Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-28
Psints fsr tAs Ialsrnauen Of d.
tending Settlers.
n. p..e. Eet M.n q sm.n la..n.


attention Of the general public IS the terri
tory Of Dakota. II 10 true that the Black
Hills gold excitement of.the past year Or 50.
and that other glorious uncertainty, Sitting
Bull, have made known 70 q small extent
tue most distant and widest portions OF our
fair territory; but Of the soutl eastern
portion but little is known BY the
people of the esst, and l will there
.ore contns myself to that portion.
soUTHERN DAKOTA,
especially the extreme southeast conner of it,
As pretty ,hickIy settled up, aud is :rapiuly
settling northwsrd through the whole Sec
.ivn Of country lying east of the Missouri
river. The land north for about two hum
dred or w hundred and fifty miles (Which
is a. far Us l have been), is one beautiful,
broad expanse Of rolling prairie, unbroken,
except in a very few instances, by low ranges
Of partially timbered hills, stretching away
on all aides as far Is the eye can see, and
drained by the Missouri, james Tor Dakot.)
RIVER, Vermillion aud Big Sioux rivers,
and their numerous tributaries, and con-
tanning many beautiful lakes. Some Of the
richest and moet beautiful land in the world
may be found in the valleys Of the above
mentioned rivers, and the prairies them
selves are most highly productive, though.
OF course, not having the extreme richness
and strength Of the bolt IN lands.
To give an idea of the strength of tie
land Twill state that / have seen On a piece
vi broken land weeds growing fourteen feet
nigh, and 30 close together that il was inn
pvss Bile to force your way through III, m.
Now when laud will, without the slightest
care or attention, produce and support such
a dense mssa OF veget .tion as that, think what
the crop must be from the same land under
the hanus o, q skilliul farmer. 1t is moth
lng to see fields Of corn ten to twelve feet
ilik b here, aud the small grain up to the
aanpits. There seems to be no grain Or
vegetable but what duurishes here, as though
Il nauve Of this s.ction-wheat this year
running from seventeen bus. els 1.-THE small
est yield l ave heard of) u thlrly-six bush
els to The acre. Oats run from fifty to eighty,
aud barley from forty TO sixty, and our grain
10 all 6st-class, our wheat especially bring
ing the highest prices in the eastern mar
Eels.
The crop this year has beer very large,
nut IS yet out little OF our grain has been
snlpped, as thef farmers are holding it for
:. rise" in price. Yankton, however, ship
ped east during September oyer 200 car.
,osds OF wheat and several Car loads Of fax.
As an agricultural country l do not believe
lAuhntA tnrrsfnru o,n hA ~N,, --
travelled several thousand miles over it on
loot during my short alay here, and have
aad q goou opportunity Of Judging that il
8 destined I" have an extremely rapid set.
cement IL as certain as that che deserves il,
nd Will get 1t as soon as her great produc-
lveuess becomes mule generally known.
| Can but smile when picture some of our
eastern farmers working away on their little
stone patches, Of eight Or ten or ,weut,
,crcs, striving 10 make their living off trum
1t and pay the interest OF their mortgages,
when there are thousands OF farms OF 32U
,cres OF as fine land ss man need wish, helu
out in the generous hand OF Uncle Sam for
any American CITIZEN who may care 10 take
Them.
vi the towns in the territory Yankton,
The capital, is The principal one. Situated
On The east bank OF the Missouri river,
,oout one hundred and twenty miles abov.
Omaha, II s'ands Inc Pioneer City OF the
great northwest. The terminus OF railroad
og 70 mus direction, q the commence
Ment OF ~steallIoat navigation on the uppel
Missouri, makes II . busy, raDIdly.growing
md vigorous place. It's main want is CAPT
.ai; tne place mas not nearly sufficient CAPT
tal to carry on proftdNv the immsns.
auloun' u business 10 be dons
ne ,',r. BESIDES me large tract Of sgrl-
~ nsa.t e'unsy H;ou.aly 70 IanktoI
W. .nt;on I Ths s,n misouli tfaae iaiis :
-. 49,. .nd I : .pp'ts. igl Tue iolts' 'raa
~ p9. ~. W. w ene nunoIeos u Thousand
..a .h;aasd s4 fsas sns1l p,ue'coatso guardian
a.e 0npp1 ~ hona .aAaH.1 Tn, sno nov maj "
ad S;,hsn ~ ~ se.elat o1neI trioes loca
W.. ~. naa !. IL" mA rom 1ankton. tn
u.s tHes 'os tne armers ana stock'faisers
PA u luz sna s.ock VA. De oetter ina ever
Anu .ne opportunities for . profitable invest
hss been mining on ~. .;ass ansl'
Y.nkton and ;,s h..dvs,a. nv, Lave., Des"eel
tween ,ortv and fnv :,samha... h Lssa, oe
he time. md H.. even M, NJ. :, ,hta r., ~ a.
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