The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-04-06
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MARCH S7tls, 1858.
l see nv the papers that the Sioux
reservation hill has passed aud I am
sure it should be a matter Of rejoicing
to every settler Of the Black Hills
country. The tide Of emigration that
will reach ont for that country will do
irore to settle rip the Black Hills
country than many Of us are aware of.
and the TING ia rot far hence when
good ranches will be in demand. This
j. undoubtedly the hast poor mans
TOY men with moderate means) country
in America for the following reasons:
Wood is Il necessity that is duly appve-
ciated by those only that have had to
hanl 1t twenty-five or thirty miles or
20 without: well remember the time
when it took me three days to get a
load Of wood. Another thing is grass
and hay. In a great many Of these
new countries yon have to sow grain
to make your hay and there is not
enough short grass even to keep what
little stock You may possess in good
living order when they are not to work.
Still another great advantage that the
Hills country possesses is 10 be foundin
the small ranges around these rich and
beautiful parks or valleys. There is a
certain amount Of hills or mountainous
country outlying and adjacent to all
these parks and valleys that will not lie
owned OR occupied fer wears except bv
the cm,non settler. Settlers can keen
a few head of horses or a few head Of
.:taftie at a mere nominal men of
labor or feed and at the same time con-
.nct all other business required on a
5srtn: The snow never gets so deep
that horses cannot do we'll aud come
out fat in the spring OH these anyes
and with from thirty tn sixty DAYS
feeding cattle are o. X. The snow
never crusts in this country, while
grass is everywhere abundant. This
fact alone makes this a superior horse
country. The grasses of this country
are OF the most nutritious quality and
settlers car have plenty Of hay simply
for the cutting and stacking There is
also a good market for all kinds Of pro-
dnce and with constantly increasing
facilities for shipping no one need fear
that the supply will ever exceed the
demand. The abundant reso,rccs of
this country makes it a desirable place
for small farming and also for small
stock raising. The coal. marble and
other industries that will in time be
opened mp will produce an army of con-
sumers that will require all the pro-
duce that will be raised. Then there
are the tin mines. the gold mines and
silver mines but a stones throw, so to
speak. from very doors. In my
opinion this will be a great country for
alfalfa or lucern in these lowe: hills.
Where ever ] have seer any it looks Of
good color and seems to grow luxuriant-
~. think that it is almost too dry as
a general thing for timothy although
there are some places where it would
undoubtedly thrive and do we'll. High.
cr up in the Hills it grows finely. The
summers are cool and delightful and
the absence Of mosquitoes gives one zest
% enjoy life. I say the absence, but I
do not want to be understood as saving
tina. we have no mosquitoes. We have
just a few-nothing compared Will,
some other countries that / wot Of
neither do they have such persistent
and insinuating wavs. probably from
their being away from home and in
the minority.