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Show THE SASKATOON DISTRICT. ONE OP THE NEW WEBTEHN I CANADA DISTRICTS. I Tha flraat Ailtaalates of Satllamaal Ythara tba Soil la ol la.l- t ni.lad rartllllr. , During the past year or two a Itrga number of American settlers (those going from tho United 8ltet to Can- , ada), have made homes In the Satka- ; toon district In Western Canada Thty have found the climate all that could 1 be detlrsd and their prospect! are ol J the brightest. In writing ot It a cor- respondent styi Tho landt for sale are choice selections selec-tions from n lirgo area, and every I farm It within easy distance ot a rail- ( way ttttlon Kxpertenco haaihown that , thlt district enjoyt Immunity from i summer frott, from cyclonet nnd billiards. bill-iards. Tho South Saskatchewan, flowing through the tract. Is one ot tht finest riven In the country, being be-ing navigable and having an average width ot itretm of 1,000 feet. Tbo agents of the Canadian government, govern-ment, whose advertisement appears elsewhere In your paper and who will bo pleated to furnish full Information, till mt that within tha limits ot tha tract thero are two distinct varieties of soil One Is a rich black loam, and the other It a somewhat lighter loam, containing a small admixture ot aand. Thero appear! to be no appreciable difference between the fertility of thete two klndt of toll. Iloth are alluvial In their characteristics, both aro mar-voloutly mar-voloutly productive, and both reel upon a subsoil of clay. The advantage ad-vantage ot thla formation li that it retains tho heat of the day during the night, and la favorablo to the early maturity of crops livery kind ol crop will here attain the highest perfection per-fection of quality. Tbo land It admirably admir-ably adapted tor ttoek-rali'ng and dairy farming, nt well it growing grain. Somo Idea of the richness ol the natural grasses ot the prairie may bo formed from tbo faot that more than 200 torn ot hay were gathered within a short distance of Saskatoon and ttorcd up for use during the winter. win-ter. A growth to luxuriant demon-stratos demon-stratos beyond all possible question tht suitability of tho land for puturlng cattle, and no doubt thla Important Industry In-dustry will be largely carried on. Nature has been lavish In her gift! to thlt territory.. Not only li the toll of uneximplcd fertility, but tho climate It delightful and healthy Such li the testimony of. every settler, and thlt testimony li confirmed by enthusiastic opinion! from every travele-, explorer, missionary or newspaper correspond-ent correspond-ent who has ever visited thlt far-famed far-famed Saskatchewan Valley In former form-er yean vatt herds of buffalo carat T bare to winter Crura the elerattd storm-swept regions south ot tht United States boundary line, proving thereby tho adaptation of these rolling prairies to tho purpose of ralslna. lock The land Is dry, with tufllclent. but not exceatlve rainfall, rapabto ol early cultivation In tha tprlnr, and trie from summer frosts Tho configuration config-uration of the country renders artificial artifi-cial drainage unnecessary, and pre- . vents tho accumulation ot stagnant pools; mists and fogs are seldom seen. Tho days of summer aro full of sunshine, sun-shine, under tho Rental Influence ol which crops rapidly ripen Autumn Is characterized by an almost unbroken succession of flno weather, during which the cioni are safely garnered. In winter It la cold, but extremely ex-lillaratlng ex-lillaratlng and pleastr.t, owing to tho wonderful dryness ;nd bracing qualities quali-ties of the air. Tha winter Is a tourco . t of profit at well at enjoyment to tha people, being far healthier than a humid climate. Water and fuel thete two prima necettarlcs ot llfo aro plc-'lful throughout tho district. |