Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01

morphosed from a temporary sciounrino
place TO that OF a permanent settlement, 1,
vas during the winter last named. The
new conner to sn entirely new country NAV
have no definite idea of what he will do
or whether be will remain. He comes n
see he concludes to Try it awhile and II in
trying it awhile his experience is pleasant
and his venture promising, be becomes ,
fixture by force of circumstances if.uo,
from choice. He acquires interests. form,
associations and entanglinE business alli-
ances end the first he knows becomes root
ed as 1t were in the soil. Others follow
and soon q community. respectable In nun
bers is formed, a demand is created fo,
mechanics and tradesmen, society settles
into regular channels, religious organiza
tons spring up aud the Temporary appear
ance of thlngs gives way to the more sub
etantial and inviting character of u perms.
nent and thrifty settlement. And all tbi,
may be without generalization or the slight
est f%orethougbt IN the part of those who
have been instrumental, in bringing II
about. A kind Of accident. ,,5
But it will not be claimed that the causes
which operated to found and build the Dire.
sent thriving city of Yankton, were acci-
dental. This particular locality is % stu
ated with reference to the surrounding
country, IL endowed with so MANY natural
advantages that it must of necessity have
become the centre Of heavy traffic and
the abode of Q considerable number of peo.
ple.' Anyone familiar with the physical fea.
lures of the Missouri valley in southern
Dakota will see that for score. of miles on
either side of Yankton, nature seems to
have placed many ostacles iu the wav Of
eligible locations for towns, while hers she
kaa been lavish Of her favors even to pro-
dieslty. -
But We do not now purpose to close the
sketch with . panegyric 10 Yankton. The
reader 10 reminded that We have reached
the holiday season, 1859, and Yanktou has
assumed many Of the CHARACTERISTICS of 4
permanent settlement, prominent among
which was 40 earnest desire on the art Of
our few ~peopaeto carve Z new empire from
the virgin waste of southern Dakots. Il
vas at this time the effort was first made
to secure, . territorial charter from the
national governmental and Get Dakots ,aoat
IS 40 indepet dent & political machine.
To the achievement IF this ,n..
purpose, did the little band of pioneer,
then here; earnestly set to work, and Can't.
Todd was again brought to the front a !, the
agent Of the people in securing recognition
at the national capital. Ia the msan,ime
and for two.years past settlers had occupied
Sioux Falls and had organized a provisional
government there, With Judge Brookinrs :,
squstter governor. A. G. Fuller, now 81
Yankton, had been selected to visit Wash.
ton from that point, in the interest Of j. new
territory. Vermillion had Likewise, been
squatted upon but contained very few in.
habitants At this date. 50 that about oil the
population Of civil Dakota resided either :,
Yankton or Sioux Falls.
The year 1860 was marked by no p.rt;cu.
lar event if We except lhe 4 arrival Of .
strong colony of sc.ndinavi.n farmers who
occupied lands on the east bank of Ii,
james river extending their ssttlmeut e.,t
ward as far as Gayville. The new t~erritori
al scheme occupied the thoughts and heart.
Of the people. and = speedy fruitiou Of thei,
hopes IN this respec* was promised. It "a.
the year o. he most exciting andlnport..
presidential election in the history Of III,
United States. and the tide of emier.tio,
veat, particularly, to Dakota, vas .. it
lowest sbb. Winter came. Congress passed
the act organizing Dakota, and the bill Va.
.igued March ID, 1851, two days bsfor,
Jamss Buchanan vacated the ~prssidentia
ofhoe and . Of tAslast od6eial ac4s Of
purely democratic administration. III,
new Of this event reached Yanktoo Ami
18th following. and was the occasiou Of