The Dickinson press., 1890-08-02
A Buffalo Story.

upon buffaloes, and the Tribune learn
ed some interesting facts which few
but the old timers + aware of.
Back in so, when vast herds of buff
falo roamed where herds of cattle
now feed, and Il few years previous
to that time, when the war of exter-
mination began against these beasts,
valuable for their hide, Bismarck was
the most important shipping point in
the west and fully IS per cent. of the
buffalo pelts which were ship.
ped from the west passed through
Bismarck.
Mayor Baker was then engaged in
buying and shipping hides and furs.
In 1881 a quarter of Il million hides
were shipped from this point by his
firm alone. The way the butfaloes
were killed is a matter of history.
They were sometimes found i'll herds
numbering $4,000, and these vast
herds were slaughtered by four or
five shaIpshooters, together with
about forty SINNERS who followed in
the rear. The buffaloes ranged from
the gulf to Canada, having good pas.
turage the year around. The hunters
of these beasts, after discovering a
herd, would proceed to a point in the
direction they were travelling and
then start a stampede. After Il few
head passed they would begin shoot.
ing, plling them up in large winrows.
Those that escaped were met by
another party stationed further on.
The SINNERS followed with wagons
and took the pelts, which were taken
to points on the Missouri and it's
branches and shipped down the river
to this point, and from here sent to
eastern markets. a buffalo hide was
at that time worth about 81, and the
hunters made considerable money.
Mr.. Baker has a buffalo head from a
large bull which has taken the pre-
MUM at every fair where it has been
on exhibition. 1t would be a valuable
addition to the Worlds Fair. Wild
buffalo are very scarce, and a good
buffalo pelt is difficult to get at any
price. Articles which were once
made from their hides are now being
made from the South American dog
and other animals found in South and
Central Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
The Northern Pacific has been lay
ing $500 feet of water mains from a
spring to it's tank west of town this
week.
On the 10th, 18th and 18th Of this
month Reynolds Bros. expect to
load IS cars of beef cattle for the
Chicago market.
Clerk of Court Bonney has received
copies of the new form of homestead
final proof blanks, which reduce the
number of questions about one third,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Birds little boy
two months and four days old-died
last Sunday. Mrs. Bird went to Their
former home at Bellield the following
day.
The farmers report early grain as
being in prime condition, while lat
grain was injured to some extent b,
the warm winds prevailing the lattel
part of last week.
David Klinefelter. who has beer
under treatment at Brainerd hos
pital for an abcess in the ear, return
ed to Dickinson the first of the week
feeling much improved.
Rev. G. A. Chambers and wife lief
on Il vacation for st. Lawrene, S. d.
last Saturday, stopping owe Sunda.
at Bismarck, where Mr.. Chamber
held services. They will be absen
two or three weeks.
During the afternoon yesterday
Northern Pacific bridge about 81 fee
in length burned between Andrew
and Sentinel Butte. A large fore
of men were sent out to repair tn
damage, which delayed trains severa
houls.
The Jamestown Alert is authorit,
for the statement that the draft OF
Montana sheep by North Dakot;
buyers is said to be rapidly thinning
out the bands in the former state
North Dakota has room and pastur
age enough for all the sheep in til,
Northwest.
That %distention of the stomach
which many people feel after eating
may be due to improper masticatior
of the food; but, in most cases, it in
disates a weakness Of the digestive
organs, the best remedy for which il
one of Ayers Pills, to be taken afte:
dinner.
II. Allen brought to the PRESS of
flee on Wednesday a cutting of asl
timber of this years growth measur
ing over six feet in length. A yer.
good indication that trees will maxi
a vigorous growth in this countr,
with sufficient moisture.
A Northern Pacific spotter 60
himself into the clutches of the Law
at Glendive last Monday by drawing
a revolver on one of the railroad boys
= He was arrested on the charge o
carrying concealed weapons and fine
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