St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-22
SAINT PAUL.
Additional City News on Page 5.
THE TWO BRAYS.

Mississippi owe othe pioneers OF thirty
and forty years ago can hardly be meas
ured, and, indeed, is seldom given
thought.unleSS brought to mind through
q personal narrative of some one of
these early settlers themselves. To-
day it requires no particular courage or
bravery to strike out from an Eastern
home and settle in any portion of
the West; but thirty Years ago things
were vastly different. AT that time
only the more adventurous would think
of such thing as j0urneying from st.
Paul across the plains of North Dakota
into Montana. Yet last evening two
brothers, who did just this thing i'll the
summer of 1862, met at the Clarendon
hotel. and for the first time in six years
RECALLED each other with memories of
their pioneer experiences.
Ex-Sheriff Pat Bray. OF Sibley county.
this state. and his brother, Con Bray, of
BeaYerhead county, Montana, are the
gentlemen referred to above. MIR. Bray
of Montana, who is, by the way, also an
eX-sheriff, having been for eight years
sheriff OF BeaYerhead county, Montana,
III years gone by, is on his way back
home, after trip to Austin Corbin'S
game preserves i'll New Hamp-
shire TO which place he took
several carloads of elk and an antelope.
When he reached st. Paul Yesterday he
was met 10y his brother.a and the day was
spent as merrily as though both were as
young as they used TO be-
Their first trip across the plains was
recounted again. and it is well worth re-
peating. In the summer of 1862, together
with y. Z. Langford and one or two
others, the Bray brothers left st. Paul
and jOurneyed northWeStWard. The
Fourth of July found them at Fort
Abercrombie. on the Red river, where
they rested for a few days. On the Sth
of the month, before they were ready
to strike across the plains, the Indian
outbreak came, and the Indians attacked
the fort. They were repulSed, and a
few days later the little party brayely
started across what is now the state of
North Dakota. Buffalo were plenty those
days, and were the only inhabitants of
the country, according to the TWO eX-
Sheriffs. Late in the fall Bannock City
was reached, and there it was that the
first sawmill was built in Montana. The
master mechanic in this enterprise was
Fat Bray, as he was the only man III the
party who knew anything about the
business.
Later on Sheriff Pat returned to Min
neS0ta, where he had located i'll the
early ffties, and he has ever since re-
sided in Slbley county. His brother re-
manned in Montana, and both have be-
come leading men in their several
homes. Both are staunch Democrats,
and Will one was sheriff in this state
the other was holding similar Office III
far-away Montana. Mr.. Bray of Mon
tana was rejoicing Of the election of
Judge Dixon TO congress over Repre-
sentative Tom Garter, and said that in
Dixon the people of Montana had man
who could De depended upon to carry
out every promise he made.
Judge DiXoni is no politician" said
he, but he is splendid man, popular
wherever he is known. | was inter-
eSted in more than tue congressional
election" continued Mr.. Bray earnestly.
Il wanted to see the Democrats carry
the legislature by handsome majority,
as they did. to rebuke the foul outrage
that was consummated in the seating
OF Sanders and Power as senators from
that was done. The Republic
cans Just looked over the field
and found that by throwing
out precinct 81 they would gain the
legislature. This they did, and the
United States senate seated the men
who pretended to be elected by reason
of that piece of rascality. believe the
result of the recent elections was
part of the penalty the Republicans
must pay for such ras2afity. The Dem
Ocrats are on top in Montana, and they
will remain there until both Sauders
and Power are retired from the senate"
''Mr. Corbin," said Sheriff Bray, of
Montana, speaking of his trip. "has a
tract of land up in Northern New
Hampshire SIX miles square. This is
encirGled-bY wire fence ten feet high,
abent seven feet of which is lattice wire
and the other three feet is barbed wire.
This is being stocked with moose, elk,
buffalo, antelope and other wild animals
that are rapidly becoming scarce. This
trip L took down seventeen elk and one
antelope. think they will all do we'll
there, as the country is much the same
as that from which they come, with this
exception, that the atmosphere is dryer
in Montana. Mr.. Corbin'S object is to
preserve these animals from extermina-
ton"
Il was in Mr.. Corbin's private office
in New York, " continued the Montanan
with animation, "a week ago, when
things 10 Oked so like a panic. l noticed,
however. that they seemed to be on the
right side in that Office, Judging from
their actions and looks. COrbln himself
is very pleasant old man, and treated
me very handsomely. After leaving
New York 1 visited several brothers
and sisters | had not seen for forty
years, and to say that enjoyed myself
is putting it mildly, indeed"
The Montana brother left for Dillon
his home, on the Great Northern even
ing train, being escorted to the station
by his brother, Sheriff Pat, who really
looked as though he meant every word
he said when he declared that he
wished they could make another trip
across the plains in the old way.
The Eye has has issued a SpeeiaJ
Trade Edition, which contains series
of statistical and descriptive articles
relative to the wonderful growth and
progress of st. Paul and Minneapolis.
1t is well illustrated, and altogether
makes Interesting publication. The
credit of this fine edition is to be credit
ed TO the enterprise of Mr.. &. C. Clarke,
assisted by Mr.. Lynn Boyd.
ROTUNDA RIPPLEs.
o. L. Cutter, of, Anoka, who held the
position of chief clerk of the senate at
the last session of the legislature, came
down from AnOka Yesterday, and did a