Warren sheaf., 1908-08-13

twice that sum- J sHomesteads can
also be had ) but only alta considerable
distance y from the, railway + lines.
dian homestead law that IS quite an
advantage: il A man may take a home:
stead and prove up on, It without nv-
ing on it. He is allowed to do this
provided he buys a piece of land and
claim. He must farm the claim.
The next stop was at Humboldt. .
hundred miles further to the north.
west. Much the same farming condi-
tions prevail here as at Kamsack.
The country as we go northwest grad
tally becomes more open. and the
brush gets scarcer The stretches of
open prairie become larger, but the
soil still shows a fine black loan, with
good stands of grain where farms
have been opened. =. <4 =x~@
+ A further run of a hundred miles
or more and the train pulled into the
bustlings little city Of h J.
Ii PRINCE ALBERT, sAsK. fl:
This is city OF. 5000 people, To-
Gated on the mighty Saskatchewan
river, which is navigable for four hun
dred miles north of the boundary, but
instead of finding an arctic region we
see vegetables and grains growing
1uxuriantly.A We are yet long way
from the latitude where crop growth
is made doubtful by the cold. In this
connection we might state fact not
generally known, which. illustrates the
crop possibilities of the Canadian
Northwest In 1876 at the Philadel-
phia exposition, wheat from the Peace
river region, which is FIVE hundred
miles northwest of Prince Albert, took
first prize and a gold medal, Even
that long time ago wheat was being
north than was reached by the edi.
torial party on this trip. One thing
was quite noticeable by the editors
on arriving at this far northern lati-
tude. The days are much longer here
in midsummer; than in Minnesota.
From 8 o'clock in the morning until
10 o'clock in the evening it is day.
light. This extra amount Of sunshine
gives a great stimulus to plant life.
and growth is very rapid. The sea.
sons are shorter, but this makes up
for It,.
Through the courtesy of A. L.
Mates, superintendent of the Prince
Albert Lumber Co., the party was
given a steamer ride up and down
the Saskatchewan river, also an op.
portunity to examine one of the large
saw mills of this company. The
yearly output of this corporation alone
Is 5o,00O,000 feet of lumber, mostly
of spruce. Pine does not grow In this
region to any extent.
BATTLEFORD, SASk.
After half days stop at Prince
Albert, we started westward, our OBJ
jective supper point being Battleford.
Here we again strike the Saskatche-
wan. There are two hustling towns
here on opposite sides of the river,
Battleford and North Battleford. Bat
tleford as we'll as Prince Albert, are
historic places in Canadian history.
A fine banquet was rendered the edi-
tors at this place, and other entertain
and races provided, followed by q
dance in honor Of the guests
On the run from Prince Albert to
Battleford, we pass through a great
wheat growing region. Rosthern, one
grain elevators, and is said to be one
in the world
Leaving Battleford Tuesday morn
Ing, we made noon stop at
VEoREVILLE, ALBERTA,
and enjoyed fine repast rendered by
tho people of that city, hustling new
town of couple of thousand souls.
Six or eight years ago land could be
bought here for less than so cents an
acre, and it is just as fine land as lies
out of doors anywhere. Prices now
are up to their proper level. The fer
tility Of the soil here is great, and the
crops fine.
Time flies, we are due at Edmonton
for supper, and we were obliged to
leave the kind people of Vegreville
and board our train for the afternoon
run. Wheat fields, uniformly promis-
ing good yields. were seen on every
the supper hour, We entered the en-
viyonments Of
EDMONTON,
one of the leading cities of Alberta,
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Saskatchewan. Two cities, Edmon-
ton and Calgary, in this province. are
keen rivals, and each claims to be the
best. Edmonton lies on the north
bank Of the Saskatchewan river, has
over 10000 inhabitants. fine business
blocks. brick making plants, coal
mines, and what you would scarcely
expect to see at this northern point.
large pork and beef slaughtering es-
tablishments. A new packing plant,
new nearing completion, was inspect
ed by the visitors. Supper was fol-
lowed by automobile and carriage
rides about the city, the vehicles be-
ing rendered by the public-spirited cit
izens. Edmonton IL surrounded by q
hne farming country and is lively
city. Its position insures it's perma-
nence as distributing point for q
large territory to the west and north,
and is certain to make a steady
growth.
Strathcona, just across the river,
has some five thousand people, and is
really part of Edmonton, though a
separate municipality Here are To-.
Gated the Alberta university and other