Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-20

that time. When / came here liz April
| there was one house at the east end of the
| lake where now is kept postofilce, called
new Jerusalem. the next house was on Rock
Island, west from there twenty miles distant
owned by Creel and Oswald, from Minneapo-
lis. The next was on Sweetwater lake, eight
miles north of DEVILS lake and occupied by a
brother OF Brosseaus, of st. Paul, and the
fourth and last house was on Graham's island,
northwest from Fort Totten, making four
houses only in distance of over sixty miles
west from Stump lake and north to the Turtle
mountains.
There was but little immigration into this
vast country until the secretary of the ia
terror decided that the Turtle noun
tain Indians had no right to those
lands, and that they belonged to the
government Since then there has been a con-
tinual flow of immigration in here and all the
lands bordering on the north shore of DEVILS
lake from one to fifteen miles are now taken,
and two months ago where you could see
nothing but buffalo skulls strewed oyer this
prairie and few antelope, you now see it dot
ted with shanties, sod houses and tents as far
as the eye can reach in every direction. 1t is
actually wonderful to see the number of
people that have come into this country with
in sixty days and if the immigration continues
un IL has utCu up W tuiS biulc There Will DC
little good lands but what will be taken be-
tween here and the Turtle mountains by No
vember. The land as general thing is beau
tiful north of D.yil's lake-a there has been
great strife to get land on the lake shore-and
several capitalists are now trying to hold large
tracts by hiring men to hold claims for them
and are monopolizlng large amount of the
choicest lands on the north shore, and some of
the government employees at Fort Totten, who
have no right, are playing the same game
and bulldozing actual settlers out of good
homes Such rascaly work ought to be
stopped and the proper department notified
of it.
DESCRIPTION OF THE LAKE.
DEVILS lake is about fifty miles long and
over 200 miles around the shore by actual
government survey and-is nearly divided in
to four parts or main bodies
and is ten miles wide in some places
You cannot get full view of the lake from
DEVILS Heart, which is on the south side of
the lake near Fort Totteu. Five miles from
the east end of the lake is the narrows which
is only 800 feet across, but deep enough for
navigation, land about thirty miles west of that
at Graharh's Island is another narrow place
1000 feet wide and thirty feet deep.
ed that the Northern Pacific road from James
town will cross the lake at this point. The
lake has fallen from its original height
twenty feet, but what is very strange and what
has never before been known by the Oldest In
dian settlers here, is that the lake has raised
over two feet since the ice went of this spring.
The largest body of the four divisions of the
lake is In view of Fort Totten and east OF Ora
hams island and in front of Sully's hill. This
body of water is very deep, varying from one
to 500 feet deep and resembles the Atlantic
ocean in rough weather, the water looking
perfectly green, and requires very stout yes
sells to navigate it. The government army
officials at Fort Totten have a pleasure steam
propeller for their own use and the Grand
Forks and Pembina town site syndicate, with
Captain Alex. Griggs at the head, are now
making arrangements to build 200 ton
propeller for business and pleasure to be
ready for next springs business.
There is great speculation and excitement
going on at present as to where the big city
will be or the north shore of the lake and
piles of money are being spent for speculation
aud information, and capitalists are as thick
here as mosquitoes and investing wild with
the hope of possessing the grounds where the
capital of North Dakota will be built, and
from present appearance and actual invest
ments 1t looks as though the whole north
shore of the lake would be one vast city
WHICH WOu!u eclipse LOuuOu.
PROJECTED CITIES.
There are now at least six cities projected
on the north shore, as follows: The first to be
at the east end of the lake, called New Jeru-
salem. The second to be located five miles
farther west at the narrows where you get q
very fine view OF the lake and where the Grand
Forks and Pembina syndicate has secured
large tract of land with the expectation that
the capital of North Dakota will be built there,
and piles of money are being spent for this
scheme which is hoped will prove q success.
The next city projected west from there is by
Kentuckian named Semerel, very fine
courteous, gentleman Of the old school who
has secured a large tract of land and is invest
ing largely to secure the gem city.
Five miles further west you reach the camp
OF Creel, Oswald and harrington. Creel has
been lieutenant in the regular army and has
just resigned to take hand in the future
march of North Dakota. Oswald is Mime
apolis man well known in the Northwest, and
Mr.. Harrington, one Of the Oldest settlers of
st. Paul, is well known to all old settlers
in Minnesota. / understand great deal has
been said through the press about Creel and
Oswald monopolizing things here to large
extent. and especially about gobbling up all
the timber land on the north shore of the
lake, and a bitter feeling has been created
against them by unprincipled parties who are
trying for meaner game to monopolize the
public lands than Creel aud Oswald, and are
shielding themselves under the cloak of the
government and the military of Fort Totten,
and are usurping the power invested in them.
These are facts which can be proven at any
time, and the actual settlers are greatly in.
censed at such outrageous monopoly
being carried on and are determined
to report the guilty parties and
have them removed. Creel g. Oswald are do.
| ing just what any business man or banker in
| st. Paul or Minneapolis would do, and at a
big expense, while those parties who are
bowling against them and drawing big pay
| from the government, and are using all man
ner of means to steal what lands they want
without being at any expense. The facts of
all this chicanery will soon be exposed to
public gaze, and the guilty parties shown up
in their true light. Lieut.. Greel has made a
grand map of the lake and Ramsey county,
which will be in the market in few days.
4 The next projected city on the programme,
and for which the biggest fighting for the
location is going on, and the most beautiful
point on the north shore is where your hum.
BILE servant is located. 1t Is beautiful bay