The Dickinson press., 1884-08-02
Trans. Missouri.

IianS-NISSOnri
A Tribune representative recently
took a jaunt over the Northern Pa
ciic as far west us Mcdora, and found
the condition of the country most
gratifying. Though perhaps not us
many buildings have been erected
west of the Missouri this season as
last, a traveller cannot help being sur.
prised at the phenomenal growth of
this fertile region. Crops all along
the line between the Little Missouri
aEd Mandan look exceedingly fine and
promising, and both tend to foster
immigration in no small degree.
Commencing at Medora, in the heart
of the Bad Lands, Messrs Packard and
Won Steiner look forward to ample re.
turns on their Butte farm. The Mar
quis de Mores also has been very sue.
cessiul at raising vegetables, and the
several new buildings at Medora evi.
dence Il spirit of enterprise and push
pleasant to contemplate. At Belfield
nearly every quarter within several
miles of the town shows nice proa.
ress. There are no bonanza farms
here. but many farmers, who all haN e
Il crop of from fifteen to fifty acres to
look forward to. Crops are very good
here. A liberal harvest will be
reaped 10y the South Heart syndicate,
who now have 400 acres broken and
some $50 acres under cultivation.
The Dickinson farm, the largest of
tranS-MiSsouri farms. never looked
better and will net a handsome sur.
plus to its lucky IL No farm
can he better equipped nor more care
fully attended to even in its minut-
est details than this IL and the 400
acres which are Respondent with No.
l hard. are the pride of all who live in
that section of the country. Around
Gladstone much progress has been
made. but from the cars the huge
| wheat fields around Taylor command
special attention. The country
around Taylor is blessed with the
most solid farmers, among whom the
we'll known names of II. R. Lyon,
Carpenter & Cary, Joseph Clarke,
Vannier, etc., are familiar to most
readers. Glenul]in is Young and does
not, as yet, aspire to any prominence
this year. and not until New Salem is
reached a1e many new farms notica-
ble. This place, thanks to the untiI-
ing efforts of Land Agent Lueck, has
captured the bulk of west Missouri
immigration for 1884. and the settlers
one and all have lost no time in tick
ling mother earth with a plow, for
which they now receive their we'll de-
ser, ed reward. Abound Mandan the
acres under cultivation is fully Triple
to that of 1888. and promises a crop
heretofore unprecedented in the his
tory of this country. The abundant
rains have e%ffectually exploded the
very erroneous idea that owing to in.
sufficient rainfall nothing can be
raised west of the Missouri, and the
season of 1854 will go down into his
tory as the brightest page in western
Dakota's existence.
While the stringency of the times
makes itself felt everywhere, the
coming harvest will aid materially in
Tightening the burden of the farmers
west Of the Big Muddy, who can con.
tidently look forward to the very
highest future.
After The harvest is all in, politics
will occupy the minds of the hus'
bandmen for a short while, and the
west Missouri country expects to be
conceded at least one representative
in the next legislative assembly
Bismarck Tribune.