Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-06-25

level, but, in fact, there is a slight rise as
you go west for about that distance
You pass through Mapleton, Castleton,
Wheatland, New Buffalo and Tower City,
all small villages on the prairie, and from
this distance you look north, east, south
and west and see the same thing, apparel
emily, fat prairie, without shrub or
tree The scene is diversified only by
the villages above named, and here and
there farm house scattered over the
prairie; you occasionally see ponds or
lakes, without outlet or any visible means
of supply. The vast wheat fields now
are dark green, the wheat being up
from two to four inches and the unbrok-
en- prairie beng a lighter green; wheat
and all kinds of grain are looking very fine,
on account of the cool showery weather.
After leaving Tower City, it becomes
more rolling and occasionally there are
quite deep cuts and fills along the road,
and you are really on the highest land
between the Red and Cheyenne rivers.
After passing through three small vii
lagos, in the distance you observe a line
of green trees, the first you have seen
since leaving the valley of the Red River,
You begin to descend, winding Slightly
down into the valley, and all at once,
nesting on the banks of the Cheyenne,
Valley City is full in view. 1t is a pretty
town, the shire of Barnes county, and has
some good buildings, noticeable among
which is fine brick court house, stand
ing on an eminence north of the railroad.
The town contains several good brick
business blocks. After leaving Valley
City, you again rise slightly, passing
through about the same kind of coun-
try as before, until you reach the water
shed between the Cheyenne and the
James, when again you have down
grade, passing Sanborn and Spiritwood;
as we approach jamestown and the
James river valley we look out, but as far
as the eye can reach the same view: prai-
RE, prairie, with farm buildings here and
there but no signs of any valley. All at
once, even when You think you are look
ing at vast prairie, the tops of a line Of
green trees obstruct the view, and as the
road turns slightly to the northward pre-
paratory to winding down into the val
| ley, you come out on the verge Of the
bluff and you can see it all: the valley
| which is about three-fourthS of a mile
wide, winding along for miles, the river
city of jamestown spread out on an ele-
waited plateau above the river. 1t all lies
below you so that you can count almost
every house in the city. AS you alight
| from the cars you are greeted with the
:! ringing of several dinner bells just across
the park; and you notice the Dakota,
| Northwestern and other hotels trying
their best to get in hungry traveller.
jamestown has about $500 inhabitants,
and has the best location Of any town in
Dakota (my authority being the capital
commission) it has some fine buildings
Its court house, nearly completed, is tC
cost $780, 900; the James River national
bank building, three stories high besides
basement; also the First National banl
building, built of bIick, three stories higl
with basement, are both fine structures
and both are finished within in elegan
shape, heated by steam and will wei
compare with that class of buildings il
, roitu haci1nc fhoco tJu.
private banks and Loan and Trust Co
Jamestown has two church ediflces, be
! sides two societies, Episcopalian ant
) Baptist, who have no church at presen
, but hold meetings in the school building
six hotels, two daily and weekly news
1 papers, two elevators, Touring mill, sash
: blind and door shop, brewery, tire
Y | butchers beside the usual quota of store
e of all kinds, livery stables, lumber yards
S to say nothing OF doctors. Jamestow
t has as fine graded school building an
4 school as you will find in any easter
II town of its size and employees an abb
e | principal and four assistants. 1t has
q telephone and some one hundred sui
S scribers at this time. The railroad has
:, large round house and part of its shop
: are located here and employ three hui
q dred hands. The city is rapidly grow
h ing, look which way you will, you st
q new buildings rapidly being completes
Le In my next will give you a descriptio
L of the country. agriculturally, rom
/. about jamestown and how farming
/, carried on here. F. w. BALDWIN.
al jamestown, Dakota.