Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-07-31
A PROPOSED RAILROAD.

An Extensive Project AS ct Only on Paper.
Pierre Recorder.
Judge G. A. Clark, of Oswego, New
York, one of the wealthiest and most in.
huential citizens OF the Empire state"
was in the city last evening, upon bust
ness with Mr.. John ID. Cameron in rela.
tion to new railroad enterprise, in
which the citizens of Pierre and those of
southeastern and central Dakota cannot
but feel lively interest. Judge Clark,
| with number of other gentlemen of
prominence in the east and this territory,
have recently organized company with
| the intention of constructing new east
and west competing line of railroad,
starting at Slbley, Iowa, where connec-
tions will be made with either the st.
Paul & Sioux City, or Burlington, Cedar
Rapids e. Northern railroads; or else at
LeMars, in the same state, connecting
with the Illinois Central. It has not yet
been fully determined which will be the
starting point, and proposition is now
held under advisement by which it is
possible that both of the contemplated
connections may yet be made, and the
branches extended to Sioux Falls.
From that city it is the in
tention of the incurporators to build o
line of railroad westward to the Missou-
ri river, passing through the following
counties: Minnehaha, Lake, Miner, San-
born, Jerauld, Buffalo, Hand. Hyde,
, Hughes and Sully. to Fairbank; thence
northward through Potter, Walworth,
Campbell, Emmons and Burleigh to Bis.
marck, which city is the northern termi-
nus of the contemplated line. 1t is the
intention of the projectors of the enter
prise to bridge the river at or near Fair
bank, if satisfactory arrangements can be
made for q right of way through the
Sioux reservation. The proposed line of
road west is located across the high level
prairie lying between the Moreau and
Sheyenne rivers, passing through Pyatt,
Delano, Sterling, Scobey, Mandan, Law
renee and Butte counties, to some point
yet to be determined upon in the latter
county.
The new line of road will cross the
Chicago l. Northwestern and the Mil.
waukee 4 st. Paul at Howard or Villas,
passing near old Milwaukee junction,
and running either north or south of the
Washington hills, whichever route is de.
termined by the survey to be the most
practicable. Again crossing the main line
of the Chicago & Northwestern railway
in Hand or Hyde county, thence in a
direct line to Fairbank, where junction
, will be made connecting with the pro.
posed line, through the ut present unoc.
cupied territory east of the river A
: junction is also contemplated at some
: point in the northeastern portion oi
. Hughes county, from which spur will
be extended to Pierre, providing this
city is willing to give the necessary
assistance for building the line. Judge
3 Clark says that the line will be surveyed
q and the grading completed this fall if the
arrangements can be made in Dakota fol
the right of way across the territory
: The financial part will be provided by
t himself and friends interested in the
' matter, residing in the east, who are
abundantly able to carry the project
through successfully.
: The judge went from here to Sioux
9 Falls and will visit Yankton before de
d parting for his home, for the purpose O
q completing arrangements and consulting
:, with parties residing in those cities, alst
u interested in the enterprise. The judg.
= expects to return to this city about the
9 18th or 18th of August, accompanied by
!. the chief engineer Of the new road, ant
;, other parties, and to commence activ,
IL operations at that time.
9. 1t is the intention of the company t,
e push the work vigorously forward, an,
a to finish the grading and if possible t,
lay the steel over portion OF the roa,
70 this fall, and to complete the line to tn
y Missouri river at the earliest possibl
a moment; and during the coming year I
cross the river aud push forward to th
Black Hills aud the cattle ranges on th
D. headwaters OF the Belle Fourche. rs rat
N idly as the nature OF the country throug
~ which the road IA to be constructed, wi
4, allow OF.
~ Tho line passes through some OF th
VI anest and richest agricultural sections
he southeastern aud central Dakota, and i