Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-02-02
GR1GGs COUNTY.
Her Fertile Soil, it's DEVELOPMENT
and PrOgreSs...Free Homes
For Thousands.

For Thousands.
AS to North Dakota in general so many
able pens have attempted in vain to por-
tray the beauty of its boundless fields,
the advantages of its inexhaustible fer
tility, indomitable spirit, marvellous
growth and wonderful prospects, that we
will not expend our efforts IN attempting
to cope with so vast and well-read a sub
ject, but will direct the attention of our
readers to the flower bed of the worlds
great wonderland,
GRIGGs COUNTY.
Bounded on the south by Barnes, east
by Trail, north by Grand Forks, and
west by Foster counties, lies great gard
Ell spot some 36 miles long and so miles
wide, commonly known as Griggs county.
The county was organized by the govern
or on June 16, 1882, and the first election
occurred last November, resulting in the
choice of Cooperstown as the seat of gov
ernment and level-headed, economic men
as the board Of ofcommissioners. a glance
at the map is all that is necessary to con-
vince the doubtful of it's most advanta-
geous geographical location, situated, as
it is, midway between the Northern Pa
citic railway and the DEVILS Lake region,
a large and prosperous city must of nec-
essity grow up within her borders. The
surface of the entire country is gently
undulating, being we'll watered and
drained by the Sheyenue river, which
tlaverses the center of the county from
north to south, and it's several tributaries.
Numerous lovely lakes are found within
the county borders, from the crystal wat
ers of which can be taken various species
of the tinny tribe. The problem of fuel
is easily solved by the vast acres of tim
ber land that skirt our rivers and lakes,
from which our wood supply is obtained
at lesser rates than it can be had for along
the N. p. line of railway.
THE SOIL.
A rich, dark, vegetable loan constitutes
the soil of Griggs county. It is from
twenty to thirty-six inches deep, and lies
over a subsoil of clay mari. From its
unusual depth and richness, the soil does
not, and will not for untold years, require
artificial fertilization, and when fertiliza-
ton shall become necessary, the subsoil
needs only to be turned up slightly to
supply the ground with new vitality
sufficient for many years longer.
RAILROAD FACILITIES.
Griggs county, from virtue of it's central
location, must at an early day be we'll
supplied with railroads. At present it
has the Manitoba r. r. in the southeast
portion, While the Sanborn, Cooperstown
and Turtle Mountain road will supply,
and furnish an outlet for the products of
the central, northern, western and south
ern portions of the county. There are
several other roads and extensions head
ed for this county, but as we are dealing
with realities only they will not be men
toned, though we verify believe it will
not be many years before nearly every
farmer in the county can see the smoke
of locomotive from his door.
OUR CROPS.
The conditions which best conduce to
successful farming are nowhere as sure
as in Dakota. In Griggs county oats,
corn, rye, barley and flax are raised with
profit and with less labor than in any
other part of the west. Potatoes, large
and mealy, are produced by this soil most
but farmers are devoting the
greater part of their time to the growth
Of wheat, of which cereal the crops are
certain, simply immense and extraordi-
nary profitable. The quality is so super
ion as to command higher price in the
markets of the world than the product of
any other country.
VACANT LANDS.
Having been remote from railroad COM
there has not been a great |
rush ofspeculative land hunters in Griggs,
and the result is that there are still thous-
ands of acres of the most productive
ands in America still umtaken. Those
with energy, honor and muscle desirous
# homes can find no better opportunities
han those offered in this county at the
present time. People are already flock
ng this way, and with the close of next
pring's influx of settlers it is doubtful
f a single choice piece of Government
and can be had in Griggs county. Now
s the accepted time, and those desirous
# becoming citizens Of tive grandest lit
le domain in Dakota should not hesi-
ate. March is the best month to come
vest in.