Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-08-21
Senator Lee N. Russell Favors
: OR Readers With Another
Article About the Great
Northwest.

From the Wisconsin country
We went To the Twin Cities Of
s.. Paul and MINNEAPOLIS. These
cities though formally ten miles
apart ere almost one now. They
contain approximately = com
bined population of 60, OOG peo-
pie and they are growing ali the
time. In addition 10 the wonder
ful progress Of these cities they
are NEST interesting 10 the trav-
eier. Around theui sre many
beautiful lakes and places Of in
terest- Here IL 81. Anthonv's
Falls in tho Mississippi river
these taiis are used commercially
aud Supply much power to these
cities. Como Park. Como Lake.
Lakes Harriet. Calhoun, Minne-
tonka, Minnehaha Fails and many
other places Of interest here gives
tourist unenGing pleasure.
Lake MinnetonSa has a shore
hue Of more than 200 miles. All
thes lakes and hundreds ofoshers
near by, abound In the fines, sort
Of Gsh. Il - an ideal place to
spend the summer, the weather.
a a rule. being very cool. While
there only few days eco. an
overcodt IN the evening felt rood
near midday the Thermometer
standing at abou; 60 degrees
In this section they have many
S~sdes, Germans and Norwe-
gians and these hus;lisc farmers
and thousands Of other foreign
ers, wi;h the native people. have
suit; up a great country, and
they all work there too.
From these cities We went
westward across western Mime
sofa through beautiful! hay an
grain le.,is, ali tlis country
Astounding n thousands II lakes.
into and across the northern
part Of North Dakota. Here i
one ot the loveliest sights on n.
e0ntlaent, the wheat fields. The
golden grain. = fai- crop thu
year, stretches 70. miles ana
miles, as far a. the eye can see
They till the soil with the mos,
improved machinery. in mos
instances 4 traction engine
breaking many fee, Of earth a:
one time. The land i - leye
that one can GO miles ard miles
aud never have % turn round
IN harvest time these big engines
pal the -eapers and the Grain /.
cut, tErsshed and sacked as the,
90. n scDs instances cutting
more than 70 feet Of grain az oas
time through. The wheat CT the /
land l. Immediately pioughs5 /
unce- and prepared for another /
crop, the pl0w following the
reaper They never quit work
mere, and they have the money
TOO Almost this entire country
- under cultivation; some vears
ago much ~ his was regarded
- NJ Tor pasturace only-it i
9i9c6 waxy soil AMI very fertile
From this great State we pas
sed into one OF the st-augs~t AM /
most weird stretch OF country in
i world. the "bad Laa,is," be-
ginning IN Western North Dakota /
And extending several mls- into
Eastern Montana These bad
Lands are sort OF san fo-ma
ton, 70 Use ! COMMON phrase, and
tie water and wind and il rains
very seldo1i there, has cut p this
and into snail nils or "bus,es.
anu the shapes Ut these small hills
are as many as the human r1int
;an think Of and many times more
They are most barren. having no
sort OF vegetation, save a saort.
1ard thick grass and snail bushy
broom sedee in no case over fonr
inches high aa4 from a few feet
= - feet nigh. These lands are
sortnless, yet raachuea some
INES pasture saeep among these
nilis. These little anima!s are
able 10 ike CT most aaything.
dere too, many years ago. the
indians used - hide and sals
ior-h 70 kill their enemies. the
pioneers One can get los. in
sn@ss waste .ands almost a. con-
2!e;ely Is N the sahara desert.
Il l. indeed 1T ancauuy, Geso!ate
country worth going across the
world - see.
In the Minnesota and most OF
North Dakota country. they have
plenty OF rain. After IeavInc
here Westward We have : stretch
lot country for several hundred
miles, thai IS being reclaimed b.
the United States government
and private money, By e system
Of irrigation. the farms reclaim
ed being of great fertility and
their values very high.
Montana reaches from East 70
West More than 500 miles.
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