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acre. This situatiozi placed father in a very awkward position
and there was, therefore, every reason for our retioence regard.-

ing our true opinion of the mmdcarn district.

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We stoypedrat thelihnn of 331'. T. W. Richardson, who

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was the only settler near Dundqrn.‘  a.‘littleg‘pgtch

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containing about two acres 01 wheat, which looked remarkably _
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good. This wheat was fenced off with a7‘;-ail fence ft:-,-an-

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oattlefi-oamed over theft plains;  M

    

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On the trip from
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Garrison's ranch we had seen severw. he-rée-of-v-e-ry f:Lne,\oattle; '
From Richardson's we drove to the Wilson Ranch on
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the Black Straprwrhere we saw their fine herd. of cattle. Mr.
De Wolfe, who was a cattle man, said that theme steers were

tattened as fine on this "prairie wool“ as many of the corn fed

cattle of Iowa. The Wilson brothers, fine types of men, were

‘ very helpful as they informed us fully about their experiences

in the cattle business.

Father and I concluded that this Dundflrn locality
was very fled. There was olenty of hay in the marshes, fine hunt-
ing, timber for fire wood and good wheat land. The laml avail-
able was close to the station, and to the cite; or Saskatoon, \’

which proximity would be very helpful in the early stages of