The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-27
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CANADIAN RANGES
American Ra,nchers, Disguised.
with Herdsmen's Wars, =
Gross the Border.
FAMOUS WHEAT COUNTRY
rs GOOD FOR BREEDING
Wild Pea Vine, Choice Food for
Cows and Sheep, Found in
Abundance.

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Abundance.
Special Correspondents.
3 GREAT FALLS, Mont, May PA few
years ago western Canada was chiefly
known as a cattle country, but Of recent |
years SO much has been said about the |
magnificent wheat fields Of that new land
and the amazing yields they give that
comparatively little is heard Of the cat
tie ranges. During the last few years
thousands of settlers have passed into
western Canada through the Great Falls
gateway, and although they were des-
tined to pass through the best ranges
upon farming. A number Of American
ranchmen, however, disgusted with the
incessant wars between cowmen and
sheepmen on this side Of the line, and
being wearied Of the WORKOUT pastures
our government has permitted to come
about just as 1t has permitted the de-
struction of the forests, have moved their
herds over into Canada with most happy
results. II ~I- A< " -.
Just across the line north of Montana,
400 miles from east to west, and extend
ing 300 miles north, Is the best and one
Of the largest free ranges that ever
greeted the cattle and horse producer on
the North American continent. This tract
of territory Is a broad expanse Of prai-
RE covered with variety of grasses and
| wild pea vine grown as tflickly as hair
on a dogs back. -. ..,....s =. F..
| This prairie region is watered by nu-
! merous rivers, small creeks, freshwater
lakes, and hundreds Of live and spark
ling springs In the vicinity Of Edmon-
| ton and throughout the Saskatchewan
valley, the heaviest, highest and richest
growth of natural vegetation ever en-
joyed by wild animal, range, or domestic
beast, is everywhere prevalent. The wild
pea vine grows more abundantly in this
locality than further south, and in places,
on high level bench lands, it grows and
looks like alfalfa on an irrigated farm in
Wyoming or Colorado. Hundreds Of tons
Of wild pea vine are cut and put up for
cattle every year by the ranchers To-
Gated in the territory. Better feed than
this pea vine for growing calves, colts
and lambs can be had nowhere The
cattle, horses and sheep always have an
abundance to eat and are big and hand
| some. s- -.--s, .-..
Loss Means Owners LazIness.
Loss of stock during the winter here is
entirely due to the owners laziness. P
Burns & Co. at Calgary have put up this
year $4,000 tons of wild hay. This com.
pany feed from 10000 to 10000 head of 8
and 5-year-old steers every winter or
this native hay for their spring supply O.
beef. They have cold storage plants il
Calgary and Nelson, eyelstoke and Van
all the principal cities and towns in Brit
ish Columbia, Alberta and Yukon.
Some large cattle outfits are tal<inz
leaps and bounds on this splendid range
The "Circle O" outfit owned by the Con
RAIDS Of Montana, have Is, 900 head of cat
tie which range between the Belly an,
the Big Bow rivers, north and east 0
Lethbridge; Gordon Ironsides & Co. O
Winnipeg handle and run thousands O
cattle on. the Red Deer, north and ives
8 the foothills Of the big mountains south
l west of Calgary: The Cochrane Cattl
9 company, with thousands Of cattle, ha
bridge at the foot Of the Rocky noun
: tains for years. Directly south of Leth
e bridge, near the boundary line Of Mil
Ridge is the K2 ranch on which
owned by the Knight Ranchng company
: now located at Raymond but formerly q
| Provo, Utah.
;, Two other Utah stocl1men, Messrs. Nc
Il 1ntyre and Charles Mccarthy are inter
n ested in the locality Of Raymond. Jim
t Wallace, formerly Of Idaho, is located q
vicinity. Mr.. wallace has 1000 heat
Small punches Of 1000 or 5000 head ar
scattered over the country.
- Cattlemen from all over the westeT
It | 6 a Yofr ISL
:. ~ the greatest stock country they have eve
II seen. ~. .-f- 70.
e Horse Breeding In the West.
Il Although this Is one Of the very hes
Ie horse countries in the world there are nc
le as yet any herds Of considerable siz
b. This industry, however, is beginning I
t. attract attention, and in a few years tn
g Canadian west will be one of the great
n est horse producing districts in Mort
> America. 49,, .s- .. 30
Re The sheep breeding and wool-growin
II industry has not assumed very great pro
e. portions in Alberta up to the present tim
but many sheepmen from Montana, Idah
in Wyoming and the western states hay
~ eating the country and the prospecti1
a. a. outlook for investment in sheep, and the
- invariably have expressed themselv'
3 highly pleased and well satisfied with Il
TX future outlook. Four years ago tt
n Knight Ranching company and the A
on berta Land and Sheep company. both
Raymond, Alberta, trailed in $4,000 shet
al from Montana, but have closed out el
he tirely during the past year
ne ne At this time there are not more thu
~ $4,000 sheep in Alberta. Harker Bro!
IL formerly Of Utah, and who used to r,
Is in the Piedmont and Fort Bridger count
he Of Wyoming, are the largest outfit. TIL.
So own $4,000 head of splendid Shropshi
ill and Lincoln grade sheep. Alexander Ro
he inson Of Great Falls, Mont, has herd
De extraordinary good grade and 4-year-o
". wethers-big, fat and fine.
g. Sheep "RustIlng" for Food.
Two years ago Peter ERIN North II 5sr eat t,
boush tf4 1oo embs from the knight
80 pie. He has done especially we'll, a.
vii has two nice bands of young sheep.
;, success has been remarkable for the re
ne son that he put his bunch Of lambs
a. "a. the prairie, and they were entirely q
IN lihood the first winter after he bong
at them They came through the first wi
of ter in first class condition. s.. A. Wilc
IN. & Sons of Rexburg, Idaho. have col
by menting with two bands Of splendid Cot
10y void ewes. They saved a nice bunch
on buck lambs. sired by pure-bred Cotswt
I've rams, which is certain to prove prof
the able experiment.. At Medicine Hat
Peter Robinson, with bunch Of A.
18th good stock sheep. In this vicinity a
ap- farther east to and around Maple ere
H., there are 10000 or $4,000 sheep. Throue
hm ai }out this district the sheepmen are ole
at the business in this country and ha
rch ranches and are permanently located.
IN. The Lethbridge district is composed
together of old sheepmen from the stat
pm who with one or two exceptions he
cen come in within the last two years Eve
body had good lamDi nagts last year
nv. per pound. Owing to the limited sup
a. Of mutton good and 3-year-old weth