Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-09
THE IMPRESSIONS OF A
What q Woman Says About w..t.r.
Canada.

WHAT woman Says About We.fcrr
Canada.
Although many men have writer
90 TINS paper regarding the prospects
OF Western Canada, and it's great nos
sioilitles, it may not be uninterest.
ing to give the experience of a WON.
an settler. written to Mr.. NJ. V. Me.
lnnes, the agent of the Government
at Detroit, Mich. If the reader
wishes to get further information re-
gardlng Western Canada it NAV be
obtained by writing any of the agents
OF the Government whose name ia
attached to the advertisement an.
pearlng elsewhere in this paper.
Inc following is the letter referred
to:
Hilldown, Alberta. Heb'y. 5, 1903.
Dear Sir:
L have been here now nearly five
years, and thought I would write
you a woman's impression of West.
ern Canadian Alberta. There are
several ranchers in this . district
VINO IN addition to taking care of
thelr cattle, carry on farming as
well. Their herds of cattle number
IRON 100 to 200 or 300 heads, and live
out all winter without any shelter
lhan the poplar bluffs and they come
IN IN the spring in good order. Most
OF the ranchers feed their cattle part
Oh the time, about this time of the
year, but / have seen the finest fat
cattle | ever saw that never got a peck
OF graln-only fattened on the grass.
You see have learned to talk farm
since came here-farming is the
great business here. l know several
in this district who never yvorl.d =
Gay on the farm, till they came, here.
and have done well and are getting
well off.
think this will be the garden Of
the Northwest some day, and hat
day not very far distant. There has
oeen a great change since we came
mere and there will be "a greater
in the next five years. The
winters are all anyone could wish for
we have very little snow, and the
is fine and healthy. Last
summer was wet, but not to an ex.
lent to damage crops, which were a
average yield, and the hsy was
mmense-and farmers wore a broad
mile accordingly. !
we have good schools, the Govern. ,
nent pays 70 per cent. of the ex. :
IN On 81 49,
'ehse OF education, which is a great 4,
,ooh IN a new country. Of course. /;
OF different denominations q
ollow the settlements. Summer n;o, :,
les and winter concerts are all we'll =
TENDED, and as much, or more. en-. =
'yed as In the East. Who would NOT :
ie1er the pure air of this climate I
,'th us broad acres of fine farms. Il
$ ripping streams, it's beautiful h
lkes, Its millions OF wild flowers ito y
roves of wild fruit of exquisite 8
aVor' It's streams and lakes TEEN. Il
with fish and it's prairies and
uHs with game, to the crowded
ia stlff state of society in the East.
like to go home, for a visi4 n
but not to go there to
49, even II presented with the best
TN IN Michigan. Beautiful Alberta
VIII never leave it. And my verdict
only a repetition of all who bave I'll
ttied in this country. This wear &C
lleVe' will add many thousands to hf
# population. And if the Young re
en- n old men also, knew how of
sy they could make a home free ~ W,
lncumbrance in this countrx in,
ousands more would have settled ca
re- L would sooner have 100 acres DO
re thar any farm where I came co
'i1 IN Michigan; but the people in an
East are coming to a KNOWLEDGE tel
.hls country, and as they do. thew ]
| come West in thousands. All wa
l'er' people have been arriving in frs
'erta, and I suppose in other narts fro
WELL which is unusual, SO we ex, 81
Z a great rush when the weather the
S warmer. %
nave no coal famine here: coa, fici
oe bought in the towns for 40 tar
'a' according to distance from tho mo
ana many haul their own ccal in
Il Inc m1nes-getting it there for ser
'ents to a dollar a ton. so
Very truly yours. i'm
'lghed) Mrs. John McLachlan. s