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Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtre reproduit en un seui cliche, il est film^ d partir de Tangle supArieur gauche, de gauche i droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images nicessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m^thode. 32X " -'WW ■ 'IP 4 S 6 'A v^ A N D ^-^ NO TAXES ON STOCK L.1-VJU ■ - ■ '^r'TTTI ItTilfl.'lHr f — I ^»^..-»--'-— j,J«Ui- 1^ mmmmm J/' Suttfrrfarb OlaUrrtiun 1 «? f I THH HOME Ol' LARCH FAT CATTLH. 2083309 F «<)R IM'OKMATION KKC ;aR1)1N< ; IIIK LANDS DEALT WITH L\ THIS MOOK, ADDKF.SS THK ALHEKTA RAILWAY .V COAL COMPANY OR THE CANADIAN NORT 1 1 -\Y i;S r I R R I (i A Tl O N COM P A N \' , LETHHUIDCIE, ALHERIA. CANADA. . . . ROUTE TO LETIIHRIIKIE, CENTER OE MILK RIVER RE(ilON". ^^(^P ,\\«'^ ^^^ /«»««»"' A.N III) \1 ^.I'KIM . k —I II IIH OHjIiCT of this book is to draw the attention of Stockmen in the United States and elsewhere to the ranchin<; lands of the Milk River Richie District of Southern Alberta, Canada. J^ ♦>v •*^^ .'SSC^ *^ V*- ^\\ Wil l> i;m >l . k Ill'] curs herein are from photot^niphs taken in the Milk Ri\er Ri(li;e District. Tlie object beini; to j^ive some idea of tlie a|)|)earance of the eountn, the grass, springs, hikes, etc. Ric;iri" i() Ae'oriRK and mold lands IN CANADA. The Canadian laws are as liberal as any in the world. Aliens have ecjual rights with citizens in ■^^Kl I'.i ii:i). ac(|uii-iiv^- and liolclin«; propcrts aiul citizenship is not pressed upon an\' man. A well-known stockman of .uilt Lake Cilw I 'tab. owns over 40,000 acres of Milk River Rid^e kinds, and succcssfiiil)- conducts thereon a lari^e ranch in charge of a resj)onsil)le man. whom he \isits once or twice each year. CIJ.MA IK. The climate of Southern Alberta ma\- he said, without fear of contradiction, to be the finest and' mildest in North Western ( anada, and, indeed, the whole ot Canada. I'he winter is vers si'nilar to the \\ III Kl. ^l I.I.KS i.NiiW lA I . Ml \ I VMi M, r lANAI Mi'i'dSIII \I\(,K\IU. The value of the district for stock-raising- purposes has long since been demonstrated. Ranching on a large scale have been conducted here since the early eighties, and to-day great herds of range cattle roam at will over these seemingly boundless pastures. The clear, light air, dry atmosphere, the pure water, cool ni*>hts and the nutritious buftalo and bunch <.rrasses, produce an animal full of stamina and health, free from lung or bone disease, and when taken off the range the cattle are fit for any butcher's sho|) in the world. It is not necessary to point out to stockmen the profits tc be derived from raising cattle. Small quantities of hay are put up by some ranchers for the \S \\\ VNlMiNI h III I 1 \1.M II MS I , weaker stock dunn<; inclement weather in the winter. Three and four-year-old steers brin^" from $42 to S50 per head. Last )ear 1,000 head were sold from one ranch for ^^50,000. LOCWIMON OK I..\NI)S. Owino- to the rapidit) with which vacant lands throughout the l/nited States are bein^; settled upon. lari;e areas for stock-raising- purposes are yearly l)e- comini;- moie difhcult to obtain, and, in consequence thereof, it is only a question of a few years when such lands will l)e ver\- valuable. \ \i I I \ "I >i , M.\m i \ ••] \ nl CKA^S. 4> Milk River is a small stream about thirty feet wide and from one to three feet deep. It rises in Montana at the eastern l)ase of the Rocky Moun- tains, and flowing northward into Alberta, Canada, it turns and runs eastward about lOO miles (never reaching- a <''reater distance than ten miles north of the international boundary), and reenters Mon- tana and becomes one of the feeders of the Missouri River. The Milk River Ridi'c is a low ransje of hills, l)'ing to the north of and extending along the Milk River about thirty miles; having a width from north to south of about eighteen miles. T , .. .*|;4|j^if«»^ I \ SNA!' Sllnr. ct in 1- it cr th 1- iri Is, Ik th The Milk River Ritltj^e District is preeminently suited for stock-raising purposes. It produces a lux- uriant growth of grass, yielding as high as one ton per acre, which cures on the stem, retaining its nutri- tious properties the entire year. The snow is never deep enough to prevent the animals from eating the grass off the ground. ( iood water, in lakes and springs, is to be had in abundance. Cattle thieving and other acts of vandalism are comparatively rare in the Northwest Territories. The Government has hael a force known as the North- west Mounted Police stationed in the country for the past twenty-hvc years. These •' Riders of the [*"*• N \ i IKl- S Ml \Ili>\\ ■/ INTAKE I R.2^ i ir.-23/| R.22 R.21 R.io ;i n.is M T A K .20 } R.IO j R.IK r A r ^ Sweet Grass r/ie M. X. C,i. I Plains" arc located in small detachments throui^hout the country, and are constantly patrolling- it; there!))- renderins^- lawlessness practically impossible, and earn- ino- for themselves a reputation which has become world famous. HOW lO OiriAIN LANDS. The Canadian Northwest Irris^ation Company and the Alberta Railwa}- tK: Coal C'ompany own the principal jjortions of the .Milk River Rid^e District, as well as lar^e areas of other choice ranchinsj- lands in Southern Alberta. These lands are offered for '•^^mmm2SJSiJllmi3£^mmmmSli&ii I III |.\V ■> KIM, sale in blocks containing' fmiii 10,000 to 100,000 acres : and for convenience of reference, the blocks, consistini^' of townships, and in certain instances parts of townshijjs. are numbered on the map herewith. Prices and terms ma\ be IkuI on apj)lication to either of the C()m|)anie> named at their ofhces in Leth- bridi^e. Alberta. Canada. IRRIC.A IKI) LANDS. Skirtin*' the Milk Ri\er Rich'c, on the north, is the Canailian Northwest Irris^ation Company's Canal System. It consists of over 100 miles of waterways, if II \- 1 I \S i ..■! \| .■' I.IMWISi, |i\\ VMl Nh 11 I Wll \ I M.'l;l I- M I M I'? capable of irri^atint^^ 100,000 acres of lo\\-l)ing lands under the ridi;e. These lands will be offered at moderate fi«^ures, and stockmen desiring to j^uard ai>ainst the risk of hard winters can <'row ha\- on an irrigated farm within a reasonable distance from their ranch. At present, ranch lands ma\ be had extend- in*;' down to the canal system. M.ARKK'IS. There is an unlimited market for fat cattle on the western coast, the u^reat mininsj districts oi British Columbia, which adjoin Albe'-ta to the west, and .M. M \l. S ^ Kl\ I K - IM VKI i>l ( \S \l especially in tuirope, at a rate that will abundantly satisfy investors. Southern Alberta rani^e cattle are looked upon most favorablv in the Iin-'lish markets. TAXKS. There are no taxes of an\- kintl on ran-'e stock. A li^iht ta.x of one antl one-fourth cents per acre is levied on lamls bx- the local ijoN'ernment. know ;is "The Local Improvement Tax." It is raised for me purpose of road improvement, prairie-tire -guards, and such other purposes as will benefit the district within EB|||p|^^i^-^i^ ^ ■'•<^-'r^- m. i WKm^^ m 1 WrmlSmn^^ '' Bj)b^HvVl - \ \ I>|mS i<\ I III |'\,| . Pv«»'>*H^^ .•1>*'-^;-jSSt:rw**'*^ ■•'"^"^:^;'^.^.^ \ - M n I I l: I I ' \ \ I 1 I \ n\ Ki> Ml h 1 ■- h II K\ \K1)S. which the tax is collected, in the towns and settle- ments there is a school tax. An excellent school system is in force, supported to the extent of about seventy-five per cent, of runniuLj;- expenses, by the local government. c5 UKL. The countrx' is underlaid with an excellent bitu- minous coal at a dejJth varyint;- from sevent\-five to 300 feet below the surface of the t^round. The coal seams croj) out at various points alon^' the river vallevs, and coal has been found in the Milk River Ridi ' i*'e lirNllNC. M I NK — lAKn 111 IIIIIUKIIM.I ^l'nk r>Mi;N. LUMBER. The average prices of lumber, etc., at Lethbridge are as follows: Rouj^h Lumber, |)cr M. 816.00 Dimension Lumber, 2 \ 4, 2x12. No. i. ... I ir • I 1 \- I i').5o Dnnension I, umber, 2x4, 2 \ 12, No. 2, . . . ' Fir I''loorinji 2";.oo I'ir and I'ine Sicbnij, 27.00 6-Shi|)-la|), iS.oo No. I Coast Cedar Shingles, |)er M 2..S5 No. 2 Coast Cedar Sliinicles, per Nf 2.50 Tar I'aper, best, per roll i.oo liuildiuL^ I'ajjer, per roil .75 Latli. i)er M. -I.75 Cedar Posts . i ^ liricks, per .M 10.00 I 1 \Ki IN kiDiii:, r-v^:^ St?«"?'''.?il A I I IK \ MlhP \N liKINK, h^\ l.;i\li|M. 1 Mil I , I.I I lli;KII",l MM. K N \ K 1 1-. KISHIXC; AM) HrXIINXJ. Wild gcesc and ducks are always to be found in the small lakes in the fall in m\riads. Prairie chickens are very plentiful within a distance of from fifteen to thirty miles westward from the Milk River Rid*'e District; the finest trout and other tishini>' may be had in streams and rivulets in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, ami antelopes still abound on the plains adja.cent thereto. The i;randeur and beautv of these mountains in Alberta cannot be excelled. All these advantaijes combined make this rei;ion trul)' a "sportsman's paradise." (i.\i I ihi>i'i 1 \i,, I I I iiiikii)(;k. CL\SI-()MS RKCU'LAIIONS. Lind liric •om ivcr lills .intl iiul he this Stock coming- into Canada h-oin tlic Initctl States is examined at tiie houiuhu-y h)' a \'eterinar\ In- spector, anch if found free from (hsease. will he admitted upon |)a\inent of a dut\ of tueiitx j)er cent., hased on a fair \alue of the stock at the shij)- pin*;' ])oint. I'ree entries may l)c: had on from sixteen to thirty- two head of stock, and on wearin*;' ajjj)arel, household furniture, ai-ricultural and other implements that ha\e been in the possession of the settler for at least six months before his airival in Canada. *^« ^1 r wiiv MIDI 1,1) Mn ini:\- HI, II \ri ■^ i't^-' KlIIIKSi'l I III. II \;\s — lASAIHW NnMIIWIM Mi ir M I 1 1 I'nI.n I \N \l \Mi I I i| Ih 'I I \ \l I I N , IM'ANH III IKMKII'. IKIIil lAKS hi > \\M SOriHKRN ALBKRTA, HOW RKACHKD. Lethbrid'^e, a town of over 2,500 inhabitants, is the most central point. It has excellent rail\va\- facil- ities, namely : l-rom all points in Canada, via the Canadian Pacific Kailwav. iM-om Ogden, Ttah, thirty-six hours, via the Ore- »;on Short Line, Creat Northerii, and the (ireat Falls tK: Canada rail\va\s. I'rom St. Paul, Minn., thirty-six hours, via the (ireat Northern and (ireat I'alls & (Janada railways. kiia«tiait«HKii tW'«' *-:9k ito ^«' ■ pa SAMPL:3ot23vud^soFWiLD Grass i 1 JHE ALBERTA RAILNNA^ lETHBRIDGE ALBER ,-" ' t. ■ " KCOALCOMPAl AXANADA. 'VMI'I I, ••! W II n ..li \^>l • ■ j '«w> '> '< ' ~J>8»< x>. i»« M^ 1 INI K M, M 11' „<[ III IIMIl.i.l