Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-02


,lows Of = tbe study OF faY clcticil frienaf
with whom lAal sqiDufftiag Am0fe beau
fifui psn3fahla wilt hardly be found in the
~est, refllgps South of here, aud on tho 7
nppG*.te- Nebrasha--sitlc of The Missouri
-lsl2er, rise magnificent. bluffs, and the.
country back for miles presents very
Dakota, The country Is rsrolling prairie,
ard ioeGr mlndsis FAR more Attractive thin
The ieyeL pfarles OF Illinois f2f INSTANCE
Ii the pure, ttrF, bfacine;. atmosphere,
aud that which reveals itself to the eye nj 1
the tifst sight, were 10 decide the matler,
VT should saY 10 ALL come IN Dakota. = /
IL yua wart 10 am told that the word /
:. Yankion, {an-Iaailn- -MoIdl in nlninE
English, means :" the last town l--or the !
town beyond pfnihors) II has a popula /
ton of 1000 or 200, is the capital of the |
territory, and has a site unequaled by any
thing l have ever seen on the Missouri
River Steamboat men say it has the fin
est !" landing on the river. Guitc mum,
her of steamboats, are laid up for the winter
here. and among them, them, the !. Far
West, which lis gallant captain, Grant
Marsh. pushed mp some 40 TO 60 miles
farther than any boat of its size had reaclie
ed before. AT about the time of General
ENh2Aol Ats'hlii, zNaEithll iitlslf HaS, YOU
may remember complmented by General!
Terry in his report for service rendered
linn at that time He Is line looking
man. and better, a fine nan, and is tho
pride Of The citizens of Yunktf7rr: H IS 10
gn mp when navigation opens for the bodies
OF Custer and his unfortunate men Yank
ton rejoices in a good trade in the Black
Hills outfits. and supplies, and seems no,
very far of from the Hills A great many
people from here 60 to the Hills, and seem
TO have great deal Of faith ia the country
| there. They also seem to make as little Of
la trip out there and back with AN OK
| teom,-as ! should suppose one would to
/ 80 from Gosilen to Chicago, In lhc same
way. An artist. f 0 il Yankton, inst return.
/ cd with many fine Photographic views Of
The Hills Frank I.,sle, and the tIarpers.
use his views in furnishing pictures for
their papers Morrow. is his name. as
some Of tho readers of the lIarpers' and
Leslie may pe glad To know. Yankton Is
q new lewn, as its appearance shows In
\ many ways, though in none so much as In
.hff ahsener of shade trees, perhaps, But
i has rs fine a looking clsss of Inhabitants
as one need, TO find
I know not where you VIII fiud more In,
j I'elltgent looking audiences than see here,
] and aioFmer Professor In another ceHeqe
is It tic head Of the schools here as 81
! perin9Edent There arc Methodist Bsp-
ttst, Episcopal, Congregational and nlher
chpfches here, and enc can t Se his choice
/ My friends here sreak oi 1t as a very
| healihiri plaee, aud fina thasa here who
have. come 10 fte rid 81 Inc effects OF aeue
lung and ,tlfoat dissascs, anll experieaee
4 mnc't benefit. The government has
herTGppFTIE iffV lttsst, ID Is Is
Esidered is uf tire iirst importance. in pre-
dtcttng the weather f1r tie aext II hours
The direction OF tae alul, lis velocity, the
temperature oi the a'mo nhefc, efc, etc
atr selFgraphel every few hours - Wash.
ingt2n, from this point As 5ct lheEe his
: been nosuow here this season, to sreak of.
End the tlne, dgy, solid roads wauld be n
4 JOY 10 the HoosIei's heart, aud horse. lsa.
Eallythe is hn, little snow b re, am told.
5 WHAT arc the intiucelnan,a for ono
10 come h2ra,1 is a query some OF
my Indiana friends wait Answered. aud |
a have nv pump on many q man here, 10
a pet satisfactory answer. Il seems 10 pF+
after the very li,tle have seen. ntsrtt- F.eafd,
. that n man who is weil fsrd Ia Indiana
!. would DC foolish 10 pal np, aud come here
iIe abundant riHbUT tsTfe ~
Eifam dronth, and pests geneTally, added e
!, the mnny otter good thi4gs there, make
Indiana, Tor n. least the portion atau, yon,
: equal 10 anything In the country perhaps
But TO those who are not we'll fixed, tti,
!. ansMcta would be as vafious "a The per
, sons TO whom the query would be pIiT
II Good land, beautiful 70 look at Is plenty
! and cheap Ii II were not for grasshop
pers, the answer generally would be, coull
on, one and all you will hardly do better
Some will say, "come on In spite of grass
) hoppeIs, aud they mike as iittfg of then
Us some would Of agGe In Indiana. Al
that the first requisite In coming is grit;
grit that never gives UP. With that, mn,
hard work, aud economy, tho
viii assure you that any man can succeed
here, who is able to work, however poor b
may come here. One great mistake mad
by new comars, Is buying good deal whe
i they first come hero, going in debt for II
as farm machinery, for Instance. And III
advice Is given By some Of the shrewdes
Q men here, that one should remain yes
us renter before, ii possible, bringing hi
family with him. He will thus learn th
country fully, before making any wron
& moves IN the way Of Investments | al
i told that men Of good character, and yer
= industrious, win hayeno trouble in flndin
e places swhere, In some cases, every.hin
will be furnished 10 work with, for yes
in this way Ono k0nticman has sllows
i me to sayto any such ofuiy Indians friend
that NJ will u glad to correspond VII
. them conoernise SQch arrangement for
g years trial of ~ country. a fine quail,
N Of wheasis raised in Dakota, for which thcl
y Is great demand. While small grains Al
raised here, 1t is said that stock rsisiu
- is tho Surest, and best pay for the larne
% This can be dons without the Investment
e. even dollar III land, and premises almo
N sute return fur one's lkbor. Here as ev
. rywhers soms succeed while others ii
aud both SUCCESS snd failnre are in mo
:. casck to 30 attributed largely to the N,
= himself. perhaps. There q some fine m
sSsl sical talent here. BIN ater listening to n
Sankoy, aDd the Tabe m Gle service OF sol
We can say truly shat We meyer heard Il
music thatilas often created oar cars in ]
as diana surpassed by aaproiesstonals E0i
live Indiana! ss T
Haveyoa efer made calculations, 81
adj tfar af iL.