Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-03-28
An NHE RITA CE IN xESTERH c,uA,,
Indian Reservations and y,
New Districts to Be openad D''
Up This Year,
In the Great Saskatchewan Valley, a-a a..
Fertile Pains OF Ass niboa "'
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
Dear Sir--The past three q,
years have demonstrated to la aru
number of Americans the value a. " =
grain-growing and ranching lond, 'le
Western Canada Tens of tbonsanvu
have taken advantage of the Offer , moS
by the Canadian Government o. I ~N
as Of the exceedingly low prices ss %el
for lands by the railway, coIonis rrlsu
and other companies. The exnarional
of those who have been settled t tI,,e
for some little time is of a highly oro et'
flying character. So much so that ~.
Canadian Government, who has w.
troll of the immigration into Wost~r
Canada, has decided to open IN soma
new districts this year in the vaII
known Saskatchewan Valley and sian
in the fertile plains of Assinboi.
These districts are probably the moSt
productive in the entire West, and IN
close touch to largely settled c6mmrmi.
ties as well as being situated on Some
Of the most important lines of RAILWAY
They are within easy reach of mar.
kets, schools, churches and other Social
advantages. In some Of these districts
lands may be homesteaded as we'll %
purchased outright at very low prices
Now as to what can be done on thpso
lands. The evidence of the settlers in
the neighborhood of the lands now
about to be opened for settlement (som4
of them being located in one of the hest
Indian reservations goes to show that
the very best results have followed
even most Indifferent methods. Cases
are given where farmers having gone
there with most limited means. barely
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, 1T appears /
like the accumulation Of decayed yege
tation and ashes for centuries the sub (
soil is a stiff, putty clay" On this (
soil it is possible to raise from forty !
to fifty bushels of wheat to the acre. (
oats seyenty-fiye to one hundred bush +
els, all of which bring good prices at F
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 ! saw prairie
! flowers in full bloom, sweet corn, 20
tato and tomato vines that had not
been touched a particle with frost ana
the winters are milder than those IN
the State from which l came. After
the holidays the winter sets IN cleaI
and Geld, with plenty Of snow for sO0u
sleighing; no high winds or DnzzaLu
are known. Horses live out all Wlnltl
and pick their own living, while cat'ls
live all winter in open sheds alu
around the hay ricks. Wheat, OaS
and barley are the principal gram CROP
Potatoes and all other roots ana 'est'
tables do well, the yield being elgl
nous as compared to those III ln'
States. Wild fruits, such as stfa"Vei
ries, raspberries, cranberrles' sovss
berries and all varieties or cuLlanl
Weld in abundance" AS reauei
your valuable paper for a number ~. VI
years, | feel that [ should INFORM Wv WV
Of the progress and advancement Ot sas
made in Canada within the pas. i CIV
years and the inducements anu "H
vantages that will follow settlement snsi,a
Western Canada. Those who ues alr
information can do as l did, ana Apply ,pn
to any agent Of the Canadian uG >. ID.
ment. whose name see appears III ' IN
yertisements appearing elseWl5eL p.bon
the columns of your paper anu " Cas-.
writing ask particularly about li,' Ms nis
katchewan Valley or AsslnlOo'a NV
Itricts. Yours truly, ,nrR