The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-05-15
LAKEWOOD, nAKOT A.
MAY 5tl /, 1879.


from people living in your ougty, I
thought would ask yeu to 81 ant the
indulgence of your ooluafnls as t he amest
convenient and ready means OF convey
ing some idea of this. portion of the
Territory, more especially the Sioaz
Valley. 1..aI .- .aH Us
This valley is "a rolhng | mairda,
slightly broken along theiriver. y hiaaa
and occasional bluffs, and sire tcl.hing
from 20 to 80 miles e,therside f the
stream; and smoothing out her E rad
there especially near ,the-Sioux, Unite
level patches varying fnomaa few asaes
to several sectianssin extent; al lM is
traversed in the western central part
by narrow range of hills, called ESQ
tas, series Of knobs similar to tt hose
of western KeneshaC County The soil
is very fertile, and well adapted to ALL
kinds of farming purposes whet hen
little waste land even in this ca rlW
stage Of the development ofsthe col ua-
try. There are many small lakes w, ELL
stocked with FISH and wild fowl, al ldl
here and tneEe fringed and ,,occasiona J.
ly skIrted with trees. ,With the excel ,
tion of a few belts lying between ad
jacent lakes Or standing upon, sa.ne is :
land, and the thEead of trees sta tc he'd
upon the banks pof the Sioux. ana m ore
OF less broken add ..yatAaled at iatk 1, ais
| into knots OF lai4.al fige OF .slXsa y 10
the valley is dewaid of.trees plaaa by
nature, after leaNing the Mla ovrl
River bottoms and the extreme, >AW er
portions of the tarGitory. The TiE,b sr
Culture Act, n6eessl tatlng the plaMln s
OF at least ten aeN,- OF. trees Oh, CT FL. Y
section, the valley ill liza few years
present very plclnresq netaappearaA ce,.
and the lower counties a4are already
dotted with groves Laid Qut,as regular
| ly as the most well ,OrdeGad corntia2d.
These groves wih seenSserpe4as chefk
on the unbridled Miibds 1hat seem 10
| be let loose on the plains lin spring
Trees grow naturally and raHidly heEe
but have heretofore been destroyed by
the annual fires with which The Indi1
ans have swept the ,prairies,s a.Zceptings
where the water fnEnishes ,,pLotection,t
or lone tree has 10y some peculiar
providence reared its head Or some
knoll to see the fire rush by it once q
year with the speed of "a Eacer. Fires
have been known to ~sWeep, a,ger a
space several times &sIarge as Kalosha
county in q single day; bat the glow.
ed fields have already in most Maces
in this tier of counties. rendered .asTery
extensive fire impossible.
The antelope is found on the Alaeet-
tied lands, the jack-Eabhia4 % nearly
allied to the English haue and weigh
ing from FIVE to eighteen pounds, is
Frequently seen; (No full GROVE,
lklAealthy jack-rabbit" has eaFes to nag
\ knowledge been caught by q dog o.
even the best training and health
Some dogs are very fleet Of foot, espec-f
iaAy the greyhound, but this rabbit
! siIaply yanshes at will in a horizontal
lines and prairie chickens are very
abundant, as are also at certain sea-
SONS many species Of Waterfowl. at
traeted hither by the lakes AID wild
celery. Our friend Wallace Talestt,
of SoG3erS, would reEel in this valle4.
A MEAN is entitled to tree claim a
Homestead, and pre7eGnption; and lie
may thus acquire three quarter Sec
tions of Sand If he proceeds in the right
way. Nest men, however, who come
to this country and take as1y land. try
! to hold too much. It taszes a clear
! head, a diligent hand and much knowl-
ledge and experience, to open up, hold
and cultivate 4S0 ac.with greater profit
than could be derived from tSo Men
con1ng here with from 5000 to $500
after arriving, whether in cash or stock
and agricultural implements, come to
advantage that rightly made use Of
will make them Independent iariae-s
in very few years, with the kind per-
mission Of Sitting Bull and his fomnid-
able ally, the grasshopper, neither Ct
which will be permanent, but BOTH
having power to awaken peculiar emo
tons while plying theirrespectiye ayo-
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