St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-21
IT HAS A GIGANTIC BOOM.
Capitalists and Settlers Are Flocking to
Chamberlain to Invest In Time.
PRICES ARE MODERATE YET.
A Romantic and Beautiful Island Where
Grizzly Bears Once
R0amed.
Special to the Globe.


years ago Chamberlain began her exist
ence. Since that time her career has
been checkered, up one year and
down another, until it was almost i'm.
possible to tell what her future destiny
would be. At last the shifting clouds
have cleared away, and the
golden sun of prosperity illuminates
Chamberlain's future pathway. The
long-expected and much wished-for
boom has at last arrived, and real estate
is changing hands with rapldity that
makes the eyes of the oldest inhabitant
prOtrude with establishment. The first
large deal made was to party in Lin
coin. Neb., that purchased quarter
section just south of and lying next to
the original townsite Of Chamberlain.
They Immediately plated it, put 1t OH
the market, and twenty-six blocks have
already been disposed Of. John T.
Stearns, who was one of the first men
who settled here, and who is one of the
tOwnsite owners, has also plated a
quarter section adjoining the city, and
the way the blocks and lots are going
can
HARDLY BE DESCRIBED.
East OF Chamberlain and adjoining,
F. M. GuOdykoOntZ, a prominent attor-
ney, has plated quarter section, and
parties are buying and building at a
rapid rate. A firm composed of j. M.
Greene, j. w. Orcutt and Patrick
Henry purchased $4,000 worth of
property here last week. They pur-
chased inside lots and acreage both,
and are transferring it right along.
The transfers last week were over $780,
600.
The real estate Offices are crowded,
Chamberlain, the people are looking at
what we Western people style ga
gigantic BOOM" There IS one thing
connected with this sudden start
in the transfer of property, and
that is the reasonable figures
at which it is sold. No startling prices
alarm purchasers who visit here. No
fabulous sums are asked. Moderation
prevails, and all seem willing to sell at
a fair price and invest again. As has
been frequently stated before, the site
of the city of Chamberlain is one of the
most romantic and beautiful that can be
found along the whole course of the
Missouri river. In the history of that
remarkable. expedition of Lewis and
Clarke, in the early part of the century,
AMERICAN ISLAND
which now lies opposite Chamberlain,
was noticed and described, as well as
the country on either side of the river
in that vicinity. 1t would be well ia
connection with this to quote from de-
scription written by one of the party:
sit was in the middle of an afternoon
one warm day that we rowed in to shore
to rest for awhile. We landed our boats
at the mouth of creek that emptied
into the river from the east, while in the
middle of the river was large wooded
island. It was at that season of the year
when the trees were just out in full
leaf, and no more beautiful spectacle
would one wish to have seen. We
climbed up the banks, and panorama
of natural beauty spread out before US.
A level plateau extending up and down
the river for three miles was covered with
waving grass and blooming flowers. A
herd of butfaloes was quietly feeding
on the rich heritage, and occasionally
would raise their shoggy heads at the
near approach OF our party. Suddenly
a shout was heard, and looking towards
the river we saw large grizzly bear
swimming from the island. AS he APP
preached, we opened fire on him. He
came OH for awhile, but we could see
that our shots had taken effect, for.
blood was streaming from him at sew
eral points. He at last turned for the
island again, and, getting into our boats,
we crossed over. He had gained the
shelter of clump of trees, and we
could
HEAR HIS FIERCE GROWLs
as we advanced. He was dispatched by
well-directed shots, and it was found on
careful examination that tWenty-six
balls had found Judgment beneath his
shaggy coat. 1t was the great American
grizzly bear that had succumbed to our
shots, and in commemoratiOn Of the
place and event we called the island
American island. and made the proph-
ecy that great city would one day
crown that beautiful plateau" 1t would
appear to modern observer that the
historian of Lewis and Clarke's expedi-
ton was either keen observer, or that
he was gifted with prophetic vision. In
the midst of all the excitement of real
estate transactions the capital fight still
goes on, We have the best assurances
from the Hills that they are for us.
Men from every point in South Dakota
are frequent visitors here, and the in
terest they take in our fight shows how
they feel. Chamberlain's war cry is:
.'For the capital of South Dakota
Chamberlain" S. W. DUNCAN.