The Dickinson press., 1885-02-07
Entered at the postonlcc at Dickinson, Stark
County, Dakota. as second class matter.
OFFICIAL PAPER 0 FsTARK COUNTY
Saturday, February Z, 1886.
A PLEALANT WINTER.
Surprising That Of Maryland for
Comfort.

Comfort.
DICKINSON. d. T., Jan. 80, 1885.
1t is pleasant at this season of the
year to see building and improve
ments still moving on. Prominent
among those worthy of notice is onr
, ewly opened roller skating rink,
v hich seems to be well patronized, as
it should be, by all who have leisure
to enjoy the pastime. There can he
no moral objection to the social en-
joyment, while the physical exercise
is of the best description to promote
health and vigor. There is one social
characteristic in our town which is
very agreeable and worthy of notice,
i. Q. we hear no scandal or malicious
gossip; all seem to be very social and
friendly, which IS worthy of all
praise. The weather, however,
comes in for the usual amount of
talk and / find the severity of a few
of our coolest days is v%ariously es-
timated. according to the exposure or
non-exposure, vigor or lack OF vlgor
of our people and so various are the
opinions and statements that a stran-
ger would be greatly perplexed about
arriving at correct conclusions. 1t is
we'll known that many of u people
spend their winters in hunting Camp
ing out continuously some are haul
ing goods to the Black Hills and the
cattle ranges, camping where night
overtakes them. i'll the coolest wealth
er, while the cowboys spend much of
their time in the saddle and the bal
ance in camp; but these and the farm
ers 80 much exposed to the severity
of our coolest days, are not the ones
who complain of cold. They are all
the picture of robust, vigorous health.
/ had the pleasure of all interview
with one of our most intelligent and
successful hunters, f. 3. Brown, of
Big Stone Lake, Mimi, who informed
me that his hunting and camp suit
consisted of wool drawers, under
shirt and shirt, with buckskin pants
and hunting thirt, two pairs of wool
socks, moccasins and leggings, which
was all the clothing he had use f. 1
except fur cap and mittens. He
further stated that such a suit was
ample protection for the coolest days,
and he had no use for a coat, yet
some of the hunters used a little
more clothing. When travelling from
his camp at Kildeer morilualns int
town more clothing was called for
Mr.. BROWN brought in the skin of
bear that had the imprudence tt
leave his den to enjoy some of OH:
spring-like weather early this month
which gave him a rather close call
He first gave the bear a severe wount
and while running through the brusl
suddenly came upon the wounded ami
NAL, which sat facing him a few
yards away, when he gave him
deadly shot from a heavy Sharp's riff
through the heart, which aroused tn
brute to a furious charge, but TIL
hardy hunter was equal to the emel
gency and drawing his hatchet fror
his belt he succeeded in placing
blow upon the animals head tina
stunned him while he lodged the OF
slaught of the bear, yet the brut
knocked off the hunters cap with
blow of his paw and seized his riff
barrel, leaving the marks of his teet
thereon. Although many bears al
killed by our hunters this is the frs
/ have heard one of making such an a
tack, yet the grizzly and cinnamo
will often attack the hunter, whe
wounded, at short range. This is
slight depression, yet may intere:
eastern sportsmen. l have found o,
winter on Green river, seven mile
north of town, the most comfortab
and pleasant for outdoor work of ar
80 far known to me in any sta
where have lived. Those of Gregg
and California might be excepted
1t were not for the almost constal
rain and mud. l have had no use f,
An oyercoat and seldom for a coat
outdoor work on the coolest day
yet l find some people in town, wi
confine themselves to warm room
that complain of the cold. l wis
to give my eastern friends a CORE,
idea OF II winter weather and pr
pose to give the most reliable inform
alton obtainahle. l have before II
the temperatures taken at I o'cloc
A.. NJ, of our coolest mornings, fro:
the record of our signal service Ike,
Ut Richardton, % miles east of Die