Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-07-14
From Dakota.

YORKTOWN. Aurora County Dakots. June -.
lSS2--The Editors Democrat, Mineral Point
Dear S!rs;-Some Of your readers will perhaps be
interested in 4 brief description of life in his
part Of Dakota. The above named town is sit
uated on the c, VI. \ s.. p. Ry, about midway
between the Missouri and Jim rivers and al
present is just in is infancy, which appears Is
be healthy and which We who are located here
hore Nsldevelope into >tupiy maturity. Present
indications IRE certainly cheering and society
here i composed Of people Who intend 10 make
i success il human endeaporS can succeed
The people in AMI around this place come from
many different points, both on this side of the
Atlantic and from lands beyond the sea; there
are number from Wisconsin and the neighbor-
ing state OF Iowa and 81 far as I have learned,
without exception. all arr pleased with the
country and look forward with hone OF gather
ing a bountiful harvest from from the fruits of
their labor. Tie country Is chiefly composed
OF gently rolling prairie. watered by frequent
iakeS. White lake, some SIX miles by two, is
situated about four miles north from here: Wind
scr lake Is one and half miles northeast and
Platte lake SIX miles southwest, while uumer-
Gus smaller bodies of water are 10 be found i'll
lnlS vicinity Wells are being dug on numerous
Spttl water tOllDU varying depths
irola iour feet y seventy. had draught of cool
pure water from we'll ten feet deep and which
contains eight feet of water. Feed for stock is
plentiful As could be desired and they improve
constantly after arriving. The climate in Dakota
ms season Is ahead of many places east Of this:
that al any rate Is the case repOrte by recent
arrivals.
The hills OF washington are distant some four
teen miles north, and the Bison Hills twenty five
miles south and they form most refreshing
hac kgrouud 10 tile wide stretches If level conn
Try IN this part Cf the territory
The efopS of corn, beans. potatoes beetS tur-
hllS tomatoes ctlcumberS. etc. planted by my
sell relatives and neIghbCTS all look III the best
81 condition and could not fail 10 cheer the heart
OF even u chronic misauthrope; hard indeed Ia
, please must be the dissatisfied man or woman
could such he found in this portion of creation
Al present there is a prutuSion Of Wild roses
and several varieties of other wild flowers bloom
ing over the pTairie>.
Wild ducks abound on many OF the lakes while
prairie chickens lark> and several other species
of the feathered tribe found in abundance
Another pleasant feature in this country Is cool
hess OF the evenings. However hot the day at
eNtntlde II Goods oil 10 pleasant temperature
and repase after the labor of the day 0ubly en-
JoNed III the changed condition of the atnIoS-
phere.
What we still lack but hope soon 10 he supplied
With Is church. Il hotel. bank and newspaper
Religious services conducted on alter
nate Sundays by the Rev Mr.. Aldrich oi KIM
ball, u T., who last sunday paid us the high
compliment of saying that i'll towns of consider
able older standing and larger population he had
not witnessed 50 large an earnest attendance
and officers elected; SO you start fair. ami
although much occupied 10y terrestrial matters
We do not forget matters celestial
ROBERT GRIFFIrHS.