Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-18
SOUTHERN DAKOTA

"
Situated in the Garden Spot" OF the
Northwest; the Prospective County
Seat of one of the Best Counties
on the Globe. Business In
tercsts, business Men,
Business Enterprises
improvements,
There is perhaps no region Of coun-
try on the globe, that has, during the
past few years, been written about, and
talked about, as much as the territory
of Dakota. Much that has been said.
doubtless partakes of eXaggeration; but
in the majority Of cases, those who have
talked and written of the wonderful re-
sources of the country, its beauties and
products, have not enlarged the facts.
The writer has formed this conclusion
after extended observation, and an in
innate knowledge of various sections of
the territory for a number of years.
Certain it is, that no region has received
such a remarkable inflow of people in
the history of our government. 1t is
indeed wonderful country, possessed
of wonderful resources and advanta-
geS. 1t is not our purpose however, to
write of Dakota as whole, but that
particular region Immediately sur
rounding and tributary to the promis-
ing young city, the name of which
heads this article,
Hurley is situated in the central por-
ton of Turner county, on the recently
completed line of the Dakota Central
Grom llawarden to Huron) division Of
the great Chicago & Northwestern
railway system, about 100 miles south
east of Huron, and about forty north
east Of Yankton.
Turner county is situated in the
southeasterly portion OF the territory,
contains an area of about five hundred
and seventy-siX square miles, or three
hundred and siXty-eight thousand six
hundred and forty acres Of as good land
for all agricultural purposes as e'cr the
morning sun smiled down upon. The
soil is deep, rich and productive, and
| finely adapted to the growth of nearly
all cereal and root crops grown success
| fully in the states Of Iowa, Illinois,
Kansas and Nebraska, and for dairying
and grazing purposes. The same may
also be truthfully said OF Lincoln coun-
ty adjoining, a large portion of which
is directly tributary to Hurley. The
surrounding country-which is eXclu-
sively prairie-presents gently rolling
surface, with most perfect system Of
natural drainage. is well watered by
numerous streams OF pure water, and
the entire region presents oppOrtuni
ties to the stock grower and dairyman.
scarcely equaled in any portion of the
prairie states. For diversified farming
pursuits, this section of country offers
advantages pre-eminently superior to
any Of the northwestern states. Corn
is produced here with almost absolute
certainty of success, both as regards
quality and yield. The wheat product
is not inferior to that Of the great wheat
regions of the Red river of the north,
while other cereal and vegetable crops
return yield, abundant beyond com
parison with any other region of coun-
try in the writer's knowledge. This
county is settled by an enterprising
and substantial class of farmers, and is
one among the Oldest settled counties
in the territory, fact that will go far
to facilitate the advancement Of the
handsome little city of Hurley. The
people, resources, and improvements
necessary to sustain large and pros
porous town are already here, and only
awaited a channel of egress such as has
been provided by the completion Of the
railroad to inaugurate a system of
growth and development such as has
been witnessed during the past three OF
four months of Hurley's existence, and
which will continue for many years to
come. 1t is less than one year that the
construction of a railroad through this
region became an assured fact, and it is
but few days ago that the first
through train wended its way over the
iron bands of the new line upon which
the town is located: yet notwithstand-
ing the brief career, Hurley presents Il
most substantial appearance, embody-
ing all the elements-crude though they
be-of an important trade center, that
shall a few years hence swell its two or
three hundredinhabitants into as many
thousands. The place is surrounded
with every element to warrant such
conclusion. AS above stated it is stu
ated in the central portion of the coun-
to, a large proportion of the best of
which is directly tributary to the
place. The beautiful and fertile Spring
Valley region that has long been cele-
brated for its magnificent farms and
wonderful producing qualities, hes jus
to the west of the town, and the time is
not far distant when the products of
this fertile district alone, will yield s,ls-
tanning force for populous town.
ARTEsIAN WELLS.
The water supply of any country, IL
an important item to be considered by
all those seeking homes. and no section
of country can make better showing
in this respect. There are not only nu-
merous streams of pure living water,
but good well water may also be readily