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November, 1883.
THE WEST SHORE.
a73
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
l'oit Moody it now showing unmistakable
signs of life. A large gan$ of men, piincipally
trick layers, came down fiom the uprr portion
ol the line and are now at woih. This, In con
junction with the great number of stranger now
at the tcrminut, make things lively. l-ots in
every direction are changing handt daily, and
several very laigc puuliasc hav letmiy been
maile probably by syndicate. Among others,
Cameron'i land, lot 19a, containing about seventy
two acres, was sold the other day for $15,000;
Jackson has told the remainder f his land
atxut thirty acres, I believe, lie mutt have
sold at a very reasonable price, for I learn that it
changed hands immediately after the sale was
effected at a considerable advance. The erection
of stores, houses and hotels is now being engigrd
in vigorously; contracts are offered and several
have be-n accepted. The new rad is laring
puhed forward, and I am glad to hear your citi
rens have at last awakened to their true inteicsta,
and will do something toward its construction.
Corrciondenc New Velminier GujrJia.
The following outline of llritish Columbia and
its resources it taken fiom the evidence given by
lr. George K. Dawson, of the geological suivcy,
bcfoie the Canadian committee on iinmigtatioo
and colonization at Ottawa. Tht lands in the
valley of the Fitter are ctcccdingly fertile, and
upon them stock will do well. There are some
thing like I, ocjo square miles, 500 of which might
be easily utiliied. The character of the toil is
uniformly good, and the climate is very dry in
summer. In winter the cold u considerable, but
cattle can remain out all winter, and do well on
the natural grasses. In (he noithcrn part of the
lower country, to the extent of 1,1 jo square miles,
the toil it uniformly good, but it It to a great cs
lent covered with trees. It is a country that will
support a large agricultural population. The
coast regions ate not liable to drouth or occasional
summer frottt as the higher regions. The climate
it mild. I n the aggregate there is a large quantity
of arable land. On the island ol Vancouver Iheie
ate JH9.000 acret of agricultural land,
which are well adapted for cultivation. At pres
ent only about 10,000 acret are cultivated.
. tuition of the back country, whkh Is suitable for
agriculture, it densely coveted with Meats, and
owing Irf the high price, of labor and the ca
paratively small number of people there, the
economic advantages of clearing these Metis, and
(tinging the land unlcr cultivation, are not at
present eery great. On tjueen thai lot te Uland
there art 700,000 acre of land, the gieatrr for
lion of which miithl I brought under tillage. I
it mvnnl aailh Mral Inn. I mar sir thai all
through llritish Columbia the ml where cult'
sated, it etceedingly Irrti!. awl the prod of
the island and the mainland Is eateedmgly Urge.
The wheat average is liom ibiny in f ry bwhels
per acre. The Iknigtat fir ot Oig' pine U so
far the oo!v nr that bat attracted taw ommi
cud attention. That tire it Mind oa the wh.
eastern coast r4 Vaneoave IJaftd and the
mainland opposite, and it to U Mind M tatgrui-
cent MraJt. TU Site of ihcaaj I" " '
One we IrtUd swasuitd Jr$ feet la hh. and
u eight fret low lathe ia daaetef M Iwewiy
there white pine, wh.th is suiluriMtately rathet
lenvle ft.n the ki ij KrmU s, whh H
Utgri than our hemlock oak. which . A k-snd
in sulTvcirM ipuntilira to U a corasncnisl w.l j
yell..w cedar, an escellrnt w. M caUoet mth
ing, close-grained and penetiated with a resinous
suUtance which prraerve it (row deray 1 yt
pine, maple, cedar and spme. Through every
part of lliitiih Columbia (line is an escellent
1 -''f plar. M i Hft.A, nM
not tiond tan i,Hren IhsiUte island, 11 its
lace is taken thete I7 bemUk, aprwee, tad yet-
rypirss. The aiea of the Ulsnd is t thousand
square miles. It is coveted with very fiiw llmtatr,
tnd thcic are cscellrnt sitei M mills theie. A pe
culiar feature in irfrrmce lothal island hlhsl, ow
ing to the moist uie of the clinvaie, il is never vimiiI
J forest flies. Fallen tires there! deaey tai
never bum. In the lad centuiy a large tiade was
cairiel on there in ar oiler skius. Sea-ottrrs tie
not caught on the wrsl shore nw, lxi hi arsis
tie. The southern itit of the laiaad is skna-
ainous, but the north pit, known as (irsham
island, contains 7on,ui acirs of Kti land, the
which, though now cmeird with i-xetis, will
eventually I bioughl un-Wr rultusiK. The
climate is irniih like that f Vsncouitt, mi ll
anything hellrr. In some wiatris aw u U'-U
theie. In others a hray snow UHs M U Im
only a lew days, when il diupeart. The inm
diale Irviunrs of ((wren Chailotle tie limUl,
fuh arvl nuneialt. la the matter of 6h, the Uty
ea fishery conusts Uigrly of halitml. 6h
tie aUi caught, an-l a !( fh od Uty has
been cstahliihed tlte. Diet are a smuii
fishing Iwnks arounl the cut, which M wwUI U
well to have tuiveyel. Th ss a small ojuel
there, ami this fact wmM srrns to lixUat that
the laige eastern oyster would thiise. Mmmg Is
likely to he, in my opinion, the giel cewisl it
dutlry of Itiitish Columlia. la ihst
tlvre U a diJiitt tn rf 4 suites, whMb ywkl
til the oret of the western staus, but il ha 4,
owine to the laice freest ri.s(h aa-l the U
deposits been proj'eily devehd yet. fiwid i
almost uniteisally Uisiitl over the rfvsMe.
There it sraitely a siieaas of any sue la ihe po
ince in whh owe can a-4 wash owl a hw iUs.
Flora ljH to IMI th g- plul if l!l.d
Columlta miners wsa JwrI l n,u.u'4
hub is a giral ier HAwk-Hog l- iU
age KUlKi U the 4um tii poMy
more ihas l,oriO whMes, J V iks
has declined. T is owu bilhe Ut lhat op
to the prewnl plf er-aslansg U t i'-l
U IWHub Colomt'O. Wwever, lWe to k -lIer-MS
ta. lt lhe ss a4 a jsili
and worked. We a-W sa the li4 Uiwssw
the w.tki of the pU ak.ae svl the w-k
ing of the aariprt. as a di 4 ike
oprmng ap of the vmMty. Ihsl lU a.
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