Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-12
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lQaytnR FiraOeeeA, 1t Will run up thfoN4h
lie Weninge6a hills and down Grow cssSk
Is the Missouri river at Fort aEhompson.
The general course from Canton t1abeut SOo
north of west, and this location completely
cuts off the territory Of the Sioux Falls
braneh q ths eisux City and St. Paul road,
land has caused them to abandon their ex-
tension wetfrpn Sioux Falls.
The grader OF The milwaukee, road 10 near
" completed to Firestsel and contracts are
being let west Of the river. Owing to the
fact thai cora Is 70 cents per bushsl q Fire
steel, the price Of grading is higher vest Of
jim river than eaat Of il. Track laying
has been greatly delayed By waiting for the
completion Of the Rock river bridge. On
iThursday last the 6rst locomotive crossed
the Rock and track laying will probably
reach the Sioux in two weeks. "A Senporar
~ bfidGs will be erected aceea tie Sioux
90 hat there may NOT be any fnn1ecsssary
delay, ~
Closely following the Milwaukee road
will be the extension Of the Winona 4 St.
Peter branch Of the Chicago and Northwest
ern road from Tracy west This read
crosses the Sioux river six miles north Of
Nedary, in Brooking county, IS miles north
of Sioux Falls, on the line between sections
Is and 10, township ITO, range 81 and fol-
.lows almost an air line west over what is
pronounced ~ admirable route to the Mis-.
souri, river at Fort Pierre. The construc-
ton Of this road is being pushed rapidly
forward, but they do not expect to reach
the Missouri river until 1880. They are
making . survey to the Black Hills from
Pierre at present, and in all probability
will 30 the 6rst road to reach the Hills.-
The Sioux City and St, Paul read cut off
from the extension Of their road from Sioux
Falls retsliated upon the Milwaukee rail-
road by putting q heavy force upon q branch
Of their road from Heron Lake westward
to Flandreau in Moody county. forty miles
north Of Sioux Falls. and over the territory
that the Southern Minnesota railroad, now
owned by the Chicago, Milwaukee aud st.
Paul railroad, had designed building. Tho
Southern Minnesota company threaten to
continue their line as designed. and build
parallel to the Heron Lake branch. and
about four miles south oft. Whether they
will be that fool. hardy remains to be seen.
The st. Paul road is also building their
branch from LuVerne down the Rock river,
giving opportunity to the farmers to work
Uut their tax.
The survey of the Sioux City and Penn.
bina railroad from Beloit to Sioux Falls is
about completed. The line runs almost due
vest from Beloit, crossing the line of the
Chicago, Milwaukee s. st. Paul railroad
| about six miles west of Canton, and themes
due north to the Sioux Falls ravine. From
the outlet of the ravine TWO lines are run,
one on the east and one on the west side of
the river. st
A large meeting of the citizens of Sioux
Falls was held or Saturday night last. at
Glendenning Hall, TO consider the TrGj.ct
Of it's extension. The feeling was very ia
vorable to the road. speeches being made
BY Messrs. BroOKings, P%ettigrew, Grigsby,
Alexander and Thorn. There seems 10
doubt that the right of way aud depot
grounds will be donated and such cash do
nations as the people think they are able to
give. An executive committee consisting
Of Messrs. Philips, Sherman. Howard. Cor
son, VanEpps. Sharpe, Grigsby. Alexander,
Thorn, Thompson, Brown and other strong
men Of the county were appointed 10 make
arrangements to get the right of wsy and
depot grounds, and to SOLICIT subscriptions.
This extension will be alike advantageous
both TO the railroad and to Sioux Falls.
Owing to the recent change Ia the pre-
sidency of the Northern Pacific railroad
the extension Of that road west Of Bismarck
progresses slowly.
AO0 oWUlkIOuo tOWuo olUUR SU0 llOOA VI
these proposed roads have been kept on tbs
Qui rice for several months past. owing &c
the uncertainty of the location Of these
roads and now many Of them are saying:
.Of all sad things by tongue or pen
The saddest are. lit might have been.'"
Belo,t had to yield the crossing of the Nil
waukee road 70 Canton, and now the new
town st the crossing Of the Psmbina roa'
arises like "Banquo's ghost" in the hon
of her triumph to contest with Canton 70
the privilege of being the future metropoll
and county seat Of Lincoln county. Can
, ton, however, IL building up rapidly, an
! hopes yet 10 offer such Inducements as vii
. draw the Pembins road to It. On the Vel
= million, Swan Lake ave way to Costis1
Z and on the Jim, Milltown and Rockpol
yielded to Firesteel, and OF the Nissoul
Fort Thompson takes the prize from Bru!
: City. In Brookins county the county sea
Medary, will have to move north to tn
Northwestern road.