Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-17
CORRESPONDENCE.
To a Young Man tsBack East.''

To a Young Man ssBaCk East.O
W1Lh1AMsroRT, Dal Dec. H. 1885.
MY YouNA FRIEND In my last letter
to you I gave it as my opinion that it
were better fora young couple to seek
new fields; and I say the same to you
now. Yes, sir I; and I also think with you
that if young man has sufficient capital
to establish himself there in some voca-
ton, and has weakness for luxury and
ease, he had better remain "back east )"
for the conditions of pioneer life are such
that very few of either are enjoyed here
for the first few years. But that is not
the class of meu who build up the new
countries-who are the "hardy pioneers"
1t takes men of vim and energy, men of
iron will, to constitute the true pioneer.
The new West is not the country for the
man who says, "rhe world owes me a
living, and I'm bound to have it," It is
no place for the man who courts com.
fort, nor for the lazy man. Life in the
West is truly struggle for existence and
livelihood. I mean pioneer life. A
little reflection on your part will, I think,
go long way in explaining why this is
so. By exercising your imaginative fac
ulties little. you can form mental pic
ture of a broad expanse of eauntry,
stretching off in all directions until the
earth and sky seem to meet. Not sim
gle habitation of man to break the Wis
ion. Nature is here seen in her pristine
purity and perfection. The virgin soil
M o1r,olv Of hnn
The grand possibilities of future pros
perity to deserving millions lie hidden in
the unrevealed fertility of the soil. The
red man has ceased to hunt the buffalo,
for bis species is fast becoming extinct.
The occupation of the aborigine having
failed, he no longer roams over the prai-
ries. The seasons como and 20. The
warm sunshine of spring causes vegeta
ton to start. Owing to the extreme fer.
tility of the soil the growth of all vege-
tation is rapid. The rains of spring and
early summer produce u luxuriant growth.
The comparatively dry weather during
the fall of the year allows the grasses to
cure on the stalk, thus affording ample
provender for che vast herds of buffalo
that once were wont to roam at will and
The SHOWS Of winter wrap the earth as
with white spread. No foot of man
disturbs Its smooth and Immaculate
surface. Naught but stray wolf
or fox wanders over the bound.ess acres
that in few short years will be teeming
with life and the fruits of civilization.
Thus you will see that the establish
ment of a home in the West-in a new
country--means the making or building
of one. Nothing here but the land; ey.
erythlng else that goes to make a farm.-
home-has to be made. -
Less than four years ago this condition
of things prevailed here in the section of
country surrounding Williamsport.. Then
the prairies were in their primal condi-
ton. No man had set foot upon them
for the purpose of converting a portion
into farm and home. Though the
improvements made here are not such as
indicate magical growth, such as some
railroad and mining towns get, when the
difficulties attending settlement and i'm
provement are taken into consideration
the result shows that our people are en-
ergetic and pushing z. T.Z.
(To BE CoNTINUED.)