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This township is reached from Hythe, situated
in section 14 township 723 range 11 on the Souce-Coune~

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Grande Prairie wagon read ani where the nearest store
and telegraph office are established. The nearest post
effies is Gootéfare on the southwest quarter of section
27 of this township. The local roads are in fairly cood
condition.

The country is rolling. A fine stretch of
open country extenis northeasterly along the valley of
the Beavertail creeks. It is about 2 to 2 miles wide
with very scattered poplar blufise Almost all the
land suitable for settlement is homesteaded although
at present no large area is cuitivated, but in lisu
of this some fairly large herds of eatile are run,
the pasture being of the best. Seme oF the cattle
have GieG up here, their deaths caused by, ss the
settlers claim, © noxicus wee@. This is doubtful as
itis a well known fact thet cattle left out all winter
te rustie on frozen grass have been known to die when

put on the new spring grass which seems to eause a colice

fhis is no doubt the main eause of their lesses«

fhe scil in this valley consists of 2 inches
to 4 inches of humus on black sandy loam, varying in
pisces to a clay loam. The co .ntry rises each sicée
of Beaverteil ereck and when the limits of the valley
ere reached the soil becomes sandy and gravelly, es-
pecially in the southeast area of the township. The
northwest portion is covers with a dense growth of
perlar mostly < to 6 inches im diameter although there
are some patches of 12 inch poplar and spruce. There
is no merchantable timber exeept of local use in the
shape of logs end rough lumber for settlers* purposes.

Although Hythe has the nearest store nost of
the settlers go to Beaverloige, the trail to this
point being inbetter condition. The township is well
watered by three perennial creeks, Yinésor, Beavertail
ana Steeprock erecks, besides other smaller ones. ‘This
eentreal valley has everything in its favour for the
making of a goed ané prosperous settlement providing
the settlers gc in for the raising of crops suitable
to the climate ané estile raising At present its
distance from railroad connestion and markets, is 4

handicaps Up on the hillsides inéications of moose were

seen and partridge are plentiful in season. ‘“uite a
member of cattle are sent inte this country for grazing
purposes from Beaverlodge and points east thereot. The
country is ore-eninent]ly suited for the raising of
stock.
fhe grain crop, mainly oats, — a
this season largely on ageount of the cooi *¥ }
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