, 1869-07-24
Duk0tA Hntlrund7s
Frpn the Trnktpn Union.

Yakkrox, 2 +. July !. 1871:
The: e:dtaTf -4slizatton =, n r:tscnt, bring
" a.lee m Tho iide Il ,mmts9as,oa n il pouf1og iii
NsJ, and the nEst and most naturna gnt1tion usu-
as T. III 81 :.
TO dlscuas In th!1 letter.
The northern raci1e Railroad, passtnx through
Il deg Wl be built u the Of The next three
Year,. II Il now In the hands Of anch men A. VIII
sn l.5 5aaSe Ss sla s7
The second rallroad III Daknta Is up ths Nl.aonr
polut should 10 ai OF near Plymouth, Iona whese
The Dubuque Hou1 Cisy Road makes q detouf
70 Me Iat.sr place tnense dye ssst f. @ Mg.tns
EGanuel Gtecnmood and F11 ltandaiL. Daknta,
IL the mouth Of White Earth River: thence up
e Iset as9ut nlne! ss: t1enee nc 70 tne ~ a4' y
the Litt.e M!'souE; thence 10 Westerly difecuoh
to the three ltrfs Of the Missouri mud Helena
cI0c. Tie length Of such q road would be about
Viii such rntlroad be hulli7 anl viii II he
arc t,otI nnswcse1 bJ Bhor Ing the Inducements to
bultd iLls iiI.c III raliroala. such roat! would
g1ye % Cneaxo H. connection Wy tos laaaue 1,o
Hailwsyp, direct li!e t. The heart u nak9la and
sfuntala aud 10 the Pacific. Th!e roah might be
IncIGc, Hnd woul,l be . ,ttter paying road than
tht tllxn .Euik. Chtcaxn In Interested In tue GHlc
q TIC erea: Mi,tou xallc. IN, IN t. tne he, sagEsa1
M,ssoan 20 To-. st, Louis. ~ Pau! u
I Hn.ua H. 10{ss a na ho1
ever nf Chicago fall 70 Interest thnmaclvcs ht
onoc Iu such railway. b. Louis All! othel towns
conr Iructiun t'aIa usEtadi ln. Tug rr1tus.d tho
tfuih,nR ot rnad ~ the Elk liorn to fAnktoL
The 1l!lu" trntta, hGa a!renV 'far a 1Ie ne T .,
rays. uro H!nkIng aEfanse!aeuts 10 purchase t.1e
roud from FtetIurt - CheaEa, ii!lngl' Ks!ng
chicago. lii, thercsprc, most orrta'aly TOT thclt
Intcrctt 70 extend iass Inc Of ia!iroad me
our Tcrr.tory, thereby .ecusius e. tao ,o1 enu5o 70
,hr iiiinnls Urntfai extend ther lbs VI roa from
plymouth {towa, to YeHkton t}akota,. dl.tanns
tabstrucI!"sl .o,ng IL. llan sY'Na per ln!ic tho
ttasti s1i l.adr ii Tho Upper MaFourl ~! onct
tIi!a1y sn t'er ~ ,nc T, being ~ sa1t ID, 1s
Msny and strung ttuiuceErhis t." sacu!o tho fraan
| Ut l,akuts md Anninun wnrIi sortn ~ i.iHh t!n
co,s.troc''"a "t th. 'o"'l ic,ona ny eonaaSrae1.
From Yankton 10 tho WAto EARTH Islvcr thu soll
ah fare oi tne county Is ntas5 tho aatnn - ItnM
Plymouth tu Yhnktntl, welt tlfnbCrcd and NntesoA,
tanca Hus,icEas tisnhcr could f,e obtained for thu
oh<et along ine entirr route w.,
fur = dtarliPtinn Of The White Eath country
seu Lieutenant jnow ucursal Watrcn'a E1poFa-
tons, troln whlrh wo quote ihn following:
| "tfhc Whitr Earth IuycF Ina generally Al open
| ~. IN. .xxEn fr,v.ls In Msfrnuxa viii
uiwAys feel sek,cea whcn iIs rcacheA he banka q
.a4 It =, . ~ hIs T. ..id I'm En,th Fnrt MT.
~ ~ i,a ~ n.t ufa.- snE r. t,,hs+11os IL
1!ue Or n naIo IAdlu ~, itea naI n " ,au Hsd he
auhs e1eae, ~ snn, nm i',r tn,t -" Sf.ve !, rs1
tInds1s y boat Gown .ac'r sos H1Sc ~ ean ~.
Aha " useo 1eI hAatauH oo"t@ 'Ae 1'Ae ''''oe' VI
~ naaAs ata ,s ~ - ut, f,tororrs g.. ,br, Al.
!hs 11us y. ~ - = y T. T.r1H1n. ~ - %4N0 Nv
r.an'. T1 -; ag ttat M inn the 1;orth Pnrt
base their origin IN the Black M!lls, 1nu contain
npuu'iaSen !3a " a A1u ~ and a1n, and me 1sTel
lsnL tsnne. -. ~, ,,th ~ ~ ,,ats' ~ TYaas Tns
paAs niE n - ~ iIs, va ~ tho rht1e p1rfh
poIna W A v9un aas,.te ~ snsfe,nin1 tnleralT
Iense ponuia,ion,1 To thla add mion acres 81
tne oesl o. plhs hne n!t ~ ,Ion1nr1 ~ thts ~ n1n.
| nosad ~ .strond ma viii aH he wnntrd for tte
tos1u tns'na "a nia1ne t,aioN, ~@' ~
| rasite ~ !. we1l tnnHu that the Hlatk mus OF
s-.aS 49, t.oh ~ ~ fho rtnrrrss fron1 uoiN
dnnW r. tror snd cn,t IN ff,e I,tr HON country
Wy1ter in TuE CHICAGO TgrBrEE sara:
"tifthe ~ .Iensnts of neosnesity ant wealth are
2 1,a 1n,,Hd in the HIu jioru country when out
! nro,,t need itfnr cuituTe md settlement Soil
ssnd rItT,nte nrt ali TIN: could be desired The
nnnniains furnish rood nine Tor iun1t,rY and the
rsrx rnrst nnnfities If sand and free sioue Line
! SHINE and c1ay ne ABUNDANT and q good qualify
| ri coal rronS out in tuapv places. IEnn ore |!
fn1rr1 tn M. nnnntans Color Of gold IL fonnG
| In very uaoT p1uces, nnd kone EerJ 1ne slecI
| mems nf nrartz and nugget gold have becn picket
IN I1 scouftnC uartfeaWepouxh ia insure re xart
+ to pntjent labor.'
| Pefrpeufn has plso been discovered on the D1s
| Horn Wnat has been SAID pf fle valleys Of tht
, White Enrth. HIc Chryeupe and Rig Horn River
: nav be said Of The entire country from tho Mts
Gourt Iugcr to Helena Montana Ter, with the eI
' / ccn}ipn Of pat4uw snip Of country about nft,
:. mllen in width from the Little Missouri to Powde
River.
. ! IytteN Et9tfS StfTHTDfR EJulorrfK. traveller