Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-06-20
The Tribune's Special Correspondent
Gives a Pen Picture of the Con-
ditiOn of Affairs.
The Country and the Crops i'll Excel
lent Condition, and the Far
mers Generally Jubilant.
A Visit to Washburn, the Capital of
the Rich, and Fertile Nc
Lane County.
Along the Big Muddy.

Along the Big Muddy.
PAINTED WOODS, June 12.-[Special. T.
North of Joe Taylor's claim, among the
mounds on the right hand side of the road,
is the home of Joe Brown, son of Matthias,
also the carpenter shop of Van Scion. This
is the old claim of Joe Lexington, an old
timer, who firing of the isolation left the
claim in 1884 and tor a time worked on the
capitol building at Bismarck and then dis
appeared. What became OF him his old
n%eighbors can't say. Mr.. Brown has a
comfortable home and a well arranged
garden. Mrs. Brown has a number of
pretty house plants and the walls of the
little home is decorated with pictures. Mr..
Brown works out for the ~neighbors during
the cropping and harvest season, fishes,
hunts, gathers plums and berries, and in
winter works in the timber. Being young
and strong he likes the life snd does not
intend to leave the country. Van Solen is
a mechanic, and when any building is 60
ing IN in the neighborhood his saw and
hammer are heard. swan" is an old batch
and shy of the opposite sex.
Next you find the old homestead of VIM.
Faulkner, once a happy home, a pleasant
stopping place for passing friends or be-
lated strangers, but now deserted. the
house weather beaten, the stockade
that William used to correl his
cattle in is gone, the long log
barn built for his cows and
young stock, empty. but stands we'll the
wear of time and weather. Some one in
search of a very desirable and beautifully
located piece of land should catch on here.
The settlers here all miss their good old
n%eighbors, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Faulkner.
AS l drove away from here my mind re-
verified to the happy pioneer days of Bur
luigi county.
Another mile north you reach Samuel
Faulkner's farm. This is another choice
piece of land, beautifully located, a view of
many miles up ard down. His grain is
very good, the garden near the house shows
much hard work and care. Mr.. Falkner
has not been We'll this spring, yet ne has
managed to get in a well assorted crop and
hopes for a good yield. His son has not
proving now. Mrs. Faulkner, al refined
lovely wife and mother, is the cheerful
spirit of the home. Say what you may
about the deeds of men, the real martyres
are the farmers wives and daughters
When their hearts and courage fail, the
old man is a gOner-Stick a pin here.
Samuel Faulkner's farm is in Mclean
county on the south line. He keeps the
postofice; the district school house is on the
east line of the farm. Miss Cumberland
one of Burleigh counties farmer daughters
is the teacher. The little scholars are
learning the rudemlntary branches rapidly
Miss Cumberland Wi! teach three months
this summer at the "Wing'' school housein
the district north of the one where she now
teaches.
L. A. Carlson's homestead is the next one
north of Samuel Faulkners. He came to
Burleigh county seven years ago-had bu1
three dollars. He now owns one hundred
head of stock. Has thirty-fve acres in
crops. all looking good. He has a wife anG
three children. 1t good land, coupled with
industry and pluck count, this family Will
succeed.
The Belmore homestead joins Charlsor
on the west. MIR. BelmOre resides thirteen
miles east now, where he finds a better
free range for his stock. The improve
ments on the Belmore claim are very good
1t is bottom fundamentally grass land
very strong and rich when cultivated.
The Merry boys, Fred and Haight, re
S1uo WG:I VI De1iuoIe, near Lne river
Haight lives on the old Merry claim. take1
and settled on many years ago by the ia
Their and mother who. after much exposure
hard work and poor reward, died the Samt
week, leaving four sons, three of whom arr
still in Dakota. Old timers will long re
member old Mr.. and Mrs. Merry. Trul,
they were typical, hardy, brave pioneers
who paved the way for the later arrivals.
The Reed claim and post Office are NJ
more. House gone and not a furrow lief
to tell that Reed ever did anything. 1t il
covered with a heavy growth of this sea
sons grass. Some landless immigrant will
be made happy by acquiring title to Thu
piece of laud some day.
The next signs of life and industry arr
at the Katz homestead, where Mr.. KATE
his wife and five bright and livel.
little children are comfortably housed ant
have substantial improvements, will
eighty acres In crop, and a number of fin
the three or four families that Located
in this part several years ago. All VIII
have stayed are comfortably fixed; the,
are acclimated and can speak very goot
English-especially is this the case witt
the children. They attend the Faulkne
school and are spoken well OF by tn
teacher.
The Wing claim is east of Katz's on tn,
prairie. All his Improvements are com
pact and substantial and have an air O
comfort about them. His fields and stocl
look good. This family are stayers.
Rock and Jackson Golfer, also Milligan
have gone west to repeat history by paw
ing the way for others; that is to say, gon,
out into a new timber belt to blaze ant
glrdle the trees for those who will follow
and gobble in the logs and lumber. 9TH,
rolling stone" comes in here.
Farmer Mcintyre was not at home. TIL
gold mine that existed in the minds of OH
prOspectOrs more than in this claim /
abandoned. Some lucky mortal will di,
deeper on this land and strike it rich. VIII,
knows that a few feet lower down in tn,
old well that was dug a lake OF quick sill
yer will not be found. Ask John Whalel
what the last indications were. Perhap
Alex. Mckenzie and Robert Macnide
could be induced by sample to advance al
outfit n money for an interest in thI
mineral belt, or have they had experience
in silver claims that cannot be forgotten
n will not be repeated by them.
O. O. Rhude is off west trying to fine
the hole that the sun sets in. The famiI,
is "holding the fort" The old flag stat
n supports to the summer bower unde
which happy settlers years ago gathered
and danced, are standing, and Oliver may
return to celebrate the Fourth on thu
same old stamping ground. His ole
friends are betting that way and are sing
ing "Come home dear Oliver, come home
to me now"
Washburn one mile west, is in sight. The
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