Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-07-01
DAKOTA RAILROADS.

! Extensions Projected and Uuder WA,
And Probabilities for Future Exteu
siOns.
Huron. ID. T., June 2s-The ourren
number of the Monthly Bulletin of tht
commissioner of immigration for th,
territory, now iu press, furnishes the
following information relative to the
new lines of road now building il
| Dakota:
The railroad building now in progress
in Dakota, is in keeping with the in
| creased growth and activity manifest on
all sides. The railroads have made Da-
kota what it ie, and they are still
| found a6 tho foot pushing out their
| ilnes OF communication into the interior,
| and perfecting by a gradual process the
strong net work of the various systems
| OF railway which are to contribute SO
largely to making each Dakota resemble
another Iowa.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railway is building from Ipswich west
through Edmunds county, and Andover
north through Day and Marshall coun
ties into Sargent county, in the central
portion of the territory. In southern
Dakota the same company is building
from Scotland to Mitchell, crossing the
southwestern part OF Hutohinson county,
with an extension into the eastern part
OF Douglas county. This move on tho
part OF the Milwaukee road indicates q
desire to acquire additional territory on
ihe west, guarding against the future in
Vaslon OF that county by the probable
extension at no distant day of the North
western company from Yankton up the
| river. IL Is significant that the Milwau-
kee & st. Paul company has engraved on
Its latest maps number of new lines,
designated as under construction or
projected. The new lines in Dekota,
include, besides the foregoing, an i'm
| portant extension from Flandrau to
Ortonville, and spur from Ellendale
northeast.
| The Chicago SS Northwestern railway
is building from Columbia north through
Brown county, and will probably build
through Dickey county into La Moure
county, it is supposed to @ connection
| with the Northern Pacific at La Moure
| This would complete the second line OF
| road between south and north Dakota
ahd prove OF great commercial adyan-
tase to the James river valley.
! The extension Of the N orthweyteru
from Redfeld west through Faulk coun-
| ty has been determined on by that com.
pany, and will probably commence very
shortly.
The st. Paul, Minneapolis and Mani
| toba railway is building from Devils
Lake little to the north Of west, across
the Big Coulee country. The intention
of the Manitoba company seems to be ia
build one line through to Mouse river
country, and across north Dakota into
Montana, striking the Missouri river in
the latter territory, and another line in.
to the Turtle mountains.
In the Black Hills country, the Ere
mont, Eikhorn and Missouri Valley rail.
road-one of the splendid properties oil
the Chicago and Northwestern, while
operated separately, like the O. ST. p,
| M. and o., better known as the Omaha
| iine-is building from Buffalo Gap
north. Rapid City will be reached about
the first of July. which will bring this
| line of railway fairly to the foothills.
! Sioux Falls has secured an extension
of the Burlington, Cedar Rapida and
Northern railway from the east, to be
completed within short time.
There are numerous other extensions
| projected for this season, some of which
are apparently assured.
| There are several new companies in
the field, surveying and locating lines,
and there is growing belief that few
OF them are reasonably certain of being
put under construction this year.
Developments in this direction are
| awaited with interest. The prospects
are altogether very bright for large
increase during the present yesr in the
railroad mileage of Dakota.