. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. 'VfTK I I 1 1- â mfv^mirmmm^mmrww I- w. \ , It. 96 rUl': LAND OI- TIM' MlSKl-C. indul!:,fecl. But when one considers that men wlio know the true state of affairs actually pass it over, thus consciously enticing the unwary emi- grant to strike out from the borders of civilisation and starve in a hard and cruel country, the vanity becomes a crime, and a crime of no mean magnitude. For the unfortunate settler cannot know if the land be good or worthless when the maps say that all the land is good. But happily, as a matter of fact, few emigran
. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. 'VfTK I I 1 1- â mfv^mirmmm^mmrww I- w. \ , It. 96 rUl': LAND OI- TIM' MlSKl-C. indul!:,fecl. But when one considers that men wlio know the true state of affairs actually pass it over, thus consciously enticing the unwary emi- grant to strike out from the borders of civilisation and starve in a hard and cruel country, the vanity becomes a crime, and a crime of no mean magnitude. For the unfortunate settler cannot know if the land be good or worthless when the maps say that all the land is good. But happily, as a matter of fact, few emigrants have as yet pushed beyond the fertile plains of the Sas- katchewan and the lulmonton district, for the truth about the North is leaking out, and men are beginning to realise that the vast territory from the Athabaska to the Barren Grounds and on to the Arctic Ocean is practically worthless for agricultural purposes. There is, however, a little gold in the rivers, which, with improved machinery, might be worked to some small profit in spite of the short summer season. Gold will draw men into any country ; and so it has ha])pened that, from time to time, a few, more adventurous or more foolish than. FlSIl Sl'KAK t. 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 Somerset, H. Somers (Henry Somers). London : W. Heinemann
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