St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-26

10 markets. TO railways, and 10 all the
facilities for comfortable living must
be regarded as merely nominal Such
lands are usually situated in well-Settled
districts, and may be purchased at
prices ranging from s. to so per acre.
SecOnd-The second notable advan-
tage which North Dakota offers to new
settlers is its remarkably beautiful, in
VlgOraIing and agreeable climate. The
erroneous opinion still prevails to
considerable extent in the East that
North Dakota is a country of long and
rigorous winters; this opinion is based
upon the latitude of the state. and upon
ignorance OF the course OF the ISOthermaI
lines. The truth is that the snowfall in
North Dakota is much lighter than III
Pennsylvania or Ohio, or in Iowa or
Nebraska, and that. as 4 ruFp, the WIN
ter does not fairly set in until about the
middle OF December. it is not unusual
Tor pleasant open weather to continue
until after Christmas, with little Or no
snow and with bright sunny days. Sc
we're winters are exceptional, and do not
occur Ofiener than in the New England
OF Middle states. The autumnS are in
Nariably fine, and in the spring there is
40 season Of muddy roads TO make cOun-
try life disagreeable, and within a few
days after the snow disappears the
prairie roads are excellent for travel
In the summer the heat is tempered by
constant breeZeS.
Third-The third advantage which
shonld be noticed here, and it is very
great one, is the fact that nearly the
whole region of the state now inviting
new settlement is we'll supplied with
railway facilities, good country roads,
has established towns and villages. with
sal a
social life.
The New Settler
and his family are not obliged to en-
counter the hardships or the loneliness
of the pioneer.
The present population of the state is
about 100000. The settlement is most
dense in the valley of the Red River of
the North, and becomes Sparser as YOU
go westward. The whole country may
be described as a prairie, nearly level
or slightly rolling in the eastern part of
the state. rolling or hilly in the central
part. and in the western part much di-
Verstied by ranges of hills and pictur-
eSQue Duties. The Missouri river trav-
erSeS the state for a distance of about
$50 miles; the Red River of the North
forms the boundary between North Da-
kOta and Minnesota for 30 miles Of tn e
distance. Its principal tributary is
the Cheyenne, which has COURSE
OF about 800 miles within the
state. The James river heads
in North Dakota and flows south into
South Dakota. Its course in North Da-
kOta is about 225 miles. There are nu-
merOus smaller streams and a large
number Of lakes and ponds. The larg-
est body OF water is Devils lake. in the
central part Of the state, which has Il
length Of about fifty miles by a width
OF from two to six miles. Its waters
are strongly impregnated with mineral
salts, and has no outlet. As general
rule, the eastern part of the state is
best adapted to the raising OF wheat
and other small grains, the central
part OF the state to mixed farming, and
the western part 10 stock raising.
There are. of COURSE, exceptions to this
general rule. Many file stock farms
and many excellent grain farms are
found in the central and western part Of
the state, but the stock raiser. who
makes stock raising a special industry,
in search Of cheap lands will naturally
prefer the regions less denseiy settled
than the comparatively pOpulous east
eTn portion Of the state. While there is
considerable variety in the
Character Of tIle soil
in regard to its depth and its producing
qualities, it may be truthfullY said that
there are no waste lands in any part of
the state. Wherever any considerable
areas are found which by reason OF the
broken and hilly character of the surface
are unfit for agriculture, such areas will
be found excellent for pasturage;in fact,
the whole surface of North Dakota was
originally a region covered with highly
nutritious grasses. which formerly sup
ported vast herds of buffalo. The prairie
grasses predominant in the eastern, and
yield gradually to the buffalo and bunch
grasses in the western part Of the state.
Ample experience with cattle, sheep
and horses has proven that climate and