Arizona republican., 1909-07-26

ern Canadas annual crop from. 90, ,OOO,-
 900 bushels in 1900 to 14O.OOO,OOO in
 1909
 Train service to Edmonton has
 brought into the world 9 new and
 hsty towns. from Edmonton east to
 Wainwright including Ardrossan. Un-
 cas, Deville, Tofield. Shonts, Ryley.
 Poe, Holden, Bruce, Nestor, Meighen,
 Philips, Kinsella, Junkins, Irma. Haw-
 kins, Fabyan. From Edmonton west
 to Edson the towns are, Acheson,
 Spruce Grove, stony Plains, Carvel,
 Duffield, Wabamun, Fallis, Gamford,
 Hargwep, Isfield, Jarrow, Keston, Lea
 man, Mackay, Niton. Otley, Peers.
 Rosevear, Thornton. Yates.
 The region of romance between Ed
 son and Prince Rupert is not unex-
 plored. in fact has been reconnoitered
 time and again, not only by the sur
 veyorS and by engineers investigating
 the traffic possibilities there for the government, which guaranteed bonds
 to the amount of = per cent of the
 cost of the mountain section but also by officials of the Grand Trunk, which
 guaranteed the remaining 25 per cent, and the Grand Trunk Pacific officials who are building this daring project.
 One report states: Tt is probable that no other area in North America can equal this portion of British Co., lumbia in her natural resources. Where there is no agriculture and pasture, there is mining or numbering to be developed, and where there are none of these. although they often occur in one district. there is at least trapping and hunting. It is in truth northern EldOrado, which future events are heund to verify. Lying as it does. far to the north. the climatic conditions have in the past been sup posed to be extremely severe during the winter season, but the fallacy of this impression is rapidly becoming known on account of the reverse con ditiOns actually existing, due in large part to the proximity of this terri tory to the Pacific ocean and the in- fluence of the Japan current. Before the house of commons agriculture committee recently MT. Elihu Stewart. dominion superintendent of forestry in testifying as to the resources and concerning the northern country, having particular reference. however, to the district adjacent to Great Slave lake, which lies many hundred miles still more northerly of where the Grand Trunk Pacific will be constructed. said that the growth of vegetation in the Mackenzie Basin was surprising. the sun in the sum mer being visible for about twenty lo1,rc or,+ of tyyaDty-folr
 on July 18th, at Fort Providence. near Great Slave lake. on the Macken- zie river, about $50 miles north of Ed monton. MT. Stewart said he saw wheat in the milk, potatoes in flour. | peas fit to use. tomatoes. turnips. rhu- barb. beets, cabbage. onions and oth CT garden vegetables The Strawber | ries had been ripe there for some time | and the people had entrants and goose l berriec TO illustrate the heat, he said | at Fort Chipwayan it had been 100 | degrees in the shade for several days | and nights. Indians coming from the | Alaska boundary to meet the steamer | Wrigley had lost two dogs from the | heat in the Artic Cir cle He thought ! systematic exploration would show a surprising amount of good country, | extending down from Slave lake to Peace river. Along the Mackenzie river. spruce grew clear to the shores i of the Artic Ocean. There were as pen, white poplar. balm of gilead and