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away they pjo, even if in tho middle of the harvest, and at the hunU'tit 

 tiiiM^. The general wiigen \m'u\ are a« follows: — The four winter months, 

 from $10 (£2) to *12 (£2 1<)h.) per montii ; the other eight months, 

 from $\o (£:i) to S2<> (£4) }>er month ; making an average of 1*40 a 

 year, with board. Servant girls get from Ss (£2) to *10 (£2 UK) |>er 

 month. 1 felt .Horry at the time, and I feel isorry now, that 1 eould not 

 give more time to thi-* interenting diatrict, «o a^ to vinit more farms. 



From Indian Head wo went, on the 2 1st, to Calgary. On 

 Culf/ary, our way we panned some very large farms, including the 



Canadian Agricultural Co.'s farm. We also passed Hegina, 

 the capital of the North- VVest JV'rritoriea, with its jxipulation of U,:iUO. 

 From this point a railroad goes northward to Prince Albert. This 

 town is tha headquarters of tho Mounted Folice— a body of men 1,0UU 



BOW BXTSB, CALOABT. 



strong. 



We reached Calgary on the 22nd. This is a fine town, with 

 some substantial buildings. It has a population of 4,500. It Is the 

 centre of the ranching district, and charmingly situated on the Bow 

 River. We visited a saddler's store, and inspected the saddles of tho 

 cowboys. The whole "rig-out" of a cowboy will cost X20. Some of 

 the saddles and trapp-ngs are decidedly ornamental, and all of them 

 very strong. 



We left Calgary by the new railway for Edmonton, about 

 Edmonton, 190 miles due north. We arrived at Edmonton late at 



night, the concluding portion of the journey being a 

 two-mile drive with a four-horse team. We drove through such steep 

 places that we certainlj' thought we would be upset. On our way from 

 Calgary we passed a large tract of land which had not been taken up. 

 We also passed an Indian reserve, close to the railway. The Govern- 

 ment instructor's house was pointed oui to us. His duty is to teach 

 the Indians bow to farm. The Indians here have a large number of 



