The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1907-05-31
BOWBELLS, n. d., MAY 81. 1907.
CONTINUES HIS TRAVELS
John Les Writes Interestingly of Western Canada and Brit
ish Columbia, and Gives the Reader Pretty Good
Ides Of Just What to Expect ia Either

John esh Writes Interestingly Of wester" Canada and Brit
Idea Of Just What to Expect in Either.
Lethbridge, Alta, May II, 1907
Thos. B. Hurry, Bowbells, N. D.
Dear Sir:-After leaving Calgary on the c. P. r. 60
ing south to Macleod, pass through very fine
farming country especially from Nanton south through
Savely and Claresholm. This fine farming district,
with good SOIL where they grow with the best of
hard winter wheat, from which the farmers making
good money, their buildings and improvements tell the
story Most of the wheat at present looks splendid But
Macleod the country is rough and
around Macleod it is almost solid stone.
We change here for Lethbridge, going the
Crows Nest branch of the C. P. R. All this country
from Calgary Lehbridge is what the land agents call
Sunny Southern Alberta.'' But the hundreds and hun
dreds of dead cattle laying in sight of the railroad that
he hastens along at 4Omile an-hour gait
goes show that the failed to have the desired effect
during the past winter 1t conceded at the Western
Cattle Growers Association that met at Calgary while
there that the loss of the past winter fully Is
per cent and told of one man who lost 5000 head
of fine and year old steers. But here at Leth
bridge, which city of several thousand inhabitants and
which, in my opinion, will grow to be much larger place
in the future The country here to be
in the dry belt and present. least needs irrigation
for successful crop growing. But believe that the
country is brought into cultivation, the rains will be
frequent it to have done in our Bowbels
try. Lands selling in this district at from SIS to $25
per acre, dccOiuHIS u improvements anu oCdtiU Id"
land from SO to $l2 and for homeseads will
have to go out from 40 to so miles from railroad.
At Lethbridge met quite a number from North Da-
kota, among them being old friend and felowtowns
Mr. Calli who sold his store at Bowbells to P. A.
White He boards at the hotel at which am stopping
and says that at present he is in very poor health
leave here for Cranbrook B. Co. from which point will
again write you shall have had time to look
about little JOHN LEsH.
Cranhrouk, B. c., May 21, '07
Thos B. Hurry Bowbels, N. D.
Dear Strive left Lethbridge, Alta, May Is, for
Cranbrook B. c. the Crows Nest branch of the c.
P R. We passed through very rough country but very
little suited for farming, until nearing the foothills of the
Rockies where pass through what is known as the
Pincher district. Here good soil, suitable for
farming, and as fine crop of winter wheat as eyer
at this time of the year. Fields well covered
and perfectly green and if nothing happens the crop
from on they will surely have an immense yield.
The next place of special interest pass through is
that mountain slide where few years great noun
tain toppled burying the town of Frank including
railroad houses, people, stock and ALL and just they
buried then they lay buried today The railroad
company built track the top of the ruins and
on either side of the track nothing but large rock be
seen covering than 400 acres, all showing plainly
that they have been moved and thrown together by
mighty power Many of those rock are larger than Jim
Beck's shack.
We fully in the mountains and are introduced
into British Columbia The descent begins and drop
down and down till find the Rockies, which yesterday
to the west of u.s. in the east. The great
coal fields of Western Canada and eastern British Coum-
ba located in those mountains and pass through
prosperous mining towns. There also many fine
tracts of timber along the valleys and sawms
along the railroad.
We now arrive at Cranbrook The Rockies it's in
innate friends, being only IL Is miles distant, pha
lanx of bury giants standing shoulder to shoulder guard
ing the valley from the cruel east wind rugged but kind
ly giants they are, with of gold COAL iron,
copper, lead silver and all of mineral wealth
hidden away in their bosoms and Cranbrook is the dis
trbuting point for all those industries, we'll rail-
road and division point of the c. p r. and all those
industries go make this of the best markets for
the farmer and rancher that have Every
thing he grows brings big price: Eggs will average so
cents dozen the year round dressed poultry % to rs
cents per pound potatoes at digging time 60 to Is cents
per bushe. All small fruits do we'll and yield big crops
and bring big money. Timothy hay does we'll, and farm
tell averages fully two tons per and sells
readily from SIS to $25 per ton At present it is $35
per ton The of all this is that nearly everybody
here goes into the timber lumber and mining business
and therefore become instead of producers
think of 1.-TWO dealers alone shipped in Is carloads
of potatoes for their customers
They are having nice warm weather here now, and
everything is growing; fruit in full blosm, etc. leave
here today for Creston, B. c., 65 miles west.