The Winslow mail., 1899-08-10

south of Winnipeg to the Saskatche-
wan, and beyond is set apart for the
maintenance of schools-a very liberal
provision indeed. The schools are nom
sectarian and national in character.
In connection with education ex-
perimental farms have been established
in Manitoba and the territories, where
all the different kinds of grain, seed,
roots, vegetables, grasses, fruits, trees
and shrubs that it is sought to grow in
the country are sown on the varied soils
OF the farm and the results published in
the newspapers for the information and
guidance of the farming communities.
In addition, travelling schools of dairy
instructors are sent around. These
give lectures, accompanied by practical
operations in all the arts of raising cat
tie, butter and cheese making, ETC., that
the best methods known may be taught
the settlers without the loss of time and
money that would be required were
they left to their own resources in such
important matters. Again, farmers in
stitutes are held at regular intervals at
important points. Those present make
known their most successful methods
of farming and interchange expert
ences.
The climate is one of the best to be
found anywhere. 1t was said at one
time that the cold weather prevented
successful farming, but these allega-
tions have been completely falsified by
the experiences of those who have lived
there for years and by the success that
farming has met with. On the point of
climate it may be said that the town of
Edmunton, in latitude So degrees 20
minutes north, much farther north
than the city of Winnipeg, is ass miles
farther south than ST. Petersburg, the
capital of Russia, farther south than
any part of either Scotland, Denmark,
Norway or Sweden, and as far south as
Dublin, Ireland, Liverpool in England,
or Hamburg in Germany, and yet these
cities are not considered as being by
any means in the frozen regions of the
north. In fact the climate of Western
Canada is described by those who have
lived there for years as very agreeable
and preferred to that of the east.
Disease is little known, epidemics are
unheard of. Spring commences early
in April. Sometimes the snow entirely
disappears early in that month. Spring
is soon followed by summer. Daylight
at this latitude is two hours longer
than anywhere below the boundary
line. The result is a better quality of
wheat, owing to the almost perpetual
sunshine, than any place south. Au-
tumn is delightful season. 1t extends
into the month of December, the snow
not falling until late in December, thus
| giving the farmer the opportunity to
finish his threshing, complete the mar
keting of his thousands of bushels OF
wheat, and leaving plenty of time to
put his land in condition for the crops
of the following year.
The district of Alberta, Immediately
east OF British Columbia and reaching
the boundary lines on the south, has a
total length of $50 miles from south to
north, and $50 miles from east to west.
1t contains an area of 100000 square
miles. The district is generally spoken
of as Northern Alberta" and South
ern Alberta" because of the different
character of the two portions. South
ern Alberta is preeminently ranching
! and dairying country and offers op-
portunities in that direction that are
unequaled. 1t is composed of high
open plains broken by the valleys of
numerous rivers. These valleys and the
bench lands produce most luXuriantly
most nutritious growth of native
grasses, in which the cattle feed up to
their loins. Profits are large, steers
selling on the ranches for $35 and $45,
which had cost their owner only the
interest on the price of the land, on the
original investment in stocking the
range, and in his share of the annual
roundup.
Northern Alberta comprises that
great fertile valley stretching about 40
miles north of Calgary on for 200 miles
or more. 1t is well wooded as well as
well watered. For 25 cents, if he has
no timber on his land, the settler can
get government permit to cut as much
timber as he may require to put up his
buildings, supply of frewood and fence
rails. In addition to the agricultural
and ranching possibilities of this dis
trict nature has been prodigal in her
deposits of coal and other minerals.
| Canada has enormous stretches of
timber lands convenient to good mar
| lyetS Her fisheries are the LARGEST and
richest in the world. The salmon of
British Columbia is famous everywhere.
Railways penetrate to every settled part
of the dominion, and bring the pro-
| ducer and consumer close together.
The fruit of British Columbia is second
| to none.
In mineral production Canada bids
fair to beat the world The entire re-
eion west of Alberta to the coast and
| north of the boundary line to the arc
tic circle appears to be one vast deposit
of minerals-gold, silver, copper, iron,
lead coal, etc. British Columbia is
| making a record in the production of
cold and silver that any country might
be proud of. In short, in no other coun-
try in the world are the same chances
open to the poor man, the man of mou-
crate means or the capitalist, as pre-
sent themselves on the Young Domin-
ion of Canada.
state Turtles.
Turtles are very largely found along
the coast line of Burma, and the impe-