Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-21

back and forth between and around the numerous islands and
bordered by wooded banks that dip to its embrace. Into this feed
a number of smaller streams that both water and drain the valley
cutting it into rich meadows that yield bountiful harvests for the
mere tickling of a hoe.
Rich and Fertile Soil. dns sG,' is black of the iUa4 fin Snd
quality and fertility, being rich in natural plant foods and entirely
free from sand, gravel, stone and alkali. With even a minimum
amount of cultivation and care this land can be made to yield
diversified crops the equal of, if not superior to, those grown in
any of the most favored parts of the continent,
1.-THE soil everywhere is of the richest quality. It is composed
of fine deposit soil with clay sub.sol; in some parts the deposit
attains a thickness Of over forty feet. Not only is the grass very
luxuriant on the prairies, but even in the wooded portions pea
vines and vetches of different species grow to such a height that
it renders travelling very difficult Extract from Government
Report.
o~ma R~ano While, prior to the coming of the.
Large OEVPSu Grand Trunk Pacific, comparatively
little farming has been carried on, this has been due solely to the
lack of transportation facilities. Had it not been for this draw
back these lands would have been settled and cultivated long
before much of the country further east, as they are much super
Tor in every way. Yet, in the face of this difficulty, large crops
of grain and vegetables have been raised, crops that would COM
pare favorably with those from any part of the country.
"In previous reports I have described the flat country of the
Lower Nechaco as constituting the greatest connected region sus
ceptible of cultivation in the Province of British Columbia. Elk
tract from Government Report.
An Omaha Mans Report. "a por Tse Tpitt nsT SP TTsle re- E.
Abbott of Omaha, who had been in the valley, states: AT Quesnel
we saw on July Goth, oats fully headed out, their tops touching the
extended arms of a six-foot man. We gathered and brought with
us peas of g heavy yield just beginning to ripen; potatoes larger
than a mans fist; and rhubarb with leaves thirty-six inches in
width, the stalk thirtytwo and a half inches in length and five
inches in circumference. [ picked one head of timothy ever twelve
inches in length, the growth coming from seed thrown upon the
unprepared ground of a burned clearing. From the data 1 col
Iected L could multiply evidence of the almost tropical produc-
tiveness Of this wonderful garden spot.'
An Ideal Climate. No l0Galty' T ia degTpb its Othfr
out a good climate. You want to be healthy and comfortable as
we'll as prosperous. The Nechaco Valley offers all three. Spring,
summer fall and winter-the year through the climate is all you
could ask, for health, for comfort, for the raising of wide variety
of crops.
The moderate and even climate Of this valley is due in part to
the protection given by the surrounding hills, the remoteness from
snowclad mountains. the nearness to the Pacific, and the fact
that the intervening section, between the Nechaco Valley and the
ocean, has a lower altitude than any of the surrounding country
This low belt of land allows the warm southwest winds, which
blow steadily the year round, to moderate the temperature and