, 1873-10-01

country atl deeper in embarrassment, aud H.
v!to etill profonndor rovulHion.
j: DAKOTA.
The Dakota Southern Isnilrond.-Jrt.
proved 1.n1lt,s--N N:l1liSt sn.~K'he rsulr.
road Defflclilty--tElaen Murder OF Con.
H1CCOU1k.
Correspondence af The Chtcago Tribune,
YANKroN, Dako.n Territory, Sept, II, 1s73
1t Is ono Of the mysteries to Eastorn mon
who travel through, the Woat to know how II Ia
poasbo for largo towns to bo built II, tho samo
hpaco Of time tint older yillagos would tnko to
orcot second storo or blaokBlnitl- shop Yank-
ton iR QUO Of tho 1.-Two cltios Of tho West, and,
from a srnall tradlng-post II Inns advanced to
town OF $4,000 or 1000 Inhabitants, and almost
before its nearest neigAbora wero awaro Of its
existence. In January Inst tho
| = DAKOTA SOUTHERN RAILROAD
WIS completed from Sioux City, n distance Of
about 81 mi1os. and is now doing d business slrn-
ply astonishing. Tho first two woeks IL, sop-
tcmbor, 100 car-londs Of wheat woro ehiprca
from throo stations on this road. Tho grade ia
light, being only feet to tho mile. except for a
short distance, where 1t roacllos about 20 foot
Tho busnosa is Increasing with great rnpidity
! aud only withhold tho figuroa for tho roaaon
that the reador might 1lnd 1t difficult to believo
thom.
Ioxrccted, after leaving Sioux City. to find
Just sucl, country as I Ind a1ready travelled
over,-prairioa sparsoly settled, With hero and
thcrc clump Of poplar sprouts, dgninod viii.
tho appollation Of groyo but was both STIR
prlsed md dellghtcd, attor crossing tho Big
Sioux Riyor to And mysolf in ono Of tho most
beautiful valleys over aaw. 1 havo travelled
over tho mountains md ncroaB tho p1ainB Of tho
States thnt hlve been settled for centuries.
whero tho huntl Of civilization has added tcnfod
to tf1o natural beauties; yet nevor havo seen q
valley 30 lovely and grand as tint through which
passes tho Da!sota Southern lailroad. The
bluffs are gently slopng aud rise. to tho height
Of oyor 200 foot above tho plain which varies in
width frn,n Ito 15 miles.
!. Dakota Territory was most fortunate In tho (
| CHARACTER OF 11En PIONEERS,
who woro men Of energy and great probity,
| through whose efforts that section of our do
1nain haa boen saved from tho voraolty Of 1and-
apecuatorH. For scoroa Of miles up the valleys
| OF tho boautirul Yormltou and James Rivors,
| there IL not single lot except in the hands Of
nctual settlers; and, for so miles on the table
laus q alousecan DO seen On almost every quarter
| n.of lnnd, whilo,- aoroas the Iowa line,
there lies waste Of lanl that is trgltful tolook
upon. From iiyo to twenty stnclts Of grain Gun
DO counted on every one Of thoao lots, Whlo un-
] told amounts Of hny hagc been cut 70 BOY that
WAS astonishod w6ilo viewing this conltry, is
| giving my foolinga but shadow Of description.
It acemod 10 utterly bcyond comprehension that
thousanda, upon thousands bad Travelled over
away from railroads, schools, and churches, that
Iwes not prepared to believe it truo until had
| ocular proof. .... \, +. ..-
THO railroad had followed this energetic poo
pie, who arc now reaping rich harvest from tho
privntious OF pioneor-lifo. w..
| - 90 YAEKToN +
ia beautifully Situated Oh the Missouri River,
aud mnet 10 the leading City in tho Territory Of
| of. all Western towns ia n lncI Of nli11;nr-