The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-10-08
A VISIT TO DAK0TAH.

TO Foster City, on the James or Dako-
tab river. From there we prospected
considerably on both sides of the river.
The general aspect of the country pre-
sents many wonderful and deeply in
terestng features TO the observer, who
has not been accustomed to scenes of
life among the prairies. The vastness
and beauty of the boundless and varie-
gated expanse unfolds magnificence
which appears TO battle description.
The surface is beautifully variegated,
from pleasantly rolling to slightly un-
dulating, and then to complete level,
where plow might be run for fifty or
sixty miles with an unbroken furrow.
From Watertown to the James river,
about sevcntyfive or eighty miles, scarce
a shrub or tree, or any obstruction to
direct cultivation, can be seen any
where, except OH the "Cotos" range o.
elevation about midway, where some
stones are TO be found. SkIrting the
James, or "Jim" river, as il is familiarly
known, is small quantity of timber
for a few years supply. On the west
side of the James river are two railroads
being pushed rapidly to completion,
in a northern direction, designed to
w. IT, ,'n nn c.. snapli"S Col'nco.iol .nIough
~ a'"Ho nv. 1"pcliol. inose rai'roa"s are
and the other ruunino nearly narolIel
about three miles bevond If. and thev
are TO be intersected bv several other
roads soon, from East TO West. The
two roads first named are being bnjlt
by the Chicago and North Western and
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul,
two very wealthy companies, running
extensive railroads. Those railroads
with others being rapidly built, will
soon provide abundant and cheap sup
plies from all directions, and afford
good market and very direct means of
exports, even to the old world, for the
wonderful productions of wheat and
other grains, ETC., which this vast terri
tory is soon destined to produce.
The James river country is certain
ly the best, though there is much bcauti-
inl and very rich prairie land all through
the region described. The soil is rich,
dark loan, said TO be from one and one
fourth to four feet deep, having much
lime in its formation, with fine
smooth clay, and some sand, subsoil
Water of the purest character is said to
be obtained at from fifteen to forty feet
below the surface, and in some cases
less.
The air here appears TO he very pleas-
ant and genial. and with n vcrv clear
skv and bracinp atmosphere. mnst Ger
taiuly be very healthy. as. from nil we.
saw. il certainly is.
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