Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03

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The foil ing cxtracts froDm an In
terestlng ieyter 10 The Masson City
Iowa Republican, written bpy Mrs. y.
A. Brigham, late of that pplace, but
low OF Ross Creek, Alberta,l, Canada;
so nearly describes most of thee districts
)f Western Canada that we taake pleas
ere In presenting same TO the attention
If our readers:
Ross Creek, Alberta, M. w. L.,
Canada, Aug. Z, ] 1879.
editor Mason City Republicans:
Dear Sir-We are located IN the
Beaver Hills, thirty miles fjffoh Fort
saskatchewan and fifty miles from Ed
monton. To the east of these e Is an im4
mense area of bettem lands, (which fur
hishes abundance Of hay forjr the set
tiers. Ii Is dotted with small lakes, the
largest of which is called Beaver Lake,
sixteen miles In length.
There Is fine shelter for 1.-THE cattle
and horses now feeding therc'c.
The Beaver Hills are covered with
small green willows which a are easily
gotten rid OF before breakinng tip the
land. Here and there popl9lar, birch
and tamarack trees abound.l Small
meadows are numerous. Thhe soil In
these hills Is much richer thann the bot
tom lands, being a kind of bblack lear
mold. There is no tough sod to break,
and il Is very productive. WGheat oats
| ln6 barley do finely. and vegetables
are the finest that can be grGown. 20
| tatoes especially are large aand solid,
| easily producing from 200 TO 300 bush
| els per acre, and best of allll never a
"taty bug 10 wreStle within. Wild
| fruit, Strawberries, gposeberriries, saska-
| toons tor pine berries) raspb0erries ana
cranbcrries are found in the hills.
Small tame fruit does finclyy. the red
and white currants In my garTden being
as large again rs common sizGed ones.
We have long days duuring the
months of June and July; onne can see
to read many evenings until 10 o'clock
In the twilight. Some nights less than
three hours Of darkness, and l the birds
are singing ut o'clock. Thhen again,
| 1t rains so easily. You look tdoward the
west and see little cloud comming up, a
gentle shower follows, the s,sun shines
| forth again, and in little while you
| forget ii has rained.
Cyclones are unknown herGe and the
thunder and lightning is veryy light. We
had two storms this summaer accom-
panied with wind and hail, bWut nothing
| to lodge the grain. The average heat
is about TS degrees. We hadd three or
| four days in July at 80. The nights are
| always cool
The winter season is one OFF great ac-
| tivity. All the fencing Is ggotten out
| then and logs for the farm buildings.
BY paying - cents you are I granted n
permit at the land Office to cuut logs up
Oh vacant lands. The roadss are good
| and smooth, for the snow nepver drifts,
not even around the buildinggs, ana this
| Is a great saving Of time to tlthe farmer.
| Hay Is hauled from the bottttom lands
| all winter long, and man can work
| outside every day as far as 1.-THE wealth.
| er Is concerned. There are cold snaps
when 1t reaches 40 and AZ bbelow zero
| but the lack of wind prevcntsts one real.
| izlng ii and the mountains $50 miles
! west OF us are n great protection.
Our neighbors are mostly , Canadian
| Scotch, Swede, and we hapve filce
| sprinkling Of people from thee States.
The creek abounds i'm smallll fish.
We are now in the midst o5f haymak,
| Ing (Aug. ~. Wheat will nnot be cut
until early September, this bbeing lit
| tie later season than commoDn, but the
crop Will he immense. | sesend you q
sample Of wheat and barley. Its height
is almost even with my shoulders, aver
! age 80 inches. Newcomerrs lacking
binders can hire their grain cut for Il
cents per acre. Prairie chidickens are
here by the thousands.
The water Is good, We hhave n fin,
well fifteen feet deep. In the creeks
the water is soft and of yellowlsl
color.
Then again we are surrounded Will
bachelors; we have no less tlthan eight
9en single men in this neigghborhood
on matrimOny bent. When n feminine
gender of any age between II and ~
visits these hills we pity hCrr, so greD
is the demand for her company. Cal
you aid us?
In conclusion, If the remainder o
our loved ones were here with us, W
should better enjoy life CD RRoss Creel,
and unless the uneXpe"tedl develops
consider this Will be prettyy fair plac
to end our days.
MRS. 8. A. BRRIGHAM.