Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-08-31
TWENTY YEARS G.
Information Gathered from the Files
Of the Bismarck Tribune of
Aug. 20, 1874.

The democrats held their convention
at Elk Portland nominated DIR. Burleigh
for congress. Burleigh sought nomina-
tion at the hands of republicans, and
when he did not get it, fell back on the
democrats. AS a rule, the democrats
did not look favorably on his nomination
dennis Hannatin represented North
Dakota at the Elk Point democratic CON
vention, and was elected one of it's vice
presidents. 90. Sheriff Miller arrests Cat
fish Joe at Fort Buford, and takes him
down to Fargo, where he answers for
the crime Of murder committed at Grand
Forks. Out of thirty-two head of
stock run off from Girard's place by the
Indians, all but six head came back, the
animals having been abandoned by the
Indians, because of the hot pursuit Of
soldiers. 49, TRIBUNE publishes a synop-
sis of Clusters official report as to the
Black Hills country. The report is to
effect that the Hills are not impenetrable
as generally supposed, but comparatively
easy of access. No country can boast
better soil or purer water, and
pasturage is rich and abundant. Build
ing stone of the best quality is found in
inexhaustible quantities, and wood and
fuel for lumber for all time to come.
Season thought to be too short for the
raising of corn, but other grains could
be produced. Discoveries made confirm
the existence of gold, and in one place a
shaft eight feet deep was dug, and gold
was found from among the grass roots
to the bottom of the shaft. The cattle
and horses of the expedition reported i'll
better condition than when they started.
Game more plentiful than ever seer Pc
fore.... Wild excitement in Bismarck
and all over the country. TRIBUNE cor
RESPONDENT writes that gold, silver, iron
and plumbago have been found in pay
ing quantities, and Ross and Mckay
| posted a notice of claim on a shaft sunk,
for 1000 feet for mining purposes. The
claim is signed by q. N. Ross, %discoverer,
and by Mike Smith, Walt Conner, W. }.
Konnelly, W. 7. Mckay, Dan Manning,
H. Hennig, N. H. Kneppen, Dick Math-
erson, Harry Roberts, James Brooks,
Tim Hose, Geo. Bosworth,'C. w. Freede,
Pat Smith, F. Weddle, A. McBeth, G.
Bassett, Sam O'Connell, Geo. McCabe
and Jas. MCGEE. The claims are sluice
diggings, and estimated at $40 per day
per man. Col. Ludlow and Gen. Custer
kill a grizzly weighing 800 pounds, eight
shots being fred into it. Lieut.. Chance
still lame from his hurt, and Private
James King dies of dysentery. The
members of the expedition play two
games of ball in the Hills The men
IN whose m the gold claims were
taken in the Hills, expect to leave Bis
marck with the first party which starts
out, to look over the new regions. Bis
marck merchants already laying in min
ing tools and outfits to supply the trade.
TRIBUNE says about half the male popu-
lation of the city are ready to leave for
Ell Dorado, and an expedition ready to
start within 80 days....F Fritz Wolter
manufactures ffty.seven gallons of wine
from choke cherries. Judge Bowen
and Harry Douglass bag forty-six chick
ens....Col. Wilson erects a building for
the United States land Office on the
block west of J. W. Raymond's. Mr..
Gates of Wahpeton sends the TRIBUNE
an Early Rose potato weighing ~ lbs,
grown on some Of Gen. Hazen's "worth-
less prairie. 49,. Charley Reynolds, Gus
ter's scout, returns from the Hills,
and reports the statements of gold dis
coveries not exaggerated. Reynolds re-
ports the gold deposits about $50 miles
from Bismarck by the nearest route, and
made the trip from there to Bismarck in
four days.
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