Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-02
"HORMOSS, IN CANADA.

WE are in receipt Of two article
that have appeared in the Canadian
press In reference to the Mormon
settlement in Alberta, Canada. Thu
frst is from the Lethbridge (Alber
ta) Ne,CS, and is included i'm an &C
count Of trip made by Hon. Nc
Kenzie Bowel, Minister Of Customs
and party, the latter including sew.
eral government officials and promi,
nent gentlemen. 1t reads rs fol-
lows:
"a novel experience o the trip was
4 visit to the Mormon settlement on
Lees Creek, about IS miles south Of
Macleod and 20. miles from the Rocky
Mountains. The settlement, which
Mormons have named Cardstone, was
found TO have made admirable prog
ress- The people were considered to
have wrought wonders for tho length
Of time they have been established.
There are 40 or 30 families, and thew
have purchased Is, 900 TO 10000 acres OF
very good land just south Of tho Blood
Reserve. They are getting in a great
many cattle. fresh band Of 500 or 600
had arrived few days ago. They are
supplying Macleod and Lethbridge
with dairy produce, poultry and eggs.
They milk 4 couple Of hundred cows.
and their butter finds a ready sale as
they know how 10 make the Article.
They are talking Of starting a cheese
factory next year. They arc stated to
be acquiring for themselves the repu-
taiion Of an industrious and a thrifty
people. They state that they propose
to observe the laws of Canada; and
those who have been watching them
closely have failed TO discover any,
thing suspicious"
The following is a press dispatch
sent out from Ottawa:
"Hon Mckenzie Bowel. Minister Of
Customs returned from the Canadian
Northwest greatly pleased with his
visit TO the Mormon colony at Lees
Creek, where the settlement had been
augmented by the arrival Of p. Humid.
one OF the faithful, few days before
be had pulled up his horses in front of
Elder Cards door. Mr.. Bowel SAYS
hey are really not such bad folks
iter all, and believes they will be 4 |
great acquisition toward the settlement |
II the Northwest. lie says that his
'isit TO Lees Creek was ono Of the
most interesting features of the North
vest trip. He endcavored to find ont
whether polygamy was praeticed but
ould discover no cases where the mon
lad more thsnNone wife. Mr.. Card i
ho head man Of the settlement. Mr..
lowell fully looked into the tenets o,
he Mormon faith, and brought back
nth him 4 copy Of the Articles OF the
iormon faith which contains no
sierence 10 the marriage relation.
he ooloaists are pressing the Govern
lent TO he permitted TO enter their
sricultural and other machinery free
duty, which comes Immediately
nder Mr.. Bowell's department. II
icy can secure the required conces-
onsthere will be a large influx OF the
ormon population into the Canadian
oHhwest next spring, and Mr.. '
DWELL comes home with tho impress :
on that more desirable class Of /
tiers could not be encouraged In I
migrate TO the Northwest Territories.
is changed opinion Of the Mormons
nre visiting them has brought Mr..
lwell in for a deal Of chatting from ,
5 colleagues in the cabinet since his Z
Turn, who hope the fascinating in /
fences which surrounded him at q
,e's Creek will not prove sufficiently 9
'ong TO induce him to resign his !
At in parliament and join the Saints Il
WIS the case with Mr.. Stenhouse, Of n
British Columbia Legislature Il