The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-05-23
Burr Ludlow
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Manitoba,
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Alberta.
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not colder than the Dakotas or
Northern Mimi. Cattle winter the
yeatr around without shelter.
: South east of Drinkwater so miles
where our friend Mr.. Jas Porter has
invested heavily,t he country lays
about the same and will undoubt-
edly be good speculation at fro m
to nine dollars per acre. AS we 60
west from Moose Jaw toward Med
icine lat the country becomes graz
ing land entirely and will probably
always remain so as gravel and more
rolling land is encountered as we
near Calgary at the foot hills of the
Rockies. Calagry is a town of
several thousand inhabitants has
good buildings and energetic people.
Fifty miles north of Calgary as we
near Red Deer and Lacombe where
our former citizen Will Key reside,
the country gets better and is farm
ed considerable, increasing in settle
ment to Edmonton tho limit of the
Railroad north. This Edmonton
country is a wonder and little world
in itself. A town of 8 or 10 thous-
and with every modern convenience
except street railways and these will
20 in soon. "Behind the times2"
swell / should say not. " Styles
which we ourselves can we'll follow
and which do not fall short of the
latest. Houses and places of bust
ness are large aud mostly stone
which gives good appearance. AL
tho the country and it's people is
new to the world it is old in itself
with every resourse at it's door.
Coal 50 delivered. Four mills-Oat-
meal mills, and Lumber mills.
The climate is warmer than that of
Clagary many miles, south due to
the warm winds through the mount.
ain passes and the country much
farther advanced. Crops were all in
and spring we'll along. This j. a
farming country with wonderfully
rich soil and if seasons were longer
would be the banner corn district of
the world, but the shorter seasons
put corn out of the farmers min d.
Placer mining on the Saskatchewan
River is carried on to some extent,
and in the past has been a leading
occupation. The districts are we'll
settled near the R. R. and and
ranges from $1,000 to $500 near
town to three dollars several miles
back where settlements have pot
been made.
From our notes we could write a
newspapers space on each SETTLE
ment but must make the finish.
The trip into the mountains espec-
ally the stop at Banff was grand
beyond description, and the swims
in the natural hot sulphur ponds
clear as crystal. surpassed our old
time swim in Okabena Lake. The
parks and mountains were beautiful
with all kind of animals including
q herd of thirty five head of Buffalo
in the lower mountains inclosed
within a stockade. In fact the whole
trip from beginning to end was a
pleasure as we'll as profitable and the
only thing that kept us from re-
manning longer was time.
We have not purchased land there
as vet and are not agents for same
but if we give any information on
! the country climate or surroundings
will be pleased to give what little we
know concerning any district. And
as we mentioned on the start that
no land equals our home land still
the country north and in Canada is
in our destination good speculation
and atho' new country will make
a good home when it becomes built
up Manitoba, Assiniboia, and
Alberta cover immehse territories
and the world still has place for in
crease of population, but one does
no realize it's extent until he cover
some of it's unoccupied space.
THE BEST BLOOD PURIFIER.
The blood is constantly being puri-
fed by the lungs, liver and kidneys
Keep these organs in healthy con-
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