Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-28
The REPORT or A MAN OF *.
PERiENcE.
What He Found in Western Canada 10
Induce Him to Settle.

Sault Ste. Marie. Mich. Feb. 20. 1900
| To whom it may concern, especially
| to those who are DESTROYS of obtaining
| health and wealth for themselves and
| families, I wish to state a few facts in
| regard to the Canadian Northwest,
where I went, leaving Sault Ste- Marie
on May 2, 1899, for the purpose OF seek
ing a better home for my family In the
future. got special rate ticket for
TT. Mcleod, Alberta. Through Mani
toba and part of Assiniboia the farm
ers were busily employed pi0ughing
and seeding. / found the farmers very
kind and friendly, willing to talk and
assist in giving me the particulars of
| the country. At Mcleod spent few
days looking over some ranchers' stock,
/ which / was surprised to see looking
so well; they were in better condition
than any stock ever saw in Michigan,
even those that had been stabbed and
most of these had never seen the inside
of shed or received any feed from
the hands of man. But as | was LOOK
ing, for mixed farm land, l found NC
Leod no place for me; it Is only tit for
ranching purposes.
| Retracing my way back to Winnipeg.
i l stopped off at Lethbridge, where
found some of the greatest horse
ranches ever had the pleasure OF look
ing at; it is fine, level country and
lots of water and good grazing At
Medicine Hat, which is located in val
| ley, there were lots of sheep, cattle and
horses in the surrounding country and
| all looking well.
| On July IA / went ON to Regina.
| There I began to see mixed farming
lands in abundance, and the crops look
! ing remarkably well, and as long as
| daylight lasted l saw the same all
along the line, and on the 18th day Of
July arrived in Winnipeg, just in time
for the exhibition. There l met with
one Of the most beautiful pictures Of
| the worlds records, for as soon as
| entered 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-
pectation, in fact it was beyond any
industrial exhibition or agricultural
| fair ever visited, and have seen a
| good many.
| From Regina to Prince Albert, dis
lance of $50 miles, it is all good for
mixed farming, and well settled, with
some thriving little towns. In some
places the grain, just coming into head,
would take a man to the waist, and
the wild fruit along the line was good,
| rich and in great quantities. From Sas-
katoon on the south branch of the Sas-
katchewan river, to Prince Albert on
! the north branch of the Saskatchewan
| river, is one of the best farming dis
| tricts, 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 re-
| CURED is labor. There is lots Of wood,
good water and abundant hay land,
and the climate Is excellent.
| Prince Albert is q f1ourishing little
place, situated on the north Saskatche-
wan river, having population of
about 1900, with good streets and side
walks and churches of nearly every de-
nomination, three school houses and
| another one to- be built at once, also q
brewery and creamery. Here stayed
| for about four months, working at my
trade of brick laying, and met with
farmers and ranchers, with whom
made it my special business to talk in
regard to the prospects. also visited
| several farmers for some distance out
| in the country while crops were in full
bloom, and may say that / never saw
better crops in all my travels than
saw along the valley towards StOney
| creek and Carrot river. In the market
| garden there is grown currants, both
Ired and black, and as fine a sample Of
roots and vegetables as ever went ON a
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 every
| thing to mature. The cattle were look
| ing as good as l saw anywhere, good
| pasture and hay land, and plenty Of
water wherever you go; the country is
| dotted all around like islands with tim
Der fit for fuel and building purposes,
and within a days walk Of numbering
woods, where numbering and tie-mak-
| ing is carried on in winter. Both large
and small game is plentiful. There are
| two good sawmills in this district, with
! 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 build
| ing material and at reasonable price;
clothing and living are no higher than
l find in Michigan, and furthermore
| wish to say that there is great 0e-
mand for laboring men all the year
round and good wages, ranging from
$1.75 to s. per day, and from $25 to $50
| per month with board.
/ I wish to say that l am perfectly sat
isfed with the country, and intend to
return to Prince. Albert early In the
spring Of 1900. Any reasonable man
can go there and in from five to ten
years make a good comfortable home
for himself and family, and il any per
son into whose hand this letter should
| fall desires more information, please
write to me and l will freely give them
my best opinion. / am writing this for
the benefit of those who may want to
make a better home for themselves and
i families or friends.
| Trusting that this statement may be
useful to you in the publication of your
| next pamphlet and be the means Of
| guiding at least some of those who are
| in search of home, / remain your
humble servant,
| fSigned) WILLIAM PAYNE
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