Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-13
HOMES IN ALBERTA.
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cheap Land


OAbD, ,s ,so,.-Thinking that a few
A.,. , ION, ibis place would be OF inter
f.l ', YOUR readers, take pleasure IN
' ~. you the following, ,..,,o,,
SEM ~ IN the midst Of boun,'iu'
W., we at present, fifteen self binders
s''', ', gotk. We have been par'ieu'
esls sso,ed in this region by escaping
ll 't,o.,, and hailstorms so common IN
-'ay parts of,he land this season. H..
n, ny. c,oos Of hay, grain and vegela'
~. are simply immense Much OF inc
pc ~, ,,1l ,prn out forty bushels per
'' o,,. and barley proporliona'e'y
,,Od,-nll without irrigation, I'D. :,
the vegetables are equally GOOD u
~, esaggerating to tell Of rutaoag-
1 ,, ,,IcbIng twenty-six pounds each, po-
~. turning out fifty-nine pounds rom
by, Ma beets and turnips weighing
, ~, pounds each, and eauliilowefs
..sly pounds each, but it is a TACT
.,s',hsless that such results have been
.,,,i,sI here. After nearly forty years
.a.,I,nee in Utah, and having travelled
~, al, Lake to the Atlantic coast
,S,s. dilIeren, routes, and been through
good part Of Great Britain, the writer
univ cav this region is ahead Of
.as,birg he has Witnessed so lar as fieh.
soi 4 concerned. We cannot
- 49,, "a taise the fine fruits aud tender
,sgelables Of semi tropical climates IN
,tsnotthefn laiitudg but corn, toma,
10, and cucumhers have been raised
Me- m this part, and at present daie,
M. seasons crop Of the above Is bidding
al, 10 mature IN due time.
me sugar beet seems peculiarly
.d'e,,d to this soil and climate, and
~ e,mole, Of syrup have been made
bv way Of experiment from beeis raised
entirely without irrigation.
IA IL. The rainfall and heavy dews
nave been sufficient TO produce a iair
sfon o, mffrhantable grain and vegeta.
M every wear since 1857, which is the
date Of the first settlement OF TINS places
but BY way Of providing Tor the con1in'
reucy Of an unusually dry season, and
sl,o iof the purpose OF irriga,ing hay
lind trees, etc a canal Is being dug on
Inc south banks OF Lees Creek, VIII CHI
when completed, will supply quite an
extent OF country with water wnen re-
CURED, but generally speaking COM
mon held crops can be raised here
without irrigation from twenty-five to
fliy per cent cheaper than by applying
water on the lands.
these. the Northwest territories Of
Canada. are sparsely settled at present,
but steady flow {; emigration from
Eastern Canada and the UnIicd States
Is tending 10 dot the land here and
there with the Il, mes OF hardy pioneers.
Still there are thousands aud millions
q acres belonging to the government,
and also TO corporations, which can be
obtained on easy terms.
The Homestead laws In the Dominion
o. Canada are somewhat similar TO
those o. The United States, the difference
beng favorable to the settler In the
former, the cost being ten dollars, and
the age eighteen years.
Land eau be bought from the govern
meni and also from railroad companies
al an ayeugs price Of three dollars per
acre payable in insIallments.
The winters on the whole are about
The same as In Utah. so far as severity
Is concerned, with this difference; the
weather IS more changeahle here. the
ocean bietzes from the Pacific Ocean
bringing frequent ,haws in the course OF
he season, Tie summers are not so
warn as In Utah for the same reason,
namely the ocean breezes.
Intending settlers eau bring in what
teams are required to haul their effects,
with sixteen head OF horned stock,
Tools books aud household goods,
clothing, ETC., Tree OF duty.
so hr the markets for stock and pro-
dues ha,s been good. Coal can be
easily obtained IN many parts OF the
oolnly. Al present a very good
qpaily Of coal can be bought for two
collars per ton, twenty-five miles from
here.
Weare entirely free from taxes ex.
ospi a sellimposed road tax Of two
elys labor or two dollars in cash,
yslHy.
The month Of August is the best time
elme year Tor visitors to get correct
Nsa VI the products Of the country.
we say II Is a good country Tor a man
Shols able and willing to earn his living
Y the sweat OF his brow, and who needs
.homei and to all such we say come
and sec for yourselves. ALTA.