Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-10-22

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a New Project Of its Disfin
9ulshed Founder.
r One OF the mat agreeable trips b!
+" which the British Association for th
: Advancement OF Science relieved lie n
: cent meeting in Bristol was made on th
. I'.excursioa day." September the ID, Whe'
10 hundred membera visited Salisbury ant
2 Stoneheuge. Of course Salisbury Cathe
+ Idral and tho ''unsolved enigma ''of Stone
] lhenge recelved their full share Of interest
{. but frequent allus,ons to the precious
! ltreasures Of the Blackm0re 1useum b.
a Iseveral speakers 1t the elegant 5reakfas
y In the Council House, to which the Mayor
e Iof Salisbury invited his scientific guests
= showed how deeply they had been i'm
suppressed by what they saw at tho Museum
On arriving at Salisbury, tho tourists
D were met At the station by the Mayor
(Mr. s. r, Atkins) Mr.. E. I. Stevens
> land other leading citizens. The party
was then conducted to the Blackmore
Museum, which, in early Rint implements
land hatchets, is said TO be unrivaled. The
building, which was opened in 1867, is ex.
tessive and admirably fitted for it's pur-
pose. 1t was built and endowed BIZ Mr..
William Blsckmore. 3 citizen of Sails
bury, and an eminent promoter Of high
class education. The American collection
: of Indian weapons of war, arrows, and
spears, was highly eulogized for it's extent
and completeness by one Of the visitors,
General Darlington of the United States
Army. Gen. Darlington concluded his
speech 1t the Mayors breakfast By saying:
AIN 1867. after the American War had
closed, he was ON srrvice on the plains
and he had had some hard service, being
one year on crutchss-and having gone
back to Colorado, Geographic message
came to him from the then Lieutenant
General Sherman, lbut now General Sher.
mans position answering to the rank Of
the Duke of Cambridge in The English
Army-instructing him to LAY attention
to Colonel Bridges! of the Guards, and
Mr.. Blackmore. who were then on Wis.,
Iit-(applause)cand that besides showing|
them all courteay they we're especially to|
have buffalo hunt. Laughter). He re-
ceived them with an escort, and the hos
pitality he bestowed IN those days simply
IN his official capacity had been infinitely
repaid BY the kIndpess he had received on
his present visit to Salisbury. Mr.. Black
more had, mose than any other man, aid
led the people of the United States to al
Knowledge Of their own red men, and bel
could not leave the town without being
allowed to propose the health Of that gen
tieman. (Applsuse). Mr.. WilliamI
Blackmore, in the course Of his response
to this toast, said: 1.-The great lesson
which l conceive is taught by the collec-
ton Is that of progress-of gradual ad
vancement from q low and degraded to
. more perfect state Of civilization. And
here l may be permitted to remark that it
has been my lot within the last twelve
months to realize practically the degraded
condition In which the aboriginal .nhab.
itants of Moth America, resembling in
many respects our predecessors whose
fin: instruments and remains we have to !,
day seen in the Museum, can exist and
exc out miserable existence. During the
last Autumn, on the banks Of tho South
Platte, in the United States. and rot tar
from Fort Sedgwick. where l first had
the pleasure of meeting my friend and
our visitor to-day, General Darlington, l
was the guest 81 band numbering some
!. 500 of the Ogallsla Sioux. There. in
lieu Of sitting down TO such a elegan,
banquet Is that which through the liber-
ality and hospitality Of our Mayor has
been provided for US to-day. the chief and
greatest delicacies which were placed be
fore me were stewed puppy and roasted
contrast, how.
e er, between the repast of to-day and
my dinner on the Platte with the ladians
was not SO great Is the relative condition |
Of the white women Of the United States
and that of the miser able Indian squaws
Who are the mental slaves and drudges of |
their red masters, perform all the hard
work, not only in camp, but on the march,
md whose lives are passed ia toiling aud
working, whllst their lords and masters
ne smoking and otherwise amuslng them
'elves in INDECENT laziness. But, return
pg again to the great lesson which have
desired to teach, namely, that of pro-
yress. my here state that whilst what
have done in the Old World has been ,
mainly restricted to the records of the
'ast. yet in the New World-in that
,reat West which I love 90 well-nearly |,
midway between the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans. in ono Of these lovely upland I,
'alleys or parks. situated under the shad-
~ Of the Rocky Mountains. where the
BEAUTIFUL scenery aud exquisite climate.
combined with extreme fertality of soil.
ender life most enjoyable and heal,hful,
, In conjunction with my American
rienis. am about to establish . college,
vhich shall, irrespective Of nationality ~ u
reed, be open to the young men of all
ounsries, where they will receive the
est possible education in physical and
science" To all friends oil
ducation. and particularly to Americans. Z
be announcement Of this new project oil
he founder of the Biackmore Museum is y
like interesting and important. 4
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