New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-05-16

tended a Morse theater and ball. The
performance was rather fair and the
ball enjoyed immensely. On Mon
day eve., April 9th, I left for Dakota.
The train was crowded with people
and in the evening it was uncomfort-
ably warm while in the morning it
was equally intentionally cold. At
daylight We reached Breckenridge
and about nine o'clock We arrived at
Moorhead, where we stopped long
enough to deposit Is cents for an or
binary breakfast, and reached Grand
Forks about two o'clock p. m. Here
I stopped over day and called on
few friends whose acquaintance l
made last summer, and the next day
l started for Bartlett lend of track).
Between Hillsb0ro and Grand Forks
there was a good deal of snow, but
around Larimore the ground was bare
and some had commenced seeding.
We arrived at Bartlett about six O clock
in the evening and although there are
about half dozen hotels and board
Ing shanties at that place We found
it hard enough to be accommodated
for tho night. Bartlett is booming in
big style. From here towards the
Lake I found great deal of snow in
a melting condition and through this
| travelled about 20 miles the next
day. This was terrible tiresome. /
might have gone with the stage but
Is was looking for land and wished
to speak with settlers along tho road
| preferred to foot it. stayed over
night with man by the name of
Murray who lives about two miles
east of DEVILS Lake City. This man
had formerly lived 1T Mayville, where
l stayed last Summer, and as he was
very talkative we spent an interesting
evening. The next day 1 struck ALI.
Peterson, I. Brudeset, Paul Hanson
and I. Graveset, all formerly Of Ma
della, and with the first named stay.
ed for over a week. l was very kind.
~ received by these friends, who also,
the next day, helped me to pick
claim, to keep which l thought it
necessary to send team to Bartlett
after lumber for shanty on Sunday
morning, but when the team got back
on Monday, somebody else had air eady
erected a dwelling there. I picked
another claim and there erected my
palace in the shape of an SxlO frame
building where l now reside. Tho
same day that built my house I got
three aeighbors and now have neigh.
bors all around. My place is situated
about four miles east of DEVILS Lake
City and should any of the readers Of
the Review, known or unknown, visit
this region during the summer
should be pleased to have them call on
me. The country around here think
Is beautiful and have very fine
quarter of land. think the railroad
will come within two miles of it. I
am keeping BACHELORS hall" in good
old style and although must confirm
the truism that sit is not good for
man to be alone, Il am succeeding be.
You'd expectation. 1t is the general
opinion Of the people living here that
we shall have one large city on the
Lake but where it will be located no
one knows yet-the railroad will de.
termine that. This town will un-
doubtedly be the county seat, and the
U. S. land office to be established in
this region. will probably also be 10.
Gated here. The prairies here are
more rolling than in the Red River
Valley aud the soil is said to be excel
lent for wheat. Large herds of Buff.
faloes must once have roamed hero az
wherever you go you will strike bones
that once constituted their skeletons.
In some places the entire backbone is
found. Deer have also been very
plentiful here. My neighbor found a
pair Of antlers that measured nearly
four feet in length. The lake is a
beautiful sheet Of water, but the wa.
ter is little salty and has taste of
magnesia, making it unfit for the use
of man as "a beverage. Cattle they
say drink it. There are three heavy
tracts of timber on the north side of
tho lake. The entire south side of
the lake is reserved for the Sioux
Indians, many OF whom claim to have
been at New Ulm during that terrib le
massacre in 1852. In winter they fire.
quently come across the lake and be-
fore the ice broke up I saw quite a
number of them. One old fellow at
tempted to teach me the Indian Ian.
guage. The figure six, if I under.
stood him right. he called Shakopee,
and it struck me that the town with
that name on the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha r. R., means
six. From another one I bought a
load of wood, about III of cord Of
oak wood for $500. He told me that
he had been at New Ulm. Another
young fellow came to white settlers
house one day, and while there the
lady OF the house passed around a
plate of cakes, intending one piece
for each person. When she came 10
the Indian he first filled his pockets
and then took his piece, leaving the
rest of the party in the GOLD. They
say there are about 1900 of them and