id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt njp.32101072319658 British Columbia. Bureau of Provincial Information. Handbook of British Columbia, Canada. Its position, advantages, resources, climate, mining, lumbering, fishing, farming, ranching [and] fruit growing Printed by authority of the Legislative assembly 1913 .txt text/plain 1542 96 69 British Columbia is divided into the following districts :— large extent of agricultural land, much of which requires irrigation, but There are considerable areas of fertile land in West Kootenay and Columbia mining has reached its highest development in Kootenay and, as a The valleys of the Kootenay District contain large areas of arable land The Columbia-Kootenay Valley Kootenay River passes within a few hundred yards of the Columbia, flowing Lying west of the Kootenays is the splendid Yale district, rich in minerals of construction, which will serve to open up a very large mining and agricultural area. country, well adapted to dairying, cattle raising and fruit growing, Placer The country is lightly timbered and promises in time to become an important cattle raising and agricultural district, as there are many fertile valleys, which even now. with eggs or poultry, large quantities being imported from Manitoba, ./cache/njp.32101072319658.pdf ./txt/njp.32101072319658.txt