New-York tribune., 1872-07-03
THE RED RIVER yALEf.

RED RIVER VALLEY, Jun 13.-De Red River
Valley has often been called 40 earth Paradise" but
tnat is stretching the point te 1t true that in the
Summer time 1t is all that cCd be tslred; not so III
Winter, however, for then thocOd WIS pio" anu to
snow gets drifted IN heaps, al the RTmoneter goes
down very low, and people co plain OF eezng weather.
or course IL freezes Where, kept IN Opcal chmates
does 1t not freezei Where 90 the prizes where the
wind does not blow either in'ummer 0Wnterf nave
eonyersed with persons whOhaye live mere out on the
omen prairie all last wnte and for ,veral previous
Winters, and they do not sem much ecourageu ABOUT
it, Oue an Illinois man, ssd that he not hnd II any
WORSE here than IL was IN ne early sdement OF that
State The thing TO do is get trees lnted all round
the farms and when everybody does st there will not
be such a murmur agains those prair1Sinds whch 10
me seem to be the Ont objection this country
The Summer Is charring; no on VIII attempt
10 deny that. Wild grass grow TO night
Of or feet every year and ND to the esent time has
been left In thew insteah being cut ana
sent to markets that In se trade u might be car
red on to great ADVANTAGE Hay sold in year as
high as $40 per un Graf tracts of land waiting TO be
claimed by actual settbrs although sncspring much
OF 1t has been taken Up. The Red RveColony people
are helping to settle NJ this REGION and re Is no doubt
but that the advantages offered by this onnization will
be eagerly taken hOi Of by those whoe desirous or
coming out West Ills colony has cont OF IL town.
ships In the very hear Of the Red River Vey embrac-
ing district "a miles bDe by miles wde be managers
are endeayoring to build up community ut shall be
rel gous and temperate body OF people, al up 10 the
present time their Efforts have been yer successful.
Tho principal town iscalled Gynd0n, whc has near
y central location and has the adyantagef being NJ
the junction OF two very important roadside ST. Paui
and Pacific and the Northern Pacific Riros-whlch Ol
itself IA enough TO make this one or the usest ana
largest towns west of Duluth. Here a the trade
OF the Hudson's Bay Company VIII cnge cars
all goods destined for Manitoba and al pnts In the
I naht
St Paul and Pacific Railroad intend makg 1t tbeiI
headquarters All kinds OF trades and bushes will bC
carried on here very successfully Already town II
assuming great proportions In five weeks 1t "a gained
a population Of about 400; ABOUT 10 very lbstanua
buildings are already erected, and great umber o.
Others are soon to be commenced The st. Pal and Ia
clfc Railroad Is pushing forward rapidly gradiIt
"A going on north from st. Paul. north and ath froi
Glyndon and sonth from Pemblna; rackayiI is abou
10 he comme need and before next Spring the DAD WI
| be open for business The Northern Pacific Elroad
also waking rapid strides toward the Missouri jyer
| IA expected that the Sioux Indians VIII case som
| trouble, but doubt the Government wht upply
sufficient force of troops TO keep them under. he roa
was partly blocked once during the Winter, aud I'll
| Company had 10 erect snow fences To guart again
| this IN the future they have been planting rees a
round the cuts which, beside being useful, wibe VeI
ornamental; they principally willows aud Balm
Gilead and said 10 be Of very rapid growth ON III
western end Of the rOnd, from Puget Sound estwar
the work Of grading Ia also going forward, andhero
not much doubt that before the end OF next ear u
distance between the two ends Will De very small