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at 6s., the barley at 3s. 9d., the oats at 2s. 6d, and the 

 potatoes at Is. 3d. per bushel (average prices, which the 

 produce will easily command), and an argument more 

 strong and convincing than could be wrought out by any 

 other process of reasoning, stands stubbornly forth in 

 favour of the claims of the settlement as being one of 



Confluence of the Assinniboine and Eed River. 



the best agricultural countries on the face of the globe. 

 It should be added that Mr. Gowler's profits have already 

 enabled him to enlarge the bounds of his estate to 600 

 acres ; to stock it with a noble herd of cattle and horses, 

 and to make the necessary preparations for erecting 

 thereon, next summer, a snug and comfortable mansion." 



