The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1907-05-17
BOWBELLS, n. D., MAY II. 1907.
JOHN LESH IN CANADA
He Tells The Tribune Readers Of What lie Sees by Way
and Gives His impressions OF the Country So Far
lie Has Been Able to Size It Up.

Calgary, Alta, May 4, 1907.
Editor Bowbels Tribune:
Dear Sir Complying with your request write you a
few notes as l gather them my western trip Left
Bowbels April 25 train l07 which was crowded to
its utmost with passengers for the northwest of
whom going into Canada We arrived at Moose Jaw
six hours late, where the wcsound train the C. P.
r. was waiting for train, and which also crowded
with homeseekcrs leaving room for those train.
They then made up extra train and ran from Moose
Jaw in two sections both trains being crowded to
standing room.
Moose Jaw is fine city and is growing rapidly 1t is
surrounded by good farming country. After leaving
there however, pass into poor and ndevelopcd
country where night overtakes Travelling all night
nothing of the country until within 100 miles Of
Calgary, where find what is at present grazing
country but think it will be good farming country
day. We to Calgary fine city Of about 20,
600 inhabitants. 1t beautifully located in the forks of
the Big Bow and the Elbow rivers The waters of both
these pure and clear crystal both coming
out Of the Rocky Mountains, 70 miles west Of the city,
whose snow-cappcd heights plainly visible from the
city. Calgary IS business men are Wide-awake and pro-
gressive and of all kinds large and filled with
the best of uptodatc goods 1t has IS wholesale houses
and a goodly number of manufacturing establishments
fine large and wellbuilt churches good schools c. ?. r.
shops, &C. Real estate is high here well as farm
lands for miles around One farm two miles out sold for
SITS per acre In fact everything is the boom and
prices out of sight.
This district until within the past few years had been
looked upon principally grazng country, but now
they find it good winter wheat country yielding large
crops of the best hard wheat The c. =. r.
Co. is putting in large irrigation ditch to irrgae
5000 600 acres, which they putting the market at
a low price. Men here from all over the States buy
ing land and many of them buying from the rriga
ton company.
The weather here is cold. They say it is the worst
they ever experienced here so late in the
l leave tonight for Edmonton, 200 miles north, and
now fearing the basket, | will close with best
wishes to ALL JOHN I.Esl.
RETURNS FROM EDMONTON.
Calgary, Alta, May 8, 1907
Editor Bowbcls Tribune:
Since writing last l have been north 200 miles from
here, being far Edmonton and stopping along the
way several stations Am going out into the country
from here fully investigate the opportunities Of
fered to intending settlers l have found some good
propositions and some that do consider favorable.
find at most places good sell and farmers all along the
road as far Edmonton working in their fields, but
wherever 20 they all complain Of the late With
their rich black soil and favorable from the 25th
of May however, nothing what should discourage
anyone here And will here say the for the Bow
bells farmer as hear that you still having snow
there.
Tomorrow leave for Manton. where expect to stop
day or two and then go far Lethbridgc where
shall stop few days, and thence to Pncker district and
from there over into British Columbia. JOHN LEs