The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-04-06

years. Why, the people of Fall River
county do not know what q bad storm
is. just think of it. In New York
city, where the people are SO thick that
they are in one anothers way, build.
ings on every foot of land all the way
from five to sixtean stories bigh, tliers
comes a storm so bad that the citizens
lose their way. become exhausted and
freeze to death in the streets. Kind
reader. does it seem possible?-and
this to happen in the month of March,
and it was not the poor alone but the
high, the rich and great that Suffered
for l see by the papers that the Hon.
Roscoe Conkling came near freezing
while trying to go from his Office to his |
home; also accounts of hundreds of
others who were lost. One letter was
received from lady friend living in
Connecticut. She writes: ION Mon
day commenced one Of the worst storms
weever had in this state. We had no
mails from Saturday night till Thnrs-s
day noon. Ihave readin the papers OF
Dakota billiards and thought they
were exaggerated, but think we have
had one as bad as any out there. for it |
showed forty hours without stopping.
! co I'D not 60 to the next door neigh.
bors or across the street. started
Thursday afternoon aud papa came
and helped NE out. Children that |
went to school at o. clock had to be
carried home at IL in mems arms;
stores were closed for four days" She
further writes: Father said that
Dakota people would laugh at this
STORM Now kind reader that last re-
mark shows just how little eastern
people know about Dakota. DO the
people Of this county know anything
about stor'as? Have anv of you ever
sc n NJ heard of one like it here? The
writer has not. but he has seen it snow
for three days and nights then blow
for the same length of time. and at the
end OF the storm one end of the roof of
two story houses was just even with
the top Of the drifts. This did not
happen in Dakota, but in the state Of
New York and such storms there ara
not unusual. Surely the people Of
this part of Dakota cannot be too
thankful that the Advise one has given
us a country where such storms are un.
known or hard storms of any kind, for
that matter, either ;''ind. rain or snow.
And now. reader of the STAR, let us not
hide our light under bushel, but turn
up the wick and let its light shine out
strong and bright and hold it OH high
so that the people of those poor, forlorn
eastern states that are cursed with such
terrible storms and awful blizzards
may see its light and so take new
courage and hope for brighter and
better life when they get to this, the
promised land. And now all Of you to
a man, Nlic ladies Of course willy write
to your friends in the east. Just tell
them the truth, send them the STAR
and other papers of the Hills and let
them know what fine climate we have
in Fall River county, how short and
mild our winters are, how very light
the fall of snow is aud how long and
pleasant the summers are and that we
have such an abundant rain fall
throughout that season. Tell them Of
our rich. rolling prairie land that is so
well watered by creeks running in all
directions. and that good pure drink
ing water can be found by digging.
from five to fifty feet and the most Of
it soft. tell them we have the best
and healthiest grazing country in the
world: that our stock can run out all
winter living entirely on prairie grass
not forgetting to say word about the
great aud wonderful Hot Springs.
where the sick and ailing both.old and
Young can find new life, strength and
happiness. Tell them of the great
mineral wealth of the Hills. of its gold.
silver, nickel, tin. lead: of our best coal
! mines and great quarries of variagatcd
sandstone. best marble quarrics and
gypsum beds. Tell them that all our
land will he surveyed and opened for
settlement within the next twelve
months as the following letter from
the Hon. o. S. Clifford, our delegate in
congress, show:
Horse OF REPRESENTATIVES, l.. S..
. WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 18th, 1883
L. .B. Cook. ESQ,
4 Smithwicks. Dak.,
My Dear Sir: Yours received re.
garding surveys in Fall River county
The condition of things is fully under.
stood by myself. but the petition and
other Communications received from
| yonr people are Just what I want
Will do everything possible to sccnre
, more surveys. Respectfully,
O. s. G1yrosn.
The above letter is in answer to ons
sent with petition which was extensive
ly signed by citizens of the county
asking that something he done in regard
| to getting our surveyed land plattet
, and the balance of it surveyed ane
opened for settlement.
DICK Moon.
WASrsn-A gootl white barber. Cal