The Dickinson press., 1907-03-23

east and west. The soil is rich and Is
watered BY springs. the Cannon Ball
river, Cedar and chanta Peta creeks and,
their numerous tributaries.
II has inexhaustible beds Of Ignite
coal, enough to supply the entire state Of
North Dakota for the next thousand.
years;and it has fine clay beds fol. the
manufacture of brick and all kinds of
pottery.
Great development has been made in.
Hettinger county in the past two years;
and more particularly during the last
year. ss II.
"a trip from Dickinson to New Eng
land, from Gladstone south to Horswill,
Wolf Butte, Howser and Buffalo Butte,
Or from Richardson south to Alden, Mott
and Bentley reveals something Of the
growth that has been going on in the
country south. Il is no uncommon thing
to meet thirty or forty teams on any Of
these routes.
NEW ENGLAND.
pfgaaE. L' FE-r- ES&H.tH-+
This village is located on the Cannon
Ball river IS miles south. of Dickinson. in
Hettinger county. The site, which was
laid out in June, 1887. is beautiful one,
sloping to.the river south. )
New England has two large general
stores, 4 three-story hotel. ,restaurant.and
hotel, school house, blacksmith and a
dentist.
/ New England is a mail distributing
point tor Haley, Saltwater and other
Offices south. From Dickinson the stage
runs out on Monday. Wednesday and
Friday, returning the following day.
For six months in summer the govern
ment gives this pioneer village Of Het-
finger county a daily mail, and often the
mail contractor, Asa Gardner, has to
send an extra team to accommodate the
large number of passengers going to
and from. He has ordered new carry
alls to take care Of the immense bust
ness. The postmaster at New England.
W.. c. Mckenzie, has 40 or 50 letter bags
for as many different ranehers and farm
ers, who have their mail boxes up at
convenient points along the routes south
to Haley and Saltwater, making it handy
for patrons Of his Office.
BLACK BUTTE.
Ernest Strang and his father-in.law,
C. w. Herstein, came here from Iowa in
1901 with practically nothing and located
on, claims = miles south of Dickinson.
Now the latter has IFS head of fine cat
tie, and together they have bought a fine
half section Of land connecting their
homesteads. Mr.. Strang intends to build
"a new house ofsbrick, which he will make
himself from clay on his own ground and
burnw home-mined coal. In the bot.
tom of a 3o.foot well on his farm is an
Seight-foot vein Of Ignite coal, and the
water is excellent.
So much for the varied resources Of
North Dakota, and the grit Of the set
tiers.
"A large colony, mostly Iowa people
now have homes in the Black Butte
country. There is already 4 .schoe|
house, and a fourishing Sunday schoo
is held at the different houses and !
church is soon to be erected.
InsIoo6 the crops Of fax. wheat. oats
barley and potatoes grown on newl,
broken ground were marvellous.
@ 1, BENTLEY.
The Bentley. postofice wal established
two months ago aud at the present time
ninety patrons are being supplied at THU
office.
Bentleyis practically 4 new settle
,mentE Last year a: small acreage o
gram was sowed and harvested Will
good results. The farmers are per
fectly satisaed with the results and til,
grain acreage will be greatly increased
this year. 81. sss: s5s
HORSWILL.
In the spring Of Ieo5, ]. O. Horswil
arrived III This territory and locatedSo o
his Homestead. Al that time only 4 fev
homesteaders we're located In ii,
neighborhood. but now the land has al
been fled upon and the settlers ar
comfortably domiciled and well please
with the country andathe outlook.
"a few Of the many who we're sue
ressS,,l IN fke line NJ a0rir,1f,rA Ias