, 1879-06-24

iiIy hLI1ObpI1eFe1 anu an therefore,. 1nucn les!
Aeverrly fcls tl'an in localities much tas:l.c'
south. This comparatively. low ridge eoparatcs
tho waters that fl0h ifu; The tialf OF Mexico
from those which thnuhy. .lnto Iludson's BAY.
To follow tleso walbrs fttfbugh III. yAat fertile
country that borders:tlEtm to their destination
10 trace nut Thousand pos*ihiiittcs 70 be dc
vtnpca 6y thepcopto Hnn arc soon TO own and to
cultivate Them, would require volumes from tho
ableat seatt.t[etans mil philosophers TINT the
world cnn afford. Half,A century will snfl]ce
ent to tho knowledge of al' men.
haps 100 milcs north OF tho raIlwny.tEossIhg At
jamestown IL the Missouri River near fa1,kton,
Is, am assured, one Of tic r{cl,est, md most
ate fockng to It from all directions, atht III will
soon he all tnlcr cultivation. Wheat and stock
arc, AMI will bc* tts princiua Btaplea. Jat,ics-
town Is destined soon to be large add prosper.
leaving jamestown. tie railway With easy
grades, wtols upa little valley to the Cotcau dc
Missouri. Thts long section IN tho ,o3l maps
between the James and the Missouri vas TO ma
for years mythical country. TO te forever given
was navcr 70 1e invaded BY The cabin md
tho ptow :, OF tho settlor. It is DOW. II
my. deliberate Judgment, TO bu covered.
Ia tl,c not distant future With Gock. and herds,
end ara to BE- The home Of hardy, gu! H. IN thsmatn
fully.sSclIug Hige4 once supported millions of
hutfato.-n large, sturdy beast and 1t has been
fully demonstrated that such country only
awets tic coming Of vast hcE,l4 Of catte to take
VET t1er place and teeoms tat on the 1sh Frasse;
them Roports still exist, tnada by officers ac,It
out by the Government to explore Illinois, stat
i.g that Il was trtelcsa, worthless country, CO.
tT9ly unfls for the rcsldcnta,o of thc white man;
has been consigned ia: stertIty, while
the, Indian md the buffalo knew
TINT II was lust the place whese they most de-
sired to dwell. OF coursc, till you RGt TN the
Missouri SLOPE q few rnIlcs cast OF bismarck,
there are scarcely my settlements. About some
OF the station.i,ouses farm, ls here and there
opened. md on the Missouri slope the tsrtna oc-
Ein TO be quite nutncroussand the csops all look
l lho eoaot1S s fsr nearly hll .th< distance Of 200
east of tho Missouri. All|ot 4, with the e1ccp-
tion Of a small belt OF tAe "bnd lands - ncar
the Little Missouri. is q ADable OF cultivation.
That Il will produce whtat and vast herds
q DOUBT We s S.ys tos{ S{I sem n spme oss fteea
miles of tho Hatt-Riyor Valley; md 1trkainly It
y both rich and very inviting. Al the; end Of
that distance the railway lenvss t}lu valley aud
Avoiding scores Of bridges which IN alignment
along tie valley would have mode necossury.
MAndan ts new town, directly west of the
Missouri River, and ts all that could 10 expected
Gt ptacc only lew months Ciu.
Our trip from Fhrgo to Dlamarek, rnt over the
Inc west OF the Missouri, WIS rendered donbty
pleasant and interesting by tho company Of tho
Hon. Frederick Billings, the new President !;
MIR. II. Z. Sargent, General Manager: Mr.. au-,
porlntculeut Town, anil Land Agent Power.
1t ts no disparagHmcnt' to Alr. Wright,
whoto failing health forced his resignation,
TO say TINT Tho aapbointtt,cut Of Mr. Billings
means business. Whatevar or whoever IL in tic
way Of The rapid progress Of tho Northern Ia
cti3c Railway must stand nsidc. The ucw PrcsI-
dent has no use for lngEards at lccches. To
borrow lis owB expressive words, he means
that the road shall hu built IN righteousness"
As fast ~ It can be donc honestly a1l.l for
money, IL will bu pushed forward to coinpic-
tio,l, It's brings TO his Er'at work od.fashtoned
Vermont integrity, California shrcwtlncss
{wtere TIC made his fortut}cl, and that intlomi-
tnb1e cnorgy which is tho characteristic Of tho
highest type OF American enterprise and energy.
That he may live to accomplish his great work.
and for many years to LEG the prosperity IL will
hr!ng to tho Nation and Ito the world, will DC
the cordial wish Of uli who evoF knew Frederick
Diss; Gon! sturals received Dur party most eour-
tconsly at Fort Abraham Y4incon: and Dol. E.
ID. Baker, who IL a son'of uad bears our former
eloquent Senator's houored, nanic, showed us
tnatiy polite Intentions, fdr which ho llnu the
cordial thinks uf uur pnrti.
bismarck nect1 not bo de3crihcd; but Il any Que
supposcs he has hero rot beyond civilization,
Col. BY, 0f the 9htsi.iar. 1IOusc, Will, correct
Ills Impressions by taking 4aro Of llEin iu stylc
equal to anything TO. CAM tind outsldo q our