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CANADIAN NORTH-WEST IRRICJATION COMPANY.
1 Irrigated lands in sou*-.hern Alberta,
' 1899.
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The Climate, Crops, Markets and Values,
Railroad Facilities,
Agricultural Opportunities,
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Tilt' Lrtlil)ii<|ot. I'lniiis, (»)• tliat jioitioii of tlifin liroiioht
iimlt-r ctiltiNMtioii hy iiicaiis of iirioMtioii, aiv about -!•()
iiiil.'s s(|uaic. ami iiiiiiiciliatcly adjoin the town of Lctli-
Ix'itiov. Alhci'ta.
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Tlic cliinalic coiKlitioiis arc most faxoiii'aWlc the district
l»ciii^' iiiarkfd l>y an ri|ual)l(' tt-nipfi-atniv. with IVr'-doni
ti'oMi rapid an«l cxd-cnic fhictiiations in tlic urow in"' season
Tlif |ir(M|()iiiiiiant iVaturr is tin- o-rcat dryness and clearness.
Tlie altsence of laird'all in the sununi')- months accounts I'oi-
\\\r application ol' iri-iea(ion to ani'icidture, and a certaiiitv
o! cro|)s is assin-ed hy reliance on the steady, uniform and
ahundant supply of water in the St. Marys Kive)-.
With tile e\ce])tion of that portion of }-)i-itish Columhin.
situated alon;;' the I'aciMc ( '(jast. Souihei-n Alheita enjo\-s
the mildest climate in ('anada. What nn"elit he tei'i i
"Winter" rarely sets in hefoi-e the end of Decemher, lastino'
aliout six weeks. <lurinii- which j)eriod the snow, seldom
exceediiie- a dej)th of foui' inches, often disappears two or
three times, caused hy the warm "(Miinook" winds from
the I'acific Coast, which are |>re\alent in Southern Alherta.
.\s a coiise(|Uence waeous ai'e used durino' the entire vear,
and it is oidy occassional seasons that sleio'hsare neccssarw
e\cn for a few weeks. In .January and the early part of
Kehi'uary the <listrict is .sometimes \isited with short pe-
riofls of shar)) cohl weather.
SOIL
The soil of the |)Iains is generally rich and deep, and
\aries fiv,m a rich sanfl\- to a clav loaur .All of it is
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tli()i'()U<i'lil\' jKlfiittctl to tilt' iiTowtli ii!" all claHscs of cci-cals.
cnltivatfd ^i-asHcs aiul \»'octaltlfs in urcat aliuiidaiu'c
IIIKKJATION.
To tlic normal adNaiitaf^cs ol' iai'iiiiii;;' on in-w v ir^i'iii
soil, there ai'e adtled many reatures ol* [>rolit l>y a Hysteiii
t)l MTieation.
While the artiiiciul application oi' water to oi-(»\\ in^j^crops
increuHes the oj'i^inal cost ol' fariiiino' and adds to the
labour ol' the I'armer, it assures cn-tainty of ci'ops, and the
quantity and (juality ol' the |>rodnct I'ar more than eom-
pensates for the added cost and lal)our.
Jrrjt^'ation j)rovid<'H a continual Tertiii/in^' a^cnt without
added expense. The alluvial deposit carried in suspension
in the waters oi* the i-ivers in sprino' and early summer are
deposited on the soil an<l constantly enrich and lertili/e it,
so that a ])r()ecss ol* renewal is constantly in operation.
This accounts for the Tact that in countrit's where ini^ation
has heen pivictisevl foi- Ion 4- periods, as in ('olora<lo, wheat
cro]) ai'ter wheat crojt has heen taken Ti-om the same soil
with no material reduction in the yield and, conse(|UentIy.
no evidence oi' the exhaustion ol' the' soil. The most strik-
iuij demonstration ol* this T.-u-t is the Nile \'alle\' in l'>\i)i,
wliere cultivation has l)een continued for centuries, the
lands tindine- elements of renewing- strene^th in the proper-
ties of the nuiddy watei's of that <;re}it liver.
In'i<;'ation, where tlie source of supply, as in this in-
stance, is a never-fuilin^' stream like the St. Mary s liixcr,
^•ivcs certainty of croj), pi-otects ae;ainst drouth, places the
farmer in the position of re^ulatino- the rainfall. There is
no aoricultural reeion, e\ en in disti"icts of noi'uial rainfall,
wheiv the possihilitv of resortine; to iri'ieation wouhl n(jt
be occasionally beneticial, foi', even in such countries, drouth
is not unknown. In the most faxored at^ricultural disti'icts
of Manitoba an<l the oldei- j)r<)\inces, every expo'ieneed
farmer knows that there ai'c seasons when tlu' rainfall is
HutHcient and is distrlbute<l a*, such prop;'r times as to kee[)
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lilt' vi'o]) ^Towiiii:' stt'iidilw witli no sct-ljiicks, rcsultiii''' in )\
iiijiyiiificciit yicM ; wliilc tlici-c arc otlirr .sciisomm with too
iMiK'li, too littlr, or rain disd-ihutcd at times wliru least re-
<|uire(|, prodiiciuo- jiejit and damaged o'ops.
In the in'ieated sections oi' Sonthej'n Alherta }^a»od crops
.shonld he as,sM'ed anuualK', heeausc thore are no snnnnei'
i'rosts, pfaetically no rainfall, and th(> I'arnier can aj)j)ly tlie
watei' to his land as eii-cunistances demand.
And, in tlie sense ol" j-eu-ulatinir the elements, iiTie'iititai
assui'es a lareci- yield .•md, in neaily all crops, a better
(jnality.
The Tnited States ( 'ensns Ileport ol' l.S!)0 shows theaver-
a<;(' production ol' wheat under in-ie-ation in Montana and
Colorado to have ]>;• -n .">() p •!• cent, more than in the Slat"s
ol* Illinois, Iowa and Indiana, which are recoi>ni/.ed as heinii'
amone-st the In'st wheat producers in the Vnited States,
The c()m))arison is ver,\ instructive, and clearly indicates
the n'l'eat inci'ease «)1" pi'oduction under irri*i;ati(ai an in-
<rease i'ully Justified hy an<l handsonudy jcmuneratine- the
increased cost of lahor. Similar compaj'ison mie-ht he made
ol' the tjuantities of other crops pro(luced, and, peiha])s,
tl;ej-e would he found none nioi'e strikijie- t'lan potatoes, foi-
the production of which, alike in <|uantity and quality.
<ireeley, Coloi'ado, and se\-eral points in Ttah. have ^aiued
world-wide ri'putations.
The (lualitv and tla\dur of such fruits as melons, straw-
berries and apj>les, and \ coctahles like celei'y, ttanatoes,
«!s:c.. are \eiy superior.
The I'ai'mei- not familiar with irrio-ation and irrieation
methods would l>e sin"[)rised at the simj>licity of its a])pli-
cation. The method iisually employed in Westei'u America,
whei'e\'ej" irrioation is practised, is known as the "Hoodine'
sN'stem." The water is ])rou<>"ht from the main canal to the
Ine'hest point of the farm oi' land to he irrieated by a
lateral ditch, from the end of which it is carr-ied oxer the
\arit)us fields in small distributine' laterals. The last nu-n-
tioiinl InttTals Mil' siiii|»l\ <miI I>\ n |ilii\\, or Ihh-. of spiulr.
iiml till' water is jillnwiti to How oii( ol' tlii'iii aii'l s|»n'a<l
o\rr till' siirfacr as far as it will ;^-o. aiiij siiiU as deep as
llia\- l»e II cessiUN' to liixe tin- le. i lli ret I liioistlire to tile ro(»tS
o " 1 !te eio\viiiu' ^raiii.
The simplicity ami effect i\('iicss of this system is imiiie-
ijiately app'iieiit. and it will l»e ivaijily s:eii that tMie man
can looU alter thi' distriUnl ion of water o\er ipiite a lary,'e
area.
Till' main canal is. naturally, ol' siitlicieiit capacity for the
needs ol" the whole a lea to he iri'i;^!! t ed liy the canal sys-
tem, the main later.d leadiim from it will he laiL-'e eiioii<j'li
for the sj)ecial district it is intended to ser\c. and the dis-
t rilait iiie' ditclirs wonM lie maije so that they can sjiread
t!ie water ([iiickly o\ir the eionn*! to he irrieatcd. W'Imii
the tield. or any piation of it. is siitlicieiitly watered, the
cuts throue'i wliich the water escapes from the ijitches to
the eiiiw iiie- urain an' clostd hy a shoNclfnl of earth, and
the water carried to another ])ortion of the iiehl, and that
operation is repeated until the whole crop is irrieatf(l. when,
if tliouejit desirahlc. the distrihutiiie' ditclies are lexdled in
with fi j>low. This is often necessary for the easier oper-
ation of the reaj)inii' machine.
The "furrow methol is also emj)|oyed, thoueh niost fre-
i|Uently for root crops, as corn, potatoes or other Nee'etahles.
as Well as in orchunls. \ ine\aids. ami in small fruit •'•ardcns
'IMie water is allowed to follow down the fnrrow made l»y
t!lC '■sho\'el-J)|oW hetWeen tile jdWs of SC^^et al ties. and.
seepino' downwards and sideways, rapidly reaches the roots
to he helietittcd,
IWinilNt; SKASON.
The fannin<r season in Soiitheni .\lherta ma\' he reckon-
ed as opeiiiiie' in .March, thoiie'h it is no unnsiial occnrance
for plowine' to he prosecnted in l''ehrnaiy. It will un-
doulitedh' he found hetter to plow ill the hill, .so that the
land ma\- olitain the }»enetit of the Winter moistiirc. W'in-
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ID' wlicdt will |i)(>\"' j( MM'ccssriil criiii, tliininli SiiriiiLi
wlioU is lit |)n'sciit till' iiiii\ I rsdl cmp,
No rrtofts Iui\i' hrrii uimiIi' t<>\V;i|(|s thr cii || i \ ,it ii m of
IViiits, tli<»iioIi it is ;i rcrtjiiiity tlinl small I'niits will t!iri\c
In |H'cr<'('tioii, MIKJ tli< iistaiitly iiicivjisiiiu' (jciiiainls (iT the
iiicivMsiiiuly ]M»|iiil()iis tdwils ill ihciiiiiiiiiM- i',.M'i(,ii-> ailj.iciiil
to this sK'tiuii will |ia\r a liiidciiry to st iniiilatr i»i'<,(|i:ct loii
oral! classi's ul' IViiits ami \ d-'i. tables.
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STOC IIAISINC,
Sontlicni Allicrta is luoki'd upon as itosM'ssiii;^' tlir finest
raiie'e for stock raisjnu' in Ainericn. Tlie erasses aiv most
miti'itio>is, aixi euies on the stem, n|ion which cattle rceij
thi-oue-h the eiiliiv winler. At least L>()(>,0()<) heml ol" horned
stock and lai'^iv hands of horses are iiiiinini:' at Jai'^v holh
sMiiimcr and winter, never lia\iii;^' heen mider shelter of
nny kind.
Thou^iii the hr linn' of cattle is \cry in'olitalile, still a
new lield I'or de\c|o|)||lelll will i)e opened up h\- the pj-,,-
duc'tion of cnltixated hay. The raiiche)' will th.Mi he eii-
alileil to care Tor yonnn' ami weak slock durin,^ jieriods ol'
cold weathei', and the sprine' markets which alwiu s pa\
hio'her pl'ices can he siippli-d with steers at least three
months earlier than unod I'at ran^e slock can he taken Irom
the new erass.
MAUKKTS,
\W the eomjiletioii of the Crow's Nest I'ass hranch ol" I he
<'amnli;in i'acilic llailway. Lethhi'idee is praetieall\- the
"(Jnleway town and distrihutine' point to the important
and rapidly de\c|opine' mountain iniiiine- reuions of Kast
and West Kooienay,in Ihit ish ( 'olumhia, some <•' the towns
heiiiM' iM.niic. (Vanhrook, j-'ort Steele, Ainsworth. Slccan
('ity, New |)en\ei', Sandon, Kaslo, TiMil, Nelson and Hoss
land, ami an idea of the rapidity of the deNclopnient oI' the
minin;;' interests o',' th(jse dist)-icls imiy he n-atlured I'rom
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tilt' I'Mt't that Hosshi'.id, n town o!' !il» )iit live ycjtrs' cxvst-
riicc, lijis a ])(>|)ulati()n ol' aVwrnt S, ()()().
Tlu'sr rcy^'ions aiv I'oi'ecd to tlcrivc tlicir principal supply
o'' atii'icultural ])ro(luet' from tlu* State of Washin^^ton, ly-
iuM- iiMMiodiatelv to the south, notwithstantlini"' the hie-h
taritr duties (rererred to behnv) levied aj^'ainst I'ann ])i'o-
ducts eoniin<'' into Canada. The irriiiat* d lands in the
neiuld^orhood of Lethbi'ido'e are the nearest and most
favorably situated for su))j)lyine- the constantly increasin^^'
demand of the mining' districts named, and in addition to
t!ie [)i'.)tection ofh'ivd by a hiii'h tai'ltl', tlie IVeie'lit rates on
the (^i-ow's Nest Pass branch are verv low, thereb\' assurino;
tile markets of South- Eastern i^ritish I'ohnnbia to the
fai'mers of South* rn All)erta.
The local nwu'ket is also of some im[)ortance. J^ethbj'idee
with a po])ulation of ovei" 2, ()()(), imports larji;ely in eej;s,
butter. Hour, ['vvd, ]>ork, etc. Over SIO. ()()() in each year is
piiid foi' freie'ht on ])()rk alone, shipped mostly from the
Ignited States. The fi-eiuht on Hour shipped into Leth-
bridy;c from Manitoba, which sup])lie:, the entire consump-
tion of Southern Alberta, runs fr(»m Si. So to Si 40 jx'r car-
load. The importation of eoes .i,,,,mi,(^^ t,, about 120 cases
monthly, while about 1,000 tons of native (wild) hay is
consumed anniially, at prices i-anj^ine; fi-ou) SlO to Si 4 per
ton. There is practically an unlimited exi)ort market for
cultivated hay, as will be seen IVom the following-, wdnch
a[)peared in the Kdmonton Bulletin, Maich '27th, ItSOi):
*' oO.OOO tons of hav wanted anini;,l\' foi '<hii)ment to
" the Kootenav, and still the demand is increasine' : but
" Alljcrta cannot supply, as Kootenav will not itrv xativk
" H.\Y. To secure this trade, which amounts to h.\li" a
" MILLION DoLLAK^ annually, we nmst l)e a))h' to sujiply
" hav from cultivated (rrasses."
These few items will cleai'ly demonstrate that a lai-e-e
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TH.\.\SI'()HTAT1()\ KA('I(JTI|.X
'IV imu-at.MJ lan.lsor this ('o,„,.a..y a.v rxc.pti.a.ally
w.ll situated l,,r trails]... i-tatioi! I'acilitics.
''''"■ <'''"--"lian l'a<-;hV HaiKv.y .-..ters Let l,l.ri.|ov fn.n,
11"' ''.-'St, witl, all-rail .•..i.uiiui.irat ion IV-.m (,)u(.|)ec" .M,,,,-
"■'■'■'I. To.'cnt.., VVinilipeo', etr. The (V.,Nvs Nest I'ass
^;:'""*'''""^"''^ ^''" ':"^^" '••■ ",ewest.pla,-iu^tl,et<.un'in
•lin'.-t eonH,.UMM-ati..n with theun-at Kuoteuav miuin- ,|is-
t n.-ts t<. the west, and with Caloary, Kdn.untnn. and 'other
;:•'•""■••" l-i"<- TheA|l...rta K.ilway ^ ( 'oaK <M,n.anvs
i'n-'nt..s man the snuth, pvin^ diree, n.nnnuni;.atmn
\Mtli the ( ,,,t,.d Stat.'s thronnji .Montana.
'I'ln.ueouraphieal situation is most advanta-vous and
^vlll speeddy prove of the oreatest assist a ...v to t he a^ri ^
<-nltnn>l enn^a^vd in farmin- on th.. Lethhrid-e plains. "
I'lJK'K OK LANO.S.
''"'"■ ''""1''"'^ ^^'" -" l''"<ls '•ap"'''" "f ime,„i.„ ,t
l'nn.sran;rni;.|Von, So per acre upwards, on easv terms of
'''■'>"'""'- ''''■■■■ '" '-"■.pi,-d annual instalments' uith in
"■'''"^"' ""■'•"t-'l«ip.'rcTnt, p.rannnnrtol,epaid with
''•■"■II instalment, on t
''•i''<'l"i>'i'^ will he allowed t.. p;iy' in \\
"' I""'<'il'al aiiK.unt oiKsiandinu-
■■'t ■•lll\ time he-
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fore tlic cxpirntittn (>.' t!u' pin'rliasc ps'riod, at wliifli tiiin*
iiitt-rcst c'iis;'s aiul a deed issues to tlic pui'cliasd'.
In addition lo the jxircltasc |)ric(' of the laud, the owner
oi' occupier will he reijuii'eii to pay an annual water rate ol'
Sl.OO per acre durin;^' the iiTi<;'atin;j,' season.
As an aci'e of irrieated land usually javxhu.H's at least ')0
pel- cent, nioi'e than an arr<' de])endini;' entirely on raiuiall.
this ciwu'e-e o'," Si 00 per acre I'oi' w'lat uiie'ht he termed
'crop insurance, ' is a protitaMe inNcstnient I'oi' tlu- i'a.nuer
and necessary to t'le Inieatioii ("oun);iny I'or the [)r;)p; r
care and uiaiiilenance oT t;u' canad system.
In the irrieuted pialions o- the Ciiited Stales, miini-
pi'o\-ed lands sell at from Si.'). 00 to S.IO.OO per <icre, upr.ii
which the annual water rate \aries from Si. 00 to S:^..")0
jter aci'e.
S('{lO()LS.
'Die North-West is pi'oxided with, a School systeiu as
eircient as the oldei' j)ro\int'es of ( 'anada, liud j^'ivcs edu-
cational facilities eipi.al to those of (lie uiost lllickly Sv'ttled
j)()rtions of the Kast. lM)ur h.eads of taunru's msy i'oi'Ui a
Sfhool District, and the < Jo\ ei'nmenl ^rants!;a\c heen rini-
niu"- i'roiu (».") to 75 pei' cent, of the Teacliers salary, lei\-
iuL;- hut a small amount to l>e raise(l hy t!ie st'tthrs th.eui-
selves.
TAXKS.
The North-West ( Jowriuiient has witlidrawn the Muni-
eipal s\steiii, with its cosily macliinei'y. friaii fa; min<4' com-
munities and replac'd it \)y a \cry simple and ine\peusi\e
law. known as "Local lm])i'o\ement < )nlinance, hy which
I'istricts are or-'ani/ed coutainiu''' not more tlian two town-
ships, with an o\ci'seer duly electi'd hy tlie pi'o])le, who are
taxed S2.r)() for each HIO acres owned -ir occupied. The
tax ma\' he conninite<l l»y two <lays lahi»r on road or other
district im])ro\ciiients. This toe-ethei- wiili llie Schoctl tax
relel'l'ed to else where, a re ALL the taxes iuijxtsed oU hllMniuii'
• n
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districts in []\v Xoi'tli-Wcst, wiiidi iiiny tiMily he said to In-
iVi'iT iVoiii taxes than any otlici' portion ol" America.
Sl-rri'LKKS- KFKI^:("TS DTTV FiiKI..
'I lie lioiiseliold u'()()ds and other etfeets ol' settlers coniinf
into Canada are IVee o!' duty. Item No. 707 of the Can-
adian Customs Tariff reads as follows: 'Wearino' apparel.
I'.ousehold I'ln-nitui-e, professional hooks, im}ilements and
tools ()!' ti'ade, (jccupation or em])!oyment, w liich tlie settler
has had in actual use i'oi' at h-ast six mont:;s heloi'e i-emo\-
al to Canada, musical iiistiuments, ilom^-stic s(\\ine' mach-
ines, Ii\-e SLock', carts and other \-eliicles and a^ricultui'id
implenu'Uts in use hy the settler for at Ie;isl oiie year hei'ore
his remo\al to ('anada. not to include mac'.iiici'y or articles
im])ort"d for use in any mainifactuiMne' estahlishmeiit. oi-
I'oi' sale: ])ro\i<led that any dutiahle ai'ticle entei'ed as set-
tlers elfeel.s may not h;- so elltel'ed Uidess 1)1\ »(l;,;';it with the
s'ttler on his lii'st arrl\al. and s'cdl n)t h.' S(»]d or other-
wise dis])ose(l o!' without ]»ayment o!' duty, luitil al'tei- two
Ni'ars actual use in ('.in id i : pi-o/id 'd also tli'it undei' reo'u-
l-itions made hy the .Minister o!' ('ustoms, li\e stock' A\hen
impiirte<| into Manitoha. or the North-West h\- intendini;,-
S'tclers. shah i)e IVce until otiierwise Ol- |el'e«l h\- the (l;)\er-
iior in ( "ouncil.
CKNKIJ.M, INFOHM.ATIOX.
Th.e rollowiiii^' items o!' inrormatioii may l)e o!" sei'xice to
the prospective settler.
A ^•ood house ()'■' two rooms and small kitchen, shin*>'le
roof, with ijoors and windows, can he ]»ut U]) i'oi' Slot), and
upwards. .\s '•'ood a hou'^e as could he desired, includiiie'
all material and lahoi' can he huilt for ^'l^^i). This would
re])r(\sent a main huildine' Idxii^ feet, with !> ft. wall, par-
titioned into two rooms, with a lean-to kitchen I Ox Hi feet.
The walls of the main huildine' W()\]|d he sided and ])apered
<»n the outside, and ceile(l on the inside.
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( Jood-surliictMl coiiinioii linnlx'i' co^ts Sl7 pel' tliouHainl
li'ct. Best c'<'(|;ir sliiiiu'It's cost 'r^'A ])('!• tlionsaiid. ScMiiiliii^.
5^17 yti'V tliousaiid Ifct. Nails, per [louiid hy tlu- kc*;', A-v.
A t>'()()(l tram of lioi'scs, Sl2.') to Sl")(). A o-iiicli ("anadiaii
wao'j^'on, IVoiii S!)(> iipwartls. A set ol' (loul)l(' lianicss costs
>(i2() to S:^;"). I'lows cost IVoiii S:^4. Harrows, S I .">. Shovels
and Sj)adcs, !)()c. each. .Mowinj,;' Macliiucs cost So:{. Uiiid-
I'l'H, S?I4.5, and Horse luikes, srU) each. All these ju'ices are
net cost at Lethhridu'e.
"(lalt Coal," IVoiii the J>ethl)i'ide(- Collieries, is iiiiiver-
sally known throu^^hont Manitoba and the North-West as
an excellent domestic anil steani-piodncine- hitiniiinons coal.
'I'he hest eTade of this fuel (•.•in he had at the mini's for
s->
2.io
per t
on.
'Die Alberta Hailway «.V ( "oal Coiiij)any now employ
about SOO men, pi-incipally in connection with the operation
of tlu'ir mines at Lethl)ridi,^e, and, as this Com])any works
in harmony with the Canadian Noi'tli-West Iri'ieation Com-
|)any, op])o)"tunity is presented foi^ employment to early
s*
ttl(
ei's in the mines aixl on the railroad at such periods o!
tlie yeai- when farming- opeiations an at a standstill. It
is also the ,>olicy of the li'i^i^ation Company to endea\oui'
to use the settlers foi' al
the canal s\-stem.
work of rejK-ni's oi- extension ol
Irrijxation she<ls will \m- crccteil at I.ethbriduv. and at
Sterline' on the line of the Alberta Hail wa\- iV ( 'o;d ( "oni-
])any"s Hailway, about 20 mih's south of IvtlsbridL;'!'.
Kor further information a])ply to
C. .\. .M.\(iit\rif,
Supei^inteiident.
THi: CAN.VDIAN NOimi W KST lUHKiATJON CO.
Lethbl'idi'V. Albel'ta.