Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-24

Everybody IL Invited 10 Locate q
Farm.
Mad son lake County, Sentinel.
or Dakota the counties lying in the east
and southeastern part Of the territory have
been FIRST settled ~ lying near the divisions
from which the settlers removed, and the
bulk Of the immigration Of the next season
entering the territory from the east and
southeast will move into the Dakota valley
and the unoccupied country TO the vest and
north Of Lake county. This portion Of
Dakota has al the advan. ages of q 6rs,
class farming country. Its eli mate il mild.
its soil excellent and its prospects u~nrival.
led. OF this part Of the territory
LAKE COUNTY
has since its settlement produced uniformly
good crops of grain, without as yet . visita.
ton Of the pests which have 40 frequently
visited the northwestern counties of Iowa.
the southwestern part Of Minnesota and oc.
casiohally the southern counties of the terri
tory. Perhaps no part Of the territory pre-.
sents 80 many advantages to those seeking
locations rs doe. this. Although compare.
lively speaking the county il a settled one.
there yet remains on the western pier Of
townships $4,000 acres Of choice farming
lands still open to homestead and pre.
emption entries. These lands will produce
wheat Of the most approved No. l grade
and being supplied with frequent meadows
and good water are almost equally desirable
for stock raising purposes. The population
of the country is already not far from three
thousand and is of a permanent aud thrifty
class who are fat Demonstrating the fact
that farming in Dakota il Y remuneratiye
occupation.
What Sioux Falls has been in former
years to the incoming colonization of the
LAMBS about her, Madison i, nov to the i'm.
migration which is now attracted to the
counties north and west Of us. To the un-
occupied districts that invite settlement
from the west line of Lake county to the
Dakota river and beyond, Madison is the
entrance. Situated near the center of the
county ON the territorial Black Hills road,
the main avenue of the westward gong
travel, and containing the Office of clerk Of
court for Lake county, who ia also author.
lied to transact business for the INORGANIC.
ed counties of the Sioux Falls and Yank-
ton land districts, the land business for this
portion of the territory is naturally concen.
trated at this point. Every information OF
value to land seekers being obtainable here
at the hands of reliable agents. Madison has
enjoyed a precedence over any point in
southeastern Dakota in this regard, and
will continue until the settlement Of the
counties to the westward of Lake. These
now most actively worked in by ~locatorp
from this point are those of Lake, Miner
Kingsbury and Beadle, of these
MINER COUNT
bounding Lake on the west is unquestiona
bly, without a superior as regards agr,cul
tural or stock raising purposes. The county
was formed last spring from the former
counties of Bramble and Miner. 1t is il
length forty.eight miles by twenty five il
breadth and contains thirty t sections o,
choice lands with but little settlement
There will be the coming season a colon,
Of Wisconsin located on claims taken las
fall in the northeast corner of the county
out outside Of this but few entries hay,
been made. The surface is gently undula,
ting. the soil deep and The grass plentiful
IN its valleys. The Dakota, or as it is more
commonly called, Jim river, ex,end,
through the entire county from north te
south some twelve miles from the western
line, and numerous tributary creeks extend
out from the stream in every direction. The
excellent grass growing in the valley in
this county and the abundance Of pure VA,
ter with which its ranges are supplied will
eventually make this part of the county one
OF the best stock regions in the territory
The few settlers in the valley in Beadie
county are at present engaged in this indus
try with great success. In the eastern par
of the county is the Red Stone or Rocl
creek, which heading in Kingsbury county
flows in a southwesterly direction through
Miner county finally emptving into the Jin
near Firesteei. This creek affords excellen
grass in its valley and is boIdered on eithe
side by good grain lante.
Miner county ie the most accessible ant
in many respects the most desirable unoe
cupied county of southeastern Dakota. II
soil is uuexcelled, its pasturage and mead
avs i~nexhaustable and its supply of waite
complete. Nothing is wanting 10 make i,
in time, one of the beat aud richest coun
ties in the territory, and its settlement an,
development will be fully accomplished il
the near future.
KINGsBURY COUNTY
lies northwest OF Lake. 1t is formed fror
two counties shown on old maps as Woo
and kingsbury which were consolidated b
a legislative act last epring under the nam
Of the last named county. 1t contains
population Of some fifty resident settle,
and has recently been organized. Its 60
varies with the locality and the surface
diversified BY numerousd dry lake beds whic
enhance the value of the county BY form
ing the most level and fertile meadows in
%aginable. In the central part of the coun,
there are several large lakes, which viii
having the appearance of having existe
for some year+, are now fast disappearir
and turning into vast meadows. The con
hination Of meadow and farming land is
good feature.
The D-kota extension of the Chicago
Northwestern railroad ia graded from Va
"a in nreaenf terminua fhnouuh Tho aant