The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-30

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ed to open up some new districts this
year in the well known Saskatchewan
Valley and also in the fertile plains OF
Assiniboia. These Districts are prob
ably the most productive in the entire
West and in close touch to largely set
tied communities % we'll a. being
Dsituated on some Of the most import
ant lines Of railway. They are within
easy reach Of markets, schools. church
q and other social advantages. In
some Of these districts lands may be
Rmesteadsd - we'll % purchased out
right at very low prices. Now q to
what "a be done on these lands. The
evidence Of the settlers in The neigh
borhood Of the lands now about to bs
opened for settlement (sone q them
being located Ia one Of the best Indian
R~eservations) goes to show that the
very best resalts have followed even
most Indifferent methods. Cases. are
given where farmers having gone
there with most limited means, barely
enough to erect q 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,
i Assinibota and Saskatchewan, is q rich
black loan, fifteen inches to three feet
deep. As . settler says. 1T appears
like the accumulation Of decayed vege-
tatlon and ashes for centuries tine
sub-soil is q stir. putty clay)." On
this soil it 10 possible to raise from 40
to so bushels Of wheat to the acre, oats
Is to 100 bushels. 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 10 plentiful, and
prices splendid. Another settler writ
ing to q friend in Iowa says: 1.-THE
climate is all that could be desired,
plenty Of rainfall in summer, with no
hot. dry winds. On the 2sth Of Sep
tember I saw prairie flowers in full
bloom, sweet corn, potato and tomato
vines that had not been touched q par
ticls with frost, and the winters are
milder than those in the State from
which l came. After the holidays thu
winter ssts 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 Vegetables do
well. the yield being enormous a
compared to those In the States. Wild
fruits. such az strawberries, raspber-
ries. cranberries, gooseberries and I'll
varieties Of currants yield in abund-
ance. Al . reader Of your valuable pa
Per for . number Of years, I feel that
! should inform you Of the prosress
and Advancement being made in Can
ada within the past few years, and the
Inducements and advantages that will
follow settlement In Western Canada.
Those who desire information can do
q I did. and apply. to any Agent Of
the Canadian Government, whose
name I sss appears in Advertisements
appearing elsewhere in the columns Of
your paper. and whom writing ask par
dcularly about the Saskatehswan Val
nv or Assinibois Districts.
Yours truly.
MA RAaAnpW