Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-05-10
CASCADE
A Newsy Letter From the Garden City
of the Southern BILLS.

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of the Southern Hills.
Cascade Special Correspondence, May |
AS Cascade is so much talked about a,
present many of the readers Of your in
teresting paper whose misfortune it is
never to have visited this charming
spot among the Southern Hills, will be
interested in knowing whether all they
hear is founded on facts or simply idle
reports to be taken as the ancients
would say "Cum grano sails"
If this place does not possess advan-
tages not shared in by most localities.
many are blind and badly deceived. In
the short space Of six months this place
from being a spa.ely settled neishbor-
mood with but few Ranchers who could
claim to having more improvements
than by law required is transformed in.
TO busy hive of active and energetic
farmers, and the highways no longer
covered with grass resonnd to the crack
Of the whip and the song Of the jolly
WAGNER. Nor is the reputation Of this
place purely local, its many advantages
are even talked Of beyond the confines
of Fall River, and are becoming known
to the breeder and importer of fine stock
in the middle and eastern states, as well
as the mammoth corporations whose
cattle dot a thousand hills and whose
nirth loving cowboy" is at once the
terror of the tenderfoot and the beau
ideal Of the waiting maid.
Our energetic commissioner is at pres
ent experimenting the erection OF
large and commodious Out.buildings and
fences for Mr. Smith, one Of the largest
importers and breeders of the lannon's
breed of Scotch cattle (the Gallaways)
i'm America. Mr.. Smith moves here |
from Michigan, and is expected |
shortly to arrive with his valuable herd
He also brings with him a couple of
blooded stations, whose pedigree re,
semble page Of the British peerage.
Mr. Rose, Of the Keystone company,
has purchased two ranches here this
week. We are glad to welcome a gentle
man Of Mr.. Roses geniality and bust
he rs qualifications.
There have been several disappointed
lockers after ranches here this week.
for nearly all the arabic land and choice
localities have been already taken up.
There arc still. however, few eighty.
acre ranches Of good land to be had in
the vicinity.
Our ranchers are now putting in their
seed, not into fields resembling village
ground, hut into fields containing 50 anil
100 acres each. Among others most ex
tensively engaged might be mentioned
Mr.. Schoonmaker Of Fairview, Cmilson,
Scott, f. Moses, Cool, Woods, Tellotson,
King, Stevens, and Chambers. The last
mentioned is fast Transforming the ALA.
bough ranch into model truck farm,
having sent east for the newest labor
saving machines for planting and cnl-
tivating garden truck. Mr.. Chambers
is determined that the good people OF
Custer shall have their vegetables early
and at eastern prices Several Of our
ranchmen are setting variety Of fruit
trees this week, received from eastern
nurseries. and enjoying the heart Of the
small boy, for like the mother Of the
human family, ne is not afraid to take
the apple and eat, whether warned
against the act or not.
To wind mp this desultory letter would
say that this month little or no rain has
fallen and our ranchmen are beginning
to feel anxious, but taking comfort in
the promise of seed time and harvest.
work is vigorously pushed forward.