Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-08

equal to hers, had q population OF over
Il. 500, 600 in 1880 while hers was only
1877. In 1870 Dakota's population WIS
only I4,ls1, so her gain in the decade
was $50 % 100 per cent. q larger percentage
of increase than that made BY any other
State or Territory. ColoradO's rate, SS7 AZ
100 Der cent, came next to hers. Every
BODY has heard Of the immense immigra-
ton received by Dakota during the two
wears since the census. In the absence OF
a count of the people since 1880 the NUN
Der of the present population can only 90
q matter OF surmise. The ratio Oh increase
parisou of the mum Der of votes cast in the
wears 1880 and 1882. In 1880 the total vote
for delegate 10 Congress was y, 49,. In
1882 the votes for the same office aggregat'
ed Al, 239. The bulk OF the population is
in the first five. tiers OF counties in the
southeast part OF the territory, although
the county having the the largest popula'
ton is Lawrence in the southwest section.
Deadwood is situated in this county. The
counties along the Red river In the north
east quarter of the State have consider
able population and the counties along
the line of the Northern Pacific Road
and the entire course OF the James river
have good many people and will receive
great numbers OF immigrants from the
Eastern States and Europe during this
spring and summer. The parts OF the Ter
riiory other than those mentioned are gen.
orally very thickly peopled.
climate OF Dakota. Etc.
had intended to say something in this
letter about the climate, or rather climates,
Of Dakota, the rain fall, the towns, and the
opportunities TO acquire land, but my epis.
tie is already long and will reserve full
er discussion Of those subjects for other
communications. | will, though, say few
words regarding the physical effects on
man of the climate here as observed them.
To begin With, everybody seems brisk and
the people you meet have bright eyes and
clear, rosy skin, none of the cslomel COM
plexions which one sees so much OF in your
bilious Ohio River valley. There is said to
be no trouble from malaria in any part OF
the Territory, the general elevation OF
the country being from one thousand
to three thousand feet above sea.level
and the air being exceedingly dry. The
bracing qualities OF the air are something
astonishing, and appeared to thoroughly
electrify man with energy. These PEG.
pie don't deserve half the credit they get
for the life and vigor they infuse into their
work, they simply can't help doing as they
do. To rattle ahead at whatever you have
to do, like fast locomotive on clear,
straight track is toe natural and easy thing
to do here. Nobody looks blue" and no
body seems depressed, but all are bright
looking, sharp Sitted and cheerful. l met
q man out here whom had known in the
East as a languid, yellow, thin b'ooded,
cOuldn't-work dyspeptic. lie looked, when
met him here, as hearty as lumberman,
was rudy and fat was uDrorious in his
mirth, and he talked all day like thresh
-, ooh ipa uDl told gnnl'l ypnpfh
of lies in trying to get me stuck" on some
town lots ! didn't want and couldn't pay
for if had wanted them. Cold weather
and Billiards? Yes, in plenty. But these
people don't care for that. Not even out
in the country. They just stop up the
cracks in the Shanties, lay in supply OF
fuel, -four and buffalo meat, and let her
"Dlz" as long as she wants 10 while they
make holiday with cards and other means of
social amusements inside. The Billiards last
from y hours to four days, and it is not safe
TO go about much while they continue, as
the driving snow obscureS objects only
few feet distant while the fierce wind
twists one about and bewilders. Men have
been lost in travelling from the house
to the barn and have wandered off and per-
ished on the prairies, and a common praC-
tice is to stretch a guide rope between the
house and barn when the storm begins.
As is we'll known the dryneSS OF the air
prevents the cold from being felt as much
here as less extreme temperature is In
damper regions. The best illustration can
give of the difference in the sensations pro-
duced is to state my own experience on the
morning of March 18th, at Bismarck. The
weather the previous day had been quite
warm, and although had heard at the
breakfast table that the thermometer had
fallen to nine below zero, the danger of
freezing my ears or nose never occurred to
me while was briskly walking about look
ing at the town, so bracing was the air and
brigh the sunshine. I walked about for an
hour without feeling the cold any more
than often have at twenty-five above at
Wheeling, and was much astOnished to
find when got back to the hotel that my
left ear was frozen. II. {.