New-York tribune., 1878-10-05
4 PROSPEROUS FRONTIER CITY.

BISMARCK, DAKOTA-IrS PRESENT CONDITION. AND
ITS CHANCES FOR THE FUTURE.
IPRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
BISMARCK, Da., Sept. 10.-Bismarck is the
present terminus OF the Northern Pacific Railroad
Just now it is the Jumplnson place Here, II one
would 20 onward. he must take the boat up the is-
souri, or strike across the plains.
Bismarck Is OF our swift American towns. sprineng
ND like mushrooms throughout this mighty West, soma
to leave impress on the prairie, save tumord
shantY and street two, others 70 grow IN staOlIy'
population and the occupancy OF great future Bis
marck has safely passed It's Jonahs gOurd period IL
will not wither in q night HereabOuts there is GER
tanly 70 DO strong and stirring centre Tho prairie
opens widely every side. There ia feeling OF space
and room in these vast plains which can get no
where else save midoceau. YOnder the ground swei
into gentle hills There along the Sweet Apple Creek
and the Missouri stretches belt OF country thleAy
wooded Near the centre OF this great saucershaed 1e
preston lies the town II is too far from the river II
must drift riverward But here it is stable town. and
60 become more
The first stakes were struck In 10. The town antic
mated the railroad 1t stands key position Here
the railroad the river Northward ana west
ward the tuIbid Missouri winds Tor more imam tSsH
hundred miles of nayigablo distance SOUTHWARK ana
westward lie the rich mineral districts or te Black
us Directly westward is the munineent territory OF
Wn'torg Who's. nToimctInns Of gold and silver ore.
wool hides, fine furs, beef cattle anu sue ~ r,
tbeir way eastward through Bismarck as thr"ugu
are There are here perhaps fifteen hundred ptrina
ent iubabttants TIE business Tor the year 1917 VAS
"a Follows: Mercantile business, S2OOOOOO; Govern
ment cou acts In addition 500 900; freightS received
at bismarck by rail. 70OOo.OOO pounds; money haU-
ded by the United states Express tompanys agent p
900 900 money order business at the post Office
$4,000; arrivals at the principal Motel for the last
three months Of tho 1900; steamboat arrivals 40
The leYee for the season, 292
bismarck too, must bO the centre for great amount
of agricultural production within its immediate neigh
borhOod. In the more western parts OF Minnesota,
through the icQOu occupied by the towns of Flte Cty
Detroit MOrehtad. Fargo, the richness Of the hand n
simply mdrstTlbable IL Is natural garden. sweeps
OF quietly rolling country rich belts Of timber. streams
threading the country thrOuE Eh, lakes pure and clear
those of switzerland. golden space.ot wheat delisht
the eye. Aud beyond Fargo, where you cross The n'
and pass into Dakota, the eNubei ancc gladduni
you. just her, hey Ond the uue. - the famous Ddi
rympc aru, which thirteen thousand acf,s Ot
wheat are ripeuing. And as you push onward ana
hasten to Bismarck while the soil changes someN mas IA
character IL does not lose much IN fertility Tie suh
consist. OF rich cy ndrls. phusphafcs silica bOuatcs
dtcumuuscd limestone, bOulders and other rO'ks, aui
"A deep vegetable mould. Tie tradIG chances al SIS
mark have hitherto Verted attention from agrcui are
I'm three Years at Bismarck there pa days 20 r1in
The leuth fall 62Ol inches What II ue'dci herr,
"a In all prairie countries, the brelang up ui thr sOI
o that the water 1.-THE rainfall way g'ta cNaug soak
INFO aud through a. When the puughshatr shall hH7e
done duty there viii DO slight complaint oi piAfe
| drought
AIN much pleased with the moral aspcc' Of B''n'rrk
To he sure the life of TOnt,r towns h Wild ana lGr.
ine had element comes quickly 10 the slr'c' hd -
easily But t Is pun enO gh that ~ ihShoIth Tao
better class have gttcu the hand wee J. ltei
acd With what have seen an othri bi'ct u" -
] AID much crctlt must Os .iYrL ~ Mas place.