Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-19
ALBERTA, CANADA
denomination which May he Per-
n.ed with some Profit

Iditor DestTeE Ne"" 49,,
utbave received numerous 'e.'eis
,nT.r.nt individuals who reau
n "S com mupiealion In the Nhw ", y. %
W. esrd. hea led "a letter iu'i 0. W.
,s,,on for Intending settlers In inst
V'", ;, 1 wish 10 make correcuoh
,ss,eln. My letter stated that settlers
" canada could take up LOB acres OF
"a n should have been 100 acres.
hav, in my possession rrln'.u
,.,,s, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
' .s,oh h too lengthy to print In iuII,
,ss,efore I will extrac, from II some OF
,hs main itema which viii oe ieeu
With Interest by some Of your reauefs'
l,is headod' ,c.,..,r Alhcr,,.
aLet,er Of instruction to intending
r,tleisi ,..,.,.. ,,or,
.npafts Of the world addtusseu 70 sns
mayor, tho president OF tue boaru oI
,r,ic, Tie postmaster A. other cl'lNens
sfcsigary asking for informtion ~ 70
H. .uitaullity of Alberta - a heIu OF
.sitletnent, entsilci such extra WoiN
an ,he secretary Of the board oi tfhle
,tsi the boari appointed n sptclai com
,,iitee TO draft letter Answering ~
many questions as ave generally sk.u
Nv correspondents, Hud TO have tn'
anne pflutei aud MALE u Ia reply 10
nose asking for Information.
"Alherla "a situated NJ the base OF
me Rocky Mountains, nnd II bounded
on the north by the district OF hthnlhs'
"a. ON the south by the State OF Mon.
iana, on the west by the province VI
British Columbia, aud On the cas-, "
the district Of As-lniboin, and einhiacen
the territory now known throughout
he world ~ the Chinook belt. Our
winters, w. a general rule, hfe h'u
and short Ia duration, the severe season
Icing usually during the months 81
January and February. THIS year
boWever, W. have had, ~ yet, no sr-
we're weather, the thermometer seldom
sinking more than ten VI twelNed"krees
bulow freezing point
"rhe q. T.. X. give liberal rates lSf
incoming settlers.
0Cattle and hurncr live and thrive
throughout the entire ycst without any
food or shelter other than what hn'uic
provides for them. We nveinvafiauIy
very dry autumn aud winter not
having ANY rainfall from about sep.
tenhef lot 10 April LIST. The dry iall
and winter are of great brneht, ~
they permit the natural grafsesto iiier,
mature aud cure iud remain sweet
aud nutritious throughout the winter.
Here lies the great difference betwren
our country aud tue Eastern provinces
and States or the province ~ Brush
Columbia, where. owing to the heavy
rainfall, the grasses drcUmpose, And
animals are unable 10 procure fJOii
and, moreover, II Is well known
that animals are enabled % retain
thelr fat ami stand the cold better
where the climate Ia clear nnd ury,
n with us. The prudent settler
will do well 10 provide prairie nay
and shelter for domestic and dairy
cattle for farm about Xix or eight
weeks during the winter, NJ the
natural grassos near home viii get
we'll eaten down, ana domestic cattle
unlike breeding stock, cannot he per-
mitted TO seek for food AMI shelter
away from home. Poor Old Eastern
horses, which, after doing n hard sum
MRS work on the construction Of our
Veal railways, have been turned out
ia December TO rustic for themselves,
lave been taken up In May rs fat IN
beef steer. Yes, Il IL true that thou
,ands Of beef steers are driven In from
the ranches In the months Of Jnnusry,
February and March and shipped to
the coast either alive or AS dressed bec',
and IL IL equally true that the average
weight Of \ dressed three TO four year
cid steer 10 from $50 to 1000 pounds.
This Is an exceptionally good coun.
Try for poultry. The dry fall and
spilng appear 10 agree splendiIly with
the birds, aud eggs are sold n cheap M
IS cents per dozen, aud nj the time of
writing are worth 30 cents. Domestic
cows sell for about $40 per head.
Htlfsrs three years old Tor $50, heifcts
two years old $50, yearlings about slB.
Good general purpose mares weighing
abou 400 pounds are worth about f20n
each. BrouchocB weighing about sou
or 900 pounds are worth from $40 Ia
500 per head. Good sized bronchoes
weighing 1900 pounds can be bought
from 1925 to $3.50 each. by nil means
bring whatever breeding stock you
may have with you, and all your agri'
cultural implements, but do not buy
any new machinery In eastern Canada,
~ you eau do far better by bringing
live stock aud leaving the ngricul'
tufal implements to bo procured here
Wheat will average 80 bushels pei
acre, oats 30 bushels per acre, barley ~
bushels Der acre. You can get ire,
homestead Of 100 acres on payment oil
the sum Of $40, and each OF your som
over Is years old may take up lns owl
homestead ON the same terms. Seed
ing commences about the middle o
March, and ~ rule the harvest Begin
about the middle Of August. Their
has never been y general summer ffOs
ia Alberta. OccasiOnally small patches
have been slightly touched, but neve
enough TO damage either the yield o.
quality OF the grain. The best time u
come IL In early spring, but you vii
be made welcome Ut may time.
Don't be afraid when coming TO Al
befla,yo are about TO bury yourself u
wilderness. We have churches OF al
denominations, and good school
everywhere In Alberta; railroad
north, south, east and west. Gu
social life must be- seen TO DO nppreci
Atvd. In our daily life we are In NJ
way behind tho old cities Of the east
There are good roads throughout tn
district, aud you have no taxes to pa.
outside the towns, except small
school tax, half OF which Il paid by tn
Dominion government. Common
lumber costs about SD per thuusani
feet, aud dressed aud matched n1Oriul
aud siding are worth from $50 10 %
cedar shingles costs 81 peF Thousand