The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-06-23

k-St those sent
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 a good and sure home
Will do we'll to take our advice, and
examine the land in the neighborhood
OF Alameda, as we know that every
n 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,
straighten out our affairs, and move
here at once.
Yours truly,
(Sfgned) WILLIAM GOTTOWSKI,
ALBERT MAI,
WILLIAM RIEDEL,
OF Saginaw.
Winnipeg, Man., Sept. 10, 1897.
Mr.. M. V. McInnes, Chief Colonial
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 it to be-. 1t
Is, in fact, an ideal location for mixed
farming. The soil is the best we ever
saw, n as the farmers were all busy
at threshing, we had an excellent
chance to see its productive quality,
which cannot be surpassed anywhere.
h cattle could not be in better con-
dition. 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 a
large number of farmers, to locate
suitable land for mixed farming, we
are now in a position to say that the
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
tie in spring, if we were suited, bu,
we have now decided to move al once
that is, as early this fall as we pos.
slbly can. We left Mr.. Riedel al
Alameda, and take back his report, anC
we will take his family and effects with
US when we go.
Yours sincerely,
(Signed) ALBERT MAI
FRED GOTTOWSKI.
Ludington, Mich, Nov. /, 1897.
M. V. McInnes, Esq, Colonization
Agent, Detroit, Mich. Dear Sir:-W,
have just returned from the West, anc
were exceedingly well pleased with thu
country. We are going back to TAX,
up our homesteads in early spring. w,
received $35 per month and boar(
working for farmers, and the boart
was the best we ever had-the beef AM
mutton especially were excellent. Th'
fine flavor is owing to the fine grasse
which the cattle and sheep feed upon
The people are very hospitable, an,
treat their hired help with much kind
ness.
The grain is much heavier thai
here; wheat being 62 lbs. to the bushel
oats 48 lbs, and barley often IS lbs.
Any man with a good team an
money enough to buy provisions an,
seed for six months can become ric.
there in five years. Many people VIII
arrived there five years ago wit,
little, or nothing, are we'll off now
One man I met held his wheat fror
last year and was offered SIG, 900 TO
this years crop and what he had hel
over from last year, and is holding a
81 per bushel. We are going back i
the spring to work for this same farm
er until seeding, after which we wi
homestead between seeding and hal
vest. We think we will settle on tn
Manitoba & Northwestern r. R.
You can refer any n to us for thi
part of the country, while we are her
and we will cheerfully answer an
questions which anyone may wish
ask. Yours truly,
(Signed) CHAS. HAWLEY,
JOSEPH DOLA.