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REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE OF LANDS or THE — Canadian Pacific Railway Company. ^ HE Canadian Pacific Railway Company oflter for sale some of the finest ^ Agricultural Lands in ^Manitoba and the Northwest. The lands belong- ing to the Company in each township witliin the railway holt, which extends twenty-four miles from each aide of the main line, will be disposed of at prices ranging FROM S2.50 PER ACRE UPWARDS. (These regulations are substituted for and cancel those hitherto in force.) If paid for in full at time of purchase, a Deed of Conveyance of the land will be given; but the purcliasor may pay one-tenth in cash, and the balance in payments spread over nine years, with interest at (> per . ■nt. per annum, payable at the end of the year with each instalment. Fxcnopal Conditions. All sales are subject to tlie following general conditions : 1. All iaiprovements placed upon land pnrcliased, to be maintained thereon until finf 1 payment has been made. 2. All taxes and ass■•- Opened 0,str,cts of the SASKATCHEWAN - *«"> THE LINES OF THE Cmmbmn pacific IRaKwa^. 23 »lpr^ ^■/N '»2l t3ik \ur4 \\\V>' M ^:*',;v' 114 MM Oai ingtot twenty-^ rangini ?»il .\* -r^ ' x^' .,t, -' \ .X ^ ^l^\ \ \ I '5 J 'ft I #- (The will be in payi payable All I thereor impro^ minera and ma and rail ling wal satisfacj Compaq: The settlers : tories Agents Da applieat J T } )3". —1 "' - i ^ * J--- r^r* '^" <• ;i. \ >: \ .1^ \ •< ^v-- «^ / \ L. ,; ^ ii.n V . « • I I 1 ^ V. i^l THE SASKATCHKWAX. V, ff X^ -■ T V ' W.gE J — \ F^opthcm Albcpta ( )ii thj llOw' ">r th»; now Salgapg and Edmont'on 1^2- Well Watered. Well Wooded, Great Grain Producing Soil FFVEE tlOA/[ESTEA]^^S AliSO Easfe FlssiFiib©ia / Op tba line of tljo QU'APPELLE, LONG LAKE & SASKATCHEWAN RY. mac;nificent farming land recently opened to settlement by the line of THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. TH The Ne kati Mix tlllU^ 1 )('(■! and the [i AlluM-tft ll J of North " Railway, :i bt'cii cnoi Isettled.th THE CHANCE NOW OFFERED. THE SASKATCHEWAN. The Newly-opened Districts watered by the Upper Sas- katchewan, Red Deer and Battle Rivers, and the Mixed Wood and Prairie Country of NORTHERN ALBERTA. ANY tliousand acrt'S of tli«' most fertile laiui in America have I'ecently been made accessible by the construction of the railway from Calgary, on the Bow River, to E(hnonton, on the North Sas- katchewan, as well as bv the new i-ail- way from Regina (the capital of the Northwest Territories) into the great delta formed by the junction of the two great i tranches of the Saskatchewan' Intending settlers can now I'cach by ti'ain, a country which has foi' some time been known to be almost nnrivalli'd for the fertility of its soil and the possession of wood, water anil underlying coal. Southei'u Alberta has established its reputation as the choice grazing country of Noi'th Americi. ami l»y the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, its mines, ranching business and gcMieral progress ha\'e been enoi'mously developed. Northern Alberta has hitherto been un- ! settled, though e.Kamined and most favourably reported upon, owing We'Stw((i' tind)er on it and get I fence rails buildinsrs. If out with OAT FIELD NEAR EDMONTON. v'ill he no "or a great -courses — f Of land similar to and in the neighbourhood of the tield of oats repi'esented above there are SEVERAL MILLION ACRES now open to free selection, 5 TliP.Vi''^ no plili'C lil'i' Jiiinic — ifoil I' till: II Intiiir. GOOD PRICES arc ri'fili/.fil for all tliat a t'ai'inci' pnxliUH's, tlif locfil (Iriiiainl fr()iii new settlers as wt-ll jis from the iiiinini; re^^nons to tju- south ami in the mountains, the ( io\-crnment for the Mouiitcil I'olici' anil Imlians of thf North-Wfst. lii'ini:' .greatly in excess of tln' })ro(luction. TIk- openiuo- of the railway will !itior^t winter, o\\v young horses did not come liome at all. We never fed them a pound of hay, l)ut I raise cattle, wliich at twenty-eight or thii'ty months old will dress without an ounce of grain. OoO and 700 pounds of beef, or a three year old tliat will dress 800 to (SoO pounds. I am speaking of what I hrve seen, and am testifying to what I know by personal experi- ence. Then, Sir, it does not take a verv ercat deal of skill in farming. Even a novice like myself in average years can grow crops of grain — oats from 50 to 75 bushels to the acre, anart nifiy be described in jxeneral terms as rollinir itrairie, ilotted oNcr with bluff's t)f spruce and poplar, interspersed with lakes and meadows, and intersected with numerous small creeks, gi\ing the whole a pai'ticulai'ly pai'k-like appearance, which, in j)oint of natui-al scenery, is beyond the possibility of exaggeration. I ha\<' seen the most beautiful spots of five of the eastern ja-ovinees, and of several of the states across our southern border, but I ha\f nc\er seen any section of country which in its natui-al state could conijiare with this. Indeed it is almost impossible for a stranger looking off' .some connnanding butte, to realize that the delightful pro.spect all aroun •y. ft If Shi ml iiiil ml I/k' nrilci' of '/'"",'/, '"'I //' THE QU'APPELLE, LONG LAKE AND SAS- KATCHEWAN RAILWAY fioiii llr;4-iiia (tlic (•■•ipital i<\' tiir Xnrtli-\\«-t 'rii'iitoi'ics) lias rt'ccntly •>[)fnt'(l ui) a s|i|cii(liil couiiti-y lyiiiu' lictwicii l.oiii:' I.akr and tlic soiitli 1»raiicli of tin' Saskatcln'U an. as well as tlir s of the country, it was only necessary to say that two-year old steers, fed altogether on the native grasses, dres.sed eight hunih'ed pounds right along." There seemed to be an impression that settlers going to the Saskatchewan district would of necessity require to take their stock with them, at great expense and trouble. This was a mistake. Cattle had l)een raised around Battleford for fifteen years, and domesticated animals of an excellent class could be obtained at reasonable prices by new settlers coming in. Horses for farm or other purposes can be purchased right there. In fact the most extensive horse-raising establishment on the Saskatchewan is with- in twenty-five miles of Battleford, where animals of a most superior and suitable class are bred, and are to be obtained at a moderate cost. Thus it will be seen that people going there to settle will not have to encounter any of the inconveniences and hardships often experienced by the earlier settlers. The country is park-like, with alternate patches of grove and 12 ()jtjti))'t nv'if'ii'x iicfjiiu'tcd lift' I i'i'('co>'ri'(t})h'. pi-airic. Lakes anhiees to he found anywhei-e. Lyinf^, as it does, at the junction of two tine I'ivers, it would ho hard to equal its attractiveness. A four-in-liand mail and passenger coach connects with tlx; railway at Saskatoon, wiiich (peyidin;!;- the arrival of the iron hoi-se) is a satisfactory servici'. It is, however, con- tidently expected that the i-ailway will he rapidly pushed to Battle- ford. The town is well provided with schools and churches. As the bulls-eye of one of the most fertile and productive sections of the continent, the future of the town is most promisin<^. " If you have any friends," said Mr. Macfarlane, in concludinc,', "who know how to farm, and witli free lands in a district pos.sess. ing the best advantage that nature can bestow, you can't do them a better turn than direct their attention to the North Saskatche- wan and Battle River country." The country, though a very rich one, has been closed for want of easy means of communication. The crossing at Saskatoon is now ONLY ONE DAY PROM THE CAPITAL. There is abundant land to choose from, the even numbered sections being the property of the Government and open to FREE HOMESTEADINa. ISumerous settlers in the Prince Albert district who have removed from other parts of the country testify to the fertility of the soil. Wm. Miller came from Huron County, Ont., and moved to the Saskatchewan in 187'S, and took up land quite close to where Prince Albert now stands. Likes the Saskatchewan country better than Ontario or Manitoba. Mr. Miller has kept a diary since he came to the country, so that his statements are not made from memory. He states that his oat crop has varied from 40 to (SO bushels per acre in different years, except IHHd, wdien it was about 20 bushels per acre. Hor.ses, cattle, sheep and hogs have all done well with him. 13 ■■■ Deserve ttucccnH and ijoii nill lutnnnnnl ll. CllAs, M.Mit, for sixti'cti years a resident, has t'aniie, the croj) was li^^dit from «h'ouliiiil in J tin'ih. 1 for ten ouM Ik> )t tVoiil lys Ix'cn <|ii)iiiti- winter try, iiiitl |)t'r ton. 15 (H'llts <■ tVoiii natiii-nl VwlltTc. l»tuin('«l )elii'Ves < m o < < W a '^; :?;