, 1879-04-24
MANITOBA.
A chicagoan's Trip Through tho
Province.
Fertile Plains and Dense Forests---1ts
Bright Future.

Fright Future,
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reaar,t II, thot rou,,rv
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uort,,nltv wus nrrrr1 ma II, makr n atcntnb,,at
cvcrrston ~ 1v,nn,,'o., .ho Can,,aI n Mnnttcha.
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a,or,sil nj, c,,r vnroro ,1own H., pc, ,,lvrr n
,I, North trh1x rrmnrtobln .,ro,ro rfsna IN
,tI,,,.,t, 1.oLn ermo Hf,v win. co,,th of
rorr, II inv. IN ron,rni1r 1nr,bcr,v
,,tr..,1o, for unwards nj Gj,,, ,olln. mr., t1,cn
c,nT,Ic..to,n 1.osc WInnincr. II, mint of rrook-
c,lne.. thts rtvcr ,1cscrvca 10 brur m. min. in
fnrt thor, Ia nntbrr m crooked nnywhcYc. mn
,.s. ,,n,o ~ mr. faucauo no,tIri.,,. ho evrcn,e1
f,o,nnar.d w,tj, these thc Kcd River nav Do
1.on,,t xtr,trht cnouoh,
u'e"'ee o''asa' sA'asn'
FARGO .,, =,
ia one OF the ntost important OF the email
towns which hnvc sprung up as II by magic
nIon,, Tim 1tnr III thc Northern pacItlc Rond, II
it,, ~ ,. ,-,,eo,r,, ~ ~, rfrrr nv +ho raf1roaL.
es ~ '"e eFoss'''@ ', '''o iNe' Va VI. '.''oau.
"ha t"efc'"se p'o""'3 e''''1!'o ~ w '"e "cSu "
navigation. Tic country about 1t Tor many
mile IL simply an agricultural paradise. 1t ta n
the Vicinity Of tts plaec tint The fst''ous Dali
ryu,ulo tatlns aro situated, which, III their way
's'as "sn ,,r, W. ss" 49,, s11a. .,,,,,ra ,a,.on
world. .!iieeo 'aFHst uHaeE y sm,Stc @ L. ',"'a1e'
rucnt, yielded last season nearly su0o bushels
n.,am,t @ 1 - n,t noor sl,nw cotnparcl with sneh
p ."',s -
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ne 9 oou. ,. upum w'tc" t W. ~ Ia esc osn 1orms
wns now, clean, uul comfortable, nnd, as fate
| woutd hnve Il. wcwero tho only passcnccrs,
~ o,,,,s, ~. afr,r, ", etarrcl mi n rnnsr,
| VIC eouta ROE a'lora 10 'iua',s'. "na ~ eouse'
0ucncc made the most OF cnch others society.
| Alluston has been mndo to the togtuoua charae-
ter os tb.s stream; It was also exceedingly mar
roy -, nurro,v lint far l,unt]rrl t,;}cs ,r more
we found no spot wHefc our ooas, 'aa !. pecis
60 dtsposed, could have turned nronnd, A,M
| tllcre were ptaecs where IL would hayu hccu
awkward enough for us TO tayo met bout corn
tn, t.a,a ~, ,,s,n,,os,,c 5,rcrt;nn. II wne wc,,
"S lso''' t'.e opppos'so "tiss''. - wa W., WY
peshaps, that W. were i1 n9t put 10 the tfla,.
| however, Ill easu Wy ehoula " auuk ~ 4 col
liston, 1t was co'sonE to reject ihlt tlc watft
wua very shallow. nt'u falling 80 last iat, 80 ny
from tfownfus. y was more serious mater o.
concern with us wllutller We should DC aIie 70
get hnck. MY cohlpah,on WINS Young h'la e1-
maulLcstca ...-.. .,-.,---.
DlscouRA61NG LAoK or FAITH.
Narrow, croot;cd, shalluw, as Is this Rcd River
vet these eccn.g defects only augmented tho
fRsclnntto1t Of the stream. fortunately We were
not III hurry or ttie eilleI benntlcs VI inns 6hEu
1ar river would have be1n lost TO u.s. nover was
ssreum moro benutilul!y wooded. Treat oaka
lofty Gins, n,..l l'ost OF lesser trcss cast teir
slaao over the water, ntnt tempered TUG heat Of
the s1,n!nes'H sun. WnAt coatsi " more claFm-
thEt Now and then ~. eetiul'ik trees, hearty
lnentlnE overhead, "onlu tofin as II Were syI-
yn., arc'' Every turn in ile stream Drought
| new V'sths ihto gtGW. L'ke rue HefcI@cea6'1fs
%onuers VI fle Kaleidoscope, eaell lailtlaeaoe as
It broko tipoil US ~ panoramic suGtegslnn m caMo
clothed with freshness n'n Deatlts W 1tn own
PICTURESQUE as Was LUIS :. stfeain W Guy, H. was
uonblY SO ut nigIlt l,nt IL hceus poct 10 dc-
scribe such seel.es. lonr rfaetisal man ~. only
loses hts head, or fals asleep. Snnagtea' was slse
sheer. of " ,nloonpeams, cast'nE Ws'eu GloW
over thc iosa9ct tas w n 1aaS'cu ,,s,. Mu "gso f
glldlnE through some eilenhHtea va!ley, lar
away from tue soslht realities nf life. u "as
ut st'ch Times t!lat NY ploua eoHlEanioh sloE nc
was also young nhd nltnanl wotiu ponl ihto
tercst no sermon could ever hope TO rtyal.
ana 70 We pleasantly sofnecd doW!l thc river
Occasionally W. wotlll como 70 hntlueil stop, -
our boat nut! fnn agroella. but eYen suei1 NILS.
iaps did not disturb our eY!lanjmlty; Under
the braclnE Influences ol fel!G'on aa phllos-
opliy wc managed to take tslil1ss as tiley caEnc:
n'ld to be confent; othel~ise VIC shou1d ha'e i'ad
! iMAGA 4G9h cH1otao.S tt'p'
W. were constantly surprised at tic evidences
; Of rapid a'n wonderful growth III thls Valloy+
The public ut larss,o nave no iuea Of
THE LuxunlDusNEss or NATURE
In 41ds hlrh northern rcnfm. Tile eeason I,
sorter tfn,i with 11s hut Nature Ia fuil.of com
mrnsntna. md liert' sin ,nnkcs IN fnr iack ri
tinv y n ,inaryclons occeinraiIo,, II in her onero
tions. Eyprythtn. grows fist, Nearly ali liz
stunfc cropa ripcn M cortaIu}y rs with lis.
. ahn,,t snvrntv miles frnn Enrr1 nv fho rIvo,
{o]tlough at.arccly half that .ltstat,cu by lanl
our bout stopped for a few houTs ut one Of thu
gigantic farms which have recently bccn opened
: III The leei River Valley.
Here We Witnessed q spectacle wh!cl, nstonIah
cd us. II consisted 0f Single field q wheat
several ntics in extent md covering 900 acres
ot land. thu waving masses Of which trctnblei
III tl.u breczs ltko Il cereal ocean. Not u slugt4
feuca brnke tho harInony OF thu green expallse
This WI Thought wUrlh coming far to sec. 0nll
three years, wo wcro told, ls passed stuco iii
. soil wns first powt1. III three ycnrs lhurc. th'
cMterpr!sin@ rropsietors OF t',s farm (which in
, culcB sulnr 40, l01 acres) expect to have srcry
. acrs under cultivation.