Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-10
DAkOTA,S FACE.

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An Interesting Sketch of the Territory
ofDakota and its Rapid Growth in all
Desirable Features, -.
@.-Paul G%lobe:--In 1858 Minnesota
was admitted rs a state, andall the belt
Of country lying Immediately west of
the new state of Minnesota, and also
northwest of the state. of Iowa border
ing on the Big Sioux river, extending
Missouri river on the west, was
unorganized and. occupied by Indians.
This part was by common consent des-
ignated by the name Of Dakota from
the associated tribe of Indians known
in their own language among them-,|
selves as ,"Dakotas." They. afterward
learned, by long COMMUNICATION withl
the whites, the French word "Sioux,"t
The territory:of Dakota is a part OIL
the last public domain that was acquiredl|
blythe United States through the Lou
sfaha purchase Out Of this great pur-
chase .some'o the best states in the'|
Uhidn have been formed; the states of
Missouri, KANSAS, Nebraska, Iowa and
Minnesota haveheen organized, besidesi
other states and several divisions which
still remain fe%rritarles;... -.
lin the'school days'cf our fathers and:
mothers this'vast domain was designa-,
ted on the map as'the .Mandaa region,
or'the Mandan"tettitory ~ Minnesota
at CHE time, while s,kmbraced
not: only all that portion of its now
present. state, but included also that
part Of Dakota east of the Missouri
river, and frQm 1851 to 1861 The terrific
ry Of Nebraska included that portion
lying west'of the Missouri river. u"
In 1858, by Treaty With a 'bahii,da of the
Dakotas ,;or Sioux tribe called Iancton
(Yankton,9 and also with the Pbncas,
another nation, the first ressioniiouif land
within Dakota was made. BY thtspur-
chase about 25,ooosquars miles located
in he'southeastern part Of Dakota was
added, and by successive treaties with
the Sioux this HAS gradually been ex-
tended, until all east Of the Missouri
river has been ceded, and tn 1877 that
portion of the present territory of Da-
kota Known as the Black Hills region,
was coded and became a part of the
territory. "H $50" 'r"
In 1859 settlements began, but it was
not iunfiT March !, 'ls7i, That an act of
congress was passed organizing the ter.
ritory of Dakota. at the Organization
OF the territory it embraced all that
portion now embraced in the territories
of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, but
by acts of co9Gpgress since then these
other territories have been formed, un.
til the present Western boundary OF
Dakota is formed by the 9th meridian
of longitude west from Washington.
The growth of Dakota for the past
three or four years has been unprece
denied in the history of the growth
and development of any of the great
states and territories of the United
States.
Therailroads are doing much to maxi
this a PHOSPHORUS tasr' and successful copn
try. IN a few years Dakota will be in
~tersected with railroads equally with
Ohio and illinois, Noo;better advertise
ment Of the advantages that Rakot;
presents 10 the people as an agricultur
al and successful grazing country, thar
the one fact that these icorperations-
unlike the roads that are in operation
in Kansas and NJ hraska, with thei
millions Of acres given them by tn
government as Inducements to built
:, their roads-are pushing ahead of civi
lizatiop, relying On the merits of tn
country itself for theiF support ane
success.
, Press and Dakotaiians-The republi
cans Of the third Legislative district ar
looking around for men to represen
the district in the next legislature
The district includes the counties o
Bon H!F9Qmllme, Douglas, Charles Mix
Brule, Buffalo, Jerauld. Aur99Fraa, Davi
son and Hanson: AS an outsider W.
may be permitteAto make a suggestion
qpe which comes out of the experience
of the past, Hon. e, H: Mcintosh, o
P%lankinton, has been tried and foune
to be honest and faithful. He was
member of the last legislative cQpnci
and was n Of the five IN that bod!
who PLACED their votes and their lnfu
ence solidly against the corruption