Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-19

Correspondence Of the RErcBLrcAS
WAHPFTON. Dakota. Feb. 9Th. 1879

Letter from Dak Ota.
Correspondence Of the REPuBLIcAS.
! WAHPETON, Dakota, Feb 9Th, 1888. =
Reports have reached us that rumo
has it in the East that We of the grei
, Golden Northwest are freezing Z
death, as well as our live stock Now
rs such rumOrs are calculated todetrac
from our far famed Dakota, it there
fore behooves all citizens who love thei
adopted land-the report being false
10 rise in their might, as il were, an,
nail the aforesaid lie To say that it i
not cold would be to speak falsely, bu
TO say we are comfortable withal Is /,
speak facts. The thermometer for
greater portion of the winter has bccl
ranging from 300 to 800 and even 40
below zero, Only one day in January
did the mercury stand above zero, ant
then only for few hours 50 you car
readily see we are free from thaws
therefore no slush. much prefer the
cold, dry, invgorating air of tho
Northwest tc the damp, chilling, pierre.
ing atmosphere Of the Atlantic coast,
and think my experience Is the cx-
pcricncc Of all Dakotains who have
lived East.
We anticipate cold winters, conse.
qurntly we prepare for them. We
build warm houses, wear warm clothing
stable our stock in buildings construct.
ed to ward off the chilly northwes,
blasts, unlike those further South, who
make no preparations, we are safe.
Only IA few days ago read Of three
p rsons freezing to death In Georgia. NJ
authentic report has reached us of II
single case of freezing in this Territory,
either man or beat
In spite of our rigorous winters, can
find no one who expresses the least dis
satisfaction none would change our
climate if they could. The atmosphere
Is clear, cool and refreshing the sun
most always shining, and the hrillancy
Of the moon almost equals the sun in the
foggy ,murky ScabOardStatrs During the
entire winter we have no rain to mud
dy our highways, no slippery, slect-cov-
cred streets. In this respect we are su-
prrmrly happy.
Our summers are unsurpassed cool,
pleasant nights, no loss of sleep by hot,
sultry nights, such as the writer has ex-
EaHt-yOu need your blankets all sum
mer, The summer days are delightfully."-
warm ones, with only an occasional
warm rain, just sufficient 10 rloiSten
our ground and give the required life to
vegetation.
our sol is the richest hcnpa III
the sun, and the growth Of
ali kinds Of vegetation is pr"digious.
our staple crop is wheat. It i, here
that You can see wheat growing upon
the grand"st scale: not only is the
yield large, but probably there is no
other section in the country where the
grain attainS such perfection. This
(the famous Red river valley, unequal
ed as n wheat producing valley, is
peoprd with wide-awalIr, energetic,
thorongh-going farmers from almost
every Eastern and Western State men
who farm to make it pay, farm on bust
ness principles; men who are taught by
their own experience, and willing to be-
taught by the experience Of others. All
owning their farms of from 100 acres to
4 section O64W, with comfortable build
ings thereon, free from debt and encum-
hran"r', they are il free and happy pro-
pie. Why SO many young men viii re-.
main in the ovrr-cruw,led cities. and
upon the worn out farms Of the East,
when here is country rs free rs the ali
inviting them to come. land ,,iyru |
away, every man eulitl, Il TO il, is he
vond my comprehension.
Half the money they woull cxncnl
III renting and stockinp an Eastern
farm, would purchase and stnrk ono
here: one, too. tha, thew coulI luuhIn
The income of ,lr Eastern farm And
again, if they 50 desired they can 49,.
,nrc three riains of t,y.ruu.ut land
100 acre, each, the rxprusr helm unmi,
nal In This s,,tin,, \,r,h b,l,,,
here are miIliou. nr,rr,.s a.. wa, nntr,,I
,,y y white rnnu.-,nye thr survnynr-
liar in a few more years will Inc tLirkk
.,ttLrI by thr s,ur,iv t,erm,u tn,ym,
.I -: IN, / 80,