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agencies. There's the B district in Sas- 

 katchewan : good land, roUing, even hilly in 

 places, with water generally to be got for the 

 digging, and in many parts plenty of timber 

 near. This is an important point at first, and 

 as I know that part to be pretty good, though 

 there may be better, suppose we go there ? " 



" That sounds well. Jack," said Tom ; " but 

 as locality is important, tell me a bit more about 

 it, as to why you like it." 



"Well, Tom," said I, "this matter is one on 

 which we should be careful not to dogmatize, 

 but I think in the future settlers should choose 

 a district suitable for mixed farming, and that's 

 one great recommendation for this district. 

 Then the country is being settled up fairly fast 

 by a hardy lot of immigrants of various nation- 

 alities, many of them English, and railway con- 

 struction is fairly brisk. You must remember 

 We stern Canada is a young country, with young 

 ^Bple chiefly, who are for the most part learn- 

 ^B as they go on ; and, after all, this is what we 

 ^Bist do, though I can tell you some things that 

 ^■ly smooth the way a bit, and I don't think 

 we shall make a mistake, Tom, if we book to 



* Right you are. Jack ; take the tickets, by all 



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