, 1880-07-27
DAKOTA.


Whcnt Uror-NIllItnry Fo.tn-Terrlto-
rial Politics.
Special Eorre1por'dence Of The Chicago Tribune.
BISMARCK, u. T., July A.-Yestertlay the
Commissioners appointed BY President
Hayes to Inspect md then report upon tho
100 miles OF the Northern Faeltlc 1,ailroad
extension west Of the Missouri made the
trip over the line, In company With the Land
Commissioner, J. 3. Power They found
good rond, a1,d Il favorable rcphrt n certnin.
They did not take In the Dad Lnntts. Fifty
miles from the end of the truck IL valley of
the stn.ngest Interest. 1t IS pnrk Of pyra-
lnlds, buttes, mounds, and cations, mutt.
piled indefinEtIy. 1t IL q land vi endless
years ago, a1,d exclaimed: ''lfell- with
tho fires out,-only tic aslses and
cintlers left" Ex-Vicc-pres!tent Stark,
OF the Northern Pacific, representing tic
lnnd rs will as tile operating department ur
his rond, called 1t Pyramid Park. Prof.
Denton thlnks the litter very appropriate
name, but Is hot surprised at Snlly's charac-
terizutiou. There nre places, that look Hike
Hell, Int there arc others us green aud at
| tructiye rs Il park.
In n tall; Will, DEMON, the FIRST ecologist
WHO visited those lands, he submitted this
theory Of their formation: "frle Littfe Mis-
| sour', In al probability, once ran over Il
broad sandstone bed Into the Missouri
proper, as II. broad, shallow stream Ut pure
water, nearly l,00o feet uboye its present
channel. When the Missouri cut its way
back by q .fal! past the ineut!. Of the Little
Missouri, tle httle Misso''rl ieared tro, % its
tue Missouri hatl cut, md commenced
to cut Us WY back byn Iail through the
pally Of lncoherent sand a,,d clay. the river
making u tIeep, Gallon. Tho strcanIs flowing
into, tic Little Missouri, and the thousand
rayaes BY sI the s,si,r s rocsss csttins % baek,
they met, ill,d nIads the pyl7u,itls a,ni
mounds. In this why tho country l'ccai'lt i
parfsst nSt%ofk I of sa9ns -. rayftntss ,ii al
souri, was pr0bNbly M0 feet deep, AMI then
tle channel tleepcned until 1t was 800 feet
below tt!At, al.!i n. sec0uu series Ut cailo!ls
were formed. Continued 1eepenlnYi, Y, of 9iai' the
witt, every shower, ,ars cutting further back
from the rlyer5 AIlu forming l,tw pinnaces
a,ld mounds; r.; New bMt Lands aro for:ai,,s
1ay K acsssn Is 1rtp u 9t!ee f s o q cn t
spontaneously taking tln.. These beds b,tr',
fur years, r1ih soilu Ut them are burning
now: They b!ir,t tlo. ..sluy ab"yc ttelA - +.
,sk sista n aPo qtten Int ssSss Ss s Se9i # 5
stump Is curious feature Of tl,ts country,
II il from. four tu ntue fcat i!l diameter, mn!
Ii everywhere. They are sulld quartz. Cnl.
lion M d 1t @ is @Siicapols Fair tho f !lrst we'll {"
one Chunk Weighing i've tons. ,,,.-
The first Wlleat.slnryest III the Missouri
d spleiltll.l SUCCESS. President Hayes Is on.
ness of our soil. liz l,us q ::ss.acrs field al
nost reGNiy fur thy lval,er. ". +. Stegte, I
.furty bushels to the acru. The seatilcr hi.
been coul all slmnHr. tI'ltl seems to nct ~ !
ordered to ~ Dssss 4ha ct Er9w;ipE y r., %at
; between tho War Mut interior Department
SGs NECESSARY yn,aat., II sosesth the to sts snisf
situation, alll decided therc ,n.*t b
Ml'ost upon the present site pr fvW u uIli,' Y,
liistant. Secretary Sclinrz Will als9 visit -
sSsMs o. INC yia t1onei i "a ~ Fa s i HIN
i, M,alided by Gen, W. i. Carlti,. u terror to IL
: efficient Of dishonest lntllnn Agents. III
past Is now tte Inast llnportant ~ f,Io w!pS
sss' spyspa fs5t ls n toqls G?sSt5t stavtns"s sis Il.
i llliforl nrc moro se,,tincls tlnn garrison:
/ The principal business nf tl.e department {
aks RnfSsra = gsss gS{pE tEtoaEh ta s ss Ba e %a Il
< Tho straHgling lailts of' cottet-coolers 81.
= prlsu TIC laborer. nnd II ho has Il i,lnlc the
: wiIl XII Him. Indians love the mule. Thu
}, viii suerllleu while lnnn any day to Rct
i Yesterday tho llelcgate Convention wa
;. called to meet ut Verinll!on. SuMthorn D'
! kota, oil tho al of September. Tho prtseI
jesti5xssGe SixaG III mi ''i il u IN oer ct'o,u,nnli
X would have ITO opposition fur u snco.lu tor,l
i Sections. however, stimulated by tho n,
. billion Ut locn! .nsplrMnts, nre tleI,l1ltItll
. inoinl, ot Fargo aud Nortllern Dakota, wlsl.t
. liunnGtt's place. nnd THO Hon. 1t. +; pHtt
+ grsw, OF Sioux FA!ls a1sd thu .Slo,Ix VnIlc!
i. thinks te Will gut tt sure AZ le.lst Icttigro
Q suIl to be judge Gieon aluotly, of thu l3lae
!. Hills Judicial District. llic lAtn md Ply
Q Ut holding thu conyention ", fayoratlos T.
|: uIyautagu viii l,v llutls, In ll!e Hills. a'l
= there UuNuctt will stay until tho prll1larit