The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-12-12
From the ST. Paul Pioneer, Nov. 20.
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organized west "f this State of Minnesota,
comprising the large extent of territory cut
off from this State, hy the act Of Congress
authorizing the people of Minnesota to form
a State CONSTITUTIONS, but ever which the au-
,hority of the Territorial government Of
/ Minnesota extended. This comprises the
area lying between the western boundary of
| the State OF Minnesota aud the Missouri aud
/ White Earth Rivers, which streams from
! the eastern boundary of Nebraska Many
Of the residents Of Dakota-lnen Who have
been prominent in taking measures to SC;
cure n territorial Or.anizatiOn-urgeb bound
aries differing from the above. They favor
the establishment Of boundaries ,ui,ning as
| follows Commencing on the Missouri River
at the month of ,h. Big Sioux, thence fol-
! lpwin. the Missouri TO the torty-ihiri pAsai-
| lei of north latitude, thence westward on
said line to the Il ack Hills, following the
I same in a north eastern direction TO The
! Missouri, and up said streasa To the White
/ Earth River, thence to the line between the
/ United States and British America, AID
( running ea-twardiy along said line TO the
western boundary line Of Minnesota. and
! following said Inc Z" the pi.re Of beginning
! The adoption of this line will materially
cnrtail the proportion of Ncbra>ka, ani
create ID kota into Territory Of magnificent
/ extent and resources. If the people OF Ne
/ braska favor tn. project, or do not throw
! obstacles IL the way ot its success, Congress
will probably establish The boundaries of
the ncw Territory, in accordance with Tue
" sh nf its peapls. We incline To the opin-
} ion, however, that the people OF DaholA
will have to content themselves with the
residue Of Minnesota Territory, which GER
. tainly afford. them ampl. room TO spread
a. f.-..t.N
forty third to the ferty-ninth parallel Of lat
itudr, and varying in width from one TO i've
/ degrees Of longitude.
/ A. to the present population ot Dakota
supposing il to consist Of tie Residue of
/ Minnesota Territory, no very finite infpr
/ nation ,an he procured II i estimated at
/ four thouSand-givin. fifteen hundred 10
/ III. Red River region an: the ren,ineder t.
. the country, open to settlement. contiguous
IN rnp R,g Sioux GA the BIZ Sioux, there
are several Ihrivin. Srttiefn -n'S. the princi-
nal one being al the Fai>-SiouX Falls City
/ X III. name. il boats. Here there are about
4 thirty houses, one steam SAW NIL, and seSe-
. raj stone hnli nyS. We saw = letter from
. this place the other day, which stated That
. su~h WAS the demand for lumber that the
mill was running night and day, and that
Z settlers were hauling their io:. tn the nii',
and ready paying $50 per 1000 feet for
saving. \, Enmila, iew miles below the
. Falls and the b, al OF stcsInh0st navigation
! on the L = Sioux, there are several houses.
! At Flandrau, also on the Sioux, and forty
miles above the Falls, thcrc are lew houses.
. At NJ iarV, SKY miles iFIu t''e Fans ny
ia. torfuo,I, course of ia. river, there is a
tf,rivin. settlement, hoa>rin: of npxards oi
twenty houses, and probably about As many
families.
Se.ti ments We been made 'y claim seek
ers al different i.oint> on the kmin.iah and
E,rk T. yerS both of which streams empty
into the Il q Sionx. At various points on
III. valley Of the Si0nx, claims have sern
made Thc character of m sol IN this val
/ lev j. represented Is peculiarly adapted tn
.yriru'ture: the entire valley - su> ept hIe
OF tie his'.e>, dygrre Of ~ iivation, ami wi!i
sustain n 'icn>- poru'at'"n.
Tn. only c.d-,l i.nl lying within Dtko'a
Territory, i ihst >iruI! I, eat at tn : 81
B oux sud w..-i Of the Minnesota. The strip
/ will probably average twenty hsr r'''-s '''
width. ,n.l - about one i,un'ir,d aud sixty
mile. in !-n.th THIS il tin only and "I'.n
+ 20 st ~,nrut. until tr-Fy u mad for the
c->sinn OF tn territory lying between the
BE- Sioux aud Missouri, nos mostly "c"u-
ri, Il and clsinea 10y the la"Nt"n >i"nS-
II i probable that >urh tre1'y vil he form
al the .n>uiuc year, - the I"''is-S ARE vii
NJ and the Ghvrrmrnr-nt, a. ,xpcrI-"". has
demonstrated, ~-''i"n hr-ltates I" deal IN re
al estate Tu- t,t'- To t,r K "i-isv-r conn'
try /. in dispute. Ii is c,m-.i ~ IT, half
breeds who occupy it, aud when the nm'
arrives for the G'vern'n' mt To treat for II
their title will prrhah'y he recognized.
The great drawback To the prosperity %
II -. at her
in the valleys of the rivers, and on thu hor
ders of some of the iarg. lakes, no timber
can be found and even whrr- II does exist
il "a found III quantities. >niii lent merely Il
meet tb. wants of settlers in the immediate
locality. On the Biz Sioux, on the james
River and on the hanks of smaller srran:
e,npiying into thoSr rivers, and mi" tti'
Missouri and Red Rivers timer lS t"un'
amp,y sufficient 10 meet the wants ot thos'
who NAV S,ttl on th"sr strca :; hht not II
sufficient quantity TO Htf'r supply I" set
tiers on the praIries. 1t seems I" us thht l."
many vca,s, at least. until system
speedy communication III the Territory, e'
ther by land or water, * perfected. the set
Elements in Dakota vii he confined ain"~
exclusively to the valleys at the rivers. or
the streams emp.ying into the Missouri fr"i
IN. west and into the Red River from TN
east, there are extensive p'nerieS, tut IL VII
he some time before they can be made avail
able to those who ma, seek tor homes on t.
almost boundl-ss prairies OF Dakota.
, Dakota is not destitute, a. many sup
pose. Of uavigable streams. The M'>>oir
is navi-able far beyond the point wnere !
ceases the f. rmt C western houn iary Oh th
Territory The Big Sioux is nav'ga"ie fo
one hundred miles, and James River neari.
ID q yahl
from the mouth of the Sheyenne To LAX
W nnpee. in British America. There arr
other streams which empty into the Mi>snu
: =; north of the mouth of James i,jver
which are said to be navisabie for a shof
distance
There is a portion of Dakota, situate
pripcipaliy. we believe, on the high tabl
lands between the James and Missouri III
y.rs. which abounds in salt springs an
lakes. We conversed with gentleman yes
terday, who visited the largest of these sal
lakes as early AS 1887. and at different peri
ods since that time The lake in question
situated near the head waters Of Sat River
a saline stream emptying into the Shey
en,e. He describes it as four or five mlie
=. in circumference, with a few inches of waite
: in il. living upon a bed of crys allied salt
: The he'd of salt, he found epon examination
to be at least three feet deep. how muc
: more he is unable to tell as he was pro
i yid,d. in his researches, with nothing but
ra,-snear Other lakes of a similar charaC
ter. but not so large, are also found in thl
n norton of Dakota. There IS salt enough u
: Dakota Territory to supply the cont'nen
with that article, if all accounts are true.
t But we have prolonged this rambling ART
;. Gle to a greater extent than We Intended
s We think the speedy organization ana Sc.
j. ,lemcnt of Dakota Territory, 1t the peoPi
i of Minnesota exercise proper foresight, ca
# be made in a commercial point OF view
s highly advantageous TO our own o'a'e.
). what manner, we will have time, hereafter
e .. f,r m An energetic atteIlpt will b