ©» ae as . cae at

» Sheppard,‘Jos.:....,

hard to get in Some places

.| Poplar wood, costs, psi Wood, to be had for the dr.

-Atmstrorig, George...

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Lo another at 28 ft, * | Tn te . ices i Pierce, S. .....0....:....1 Wood in bluffs on homestead.” Plenty'ef water, . See Graham, Mark......... Wood, poplar and oak, . Not’ very difficult: to\\6btain, -Pienty, of. water by -. en digging about r2 ft, ! Bet ME Ta Pe TS My be Malcolm, A....... +-| Wood; itis plentiful here. Plenty of ‘water from living spring. ce ge

’ McGregor, D. Elm. Plenty of water from Assinibofne River. ©’! = ays

oo Bobier, Thos. ... Lt W : ;

So ‘ to have it at 27s: per ton. -’ Good’ water from‘ wells 8 ft. deep; all ‘of my - + neighbours get. plenty of 'gobd water b digging’from 8'to 20 ft, 5s as Wood; have got Plenty on my farm, * Pk i

‘Warren, R Je gesveneee , tie ' * f)-depth of well'14 ft > -

Niff, J. R....av.e..ci2,.4 Poplar ; difficult:to obtain, but will use’ coal.’ Pténty of: water from well 18 ft. . . . . a "fe Bore aL ela or th peat 6 Chambers, -S. W.-'.,.| ate Bailey, Zoscsccgescssens Wood ; rather scarce, but coal, which is sapetior, is easily got at! Railroad _ oo . wey “|. Station, Plenty of 's ring and river’ water, wells 10 ft... >: ra re » . Black, G Rew. Poplar j any quantity three miles. off, ’ Plenty of water and good well, .98 ft.- ; wees te thane tp ce aa oT poo Meo es ye se Campion Brothers ...| Dry oak and poplar}: not ‘difficalt’to obtain.“ Genérally-plenty of water, one a _ well 5 ft: and another WG ft ee ee : "Roe gs . "--McKensie, D....,..:...| Poplar fuel: We liave plenty ‘The. Arrow: River rans through - mo “ [© my farm, --I have‘a spring at my house. PAD lee athe pee ane Fraser, D..D ca exp “use 1-s00n;--Plenty-of wwater,—Ponds-ané - vt wells 14 ft. and 30 ft: deep. Any amount:-in latter, could not-be bailed ‘dry > Farmer; v1.0. Wood and coal, : ‘River water, "°° + gt nN eet * King, Me seesscscccceeee Wood from Qu’Appellé; and coal at 30s.’ pe®’ ton on: Cariadian: Pacific Railway. ran on “ls «Water is very Scarce, and draw ‘it five miles.) Have no well yeti. Set “f° 7 "= Thompson, §. ........ +| Wood; from three ‘to five miles off, , Plenty’ of ‘water. ' Beaver'C; e fons 7 =, “oye 1 through’ the farm. “Wells are from 8 to 12 ft, round ‘here, .: idee thas ° | Anderson, George .:,.| Wood, abundance in this district : the Weéd Hills, ‘Woolf Hills;and u’Apnelle, - ” Da ee ? ; ‘being very adjacent, and well timbéred,": Price to: cnspeoplé ‘Yas! per'tord: - |___. hen : . a ; ¢ fopend on slough water-in summer-for stock. ells range'from, 6 to 3, 0 woe te ‘feet'in depth, 200-06. us gee pa Bod ee ES Te : ‘McDougall, A. G.i...2 ‘Wood, *” Coal’ this year 278. per ton, ~. Plenty: of water ‘from ‘well’ r4‘ feet Bee | deepe Fo em : aauemcreear t.4 wo “” Tate; James... Coal in winter, wood in summer, both:of which ‘dre éasily obtained... Get water : rr eens b ae ee ailing spring.’ eh Bes Ty me TB ee Dott , McMurtry, Thos. 4] We use coal, it is quite handy: Werget water in a well about 1a ft, deep. - | McCaughey, J. S. 1. ‘Coal'and wood, ‘easy to obtain. ~ Water from‘ well 25'to go ft. deep. hee

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Heaslip, J.J: Sissons Coal from Souris, 18 miles from here; not dificult to obtain.’ Plenty of : aan ape water from a weil 15. ft. deep..- ‘Bolton, "Fireesecsenseeens Poplar“and ‘oak wood in abundance; haul three miles. Wells 28. ft. deep. - : Ponds for cattle in summer. yo 7 Campbell Robert . ‘We get our. fire wood, fering, and building timber from the ‘Riding me _, Mountain, four miles to draw. "We get our water from Stoney Creek, rN

at ww spring creek rising-in the mountain and running all theyéar’ round « : , panier E. : “Wood, difficult t6 Gbtain,~ “Plenty of water from a well 7-ft. -deepy eee Ewen, Dei... Wood at present, but intend ‘using coal for winter. | Expect. fo get it-at ST ve gs Brandon, about 7.dols. (28s.) per ton. - Plenty of water, well, and: ‘sloughs. Cota ie not -- Wells, one 20 it, another gg ft. : Connerson, J. a teeeeass All oak”.wood ;” in abundance. | Water in abundance” all the year " coundi \ 4 from “Dead Horse Creek.” Bryer : _Rennedy, Thos, wees] Wood, not difficult to obtain in my case, “but some have to buy. . . about 10s. per cord. Pletity.of water. ‘Have a good spring creeks.) ek fe Johnston, Jes. soreres| Wood and coal. Have had no difficulty so far to obtain supply. - Ihave’ © 7: a . ' a nice. creek crossing farm,. but supply: "building, by wells from : ‘30 to 3§ ft,, ana . . First-class-water. .. ‘ - McLean, x “AR seseteee | Poplar, ‘oak, ‘and , ash}. ‘very eat to obtain, L have to dig for water, ‘the ee » owt: _Aepth is from to 14 tert, . CUE OSL vers Cue ‘Grain Cropa. ae 1

The following tables, taken’ from official’ sources, will’ how at a ‘a glance the: rere ‘vila is in Bustielsj Per acre af the FOS « of Manitoba dnring ane six years t— rye eee

. 1980. : “ 168.186 "Gen, Aver,” : : we BO.

at Pye £ The following aré the . averages’ “of the chief wet growing countries of: ‘the be Won os - . os ically sign | for a series of Yeats | ae Lo Me

|. Manitoba, ‘average yield) per’ acre. in bash - Great.Britain and. Ireland} «2° isd 0's ad a __. ‘Minnesota ‘(the Empire 1 Wheat State’ of. the Unjos), . “+ United States. OSE - Ontatio: g. | "South Austria, -

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38 - >. -PLAnY PACTS "AS ‘TO , cawapraN ‘WoRTH-Wesr. a rk * . y Asked as. to the "probable ’ ‘yield per a ‘acre “of tel wheat, barley, ‘and! oats ‘stops, “Farmers * replied, as. follows :- fee an - Mo, ss :

. Sauiuhee peracre’ : eg Name. ‘ia bushels, Oats. » r, - She sard, oseph “ase a About 40 : saws ae : rn About 50. - aoe Stevenson, i” W..a ue| 40 eS are ‘nee + Partly, 70 and partly40 . Little, James... . ve aes] Average 40° .. a

Average 70. . “Morton Thos. L we af 40.at-least, Thad 45 ‘ast . .

40,0 ve . About so" on a’ «lf So. | ee my

Paul, ieee M.° Lee . Rutherford, natin aes ' «Wat, Jame: See dee . Boul ing; . "Stowards, R. & . ‘ pardon F. wee ae “+ Beitch, Angus oe a6

} 50°. neg?

cy cs

‘Daniels, oseph as wee ne te ee Leh Dg Reid, E. J... ase yee} BR Pope AQ eee Lae Saat, ESF on 7 Bobier, hos.) 3 ht ‘ary gd we on i at oS cS ko to 60° +. * McKenzie, Kerineth | vee} 92 wee eee wae nee See Lee About 45 | --Todd, P, R>. oe sar] 32 “Nee +. ened 30 Qe a)

: -_ 50 ‘About 40 or BO. seed _. About! 80" " ame . 49 to 50 See ae uedef oo Fay ae ~ ; us “About 69. i

; McBean,’ Angus: Ih I) About go or 40°. tes Harris, James: ..._...| From go to 35:.. 9. Osborne, Daniel. z.. ...{ Between go and'go,

er Slater, Charles B. 2... g0t035 ... ace we e 40 to 50. : to > ““ ‘Wright, Charles ‘*...~,.:| Between 30 and 38°. 38 des ” ee : _ Proctor, Henry « ...:.:..| Average about go... Back batlej,avcrage 26 Average 59, good crop - vr Smith W.P. - -... ...) A certain go ves oo| 40last year a. >) ay | JO atleast. ’ " Robertson, P,.....1 go oe ee aed 38 LF, £. ve nee a fede hte Lothian; James 0.4.6] JO! oye cere nth tee See oe 6, 4 . Bruce, George hee Seef 30 we ae wee Over 40,1 should think, ‘Baaly wasted by. Hail ; . so Cook - ~not- thrashed-yet” oe erent : Webster, AL vere aes{ BO" nee ase 5 one] 30. On * this . season's! ~, vs soot breaking |

Downie, John res go. ote, “2 yee 50, the best I'ever saw: . ~Sirett,. . m. Poo wf 30S Cees een teas

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. 40. They. did: aot: do —}"well this: year; too dey a

rn Sea? a we Bey sim the'spring’ wt “Young, Jno, Mi De sse cce] JO tae nen 1 have. none; , but. my... . o Poy a Pope an ot neighbour's. will veld iran ae a ’ _ or “about 45”. : ls “McRae, ‘Roderick wag eee | BOL ny ee oe

‘ Armstrong, Geo. ae oe A: TN aes

Finlay, James tte Se ‘go ‘last “year, and my! 36." °...

- Ate . crop is better this year. > -

vy “. Deyell, ohn erp BO ue BO ee

ee ‘Bailey, - eee neef BO ase eee eed 4" a

"J"! Patterson,” red PPS Ia (- a one

_o ‘Howey, Wm. O00 a0} go 00 yee eee

. ge, Gar Sk. . ‘Biliott, T.D,.. gel cee Band of fa “dry we “Boring it will’ ‘hotigar¢

“T jcdey’ spagg” makes 3 a vy pt aa : ce So 4. bvergoo ge 2b

. Ssiall yeh 1 Say: 35°

- PLAIN: FACTS ,AS: TO OEE CANADIAN: NORTH-WEST. co

‘Yield of wheat pera acre, ‘ -in bushel is. *

~~ se qd. %, le. Coe . _ « Chester, As . on Certainly expect 30 tor AO ele laa aL OT go to6o* | _ Obee, F.:, ‘sca 30 we B50 one Taal OT ga, _. Muirhead, hos, le on Average will be 30" wos) Average 30° atin oat | Average so t ge Melntosh, Archd. we Soe Sweet thee 7 oe Good maturity? eo .af 0 oo i we Hall, Poi dae tweet abe oC. wee Oe ve ; wef tae * on eS tee , ‘ my ers, A. RR. toe tgs eee] AO ene weet “oy 3 . mo orc ie Mitchell, Jno st, vain BO.OF S$ te _ _Brobably 4 40. wee ss x vo “Bean 28 or, go" pte TO we ar are Miller,: Solomon lever be About 28. ) ne #6 Se ‘Between so and.60. sO : Hope, Geow ts 5 ' Me Cones Saeten Senet aoe 50 : _ McLane, A. M,.! ‘About 28 38% on’ Spring’ a 28° on. Spring - back... ; mg -backseiting rd iin setting. _ Gibson, John Ir ‘expect it will yields 26, voe- hr Ty ae ‘§o-- a" “a8 itis a good crop fe . . Thompson; “S37 a BAT a About 45 _ Haney, A. W.. 26, ‘on and: ‘broken last| « coe’, onel§ On land broken last w Be Tae * year; not batkset ‘ * UL. 7 year, and not-backset ~~ ‘Hall, Wi By “ wef 2g tO'gO |About 30. a: ante ne About: 40° yo . \McKéllar res ic | ae re he hgoe’ + oo re >! ; ee D. Hh . om as to ae Pont Bee ‘So S 60

Dos About 40 | “oy a Only about 405 40,3 3 last year eae , 65."

Taylor, - Fully 50: Stevenson, G G. B.” . . : “From 0 toyo° - ~-s teas About 50 or Goon average » Averagi ng 59:

‘40 oo About 40. Le “ee 355 agin not 3 wal tied, “40, ‘badly. tilled; on n acd, he a . ~ (éount of “dry ‘Weather A That t year sod did not fot’ vet i. Da

oe All: ‘crops yield “wel tirnips: ‘aaniltog ‘next: ‘to potatoes i in- area ‘of’ “Guléivationi. : a They..2 are innd reported instance infested. by ‘flies of other insects. “Mangold-wurtzels: ‘and. we , . Garrots‘are not caltivated as field crops to any great, ‘extent. 0" oe Cis abe AM. “gatden vegetables: produce. prolific .crops,; cand: the Province sustains an extracrdi-

: nary reputation. for - their’ production, “ During, recent’ years *a; very large and” general. * : Lineréase has taken’ place i in the‘acreage’ devoted.to’: the cultivation ‘of: garden products. In” | “the: éarlier ‘years of “the Province's - Ristory new’ ‘settlers, had’ but* Title time to devote to gardening; ‘but once having ‘got ‘their, farms, into’ ‘good. working order, they’ are. devoting, " "more. attention ta:it, with: most Satisfactory results. :°*:> +, 2 te 8 The following are instances‘takén from farmers” reports: of sticcesses in ‘the growth of ° » “vegetables, ‘dnd-in conjunction’ with these « ‘reports, it must: be remembered that’ wiuh asked if ‘any, of these 'farmers, used ..special ‘means. to ‘produce’ these ‘results, ‘The questic

“What: yields of:.vegetables have- you had,:, atid ‘what iis your-éxperience’in raising

‘For ‘postal, address’ of each settlers see’ *pages4 56r7 To or;8, ot re

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: - Answer, in bushels pei nore .,

Dickin, George ...| Haye had carrots 42 » inches, round, and: grown édcumbers sixccesefally 1 in. ‘the. open, . Beans and potatoes very good, better than I ever raised i in England

' with 20 years’ experience. “‘Yurnips ‘very good,'and. mangolds good wey

Potatoes, 300. T have: ‘grown | in the garden beans, peas, carrots,, parsnips; beets, cabbage es several kinds), onions, With‘attention all do well:

Potatoes, 300, well manured ; turnips, 600, well manured, -Carrots and peas; | .beans and flax have also. done well in small: lots.. I have grown: almost all - 7 kinds of vegetables with the best. results: -~,\' ~-

Potatoes about 160,. All kinds of garden produce grow luxiriously ; : that i is,: ® .-all and every kind that can’ be grown in Bogi¢od;and do, not require manure for some‘years. ) |< eas aN,

i have grown almost all kinds, and the quality i is splendid. . Oe

Potatoes, 130.on the breaking; my beans were frozen. he rst year itis. act®

‘ ‘well to sow Vegetables on the. breaking, except for home use; otherwise, .

wi, the ground has been, . Properly workeds nearly ¢ all Ul vegetables thrive ie =

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Yardley, Henry wees

Proctor, Henry + see

~ Knight, Ws G. ake

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- great success in “this: cous and come on 2 very, “rapidly. I have’ wo corn, cucumbers,- parsiiips,:. ra dishes, ceftuce, sapaees: ‘broccoli catltore melon fact same as: we © Brow. 2

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Or, James D. > oe

Lothian Tei sees

, “McGhee, as... ols Gibson, i

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Mitchell, John’. cat ene -

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‘Have some parsnips grown on. land’ Nich ‘hada “grop pot peas, aiid potatoes: on.it last, and. né manure was’ put omit, and.topk.up one ortwo,potatoes __ : a week: ago, ‘which. were af. inches i in diameter and, long Jn preporti eee Potatoes, 400; tirnips, 7505 ae coo _ Potatoes; average, 250, bushels (of 651s) per‘acre.” Never’ -: eFop'of - ‘potatoes -injany : country: ‘thant *have+ this year. _ jpeas; beans, ‘nd fexsare good. “

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Potatoes; 3007. turnips; 860. - Have ao *g ‘grown ‘carats, parsnips, ' onions, | », abbage, éauliflowers, pumpkins, melons} citrehs, gucumbers, lettuce, squash, ’.- 4 "|i ‘tomatoes, and radish, en Potatoes, Goo'to 500 ;° turnips, carrots and: ns" do: swells | peas 40, and flax 20. ese! *> Everything ‘in’ ‘the way of: vegetables ‘does immensely, except Indian corn’ +} J and tomatoes, which I do not, End a as yeta success, . Potatoes, 250. \ Only raised turnips: ‘and carrots“in- garden, but they would, do’ —_ “Swell Here: “My. experience: is ‘that vegetables ¢ eannot, be; raised. ‘MOre:SUCCESS----. -; - «(> fully.in any other. country. Cote

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._-tadishes, and cucumbers, all do unusually well with(us.. : “Potatoes 200; peas 60 Ibs. Ber'acra? . . Vegetables very, good; you can raise : éyery kind to. perfection. : : ve the Poigtors. 300." Turnips nat’ ‘atterided to; would have produced. Pry ‘ot. 500" i) ahels, Per: acre, Pnever 3 ‘Saw. as° fine: ‘vegetables anywhere ; oe, sxcspt ‘ F Potatoes 350, tutnips 3‘Bo0,\ | Peas do well.» Vegetables do very well ES Potatoes 300, turnips’ 600, . carrots 300, .peas 3Z0, and. beans 40.2 fiave . grown. with’ good: results: -.potatoes, turnips, . riangold-wurtzels, beets, - “arrots, parsnips, ‘onians,. \yadishes,: cabbayes, cauliflowers, ind ‘many’ ‘others | : Potatoes: from-goo:to 400, ; Turnips 600, arid: ‘peas 0. All vegetables.< do well... *” Haveralso grown, .carrats, beets, cabbage, tomatoes, Squash, sitrons, onjong, a" ‘| + rhubarb, and 'pumpkinss: \.! - _ : never; saw- vegetables grown. to. lhptter. success than. here ;"i in fact. they a ~aré the surest. crops. we'can grow: I have grown Potatoes, ‘turnips; carrots , Oteand beets with perfect satisfaction. ;"» * -. a Potatoes :300, turnips. 600, : carrots 600, peas- 30, beans: 25, and flax’ go." ‘Have also- grown cabbage; -beets,’ tomatoes, ‘radishes; onions, salsify, pie, . a ri.plant, lettuce, pumpkins, gtapes, artichokes, pepper, and parsnips. .

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: - vi have, grown: su illy :—Cabbage, carpots, - Parsnips, cets,, onions,»

-. lettuce, fadishes, béans, &c. . ; - Potatoes.: iabdut goo.'. Lurnips: ‘geaerally 4 ‘have. not done well this: “year, the °

at weather, ‘being: very dry: when they. ‘were ‘gown inthe, spring, - I never. .” grew any‘except in the garden’; these -aré excellent, | Have‘grown peas two they: “do , first-class: here. ‘Beans can, sbe'g grown’ here in abundance, - wt fae * grown’ ‘the “finest : ‘potatoes ‘that I- ‘ever: win my - life, both ‘in - + quantity: “and: io quality; : :, Carrots, cabbage, .caulif ower, and: :other: ‘garden, 1_ stuff, grown. in, this-country are, of: the’ yery- best. quality. . . Potatoes’ from: ‘ago to; 300, and, turnips 5007 Carrots, average 450. All kinds} ~ - of vegetables grow ‘well, “i have ‘also gr beet, onions, , Fadlishes, Cabbage, . Showers melon, citron, ‘and ‘cucumbers. wb : Potatoes, .turnips,- ‘carrots; peas, beans, ‘and flax.\do ye: care and. troubley:: If, the. ‘seed. is: only sown. early, with cultivation, the yield is efionmoas..®. + \ a Potatoes,’ ‘200: bushels: from shalé. aces! Phe: yield: ‘of ‘turnips: cand) * wasy poor, ,owing.,to ‘the drought ia the. spring: - Flax’ .was. _ vegetables ¢ did’ a faire All. gollender vegetables do well here: ‘.

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. Harrison, D. H. Seed,

Potatoes 300, really magnificent.. "(Also turnips, carrots, and misngolds the “. Jatter yield well. Cabbages and cauliflowers do well. Potatoes about 350.., I had nine wagon loads (about .30° “bushels. each). of ~~~ turnips off: haif .an, acre last, year,’ Carrots #500 ; peas so busliels off. two. en wer one year; beans, 40 to 60; ‘flax, 15; alFkinds do well here—cabbages. “ys _ cauliflowers, beets, melons, cucumbers,. &c. Onions do ‘splendidly. | Tomatoes are, not a! success ; we have . lois of. them, but they are green ~ - yet (September). . a My potatoes are the best L ever. "saw. ‘in “this “country: >~Turnips,—very~ . ~-heavy—yieldj-also carrots; "peas 40.- >This. equals” ary country for the - growth . of . vegetables. Have grown .beets; onions,. melons, citrons, ai cucumbers, pumpkins, tomatoes, radishes, celery, ang lettuces. =~ pe Potatoes .400, and peas 4a, All garden vegetables usually’ grown ona farm, ----9>-~ 5 grow first class, Onians. and cabbages: grow extra large aad are of fine

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en eee et povquality. 777 ? . Slater, C. B, «(| Ihada fair ero p of potatoes. this year. My turnips were ‘poor “on breaking. ~! , mA . .The yield’ of . carrots was good, but frost killed my beans. Carrots, :

cabbages, onions, parsnips, potatoes, and beets are‘all doing well, _ ron,

. Potatoes goo, and turnips 1,000. . Have also grown beets.’ . 2 7

‘Potatoes, 200, turnips about 250, and. peas and beans, ‘from 14, to. “15. - ‘think I could raise- about goo bushels of carrots per acre. "4 Vegetables grow’ first ‘class, Sweet corn, cabbages, carrots, and long and turnip beets .grow to perfection,. tomatoes splendidly; onions in ‘abundance... _. Have also grown celery, mule and water-melons, &e. Took’ £3 prize’ money two years agd.

Yield: of: potatoes and turnips heavy carrots are simply. imuiense 3 - peas are not good here, the land-is too strong; beans do well, and flax yields’ © from 36 to go; This is a splendid country :for vegetables, J hays also | " grown mangold wartzels, ‘onions, beets,..parsnips, .tomatdes, ’ cucumbers, “melons, . citrons, squash, -celety, cabbage, cauliflower, radishes, kail, brussels ‘sprouts, let uce, salsify, and: mushrooms, T have the Provincial « Diploma for the, best:collection of garden. ve; etables) . - :

Potatoes, 300; turnips .1,000, and white Belgian’ carrots 500. ” Drought .

_ + ‘affected. my. peas ‘this year, but’ they, will yield 25; beans do well here. | :

A little capitalinvested in flax.culture and:the manufactureof twine.or °° |

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cord for our self-binding. machines,: ‘would’ result in. great ° wealth, = 8 . “Onions, table. carrots, parsnips, beets, "turnips, radishes, léttuces, melons, « |” . tomatoes; peas I -sorts -of: gardep and “field wegetables can \ an . oe grown. here to, perfection ; -at least, that is.my usual experience, os . _ Bole, J tae ’ Potatoes: 3oo.:-All. kinds of- vegetables will do well i in the North-West. when

the.groind is. properly prepared: tate ' Potatoes about 400;, turnips 600," and. “peas: ‘20, * Have’ very fine cabbage, carrots; turnips, beans, parsnips,’ beets,-orions, lettuce, spinach, rhubarb, ~ - . : radishes, and cucumbers, - Have: raised - “tomatoes ~ and” ‘Tadiaw corr,” but re

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“McLean, JA.. os "Potatoes 400, sometimes miores :turnips: fone go" to’ ‘600. Peas: aud “beans! Myo et es -3} {do well Any and every ‘kind of. -vegétable-does wonderfully well id. this thy cf on Loe cquiitry. - I believe’ there is no better country.” in the known world that em Te

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‘The Use’ oot Manure. ;

. “Fertilisers are not used i in the North-West, for. they are not needed; and- common manure is used but, sparingly: - The land is, indeed, in ‘most ‘cases,:so rich ‘that the “using of it during the first years of cultivation would be apt to encourage the growth of straw, and make the crops too rank,. After the second year manure in limited quantities may ‘be ‘used with advantage to preyent any exhaustion of the land. .

. This is the general experience of settlers'to be found related with, their opinions on

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many other useful ‘subjects in’an additional pamphlet, to be had free on ‘application to Mr.

Begg, Canadian Pacific Offices, 88, Cannon Street, London :—‘* When you have it, put it on

“+ your light.land, don't waste ‘it; but-it is not necessary for years.’ One settler, Mr. ‘William Gibson, of Loganstone Farm, Wolseley, says: I have ‘used- manure ‘to a few

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Stock. Raising. and’ the Hay, sappy,

"The gencral ” *healthiaess of the climate and the- favourable, conditions for feeding horses, cattle, .and sheep, make stock-raising a most profitable industry. .The boundless ,

- prairies, covered with luxuriant giasses, giving an unusually large’ yield,, and the cool nights -

tor'which Manitoba. is’ famous, are most’ beneficial features in regard to stock; and the~:--

_ remarkable dryness and healthiness of the winter tend.to make cattle fat and well-condi- | tioned.“ The easy access ‘to’ good. water is .another. advantage’ in stock-raising. The

. Dickia, George we 17% cattle. Can cut’ 20 tons, and can. get other | on. government land. Cattle .

~ Timothy and Hungarian classes. . The average yield of

double yield was “gathered.”

‘ abundance of -hay almost everywhere makes'it an easy matter for farmers to winter ‘their --stock ; and in addition to-this there is, and alwa ay ‘will be, a ready home. market for-beef.

Owing to the abundance and ‘excellence of prairie. hay, little‘has hitherto been done

in the cultivation of. grasses, though what small quantit y is cultivated is largely of . the . ay’ per. acre is 2}: to 3’ tons;

sometimes. 4 tons are. gathered, and in wet. seasons as many as § tons. The crop of; 1882

was an abundant ong, and was ss’ generally saved i in good condition, while.j in 1883, almost a:

‘On these points the experiénce of séttls answer the’ questions :-“‘ How many horses-ghd cattle have you? Have you plenty of hay,

and ‘do cattle thrive. on the wild. praigie- grasses ? ?- How/do your. animals: thrive in =~

ve _wititer, and ‘where do you stock’ then a For’ Postal a address of each settler, see a “pages 4s : 7 or 8. aT, 7s

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do equally as. well .as they |did, in pasture in England; they thrive

well in winter with the same shelter ‘they get there, pole- and hay .

oe , ~ istable, “Hind, Brothers . ...] x “horse and ten head of cattle. Yes. Cattle do ‘well; wintered first. class.

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‘L-have 3 oxen and 2 yearling steers, I have ssuiiciént hey’: for ‘for 20 head | gt cattle ; +t ey thrive first cis, “Last winter I took’12 head” of. cattle" from a | neigh: ; they camé out in the Spring equal. to: when I was.in England,

T kept them, in open. sheds with yards last winter. My smeighbour has ©

_ his in- stables, ‘and they do not da: -as well asgning. Lo

go horses and 20 head of cattle. Plenty ‘of hay; cathle get’. jat'i in sumimer on

"the prairie grasses: I house them in a log: stable’ during winter?

, Hutchinson, A. «..| 20 head of cattle, 3 horses, ‘1 19 sheep, and 2 pigs. Yes; cattle get’ very. fat a, on the prairie grass in’ summer. ‘ They do well: in stable i in-winter. I. fed ; them ‘on hay alone last winter ;. this.winter Lintend using: grain: “and"roots~ me in’ small quantities. ' ;

g head of cattle at.the present time. Plenty of hay! * Cattle thrive: well on wild grasses. I have wintered over twice the above number of attle I stable young éattle ; large cattle run loose in. -opén sheds,- a an

-No- horses, 45° head” ‘Of cattle. - Plenty: of hay. ~ My thoroughbred short.” horns have’nothing but the wild grasses of ‘the country, and they are in

' splendid condition,’ in fact quite fat.- I should takea prize for Christmas

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“ -'beef in England; the beef cannot’ be'beaten, ‘ Cattle thrive well in ‘winter: ae _. , |. on hay only, . -Some are in-stables and some’out, : vy ote .Field, Edward... Plenty: of hay. Cattle undoubtedly thrive, well in. wiater, and ‘get ‘very fat ; ae _in summer, Both horses and cattle do well.in _the. winter, jin the stable ’

, at night. . Heifers, steers, &c., in, ‘open: sheds, * Native’ “horses and half ~~ | bred horges thrive well out on the prairie ‘all winter, ‘if you. have no worl * forthem, >. ~

A scarcity of, hay“in’.this part. .Cattle- ‘thrive wonderfully house thei in, winter, and feed them on straw, hay, and roots. , --. aan

3 horses, and 12 cattle, -Plenty of. prairie, hay and catile. ‘ao. “well on’ it,

: They get on “well” in Stable 1 in, ‘winter, _ J let them out wevery day, if. possible:

67 argees 3 horses, “Catite do all that 7 can ‘ish “T wintee them: ine log Stables on eee . f

3 horses, 2 colts, 1 | pair of oxen, 2 cows, x bull, “and- 2: ‘sheep. i have’ Hay i in

- abundance; cut it this. summer 66 inches long; and: tattle get-fat.on it ‘without any ‘other feed in winter. ‘I winter cattle in ‘log’ s stab] €S,. and they -

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“°, |. (get nothing but hay. Horses have hay, ‘with a little oats,

Brucey. George.» +, asf 18 head-of cattle. They do well on prairie-hay, and do well: albwinters' ie : _Middlgton, Alex, s|-2 Work oxen and cow and @ calves. Hay: has been difficult’ to;; iput up, po: . owing to Hehe crop. Cattle thrive on wild grass. When well housed ; they

er thrive well in winter-on hay and water, with.a little salt," . >

"Warnock; Wm ~ s.. {3 horses and 15 cattle. .-I Have:enough hay-for" present stock ; they “do “better

oe ‘ on wild hay. ‘I winter my horses and.milk cows in stable; ‘steers and young” ; , ; stock in shed open to south, and they thrive-well, . Reid, Alex.-. . -... Plenty of -hay. .Cattle do splendidly on the wild~grasses, “better than on |.

. Lo, some Hay, They thrive well in winter ; 1 ‘stable them~at, Right and: Net 5. i” me _' | them out diring the day. ;

’ Fraser, John - ...| 7 head of -cattle and’ teayn of horses. Plenty’ of. hay, and ‘cattle cone ‘out * ete TEs a fat on with nothing but prairie hay"i in- spring; they: do well in stable in-~~_, woe winter, ’ ™ ‘Perley; W.'D: '-o. 1 have only a ‘small stock, but they do’ fine : in winter,” I have‘ aot’ mich’ hay, nt Cove de Bee but the prairie grass ‘all over the N.W. far exceeds the best’ quality of . wie 7 TN ef cultivated hay ‘in’ the‘ East. I rever “saw #0" fine and fat sal as this : he ea Prairie grass will make, . are ‘ aan . oy aa . - tek ‘ . . a, no -_ : : Pe o “f * “’ - os + , - .

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ee ds he aes a ay DE 7 . ies er abt ee me . _. Little, James- »..,.] All kinds‘ of stock do well here. There is. all the hay that I require. 1°

he . , ee Lo. 18 horses, -Plenty of: hay.and cattle; ‘are doing very well. I winter them . jin a frame'stable, and they do first-class \\ , * 2 horses,.3 cows,,and some young stock, “Cattle winter better on prairie - ‘hay, ‘in this climate: than they do'in~ Ontario, . A better name for it awould be “lawn hay,” a quality well understood.in Europe. I keep the . cattle in in rough weather in winter, and they winter easily. : 1 yoke of oxen and.a'ponies, | Plenty of ‘very nutritiods hay. " Cattle fatten on it in winter.--I can put it up at 200 dols, per ton, and make money. I -winter my stock in-sod and strew stable,-and they thtive well, that is, . prben T fattenthem. - - 4 a , . B “ , ‘ - 6 horses, 4 oxen, 2-cows, and 2_yearlings, _Hay plenty in certain localities. -; Cattle: do splendidly ;: never saw them get 30 rat . gras. Kbave ‘a ‘ barn 16 by 45 dug in bank; it will house',46 head, horses and*cattle. Loft on top: will hold 10 tons of hay, The cattle do well in winter. \_

7.7} -2-horses “and-‘r2~cattle-. -“Plenty-of-hay; cattle-fed-on-the hay -here arefit- —- -

for the .butcher in the spring. I keep them in’ winter most generally in.” _ Stables; théy are.rolling fat in the spring on hay and water. , ‘ 1§ horses and so cattlé.; ‘Cattle thrive well on wild grasses; I winter them all inside and they thrive very well, where feed can be obtained. ; 4 horses and 7 head qf cattle. Plenty of hay; cattle do better.-here than , on the cultivated grdsses or in the woods of Ontario. I stable them at night in the winter’. and keep: them in a yard in the-daytime;: they thrive!.well. I’'milked my cows nearly all winter, bull and young. stock

‘|. lived at the straw stack all winter. a - -| 2 horses and 47.-head of cattle and hogs." Plenty of hay; my cattle do

not seem .to want anything: but the wild -hay if.well' cured, and they winter well without buildings, if in tidchen out of wind. -The working - bullocks, milk cows, and. calves. are stabled in winter, the balance have “sheds ‘as -windbraks ‘severely, and a belt of tinchen to shelter from | winds also. ..-. - ‘ye, . . sa . 10 horses and 35 horned grades which do well. . Plenty of hay. Never, ‘saw cattle do better ;" my stock does well'in log stables during winter. °°: a horses and head of cattle... I have’an abundance of ‘hay,; Cattle do}‘well.- .. L wintex‘my stock in the open-air sheds, and they thrive well. . 2. I have x yoke of cattle. Plenty of hay, and cattle do very well. on jit. without grain, They do splendidly in winter in a stable of sods or logs. "to horses, to cattle"and ag'sheep. ':I:.hava' 20 acres .of -Timothy, plenty of

“_¥, “-wild-bay. - Cattle all-do well. . I winter my stock in stables made’ from

logs, and» covered with straw. Cattle and sheep: do better ‘than. in. +Ontario, 1 rn : oo 2 horses, 1 yoke of oxen, 3 cows, 2 two year olds, one year oldj-and 5 - ealves,: ; [winter my stock in the. house. when very cold,. otherwise let ~

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Icut 100 ton of hay (handless). Thousands-‘of cattle in Ontario; and had. a

‘|. , G00 .acres tinder pa : there, but never had cattle do so well it Ontario. ~~ : |. Cattle and horses, dy very . well-id: winter,"kand: the great reason is>that- .' there are no rain or sleet ‘storms heré“during winter. “I winter my stockin | \- « oF} oplar posts sunk in ground, Sided with-lumber and sodaed, - ~ po : - os

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se grasses. 1 stable my" stocle.in winter with - ‘straw and a Teele grain. I Let haye no trouble.. a Howey, Wm. _ so} g horses, and 8 ‘head of cattle; lots ‘of. hay} ‘cattle. ‘keep fat on it all the . winter. .I winter -my- cows in stables, young stock outside, and. they ‘do ene | ne SO _ Gilmonr, | Fr com _ | We_have-a team .of.-horses, ‘and: ~28 -head: of cattle: “| We have Pie of : ‘hay, and cattle do exceedingly . well on’ it. + They ‘winter well stable.on the open prairie. ‘ . ‘Hartney, J. H. .| 1x horses, 2 mules and 4 hedd cattle. ‘Plenty of hay, «nd nérakd ‘cattle , . thrive exceedingly well on prairie hay. . Up to this Aime I have wintered my stock ir in log stable, covered with: poles and Strawy and fitgy: thrive * “ we. Smart, George . ...| 2 horses and 5 -cattle.- Plenty of hay, and. cattle’ “thrive well: on wild erage § . _ An winter :T feed niy stock on prairie hay, and. let them fun at straw © . stack. They are as fat in the spring as in Ontario in the fall. ~ Elliott, T. D .} 13 horse kind and xo: of cattle. - Plenty of: hay, and ‘cattle do well. - 1 They. aly Sono. : do well in winter i in sheds made of straw: a Lo LoL, - of gee mo , ” Sheep Raising. oy, a Sheep-growing is now® becoming - ‘an important industry | in the Canadian North West, and the climatic conditions are such as to render.the yield of wool much finer and _the fibre considerably shorterithan that from the same class or ‘breed of sheep elsewhere.” Sheep have been .exitirely free from disease in “the North-West, vand foot-rot has, never. occurred So far as can be ast iti ds so - ian. Noith-West; anid is ‘shéap-raiding ‘rétitable 2” Totes settlers replied **, Yes.” “The replies of the others are given below. The full- name apd postal address of each settler ax are: give on pages. 4, 596 7, or 8. aan . i OT sco o So a _ +, Dickin, G... 0... - Yes, nly cannot get them here to suit the settlers { in n small ots, “> * Urton, W.S. -| They thrive well and are very profitab ve : ; ’ Yardley, H.. In my opinion sheep will do well j very y profitable, : Hutchinson, ‘A. Am testing the above now, ° vand believe - ‘they © will both thrive and be - profitable. © . Proctor H. we a: Very Profitable'a and do wells : Te ew ad - \ Se a - > = ,

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‘they ‘are no trouble t to Keep fat.

Vandervoort, Geo, aa 3 horses.and -2. cows.." There is a 5 goodly supply: Pi hay;- ‘and. cattle “thrive ; eos better on wild hay than they do on-cultivated. “In winter 1 stable horses and

milch.cows, but let the young run in an open’ shed around the straw-stack.

* They thrive splendidly, only t think horses _Tequire a little more in than. .

_ they do in Ontario.

t+ Black, G.R. eae on horses_and_cattle_. _No_hay,. but. cattle-do- -exceedingly “well on Tbtie. Mita

le my stock at nights, and iran out during days 5 ghie .5

7 Robertson, Pen vase , Upjohn, Fos eee Harward, Fuse

~. Bruce, G

- “Andersoi, Geo.- ee . Young,’ J. M. L..

-_ “Doyle, W.A.

foes . PLAIN FACTS AS TO' THE ‘CANADIAN NORTH-WEST. 37 _Name.- . . Answer. Le . : waa ve . - = j - . . ; e - . , 1 “¢ . “Mercer, J. *... «..| Yes, sheep thrive well and.are profitable. -. er : oae Lawrence, J... ....{ Yess I don’t ‘think there is- anything: that’ will pay better, They do ‘ini . te

better than in England or Ontario, Should like to go in for this branch largely, if nieans were forthcoming, - ‘Sheep -require a: great deal-of attention in ‘this’ country. ’- ‘No doubt the * could be raised to pay well here. ’ . In this location they do well, No stock pays so well, and they are, neither trouble or cost. Sheep are scarce, but ‘do well. I find them unprofitable for want, of: mills -in my neighbourhood. They do very well, - Sheep. raising is very profitable. . Sheep thrive well here and are-very profitable. ae Poe : Yes; have found them do splendidly, with fair Profit. u ; Wo. Yes, sheep do well; very profitable. _ oe Cee ett eee pele. = s, for those w who have capital to put into it,, can Sheep do well ; very profitable at | present. aaa Sheep _ thrive ‘well, but would’ not pay in. this part yet, -as. there are no . woollen: manufactories i in this part. : apeep, 1 feel, sure, Will do well, and be profitable. : . The best sheep-I ever saw were raised in Manitoba. “l-saw y mutton with . a three inches of fat on the rib. Sheep raising is profitable. I have some sheep; they’ ‘thrive well, and would be profitable. . : cs . Sheep - do well in some parts, but the- spear grass in some places . gets. into ey their wool, and is severe on them. ~ >-.; : ‘ -| Yes; will be profitable, when.market for wookis obtained,

Pollard, A. - os

McGhee, J. os Lobes, ‘Warnock, ‘Wm...

jrangy}= ‘ Purdy, . Fou tons Davis, Ww. H. 1

Rogers, T. a “ ens Downie, J. . ‘ we, Nees

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_ Wane Geo.’ . Yes, particularly well, being profitaRle| for mutton... - : Ne, ' Walker, J. _ s| Sheep do well and pay well. NS hy ee : - ’ Riddle, KR... -...| They thrive well and are ptofitable, eS i - Wat, J... ...| Yes, if wechad a market fof;wool, ke vo Powers, C. F. .~ ...| I think the most profitable of any stock. = * : . se : Soy . _* Rutherford, i” z se. |. Thrive well-and’are’ profitable to thosewho fh have them,” ran Te : _| [@arter, T.. . . . v4] Where there is no.spear grass they do well and pay well. > a i Bobier, T,, : : ae They do well, and will, pay the man that raises them, as the ‘wool and ae i “7 were meat are needed in the country, 4 oe . en Warren, R.T.- '..)| Thrive well. ; a ae - /MeKnight;-R. | .| Sheep do well; they are a paying stock, Sm Lo ‘Chambers, Ss: w ..| Sheep thrive well. ° Nothing: 1 know. of would be more profitable, TT Me Patterson, , AY Sheep thrive well, and, I think would be profitable if. there were more, =~. Y

; McLen: an, T.

‘ Gilmour, H.C,

a r They. thrive-well, but J do‘niot consider them very profitable : at present,” Z * s Harri FS - Sheep. have s best tried-in ‘this country,'and do very well and are profitablé, : Smart, | Yes ;. 00 demand for wool as yet in this’ sparty ¢ else: it-would j i pay be better. Elfiott, ‘T..D; "| ‘This is" a-first-claés shéep country.) 7s. , : “Shirk, J. M. .| Yes? it is considefed profitable... - ms ‘

‘ Chester, All.

“Little; J." Sheep thrive well and are very profitable. | ee a, Yes,” sheep « thrive, ‘and''sheep' raising is profitable. “It would ‘be more’ ‘sor . if there: were’ wool factories in: this _ neighbourhood. | Good inducements: . “e for some enterprising man. > . ..|.Sheep.do'well; they are profitable. : T have a small. flock, of sheep and’ they. do exseatingly well. a ‘hin ie” “very profitable. :

‘Mekinde

z..| ‘There are not 'many-sheep Here, " What there are eo well; ” Lambert, w, "M: eee Sheep do. well and: ‘are. Profitable. ; .

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Boulding, G. W. ...| Do well, with profit, ‘ - _ - ee v teri "| Sheep thrive well and are profitable: ; raed

Wagner, .} Yes, and pay well. Farmers get fronv 12 to 14 ‘cents per pounds in cartase, Nelson, R. ...° «| Yes, they do well and will pay. fo Stirton, bon a0 Sheep do splendidly, and pay better to raise. than any: other stock. “ ‘ Cox, J. ...| Sheep thrive well in different parts of the country. - ; ao ; McDonell, D. | Sheep-raising is very profitable if on a high’ seal, 0 0 tt E Wilson, J... «..| They thrive well. . a

“Heaney, J. [| Do very well and’pay well. . _ “A Fargey, J. H. | [ed isa first-class country for sept : ge 4 ia “oy ; Connerson, J- .. | Yes, very well and profitable by ecping them n dey, i in winter, Moe 3 Rorison, W.D. —_...| No, unless‘on‘oultivated land. °° rr ar

“McKenzie, K. ..| They thrive well and will be -profitable: «

Kennedy, T.- m Yes, I believe it would be profitable if. properly attended to... cee tape a ~ Harris, A: Be —>- «../ They dhpive well; but get too fat to’ breed to advantage. No f fair ictal ‘has ee So “ yet ‘been made j in this vicini fee = a tabs

Bartley, N. ... :] Sheep are considered very mi biable and thrive ‘well! .

Chambers, W. ...| All the sheep I have seen are doing well and will be: ‘profitable: ~

Garratt and Ferguson Yes, they thrive well, and it is profitable to keep them. » TI ey oi ; Our~sheepdo- exceedingly well;-they sun the. praitie_jn : sim , Bnd :

are under shed‘in winter. ~ De,

..{ Sheep thrive well and are prfitie, ce Pe an

Sutherland, Ww. R..

Hoard, C. ... a They do splendidly. te we a ae, Speers, A. R. : Yes, very profitable, *' oa fo, Cox, We we *, Sheep thrive very wel and are found to be wery 7 profitable. : Horses, Pigs, and Poultry. os oy 7 fo

The raising of horses has riot as yet assumed. any ‘considerable proportions, though : what has been done in this direction has met with siccess.” ‘There-are few’ cotintriés - where the horses have such immunity from the, diseases of stock as they" have! in “the .

As to pigs, the Berkshire breed seems best sited to the. country - $8 the: pigs of. this St class maiure Tapidly and fatten easily; living’ on the grass and making’ good pork in sixor seven months with proper feeding. The breeding ahd fattening of pigs increased con-.- - siderably in 1882 and subsequent years, and n& disease was reported among them.. .:

Poultry do exceedingly well in the. North-West, especially. turkeys, owing to the dry- ness of the climate, Manitoba is itself the home of the wild:duck,.goose and chicken, and those who devote care and attention to the raiging ‘of poultry" are ‘sure of a good return." - This important to-add that ‘no disease of a’ contagious: or, infections ‘character’. éxists |:

‘among the cattle and sheep of the North-West, and ‘that ‘every, care i taken by the...’

Provincial Governments to promote’ the interest . of ‘breeders. . Among. the .more -recent |’

' measures-adopted:is the appointment of’ veteririary surgeons in each’ county to. look: after

the interests of stock raisers, and to carry out. the stringent’ fegalations now in'foree to .

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|. ~arsApiculture is successfully. carried on in. the- North-West, a3 bees require a clear, dry atmosphere arid-a-rich harvest of , flowers ; if the air is damp, or the weather cloudy, they

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_ _will-not work’so, well.:;-Anidther reason why they work.less in a warm climate “is that the ts - “honey: gathered remains fluid for sealing~a-longer_time,.and if gathered faster than: it yr ' thickens, it sours and spoils. ;The-clear, bright skies; dry-air-and. rich flora are therefore . well adapted to. bee culture.-{.- pe iste a /

f ‘Wild fruits, attaining ‘to great’ perfection, abound’ in Manitoba and the’ North-West.

1 ‘the important ‘work-of erecting buildings and getting their lands fairly under ‘cultivation, . ; |

its due share of attention. . Following : are ibat.'a few representative statements from: |; farmers on the subject; a remarkable array of testimony on the subject may be foundin’ - + ,. . the pamphlet‘ tebe’ had’ free ‘on ‘application “tu “Mr. Begg;’‘Canadian ‘Pacific Railway ~ Offices, 88--Cannion Street, London, E.C.°5 0 tee ae Ua oe

08 S t G < 7% tee . ‘the eréate: ; styunaa ee Wbertes, ‘currants, gogsebertie, raspberies S88 TR fast it wall fruts- Peas Jn-the_REene -e a: Raa aR ia datine Promina dw, A, FARMER, Headingly.)

° ** Planted twenty apple trees two'years’ngo, which are growing very well., : ae a i , - y PP’ > “6 Re kote oS '* ARTHUR J. Moore, Nelsonville,,*. , Pk *Y have over :,000 apple trees. doing.very well, and also excellent black currants. “~~. 9 * i < tei oa ia gates. et ogy Te. ft JAMES ARMSON, High Bluff.” ia af ..“ Strawberry ‘faspberry, brambleberry, gooseberry, black currant, cherry, cranberry, saskatoonberry, and, is summer from wild fruit. 6.0 bt ee re WILLIAM Grsson,, Loganstone Farm, Wolseley:””” 7 ana,.mulberries,-and so far they are doing well. PF whe . | . ae . peury . thwaite.’”” 7 o . # Fj “<4 Blums, : black; tuiwberries, ‘raspberties, and saskatoons,-. Rhubarb. does ;- * 'semarkably well. es ae ; aioe J woot vias 8), eCO8 'B, Srrerr; Glendale, P.O." ; . Hops. wh

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pa Sons 40 ° PLAIN FACTS AS TO THE CANADIAN. NORTH-WEST.‘ | roe, ‘ r) . . &y ‘ ae Flax and‘ Kemp. . o!

" ./These important crops were cultivated to a considerable extent by old settlers many years ago, the product being of excellent quality ; but the universal. complaint at that time. was the want of'a market, or of machinery to work up.the raw material, and this‘led' them to discontinue this important branch ‘of: hfsbandry. ‘"-Its' cultivation has been ‘renewéd extensively by the Russian Mennonite. settlers, on whose reserves in the southern portion of Manitoba.a considerable ‘quantity is prodpced. ‘Ac’‘West Lynne alone over 6,000 bushels were brought in, during the first week in December, alone, in’ one year, averaging.80 c. . (3s- 4d.) per bushel. Flax is peculiarly suited to the Province, and'so much is this felt that an English capitalist, has started in‘ Winnipeg’ an ‘extensive linseed-oil mill. This fact and the demand for flax seed that must necessarily arise, will still further increase the area of its

__ i$ .culsivation. It can only be raised successfully in a cool region, the warm clirtiates of .the ee south causing the hark to become brittle and bard, and the rapidity. with which it there matures ~ _preventing ‘the lint from obtaining consistency or tenacity. On account of their extremely » | _“favenrable climate: for. this cereal, .Manitoba ‘and the“ North-West: territories" are‘likely'to' "©

proye formidable rivals to northern Europe in its cultivation,

Wild Rico.” = 0 ee

Wild rice grows luxuriantly in some parts, espetially in'the districts ‘surrounding the .

’ large lakes to the north of Winnipeg -where the low and wet lands. are found to, be espe-

cially suited to its cultivation, Its growth is carried on tp.some: extent at Rat Portage, Fort Alexander on the Winnipeg Rivér, and at other points..: The grain is found to be . most useful and delicious for the table, far preferable to the tice in general'use,- =. = | Sugar Cane. - fe ; a “The experiments 80 far made with early amber sugar-in~Manitoba-have-been-limited-

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made prove that there is abundant crystallizable sugar in the northern cane.after becoming .

- ripe, and the success that has hitherto accompanied the cultivation of the plait in northern

datitudes is certain to lead to, its increased and extended growth in the.North-West;.. 2 os nM PG ee : Set ee ee

ae ‘". Shooting and Fishing, _

There is excellent shooting everywhere in the woods und on the prairie; as ‘taay'be seen by the following list of birds and animals: to be found :—‘ Small Game: Praitie’ chickens, ducks, geese, pheasants, partridges,. pigeons, cranes, snipe, plover, rabbits, &c. ;

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‘Large Game: ‘Moose. deef,- atitelope, buffalo; elk, and a large number. of fur-bearing «

animals, |. .

we sh, gold eyes, carp, tront,-@tkd: AOIAIATAL EEO CLER ENCES ney 1 Y - + she far

ota, - wo tg! por ou te . a” ‘ Meee, rke - > , oa ag nat ren, vee tee tte Eb Ma \ 1; ra Stead ’ u

.,- Small centres of trade are continually’springing. into ‘existence wherever setil

ements ~

''' take place, and these contain generally one or-more stores‘ where farmérs ‘can@find'a ready: . |"! - ‘market for their produce.- The stations along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway a

efoto po ee Recker SBE eed ‘ Dt _ The rivers and lakes abound with the following fish \—Sturgeon'oflarge-size, white ' ° - ‘fish, pickerel, pike, bass, perch, suckers, sun arent ands °

emoaskinonge.

a “ | “PLAIN Pacts AS TO, THE. “gaxaptai NoRrutwesr. are a ar ee

, are ‘not more ‘thaw eight or. “ten miles apart, and the liberal course e adopted by the railway

- company.in dealing with persons ‘willing to undertake the erection of elevators for the- , - Storage of wheat and other grains has led to the establishment of ‘a large number” of these : swarehouses along. the. line. of the railway in Manitoba alone. .. These havea total capacity of tas “over 1,00,000, and enable farmers to ‘dispose of their’ grain at good prices almost at their . ' : doors. . A-glance at théimap demonstrates that Manitoba, vid the Canadian Pacific Railway,.

will have closer connection with the seaboard than Minnesota, Dakota, ‘or any of the more: ' Western States now have with New York ; so that the export of grain from the Canadian: North-West at remunerative prices is assured. ‘The very. large-influx of: people, and; the * . ‘prosecution’ of railways and public works. will, however, cause’ a great home demand for 7 some * Years, § and for. a time limit. the quantity for export. | ;

" Success of Settlers. | . Soe mare gee CAE you: aati with’ ‘the country; the climate, and: the: ‘ proipects whéad of. yoxt ae cr eS This i is, after‘all, the most crucial question, For what are enormous yiélds and substantial

profits if.the country cannot be made a home—a resting place of comfort, -of independence... and of freedom? -There are, of course, drawbacks in the Canadian North-West, and inthese’. ~ °

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el. pres a-head of you? a jem sale zal “eYy9,” “Falowigae the : answers ao

| ery well satis ed. va a oS ce | Yes ts Tam quite. sati fied, * TE i had’ ‘more eat “could thal a. forfune in afew can

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Lawrence, I ove Screech, ove

Middleton,.A.

-Wamock, -W.. Reid, AL 2 ae :

. Fraser, Jo hn wee . Grang, Jv a

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Perley,

Miller, Salomon ° ,

Webster, Aa: we

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‘Davis,. W. HL

Rogers, To ies

Smith, Wmn.- ane Downie J.:.

Kines,- ee oe Ingram, 'W

Anderson, ek Mek, i McRa wen,

. Stevenson, F. W. - Armstrong, Geo.

Deyell; ies Walker]. Cc. eee

Robertson, Pa nee

4 Settled'i ‘in June, 1884; more e residence is’ nocedsaiy to. answer ‘hl aia, .

Ve Poyets . a ao I am well satisfied with. the country and the climate pea dts Perfectly satisfied. _ _ : aaa ;

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‘eee] Yes,

Me Yes, fairly so. _ ee ot a " .| Yes, by all means, - re .| Perfectly satisfied with tlie cont and: prospects a are fai, Bet nab be

.| Yes, I am perfectly satisfied, if’ only. a little, more. railway fey, ..| Yes, perfectly contented and gooid prospects ‘ahead,

.| Yes, if we had railway communication to this-place (Cartwright). L ae ‘ ‘Remarkably well.

..[' Well satisfied. | «| Very much ‘indeed.

«| Perfectly satisfied.

.| Lam. In this locality (Millford). we want, ‘a rltondy Of mask whi or a market where

«| Tam, ‘kithough 6a years. of ‘age I am determined to, miake: this ry. home

very. 'rospects good,

«| Satisfie Be gt ee co | Yes, ve ; -,..{ Lam quite satisfied with. the country, climate. and future pros sects, 4 Yes,

ywell, .. a

Except t0-g0- ~on: a-yisit; ‘I- have-no- desize™to” go? fpadle e ths “ola ‘Céuntry., rn

in. “this ° ‘ district (Millford). - ae ate al It is a’most wonderful’ fe mad

‘weit satfed: skilfully directed a fortune can be m. Il satisfied

and with enerey atid de.sooa. *

.| 1am well pleased with the’ “country. and climate, ‘and if we. hada: raed here “

(Alameda) I would be. well pleased with 1 my, ‘prospects, arora Yes, fully, | , may , So far’as climate, it is more desirable” than: Great, ‘Britain o or ‘Ireland . on the -whole. Winter is clear, , “healthy; no: need of. suimbrellay 7 ’ mud-boots, or ‘top-coat round homie, ; ark mae

'Y think this will be a reat. gous ‘We require railway facilities i in this place Copa lam satisfied. | .. Lnlan " 2 Perfectly satisfied, and would not | go ‘pack to ‘Oatario to ‘farm if- “paid for. it.

ere ig not half the hard work here that there is i is in (Dateien, at ; : Satisfied with country and climate, but not the monoy

. can go there.and back in one day,

«».|: Certainly satisfied. All.we wanti is. railway féclities tp this lace. Pa,

-«s.| I-am perfectl well satisfied, a wth. ° oe ..|. Yes, you bet S oe oo cae eds 4 Yés,.1am, if we re had railways. through the éounty (Gimside). wea, “8 | Perfectly. ae

“for the future, as it 13'a farming country, . oe

.| Perfectly with all.. Lovely weather i is the rale here. ,

«| Yes, fully. -. we - Tam, if we had branch railway here. (Plum Creek, Souris). © .| Perfectly. me

. 1 like the climate, the only drawback i is the. rather Tong winter, eed

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Am ‘satisfied with the country ‘and. climate, “but this” county: wants. more

. Failroads.to miake it prosperous, Tam satisfied with the climate and naiural resources. of the country ;, but not : . ._ with its Government and my own prospects ahead, ae “ Oe

Veo

‘ Blackwell, J. we des i Homer, TR. | ——

Ho Ge a 4 Well satisfied. a :

Ma colm, £ A: ‘sx ° sl Ihave, no reason to be dissatisfied, There-are drawbacks here as well : as aot

‘ See din other countries, but ‘f° know , of, no .place: where I can BO, to, better re gs |" myse! Ja a ’ ;

Pollock, Jno. ... + | Tam very well satisfied in n every: respect. ‘

Reed, EJ. a on Well pleased. . a Cot ty

McGregor, D. ‘see No. ° ae i

Powers, C. F.

¢ sons, and myself all well satisfied: with the country.: ied and have great confidence i in the, futufe, of the 2 country. =* Right well. : - I consider it-ahead of Ontario for farming and ‘health; -lam 2 wll plate oe -. with the country, or I would not-be here i ‘T-was nat, a Yes; I find this country ahead of Ontario and better for crops and stock. | The "country and climate are better than I expected ; the scarcity of timber and .tailroad facilities are drawbacks to this part (Crystal City).

“_._ Rutherford,.J. (P| I . Carter, T. - a J Bobier, T.- ~..: ees

, Little, Jas ves ‘alee - McKilrick, W. ”

~~ -- Taylor, Wr o| Satisfied. _ «. Warren, RJ... ...| Yes, as I was worth Bol: when I came,, and i now I am worth 1,400," oer boot "McKnight, ' s.| Perfectly satisfied , and’ prospects.are goo: ‘ood, - aot ek . Troyer, Coo. ed am, with one exception, railway facilities in this place (Alameda); . “ _ . ., .Wandervoort, G, «| Iam well satisfied with ee even to the C.. oe woo ay , wh ‘ . Wood, J. ’ Perfectly, ‘- **- Rots Loe ot a! man Chambers, S. W-. ..| Yes, more than satisfied. Ce ten at. cee . “ Bailey, Zo ..| Perfectly satisfied, ~ ¢ . eae ee St, wo » Little, J. 7. 05. . ++] Perfectly satisfied. _. Cee Parr © ase’ Black, G. RT ” The country and climate can't be beaten ; the * prospects arefair, = = ‘McCorquodale, CTC. ’ Entirely so. ; tort. so oe . Wright & Sons... ...| Well satisfied” 5 0 t , _ eT Whitney, C.-: aoe .I am. well satisfied, . os,

_ McLennan, T. "| Yes, very well satisfied with’ the country,’ climate and prospect, it we — only get the railway to this place | (Asessipp!). ; . ;

| Tard well satisfied,

ae eae aa Poare ik ea ee beet wo, re ~ ain ye wm yy . ..| Certainly. °°" . te ee \ woe , Gilmour; ALT aor Y lL-satised with the-country, ee ee

* Drew, W..D.. |.- -..| [am well satisfied, and have unbounde ai rte ote o the cout. an : McKellar, D. .', | Satisfied. . Pot

_ ,Hartney,, a ...| Perfectly, if we had a branch railway ¢ to this place’ (Souris): .

. ", Ogletree, «| I am well satisfied with the country, the climate, and prospects ahead.” :

swould not change under any, consideration. ” at ‘Yes, very much. - . Nes, -if:we had a, market and railréail, here (Holland) a Personally! not. casei: -as. I-have, been rather cafortanate a sng atau we

a "Harti Yas. 2 we

Very aE ed ga) Very much; would not eaves ae ‘sed, Jam well pleased with the. ‘country, the,

op. must be a grand country, yet. |

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. ‘Bonestes), C,H. a. Very well satisfied. as syet.o * St . Nugent, A. J. «| All right, if change in government policy, still Tama good Conservative. ° Obees Fou. 7 . am well satisfied. aor . * Anderson, George Tam 1 thoroughly satisfied wilh the country ‘and climate, and my. prospects are - . good, 2 , . Kenny, DW. oa Perfectly satisfied ag present, ane ea McDocgail, A. G. With the country decidedly, but want a little more : capital in my, bustness. bof : . Muirhead; T. ... I am,quite satisfied. *. . _ Barnes, F. Ay ase? Yes, and prospects aré good ahead. - nt re vey ~ cco Lambert, W. M.-’ ...[-Yesy-they are all that can_be desired, ---~ ----~,--- = = feo re ee tee eee

Bowes, j. ’ .| Most decidedly., . . yo el,

Champion, W. M. | This country has done’ well for me. °° ., ee te Boulding, G. W. * Very much. . me Tek Hume, A. os .| Iam satisfied if we get the H. Bay route, ey Tate, J. “ee Am satisfied with country and climate. , wo we “? McMurtry, T. ’ [Tam satisfied with the country.” : : : ~ McCaughey, J. S. Yes, 1am; all we want.isa railroad to this part (Alameda), . . . > ‘Taylor, Wm.... ‘| “Well satisfied. a ns Stevenson, G. B. Yes, well satisfied. - ¢ e: : Soe, ‘Wagner, W. (M. P. B} Yes,.very much. . SN ' Heaslip, J. J.... «| Yes, perfectly, if we had a railroad here {Alameda) ; “otherwise no = “ Nelson, ae «..| ,As’to country and climate, yes; as to my own Present Prospects, no Mclntosh, A.... - ‘1 ave no reason to complain. va Stirton, J, ws. » «| Quite: satisfied with the’. country . and climate, but. ‘want free trade in moo. a .-- ° { + Jumber and machinery, and the Htidson Bay Railway. . , Bolton, FL... tee Yes, winters are a little too long ; i buat think this country equal to any. ) Morton, T. L.... » | Most decidedly so. ‘ . Campbell,R. . ..,.{ Yes, if the Government, would see fit to remove’ the duty off E implements, 4 a we . think it wuld be all right, ° —_ . “os Cox, J.T. a. —«,.| Yes, well satisfied. . Sifton, A. L. ... -y.,:| Perfectly satisfied with country and climate, The: only drawbacks are é want as an el OF of additional shipping facilities, and high tarift on Amplements, - wT tas , McDonell, D.... . *...| Yes, very satisfied. : sate Wilson, Jame ea With the country and climate, yes, - me, , aft ‘ Kemp, J. ve | Yes, he country and climate are first-class, i a ene A Paynter, J.B. Ez. «| Not entirely. » on vo McGee, we] I ane amet the’ ‘country without any experience, ‘and: ‘am “wel satisfied + - . ‘wi 1 . Coos *_” Heaney, j. «| Lama very well satisfied, . . . a McEwan, Deve un Yes; a Bets wo “os vt : . Slater, C. B. ... «| Yes, perfectly, | “- ° ; re . wae ~ Frazer, J. S. 0. o..| Yes, £. we had a railroad here (Beulah): m

Connerson Wd ~' 4] Yes I feel -happy, and all my family, six son f r daught : , grandchildren, AILS in Manitoba ; val well and bape eh ors; ahd ‘twenty

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” ~- . Rawson; ers ’ Nickell, - tes Fairly well satisfied with the country. | Harris, A. B. ' 4 Pam, if we Be ‘et railway accommodation here (Beulah). , : ue - Bartley, No -we ss. Yea, : roviding we can” “eet market and.- ‘railroad’ facilities‘ tere (Waits. a _ Chambers, W. ~ - ie] If I were, not satisfied 7 we would have left long ago." _ wes ‘ _ . “Paynter, W.D. - ,..] Yes, ‘if we' getia Uwdy'a aocgpmodation here (Beila. ole eee . : _ Hayter, W. HL ~ ee _

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Parr, J. EB. wn oes] Yes, very well, ae ot Sot , . S22 Wright, C.:, oo. The gone is-all right, but we want more! railways in this part (Beacons- - pom way? — wot eld). *. : ney - a. vos a 3 ~ . ; : _ Garratt and Ferguson} Quite satisfied’if we caigget our grain sold at satisfactory price. ‘« : “McLane, A. M. = aw| Thavé faith in the whol countre Se, on Pa * McLean, J. A.. |°...[°] am satisfied with all of them. rr, ae rm «Bedford, J... bo. :| should ‘ike it better if December, January, and February were\warmer. | Todd, PoR.vs, | - "7. Well satisfied. Only objection is a little too hard frost ; storm§ are nothing. . . i en{i. like expected. . ys . : . a1 Boldrick, Royo jo H do not know-where-I could-better myself, “ Tulloch, A...’ '*...[; Perfectly satisfied, — en a

+ ‘Speers, ADR. |... Yes, perfectly. ;

-+ Cafferata and Jefferd “Certainly, Lo, : ae “ Connell, R. .... —«.:| Satisfied with the’country and climate, but not with the “ monopoly.” ~s .Cox, W..T. 2. val Yes, Our only'drawback is the lack:of focal railway facilities Millford). _

_settlers -come~from the Eastern Provinces of -the Dominion, Ontario contributing “py far the largest proportion, :composed principally of the very flower of her agricultural population.” The arrivals froin Europe are principally English, Scotch, and Irish, including ‘ténant farmers, labourers, ‘servants and others, most of whom. readily adapt -themselves to’. their, new ‘life. -There are also a good number of Germans and ae Scandinavians, hard-working,. law-abiding citizens, . whose: ‘co-patrigts have. proved them-- _selves,to be among the most’ valuable. settlers in. the United States. - Some ‘settlers are contributed by the American Union, a small portion being-repatriated French-Canadians,- principally. from the State of Massachusetts, and the balance, farmers and farmers’ sons, almost entirely from the Western States, while there is alsoxg large settlement of Russians, Mennonites, and Icelandics, who are now comfortably seitled, contented and prosperous, _ the. last-named. having formed an Icelandic settlement at Big ‘Island, Lake Winnipeg - The French-Canadians’settled along: the Red River, who emigrated from Boston .and other. _-cities of ‘the New’ England. States of: America; are reported to be in good circumstances, . and,.their crops having yielded largely, their prospects are excellent, Speaking generally, -~° - _the people of the North-West are highly respectable, orderly, and law-abiding. = -. Farm Labour.—t}t is-difficult to give definite iigformation on this point. “ Thereis - ‘no doubt it has been high, especially during harvest time, when there is a great derhand for men to take. in-the crops, but, the very large numberof people going into the’ country during. the .past-few' seasons -has tended materially to reduce the scale of wages. , .One. point should, be remembered—that the farmer.in Manitgba, with his itmmense yield © = ” and fair prices,.can- afford to paya comparatively high rate’-of, .wages, and still find his ; ‘ + farrning very profitable’ ©. A Se ae * fhe Red Indians.—No trouble whatever nzed be anticipated frorn the native Indians ~ «of. the‘North-West, for, ‘thanks:to: the’ just and’ generous policy pursued towards them ‘by the Canadian: Government, they .are quiet and peaceful... Reserves of: land are set

we The ‘Class, -of Settlers: now: in the North-West.—The ’ great number of

aside for cultivation by them, and assistance is given where necessary by the Government. .. - _ ‘This’ happy feature is in striking contrast -with:the experiencé of some of the more western. <

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1 Pe. me ce ee a of. the United States, where disturbance and bloodshed have been of constant occurrence. * . The Canadian Government has established Indian schools throughout the ‘cotintry, in- which the -young Indians are taught and trained, and this,,together withthe fact that the . - Red Men are in-parts themselves settling down to agricultural pursuits, bodes. well for their future. The establishment of the mounted ‘police throughout -the territories has taught the Indians to respect the laws of the Iand; and thus'there is no Indian problem to solve in Canada as there is in the United’Statés, “9°80 C3 UR ' Churches.—The utmost religious liberty prevails-everywhere in Canada. .-Churches of nearly all denominations exist and-are in a flourishing condition, and where_a settle- _ ment is not large enough to support a regular church, there'are always visiting clergymen to do the duty... . COs Soro §chools.—Means of education; from-the highest-to‘the lowest; everywhere’ abound in | the Dominion..-,The poor and middle classes can sénd_ their. children to free’ schools, | where excellent education is given; and the road to the colleges:and higher education is: opeg. and easy for all. In no country in the world. is good éducation more generally difffsed than in Canada. It is on the separate school system, and_ receives not only.a very' considerable’ grant from the local government, but there are also two séctions in each _ "= township set apart by the Dominicit Government, the ‘proceed&! of which, when sold; are « "+ applied-to the support of schools. There -is a superintendent ‘to each section, and teacliers * _are required’ to pass.a rigid examination before they are appointed. A high class of educa- tion is therefore administered. . Cowes ere * _. Representative Institutions.—The mode of Government in Canada is esséntially a popiflar one, and by giving the people. more direct’controlovet their rulers to make and unmakte them at pleasure, while at the same time affording conditions of: well-ordered- “stability, it_is. believed to be practically. more free than-that of the United States. ‘The a Government of Canada is Federal—that is, there: isa Cenba General: Gevérnment for * | the whole Domniinion; and the several provinces have «se otcrte latures, and manage - their own local affairs. The Federal Government has“for-its head:a Governor-General, appointed by the Queen, having, however, his salary paid by the people of Canada}~a- - Senate, consisting of members’ who are appointed. for life by the Crown on ‘the nomina- tion of the Ministry; a. House of Commons, elected by the: wholg’ of the Dominion, with a_very free suffrage, almost wniyersal; and a Ministry consisting of ‘Heads of De-.

partments having seats in.the House ofCémmons and inthe’ Senate, who are:responsiple =~

_— to the House of. Commons, not only for all moneys expended,’ bat for -their tenure: of- . .” offic,’ The Lieutenant-Governorg, such as‘ those of Manitoba. and the North-West terri- ' . tories, are appointed by the’Federal or General Government, but the legislatures are elected by the people of’ the Provinces, and are-very independent within their respective spheres. Municipal Government.—There is a very perfect system of- municipal govern- _ ment throughout the Dominion, The North-West country is divided into. municipalities

* as fast as settlement progresses sufficiently to warrant it. Phese municipal organisations . -take.charge of roads and road repairs—there being no toll charges—-and’ regulate the:local

. . taxation of roads, for schools, and other purposes, so that .every : man:directly. votes for,the’ ‘taxes he pays; and all matters of -a local nature’ are administered by the réeve-and council, ‘who are each year elected by the people of the district. This system of.responsibility, from

. the municipal representative up to the General Government,..causeseverywhere a feeling |

«? .@f contentment and. satisfaction, the people with truth ‘believing: that’no-.system ‘of

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™ ens ‘ , PLAIN ¥ACTS.49 TO THE GANADIAW NORTH-WEST. 47° To . we a d, : Jos . ~~ . o. . . bos a rs _ | Last Words ‘of Settlers. © Oo, "Whe labt request made of,settlers in the course of the ‘etiquiries dealt with in this pam- _ phlet wai that they: would supply such information: as they’ miight:‘‘ deem desirable to °

place the Canadian North-West before the world in its true position~as.an agricultural " country and a land suitable for successful settlement.”- Space will allow of thé publication

of but a very ‘few here; the replies may be found at length in the pamphlet ae

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“Practical Hints for Farmers in the Canadian North-West,” to be had free on application . Le Mr. Begg, Canadian'Pacific Railway Offices, 88, Cannon ‘Street, London; E.C, They = together. form: unimpeachable testimony to the -great yalue of the North-West as a home for rich as.well as for those of limited meams... 0 tt ee ee “~~ 3 84H. Bongsrezx, of Pheasant. Plain, Kenlis, P.O., Assiniboia, N.W.T., says: I. : 4 sider this country a grand field. for) emigration for. all that‘are homeless and farmless, "not only in the old country, but-in Ontario, “Why, I know of hundreds where I come . < . from. that are working for daily and monthly wages, who, if they only knew or could be — ; °° persuaded what this country is, or the chances that there are here for them to get’a home * ’ of their own, they would come at once... Even if. they only took a homestead, 160 acres, ” | cwhich they get for 10 dollars’ (22), it would_make them a good farm and ‘home, which «p they:can never hope to get where they are, is is my-horiest belief.” * °°. Messrs.. Camrrow--Brorugrs, per. R. E, Campion, who omit to forward their ; Manitoba address, say :—‘ This country is surer and safer.for a.man with either small or - large capital, being less liable to food and drought than any part of the Western States.o . America, speaking from experience. Intending settlers-pn landing should first know how

to ‘work and drive a team and stick to it, and they are bound-to succéed.” eee Witztram, Wacner, M.P.P., of Woodlands, Ossowa, Manitoba, writes :—-“ Very few. - ; inhabitants have visited Manitoba and North-West as myself. 1 have seen the-settlerin' .. -..° his first year, and again after three and four years, and what a difference. The first year? ~~ Some misery, then again comfort. " Ihave seen a- good many English settlers in the first = yeat; they are a great deal disappointed; but, after they have been accustomed to our ‘

ways, they are happy ‘and contented.. We have .in Woodlands ‘about thirty English = 9 ,~

-., -families,who had but little, and they belong to-day to our best of farmers, and with us-we ;

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., : : an er . tek ha . ‘’ Jamzs Lrrtvz, Postmaster, of. Oak, ‘River,. Manitoba, -says :—-“ This is the .best' ‘: ; .- , eountry:in' the whole:world for settlers to come to ;' for instance, they.can get’ their. land:’ ~. a _ = for nearly nothing; and in three years be worth between 4,000 and: 5,000 dollars (s@800 -: - _ to s21,000) just in the rise of thé price of the land ; besides, he can raise all the stock he’ ~ * requires, perhaps the same amount or more. . Ther§ is not mach work to do, it can bée--

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Tuomas Carrer, of Woodlands, Manitoba, says :-— The Canadian North-West needs.

no Vindication. It will scon be as well known to the world as .is the Rock of Gibraltar.

-> As for the cold, I have been more miserably cold on the heights of Shorncliffe, Kent

-._ +. (England), than I ever have been in the North-West. Of coutse a--man may allow

|" ' himself to freeze to: death if he chooses, or if he is standing near a fire he may allow . himself to burn if he chogses—it's all a matter of taste."’ og

G. A. Camzron, of'Indian Head, N.W.T., writes >—‘‘As good a place ‘ag a man can: *

’ find if he has plenty of money and brains, or if he has no money, but muscle and pluck. Send as many here as you can and they will bless you for it.” ee

- | Winiiam Taytor, of Beulah, P,.O., Man., says :—* Settlers should be used to labour

with their hands without kid gloves, unless provided with ample means. -The grumblers

"7, here are composed of men raised idle at home, who haye not means to carry it out hére._~_ '"«*" ‘Labouring men and hired girls coming out with those that hire them do not want to be

* bound for any length of time, as'wages rule much higher here than in the-old countries.”. Curist1an Trovgr, of Sec. 22, ‘I’2, R 2, W 2, Alameda, Assiniboia, N,W.T., says :—

“I should advise interMing settlers to encumber themselves as little as- possible with extras, |

“with the exception of clothing, and be’ cautious on their arrival to husband their resources, “As I claim to be a successful north-wester 1 would be pleased and most .happy.to give advice and information to intending settlers free.” ; we

- J.R. Nirr, of Moosonim, N.W.T., states :—* The fact that I settled shows that I had - confidence in the country, and after two seasons’ experierice I am more than satisfied. ‘As “~~ 8. grain-growing country I believe, with proper cultivation and energy, it cannot be

‘> exceeded?" ~~~ ; 7 . ‘North-West is the proper place for a man to go to get a home with ease."--- /---~ * _-Gzorer H, Woon, of Birtle, Man., writes :—“ Speaking from what I know ‘as one of : the leaders of one hundred and ‘fifty in this locality, I don’t know a single instance of a . sober, industrious person who has uot benefited by coming here, and I:do know of many, y ' who always lived “from hand té mouth” in Ontario, who are getting ‘rich. All we. aan require is a railway to, get on well, and all get rich. Farming pays here, the Farmers” os Union. grumblers to the contrary notwithstanding." = 7 OT OS _S. W..Cuabtpers, of Wattsview, P.O. Man:, writes thus.—‘ After ‘more than. five _years’ experience in this country, I am satisfied that nocother country in the- world can ‘approach the Canadian North-West as a field for agricultural productions. And to the man who is willing to rough it first and to roll up-his sleeves and work’for two or three years, it

Grorcr Vanpervoort, of 2 ‘Alexandria;~Man., says :—'f¥ Consider Manitoba or. the |

. offers a-comfortable independence in a yery few years, with very little capital expenditure.” '

G. R. Brdcx, of Wellwood, County Norfolk, Manitoba, says:— This country is the best place for a man-with-a small capital to make a home that I have seen, and J have been through eight States of the United States, and Ihave seen nothing to compare to this

_ 2 , Canadian North-West: I would advise settlers ‘coming from Europe 'to bring nothing but. a clothes and-bedding and light materials. I would say in explanation that I have raised-as

_ - /*highas 40 bushels of wheat and’75 of ‘oats, but that is not-the rule.” .

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