▁agricult ural ▁potential ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Clay ▁B elt . ▁A ▁federal ▁government ▁experimental ▁farm ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁to ▁explore ▁and ▁develop ▁cro ps ▁and ▁systems ▁for ▁far ming ▁the ▁area . ▁Under ▁the ▁Return ed ▁Sold iers ▁and ▁S ail ors ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁the ▁Kap usk asing ▁Sold ier ▁Col ony ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁sett le ▁veter ans ▁returned ▁from ▁the ▁Great ▁War . ▁S ett lers ▁received ▁hom est ead s , ▁gr ants , ▁and ▁guaranteed ▁lo ans ▁and ▁were ▁paid ▁for ▁clear ing ▁their ▁own ▁land . ▁But ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁only ▁nine ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁hundred ▁original ▁sett lers ▁remained , ▁and ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁dis cont in ued . ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Commission ▁of ▁En qu iry ▁into ▁the ▁failed ▁settlement ▁scheme ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁sett lers ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁task ▁at ▁hand . ▁The ▁in h osp itable ▁climate ▁and ▁ge ography ▁had ▁won ▁out . ▁One ▁bitter ▁sett ler ▁test ified , ▁" There ▁are ▁ 7   month s ▁snow , ▁two ▁months ▁rain ▁and ▁the ▁remainder ▁mos qu ito es ▁and ▁black ▁f lies ." ▁S ett lers ▁had ▁also ▁counted ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁pul p ▁mill ▁at ▁Kap usk asing ▁that ▁would ▁provide ▁a ▁local ▁market ▁for ▁pul p ▁wood . ▁ ▁Rad ar ▁site ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Kap usk ask ing ▁was