The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-05-10
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where all the people 50. All along
the line of the sidetrack are small
tents, or shanties of lumber rudely
thrown together, containing families
with all the cattle, hogs, chickens,
farming implements and household
goods stored in premiscaously, wait
ing the return of the husband and
father from the claim hunt; present
ly he comes in. and has found the de-
sired location; then again all is ex-
citement, and off they go for their
future home, and their place is filed
bv others on the same chase. !
cant compare it to any thing but =
chase. to see who will come out
ahead, or who will make start first.
Away off to the north for twenty
miles on the line Of the railroad
toward Turtle Mountain, can be
seen the white tent 81 The laborers
grading and making ready the way
fo- the iron horse. another sinew of
the great network Of railroads that
soon will traverse this entire section.
Two months PAST there was hardly
= house to be seen outside of the
town; now from any elevation can
be seen buildings by the hundred as
far as the eye can reach, and in
short time Uncle Sam will be bank
rupt in land until more is survey ed;
thanks to the department, the sup
ply never runs dry. The foundation
is down for the new depot, and opera
tions have commenced for a new
hotel which is to be first class in all
respects, and cost when complete
$4,000. MIR. Dearborn. manager of
the Darlington & Casey farm. "a tra:t
of $4,000 acres) told me last evening
he had already broken this spring
five hundred acres and had one hun
dred sown with oats, and intended
to put in all he could with twenty
teams; said he could raise on the sod
forty-five bushels to the acre. The
surveyed land is nearly all taken up,
but outside of the survey there is
plenty more which if taken and no.
ted on the surveyors plots, and the
law complied with, will ensure one
title in ninety days after the plots
are returned to the Land Office
The great problem now seems to be,
water; so far surface water has been
our resource, but this is giving out
and several wells are in progress; l6
to 20 feet and no water yet; one firm
expect a Well Anger on the train,
then times in that line will be lively;
will give the result hereafter. Par
ties are here from Devils Lake, who
do not give very encouraging re-
port. Others ffoms Turtle Mountain
and Moose River claim that to be
the long looked for paradise. So it
is; the best fruit is always just out
of reach, or a little farther on. The
grass is beginning to start but not
worth mentioning; in fact say what
they may, Minnesota is earlier and
l think full as good us this, for there
fuel is cheap; here it may lie after
the coal mines are reached. Team
ing is good; often twenty-five dollars
a day to haul lumber out to the
country none are working for less
than ten dollars steadily; of course
this cannot last always. There is to
be great deal of plastering here be-
fore fall, and no mason that I have
heard of to do it. Parties are pros
pecting for sand to plaster with; it
may have to be shipped in. Every
thing is new yet. Two blacksmith
shops were commenced this week,
but neither is in working order.
Yours, Etc.,
:. G. E. KELLEY.
May 5th 1883.