, 1879-08-09

lrnvc1 through salc northern ct,untics and, !nh.
inE ttc first HoyernTnrnt lands they rntnc IT, Of
islrn,.. Asa consequence, that rorttnn Of IN;
Elatr lytbg nort1, vi TIL. snmsas pac1e Railroad
Erant, Aml averaging III t1is nart Of tl,e state
about ono nt,! half counties, Or tn!t,.iy'e 'e
along tl1r. rallroad.-keoplrg Inst aho'lt ono
county. farther wcAt. 10 tcvcloptneht;;
THUS, Morton County was pretty we'll dsvr!onsa e..
hefosc blow was struck IN frcgo nnd snii'nesH,
tl.r south halt of Sheridan md nortl Of Nov.
Counties. Rawlins Is settling tn advance Of
1Iastern Wa!lncc a1lsl 1homas; Gsts tntna cor
siderable settlement Is Eo';,t into Gnfyeon'' ,e
ExrREMn HonrtwEeT quAnTnIt.sRcrIoS
In tle Stnto Inns RECENTLY been taken rs a home-
steal by I, settler IN HE Republican Valley.
The yal,cys Of tlo strenn'a, cnails1enc!hE with
The North Aulunlest. hntl Including tue Iralrc
Do M ,"o b;ass o. ' Spp syn hec @u W." , u.
MED, III Decatur County nth} d porttnn ot lsaw-
iius County, by settlers WIN puahed up tirre
md laenicd on account uf the tln'bcr nlii water.
MANY of tl.cso hnyc l1uu fnrns opsrcd, mud are
raising Roo,l dcal Of ANAL grain n,"l corn, and
k0cpIl1r rood deal ut atnck. Their occupancy by
fafsilers LAS driven otit Tic ralesl.tncn win
a lew years ago oecuptgl thcso yalfeFs. llut 1t
Is only In The present ycar. that settlements to
or divides between tho alrtatns.
Now, III the northeastern part OF Sheridan,
md the eastern ialf 6f ncl1ltns, the pratrlos
arc dotted tn cvety direction tr sllc houses Of
mtlles, or tho new tFcaking for fall.Hhcat. I
was told at Sheridan City lint the pints showed
fhAt nho1t 10 per cent Of tho Government f.tnts
III Sheridan County nye now taketl; atsl nt O!Nr-
lin, tint GO pcr cent Ut the lintis In DECATUR
County ara also taken: md It was txpeetcd That
tlto fall Immigration woItld absorb large part
0f the retnatnder. ns,tf lao over tnto sawllns and
fho1nns Counties. Lumber hoing expensive,
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are mainly Of logs, with II roof VI tsoles covered
with fine brush to support a covcrEn. OF earth.
hut the now settlcra upon tlc upluuds mainly
build
eop.rousrs.
Now, expect some readers Of THE TnrnCNE
will kind OF turn ny their noscs at tho ilien of
aotl-housc. used to do II before I knew any
batter: but 4 careful examination mil study Of
tue subject OF primitive architecture have fatia-
fled mu that soi-sQusc Il sIlc t,cht ct!cnp house
q man can hrtld In this country. / stopped to
examine ONT on ms was IN. Its exterior d.
1ncnssonswGs sixteen by twenty-four feet, With
walls two feet thick. giving fttteror dttensiuus
OF twelve BY twenty feet. InsstIn the walls. anil
p'aasercd with The native 'ie and said founl
nlnoat everywhere heEc,-malsng gonh lmri
finish, and vot, could not hnyc told but the walls
were ot brick Or stone .!m!'af eoat Of pas.
thin outsde finish of cement, which Will protect
It fnllr from f.le weather. 13ut, without such
protection: With a., COOL. projection tn
the roof shc walls Will stnM! ilrtn
r moisture. This house rad good ai,tngle-
ROOT with wide projection, three windows, n,sll
door; md the wholo cash o,lt1ay for humber,
eas GLASS; nails, trimmings, ctc.. wns but $40.
1t Is bettcr hot,so than could he built Of any
oth0f mutcrial for thruc times tho money.
TIE cnors
On The routo looked 0ne: uover saw bottor
Bpd-crops Of corn ind 1nflct that, nre growing