The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1888-03-02
THE NENDIkEAL.
EOr tna Improvement Of gfig stone
Lake. Introduced by Delegate
Clifford.
House of Representatives,


Washington, ID. c., Feb. 25. 1888.
HENRY NELL. Esq: Yours re-
celvtd and presented. We viii do
what we can for the improvement.
Mr.. Springer begins to find the road
to Dublin little rocky.
Yours &C.,
O. ). CLIFFORD.
The above letter refers to the fol.
lowing memorial, which was sent to
the delcLate some time slLce and
which he has presented to the atten-
tlon Of Congress.
To the Senate and House Of Represen.
tatives Hi Congress Assem- bled:
Al meeting Of the Board OF Trade
and business men OF Big Stone City.
Dakota, held February 10th, 1888, the
following action wao taken looking to.
ward the Improvement OF BIG Stone
lake and contiguous water courses and
OF presenting 10 your honorable body a
memorial relating thereto,
Inns question has been agitated
for y"..s, and in 1885 the Legislature
OF Ddnp,st memorlallZed Congress On
the u.J,.st as follows:
Whereas, Statistics and estimates
Of the region tributary to Bls Stone
lake and Lake Traverse and the Wa
terWay route connected Herewith to
the Red River of the North have
been ascertuined and reported to the
United States engineer, Major Alien.
at st. Paul, Mimi, by the citizens OF
said territory, along both sides Of said
waterway. setting forth the advan
tages accrulng to SAID region IN the
event OF l.avlgatlon being opened; and
Whereas, 1t appears from such st,t-
tstlcs that III the Territory Of Dakota
alone bordering on said waterway, to-
wit: between the lakes and Dakota
Hills there Is 4 population OF 5000
ana comprises 10000 acres OF good till.
able litfId III Giant and Roberts Coun--
ties ,i.aU slIll further extensive tilla-
ble l,.l.aa III Klchland county,. about
one-htll at present under cultlyatloa
the produce of which would ali be
marketed on said lakes AMI waterway,
and would be shipped to advantage,
the farmers realizing at least saving
Of three cents d bushel III freight, ali
actual saving OF proilt 10 them OF
81. 600 i year on wheat alone, ard,
Whereas. 1t appears from said sta
tlstlcs tlat the profits of all other
products raised III said area 10 bc
equal to one quarter OF that amount,
making a total saving III agricultural
products alone Of Slo, 600 yearly; and.
Whereas, 1t does APP ear that At
the foot of Big Stone lake thele is
now roller mills Of 800 barrels capac
ity per day and that there IS further
power that Will be developed and man
ufactorlea theredt and along said WI
lerWay, the products Df Which would
be shipped by tins 70 tie; and,
Whereas; Ihe dyk. ~ at the foot OF
said Big Stone lake I. create 4 ltser
volr would also dtN N.iup the water.
power thereat. AMI Improve the nayi.
CATION Oh SAID lake al between Lakes
Traverse and Big stone, all OF " hleh
statistics the sand | nlteu States en.l-
neer HAS lnspe ected and had llndei eail-
sideration, and your memor ai4sts
would submit that With Tie adv5,ilt.
age Of this improved water route and
water power the saving to the COM
munity III the above mentioned area
ali. along said water route On then
products alone, would in one Year
amount to as much as the cost of open
Ing up the same. and.
Whereas, The project Of opening
~ Of this waterway iron Big stone
lake to the Red river is 50 feasible
and in view Of the rapid development
of this region, ultimately necessary.
and also the connecting OF the two
lakes and the dyking Of the foot Of
Big Stone lake in connection With the
opening up Of such waterway, that it
is almost impossible to ver-estlnate
the advantages and benefits to the
country adjacent thereto;
Therefore; We, your memorialists,
humbly ask that You will make IN ,sp-
propriatlon OF such sum rs may be
found necessary by the United states
engineer for the District Of Minnesota
slrucling such work and opening np
such waterway or route TT trans
portation thereon, at such place as
may he ne+dtul.
Again. referring to the action Of the
great Norti western WATERWAYS Con-
vention held in st. Paul. September 5.
1855. six months after the foregoing
action Was taken and in the midst Of
/. season Of large crops and wonder
ful development in this region Of Da-
kota. we find the following Preamble
aud Resolutions relative 10 Lakes
Traverse and Big stone were unani-
monsly adopted:
Whereas: The commerce along
these lakes will this wear amour. 10