Show IN A PRAIRIE LAND Edi correspondence moose jaw Assini assiniboia boia farmers review chicago july 22 1903 most of 0 the prairies in the united states have ceased to exist man has broken them up with orchards forests and farm arm buildings but in western canada the prairies still stretch grandly from horizon to horl zon lon its as yet unmarred by the hand band of man save where the iron road has been laid to a city man there Is something deliciously restful about the vast grassy solitudes numerous clumps of 0 trees mark the course ot of the assiniboine river which keeps in sight ot of the railroad for some ill stance grass Is one of the notable things about all the landscape of western canada it Is a remarkable tact fact that the entire length of tho the canadian pacific railway from its eastern terminus to the rocky mountains is over plains where grass grows the sage brush appears at some borne points but never to the exclusion of 0 grass there Is thus not a mile of this country that cannot bo be used tor for some agricultural purpose either tor for tilling or ranching moose jaw Is a town of over 2000 inhabitants and one ot of the tha most important places in Assini bola being the center of a very good farming con try and a great grain and stock shipping point near moose jaw agriculture and ranching go hand in hand for near the town was seen a herd of beet beef cattle several hundred in nu in her on another side was seen a good sized herd of dairy cows the property 0 of the citizens in the town in riding over the prairies wo we saw sav many in any good fields 0 of alfalfa the groat great need of the country Is timber which grows readily where there planted as was demonstrated by the shelter belts on I 1 some of the farms and the trees on I 1 the residence lots in III the town stories were told the writer ot of me men n who last year cleared from their wheat crop more than the laud land on which it was grown originally cost them this Is easy to believe in view of the large crop ind high price for wheat last year henry F thurston by sending your address to any agent of the canadian government you will have mailed to you a copy of an atlas railway rates etc giving fullest information regarding western canada |