Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-06-22

pounds. The Union Pacific carries the
Colorado product many more miles than
does the F., E. & M. v. ours for six cents
hundred. The rate given us, for car
load lots, is four times that much. Civ
en- equal rates we can knock the Colora-
do stone out of every eastern market.
Ours is world -beater. Better in tex
ture and color. Greater in quantity.
We hope before another season reaches
us we can have an opportunity of seeing
our stone handled in direct competition
with Colorado and Sioux Falls.
One hundred laborers went west this
morning over the Burlington to Alliance
to commence work on the new extension
of the Burlington from Alliance to the
coal regions of Wyoming. The new ex-
tension will be completed about the first
of November, and will run in north
westerly direction, crossing the Elkhorn
road at Crawford. It will cross the
southwest corner of Dakota and strike
into Wyoming. The coal beds are To-
Gated at the foot of the Black Hills and
it is estimated by experts that there is at
least 100000 tons of coal in sight,
while there are almost countless thou
sands of tons in the immediate vicinity.
The new beds are not near any town and
are about fifty miles from the Dakota
line and due west from Custer City.
The new extension will be one of the
most important branches of the Burling
ton system in a few years.-Omaha Dis
patch, 10th.
| This is wonderful country. How
does the following strike the stock grow
ers of Wyoming and Montana? The
butchers of this place, and in fact of the
entire Hills, are complaining because the
stock they use in their business is too fat
to make the best of beef. The fact of
the matter is stock on the ranges lives SO
high and rich during our winters it does
not have chance to get poor, but is
continually gaining in fat. The result
is that instead of losing flesh in winter
and gaining rapidly in summer, thus
making juicy and tender beef, the slow
and accumulating fatty substance tends
to tougher the muscular fibre, resulting
in the beef becoming close grained and
tough. Who says the Black Hills can
not raise cattle? Our winters are en-
tirely too mild for good stock raising.
Now, rumor states through the Rapid
City Journal-that the F. E. & M. v.
will extend the Black Hills line from
Whitewood to some point in Wyoming
or Montana in order to keep it's cattle
business this fall. The cattle men who
have been patronizing this line in sea-
sons past state that they will drive to
the Northern Pacific before they will
ship via Whitewood, as sufficient water
cannot be obtained by the latter route
and the range is too small. Nothing
would compel the road to build farther
this season except the hazard of losing
the immense cattle trade. We hope it is
as stated by our cotemporary.
Sturgis has at last decided to enter the
capital fight. With the unanimous sup
port of the Black Hills she holds the bal
ance of power to start with, and can
make herself felt in the eastern portion
of the territory. A sum exceeding $20,-
900 win be raised to make the canvass
and thorough workers viii be sent out to
visit all points OF interest in South Da-
kota. But comparatively few votes from
outside will be necessary to select Stur-
gis as the capital, if the Hills vote stands
solid. This will make all other capital
aspirants shake in their shoes, as they
will probably not get the BILLS support.
The public lands in Dakota north
and south--are going rapidly and within
very few years viii be owned by the
granger and stock-raiser. But little idea
is had Of the immense number of acres
taken this year. From January I, 1889,
to May 81, 1889, 959,575 acres were
newly filed on, and 481, ,970 were acquired
by final proof and cash entry. More
land than this has been taken, but as
Huron land Office failed to report for
April and May the total figures can
not be given. The total number Of
acres newly filed and proven upon ia
ll,z41 ,545