Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-06-28
THE REPORT OF A MAN OF
EXPERIENCE.
what He Found in western Canada
to Induce Him to Settle.

families, I wish to state q few facts In
regard to the Canadian Northwest
where I went, leaving Sault Ste. Marie
ON May End, 1899, for the purpose of
seeking a better home for my family
IN the future. [ got a special rate tick
ct for Fl. Mcleod, Alberta. Through
Manitoba and part of Assiniboia the
farmers were busy employed plough
ing and seeding I found the
farmers very kind and friendly,
willing to talk and assist in Civ
ing me the particulars of the country.
At Mcleod [ spent a few days look
ing over some ranchers' stock, which
1 was surprised to see looking so well;
they were in better condition than any
STOCK I ever SEW in Michigan, even
those that had been stabbed, and most
of these had never seen the inside of a
shed or received any feed from the
hands of man. But as was looking for
mixed farm land / found Mcleod no
place for me, it is only fit for ranching
purposes.
Retracing my way back to Winnipeg,
stopped off at Lethbridge where [
found some of the greatest horse
ranches ever had the pleasure of look
ing at; 1T is a fine level country and
lots of water and good grazing. At
Medicine Hat, which is located in a val
ley, there were lots of sheep, cattle and
horses in the surrounding<coun and
all looking well.
On July 18th I went on to Regina;
there [ began to see mixed farming
lands in abundance and the crops look
ing remarkably well, and as long as
daylight lasted [ saw the same all along
the line, and on the 18th of July [ ar
rived I'm Winnipeg, just in time for the
Exhibition; there 1 met with one OF
the most beautiful pictures of the
worlds records, for as soon as [ en-
tered the grounds my eyes met with
all kinds of machinery, all in motion,
and the cattle, grain and produce of
the country was far beyond my eX-
peetation, in fact it was beyond any
industrial exhibition or agricultural
fair ever visited, and [ have seen
good many.
From Regina to Prince Albert. a dis
taamce ,Of $50 miles, it is all good for
mixed farming, and well settled, with
sDme thriving little towns. In some
places the grain, just coming into head,
WOULD take a man ITO the waist sandbthe
wild fruit along the line was good. rich
and in great quantities; from &aska-
toOn on the south branch of the
Saskatchewan river to Prince Albert
on the north branch of the same river,
is one of the best EARNING districts
without any doubt that ever laid face
to the sun, and everything to be found
there that is necessary to make life
comfortable; all that is required is Ia
Dor. There is lots of wood, good wa /
ter and abundant hay Hand, and the i
climate is excellent.
Prince Albert is fourishing little 1
place, situated on the north Saskat-
chewan river, having a population of +
about 1890, with good streets and side
walks and churches of nearly every
denomination, three schoolhouses and |
another one to be built at once; also a
Brewery and Creamery. Here [ stayed |
for about four months, working al my |
trade of brick-Iaying, and met with
farmers and ranchers with whom 1 |
made it my special business to talk in
regard to the prospects. I also visited
several farmers for some distance out
in the country while crops were in full
bloom and [ may say that I never saw
better crops in all my travels than I
saw along the valley towards Stoney
Creek and Carrot River. In the market
garden there is grown currants, both
red and black, and as fine a sample of
roots and vegetables as ever went on
market. The soil in and around this
district cannot be beaten for anything
you may wish to grow, and besides
the season is long, giving time for
everything to mature. The cattle were
looking as good as I saw anywhere,
good pasture and hay land, and plenty
of water wherever you go. The coun-
try is dotted all around like islands
with timber fit for fuel and building
purposes and within days walk of
numbering where numbering and
-ie-making is carried on, in winter.
Both large and small game is plentiful.
There are two good sawmills in this
district, with a good supply of all
grades of lumber all the year round
and also two good brickyards with an
excellent quality of brick. There is no
scarcity of building material and at a
price. Clothing and living
are no higher than I find in Michigan,
and furthermore I wish to saw that
here is a great demand for laboring
men all the year round and good wages
ranging from $1.75 to So. 90 per day, and
rom $500 to $500 per month with
BOARD.
Iwish to say that am perfectly sat
SIZED with the country and intend to
'eturn to Prince Albert early in the
spring of 1900. Any reasonable man
AN go there and in from five to ten
years make a good and comfortable
home for himself and family, and if
INV 10
should fall, desires more information,