The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-09-05
FOUR NEW STATES.
South Dakota. North Dakota, Montana
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South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana,
Washington.
On February 20. 1859, the President signed
the bill cl eating South Dakota, North Dakota,
Montana and Washington states of the Union
Souri, DAKeTA. The great Prairie State, to
which the st. Paul, Minneapolis 4 Manitoba
Railway has three main lines reaching Ellen
Sioux Falls. Go to south Dakota via the st.
Paul, MINNEAPOLIS Il Manitoba Railway and
pass through st. Paul and Minneapolis en-
route.
NORTH DAKOTA. Where is grown the Mol
Hard Scotch Fife Wheat; whose healthful
climate nurtures the most vigorous aud
brainy civilization on earth; where single
counties raise more wheat, oats and barley
than entire states; the soil OF whose fertile
prairies Is richer than the valley of the Nile.
where the Turtle Mountain, Minot and Devils
| Lake land districts invite the home seeker to
secure free home. Magnificent daily train
| service to Fargo, Grand Forks, Grafton, Devils
Lake, Bottneau, and all other important
points.
MONTANA, THE GOLDEN. Treasure in her
mines of precious metals; wealth I'm her 1, 0O0,-
600 head OF live stock: profits in her fertile
| fields, producing larger yield of crops than
any other state or territory; the richest
| country per inhabitant on earth; where pros
| perity is universal; which has the best paid
| labor in the world; balmy winter climate,
cansed by warm winds from the Pacific. The
| ST. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway is
| the only railroad passing through q con-
/ tinuous agricultural country from st. Paul
and Minneapolis to the Rocky Mountains.
| 1t runs through the Great Reservation OF
Is, 900 600 ARES of land, free to settlers, in the
Milk River Valley. Wood, water. and coal
| in abundance; no irrigation required; the only
| line passing through Great Falls. with its
| | ,000, 900 horsepower cataracts; immense coal
veins, and surrounding farming country OF
Tree land; through Helena, the capital city
! and comm ercial centre OF Montana, and
/ Butte, the ri hest mining camp on earth, to
] San Francisco by the Columbia River Valley,
| Portland and Shasta Route, or Ogden, Utah,
| to California points. Remember this is the
only line raining dining cars, sleeping cars
| and free colonist sleepers of Its own from st.
! Paul and Minneapolis 10 Great Falls, Helena
| and Butte. 1t is also the shortest line to
Butte. rE
WAsHIYeTog.-The country OF tall timber,
| indented by Puget Sound, the Mediterranean
of the Pacific. Do not forget that the st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba hallway is the
only line which offers choice of three routes
to the Pacific Coast. The Manitoba Pacific
route is the only line by which passengers en-
route for Tacoma, Portland and San Fran
cisco can pass through Port Townsend and
Seattle Free colonist sleepers run through
Pacific Coast is same as by other lines, but
prices of tickets are five and ten dollars less
Take the Seattle route.
For further information, maps, rates and
publications in regard to the resources of the
four new states, write or apply to X. L. WHIT
NEY, Gen'I Pass. and Tiki. Agt. St. p, NJ.
! NJ. Ry., St. Paul, Mimi.