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THE OBSERVER AND J orth Dryden LOTS ollow the Crowd : Twice as many lots sold in North Dryden within a year as in ail the rest of Dryden. If you are interested in Town lots, either for a home,or foran investment, write, wire or call, and get particulars from Swan Swanson aa Block Dryden, Ontario |} | = Thos. Proudfoot Merchant Tailor Ll rerio Ben eral Ontario ------------ Ernest G. Rognon Expert Examinations and Reports made on Mining Properties. Information freely furnished regarding the Dryden Gold District. OFFICE : Swanson Block : Dryden, Ont. EE wWatch- G. Ripley, maker and Jeweller den ~ Ontario Issuer of Marriage Licenses When enquiring about Dryden REAL ESTATE Write to IRA J. WILDE THE LAND MAN mber, Cordwood Fence Posts ETC. YDEN, ONTARIO ANDERSON RACTOR AND BUILDER Bricks Lime; B. C. Shingles SASH AND DOORS Manitoba Gypsum Hardwall & Wood Fibre, Etc: Dryden - - Ontario STAR, DRYDEN, ONTARIO. Dryden's Promising Environments (Continued from Page Bight) as he clover-hulling outfit as soon raises a crop. The educational side of the district is well provided for, there being two schools in the settlements. The board of trustees of the Eagle River section is as follows: Mr. A. S. McKenzie, A. Spencer, D. Gardiner, and the Minnitaki School is looked by Mr. A. H. Bennett, W. and W. W. Howell. free, and kept open the whole vear. after A. Weare These schools are Eagle River also possesses a church, The no means fully developed and services are held regularly. district is by as vet, and free grant land can be readily and easily obtained w ithin two and three miles of the railway. To encourage the dairy industry in this locality, the provincial government are placing a stock bull in Eagle River for the benefit of the settlers. Wild fruits grow abundantly, such as strawberries, and Dblueber- Small fruits do exceedingly well raspberries, saskatoons ries. in cultivation, but so far standard trees have not been Good water obtained by sinking a well a success. is easily ---- IRA J. WILDE Clerk and Treasurer of Dryden and Sec'y-Treas. of Board of Trade FORREST BROS. WHOLESALE & RETAIL TARIO Merino Zentil & Co. GOOD RED CLAY BRICK FOR LOCAL AND EXPORT USE DRYDEN - 'ONTARIO WRITE W. H. COBB, IGNACE, - ONTARIO TUCK BROS. LIVERY, DRAY and TRANSFER DRYDEN - NTARIO RE ESEATE | J. P. STANTON BARRISTER, SOLICITOR Solicitor for Imperial Bank of Canada Kenora oe Ontario | George Keatley BUILDER & CONTRACTOR La on ad DRYDEN, ONTARIO THE DRYDEN SECTION ew Ontario, Canada == .. Fine Farms LRA Great Easy to Reach Easy to Purchase Opportunities Independent Homes FREE GRANTS (EX) (7) For further information apply to or to ."A. MACDONELL, Director of Colonization TORONTO, ONTARIO R. H. PRONGER, Crown Lands Agent DRYDEN, ONTARIO JUNE 26, 1913. EXHIBIT OF VEGETABLES GR OWN IN THE DRYDEN DISTRICT twenty feet in depth, and an abundant supply of timber no cause of apprehension when the cold days of winter gives come On. The climate is dry, healthy and brac- ing, and work is to be found the year round. In winter the settlers work in the bush, cutting the timber into cord- wood, which finds a ready sale in Win- nipeg and other western towns. The benefits of this district for the pros- pective settler may be thus briefly summed up: Good soil, good wood, good water, good markets, educational faci- lities for the children, easy of access, wharf and warehouse here, and make regular trips to Beaudros Landing, at the northern end of road, to Goldrock, the government centre of one of the richest mining fields on the continent. the Manitou Lake area, to be the America when the experimental stage has been passed and forgotten. It is as a summer resort that Wabigoon will 'come into its own, being the cen- tral point for navigation. From Wabi- goon radiate innumerable routes for canoe, launch and steamboat through Wabigoon, and a dozen smaller lakes, Yo which promises among busiest in North MOOSE CAPTURED NEAR DRYDEN good climate, plenty of work. It only requires to be more widely known and then many of those who imagine that there is no land this side of the prairies will have their eyes opened to the op- portunities they are missing in the rush Now is your time to get a home for yourself and family. Get in to the west. before the rush comes, and, when set tled, start in fo tel 5, 2 i Lang : d "do likewise. i y : fot NE Ah A few miles west of Eagle River is the flourishing German settlement of 'Waldtroft, which is constantly receiv- ing additions to its population from the United States and Germany. It al- ready boasts of a public school, post- office and general store. All the set- tlers are profitably employed in farm- ing, lumbering and fishing. Ld Wabigoon From a scenic point of view, the townsite of Wabigoon is acknowledged to be one of the most striking and pic- the Canadian Pacific an elevated bench of at the turesque along Laid out upon land overlooking Burrits Bay, ALFRED PITT First Mayor of Dryden | centre of Wabigoon Lake, it is high, dry and healthy, with a beautiful out- look over the bay with islands and shores. The main line of the C.P.R. skirts the Depot and side- facilitat- its wooded bay below the town. ings are on the water edge, ing transportation to all parts of the lake. The Wabigoon and Manitou Steamship Company have steamboats, MAX SCHELLENBERG'S PIONEER GENERAL STORE well stocked with game, fish, and with a continual change of scene, the shores varying from flat and grassy aspen covered banks to high and rugged with Creeks and rivers lake to lake, changing towering pine. meander from I ---- lation of freight trains. The company has spent many hundreds of thousands of dollars which is in its equipment at Ignace, constantly being improved. A complete electric light plant has been installed for lighting the com- pany's shops, station buildings and yard. The population is between 300 and 400, the majority of whom are C.P.R. As the company's operations spread the popu- lation increases, and is swelled by 2 employees and their families. few outsiders, specially in the summer season, when campers from Fort Wil- liam spend a week or two on Lake ginac, which being close to the town ands its sailing beach for eight 1t is dotted with good camping islands and bays, and there is always plenty of fishing and sport to be had. miles. grounds, Already there are in Ignace an Ang- lican church, a Presbyterian church and a Roman Catholic church. A large house and a Y. M. CO. A. take care of the travelling pub- there restaurant, a pool room and ar en" =2r- modern boarding lic; are two general stores, one tainment hall, while the children are provided for in an up-to-date school house. The greater than the supply, disposing of his puildings before tnev are completed. The country around Ignace is well wooded and is a favorite trappers and fur is still one contractor demand for residences resort of dealers. hunters, A valuable asset to the municipality is the stone quarry just west of the station which furnishes to 50 men. The stone shipped to Fort William. employment is promptly from the slow, rough and turbulent torrent, tumbling Every bend vista, and placid stream to the over rapids and falls. gives the traveller a new every journey a moving picture by the master artist, Mother Nature, with a color scheme all her own. Splendid rod and troll fishing can be had. Moose, caribou and deer haunt the sur- rounding woods and hills, and are se- cured with the minimum of expense and trouble. wayfarers there are two hotels, stores For the convenience of and bakery. Numerous private resi- dences exist, with a thriving and in- creasing farming community within easy reach of the railroad. As is gen- eral throughout the district, an almost virgin field for the prospector is in the immediate vicinity. Gold, iron deposits have been found, silver and and some development work done. Ignace Situated 63 miles east of Dryden is the municipality of Ignace. Ignace is essentially a railroad town created by the Canadian Pacific Railway, being one of the two divisional points be- tween Winnipeg and the Great Lakes. fifteen the with Here all passenger trains stop minutes for change of engines, company having a roundhouse some 20 stalls. There is also spacious yard accommodation for the accumu- THE DRYDEN HOTEL Dinorwic Dinorwic, under the older name of the Wabigoon Mission, was one of the important old- time Hudson Bay posts, and a shipping point for the furs of a vast area, as well as a centre of mis- sionary enterprise under the auspices R. H. ROBINSON NOTARY PUBLIC. INSURANCE FARM IMPLEMENTS OXDRIFT ONT. R. H. Pronger NOTARY PUBLIC. INSURANCE DRYDEN, ONT. cultural centre that Dinorwi¢ must shine henceforth. Being the most con- venient point of shipment for the great- er part of Southworth and Hartman townships, with their well-wooded and fertile lands, it will become a centre for the agricultural activities that must ensue from the present widespread attention to this country as a location for settlement. Dinorwic is also a convenient point for the summer tourist, fisherman and hunter. The well-travelled Sandy Take route to Minnetaki and Lac Seul, with their countless chains of lakes, rivers and creeks, commences there, and opens up a happy hunting ground for the explorer and big game sports- man. There is a comfortable hotel, as A. KENNEDY Second Mayor of Dryden and Secretary of the Dryden Agricultural Society. well as store and dwelling houses, and many settlers. As with other places in the vicinity, there is a splendid area for prospecting, and during the earlier mining booms splendid samples of gold-bearing ores were secured. Along the T.C.R. the new town of Quibell is attracting a number of set- tlers on account of its farming and lumbering advantages. Richan, 18 miles direct north of Dry- den, will be the headquarters for an ex- tensive lumber and tie industry. THE CENTRAL HOTEL The Hudson Bay have a modern and well equipped store there at present, but the opening of the G.T.P. has deviated the stream that once poured through the post, and it is as an agri- of the Anglican Church. of priceless fur Mokont, the latest organized municipality, which is Further east is Souix already a considerable railroad centre, being the divisional point for the T.C.R. and GT.P. fishing and lumbering are the chief industries. railways. Mining, SWANSON'S ADDITION, DRYDEN