Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-03-30
AN INHERITANCE IN WESTERN clvIn,
ihdan reservations and Other Ne,v
Districts to Be Opened Up
This Year.
In the Great Saskatchewan Valley and a..
Fertile Plains OF Assinihoia ~

To the Editor:
Dear Sir-The past three or fo,r
years nave demonstrated to q larco
number OF Americans the value Of H.
graln-growing and ranching lands -
" estern Canada. Tens of thouSopds
nave taken advantage of the offer mad
by the Canadian Government 40 U.oI,
as OF the exceedingly low prices asked
Tor lands by the railway, colonization
and other companies. The exnerior;,+'
OF those who have been settled tbnro
Tor some little time is of highly graz
Tying character. So much so that fro
odHaulan Government, who has CON
trol OF the immigration into Weste7Y,
canada, has decided to open I'D soma
new districts this year in the won
known Saskatchewan Valley and also
IN the fertile plains of Assiniboio
These districts are probably the most
productive in the entire West and in
close touch to largely settled communi.
ties as well as being situated on soma
OF the most important lines of railway
They are within easy reach Of NAV.
kets, schools, churches and other social
advantages. In some of these districts
lands may be hOmesteaded as well rs
purchased outright at very low prices
Now as to what can be done on these
lands. The evidence of the settlers in
the neighborhood of the lands now
about to be opened for settlement (soma
of them being located in one of the hest
Indian reservations goes to show thar
the very best results have followed
even most Indifferent methods. Cases
are given where farmers having gone
there with most limited means, barely
enough to erect small house and
break up little land, have in three or
four years time become prosperous,
all debts paid and money In the bank.
The soil in the districts mentioned. AS
siniboia and Saskatchewan, is a rich
black loan, fifteen inches to three feet
deep. AS a settler says, sit appears
like the accumulation of decayed yege-
tation and ashes for centuries (the sub
soil is n stiff, putty clay" On this
soil 1t is possible to raise from forty
to fifty bushels of wheat to the acre,
oats seventy-fve to one hundred bush
els all of which bring good prices at
the local market. For mixed farming
these new districts are probably among
the best in Western Canada. Stock
fatten easily on the wild grasses. Hay
is plentiful, and prices splendid. An
other settler, writing to a friend in
Iowa, says THE climate is all that
could be desired, plenty of rainfall in
summer, with no hot dry winds. On
the 2Sth of September l saw prairie
flowers in full bloom, sweet corn, po-
tato and tomato vines that had not
been touched a particle with frost, and
the winters are milder than those in
the State from which | came. After
the holidays the winter sets in clear
and cold, with plenty of snow for good
sleighing; no high winds or Billiards
are known. Horses live out all winter
and pick their own living, while cattle
live all winter in open sheds and
around the hay ricks. Wheat oats
and barley are the principal grain crops
Potatoes and all other roots and vege-
tables do well, the yield being enor-
nous as compared to those In the
States. Wild fruits, such as straWOer-
ries, raspberries, cranberries, goose
berries and all varieties of currantS
yield in abundance" AS a read. OF
your valuable paper for number OF
years, feel that | should inform you
of the progress and advancement being
made in Canada within the past few
years and the inducements and adj
vantages that will follow settlement IN
Western Canada. Those who desire
information can do as did and Apply
to any agent of the Canadian Govern
ment. whose name | see appears III au'
vertisements appearing elsewhere ID
the columns of your paper, and when
writing ask particularly about the SaS'
katchewan Valley or Assiniboia DIS
tricts. Yours truly,
OLD READER