. Canada : a descriptive text book . f summer is much less excessive. In nearly all parts of thecountry, the western slopes of the mountains are moist while the easternslopes are dry. The air currents flow eastward as a rule from thePacific ; as they ascend the western sides of the mountains they deposittheir moisture and then come down the eastern sides as dry winds. In 04 CANADA. the extreme northern part of the country the climate is severe, particu-larly during the winter. Though so mountainous, British Columbia has thousands of squaremiles of the finest agricultural and ranching land. In
. Canada : a descriptive text book . f summer is much less excessive. In nearly all parts of thecountry, the western slopes of the mountains are moist while the easternslopes are dry. The air currents flow eastward as a rule from thePacific ; as they ascend the western sides of the mountains they deposittheir moisture and then come down the eastern sides as dry winds. In 04 CANADA. the extreme northern part of the country the climate is severe, particu-larly during the winter. Though so mountainous, British Columbia has thousands of squaremiles of the finest agricultural and ranching land. In a country sovaried, all kinds of land may be found, from the rich river bottom suchas that in the Fraser delta, through all the stages to the bare rock witha little sand and moss on the mountain heights. In the valleys of thesections where the rainfall is plentiful the land is rich and heavy, inother parts it requires irrigation from the mountain streams to make itproductive. On the higher plateaus, cattle and horses flourish on the. Salmon Fisheries, British Columbia. rich bunch grass, and ranching is a profitable occupation. All the grainsand vegetables of a temperate climate are grown, and in addition, fruitgrowing is becoming important and promises to assume large propor-tions, for fruit trees flourish remarkably, and the Canadian Pacific Rail-way furnishes good facilities for rapid transport. The Government Ex-perimental Farm at Aggasiz is a revelation to most people in the practicalpossibilities of fruit culture, and must prove of the greatest benefit tothe fruit growers of the Province. On this farm there are under culti-vation and careful observation over twelve hundred varieties of apples CANADA. 95 and five hundred and fifty of pears, in addition to many kinds of peaches,plums, walnuts, cherries and small fruits. The Provincial Governmentgrants land on easy terms to settlers, who must take possession of theirfarms and actually live on them. The Dominion Government als
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