The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-13

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An Illinois Farmer in Western Can.
ada.
y recent issue OF the Shclbyville, Iii
nos, Democrat contains Il long ANA in
teresting letter from Mr.. Elias kost.
formerly prosperous farmer OF that
State, who recently enigratcd TO West
ern Canada, taking up claim for him
self and for each of his three sons.
From Mr.. KoSt's letter. which was
written Feb. 3, 1904. we publish the
following, believing it will prove of
great interest TO those who have con
tempatcd settling i'll the Canadian
Northwest:
Il had in August 1902, secured
claim for myself, and filed on three
quarter sections for my sons. My claim
is onc-half mile south of the Edmon-
ton and Lake St Anne trail.
Coming so late in the season we
prepare ground for Il first years crop.
Still we raised over 100 bushels of very
tine potatoes, and soWcd few acres
of barley. but the season was too far
advanced for the barley. However. we
secured good feed from it. and on rent
ed ground Is miles east Of us. raised Il
fine crop of oats so that we will ha:-p
plenty of feed for horses We cut
about GO tons of hay and thus will
have an abundance. We have. all told.
about 2l0 acres of hay meadow. Which
would yield the past year over three
tons TO the acre, and in an ordinary
season the meadow would furnish COO
tons of hay. The grass is very nutri-
tlouS, and cattle on the ranges become
very fat without being fed Il pounG of
grain.
"On the upland the grass grows from
eight to ten inches tall. This is called
range grass. and is suitable for stock
at any time, even in the winter when
the ground IS not covered too deep with
SHOW. Horses subsiSt on it alone, at
all times, provided they are naive
stock. The grass in the hay meadows
here is called red-top, and grows from
five to six feet in length. and when cut
at the proper time yields an abundant
clOp of nutritious hay.
"Our cattle have not cost us Il cent
the small outlay for salt and labor in
putting up hay and shelter. All cattle
have been doing we'll this winter, and
feeding up to the first of january was
rs there was good range
up to that time.
All the SHOWS up to that date were
followed by winds from the Northwest
that melt it very rapidly; these winds
are called Chinook winds. and are al
ways warm. IN one night IL Chinook
wind may take away three or four
inches Of snow.
we have built on our claim Il com
Portable house of hcwn logs. 2UN2G
feet, one and one half stories in height
with Il good cellar. During the latter
part of June We RATED logs down the
Sturgeon to Il Sawmill. about eight
miles away, and thus secured 5000 feet
of good lumber which was needed for
the house. Later in the season Il shin
gle mill located six miles away. To
this we hauled logs and had shingles
cut for the roof
I'VE had an abundance of wild fruit
the past season. consisting Of goOSCbcr-
ries, Strawberries, raspberries. eyebcr-
rieS, blueberrics, cherries and saSka-
toonS The latter are IL fine looking
berry, rcd, and quite pleasant to the
taste. but not much to be desired in
cookery. The strawberries are the
same as those that grow wild in Hi
noiS. RaSpbcrries are red in color,
large and equal TO any of the tame
varieties. and so are the gooseberrics.
The cranberrics consist of the high and
trailing varieties. The latter are most
sought and contiguous to the swamDs.
The ground is literally covered with
them as with a rcu carpet, but the best
and most sought is the burberry. 50
called by the Indians This is the
famous 'huckleberry' (whortleberry) of
tile Blue Ridge Mountains in Pennsyl-
cellcnce by any fruit cultivated. It is
found here both on the prairie and in
the timber in immense quantities.
Game is very plentiful so far as
prairie chickens. pheasants. ducks Of
all kinds and geese are concerned. We
have taken nearly 800 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
ment.
Fish are very plentiful at all sea
sons of the year. Fish wagons ana
sleds are passing almost daily along
the trail with heavy loads of fish. dcs-
tined for st. Albert and Edmonton.
From the latter point they are ship
ped south on the Calgary and Edlton-
ton Railroad to points along the line.
and also to Assiniboia, on the Canadian
Pacific Railroad"
ior further information apply to any
Canadian Government
Agent whose address appears else
where.
Artificial eyes We're first used by the
Egyptians long before the Christian era
Mummies have been found with artif-
cial optics. They We're fashioned of
gold, silver, copper or ivory.
Mrs. Winslow,s SOOTHING s1Rup ror Children
lays pain. cures wind colo. q cent bottle
The center of the co,ntry's man,ifactor-