The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1875-05-26

the 0fNS V0t ND IN the 63Wus = E8lOOu W0S ueAtS
that Was just In the rear Of the buildings put up: i
was fronting Sd Street. It was week ort days a.
teri commenced; it was frame building; . day and
ahalf or two days wasspent in building it, It was ta
ken possession Of and opened as saloon: was a
temporary building: the same building was still occu
pied as saloon Wien left think it still stands;
don't know Of its being removed. Next TO that.
Shaw Csthcart, merchants, moved down and, put
mond, and covered it with tent; they Immediately
commenced merchandising. They had quite large
stock Of goods could not estimate Its value; was
general merchandise. A good many buildings were
and blocks and in accordance with the streets as they
nowa are. Saloons and buildings were putup IN rap
i'd successiop. am Deputy o. s. MARSHALL IDssrlcs
of Dakota With headquarters at Bismarck
Keith were contractors on the Northern Pacific Z. X
for so miles from the Missouri River running east,
resided here that season. Twas instructed to set near
the ryer andthe railroad and the town and an, my aP.
Instructions. Buildings were constructed FOR bnr-
leigh Keith as contractors; q: the time the lois
we're shown me by Mr. Sweet Ibid not notice other
stakes; don't remember Mr. Sweet showing me map
81 the town; he may have done 50. dor's know il
Rurleigh & Keith ever purchased those feta: made
no bargain; do not know that they occupied these
buildings other than as contractors; Lambert put
bis building up between the 10Th and 2es Of June,
not later certainly; think Shaw Cathcart commsn-
ced building between the middle and goth OF June
Cross eb0nsiRed by M. SinansOfs--4 believe Nlr
Shaw opened his building for sale Of goods between
Tx " Douoiass s,cors.IResi,ae at Bismarck, am a.
farmer, apd.was In the engineer corps ofN + K;1
first came to Bismarck April ], 1879; know Co! Y w
Sweet and remember his arriving here on the l3th or
May, 1872; Mr. Canneld, DR. Thayef and several 9TH
ers OF the L &,P s Co were with Sweet; under
stood that the was to be located where 1t now
sr We were encamped three fourths OF mile weee OF
here; MrSweet got transit from Mr Stevens OF the
engineer corps and started out one morning to sur
vey; he had assistants, with stakes. &c: have these
facts In my diary it was between the 2h and 3Oth OF
May, 1872, Sweet made the survey; did not assist
stakes for the townste little bfore he borrowed the
transit, the transit belonged to Mr. Mefgs; stevens
was his assistant; the survey was made the 10Th or
26th Of May; Meigs arrived and brought transit TOR
Sweet on the 2d Of May; saw survey and stakes;
was notorious fact that the townsite was staked
OUT We somewhat surprised that they should 90
20 far east from the river and 1t caused some talk
The stakes were one foot out Of gronnd TO lncnes
square, hewn so that they could be written on, and
the names Of streets were written on them the town
dte was IN open PRAIRIE and no trees or obstruc-
tions Dr. Burlegh's buildings were first put up; they
were commenced the first week IN June; Lsmoert,s
did not build until July; they were doing business at
the old townsite when the Yellowstone expedition
left It is possible they may have commenced build
was afterward blown down; Herman Bose was the
name of the firm; It was occupied about TWO weeks;
week after they built Lambert pnt up saloon; a.
ter July and the LET Of buildings began 70 be
PIN Saa reisrsnce yss e eis I siocFs re popasop
Of Bismarck ID Ijadga Gom Nv 10 eco; lrenaemhsr
E Turner and Judge Bowen completing the survey
In the fore part OF June 1s7 the steamer Ida stock
dale landed the ssth of June and the survey Of town
Cross '.s esan.ineaH1 am the R n. Douglas. who
made an affidavit before Harvey Officer, notary pub
case; Mr. Sweet and men belonging ftoLs tPsCo
started out to make tbs survey the name OF one OF
the men was Samuel H Lille; do not recollect the
names of others; after the buildings Of Burleigh&
& Cathcart was next. ihink saw names Of streets
stakes about the 10Th Of July, 1879; my attention
had not been called to them before don't think there
were any improvements on this claim prior to Sweets
survey; don't know Hhen the plowing was dore or
the we'll was dug; don't think there Was any other
improvements; there may have been two logs cross
ed; believe the persons who came with Sweet were IN
the employ Of the & Go; believe two or three
were laid out by Bowen and Turner before the 2sth
Of June; Iknow that or Two Of the streets were
named after parties who surveyed them; knoF that
they came 70 make survey surveyed several days.
N'''''n.a 4STskSoos 1a;4 SESSION. : ., 80.
Col. Lo'snsoerry .ssso,1s-Am resident Of Bis
cd july 1873; between the e0th and 25th Of Novem-
Der 1873 1made statistical report for publication
In Bismarck Tribune d the improvements In the town
Of Bismarck.o In nakins this census was accompa.
MED by Judge Bowen, who carried copy Of the plat
of the city and who was familiar With Il; we visited
each block and building as aimed 10 give the char
acter and extent Of the with their ex-
The report 1as intended Is be exactly correct, and
h 90 nearly as newspaper articles Of thatcnracs
ter usually are. 1t was published in Bismarck Trib-
une Nov. rs, and republshed Dec. 5 with some til
hiuR corrections. Acopy Of the Bishnat Tribune,
Nee. s. 1873, was shown to witness and he Gays tnat
the blocks referred to therein are the In the
mapon fle In this case. Judge Bowen had .
copy Of the nap of tAe city With hn ss the time Me
of Which has been given in evidence. (Mr Joy, by
Mr. Simmons objected to the Submission Of the Bis
marck Tribune rs irrelevant and incompetent Ny
examination did not extend beyond the plated part
~ the citv. fmproyenents on blocks So and "a seem
10 he enumerated under the head Of block brick
ward NV Of town had been In operation, but Is
not included don't think Of anything else The cir
is now about 800. 5aftt-yte gfsgsa. j .h5. z !
Cross e:oaanined--1f any improvements were not
included Il was wholly unintentional. did not look
to anything outside Of townste was editor and
nroprietor Of the Bismarck Tribune; h1r Jordan was
associated With me, but had no capital In the paper
JuIee Bowen accompanied me for the purpose Of In
forming me as to the location ofblocks. 'r lhgKl
R Douglass recalled and cross examinednl e, was
residing at old toWnsite, in employ of p B, on
Sec S, 13s, s0 the old townste is near the north
line. continued in the employ Of the N r until
the 7th Of November 1879 sort OF claimed the SW4
of section S did nos Ouhd OF ne on NJ IL was oetore
the government surveys: The next spring came
out and made garden with view to test the land
There was no understanding that i was to hold q
claim for L & p Co. spoke to some parties as
ts whether the tract of land could be held for Mr.
Garfield or not. ,f.'l@s%.
c. r Hobart saUorn-I have lived in Bismarck for
two years last April; remember report Of improve
ments published in Bismarck Tribune; there has
been more than one.tlird Of the present imp, ove-
ments put ON since that time; have practiced as
civil engineer and surveyor; am familiar with ground
occupied by city of Bismarck, on section 4; have
run out government survey lines; ran portion