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'I'lie ( 'aiin(ii:ui Nortli WCst i- lai'l o i in I'dwn^liiii-' six niilis sijuari:. contaiiiiiiL; lliiity-six -crlicn^ nf 640 aci'L'-^ iMcli, \\',ii':li ail' a^aiii >ul) liviiinl iiiId i|ikuUt M'clioii-- i>\' Km acii'>. l-.acli si|iKiri/ mi lln' ina|i til llif linck (iC ihis (Icsci i|iti\t.' liiaiiiT 1 ciucM'nls a tDWiiNliiip nf ()4(.i acrc^. A km'I a 'low .iiicr. liasiiiL; a \\iilili nf i,i;.' tl:ain. i^ |ir()\iiirii tui nii (.-arii M'ftion-liiir 1 iniiiinL; iiniili and mhiiIi. .in{l 1 in i\'.-r_\ alliTiiali.' xi'ti'iii line iiMiniiiL; i'a>t and wc-l. I he fi)!lo\\ini; diaLjiaiii ^how-- a t(j\\n>liiii willi ihc :-i.-i;li(iu> !iunibcr(.!il and aiiiM.iluini.ll ; - TOWNSHIP DIAGRAM. 'MO A 1. Kl.S. X. 1 ! ;t'i \Vl 1 :t:i :ti :t.5 :to *" 7. < . I». K. <><»v. oi- < .l». K. <><»\ . <'. 1 Mt. Cri«»\. .to K«-li«»ol<«. -iO i '2S 27 .W. <;< ► V. « .I'.K. ^'. < . IMJ. 4.14 »v. 1 or 4 . i». K. i H 10 1 1 12 4Jov. < .!». It. II. it. < . i». 11. Itailn.'iy 4'oiii|t:iii.r*<« liiiiuis. 4^4>^'. 4>ov<*riiiii4>iit ilonio* •><<>:ii'<"><>iii|»li«»ii I.iiii«ll.>>. S«M-li«»ii!s i-4'S4>rvi'4i loi- i>foi'lli-\% 4>st l.aiiii 4 oiii|>aiiy'«« I.aiMlM (or as tar wost from >Vjiiiii|M'U' as :fIoos4> .law oiil.v. St'rliitiis I. U. |:{. 21. 2.'t. and :t.'t. from .Mooso .la^- \v<'sluar«i. still Im>1oiik' to tli4> 4'aiiaa«'ifi<- Itaiiuay loiiipaiiy. It XV ill ihus 1h' sfL'U llial ilu' sc'ClicUH in (.'acli townsliip arc apiHirtioiH'd a-- follow^: - Ol'l.N loR I IdMl.s I lAh AM' I'Kl-l-.MI'l hiN,-,. .\(.>. 2. 4. (). lo, I 2. 14. I(), iS, 2Ci. 22. 24. 2S, :;o. 32, :;4. },(). C'ANAIHAX 1'\(I1H- I\A1IAVAV Sli IhiNS. 1,3, 5, 7. (j. I ■, I5, I7, !,). 21, 2;,. 25, 2/. 3I. 33. 35. Nos. 1, i|, 13, 21. Z^, ^^^^ aloni; tlie main line, \\'inni|- 'l; to Moo^e Jaw, sold to the Canada North- West Land (.'onqiany. llie balance of their lands heinLj juincipally in Southern Manitoba. Sc'iKHM, SKcridNS. — Nos. II, 29 (reserved by Government solely for school purj)oses). llinsoN's JiAV Cu.Mi'ANv's SixTioNs. — Nos. 8 and 26. FREE GRANTS, PRE-EMPTIONS, &c How to obtain them in tlie Canadian Norili-West. DOMINION LANDS REGULATIONS. Tiidrrtlif Doiiiiniuii Lands Kc.Lrulal ions all Snrvcvtd even initulitK d -cclion^, cx.-cptiiii; s aiul ■ . \:\ Maiiit(jlM and tlic North Wist Tr- 1 it.;: ;t-, v.lr.L'li liav not li.t i; I'.uni'-t/ai,. cd ofor rc.st.Tvi.il, art; lo be litUl fxdiisivily lor honu ^u a>i> a,.d i>.i i nijii.oi,,. I-ipiV] ESTEADS. - Munu sic ads mav l.i- ol.'ainid upon paviui-iit of an OUicc Ixc ofTt-n J)oll:us Nuhiii t to tlif lollowin.i,' rondili.ms as to rt.-^iiliiu'c and rnuiNMlloii : ' ' In tiiL- •■ .Mile l!, ,■ uluay stations, mounted pulire i.o^t-.. miiiin- and oIIkt siiecial luirposi ■.. l!,,- lu.nu -u-.itlc r s!.,-,ll liiy-iM ai-tii.il resnleiKf tipoii his li.jinf-lcatl uithiii si\ inonth-< iVoiii llie ilate ot inti v if il sn.dl n-ide ni.. n and 111 iKf the land Im liotne for at kast six iiiontli> out ol'i \'trv twilve months Cor thi. e vi.irs tVoni tlu-d.ilc olirirv • and shall wuliin the I, rst year alter the date of liis In Jiiustead ( ntrv, hre.ik and piep.-.ie /or crop t( ii aeits ol hi • loiiiesteaihiuanersietioii ; and sh.-ill Avithiii the -econd ve.ar crop tile. said ten air. -, :i ml l.n ak and p .i.,:, l.-tii. u hi teen aei es additional : makintr twetity-fivc aen- ; and within the third v. .arall. r the d,it.- ofhi - h. -u'st. ad. \ :v\ he shall erop the said tweaty live acres, and hre.ak ami preii.aie for crop h fit in aei< s riiMiii.ma! -oihal withiti l i.'i' M'.ars of t le date ot hi- l!oiiie>-lcad etitrv, he sii.ill have not les> tiiaii tweiilv live acii - i i pp. d, .ami lifleen ;,ei. > additional biokeii and prep;ived (ore. op, 1, and oilier than that iiieliided in Mile I'.elt. Town Site Re-erv.-, ;iiid Co.al .and 'Mim r.d I)i>trie's ina\- Im- hoiiiesU aded in cither of the three followini.; met loii- ; 1. The hoiiieslead. r sh.all l)e.L;iii aetii.al re-idenee on his liomesteail and riiltiv.atioii of ;i ieasoii;i!.I' poilion thereof wiliiiti six iiion Ills Ir. ,111 d.ate of eiitrv, iiiili ss cr.trv sh.all liavelieen made on or a Iter tin- istdav ■f'-eptem! . r 111 uhieh case resilian have liv. d .Imin- the thie.' months iiext piecitliii!,'- li-.s ai)i)lication for h.nne^teatl patent, 3. The homeste.ad.ir shall cniimence the enltivalion .)f his homestead within six months after the date of entry, or il the entry w.as obt.aine.l after the first d.av .)f Se;.ti inber in anv vear. then befoie the fir-t il.av of Inn.' foll.nvinp, ; sh.all within the first year break and prei.are for croj) not le-s than five acns id' his li.iiiiestead ; ^h,a:! within l.;e s. , oiid ye.ircrop the said five acre-, ;in.l break and iirepare forcr.ip n.>t less than ten acres in adilitioii making "ot less th.aii filleeii acres in all ; sh.all have erected a habitable li.uise on the liomesteail before the .xpi; atioii of the second year, and on or before t!ie commencement .)f the third ve.ar sh.all have be'.^ini to re-idt- in the saul house, and sliall h.ave continned to re-itle therein ami cultivate his hoinesleatl for not le-s than three v.ars next ]irior the ilate ol his application for p.atent. Ill the event of a homesteailer desiiin.i,'- to secure his patent within a shorter period than the three or llv.- years, ;is the case; may be, he will be permitted to purchase his homestead, .n- liomesteail and pre-empti.)ii as the case may be, .111 Inrnishini,' l)roof that he ha- re.-ided on the liomesle.atl for at least twelve months snbse.meiit to date of entry, .md in ea-e entry was made alter the Jsth day of INIay, iss;, has cultivated thirty acres ther.-of. PRE-EMPTIONS. -Any lujiiiesteader mav, at the same time as lie makes his liomesteail entrv, but not at a later date, should there be available land .adjoinim,' the homestead, enter an additional iniarter section a- .1 pre-etnpt'.oii, on ])avment of an office fee of ten dollars. The pre-emption ri.ulit entitles a homesteader, who obtains eiilrv for a ;>re-emptioii to i)iircha-e the land so pre-eini)ted on becoinin.tr entitled to his liomesteail patent : but shouM the homesteailer fail t.> fiillil the homestead condition,- he l.irleits all cl.aim to his pre-emption. The price ol])re-emptions, not iiielmled ill Town Sit.' Reserves, i- twoiiollars and lillvcents an acre Where l.aml IS north of the northerly limit of the land Kraiit, aloiii,r the main line of the Canadian I'acilic Kailw.iv and i- not within tweaty-lonr miles of any brand! of that RailwaV, or twelve miles of anv other Railway i)re-enii)tions may be obtained for two dollars per acre. ' ' ..1 1 j ]':iyiiieiits for land may he in cash, scrip, oi- I'olice or Military I!oiiiit\- w.arr.-'.nts. TIMBER. — Ilotnestead .settlers, whose land i- destitute of timber, mav, upon iiayment of an office fee of fifty cents, procure from the Crown Timber .\,i.;ent a permit to cut the lollowitrL,'- ipiantitit-s of timber free of dues • :•,'> cords of wood, i,sn., lineal feet of house lo,tjs, j,f.(«. fence rails, .and .(..o roof rails. _ Incases where there is timbered l.aml ill the viciiiitv.av.iilable for the purpose, the home-tead -ittler, who,el.aiid is without timber, may purchase a wood lot, not exceedin.','- in area .•.> acres, at the price of live doll.ais per acre ca-h Liceii-es to cut timber on lands within surveved town-hips m.av be obt.ained. The land- covered by such licenses are thereby withdrawn from homestead and i)re-emptioii entry, ami from sale. INFORMATION. — full information respectintr the land, limber, coal and mineral Laws, and copies of the reKitlations, ni.ay be obtained upon ap])!icatioii to Tm; Si;cui;t.\kv of Tin-; Dkp.vktmi.nt 01 nil I\ii 'mok Ottawa, Ontario; Tm; Ci).mmissii)NI;k oi- Domi.viu.n- L.v.nds, \\'iiiiiipeK, Manitoba; or to any of the Dominion' Land Agents in Manitoba or the North-West Territories. A, M, lifRCKSS, Dep, Minister of Interior WHERE TO OBTAIN FREE GRANTS, PRE-EMPTIONS — AM) — Full Information as to Government Lands. • DOMINION LAND OFFICES AND DISTRICTS: WINNIPEG. ' IvAsi of i>i iiHTidiaii.a^ tara> surveyed. ^Wr.si iM.iindaiv in townshif) i. cast line .)l" iaii,L;c i cast; t()\vn>lii|..s 2 and ,-;. meridian line: t(i\vn>lii'i> 4. 5.6 and 7. west )n:e oi ran,ue .\ west ; tlnvn-hlll^ imrlli i4' and iiielnding S to raUL'e S west. • ^,^ nt : .\. 11. Wiiin m k, Winnipeu'. DUPFERIN. --I owiisliip I. ran-e 1 ea-t to (.jwe^t ; iM\vn>hi[.s 2 and _.;, raiK'cs i t(. i.| uv.t : to\\n-.liii) .|. ran-e> 5 to 14 west ; lown.slups --. 6 and 7. lan^es 5 K; 1 j we-i. • \,l:' 111 : \\ . II. 1 1 JAM, .Manitou. SOURIS. Townsliii- 5, ran.^es 13 to iS : townshi|)> 6 and 7, ran^e i;, to jnd meridian ; iM\Misiii|,,s ,s to ,j, ranL^e 9 to jnd meridian. Agent: I'.. C, SMni'i, lirandon. TURTLE MOUNTAIN.— 'lownships i to 4, ran-e 15 ; 1 jnd jneridian : lou!isli:|. --,. raii,L;e k; lo jiid meridian. A^eiil : |oii,\ I'ir.MiiK, Deioraine. LITTLE SASKATCHEWAN.- rown.hip. north of and ineliiding 1 ^,. ran-es r; 1 . jj west. Ayeiit : W. M . ! 1 11 la \ k h. M mnedosa. BIRTLE. l'o\\•n.sl!i|l■^ north of and ineliuhng 1 :;, r;tnL:e 2'^ to 2i]i\ mcrithan. A,L,rii; : W. ( i. I'i'.N ri,.' \i), iJirtle. COTEAU.- 'I'o\vn.-,h:ii-. I to ( i.\. 'Retina' SWIFT CUR?cENT — 'J'ownships 1 to 30, 3rd tn 4ih merichan : townshi]. -, i . ran-es I to 6 we.^t 3rd meridian. AeimL!: A-ent : j. (i. jessiip, Swilt Current. CALGARY."-To\vnships i;, to i,S, ran-e 2^ west Jih meri.han to Jlriiidi Cohnnliia; townships i() to 30. 4th meridian to liiitish Cohim'oia ; townships 31 to 4.:, raii'-e .S we-t 4th mcri(han ii Jiriiisli Cohimhia. ALient : .\.\io> Rnwi:. (Jalcarv. LETHBRIDGE.— lownships i to iS, ran-es 1 to -4. we>t plnneridian ; townships i to I 2. ranue -5 west 4t]i meriih'an to IJritisli Cohimhia,. A-eiU: K. {',. Kirby, lAthbridge. EDMONTON. — '1 own>liips north of and inchidin^^ 43, range raiii^iii!^ FROM $2.50 PER ACRE UPWARDS. DETAILED PRICES OF LANDS CAN BE 03TAINF.D FROM THE LAND COMMISSIONEf) ', , (Th'jsv Ri'Tilations iin: ■■i:ibslitiiU:tl jor ami iiuicci tliusv hilhvit-i in fnrce.) PEG, TERMS OF PAYMENT. If [Mid fMiinfu:! r.t tiiiu' (.r iiiiicliaM', a \h;:<\ of e',,n\ r \ aiict- ( .f tlic land uiM 1. ..r..n- imt lli • l)UrchasLT may pay one lentil iii cadi, and tin- lialaiuc in iiavnuaii^ spread ,e.,i -nie s.mi-. ui'I, ii'.icu-i it MX i-.T cent, per annum. i,ayal.le at the end ,,filif srar witli . acli in-:aliiR.ii!. I'avn'.ent-- i v.v. Ik mad- in Land (.rant ISmid-. ulmjli \mI1 l.e aeeeptidat ten jier cuit. liieminm nn lla.-ii pai \ali,i, 'with aeeiurd inieie-t. I la-e l.(.nd> can he (.htained , ,n ap|)licali()ii at the Hank of Montreal. ..| ,it aiiv . f it- a"ene,, . in ( anada oi' the l.nile'i .State-. GENERAL CONDITIONS. All -ales are >ulijeci to (lie lollowini^r j^r,.,i,Tal Condition- : — 1. All impn,vemeiil- placed upon land puiclia.-ed t.i l.e maintain./d theivon until i.nal pavmeiit ha- lieili Inaile. 2. All taxes and a.-e ,-meiit- lawfully impo-cd ujioii the land or nnpi ovenien- - 'o !„• j.ai I Lv the ]a!rcha>ei-. ,^ Idle Comjiniiy ve-erve fiom -air. under tlie-e leL^ulation-. all mineral .nid eoal i.nni- ; and iand- eontamin- tmd.er in (|uaiititie-, -tone, -l.ite and marl.le .lua-rie.-. land- with, uater pov.ci liieieoii. and tracts for town sites and railwav piirpo-c-. 4. -Mineial. coal ,uid timber land> and ,|iinii-ics. and hinilily ot'a I'lnther earlv e\ti-n-ion ortliat line westw.ud. has made avall.-iMr foi hoin.si(.a(hii,!^ a lar^e aixa o( e.xeelleiit land, uhieh has hitlierlo l.ecii undesirahh- in mih- on<- i.artieul.it tin ah-L-iiee of nnlw.iy eoiimuimeat-on. This area C(.iiij.riM> the land tVoni tlu- Souri- Kivt-i u.-tuard to thr Mi--oim ^.oteaii, and Irom the Inteiiiatioiial Honnd.aiA- northuan! to Moose M.umtaiii. l-or t host- desirous o|puiehasinj4, tlu- I.A.NI) ( .K.\NT oflhc MANIFollA M X'TlI-Wl'.S'l'I'.kN C< li ( )N 1/ \Tli iN k.MI.WAV C( iMI'AW. only now placed on the market, offers .spieial attractions. It cot'isists of .,vtr i ...iM („, acres ol the choicest land in .America well adapted lot ulain i,nowiii<,;- ami mi.xed farmiiii;. in a hell m mih - wide, immediately north of the IiUeriiational lioimdarv, and from raiiye i ; westward Thai iiortion ol this .mant lym.L; between ran.ue 1;, and the western limit of Mauitolia is well settled, tlu- homesteads haviti'.' been lull-- taken up. Purchasers will at once liave .all the advantayes of this earlv settlement, snch as schools churelu-s rind miiincip.al oru.ani/atioii. The tertililv of the soil li;is been ample deiiionstnited bv tile -|)leiidid crops ih.at liaer been raise.l Irom year to year in th.'it district. The countrv is well watered bv lakis'aiul streams the priiu-ii);d (,f which arc Rock Lake, I'elican I.ake, Whitewater I.ake, and the Sonris Kiveraiid its tributaries, wliih- never failins;- .siirin.i,^ creeks take their rise in the Turtle .Mountain. Wood is plentiful, and bniibet ...uit.able for buildiii^ purposes IS maiuitacturcd at Deslonl, Deloraine and Wakopa, mid mav be purchasi d .it reasonable iirice- At the two latter points, grist mills are also in operation. Tlie terms of piirciinso of the Manitoba South .\\'e-tern Coloni/atioii Railway Company are the same as tlio-e uf the C'anad.aii r.icilic Kailway (_dnip.u;v. Cities, Towns and Villages in the North-West. (OM THE MAIN LINE OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.) As the construction of the Railway has proyressed through tlie Fertile Belt of the Canadian North-West, towns and villafjcs have sprung up as if hy magic. No sooner was a railway station located thnn it formed the centre of a group of stores and dwellings, which rapidly developed into towns of considerai)le importance. Ihe following descrijnion of a few of the chief towns along the main line, between Lake Superior and the fool of the Rocky Mountains, may be of service and interest : — PORT ARTHUR, or I'rince Arthur's Landing, is situated on a land-locked hay of Lake Superior, which ai.ords an t\C(;llent and safe harbour. It is surrounded l)y a country in which vast stretches of rich agricultural lands, including the Kaministiquia and other valleys, and large lumbering resources combine with gold, silver, iron, copper, lead, zinc, and other mineral deposits, to make it one of the greatest value; wliile westward, and tiibutary to it, lie the great wheat helds of the Canadian Nortli-West, and the extensive cattle ranches of Alberta. FORT WILLIAM is six miles west of Port Arthur, on the main line of the railway, on the banks of the Kaministifjuia River. 'Ihere cnn be no question tiiat Fort William is likely to become an important commercial centre. It has been, and from its jjosition will continue to be, used to a large extent by the Canadian I'acilic Railway Company as a distributing point for the immense (juantities of coal, lumber, and other heavy supplies passii\g over the road. The natural harlioui, ii miles in extent, has an average breath of 350 feet, and a depth of eight to ten feet. The scenery along the Kaministiijuia, with its numerous ])icluresfiue waterfalls, is sujierb, and tiiis, with the excellent lishing and .shooting to be obtained in the neighborhood, and the invigorating Ijree/es from Lake Superior, will make Fort William a favorite resort with tourists and health seekers. The Comjiany have recently erected at this point the largest and most comi)lete elevator in the North-West, with a cajiacity of 1,300,000 bushels. RAT PORTAGE, situated about 135 miles east of Winnipeg, stands at the north end of the Lake of the Woods, and is now a bu.sy town of about 1,000 inhabitants, the centre of what bids fair in the near future to lie a most important gold and silver mining region, seeing the discoveries of valuable and apparently extensive mineral deposits recently made, ''he natural water jiower of Rat I'ortage is perhaps the finest in America, and it is on this account the seat of an extensive lumber trade. ' WINNIPEG, the capital of Manitoba, is naturally the distributing point of the great territories stretching to the north and west for hundreds of miles. I'rior to 1 870, there was, where Winnipeg now stands, nothing more than the chief trading ])ost of the Hudson's Hay Company, whose head-cpuirters were at Fort (larry. 'Its growth since is marvellous, equalling even tliat of Chicago's early days. From a population of 1 50 in iS;o, with an assessment roll of two million dollars, the number of its inhabitants rose in ten years to 8,000, and is now about 30,000, while its ]>resent rateable property is assessed at $32,845,100. PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE.— This town is well known as being the centre of one of the richest and best settled plains for the growth of cereals in Manitoba. CARBERRIT, the county town of Norfolk, is in the centre of the wheat-growing area known as the ' ' Heautiful Plains." Grain to the extent of over 300,000 bushels was shipped from this point last season. The population is now about 400. Situated, as it is, in a stretch of beauUful agricultural country, it has every feature of a village which has steadily outgrown its intended function.s, and is surely converting itself into a busy country town. BRANDON isadmnably situated at the crossing of the Assiniboine River, with picturesque hills on both sides. The first human habitation was erected on the site of Hrandon as recently as iSSi, on the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway to that point. It was incorporated in 1882, and its population has increased so rapidly, that it now numbers over 3,000. In size and importance, Brandon comes next to Winnipeg, and, being surrounded by successful settlements, is already a commercial centre of some importanco. Il 'las no less than 122 trading,' iiistiiuiions, with its saw mill, floiiiiiii,' mill, planin^j mill, l)()iU|niikin^; liotisf, niiniL'ious otlu-r sinall iiidiistnal iiisliliilioiis, live ca|iaeioiis i^r;iiii eli'valois, and many soliil l)iicU Imsiness structures, wliicli t;ive it the ippeaiaiice of a town of three times its a'^e. It IS tile market town for tlie coiiiUiy iioitli to Mimieilosi, and south to the 'I'uitie Mountain, while its position on the Assinihoine River, and on liie main line of the railway, will, it is liiouyht, so develop the (arming capaliilities of the ilistrict, as to add materi.illy to its importance. ,^ VIRDEN, situated ahoiit 50 miles west of IWandoii, is a small hut liusy centre of business. 'I'lie settlemeiUs tributary to It extend to the soutli across the Souiis Kiver down to I'lntle Mountain and the I'nited States boundary, more than 60 miles distant, (iiaiii raised on the I'iiiestone, and as far west as Moose Mountain, is marketed here, while considerable business is nUo done with settlers north of the railway on Oak Kiver, and aloii^ tiie Assiniboine Kiver. 'I lieie are two elevatois here as well as a u;rist an . /• .. ■ • -• .. railway at Broadview has given the place some standing. INDIAN PIEAD is on the main line, 312 miles west of Winnipeg. With a charming situation, excellent natural drainage, the largest and finest brick hotel in the North-West, and enterprising merchants, Indian Head must soon rank among the largest towns along the line. The Fishing Lakes on the (^u'Appelle, eight miles north, and the beautiful lakes six miles south, olTer special attractions as summer resorts. Indian Head is the head-cjuarters of the celebrated " Hell Farm," which contains 64,000 acres, or 100 square miles, and is spoken of as the largest in the world. Some idea of the immense area now placed under cultivation may be gathered from the fact that though the farm was open prairie about three years ago, no less than 6,000 acres have been already put under seed. Of the 1883 crop, 10,000 bushels were exported to Montreal, and 13,000 sold in different parts of the country as seed. The land is remarkably fertile, and the yield of crops very large. QU'A.PPELLE, situated south of the Fort bearing that name, is a flourishing town, which until quite recently went uniler the name of Troy. The stage for I'rince Albert and northern points starts from here. The streets are laid out through groves of pcjplar, wiiich add much to the l)eauty of the town. Qu'Appelle is a place of local importance, t)eing the distributing point for F'ort Qu'Appelle, the Touch- wood Hills, and the Prince Alliert Settlement. It is pleasantly situated in a park-like country. The whole (,)u'Appelle Valley is a most desirable one from an agriculturist's point of view, and seeing the rapid settlement of the neighbouring lands, the Government have erected commodious immigrat'on build- ings, close to the railway station, for the reception of intending settlers whilst in search of land or employment. The College Farm of the Bishop of (^u'Appelle (Bishop Anson, formerly rector of Woolwich), is pleasantly situated two miles north-west of the village, and between it and the valuable Edgeley Estate. I'^xcellent sport can be had in the Qu'Appelle Valley, as the woods and meadows are well stocked with prairie chickens, partridges, plover, snipe, hares, (Sr'c., whilst the lakes abound with geese, ducks, and other kinds of wild fowl. The fishing in the (Ju'Appelle lakes and Long Lake is also excellent. To the north are found the wapiti, moose, antelope, and other kinds of deer. i-ge SI The establishment of the repair shops of the REOINA, tilt' ca])ital of Assinilmin, on the Wascnna (or Pile of Hones) River, conxisteil in iS8j of tinec l.u|;e canvas tents on the open prairie, bjyond all railwa) coniniiinii;ation and all >eltlenieiU Ihe advent of the steam enfjine soon lirought about a chanj;i'. Rows (jf jjood sid)stantial hoin^es appeared, wide streets were laid out, and |)ul)lic Imildin^js erected. The site cf the town is not. it i>tnie. pieliirtM|ii(' in the same way as l5randon and other North Western places, hut it is in the lentrc nf (,ne of the i.ii^'tst iilocks of wheat (^rowint; land in the country, of a rich dark clay, and its citizens hold no small expuia lions of its future. As the seat of government for the North Wist I erritories, Ke;dna is the abode of llie l-ieutenant-(lovernor and the Indian ami departmental othces, and the meetinf,'-place of the XorthWot t'oimcil, which has jurisdiction over the whole of the vast North-West Territories of Can.ada, compri^int; no less an area than 2,500,000 s(|uare miles. Here are also the hend ijuarters of that well disciplined and most useful body, the Mounted Police. A br.mch railway was last season commenced running' in a northerly direction to Lon^; Lake, thence north-westerly towards Hattleford, and in a northerly direciion to I'rince Albert, thus making; Ue^ina the junction point of these fe/tile ref;if)ns in the north. I'he In si pintion of the line from Uej^ina to the foot of Lon^ l-ake, a distance of 22 or 23 niiK's, was completed last autumn. Lon^^ Lake is a splendid sheet of water, about 65 miles long, anil from one to four miles wide, ami abounding in fish. MOOSE JA'W, 400 miles west of Winnipeg, ss jileasantly situated on a slope, rising north of the railway, at the conlhience of the Moose Jaw River and 'fhunder Oeek. 'i'he town has a neat, cleanly appearance, and has made very rapid progress, (iood fishing and hunting are to be h.ad around Moose jaw Creek, Buffalo Lake, and the valleys of the district. Lrom Moose Jaw the Indian trail leads north- ward to the Temperance Colony, distant 1 35 miles, a journey to which is calculated to occupy three day-.. The land occupied by these settlers is for the most part rolling prairie, plentifully '.tatered, and of great fertility. The capital of the colony is Saskatoon, jdeasantly situated on a well-wooded bluff, overlooking the broad South Saskatchewan River. SWIFT CURRENT, 510 miles from Winnipeg, is the point where the trail from IJattleford Country strikes the Railway. A large business is done here with traders for northern points. A town has been laid out and is fast grow ing in size and importance. MAPLE CREEK, is very likely to undergo considerable development in the near future, owing to its proximity to the cattle ranches of Montana, in the United States. The ranchmen have lately found it cheaper and more expeditious to bring their cattle tl" ough Canadian territory, and they commenced in 1884 to send large numbers to Maple Creek and thence to Winnii)eg, and 7'ii, .i-rsa, so that advant.age may be taken of the excellent pasture south from Maple Creek district to Montana. In 1885 a considerable increase took place in the traffic, and an important trade is now established. .Several outcrops of lignite coal have been known for some years to exist in the neighborhood. MEDICINE HAT, 2. 100 feet above the level of the sea, with a population of some 500, is well called a "stirring town," for ii-. people and general appearance are fully in keeping with a real Western city. Here the citizens and railway companies seemed to have vied with each other in "rushing up " fairly substantial buildings. The Saskatchewan River is here crossed by a substantial iron railway bridge. The future of Medicine Hat is wrapped up in the develojMiient of the vast coal fields to the south-west, in the Bow and Belly River districts, which have been opened up by the construct 1 of a branch railway of about IOC miles from near Medicine Hat to Lethbridge. The supply is practically inexhaustible and the quality of the fuel is such that it is now transported in large quantities as far east as Winnipeg and used there in the place of the United States coal. C-LEICHEN is the most promising point between Medicine Hat and Calgary. It is surrounded by a large area of excellent agricultural land. The results of the cultivation of the C. 1*. R. experimental farm established here have shown clearly that farming may be successfully carried on in this western district. Large quantities of vegetables have been shipped from here to stations along the line, CALQ-ARY, 840 miles west of Winnipeg, and 2,260 miles from Montreal, is beautifully situated on both sides of the Elbow River, at its junction with the Bow River. It is at an el :.»vation of over 3,000 feet above the level of the sea, situated itself on a tableland, and surrounded on the north, and south by ranges of hills, or buttes, as they are locally called. Calgary itself is not, it is true, of great dimensions as yet, but as the centre of an extensive and fertile agricultural region, the distributing point for the cattle ranches to the south, and probably also of the gold mines to the west, it is likely to become a place of no little importance. Its central position in the district of Alberta, 120 miles from the summit of the Rocky "V Mountains, makes it destined to be the capital of the district when that district is made a province, A little over two years ago there were to be seen only the Mounted Police post, Hudson's Hay trading post, and a couple of stores. Now there is a population of over i.ooo, which is continually increasing, four churches, a school, and a '"ull supply of stores of all kinds, and enough mecliaiiics and professional men to supply the wants of the residents and surrounding settlers. Through the town run all the principal trails leading to Kdmonton, and the I'eace and Athabasca Kivers on the north. Fort Macleod to the south, and Morley and the mountains o.. the west. There is at this point on botVi the How and Elbow Rivers excellent water power, suitable for mills or factories of any kind. As to fuel, coal is found in many places within a radius of 20 miles of Calgary, and at some points the outcrop is so prominent that settlers supply themselves by hewing the coal from tlie bank. The great stock-ranches in the Uow River district of Alberta, to the south of and tributary to Calgary, are yearly increasing in importance. Considerable capital is already invested in tl is industry, as may be judged from the fact that the "round-up" in the autumn of 18S5 showed that there were at least 8o,ooo head of cattle in this one district of Alberta alone, bheep-ranching is also largely engaged in. •-• RANCHING. Although Stock raising can be carried on successfully in nearly every part of Manitoba and the North-West, there are sections of the Territories which are particularly adapted to Ranching on a large scale, notably Wood Mountain, Cypress Hills, Hand Hills, Porcupine Hills, and tiie foothills of the Rocky Mountains, which afford beside a rich pasturage during the whole year, an abundant supply of the purest water, in springs and rivers; elevated plateaux, which give freedom from annojing insects during the lujt season of summer, and deep-wooded valleys and ravines, furnishing perfect shelter from the storms of winter. The districts mentioned are known to have been the wintering ground of numberless herds of liufialo in days past, and it is an admitted fact that these animals, after feeding through tlie greater part of summer and fall on the more southern plains in the United States, as far south even as the valley of the Platte River in Nebraska, on the approach of winter movi.d hurriedly northward to the region of light, dry snowfall, where protection from the storms of the season and an abundant supply of naturally cured fodder could be found in the numerous valleys and ravines. The Ranching Regulations of the Dominion Government are liberal in the extreme, the main features being that the lessee, after securing his location, shall within two years of the date of his lease, place and maintain upon the leasehold at least one head of stock for every ten acres of his holding, paying therefor a nominal rental of two cents per acre per annum. A large district containing nearly 10,000,000 acres has been set apart for horned cattle and horses, upon which sheep are not allowed to run. The rr.nching interest, although at present in its ".nfancy in the North-West Territories, is growing very rapidly. While but a short time ago the live stock of the country could be counted in hundreds, we find that there were, according to the census of 1885, at the date of enumeration, 24,456 horses and mules, 86,528 horned cattle, and 19,398 sheep, while large droves of stock of all kinds are being continually brought into the country from Montana and other southern districts, as well as Ontario and the East. COAL LANDS. Coal of excellent quality abounds along the Main Line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, from Medicine Hat westward to British Columbia, and in the Souris River Coal District, in the direct line of the proposed extension of the Manitoba South-Western Colonization Railway. Mines in the neighbour- hood of Medicine Hat and near the Rocky Mountains are already being successfully developed, and the product is shipped as far east as Winnipeg. The Company dispose of their Coal I^nds on liberal terms to persons furnishing satisfactory evidence of their intention and ability to work them. i •I ^^ See "^•'^., «. Beg u lati ons SP an con di f* ''° \. ifT'P ti ons :| ^m ■p>«« nd the NoHhwest Territories of Canada SHOWING THE LINES AND LAND GRANT OFTHE iCanadian Pacific Railway. IDS IN PART CONSIST OF THE ODD-NUMBERED SECTIONS IN THE BELT COLORED GREEN, IE REMAINING SECTIONS BEING GOVERNMENT HOMESTEAD LANDS. fm^ —I 30[| m aot^ Ik 28 ^ ^wl 27 ■^ mm 26 ^., 25 Irfc ^ \ 24 II f^__^ , -^K>i- ^ ^ms » 0)1 ^KT rV »S:W 57 Wetter 8alt5vlUe| ,5 1 Lnk ?<»'^1 *^ O I V |Steefl ■ J..' I \ 5C 4,^ ipiv to John H. McTavish, Land Commissioner, Winnipeg.