The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-10-07
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ical engine are drawn by horses, and
more handsome ones for the purpose It,
would be hard to find. They are the
Irish hunter stock, rangy 161s fellows,
fiat limbed, and as full Of ginger as they
can hold. We left Calgary amid the
plaudits OF an immense multitude at the
station and with their very best wishes
also with pretty much all the Indian
finery distributed among the far eastern
contingent as they could succeed in
swapping the aborigines ont of.
As you leave Calgary behind few
hundred miles the big cattle ranges dis
appear and the country becomes more
settled. Next morning found us at
Moose Jaw for few minutes stop, the
junction Of the Sioux line with the c. P.
The original itinerary planned it that
we were to go down this line straight to
Minneapolis, bringing us home before
Sunday. but the Winnipeg people threat
ened to teal up the track and do all man
ner OF things ii we did not come to that
city. The change in program made
three days longer trip, and as many were
anxious to get hcme there was some Oh.
jections. After reaching Winnipeg they
took it all back; it was one of the pleas
ATTEST features OF the whole trip-but of
that, later on.
Forty miles beyond Moose Jaw we
came to Regina, the capital OF the North
west territories, AID in tho vicinity of
which We saw the first cultivated fields
since leaving the coast, which, of course,
was wheat. The special stopped ten or
fifteen minutes at Regina and took the
opportunity to clip up town and get
some smokers. Passing small restau-
rant, l espied one OF the Kids with the
party bolting some ice cream. The time
Was short, but it looked so good, called
for dish also. 1t was as good as 1t
looked, and thinking Of the little woman
back in the sleeper, who, with the rest of
the crowd, had not been able SO far that
day, to get square meal, l blowed in
some Canadian silver for some of the
stuff and dish to carry it in. Reaching
the platform OF the station near the
baggage room entrance was confront
ed with a couple of pitchers of lemonade
and big tray Of ice cream with polite
invitation to pitch in. Meanwhile every
body else in cars and out were wiping
their mouths and licking their chops,
and was not long in tumtling to the
fact that while was up town chasing
m. self at a three minute gait and sQuan-
dering my wealth for ice cream. the
whole trainload had been casting upon
it and lemonade-a bit of Offering of Re
gina to the American news; 7ermen.
After leaving Regina. and IN the vicin.
ity of Qu'Appelle, the country shows up
to be magnificently adapted to stock
raising. The grass is heavy and the en-
tire country so far as can br seen is well
watered and with considerable timber.
Night closed the view and a; II D. m. we
pulled into Brandon, smart thunder
storm brewing, the first rain we had
seen during our travels OF over three
weeks.
Brandon lies near the 100 meridian
in Manitoba-accent on the third
syllable, not on the last as so many in
the states pro nounce 1t. It's town o
about 5000 people and resembles very
closely in all respects town of the
same size in either of the Dakotas. 1t Is
one of the most important grain mar
kets in the province, having eight eleva-
; tors, a flour mill and other small fac
tories. It is good place to see some
thing of the agricultural resources OF
: central Canada. The Dominion Exper.
mental farm is located here and an an.
| nual fair is feature. The latter was in
progress during oar visit, with a result
that the town was filled with country
people and others, the hotels and restau.
u rants cleaned out and we had quite 8
time getting meals. 1t was no new ex
pnrience, however. AS matter of fact
we found, except in few instances
Il and those where the Canadian Pacific
managed the hotel-the hotels and res
taurants all through the dominion
: very much inferior to those IN this coun
: trv-particularly the restaurants.
The rainfall IN Manitoba seems to b,
y sufficient for all purposes. fhe whea
L showed it for one thing and the numer
70 GUS small lakes and timber showed tina
u the annual rainfall is much greater thai
in North Dakota, just south OF it. Some
~ thing queer about it. In North Oak
y ota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kan
10 sas the rainfall Is deficient near the 10
u meridian; west of it anywhere absolutel
= so. In Manitoba there appears to b
. plenty OF rain all around the meridian
/ and good many miles west of it. Their
was striking difference in this respec
IL noticeable between the northwestern
- part of North nnkot and the countr
:. over the border line la tho province jus
~ west of Manitoba.
y Manitoba is a wheat country-almos
70 exclusively s0-and 1t Is extremel
= doubtful if as good ono lies upon th
Y face of the globe. In my travels frou
4, Sno htiuueiO W 5kuc 1 OClAC i nave scc
- some pretty good wheat lands and Q
course some fine fields Of grain, bu
~ nothing to compare with the wheat an
70 fields Of Manitoba. striking featur
- of the province even to western ma
- and a prairie resident Is the level cor
" tour Of the country. The most levt
: stretch Of country in either Of the Dal
10 10 otas or Nebraska would be called rollin
~ compared with almost all Of Manitob,
70 :: You can ride all day long on the G. ]
=. through Manitoba and as far as the ey
10 can reach on either side it is nothin
=. " but wheat, wheat, wheat. And sue
10 wheat. In late July, with the harye!
= yet six weeks away. it stands nearly
~ ones shoulder, every stock almost OF
In