Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-30


comes with the very best Testimonials 40 to
his ability and worthiness, 10 at the head of
this enterprise. Blu. Hopp 10 not 10 be out.
donc-he is irrepressIble-sud Ia preparing
to hop over to DE Sme,, In k,ugsbury
county. aud Huron, in Bradle ounty. and
establish newspapers at each of these points.
The material for these papers has boon or.
dered aud as soon as it arrives will he sent
forward.
Aurora Is the name Of the third town on
the railroad In Bookings county. and is
situated about six miles east Of Brookipgs.
II contains a hotel, three or four good stores,
and n number of neat dwelling houses, but
has not reached the numerical importance
of it's two western n~eighbors.
All these towns, like those along the line
Of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road,
are owned by the railroad company, which
sells the lots and requires each purchaser
10 erect a building worth not less than two
hundred and fifty dollars. By this rule no
lots are held for speculative purposes. ex.
cept by the original owner. All these
towns are surrounded by as good agricul.
tural lands as can be found in Dakota or
elsewhere. As ar rs the eye can reach in
every direction the surface is just sufficiently
undulating to save. it from Il dead level, and
In all the hundre Is of thousands of acres
there is SCARF Y y - that can not be plowed
and sproftably cultivated. This wide and
beautiful main is being rapidly taken and
occupied by actual aud energetic settlers
and In a few years. what was y lew months
ago q houselcss and ~treelrss, x anse of broad
and 'ert''r acres. will be convened with
farm houses surrounded by groves and
cultivated fields.
The immense immigration which at this
early season is pouring into the country is
astonishing, and makes it almost certain
that the great majority Of the government,
lands as far west as the Jim river at least,
will be occupied during the coming sum
mer. Every train that arrives here is
crowded with people. Many come as pros
pectors to look the country over, and few
there are but what are so we'll pleased that
they take land and become Dakotaians; but
the greater number come with their fami-
lies. their household goods, their teams.
farming implements, cows, pigs and poultry
and Immediately settle down to business.
jim river is the objective point off large
proportion Of the new Corners, and daily
wagon loads of prospectors start out from
Volga. 1roquols, Cavour and Huron, the
names Of the railroad towns nearest the Jim,
are as familiar as household words, and il
their commercial status ever reaches the
importance that is anticipated for them by
some OF the enthusiasts who have made a
pilgrimage to Dakota's mecca-the Jim
they will set at nausht the theory of those
who hold that the day has passed for the
rapid building of towns. One thing, how
ever, is certain beyond all peradventure
The Jim river valley, from its source to the
Northern Pacific railroad, will very soon be
settled with a good class of farmers and
stock %raisers, whose products will furnish a
valuable traffic to railroads and whose trade
will be worth looking after. Yankton
should never lose sight Of the necessity for
a railroad up the Jim river valley.