Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-08-26
BISMARCK, D T, FRIDAY, AUGUST &c, 1881.

lage, and sume are said to have crossed
the river, and have wandered over into
the Little Missouri region, indeed few
were seen on the Cannon Ball few days
ago within thirty miles of Bismarck.
There is probably no placein the United
States where buffalo can be so readily
reached. The herds which in former
years roamed over the plains of Illinois,
iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Dakota
have passed on west. Millions have
been killed. At least 10000 robes have
been shipped east via Bismarck this year
from the region northwest of this point.
If the present rate Of destruction is con-
tinued the race will be extinct within a
few years. The government ought to aid,
IN some way to protect, and, if posi- BILE
to domesticate them.
This trip gave fine opportunity to
examine
~ THE COUNTRY NORTH OF GLEND1vE.
1t proves to be equal to the best in the
Missouri Valley. 1t is comparatively
level, the soil is deep and rich, and the
luxuriant growth of grass adapts it par
ticularly to stock k-growing, for which
Montana has become so famous. On the
way out the party met and talked
with Alfred Myers and N. W. Comford,
both engaged in the
CATTLE BUSINESS.
Comford went to Washington Territory
less than six years ago from Bismarck
with capital Of 5000. He reached
Glendive last fall with a herd of 600.
These he has turned into money, and is
ready for further investment. Mr.. Myers
was loading herd of several hundred
head of cattle at Keith, 148 miles west of
Bismarck, and he informed the TRIBUNE
commissioner that cattle would be ship
ped via the North Pacific this year as
follows Alfred Meyers & Bro 5000 =;
w. H. Martin 1900 Wells Bros. 700 ;
Ming & Guthrie 1900 Frat s. Wright,
1000 Judith Basin parties 1900 Cox
1900. There are also large herds in the
Tongue liver country, which will find
their way to market by this route. The
North Pacific has made rate OF
seventy-fve cents per hundred
weight from Keith to Chicago. At this
station loading yards have been provided.
Lending and resting yards have also been
made at-Bismarck and Fargo, and every
..conxtnience arranged for the safe and
satisfactory handling Of stock.
6 Fury 1900, and Clark s. Tim
GLENDIvE.
IS improving very rapidly and will GER
tainly become very important point.
There is large amount of freight piled
up at the landing which cannot be- for
warded this fall by river, although the
several boats engaged in that trade are
doing excellent work. Glendive this. fall
will therefore become a sort of bull
whackers' paradise
THE EXTENSION
work is progressing again in very salts
factory manner. The bridge across Bea-
yer Creek is completed and the cars are
now running twelve miles west of town.
The grading is about all completed to
Miles City and the engineers believe the
track will reach that point by November
1st
THE GARDENS
about Glendive have proven very satlsfac-
tory this year. Potatoes and other vege-
tables were successfully grown, and Gus
Forster treated our party to Glendive
grown watermelons.
TIE POsTOFFICE.
will be named Glendive, the department
having surrendered the point urged in
opposition, and Nelson G. Lawrence has
been appointed postmaster. His bond
has gone in and in due time his commits
sion will issue.
HHoolfhFu1nQsS OF Milk.