REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 39 



SESSIONAL '^APER No. 16 



North of Ilumbolt for 25 miles or more to Dead Moose Lake the land is said to 

 be very good aud all homesteads taken, but north of that the country is rough and 

 broken, mostly covered with wood and an abundance of sloughs for 20 miles or more, 

 beyond which to Melfort, a distance of about 30 miles, the land is again good and the 

 greater part of the homesteads taken. South of Humbolt the land is said to be nearly 

 all good aiid most of the homesteads taken, and for 40 miles east to the Quill lakes 

 the land is reported as very good and the country well settled. 



REGIXA TO PRINCE ALBERT, SEPTEMBER 13. 



From Regina to Condie, 9 miles, was almost one continuous wheat field all now 

 cut and in stook, the crop here seemed to be very heavy. Condie is a small place, but 

 has three elevators. From Condie to Lumsden, 11 miles, most of the district (the 

 Qu'Appelle valley) furnishes excellent hay and pasture. Lumsden is growing rapidly 

 and for several miles there are considerable tracts of land in the valley under culti- 

 vation. Going up out of the valley, the great level country is reached and about 

 Disley, 8 miles farther on, there are a few large fields of wheat in sight. 



From Disley to Betluine, 9 miles, the soil is light, but there were a few grain 

 fields in sight from the railway near Bethime. From Bethune to Findlater, 10 miles, 

 most of the land is thickly covered with small stones mixed with occasional larger 

 ones and this condition extends to Findlater. Practically there is no cultivation in 

 this district on either side of the railway. From Findlater to Chamberlain^ 9 miles, 

 similar conditions continue although the land is s inewhat less stony, and from 

 Chamberlain to Aylesbury, 8 miles farther, the land continues very stony and no at- 

 tempts at cultivation were sp^'i between these points. 



Aylesbury to Craik, 9 miles. At Aylesbury, where there is no town — only a sid- 

 ing — two elevators have been built. The land continues stony here along the track, 

 but some two or three miles distant on either side the land becomes good and a con- 

 siderable quantity of wheat is grown. From Craik to Girvin, 9 miles, there are large 

 areas of wheat which, judging from the character of the stubble must have yielded 

 well. Craik is growing rapidly, but at Girvin, about which there is not much land 

 tinder cultivation, not so much progress is being made. 



Girvin to Davidson, 6 miles. Davidson is surrounded by good land, and many 

 large fields of grain were in sight. A large town h"s sprung up here where three or 

 four years ago there was nothing but bare prairie. 



Davidson to Bladsworth, 12 miles. Much grain seen at a distance from the rail- 

 way, especially near Davidson. As Bladsworth is approached much of the land is of 

 poorer quality and there is very little of it under cultivation. From Bladsworth to 

 Kenaston, 11 miles, there is also very little crop. Much of the soil looks light with 

 more or less alkali. Bladsworth and Kenaston are both small places and seem to be 

 making slow growth. 



Ivenaston to Ilanley, 11 miles. Leaving Ivenaston the land for some distance is 

 inferior in character but as Hanley is approached the land becomes good and there 

 was a large amount of crop seen. Hanley is a good sized town and is growing rapidly. 



From TTanley to Dundnrn, 11 miles, the land is of excellent quality and there 

 was a very Lirge area cf wheat in sight, either wheat in stook or summer fallowed 

 land being visible as far as the eye could reach on either side. The quantity of wheat 

 produced in this district is very large. 



Dundurn to Saskatoon, 14 miles. After travelling a few miles from Dundurn 

 there was no grain seen worth speaking of until near Saskatoon where many large 

 fields were seen both north and south of that place. Much of the land on the east side 

 of the Saskatchewan is light although there are some good farms. On the west side 

 of the river the land is much better, most of it of very good quality with a dark clay 

 loam of a considerable depth with a dark chocolate-coloured clay subsoil. 



