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CANADIAN EMIGRATION.

TINT 1t Is not n true picture.
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CANADIAN ELABORATION.
its futuro prospects. the substance Of whlcl,
has been printed IN TtE 7 n'nuSE, Sir Alex.
andcr {;alt draw n ycry ros picture for Ett-
% etxb cnt,tc,nnl at,on viii, tj,o eyilent purpose
of Inducing emigration. To this end he ul-
lut!eu to tito largo emigration from Europeto
our own prairie lat.ds, tho tllnn,lcr In which
they linyo bean opened up by railroads. nl,u
tho grent advantages offered By this country
to settlors. Ills language was as follows:
During tho ast iifty yeara thu policy Of caoh
sncecssvG !; noVesnneit has peen 70 EYE H. .aGs M
partro of tic omfKrilst. No Infiiience llas ovcr
necn nttemGic; 70 6e exercised upnn alst, VI re-,
tnc fact hut neariy four and d haif millions
hnye gong to the gnte1 SttGs; whis only tWo
Il mar not hnye bce,, rossIbie III tho past 10
| have proventcd tho outflow 1f peopln to tho
wnniorfni nsasont t'i th"v reeetvc, nf tho o;,yn,
ta9cs offered by tho prnir!s Sta:ca hut this ia aIl
epanHe1 1s rrv nnW niyanem"a fIlv Ho ~
| cyer droatnud of In any furcixIi country. ,.sho
nasss te IT, aeGo fafs q. sertMo nfG,FG soa ina
open III, tho entire country Il, the facIiic Ocean.
sho ols.s tho protection u nw TO ~ aaxansos
ia,nl,cs sue gives them freo schools, Religions
liburty and equality, good laws. an. HnMtHt M Koy-
unlIsy II ths tsstnify af1anli % he ubnnHod. %
Iatll tho Executive md tho pcuplut,f lilo United
CHI ns cpSas tSn sS nits tho,n X
.helr greatest eo!ony. ns cemparud wl,h tho
un.cd statGs. and shnd snafs H. tnc s4nrts
PORTION Of tho Imperial ts.sk Ut ooiontziny thu
woslnF. ii, ,a.,., ,.o,, ,,,,, .,o .<, ,,a
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TRIBUNE Hls4AScl1 OFFICES.

rpr CHICAGO TRIBUNE has established branch
ccc, for tic receipt subscriptions and ndvortlso-
Ments ~ folnHas ,..
NEW YOllK-ltootn 2 Tribune building. FIT. Nc
FApDES, Manager. ...-.
GLASGOW. sgotland-A1lan's American Eowa
Assncy, ~ Ncnfeil.at.
LONDON, Eng.-AmGrfcan Exchange, ~ strand.
ukAnY i. ulILiu. Agent.
WASHINGTON. D,C.--l3la r strook
, 1881-02-03
POLITICAL OPINION.

POLITICAL OPINION
onr,rcfotd f,toaa, y,op,,,.,,.
,,.oat ,.,s, ~. r.,s, .+annts T.. tlnd(: A
1ho" ~n"r a,"core H Tro,. e,,. w. '.nyes mum Of
convinced 0l tug wisAom Of ynnr rcsou,on ,ss w
70 tnku 4 setou term. Rii!l tic wstlun ni ~. ~.
'atnofa III R'V1nB your torn bit fur ycar,7 ~
,,. op'"Savue :, ,,.t IalMss;l Aep"ottean tludl:
1".hes ~ WILSON, tuo Town ttlan talkcd of by n.
railroad ring for 0nrtlc'd's Sccrctnry n ,,s ,ss
Treasury, IL now at Washlscton lnl,hrlnr nr. ~ sa'
Ecttril Pacific ltontl ngairist tS Tcnn;,nt tas
t that u Eny or cont VI III net ear,'lnss jas
~ ~. ,'"~'As ",a1'
Slucttl''"tl EfHi'ttTfF' n lcera garden.
tehe1 Mnn Rets pttn In tho ca!torini column,
o1 t'o enlehRo l'hes lor Il BUNCH Of celery zen,
II snn oGItort Inis viii rcnin1 tho puhc o{
ohrn. ntna ~. iot+nrs aa m m,hsopicr ~. whn. when
md bruises tic aol1r,. '' 'A' "'tss ue s'opiat
ri, roat,, r,r,,sor,n, In,
spnir !. says. "t,rn M f,ur,,ol',.. n Sss, OF DE-
not, ne Is becontng pretty rla1n. be co.nposri
exclusively of 'swcctncss ni,ll light nor ~. =.
tito goo,l, tho true, mud tho bun,,tfn,, ~ ss.1
Gl have thg possixo % yr,no r. turning the eo
cnrarsor ~ mor',nt,t"t Wno MI 1rnt tho
mi wn,i III k6 ~ rtnt,inv esHJmt1ai , Elanant
"otA upu poon'
Now York Commercial Bu1'e,i,, I, n.
nluIno's Subsidy btlI IL is proylted tha. b ~: y:
htea1nsn.Ps ana!i not oniy be 1natio Of American
ht t,,ns @ ~ IT,, os ma.lse Amcricans
,r"ra "tao - Ia n,r,rtsn ,,,a. sn n," ne amer.
tIns,sboI Spnator FIN Jatnn W. mn1 na .aa dls.
did npt 4tso provide TINT tho ate,Itl,crs shnmji II
curry n1 torel1n passengers, no foreign mals.
fnras,, f. s ala anoalu not enter
Wny Wurk nf,o,,t Il? II iliS oxne .1nS nalt.
wnnd far nnvthinv Il ~ ,sHm ~ ntsne!p!oA
H.ur,sn., ints,stnt ~, to"u iuT everything
stAKc q .ho worlds civilization ought to bsnsss
p'usn u tae iaco even OF Ilotteptot.
Now OrlcnnB Ttntes {l)eul.): 1t Is eyident
to every unpre1udfocd observer TINT oreat
change ia taking pEncs III tho sentiments Of ,ho
people at the South. Tho bitterness, prejudice.
and hostility to the chnngea wrought by Tia W.r
which woro no marked o few years uao nro tls,
appcnrtug. Thero Is nov very NOTICEABLE and
n rapidly increasing disposition to ttcept III.
situation ~ 1t lB, and on this basis to huIIl sncv
South which shn!l surpass IN wealth, glory and
Ercatnes@s y tho m oia Snlltl: Tho wealth and1ntel.
tc ro,t,c. mi h1snnss ~ ~ ~ H. u',, mnn eontIM
oleI1onts In lint uarty THrv aro ~ ibo.", 1m1
mid progressive element and tfia iourhon cia
tHeut, The bourbon co,nst,t hHs MI Mn ~ ns,,
IL tho ilbura md rnor.svN eicnent KY sa IT, r.
greatly in The nInority that It's inIilIanr" ~ ~ ~
hardly appruvtabIo, The iudlcutIon1 m thai Hni
oprns this oicnunt viii oo',trut tho ,,orp ssd
nntprini Htfaira Of the sDnth. 'N'o fo''se't @ua
1-s.,'..,,,. .tr.. ~ 1
parties to tho CONTROVERSIES between tho l mi.
rnn,ls aud tho nuhItn NAV an y.lv lcovo tbo. ~.
t".,.s,. ~ s.o, 49,, a. s "iar .ses IL.
nlcn OF like stamp. No grant that tho question:
nro not ones,dud, that thoy tayc two sides, md
require tho utmost judicial falrnoss and l'npas.
Ilatlty IN ofaef 10 roach n settlement fnlr toboth
, 1881-02-03

navcr,yFs Thcntre.
ren.norn strret. corner Of Monroe. Engngcmel
Of 1lcr Mntosty'a upeTa Company. "Mnrtn."
, 1881-02-03
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

ny MA1r--1N AnvANCE-i0sTAGE PREPAID.
tn,iv c,,y,tnn nm ytnr e. .Dn
;i"tt. NJ Trsr NOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Loo
ts,t~ snd Ln,tsS tnt vrtr 14.DO
snsdrx ms - I'm rsstnv nrH AMtnrnr nnr YEAR tttNp
stnrTHy ii Ttnn,sy nn,i EfitjnI. t,ar YDar. altNs
tundAJ, 1B-InK1 gdltun. pos ynnt ..."...... S'OV
WEEKLY E11irloN-rnsrr41D. 49,
One rory. ror nts
tlNu OF
TMtnty.uHe cOpea. ea......................'.'" &o'ov
ErccI.1,rn coplrs scnt frpo.
Glyo ross-tIsco ASdtosa In inl1. including County
and Btnte, ... ....
Kc,ptlnnco* ma, bo nde either hy draft. expross.
PpstOnco rot or In rc1stctci leiter. 1t our rlak'
4 70 cirr SUBSCRIBERS.
Hsy dotivorcd; Sunday oxcoptod - cdns nor waeF.
Eny, ,!elix ereu. aunuay Included no cents per "eees
Addruts THE TklHuNE G0NthNit
EornvF Mad,ton md Dcnrhorn-als.. ChIcaxot!L
, 1881-02-03


c1nrk street, oppoat new court-llousc. Engage
mont Of the rlerry Comblnntlou "The Legion o.
Honor"
, 1881-02-03

noolcy's Thentre. 49,.
Randolph street. between clsrk and La sal'a. "siy
Hernldne." -
"'': ~ nrevicker.a Thentre. ,
Madison ktrroL hotwcGn Etnta and Dearborn.
Enlargement Of tho SUldauo COMIC Opern Company.
MDttvotteH
, 1881-02-03

Agns1cmy 0f MuAle,
Tlnlstcd street, ncnr Madison. Weat Sldn. Variety
entertainment
, 1881-02-03

Clark street. botwcen Lake aud Randolph. rari
entertainment.
, 1881-02-03

st. Paul PIoacet.P (Rop.): ltswI'~s
solne somct!mes to 500 ourselves a Others ~ ~
u.s. and Ia tho universal denuaclation Wa'sa.us saa
press of tho entIro North visits upon s1"atss
tue people OF M!nuesota eau soc, ~ III u"'s .rs
tho desplcable place which their SouaH ui.a n
prosperous State holds In tho public ops's" pa.os of
tho country. All tho beauties ana Rsul.s. of
Minnesota, its splendid uaturu! endowaoun,. l",.su
soil and cllJuRtc all tho atlluence OF III ~, n
haryests which I'LL iss hQnas with plenty; >" md nd
tapiu strldos Ia porer, atld p'pu!au,ou1' nd
opu,onca; MI ita ,otherwIso nohe' soe'an =, ..r
politlcul history; In patriotic deyouG2sn. y. aJeiy
and peAca to thS xteat law II liberty ~ ~, ,nsflot
to tho principle5 Vt National nonof; no;cSt,op III ind
eltiEon rosIAotablo and !tfe teaut!IaiL,o ~ ppDo
Ee tarno1 e. snas ny shta H. gies' nsas sud esn.
and u! houcss eiitzeus of ths " sa'gi 'iosfJ d
Tint Mnneseta With her r. spsha.dh'" wa.h iii. q
gruoo aud beauty, stands anonE ~ aaG5ttasedla
sivtors Of tho North. like oAE!oii 81" issslt,,
gorgeous xar1nsnts snd due'!FST s!STch il xotshs
thousand tttnoH all her soyorolgn ons fur ~
dsspisc4 sd dishonoFcd all ne ia h's 'asTataIsous
Ballat0d rchea which proclaim ~ ~ har shtGe
For tho hnnur Ut u State u what cnastf II xhta
vnman. It ~ the onu Virtue tho w. .s.t Of tb9
etfAces and hctouls nl oshars n u tne sil e.e ~
SanGrupt ii this !. poof ~ syefytb,nssbt To- sbte4 a. q
Ii r4d;ua! ytco OF immortality Ut w. n"o:Ia IT.
tao sialo. which pollutes ~ who1o .noas Ss ~
u !s not question OF good aa119 ~ 9bo bdf r.
tisie. Which polsons iii tho FOUNTAINS spaEs ~ sSa.s
mtraltty. With wnut force can nsnt sa1 of ytIfstss
pr U1force lAws for tho pay T. Hsst. ~ e
iphta, which dlshnnura ItA oWuf ~ !shirh teschss
ainplo of essential ltshoneaty SI,s 1sors b ~
eysEy cillzea fu vile lesso ~. Mc1ess fou esee ese
dishonesty in not paying ueos snJ sets IL ~
ssnSuop Vi tha 8tato upSa any sln"'p'
| puu bQ eummlttyl With unuunltf'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-12
The Monetary Conference.

New York, 10.--HeraLd'S Paris, July
9th: Before the adjournment of the 10 .
ternational monetary conference a etroug
desire for suspension of the sittings had
been manifested by number of dele
gates from invited powers, and propo-
tiGion for carrying it into effect received
the unanimous concurrence of the con-
ference with an unimportsnt reservation
by Sweden. With this solitary excep-
ton the sentiment Of all delegates, mon
ometslists and bi-metslists, as formulated
IN the resolution of adjournment, was
that recess until next spring might be
productive of important results, that q
time would be impolitic and there we're
reasons 10 hope for an ulti-
mate understanding, and that the
! time had arrived for govern.
mental action and diplomatic
negotiations. 1t was generally admitted
that grave monetary evils exist, that
SO 'e remedy is urgently needed and that
some of the lsbors of ihe conference, such
as its establishment of the view of states,
and Its collection of materials, have been
Of the utmost Importance. 1t is consid
cred that the willingness expressed bI
tho Bauk of England TO hold one fifth 4
It's metallic reserve in silver provided
other nations open their minis to the Ere,
coinage of that metal, is tacit sdmis
sion that 4'great bimetalic union would
restore silver to its former place and value
as int irrational money, and tina reasoD
stated in the resolution of sdjournmen
have high and very important signif
canoe. The conference is regarded her
As having attained as great q measure o
success ss its best friends could haV
hoped for at present.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-12
RED Hos Chicago.

Chicago, 9-The heat of the summer,
which seemed this morning to have
reached the maximum, was tempered
this afternoon by cool, refreshing wave
from the north, and the brief but severe
heated spell has disappeared temporarily.
1t has been disastrous while it lasted. To-
day eighty-three burial permits were is
sued, the largest in the history Of the city
for one day. Of. these twenty deaths
were from cholera infantum. Several
cases ofsunstroke were reported to-day,
none fatal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-12
The Faster.

Chicago, 9.-As Grisccm's fast sp-
proaches termination, the ab-temious
glutton deYotes large share of his con-
versation and leisure to discussing and
selecting his first bill OF fare. So far as
selected it consists of milk, peaches,
toast, steak, and picked oysters. He
eyiRces an oYer-weaning desire to get to
work on breakfast, especially as he now
loses about two pounds daily. He will
undoubtedly accomplish the forty-fVe
days fast. The time expires on Tuesday
at noon.
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-04-01
WiMtcrin Montana.

Capt. j. G. Barr, who arrived from the
west Friday, has put in the larger porto"
of the winter in Montana. lie left Fort
Benton January 22d and came TO Clark :
Fork, II. r., via Helena and Bozcman, ar
riv,ng at that point Feb. 23d. lie spent
some time at the Crow agency. ! ne
breaking Of 1he Yellowstone and ITS tr!r,
utaries delayed Mr.. Barr SO that he u!o
not reach this point until Friday last. nc
reports considerable suiE, ring III me
stock ranges from the heavy $40" laIl vi
the past winter, and is conll eat tnat Tue
stock mei, have been taught one lesson.
that even if there should he three or loui
successive open winters, it VIII pay ne
10 prepare sneds and hay for stock. me
snowfall. in Montana is unprecedented. LII
many places 1t is four ans Livc isrt ace L.
but IN the valley fthe Yel.o"sione do".'
as far as Powder river, the snow mas :''
disappeared. The outlook for !; good r''
er the entire season is very encouraging.
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-04-01
Deserve Praise,

Last week The TRIBUNE, in the ~
terest of health and humanity, appealed
to those having filthy accumulatlon>
about their premises to remove tue same
before warm weather should come anti
disease he generated. This week nearly
all the business houses on Main street
have been busily engaged in the removal
of unpleasant substances whit accuIhu-
lated iii tile winter season. Maia street
in Bismarck is something that every cltl-
zen should take pride IN keepns: clean,
and another week will see il as b%'Shl 'S
men with sllovcls can makct. bismafch
has 4, record for health which Cannot M,
beat III the world and she cai.n.'t i'iAp''.
to lose it when few mcmcms 1lillt ~
eaci yard will suffice to remove az, az We
filth.
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-04-01
man last Thursday evening being grand
success, there is every reason to suppose
that this one will lack none of the SUBJ
limo
BULL JVONTBE BULLDOZED.
He is Having a Good Time I'm Canada
Where He will Remain.


Especial Correspondence Of The Tribune.)
WOLF POINT, NJ. 4. March 13.-Mr.
Hetrick, Leighton s. Jordon's Wood
Mountain trading post manager, has just
arrived from Wood Mountain. He re-
ports that Sitting Bull is at that post with
flom 100 to 1875 lodges.
All quiet there. The hostiles are trad
ing off many of their ponies, They are
very poor. Dir. Hettrick says that Sitting
Bull has most of the best fighting men
still with him and that he says he will
not surrender to the American govern
ment as long as there is gopher left on
the prairies. Mr.. Hettrick thinks that a
great many Of the hostiles will come over
during the spring and surrender, but that
Sitting Bull will not. Maj Walsh is ,e-
ported to be engaged in recruiting a
troop of seventy-fve men for the N. W.
N. p, which lie will take to Peace River
and establish post at that point.
The renegade Thompson is still with
Sitting Bull living in the camp.
Here at Wolf Point, we are waiting tor
"gentle spring" and she cometh not. The
river broke up on the 9Th inst and gorged
near our landing ever since. The water
has been on the bottom all around US
with depth of three feet. Although the
gorge still holds the water is slowly going
of. The snow on the prairie is about
three feet in depth. The latest news flom
the steamer Bachelor reports her half on
the bank and half hanging over the river.
Leighton s. Jordan sent up force OF
men to try and get her off, but she lays in
a critical position and the chances OF saw
ing her are small. lsHTAH.
FROM WOODY MOUNTAIN.
(Special Correspondence of The T1ibune.)
WooDY MOUNTAIN, March 10-Sitting
Bull and his camp of about 100 lodges are
quietly encamped about three miles from
the Mounted Police post at this place.
Bull, in hisintervlew with Maj. Cranzier,
the commandant, stated that they had
come back from American territory and
wished to remain here. 1t is commonly
believed about here that in the spring
some will go and surrender and others
will strike off north to Battleferd and
Quappelle, IN Canadian territory. The
camp numbers about ninety lodges and
about 200 warriors. They are very poor
and some Of them have no horses. AS
food of any kind is very scarce here they
will probably suffer before spring through
hunger. Maj. Cranzier has instructions
not tozencoarage them by giving them
anything which would lead them to hope
1or succor from the Canadian government,
and in fact he could not give them much
as provisions are very scarce and will
continue to get scarcer until spring. BE.
fore leaving American territory forty
lodges surrendered, and Sitting Bull told
me that he advised them to do 80 as they
were very poor and it would be useless
Tor them 10 come back here. L. z.
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-04-01
IMPORTANT no IMMIGIANTS.
What Can be Done In This Country
With Sheen and Barley.

The snow having nearly all disap-
peared along the line of the North Paci-
fc, between Bismarck aud jamestown,
the attention of the farmers is now called
to spring preparations for the seasons
work. Mr.. Van Deuscn, of the Troy farm,
has as fine lot of stock as there is on the
line. He has some lambs only three
weeks old that would shame an eastern
flock out Of the yard. 1t is the dry eli
mate that does the business. Sheep can
stand cold weather if they have plenty to
eat and shed to keep the wind and snow
off. Their fleece is much heavier in
cold climates. For instance, Mr.. Van
Deusen last year sheared 81 pounds from
commoo sheep. This he sold in Mime
apolis at 2S115 cents per pound, netting
him 1925 pc: fleece. A better specula-
ton than wheat raising in Dakota can
hardly bc conceived Mr.. Van Dcusen
believes there are 9th er crops aside from
wheat that will pay big in Dakota. Last
wear he put ten acres into barley as an
experiment. In the fall it looked so poor
ly that he did not consider 1t worth har
vesting Finally, however, he concluded
TO cut it. He did so but was so busy Will,
his wheat and other crops that he lett II
scattered about the field for three weeks,
when he threshed 1t. To hissurprlse the
Weld was 375 bushels. 1t was fine bar
ley. He took samples OF it to hinneapo-
lis, which was rated as the best No 3.
Had it not been little colored from re-
manning in the field SO long it would all
have rated as No. 1. There is more sugar
in the Dakota barley than in the Canada
hal ley, and Mr.. Van Deusen is satisfied
that it will pay fully as well as wheat. He
is confident that the average yield will be
45 bushels per acre, which will give net
profit of $2925 per acre. This year Mr..
Van Deuseu viii SOW 200 acres of barley,
1,4O0 acres Of wheat, 200 acres Of oats and
considerable flax He considers flax as
an excellent subduer of sod. A person
can break in the spring, put in flax and
in the fall bis land is as mellow and ply
able as ola ground. Flax costs about 81
per bushel. It,akes about peck to the
acre and the yield is twenty. To settlers
arriving in the spring flax is the best
crop to raise the first year. The ground
is then in excellent condition for any
thing else.
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-04-01
Burnt Creek bottom. Mr.. L. Merry and
wife are missing, and their house is under
NOTES OF THE FLOOD.
Mandan has full supply of ice this


NOTES OF THE FLOOD.
Mandan has full supply of ice this
season.
There is time in the affairs of man,
which, iftaken at the flood, leads on to
the destruction of Mandan.
Brunsman's string band accompanied
the excursion to N1andan, and dancing
was INDUCED IN, there being about fifty
ladies aboard.
Little Edith Wakeman, while looking
at house which was nearly covered with
water, asked ifthe people would not have
to lock their doors.
Mayor Peoples brigade at the levee did
excellent service. By the courage OF
those men thousands Of dollars worth of
property was saved.
The water rose Wednesday about thir:
ty one feet above low water mark and
about two feet below the top of Major
Kinks hay stack. St..
VIM. Eades and party were abroad in
the bay yesterday and had cold, rough
"trip They were looking for the Ice
bound fellows in the woods.
7 Charley Williams rode down to Apple
Greek yesterday, saw the Norman Fal
coner family, and in the bigness of his
heart presented them with COW.
Hager Bros, who intended to invest
considerably in Mandan real estate this
season, have concluded that one inch of
hill is worth dozen business lots.
Geo. Peoples thinks it was foolish for
the railroad company to put up ice last
winter, as now all that would be neces-
sary would he to open the door and let it
run in.
1t is nice for Bismarckers to stand and
gaze at the rushing torrents, sweeping
through the streets of Mandan, but it is
not at all enticing to the residents of that
burg. ....
4 Wednesday night was cold and bluster.
ing and the suffering of those wet and
without shelter, clinging to trees and
housetops for dear life, must have been
/ terrible.
The Blsmarckers owning lots in Man.
dan do not weaken. John Whalen was
offered $500 cash for corner in that town
and point blank refused. Others are
equally independent.
On large piece of ice Wednesday
were three deer. The poor little animals
Jumped about UNCONSCIOUS of their fate.
Sometimes they would disappear for a
moment and then reappear on another
piece.
G. F. Westfall and wife, who were liv-
ing in the warehouse, began moving
ashore about ten o'clock. The water rose
[so rapidly that but little time was had to
get the household goods out. However,
but little loss was sustained.
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-04-01
LATEST FROM NIANDAN.
TO MANDAN BY WATER.

It was by no means a pleasant day, but
the novelty of an excursion from foot Of
Third street to Mandan by water on Call
Fools" day, was so enticing that at least
800 people availed themselves of the op-
portunity. Capt Braithwaite volunteered
the use of the Eclipse, the citizens fur
nished wood aud Superintendent Taylor
8 tons of coal. The boat reached point
about two miles east of Mandan, but could
90 no farther owing to the mass of ice.
Many made an effort to reach the bluffs
north of Mandan on the ice, but an open
space of water prevented landing. The
boat then went up two miles further and
landed at Boley's. About dozen came
aboard from Mandan, but the distance
was so far that no one went from the boat
to the unfortunate city. From those who
were there it is learned that there is now
six feet of solid Ice in the streets and all
over Mandan. The water has fell and
lett it. Two or three houses were moved
At the west end Of town there was ~
feet of water, and at the east end
FIVE AND SIX FEET.
There was six inches on the floor of the
depot. No goods were saved. The flood
WAS SO sudden that save few blankets
everything in the house was left.sa'seven.
ty.tivc are sleeping in the church and
nearly all the rest in other buildings on
the side of the bluffs. Provisions are get
ting scarce. The carload Of flour on the
track has been consumed and the two
carloads of meat. ETC., from the cxten-
sion. The loss is enormous, probably
100000. The railroad ties for the eXten-
sion tloa;ed away by the hundred. No
loss of life known, but several runlorcd.
The ice cannot melt till June. 1t is one
vast field of ice five feet thick from the
bank proper to Mandan, a distance OF
three miles, An effort should he made to
Get provisions over tomorrow. Mr.. Seims,
who came over, says there Is no doubt of
the
EXHAUSTION OF PROVISIONS
tomorrow. Maj. Kirk will send the
Sherman over if it is desired. Every COW,
hog or chicken has been killed. 1t is a
dreary looking place and will remain so
for some time. People are now able to
get around on the ice and look ut their
buildings. The town is full Of thieves,
who are even breaking int" trunks III
houses and stealing valuables. The store.
keepers have told the people to help
themselves to anything they see III their
.tOreS.