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 LONGLAKETON. 
 
 IN 1882, or thereabouts, the Long Lake Colonization Company 
 obtained, on condition of earl}, settlement, certain land privi- 
 leges over a large district lying to the north of Regina, the 
 present capital of the Northwest Territories, east of Long Lake, 
 and just outside the C.P.R. twenty-mile belt. Many inducements 
 were then held forth to settlers— a railway was to be built through 
 the district in the near future, the water facilities were to be 
 utilized, reservations were made for towns which would soon 
 spring into existence, etc. ; and so, during the next two years, 
 immigrants from the eastern provinces came in fast, and a large 
 part of the available land was taken up. But the company, 
 unable to fulfil its terms of the agreement, failed, and the expected 
 improvements have not as yet been realized. The railway is 
 seldom heard of now, the towns still exist only on the map, and 
 a number of the original settlers have left for other parts. The 
 rest remained to make homes for themselves in this broad land, 
 and now progress and a measure of prosperity are attending their 
 honest efforts. The soil here is lighter than that on the plains 
 to the south, but affords abundance of light timber, which is 
 useful for fuel and building purposes, and which is very scarce on 
 the heavier land. 
 
 During the summers of 1883 and 1884 occasional religious 
 services were held in the district by clergymen from Regina, but 
 in 1885 Longlaketon, along with Carssdale and other points lying 
 to the southwest, was constituted a mission field, and charge of 
 its supply was given to the K.C.S.M. Society. Mr. A. Manson 
 was the first missionary. He was reappointed in 1886, during 
 which year a neat little church was erected at Longlaketon. In 
 i8go the Carssdale section became a separate field, both parts 
 still remaining under the care of the same society. That part of 
 the original field has made rather better progress than this, and 
 now has an ordained man in the person of Rev. }. G. McKechnie, 
 B.A. ('93). The list of former missionaries form quite an inter- 
 esting roll, containing, besides the name of Mr. Manson already 
 mentioned, those of Messrs. Conning, Drummond, MacPherson, 
 Grant, McNair, and McKechnie. 
 
376 
 
 A'XOX COLLEGE MONTHLY. 
 
 The above resembles somewhat our society's report-sketches. 
 If any desire to see this field more closely, you are invited rocome 
 for a ride over it. Though readers of The Monthly may do this 
 in imagination, I realize with regret that they cannot thus also 
 enjoy the exhilarating effects of a ride on horseback across these 
 boundless plains, nor can they experience the sometimes not 
 pleasurable sensation of getting " mixed " in following the mystic 
 windings of the prairie trails. 
 
 The reader who rides, then, will draw tight the cinches of that 
 Mexican saddle, fasten the picket-rope behind the seat or to the 
 pommel, and mount. We hope your broncho will not buck ; 
 but if he should, instructions are to hang on to the saddle. If 
 you do this, you will fulfil orders better than the writer did when 
 that interesting operation of bucking was going on beneath him. 
 The field provides the missionary's outfit, i.e., a pony and saddle. 
 The present pony is " Billy Grant," so named, 'tis said, after our 
 Honan missionary, during whose term he was first procured. He 
 has thus been in active missionary service for four years, which 
 means, on this field, from eighty to one hundred and eighty miles 
 that he must cover every week during the summer, besides doing 
 considerable rough winter work. Here is a silent servant of our 
 society whose work I can't help mentioning. 
 
 As we ride along, you may see the nature of the country. We 
 are among the bluffs ; these are small circular groves of young 
 poplar and willow. The surface is rolling and irregular, but in a 
 few places so rough as to prevent cultivation. In the early part 
 of summer, sloughs, or small ponds of water, are numerous, so 
 that the country presents a diversified view of hill and dale, forest, 
 lake, and plain, in miniature. We purpose going first to Pen- 
 garth, the northern station of the field, and about twenty-five 
 miles distant. We take the lake trail, which follows at some dis- 
 tance the trend of the shores of Long Lake, a beautiful sheet of 
 water, ranging in breadth from one to three miles, and running up 
 about sixty miles in a northwesterly direction. The open prairie is 
 all around us. That bright green stretch of prairie is where the fires 
 have been. Unburnt portions have a withered appearance at all 
 times of the \'ear, because of the great amount of old grass. You 
 see that narrow strip of plowing bending round that piece of 
 crop, and running away beyond the little house in the distance ? 
 That is a fire guard to protect the settler's crop and home from 
 
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LONGLAKETON. 
 
 277 
 
 the ravages of the prairie fires, which are quite frequent in this 
 locality, and sometimes difficult to manage. The month of May 
 furnishes some surprising changes here. One day you may see, 
 in a sheltered spot, a bank of snow; three or four days later the 
 snow is gone, and a bed of spring crocuses bloom forth above the 
 withered surface. One evening you may notice a thin, red streak 
 of fire advancing rapidly over the plain, some miles distant, and 
 leaving behind it a black, dreary waste. In ten days' time you 
 look at the same place and rejoice to see the blackness changed 
 to a dark, livid green. Prairie flowers are numerous all along our 
 trail. Each succeeding week and every fresh shov/er brings out 
 some new varieties. Besides the crocus already mentioned, there 
 is the cactus, the rose, the lily, the blue bell, the sunflower, and 
 many others, for which I have no names, growing in rich profu- 
 sion, especially during the early summer. We cross a few- 
 coolies, or ravines, wherein alkali deposits are frequently seen, 
 pass three or four settlers' homes, and finally arrive at our first 
 stopping place. Picketing our ponies among some rich grass, we 
 thoroughly enjoy the welcome and the supper that always await 
 us at the home of Mr. McKillop. 
 
 This is Pengarth, and in this gentleman's house service is 
 conducted once a fortnight. Within a radius of eight miles from 
 this place there are eight families, besides a few bachelors, i.e., 
 unmarried men who are their own housekeepers. If we wait till 
 Sabbath morning, we shall find that, after our Bible study of the 
 Sabbath-school lesson, about twenty-four have assembled for wor- 
 ship. After service and a hasty lunch,we set forth for the Longlake- 
 ton station, distant about seventeen miles. This journey was last 
 taken by the writer when the thermometer indicated io6°abovezero, 
 yet no excessive degree of discomfort was experienced. It is said 
 hat the severe cold in winter can also be borne equally well, but 
 I am still somewhat incredulous on this point. 
 
 Arriving here at 3 p.m., the number of wagons, buckboards, 
 and saddle ponies announce that the people have gathered. 
 The superintendent is just closing the Sabbath-school, the attend- 
 ance at which is most encouraging. The congregation averages 
 sixty, which is nearly fifty per cent, of the entire community. The 
 people are well organized, and take a lively interest in every 
 phase of the work. 
 
 Twelve miles to the southeast of this point is the third sta- 
 
 KiluriO 
 
278 
 
 KNOX COLLEGE MONTHLY. 
 
 tion, Kennell, in the beautiful valley of the Qu'Appelle River. 
 On approaching, we find that the surface of the prairie falls away 
 very quickly for 400 or 500 feet, to form the basin of the stream. 
 The hill thus formed is broken at intervals by deep ravines, and 
 covered, more or less thickly, with bluffs. The flats below are 
 in most places a mile wide, and, being flooded in early summer, 
 grow magnificent crops of hay. From a good vantage point on 
 the plain above, we have a beautiful view of this valley '"or miles 
 east and west. The indefinable purplish color of the hills, 
 relieved by the bright green of the small timber growth and the 
 darker shade of the deep coolies ; the graceful serpentine curves 
 of the slow-moving little stream,which the eye can trace for miles, 
 because of the fringe of willows which grow on its banks ; the flats 
 of tall, waving grass, which is now being gathered into great 
 stacks for winter use; and the rising grounds dotted thickly with 
 large herds of horses and cattle, present a picture of wealth and 
 beauty of which the eye does not soon weary. This is the 
 home of the ranchers, and these lands are amongst the most 
 valuable in all the Northwest. 
 
 Dismounting and descending the steep hillside, we come to 
 McDougall's winter shack, built of logs, on the side of the hill, 
 and roofed with turf. Here we have fortnightly service, and 
 from fifteen to eighteen attend with eijcouraging regularity. 
 The cowboy of this locality is not by any means the desperado 
 that is usually thought of in connection with his occupation. 
 He is a good rustler (which term has a special signification in the 
 west), a crack polo player, a free-and-easy fellow in general, and 
 quite frequently drops into our service. 
 
 Such is a very imperfect sketch of Longlaketon mission field, 
 and now, doubtless, both reader and rider are weary. The work 
 of the Students' Missionary Society is much appreciated, as is 
 practically manifested by the people in their gifts, which even in 
 an especially hard year were above the estimate submitted for 
 this field by the Home Mission Committee of the presbytery. 
 Evidences of a deep spiritual life are not lacking. Especially at 
 the present season, when, after weeks of hot, drying winds, fierce 
 heat, and no rain, the prospects of a good grain crop are blighted, 
 one finds an absence of complaint and a spirit of hope, which, 
 under the circumstances, must be founded in faith in the eternal 
 God, who is the Lord of the harvest and Father of us all. 
 
LONGLAKETON. 
 
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 The mission at Longlaketon was opened immediately after 
 the settlement was formed, and the fruit of such action is visible 
 to-day. The necessity of going in and possessing land for Christ 
 all through this broad country wherever settlements are being 
 opened up should be at once apparent to the church ; and, if she 
 is faithful now i 1 the formative period, the greatness of this 
 country "^ secured, for the greatness depends primarily upon the 
 moral teachings and principles which it is the duty of Christ's 
 church to promulgate. A.S.R. 
 
 Longlaketon, Ass-i. 
 
 No ! for whoever with an earnest soul 
 
 Strives for some end from this low world afar 
 
 Still upward travels, though he miss the goal, 
 And strays — but towards a star. 
 
 Better than fame is still the wish for fame, 
 The constant training for a glorious strife : 
 
 The athlete, nurtured for the Olympian game, 
 Gains strength at least for life. 
 
 The wish for fame is faith in holy things 
 
 That soothe the life, and shall outlive the tomb,- 
 
 A reverent listening for some angel wings 
 That cower above the gloom. 
 
 To gladden earth with beauty, or men's lives 
 To serve with action, or their souls with truth, — 
 
 These are the ends for which the hope survives 
 The ignoble thirsts of youth. 
 
 — Lytton.