Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-09

Il uS SICV0kSus Out v tvbVW - 0CCuvNlukI n
limited and msrred by q depression caused
BY q dry run passing through the Who'll,
length of the land purchased. A short die
tance to the east upon the rise bordering
on the summit ofthe western bluff OF the
jim would have beenfar more attractive
but the dat has gone forth. and before many
months where 10 . sign Of man or beast
was visible but our " party and convey
ance, . live, growing and biistling town
will doubtless cover the green sod that lay
unbroken at our feet. From here the line
runs northwesterly in the vicinity of Fort
Thcmp. on, and from those who have been
over the line we learn that 1t passes over q
cOnlinuous stretch of fine table land with
out q break or ravine of any account.
Claims of eysry description are considered
valuable, but lighter soil than In the Yer
mlllion and Sioux river valleys. Moro
stones are visible. and near the streams the
land Is more broken aud rocky. The val,
Hey of the james in the vicinity of Fire
steel will furnish splendid meadow land II
is subject to overflow and only occasion
ally can tillable land be found, but the up
lands upon the east and west will prove
desirable locations. s4g#
Z One days tarry In the valley sstisfedNus
for the present. and at ten q. M. OF Satur.
day, George Johnston, the attorney and
land agent of Firesteel, piloted US across
the bottom Of the new ferry. which We
crossed and wound up the hills towards
home with no guide for our direction but
q slight trail that the lumber teams of Van
Epps, of Sioux Falls, had made the day be-
fore transporting material for a store he
yss to erect At Firesteel. After reaching
thessable land In occasional mound OF sod
Indicated the course until We reached Rock
8retk. where a,plafner road had been made
By the emfgrants On their way to their
enabled US to pursue the balance Of
our journey without fear of getting lost.
Improvements were 10 be seen in every
direction, breaking, sod and lumber shar-
Ties, some only Of the extent necessary to
with the law aud Others for per-
manent homes. where the whole household
had come to stay. at Wolf creek we cross
ID. the railroad grade along which We kept
nearly TO Canton. From the creek We were
he railroad laborers Every mile was IN
he longest stretch of air line we ever saw,
If the Milwaukee line ever built as
The long line continues level. becomes te-
touS u osouONOuCuSs ouN utkut
:ame wc were thankful 10 accept the invi.
alton Of Contractor Caughlin to remain
,ver night. An excellent supper refreshed
Is, and the soft hay supplied US for a bed
q the huge tent seemed a luxury after cur
weary ride over the plains that this road lie
,oing to deyelop into a rich and prosper.
,us land.
But we did not regret our trip with all
IS tiresome and dieaoreeable incidents.
We bad seen for ourselves the land tina is |
low heralded abroad, and to which the
tidal wave Of emigration is setting. II
S but a feeble fraction Of the millions of
lcres Dakota has to invite ne homeless and
of the crowded eastern states 10
,ome aud occupy. Aud it has impressed
IL with the fact that but few years will pass
the wilds We had Just traverstd will
), thronged with people and beautiful with
that will place the desert
triton of the west in an enviable competi-
lion with older localities, and the compile
lion of the railroads now building will has.
len the cnnsummation Of what nature de-
signed for this count v.