Bismarck weekly tribune., 1884-09-12
THE BIsMARGK WEEKLY TRIBUNE. SEPT =, 1854

poses. Oak Creek, running through the center
Of Bottineau county, is beautiful stream with
an immense water power 1t the foothills where
it emerges from the mountain. large -four
ing mill il in course Of construction and will
be in operation this fall. Bottineau Is an or
ganized county and has full set of officers.
The commissioners arc Dana, Burns and Sim.
meals. Bottineau is settled mostly with Cana
dians, Scotch and French, who claim 1000
aotual settlers in the county. Fine crops of
wheat, oats and barley have been raised this
season, sufficient to supply the home market.
The county seat has not been located in Bott-
ineau yet. The commissioners are going to
let the people select sites this fall and vote on
the question at the general election. Dunseith,
the coming metropolis of the Turtle mountain
country, is situated on Willow Creek, At the
foothills and is beautifully located on the
east bank of the stream. The townsite is
owned by a company of capitalists from Ohio,
and are go ahead set of men. A line of road
from DEVILS Lake to Dunseith has been sur.
veyed, which, when constructed, will connect
with the Jamestown branch of the Nolthern
Pacific company, and no doubt but this branch
power is also located at Dunseith, one of the
finest in the territory. A large coal mine is in
operation one mile and half from town, and
is said to be a vrey fine quality of coal. Con-
siderable building is going on. So far there
are thee stores, three saloons, one hotel, one
newspaper, the Dunseith Herald. Lots are
selling rapidly. Corner lots are selling at
$500. Dunseith is in Rolette county.
which is organized and a bitter fight
is going on between St. Johns
and Dunseith for the county seat.
st. Johns having the most population
and the Oldest place. A bitter feeling exists
between the two places. st. John is situated at
the northeast end of the mountain, three miles
this side Of the boundary line, and consists
mostly of half breeds, and in my opinion never
will amount to anything. 1t lays in a narrow
strip of country between the boundary line and
the mountain, two townships being cut off for
an Indian reservation. 1t would be the height
of folly to attempt to hold the county seat at
st. John for any period of time. Dunseith is
centrally located in fine agricultural country,
with splendid coal mine and water power, and
is the coming town of Rolette and the celebrated
Turtle mountain country. Rolette county
claims 2. 600 settlers Nearly all the half breeds
mountain.
The political situation of these counties is
somewhat mixed at the present. There will be
two sets of delegations sent to the Pierre con-
vention. One will be anti-Raymond and will
support Sam McMasters or Bismarck man if
majority of the people of these counties believe
that John B. Raymond should not be returned
at the next election. They believe that some
such man as DR.. Bentley, of Bismarck, or Sam
McMasters, of the Black Hills, are more capa-
bic and more identified as Dakotaians to repre-
sent the whole people of the Territory in con-
gress. McHenry county has elected two McMas-
ters delegates to the Pierre convention with due
reference to the Bismarck Journal notwith-
It is amusing to read the cores
pondence of the Bismarck Journal and the
comments of that paper. The inference to be
taken from that journal is if the people of
Bismarck and Burleigh county do not support
Raymond at the coming convention, he, John
B. Raymond, with all his mighty power, will
smash everything in Bismarck to smithereens;
he will not leave one stone upon another.
How do you Bismarckians like it7 Have you
got to submit to the Raymond lash?
The people we'll understand that John B.
= ~ har md Ia a.
the Grand Forks convention two years ago.
The Burleigh county delegation, may it be said
to their credit, did not 60 into the bargain and
sale business, and this is why Mr.. Raymond is
not friendly to the people of Bismarck and
Burleigh county. He is not now nor never
will be.
The Journal states that Bismarck should not
20 into the convention and ask for anything or
present candidate. We do not see why Bis
marck should not present her claims before
that convention. Bismarck has got the material
to do it with. Bismarck has got nothing from
the territory only what she bought and paid for.
She got the penitentiary. She also got the
capital, it il true, but Bismarck money built it.
We notice the legislative district republican
committee met at Jamestown and selected Bis
marck as the place of holding the convention.
We notice in the apportionment that the coun-
ties of McHenry, Bottineau, Stevens and Rolette
are ignored from participating in the conven-
ton, Notwithstanding that McHenry, Bottineau
and Rolette are three organized counties
Did the committee know that there are be
tween three and four thousand legal voters in
those northern counties? Do they know that
those counties demand representation in that
convention? If they are not aware of these facts
they had better study the political history of
their district. almost forgot Benson county.
1t is in this district also, and is thiokly settled
The people demand one member of the house
for this portion of the district. Delegates will
be sent to the republican district convention,
and if we do not receive our rights we will de"
mand them at the democratic convention, when
that will be held, and if we are ignored in both
conventions the people will run man from
this section of the district and elect him.
COWBOY.
Death Of VIM. C.. Snodgrass.