tends to 7,000 acres. At the time of their arrival in
this district there were no roads, bridges or railways,
and not the semblance of a house. The country was in
the hands of the Indians, and buffalo and other wild
animals roamed at large. Not only had the pioneers to
make their way through miles of bush country, {heir
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leaky boats, but when they reached their location
they were far from their sources of supplies. Their
journeys were often made under bad climatic condi-
tions, in rain and wind. The indomitable spirit of the
pioneer, however, carried them safely through and
enabled them to fight their way to independence and
considerable affluence.

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