The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-04-19
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country, will inform you that it is not
NECESSARY for you to have a pass, you
bring yourself, your household
10, your machinery, etc, free Of duty.
Kfbertia is situated at the eastern
base OF the Rocky Mountains and is
bounded or the north by the district OF
Athabasca on the south bv the state OF
Montana, On the west by the province
of British Columbia on the east bv the
district OF A%ssiniboina, and embraces
the territory now known throughout
the world as the Chinook Belt"
Old settlers say our winters as a gen.
eral rule are mild and short in duration,
the severe season being usually during
the months of December aud January.
Range cattle and horses uauallv live
and thrive throughout the entire year
without any shelter Of food other than
what nature provides for them.
We have invariably a very dry Aut-
umn and Winter, not having any rain
fall from about September 18th to
April 18th, the dry fall and winter are
of great benefit, as thew permit the nat
ural grasses to ripen, mature and cure
and remains sweet and nutritious
throughout the winter. Here lies the
great advantage Of the Alberta district
and other portions OF the northwest, 1T
is we'll knSwn that animals are enabled
to retain their fat and withstand cold
better where the climate is clear and
dry. Settlers from the United States
can bring in free, sixteen horses or cows
or one hundred fifty head Of sheep and
all secondhand effects, the dutv on
horses brought IN for sale Is twenty per
cent.
The entry fee for a Homestead 's ten
dollars and there is no other fees or
charges you can get a free homestead
OF 16O acras and each Of your sons over
eighteen years, old may take up his own
homestead on the same terms.
There has never been n general
summer frost in Alberta. Occasional
~ small patches have been slightly
touched, but never enough to damage
either the yield or the quality OF the
grain, lumber may be procured at rea-
sonable prices. Common lumber $14
per thousand dressed aud matched
flooring and siding are worth from SIS
to $22 per thousand. Coal and wood
in abundance. We get our market IN
the mount<~in mining towns, which are
steadily growing, and the shipping
ports on the Pacific coast, which are
now drawing their supplies OF meat and
bread tuff from Alberta.
Water is to be found in abundance
all through Alberta; the pecpetualsn SHOWS
of the mountains furnishing an unfail-
ing supply to the numerous mountain
streams, and living springs are to be
found almost anywhere.
ahere are openings for the Investment
OF capital, or business chances and
money can readily be loaned at from
eight to nine per cent on good security
Wheat will average about ~ bushels
per acre BATS SO bushels per acre, bar.
ley 40 bushels per acre, Potatoes, tur-
nips and indeed all kinds ri Vegetables,
weld a sure and abundant crop.
Domestic cows sell for about $40
heifers three year old for about S2O
yearllngs for about SIP Good general
purpose mares weighing 14,00 lbs are
worth not more than 500. Bronches
weighing 200 lbs are selling Tor about
$50 to SIS. Bronches weighing 500
to 900 lbs from $25 to $50,
We only had a few light storms this
winter nothing compared to Daketa's
Billiards. Murcery ran down once to 81
and 4S but did not seem as 20 IN OAK
ota. This is partially Il wooded country
with numerous lakes and mountain
streams the soil is OF a sandy nature
aid esfps to be very productive,
5 pa kfs without a struggle,
IS IoH WALLACE RYAN.
T. S,SI II any one intend on coming with
stock they should try to get across the
line by the first OF August as after thai
they will::be kept in the quarantine fol
three months and have to pay IL cents
per head per day and then go after then
or have them shipped to where he il
located.
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