The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-09
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Z EXODUS TO TEMISKAMING.
Many Americans Finding Homes ii til,
= North w Gods fof Canada. = :

4. great deal has been said and written
lately regarding the, way in which the
vast Northwest territory is filling up
with settlers from the United States.
While it is doubtless true, that-many resi-
debts Of the Western border states, ara
merely crossing the line. to find homes on
thF Canadian side, it is equally true that,
; humber, weary Of the monotonous life.
=; OIL the prairies, are coming East. North
! oH the OTTAWA river,tat its headwaters It'll
NfW Ontario, is a country, fertile in soil
!. a4d rich in minerals, that has been;
opened to settlers within the last year or:
Two only, and it is hither that many:
Americans, chiefly from the two ..Da-'
FkStas, are immigrating.< This is the now
famous Temiskaming region, really d;
phrt Of the Nipissing district, but, if it's
present rate OF increase in population is
maintained, destined soon to. possess u
distinct organization of it's own. ::
1t has long been known that the coun-
ttfy around Lake Temiskaming possessed
features that would, under certain con-
dltlons, make it decidedly attractive to
settlers. The trouble for long time
vas the difficulty of obtaining access to
It, but this difficulty has been overcome
y y. the building of branch railway.
with the extension Of a road past the
lake, the present American invasion is
sure to be increased hundred fold, to
say nothing of the greater number Of
canadians and Englishmen who will
seek homes in the new country The
provincial government, which has had
engineers at work in the country for sew
erai years, has now surveyed a number
ct townships, has thrown open Il million
Of acres of land for settlement, and has
invited those in need of land to come and
take 1t under the homestead plan Of al
lowing l6O acres to each settler, provided
ae occupies it for part Of the year at
least, and improves the ground by clear
ing 1t, putting up buildings, etc.
The first actual step toward booming
the region was taken little more than a
year ago. when, under government au-
spices, land seekers excursion was con-
| Quoted to- Lake Temiskaming. Its effect
was almost: instantaneous. The prospec-
| tive settlers not only attracted by the
! mint of riches to be wrested from the
forest and the virgin soil, but enchanted
by the wondrous beauty and rugged
strength Of the colossal trees, and wood
surrounded lakes and the winding rivers,
entered their claims for homesteads. and
then returned to civilization to make
ready for the arduous task of fighting
the battle of life in the wilderness. The
tales of the wonders Of Temiskamin.
| that they brought home with them az.
tracted the attention Of their friends and
ne!ghbors, and many wrote to acuuaint-
ances on the American side, urging them
70 come ana see for themselves what the
country was like. The result was that
there have been more excursions the
present year, and every excursion has
done much toward fulfilling the govern
ment's publicly stated desire to turn thu
prlmeval forest country into a region of
smiling fields and well-tilled farms.-To.
ronto Corr. New York Tribune.