Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-01
ere coming city Stanley county Western South Dakota
FROM THE MISSOURI TO RAPID

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state historical society, writes enter
tainingly OF a trip over the North
western extension as follows:
comalate6 the survey of the state
/ preliminary TO the annual review of
South Dakota progress last week by a
hurried trip over the new line to the
Hills and through the Northern Hills
including the Belle Fourche project
and Spearfisn Canon, going as far as
Rapid upon the second through train.
The first thing to attract especial at
ltention after crossing the steel bridge
was a sawmill cutting cottonwood
lumber a few miles above Fort Pierre
Ion the Bad river. Surprisingly large
/ logs were on the skidway and some
good lumber is being cut. The time
I is coming when South Dakota will be
dependent upon her own resources
for lumber and the sooner we realize
that fact and make ready for it the
better. There are now lots ofcultivat-
eel trees in Pierre which would make
fine saw logs and we can grow plenty
of others any where in this country
/ which quarter of century hence
/ will supply dimension lumber.
Teton, where we pass the down
train is too ''close in" to have develop
| ed much of q town, but there is q fine
| village at Wendte. At Capa the hot
well continues to throw abundance of
water at 135 degrees. It is necessary
to let it run into a large reservoir to
cool before pumping it into the tank
from which the engines are supplied
as it is not practicable to use the hot
water in the engines. Capa is doing
some trade, but the first village of
much promise is Midland.
! The valley of the Bad river is always
| beautiful, but it is especially so at
this season with the autumn colors
upon the trees and the changing
i lights and shades upon the river hills.
All the way to the Hills we ran through
or near the timber. The relatively
Ifew homestead improvements in the
valley proper is noteworthy, due to
! the fact that stockmeu long ago got
hold of the lands along the streams
| for range purposes. At intervals we
came upon typical old time ranches
with the low log houses and out build
iings and extensive corralls and oc-
casionally new claim shanty squats
on the hillside or peeps out from
among the breaks. The general inn
preston however is that the region is
very sparsely settled indeed, but when
we get view OF the uplands we dis
covered the homestead plants were
general ali over the country.
| Midland looks exceedingly prosper
Gus and business there is reported
| very excellent. Many substantial
buildings have been erected and
everything gives an impression OF per-
lnanence, Philip however is the
metropolis of the new region and a
Surprisingly large edeyelopelaenti is seen
there when the time since settlement
is considered. Distance from COM
petitive points and a fertile region
aound about well settled gives promise
OF q good town ut that point.
From near Wall fine view OF the
Bad Lands Is secured, although the
road avoids the rough country. As far
as the eye can reach great cliffs and
buttes of White clay projecting far
above lower horizon of smaller buttes
and All occasional patch of natural
prairie stilted up on benches of clay.
Some of these tables are several acres
in extent. Why they escaped the
!. erosion which slashed and wore away
the remainder of the region is hard
to explain. The region is picturesque
from the car window but would be-
| come exceedingly monotonous if pur-
, sued for any distance.
i The railroad people say they con-
structed new route with view to
future developments and not limiting
it to the present needs Of the section
through whichit runs. The Cheyenne
river appears to have been constructed
along the same lines Of policy. Pro-
visions have been made for a great
stream but at present its facilities are
not being utilized to any great extent.
The valley is however beautifully
wooded and the soil is fertile. Wasta
! is g thriving village just across the
Cheyenne
/ From the Cheyenne to Rapid we
run up the beautiful valley Of the
J Boxelder, rich with soil, timber, cat
i tie and possibilities. Owanka, Under
wood and Boxelder are promising
villages which have hung out their
J signs and solicit investigation from
investors and homeseekers.
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