Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-05
HEPPLE HALL.
His Trip to ManitOba-The Outlook for the
Northern Country.

Northern Country.
The name of E. Hepple Hall. London. Eng.
lend, was inscribed upon the register of the
Metropolitan hotel, yesterday, and seeing it a
representative of the GLOBE sent his card to
room 3d. and was shortly ushered into the pres
ence of the gentleman named. A little over
month ago Mr.. Hall passed through st. Paul
on his way to Manitoba, to fulfil trust COM
mitted to him by the tenant farmers of his
uncle's estate in the north of England-in Dur
ham, Northumberland and Observation-Disclosures
to provide homes for them in the new world,
and further to place before the people Of Eng
land, Scotland and Ireland q description of the
country in the far Northwest which will serve
as guide for them in emigrating from their
old homes III search of new ones on the
western continent.
MIR. Hall has been for month traveraing the
northwest territory and Manitoba. He has en-
countered many delays on account of the hard
ships of the winter season, but aside from be-
ing prevented by SHOWS from visiting the Sas-
katchewan region his trip has been moderately
successful. For the colony of which he is the
representative, consisting of about fifty fami-
lies, be has secured three and a half sections of
land lying in the Oak River and Rapid City
district. which is pronounced as the most fer
tile in the whole Northwest. Mr.. Halls i'm
drawn line, 200 miles wide, and had left there
rich alluvial deposits from which unlimited
products might be expected. On both sides of
the line the same class of land was to be found.
These alluvial deposits are unusually rich, and
cover vast territory, growing more productive
the further westward one goes.
1t may be mentioned incidentally that Mr..
Hall has received the promise of additional lands
from the Ottawa government and will proba-
HI MI tn adj Tn he
soon as he shall be able to visit Ottawa for
that purpose.
Though not permitted to penetrate to the
Saskatchewan county, as he desired, by reason
of the heavy SHOWS, Mr.. Hall obtained good
deal of information about that region. He
| learned of its fertility, and furthermore
learned that the mail communications were
| far more regular than this country could boast
| of in the same stage of development. He took
| the precaution, however, to locate lands for
| his colony within easy range of the settlements
| and there will be NO trouble with them, Their
| lands are located within easy range of the rail
| road centers Of the province.
Mr.. Hall is somewhat enthusiastic as to the
resources of the new territory. The recent
| discoveries of coal about 200 miles west Of
Emerson guarantee an ample supply of fuel
though the country is tolerably well timbered
This coal, in the Sourits valley good Ignite,
| and can be shipped by barges and batteaux by
| river to Winnipeg and intermediate points
| Thsleport of the geological officers of the do
| minion government had shown that the Goa
was of excellent quality. This was of the ut
| most Importance to settlers, as 1t assured them
a good quality of fuel at very moderate cost
This was great desideratum to people settling
| there.
| incidentally Mr.. Hall mentioned the fact
that the Canadian Pacific railway was MAKING
good progress. Work was being prosecuted al
| rapid rate. The laborers had not been paid
as regularly, perhaps, as they should have been
but this was more the fault of the workmer
than the company, as strikes had been fire.
quent. As soon as the snow is off the ground
| the gap east and west of Winnipeg will be
| filled, and the road will then proceed onward tc
| the Pacific.
As to emigration, Mr.. Hall predicted that al
least ten thousand people will go into the Lit
| tie Saskatchewan district this season. Quite 8
| large number of people from the old country
| will settle, probably, in Minnesota, the fertile
valley of the Red river offering extraordinary
| inducements to settlement.
Mr.. Hall intends To cOndense his observa
tions into the form of book, which he will
shortly publish, under the title of Lands oil
Plenty" In this work he will pay especial at
| tention TO the attractions of Manitoba and the
Northwest territory, bringing in descriptive no.
| tices of his observations in Minnesota, Dakota
Wyoming and elsewhere. Since his departure
| from St. Paul mouth ago be has travelled g..
200 miles, and has had ample opportunity fo,
observation. His forthcoming work will NJ
| doubt be of great value, especially to those in
| the old world who wish to find homes in thu
| new Northwest.