Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-18

west of the l02nd meridian, and all tina
portion of Wyoming lying north of tn.
43d parallel and east Of the l0);h meri
dian, and embracing about 22, 800 square
miles, or lA,5oo,UU acres. ofwhich about
one-fourth is agricultural. the other
three-iourths being mineral and pastoraI
lands. About 400. coo acres. all Of which
ere in Dakota, have been taken under
the homestead, pre-cmption and timber
culture acts. The balance il now open
10 settlement, with the exception Of q
small portion lying east of the banks oi
the Cheyenne river and the i03d mcri.
dian. The farming lands of the Hill
are rs productive as car be found any
place in the world. Fifty bushels OF
wheat, go of barley, 10 of oats. 400 OF
POTATOES and 900 of onions have been
raised per acre Of ground. All other
kinds OF vegetables do equally AZ well
potatoes that will Weigh two or three
pounds are common, and some have
" IdAStN' llIdt WIN hS IIlSI dN IplI
pounds. The soil is a rich vegetable
mold, strongly i~mpregnated with gyp-
sum, Of which there is an inexhaus,ible
supply, and consequently the land need
never become impoverished
The timber !aGis Of tlie Hills are es-
mated at 5000 square miles, the timber
is principally Norway pine, with some
spruce, cottonwood, willow, aspen, oak,
ash, elm, etc. along the margin Of the
streams which rise in the mountains
and flow on to The Cheyenne river on
die north and south side.
No other country in North America
can offer equal Inducements to the stock
rover The finest and most nutritious
grasses with plenty of good water ana
.he!tcr from the winter winds al,I
scarcely any snow, cattle keep fat on The
range the year round, never knowing
what il i, 10 hc fed the stock sai>er can
nave choice of five different railroads to
~hip his stock, thereby getting The low
est possible rates IA take Them tn 80 q,
ket. sheep DO equally as Well as cattle,
horses dn hrt,rr
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