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own right, the Alton farm, of 4,000 acres, adjoining 

 the Cass farm. 



On arriving at Fargo, July 12th, I at once at- 

 tempted to find Mr. Dalrymple at his office in that 

 town, but did not succeed, he being at Castleton. 

 Most fortunately I encountered Mr. J. L. Grandin, 

 who at once cordially invited me to a seat in his car- 

 riage and a visit to his farm, at Grandin, thirty-six 

 miles to the north of Fargo. I gladly accepted the 

 invitation, leaving that town about 4 P.M. and arriving 

 at the farm at about 10 that night. During the con- 

 tinuance of daylight my attention was fully engrossed 

 by the beauty of the valley and the large fields of wheat 

 and oats, standing three to four feet high, with their 

 heads level as a house floor. After the sun went down 

 the mosquitoes had my undivided attention. 



That portion of the farm known as the Grandin, in 

 which Mr. Dalrymple has an interest and manages, 

 lies on the west side of the Red River, about six miles 

 to the north of Elm River, a tributary. It has a 

 frontage on Red River of four miles, running back to 

 the west some thirteen miles, and contains 28,000 

 acres. A portion, only, is in a solid body; on the 

 western side some of the alternate sections being held 

 by other parties. Some six miles further to the north, 

 on Goose River, another tributary of the Red, is a 

 body of 12,000 acres, which make up the 40,000 acres 

 nt tin- ( Jrandin farm. Twenty-four miles to the west 

 tin- (Jrandin Brothers, J. L., W. J., and E. B. Grandin, 

 bank.rs, "iTidioute, Pennsylvania Jiave another tract 

 of neatly 30,000 acres, known as the Mayville farm, in 

 which Mr. IJalrymple has no interest. This last farm 



