Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1889-11-01

other ~ Ia take it in the shape Of an l..
As these leave fractions which it is not
probable any ono will Ole on for some
tlme. it il seen that each: settler has Il
doea not pay for and is not likely to bs
called on TO pay for, for many years.
Their first houses are built of inverted
snds at the prairie. and are in almost all
cases of two apartments; one of which is
used by the family and ia subdivided by
sed walls, The lire place Is built of vel
low clay, with openings from each apart
ment, so as to economizc both space and
heat. The ether apartment. divided from
on one side. is for the fowls. pigs and cat
| tic belonging to the family. In many OF
| the houses we saw 1t was at first difficult
| to Say Wlloh ono was the dwelling. OF the
fuHily and which the other Ther floors
| consist at tirst OF the earth after the sod
iSremoyed and over this in little while
Il spread clay In q plastic state which with
t3eir bare feet 10; carefully trodden by the
qAle members Of the family until it forms
4compact, dry mass. The roof is of sod
supported by timbers cut from the near
came in prior to June last had broken
more or leas land and sowed fax on the
breaking. aud with suarcely an exception
the crop at the time Of our visit was
good one The next step In their dwell
ings will he the building outside Of the
sod wall of solid adobe walls OF brick,
made OF tue clay everywhere Astounding
We passed several claims whore these
bricks were drying. The clay is' mixed
ton of the gray subsoii which Is under
tho soil of all the rolling prairie, ana
which contains over 30 per cent of lime.
and then carefully cut into bricks nf ten
inches In length and by IN thickness
and width, These, when laid up and
plRstered over with clay, make house
that ts warm. durable and lasting At nh
the claims We passed wc noted the care
fulness with which the dwelling was
from flowing spring, or from well 10
10 rs feet doep. The flowing springs are
abundant oil through the ooteaus and the
water, ns also OF the wells. is excellent
Two settlements of Russians German.
speaking. like those we saw are settled in
Foster county, and have been there since
1882. and. if we Judge those We saw by
what these others have done. five years
more will show material improvement.
The fssl night out we camped y mile
northwest Nf Red Lake, in Logan county.
in township l34. range u, ut the Ssaim Of
German settler. the first one we had
found since our MONDAY halt. and dfonud
q most comfortable fpppdaIioa TOR our
blankets and robes m the end Of lis hay
stack. The fresh milk and eggs aupplied
to US. with all that hospitality could offer
in the way of hot and cold water added
not little zest to our evening meal and
our next morning breakfast. A ride TO
the northwest of ten miles brought Ms 10
Napoleon. the county seat of Logan
county, small hamlet in u beautiful and
/ fprfjl0 "a n1s.U vun}3 cnttlnd
Americans and Germans. This is one Of
the three broad and fertile valleys which
stretch north and south through the CO.
teaux. They widen ont IN plmces to ten
and twelve miles in width. and the rich
grass and strong sod and the very excel.
lent teids of grain we passed durin< the
whole OF the forenoon OF our second days
ride attested to the fertility Of the soil
The road bed of the Aberdeen, Bismarck
q Northwestern railway pass.s up and
across this valley on Its way to Bismarck.
The afternoon of our second day was
spent in the hills in range IA or 75,
townships 1873 and 1874 These are di.
vide between the valley we had lust left
/ and the one we entered at nightfall The
hills on these divides are good only for
pasture. The buffalo formerly grazed
here iD large numbers. as was evident
from their well-worn trails and from the
/ w.
also Indian grAyes ard mounds. The
grass is the nutritious buffalo grass. and
springs and water courses abound Early
in the evening We drsecnded to the valley
"f the Beaver and passed down % miles
to Winchester. passing claim after claim
Of Russians ON ths way. We reached
Winchester about midnight under the
light Of a full moon.
In the morning we we're grstifcd TO
find this part of Logan county we'll sot-
lied, and We started about 10 a. m. tor our
t'ird days ride, following the Fort su]y
trail over the high and long hills Of the
Missouri slope These hills are covered
by the usual buffalo grass and rise to q
height nf 1900 and 2. 900 feet above tide.
wafer and nearly 400 feet above the Mis-
souri, river. The rainfall on this slope
has been very small this year. 80 the grass
was dried and brown and tlle heat was
, great. We halted for our MONDAY rest
in township 1874, range 49, on high hill
in sight Of the 'ABig Nuddys2 In the
, afternoon We drove to and up the river of
range 70. where at the hospitable home
Of Mr., Alexander Campbell, Scotch
, man, We found and heartily enjoyed u
sound rest and sleep, leaving before sun
set. going over his premises and those OF
his son on the same section. half mile
away, and spent the evening IN most
agreeable manner in listening to some
Scotch hsllads and songs by the younger
members Of Mr. Campbelrs family. This
gentleman with h,s three sons fs the
: owner Of nearly 5000 sheep. besides cat
tie and horses. Locating themselves here
on a large bend in the river, their. r.herds
are pasturcd during the summer and fall
rn the wide and upOccupicd pasture
grounds to the eastward. and in the win.
/ ter are kept IN the coteaux. where two of
his sons were, at the time Of our visit,
with nearly 5000 of the sheep. putting
up hay Tor their winter supply. The
sturdy character of Mr.. Campbell and ais
sona is Of part with that of the whole
nrighborhood A substantial PLAIN church
building Of wood, with green blinds and
painted white, is most conspicuously seen
bv every one who approaches Glencoe
. from any point Of the compass. and its
building and maintenance attest the ira.
ditional piety of this sturdy. rugged and
exceedingly hospitable descendant of
"the Campbell and of his neighbors.
. Our fourth day was spent until n. m.
in riding out fifteen miles and looking at
! the herd of horses. drove of cattle and
; flock of sheep forming oue-half of the
, Campbell Range. The familiarity with
. which many horses out of over 100 when
called came up to the owner to be ca
ressed, and the gentleness of many steers
and young cattle among drove of oger
200. and their sleek hair as we'll as con.