St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-26
Dakota Tell Their Struggling Eastern Brethren
the Wonders Of This Years Great
Crop

The decade Just passed shows mar
velous development in the territory
west of the Mississippi river and Lake
Superior. Duluth, so satirized by Proc
tor Knott. has become the city he did
not dream of. while its neighbOr across
the harbor-West SuperiOr-iS making
strides as rival community. The
Pjegan Indians are Knott" driving any
more butfalOS into cOrralS at Duluth,
but instead mighty elevators are delly-
ering wheat during the season 10 steam
shipS for Eastern and old world cities.
while sailing vessels bear away the
products Of the vast forests and QuarrleS
Of Minnesota.
1t is LOCO miles from Lake Superior
to the Rocky mountains. across region
Of diversified resources. New states
are unfolding along this line and be
NOnd the DakOtas, Montana, Idaho and
Washington, the newest stars IN tie
nations crown, each bidding fair to be-
come popuIouS. rich and powerful.
Under the stimulus of steam, clec-
tricity, industry and capital, the deyel-
opment during the coming years Will be
great. 1t is the last large area in the
republic where virgin prairies Of agri-
cultural value can be found, where for
ests are undiSturbed, where pasture
lands are uncrOpped, where veins OF
gold, silver. copper. iron and gold are
hidden away iii Il thousand hills. The
railroads are out III advance OF settle
ment. The map of this region begins to
look like spiders web-the strands
rad.ating from st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Duluth and West Superior. The rail
road that seems to have the most in
4 &c tAn 4
Northern, formerly known as the
"Mamtoba," now engaged In building
an extension TO the Pacific coast.
which will be POO miles the short
est across the continent, connect
ing the Mississippi river, Lake Superior
and Puget sound, and linking the waters
of the Occident and Orient by the only
direct line possible to be constructed.
The Great Northern is not only the
principal line in Minnesota and North
Dakota, but has three branches in South
Dakota, and with branch lines under
way in Montana, will soon give it first
place in that state. From Great Falls 1t
has finished two branches into the
famous Belt mountain mining region, to
Neihart and Barker, besides pushing
WORK in the Flathead valley on the eX
tension TO the Pacific coast.
Through MON ana
Montana takes rank as the largest pro-
Queer of precious metals OF any state in
the Union, not only making the greatest
net output, but it pays more dividends
on mining stocks than ali other states
combined. Butte has the reputation.
and justly, TOO, of being the
greatest mining camp on earth.
1t is a Vulcan; noisy and grimy;
tunneling; no let up for nights ana Sun
days. Miners work in eight-hOur shifts !;
streets glare with electric light from
twilight to daylight; underneath the
homes and streets of the city tunnels
hOneycOmb the veins of copper, silver
and gold. Montana has two other Won
derful places; Helena, the capital and
queen of the mountains, richest city per
capita in the country, and last, but not
least, Great Falls, city OF the plains,
seated by the greatest available water
power on the continent and seemingly
conscious of her vantage ground. 10 the
east and north are vast stock ranges: to
the south and west rise hills and noun
tains filled with precious metals, the
development of which, without cOnsId-
ering the many other resources of the
surrounding country, must make the
City of the Falls one of she most i'm
portant i'll the Northwest.
A trip 10 Montana over the Great
Northern IS one of the most attractive
in the West. From st. Paul the tourist
takes the fOur-track route to Minneap-
oils. Crossing the Mississippi on a mill
ion dollar stOnearch bridge, in full view
OF the Falls OF st. Anthony and the
largest Touring mills in the world,
passes the shores of Lake Minnet0nka,
going thence through the Park region
Of Minnesota. with its myriad lakes, to
the wheat valley of the Red river. to
Devils lake-NOrth DakOta'S inland
sea- through the Mouse river country,
and the Milk river valley, passing Fort
ASSinnibOne. the largest and finest mil
itary fort in the West; historic Benton,
Great Falls City and the mighty cat
aractS Of the Missouri river, then skirt
ing the Rocky mountains, with their
sublime scenery. to Helena, the rich
capital Of Montana, thence over the
continental backbone to Butte.
Minnesota and the DakOtaS are well
known for their crops of spring wheat.
The wheat of these states is a hard va