The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-06
The Red River of the North.

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The Red River Valley has often been
called IAN earthly paradise" but that is
stretching the point little. 1t Is true
that in the Summer time il is all that
could be desired; not so in Winter, how.
ever, for then the cold winds and the snow
gets drilled in heaps, and the thermometer
goes down very low, and people complain
o. freezing weather. or course it freezes,
Where except in tropical climates, does
II NOT freeze? There are the pairies
where the wind does not blow either in
Summer or Winter? l have conyersed
with persons who have lived here out
on the open prairie oil last Winter and
Tor several previous Winters, and they
20 not seem much discouraged about it.
one, an Illinois man, said that he did not
md II any worse here than it was here in
The early settlement oil that state. The
thing TO do is to get trees planted
all round the farms, and when everybody
uOes that there will not be such murmur
against those prairie winds which to me
seem to bc the only objection 10 the
The Summer is charming no one will
attempt to deny that. Wild grass grows
loahight Of 5 or 6 feet every year, and
up 10 the present time has been left 70
lteeze In the Winter, instead of being cut
anu sent to market; that in itself is q
Trade that might be carried on 10 a great
advantage. Hay sold in Duluth last wear
S nigh as $40 per tun. Great tracts of
lanG @ are waiting TO be claimed by actual
Sseulers, although since Spring mich Of It
AS been taken up. The Red River Colo.
ny people are helping TO settle up this
region, and there Is no doubt but TINT the
advantages s.,n offered by this organization
WIN DC eargerly taken hold oi by those
TLt TIo are desirous ot coming out West,
Ilts Colony has control of l3 townships
III IheVery heart Of the Red River Valley
uiIOr rMiIOlacing district "a miles long by IL
nli miies wide The managers arc endeay.
So S'ns ! 70 Gulld upa community that shall
sS Oe sreiilgiOus aud temperate BODY of peo.
PG ana upto the present time their efforts
,UN lave oeenTety successful. The principle
~ 0wn M Is called Glyndon, which has near.
y Sentfsl location, and has the advantage
=, uelng at the junction Of two yery I'M.
pOL'an1 roads-the St. Paul and Pacific
aug The Northern Pacific Railroads
W TlIcn M OF iselfiS enough TO make this one
r, H,S ,ne busiest and largest towns west OF
toa, Duiu'n' Here all the trade Of the Hud.
Son Bay Company will change cars ali
so9as destined for Manitoba and ali
points in the British Dominions will have
p.ess D. Ge r9nshipped. and the St, Paul and
racine Railroad intend making il their
leaaquarters. All kinds OF trades and
business wll ba caraied on here yerv src. @
eessfuuly. ALREADY the town Is assIr,, NM
ng great proportions; In FIVE weeks Il In,
sained a population Of about 400; abopi
EVVery substantial buildings are ALREADY
erected, and q great number Of others
Ne soon to be commenced. The St. Pau
and Pacific Railroad Is pushing forward
sssty rapidly; grading is going on nortl
SSm T 81 Paul, north and south from
ny1uon, and south from Pembina
NssE'laying Is about to be Commenced
Anu s before next Spring the road will be
TSn Tor business, The Northern Pacific
Mil5oad r Is also making rapid strides TO
"a SssS =, he Missouri River. II Is expected
tue Su, sioux Indians will cause some trouble
~, UGI no doubt the Government will sun
Ky sufficient force Of troops 10 krer
T TsH under. The road was partlII
SOSEed ST.USEed once during the Winter, and thI
SSUmpany had to erect snow fences n
SSS0 SSta against this in the future, the,
CMe CH,' Oeen planting trees all round IN
SSs, SSs,. which beside being useful, will b,
WTii,,Ot S ornamental; they are principalI,
s,i5 SHOWS aud Balm Of Gilead, and ar'
TCS,V N.Y. 70 be ol very rapid growth, On IN,
SSnu5sn S@sesn cad Of tho road from Puge
sIso Onu eastward, the work Of gradinS i !,
nSo, rSO gong forward, and there is no
SssS SSS1 !. aonet that before the end Of neS ey
f TiII In sae distance between tho two end, end