Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-13
Tor the Sioux City Register.
A GENERAL DEsCRIPTEON OF DA-
KOTA TEnRITORy--ITs soIL--
CLIMATE - RfyERS---LAKEs,
AND FORESTS.

Mr. EDIroR Permit me, through Your
columns, to answer the inquiries OF nu-
merous correspondents from your State,
respecting the soil. climate and natural
advantages OF the newly organized Terri
tory Of Dakota.
BY the provisions of the Organic Act,
our Territory comprises an area of about
10000 square miles, and is bounded on
the east by the States Of Minnesota aud
Iowa; soath by tho Missouri, Niobrarah
and Turtle Hill rivers up TO the 4lh paral-
lell; west b. Washington Territory, and
north by the British Dominions, extending
from latitude 42I' to 49' north, and from
lon. go to Iii west, thus presenting
variagatsd SOIL surface and climate. II
has been asked me--"N nat is that cold
polar Territory north? has it any !nduce-
ments for settlement?' Let me answer,
Mr.. Editor, itromsuy own personal know
ledge Of this region Of the great North
west: .E
lst. The Missouri river, one Of the lar
gest naylgahle streams On the Continent,
washes over 500 mics Of oGr central do
minOn, and during last season the steam
ers Chippewa AMI Key West via your city,
in the employ Of the upper forts and tnr'
traders, pushed their long and devious
way mountainward 700 miles above our
southern border. A small steamer has
also been successfully plying on the Red
River of the North fJr tha advancement Of
settlers and traders. In addition 10 this,
in the southern part OF the Territory, we
have the Big Sioux, Nioblac ~. and James
rivers, ali OF VIII CHI are navigt.ls tor bar
ges and Hat boats; aud the latter will adj
nit Of small class steamers, daring four
months in the season, for distance T.!
over 100 mileS from its M outh. Thus VT
have within. and or our own borders the
very CONNIE adatls feature Of over 800
miles of river navigation, which 10 emi
grants in n new coputry without railroads,
subservs as the natural thcr0ughiares and
channels of trade and travel through which
can be lloatcd their surplus grain, beet,
pork and produces, to toe lucrative mar.
kets of commanding cilies
"a. The climate and soil Of all the south
eEn portion OF Dakota "a uBe taepsionable.
Al! kinds Of fruits, grain and vegctal les,
usually grown in the Eastern States. can
he raised he:e in Attendance. Wild apples.
plums, cherries, grapes and raspbsrrie,
grow spontaneously, and yield in almost
hbuIoas protusion. IL the valley Of The
James, and along the Missouri ,,iore, the
average Weld Of wheat was 26 bushels pc.
acre corn raised on Old Indian riantinqs
yielded IS bushels per acre sod corn, -
bushels. The average yield ef potatoes
was lot bushels 2ar acre. In this section
of the Territory the fss irust o. the sea-
son, for the last three years, has nos oc-
CURED unit after the I0th Hay OF October,
Haas an,. oil a..,,.. l.,..l ..,,t,.,.l.,.l
housed
Al -, DAk,,, ,.nlI ,;r,hsroi2o ~,
M, very Tbi. i op,onr., e.,r;,.. IT..
bes. tim5ered portion Of the Territory is
IN ,ro Sor,a ,,. Ella ,.-,c, o-...a hv -,
yasct,s- F,l, lo,b ~, ;,.,r4;.., ,a.,
v.JI,vs If N, v,.s.,n; .n,..ss y.rro;r
linn. and BIZ, S;n,x riy,rs and c,,,nr;e;n,,
tho mast ,sf,ohl. ,,r,;,,, o,au baIa,l.
then owned h. tl,, ~;.,r E...an !, hi.
sect;on .h.ra i n.cbo,s .;,,.h.r ao,.,,i,
f., sr,,f,, ,,.... ',,..,..,,. -,..:-,, r. ,.-;,.
with five acres a,,.;,,h,~ r,, -,oro.' ,yl;,.,
in many nortion. oft,a c.rfb..,, r.a;oo 81
ma, NAV travail t,..a dow, ,.s,,a,. En-,
inc s,;cl, LARGO eoooas f., L;.r -, ,;e,,o
,.ro,s r0t,,..,al., r, a., ....u,,,.,u. ..o...,
along the British border, there stretches
away boundle,s. elevated prairie lovr,
uuspecked ny tree or shrg,3, or runn;n..
brook, where the tourist naet mass , hun.
drel weary miles with II. strained vision
hnnnded only nv tie far rim of tlA h.lla,v
world he move. in. Silt, the soil il g;roag
and deem and The repion dotted With lakes
aud if these nIaips are ever t,.ovrr.nl las
,bav ereatuaIiy must baN Nv Railroad. a,
their wav wast.,nri 10 ~, fntnra c;r;as IN
The Ir,,,a. M;ssour; Il ,e;II ron +.- +b;. ora
IF the fines. rayiap, f,,. Grain and etanl,
rais;pr N ,b. Northycsgsr, Tar,.,o,;.s
RI, ,,lass o,.,sa h, ,b,,., ;,~ooa. or .ra
vel and characterization e., The anr,,lr ori,o;.
sr.t;,n with l,,oher aud e,.i o,,4s.r