The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-08-08
DAKOTA PARAGRAPHS.

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in way to create the belief that the river
wards them off.
1t is reported that a movement is OH foot to
take forcible possession of Winnebago reserva-
ton, in Hughes county, and dispossess the
Indians of the soil they claim.
]. P Foster, one of the pioneers of Bismarck,
and the man who opened the first restaurant
in the place. dropped dead of heart disease in
the street at Miles City, Sunday.
Mayville Tribune: The officers Of the Fargo,
Larimore & Northern state that Immediately
after harvest the graders will commence work
and grade the road this fall as far as Mayville.
They seem to be working very quietly, but all
the same "they mean business" 1t is quite
probable that the surveyors will he at work in
few days.
Press and Dakotaian: Sometime during the
coming Superintendent the middle of the
month-Dakota's annual Grand Army encamp-
ment will DO held at Yankton, lasting several
days. This will be the most extensive Grand
Army gathering aver held in Dakota. It will
occur during the fair week and will bring
large attendance Of strangers to our city.
The sites have been selected for four new
warehouses and two new elevators on the
Fargo Southern road, and two others are yet
to be located. The points chosen are, Grace
vile, Abercrombie, Fairmont, Christine, Hick-
son and Wild Rice The contract has been
awarded to E. s. Tyler, who proposes to have
the buildings completed in time to receive this
seasons crop.
Tower City Herald Friday afternoon and
evening Of last week will not soon be forgotten
in this country, as will be seen by report else
where in this issue. In one short hour per-
feet paradise, awaiting tho warble Of the har-
vcster, became plain Of desolation, where
the storm king breathed his paralytic, poison
GUS breath. From Is miles northwest to 30
miles on our south, with few stretches of coun-
try skipped, the wreck is complete. The storm
lasted but 20 minutes, and ruined over 5000, 900
worth Of grain and buildings. 1t was done
quickly and effectually, and many strong
man, who has braved the losses of the past and
was endeavoring to retrive the same, sat down,
broken-hearted, while eyes unused to tears,
were dimmed. 1t cannot be gainsayed that
business of all kinds must suffer with the tillers
of the soil, for it is upon the success of these
the business Of the immediate country rests
Yet, it has been truly said, ''every cloud hath
silver lining" And even 80 it is with us.
Whether it will he turned to profit or not, re-
mains to be seen. Exclusive wheat raising
must be abandoned, and stock raising with d.
versifed farming be made an important feat
ure. Thus will our farmers have resources in
times like unto last Friday.
Cooperstown Courier: A party Of ten visited
the mounds on section 15-145-5S on Sunday
last under the guidance Of John McDermott.
They found there five mounds on the west
banks Of the Sheyenne, north Of Christ Arestad,
eight miles southeast of Cooperstown, which
look as though they might be the work of
mound builders They are situated in basin,
surrounded by the bluffs on one side and low
hills skrting the river on the other. The soil
is gumbo, the suface soil having evidently been
removed and used to make the mounds, which
vary in height from thirty to forty feet. The
two farthest north are close together; south
about twenty rods is third; south of this
about twenty-five rods is another, and about
ono-half mile south Of this is a fifth. The
mounds are nearly round at the base, and taper
at an angle Of about thirty-hve degrees to
peak. On the top Of all but the one farthest
south grow cactus plants. In the basin where
they are situated are numerous large boulders,
most of which set on little pillar Of earth,
the dirt having been removed from around
them, and the rains Of time washing away the
loose soil, have left them in this shape. Nu-
merous specimens Of petri6ed buffalo bones
were brought back as mementoes. 1t is we'll
worth anyones time to visit the spot and look
at them.