Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-22

am about to perform very pleasing
duty in giving to the world an historical
sketch Of the central city of the "Jim
river valley" and Brown county, Dakota,
in which it is located, through the most
perfect and direct medium of communi-
cation, the daily GLOBE. L shall give the
past as history has established it, the
present as l saw it, and the future as
present prospects warrant it.
LOCATION.
must first locate my central
ideal city Aberdeen" and its
county, "Brown" Aberdeen is located
on the open, high rolling prairie, twelve
miles west of the James river and near
the geographical center OF Brown coun-
ty, D. T. 1t is just 296 miles west of St.
Paul and 100 miles west of Ortonville, Min
nesota, on the Hastings and Dakota d.
vision of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroad. You can leave st. Paul
every morning of the week, except Sun
day, from the union depot, foot of Sibley
street, at a. M, and at about II mid
night steam into the Aberdeen depot
without change of cars.
BROWN COUNTY GEOGRAPHY.
1t is situated just south Of the 10th
parallel in the widest part of the jim
river valley aud contains forty eight
townships, being thirty-six miles east and
west by forty eight miles north and
south, and as Will be seen contains
l,1o5, 800 acres OF clean land, there being
absolutely no waste. Of this immense
area, all except two sections to
each township, which is re-
served by the general gov
eminent to endow the public schools, is
open to settlement unless already so
taken under the homestead, pre- emption
or the timber culture act, as there: ARE no
railroad lands in the county.
TOPOGRAPHY.
The topography of Brown county is
that of level prairie though slightly
undulating and we'll drained by the
James and Elm rivers and their conse-
quent branches, beautiful streams flow
ing at times over clear pebbly bottoms
and furnishing abundance of pure spark
ling water for man and beast.
SOIL.
The soil of this valley, less famous only
because less known than the Red river
valley, is rich, black loan varying in
depth from eighteen inches to two feet
and is underlaid with subsoil of light
yellow clay. The surface soil contains
all of those elements necessary to the
production of superior crops of grasses
and cereals and especially so those es-
sential to the production of wheat.
CLIMATE.
The climate of Brown county is ex-
trenely healthy, while its winters are far
less rigorous than those of northern
Dakota. The clear, dry, bracing atmos-
phers is as pure as can be found any
where on earth, and contains no faint OF
malaria. To consumptive, or one
afflicted with bronchial troubles, the
sir is most delightful and
invlgorating. Being perfectly dry
and much more rare, than Eastern
lake or sea coast localities, it is inhaled
by all with delight, and puts new life
into the blood, and new fire into the
veins. Especially, also, does it act upon
dyspeptic people, and those who suffer
from torpid liver. The invigorating all
causes an increased secretion Of chyle
which is rapidly transformed into blood
and general Quickening of the digestive
organs ensues, which produces il
the dyspeptic the delightful sensation Of
keen, sharp appetite, which is in turr
rewarded by a quick and perfect diges
ton. Through the clear, dry atmosphere
sort of mirage is produced, which ena.
bles objects at great distance to be dis
cerned with perfect ease, the far dis
tant Missouri coteaus, some fifty mile:
west of Aberdeen, being distinctly seer
almost any clear day. Fever and agut
are absolutely unknown in this section.
PRODUCTIONS.
The productions Of this county arr
similar to this section and latitude o.
prairie country. Wheat, rye, oats, bar.
ley, flax,vegetables, roots and that which
northern Dakota cannot successful,