Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-08-07
Rev. Chambers Describes His Trip
Down the Missouri River
to Pierre.
He Stopped off at Standing Rock to
Look for the Traditional
Red Man.
He Failed to Find Him, But Saw a
Lot of C0nstitutionally
Tired Indians.
Rev. Chambers in South Dakota,

. Rev. In South Dakota,
ST.. LAWRENCE, S. D., July 21.-On
the early morning of I'd inst, a small
party of us, with a good time in pros
pectu, and booked for some of the points
below, left the capital city on the good
steamer Rosebud, reached the Cannon
Ball about 10 and Yates a little after
oon That we had a Nose pleasant and
thoroughly enjoyable sail of it, goes
without saying it, seeing We had Cap
tain Voolfolk for Our commander, and
Captain Belk at the wheel. In our
company, composed of Bismarckers,
Yatesonians and others, was the genial,
learned and Cody bishop of the Roman
Catholic diocese of Sioux Falls, who
was on his way to consecrate a new
church at the agency. Bishop Marty,
it will be remembered, is an adebt as
we'll as pioneer in Indian missionary
work.
At Yates, thanks to the kindness and
courtesy of Captain Voolfolk and Agent
Mclaughlin, a team was in readiness to
convey us to to the agency, and other
points of interest. All these, of course,
we're duly inspected while the Rosebud
wal unloading her freight and general
Indian supplies, consisting of twelve or
thirteen numbered bags of flour and a
car load of lumber.
At the landing, and strewn rather pro-
miscuously for miles around
were Indians of all sorts and
sizes! and characters and colors drawn
hither by the musical voice of the dear,
good, gentle, as we'll as liberal Uncle
Sam.
One thing (which struck us most for
chilly with reference to these Indians,
whether encamped at Yates or Bennett,
or tributary thereto, was the fact that
either there are a great many sick In
dams, or else that they and work have
had a most serious falling out. When
any work was to be done, for instance in
unloading, the almost invariable Indian
response would be to this effect, this, put
ting his..hand.on his shoulder or on his
heart, this is a sick Indian; and perhaps
he was. We looked and looked and
strained our eyes in vain, for a glimpse
even, of the traditional noble red man,
but The was not to be found. We looked
for his place, but he was await may
be, in the happy hunting grounds of the
good?
Bennett we reached in due season at
2 p. m. of the Sd, and there we remained
five hours, giving us time and opportu-
nifty to visit st. Johns Episcopal school,
said to be perhaps the finest school
building in the whole Indian country.
st. Johns is due to the christian liber-
atty Of the late Mr.. Welsh of Philadel-
phia. It cost some ten thousand dollars
and is a model of convenience and archi-
tectural completeness. Mr.. Kenney, it's
faithful, energetic and devoted superin-
tendent, has been in charge since the in
ception of the work, some fifteen years,
and to him and his accomplished wife
much of the credit must be accorded for
the success. Whilst there, we were
shown the cards announcing the mar
riage of DR.. Eastman, a Sioux Indian, to
Miss Elaine Goodale, the poetess and
noted Indian teacher.
We arrived at Pierre, the southern
terminus, of our journey, at midnight on
the Sd, and st. Lawrence at noon on the
4th.
South Dakota as a rule has not been
quite 80 we'll favored this year as her
northern sister, but still the crops are
looking we'll, and the prospects are very
good.
There was a heavy shower last night,
and the grass is green and the country
looking it's best.
Mrs. @. and myself are well, are en-
joying our visit and hope to return about
the sth of August.
In conclusion would say, those who
are contemplating taking a trip, should
not fail to venture down stream, and r
dare say they would be amply repaid in
the pleasure to be gained thereby.
G.. A. @.
The "Feeding Ground of the Blind Pig"
Emmons County Record: Bismarck is
rapidly becoming a city of trees, and,
with the addition of shrubbery and lawns
OF tame grass, many Of the homes are as