Daily globe., 1882-11-14
DEVILS LAKE.
Rapid Settlement OF the Famous Garden of
Dakota--Town Company Incorporated.

Rapid Settlement OF the Famous Garden of
Dakota--Town Company Incorporated.
Special Cores pondence of the GIobe1
GRAND FORKS. Nov. 12.- 1t is we'll
known fact to thousands of readers of the
GLOBE that during the past season there
has been an immense immigration to the
DEVILS lake country, which has steadily in
creased since Oct. 4, last, when Secretary
Teller officially declared the reservation
opened to settlement. Early in the spring
there was strong and influential syndi-
cate formed, composed of moneyed
men from Grand Forks, Lari-
more, Grafton, st. Paul, Madison, Wis,
and Dubuque, Iowa, who with associates,
thoroughly explored DEVILS lake, with
view of finding the location where the
Manitoba road would strike the lake.
A close watch was had on the progress
of survey and construction of the
line from Larimore towards the lakes,
and lately sufficient developments have
been made, by the grade of the line to
within twelve miles of the Narrows and
the line surveyed to this point,
to warrant the syndicate to scrip
by Valentine scrip, several hundred acres
of land at the "Narrows," the most natural
advantageous point on the lake for the
great future city on Devils lake, which
some well-versed parties predict will
eventually be the future capital ::of North
Dakota. Your correspondent has been ali
over this ground and must say unquali-
fiedly that it is magnificent place for
large city, laying on high rolling prairie
with a fine timber belt down
to the gravelly beach, with water
frontage both west and south, with back
ground of the richest farming lands con-
ceivable, stretching back towards Laimore
on the east and the British boundary line
on the north, sixty miles distant, and for
fifty miles northwest toward the Turtle
mountains. Public opinion unanimously
agrees that right here on this splendid in
land salt lake will spring up a metropolis,
which will rival the older sister cities on
the Red river, and become the focus
for future emigration to the 100000
acres district recently opened for settle
ment. Hope the reader will pardon the di
gression. The syndicate mentioned has
finished plating town site at the Narrows
and yesterday all parties interested had
general meeting here, and incorporated
''The DEVILS Lake Town Site company
with a capital stock of $2,OOO,OOO, elected
officers, directors and executive committee,
and decided to call the city Odessa
General offices were located at Grand
Forks, and the ground floor Offices in the
new Merchants National Bank block en-
gagged for the headquarters. Steps were
taken for some substantial improvements
at Odessa, among which is three-story
brick hotel, very much needed. A news
paper will be established at once; stores
and shops, including Touring mills, fer
next season; bank, and Capt. Griggs
promises to have fast and first-class
steamer on the lake by the
opening of navigation on the lake.
With the many advantages that the new
town has with the very best farming lands.
good water, timber and on the shores of
the majestic Devils lake, it will be COM
paratively easy to secure quick, substan-
tial and permanentigrowth.