The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-05
CHE Gntt]lliigf1u1lt'ja'',r|;:. 11lj' \;
..i,., No., =. and ~ Fourteenth ktr~et.
IN, northern Pacific Country.

Tho Northern Pacific Country. II.
We had an interesting call yesterday
INN Col. Z. NJ. Norton, Of Portland, JeGGr.
AN coun.y, O., who, with bis vile 10 just
htt from visit to their daughter, Mrs.
vu. Keepers, at Newport, Dakota, a
,,pd new village, only a few weeks old,
,,ous thirty nilea from jamestown, on
A. line Of tho Northern Pacific. The
COlouel and his wife spent part Of the
,nmer with their relatives In Dakota and
had delightful time. They enjoyed tho
climate, which they say is deliRhtiully In.
,irors,lng at this season Of the year, and
,b,v also enjoyed the whole novelty Of the
country, part Of which is endless tracts Of
uuberless, yet very beautiful land; and,
IN addition, vast stretches Of .lripen.
al praiu-wheat and oats-specimcns-
and pretty tall specimens, oo,-ot
which they brought backSwith them.
Nr Norton says that Dakota tis a
bonanza country Just now The pioneers
with capital and energy are laying the
foundations for fortunes, and some have
,lrealy realized fortunes. Villages and
.ovns are sprinping up, like Jonah's gourd,
ina night, bu. not to wither away in, the
mornings sun. They are permanent
n.lclvi Of settlements, and as tho great
roail and its lateral feeders are pushed for.
ward, these communities are spripgipg
into life. lie was especially struck with
the character Of the immigrants, most Of
them being representative people from the
Eastern States, some OF whom arc buying
lands and settling their children on them
in that far off region Ms a future
possession for them. These lands, are
selling n, all sorts Of prices. The Northern
Pacific is selling ont its land grants at from
s1u - per acre, on indulgent terms, It's
obec. being to invite actual settlers 1t
will carry an immense amount Of grain to
market at Duluth and St. Paul this year.
We are indebted to Mr. Norton for copy
ol.he Jamestown Daily Alert, in which an
.eDunt was recently given by the editor Of
visit to Newport, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Krperlive, AS matter Of general inter.
es. We sation it rs follows: s;'rsa! 4
Las, May We went out upon the line OF
the Jamestown Northern as far Us Foster
county. Then the prairie for miles around
VS. unbroken BY habitation, and only the
rude claim shanty OF the settler appeared
stintervals Of several miles. The change
IRON that time to this has been most re.
markable. All along the route, with only
short intervals, are large breakings which
will come under cultivation in another
year, and one is scarcely out Of sight Of the
home Of some farmer from the end Of the
rile,o the other. aasv ,z,E@- 90,
Where wis then the wild prairie now
stands the town OF Newport, fast develop
lng into Il thriving little village. In course
Of construction now. are hotel, livery
parr h,s ,anJ % otGcs ,nu au s.a.e aeAHyi ~ 'us
which Do good business. Keepers l.
Hartman, oil the land Office, arc thorough.
lYacqnalnted with the country about New.
port, and are kept busy looking alter new
comers in search OF locations. Wing &
en,arnrs;n ".o "nus's y. ,ne s!ose, are
in,o ,l,s S .rr. ,Gu"f u':n ;'a,, WIN .l"fe gone
iIrm;,;sl % w;,h 10 ~ 10 ;n,a1n",a "sy ~, ~ us.onle
w;h !, a.I ~ II. 10 i''c!vs!e A'iu Pto" up
w;,h 10 i, an" u". sney VIII w'!noue aou ~ meet
,errs m '"' ''.'es' WHICH '''ey % flcu'y ue'
A. Tho ho,.o tat. ,5,,.oi,;, ,
He.na,s -, aJ.v tnu., =. t'. aiiu ;nls "m. 2,
thu 1raJers IN o ,h =. titG,a, ;T %ecome S ~
IN conca;,o ~ u, s'ie @ e''s' J.. "ou'. ~ ui1icult
Of mto,a nass",aa uoa,J oai ~ upon me pfaities
comor,s of ,;fs e1nie "n ~ Iii, 81 n'ny ~ tne
eniorah,s S " II.e, anu - tea!ly Pleasah! anu
mj r;ch. .,onad ~ ',e . pal.oi ; ssauua = peaatl-
eIsrmin, i;,,Ia hn,,a up,'sn. pnno, ,%nien: lhe
.kll nn3 ,.s,a ' "uoieos npI p'aseM IVY wv ~ mucn
sbound w V;s;,;.' a"u ,,,;,, ''se Anu literature
he mo,h.r Srs onI e,nn "is.i 'nIt M q. present are
Col AMI Nv W" Wa,,au ,a.les ~ Mt1. ASTpers
Newnort is ',ur,Ua, ",oa.;, VI " Hgeans, ": va
The railroad ;s ho;nv rnohna ,c,,,r,, :.
asa viii mndomh,o'i,s is xposh pusheI ~ .o"ht9 II.
$40, tlies% % T%a ura.yoa,s aeaIu .,'ese oesote
tse cannot e ho roopIIeS rdni;aJ ~ s'eu .o%n
nuplahont !. " 40 ,,,sui as oa, une order srun.
every ioet of Gnvsrn,ner, 21ana S has "h"s baau aa
uiru I'M for uI ."d;ra oi m,mw uI mi,ss % 'Ten Tha
loa,ion Of Tho ] town ;,self m T IL iavnrahla ani "i
i.dis,ance M rom. NJ Iamestown iends ~ 'a ttho
psibility Of ;,s hscom;nu 'Ian NJ or,an, sr
business center ' ''1'0'' ''1"'''''' '"N'
We visited the farm, of tbe 's;cLl loo
B,o,hers, formerly from Ho]i;iavshnr,
"a, and were avreeshiv aurnr;.e,i NJ - s,
stta, improvements thev have n,,,de ~ dnr. ,'
vegetables, all grown upon the sod, and
!ho9kiny splendidly, and promise n bounti.
iw!'slu. iS.: M Ihey are now putting up a