The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06

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dependent about the land OF un-
stinted enough, for there was
never enough OF. anything at any
time or at any place until the
plains Of North Dakota were dis
covered. About the land OF the
red checked plum, the realm Of
the dandy gopher's choice, for
without any doubt,
He figured about
That his rations
Would never run out"
So he concluded to stay
When he knew it would pay,
And he's with us today
1t was the millions OF millions
and the millions upon millions
Of tails OF the nimble gophers,
that tipped in the breeze as they
popped down into their holes,
that suggested the name ''Flick-
ertail'' for our state.
Yes, want to tell them about
the state OF states, the state
that has the most fertile acres OF
land within her borders OF any
state in this great union OF ours,
the state that raises more BUSH
els of grain for every man,
woman and child than any other
state in the great American In
ion. The state that has the
most dollars and cents (if dol
lars and cents cut any figure)
per capita OF any state in the
United States.
And when l have said that
much, Mr.. Editor, believe that
have said about all, unless it
would be to add that it is tie
state that has the best looking
women. And right here, let me
say that you and | may we'll
congratulate ourselves on our
good fortune of being lucky
enough to each OF us be the proud
owner Of one Of them ourselves.
Oh. yes, this North Dakota
land is not a dreary, rugged
mountain waste. Oh, no, but
with a few honorable exceptions
a little patch OF Turtle noun
tains northeast Of us, and an ell
bow string of Choteau hills on
the west and south aud a few
sand hills near ,Towner. With
these honorable exceptions, and
they are honorable for those
Turtle mountains furnish timber
and fuel, as we'll as shelter, and
serve to break the monotony OF
all prairie, and are a glory and
granduer to behold.
And those Choteau range OF
hills are necessary to divide the
waters between the Mouse and
Missouri rivers and the now OBJ
solete lakes called sloughs are
among the best meadows in the
world for they furnish an almost
unlimited amount of hay OF an
exceedingly high grade. They
are also natural reservoirs to
feed the upper strata or in other
words the upper seepage that
supplies our shallow wells ana
springs with soft sweet water.
Our hard water being obtain
ed from deeper wells, have their
sources otherwise. We have a
humber of water stratas each
separated by about thirty feet
and all of them are never failing.
This is a veritable land of springs
of excellent water indeed. Then
those hills furnish pasture for
the countless herds that gloss
their already sleek hides on the
grass that grows rampant ev-
erywhere that is both hay and
grain.
What a grand spectacle those
thousand or more small elevat'
ed lakes must have presented
when in their primitive newness,
their utmost fullness, and when
in their prestine beauty.
Those sand hills referred to be-
fore. are also valuable for the
quality OF sand they contain,
which is as capable OF being
melted into glass as the sand in
the moraines OF the terminus OF
Lake Michigan, that is being
shipped by whole train loads,
clear to Findlay, Ohio, to be
melted into glass where they
have the natural gas to melt it.
Aud right here | am going to
predict that when the natural
gas is tapped, that no doubt
lies beneath those sand hills,
which were the death throes OF
the ancient lakes, thru which the
Mouse river once flowed and
which it drained, as anyone
having any knowledge of geol-
ogy can easily perceive by cross
innc tho COUNTRY hotwoon Gran.