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SHOWING TOWNSHIPS SURVtYEO on
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AGRICULTURE.
WARWICK BROS. & RUTTER, miml^%
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WABIGOON CO[JNm. RAINY RIVER DISTRICT.
Arth^r'^^iSTeaarrf^R^VC^^^ "' 5"*r'°' '^bont 217 miles we.t of Po,.
on^T*"" *^*""'" ^ P'°"««'' it cTruLjvfs* or h"''' *!»" •PP''°P"*t«ly called hi.
one being a part of that territory unSL' ?. ^^ ^^8'°° " •" «°tireli unsettled
the Dominion. The farm itieK^lL' J^'i"^ «n di.pute between Ontario and
Wab.«oon river by the O.P.R Id '^*,^.»'"'n«d lately at the crossinBof the
way tram a, it paJses. It if here thit thTfi Tl ^ t*^ «' ** from the rlu
Ontario Government to open ,.d for «J1m ^/'^ "^P' ^"'^ been taken Z ?hl
was a complete wilderness 7.1/ "^"'^'n^nt a section of country tha?hi fhJS
viously. deserves the thanks of \'J7J ^""^ ^'^^ ^»»«''« »>,,t one arew Dr«
dtsiu':;5^'.?;.:r:„"d ;„'r "■™° *'• oCr ."t:"^- "r^^
hazard the «p,ri„„„t f^, him^ f ""a f ' T^''^ '"-i »? one w« ,il|i'„Vto
•t firat expenment.. but particular v ».. •."?''. "'•'I'""™ in a new country ar.
if?^o,?h:;i™ tatXTinttt"?^^^^
Accordincly thA f^ai, i^ ® "^^^'^^ referred to.
land was underbn.-L^"' was begu„. Late in the autumn of l«o. ,, .
■hipment of live .took forward d ThlTlf "**/ "*^*"'' ""^ *»>• «"' •"•II
w-. now Htored away i„ JJe ir^^Ij! ** . l^'^P ?' «"•». •"•H •» it neceMarfly
encouraging one. takijg i„to con.'S;„ Sl/?'^ ** **^'''«*' *« »^ • verJ
•nd that the .eaaon w»i unu.uallv ^ .l'' ' '"■ ■°'^° o** '»>« Awt plowin/
filled .nd hard, barle^^ pI^T o^.,;;V.vv ^^V'r'^ ^''^ ''»'«*' -•"-«?•
enormouH growth. *^ ^' ''*"*''J'' *''»''" «lover and timothy made
i'lH COUNTRY.
Many poopio are incredulous when tnW *!..* ~. j i ,
oo.n.pr..e a ^ood siz.nl country or more e^ It .fT* ''"''' ■"'"°'«°' *° "^^nt to
tniles and mile, of tediouH journev n/'^hr^ i, ?i. ^' ''^*'""- '^""^ P«'"»'»P» ^'ter
extended along the northern Z^ff5T*i "•' ^^"^ *'« ••*>«'^y ^*«t« that e^
of a pnce fertile country, ^herrTncredutkVi;'"?^ ""^^ '''^ *^""'^''«d «keleU>n
nothing here but rock,"theva«ier " w« ^ . °°' "" ••«'«»''k»»'le. "Tliepe ii
The farther west thoy'c«„ZcaTe the r.?"'''«°°° ^^*"''°''*'- '"tile pU n« "
many .re content to U 1 vea of .olitmle I 'J*'^' ,°^ '^"^' «««" *<> '^ke it. and
far from railroad oommuniiltfon wj 1 re* ^on. ''''**'°"' t' '''•°™ "'»"^«^ and
advantage., and other, a. well a^« 1. *^ ""*L.*' '''"^ poiseasing the.e
the fact that there i. « dUtance LnH'' °''''' . Th«7 too often lo.e .^ht"f
r».-^«ofa«nculturalp;dtrc::aer iLTro^rUe""^ '^^^"^ ^'^^ '^
^^^^^^^^'Zr\^ What i.
I he casual trAvnlinv ..*». • .. . »"«<»ge» i
joil. n,ay not re^rf f^n? htf ^ ^^^^^^^^^^ in the product, of the
from the country he ha. rpp«„f?I T that the region differ, very materially
poplar, spruce, jack pin^and t^mL ^^ f """"^ ''"•°"8''- ^he light growth of
-ent. nothing 'nU!' ZShlheTl::'!'^^^^ strpl pre
raUroad cuttings, instead of rurn^n^ ZouthT:,'*" ^'" *'.?'*>"'>' »«« 'hat'ihe
rock as heretofore, now pass throu'rh ^''^"SV"'*^^' S'"*'^^"^ »°". or the .olid
t.on of the countr; has u'ndergone a com^olLT"' ''^^^T^''^^ that the forma
tram, and, wading through the nnHt-^ ^ ?• ''?*''8®- ^'*«» '«t him leave the
tion ; let him loo? tJThe'north^the .o^h 'att '"^ ''^ '7Z' the nearest eleva
see a vast extent of unbroken ml liL'.^i''^ ^'"^*°'' *ho west, and he will
of small timber with a 1 ght ^^owtX 3 'T '^??^ *^«'**'^^ ^^^-^^ -^th clump
hundreds of acres lie the?rafZt read v for th^^. ^'""T' '*» ^'«^'' »° '»«'• thJt
-nota„>ck,notastone everrbeleCany^htr ^"' «"«>-'»>«- this, there
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Tin: W'atkk Sui'i-i.v.
the Wabigoon river. l\ow.\orT^T:.Jr'^{^'^t'''''^.^''^'''>^- ^Wi^
ahand«ntw«ter.powor«t intervals. "' * ^"°'"^ navigable stream with
TlIK Tl.MliI.K RksouKCKs.
vinct tXlt everywhere .neet the eye eon-
Herce hrea have swept acrosaUo^n several T "'''I" ^"' '" •*" probabilit?,
clumps of dead timbir, which now cnnTf •'°*'*«""'»"' '«»ving little but a few
-ettler. The country han not airbin bu"^*- 'L"* '' '"P'''^ "' ^'"" ^«^ '^e
Away m the distance to the nor h east easJanr* ^?uT'' '^^ '''"' »<>' '"^^ntly
forest growth, but the timber is smaUa^d easily Zrea' "' '"*^ '" "«» »» '^^'^
thougTt!;:,SLtd'rprr;tt°hl:?^^^ ^'-^ ^-^^ Government has
.ng material may be obtJinedf the logs SJ' In"" * J'f""^"' '"PP'^' «' buuS
-o^e hve or si. mi.es. Oeda^ for fen^ ^, et^^mWadt^.^ t^rh!
Tin: Climate.
in ^e%j£ToVt:zzi^ tr^iizrr'f'T ^ °- - -^^^ »>« 'ound
nor 18 the water alkaline to caus, rlvl * '^^''- . ^° •»»'»"» or fever exiT
and bright sunlight. «re dimply pf>rfect.on tA • * i^"® l"**cing atmosphere
Bnowfall is usually light. For 1895 nl2^-; ° *'"'**' "'^^ ^^^'^ *« "toady, but the
2nd, although it Jnig'ht haveTeen l^rtT a'^fl?"'".'" °°''1»' ^'^^ far^'on May
stopped running on November sSi! '^^ ^"'•'^'- ^''^ Plo^ practically
A Dairying Section.
Dej^rtL^d^L'JtT^^^ *han a grain growin. co„„t.. that *h-
not anticipated that he coifd Veil ToVJ^T^^L'J the intendine settler Itl^
production of wheat, whereas! rrJfnlTnSstl'"'?'.°PT'^ farmer in the
•H - his W Clover and .'^loltT^;:^^:-^^^^^^^
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in all the creek bottoms '^S^ver tt » k"' ^'^ l^' .'^"^ ^^^^ *° be obtained
cattle from flies in Summer an^thl r^uZ.J"''"''^ *''.° ^^"''^ *'^«''« P^t««t«
shelter in stormy weatheT T ^''^'^^^'^^^ ^o'^'" * very desirable
ACCESS TO MARKETS.
settler by the ready meaLthLilfoTM '^ ^'T^*'' *° **»« ^^'^ <io<»- of the
Portage, a growing^ Sng toln w th T^rl r** ^^t^r communication. Rat
the suburbs of Norman and Sw^in nJr' ■°'' °^ *^°"* ^'^^^^ ^^c^^^ing
beginning to be made knolaTd it fsth'iw^^ ^'''«*» ^'•^ ^^'y
the upbuilding of extensre m?ntg anflumter L: i "a1 "''T« ^«'«
river and Rainy lake manx. m,-«;„ i • , ^ industries. Along the Seine
developed. andL ead^ tTe lumbeS tTl ^*^" '^'"'^ ^^'^^^ "P ^'^d^re bebg
railway tiUcordwoodVetcbdnTtaVen^n^^^^^^^^^ * '*'«« ^"^'^tity of
no less than 300 men a Aty efmstrr^^^^^ T*"-""-- ^* '^« P^^^^^^t ^ime
aflPording not only a ready mESLt'T^'^ ""/^^ l''^"**^ °f *^« ^"•°. th"8
during the winter month! ' "'*''' °^ employment for the settler
l«ke^°rIin'?he%!girilfdLtoTTt^^^^^ "ll' ^^°"' ^^^'g^^- "ver and
the timber found'therrbe fdSming : dTr:^ro\^^^^ '^'''' '«'
the present time these supplies are oafsin^f h« T !?' ^^^'f^ '" «"PP"««- At
farm, and the question that prLents U8df^-« 1 !!;^ ^.r °1 ^^^ Government
provided by Manitoba or whether /yffr '^.,'^}^^^^^ *hey shall continue to be
vicinity shJll be utiliz d for ttt pur^^^^^^^ T'^fl '^ ^""'^'^ ^*"^ '^ ^^^
tural development of the WabTgoorrSn has a dlr!o > ' '''" '^'' J^« *«"«"'■
:visr ''^ ''' -^°^« 5i«tric,^°n?rt ttx^r^w/Te
at ^^^:^:^^ ^ower afforded by the river
which »ill prove o(." at ™i„',T; i ?^ *" mexhaustible »uppl/„f power
that . t../^.e ^''''^n::^'Ji^T:t7:2zr^ " ^ " "■«!»'"'
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INFORMATION FOR SETTLERS.
in half sections of 320 acres. Oth^ tow"!hL «Sl^" '"'^"^"^ """^ ^^^ o«t
may require. For the convenience of traffic ^h GpT'^'i *« ^''^'^^
agreed remove their station from Barly Jo a do^m An"^-**"'?^"*'^^ h*^«
from this station the Government will at oLrbLfnTh« ^ '^^ '*^^' *°d
mzation road, leading through the ce- . Tthe tolshlpB '" °^ * '°'°-
Tfie Class of Settlers Wanted.
may be they have a little capital at their dkpoaal^vefSnV^J"?' ^°" '^^"^ > «' i*
older se tied districts to procure land cheap^roL^h fo •i'A'"P°'"^^« »»» tl»e
aee but little prospect of obtainmg farms !L homes „f.»f"'* ^^''' P^*''^^*^' «°d
are who owing to the depressed state of agricultZ fin^ >' °n^' - Others there
on rented farms to make ends meet. GooTsol d O^tarfn f '''" ""'^^ i-npossibie
Bons with a little capital at their commS and anxfo. « ?™''"' '^"'^ ^*'''°«"'
ered homes for themselves-these are the itM«r- fS ?. *° '^''^''^ unencumb-
see located at Wabigoon. Settlertluf wXt' ^^'-''^n^^^^d "^^^ 'o
obstacles well-nigh impossible to overcome sT/m? '*°^ *'"® ^""'^d to meet
selves but stand in the way of the p;og^e;3 and nros'l^"' °?^y,^«^P^e«« them:
few intelligent settlers of the class indicated ?f CT'^ .? }^^ ^"'"^t- A
ous. as they would soon surely be, wS induce othe',^ °\*^? '^^d and prosper-
and result in a very short time'in L thrivingt^ltlT b^in^^e^^^^^^^^^
How Land May Be Secured.
and?o%^rnn:tlltrinr^^^^^^ {^ ^^ ^^^ «>- fide settler
unproductive to the detriment of SmentTat hV^"*^ '' ""^g^' remaiS
conditions : That the amount of land each set lerZ "'*'? "P°^ **»« ^oWo^ing
half a section, or 320 acres; that the price^aW «Cf ,?T.*'*«" «»»»" "<>' exceed
fourth down and the balance in three equal^ailal in f f^*^ "'°'« P«^ *«^«. one
SIX per cent. The settler will be requirS to cC ' /^'^'''^ ""''^ ^"<«^««fc at
east ten per cent, of the land purchUd and to «-nf P"t under cultivation at
less than 16x20 feet. When this hrbZdoLT'. ^u''*^'**^^^ ^°"«« of not
on the land for at least six months in each of th« .fT"^ ^^^ ^''''^'^^' has resided
continuously, and has fully paid for thrsam. he * ' -""' °'' '°' ^'^^ ^^"
The Superintendent at the Pionee'r Farm' Mr A eT '" T""''
8 Barclay, Ont, will act as Land Agent wd win' £ ^^'"''f' ''^'^^ ^*' office
information and aswstance to those rS n^it Tnd t ^T'^ ^''^'"''^ ^ 8*^6
communicate with him. ««l«inng it, and intending purchasers should
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would advise that77heXera ^Jirof^^^^^^^ '^ l""'"' '^' ^«P'»'*'°«»»*
are anxious to obtl^n further 7^oZJj T' 'I ''l^ 'T" °«'g»>borhood
to ^U tol^ "■^tut'eM't™ '"'t.''"° Oo™"-^-" o«not undertake
tion from om partTuie Pmvi^rT' 'l"" "^'t^mpl'" hanging their loo-
Wat aer^y t'ie individu.^"™" t .fcTp^''." ""* "■ «Pendtare would
.ore not in /eo„rd.uoe wttS' rOotrteXXrin' .'r^.tri' *''-
The lightness of"he s^t^aU ad^UsoTS^^^^^^^ \T'' *°^. t "°P-
some extent during the winter months: ""^^^''''"'^'"'S' «*«'' ^emg carried on to
2. Ease of access by means of railway, road and water communication,
.i. Ihe existence of good markets close at hand.
4. Sufficient timber for building, fencing and fuel
'' ^^Tl'cHmttr^ '°"' '" "^''°^''"' '"PP^y °' P"'« -»*««•. •'^d a health-
6. Plenty of fish and game to supply the need of the settler.
7. Winter employment in the lumber camps.
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