Litchfield enquirer., 1880-05-06
WEST CORNWALL, Or.
 A.:l 10 1OQn

Editor cf The Lttchfeld Bnqasrer-Dear Str Being an old resident of Litchfeld County and consequently acquainted with and interested in many of your readers beg lit tie space in your columns through which to mention colony which is being formed in this vicinity, with the intention of locating in | Spink Co.,, Dakota, situated near the center of | the beautiful and fertile James River valley i; tract of country which for beauty of surface, l adaptability for agricultural and stock raising | purposes, has no superior, and few equals any where in the western world. I can cenf- l dently speak from personal experience, and observation, and as 1 have resided for some time in the West; and visited the locality men, toned, as well as many others, 1 consider my self competent to judge in such matters. The social advantages of such an organization, and the settlement of certain locality at once, instead of scattering over large tract of coun- try, are too potent to need comment, and aside from these we save large sums of money in reductions obtained in freight and passenger rates, hotel bills, building matetial, surveyors fees etc., etc.
 healthful, as shown by statistics. Asthma, and all maarial diseases are unknown persons afflicted with pulmonary diseases as 8 rule are greatly benefited if not cured by continued residence here. The winters in the central and southern part are less severe than in this state, and spring opens much earlier.
 The soil is deep and remarkably fertile !; we'll adapted for wheat, and this great valley will soon become one continuous field of wav- ing grain. It is also within the great corn producing belt of the U. S., and will produce as fine crops as Illinois, or Iowa All grain and root crops grown in northern climates grow here abundantly. For cattle and sheep, no country offers better advatages. The pas ture range is practically unlimited; and hay if needed costs nothing, save cutting and curing the grasses which the prairles furnish in lavish abundance.
 The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Co.,, now operating lines as far as Watertown, and Volga, Dakota, have located town near the center of Spink Co.,, to which they have line of road surveyed from each of the former places, and one or both will no doubt be in operation as soon as settlers will have grain to market Now here is as fine country as ex- ists in the North west. There is no better soil, no better water, no better grain, or stock pro ducing country, no finer climate anywhere, we have the best Aontier society in the world i; and the privations, incident to the settlement of new countries are less than ever before, and less here than anywhere. else. This is no speculation; but for the benefit of those who wish to improve their condition, by securing new farms in the West. These fine farms which will soon be worth from $5,- 900 to $20, 900, each, are all subject to entry under the requirements of the homestead pre- enption and timber culture laws of the U. s.
 Now who wants home in this modern par adise almost free of cost but the occupying Sl4, secures one hundred and sixty acres $2S, farm one half mile wide and one mile long, Uncle Sam is rich enough to give us all a farm." Respectfully,
 J. F. PRESTON, M. D. P. O. address, Milerton, N. Y. o@t