. Canadian agriculture [microform] : the prairie. Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture. 32 Caiiadidn Ayrivnlture. me that the slime in the roads alForded strong; indicotions of the fertility of the soils in the Red River vallej, but the illustration is one that mi^ht profitably be dispensed with. The condition of its roads is a reproach to Winnipeg;, but it is one which its enterprising citizens will no doubt soon make a thing of the j>ast. 1 have spoken of the Red River cart, a remnant of bygone days. The Marquis of Lome says* :â " It is a very roii!^!) stnictiii-f, Init
. Canadian agriculture [microform] : the prairie. Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture. 32 Caiiadidn Ayrivnlture. me that the slime in the roads alForded strong; indicotions of the fertility of the soils in the Red River vallej, but the illustration is one that mi^ht profitably be dispensed with. The condition of its roads is a reproach to Winnipeg;, but it is one which its enterprising citizens will no doubt soon make a thing of the j>ast. 1 have spoken of the Red River cart, a remnant of bygone days. The Marquis of Lome says* :â " It is a very roii!^!) stnictiii-f, Init in^ciiiously made, fur its wlioela arc ]mt togeiber witliinit one jiiLrc d iroii. TIuto is iicitht-r nail nur niutal tiri'. Fig. \.~Thv lied lUcer Cart. (From 'Ciuiudian rictiires,'âliy i)ermission.) 1^^ ^â ^. 'llie tliin;; rnak^ Imniliiy, lut :in>\vris iis iiiii|i(ist- well. Caravans ul' tlicst; conveyances liavo for tlic last thirty years taken tlie liall-brccd's i^uoils liy the prairie trails to all pnrts of the urtat valleys, and often oceupy 'JO davs in )_'ettin^ tu ; The word Manitoba means the land of the great spirit, an<l is of Indian orijjin. In pronouncing the word, the dwellers in the Prf)vince, I noticed, place the accent on the third syllable, and not on the last, as is sometimes heard in l^ngland. 'J'he tide of emigration to this Province during the last six or eight years has made the name very familifir to English agriculturists, and in the course of an eloquent address upon Manitoba by the I'^ari of Duflferin, during his tenure of the office of Govcrnor-Cieneral liiriiirlian ; y. 1 H»!,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fream, W. (William), 1854-1906. [London? : s. n. ]
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