Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-08-29
WORKING NoRTnWARD.
The Northern Pacific Hard at Work
Getting Right OF Way Secured and
Running SURVEYS,

The Northern Pacific Hard at Work
Getting Right or Way secured and
Running Surveys.
Marion Conklin is securing right Of
way for the Northern Pacific through
the Turtle mountains This is for the
extension Of the Leeds branch, the gra-
ders on which having finished that por-
tlon OF their work. will proceed month at
once, 1t IS said. Most of the farmers are
cneerfully giving the land necessary, al
though an occasional kick is heard Of
AT open meetings held last summer,
most OF the farmers pledged themselves
to give all the land needed. and are now
sticking by their word. The Indians are
raising the most objections, and one old
buffer, known as "She Skunk is utter
log good many threats which don't
go" any more IN this country. No in
terruptlon whatever is feared from this
source. Capt. W. L. Richards, who was
engaged on the Aberdeen, Bismarck and
Northwestern, has charge OF the survey
through the mountains and is making
good progress, finding an easy grade to
the top of the hills He is greatly pleased
| with the country and it's splendid farm
| ing lands. Thele is coal, potter's clay
and stone quarries in these hills and
strong evidences OF petroleum.
The Dunseith Times says most of the
merchants at the two principal towns.
ST John and Rolla, III the Turtle noun
Tain country, are preparing to move over
on the Northern Pacific line when the
new towns are located The above
named towns are at present on the Man
1toDa road, but the occupants seem to
prefer the Old Pioneer line with its lib
eral, enterprlsing management The
Lines adds that ii nothing happens. it
wont be long before we will be connect
ed by rail with jamestown on the south.
and Brandon On TIE north. connecting us
with the G. P. railroad in Canada. as
we'll as the n. P. from Winnipeg. 1t will
| give lis one OF the best lines in North
| Dakota.
| EXTENDING SOUTHwARD
While jamestown can congratulate
herself on being the practical terminus
/ - eA1i' iiiio VI ttii1"d. ilOIil Sdudusi. Olt
-~the north. she can equally be gratlfed to
know that the Northern Pacific does not
intend to remain satisfied with peacefully
resting its line, at Oakes. A recent dis
patch states that a representative of the
/ Northern Pacific addressed a large public
mestieet sat Pierre 15on a proposition 10
extend that road from Oakes at once this
fall, via Aberdeen to Pierre, to be styled
The Aberdeen, Black Hills and Pacific.
Pierre is prepared to furnish the neces-
sary guarantee asked to build the road
through this fall, and Aberdeen is doing
the same.
When this road once gets into the
country of it's rivals on the south, the
Northwestern and the Chicago. Milwau-
kee and st. Paul will be forced to build
north and both are certainly pointing
straight for jamestown. The through
freight and passenger business, of the
whole line OF the Northern Pacific is now
going over the Wisconsin Central. Ibis
is the last straw. and if the livliest of
railroad building next season, don't cele-
/ brate ohr entrance into tie Union. the
shrewdest men in North Dakota are at
tault: jamestown is in the very center
OF this prospective activity. 1t is the
only distinctive railroad center and rail-
road town in North Dakota and promises
| IN the near fnture to grow AS only rail
road centers do.