Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-06-01

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more acres of valuable land in northern
Dakota is removed from the shadow of
claim even by the 200 thieving raga-
was, was received with universal expires.
sions of satisfaction. The Pioneer Press,
editorially and reportorislly, has within
the last few months, given extended de.
scription of the Turtle mountain country,
as it is generally called, which is bounded
as follows:
Beginning at the east end of Devils
lake, ID. r., along the eastern boundary
line of the Sioux reservation, which lies
Immediately south of the lake course,
south 20 degrees 80 minutes east to the
Cheyenne river, thence to Stump lake,
thence to the headwaters of Salt creek,
thence due north to the international
line west to La Rookie Perce, thence in q
southerly direction to the headwaters Ct
the Knite river, thence to Doff's Den,
thence to west end OF DEVILS lake. thence
to north shore Of DEVILS lake to the place
Of beginning. This includes all or por-
tions of the counties OF Pembina, Cava.
lier, Ramsey and Grand Forks, all of
them Of huge einter-boundary dimensions.
The country has not been surveyed but
that omission will speedily be rectified
Already there are thousands of squatters
on the land who have pushed as far west
as the Souris or Mouse river. and north
to the boundary tempted by the arabic
land, OF which there are unmeasured
quantities said to be by those who have
traversed it as good in character as any
in the Red or Missouri valleys aud speci
ally adapted to the raising OF wheat. The
territory is traversed by almest counties!
streams, but of wood there is not al
abundance until Turtle Mountain itsel
Is reached. This eleptical formation
which lies partly within and partly with
out the United States is heavily wooded
and the timber is of many varieties
coniters being in the ascendancy
For many years the land now
to be thrown open to settlement has beel
viewed with covetous eyes, but unit
lately the impossibility Of getting goot
title prevented any appreciable settle
ment. One Of the greatest features o
the secretary's decision will be the exc
dus from Manitoba and the northwestern
territory into northern Dakota. Thou
sands who moved into thh Dominion viii
emigrate therefrom to this side. o
course railways will soon enter the newl,
opened district, but definite news thereo
it seems impossible to secure. Ger
Haupt, of the Northern Pacific, told
reporter yesterday that his road woul,
extend the jamestown branch nortt
probably to Devils Lake, but not fal
ther this season, thirty miles beini
graded north from jamestown now.
the company had any other plans for en-
. tcring the Turtle mountain country, h
, was not aware of them. Manager Man
vel Of the Manitoba road was even NOR
reticent, and said he had nothing of new
to communicate. He further remarked
"You know Vice President Hill and hi
, party have been north for some tim,
They are returning now by way of Gran
Forks" Whether this was meant rs
intimation that their visit had to do wit
western extension or not the reade
, can judge as we'll rs the reporter. NJ
Hill, however, has made no secret of hi
intention ultimately to baild westwar
to the Missouri river, and it would seel
like plausible guess that the Turtl
mountain lads wonId be crossed en- rout,