16 Paciric GREAT EASTERN Ratuway BEtrtT.

rearing, as the country is ideal for this purpose. Practically all land here
has been taken up. This is also true to a large extent of the San Jose
Valley, where several old and valuable cattle-ranches are a feature, notably
the Enterprise and Onward, a general store being located at the latter point.

Springhouse Prairie and Alkali Creek Districts.

Roads from 114 miles south of Enterprise Ranch, St. Joseph, Onward,
and Williams Lake link up with the Chimney Creek, Springhouse Prairie,
and Alkali Lake Districts. Much of the best bench and valley land is
cultivated under irrigation, settlement being confined to the valley and cattle-
ranges along the plateau. Springhouse Post-office is on a ranch established
over thirty years ago which raises many cattle. In recent years considerable
butter has been shipped from the southerly part of Springhouse Prairie.
Old-timers are agreed that a large part of this plateau is suitable for mixed

G. W. J. MOORE'S TRUCK-GARDEN, CHIMNEY CREEK RANCH, WILLIAMS LAKE.

dry-farming. There is an extensive area of vacant Crown land open in
six of the townships, and Townships 78 and 80 contain stretches of good
grass land and tracts of poplar and willow country with excellent soil.
Adjacent to Alkali Lake is an Indian reserve settlement and at the flourish-
ing Alkali Lake cattle-ranch a post-office is maintained.

The Williams Lake Region.

Surveys extend for about 6 miles north of Williams Lake, where a
thriving town and divisional point of the railway-line is located. Much of
this district is adapted to cattle-raising. A few miles east and connected
by road is 150-Mile, with Government offices, hotel, stores, post-office, and
some excellent cattle-ranches in the neighbourhood. To the west and east
a large acreage has been surveyed, but with few settlers as yet. The
country hereabout is largely rolling plateau, with sandy loam soil and