The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-04-24
NEVER SAW SUCH LARGE YIELDS.
The Climate is Healthy-The Wlntsn
Are Pleasant In Western Canada.

Are Pleasant In Western Canada.
Writing from Stirling. Alberta. "a
one Of the agents representing the
Canadian Government free homestead
lands. Mr. 81 Pickrell. formerly OF
Beechwood. Ky. says OF Western Can.
ada.
In the drst place we will say that
the summer season is just lovely In.
| deed. As 10 the winter. well. we never
/ experienced finer weather than we are
row enjoying. We have Jus. returned
| from Northern Alberta, and will say
that we found the weather to DO very
/ mild. the air dry fresh and lLyigorat.
Ing Considering everything we can
say that the winters here are most
/ pleasant, healthy and enjoyable 70
what they are In the States Here IL
/ gets cold and continues so tiil spring
there are no disugreoabio Winds. In
I South Alberta 70 is some Walmer-two
10 four inchcs Of snow may fan and
10 O few hours a Chinook wind comes
along cooperating the entire snow
/ leaving terra drmn perfectly dry; In
fact we did not believe this part until
we came and saw for ourselves ana
We now know what we herein write
10 be just as We write Il. There has
rot been a day this winter that / could
rot work out doors. Farmers here are
calculating on starting tho pillow tho
irst OF March.
AS 10 farm wages. VIC would not
advise a man TO come hero with tho
expectation OF living by his days
work. but all who do want a home 1
advise to have nerve enough to get up
and come. for there never has been.
and may never be again. such grand
opportunity for man to get a home
tmost free.
AS 10 the crops. / have been in tho
fields before harvest, saw the grass
put up aud the grain harvested. and
never saw such large yields. saw
cats near Edmonton over six feet tall
that yielded so bushels per acre. and
talked TO a farmer rear st. Albert who
bad a field year before last that aver.
fwed 10 bushels per acre and weighed
y pounds to the bushel. All other
cops would run in proportion-as to
potatoes and vegetables. the turnout
vas enormous ! have such reports
y the above from all sections that I
ave visited. and that has been every
community between the Edmonton dis
uict and Raymond. In tho Lothbridgs
district
AS to stock raising. ] would ad.
rise a man 10 locate In this place, or
my place. in South Alberta, but for
nlKcd farming would say 10 up
larther north, say near Lacombo. We.
lasklwin or Edmonton. where II is not
quite 30 dry and where there Is some
timber 10 be had. win say that no
rhero have ever seen a better oppor.
unity for a man. whether he has
money or not. 10 obtain n home. No
where can be found more productive
Ioil. better water and a better gov
unod country than Western Canada
nord1. Inducements 10 the home
ecker are unoxcered met two men
rear Ponoka on tho c. q Il. II. r..
Who borrowed the money to pay for
heir homestead. and In four years
hose two mon sold their farms-ono
br $4,000. the other for $4,000. met
. man near Wetasklwin who landed
here with &c cents ak years ago. He
b now worth $4,000. The advantages
for ranehing are excellent. In fact.
~ not believe this section can be
beat Markets are good; as to living.
family can live as cheap hero as
they can IN the States. The average
Yield Of oats In this nelghborhood last
year was 20 bushels per acre: wheat
averaged 35 barley 40. and the beet
crop was good. In consequence OF
pe successful cultivation OF tho beet
4 large beet sugar factory Is being
Fected at Raymond. seven miles from
tere.
"In conclusion I win say that N. W.
y from Manitoba 10 long distance
lorth OF Edmonton produces most won.
terful crops. Lakes and rivers abound
Eith FISH. and game Is plentiful And
that this Is unquestlonably tho coun.
,ry for n man 10 come 10 n he desires
10 better his condition In life. would
,slylso the prospective settler TO look
over the Lethbrldge. Lacombo wetas.
kiwln and Edmonton districts before
boating.
II Will locate in the Edmonton dis.
lflot next fall and several families
nom the States viii locate with me.
10 tho meantime ! will receive my
nail here and will be pleased 10 give
he interested al he information de-
iired."
For information as to railway rates.
dc.. apply 10 any agent OF the Cana.
dan Government. whose name appears
Elsewhere in this paper.
Two.ffths Left No Heirs.
or the twenty-five men who have
hoen nraqldent Of tho IJnitad gtatas