NORTHWEST TERRITORIES OF CANADA. 



Par] in; Railroad Commissioner, W. S. Vent; Su- 

 preme Judge, C. F. Templeton. 



The Prohibitionists met at Fargo, Sept, 15, and 

 nominated A. J. Garver for member of Congress, 

 Emma F. Bates for Superintendent of Public In- 

 struction, and Herbert Rort for Attorney-General. 

 They approved the fusion nominees for Governor 

 and Secretary of State, but named no other candi- 

 dates. 



Following is the vote for presidential electors : 

 Total vote, 47,381: for McKinley, 26,335; Bryan, 

 20,686 ; Levering, 358. 



The vote for Governor stood: Briggs, Republican, 

 25,918; Richardson, Fusion, 20,690. All the Re- 

 publican candidates for State offices were elected. 

 The Prohibition candidate for Attorney-General re- 

 ceived 513 votes ; the candidate for Superintendent 

 of Instruction, 3,011; and Garver, for member of 

 Congress, 349. Johnson's vote was 25,233, and 

 Burke's 81,172. 



The Legislature, as certified by the returns, will 

 have 23 Republicans in the Senate and 44 in the 

 House; 2 Democrats in the Senate and 1 in the 

 House; and of the fusion candidates 6 were elected 

 to the Senate and 16 to the House ; there is 1 Inde- 

 pendent in the House. Notices of contests for a 

 seat in the Senate and one in the House were filed. 



A proposition to hold a constitutional convention 

 was submitted to popular vote, and also an amend- 

 ment to the Constitution ; but both were defeated. 



NORTHWEST TERRITORIES OF CANADA. 

 These divisions of the Dominion embrace an area 

 of 906,000 square miles, and are not yet fully recog- 

 nized provinces, although they possess most of the 

 powers. They have four members in the Dominion 

 House of Commons and representatives in the 

 Senate. 



The second session of the third Legislative As- 

 sembly was opened on Sept. 29, by Lieut.-Gov. 

 Mackintosh, with a " speech from the throne," which 

 dealt at length with all the interests of the Terri- 

 tories, and constituted, in fact, a complete record of 

 tlu 1 year. Its significant passages are these: 



"Reports concerning crops and cattle received 

 from various agricultural centers up to the 26th 

 instant are satisfactory. The wheat crop in the 

 Calgary district is above the average, but, owing to 

 failure of crops in past years, the wheat acreage is 

 from 40 to 50 per cent, less than usual. The root crop 

 is noticeably fine, with a large surplus forshipment, 

 and the cattle and dairying industries very favor- 

 able. In the Lethbridge district the crops sustained 

 damage, consequent upon a heavy snowstorm. 

 About 1.700 cattle and 142 horses have already 

 been shipped from Lethbridge since June, and 

 about 3,000 head remain to be sent forward. This 

 will show a small decrease from 1895 in consequence 

 of the herds being short. About 457 yearling 

 steers are being brought from Ontario to mature 

 on western grasses, and about 300 from Manitoba. 

 In the Alameda district grain crops are reported 

 very satisfactory, wheat averaging about 20 bush- 

 els to the acre, and oats from 40 to 50. The root 

 crop is the best for many years, and is considered 

 the best paying the district has ever had; 10 car 

 loads of cattle were shipped from Alameda. In 

 the Duck lake district grain and root crops are 

 excellent, both as to quantity and quality, there 

 having been no damage by frost. Cattle are in 

 fine condition. The Moosomin district will yield 

 from 750,000 to 800.000 bushels of wheat, averaging 

 about 18 bushels to the acre. In Prince Albert dis- 

 trict wheat will yield an average crop of superior 

 quality. In the district of Fort Saskatchewan 

 wheat, oat, and barley crops are larger than usual, 

 and the demand for cattle greater than the supply. 

 The opening by the Territorial authorities of a high- 



way East from Fort Saskatchewan for 24 miles has 

 proved a great boon to settlers, while the statute labor 

 districts are doing good work. In the Fort Qu'Ap- 

 pelle district the wheat crop throughout is reported 

 to be, without exception, the most favorable in its 

 history. The yield is from 20 to 30 bushels, and on 

 summer fallow about 40 bushels an acre. The acre- 

 age is about 20 per cent, larger than last year. 

 About 1,000 head of cattle have been shipped from 

 Qu'Appelle station this year. The creamery of 

 Qu'Appelle station has manufactured about 30,000 

 pounds of butter, which found ready sale in British 

 Columbia markets. The coal output at Anthracite 

 and Canmore is steadily increasing. The Crescent 

 creamery has given an impetus to separating sta- 

 tions, whence the cream is sent to Calgary. Alto- 

 gether, the agricultural and stock-raising interests 

 throughout the Northwest are eminently satisfac- 

 tory, and although the cereal crops are not as large 

 as in some years, other branches of farming industry 

 have permanently improved. The several visits 

 made to the Northwest by Prof. Robertson, Domin- 

 ion agriculturist and dairy commissioner, have 

 given an impetus to the more complicated branches 

 of scientific farming. As a result of his efforts, a 

 large number of creameries have been established 

 in Manitoba, and more recently in the Territories, 

 noticeably Moose Jaw, Indian Head. Prince Albert, 

 and Regina. That at Moose Jaw has afforded an 

 opportunity of thoroughly testing and ascertaining 

 results. The total quantity of butter made from 

 milk and cream supplied by 60 customers, was 

 about 70,000 pounds, and the value at Moose Jaw 

 railway station was $19.31 per 100 pounds most 

 of it being shipped to Manchester, England. The 

 rate of transport from Moose Jaw to Montreal is 

 $1.28 per 100 pounds, with a rebate of 12^ cents per 

 100 if and when the butter is shipped from Mont- 

 real. A general enactment dealing with the ques- 

 tion of irrigation passed the Dominion Parliament 

 in 1894, and has proved extremely beneficial to 

 various portions of Alberta and parts of western 

 Assiniboia. Up to last year (1895) the irrigating 

 capacity of the ditches was 28.000 acres. Up to the 

 present time the increase of area under irrigation 

 and results from the application of water to grow- 

 ing crops have been most satisfactory. The num- 

 ber of ditches and canals constructed and in oper- 

 ation is 115, representing a length of 263 miles and 

 an irrigable area of 334,250 acres. The estimated 

 cost of ditches and canals constructed and in oper- 

 ation was $110,000, and the estimated cost of ditches 

 and canals surveyed and construction authorized 

 is $84,000, which includes the St. Mary's and Bow 

 River Canals. J. S. Dennis, of the Survey and Irri- 

 gation Department, reports that practically in all 

 the districts the effort to grow crops or to obtain 

 hay under ordinary conditions, after much experi- 

 ence, owing to insufficient rainfall, has been aban- 

 doned, and it is recognized that only by the aid of 

 this process can a sure and certain grain, fodder, 

 or root crop be obtained. The progress of educa- 

 tional institutions in the Territories is very sat- 

 isfactory. On Aug. 29, 1895, there had been pro- 

 claimed 384 public schools, 36 Roman Catholic pub- 

 lic schools, 10 Roman Catholic separate schools, and 

 2 Protestant separate schools in all, 432 school 

 districts. During the thirteen months that have 

 since elapsed 50 public schools, 2 Roman Catholic 

 public schools, and 1 Protestant separate school have 

 been erected, making a total of 485 schools, and the 

 estimated number of pupils in attendance was 10,- 

 710. The total amount of school debentures issued 

 since June 3, 1886, is $233.500. The total number 

 of insane patients from the Territories confined in 

 the Selkirk and Brandon asylums is 74. Warrants 

 were issued in 1894 for 33, 'in 1895 for 21, and in 



