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Every iiitfiuliniif Hottli!!' who visited i»ur to1|Lsliii)S Ii.hs looati'd then;; and, lti;itia' Htill, is satislied. ^ -^ Wo had exceptional facilities pu])lic and'*j;liivati«3P|for o|)tiiininj4 reliable inforiu;itioiV • 'flhis eiiahled u:-* to Hec^u?o the choicest i»oitionHof the •♦JL^U'^ Counti*} licit.*' Oui' Settlers have foinid the re[»r«isi.1itiiiti^ns luatlt; to them were tho " words of truth and BoherifRtm." P'ertilo soil, useful groves, pure water, and luxuriant n^ittlows, coni- hined with social and relii,'ious advanta^'es, make our settlements the clio.sen destination and prosperous homo of worthy nuui and wonuiu. I do not ask y<>U to bolievo unsui»portcd assertions; hut I invite yon to read tlio tostimonii'S at tho en| r.iilliiiiii'iit i>r ruiiiiilii, lii tlic smi ••III- iliuiiiAiiil kikIii i.i.>H«rMi Hiiii ..iiriiiviiiiir, liv Jg||,> Itii^MAQ Moi'ltf;. iii \U- uftl.fuf tUi- Miiiuiur J ^^.S/fjS'^ V ^\-^-? — ^- V 1 • s a: O H O O r . / •* >^i f r L y ' /^ I li.i.T.'.l 4. i.ir.liiia to A- 1 Ml I'.iilhiiiMiii ..f r,iim«l.i iii ih.' v.-m ..n.. tli4iii«*iti iii"Mai Mihihk, m iii* ..ni.«. ..r tim Mutuur^ 0- -^ x: ^' (7 N003S I ■r- o C) > ,5 i .'V /;/■-■ / - /§' /^ I / ^ ,*,! ••^'^•/^ ;(?;■ ■ , r-i^ 1^-^ — s Lui\ <.y • I.,. < z LU Lll _J H h LiJ CO UJ < -1 LU O CO LU GC I O I o REASO.NS FOR LOCATING / Mk. .UMIN T. M()(H:I'„ M.ilia^iii;,' Dirr.toi o| the (Jiiiiipiiiiy, iiiMiU) tlic! lullou ill;; m'Iii.'ii'Uh in \\\n i-f|v>rt, (il.itctl (K-tMlicr (itii IHS'J) to tlu* HliiirclioMt iM, iiftt I- nil olliclal tout' <>t iiispcctioti ; Riiil it i:^ ii'[)i'iM|iti'i'i| lii'|-(! cliiclly iMTiiiist' of tilt' :il)iiiii1:iiit, tiHtiiiioiiy wiiicii li.is siiicu (.'oiillriiii'il tlic iiii- |M'«'Hsi(»ii-( tliat lit) tiiriiu'il, iiH the result of pt'iMoiial olmcrvu* tioii, Ik foi'ii u Hiii;{lt' Hi'ttli r liail liccii |ila<'('il Ity the ('oiii|>aiiy on tlirir I'linls : " lA'.iviii;,' Toronto on Lliv Ist of An;,'ii..t, ami rilurniiif^ nil (Ik- 7tli of Scptt'inlirf, our Hojourn in tin; North vvcHt wiih at a HciiNoii ulicii tlio |Mi.s,sil)iHti«'s ot tiir country as to ('|-o|ih, vt>;4i!tjilili!8, rti;., wdiv liio.st appirnit. 'I'lii' liiic from I'lttioit, I'id St. Paul, to Knu'i'soii t<.lil what tlie Anicrlcaii Noith- Wr.st had to oUtr to the Hctth'r. l''roiii I'lnu-rson to W'iiinipci,' you pass through thi- rich, luit low iiinl llat, rcLfion aloii.; tlic Kcl llivcr. 'riicnci; to l'orta;.(c hi I'lairic, which is situated in the lincst !i;,'ru;ultural district hv.vu anywhere aJoii^' tlu; liiu' of railway ; contiiniiii .' westward through a niiich Icsm desiraltle country, with eoinparativi'ly poor soil, to l)iaiidon. Then on to X'iideii, tlic hiilveof Manchester's town, which hitiinds in a trctehisH plain. I'or tin- next hundred iiiilcs you travei'se a country liadly liroken hy pond Imlcs, in uliich th«' watei' is more or less alkaline, folliwid liy a jilain n'Ap](lle, assistv to a conipariHon. " Having' eiirelully ^;one over tiu- n first location, I iini more then satiiti They are, in the. main, tin- very pi Nowheri' in the whole diHtame triive towimllipH HO wtill adapted for (.ettleme of prairie and timher is kucIi that, in t locatin^tll of vu^cUitioii, coiiviiuifnt liiinbrr and water ^y rvidonco wondur- ful furtility. One who haM not heeii on the Hp«)t would scarcely credit the renuirkahle >^rowth in which peaviiu«, vetches, blue-joint, g<»oMe-^'raHH, and Hcores (tf other j^raani'M .-itrive for a place. In this connection I may mention tliat a .>iinall Hottlet lent of IndlaiiH at Leech !eneath. " \Ve poHscHH exceptional advantagcB in the niattt>i' c)f building' material. At two pointu in our nearest location thero is Muflieient large tindjer t«* supply the tract with lumber for several years. We purpose introducing a portable Hawnull before Hpring,* ho that Hcttlera can get buibling material ou the Hp(»t. This will prove a gr(;at boon. Our people can have a cojifortable, well-appointed house that will make the women folks ha[)py, and all for onedialf the cost of a 7 X 9 hut in the middle of a plain wdiore every twig has to Ito hauled for miles." •Thin i)romlHt' was fuKllIotl in March, 1SM:5, whou a mill such iw (lc!i(-Hl)clt' uuil u.\))onHu', altju ^ |)(>rtul>li; cn;,'ino, ot .% hor^upuwi-r, ;u* u motor. >vi^- t*«**t***«*«M*14«4*l r / ■ •I \4^\> itl* DENT LAKE. SK i)ro|K)rty, for aNNuriMlly in poiitt of i i< Ihicnm of Moil, Ntrcii^tli if vo^otiitioii, coiivviiUiiit IimmIkt liiul M'utvr supply, tlimt* ^ovvitMliipN cannot Im) mui'Punn(m1. Sp(•('lnH^nM of t)ii< Hoil iind «7'i!ti<.tion can l»o neon at onr <»iru'«! ; tliry i'vldmuut won;rowtli in wliicli pi>a-viiu'H, ■rtt-'hcM, hliic joint, f,'noHr-;,'rii!ttK;nu'nt of IixlianH at Lcuch Lake have a tinu l»anawniill before Hprlng,* ho that Hcttlera can get building naterial on the H[)ot. ']'hi.s will prove a great boon. Our )eopIe can have a comfortable, well-appointed houHc that vill make the women folks happy, and all for onedialf the ;o8t of a 7 X !J hut in the middle of a i)hiin whore every twig laH to bo hauled for milcH." 'Thirt itruinlMo wax fulllllud in Mimli, lSM:i, whuii a iiiill hucIi i\n IcHcriliL'tl wiiH tukfii in at no iiieunsldcmlilu truublu and cxiKinHu; uIho u Kirtultlu un;;itiii, of ;{.'■ lioiHtpowfr, wa u motor. mmmmmmk / /^ i 0- ^ , ,^ , i t • • y-^. •• • . ••1 ,l«{rt> • •»»>ltltrf Ih 4>I '•• I'ttll.lDM-ltl '•( • >llll<« III Mm' «i>i«r •■MM UM»l«Mt), i bj Ki.Nc siiii;Kr KA.sr 1 1>5S4, 1 m THE SASKATC1I1<:WAN l,ANl> AM) Homestead Company (LIMITED.) CAPITAL - - - $500,000.00. (f),000 SlIARKH OK §100 KACII.) i> / H Ki'Tit HS: JOHN J. WITH now, KS(/., Prosidcnt of the Indiistrhil Kxliihitioti, tx- Aldcrniaii, etc., Toronto. REV. A. SL'THKKLANl), D.D,, CJericral MiHsiomiry Seeretiirj and Secre- tary of General Coiiference, .Metliodist Church of Cnna(hi, Touo.nto. JOHN T. MOOIIE, Kh(1., Alderman, Mcihcr of Co>iiicil of Instivutc of Chartered Accountants, Toronto. H. E. CLAUKE, Ehij., M.IM'., Mdcrnian and Chairman of City Executive, etc. , Toronto. EDWAUD GUHNEV, Jr., Esq., of E. and C. Curncy, Stove and HoUow- waru Manufacturers, Toronto and Hamilton. WAHIUNO KENNEDY, Esq., of Samson, Kennedy and Gemmel, Whole- sale Dry tioods Merchants, Touosto. DANIEL Mcl.EAN, E«q., of D. McLean and Co., Wholesale Lcatlier Dealers, ToRo^'TO. EDWARD LEADLAY, Esq., of E. Leadlay ami Co., Produce and Grain MerchiMits, Toronto. C. H. GOODEKHAM, Esq., of Gooderham Bros.. Grain Merchants and Millers, Toronto. RICHARD RROWN, Esq., of Brown Bros., Wholesale Stationers and Bookhinders, Toronto. W. J. GAGE, Esq., of W. J. Gago and Co., Booksellers and Publishers, Toronto. DENNIS MOORE, Esq., of Moore, Robinson, and Co., Iron Founders and Metal Merchants, Hamilton. » ^4^ > Preiddent : Vice-President . JOHN J. WITHItOW, ESQ. A. SUTHERLAND, D.D. f The Imperial Bank of C\nada. \ The Dominion Bank of Canada. - - Blake, Kkru, Lash & Cassells, Toronto. Bankers: - • - Solicitors : • ■ JOHN T. MOORE, Managing Director. CHIEF OFFICES : 82 King Stukkt Ea.st, Tokomo, Canada. I I I I f t I I T H E SETTLEES' GUIDE TO II()Mi;STKAl)S m THE CANADIAN NORTH-WEST. :Z^1I1LE the life of an iiulustrious farmer in Canada in ^^^ generally one of ])i()t*|)erity and independence, any one adopting that avocation in the older ])rovinct s should possess a considerable amount of capital, to enable him to cultivate to advantage land which he must either ]»urchase at a high price or lease at a figure that consti- tutes a formidahle iirst charge on the ]>rotits of his under- taking. In Maiiitol)a and tlie North-West Territories, however, owing to the liberality of the Dominion Lands law, it is possible even yet — though the opportunity may not last long — for a person willing to become a bona fide. settler to acquire a farm, comprising 1(30 acres of the most productive land in the world, as a Free Giant — actually free, gratis, lor nothing ! Such a farm may indeed Ije secured, without money and without })rice, as A FREE HOMESTEAD, upon the sole condition that the settler shall reside upon and cultivate his land for the brief term of three years. The superior liberality of the Canadian homestead law, in this respect, will be better understood by placing it 4 TIIK SKTTI.KUS (aiDK. ill cnmitiuison willi (lint j^ovciiiin^' liiMiK'stciul i^raiils in the riiitfil Stiitis. iiinlcr wlijili tin- scttliT in Diikotu (or elsi'\vin;iv south ot" the liitcnuitioiial ItoiiiKhii y) is not ^'iveii tlic, h-ttt'i« ])iit('iit C(mstitiitiii]L,' his I'icl' title to tlie laml until he has |i(iTnriiu'(l settlcnu-iit (ildii^ations t'ur llm full pi-nod (if live. y(!;ii's. INloreovt'i'. a Hettlcr who has alie.uly a(<|uiiv(l one hoincsteacl farm us a iice ;.;iant in the Canadian >»'oith-\Ve«t ia now permitttMl to make entry lor A SECOND HOMESTEAD on like conditions. This moans that a man posse.ssinj» the ii'i|uisit(' i'iifr;4V tor ])ioiUH'rin<; a life \vhi« h has its own attractions — enjoys the opportunit; ol' succcssivt'ly ol)tainin.i,'two homesteads in six years, under the Dominion Lands Act; while in Dakoti it would occupy live years to obtain, as a irei' ,^raut,a sin^de faiiu (d'KiO acres. Another .superior [>oint ol' lilferaiity in the Canadian law is that wliitdi permits a settler who is so lortunate as to ])os.ses8 sullicient capital tf) eiiidile liim to larm a lai<,'er area than the (piartei-sectiou (I(j(> acres) ^'ranted him as a IVeo homestead, tlu; privile<^e of eiiterinj^ I'ur an utljoining (juarter-section as A PRE-EMPTION. Tie may then occupy antl cultivate the entire half-s(!ctioii (.'i2(» acres) without any payment for three years; and, at the end of that jierioil, on ap])lyiii:.( for letters ]>atent for the homestead tpiarter-sectjon as a free ,urant, he will only lie re(|uired to ])ay for the pre-emption (juarter- section the ])rice of $2.00 (8s.) an acre. Thus, in the Canadian Xorth-We.st, it costs the pioneer settK'r who ])ossesscs ade(|uate means only 8320 (or £(i4) to obtain a farm of 320 acres. The occupiint of this area, however, must command some capital — say $2,000 (£400) at least — to enable him to develo]) his hoklinus which would other- wise, by the extent of acrea lollowin^' Wia^iani of AN ORDINARY TOWNSHIP H H H 81 212 33 :u X'. :to H H H H H 80 29 28 27 26 2r. H H H H H 19 •if) 21 22 TA H H H H H H H 13 17 10 Vo It l.l H H H H H 7 8 lit H It H H H H 5 4 3 o 1 H H II Kinnii' iiiilr, »ii urri's) urt' slicwii on th« KifiuiHl liy kVakrs fvery iiulf viilt>, y j^ S the Dominion Lands nef^'ulations cnntj'mplatc only (^^ two liomt'slcad HeltoT? Ix'ing i'staldislicd on facli ot th« even-nnml)eied sections (just sixteen in number, oTiiittin^' the reserves), there will eonse(|uently be only thirty-two residents per township, whose locations are in- dicated by the letters II H in the diaj^fram. Let the settler choose his location liow he may, he must inevitably suffer the dii^advanta^'e of havinj^' at least lour nnoccn])ied contig- nous sections {'2J)W acres) within one mile of the section in whidi he resides lyiui,^ uncultivated, until the spttula- tive holders' f,'reed is satisfied or the "jniyment of taxes be- comes tooonerous. Slioulii tlie lioinesteader,however, select his farm in either of the lidlowinj^^ sections, viz.: Nos. 4, 0, 1(5,18. 22, 24, ;54, or 3(1, he must necessarily have it in im- mediate proximity to no less than .feren sections (4,480 aci'e.s) of un()(i'U])ied lands, .'i,2()() acres «)f which are in a solid lump. In fact, out of the total area of such a town- ship (.3(5 sections =r 23.O40 acres), there would he but thirty-two homestead settlers scattered over the available l< 1; 1" N iu 1m M If of 11m' I rcniiN lit Iiic»' liiiii- Ijrwii nil lh« itc f)nly I on t'ach ] immhcr, be only s are in- e settler y suft'er fontig- scction spcL'ula- IXC'S 1)0- r, selt'ct )s. 4, {'}, t in ini- ^ (4,480 re in a a toAvn- lie l)nt mailable TIIK SI.TTF.KUS (JriDK. V e''en-nuinbero(l Pectioiis of tlie to\vn»lii|t ( !(• sr(tions=r \{),'2 K) acres), wliiji' tlif reiiiaiiulcr of jfM area (:J<> scctitinsrr: I'J.-^oo arfcs) wiPiiM ]i;iss iiiintlic liaiiiN i •!' s|MM'u!atnrs, ami j>inbal>iv iciiiaiii uiiscilitj aiid uiiiiii|»invr(l fur years. Not HO the scttlci' wlio jncaleH witliin llic Cniiiiianv'rt j^'rant, who lias an i-iitiiely tliireictit am! iiiui li iiinrc rlict'i'- 5 fill |irns|ifct bcfoic jiiiii, wliiili iiiav be icailily MinU-isttMul \ by ;.;liinein;4 at tlie aeciiinpaiiyiii;^ iliaL;iani of ONK OF OUR TOWNSHIPS, i' K ;•, H r t H 31 32 33 31 Co 30 ' H H H H School H '1 H.D. C. 30 •J',t 28 27 'M 25 H Landa. H H ■ ' Lands. H H i> H 19 'JO lil 22 23 24 1 A H b H . i H H b H t. H u 18 17 Irt 15 Jl 13 H t-s H H H '. \ M H.B.O. :l H School H 7 8 9 10 11 12 Iiands. i H Lands. Si H s H H H C 5 4 3 o 1 H B H -t H '; Tim rvpii-iiimilii red hiiIIhiih (rxiijit s inid '.'I'.l iin' tlic free i,'iiiiits. Tin' fxlil- n lliilicli'd scctlniiH (fXcc'lit 11 Mild 'J'.l) HIT liiiu;;lit ti.vtiii' rniMIialiy Inilii IIm' (lovcill- II t 111, tfl H(dl to NllllsiclMIIlt Ml'ttlcrS. ^3^1IK letters H H represent tlie thirty-two homesteaflers ^ the Company are bound to plare on sixteen of the even-numbered sections of each townshij) they hold ; aud ; the letters S S the thirty-two settlers they are rer|uir(Ml to locate on the sixteen odd-numbered sections ^vllich they have ])urcliased of the (jovernment. It will be observtMl, tlierctnre, that in any of oiii' t(>\vnslii]>s only four sections ' —the school auil Hudson's Hay sections — out of the total V of '.]{) can possibly remain uuoccu])ied and unimproMil. ^ Conse(iuenily, every homesteader locatinji within the Coni- ■ Jenny's f^iant lia-^ the ]>ositivt' assuranci' that he will very ' soon have nei^dibouis ,V oiir t<>vviiHlii|i,«* exists in lln- iiiaiki'il ;nlvimtii;,'es iukI 111, my I'lrilitit'"* cxtfinlcil to tlm-'f scikiii^' Imatioiis. Tins I)M[inl;irity td" tin- Sa-^ktitclicwan Hoiiuv-^lfU'l (^iinipany i^ jittiiltiit.iitlc to till' clu'i'rtul Ul)rrality of tin; ( 'oiu|»iiiiy, llif utiiiortt tMc'lity with wettlers, iiinl tin- pro^MfMsivo jtolicy ailujitcil. I'i'oiiiist's arc carcrnliy iiunle an«l iiioic lliaii t'liltlllcd. 'I'lif si'lllt'i' in otir ^'laiit is ptTnonally It'iu'litril l»y tlif substantial ilircct a'lvantaj^cs arising' tVoin Incutiou mill siirroiinilinLjs, wliilc tlif value of tlm larin In* lian takt-n n[) is inilii'i'ctly hcin;^' continually iliaiu't'd liy tilt! tinterpriso i'\liil>it('(l l»y the Company in attrai'tiiiLf iU'W-conuTs to tlii'ir townships -towat'ds th(! cxpi'iisc, of which, he it ohscrvt'il, he is in no way calh'd upon to coiiti'iliule. Those who havc not considcn'il tin; sul>|cct I'lilly will naturally emiuire how the niana^'tMuenl expect to recoup the shareholders tor THE LAK(»K OUTLAY INVOLVED in settlini,' up i/.jeir tracts, unless in some wav at the oxpenso of the settler, for no one will supjiose that thev would in(!ur so much trouble, expense, and rtssponsihility from c.r)n.siderations solely hcuevolent. The answer is simple. liy a lil>tM'al expenditure in supplyin;^ tin; early wants of the settlers in res[)ect of millin;^' facilities, mail communi- cation, trails, etc., we have been able, at a bound, to place our piont'ers in a position of vanta;;e only attained by liomesteaders elsewhere when, after years of ])atient waititiL^s tlu'y have been able, l)y the increase and inlluence of population, to su[>ply needs which our ])eo[)le have never experienced. The enjoyment of these superior advantages cannot fail to ])r>)iuote the contentment and prospe.rity of those l)enelited, anessions to the numln'r of our settlers, and the prosperity they will enjoy, there must come enhanced value for every acre in the townships developed under so beneticial a system, Xo matter what beiietit may accrue to the Com|»iny as the result of their oi)erations, it must ntM;essarily l)e in exact proportion to the advanta'^e reaped by the individual settler, to which aK. lli;il pi'. lit to tlif ('Miiipariv iiiipIii'H prolit to tlm urttlrr, Itlnl Mm- ruriiirr is |||i' lii'.'ii'ltl hi i|l|i-|l' •■ nl' llir latttT, It I llitiol III' ton lilin ll r||l|)||llN|/Ci| tllllt til)! illt«'lf>tM III' till! < 'r iMlHMI'hMCX til) I'llll'Iplir'l' llllll ICfOlll'I'I'M CHHcntial to HUCI'l'ttM. PUOSrirXTINO FOn LAN I) CL r^' N I'! i.l tlio niMHt MirJiMiH fliHiriiltirM attciulin;^' jiIoih'it- iii;,' in tlic Nortli-NN'i'Mt is tin- in-w ilijcrin;^' uncfi- taiiilv w liicli ••jipitystM tlic lU'W niiiu'i' as tu till' tlir«'rtion in wliirli Im' hIiiiiiIiI '^n in onirr in ncini' a laini. Tlu' < H)M-iiiniriit I.iimI iillict's nil' liii- apiirt, ami tlir inf<>i luation ill |iiiHHi>Hii)n mT nUii'iiijs an to llic -lucial i'liararti-MsticH ot' Hiirli latiijs iis iiiii\ .still ill' iiiirlaiiiit'il is nsiially of tlio iiiu>| iiMM^rf ilisriiptinii. Tin' Saskatiin'Waii llniiM'stcail C'niii|iaiiv liMM' ;,'nni' t(t till' i'\|K'iisi' of liaviii;,' a sju'cial lo|Mi;,Ma|>liiriil xnivt'v iiiadi' <»!' im-iv si-rtinii in tlu'ir tnwii- Hlii|»>. tlif ln'ni'lil nl wliirli intniniatinn is planil I'lcfly at llir liispns.il nl' t lir in ttinl iii;L; srt t liT. He is t llllH ('|iali|('(| Itt iiii|iiin' a M'lv lair know li'nint in tlie N'ni tli-Wcst I'njny tlu' lieiidit ol liaxclIiiiL,' under tlir specially lavouralilt' airaiij^cTnents lor ti.iiispoitation tliat can always lu- iii;idc, w Iutc nnnilicr.s aiv coiuiinul, l'\ an oi|.'ani/atioii intclli^a-ntly dirt'cted. FRIENDLY ADVICE. ^ is 1 1 1' iii.ni w]:o takes u]>aii oHici;il map of tlie iiiiiiienpe jjf^ reu'ion kii.'wn ;is tlie Noith-Wist Tt-nitoiies wduld 1>e wi'^e to roii>ider tlie Utter i!ii]'ossiliility ol' iiiakiii".; a ci'iuplite iii'rsciial exaniiiiatioTi ol tlu' iii:iny distiicts of fuio ct'i'.ntrv in which he is at liheity tn .-elect a lionie- sttatl. U It ii't.tltu. ]>nssiMe for liiiii to deciile l«efore liis (lepartr.ve freui his liniiie- \vhetlier in the (^Id Cnuii- try i^r in C.iuada — a- to what j'njut he uill make fnr / N't .1 litiK- ell. I airas^ii'L.' niueitaiiity cmiie.s frniii !eaariiiu tlu' ii'>o-colnuit(l ^tatemellt.- nf tlie attrac- tions o\ n\al h'alitiis. as pie.-eiit«d ly their resjH'Ctive chauipiinis, Nevoitluless. it should he )M.s.«i]ile for an I i ' u in ill C( I" tl *.i 1.1 )).i ll Tlu. TiiK HKrri.i.i(M la iDK. l;{ ii.il, of iiiiiiiii ii'iii wiicti' hi< iiii'in-v !•« ^'niit', or in wlin-ii III* is i|l«rii|lla;;n Im liinkiii iluwii, or liis provisions iiii- r\lmii»lt'il. At tliix ii'iint In- will tinik** lii.H loriitioii, and tlicn rrpinc o\ir lii-^ uiiott* of tinu! ami of till* litttcr oiipMittinitii's of srIiM'lion In* lin» iillowt-tl to 1- till I •11.1 .1 II. .'1* o| III*' oriifi o iiM i| I iMIl Ill's o| ■'i-ii-ri |0|| nr iiii-* iuiiM>i-i| |o cMcapc liiin. 'I he man wlio \\i\\ tnkc tin- ttonlilc to >iiti-.fv 1iini>flf a- to lln' liylil p.iit of ilic connlis Ix/tn, he stall"* will linil iiinist'lf t'\i'nhialt\ lliis nin<'li ulir.ul : (I) lie will liavf in his porktt tin- nioinv lie woiiM otln'iwisc lia\f spftit i>n provisions and suila))lf onttit during a li.n^ siMicli ; (iJ) ill' will liavr savt'il t In- si-viTf wrai' and teal' of liis liitisfs. liaini'ss, uiid wa;,"„'on diiiin;/ llic Hann' pi'i'iod ; atnl (.')) instead of luivin;; wasti'd jnst so niiH'li linii', t'vt'iv day after liis arrival in the countrv will have lieiMi lu'iifitalily oniijiicd in ItreakiiiLf. Iionsf-ltnildin;^', or piitlin,.' in ( lop-, reprr.H'ntin;^ i^oml \aliu.' for llio lalxair tlins e.Npi'ndc'd. THI'? roMPANY'S TOWNSHTPS. -LJ?AV1N(J deiidid. for the suhstantial reasons al- ;*I^ ready mentioned, that it '\a idearly to his interest to Heek a location in a di.-lriet respeetin;^' which lie can olttain some precise intidli'^'eiicc heforehand, tin* intendiii;,' si'ttlcr has next to consider the in luceiiieiits and ad\an- t.i;4es presented to him; and the Saskatchkwan IIo.mi:- STKAi) C'd.mi'ANY siiltmit the hdlowin^' information, in full coiifidence that tlio>j' inteiest»'d will appreciate the kuti)l<\Villl, •M|| 'Mi, \\\\m iMiltli nt till' SdMkilli licwilll UiviT, ill Hdli^t! H ; till* portion n|' 'rn\viii»)ii|> .'t'.i, Iviiiu iii*rtlt nt llir livir, iiii (0, ill Kuiiui* W ; 'rM\viiM|)i|m M'.htixt |n, in Uiiii^i> Ml ; 11. Ill 'I'ltwiiHliipHillhind 1<>, ill i(aii>;*> 11 - all \nlhIiiI iJiu lltiil hiitiul Meridian. I RED DEKR SETTrtiMENl 10 fPS . Ill Alltt'ita, rMnHJMtin^^ of Tnwii«liip« M7, MH, an.l IM, in Uaii^'f 'J<» ; TowiiKliipH IMI, :J7, :m, uikI .T.», hi Idiii;^'!' 'JT : ami 'rnwiiHliipH :)(l, :(7, and ',ib, in i{uu^(• 2H all went of the Foiirtli Initial Mniilian. cull pi' 111. ill! I tin tllU<>l(ill l.riii;^' oaily in tlu^ fii-M, llic pioiin.t.'is of till' iiii4 liar«' M'as pKxl land williin till! <'. 1'. U. ivM'rvi', tlitrr was >lill latliT ciujitiy to tlic tioftli of it. lU'sidrs miod land, it wa.-* inccMsai-y tor ^'fiH'ial siilK'iiii'iil piiiposcs to .scciiic tiiifts in distiictM (■Mirnii'iitly Wfll woodc'il witli tinilu'i ot ust'l'nl si/c, and in those, iiKdvoviT, having,' an alunidiint supply ot pnif water and also piTJcct drainaj^'c iacilitics. This last ihnnh rttfiim was only to l)i' s»'(iiicd liy clioosin^ ft loiuition, as shown Itidow,' on the sefond prairie stepja?. UJ Of\l Pi Ui (/ ' .? i^TACt O PS -.»:<>3 go. tea 1^ ^ 2l lJ >j CL u *' i o t i i PkA I HI r. *^TFf pr.. Prottlo of the Surfaoe of the Country on tlie fjlst iiarallul. * Til!.-. illi|j>tiutiiiii is a ri'diu'tioii of tho (liauriuii nliowiii;; the jirofllu of tlie .list iiiiralk'l ot noitli latitude, as '^'Incii in the l{e|»)rtof tlie AHHiuihoiiii' uiiil iiatikatehewuii KxploiiLK Expedition, by Pruf. Henry Vuule Hind, .M.A. TiiK h»;tii.ii.i(n (irii>»:. i:» V liiivitiu ^immI iititiiml tlniitiii^i' l<*r lii* fuiiii, tin* {.rr. tt'lllil in ||i>l ohl\ m\\v ii;.Mtili«t xlli li llm tU dx htiiV • It i-tl>'l>ll.ill\ rtl)*li>rl;;i' * t iliilli liilitU ill IIm- \ dllc) h ofllir Id'il iiimI A»HiiiilMtiiii' KivciN ; tiiii III* run «>l»tiiiii u wiiriii, iii> iioil, rii|niMe III' |tiiMliiriiiu itiiliur t'r<>|>t<, \\lii*li atf iiidH' iMtaiii to rtiit li iiiutiinty. lit- iiikI iii'< laiinlv \\\\\ iil» I liiiiui li'ii/i'tl ))>' lilnlf Iliilltllhll ColtilitinhM tliUll tli«(M« 1)1' u loM'>lyili;{ I'HUClltllll to si'Icrl ti)\Mi»>|iiliH til cuiiiitrv. An ri^imlM ili«- \viiti)|i|\, it \va<« lii'diiol I ti)\Mi»>|iiiiH that ^ll)lulll i-uiitaiii miiiIi a |>in|M)ition i>r tiiiilx'i, iiimI m) <'t|iiull\ lii-tiilailiMJ, tliut fvvrv ML'ttlt'i' wniiltl Iiuvi> all aliiiinliiiit xiippl.v ti'f laiijiliii;.', I'lit'I, ami I'ctM'iii..' |>iir|MiscH. TIiIm wa^ roitxiiliiiMl lii;.'lilv ilii|)n||,illt, aJN't, JiiriHlMf cxpcliriirf lia^ ]i|'oV()l tliiit III till' )M>iti<4 uj' ilif Nuitli-\Vt>t with all alaiii«laiit i- «>!' ^ri)\viii)4 tri'i'h tiicii! iH an ciitiru IMMUNITY FROM BLIZZARDS, wliii h Koiiii'tiiiu'H occur in thi* opt-n praiiii' ri'^iun. (JroviM ul' I'ViMi iinnUiiitM Mizi' coiictiluttj winil l»r*'ak'^, ami tluifhy rdiitriliiiti' to the cDiiirnit of mail ami lua^t in a \«-iy ap- pK'i jaMi' tht'if rxi-*t»tl u •••mntiy jMiMscHHinvj all tin- t'catmcH ali(»v«' riiiiiiu'iati'tl, aixl aI'M ili.Mtiiijj;uisiM'il l.y a IhHj^lt MimiiiiT uml niihUT winter than the CMuntry i'aithiT to tint I'lixt —just as tho rliiiiatt! of Onlaiii' is h-Hs lii^'uioiis than ihut of (^)ucl.(c. liyiiiv lath* r out of tin- riii^'c of ortliiiary ti'a\fl, ami rci|nirin^' a ]>crson, at that tinif, to pi-ovi hirt own fiii'ilitifs for transportation, laixl huntfis hud not exjilortij thi-< hnality, a fad whicii sullii ii-nliy accounts for its -ul'.-taiilial ailvantai^i's, as well as j>ark-lik<' heauty, liavin;^' lieen until lately very litth- known even in the I'rovimc of ATanitoha, thti wt's-tern hoiindary of wliiortions of iVosceiit Lake, appropriately so called on account (d' i*s heiii;^ in the form ol a (piaiter moon. This beautiful sheet (d' water, pure in quality and excidh-nt for (•\erv domestic purpose, abounds with lish, the curing of which IG tin; skttlkus (;i nH'I ! for wiiilcr I'onHuiiiptioii iisi'd I'oniK riy lo In- cjiiricd on u|MHi ii coii^iikralilc fticalc iiy piovidi-jit linliaiiM living; in llic vii'iuity. Tin; soil <»|" tlitst' towiisliips i^ of u lidi lilack loam; tlicri' is cxcullt'iit diaiiia^'f alloidcMl hy ^'ciitlu dfscfiils ; |ii'aii'if and woodland aii' advanla;4t'ously lilciidi'd ; t^'ood liny nii'adows aliound ; [drnty of tiniln'i' lor find, IV'ncin^;, and Ituildiiii; jmrportiis exists within thu easy I'cacli of I'very scttU'r ; while. la«t, but by no means least, there are sulll;ient brick-clay, sand, i^'ruvcd, lime- Htone, ami other material convenient for the election of substantial an, there is now the additicmal consideration of j URKAT RAILWAY FACILITIES I being shortly enjoyed by residents within our townships, seeing that the ])rojecter which these lines are heading and the ])hysical characteristics of the H intervt'uing country, ('ngineering considerations nuike it '\ impassible for our townshij)s to be given the " go Ijy,"' J even if there were any desire to ignore the claims of what 3 must before lung become ])opulous settlements. Indeed, I we have the best reasijiis for believing that the di>positioii ' of the ])rojectors of these lines, who take a practical busi- ness view of the matter, is to extend every advantage ciiii'icd uii living- ill (if ii licli liy f^'i'iillu itiiLti'uiisly of tiiiilicr ntliiii the no nieun.s \'el, liiiie- ;lectiuu of •dhmir tlie to ToWU- lished l)y t»il water, 'L'cli, and the nine luliihitin^f 20 inclie.s vj:, ^s•heat- t "fertility contains. \\'^ cunie.s toha. A y in, hut, s still an iccurdinj^ re, stock- »inati(jn. tiou of a its own of wnships, u}»ortant \ 'h ti'act. eh these s of the nii'.ke it of -what Indeed, -[x^sitiou ii cal bubi- y [vantage \ THK SKTILKKS (;UII»K. 1 ^Mssihlr to ihi- Itiu n-hi|i-; likely to |iiiiilMrt' tlif nio^t I lallir fur I hf rail vvu\^ in w hiili they ha\t; in\ e.^teil theil' "^i''^'^'- '^'^ NO EXAOOERATION to say that in thi- r.ivnMii"! locality •■very riU'lition i.f lia]t|i\' autj ]irns|i, 'lulls sell j^iiient will he found. 'I'h" t!uiii[i;iu\'. howi'Vei'. do not di'sii'.' to ha-i' entirclv on thfir own i'c|>rc-fnt,iii iiis I hr |».'iiiliai' a Kant i.;-'- ]Mi>sehi]t> tiit-y aie coluni/ni.; : hn' wouj'l ratiier refer all who wish to satisfy their niiU'ls uu the --uhiet't to th", nnhia^'t'il tesliiaouy whiih will he fiaind in this |iauii»hlet, IMttiruhiiy tn the e'xpt'e-si.uis iif routent niciit with their r-hoicf einan;itin;j, from settlers who went- in during; tln^ Keas(UI of iHs,;',. It should he uli-; Tx-ed tint uiaiiy of the e.\)tres>ioiis ((Uoted were iioi aililfi s-i'd to any repre- seiilitivc ot I he ( 'oiniunv. hut i\w i'.\tra(t-; Iroiii )>ii\Mte leli'i's to relatives anil friends, the ori,L;iuul.> of which may he perused on application. THK J'.PKCIA!, AD^'ANTAGKR aFFEHFF) Mn llfi i'onipany h iv(! alieaily lieeii at no iucunsidei'- ■\ ahle expense and tliailde lo relieve pioneers tu as ;_iie:it anexti'iit as pus-^ihli- iVi.ni havin.;' unneco-arx- oh- st:icle.> to eiic.iunter i u their start . Their outlay iindudes .*-uc!i items as insjiection. ii-jt uts, survevs, tojioniMpliicul iua[is openin;4 of road> .iinl ir.dis, pi. icurin^ the services of l;u ides, pui'di i-.' of s iw-iuill and woi id- working mac hi n- <'r\, arvan^in.u for tr lusporl, and the iiro\idiie^' of tent and otlier accuiiimodatioii loi' iiioiu'er |)aitie>. The ('ompaiiy have. nioreo\'i'r, 'oy iiiijort iir.: wa.'i_;ons, jdiui^h-, and other a^i icidtur;il iiniileiiient<, wliulesile iind hy tlu- carload. Iie-n ahle to supply tleii' setth-rs with >uch Vieces^.iry articles at 15 pei'i;enl. less than the retail prii'es in Winni- pe;i o-:t oijii e haviiii; a daily mail, su that i)V.i seitlei's were aide to icceivi- letti-rs and nt'Wspapers with i>roiiipiiie-^s anil iv^jularity. Tho>e who coutemphitc; pi'dceediiiLf to the Company's land> will he naturally inti-r- er-|.'d iu the (piestion a> to how ( 'rescent Tiake may he reacheil. which can la? answered defmitidv and s itisfactorily ;'s hdlows. Our lii>t pail\ Went thnaiuh Iruui T(U'onto to <^)u"Appelle — a distance of 1.7:^1 miles — iu lour days and eiL^hteen h)urs, making; the hesl time on record for a mixed train. Xowadavsour settlei's do not re([uii'e to }>roeee(l hy (^>u'Appelle station and l''o't^ (^)irAi)pelle to their destina- tion, as a .-iMU'ter and iniiidi better i'oad has been ope?H'd \i[' from lJri»advie\v station, (Ui ilie Canadian Pacific lvailway,a< shewn on the index m i[i upon next page. 18 THK SETTLKKS (JIIDE. ^^ATI'^ST infoiiii;iH«>n r(N|t('('tiii«,' lrjiM^[Mirt.ifiH(i of iji- -rb^ ti'iuliiig .<»'ltl('rs nntl tlieir ntock, ov othfr t'llt'ctH, will ])e rui'iiiHlicd on ])ris(iiial ii]»|>Iinitiuii at tlic cliiel' (illici' of the ('(iinituiiv, H2 Kiiii,' Stnnt Kiist, 'I'oidiitd, ni- (111 rcM'c'ipt of L'luiniiics hy mail a«hlit'!^s(Ml to "Joliu T. MooH', Toronto, Ciiiiuda." ORESCENT LAKE ■was till' starting-point of the Company'."* opei.itions. Tlu; sill', wliitli liaH already Lecii suivt-'ved, Avas f-t-lfclid on ufconnt oC tin; i^ieat udvanta^cH oi" the situation as a centre of sr.])ply not only lor the settlers in Townshi|) 23, in Uaii^as :> and 4, hnt for the piipnlation that will shortly oeeiipy the sniroundiii^' eonntiy, including' the Coin}'uny'H seven splendid townships to the north-east. ('rescent is situate in Section 18, Townshi]) 2iJ, Kan^^'e 3, with l»eautii'nlly pictures:^(i of in- llic cliit'f "Joliu T. Ii'cli'd un lidll il8 !i 11 ship 23, 11 slujilly oiiij uny's ('resceiit ! 'S, witli iiif^s, and e. As u ere, it is ■ Station, out forty e over a ver Qu'- islied by S])t)Sul of icideiital t it may ; iMOJiey allev to ;30()"ftet V, bound wnsliip tuv( s(jne f wood* cks rise tllS (or, ■OSS tJie ^;e- An 1 on the mtlered r to be tf 20 Tllli SKTTLKIt.S (illDl-:. fdUMiI. The vi,L,'oi()iis cliaractiT of the lives and tlu; iiiiik i/niwtli of tin* viiii t'dUiid ii vines, liMlio so tall klifU lie (Icscrihe t is the Notli- -dcliiUMl On tlu^ t'ciniens d.s. ii.'itrlicd, (ly liei'ii lie of .*i5 icHs, aiul [\ store, i)er<'itioii ;s, to lie il kind. of the t; in tin; vailahh^ iltle and ial niav of tlie ^•ailable, dlies in Hind in It is rnler to i^fress of le niis- tlennnit, rades of 'acturer, the tirst uses lias Till'; > cniniihMcly ('(|ni|>]'til, accord in<^ to t he lliin.narian rnllcr system, wit li all icmt imin'iivi'incnts, so as tn jnudui '■ jiattMit piort'ss tloiir u\' the v«*ry hii^'ht'st i^Miulc This will ])i'(ive a Ljreat l)0(>n \i> the HCttlt'im-nl, anil save the tiiui' and ni<>ncy of oni' ]»i — jilr. In siiii|dyiiiL,' this null and otl,cr ciinvcniciK'es lor llif lit-nt'lit of oiii- sctth'i's, it shoidd he distinctly undcrstnnd that ihi' ('onipany seek to cstalilish no nionojily, l>\it thai their ]iiu)n»se i-^ sinndy to inert the leiiniit-nients of pioneer seltlers. I'livale entel|uise will soon he eqn.'il to tlu' tisk of su]>pl\in4 nil till' wants ol the cciinniunily. NORTH ELBOW SETTLEMENT. / jjMl K Company have sv < ured at '• tlu' l-dlmw" of the ^^j Noi'tli liiaiich of the uieat, Saskatchewan River uliout si.x l(twn.-hiits, as .>hc\\ ii in ii'd on ihe annexed map, • \ ../■ *ry •4; "^V^'J^ '-'-9- . ^<^o /fl- '-i/^- Prof. Jolni Maconn, writint,^ of the locality, remarks: " When di.i.'L,dn,^f nj) the ])i'airie soil, even in tlie hardest clays, i conld never ,uet htdow llu; roots of the ^rass ; and these •>•> TMK HKTTLKU.S ».Lll)i:. were HO muMcrous tlml tlu-v si-ciiumI to fill tlif soil. Ovviii}^ to tile .scvi'if wiiitiir's \\y><\ ,itioil to ii tU'pt ii wliolly hryoiid tlii^ lu'lit't' ot" all ciistcin I'aniier. They siciii to follow till' |)oiv,s opciu'il l)y tlui tVost ri^lil into tlit' Hulisoil; ami ln'iK't', instead of drawiii;^' tlicir noiirislinu'iit I'l'oni I'oiii' oi tlve iiii'iii's of soil, tln-y diaw it from fi;;liti'cii or twi'UtN -four iiiclief," Tiietie towii!o|)lai and otluT iHi'fiil wodds. *' S(|Matti.'rs " would do Well to l»iar in mind that the » wii stctitins in some of till' al»ove t()\viislui»s liavi^ been witlidrawn IVoin our con- trol l)y a I'L'sorvatitin in our a;,'ii'i.'niunt ; it will coiiseiiiuMitly not 111' in our jtower to ;^'ivi' lii'c lioincsti mis in these par- ticular to\vnshii)s. The ariioii of the (jioveinmeiil, it i.s natural to wuppose, has been hasud on the belief that AN IMPORTANT CITY must necessarily soon rise to notice in the vicinity of the Elbow, ami that the lands in the eveii-nuiiibtMcd Hectioiis were too valual)le to l»e permitted to remain in the class available for aciiuisitioii as free i^qants. In this opinion most people will concur. The North S;iskatchewan has already estaldished its reputation as a valual»le aitei v of cominunication between tlie east and west, beiii^r uaviLrable, with h'W obstiiuitious of coiisetpieiice, from Lake Wiu- nii)e;^ to Kdnioiiton, a distance of over SMK) miles. The steamers, foruu-rly belonging to the Hudson I'ay Coiii- l)iny, whiih ply on this stream throui^hout the summer season are now the proju-rty of the Manitoba t.^ Xorlh- Western Transportation Company, whose ileet is c< in- stantly liein;.; au^'meiited in number and ]iower as the demands of passeiii^er and freight trans])ortation increase. Our settlers at the Klbow, however, will not Ioiil; lie without RAILWAY COMMUNICATION, as various projects are already in progress of rr-ali/ation which promise sliorlly to solve this ([Uestioii. The jNIanitoba v.^ Ndth-Western Rcdlway, which is beint,' built north-westward from Portage la Prairie, will certainly sui)[>ly trans])ortation facilities at no distant date to ouV farmers in Crescent Lake Settlement. At present Prince Alltert is the objective terminus, luit it is l)y no means unlikely that tlie Elbow may be substituted as a more suitable point at which to ('oniiect with the steamboat navigation of the North Saskatchewan. In such matters a| < li tl <• Hll til oil (1 I TIIK HI/ITLKI i «JUIl)i:. •2:\ ritmint'K'iul necessity will ]>r ti»uiiH' likt-ly to tarry tlicii' AsHiniltniin' Jir.iiiili. whicli alsd traveiHes (iiir Cri'sient l^akc lkat(lifuaii at tin* foriiuT puiiit, lu! well situ it(Hl for ciMititiuatioii tliittu^Oi- (Mil the (ireat NVlieat-^'rowin;^ licit, while at Ki»rt a li Corne it woulil have reacheil the uoitliern limit of the country (Ic.enieil attractive for a;,'ricultural si'ttlemcjit. There in, however, a project nior*- iri'^'-l(i or tl )iit»l(' iruii or stci^l r;iil\v,i> t'rnni ;i p )iiit :ii or iieir IU!.;ina, the ('apit.;il of Assiiiili )i;i, in tlic Voi'thWe^t 'I'l'rritorii^s, hi xDiiir fiiiint on till' Sorlk Satkiitcheivm Jiiih-r at ur mar tlm I'lUh ikjnu: o/ loH'jituile, etc. TT^lIK loTth de^M'ee of lou'^itude crosses the North Sas- •■d.' ,^, katchewan Kiver at the Klhow, and it is, therefore, clearly the e.\])ress.'d ohject of the ]ir(nu()ters of this enter- ))rise for their road to connect with steamboat naviLfation near that point. The ]trovisiond directors of the C'oni])any are i)rominent ^a'-ntleiu'in lari^^ely interested in thedevclo]i- nieiit of the North-West. l-'inally, the Souris am! Kocky Mountain Railway, whose charter anthorizeti it to be built accnrdin;^ to the ronte shewn on the map, which has been a))proved by Order in Council, is now bi.'inij constructed with considerable ener<,'y. Tliis line .starts from Melb(jurne Station, on the Canadian Pacific Railway, and parses, in a north vresterly course, throui^h Rapid City and Fort Ellice. Continuing throu<,di the tine stretch of country north of the Qu'Appelle Valley, it will, no donbt, traverse some ])ortion of Crescent Lake Settlement, as well as allbrd, at no distant date, c(uniuunication of a very direct kind with our townshiiis at the Klbuw of the North S is- katchewait. 24 TMK HKTTI.KKn lillOK. "T'l^ ATKST inrnifiiiif ioji as to tin* Iti-nt wny Inr )tii,xs»'iij.'«'r^ ■^^, immI Ini^^'lit i«» n aril our Xmlli Klimw Si'tllcmt'iit Vi]\\ 111- liiiiii'lii il 11)1 ;i|i|ili(alit>ii lit tlu' iliict ntlin'H u| tlm < 'iiiiii>iiiiv, H-2 Kiiiy SihmI Ka>t, or in ic]»lv tn ctn'itK- IMiiidtnci; u(l^l^t'^s«.•(l tu ".liilin T. Muoii', Tomntu, Canuila.'' RED DEER SE'ITLEMENT, ^jPlIK tni to\vnslii|H wliirh, Iia|i|.ily, Iim\(' ItcMi sminil ,^ nil lllC l!('ll Did' IviviT, W licit' it is (I'flSSCtl li\ till- Fiftli Initial Mcriilian <«(' tlic Dnniinioii Lands Survey Hystcin, tli<»ii;^'li a)i|iai'i'ntly tlic must irniote »•!' tlu' \\\nv tracts (Miiaiinxiny lla- j)r()])crty nl" tin* ('itnii>anv, lU'vcr- tlicli'ss i»i(iiili>c to lie iiltiiiiately of the yieatcst illi|Mii- tance. Aci'orilini; tn various exploiers the river at this point is over l."i() yaids wide, with clear water rnnniii),' over a pelilily lied. I'diiid Man's llivd, which joins its waters with tlio.M' ol'tlie lied Deer in 'J\m. iiship :J!I, l{un;^u iJ(), is jvh(ait tliiitv \ards wide. 28,l27>i 26 25 124-;"'^ *.? I I I ■-i~ 35 I I -L i._ ^ UK hcst iiuthovities stale lh;it tlie iJcd Deer Hiver is ^^^ iia\ii^a!ile lidHi the ('oiii|iany"s townshijis to its conllnence with tlie. Sontli I'.r.incli ol' the Saskatchewan. JNIi. JMont:i;jue Aldons, D.T.S. (now snr\evoi-in-c]ii(d' to the Hudson's I'lav ('Min])aiiy), w ho ran the l-'ilth Initial INIuridian in 1>^^0. ic])iii'ti'd otlicinllx' of the locnlitv to the Oovernnient in the followiiiir woiils : — " Frriin Swan I akc to tli(> Iti'd Deer I'ivfi', mikI smith of tho Ttcd Deer River to till' niiitlieiii limit of true piaiiio land, in latitude r.l ;">(»' N, is a luay-iiifieeiit stivlcli nt partially uodjfd contitry. with a rich hlaclv Inam soil. I am not piiiiaii'd to say hnw far this jiarticiilarly tcrlile licit may exten>lis( rvaticn, I know it oxteiids downward at least as far us tlic mouth >•! Illind Mans Itivcr." W Sctlh'IlH'Ilt ♦ tllirt'H ot till? ly tn rori't-M- iitti, t'ainula.'' ST. hcj'll .stTIII't (1 •((sscd li\ tlu' jukIs Snrvfv (»r flu- tliii V I»;iiiv, tu'vcr- 'iltf.st ilhpMl- IINHT lit litis att'i' niiiiiiii<^' icli jtiiiiH its lip ;i'.), Uuuj^y \*0 \7,9 ^7 v_'' 35 1 fcr J'iA'cr i-« ■lll])S to itH skatrlu'Waii. i-iii-cliief to •'iltli Initial lo calitv to 'f the ncd Peer r.i no' N, is II it'll hiiick Ifnim itilc licit iiiay tiin. I kiK)\v it IIS l;i\(!r." Illi; SKTTr.l.KS lil ll»K. •J."» Willi r«'ri' r lllvi I lo a iliii' -.111 :iiii, all., lit l.n Miriln wide, ►liiitliir io aiiju'iiraiu'*' to tliu Nniili iiiul Sourli 1 imimIm h (if tlip >n«l»iiti'litNM'ii. I nl it W lirll till' N\atl r \Wl^ low . iltlll fnlllul tll« ll ptll \U|',\ ill;,' Ifnlll fiiiir to llvi> flit. I lia\i' iii'\i'i litMi'il lit tlicii' liiiiia iiiiv rii|i|il- III' ithii- iii\|uilinii'iit»t til iiiiximiliMii tirtwi I'd till* pniiit )iiiil It- loiiHiii till' sOtli tin ^iMitli Mi>katt'lir\\iiii, ami I iiiii nt tlir i'|i|ii!iiri timt ptraiiiir« «in li im ri ii ii|i In I'iiliiiiiiitiih ulll, III till' fiKuri , iiiiii,iiti' at |i'a«t u« tar ii|i ii^ IIiIh |Mlillt " /^\\IT. PAf.MSKII. U.K., win. ..\|.|ni',.,| this r,i-ini, \^ I'dI' till' liit|ii'iial ( Jiivi'iiiitifiil, ii'|iii|'|rt| lm\ iiiji,' M fit coal titiatii iiti Imlli liiiiikf* ot llii' lltil I )(•(•!• !it nt:niy JilatTS fil'lrclt Ifit tltiiK. ill' >i|l\s, "It litlllis witlmtit ilaiitf, I'Ul kirps i;jiiilrtl lot' a < I'lt-itli faMc tiiin-aiiil ^i\im out ^'ood luat, jf.iviiii.' a.>-ln"* fiitiilar to tlio-i- ii| woml.' Tln' (-aiiu' iillict'i' « I t'siril •(','< tliis attMi'tivt- iH'i;^iilioiuliolitr('."' He aUo nport^ tlic i i\ cf itaviu'iililf tVoiii till- piiiiit ilnwii tn tlic Smilli Hiain li ,,\' the Sa^kati lu'Waii. THK SOIL ofoiirllc'l I )t('r Scttlctiiciit i> v'''i'«'i''''IIy a 1 idi lijai'k loam. and the land is well tindificd with puplai' and spiiicf. Tlie prospects ot tailv nil ('ommunication, a> well as of stcanilioat naviijatiou la'ini; sonji t'stalili-licd, aic \ciy promi>iii;4. 'I'ln' nliicial niap i>t tlic ('anadian racilii' Rail- way imliiatcs a piojci'tcd "Oiluai'ry iJi'ancli'' I'lom tin- main line at ( 'aluarvy to Kdmonton. to lie continiicd on lo tlic I'eace K'i\er, havcrsin^ x'Vt'ial low iiv|i']m dt onr Mart and ei'iissin;; at llie rollllneilfc ot tile lied I )eei' and lilllld Man's I'ivels ; and .here is e\ei\' plolial'ilitv that cnn-t I ilf- tion will lie commciired at no lar distant dale. 'I he point on Kcd Deer Ki\cr where tlic railway miisl <'ios^ cannot I'ail to become u very important (ommercial and MANUFACTURING ENTREPOT, the locality bcimj- tlie natnial centre of distrilmlion for the oi'oiit ]-naiiic region to the soiitli-i'ast of tiic lumlur to l)c mannfaclnied and coal lo he mined on the bead wateis of lied Deer Kiver and its tiilmtary >t reams. The nnliiii- ited f^ii]ij)ly oi both wnoij and coal in tliis district may be to some extent understood by the billowing' iiMiuirks of Capt. Pallisei' Avitli reference to Deatl Plan's Creek and the Ki'd Dei'i' Itivci', int(» wliicli tlie (.'reek's watei's Mow Jrom the s(nitli-easf :^ — "Spi'uce in fair almndance, and luxuriant vcLjctalion in low \ alley of creek. Found coal- beds in this creek which were on (ire, and far aloni^ the banks of lied Dci-r River, where coal apjteared, the spon- taiu'ons lire; was in attiN'itv." i •-Mi TilK HKTThKKH iitlDK. THE CLIMATE nf tilt' scviMiii triK'U ol' tlu' Compjiny will iicccssiirily i'.\hil)it 11 littlf dill'Diviu't', noi'onliii^' to locality. Tliuru will Ik' sniiif identity t'ouinl, howcvnr, in this icsju'ct in tlu) M 'ttl^'nl»'nt^ III ( 'ii'S'i-nt Luke ami tlic ICllxiw, t'xiKM'icncc that th •ts in at Uuif^i t' Hiiuwin;^ inai me spnn.^ mcis in at i»'a?«i iwo wccK^ raiiuT than in IVIunit()))a, thus utronliti^' li)n;^'t>i- tinif to tlu; riiimT to <^rl in his hc«'<1, iind iliininishin;^' thi! Icn^'th (if tilt' |M'ri(»tl tlnrin^ whit;h stixk ninst he tnl. The lied D'cr Si'lth'nn-nl, which will enjoy the ln'tit'lit ol" the (>hi- U'utk wimlrt, in tlu) Hol't hivezeM from tin; I'acifie (loa-t llii'nn;4h the Rocky Mountain passes aii! called, will l)e cji iracteri/ed hy a climate milder than that of the i»ther tracts, on account ol" which ntdck will do well out ul" doors for tlu! greater part of the winter season. Ono advan- la^'eous JMM uliarity of tlu; North-West, very interestiii;^' to the new-coiuur, s the J XTRAORDINARY I.ENOTH OF THE DAYfi ilnrin'^' the RUtnnier time in thesi' northern latitudes, resulting' childly from the greater and more jtrolo- ;ed refracticni of thu .sun's rays. Tims, durin;^' tin; sum- uuiv months, daylij^dit lasts from soon after 'A a.m. till To )>. III. ('onse(|iiently, it is possible for a judicious I'lrmer to ,t,'et throu;^di a fair day'.-' work in the (•o;)l (»f the morning' and evenin<^', and lu-ran;.,'*; for himsidf and his team to enjoy a conifortiilde sirstti diirin.: the lieat of the day. ThroiiL,diout the North-West Territories the residents enjoy the luxury of (;ool nij^hts even (lurin<; the hottest weather, .so that both men and animals are enabled to recuperate by refrediing sleej) the ener^des exhausted by a hard day'.s toil. The ^'reat len<.jth of the days, to<.,'ether with the })ower of the rays of the 8un exerted during the .summer month.s, fully accounts for the rapid strides by which the variou.s cereals reach ma- turity. Then, the cool rij^ht time condenses such copioiH dews as astonish the stran«.,'er, and imj»a.rt refresliment and .stimidus to vej^'etation. The warm sunshine by day and the dewy bath by ni;4ht furnish the key to the amazin!.; j^rowth and (juick maturity peculiar to tlie climate. r ••I Del ton Mail <4tiiiiru in III' htlll^i'H ^•'. For I)) tl'.lllH- imli." CL'Hiiirily TluTH i-t in thu jit'i'it'nci' h L'lllIiiT to tlit^ 'llj^'tll of ri.c K...I thi' (nii- W Cuil-'t will 1)1' i(! oth(!r «»!' tlours lulviin- 'stin;^ to ititndcs, (il()' ;t'(l •siini- .1. till lirious of the ikI Ills cat ol' s the iiriiij; Ills are iier^'icis of thf sun nts for 'll lUil- )j)ion^ nt and ly and na/iu'i Tin; sKTTM'.iiH i;i!ri»K. 27 THF. AVKHA<*K YIKM) per lUTi' of rropH in ilii« North- Wc»»l iMHliown hv iiu oHliial piildicutioii recently iMiU'd to In' an follow « : - Wli.'ut JiH 17 13 10 oaiH :tH ;j7 .. M llarify :iH 2.'» 80 82 I'otatiMH .... a(N> , i< ,^ .,.^x S l: Pm. I iiit-l stifi« !ii;ik.' riM yr" ' '<"""' >"" ' i.ii»iMi, ».. rr.iii|>.ti «if»i till' r,»riivll;»»i ( )nions iJ.'iO I N.irtli V\.-» ih r'i..f ii->|iit 'rnrnips H(M) ' TIh' roniparativr ri'tnruH, Itased on ollji Jul Htati-ti^u^ of exhaustion. NcM-rtheless, the still' clay loam which can support such a drain would he all the more easy to work if it received an occasional admi.vture (jf an e,\t raucous element. WILD FKUITB are found in ahundance, accordin;^ to season. The varieties iiK'lude the strawlterry, raspherry, whortlt'lti-rry, hhu'k lurrai't, jduni, cherry, and the low and the lii;j;h Imsh (•ran 1 >erry, a.s also a profusion of hazel iiut8. Wild hops are aim) seen 'n many localitie-i ;^'rowin;,' with ^Meat lu.\uri- ance, and by cullivation would heeome a very important IM'oiluct for commercial export. Suj^'ar of the most pala- table (luality may be made from the maples growing at Crescent Lake. STOCK RAISING will be found as ju-oDtable an avocation a.s agricultun; in either of our ti'acts, as the towushi]»s composing them were jmrposely selected ou account of the nutritive natural :»M TIIK HKTTI.MJh' »irihK. ;.'iii»«i"4 ymwii,;^ I n llii> luinl, iiinl «»r || \i«i«ti<. <■! nut- iM'iciit tiiiilx r III |Mii\ii|i' till' hft'foMtti V iiiiM'itiit of tlnltfi' (>>r iiiiiiiiiiU. Till- iliiiil iiijuiMiti iilviit,\ it \\lii>lrMiiiii* Main in iiUo pitM'iit til iil)iiiMltiiM'i>, BCHOOLS AND CHURCHKK art' «l«'iiiM'\ till' tiiiii* will II nil 1 1 iliiiiiiitiiialinii I'uii oi|;aiil/i> in Htilliiifiit Hlli'liylll, llii\ I'latllly HI nlnTMlr I'ol' llic alMiililiicIlt i»l wliiit aiv 1. ll^illl•ll•l| |iulilii' ivi|iiiii|iM Ills At rh>«r»ni l>iviiii' Si'ivin- liaM lici'ii h'-'iiiiiriy lirM ii|Hiii SiiiMJay, ami II Ilihlt'-i'liiH-* <>l twi'iiiy-loiir iiii'iiili'i-, romliw h'll 1>\ !i initiK r Saltliitli Scliiinj Sii|Mriiiit iiildit, i« in huc- n-.-^ln! Mji. i;itii,|i. j;* ton- |,.ii^ a r.iiiiiiioi|i..iiH clnirili will altnnl niii|)l(' Iid i|itii>>« ttu' all n li^nairt ^'ullii i- iii^i*. TIh' ('MiniKiiiy will ^,mvi' Niilihtaiilial aiil to fVi-iy jiii.ji'rt nilculiiti'il til )»i ■iiiMtc tlif tMliKMtiunnl, xfHiiil. aiiil iiKii.il w , '11,11 t till- |ii'..|t|i'. 'riii>* I'lict alniu- w ill iiitliii'iii'i- llii' ijiri^iiiii i.t tlif liftti-r c'a^M of ci'iili'iH, HO that iitiilri' till' Cuiiniaiiy .••aii''pi('i'H tin- iiio»t ih'i»iialiU? iii'ij^lilMmrliuoilH will l.c tonii'l a iii.ittiT of ;:iiat iiioiuciit to a man ami lii-* familv. MAUKK18 for the |»roilui't!* of iii'W sctilrim'iits will in tin- lir^t Vfaix of tji.-ii' foiiiuition alwavM he l.iip-ly local, ii> tin- lifUfi ani\iil«< niii't olimin ilu^if -i |>|>lif» t,.r i-nd a-* m ll hh Mir«t ■iiiiiMc iroiii tlic j'lomcis who lia\i' jui ii'iii'd ..cm. hi tliis roiimM'tioii, the Uoll.-r Kloiiiiiiii Mill, alivaily it'l'i'in li' liv I's. uuaiantci' tin- n'sidi-nts of our triu'ts a;L'aiiisi l.ciiiLC MliMi out Irom tlu' chief markets of the wotld. Tiiey will, III any rate, he a.-siited n|' ;tiii|>le coniiimniratinn with tiie ivi, teiii I'n.viiKes, and with the riiited States ; and their -rain of the liitiue may reach Kuro)M' fioni ports uiioii the Atlantic sealioaul o. on Iludf-nn's Uav. hi- died. .>ii»{>|.>ntiiiii ol' iIm- liiulifot iiii|M)it.iii«v. N'uM' tliiii lii»|MM iiii> liuiti out uC till- • ••Mllplitioii III' |lti*m> '^'h'lll lliltl'llll lllhlt II •kiiiu* I'V I'^HIl, tlii'it liiMi'iii^ iip'tii tliu )iiii ttikwii iut>» |»iVNL'iii uuiiMi)U*ii\J^i(iii. ^ NO flPKCULATIVK SQUATTKR8, \v)i)M(M»hjui't Im ti» ImM l>iii*l willioiil iiiikili'^ till* itiiprovi;. IIHIll-" |t'l|llil«'i| l»V |nS>, will llli't Willi till KMr.l.'t'llH'Ilt linin llin ( '•itit|>aiiy. Iiiili'i«|, (Vi'iy livvliil iiliKiiiiiiiitii wilt Ik* ptiKiil ill tlif wu\ nf n cItiNH Nvliitoi' M|MTati'i)i'> III')' puli)iil*)v |>rrjii)lii'iul to till' |trn^|M'rity III' the Amm" //'/«' -tttlfi. In tlu; mlfU'-t lit till- l.lttir. tll'li'lHlr, iM Wi II ll- In fll'lll'i' tin- < 'nlll- piiiiy a;4iiiiiai| ciiliii'si'Vcry lariiitr apply in;; tor u liDiiii'Htiail iiilry within niii- tmit'* in iidDriintl that In* in I'Vpfiti'il til cM'iMiti' II ri'itiin niiniiiiiiiii ol' iinpiovu- liiL'Utii uii llin claim tlutiii;; uuch Miucu.iMiw ycui'. THE TERMS FOR PURCHASE .tf tlu' Coiiip.iny'H own laiiil.«. whiih aif f »iiipil-*i'il in tlif iii|.uiroiiii'ltil hy himlH ali't'iilN' nil l.'i' rnltiviilioii anil oi'inpinl hy ifsid.'nt, .«t'tth'ix. Till' aii'iiiapiiiviii'.,' tlia^ram stifvi-H to .«liow at u ;.'lani't' liow iMji! of tin- ('iiiipinv's sfitioiM is situatf in iflatioii to tilt' farms of thf siiriouti'liit;; lioini'stt'aili'is, till' position of wliosu ilwi'llin;:s isa|)proxiiiialt'ly imlii-ati'il by til.' h'ttfiN nil. It will ht; 8"eii that thii't' niii-t In- at Imst eipht rfsiih'iit iici;j:hhniirs within one mi If of 11 M'ltioii til it thf ConiiMuy oilers for salt*. That luimhe r, huw- evt-r, .■'ii,u'u'<'^ts a minimiini. In many (.'as"s WH liavt^ hn'ii siicctissful in f-talilishinir thft'i' si'tth-rs on cai h of thf ailjaeetit f vt'ii-numiiereil >ertions, wliieli has thus iiicreasc'il the iiuml)f r of rt'siileiit, familifs within one mili; of tin; o(l(l-iiuml)L'rtiv llic rdiisidcrntioi) of \vcll-tn-(l(» piiunts ill Great Ihitaiii and Caiiadu is tlu' advanta^'c wliicli our nvt^teiu of settK'iiu'iJt olfers for ustaLlisliin^' tlu'ir sons as indcjteiidciil ai^riciiltuiist.s on farins of llidr dwii. It is uct an micoiiiiiKin tiling' in Mnj^land for three liundred l^iiineaH (ul)out !ii?J, ;■)()()) to bo paid with a youth articled to a ])rnfes.sion. He is then exi)ec'ted to ^ive liis services, without remuneration, for live year?, in consideration of the k io\vledj,'e that he is alhuded (more or less) o)»por- tunities of ]>irkin^' up. It is also not at all unusual lor a ^'entlenian to pay an eqvudly lar^e sum that his son may learn aifiiculture or stock-raisiui; of some practical faimer, who would render no euuivalent for the sitvicck of his l)UpiI durin}4 the term. Now, both money and time can he saved liy taking' advanta«;e of our nu'thod of colonization The Company are prei)ared to sell farms in tlie odd-num- bered sections of their townships on specially favoura])le terms to persons who will en^^age to settle on the lands themselves or establish their sons tiiereon. By availin*,' themselves of this opening purchasers may secure properties in the heart of OUR'SETTLED TOWNSHIPS, and, if not convenient to them to take possession in person, they can delegate to their sons the congenial duty of developing the estate. No special course of instruc- tit.ji for which money has to be paid out is at all re([uired. A gentleman's son, taking possession of his father's farm in one of our oihl-numbered sections, has only to watch the operations of the practical farmers resident upon home- steails in the contiguous even-numbered sections; and he will find them ever ready to impart the Ijenefit of their knowledge and experience to any one seeking it. Thoy will, moreover, be willing to hel]) a stranger to erect his house and outbuildings in exchange for such services in the field as he will be glad to proft'er to his kindly mentors, if he l)e a young fellow of the right sort, in order that by actual experience of their methods he may " get his hand in." If he should prefer to board with a family until his own domestic airangements are completed, or if he should tire of IHE CHARM OF CAMP LIFE, he can exchange the ennui of a too solitary picnic for the social attractions presented by some neighbouring farm- stead, where refined tastes, and possibly bright eyes, may up the wi t(» it ad\ 111 duty ns^truc- uiied. I'arni watili liDiiie- lul he tlieir They ct his ices in ntors, r that et his until if he "or the farni- luay TIIR SKTTLKRS OriDK. :n 1)0 features of ])aitioular interest. Ft is .soinethiiij^', at any rate, for jjareiits to kn(»w that tlieir hoys, when entering,' ui)on the worthy avoeatioii of hrin^'inj^ under cultivnlidn the virgin soil cf a new land virtually making' "the wilderness to blossom as the rose '' — will ni»t he ('(MKhnuied to social ostraci.'-m even at the outset of their undertaking. It will he ^'ratilyinj; to them also to feel at^sured that the adventurers v/il, not be thut out from the RELIGIOUS AND MORAL INFLUENCES that invariably exist in a community lar(,'ely composed of families belongiii*,' to circhs of the "hi;::hest res])eitability in various ]»art.-i of Canada. The Conqtany will readily consent to act as the intermediary of settlers willin<4 to receive young men as temporary boarders in their families and of those who desire to avail themselves of such accom- modation ; and their Local Agents will in all cases do their best to facilitate arranj^ements to the satisfaction of the parties mutually concerned. The re(]uirements of capitalists wishing to purchase land for personal occu])ation, and as A PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT, can be accommodated. Farms may l)e purchased of the Company^ in sections of ()4(> acies upon condition that another settler Ijesides himself be located by the purchaser on a se])aiate (luarter-section (»f s^ucll land. This arrange- ment will specially accommodate the ])urposes of capital- ists who desire to bring their land under thorough cul- tivation in advance of their own occupation, or who wish to benetit relatives or friends by affording them temporary use of the property as an equivalent for improvements to be effected, while retaining tlie full rights of proprietorship in tlieir own hands. Finally, the PRICE OF OUR LANDS will necessarily vary according to the topographical features of the section in question, its situaticjn, and the extent of settlement in its immediate vicinity; nor can the Company undertake to hold lands for any" length of time at a fixed price. As settlement progresses under the system Ave have adopted, each stage of a township's development may be expected to produce a corresponding increase in the value of all the land within its area. The current prices of lands in the different tracts of the Company, together with the conditions of purchase, may always be ascertained by direct a])])lication to our head offices or by en(|uiry of our authorized agei'ts in the tracts. ;jl' TIIK SKTTLKUS M IDK. WHKN TO ARRIVE. v,VV''^ LM A N "if i.KMiis iiiiiy iHl\'.iiilau*'i'n>|\ hilvc ii|i limd at ■V>>; iiii\ ]•' rind (if ilic \c:it, as in wintir he can ikx'utc liinisi-|l to ill'' election ul' ImiMinL;.-;, ami tn tlic '^cttin,:.,' nut nl' ffnciiii; niati'iial. In lii.> cax-, a I't-w innntli's main- ti'iiancc! is a ni:ittniall I'niifci'n. A |M'isnn nt' limited iiinds, Imw i'\ ci', intcmlinL;' In Imniusttad. ^Imnld cndraNnni' tn un upnii lns(daiin as early in llii' s|iiiii;^as Ills n\t 11 can lind natntal l'nn(l - say almiit the iniddlc nt' April. I'ldc-^ the settler is in a posltlnil In jHircliase nafs, lie sliniiM \\nrl\ liis land w itli nxeii instead n|' !inr-es until lie lias ln'i'ii aide tn inmliice a crn|>. j-'i'mii tlu; hei^dniiiii'.: •'!" A])ril In ihe end nl.) Illy is tlie |irn]ier pel ind I'nr ''l)leJkill_L;" wild iaiKJ. a^ tile tir-t plniinliin^;' is callcMl. The s^d wil] he found .-iillicieiitiy mtted in SepteniKer Inr " l»a('kseitiii;4 " to 111' done. ()ats, lieans, and i»otatoes niav lie raised witii ]ii'niit the first Siason,and lair cro]ts of wheat have al.-n 1 cell nhtailled ; I'llI, except ill t lie case nf rnnts am! N'C'e'e- tuhle'<, the immediate ('rnpjtin.Li' ti'iids tn retard the (dl'ectual mttiiiL!; of the turl'. The space at nur disposal t\i>L>s not aiiniit of nur enteriii;4 into tnll details in cniuiectinn with llie, interesiiiiL^ siiliject thus li'.ditly tnudied nil ; hut any niie desirin-' hill and t rii>l\\ni i hy ini'nrinat ion can readilv nhtaiii (gratis) a \aliiahle hateli A' literatui'C, aLji'icult ui'al ami statistical. Ii\' reipustinu "The Secretary, Department hlet •. respecting the North West. (^T^'^i ATl^ST iut'ormation as to the hest way for pissen'^eiM ■.^, ap.i'l freight to veach eitlu-r of the <'ompauy"s settle- ments will lie [iromptjy fiiruishe; si'kak. Spontaneous opinions, intoudod fm- the guidance ot the friends and relatives ot" the write; will prove more convincing than anything,' the Coni])ijny niii^dit pay. Could the reader of these pa^jes peruse the scores of calm, earnest, and commendatory letters in our possession, he would be eager to share the advantages. More wonderful still, there is not a single dissenting voice ! CRESCENT LAKE SETTLEMENT. Mr. GIi:ORGE McBAIN (hito of Toronto), writes:-"! am most de- li^'htcd with the country, and say you liavo not ovcr-r' ;ed it one iota." Mr. GEO. ADDISOX (late of Gait. Ont.), writes :—" Mr. Eakin says the Eckardts liave a jjood section, and liave sown some grain. They are l)]eased with their land." Mr, THOMAS EVANS (late of Yorkville, Ont.), in a letter to his wife, says : — " We saw the two farms, and wc arc ijuitc satisliod with them. As soon as Mr. Outhwaite had finished going round his land lie said, ' Well, it's splendid.' " Mr. CHARLES BARRAS (late of Toronto), says:— "Am very well pleased with the country ; find it all as represented. The country looks splendid; never saw better farms aiivwliere." Mr. Rarras, who settled on the S. W. | of Sect. (\ Tp. 2',i, R. ;5, returned to Toronto, in Sej^teinher, to complete arranii^cnients for more extended operations upon his farm, and on the 19th of that month said : — " The saw mill was actively running when I left. The settlers generally are jireparing their winter quarters. A bountiful supply of hay has been put up." Mr. W. eakin (late of Union villo, Out., ex-Warden of the County of York), who settled on the N. W. \ of Section 10, Tp. '2:j, Range .'5. referring to the district between tlie (Canadian Pacific Railway and our settlement as to timber, lay of land, and (luality of soil, says : — " It is not nearly as good as what I have seen in oiu- townships." lie alro writes — " I thought it might be Important news to inform \ou that I have cut and drawn from the banKS of Crescent Lake some few poplar logs of a quality I did not expect to find in any por(;ion of this section of country. I may hon- estly say that the butts of some of the logs are tough enough to be made into first class axe-handles. In fact, I consider the timber so good that cutting it into flooring is not what it should be used for." 34 Tin: HKTTLKKH (il'lDK. Afits. .»(>!f\ ATKl'.Y (l;ifc nf .Musknkn) wrltcH :— " My hiiHliftiid wrofc to iiu! since his uirixiil ; lio isqiiitc! itluiisod." Mi{. fJKO. S. TFIO.MSON (Iftto of Toronto) wrltos:— "T nmy nay wo fire lintli Hioroimlily wi'Il ploiiscd with the country. ♦ ♦ • I li(U(! not, seen Ix'ttir l;uul-i. "(lame is plcnt iful \{\> here ; find the hovH Hay tlwy liiiv c yot i\\\Uv tirt' Ol'TIIWAITi: (latt! of Vorkville) writes :—" We iiro (IS hai>py as tiie day is looj,'. Advise Mrs. Outhwaite to sell ont; there in t(jo iMiicii worry in I»usiness. • • • j\|i._ Moore, I (Inil this plact; just as you said. It is (piite a i)ark. I ha\e not Heen anytiiiii;; like it in Ontario. The land is >;ood— wood is plentiful— water splendid." Mil. THOMAS KVANS (late of Yorkv ille), writinj,' to his wife and Mrs. Outhwaite, says:- "Oil, it's f,^lorious work jtlantiiifr \our own 'taters' on your own land— and siicli land ! Nei, her of us ever saw the like heforo. We have hoth <,'ot most heaiitiful farins, and Outhwaite has (;hoseii u (piarter section for Mrs. iVI. He says they "-c well worth $'2, 000." Mit. WILLIAM TT. THOMSON (late of Toronto), who went up in June, writes to a friend :—" Well, we are at i»resont very comfortably settled on our farms. We have u'ot a very siuij; house up T"i x l.^i, and also a well dill,'' six feet deep. We are blessed \s'ith the \ ery hesu if water ; that is oni^ j;reat advantage in this country. W(!lia\e not twenty uiTcs liIou;;he(l, or thereabouts. There are lots of jirairie chicken, ducks, aid ijfeese. We had jn'airie chicken and ral)bit for dinner to-day. When I y^ot uj) yesterday iiiornin;,^ I went outside, and thi^re was a Iieaiitiful deer standiii;,' about lOO yards from our door, but he put off pretty lively." Mit. CKOIKJI': |)|v\(;ON (late farniiii!,' in the Isle of Man), who, with his son, has taken >ip the north half (;ViO acres) of Section l8,Tit. 2.'i, Hye.,.4, writes to a friend in Toronto :—" It is all that is desirable. There is ll'no sjiort— all sorts of fxanie you can name. The i)onds on our land swarm with duck, and there are ])rairie hens like iJartrid^'es. The lake is 8 uiiles loiiH" and full of fish 10 lbs. in weiji-ht. We have dry wood that would kee]i a house for five years without cutting: a tree, and 200 acres to plouj,'h. The land hero is the best I have seen— in fact, three feet deep of th i best loam. These townships arc all well timbered, and have "jj-ood water by dit,'- inilf, and wlinstiipiiiioii is fiilitiiil to tlir ^rcatfst (•o/illdfiicf, ill tiio old and Niw Udrlds alilM', wrifcs : " Nuwlicic in tiu' N'ortli-Wcst, <'an tin it Itc found a finer a'^jriridtiiial district tliaii tliat wliicli I'xtcnds aluii;,^ tlic Second Initial Meridian, from tlic Cut Arm anil Lcecli J,ulxe \i\> to tliu Wliite S.iiid l!i\er. No loinitry coiilil lie better uda|tted for settleinent. Tlie noil is a dee]) Idack loam, witli clay snlisoil, wliiiu wood anerior to the ]>lain country to the south and west, and it is not siu'passed anyw here. This locality presents facilities for stockraisinp; tliat tlie How Kivcrdi.s- trict does not jiomcsH. IJeinj,' oa.sy of access l(\ rail or steamer, it will he speedily taken uji." Mil. (JIIAIU.KS FAI.CONKIt MILKS, D.L.S , at jircsc nt, and for a miiiihor of yiuirs, in the (iovernnicnt service, enyau'cd u|>on imiioitant dei)artinental surveys in various parts of tlie Territories, including liow JU\er, and whose wide ohservation and mature jud),'ment enhance his ojiinion, writes :—" Some of your townships came under my iiimiediate ohserxation. Tlu; country is a rolliii;r i>r;iiiie, witli ahundiuice of wood and water, and I'asy facilities for draiiiic'e. Thi> soil is excellent, consist- im,-- i)riiici|Kvlly of rich l)lack clay loam, with clay sulisoil. No locality in tlic country is better adapted for settlement, ov furnishes more advaii- taj^es. These lands are I'asily accessible, and will bi; mon; so as soon as the projected branch of the Canadian I'acillc Kailway, \ ia l'"oil I';ilice. and also the Manitoba and North-Western Hallway are coiistru(l«'d, both of which are expected tc pass in close proximity to these townships." Mr. J. LKSTOCK KKID, D.L.S., C.K., during' the jiast eleven years has been en^'aned upon many and imjiortant (iovernineiit Hurvcys in the 1; North-West, and forseveral years lias resided nt I'linci' Albert, Settlement, N.VV.T. His ex|)erience embraces Australia aid other Colonies, us well as our own Territories, which renders his exiu'ession tlu' more valuable. He knows whereof he speaks when he state;' as follows:—"! have niiicli pleasure in beiii;,' abh- to ron'.,'ratiilate the Company on securinj,' such admirable lands for colonization as caini' under my inspc'ction diirini.;- the past sumiiier. Tlie Crescent Hake townshii»s are in the heart of a iiia'^nifi- reiit farinin. i'-i, Uaiivfc :{, wrote as follows:— "I have returned from an extended tour in the North-West, embraciii;.' the line of the Canadian Pacific- Hailwny as far west as South Qu'Aiiiielle and Troy. I also traversed, by huckhoard, some :'>(¥) miles of the country lyinif between the railway and Fort I'elly. includiiifr tihrAjiiielle Tost. File Hills, Pheasant Plains, "lieaver Hills. White Sand Hiver, Ltech Lake, and Fort J^llicc. I made the examination on my own account, at my own expense, and for my ovvii satisfaction and information; .-.nd I unhesitat- in<,dy pronounce yoiir townships west of the Scciond Initial .Meridian and around Crescent Lake the finest seen in my journey, and surpassing' any 36 TiiK si:tti.j;!{s crrin;. other rif y (•<)iisl«4tH in the riolmi'st of the siijl, tin; cnint'iiifiu'c nt' suitahk' wood, ami the Hiipiijy of ^rood watiT. The suttloiiioiit of thi'sii towiishiiH will he iiii ciisy iiiattur, for it will quickly follow upon tlicu- grt-'Ut ffrtility hcconiiiiK known." Mri. JOHN r.lCN'SON', im Knijlishinun, si>ttloil on Sootinn 4. Township 23, U:in;;() I?, wriiMi',' on Drci'mliur 17, IsMl, hiivs : "The wi-iithir liit.> hi'uii ilt'li^htfiii. On tlu' ',)t.h ot tins month it ro.->i; to tempi ntto, ami most of the time shu; ; lliei. i h.ue wmkiil oul in the air witliuiit mil I'uol. Not so hill for the Norili\Ve-.t I I herevviili eiiclosu you sketeli of m.\ house, whieh is irni! t > seale. I have ;;ot it plastered inside and out, and have laid ilonhle lliois of wood, so that we are pn tty couifortahle. I lhon;;Jit you mi,;ht like to lake a .sketch with yon on yonr lonr, to show what an IOii;,'lishm '11 -and a ureenhorn at that- iMidd do in a few months. iJe- .sidi.'s, no old cunntryin.m has an>' id«ia of Jo'.;' houses us t riturncd from ('reseeiit Lake, wheie I hav(; been residjnu' since .May last, I am ahle to sa\ that I he wei'.lher has hieii ph'asaiit Up till the time (jf my leavin;' — 'iCith of Deciiuhur. 'i'iiu cold is not sueli as to interfere with out-door work in winli i, and no extraordinary precautions are necessary. A very exau.;er.ited Ilea of the elYect of '!')' i.Y 'M helow zero prevails in soiiio ))eople's inind.s. The countiy is really line, comhinin'.f all tiie advanta'..tes any man can want ;;eod water, wiih plenty of hay and wood. The Hoil is a Idaclv h'ain. There is an ahiin.l.uico of fish and uaiin^ which is no sinidl consideration. 1 have heen over a (^ood deal of the eountry, and from what 1 have seen do not think anymore dt^siiablc phiet; for settle- ment can he found than in these townsliips. This opinion is eiulorsed hy tho.se 1 liav(! met who have vi.siled other parts of tlio 'territories not seen by me." .Mi:. WM. il. AN'DKUSON, wlio.so homestead is aloiiu'side tnat of Mr. Switzer, with whom he relurn(>d to Toronto, .sniiplemenled the ahovu statement witli the fnllowin^' remaiks :- -" lliere was a flurry of .snow on the Till Novemher, hut not enough fell to make .slci^hin^' until the 17th. Slit,dit snowfalls occurred .siiiiic, from time to time. On the 'Jlith Deuemljer, wlieii we left, siiow lay to a depth of from ei;;ht to tv/elve inelies. I fouml the weather )ileasant ihroU!;hont--even at the c ilde>t. The lowest tem- perature in till! middle of tlie day would not l)e heloW 'it)'. We did not siisiiond teamiiiix duriii;^ the coldest snap; nor did wo tlien liud it necoi- sary to u»o overcoats." .Mu. WM. BEDFORD JONES, foniKtrly of Ottawa, writes on tho 1st Oetolier, ISsii, as follows: — "Since leaviiij;- this jiluee (t'rcscent liake) in July, it lias hteii :n.\ duty to iii-qiect, for the Hudson's liay Comi)aiiy., the country exteiidiiiu' irom Leech and Crescent Lakes eastward to the Assim- boine River (some forty-live miles), and westward to the Reaver liills (some tliirtv miles) ; whilst for the last ten days or so I have l)ecn iiispi ct- \\v^ lands north and iiorih-east of Lcccli Lake. The soil in lliini^es ' and 2, Townshiii -id. ,11 id Raiiifo 1, Township "J.'), I found to he in niosi, cases a black loam, witli .a fair perceiitaj,'e of .sand in it, an adniixlure which I lliiiik all old settlers jirefer. It is from (;ij;lit to sixteen inches deep ; hut in .some instances I found a de])th ef nearly two feet. The subsoil is chii lly chiy and sand, but is also in places tcravelly. Kvery one, as a rule, upholds tiie locality in which he may ho settled, and no doubt there is good land to lie found in most districts. Now, all last season I insiiccted the country \\ wv^ iietwifii Fort Fllico and Moose Jaw, from the Camidiaii Paeiiic l{ail" m to Fort \»u'.\ppelle, and [ must confess that neither tlu;n nor duiii.u' i.iis season have 1 come across any country which suits my ide.is .so Weil as ttiat in whith tliis p irtioii of _\our land lies. Kvery man to his individual taste ! S.uue make for the trecles.", 'open prairie,' whilst others, like myself, will always vrefcr what is known as ' jiark scenery.' The former can be satislied in Townships 2") and 2«, Range 1 ; while the latter, who I think are in tho majority, have five or six of tho chnicest townsh.ij'.s in tliis locality from wiiichto select a home; and I have no doubt tleit uhat I now say will ho endorsed hv those settlers who are CUKSCKNT LAKK SKT'l I.KMI- NT, :j; fnitniinto cuonxJi to Hi'i'iirc luiui witliin tlutn in\t ycnr. TIh>>*i' who Imvt! HhfUtly niIIIiI uriHiinl <'niM!riil L.iKc mimii |i<'ifiit)\ well sati^llcd Nvlfli llhlr fliiimM mill witli tlid way in whuli llic ('i>iii|);iiiy liiivc lutcil t' iwitnis till III. Ill I iiilli'iiiiitinii it \v)i:it i liinc h.iIiI, ini'iijit ni" to cuii. I'liiili! iiy nvl;lii;r ,\niii- luii iitimro of my ii|'|ilii-;ttii'ii to nitrr ftn- tlm MHitti liulf of Stctiiiii -1, ri>\MiNlii|> •.!•;, U;iii'.'<' -, iiiv I'riciiil, Mr, 'riii'liMJti.n, luiv iiiir (icciilnl to uiititr for tliu iiurlli half of the mimic, hcin'.; L'(|iiiilly |ili :inc(I with llio loi-ality mid ymir very U(l\iuit»iu'tiiiiH itMin"." Mil. .1. .). l>,\l.'r< >.N. i.f 'roiDiiti', Hiiniiniuii Ti>|ii)'.'r.T|ihii':»l Siir\iVor, wlm has i"ijo\cil iiiiru ii!li':l i.|i|i.ii t iiiiit ii-s i)M ctinu' s<"\iriil nf your tnwii.xhips iilun^r iho I'i'Jiul Miriiiiaii, ami, tliouyh I havn ln'tii I'Miiijnynil on oxti-iiHivii (lowrii- tiit'iit mirvoys for llvo pruvinns st'H.sniis iiml Inivi- seen itrarly all Ihti chief n'ttlL'iiicufs, I kiiiiwof no phuM! hrttiT mliiiitiil for f'«rniiii'„' tiiaii tlw town- Hhijn toN\hic;h I r fcr. This loi'ality is rt'inaiUahii' tur its ithuniliuit .stipply <'f liU'l, ifooil wiiti r, iind fcriili- noil. Thf laml is hiu'h iiml ruUinir. anil Is ilniiin'd hy alternate crui-ks and irciith' <'li'vatinns risiiif^ ahoiit, tliirt> icvi and ahout a niiio apart, and ninniirj: in a pirall.i nortli-wcMtirly I'irrction. 'I' lit' fill' I is lii'>t-(l iss, liiirninir < niial to aii\ Ontario iiiaph' or hrccli. 'I'hcrti is an uhuiiilaiiii.' of txcclUiit watiT. In ili^L;iiii; a well fmir fict ihcit, 1 found fonrtct'ii inchis of noli allini.il soil, (wiMity-foiir iiiohcs of mrljow day, and then linic^toiKi uravi'l full of most r( fri'sliinir water. I found i:ain(; e.\oi;cillii;;l> ahutid.aiit, >ucli us wild dnrlis and ;.'i cm- and prairio I'hicliciiH ; aJM , fur-heaiiii!,' animals, such as mini;, hadycr, fox, skunk, and iniis(juasli. Wild fuwl aii- so nuincroiis that I shot l\V(iit,\ -livi! ducks in fiuir suecusslvo shots while iiroci'cdini: witli my work. I aUo kit od thrte mink at one campiim' phu'e with a stirk ; and a si ttler infnrmed m<; th.'it he killed six musijiia li at i tie slmt. \\v should have had very little trouhio ill secMrini; iiuatitities of fur, had we hud time to attend to tho (■kins. J sjient a most delit^htful autumn, ixiiericnciiiK only thrco half days that wore wet during' a p'jriod of six wei Us." Mu. WILLIAM KAKIN, ex-Warden of tho County of Yoik, now NCtlled ill Touiisliip '>A, liaii'jc •''), west of the Second Initial Meridian, wrote for tho informatinii of a friend liviu',' in Toronto as follows: — "CitK.scKNT Lakk, niil and May, and liut little rain during the month of .Jiuie, tho month that has lieen christened ' tho rainy montli ' in the North-West, W(^ had some showers in August and upon the 1st of Sf ptemiier; hut the season, on the whole, was a diy one. From tlu; peculiar nature of tho soil, if wo h.'ivo a day's rain, twenty-four hours afterwards the surfact3 is quite dry, and therefore not sliiijicry or disn^freeahlo uiuler foot, as results from similar rainfalls 1 have experienced in Ontario. It has been a delightful spring,', summer, and fall. "Ahout the middle of November wo bad a cold snap; since then beautiful weather, with an aiiditiniial fall of snow. I think the average depth is from 10 to 12 inches at present. sou,. "The soil is what T would call a black sandy clay loam, about 2C inches in dejith, iiitcrnii\L'd jiore and there with some limestone gravel on sur- face, haviuf,'- a clay subsoil. The soil is rich in those inu^redients that invariably i)roduce a line sample of wheat, barley, and oats, as well as roots of various kinds. From this year's experiment — which, i)y the way, can hardly be called an ex])eriment, as it was so very late in the season before any person was in a ))osition to f,'et the irrouud preparcl for crop— .38 Tin: HKTTLKrtM Ul l|»K. I mil hntiNll)')! a irooil .\l'-lr nnrn will Ih) thu ri'MiH of luml firii|M>rly lirukfii fur u >•« ril Ih'r< (mt iIiiii'. After the pruirto Mtul hoN l)t'cii uiiuu hrultuii tl>u luiid CUM bu lumly cullivutud. LOCATIOM. "The iDcntluii Is rnlllii;,' or tiinliiintltn; nrairlr, lnlenfwr«otl with rliimiN i)f iKtplur limlicr iimi wliluw simili. N" iKThnii, iimIi-mh uii «•>»•- witiii'x.H, uuii liiriii luiy ciirnct iiiuii of tlic liitTcrriici' Ijetwccii u luruo tnict of prulriti, viiui i|t(!ii pnilrlt*. i!vi'ti in Hiiiiuiivr, ttt iiioiiotoiiouM; )>iit I usHiiru you It luoliit druury hikI ri:|ii III wiiiti-r. Thu olliur In plfusini; uiiil iiivliint; to tliu 0VU| litxi an air of comfort niirroiinilH it tliat Hliuitt ovt-r you uimwuroN, l)ONt(luH iitliir(liiit( sliL'ltLT to mail uiid heuHt. A'.)VAN'IA(1KH. " riit^ ndvnntauPN of tiiU iMirtitnlur situation aro, a fmiductlvo noil, ilottrd hero mid tluiro with hliilT-i of limlifr avallahli! for fm 1, feiicc-rallH, mid iMiild'nu |iur|Hi>L's,uiid uood watir oliUiiiialilo hv dl^'t^iiiu :k rcaHoiiuhlo ilt|illi Nay, on an uvoram', -';'> feet ; luiiin^ on tho helKlit of land ; heiin? wiliun tlie Krtut whoal-Krowiii" hclt ; and th«n helnj.' in the elose vicinity of CrcNceiit lialve, a beunliful fro.Hh-w.iter \nk» ahoiindint,' in HnIi of a, iiioHt d(>li( ioiiH iiiiid. We have alho a healthy cliniHte, oi caHioniiit; no »>i|iionndHh freliin;M at meal tlmeN. Mere we are ready at any time for \>ovk (fat at liiat*J, potatoeN, heaiis, and niulaHHeH, " There is an ahundance of natural u'rusH for imsturnKO and hay. Altlioujfh thf wintorM are cold, I feel eonviiici d lliat, with adequato pro- ttetton, thin is u guud country fur duiryin^,^ or ruiiilnK and fattening live stock. "The iK'dH of tho creoks, tho margin of the lake, are literally cover»«l with (;o')d l)uil(linh' stone, iiitermixed witli limestone, wiiilo it iu a raro IhiiiK to meet with ^lone on the nplamis. " III conehision, I can but express the l)elief that there arc hnndredH, if not thousands, of farmers in tlic older Provinces of the Dominion wlio arc paying; a rental of from #4 to ^\ jx-r acre, mIio huvo to * nit;;fer' and .'•lave themselves, their wives, their diui;,diterH, and their sons, in order to ))ay rent and make >X)th ends nie(!t, wiio, by ui-.|.,)sin^f of their stock and nii'uratiii;,' to tlie North-West, miKlit in li few jcarH be like Robinson L'ruKoc, monarehs of all they s\irvey. " If yon would take a trip to Crtsccnt Lake It ml^'ht add some yearn to your life. I liavo not enjoyed as ^ood lieaUh for many years. "1 hope you have enjoyed a merry Christmas, and 1 wish you a happy New Year. Yours very truly, "WM. EAKIN." NOKTH h]LBO-\"^ SETTLEMENT. The Kev. JOHN McfM)(;(iAI.f., of .Morlcy, N. W. T., writinj,' Oct. 7, 1S82, says : — "The North Haskatcliowan at tliis ])oint li:i« well detlncd banks on botli sides, from 12 to l.'> fcut above ordinary water level. The river is not crooked, but tiikcs Ion,' sweeps. Bars occur in the river, but, never- tludcss, navigation is no\, ('.illicult anywhere alon<^ tliis stretch. At tho easterly turn of thu Klhow the banks are very }u<,'h, niakiii},' thut ))oint niisuital>le for a, town site. To the river there is a j,'ravelly bottom, with j^ood bciichy haiiki backed by clay. At the mouth of a lx,'iuitifnl creek, a short distance east of Ka<,'le Kiver, there is an old campiii^f -ground near r ),'rovc of ash-leafed nia/ilc. This is where the old C. I*. U. line strikes the river, and would naturally be selected if a town is located in this nei;;h- bouriiood. I^mle Pi\ rr winds throuj^^h u vallc\- about a mile wide, and at low water if. a stream about 2 feet dee]) and 20 feet wide. Kven at the hijflicst water it flows between well defined banks. It has .piitc a fall, whicli miyht be turned to account as a motive power. The walls ;,'f Eajrlc Valley are nearly 20Ufcet liiirh. From the banks of tlie Saskatchewan tho uround rises by several steps to the level of the prairie. As to soil, on the th(! V di\ ill lar:;> The the Niibs eye HKI) DKKll MK'ITLKMKNT. au Moutli ulilo of tUv river tho laml on the lower \v\v\h In vrr.v rich. On Uiu ^'iililiiliind it In ll;(litt'r, mill In | Iuccn tlicri! iiitt triiccM of ^riiMl. Wlillc It ii uoihI iiixrJiMiitiiral liiiiii, it. cNcelM ft>r iiUHtiiniu*'- N'oitli of tin: rivir Miiir tu\vn>riili'ie uiiu NMniilliind Int iniixiil. Tlii' 'ipcn wonjil ruM^'^i' III! tlie uuv Crnm unc Inintlitil ufi-vH up to (iiu> tlinnMuijii, wliild tlic I>IiiITm uuiiIiI nni tinm ten itircH iiptno-ii' liiiiidiril. Almiu xniiill rri'fks iiriii miilifs, uliirli niciii' iiim u^ tlic nnrtli liank of tlic i'i\i'i'iiH well (IN iii'oiinil lli'illiri'i.v l.atti', liirM'i'Ni/i'd )i'il>lur iind liirili mo found, wlijrh ivonid l4(- iiM'tnl tor Iniildmu' niittirlal. 'llic idiciiniN in this loration, in- rhulinj; tlnmi' ini)il.vin>f into Jtcdlierr.v l.iikc, cuntiiin I'vcrlltjit wati r. Tlu) lukt! itHi'lf, wliii'li i>t Hiiulitis uikalini-, liaM M'i'v Invuriant vt'uctatinn around It, and Ixirit's iirt! lull' found in ^icat iirotuxmn. The Hoil on the north Hide of the riser in )^oiid throu^diont, and InereuHcH In HtrenKth und rieh- iieNH aM>'ou travel luiek from the river. " Mil. J. l.KSTOCK IIKIH, IM-.S., wrif.s, I'Vhruary I'l, ixx\: "Tho ;;iM)u;niphi('iil |io.sitiiin iiloiir of the toNMihhip.s at tin; Klhow of the North .SiiNktitihewun would entitle tluin to ^^reat eonhidenition. i'^leseii .Mars lia\e y:i\en ine considiiahli! experieiiee of the North-\N«Nt. My traveln liuvu extended from the Ijike^i to the Monntaiii.s, and 1 pronounce >oiir l.'ind.s iin.siirjiiis.srd in th.it country." RED DEER SFi]TTLKMENT. The IlKV. JOHN McI)orS8U I tra\ elJed with horaes from l'"ort iJeiiton, Montana, to Fort l'>lmoiiton on the North Saskattdiewan, crossin;^ tho numerous htrcjims thai intersect the country, and fordin;,' tho Ked Deer Jfiver at 'McDf)UK-air8 l-'ro.s.sin^-.' Wo hiul noticed a steady inipro\ement in tho soil and vo;,'otation from tlie time we crossed tho Internutional boundary Line ; but tho ailvantu;,'os for settleniofit sooniod to culminate at tho Hed Doer. Tho soil was not sur- passed V)y any wo hiui seen; j)ea-vino8 f,n'owinh' luxuriantly and in iivent abundance ; timber amply sutticiont for liuildintf, foricin};, and fuel ; water, pure and abundant; rollin;,' prairie, inters|K'rsod with olumits of willow and f,'roves of j)oplar anriil tliliikT. )i"ImIm of ^immI wuttT or liity hv\»iii|>i itrit (oiiiiil, lln'ri* uru u tuw crci'K", lint thi'> nrv <>( oinnll xixi'. 'I'lni iMnu urntiiiil U iivrd-cily dry, tivir tlit'ri^f'nirUii i>( tliu emintry ImIiii; IiL'Ii, dry lund. A<4 ri'V'UliK m'ti i|iim|i d (rmii t)i« lli'd lifur ciirri'.)M)ndt)iin' nf llm llnthtm of tho '.".Mli i)» i iinlicr ; " Wi- liuvn liml ii lii'iuiiiinl \M)i( r Ml fir, CliiiiMiilts (:is tilt- uitini lint/.cN fr<>ni tht< I'm llli: llir lilli'd) lll< till' oldrr < f IIh' illi.V. Kiitl liiTf i>n tlic IMIl. A licif liiintiii;; jiu'ty, iimlir tliu li'udri>lil|i of l>uii WilluinM, htiirtiil (int, und Mici't I'citd III 'tit'liii;lii^ tit (our hinuk bcutM. ItuurH uro ninnvruuit up tliu Ucd Ui,tr." Tho followint; In an extrnut from tint report c( tliu Uov. •Iiiinnii Kol)crt- Roii, Hiipi'riiitiindi'iit of l'r('»li\t('riiiii MIxhIoiih, of (iih trip thr<>iiu;li tlir Nortli-\Vi'4 'IVrnturii's III thu full ..f l.ss:<: "Thu Itcd Du.r SoltlDiiuint Mus half way hftwccii I'.iltiiontoii and (-'alunry. Alioiit Hixty liuincKtiMoU liiivo hccn ttikon up, and llm pro.-pcctM uru thiit thu S«)tUL'ini!iit >^ill ^roM rupidly, Inamnniili an tlii; land \i> furlilo, thuru Im pU-nty of tliiiliiT, and iiljiinduncu of tliu very hrr^t Miitcr. ArrunKi'ini'Ulii wv-ru niudu tu piovUf thu puuplu iii'XtkprinK with rcllKloUH iivrvlcuM." GENERAL 0B8KRVATI0N8 BY A HIGH AUTHORITY. Tlic llKV. JOHN McDOC'UALL, in tho concluding portion of the letlir from which furc^'oiii;,' cxtnict.s were inado, uiiilvcs the loliowiiitf obbcrva- tions, prcj;iiiiiit with tin; weight of Imh lonji uxpctiince :-- ".Spcukiii',' uciuriilly >>f ail your locations, in luy Ju(l>.'ini'nt hotter Helciliniis lould not he made in the couutr.v . Willi all my intimato kiiow- led-r ut the wlmlt) 'I'crritorie>i, I ciiiiiil nut lia\e chose ii them to ItittiT ad\antaue. 'I'licir iiKiiiiier of di«itrihuti(.n at onci: nn;i%;fstM the utmost faiiiiliarily with the cliai'actcristics and resources of the coiiiili>, us well uawitli its ji'.iysical t .'atuies and ad\aiitaues. In short uerel permiMed to sclci't halt-aiuiiiion luresof the clioieest axririiltural .amis in the ^\ liole North-\Vi-t. 1 wculil take tho viiry locations tli:it yon li:i\e ^eleeted. '■ In that wcsteiii country the ruinhill i-* iirincipally in May and .(uno, pri']>ariii;i,' tho soil frr the rajiid ;;i()wth that follows. The succoediiix months arc luarkeil hy copious dows, which in turn sriiuulato vc;;t'tation. Dnriii',' thi^ nu)nth nf Aui^ust it rarely ruins, thus alToniin^,' an ample har- vest time of fa\ oiirahle weather. Tho autumn is hri;;lit and braciny;, and the winter, which moderates us you travel westwanl. is ahvavs invi;;()rat- iiiu', C'\cn when the temperaturo is at tin: lowest, while the depth of snow over the whole western district wtiuld only avera;re ahoiit twelve inches. The climate tlii'oui;hout the entire year will he more appreciated when it is better nmlerstootl. 1 anticipate that the Kar West will soon bcci'me the favourite ie:.ort of tlie insalid, tourist, and s|ioiisnian, v. bo will Unci both health and recreation in full sii4lit of the iloekieb." yiTf'0 ATEST iiil'uriiiiitioii u.s to tliu hi'st way for pusseii^'crs ■^^, and i'lvi^lit to roach eitlu-j' of tlit; ('oiijpiiny'.s settle- ments will be pioiaptly I'lirnislu'd, on application, by JOHN T. MOORE, Maitaf/uKj Director, ^•2 KINO ST. HAST, TORONTO, CANADA. (II) Ql.\)t ittcmovial OF MKTTLKKM IN Till; Til ACT UllVNTKD T(» THK SASK AT(!H KW A N MOM KSTliAD COM I' AN Y. TO HIS k,\('i:i,i,i:ncy TIIK (lOVKIlNolKJKNCHAL (IN COUNCIL). M"!/ it jidnur Yoiti' Excillcncy : llv'hCVCil^ ^M'c.it iu'iioniiico ]»i'ovuil.s us Id the nature and terms of tlic Colonization phiiiof December, 1881, ami tlie Aj^'rcemcnt tlienninder, wliich i^'norjinee extends, we rej^'ivt, even \n llic Xintli-Wi'st Council ; ^)Ul ^\ UCVCit.Si untritjndly and untrue represi'ii- tationa of the whole Colonization work have been indus- triously circuhited to serve pe;sonal and political ends, which statements, thou^li not directed against any par- ticular Company, nevertheless justice and decency compel us to give thej'i a Hat denial so far us concerns T"h: Saskatchewan IIojikstead Comi'anv. ^Urt WhCVCiVSi the groat and many real merits of the plan have been unwittingly or dishonestly concealed, and thus, by the general public not understanding the mtmmmm^m tHi^an T • 4*J Tiih hkttlkuh' V in tlivMu tructN, n HnrioUM wron^ in donu to a liuiifllront ably ^yNU•ln : t Now, thtre/ure, 7\\b Wnnorlal .,f ii.o ..n.i.TMiKi.ni, y.uir whic who arc ACTUAL SETTLERS ill thu Tract j^nintid hy you to tbo SaHkiitclieWfin Iloim;- Htuud Coiiii>iiny, ('.do htagi VolU proH) iKumblif ,*licivrth : winei (1) y reason of greater proximity and Ci number, far Huporior social, educational, rdij^ious, antl municipal advanta}j;eM enauc. Already your Menioriali«tK have experienced most beneficial elfecta in tlii.s rcHpoct. (2) (E'li^t the Saskatchewan ITomcHtead Comi)any is entitled to uii>^ Memorialists cheerfully testify that, individually and collectively, they have experienced almost indispensable J^^r benefits through the praiseworthy enterprise and liberality of the Company. Tho very conHideral)le measure of pros- perity now enjoyed, the harmonious and neighl>ourly spirit which prevails, and the contentment among the settlers -c/l I MKMOIilAL. prnvr, 1>«>yoiiiI ipU'Nlinn, tlmt lliu plan in ii ^rHttl mho wlicti tiUly iiitil hoiiuittly u( tcil ii(mmi. •■; ('.)) U nut iitipr(M'i'«1(>nte*t miccouM will, in tlm opinion of )'oiir MithioiiuliHtM, cliunu tcii/c tho tract of a Coniiuiny which iliHchur^fH utlicicntly thu tUttivN umnumicI itnili-r thu (/oloni/iition A^mccmumiI. AiIvlthu rriticinni at no fiirly ii htu^i) licti'iiyM im iintii;{i)niHin that vvoiiM *uM(h-iiiii untried. Vuiir McniorialintH havo ahiitiilant cviiJiMicu of incrfaHcil pruHp(>rity in thu futuit>, antl drphtrc tli.it a luutlahlt; and wisoly-duviHcil Myrttcni hhould hu nii.snndt-rHtood and dtd'umiHl. With entire conlidunco in and approviil of th(> Culoni/ation nuthod, thu (.'onipany itsidf, and itrt admin- istration, yonr MuniorialiHtn cnttT heartily into thu coni^enial woik of devidopin;^' iind heauti'>in^ their rt'Hpective farniH in thin fertile portion of the Cat 'idian N(jrlh-\VeHt. CUKSCBNT LaKK, Ahhiniiioia, N.W.T., Nn,uu,ih,'.r, IHHiJ. 4a ^ / JJl. NAME. C.rf/i'r j^ j:^fC>rfC Qt Cyf'(:^C West of 2nd Mer. Suet. Tp. Hk«'. to J^J ,1(1 ff)n ,7 :^s /a u TIIK «KTTLi;hS (iUIlJi:. XAMK. West of 2nd Mer. iy^ucj . (y\ {^'c et y / ryj w ) ' ..•-' •^ y-v 23 e? •^■'' oq 4 i 10 -J J fU/fS€-^/i^ i i > .; .y> » M 1 M } 1 ,.,' t ^JrA/i- ■ T. ^. r.i^c^rfJ 2i t larl/f/r/ n o o > y/ £^/'. f/Tca c( u / 1 . . t.1 ,J » ) ■y. .^.'( rrU Ac/A A y. 1 ' a m 4G THE SETTLLlis' GUIDK. West of 2n(i Mer. NAME. /(jcfj/r/c I .C^rrr/r/fc . Y/uf JJ^ ^7 . L_>^/ / ru UC' J / '^ fV/^frf JJ^ :^?f,J,,rrJ r^^/Yo Jl 1-4 ^•^Yr. jj/ffJ y^..^ JJi^Y/cl 0^0-//^ J I /:. ■£, j/jt? ji- n (i)f/<'^cfJr/ ((j ic///.i i^>^rf ( C(. Sect. IG US Tp. A A -i 10 iJ r/f J/- '^^V //te?. 7 // / //a } r/\J . Cr/tri^ cr/^ 16 G U ^7 Rgc. A A (J ej rj O ) > tJ A I ! MEMORIAL. 47 /a . NAME. West of 2nd Mer. C^^cri4^i l/)ert^ct?^^2^ Qt ^. Qre^c^Jmt is^ off. QkJ/j.... 0. c^ci/e/r.r. Sect. Tp. 18 IS llge. () G 0) I IS f^ no G no '.^G on O Jl o 7 '2G o A A A A A o «iH THE SETTLKKS UUIDE. NAMK. / /J? . /)rrr/c ir/ Jrjf r.i Ot --k/i^ (v'/h^^ ^ • V^est of 2nd Mer. Sect. 'l'i>. ligo •} 'f /■// /// Cr/'r^ /r//. i ..'.^ i 1 y; £?.? ..^; ^ o ^ .g.<. "^^ , TABLE OF APPUOXIMATE DISTANCES KUOM THK COMPANY'S SETTLEMENTS. 2 4 n O h \ DiSTASCK, IN MII.KH, FIKiM Unttl.'fnr.l 1^> iitoii, Mojitauii UnuidDU (Via C.P.R.) lJro.'iiii'Ui» P'oi-t Walsui .. Ibilifax (ViaC'.l'.K.) MMlifiiio llu,t ' ISI.uitnal (Via C.I'.n.)! ^'ow York (ViaC.I'.U.) ^■ort^lEll•ow, Tho ..| TcaouRivor (cKiitUif'ime with Snioliv li.,l P()rta(,'o laPrairio (ViaC.l'.li./ ■"urtArthur I'o. I'ort Mo(.(ty, P.C I^o. Piirfc NolHou, HuJboh'b Bay PriiK'o Allxjrt (jiioboc Ill il Dour CroasiiiR llo^^iiia St. Paul, Miiinofiota Bwift Current Toi-onto (VlaO.P.Il.) Wiuuipfg (Via C I'.K.) Lakk. 270 f.-JO I7r. •H) (T-o *..■,<) 010 C70 *6'io S70 87.') -loo I7;id 2121 i"20 720 248 7:{'J Vim TOO 240 llK-f) i;i2 2.-7 I3.o0 301 NoRTri Ki,iii-w. no Si;i) ;;)».'■) v:(i.'i DtiO 11«0 €7f. tiiO aoo f)ltO 2S.'{ IVf) '210 lO.''.:^ 23-13 'f/6 'It 18 i()»;o (DO so 221).''. 2;.'i 17.-> .■■■"JO ].^:o 624 ?»0 ,S;.0 7f.O (121 HO .'i25 14C0 yoo (JOI 0,-.7 :i(>o 3170 y4') r:iii) 27i 320 833 IS 20 7.^8 i>25 2(1(0 7.2!) <>,'.0 874 i8r.o SS5 Lat(!»t in formation aa to tlio List way for passengers and frei^dit to reach eillier of the Company's settk'iiients will bo proniptly ftirni.shevl, on application, by ; • JOHN T. MOORE. Manag'mg Diri'cfoi\ 82 Kino Street East, Toronto, Canada.