The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-28


the iuRsL. Mo-xrAlSs OF Dakota
b., there still Exists more or less
,lou.d and uncertainty NJ to it's extent and
character uni also that o. the country sur.
rounding it. and it is the purpose Of thi.
ar.ic!sto fMrm,.h uc.. IN .urn tin. derived
from persona. observation as well rs from the
.urns vi 1855 ard the u. s. land Office, As
will lis; 'el ali doubt heretofore entertained
10 the ~supjec, oi this the most picturesque
region of Dakota. for while the Turtle
! fountain region is vne Of the best known,
it is a, the .an,e time the least known; the
after because OF the fact tina, the resources
aunrries, mineral springs aud possible iron
mines are as yet undeveloped.
In respect to that in which ii is best
known, it lays claim to superiority because
o, the producsiveasss Of its soil and the
| steady. sturdy character Of its Inhabitants.
| I'll. best quality OF wheat is raised in Bot
,inesu county and for which it took the first
premium over all samples Of spring wheat
| On exhibition Ut the New Orleans exposition
| vi 1885. 1t is also ~ be noticed that q
| sam ole Of the Number one hard tor which
only Dakota is celebrated. which was raised
Nv John anu David Ulnwvutie Ut tue foot OF
these mountains last year, will be sent ~
| he exposition to be held this year ut PARIS,
France.
ihese mountains cover an area of about
1850 square miles-about thirty by nifty
! miles-by far the larger portion Of which
| ueing within the limits Of Dakota and wholly
| within the counties Ut Role.te and Bo'tineau,
in The extreme northwestern corner Of the
settled portion If the territory in the Devils
lake land district. Several of these
mountaiu townships have been surveyed
| within the past two years by U 5. Surveyor
H. G. Greene, who in his report recently
made to the land department at, Washington
concerning township 1853, range Is, which
he character,zes ~ the 6anne" tow nshtp, but
which may be regarded as a type Of the
! whole, gives the following description Of Il
The soil In this township ~ Of u very good
Quality, nearly all ciasseo hrst-rate anu capa-
Die OF producing magnificent crops. The
| surface for The MIST part - not o., nllly ~
highest and rJughes; part bein4n the nor.h-
EASTERN part, which has y general slope
t,w,Ird Inc center, waicn contains The valley
OF Fish Lake, Duck Lake anu OAK Creek: The
| ,,u,,.fx,,N IL AIf IN ENc MOUNTAINS anu 0sS
! been covered with hne lin Plat, YAK,
| birch aud en-, .lenriy ali u Which mas been
bni,ding aud fuel. inis township III we'll
| auapleI to stock raising ~; there are large
| ado covered with rlcn ana nutritious
! grasses The Iim,er affordthg y"od shelser
and there is NJ scarcity III water as there are
] numerJus streams, ponds and lakes. The
la kes contain Gear, fresh water, as wen ,As
i,.rxeat. extends from near the south side oil
| section IL, norLhward Into the British posses
| .ions: IL VARIES In Width froIQ q few cnaihs u
about ~ miles, and Is from ID Feet 10 ~ tees
deem anu ab)unds with tine p.ckerel and
suckers. God water IL ais" tT1.id IN wells
| without digging very deep. the towtlshil
is being rapidly settted ny IN navs ou aiss,.iy
| quite extensive eineuts-at present
| there are about fifty settlers IN this township
| whose nDmes are loca.ed m groves OF timnef.
T. Various kinds OF small fruit also grows
here in luxuriant abundance.
BOrrlNEAC COUNTY. 49,
| which takes in the westerly half Of these
mountains has al, area Of 1870 square mites
Or over 1900 acres, Of which nineteen
townships or 437, $50 acres have been sur
yeyed aud 23O. 400 acres have come int"
market and Of which nearly $4,000 acres
have been appropriated by settlers under
the land laws, as appears ~ the reco ds Of
the land Office at Devils Lake. The remain
ing townships surveyed, but not in, the
market are rapidly filing up with q hardy.
industrious class. of settlers chiefly fro"
| canada. There remain thirteen townships
or over 3Oo, O0) acres which lie mostly to
the west and northwest. q DISTANCE OF TWEEN
~ O. thirty miles, said to be acres of the
highest fertility, which will no doubt he
surveyed the coming season-splendid
opportunities for young men and women
and all who desire to make for themselves
homes in this healthy and happiness, pro-
ducing region.
"- ."
Of the United States are very liberal, OF
which = synopsis is here below given for
tho benefit Of toe intending settler :
Under these laws, every native born male
citizen of the United States. who Is the nead
OF n family; every male citizen over twenty
one years Of re every foreign born mnie
VINO has declared his intention t. become IA
citizen and taken the oath OF allegiance;
every woman who is the head Of = ia.aily;
and every unmarried woman twenty zone
years of xge has three "land rights thro,
each Of which he or she can acquire Ito
acres of govern, land, making $50 acres
in all AZ follows @*,@. ,@sgas - - .
lst-rHE pRE-EMFrtoE.tF% &,$s7 -
| By making bona-fide settlement upon q quar-
tcr section ilto acres), within. ninety days
thereafter making entry of the land q the
lDcAl land office, paying an entry fee " 32,and
continuously. residing Upon ana lnpr,vins
ant acquires the right, at the end q the six
, pstene. On 70 the p, psyi 81 u SIS per aere. He
ass ~ ,s sRs,en ns OF ss's s Z entry ss;,y'nlE + u : e sss {
| Ties upon unsurveyed lands, or lands that
have been surveyed and are not yet In mar
yet, he cannot make entry until saey ere &c.
s sIrsedy G he own, OF !, .eres 81 land il any
| state or Terrilor. cAn .at make y pre-esnp-
t nn,as sntsyi s ns!s1s .s s.A n ! ps nss psased PUP; - n 3
his pre-empttbn: IA
2nd-rHE uoxkarxAp.
A homestead entry can be made on any lands
"a abyve upon payment q 80: Within 81
We %sss mo- lis residence np,,n ths.lapd; and &
Tor i've years continuously, ct the . q
~oc.,tv h. tfsIo ,vith.,ut further Gslat. Or al the