Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-04-12
BRISTuNG BUFORD BREvITIEs.
THE BREAKUP AVID AMOUNT
or DAMAGE DONE.

Or DAMAGE DONE.
indignation OF Settlers on the Sioux
Reservation on Being Told to Re-
move.--The Ranchmen OF Less Con-
sequence than Mr. Sitting Bull---
Indian Rumors.
[Fron our Special Correspondent
HAPPY BUFoRDITEs.
FoRT BUFoRD, April 5.-The average
Bufordite looks upon water as great aid
in navigation. Viewed from other stand
points am not sure that he holds it in
high estimation; on the contrary, being
somewhat Democratic in his tendencies,
I am constrained to believe he prefers his
Hermitage or Century straight, unless,
indeed, at seasonable times, he may leok
with favor upon that special brand OF
water yclept "Apollinarris.'
This leads me to remark that we have
been favored with plenty of water, with
out regard to previous condition OF servi.
tude, etc.
It is the usual thing to refer tothe Oldest
inhabitant
Hunting up this greatest of all authorl-
ties we are informed that his memory OF
floods, Though not extending back to time
1mmenorial, still goes rearward to 1856,
and that since that year the great Mis-
souri, has not been so high.
In the absence of anyone to dispute 1t,
- i E
we modern residents courageously as
sert that we do not believe the river ever
was higher.
M1ssoURI's MIGHT.
Being no respector of persons, copper
atoms or Governments, the Missouri "rose
in its might" captured 0. $. Ferry boat
surrounded and overwhelmed dairy
mans Ranch, made prisoners of the gov
ernment boat-house and bore it away on
its triumphal march to the gulf; threat
ened for while to take even the store
house on the landing, but probably left us
this souvenir, as convenient water-mark,
whereon its imprint may be shown TO
those venturesome mariners, who, during
the season, may trust themselves on us
bosom, from Bismarck to points in Nor
tana, connecting with stages through to
Helena city"
There are several counties to be heard
from, but so far as is known, much dam.
age has been done along the river by the
high water. -,
At the Muddy the "big bridge" which
Mr.. Matthews had erected, at great e&-
pense, was carried away and and Robert
now intends to try it again, as he is ener-
getic and is bound to have permanent
bridge at that point he will undoubtedly
succeed.
Some Of the ranchmen in this upper
country are uneasy.
RANcHMEN R1LED.
It seems that an order has lately been
issued from the Interior Department re-
moving all tresspassers .. e. settlers from
the Indian reservation, (Sioux). DR.. Bird
agent at Poplar River Agency, has ad-
dressed letters to all ranchmen on the res
ervation, ordering them away. Boyd and
Conz don, who were located above here at
the Muddy, have already folded their
tents" and are now hunting up a suitable
location on the Bismarck road for their
stock ranch.
This movement on the enemies of poor
Lo' strikes some very worthy men who
have settled on the Yellowstone, and who,
besides furnishing wood for steam boats
navigating that river, have been making
laudable efforts to cultivate the soil. No
one whe has travelled through this coun-
try in the winter season can ever forget the
feeling of relief he experienced when
gaining the rancho of some one OF these
settlers, and certainly no actual resident OF
the country will gainsay their usefulness
or their ri ght to encouragement.
|. JUSTICE WANTED. a
If the land they occupy is wanted for
Sitting Bull or any of his fliends, they
will have to give it up, but the time il not
far distant when the land will have to be
given up for settlement. Why not make
some arrangement now that would leave
these men in peaceable possession OF
their claims? They are certainly ct some
benefit to the country Can as much be
said on the other side?
With the commencement OF spring
come the usual rumors of Indian move
ments AS far as Sitting Bull is COZ
cerned, there is no doubt he is on the 9TH
er side of the line, but his followers,
goodly portion Of them, are on this slds.
There are no buffalo north OF the beur-
dary and though the hostiles, from al *
counts, have ammunition and arms they
must come to this side Of the line Tor
food.
Everything is quiet now, but there are
many stories in circulation of coming
"ructions" when the grass grows and as
Nr. Indian is at no time to be depended
on, the present season may be one Of in
terest. Who knows? REX.
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