The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1884-05-03
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South Heart.
DICKINSON, April 22nd, 1884


In my last weeks trip was agree
ably entertained by Alex. Morton, Of
South Heart, formerly of Rock Island,
Iowa. He has fine claim near the
track and will devote portion of it
to town-site, as soon as they have a
government survey. Geo. Maitland, =
of Detroit, Mich, Hon. E. G. Garlic.
ton, NJ. c., John G. johnson, VIM.
Stewart, Silas Balentine and p. l. Car
son, of Port Huron. Mich, comprise
the Port Huron syndicate, represent
ed by Mr.. Carson. The syndicate
has now selected three and half Sec
tions of railroad land, and will select
more, for improvement and settle
ment purposes. Mr.. Carson informed
me that they would improve it and
sell it out in farms to settlers on as
favorable terms as railroad lands; for
a moderate interest, cost of improve
ment, being added to price of land,
thus giving settlers the advantage
of an improved farm, with such build
ings as the settler may desire. A set
tiers aid society would be Il proper
name for the syndicate. 1t is inn
proving it's land largely to get it in
readiness for settlement, under the
energetic supervision Of MI. Carson,
who will make a town plat as soon
as the land is surveyed. They now
have a post office. 1t is a very favor
able location for town, being at the
junction of the Heart and South
Heart rivers, on upland 12 miles west
of Dickinson, surrounded by good
farming land. The South Heart has
Il broad flat bottom for some distance
up from the mouth and the upland
rises from it by a gentle incline.
The bottom is sandy, with consider
able wood along the stream (which is
confined to a deep, narrow channe),
good land for grass, especially for AL
falfa, most Of it with loamy soil and
will be fine farming land. TIE sur
rounding country has good soil and is
gently rolling with small buttes sew
eral miles apart. About two miles
northwest Of the station found sui
phate of lime appearing above the
surface, OH rising piece of land,
whether extensive or not, had 10
means of knowing. About two miles
west and little south l found some
crystalized gypsum and about mile
south found limestone cropping out
of low bluff. Ignite is abundant
all about the surrounding country.
The syndicate had 300 acres broke
last year, and are now pushing plow-
ing and seeding. Mr.. Carson will
SOW 60 acres in wheat to raise seed
for next season and will push his
breaking for next years crop as soon
us seeding is finished. Mr.. Morton
had a good amount of breaking done
last year and he and others are ener.
getically pushing their spring seeding.
With such men the country will soon
be improved and a thriving town
spring up like magic, rs do all the
towns along the line, where three
years ago it was buffalo pasture.
There is plenty of choice land vacant
and a rare chance for farms and
homes, for the landless ones of the
east. A heavy immigration is coming
in and scattering along the line and
the railroad seems to be taxed to it's
utmost, to handle the freight and
passengers. II we can have healthy
immigration to this section, with
men of some capital to employ the
poor, the latter can be protitably en-
ployed and soon be able to work for
themselves, while capital will find a
profitable and safe investment. The
Port Huron syndicate is OH the right
track and will do a noble work, and l
am glad to learn that some of the
idle capital of Boston is likely soon
to be employed in a similar good
work.
g DEIrON