, 1875-06-02

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tota! ehlrment To date Of 1o7, 10d bushels. There
arc now In tho elevators somo $500 bushels
moe, ready to he loaded hs Soon ab the cara can
10 fnrnished for tho transportation. In Addl-
ttnn to tho above. there has boen a largo amount
OF flour shipped both East and west. Willie It
III ttuo thht 1l5 QUO ,uBlleS ts not great amount
0f grain, wo must consider that a. yet the
COUNTRY In thiuly settled. and that but amntl
tion: AMI that whilo Elk Point Ia as thrifty and
lltirleh,nK town As there Ia III the southern
rortoi, Of the Territory, Yerfnil OIL. tho couut7-
npat Of Clay County. Is mlleH to tho uest, and
railroad centro. q miles to tue cast, draw theif
tnli share Or tEc grain from tlo alIround.n9
Country. When NO 80 up the Sioux Valley
(which fs one Of the most fertile aud beautiful
thu g.cstcr portion Of tho grain finds market
at lie Mars, Init being moro Convenient ot
acccss 10 the farmota, oNing to tho olttnttmrs
tnpabs,ble condition OF TIM road horosa tho
road station Ut Elk Point. II tho turnpike from
lllchlnud to tho Point, which ia now proposed.
10 constructed, tho last-named place will be tho
outlet for almost all tho grain raised in the Sioux
Valley.
THO eoason Inns been rs long DELAYED hero "a
10 almost all otler places; but within the past
tno weeks. ........
yEokrAT,os HAS ADVANCED WITH WONDERFUL
NArlDiTY,-
The trees along tho river turning from tho win
t.r'B brown to tho summers green III almost
night. The pralries, too, are bogiinlug to afford
ilt,o pssturnge tor tho herds which have boon 10
long kont on hay aud tue little grain tile owuefa
caua spare. A greater amount Of land III bclpg
cultivated than ever belnre In Dakota. IN some 4D1
or 600 milcn Of travel BY buggy aud on horseback
haye seen hut some l,atf-dozcn tlelGa that woro
| uo. either Gown With wheat aud oats. or being
| prepared tur coln, which ia now mostly planted.
Tho wheat ,s Np. aud old farmers say that. not
w,thstapting tito !atenesH Of tho noaHou. it never
| looked bettor tllan now. ca'lnot compare It
| With otaer years, but do not see hvv It
Missouri River tvo weeks since cauecu IN over.
flow betwe1n thls place mud Vermltnn, aud
again below Vertnlllou, wh!oh oxscnded to Elk
FONT. suotnorglnR thuuaRnds OF acres undor
from i iuchos to feot Of water. Hoveral miles
Of Tho track Of tue Dakota 6outho1n Hoad WAS
oated cn,i1oiy from, itB bed distance Of from !
! 10 - foot. Tho damage done was worry great.
hut tho enorgy and personal supervision ot the
fopalrs by tic Superintendent, J. y. Meckling,
1sq., en.aott lilo trains to bn again rtiu upon
| time In little over week from the data OF tho
oyerhow. Tha wafer t,as now almost an rAn on
Rnd dried OIL leaving the wiley IN probably bot,
ter oondision for large crop than II tho Aood
A. yet tha.o are no Indications Of grasahop.
po1a mud it Is probable that they will not put IN
| nn appearance ths summer, unless brought herc
/ by continuous souh Winds. ~ fas W I i,aya
boon abo 10 Ioarn tie feeling Of The peoplc, 1t .s
that Ihey will not 10 hofoNsly tronblnd this sear
M4y tio!r Lnrcs le roaIlzod, and their pray ers
aus ored for their dolivcraaoe Two or three
years OF good crops would. II tha people would
buy no nlore agricnltu, III implements, pat The
InIiners out Of debt. aud ..-.-..-.
MARE DAKOTA COMPARATIVELY WEALTHY. ;,
Tho soil. for 4 distance Of Al 1aast 30 n'1e1
from tho Missouri. and along tue valleys OF tta
tributaries, IL o1ostlont, boing rich sua1ut il,
nanv plaocs sandy. varying ID depth from t
feet. Tue greatest draw back to tho country T.
The want OF timber, Which, IL only found Asoit
tic Missouri. lind. honoyor. that. III mani
| Int han, t,nv ft1Nl. which
when properly prepared, anewo.a An excellent
rurpohc, making 4u,ck and vosT hot fire. Ths
Rrsss IL prophrad for fuel by belng put tp lutt
cou,raes bundles whila green. aud then piled "
Ins populasion Of Dakota is composed oi eisi
zeua from almost eyorv stats in the UaloR
Ilus.iaua, Danes, Hnotes, NorTegians, dern'ans
lEiA' ltalians, apd hohemians' ,itTe - ~ y. bn
e,gne,s, and tho greater portion OF thu Amer
icanB, ata living upon anil improving ho!ncatsads
and 10 which thsy. aEe now iuss 1s.tnuluE 10 70
thoir T~touss. lasas Immigration o. Aussit'
Az thess pcop!o haye not only Industry: by
Also nisuey with which to improve the land
7 they take ~ Aomesteads or buy. the!r oo!nln
Will MAIN marked change lp tho course OF th'
next threo OF four ysats.
TUE BLACK E1LlA EESEu,
| Of which iankton had euch severe attack
fen meeks since. hhs tor the present subsldod,
most Of tho parties which left Tor the Hills froE
@ tllla point and Sioux City having teen yUry kind
0 " mud properly taken care OF BY tho sroops scr
o ou. to protect thoir acalps from al Iudari hsil
y harvest. which no hackwasdness Of tho soaao
) would Lays long delayed. 10 nv mind, thsre
/ , good share Ut confounded huulbug 10 tl
4 E!ack Hills gold buginess, tue great .e1cltcmet
< having beeu maintained In rho apsclal tuterol
t Of a fsw towns w4e1a outat ard sunplos we'
I lurnssl,o.l. Up to lhe present time. il hAs CO.
tatnly proYou Ersst failure.
j Aftef two or thfoe trals. At one Ct ~A!c
J. he wAx convicted aud sentonced 10 tbs FsnIteI
o tissY for tou yca1s, WInto,n,nse las been agai
u | Indicted tor Tbs murder OF uon. AioQooA. VIII
0 the result Ut tho uost ttisl will bs, gcsrca ~
II ono at.cmptH to bazsrl al opinion upon.
d From tho cold Of the past few weaks tho woatl
! OF bas becomo qulto hot, hummer clothing hslu
i necessary for comfort.
I 4 large amount Of building nil! DO done tn
d soasou IL lsnktoa also It YsrmluIon aud II
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II NEbRATKA.
II What hxvs sala cone4!ulpE the ezpps ~