Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-07-28
COUNTY. SATURDAY. JULY as 1885,


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What Q Canadian, Thinks Of This
Is Region.
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Mr.. Abram Bundy, Of Claremont,
Who II now prospecting near Devil's
Lake. Ramsay county, Dakota writes
ats son, W. h. Bundy. Of Toronto. under
late OF July 7th, = follows: In giving
vou the requested information regarding
his country, its climate, soil, fuel, water
md agricultural prospects, I will take
Ramsey county - my basis, In whlch
,ounty I am ae present residing. Tho
acts and ngarss given will bs - told
mo BY several OF the arst settlers Of the
sounty and whose veracity II without
First - to climate I can
~ for myself that the summer u
perfection itself; plenty Of rain to
Keep the crops growing and tho growth
. something wonderful. Every person
sssms contented and happy and by tho
amount OF social gatherings and enjoy
ments you would think No were In an
old sealed country instead OF part only
settled at hzst four ysars ags. Ny
friends ail assure me that In tho four
w1ntess tney nave spent hers they have
never had moro than nvs or ak dsyn In
Zach winter when 1t y really too cold
and stormy TO travel any distance, and
the fAct that the stages make their long
trip regularly goes to show that travsa
70 possible at sll times. Forty or forty
nye degrees below sero has no tsrron to
the psople living here. and when It 70
that cold 1t II always calm and dry, and
they assure me they do not mind the
cold - much - whsn tho mercury 10
much higher and south or southeast
WIND blowing.
Wheat sown on the 18th day Of April
10 now heading out. have travelled
over several counties and find the soil
much the same. the surface In some
places slightly undulating and then
again perfectly level for miles. The
heaviest rains mover flood the land or in
the settlers In. the least, ~
Tho small coulies (as the natural drains
are called) carry 1t OF to the larger
streams and TO the lakes. which are found
Ill over this country and which ftinged
~ they are with belts Of timber, make .
very pretty picture. The soil is deep
black mould from one and . half 70 three
Iset In depth and then comes clay sub
soil from three 70 twenty feet In thick.
nees. It can be plowed and worked Il
any time and under any circumstances
and never bakes OF becomes hard. The
farmers commence seeding ~ soon -
the snow goes of the ground, for a. the
frost goes out Of the ground from the top
(instsad Of the bottom a. in lower lsti-
tudes) they can put thir teams to work
- soon as the frost 10 out suficiently to
start the harrows, and the bright sun
and drying winds dry OF the surface a.
It thaws, tho teams always haye solid
footing and accomplish an almost in
amount Of work. Tho seeding
10 completed and the grain all up long
besore the frost IL out the ground. The
spring rain commences during tho latter
part Of May, after the seeding Is done,
and which soaks mp tho prairie sod and
makes It ready for the breaking plow ~
soon q seeding 10 oyer. There II plenty
Of rain until about the middle Of July,
after which time they see no moro until
the following spring. The thrsshina IN
done mostly out Of the shock and those
who have not suficient sranery room
allow their wheat to pile up on the
ground whore It takes no harm until
hauled into the elevator.
Fuel wood IL obtained from tho bolts
Of timber surrounding the larger lakes
and from Turtle Mountains whore there
il enough to supply the whole country
for year,. Hard oordwood, oak and ash,
Is sold at wood wards from a TO Is nor
cord and long wood IL sold in the timber
from q to q per load. The settlers
think nothing about the fuel question,
n whom drawing swsv their grain they
bring home load OF fuel. and thereby
put In q years supplv in . few DAYS.
Water is ebts,nable any place At deoth
varvine from fifteen to fortv feet. &C.
cordine to depth OF subsoil and locations.
and although imprsensted with alksli.
It /, nearly alwsvs Of good flavor and
IL il no uncommon thing for anv pusb.
Ing man who had two or three hundred
dellay. 10 start with tn have in three or
four ses.ons from two tn four hundred
scrss Of crop in. plenty Of machinery
and small but comfortable buildipes.
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