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Show acoma., ihe d' tho 1in cst ::>r Victoria, hccn ca.llcd able uoa.t s, At Ta.comn. cr pointH in a.ys, n.lmost · char:tetcr, done other rthy of this . solid, thus .lard gauge l~hon~c Air ~ <: Dra\\ing UH} Tacoma. fdy arc nll ng- Cars on wtor of ihc the tick<'t Dining Can; )ints in th<' ·nnning any of Dining bC'tWPCll En.~t nnd t l 1 n d. OrcT .lcom:t, \V. ln<l oLh<'r fie Co a H t ts. Its DinCan;, whic•h ' built ~ t Pullmnn ' \V 0 r k H, marvels of ry, being of uost elegant ~n and fin- They are ntedoncom- 1.ion f-\]Wings, n.refully n.ded that not il.ssen gPr ::;its . on both the :the country ,on of one of only 7fi cents f all patrons tg a rcguln.r table prices. ~r manufn.rt-good, clen.n oriland, a nd Sccond-cl a.ss L Terdtories. te only nutted. No extra. nrnish their tn.nd in the nigra.nts c;Ln I lH ea.<'h , ('Ul'n. p, for $1.50. Jlthe Narthern JPa(rifi(r ITountr¥. FROM LAKE SUPERIOR TO THE PACIFIC OCE AN. HE rc'gion :-;tn't ehing- acroRR the contilwnt from Lakr Superior to Pngct Round. T 011 1 h<· Pad lie coast, and lying on hot h sides of thr i\ ort hern Pacitic Haih·oad, is generally kn<)\Vll as til<'" Nort lwrn Pn.eifi~ Conntry.'' It <'mhraees portions of ~lillJH'Hota, Dakota, l\Iont ana, I<lallo, "\Vashmgton and Orc•gon, and prt>scnts t ' a grca ..". 1.1·<·t.,•. <>f !· 4urfnc<' ' R· oil and natural procltw~ions. ""'~o portion of tlll' United S' :tt .·snow ofT<•rs as f11 ,·ornblc opportnnit ks for set t lenwnt and tww IJII~it~<·ss enter- pr .·.,. t .: -.;. In no oth<'r s<'C'tion is ther<' ns m n <'h good govnnmrnt. land st 111 open to llonH•sj<'a<l, lH'<>-enlption and timl)Cr cnltnre claims. The climate ts en'rywhcre hcr:tlJfnl ancl jnyig-oruting. Tl1e Northc•rn Paf'ific Country inelncl('H millions ot acrC' of rkh agri<'nltm·<ll lan<l, imm<'IJse arc·as of pastnre lan<l valuable for stock-rni s,1·1 1hcri hc rl'('': :tt ti"t' <'tH of timlH'l' Janel, <'x(ensive mineral dif'tri•c t~, WIH're• go. ld and silwr arc profitably milH'd, nn<l large deposits of coal and 1ron. It mvJLc•s the farnwr, the ltmllwrman, the stod\:-rai~t·r·, the aniner, the tradesman, the r>rof<'SHional m an~ the husine~s man, the manufacturer and rhe capitalist. MINNESOTA. Tile Northern Pacific Company has over 1,3:>0,000 acres of lnn<l for sale in this Stat<', at pri<'('s rang-ing <'llidly from $l to SG 1><'1' acrC', and tlw preferred slocl>: of tile Comp!my is r<'<'l'in•d at par in paym<•nt. 'l'll<Te is <'OnHidcrablc gorernmcnt lnn<l op<•n for <'nlry. For abo ut lutlf the distance a<·rosH the State from the head of Lnk<' Snprrior the eountry traYC'l'Sl'd hy the road is timlH'rcd. Land <·nn he vro1llahly ekn.re<lllerc and farms op<'nr<l, the nearnc ·~-Js to tile markets and the value of the timl>rr eomp<'m;ating for the cosL of <'h·aring-. A beautiful r eg-ion of rolling prairiP, intt•r:-;pertH.'d with oak groYeH and <lott<·<l with numerous Jakes cm1ws tH·xL as we tran~l we~t ward. This is call<'d the "Lake Park Regi<;n." He} on<l lies the len· I, fPrtile Ya.lley of the H.rd Hin·r of the North, the honn<lary line l><'twe(•n Minnrsot a and Dal{ota. The country is well adapted for wheat, rai;ing, dairying, and gem'ral farming. NORTH DA KOTA. Till' Northern Pacific tran·rscs North J)akotn from cac;t to wrst for a di. tunce of ahout 400 mile~, with nnnwrous hrancl1cs to <1<'\'t•lop t11e eonntry and facilitate RettlcnH·nt. Its land grant <'mhra<'<'S alternate mil<~ ~-;quare Rcctions, for a distance of :>O mil<•H on ca<'h si<lc of t.he track, and a large part. is HI ill open for the Ret t ln'~ Bt•kct ion. The agrienlt ural lands arc sold nt price's ranging chiefly from $:3 to $G per acre, grazing ln. nels from $1 to S! 1><'1' a<T<', and on 5 and 10 years' <T<'<liL to Rettlrrs. Those lying caRt of the l\li!4souri nh<·r· ean be paid for with the J>l'<'f<'rrc<l Atock: of the compnny, whi<'h iH n•ccin'd at pat. Tl1e country iH rolling prairie of almost uniform fertility. B<'YOIHl tile Missouri River it is sonH·what brol{"cn with hut t<'R and low rnng<'S of lllllR. There is a large quantity of Y<·ry Jn·o<ln<'ti\·e an<l d('Riral>le goY<'rnnH'nt Jnnd to he taken under the ltom<>stca<l, }>rC'-<'Illi>t ion and t imlH•r culture laws. In the extreme wcstc•rn part of Ow T<•rritory the lands n.r<' nnsnrpassrd for grazing purposes, and there arc nh·<>n.<ly large }H'r<lH of <'nttl<'. '"orth Jhtkota is the home of the famous " No. 1 lin I'd" Apring whrat, which mak<·H t lte b<•st. flour in the world, and alwa)s <·ommaiHl::; a higher price than nny other kind of wlH'at. It iH rniscd in pcrfeet.iun in North Dakota, the climatic <'01Hlitions being specially ftworable to Hs proclnction. The yh'ld iH from ld to 3!) bnsht•l~:~ JWl' acre. Oats, ryr, barley, flax and corn yi<•l<l houn t iful cropR. All V<'g<•t ahJes ilouriHh. The dryness of the atmosphC're nwk<·s 111C' winters in North Dakota mneh mor<' agrC'eal>lc than the changrahlr W<'nllHT an<l the moist a tmoRp]H'rc of tllc> En14t. Cool nights and constant hr<'<'z<•s l'<'IHl<·r the HmlmH'rs ddig-htf nl. In tl1e ant tnnn the mild, pleasant W<'!lLher usnsmtlly lasts until nearly tllc 1irst of Dccemlwr. MONTANA Thr <>n.Ktrrn and crnt1al part of 1\fontnna fs a rolling platcnu, brokrn by molmt ain SJH1rH, and wPll water<·<l hy nunJ<.·I·ous streams It il> pre-rmlncntly a grazing rountry, hPing- covered with tlH' nmritious bnnch-gra. s, wlliclt cnrrs Itself, and fm·niHhes f<'<'d nil wintrr. S t o<'k-raiHi ng and wool-growing- arr v<.'ry profitable 1nduf:!tri<·s. Thr re 1:; Rtill plC'nty of room for 1ww hPr<lH an<l JlocJ{S, and the fcrtilt~ Ynll<'YA invite the FH'tt k r . The catt.le ranches and milws Rllpply a home markl't f or gra in and vcgc'tahkA. "\V<'stc•rn Montana iH lnrg<>ly cover ed by ~l!C numrrons r ang<'s of the Hod>y Mountain system, hut co1 ~aim; many attractive valleys, lliHl is rich in }H'<·<· ious lll <> t nl!;. The outpu t of gold, silver, copper and lead in l b87 was over 26,000,000. MOlltana's climate is dry and bracing, and 1s modi fied hy the influ<'n~~<' of the warm" Chinook" wind. Tile Northern Pacific H.ailroacl trnY<'I'Hl'f:l th<> Tl'rri tory for a clif:ltanee of tH'nrly 800 miles. :Montana offers many and nHiv<l oppor tnnitit'S to enL<'rpri~-,c nnc1 induHtry. Its mag-niftcrnt monntr.in seener y , IO\"<'ly ntll<·ys, cold, cl<•a1· ~~ rc·ams, hcantiful lal~<'S, and ahuncla.nc·e of ganH', mal(e it a delightful re~ion for the 1'PR1dc·nt; • the Jmntl'r, 1l. · ~H·rman nncl Hlllllnwr tourist . In Montana the Northern Pacific Railroa<l Company ha:; 11pwnr cls of 10, ()1),000 ncT<'s of lands foi· sale at prices ranging cllidly from $3 to Sri lH'r acre for ag-ri('ultnral Jancls, and from Sl to s·~.r>O J><'l' n<T<' for grazing lands, and on arH1 10 years' credit. Tiler<' are large quantities of go,·cnuncnt lands open for <!llt.ry. ' I'!ORTH E RN IDAHO. Northern Idaho it) mainly a region of mountu.ins ana forc•sts, with small prairies nncl nanow valleys available for farming settlement It <'Ontuins tlH' famous Cceur d'Alrn(' gold plae<'r minPH, the discoYery of which attractt'<l a. large nmnhcr of prospc'etors in 1881. Th<>f'e min <'s nrc being steadily 'vorkecl, and many or thrm haYe J>t'OYC'd 1 o l>r <'xcccdingly rich. The mineral rcHom·c·cs of tllis region include quartz leads ns well aR phl<'<'r <l<'posits, an<l invite de,·elopment. West of the Dittrr noot and Ccem· d' .... \ l<•ne Mountains, an•l bordering clos<'ly on Eastrn1 Wa hington, 1s a rich agricultural district., consisting of ro11ing uplands, coYerrd with hunch-grass and highly productive. T he climate is mild ancl lwalthful, ancl the ncar mountains a1Tord abundant timber for building, fencing and fuel. WASHIN GTON . This T<•rritory is sometimes called tlw PcnnHylvania of the Pacific coast, brcu.use of Hs Yariv<l natural r esources. I t posses/3"~, like P<•nnsyl\·ania, large n~ricnltnra.l areas, great Stores Of <'Oal a11<l iron, ntst fOl'CSt.H, nncl an open highway to the sea for com mere<'. The Cascade Mountains fll\•ide it into two natuntl divi-;ions, each haYing distinct elimatic per.nlinriLies. The climate is n otahly n~rccablc. Eastern "\Vashington is ehicfiy a plains country, well gt·nss<'cl, and large portions of It are highly fertile. The railroacl in passing tlu·onglJ it. f-lllows the traYeler hardly any· thing of its ngricuH.ural r<'Som·ccs, the line running for most oC the cliRtance through f<n'cRts or in <l<'C'P coulec>s. The fal'lning- <'<>nnt r·y li<'s on both sides of the track, stretching away to the south an<l the north. \VIH'nt is the princtpal crop. All the grains and fruits of temperate latitnd<'S fionrh;h. In Central ·washington, the Yakima Valley, thr ough which the Casca.d(' Divi:;lon of the NortlH'l'll Pacific has recently bern constrtlCt<'d, is ntt.ract in .~ a lat'A'<' S<'ttlemenL by rc•ason or the gar<l<'n-like prodnctiv<'ncss of its soil. f'omc portion of tllis st>crion r<·quin·s irrigation. All of it is Ya1nahle for grazing-. 'Vrstel'll '\raRllington, COlllJ)J'iHing- the Pugrt. Sonnc1 country, is a region of dense forests and lofty, now-clacl motmta.fns. Lumhrring is the most important industry. Coal is mined 111 large qnantltfcs. Agriculture is <'Hl'l'ic<l on in numerous riell v.tlleys running hac:-: from th<' Sntmtl to the mountains. The most productive hop dist l'ict gin the worlcl li<> in t h<•s<' 'alleys Fortmws lln.vc hC'('Jl made f rom little patches of hops during tht! past. few years. 'I'hc <'limatc of this rC'gion is Y<'ry rqnahh'. The winl<'rs arr rainy ancl n•ry mild, the sumnwrs cool and <lcligh tful. The weather the yca.r ronnel l'loB<•Iy reRembles that of the soul h of Eng1and. OREGON . Oregon, like " .,.ashington, is <livicled into twl) climatic n•giom~ hy the Casc·ade Mountains. TlH' cnHtcrn. ection conlains kss ngri<'nltuntllanrlt~um En. t<·rn 'Vash· 1nglon, and is in the main ~t grazing count l'Y IIors<'-raising and sh<'<'r-lter<ling are profitable in <lnstric '. 1\lncll l and, fornwrly A up posed to be too dry for farming, is now pro<ln<'ing hcayy yi<'l<ls of whe:lt. In "'"est<'l'n Ort'gon lh" tlH' ft'l'tllr \Villamrttr Vnll<·r, ah·<·acly wt'll set tlc<l , and supporting many large 1 owns. TlH' wheat of all this rrg-ion goeH to E urope for n. marl(c•t by way of the ocean. Til<' nnoecupicd land wc'st of the Cascade Hange, adapted for farming, is t imbl'l'Ni laud in the foot-hill~. Th<' "'\"ortlwrn Pacific Company h ~ts on•r 1:3,000,000 a<'rPs of la l for R!l.le in w~u;hingron an<1 Or<'gon, n.t })l'i(' ('S ranging chiefly from $'2.60 to $(i per· :tne for ngrieultural l:1 IHl~, and from S1 to "2.50 p('r acre fol' grazing lancls, a11<l on 5 and 10 years' rrl'cl i ·, and tlwrc arc large nr·ens of nnoccuph'd go\ crmm·nt. land~ a waiting SC'ttlf'm<': t. For information c·oncerning lands in Idaho, \Yashington or Or<'gon, fiJ>l)lyto P.\UL SCHULZE, Genrral Land .Agt•nt, Tncoma, ' V. T . ; P. B. GUO.\T, Gcrwral Emigration Agen t, St. Paul, ~finn.; or ('JL \ R. B. L.:\.MBOHX, Land Commissimwr , St. Paul, Minn. For information c·ont<'l'ning lauds in 1\linneHotn, D11lwta. or Montana, a <lclrCHR A. G. PO."l'LETJIWAITE, G<'IH'rn.l Land Agt•nt, ~'-'1. l~anl , Minn.; P. n. GHOAT, Gencrnl Emigration Ag<'nl, St. Paul, Minn., or· ( IL\~. B. IJAMTIORN, Land Commissioner , , L Pau l, ~Jinn. P ublication. nnd H,T : wnal lan<l m ap!; dcscriptiye of Minnesota, North Dalwta, :Mon tana, Nonht·rn Idaho, Washing ton and Or egon sen t f r ee. |