The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-06-30

lh6 hne neade@ lands descrlbsa 10
their books We found it to Be un-
der water from in June throughout
July. Being in the river fat, this is
considered the best land-probably |
all right for raising frogs. The
down river steamboat having left be-
fore We got in, We decided to walk
10 Golden on the main line Of the c.
|P. r. r., a distance Of e3 miles
Starring On Monday morning at 80
We made 50 miles that day, 81 On
Tuesday and the remainder Of the
distance Wednesday morning. Onl
this last part Of the trip We passed
the famous fruit farm Of DR.. Young
Of Cal ,ary, Alta, where they raised
strawberries weighing six to the
pound. But when we we're told that
these we're shipped up the river BY
boat and then transferred into Mr..
Young's cases and shipped back
again and sold as his product, We
realized the fake. The country
Throughout is highly praised up for
stockgrowing and It certainly must
be when they can raise one spear Of
grass on every six inch square Of
ground. If people could make liv-
ing on scenery, climate and old rye
whiskey, it would be an ideal place
10 live. The English people and a
few others in British Columbia seem
to drink whiskey in place Of water.
Every eating house has a bar-room
in connection including some Of the
way houses, as they are called.
Most Of the people living there
4 seem TO make a living catching
suckers. That is the two legged kind.
The most Of those that bite on the
real estate bait are rich people from
Old England. We passed one place
which was sold for $4,000 which on
Nezperce Prairie would bring prob
ABLY $500 or $1,000. These canadi-
ans seem to have = way Of hypno-
tizing the old country people OF
probably put green glasses on them
Talk about graft in the good old o.
IS. A.: Canada can give US pointers
every time. From Golden We started
for Calgary. Alta. Going through
the Rogers Pas, where a couple Of
passeneer trains we're wrecked last
spring, the snow and slivers Of trees
: : are still several feet deep. Every
where one can notice where ava
lanches have cleared the mountain
sides Of timber. The country around
: !. Calgary is mostly gravelly soil run
ming south to the international
line With the exception Of a few
strips Of better soil. After Carstairs
? 90 miles north of Calgary is reached
the soil turns darker, ABOUT like th'
!. soil here on this prairie. This coun
i try ali was, at one time, and is II
places yet, covered by poplar, VII
low. spruce or fir. Here We saw thu
best or only prospects of crops, al
the country wherever you 60 is DRY
as powder. but We we're told thi
: country is liable 10 frost or hail AM
time. 100 acre ranches can be ha'
! from $500 up. Coming south W
came through Mcleod where VI
= took the Spokane flyer. Cominl
= through Fernie and crcwsnest owe
the rock slide where two years az
The town Of Crowsnest was buried
~ cur train had a race with Grea
Northern passenger train lsAvinl
the latter far behind. We reache
3 the Custom Houses at Kingsgate a
about 3 p. m. where all baggag
e was again examined BY the U. S. Of
" mcers who vent to the very bOttoI
- of every trunk.
~ !, The old Gag looked better than eve
= before. Taking the trip as a Who'll
e We we're satisfied that there is n
~ place like home. One acre Of Ne'
as perez soil is worth ten Of Canada.
- YOU don't believe it, 60 and ccnvinc
y yourself. W. E. HOeppner.