Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-12-16
FAIR NORTHWEST.
0PPULENT LAND
DISTRICT Is NO LONGER CONsTD,
Erred TOO COLD FOR MON.
EY-MAKING. u
THEORY is EXPLODED

r HteOnI 10 6NfLOO6O
Trip of Governor Earl Grey Througl
British Possession in Domin-
ion Reveals Facts.
Ottawa, Ontario. - Nothing Il
he period of Earl Grey's governor
,eneralship of the Dominion of Can
Ida has been more spectacular O
more indicative of his interest in tn,
asst extent of territory than the Jour
ley to and across Hudson's bay
which he has just accomplished.
By canoe and portage, whaleboa1
ind sailing vessel Earl Grey travel
ID as voyager of the old adventure
'us days, over the same trails pack.
I'd hard by the moccasined feet OF
lO0 years ago, in the same. manner
IS did Herne, the explorer, or Ma
.kenzie the daunt,ess, or many an.
other of the Hudson Bay company's
sioneers of 200 and 800 years ago.
1t was land at a standstilI his
sxcellency passed through.
AS untitled was the soil id Herne's
lime, so untitled it is today. It ID
he frozen north" unproductive and
lninviting still, but such only in fic-
ion. In reality, according to the re-
ports which the governor generals
stan of experts are preparing on the
rip, the theory Of the frozen north"
aas been exploded. The north coun.
Try, If not one exactly of milk and
honey, has beenl found to possess
Qualities most favorable to settle-
ment, wheat growing, mining and
fishing
The country had never been ex.
1lored from any point of view other
man that of the hunter after fur
oeltries until Earl Grey and his com.
panions passed through. Although
Is rivers have been the high roads
u commerce for many years, little
Information other than the amount
u the seasons fur catch has been
s1fted from the country.
And this is most natural. For
Fh1le Canada. as whole, has been
advanced rapidly, this district has
been marking time. Wedged in be-
,ween the great wheat acres to the
'outh, ice blown Hudson's bay to the
forth, the mixed farming country tn
Saskatchewan to the west. and the
mining regions of new Ontario to the
eastward, this vast and almost inces-
'lDle area Las held sullenly aloof
rom the white man and is tracked
only by Indians and the game he DUR
Sues
Until vice royalty trod it, it was a
barren land, desert within an
'asis. Now the magic wand of DOW
sr and prestige waves over the couu.
Try and it becomes q land of gold.
of wheat and of many riches.
Accompanying Earl Grey on his
rip to the nciih were MAJOR Noodle.
:ae first cc;a,lissiorer OF Hudson's
bay and Ket vain; three stalwart |
members of the fifth royal northwest |
mounted police as DO syguards, a cou-
pie OF dozen Indian packers and port |
ayers. Major Trotter, an aid-de-camp.
md three scientists. These were DIR.
John Macnaughton, of McGill univer-
'ity; DR.. john Cacrae and Professors
t. w. Brock of the Dominion geolog-
cal survey, Ottawa.
OF the first section of the trip. Prof
Brock says:
For some distance from Lake Win
l1peg the country is rough, though a
arge area of good land les in the
lorth and becomes more plentiful as
)xford lake appears. Along Knee
AXE and from there to Hudson's BAY
ne soil is deep. consisting of clay
nd clay loan. Extensive schists and
fabase that may be mineral bearing
nd that are certainly worth pros
Getting occur on the upper Etchi-
lamis, Oxford lake and Knee lake
ppearing to extend to Pipestone and
ross Lake Factory. In all probable
y the iron ore formation Of Lake
uperior will be found in it and other
l1nerals may be present.
Members of the party also bring
ack word of what we of the outside
orld have ever suspected to be the
it is huntsman's and
sherman's paradise, a Nmitless holt
ayN ground for millions of people.
hey also tell tales of meeting men
men of the frontier-miners and
Inspectors, who have staked out
aims in quartz and sand. One old
'teran on ?pestone lake showed
em mica and the party itself dis
'vered petroleum without having to
shown.
After mature reflection on oil points
ter consulting every known author
On the subject and after talking
e matter over carefully with navi-
tors, traders, whalers and scientists
no have studied the Ice flow and the
ndition Of the bay generally, the
vernon general has come to the con-
lsion that the open season. when
FPS may pass in and out without E
niger, may safely be placed at from :
ly 70 the 18th Of October. In
Is opinion the ren Of science who
him agree.
! hear, doctor, that my friend
own, whom you have been treating
long for liver trouble, has died Of
mach trouble" said one Of the ply
ian's patients
Don't you believe all you hear"
'heo the doctor. when treat a
n Tor liver trouble, he dies Of liver
uble."
A Charming Epitaph.
travelling salesman died very sud
lily. His relatives telegraphed the
iertaker to make a wreath, the rib
TO be extra wide, with the in
lption, REST in Peace" on both