The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-05
that Of medium to high. The lowest

oAAdo VI lueulum 10 nlSn. line lOWeSl
point is the northeast corner of thu
state. Big Stone Lake, 965 feet above
sea level, while 100 miles south Of
there altitude reaches LOGO feet
$50 miles west, 1900; the great valley
OF the James river between these two
last points ranges from 1000 to 1900
feet, while in the Black Hills an ex-
IRENE heighth Of 1900 feet is reached
at the top Of Harvey Peak in Custer
county. Her towns and cities vary in
altitude above sea level from l,l50
feet for Vermillion in the south and
Mllbank in the northeast portion of
the state, to $3.50 feet for Sturgis and
Hot Springs in the Black Hills. The
days in South Dakota during the
summer months are as hot as in some
OF The states much further south, but
the nights are always cool.
The state has no large cities dump
ing sewerage and waste into her
streams, or heaping the refuse from
the streets and alleys into her ravines
to breed and disseminate disease in
the community. Owing to the rolling
character of the country her streams,
which are numerous, all run rapidly,
guaranteeing purity, and freedom
from malaria and other fever produc-
ing germs.
The state now boasts of between g.
900 and 1000 artesian wells ranging
in depth from 200 to 1000 feet, with
pressure varying from few pounds
to. 200 pounds to the square inch. These
wells are now procured in about one
half the total area of the state. The
water is always of a moderate temper
allure making it most desirable for
stock purposes, and also for irrigating
gardens and groves. In the vicinity
OF Pierre sufficient gas is obtained
with the water from these wells to
furnish light and heat for the farm
house. The city Of Pierre for several
years has been lighted from these
wells. Natural gas of good quality
and in abundance, with a flow of from
20 to 100 barrels Of water per minute
from one and the same well, are fea-
lures worth consideration by the
homeseeker.
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
South Dakota maintains for the
higher education of it's young people
state university completely equip
ped, and of high standing. This is
located at Vermillion in the southern
part of the state, and offers courses to
the students in education, engineer
ing, sociology, law, medicine, music,
and all Of the other branches of tech
nical learning offered by all of the
standard universities of the country.
The regular enrolment is about 400.
| The State College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts is located at
Bookings in the eastern part of the
state and has an enrolment in the
preparatory and regular graduate
courses of practically the same as the
university. In addition to these there
is also conducted in connection with
this school four months course in
agriculture, mechanic arts and do
nestle science for the boys and girls
from the farms who are unable to de
vote more than this length of time
to school work. The object of this
shorter course is to fit boys and girls
| for better work, higher life, anc
greater enjoyment of their work ii
the homes and on the farms of thu
state.
The state maintains four norma
schools, one in the southern, one ir
the eastern, one in the western anc
one in the northern portions of TIN
state, and School Of Mines at Rapit
City. These institutions are al
splendidly equipped and doing excel
lent work.
Besides these nearly all the religious
denominations have excellent school,
and universities. / believe the oldes
Of these is Yankton College, (Congre
yationaD one of our pioneer institu
tions of learning that has taken
high rank in this work from the be
ginning.
Other institutions are the Wesleyan
College at Mitchell; Huron Colleg
presbyterian at Huron; Redfeld Col
lege Congregational at Redfeld; Au
gustana College (scandinayian-Lutl
eran) at Canton; Lutheran Norma
School at Sioux Falls; Sioux Falls Col
lege, and School for the deaf mute
and the blind. These two last o
course, are state institutions.
Besides the foregoing the Episcopa
ians have an excellent school at Siou
Falls known as All Saints which
devoted to the education of girls only
In addition to these colleges, tn
Roman Catholics have a large nun
Der of academies and schools in COZ
nection with their church work, an
the German Lutherans, Evangelic:
, Lutherans, Seven Day Adventist
Mennonites, Free Methodists, and i
fact, nearly every creed with instit,
tion of learning separate and apar
from the public school system.
We also have In the state lis full
= equipped high schools, or an averal
: of better than two high schools
each county. In view Of the fal
0 that our state is young, and mar
0 of the counties are but recently o