Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-08-29
SIOUX AS NEIGHBORS.
WHAT SETTLERS WILL FIND
IN THE NEW TERRITORY.
The Prospective Price of the Land
and the Indians Future.

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aoros Tha Iands I'll Ill ~ iiimo at .i,' naa;i.
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~ ro;Irnn5s to,oh tba s W;psa,.; @ Pino, om5
from for,out d;stricts aIono, tho El,hnrn
Voilav Ro;lroad ON tba piecir Hills
Tbs nearast onn,naobes 70 tbe roser-
vot;nn h,, VOL ~ 90 Cbonbarloin and
P;erra IN Dotota Cross;no the river
ot Iybombarlo;n mo Ards b;nseIf in the
midst of a fine grove of cottonwood tim
her extend;no IN a narrow frinoe olono
tbe stream in either direction The soil
here and in fact in all blnfts aloug the
Missouri; River in tbis region is what is
known as pumbo. and stickier, nastier,
more disagreeable substance on wet
day cannot be found. Where there is a
sufficient amount of sand mingled with
this pumbo fine crops of corn, oats and
wheat can be produced. Six miles south
from the crossing of the Missouri is the
mouth of the White River. which forms
the south boundary of the land ceded,
The character of the soil here is differ
ent from that in the vicinity of the Mis-
souri, River. being sandy loan and less
susceptible to droughts. which have
been the rule there for several years.
The valley of the White River. for
about ten miles from the mouth is quite
wide. and SO far MS cultivated it has
been found ycry fertile. even under
snch careless. hnphazard cultivation as
nm Indian or souatter giyes the land.
This valley of the White perhaps offers
as good opportanities for farming as any
mart of the reservation. being far enough
soutb to lie within the corn producing
belt. and having warm. rich soil. with
onen snh soil retoinino moisture we'll.
CONTINUING nm tho White River for
nearly n hundred miles above the forks.
where tbe Little White River ioins with
the river from the south. the country is
found to be ad.pte,l SOLELY TO grazinp
nnrnoses heino mnch broken bv abrupf
b;Jls coyere1 with n sbort Inf nutri-
t;ons o,oss called bv tbe stockmen who
have orozed their herds unon if alkali.
tl,is nross fatten very RAPIDLY being
readv for market in August or Septem,
her The same general description ap-
nlies to Rad River which has been piyen
pf the White River
10 summarize all descriptions of these
lands and give them in the form of a
monuoI for tbe bomeseel,er is n diffioult
task. Differences of opinion will exist
in individuols. md the country which
nleases one NAV cause another to feel
disousted The bottom lands along the
streoms affords tbe hest facilities for
general aoriculture. the soil being in
nearly ali coses deeper. richer and less
snscont;b,e to thoughts For stock rails.
;n% and oro2;no the re"ion Ivino in the
nx1ren,a Western mart and at the bend
waters Of the White and Rad Rivers
will he fonnd most available. The tim
hor viii Iva ronnd alone tbe rivers nnd
craols and very l;ttie in onv other
,,looo Son,e Of Tho deoner o,,lcIes have
p snro o,ov n;nos oaks and cedors orowinn
in tLew9 Int not enough for any practi2
oal ,,,,r',osos Two rnilroods now tor.
n;note mi % ot The Missouri River and will
extnnd tLeir lines ocross tbe Territory
now thrown omen for settlement.
Tn conclusion lct il be understood
tbot tb;s territory is not n paradise.
yvbnre ;ndnstrv economy md shrewd
noss orn moi ncccssn,y for success
TLore ;s No more certainty of n full re.
tnr, from snod sown in fills region than
in onv other. Int il is equally as sure
Tho Iomeseeker who comes here must
decide to undergo and forepo. There
will attach TO this region all the disc,m-
forts which ore the usual accompani
ments of every first settlement.
According to the act of Congress un-
der which the agreement was made, the
nnrelinouisbed portion of the Sioux
Reservation is divided into six reserva
tions. MS follows: Standing Rock, Chey-
enne River. Lower Brule, Grow Creek,
Pine Ridge. and Rosebud, so separated
that large portion of the relinquished
part of the reservation divides them in
to sets of two, one set being on the nor
thern end of the reservation, another ON
the eastern. and the third on the south
ern. The land thrown open to settle
ment will aggregate about II ,O00, 900
acres. and will be disposed of by the
United States to actual settlers only ut
the following rates: One dollar and
twenty five cents per acre for ali lands
taken within the first three years after
the act takes effect, IS cents per acre for
all lands disposed of within the succeed
ING two years. and so cents per acre,
for the residue of the lands then undis.
posed Of All lands still open to settle
ment under the agreement at the end of
ten years from the taking effect of the
act shall be accepted by the United
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