The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-08
Thinks Well Of Him.
BISMARCK. N. d.. May 4. 1897.

FD1roN LEADER: The great tree which
bears the golden fruit at the national
c., i,nl has bad such Il tremendous shaa-
Ing Ihat it almost severed the main root:
beautiful g"iden pippin fer Pnr.c'sh
connty in the shape OF the appointment
. p%oinSment If the Hon. Th"mns
Richards @(i,etter known MS "Uacle
Tommy') as Indian agent at Fort
Berthold.
There are Il few churllsh individuals who
never see any good in the man appointed
to any office. if it does not suit their owl
selfish minds, and I haze heard a few
croakcrs ustir in Bismarck over the up
p%ointment, but t,ken upon the whole i,
has given satisfaction to the majority.
There is no doubt whatcver but Uncle
Tommy will make Il very able and effici
ent agent in every sense of the word
consider that Il farlaer is the best mar to
fill such a position. 1t ought to be the
llIII W VIZ S'S'l NV W. A'tSII tsid
now to farm thoroughly, and zone but a
practical man can do SO. We nj! kEoW
that when cur horse require shoeing We
don't take it to n tailor's shop. Now
our Uncle Is n practical fnrmer, under
stands the management of stock to per
lection AID the raising of every kind of
,,~,> .l.t %I, c,ctit, r),rne n,t1 .lnl,, .f
Bnr,ejgh county..can produce. No Utter
estimate of his abilities as an aGricnltura
list and genera! manager can be had than
by taking IL look over, his large farm at
Mckenzie, which is a model of perfection.
clean aud well cultivated, sud producing
every year q crop that does credit to the
wne and the district. Therefore. in
filing Lis new position. he is the right
mau i'll tho right place. and with his
knowledge of the climate and the most
advantageous system of cropping the
soil will be able To lay before the Indians
the best principal of ~hushnndry. and thus
i'll Il measure teach them to become more
independent and self supporting, which
ought to be the great aim OF all Indian
agents. 1t is not necessary tor IL man tn|
Ingredients nf the soil such as acid. nitro
gen., silica. lime. potash and vegetable"
humus and all the different nnuri hme1,t:;I
to p%rodpce q b,ado of ~grass-nll that is
required is to till the soil well and the
fertile prnirle will do the rest.
Now Uncle is possessed Of all this
knowledge and he will insist on chilling al
spade a spade, aud will practice what f.eI
breaches.
OF courseethe major may find the ways
and costumes uf the indians so...e%!,atl
uniGu e ut first. but this will wear off III
time. Again. he will not find much difi-'
Guilty i'll acquiring a knowledge of thu!
Rec. lnnguagc. He was born i'll Wales and
the Welsl. language is almost similar IT,,
the Rec.
he said How John::" just as pain asI
Flies Higl. cuulJ have spoken it,.
BY the way he is studying Rec, and
handed ne, tae following extract from the;
nr sumo other Welsh Bible which
Ire intends to lay before the indians as
notices:
En- III ha,i s~;stahaUi!cr wh"t.
Ma takin nN nekanensik utiSt;
Ma thkn M n".nnenesu1ia hu nasidt
n utiku ma lickanenesitan fist.
| am not familiar with the languageE
lhink can make cut sufficient from!
the above Tia, the notices are excellent
It. vii! do ones heart good to see him at,
E;,e festivals aud carnivals. on the reserva-
tion when he for IL brief time throws
aside the red tape of formalies of his
office and m!ngles with the dusky maidens
of the forest and trips the light fantasticI
t e in an Irish Jig. Or sings with his ac-
customed gus,o the march of the men
O'Harleck. and then sitting with the FAM
Gus Wolf Chlzf aud Son of the Stars, CT,
so,ne other son. smoking the pipe of
peace and anun giving them one Of his
hearty ha has which make the welkinI
ring. and some noble red man seek the
woods.
My hand to you major. I wish you
health peace and sweet content III your
new undertaking. PoLA11s.