Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-07-02
BAD LAND BOULDERS
ITEMS FROM THE TRIBUNE'S
SPECIAL CORRESPONDEN
Military Movements and Railroad
Items-.-Little Missouri Boom.
iag---An Episode---Mjs.
cellaueous Matters.
(Erom our o,on Special Correspandent.)

10SsooA0 1p1SOOesse"1Ss
cellaneous Matters.
(Fron our o,un Special Correspandent.)
MILITARY.
BAD LANDS. N. P. R. R., June 26.- Capt
Bell, Co. F., 7th cavalry, has been sta
toned at Sentinel Butte with his com
pany. Companies B. and l., same regi
ment, have moved from Lord, Fogarty &
Co.'s camp to the head of the Heart river
Company B., nth infantry, IS on Upper
Heart.
., TOLU ROCK AND RYE
dealers are very scarce, Major Merrill
having rendered them ian indefinite leave
OF absence" from this reservation, Some
of them have been bold enough not to
accept, however, and are laying low" un'
til the paymaster comes up, so that they
can sell out their vile poison and then
skip" I think the presence of U. 8.
marshal would have very salutary effect
about that time.
PROF. DENTON,
geologist and lecturer, has been with us
for the past week and made quite COZ
lection of curiosities. The Professor
thinks that IN all probability there will
be quite drouth in this country in about
thirty million years, and that it will be a
"bad year for crops." We told him that
we we're not prepared to DISPUTE on that
subject at present, as we had left all of
our "data" in our grip-sack at Mandan.
RAILROAD ITEMS.
Work on the heavy cuts is progressing
finely. Mr.. S. G. Walker, with the able
assistance of his superintendent, Mr.. A. j..
McDougal, is pushing his work toward
completion and is confident of being ready
for the track by the time it gets here.
LITTLE MISSOURI BOOMING
The Little Missouri has been on "big
high" for the last week, preventing con-
tractors from getting over their supplies.
A ferry boat is very much needed at the
railroad crossing, and would be paying
investment for some one.
AN EPISODE.
Thos. O'Rourke, foreman for centrac-
tor Bob Mckee, is the owner of very in
telIigent water spaniel, Sailor by name.
A few evenings ago, as Tom was riding
hon from work, followed by Sailor, car
rying the pony's picket pin, as usual, a
lack rabbit Jumped up. Now, to chase
lack rabbits is Sailors delight so off he
went, still holding on to his picket pin.
An Irlshman who saw the chase, ex-
claimed: "Well, be the powers! I've
often seen a dog chase hare, but divil
-, toll a
to kill it widr'
SEMI-WEEKLY MAIL.
Charlie Young is now giving US semi
weekly mail, but he must change his days
for leaving the end of track, as he don't
make connections with The TRIBUNE.
We don't get it here until it is a week
old. SCoR1A.
EXTENSION NOTES.
A new postottice has been established
at Baby k.1ne, with Robt Mackee as
postmaster.
Land commissioner Power, director
Dilworth and several other distinguished
North Pacific gentlemen visited the Bad
Lands this week, going in special car as
far as Green River.
Quite town has already sprung up on
Green River.
Dewey & Brown, contractors, are max
ing money out of their cuts.
It was feared that there would be some
delay in track laying, pending the letting
the contract Of the second 100 miles, but
as the job has been let to Messrs. LeMay
s. Winston, the work will be rushed
through to the Yellowstone this fall.
A letter from Cyrus Thompson, Of Mr..
Bly's tie camp on the Little Missouri,
says everything is lovely, no Indians, and
work progressing rapidly, the men aver
aging twenty five ties day for each man.
The only excitement thus far was gen.
eral stampede occasioned by good sized
bear running through the camp.
Tom Jones, who returned from the Bad
Lands Tuesday, says he never saw such
beautiful country before in his life.
Frank Moore is having al excellent
run Of trade at his store cantonment.
John Leasure, in Douglass sutler store,
is looking fine. He is we'll tanned, and
has won The name of Buckskin John, be-
cause of his hunting suit and his merci-
less slaughter Of deer and antelope.
'Sootho the Savage Breast"
A party of twenty-three Methodist mis-