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LISzT AND HIS AUDIENCE.

Here is story of List. In 1885
the composer was making tour in
Fr~Acsy daring which he came to a
provincial town where he was to give
performance: but when all was
ready to commence the audience was
found TO consist of seven individuals
only. List, nothing daunted, mount
ed the platform with bland smile
upon his face, and bowling suavely TO
the almost empty benches. said:
Ladies and gentlemen. this is most
uncomfortable hall; therefore, ST it
Nm b. aSrc{ab& oSot. Il gill hare the
piano saken& 10 <he hotel Who're l. am
staying, and there. where we shall all
be much more at our ease. will
play through the programme" The,
proposal was cheerfully accepted by,
the seven guests, who adjourned TO
thc hotel, where Liszi not only went
through the entire programme, but
after pressed his audience to partake.
of slight but recherche supper he had
ordered for them. Next evening, ON
the occasion ola second concert, the
hall was full to sufocation, and many
Ind to be cankd 1Eay at the doors.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-27

mother. erclaim Mrs. Ms daughter.
The ring was Gpduesd aud fond p
be the ssrf one wfS6l. xhsd
given his life my 4 eah feR.
Here is,a b foI lou Fo6 Ne 81 IT.
NJ. 90, ssid G66rs@ Cabot - ny
ed for doing my dung
You are a good, honest boy. said the
old gentleman. but x0R. Look .asz1 yap
had seen better days. You are right
there, replied George.
What kind of business are you ell
gagged in? Well, do what ever can
'getto do.
Have you good education, inquir-
ed, Mr. NJ. SYDs eirsmfy ttther before
Ihh seath ahueated' He ! be a book
keeper, but as tookkeepers arc very
plentiful, / can get nothing of that
kind TO do. We'll we viii! see about
that, said Mr., NJ. will see you to-
morrow morning. I We met goAow
and asssiug they took thcir4ease.
Mr.. NJ, being quito well acquainted
in Boston and having great deal of
influence, soon succeeded in getting
George : situation IS clerk
in a large wholesale gro
Gerry. Having proved his, good
qualities hisswages vefc soouS raised
and soon after that he became head
book-keeper of the establishment, and
Of course he Meyer ceased y be CRATE
fhl to his kind benefactof, Mr.. Mar
tin. ! II p
The moral of this story shows that
honesty is the best policy.
Now | suppose my little readers
would like to know how the ring got
into the turkeys craw.
Well the next morning after Mrs.
Martin lost Der ring, the turkey go,
into tins lawn aid seeing 9the ring
lyinglin the grass, and being very hun
gry gobbled il down at once, and the
next day it was sent TO Boston where
it was bought by George and Violet.
EMMA RIZER
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I Eagle.
.TTONWOoD LEAVES.

COTTONWOOD LEAVES.
NHA }. ). .rwrrr, ND.
Leaves ter all the walks, yet Others fall
F2ehs&ed cottonwoods, sedate and tall
I'M now hetreathing organs Of the tree
Now, lifeless things of stern necessity.
Rut when aloft, their faces green from birth,
4eeksd aglAhsQas sslxEaxds zHGens. st0.ths
earth,
They seized the carbon from composite air
And in its stead restored phlogiston there.
What welcome beauty we beheld at first, e
Wheupfom the bud. their tender yendure
r. burst; n efas s7arssstG au.Hed 5.if
Now varied beauties thrill the pensive eye
With bright and fulvous colors as they die
Their ehlorogopby, built by Soils chemic
a. rays, 'opdn qyt @i 20 - g f-'l'7
Has turned to yellow hues from length %
days; .5s
Jaundiced with age, while Sol sinks daily
lower. isH1n" Bot"
Their vital forces fail, and down hey pour
The Great Arkansas, sweeping through the
ranks,g0n 9-Gius siidgsit .rit1a58
OF cottonwoods that stand along its banks,
Receives, on his majestic breadth Of flow,
A shower of heart-shaped disks, of life lei
buuoT roibr8R
Soon each diyerging branehlet, gray and
bare. Il b7eaha :suaas iasalrlag1..
Will point its spindling finger in the air,
Wailing petitions to the northern Storm,
To deal in mercy with its naked form.
Preserve our cottonwoods. pride Of oul
Pia'nr aisDiO erssbnl
That kindly grow. where planted BY oui
pains;
Whose leaves the ardor, Of the sun with
draw;
Which make our town the Sylvan Wichita.
WICHITA, KAs. Nov. Is, 1884. '''
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EgS!t'E.E,s;,%,s;,",y!IIA'|''sRBssaII
lslssisssfifa, frohfsFeE,S sel

7'faf.iIlc' yard" had been raEed. and IL
short no means had been spared t.
find il. but all to no purpose.
Thanksgiving morning dawnet
bright aud clear, that beautiful Thanks
giving morning when nation wa.
giving thanks for the properties o
q thy, ys1J qErevythingB booked ven
pretty at 'the Martin grange that
.abfhingD 1ie WAS "a , rAad old
d. l.ou.er - SURROUNDED n by - broad
raicirts Of meaJow I lands, beautiful
o Gehp,dS tn oak and'poplar trees, III
together it was a beautiful place, y
was located fivcf,niles from populai
gNew kugiaand citrOi .XOd 9d
IN due time the guests came aud af
Ter iiiiey had all .arriv@l, ciden dough
NM and, apples were passed srepnd
and fhen the talk began. -.
y Mls Martin u.s. rttsasedin a eonvcr
saiion with ope,of her daughters who
lives in Boltou., and who has moi beer
to visit her parents for several
months.
How many turkeys did you sell
Ibis year" said the daughter.
Ga, about twenty said Mrs, NJ
E'l' ~rn3ihensto BpstSn.y. I IN
JNAad )wAat abhne Ahe ring YOU
LOST"
well, III tell YOU all about IT. re.
turned her 'ihetter. ifII gave ten
patty about two weeks ago ahdI wore
the set of diamonds which your father
gave me before you were born.
think must have lost the ring in the
lawn rs walked out TO the gate with
my a.,c,is ~ kIFT1,SN IG
Hero We WIN leave The Martins 10
enjoy ,iheir roasted. turkey aud the
rcstof their -gootl things and follow
the twenty-five turkeys that were not
roasted.
They went TO Boston as Mrs. Nj. said
they had. They all go TO The grocery
store where they are sold A young
man and young lady are pass
ilg the store and they see the
turkeys. they price them and take
the cheapest and smallest of all. They
turn the corner and walk two blocks
up a dirty street in one of the poorest
parts Of die city. They enter = 3t
tage; the cottage contains but two
rooms, aud the first room contains a
cook sioye. bed, cupboard, several
chairs and few other things.
80. George. how | wish we were
rich" said the Young lady.
"lcs. so do |, replied George. of
we were. YOU should live in nice lit
Tie ,usc, and have a servant to wait
on YOU; YOU should have a great many
dresses and everything you wanted.
Wouldn't il be tiue, Niolety'
50, very fine, 'ssretignsd viblct. |
'''TItm n,en 1T IS better to be born
lucky than rich" said George, land
we are neither
so. don't say that" replied Violet.
Now, how are we going TO fix that
turkey 2" said George.
Il think shall bake it," was Nio-
lets reply.
IAN right; I'll chop its head off,"
and accordingly he went to work.
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KfNGMAN KERNELS.
To the Editor Of TIE Daily Eagle:

TO the fdfor q tAe UdIty Edgte'
KINGMAN. Nov. %. 1884.
kingman is going to have another
newspaper. The press, type and cases
have all arrived. ald everything new.
Wlrcthe editor or the devil is to be is
ut present unknown. at least to the
writer. You need not be surprised il
Frank Gillette is not interested.
Hutchinson and several other solid
mems names are mentioned in connec-
ton with the enterprise.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-27
GRANT AND GARFIELD.

Mrs. Julia Dent, President Grant.
great grandfather was the surveyor
general of Maryland. Gen. Grant
met her nj st. Louis, and was engaged
to her four wears before he married
her. During this time the Mexican
war interviewed, and She was % years
old when her wedding took place.
Mrs. Hayes is Chillicothe girl
President Hayes made love to her
while she was going TO school at Gin
cinnati, and married her after two
years courtship.
General Garfield was also associated
with his wife during her school days,
and there had been long acquaintance
before their enga cement.
Such is the brief history of the loves
of the presidents. As far as we know
they seem 10 have been singuiarly
happy in their love affairs. But III
warrant you every one of them had
his little skeleton in his matrimonial
closet. They had the same ups and
downs in their courtship as you and |
had. Martha Curtis doubtless held w
the virtues of her first husband to
George Washington. and am greatly
mistaken if she. did not sometimes tell
him that she brought the money into
the family Moro than one of these
women were jesioas Of their ha sbauds
attention TO other wsmeu, and Tom
Jefferson, td0ubt not, pranced up and
down his Monticello home many a
cold might in scanty attire with y cry.
ing baby in his arms After alt. men
are very much alike when YOU strip
them OF their every dar rcgaha, and
president IS nothing more to his wife
than a coal-heaver is 10 his.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-27
viii II. Keruan, former edito

Viii II. keruaH, former editor Vt the
Okolona Miss. States, declares tina,
Cievelani's election rings on; Lincoln
as a traitor and Kings IN JEFF Davis as
patriot" and he further announces
that I'VE OF the South propose to
make the names Of Lineoln and his
hirelings stencil in the nosirils of
msukind." keruan may be little
indiscreet In The use OF his pen, bat
that Is al.
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> ,5....5,fi ...s4s t.... -. -,s-s ~. 81
r b. Tsisa $3.50 f3 rsT-t es& satt
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lis. $40 acre. i. sumner county. g nils.
.orth Of CslJvvu !, 70 s.,rvs In cuItlsa tio6 All
ccod land a ~
f7ss Ouarssr-sec,t,s miles ws~s o. NORTH
fsld, sumner county ~ acres under culyJva-
7sa. Ovar tsr-secttou . u.aiss asrsheass OF
MsIyane. sumner county: ap~-haif nader cul4
tisxticu, small xraBnry OF so. sNp On
i,Sl 80 acres unimproyrd land sS miles
south of Northaeisi, sarssasr coantv, goed liv-
iny vnt,r ~ s,ss or viii sell anarfsrx .sns-
rnfeM = s'7s77l' = N7F' 70. 80
= i5Sj UpimprvysA quarter 4 mtls, puxtA of
Northaeld 4 land 81 900
lsss. ete aeres miles scush OF Cheueyt %
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ares il cuitiys,ies. Tainx water. I.eS. &
h,,,,s. - r',.,,,. ss.nis sni s,,hs A. ssss'
I.sS ouarter- Section ID mile south 81 Cheney;
g Acres In cwiSiysstea 81 aa - ,iIa fF-ll
= rs. gpimproyed uusrtsr : miiss .outh Of
(soddard N san -
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40 acres brokr Sias /
l:s5' W l-2 OF " IL ss-ss-sw, Kingman couns
ty, - acres broke, si-c
,sss la : : miles : : ~ Wichita snss
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- ,.s., on.asra !. s..I.. m. ~ Al C;srttn Y,aip
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broke tI.p 49, y --,-,..-, q
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Plain !, sls,s,. -, - Z. 80 4
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ls5i In acres ~ mile. northeast cf hrn-
,y. uI,tna royed, a ,sss. ~. - q -.Ft-y 4
40 4 81 In
hair gcsd farming land. hsisT wster ~ miles
" goVd railroad statlep. hne stock rnore
:: 30 per acre, y cash. balance | snd years
~ eper cont. ~t4.Q lIfa >f9 = t1nssg
lisa, $40 acres. niles southwest OF ssds-
wick cry; vi % per sc~i
is.'o 100 acres miles west OF Ansicysr, wat
! lse9 To- acres y "a Intier east o. Goddard.
all splendid iaDtiS ~, tsl, -.s,.,es-r s- f,,tre
IMPROVED LAMBS
r...g 10 acses sy miles southeast OF Bayns ),
'...' ~ .tahts c..-r .r,S anJ y,anarv nice srovs
kv2n sI<o's' CON STD anu H''e
s'.." a..a,s, a.,
Acres ~ Snlti walton, house stable aud Srshary ;.
80 aeres AIrhedged IN. 100 apNe tiers y. .oe
"a lssl lGs serss niiles outasAst OF Payns Nv.
story house VI roofns, good staeie, crb AMI
grn.sssfes, 80 acres in cnItisssscn, peach orch
Ard nllq u hedge; st..H - -. 1890. a.,
srrss IN enitiss,ion ii yiaa water -us,r hedge
And shade uses- y, 0s)
f.Z Quarter section OF raw lsnd ~ miles
fren Ndfthaeid- ex.isb. u 100 IN tsArs
dine At per cent,
lfs5 Htso acres N Sumser COUNT allies sPn
Caldwell watered by The ChiA.skia and several
sud other impro vsinentss eit.,ses ID ~ \
No. Ei2 leo acres ~, miles southeast OF
Garden Plain, 50 acre. IN cnisivstioa. Nice
xHOsss VI cottonwood and e~A elsiyns ~ bear
ing.pesch trees, living water This Y bar
gsini\e 10. part time. ~ 1'st 'ii'H
% nall <-yI sll
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,}:|||s'4ss:.: ;':::$ :' 81; +
hh lit hqSiSt ~ upteJ was Fss
~ H. w NH ,nr fr6NS nv As y3o,ct


was carving it. she exclaimed:
90, George. just look what
have found in this turkey"
"Why is is ring, diamond
ring. by joyc. And where did you
find III" asked George. Il found it in
the turkeys craw. just think of it,
replied Violet. "Well. this is roman
tic" returned George.
Ana wint NAh wee DO with itr'
ouerr,eaNiolett. Shall we sen 1t or
keep ii:"
ave have no right to sell il nor have
We right to keep it. might adver-
,ise il. aud think WILL"
The next day the following adyer-
,isement appeared in one of the daily
papers:
Found-A diamond ring. Inquire
of George A. Justine, No. 1905 Tween
ty-sccond street.
Mrs. Martins daughter saw this adj
yertisemeni in the paper and immedi-
at.lv sent word to her mother, saying
perhaps the ring might be hers The
next day brought Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
10 Boston. They went TO the home OF
their daugh ter. and the next evening
stEyniiFcF to~S small f0ttsee Oh
{ Tw&lySeanb street. AZ vas the
nome ofeur friends George and Violet
Justine.
Mr.. Martin said they had heard of
the advertisement, and inquired how
they came rby the ring, swtsereupon
Gerec told the strange story as the
already knows. Mrs. Martin asked ii
there was any letters on the ring, and
be said tina, he had noticed the letters.
II. /. NJ.
That cestAlAls asAsse be- yonr ring
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-27
MARTIN VAN BUREN,

was a green lawyer wien ne marine q
his wit, Hannah. She was of. good
family. and was only a few months
older than her husband. The two had
gone to school together as children and
their engagement was a long one. They
were married Us soon as Van Buren's
1 law practice would warrant it. Their
married life, like that of the Jeter-
soDs, lasted only 10 years. t'7sb 51,t
When John Tyler married his fret
wife he was 23 years old, and she was
%. He had long been il, love with her,
and had coufted her for five years.
."Still." says his son, George Pyter.
"he never venturcd to even kiss her
hand until three weeks before the mar
rage, When on his last visit To her
prior TO the wedding. he tcoa.umnai-
ed this act.ll John Tyler was at ,iHs
time young lawyer, and he had al
ready served term or two III the leg
islature. He was Gov. Tyler's son.
and his wife was one of the flowers OF
the Z. F. VS., She was an Episcopal
liam, and was beautiful woman.
President Tyler's wife was a Cath
Ole. She lived with President Tyler
seventeen years, and had sons. and
DAM ltt ~ .|f..-.s.
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MARRIED WIDOWS.

The stories of their courtships abound
in romance. George Washingtoa was
colonel on his way TO William sburg
the old capital of Virginia, when he
was stopped by an old planter friend
and asked to stop over night. He re-
piled HE business wasi urgent, aud q
sioppase Of any kind was impossible.
His rrieud then cited the virtues and
beauties OF a beautiful widow Of twen-
ty-six yesrs who was. stopping with
him, in sach glowing terms that Col.
Washington decided 70 take dinner
and Gee the paragon. He MAS SD de-
lighted that he stayed Ill night, and
on the way back became engaged to
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her This was Madame Cu.t;a
whose maiden name was Martha Ban.
bridge. ,.-a.sIss.s.
Jefferson's wife had Aaku, - wsf7ow
fonr ycars when iSz3Saf| ~ IN ;Si;d
she was only 81 yonEy cltl IL the zine
She was ten ycsI 6sloass sNifNAnd
in that period hadS9x {l4eGx ~ M
before she died il 1i3eE16. fh4t
she was much co6sQed and two Of
IG&eEsNR,S-SiXsjs net oas thQ. A3o0E-stAp
q day or two before the latter's en-
gageH4ent. They heArt sounds Jsf
music within and soon found that
Jefferson was singing love song 10
the young widow while she played an
accompaniment on the harp. They
concluded not TO press their suit, aud
left with their love untold. rs@y oi
Dolly Madison's parents were Vir-
ginis Quakers, who freed their siaves
and went to Philadelphia to hive. Here
at 10, Dolly, q demure Quskeress,
married john Todd. Quaker lawyer,
who dicd when she was ~, ana ieIt her
pretty wfuow. IN less tnan year
she married again, and TINS time q MI.
Madison. who was member OF con-
gress. She was 81 years old when her
husband became president, just two
years younger Than aliss afreiingnn!
sen Is now ..t5,l heae.C
JAcKsoN1s WIFE WIFE. l ~. 9
Andrew Jackson is the only other
president who married widow. His
wife's first husbands name was Ro-
cards, and she was only 10 years old
when she married him, tRobarus was
a jealous fellow and of an exceedingly
ugly disposition, Rachel Richards
separated from him, and got what
Jackson and she thought was valid
divorce before she was married to
jackson She was about % years old
at the time, and the scircumstances of
the union created no genera remark
over the country. Nevertheless al
most 40 years after during the cam
pa'gn for the presidency. the matter
was dug up and II was charged that
Jackson had married her before she
was legally divorced from Captain no
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FILLofoRE'S LOVES.

President Fillmore was a wool card
or and his wife was 4 school leach
err when they fell in love Both were
poor, pnd Fillmore, after studying law
and moving 10 Buffalo. did not see his
ali snced wife for three years, because
he was too poor to pay the fare OF the
150 miles which lay between them.
Mrs Fillmore was. atwo1nyearS older
than her husband, aud she was 2S
years old when their marriage ftooS
place. She died in 1853. President
Fillmore survived her twenty-one
years. and married the woman who it
is said became insane before she died.
Mrs. Fillmore was ii preachers daugh-
ter, as was, also Abigail Adams aud
Mrs, Franklin Pierce. She was o the
same aye. as Mrs Fillmore at the time
of her marriage, and her groom was a
member Of congress when he married
her. Mrs. Pierce was somewha, like
Mrs. HAYES in the rigid piety with
which she observed Sunday ut the
White House. l. was her castpm 10
ask the employees TO go to church. She
did not like society and she made the
mansion as far As, possible,
christian home for her family
70 pasi LINCOLN AND JOHNSON. a4i
Mrs Lincoln wore wedding ring
given her by the president, ia which
was engraved, Love is eternal" She
was a X kentucky girl who had gone to
live with q sister in Springfield, Ill.
Here she met Lincoln. then n vouag
lawyer, and the TIVE were married
and began life As boardcrs, paying for
their accommodations 81 4 week.
Eliza McCardic was II years old
when she married Young North Car
Dina tailor who had settled in Green
vile, Tenn. His name was Andrew
johnson and he was just of age. She
more learning than her hus- |
band, and the two worked together,
though che did not as reported, teach
him his letters. When. after many
years, he became president. she was
100 i'll to do the honors of the white
house, and her daughter took her
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s., DRESS. GOODS!

YES, a is THE NUMBER, a.
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= .saasiH
tasis' e@asais sits dsses -zs, s-isssess 10
$1,000 .sfese sssssi.. - es-.f fsse
90 BIC
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The only bachelor president the
country has had was James Buchanan.
who respected the woman who Tilted
him when he was young man, too
much to marry another s1oT79 .sl,roi
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-01-02
Sun River and Great Fails.

The town Of San River is situated
about twenty miles from the Missouri
and where the Benton stage road crosses
Sun river. The valley from the mouth
OF the river clear up the South Fork to
Haystack butte, is noted for being one
OF the most productive sections Of Mon
tana. Fine hay and grain ranches ex-
end the whole distance of sixty miles.
there being a wide, fertile valley, easily
irrigated from Sun river. The Fort
SHAW military reservation takes up
about eight miles Of the best part Of the
valley above the town, but this will
probably be cut down by the present
congress and the land thrown open for
settlement. Many rich stockmen are
located in this valley, as the surrounding
ranges are among the best in the terri
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-01-02
Why CATTLE Men Make Money.
r. w. CUMMINs.

A good sized steer, when it is ready for
the market, will bring from $50 to $50.
The same animal at its birth was worth
but SIS. He has run upon the plains and
cropped the grass from the public domain
for four years, and now, with scarcely
any expense to the owner, he is worth
$50 more than when he started on his
pilgrimage. A thousand Of these ami
mails are kept nearly as cheap as the sim
gle one; SO with a thousand as a starter,
and with an investment in the start, in
four years the stock grower has made
$4,000 to sos, 900. Allow $1,000 for his
current expenses while he has been GO
ing on, and he still has left ss45, 900 and
even $4,000 for a net profit. This is all
there is in the problem. And this is
why cattle men grow rich.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-01-02

soon to take possession. The advance
guard, in considerable number, will
doubtless show up this coming spring
and summer.
| know by experience that there you
q grow wheat, oats, barley, hemp,
(there will probably be a demand for
this article until the border rufians
make themselves scarce) and vegeta-
bles that would make the eastern
farmer open his eyes in establishment!
We can also grow corn, known here
as the Rec or Indian corn, which is
peculiarly adapted to this country and
climate; it does not grow large but
the a is well filled with a plump,
solid grain. It has been grown sue
c~essfully at Fort Belknap, and will
mature in any portion of the Milk
river country. On all of these streams
great quantities of good hay can be
cut, and the rolling prairies are cover
ed with bunch and buffalo grasses, the
life of the stock, the year around.
II #lt SIS1ii5 q s1IiCII liIIlC SiilCC i
saw thousands ofbuffalo roaming over
these prairies, growing fat and defying
the hunters. No wonder the Indian
'clings to this country as his home and
last resort, but with the buffalo gone
of what service IS it to him? He must
now look to the government for sub
~sistence, and learn to ssrustlen as the
white man does.
There is hardly any perceptible
difference IN the climate of the Milk
river country and that in and about
Fort Benton. The. same chinook
winds visit you there in winter, and
we have the same delightful fall
weather. AS you near the mouth Of
Milk river and down the Missouri to
Buford the snow falls generally deeper
than at Benton but does no harm. On
the lower Milk river and on the Mis-
souri, from old Fort Peck down to
Buford, | have seen hogs easily fat
tened, running at large through the
timber and bottom lands, feeding on
artichokes and a peculiar kind of root
which IS plentiful whereve11timber
grows.
During my residence in that coun-
try | heard frequently from Indian
report that gold and silver was to be
il the Bears Paw, Little Rock
les, Sweet Grass Hills and on a small
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