• ANSJFESS TO QUXSTIOITs CONOSBNINQ MANITOBA 



testimony of f»nneT8 liTing in OTer one hundred and fifty d!uerant localities in 

 Manitoba demonstrated that the average depth of the loam in that province was over 

 three feet. 



AVALTTIOAL L^BOKATOBT, BUBOBOM' HaU) 



SsurevBaB. 

 tmxuna or iamplb or lunTOBA soiu 



Molatnie ^^ .r.... 81.S64 



Orgaalo matter eoatalning nitrogen •qoal to ammonia, S3* ...... ILSSt 



ULim mattkb. 



PhoepbatM • <....„ MTS 



CorboBato of lime „....„..„ 1.7<S 



Carbonate of magnesia. .>...«.......«.........,.....» „ 0. 987 



AUuline lalyi .^_ ..,„.........„ ,. >. 1.S7S 



OHdeoliron ..„.,. .«.....«_.....^.,._..., 8.115 



7.M0 



Sand and silica -..._....«...«...._....«.„«..... 61.731 

 jUotQlna .............._„.».....«.....>.. 8.133 



50.868 



100.000 

 The above soil Is veir rich In organic matter, and contains the ftall amonnt of the salins 

 ferttUsing matters found in all soils of a good bearing quality. 



(Signed) STEPHENSON MACADAM, M.D.. 



Lecturer on Cheraistiy. 



The large proportion of silica in the above analysis indicates that the soil is 



particnlarly well adapted to the growth of v^heat. The black loam or mould thus 



pronounced so rich rests on a tenacious clay for a depth of from one to four feet, and 



m some places the clay is as deep as ninety feet. 



Are the Climate and Seasons favourable to Settle- 

 ment t Of paramount importance to the emigrant is the healthfulness of the 

 locality which is to be the scene of his future labours and the home of himself and 

 family. What to him are the fair fields, flowering meadows, and luxuriant growth 

 of fertile soils under tropical suns, if they generate fe^er-producing miasma and 

 vapour ? What are soft and perfumed breezes, if they waft the seeds of pestilence 

 and death I What are bountiful harvests of golden grain and rich and mellow 

 fruits, if disease must annually visit his dwelling f 



The dryness of the air, the character of the soil, which retains no stagnant pools 

 to send forth poisonous exhalations, and the almost total absence of fog or mist ; the 

 brilliancy of its sunlight, the pleasing succession of its seasons, all conspire to make 

 the Canadian North-west a climate of unrivalled salubrity, and the home of a joyous, 

 healthy, prosperous people. Therefore the assertion that the climate of our 

 North'West is one of the healthiest in the world may be broadly and confidently 

 made, sustained as it is by the experience of its inhabitants. 



The seasons are as follows : — Spring — April and May. Snow disappears rapidly, 

 and the ground dries up quickly. Sowing commences from the middle to the end 

 of April, and finishes in the beginning of May. 



jSuwun^r.— June, July, August and part of September. Weather bright and 

 clear, with frequent showers — very warm at times during the day — night cool and 

 refreshing. Harvesting commences in August and ends in September. 



AxUxvmn. — Part of September and October and part of November, perhapfi the 

 most enjoyable season of the year, the air being btumy and exceedingly pleasant. 

 At tUs period of tbo year the prairie fires take plaice, and the atmosphere has 

 rather a smoky appearance, bat is not disagreeable. 



Winter. — Part of November, December, January, February and March. 



In tho early part of November the Indian summer generally commences, and then 

 follows the lovfiest portion of the season which usually lasts about a fortnight. The 

 weather is warm, the atmosphere hazy and calm, and every object appears to wear a 

 tranquil and drowsy aspect. Then comes winter, generally ushered in by a soft, 

 fleecy fall of snow, succeeded by days of extreme clearness, with a clear, blue sky 

 and invigorating atmosphere In December the winter regularly sets in, and, until 

 the end of Mardi, the weather continues steady, with perhaps one thaw in January, 

 and occasional snow-storms. The days are clear and bright, and the cold much 

 Boftened by the brilliancy of the son. 



Is the Climate Healthy ? WonderfollT so. There is no malaria ; 

 •Bdonio dissases *rs aaknowit ; children kesp rsmarkably healthy. Msjiitoba has 



