The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-15

the provisions of the recent act, whereby
these valleys and hills are to be thrown open
for settlement.
The upper sources of the Bad river are in
the very heart of what has been mentioned
in this article as Bad Lands Here. as on the
White river, the land is totally united for
ANYTHING practical except as vast store
house of fossils and prehistoric remains, in
which the scientist aud cabinet collector
NAV delye at his own sweet will.
The soil along the Bad river above
the mouth is an unaduterated gum
bO with occasional patches Of sand
and gravel. The Indians lave been cult
waiting small tracts of land in the valley with
a moderate degree OF success. With plenty
of rain the soil here Will produce good crops,
but is very susceptible to drouth. The water
in Bad river is strongly tinctured with alkah,
as are all the streams il this vicinity. Dur
ing the summer season and winter, when
there are light rains the water is at n very
low stage, ana often i'll very dry seasons the
bed becomes Il series of pools having no
water connection except by underground
drainage
HYPHENATED STREAMS.
The streams tributary to the Bad river are
not running streams, except in the time OF
heavy rams, when they become quite turbu-
lent water courses. In ordinary times. how
ever they are nearly all of them unCOn-
neCted chains of WaterhOlcS, the waters in
WHICH are strongly III pTcSuauCu Will iI!kdll
salts, absorbed from the soil surrounding,
and washed down from the hillsidcs Wells
sunk in the valley of Bad river flow at the
depth of from forty to eighty feet, though
the water Is not very good for household
purposes, being hracksh and very hard.
Alkali salts are also held in solution in all
water taken from wells in tho valley
The principal tributaries to the Bad river
are Willow creek Lance creek. Plum creek,
Frozen Mans creek and GrindstOnU creek.
Tie first is about ten miles out from COulsOn,
at the mouth of Bad river. following the old
stage 10 I'd leading into tho Black Hills 1t
has some timber along its banks, mostly cot
tOnwood. The valley is not ap-
prcciable, the bluffs Overhanging the
creek from its source to the mouth,
Lance creek has some scattered groves along
its course, and some desirable locations for
farms, though there is not very extensive
valley. 1t is distant from Pierre about forty
miles. Plum creek flows into Bad river about
fifteen miles above it's confluence with the
Missouri, and has quite an extensive valley
and some timber along it's banks The grass
| along these streams is excellent, and affords
| splendid feed for cuttle and horses. The cat
| tic running in this part of the territory are
| generally i'll good condition earlier than
| those fed in the pastures on the White river
Inc Missouri valley between the White
and Cheyenne rivers presents number OF
| advantages over the lesser streams which
! Tow into it, both in its soil and timber, rs
| we'll as In the pnrer water prOCurable there.
| The valley of the Missouri has been famous
| tor its great corn crops, and here is no eX.
| CeptiOn. The soil is n Sand-intltraUed gumbC
hat possesses the lasting qualities and holds
In It's composition the elements necessary fol