Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-13

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RfsA Cssss Wslsss 1lss ExpssHsnessI
via. 0naho anA Ds0A0y.
RxD CIOuD AaENcy,
Saturday evening. o'clock, p. m.
Elit0rs Pfess d Ddkosdidn:
Thinking ! line now and then might be
appreciated and As have spare moment
before supper viii drop yeu one. ! len
Yankton Wedpesday morning. and was
joined :, yefmIllion BY II D. Thompson
and L. w. Bell ali bound for the Hills.
Nothing OF note occurred until We arrived
:, Omaha, tie once HUI Of the vest
Omaha Is Still stirring place especially at
the U. P.R r. depot on arrival OF trains
from the east, 81 slthat road is hsvlng :
heavy passenger business. What elatser
ths runners for the hotels do make. Yank-
tons noted runners Sponsler and George
can't come near them Tor noise. They are
fellows Of great perceptive qualities. They
can tell their man on sight and know ex.1
ac,ly what house he will go TO. One OF
them spotted Thompson as he came lum 4
bering ont Of the car with great bundle
Of blankets ald hailed him with right this
way to the Emgrant, house. sir" Thomp
son told him mot this time; when
come back probably will stop with you
bal aew will go to the Grand Central
We boarded j" bus aud soon were sci
down at the hotel when we booked our
selves and were shown 10 our room and
soon had forgotten that We we're on our
way to the Black Hills. In the morning I
was surprised, everything was SO still, SO
like a Sunday morning in Yanklon
Where's George Francis Trains He surely
ought to get around and wake The Hub of
| the west up again. After breakfast, which
By the way, was as good breakfast rs l
have sat down tosin many day, showing
/ that the Grand Central is not all show but
is1un on true principles, and feel -war
! rantsd in assuring any one that may visit
Omaha, that they will get their moneys
worth al the Grand Centrally we walked
down to the general office OF the Union
Pacific r r. where we met the assistant
4 general ticket agent. Having heard great
deal about the great monopoly e.c, admit
went very much pr JUDGED but left the
! office with considerable OF that removed,
One thing am certain of that Is they have
and have the.reyes open 10 business. After
going through lutte red tape at the
, depot In baggage matters, which Y:xes one
| somewhat, bu. is nscc ssary where there is sc
much travel, =. IL O'Clock N. We were coIn.
fortably sealed In Pullman rolling away
! leaving Omaha and the :" Big Muddy be
/ hind.
S Having heard much of The valley OF tn.
: Platte expected 10 see something grand
e something which world tax me 10 describ
, but all can say is look around you Dako
,aian- Nnma,ter whers you may be situate,
E SO you are on D4koia's soil lie: that be il
> the valley Of the Missouri, this jim, th
/. Vermllliou. or the Big Sioux and you vii
Q sss country that for soil Is uiIrud OF any
/, thing have sesn. had heard great des
II about the great grazing country Of tb
e Plat and arose in the morning jus. In tim
If TO take that in That gres
If country IS reported so &C
ri mirsbly fitted by nature, and that csiti
/. viii live the whole year without any after
y ton or the necessity of providing hay.
q never did beiieve IL and now never will fl
& tt SAW s0nIs Of tbDsE 1attiu; side view
the only way you can see them, endwa,
you only see the horns Dead cattle ever
place. Could hardly look out Without SCI
t ing from one-lo six carcassss, hard pickin
le for wolves.
IN AT o'clock friday morning VIC role
n, up to the dero. at Sidney. found big sti
to hundreds Of pilgrims to the Black Hil
Of stage passage engaged for a week ahta
Stage oil reafly to Start had just time
90 eat breakfast, get baggage loaded and We
"a. OFT The stage line is owned By Marsh
~ Stephenson of Omaha The agent at Sidn
Is Mr.. Williams pcrfec, gentleman nnd
er all circumstances. His patience must
&c tried oilen BY persons urging him to 6
). them of on the stage when the book sho
&. fifteen to thirty passengers ahead Oat
coach we got out on there was eleven p,
~ sengers; fare is $50 TO Deadwood, TWEEN
a cents pouLd for all baggage overy40 Il
~. Well you will no; wish me to miss h
supper by trying To finish up 8 full accou
20 , Of the trip up to this place. SO close
= Sidney promising TO give you full
40 count OF our trip through the sand in i
t.. next. Yours,
IT, j. FRED
NJ,
,ly County, city and territorial warrants
of sa!e al this office.