Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-10-05
From the Up River Country.
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EDITOR ALERT-Our new town up here
has presented busy scene this week.
Tuesday afternoon arrived Hon. Mark
Dunncll of Minnesota, who has an inter-
est here, accompanied by Mr.. Sebring the
future postmaster. He Immediately quail
flied for the Office and now, as write,
the last touches are being pnt upon The
substantial and capacious building, which
IS to serve as the postoftice. Both gen.
tlemcu, in common with all new Comers
as we'll as resident settlers, were struck
with the natural beauty OF the situation
and tic salubrlous features OF the place.
The townsite Itself gravelly we'll drain
ed plateau with an unusually rich farm
ing land about it, commands wide and
diversified view on the south, a range of
low ridges dotted with substantial farm
houses and ample hay stacks, on the
north in the foreground the picturesque
James, here blue and wide and spanne d
by the lately built bridge Of the railroad,
and stretching thence north the vide
plain bounded by the Sheyehne, its uni
formity broken by the numerous homes
of settlers, IT. ost of whom have come ID
from the region northeast, here at the
river meeting the tide of emigration from
the south. 5'N
Wednesday we had numerous visitors,
Minnesota friends Of Mr.. Dunnell, Hon.
Mr.. Smith and Senator Morrison, Mcssrs
Dudley and Hicks of Jamestown--the lat
ter with an eye to coal and wood yard
here-and Messrs. Gregory, Bowen,
and Strong Of Carringten, Mr. s. look
ing the ground over for suitable site for
a branch of his large business, which is
drawn so largely from this neighborhood
aud the tributary north.
So many visitors, together with the
numerous teams in the railroad service,
and scores of men ''surfacing" the grade
the hitherto unheard whistle of the loco
motive, and the appearance. of it mile
or less below us, all combine to give US
country folk q new sensation and to re-
mind us that our long summers quiet
and isolation is permanently gone. And
yet can hardly say isolation, for the
trail to the north run nlng almost by ou'
door, the travel during the spring has
oeen SO constant and large that loneliness
md monotony have been unknown here,
and there was none of that feeling OF
solitude, which have found IN region
much nearer to your large town, say that
between Pingrce and jamestown aud one
important reason is not far to seek. There
YOU have large tracts of land owned by
non. residents or the railroad company,
here every quarter section is home
the owner having come to stay and cul-
.ivate it. This fact added to the great
fertility of the soil, the large number OF
acres broken, the excellent and unfai.-
ing supply of good water, and the alb
sencc OF any monopoly gives good hope
of great prosperity Of oar coming town.
Our blue river, which has been such
relief to the eye from the monotonous
tone of the prairie this summer, and such
refreshment to the body in the excel.
lent swims it has afforded during the
summer heats, we expect to turn to prac-
tical account also, and already we hear
Of an intended flour mill and q brewery,
the latter by an old brewer, an old resi-
lent here, who believes in pure beer, no
aloes or tobacco in it.
+ Magnificent aud usual displays of the
Aurora lately have dimmed the brilliancy
Of the prairie fires on the horizons; flocks
Of wild pigeons are lately added to the
usual variety of wild birds hcte, and to-
davis eastern wind brought us chilling
souall of snow flakes. Who shall say
hat life here is "monotenous -
- z.r-.,. OLD lNHABITANT.