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at home ; there is no one to do the work for him, and the result is, it 

 w ill be left undone. 



Gentlemen farmers would do better in the older 

 Farmers with settled parts of the country, such as Ontario. Im- 

 Caintal, proved farms may be bought or rented on reasonable 



terms; there need be no unnecessary expense; and 

 there is good society, A^itli all the usual home comforts. Children 

 mav be educated at a very small cost. This, I may say, is the most 



Manitoba and 

 the West. 



AN ONTARIO FARM. 



delightful country I have ever seen ; magnificent fruit of all kinds is 

 grown, and its scenery— hills, valleys, and lakes— is all that can b3 

 desired. 



In writing of Ontario I do not by any means insinuate 

 anything derogatory to the province of Manitoba— 

 another charming country— or to the country all 

 along to Eegina— the capital of the province of 

 Assiniboia, where the North- West Mounted Police have their head- 

 quarters. The good discipline and smartness of the men are 

 admirable. We are, indeed, deeply indebted to Colonel Herchmer 

 for the assistance he rendered us during our tour, by means of 

 men and horses ; also to Major Steele, at McLeod : here, again, 

 both men and horses were at our disposal. Calgary and other pTaces 

 we cannot speak too much in praise of. About 200 miles north of 

 Calgary is the rising town of Edmonton, in the Alberta district, where 

 there is an abundance of coal; it is also a very rich farming count rv. 

 We took three days to survey this place, so as to see the produce of 



