Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-02

One of the Choice Spots ON the Cont.

nGnt tor settlement
The following extracts from an ill.,
teresting letter to the Mason City
uowa) Republican, written by Mrs. $.
A. Brigham, late of that place, but
now OF Ross Greek, Alberta, Canada.
so nearly describes most OF the districts
OF Western Canada hat We take pleas
IRE in presenting same to the attention
of II readers:
Ross Greek, Alberta, N. w. L.,
Canada, Aug. z, 1889.
Editor Mason City Republican:
Dear Strive are located in the
Beaver Hills, thirty miles from Fort
saskatchewan and fifty miles from Ed
monitor. To the east of these is ~ i'm
mense area of bottom lands, which fur
nishes abundance of hay for the set
tiers. 1t is dotted with small lakes, the
largest Of which is called Beaver Lake,
sixteen miles in length.
There is fine shelter for the cattle
and horses now feeding there.
The Beaver Hills are covered with
small green willows which are easily
gotten rid Of before breaking up the
land. Here and there poplar, birch
and tamarack trees abound. Small
meadows are numerous. The soil in
these hills Is much richer than the bot
tom lands. being q Kind of black leaf
mold. There Is no tough sod to break,
and it IS very productive. Wheat, oats
and barley do finely, and vegetables
are the finest that can be grown. Po-
tatoes especially r large and solid,
easily producing from 200 to 300 BUSH
els per acre, and best of all, neve q
"taty bug" to wrestle with. Wild
fruit, Strawberries, gooseberries, saska-
toons Tor pine b~erries), raspbcrries and
cranberries are found in the hills.
Small tame fruit does finely, the red
n white currants in my garden being
as large again as common sized ones.
We have long days during the
months Of June and July; n can see
to read many evenings until 10 o'clock
in the twilight. Some nights less than
three hours Of darkness, and the birds
are singing at 2 o'clock. Then again,
it rains SO easily. You look toward the
west and see q little cloud coming up. a
gentle shower follows, the sun shines
forth again, and in q little While you
forget it has rained.
Cyclones are unknown here and the
thunder and lightning 10 verv light. We
had two storms this summer accom-
to lodge the grain rha svara1s ha.f
Ia ahos,t e derraas w. hod 1 to- ~
fonr Sovs IN T,,iv 90 on Ta,a 1,ahts ~ W
aIwavs cool A ae
T,hs winta. sooso, t. an. 30 .ro ~
+;vitv All +he sonoinS w - " aa 60 az.
thon and Loo ~ fou thn ~ s S,,ts1,o vu'
Rv nanin. e * o av, .n na,, ana Isan.as .
nermif at ths ,ond of,cs tn o,,t sons .,r .
IN raocn+ Ionaa .o u M,as W Su. .oss up,
ona smnoth ros ~ - 49, .oau a., Me Svuo
MT even oro,,nd the My ~. ~ It 49,
is - ,roo+ seninn ~ ~ 4iman ~ e, a slaE suls
Hox - ho,,, etf ~. y, LII. ths ~ p. Me larm Ns.
all ,vin+ar iona ona an1 ~ ' aan .an !
on+sid. ava,v 90, U.S. - eon u =. 4s San "ork
sr 10 oonoeryad "a" m M LII "a, as sn1 weatn.
.s ~ seaasu. naele IRE colo snaps
h Mus ~ ~ ,aeal c ~ ~ quo a oeiow zero
;.ire = a. an1 " thN WIN p.essues gne tea4'
wasf os ,,s ~ a . n.o"t aoO mlies
"S0n mr na,1h III sssas psotecI,on.
scotnh SyaSa a aas mose,y anaaian
nr,nI,s,,s - a.a aHu VIC nave = nlce
sp The cras, o. . PPe0pls from an am the s States.
We are now in the midst Of haymak.
nm, mnf,' fe aori, T. S.ntnn nsas M tni nor % cut