Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-11
yAHkToH TO LExxox.
Prospecting for . Railroad Route
AetWeen the Above Named
Points.
Good And Almost an Air Line DIscov.
ered-The Town Of Lennox.

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Mr.. Dunbar, engineer of the Chicago.
Milwaukee and st. Paul road, and the par
ty from Yankton which accompanied him
to look over the line from Yankton to q
junction With the Milwaukee road ct Len
mex In northeastern Lincoln county, return
ed on Saturday evening, having accomplish
ed the object OF their mission. |
On leaving Yankton the party drove in a
n~ortheasterly direction twelve miles to
the mouth Of Turkey creek, near the Clay
county line. This point 10 reached over
the level lands of the Missouri and James
river bottoms, and over which q road can
DO built at the extreme minimum cost of
railroad construction. At or near the
mouth of Turkey creek the line leaves the
Missouri bottom, and reaches the table
land by q good route and easy grade up
Wolf creek, . small stream which Joins
Turkey creek q short distance from the
level bottom lands. Upon this route the
level table lands are reached In II distance
Of less than three miles on a smooth incline
and on a grade which will fall below the
maximum allowed by the company. From
the point where the table lands are reached
to Lennox the country is practically level
and presents no engineering difficulties
whatever for y railroad route. The ap-
proaches to the James and Vermilliou
rivers are over perfectly level ground, and
both etreams can bel crossed with %inexpen-
sive bridges. The entire distance from Yank-
ton to Lennox is through q magnificent
agricultural country. we'll settled and im-
proved, and the excellence of the crops
along almost the entire distance show that
the farmers have not suffered from drou,h
or insects.
Mr.. Dunbar is very we'll pleased with
the route, and will make q favorable report.
His instructions were to find and report up
on the most direct and feasible route be
tween Yanktou and Lsnnox, and this of
course he will do without reference to
other considerations. If the company shall
decide to build the road. the question 10 re.
gard to divergence from a direct line to
strike given roints will be a subject of
future negotiation.
LENNox.
This town, at which 1t is proposed to
make the Junction, is named in honor Of
Mr.. Merrill's chief clerk. 1t is situated
upon a handsome prairie, and is the first
station west from Canton, from which point
it is sixteen miles distant. 1t is. six miles
east of Finlay, eighteen miles from the
junction where the Niobrala branch leaves
the main line, and seventeen miles SOUTH
west from Sioux Falls. The first building
10 the town was placed there by A. Boyp
ton, dealer in hardware and agricultural
implements. He moved his building from
Lincoln Centre, eleven miles distant. and
reached his present location on the end
inst. Since that time several other build
ings have been erected, among which are q
store Building occupied by Conklin Bros,
who have q stock of general merchandise,
a boarding house by John Ashland, II TEN
porary station house and telegraph office,
and q few other buildings in course Of con-
struction. Among the immediate i'm
provements proposed are q general mer-
chandise store by Mr.. Treat and a drug
store by Mr.. McComber. now of Finlay
q two story saloon aud billiard hall by
Jerry Filion, a boarding house by Dan
Hawn, q restaurant by s. F. Hitchceck, q
drug store by County Superintendent
Jacobs, a meat market and a lumber yard
by the St. Croix lumber company under
the management of Mr.. Bedford. A MI.
Smith of Sioux Falls has been looking
over the ground and has in contemplation
the immediate erection Oft grain elevator
to handle the fifty thousand bushels of
wheat which It is estimated will be mark.
eted at that point this fall.
Lennox occupies an eligible site, is sur.
rounded by one of the handsomest and
most fertile sections in southeastern Da-
kota, and is destined to make Q smart and
active point; and ifs railroad from Sioux
Falls to Ysnkton, as is now proposed is
built and makee its crossing point at Len.
nox, ib growth and importance will be
greatly increased.
Mills 4 Pardy have in stock q new lot of
Oil curtains, fringe and taesels to match.
Money TO loan on approved security. Ap.