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However, still Alberta bided while free lands in the Dakotas in the U.S. and in Manitoba and Saskatchewan claimed the settlers. | However, still Alberta bided while free lands in the Dakotas in the U.S. and in Manitoba and Saskatchewan claimed the settlers. | ||
The exception was the most southern part of the District of Alberta where, in 1881, the government made crown lands available for grazing. Ranchers or cattle companies could lease up to 100,000 acres for one cent an acre and many Americans and British took advantage of the opportunity. These enterprises added another thousand people to Alberta’s population.<ref>Borgstede, Arlene. "Alberta - Finding Your Ancestors | The exception was the most southern part of the District of Alberta where, in 1881, the government made crown lands available for grazing. Ranchers or cattle companies could lease up to 100,000 acres for one cent an acre and many Americans and British took advantage of the opportunity. These enterprises added another thousand people to Alberta’s population.<ref>Borgstede, Arlene. "Alberta - Finding Your Ancestors - International Institute, " ''International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Alberta_-_Finding_Your_Ancestors_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
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