Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1878-11-21

10 Ibay tue DlSl1aIckeIS u ike VIS:C ON I'll
first part "f this week, laudable desire
t" secure advertising patronage and sub.
scribers to this valuable journal, and
thereby tatten our pocket b'mk, being
sand witched in between other reasons for
visiting boil, places.
Jumping on Conductor Angus McDon-
aids afternoon accommodation train on
Monday last, which just because We wv'e
t" ride on it, was delayed an hour and
ilaif by the lo'sening Of an eccentric on
til" rnginr, We SKINNED owe, the brautful
c 'untrv to the west Of us, destined wltli.
i've yeats to be a sea Of waving grain
fields. slott, d by the dwellings Of M
industrious and prosperous people, and
took supper at j. H. Elli",t's at l3t|,
Siding; and Il prime supper it was; lack
., time, the train b. ing late. only SAVING
us frrm laundering "urself. As it VAS
wr got away ~i,ha litt!cl less than a Gallon
'f'xrclleEt milk, Of hich they have such
an abuI dance, to wash down the edlblts
Mr. Elliott keeps a number Of cows. and
has more orders for Mrs. Eii"tt's prime
make "f butter than they can ILL.
Mr. Steele, Ut SteeIe's Station, or 18th
Siding, VIII" VAS on the train wi'h Us. IN.
formed us hat hr has already br'ken $50
acres wi''ch;re in tip top condition for next
years crop. hc proposes t" break next
season 800 I" |. 900 acres more, and SAWS
that claims on vrrnm"nv lands are
already taken for miles away from his
place.
The shades Of evening fall soon in these
6a,s. and we were drI'a:rd from seeing
any Of the country between there and
Bismarck, and stretching Ours'lf upon the
soft spots of 'hc plank seat, indu|ged in a
Snm'zc aud dreams ct the future greatness
OF jamestown and the country PASSED
over Awakening in Bismarck We went
to zoos: nj Landlord Marsll's 'Capit"l
El"tr", wh'ch we Can recommend to the
travelling public.
1t has M en- Il matter OF conjecture, no
doubt. t" many, how this city obtained
is nalue: and Ibis is. our thco.y oft, and
it any one thinks It a gm'd one, and their
hearts and p"ckct5o"ks resY"nd in conse
q"'ncc, We will pr"mptIy return receipts
for subscriptions sent: When the spiri.
Of the age, was passing over tht line Of
the building Northern Pacific Railway. Lc
perceived that here would he an active
city, town in " hich the citizens would
he full Of push and of trade; and stretch
ing his hand over the site Of the future
city, made to some m"rtnls this prediction
~ the practical language of the West,
"Bis-n'ark' and he was right.
Bismarck to-day has at least 1000
teams freight,n. to thc Hills, Bear Butte,
and the forts to the westward. Freight
t" Bear Butte being $3.50 per hundred
pounds, while to the Hills, rs miles far
thcr, only short timt ago, but $3.50 per
hundred were paid. Every nag that c'n
be procured is being pressed into service.
The Stage Company own 900 teams and
have hired 200 more; another party owns
1870 teams, and there were but three
freighting te: ms in Bismarck on Tuesday
This fall 10 steamers lay at her landing
On the Missouri, and her merchants do
rushing business to all westward points.
The Bismarck landing is one Of the best
on the upper Missouri.
TO show the get up and travel Of these
folks, we state the fact that on Get. 8, a
joint stock company was organized, with
James a. Emmons, as President; G.. j.
Clark, Sec, and Geo H. Fa.rchild Treas. ;
to erect ways on which to- hsul out steam.
ers in order to repair them, and thus
retain in Bismarck much money in the
way of repairs. fitting out, &C, , of steamers
that has heretofore gone to Yankton.
The ways were receiving the finishing
touches while we were there, and it was
the lntention to draw out the steamer
Col McLecd yesterday, to be followed
by the Benton. The ways, which are
below the landing, opposite the brewery,
are on hard clay foundation, excsvated
from a clay bank. not filled in, and are
225 feet in length along the river, by 200
feet in breadth; and by crowding can
accommodate six steamers at once, if 80
desired. They will cost in the close
zeighborhood OF $4,000. Capt. Wm..
Eraithwait is the efficient manager and is
the man for the place. Yea, we think 80.