Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-02-18

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Among the descriptive articles in
the February number Of the North Daa
kota Magazine Year Book ISSUED: liby
/ The State Department Of Immigration
and Labor, Hon. ". g. Gilbreath. Com
missioner, is the following write-up5 Of
RAMSEY count y.f Upon inquiry, the
slnterO Ocean learns that this most adj
mirable though ecessarily brief OUT
/ line Of our county resources ana the
ressiveness Of her queen city. De:
wills Lake, q from the pens Of Hon
w. w. Barrett, ex- Commissioner OF
I immigration and Forestry, and a. M,
h EOWStI5OE Cn1S Guy 10 t
& The article rs Illustrated BY engray.
j Ing pictures 81 Ramsey county corn
{. fields and 8 few Of our substantial
farmhouses ssz s *:E: s-s S' S% >
NH s5s Ramsey County stands In the front
ranksasfs q province Of, rich resources,
4 accumulated wealth and an advanced
people. y IL Is entrally located in the
well famed Devils Lake Garden Lands
{ OF North Dakota. It consists Of 77O,-
/ 800 acres Of ihcent land admir-
ably fitted for general farming pur-
\ poses. 4 =. 7asI &: \; D y:s !.
.<54s The population Is nearly $4,000, con
sisting ofpeople from northern Europe,
Canada and the mid die states, and they
I are an Intelligent, industrious moral
I and progressive people. 35s5.: b
The topography Of 4 the county is
/ that Of q gently swelling prairie inter:
= spersed ith 4'large level plains all
. having natural drainage. Numerous
lakes abound, such as. Devils Lake;
1 sweetwater Lake, eshwater Lake,
1 Twin, Alice, and Iryine's lakes. The
!. largest stream liz the Moryouse Goulee,
!. extending from Iryine's lake, near
I Churchs Ferry, to Devils Lake, II
also contains some fine and heavy
flowing springs, S nune rouss small
Z sloughs and large hay tracts, the Iarg
3 est body being In the northwestern
part Of the county, known as the Win
ko Meadows, consisting Of many thou
sand acres of land annually producing
thousands Of tons 81 Wild and nutriti
ous hay. These meadows and the adj
Il joining lakes constitute the Hunters
Paradis There the hunters from sthe
Twin Cities and other places come
yearly to secure prairie chickens, Wilt
II ducks and geese Iii ,abund dance. $5Ss
DEVILS LAKE ( CITY NJ:
The county seat, Is nearly 400 miles
4 from ST Panl s Inn: and adtt Is ffnels
q located 5onttas level plateau Of land hay
Ing D natural drainage near the waters
Of Devils Lake, n II was first settled u
1892 and incorpo Grated as sasc city ii 1882
It has a populat ion at this time 10
6, 900 persons and, IS rapid increasing
3 It's geographic Local ion and network
of railway lines give the fullest assur
81 ancesp vast, populat don An the nea;
future. }
SE The stores are ssof a modern type
splendid solid block wen lighted ant
a Convenient ana subs tally made q
PRESSED brick on massive cementes
found tions. During the last three
years ave hundred new resid ences
! have been built, costing about 81 900.
900, and during that time nearly tina
amount was also expended in publ,
and rs iyate bill dings. exclusive
4 the Great Northern Railway Company.
"A Improvement. The Mann's block alone
cost 5sso, 900. 81 81
sThs city has ten miles of goo
~ streets and miles or excellent cemen
sidewalks, city water work 900
sewerage system and 81 axceilen
electric light ana telephone plant
n classed ~ among the very best in "a
western states, numerous rural teIe
4 phone lines, rural free delivery mai
routes. q large number 81 very nm
asitonnobile Her extensive ana cost
mobile shop many rnanufa cturinl
establishments ousaaaIs of An
shade lorlaing house-iaWns
streets. nouisyards ana puhilc buils
iaa lus ruin elevators having