Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-10-21
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town Of Dawson and the surround1n4
country. Dawson formerly known ~
18th siding) is among the booming towns
on the Northern Pacific, and Is situated
| midway between jamestown and BIZ
marck. It's healthy growth has marked
| it from its very beginning. Until Angus,
1881, little was known among the stltes
of this section. At that date Mr.. ], Daw-i
son Thomson, Of Philadelphia, settled,
here, opening up fair sized farm, froaAi
which the present townsite has been plat
ted. At the above date only one govern
ment claim had been located At tho
present writing over $4,000 acres have
been settled upon, and all the railroad
land has been bought for a distance Of six.
miles back from the line. Over thirty
farms are now under actual culti-
walton, the occupants rank among the first
in respect to society and general business
enterprise.
The natural advantages Of Dawson are
readily perceived by those who desire Z
home in prairie city. Its water Is pro-
nounced by settlers and railroad employees
as the best on the line Of the N. p, and y
obtained at depth Of 10 to Is feet, N
gravel bottom.
The beautiful fresh water lake two and
a half miles south Of town is as fine . body
OF water as we have seen this side Of Du-
luth. 1t is fairly round, and natural
growth of cottonwood trees adds to the
elegant drive surrounding it close to the
water. Pa,ties from the New England
states pronounce it the coming resort Of
tourists in Northern Dakota.
Besides large store and numer0uSl
houses already constructed, Mr. Thomson
is finishing his very commodious two story
residence south of the track Its elegant
hay window facing the railroad bespeaks
the future comforts of those who make
sure Of a western home.
Our passenger and freight building,
24xG0 feet, nearly completed, is the only
one between Jamestown and Bismarck.
This alone is sufficient to speak the conf
dence the railroad company has in Our
town and country adjoining. A goodly
sized hotel is the next public building \
view for construction at an early date.
Contracts are already sealed for : spa.
cious school house, and many families
viii soon rejoice in the free fiift of educa-
ton, the primitive conside derati0q8o Of the
new settler. We have III NTH shop,
a tanner, a shoemaker and first claas
harness maker. Business locations are
being selected for next season, and nav
enterprises are rapidly gaining ground
To the grateful satisfaction Of our far
mers the hum Of the first threshing ma
chine was heard last week. No wheat
has as yet been grown, as this is the dne
season of breaking.
Oats grown on spring breaking have
proven an excellent crop, and are pro-
nounced by an able thresher Of James
town, superior to any grown in that soc-
ton this year. Potatoes are good and .
fair average, grown under sod breaking.
The drouth effected us much less than
at points farther west of here. We con-
slider our soil as good as that about James
town, and if we lack in heft the deficiency
is made up by the depth of our lcam. Tho
extensive hay fields north and south Of %
furnish all that will be needed for years
hence. Two sheep ranches are already
opened and cattle ranch will be started
The coming spring.
Besides numerous land lockers and vis3-
tors we have had the pleasure of enter
taining the Worcester Car Excursionists,
ii Philadelphia, en- route to the Yellow
stone Park. They made fine circuit
ouf country and pronounce it the most dee
sirable they have visited. Cunning for
iucks, geese and antelope furnished them
rare sport. Their confidence in the future
growth of Dawson and the development Of
sur country, is fifty spoken by their nu-
nerous purchases Of town lots, of which
greater number has heen sold within tho
oast month than during all the time pre-
sioGs.
Families and business men from Penn,
lii4h., alinn. and Wis. are making prepa-
.ations for early settlement next spring.
The solid and thrifty growth of agricul.
,ufe al this point, with the advantages Ot
society aad business interests, and with .
cisool for the young, make Dawson very
desirable place of location, and those who
ettle early VIII reap the benefits Of future