Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1882 — A LETTER FROM DAKOTA. [ARTICLE]

A LETTER FROM DAKOTA.

Jamestown,. I). T., July 8, 1882. Dear Republican:— -I write a few lines, giving my opinion of what I have seen of the Territory. I arrived here on June 22d, and have made it my business to gather all the information I could, regarding this new and wonderful country. Mv attention wns first caHed to the large wheat fields, taking in for hundreds of miles the Red and James river valleys. They are simply immense; the finest pros* pect they ever had in this country. The prairies are rolling, and very pleasant end productive, and are dotted all over with small lakes filled with fish. There are occasional alkali lakes, and one salt lake near Fort Totten. The James river is a very narrow but deep stream, inhabited by large fish. Jamestown is a nice, pleasant town of about 1,500 inhabitants, situated JOO miles west of Fargo and 100 miles east <>f Bisioiirk, and is talked of as the future capital of northern Dakota. A wealthy Englishman by the name of Sykes, owns 45,000 acres of land about fit) miles from here, on a portion of which a new town is teing laid out to be called Sykes, which will be th« county sent of Welles county. The country out there Is just simply magnificent, and 1 atn told there is none better iu Dakota. People era going there in largo and the prairie is doited with settlers' houses. The county will be organized immediately. It is now the favorite location hereabouts. The great fear in regard to this country in the East is the coldneivs of ths climate. If this were removed the immigration would be doubled or trebled next year. lam of the opinion that it does get pretty cold here in -the winter; notwithstanding it is noted for raising small grain of all kinds in abundance. In Jamestown ground has just been broken for a $30,000 Court House, also a fine school building, and they have two fine church buildings finished and another commenced. Jamestown, in my opinion, will be a very desirable place to live. It hue a very healthy climate, water at a depth of 30 to 80 feet, and there has he.-uone flowing well, bored to a depth of 280 feet, of fine artesian water. A great many came here from Michigan, in fact four-fifths of the prpulatiou here nee Eastern people, enterprising, go-ahead fellows. Time>and space will aot allow me lo say more at present. , Toors Truly,

F. J. S.

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