The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-04
LETTER Nm CANADA.
Charlie Deavor Tells About Homestead
Ing In the Dominisn. Great Rush
for Wheat lands.
rHlRry.pIyR TO FORTY nus. AN ACRE.


EDITOR NEWS - Vonds, the
place where writn from, is To-
Gated about 80 miles east of Bat
tleford on the Canadian, northern
road, and about "a miles east OF
the Canadian Pacific branch that
unsnorth to Price Albert Von-
da is small town nicely located
on the prairie, it being less than
ten months old. One week ago,
yesterday, ! was in Saskatoon,
which Is located on the Prince Al
bert branch of the @. p. road.
Saskatoon is the best town | have
run across in northwestern
Canada. It's nicely located west
of the south branch of the Sas-
katchawau river, and has a popu-
latlon of $4,000. 1t Is also the
landing place Of immigrants that
settle IN the Goose Lake county,
which is about rs miles west OF
Saskatoon. The contract has
been let for the building of the
trans continental railroad. 1t
crosses at Saskatoon, as does, al
so, the Kerkella and Wetaskawln
branch of the Canadian Pacific e.
r. So Saskatoon will likely be
quite a railroad center. From
Saskatoon, I went down to Regina
a few days and came back up to
Vonda Regina has a population
of 10000, and is nicely located In
the wheat country. The soil
around Regina seems to be sticky
"a little gummy perhaps, when
it Is a little wet and person has
about ten acres, more or less,
hanging on his feet. About the
-kpslest place In Regina is the
Dominion Land Office. Itis open
ed at 9 a. M, and until $50 p. m.
You can imagine the crowd that
gathers there at the doors be-
tween 8 and 8 o'clock. / was
lucky enough to get right at the
door. knob and get waited on in
the forenoon. When the door
was unlocked, the people rushed
in ard up the steps to the office
counters like a drove of pigs com
ing to feed, when called. There
are other COVE nment land offices
located at different places over the
country. The one at Regina is
the main office, and others are
sub.offices. There is a sub Office
at Saskatoon.
| will now tell you about my
trip down to my homestead south
of Vonda. There were three Of
us started to walk down to our
homesteads about 30 miles south
east OF Vonda. We started Sat-
urday at $50 a. M, and walked
until dark, when we had to stop
Tor we were using the sun as our
guide. We all lay down on the
open prairie and slept we'll until
about IL o'clock, when our feet
began to get cold, as we had moth
ing but our overcoats, and they
weren't long enough to cover our
feet. We then walked around in
a circle until our feet were warm.
ed up a little, and by that time
the moon came up, and by 3 o..
clock, we started on our journey
using the moon for our guide un.
til sunrise. We should have
kindled fire, but had nothing tC
burn. We walked ali day Sun
day from 8 3o'clock in the morning
until s p. m, and started out on
Monday morning at . o'clock and
got back to Vonda Monday at
p. m. We saw seven wolves OF
our journey, and all kinds O.
ducks and geese. We are located
on the survey of The KerkelI,
branch of the G. P. II. r., which
is 70 be built this year.
couldn't begin to describe th'
immigration to this country. Ev
cry train that goes west is crowd
ed, and every fright has from
twelve " fifteen aud more i'm mi
grantcara. This country Il be
ing settlea very fast. and the bes
holnesteaa land IL taken up tha
Il close 70 the railroad. l won
he over f0nr nsIua froun ~. L,