Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-05-17
THE LETTER WAS GENUINE AND
CONTAINED FACTS.
A Former American Settled in West.
ern Canada Flooded with Inouirlcs.


ern Canada Flooded with Inquiries.
short time since a letter appeared
in these columns signed by Mr.. w III.
kinkade of Alameda, Assiniboia, West
EN- Canada. which caused that gentle
man TO receive Il great many inquiries,
most of them anxious to know II the
letter was genuine. To large number
| OF the inquiries answers were sent, but
il was impossible to reply to all. We
take pleasure in submitting to our read.
crs specimen OF replies sent by Mr..
kinkade:
Yes, the letter dated Dec. -, 1899,
supposed TO have been written by me,
which you saw in your local papers
was genuine and contained facts. | will
| say of the information received from
| the Canadian Government agents prior
| to coming here ! did not find single
! l-.trle statement The Canadian Gov
! eminent Is honorable, and It's agents
{ are not m,srepresent this country, or
they would lose their jobs. There is
quite a bit of land FOR homestcading
yet very little close to market, but
mainly from six 70 twenty miles from
stations The country hereahouts is a
| p a'ric, nearly level. slightly rolling;
moi rough country by any means.
| Honest nd entries cost $40; on land
| & at has Lccu cancelled there * So
,auc, llatiun fee extra. aud in some
as. $ an inspect on fee Of 50; and
". ere the FORMER occupant has made
aay substantial improvements there
a small amounts TO pay for improve
meats. This is poor place for poor
man, unless he has brains and muscle
AID git and grit, but with these
requisites he can succeed. The popula
ton Of this part OF Assiniboa has dou-
bied during the past two years, There
Las been as much prairie broken the
past two years as was already broken
previous to 1898. G. i. X. land (odd
sectiunsl Joining homestead land sells
1T So per acre. Improved quarters
within four to five miles of town sell
at $1,000 this spring This is not gar
den Of Eden al all. No man need think
he can come here aud get rich in a
short time without much labor; but If
he will work and be saving he eau soon
hc an independent farmer tilling his
own soil aud getting good returns for
his labor
I'VE burn coal which costs US 81 ~
per load at the mines. which are TWEEN
ty miles southwest Of w.
People with stock and machinery
should come ina May SO IS 30 have all
June 10 break In. Those who expect
10 work for wages for the first year or
two should come 10y The end Of July TO
work through harvest and thrcshing,
and then 60 to the coal fields ana work
all winter, ana by the spring he could
be ready 10 improve homestead
"A quarter section of railway land
sell, at 81 per acre. The Interest is all
figured NJ, aud a man has about 81 to
pay cash and If he breaks at least ten
acres first breaking season bis S2l inter
est for the first year is thrown Off, and
the second FAN following purchase he
has 800 10 pay and then 500 10 pay for
eight more falls, which makes "a total
Of SGll tie quarter costs him includ
ing ail interest Paying Tor quarter
Of baud that way D. llEe keeping life
in pauca policy paid only i does not
take Inag 10 do H. Ey man home
stead ne ore quarter anj Buying an-
other quarter gives him 4 chance 10
lave . 3z0-acee farm a.i lis own and
have twi FOR 20 TN tcfrs a8d after
tla5 hc Is sure II an easy living II b. Is
aus good at all
r't eUcU 81 II KiNkAlJE