The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-05-13
An ILLINOIS FARMER IN WEST
ERIN CANADA.

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tate. who recently emigrated 90 West
I'm Canada. taking up q claim for
himself and for each OF bis three sons.
From Mr.. Kosts letter. which was
written Fob. .. 1904. We publish tho
| following, believing IL will prove OF
great interest 90 those who have con.
tempated settling IN the Canadian
| Northwest:
Il had IN August. 1902. secured n
claim for myself. and fled on three
quarter sections for my sons. My
claim IL one-half mile south OF tho
Edmonton and Lake ST. Anne trail.
Coming so late In the season We
had little opportunity 90 break and TO
prepare ground for first years crop.
| suH we raised over 100 bushels OF
very fine potatoes. end sowed a few
acres OF barley. but the season was
| too far advanced for the barley. How
| ever. we secured good feed from II.
and on rented ground IS miles east OF
US. raised a fine crop Of oats. so that
we viii have plenty OF feed for horses.
| We cut about 60 tons OF hay and thus
win have an abundance. We have. all
! told. about go acres OF hay meadow.
which would yield the past year over
| three tons 90 tho acre. and In an or
| binary season the meadow would fur
nish COO tons OF hay The grass Is
| very nutritious, end cattle on the
rargcs become very fat without be-
Ing fed a pound 81 grain.
ION the upland the grass crows
| 81 So IA
| called range grass. and In suitable for
stock M any time. even In the winter
when tho ground - not covered too
! deem with snow. Horses Huhsist on II
| alone. AZ all times. provided they arc
native stock. The grass In the hay
meadows here 81 called red.top. and
grows from FIVE TO six feet In length.
! ard when cut M the proper time
Yields an abundant crop OF nutritious
hay.
our cattle have not cost us cent
since we came on our homestead. only
! the small outlay FOR salt and labor In
/ putting up hay and shelter. All cattle
/ hive been doing we'll this winter. and
| feeding M 20 The frst ~ January was
unnecessary, a. there was good range
up 20 that time.
"Au the SHOWS mp 10 that date we're
| followed by winds from the north
west that mclts n very rapidly; these
/ winds are called Chinook winds, and
are always warm. In one night n
/ Chinook wind may take away three
or four inches of snow.
I'VE have built on our claim a com
] Portable house Of hewn logs. 2Ox28
feet. one and one-half stories In
! height. with a good cellar. During tho
/ latter part OF June We RATED logs
| down the Sturgeon 20 a sawmill. about
| eight miles away. and thus secured
| 5000 feet OF good lumber which was
needed for the house. Later In tho
season a ohinElc mill located six
miles away To this we hauled logs
and had shingles cut for the roof.
we had an abundance OF Wild fruit
the nast season. consisting Of goose
berries. rawherrles. raspberries. eye
berries. blucbcrries. cherries and sas-
katoons. The latter are a fine looking
berry, red. and quito pleasant 20 tho
taste. but not much 20 be desired In
/ cookery. The strawberries are the
same as those that Erow wild In I'LL
nois. Raspbcrries are red in color.
( large and equal 20 any OF the tame
varieties. and so are the gooseborries.
! The cranherries consist Of the high
and trailing varieties The latter are
most sought and contiguous to the
swarips. The ground Is literally COW
cred with them as with n red carpet,
but the best and NEST sought IL the
blueborry. 50 called by the Indians.
| This Is tho famous huckleberry'
! (whortlebcrry) OF the Blue Ridge
Mountains in Pennsylvania. and can
not be excelled for excellence by any
fruit cultivated. Il is found here both
on the prairie and In the timber In i'm.
mense quantities.
Game Il very plentiful so far as
prairie chickens. pheasants. ducks OF
all kinds, and geese are concerned.
We have taken nearly 500 chickens
and pheasants, also a great many
ducks.
An occasional deer is seen. but are
not plentiful. only one having been
taken during the season In this settle
mcut.
Fish are very plentiful at all sea
sons Of the year. Fish wagons and
sieds arc passing almost daily along
the trail with heavy loads OF fish. des-
tined for 81. Albert and Edmonton.
From the latter point they are shipped
south on the Calgary and Edmonton
railroad to points along the line. and
also 20 Asslniboia. on the Canadian
Pacific railroad"
For further Information apply 10
any authorized Canadian Government
Agent whose address appears else
wnere IN this paper.