| Show written tor for this paper ABOUT CANADA WARD WABD alberta canada october 22 1894 the dominion of canada cime came into existence july 1 1867 under the be terms of the so called british north america act by bj the union of the provinces of canada ada nova scotia aud now new bruns brans caa wic the province of canada was divided into upper and lower canada which divisions are known now as ontario and quebec respectively it was subsequently augmented by the province of manitoba and the northwest territories in 1870 by british columbia in 1871 and prince edward island to in 1878 1873 and now includes the whole of british north america with the exception of newfoundland thu the following figures show the computed area of the provinces and territories of canada square allies ontario 1 quebec Oue bec o hew jwj NOVA Sova scotia prince edward island 2000 manitoba british columbia provisional district of Assini bola bols about oo 00 o o provisional district of keewatin about provisional district of saskatchewan about provisional district of alberta about provisional district of athabasca Atha basoa about 0 0 northwest territories 0 territory east of keewatin an and d south of hudsons Hud aud sons bay territory of hudsons Hud sons bay islands in arctic ocean and hudsons Hud sons bay croat L lakes st lawrence biver etc total area of canada by way of comparison it way may be ob elved served that canada to is nearly as large as the whole of europe and about square miles larger than the states without alaska ac bording to the census returns jl A 1891 she population lation of the dinion Dj minion was of which were in the territories there is no state church i a canada and ad the utmost religious liberty prevail the government is federal by the british north america not before referred to the executive government and nd authority of mud and over canada is vested in the queen T atna governor general tor for the time being carries on the government in the of her ima majesty josty but is paid out of tue liao cina cans C ina than dlan revenue the diminson Dj Di minion parliament consists of an upper house styled sty ie J the senate eighty members and the goose of Comma commons ons members the senators are nominated for life by the governor general op ahe advice of the sho executive council the compagna Coms Com asas magna lla are elected for five yean the procedure in this dominion parliament to la very the same as in the imperial parliament at westminister West minister at the head of each of the provinces is a lieutenant governor appointed by the governor generals genera and paid by the dominion who is a medium of oom munio muni atlon cation between the provinces and the federal government in seme aeme of the provinces there are two branches of the legislatures in others only one this however la in a matter entirely within the control of the local authorities as ari are also the election ot of mem here berm franchise qualifications and alterations of the electoral districts for the provincial legislatures but bat the duration of the local aisem assemblies blits is 19 fixed at four years legislation upon too matters is assigned as a I 1 general bueral rule to the provinces throan throughout tout the dominion in the respective provinces there is generally a perfect system of municipal government buth both the counties and townships have their local councils which regulate the taxation for roads schools and other purposes so that every man diri directly otly votes for the taxes he is railed called upon to pay free education to is furnished in all the provinces oro Dro vinces of canada in districts where the inhabitants are divided in their religious opinions and mixed schools are not possible the law enables separate schools to be provided re reao sobers hers are trained at normal schools at the public expense there are in the dominion eleven universities anil and col colleges lekes which confer degrees of divinity arts law medicine civil engineering etc the criminal and civil laws af canada as well as their tion ensure impartial justice to all the criminal law to is based upon the english system 1 l the active militia of the dominion consists of about henoh men att more than one occasion the bation of the force has been put ut to the proof and luring the 1121 rising of the indians in thy northwest in 1886 1885 its successful operations excited the admiration mi ration of the military authorities both in great britain and the united states tim northwest north west mounted police force numbers 60 effi officers cers and 1000 men who are engaged iu in the maintenance of law and order in the northwest territories and to do service as guards against smuggling along al boundary A small detachment of 0 this force is stationed about eight miles southeast of cardston bardston Card ston while a whole company or more is in located at lethbridge they are doing efficient service as civil oMo officers ers and give good satisfaction to the settlers sett lere alberta la Is one of four provisional districts which the dominion government has formed out of the northwest territories ribs daiv district contains square miles and is bounded on the south mouth by the international boundary bou on the east district of Assini bots on the west by the province of britten british columbia colombia at the base of the booky iBs andoze and oa the north by the correction jine which is le near the parallel of latitude alberta embraces an area larger than that of england and wales together and Is ie about one oine third larger than utah it embraces something like 0 altee acres of land and most mos of which is very fertile that part odthe district which has already proven to be well suited for general farmin fanning S and aad dairying extends from the A american vier idan line on the south for miles mattes horin and from the foot of the rocky bains for miles eastward ea the ile southern half of this area tsa to well adapted for ra raising liling horses rees cattle eattie kind and sheep and fattening them without other food then than the ibe rich buffalo grass grasp which bows everywhere spontaneously and which cures itself on oh the he stem atom retaining its ite nutritious jtb proper r ties all the be year round without g or covering excepting that it may be covered by the light fall of snow during the winter months which covering rather improves it tha abah otherwise and is very seldom deso dee enough to prevent the he anim animals gating eating it off the ground the countr country to bardston cardston Car Card deton ston sad and that lying flag between that place and sit libath bridge are tair fair mi samples kamples of the prairies alberta may properly be termed the dairy rag region lou of Amer america lej its cold j ld clear streams and and luxuriant nt grasses gransee make it alah almost bt a for es cattle ittle experience hai ha p proven 6 that with good management etli cattle battle thrive well in thew the winter I 1 the fid oiiver mer ous oua ta aches in id the disert aai are already Udine ng their cattle to the markets bets and co 6 those of B britain the census of 1891 showed that the district contained horsek ditoh cows other ather horned cat tie sheep and affue before the saints settled la ia alberta it was an open que quest stift fda Whid whether ther the district was suitable for ordinary farming operations an air opinion prevailing that it should DC given the ranched ran chef but now the problem has been fully solved its suitability for mixed farming especially that in which dairying dalr ying hi has s a large share has been by actual results I 1 that part of alberta in c bardston cardston Card ston la Is located ia 4 known bbown t tl ad A k tub the arl buffalo ido haj k U ry r Y years ago 1 hard berada of aftos roamed over these theme extensive prairies but ob the advent of the white men they were hunted and killed for their hides bides until they have become absolutely extinct the set last of ite ita kind seen was A a bull killed in 1885 tw abate ybate ya before the saints sal ate settled in Alli alberta erts all t that if left of theme noble annuals of tb the plains now is their bones which are left to bleach on the pd prairie ries they are seen on almost every hillside th rought the entire land though car loads load have been gathered up and shipped eat east for fertilizing purposes feather same game to ii still plentiful in alberta principally ducks and prairie chickens in the numerous nume roua lakes which abound in the land are also plenty of swans which are killed for their feathers wolves and coyotes are very plentiful ao 40 much so BO that there to is a standing tandl ng bounty of 5 per sample of their hides they kill lots lota of calves bolte and lamus iambi every year sud aud area are a terror to the settlers on this account alberta contains perhaps gerbs pe the greatest coal fields in the world the mountains and their foot hills bills contain a world of minerals yet to be explored comprising iron gold balver galens galena and copper large petroleum deposits are known to exist and immense supplies of timber abound in the mountains along the headwaters of the numerous streams flowing into the great saskatchewan calgary with about inhabitants to is vic the chief town of alberta it Is I 1 situated on the canadian pacific railroad and comin commands nude a beautiful view of the rocky booky mountains mountain other towns are lethbridge mentioned oed in a former communication forty sight eight and a halt half miles from cardston bardston Card ston port fort macleod branching center banff in the recently formed national park near which anthracite coal is in being mined and where the famous springs are found and edmonton Edmon too which to is the center of the he oldest settlement in thi the di district port fort macleod is the place from which the founders lof of bardston cardston Card ston in 1887 se out on their exploring trips through southern alberta it is an incorporated town situated on old maws mans river miles south of calgary on the canadian pacific railway macleod Is the present terminus of the calgary and malleod railway which W wa commenced fenced in the summer of 1 1890 0 aso and completed in 1891 this place is a about out thirty five miles north of cardston bardston Card ston la in lioe line of history I 1 will simply imply state this thi beyond a narrow strip of land along red bed riar in the vicinity of where the city of winnipeg now stands the great prairie region stretching for nearly one thousand housand hou saad miles from east to west from the border ot of the red bed river valley on the east to the rocky booky mountains on the west was practically a terra incognita up to 1870 when manitoba and the northwest became a portion of 0 the dominion Domi of canada and when it still remained to open this great country to settlement in 1879 the first railway tapped its fertile plains and from that time until the present immigration has come in slowly but not until 1887 when a little handful of exiles from utah settled within its borders were farming facilities acknowledged or advertised there would oded be room in southern alberta lot for a population than that which now into inhabits habata the territory of utah from this place I 1 return to the outa south to visit the bannock stake of zion ANDREW JENSON |
