The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-02
LETTER FROM DAKOTA.
Dawson, OAK, FEB. rath, 'S3.
]. S. MCBRIDE,

opportunity for Land Syndicate.
have been active in that time but the
irregularity of trains and slow replies
to letters have made me somewhat
tardy. l am fully prepared now,
however, to lay before you the best
opportunity found, as follows: Ia
miles northwest of jamestown, on the
Fort Totten r. r., there are 31a
secs. of good wheat land for sale,
checked on the enclosed plat--secs
"a 10, ao, 81 and 33. This railroad is
now in actual operation to about 40
miles northwest of jamestown, and
the town sites are, of course, picked
out. Now, the advantages of this
tract and location are these. There
is plenty of good water, plenty OF
low land, but not too much for hay
and pasture, gently rolling back,
hence drainage is good; good derth
of black loan, with clay subsoil.
A side-track is now opened to Sec
81, and if desired by owners one can
be had on 81 for farm shippings. The
settlers at this point and adjoining
are Americans, thrifty and cultured.
The distance-I2 miles from James
town--gives the advantages of city
equal to an eastern town CT greatest
size, and should il be desired propri-
etors might with profit reside in
jamestown, as is frequently done
The school advantages in jamestown
are good, a high graded school,
churches, etc, etc. This tract Of
a,24o acres, the equal of which | am
unable to find (all things considered)
can be had for $I2 per acre. There
are still many chances left in North
Oak. to get X r land at $500 per
acre, but no chance for such within
I2 miles of jamestown, ror near
any railway point, nor near con
structed road. This lot lies, as you
see, within ~ miles of the track
Getting large farm of this kind and
quality, not already on line of road
implies score of chances to one of
the roads going far from surveyed line,
on pretext of apparently small impcr-
tance, as in the case of Grand Rapids,
Oak. The Fort L. road is now daily
enhancing the value of this land. As
you see a,a4o acres (though this in
cludes the R r right of way) at Sic
amounts 10 $26,88o cash. Suppose
six of us form syndicate, each put
ting in $4,000; that leaves So,
back. If desirable, get a loan of
enough to cover this and equip the
farm ready for operations. Cultivate,
say 500 or, 600 acres this year upon
portion of this we can grow oats
and root crops enough for next years
feed, seed. etc. You can see from
the above estimate it would be an
easy matter to soon put the entire
field into a most prosperous farm
from which by the growth of this
country, crops raised and the rise in
and,a net earning ofat least Iooperct.
can be taken in two years. jamestown
will in all probability reach popula
lion of 10000 inside of three years.
Land from one to five miles out with
ordinary improvements sells for from
S25 to SIoo per acre. In all these
statements, which, to average eastern
men seem wild and fabulous, the ut
most reliance may be put, as is at
tested by the hundreds of successful
speculations which have been entered
into during the past 8 or years,
here. After locating at this point
other opportunities for catching on
to sites may be picked up. / have
thus in my of-hand style put before
you what l consider a rare chance for
few wide-awake, earnest business
men to make good thing in few
years. Say to your friends shall be
glad to join in their enterprise and
will put in $4,000. And am ready,
if they so wish, to enter into duties
OF agricultural speculation, with the
interests of the same fully at stake,
speculation out Of which the bottom
cannot fall by any cornors or an oc-
casional bad season. Should you
look favorably upon this enterprise,
let me know soon and ! will wait the