Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-10
NOTES OF A TRIP UP JIM RIVER.

Rcckport is the county seat Of Hanson
county, and is situated on the west bank
Of the James river, about GO miles north.
west from Yankton. The town derives its
name from the large lodges of rock which
crop out in that vicinity, being, as it is ger
orally supposed, a continuation of the strata
which appears at Sioux Falls, and at sever
al other points between the two places
named. The rock is ola reddish colo, lies
in flat strsta, is easily quar!ied in any de-
sired thickness and size, and furnishes a
good and cheap building material. The town
is the centre of an exceedingly fertile and
tolerably we'll settled section of country,
and is destined 20 become a place of con
siderable importance. The leading resi-
dents and property owners Of the town are
j. D. Flick, anG Frank B. Foster. Mr.
Flick is the merchant and post master o
the town, is an energetic business man, and
is meeting with deserved prosperity. Frank
Foster is the pioneer settler, and is vel
and favorabiy known throughout the entire
valley as a wide-awake. prosperous citizen
and granger.
The officers Of Hanson county are:
Commissioners-Thos. Moore, Peter Wal.
strum and w. H. Lee.
Register Of Deeds-E. B. foster.
Treasurer. D. Flick.
Justices-Edwin Thomas, u. n. Blakes.
ley and T. D. Wrightson.
.Coroner-L. S. Daniels.
All the above officers, excepting the two
first named commissioners, were elected at
the last election to fill vacancies. Mr.. Flick
holds the Office of clerk of the court, which,
under the law disqualifes him from acting
as treasurer, and the treasurership will
doubtless continue under the efficient con.
troll Of the present incumbent, Frank Foster.
The financial affairs of Hanson county are
in good shape, and it is the intention Of the
officers to keep them So.
The settlers of Hanson county are paying
more attention to stock raising than the or
binary agricultural pursuits. The leading
stock farmers Of the county are Messra. G.
Wright, H. F. Willis, F. B. Foster, E. B.
Foster and S. R. Dix. The two first named
gentlemen, who are partners, have the
largest here in the county. They are gen.
tlemen Of experience and have sufficient
to carry on the business
on an extensive scale. Their
barns aud sheds are large and well arranged,
and their herd In excellent condition. All
the others named, and some whose names
We cannot recall, have considerable fpcks
of cattle, and an abundance Of shelter and
feed. The stock raising interest in the Jim
river valley is rapidly growing in import.
ance, and it Is fair to infer that 10 a very
few years all the beef required for the sew
eral Indian agencies aud military post. on
the Missouri river can be procured in TIL.
valley. IA
Hanson county is mainly settled by PEG
pie from the eastern states and contains q
large number Of refined and intelligent
people. They devote especial attention "a
such enterprises u havsa tendency to make
their county . desirable p,scc TO settle in,
and ID this respect they have tins far been
very succsssful. Their schools are good
and the several religious societies have ser
sicssiD different parts Of tbe county
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