The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-07-28


quarters of the Dominion land
departments. 1t has provin-
clal asylum and an experimental
farm, one OF the five supported by the
general government, and attesting the
great interest in agricultural problems.
Another branch railroad here extends
south and connects with the 500.
smaller towns succeed each other to
V1rden, the market town of Dennis
county, very attractive section, from
which 227 cars of cattle, hogs and
sheep were shipped in 1897. Near here
Is Grlswold, another progressive viii
lage, but smaller. At Indian Head is
another government farm. The
most important town next reached is
Regina, the capital of the Northwest
Territory, where the lieutenant gov
ernor lives, and the legislature
meets. This is the political md
social headquarters of all these
i've provinces. There is much of
interest here, one thing being the
mounted police, splendid body of men
organized under strict military discip-
line, but with the powers of civil off,
GERS of the law. At Moose Jaw the
500 line connects with the Canadian
Pacific railroad, and from hero for
many miles are the alkali prairies, fit
only for grazing until irrigation can
bring to them the fruitiullness denied
by the lack of rainfall. Here are some
large sheep ranches, the annual round
up at Swift Current being 16, 600 sheep
for one company. AT Calgary we
reached an attitude of 8, 1888, gradual
rise of 2,70O feet from Winnipeg, and
soon the foothills of the Rockies are
seen like clouds in the horizon. This
is beautiful country and has a fine
climate, the cattle feeding themselves
in the fields all winter long.
British Columbia.
The extreme western province, Brit
lsh Column ia, Is succession of noun
tain ranges and fertile valleys. AS the
lands belong to the province and not to
the dominion government, they are not
open to homestead and are more ex-
pensive. Mining, numbering, salmon
fishing and fruit rails ng are the chief
industries, while the grandeur of the
landscape brings thousands of sight
| seers We met men who had Travelled
the world over, and all said with
the greatest of enthusiasm that
no where else on earth could
be found the equal of the magnificent
scenery to be seen between Banff and
Vancouver. The Rockies, the Sell
kinks and the Cascades are grand be-
You'd description, with their charming
valleys, mountain gorges, plunging
cascades, snow capped peaks and awful
heights, yet grandest of all and most
| beautiful is the great Fraser river.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad.
1t will be ,ong before the people of
Canada realize all they owe to the Can.
adian Pacific Railroad company. It
has had grea5 land grants and immense
subsidies, but it has builded well and
spent we'll for the whole country. Its
roadbed is the equal of that of any
road in the east and surpasses any
other western road; it's trains are pala-
cial, and I, ;ery known safeguard is
provided. At each important town
| and at many minor stations
it has first lass hotels, run in the best
style, while in the mountains it has
many resorts, always attractively
designed to win an hold the sightseer
and invalid. The finest of these, OF
course, is thu matchless Banff, with its
hugo buildings planted high on the
mountain side and overlooking the val.
ley of the Ma jestic Bow, while nearby
are endless attractions: The Cascade
and Spray rivers, falls, caves, lakes,
hot sulphur springs and baths and
noun tain drives and climbs. Here, too
| is sauitarium and the National park.
Wherever nature has shown possibil-
tiles the Canadian Pacific has devei-
oped them or helped others to do so.
Its employees are especially cour.
teous and gontlemanly and it is said
| that in no ocher way can one SO surely
get his discharge as by discourtesy to its
guests, the travelling public. The com.
| pany here has vast tracts of lands and
| it sells them at So an acre and less, its
| one desire being to have them occupied
by industrious, progressive settlers
The road issues guide book, the best
| thing of the kind we have ever seen,
and anyone interested i'll this country
should write for a copy.
Seattle. the Oasen City.
The only American city visited was
Seattle, which is certainly the Queen
City of the Northern Pacific coast. Ali
were amazed at the splendid buildings
and public improvements. aud the
enormous business done at the wharyes
and in the business districts, The ex-
cursionists are especially indebted to
Mr.. Alden J. Blethen, formerly Of
Minneapolis. who arranged for their
comfort and entertainments. We
stopped at the Butler, the finest hotel
| in the city where prices were found
moderate and the accommodations par
| excellence. 1t is a magnificent hotel
and its gentlemanly proprietors GER
tainly stop at nothing to satisfy the
wants of their guests.
The trip from the first day to the last
was delight to every member of the
party and none will ever cease being
thankful it was his good fortune to
take it. j.. ....-... .
..>- The EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES.