Great Falls tribune., 1889-03-23
FOUR NEW STATES.
South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana,
-g-.a Washington.

| South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana
eeI Washington
On February %, 1889, the president
signed the bill creating South Dakota
North Dakota, Montana and Washington
states of the union.
SOUTH DAKoTA-The great Prairie
State, to which the St. Paul, Minneapolis
u Manitoba railway has three main lines,
reaching Ellendale, Aberdeen, Water
town and Sioux Falls. Go to South Da-
kota via the St. Paul, Minneapolis q Man
ltoba railway and pass through st. Paul
and Minneapolis en- route.
NORTH DAKoTA--Where is grown the
No.#l hard Scotch fife wheat; whose
! healthful climate nurturas the most Wig
orous and 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,
oA0lGOAS HCf1lb LdhCs DOUtlutUu, uuu I'LL
other important points.
her mines of precious metals; wealth in
her 100000 head Of live stock; profit in
her fertile fields, producing a larger yield
of crops than any other state or territory;
the richest country per 1nhabitant on
earth; where prosperity is universal;
which has the best paid labor in the
world; balmy winter climate, caused by
warm winds from the Pacific. The st.
Paul, Minneapolis 8 Manitoba railway is
the only railroad passing through con-
tinuous agricultural country from St.
Panl and Minneapolis to the Rocky noun
tains. It runs through the great reserva-
tion of 18,O0O,O00 acres of land, free to
settlers, in the Milk river valley. Wood,
water and coal in abundance; no irriga-
tion required; the only line passing
through Great Falls, with its 100000
horse power cataracts; immense coal
veins, and surrounding farming country
of free land; through Helena, the capitol
city and commercial centre of Montana,
and Butte, the richest mining camp on
earth, to San Francisco by the Columbia
River Valley, Portland and Shasta route,
or Ogden, Utah, to California points. Re-
member this is the only line running din
ing cars, sleeping cars and free colonist
sleepers of its Own from St. Paul and
Minneapolis to Great Falls, Helena and
Butte. 1t is also the shortest line to
Butte.
WAsHINaToN-The country of tall tim
Der, indented by Puget Sound, the Medi-
terranean of the Pacific. Do not forget
that the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manito-
ba railway 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 Ean Francisco
can pass through Port Townsend and
Seattle. Free colonist sleepers run
through without change or delay. Dis
tanee to the 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 re-
sources of the four new states, write or
apply to +. I. Whitney, general passenger
and ticket agent, St. p, M. & M. Ry., st.
Paul. MINI.