The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-03-02
An indian Elopement,

Mrs. Chaska, formerly Cora Belle Eel
lows, who was married at Cheyenne
River agency three years ago to San
tee Sioux Indian named Chaska, or
Samuel Campbell, has found life with f,er
dusky spouse unbearable and is now liv-
ing apart from him in small town in
southern Nebraska. Several months ago
Chuska and his family went to reside On
Santee reservation. q short distance up
the river from Yankt ton, that they might
enjoy the fruits OF Chaska's Indian hold
ings. Chaska, in company with other
Indians, receives q fat government sub
sldy every three months. After two
months OF life on the reservation Chaska
suddenly disappeared and it was discov-
cred that he had eloped with a young
and buxom squaw. Mrs. Chaskn, after
waiting for his return for weeks, left the
reservation with her half breed children,
vowing she would verlive with Chaska
again, who two weeks after she left re-
turned to the agency and is now living
there with the woman who accompanied
him in the elopement. He is happy and
wants no more to do with his white wife.
The Artesian BASIN of South Dn.
EOfu.
In the annual report OF the State engi-
neer Of irrigation is q letter from Prof.
Todd, state geologist, on the extent Of
the artesian basin OF South Dakota. II
the professor is right in his solution, it
will be the means OF diseouraging the
wasteful use OF money in boring costly
experimental wells outside the artesian
basin The letter says:
Following the contour line 100
feet above the sea, the artesian limit
enters the state Just west OF the Head
OF the Coteau" in Marshall county, runs
thence southwest to q little east of An
dover; thence south by east, passing
east OF Raymond, Manchester and How
ard, to the south line OF Miner county
Then following the edge OF the Dakota
sand stone where it abuts against the
red quartzite, the limit turns west
southwest, passing north to Alexandria,
and little south Of Mitchell to the vicini-
ty OF Ethan; thence east-southeast to
the west side of Turkey ridge, near the
southeast corner OF Hutchinson county.
Here the pressure has greatly diminished,
as it continues to do toward the east
and south, 80 that it no longer is sufH-
cient to raise water to the higher land.
The limit falls into the valley Of Clay
creek, which it follows, and then the Mis-
souri, bottom east OF Mecklng past Yer
million to Burbank, where the pressure
rises only about /. .14Ofeet above these
1'he limit then turne west, up the south
sice of the Missouri bottom, raising as
it runs west, taking in more and more of
the valley from the south, and has risen
so as to furnish water to nearly all
points on the Dakota side when south OF
Yankton, but does not rise to the level
OF the table land south, till it has passed
above Fort Randall.
"FrOm the east line of the area indi-
Gated, the pressure rises go rapidly to-
ward the west that not only extensive
areas along the Missouri, Cheyenne and
White rivers may have artesian wells.
but probably also considerable portions
OF the upland west of the Missouri. II
the rate OF pressure increases at the same
rate as between Huron and HighmOre,
at Pierre it would rice to an altitude of
2,14O feet, or 700 feet above the station.
At Rapid City it would fail to reach the
surface BY 4OO feet; or putting it in an
other way, localities below 1850 alti-
tude on the Doth meridian may obtain
artpsian water; and likewise those be-
low 2,4OO on the Tooth meridian those
below 2,45O ON the 1O1st.