The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-23
Thursday, Sept. %. 1880.
DAKOTA AND HER WHEAT
YIELDS.

FARGo, ID. T.. Aug. 2o.--Hs.ing inst
returned from trip over the Northern
Pacific Railway. Wish 10 devote this
correspondencs To Dakota and the
bonanza wheat fields along this line
The = heatin this section is looking
excellent, aud the harvesting is nos
about done Fargo, which five years
ago contained less than 800 people, Is
today . fonrishin2 city VI over 300.
II is situated ct the head Of the Red
River Valley. and It's remarkable
growth is the result of the successful
raising Of whss, 90 the prairies OF
Dsksts, which previous 70 1875 wsrs
considered sterile and vsIueless. Cass
county, OF which this town Is the
county seat. claims nov 10 have
. population OF 1900 Nearly all the
land. both govsssment and saiirosd.
has been taken up, and IN 1879 log 900
acres were ander cultivation 80. 900
acres IN wheat. Fifty thousand adj
tional acres were broken last year.
making fo9 900 acres IN crop this year
The wheat yield Of the county is ss,i-
mated at 3.000. 900 bushels.
Bismarck. the county seat Of Burleigh
county. 10 . city Of 5000 inhabitants.
and has gained its present importance
through it's commerce. II il the dis
tributipg point for the vast territory
reached by ths navigation OF the Mis-.
souri river sud its tributaries. the yell
Iowstone, Tongue and Big Horn rivers.
-Four lines, with over forty steamers ply
those wstsrs, transporting TO the many
military posts aud settlements the i'm
mense amount Of freights carried TO
Bismarck by the Northern Pacific Rail-
road. A stage and transportation COM
pany running 10 the Black Hills. also
have hsad uArters here. and trsnsnip
large quantities OF goods.
The Northern Pacific Is built on be-
You'd the Missouri river about l75
miles. No bridge ssross the river has
a. yet beer eonstfuctsd. and the cars
sre tssnsfsrrsd TO the opposite side on
ferry. Last winter
TRACK WAS LAID UPON TIE ICE.
Ia which manner the trains crossed the
river. The coolest day last winter was
80 degrees below zero. The day
visited Bismarck the Thermometer on
our hotel porch. in the shade. indi-
Gated l0e degrees but the natives say
il Il nothing after you get used to 1t.
The snow drifts badly over these open
prairies. and for four weeks last win
ter the Northern Pacific Railway was
unable to run trains west of Fargo. i
took dinner ct one little hotel, size Is
by22. whore fifteen travelling men we're
obliged to remain for three weeks be-
fore train arrived 10 take them out Of
the place, the thermometer in the
meantime played between thirty snd
sixty degrees below zero.
vnrrfso THE WHEAT FIELDS.
Among the most noteworthy farms
that visited WAS that OF President
Hayes. six miles north of Bismarck.
The President owns fine section Of
land, and has growing upon it this
year 800 acres Of hne wheat. which will
average about twenty-five bushels per
acre. They say he Is very proud over
this wheat field. Probably one Of the
best. IL not tho best. conducted farms
on this line II that OF Mr. q L Kindred !,
two miles Of Valley City. It embraces
1000 acres, and is built up with spleu.
did new barpss houses, and commo.
diofs Office, second to none In the
Northwest On invitation Of Mr. MARS,
whoswasa lsrgs wheat farm Just south
Of New Buffalo. / stopped of at this
pofntto shoot chickens. To the sports.
men allow me to say that game 10
plenty In Northern Dakota. aud also In
the Red River Valley; We were out
only . portion Of the day. but suc-
decided In bagaiug "a Of those much
prixed birda As
TIM FAMOUS pALRYMPLH Farm,
Afsw days sinoe In company with
Governor Ordway. / visited the famous
Cass. Chsnsy. q Dalrymple farm,
which lie On beth- hides Of the railroad
some twenty miles west of here. The
hnettahls fbfns1e took us ever miles d
his tam tlless are some 40, QUO acres in
II. allowing US to witness the interest
ing process Of harvesting. 10 one Geld
we found lYua lA&1
Fohtt-bkSkN McCOhMiUk HARvEeTERs
at work. all self.binders. following
close behind each ether. In another
fsld ware thirty Eve. The remainder
Of ths oes hundred and thirty seven on
the farm wore st work on various
other litt!s hslds. each nile square
Ii 10 necessary ~ thus disposs the har
vsstprA ~ the whsat In . number O.
sections require cutting q the sam,
time. The sight was very bsautifu
from our carriage. From one 10 fou
men on horsebAck ride about with eacl
lot Of harvssters 10 keep everything
running smoothly, and gang Of shuck
ere follow tn mAohinss. A boy IN
wagon 10 kspt buss in carrying watel
among the fields TO the hands. Wheat
raising pa this senormons scale could
nevce AaSe been 6ooe were IL not fol
theimproved machinery.
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