Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-23

by delegates to report ON Western
Canada to their friends in Michigan,
and as a result of which hundreds Of
people expect to leave this spring for
the Free Grant Lands of Western
Canada.
Alameda. N. W. T., Aug. 81. 1897.
Dear Friends of Saginaw Those de-
string to secure good and sure home
Will do well TO take our advice, and
examine the land in the neighborhood
OF Alameda, as we know that every
one who sees this land will be agree
ably surprised. Before seeing this
land we were. partly in doubt as to
moving here, but after looking it over
we at once decided to make our home
here, and we beg those Of our friends
who are DESTROYS of securing farms,
not to let this chance slip by, as the
soil Is OF the best and the water can
not be excelled. The finest wheat we
ever saw is also raised here.
We shall return home in haste,
strafghten out our affairs, and move
here at once.
Yours truly.
| (SfgneO WILLIAM GOTTOWSKI.
ALBERT MAI,
WILLIAM RIEDEL.
OF Saginaw.
Winnipeg, Man, Sept. 10, 1897.
Mr.. M. V. McInnes. Chief COLOMBIA
ton Agent, Detroit, Mich. Dear SIR
We are pleased to state to you that we
have found the country In the vicinity
OF Alameda fully up to what you and
Mr.. Keller had represented 1t to be- 1t
is, In fact. an ideal location for mixed
farming. The soil is the best we ever
saw. and as the farmers were all busy
al threshing, we had an excellent
chance to see its productive quality,
Which cannot be surpassed anywhere.
The cattle could not be in better con-
Clifton. We saw two year old steers
equal to three year old raised in most
! places, and these, as are all others
about Alameda, were fed on native hay
In winter and herded in summer. As
we had previous to this visited the
Northwestern States in behalf of q
| large number of farmers, to locate
suitable land for mixed farming, we
/ are now in a position to say that the
Alameda district of Western Canada
!, surpasses them all. The country is
, equal to that about Thuringen in Ger
! many. We were rather sceptic before
starting, and our intention was to set
9 tie In spring, il we were suited, but
i we have now decided to move at once
!. that Is, as early this fall az we pos.
: sibly can. We left Mr.. Riedel al
Alameda, and take back his report, and
: we will take his family and effects with
!, US when we go.
Yours sincerely,
(Signed) ALBERT MAI
u FRED GOTToWSKI.
2 Ludington, Mich, Nov. i, 1897.
q M. v. McInnes. Esq, Colonization
t. Agent, Detroit, Mich. Dear Sir.-W'
ii have just returned from the West, a1t
ID were exceedingly well pleased with tn,
), country. We are going back to TAX
\ up our homesteads in early spring. w,
received s35 per month and boar
working for farmers, and the boar,
y was the best we ever had-the beef AM
mutton especially were excellent. Tn
" fine favor is owing to the fine grasse
ic which the cattle and sheep feed upcr
bs The people are very hospitable, an
Is treat their hired help with much kind
~ ness.
i, The grain is much heavier tina
,r here; wheat being 81 lbs. to the bushe
~ oats As lbs, and barley often SIS lbs.
Any man with a good team an
:. money enough to buy provisions an
Sc seed for six months can become rio
II there in five years. Many people VIII
&C. arrived there five years ago wit
lol little, or nothing, are we'll off nov
One man / met held his wheat frol
last year and was offered $4,000 K
mi this years crop and what he had hel
So over from last year, and is holding ;
10 81 per bushel We are going back
q. the spring to work for this same farm
-. er until seeding, after which we ri
=, homestead between seeding and ha
: vest. We think we will settle on Il
lcn Manitoba & Northwestern R. r.
on You can refer any one to us for tn
lch part of the country. while we are heI
the and we will cheerfully answer al
ow questions which anyone may wish
ou, ssk. Yours truly,
sgs (Signed) CHAS. HAWLEY.
aes JOSEPH DOLA.