The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-05-04

with the Jews in this, section and all
are a happy lot and treated us nicely.
For the next fifteen miles there is a
mixed settlement again of Americans,
Germans and Scandinavians. This. is
also fine land, about the Dog Den hills.
On the east side of the hills the land
is little sandy. Twenty years ago
1 it was covered with wild strawberries.
Now it is all in good farms and raising
fine crops certainly "a wonderful change
from the old times An old landmark
seen at Dog Den hills is the old ranch
of L. B. Moore, who was arrested by
me in 1886 for the murder of man
named Chamberlain, his partner, whom
he poisoned by putting strychnine in
his lunch. l had not been at the hills
since that time, when l was hunting
for the body of Chamberlain, which we
found in coulee, north of Moore's
ranch, where he had eaten the poisoned
I lunch and died. The old log house and
landmarks still stand i'll the coulee.
The road makes turn about the hills
in lnorthwesterly direction. We also
saw the old Jones and Parks ranch
buildings and those of other old timers
who were ranchers and have been driven
out by the. settlers who have opened
up the lands for farming and left no
range for large herds such as used to
be ranged here West of the Dog Den
hills there is one ranch left, where there
are $50 head of cattle, large barns 5Ox80,
and good house. The farmers have
come in and ploweds up the land all
about and the new road strikes corner
Of the house and passes alongside the
barn, which is on the right of way. This
last surviving ranchman will have to
quit ranching and go to farming like
the other, settlers. E
"We now get into range 81. The
road here strikes the corner of McHenry
county and takes turn of two miles in
Ward county, following the east tier of
sections Oil the north side of township
$50. For the next twelve mileslis again
"a mixed settlement, mostly German and
Scandinavian. The country. is. rolling,
With small boulders, but the land is
good. In township 150-8l we struck
the only section of government land that
lis still open. This is the only quarter
we find open i'll the eighty-fve miles
lgof the new extension There are a few
forty,acre tracts, but these areS simply
| all ends and left ogd That will|be sold
/ ,saisaated aracts i,ndersthe government
I srovigion forssnch salt. This vacant
s,uarter was covered with small boulders.
/ MI theeland around this quarter. has
E,fs tie ettlsTS havs not Yet come on,
4 build Houses; aid mike tl1sir in
movements, but all of them willsbe Cut
his spring and houses will be seen
'otted all over the prairies. Further
',rest there are more settlers and the
and has all been taken up for two or
',rees years. '
IS Garrison junction is the next place
&c strike.aona section l6-l l50,83, Before
,achn,g tthereahe roads turns southwest
s6r about three miles and then from
garrison junction turns northwest, leav-
ng Mclean county on section 6-l50-4.
This is just about half mile from
Douglas post Office. From tile junction
o Douglas the country is rolling but
The land is good and is all taken, some
Noved up on and some not occupied
vet, but will be. this spring In the last
wenty miles to Douglas there ilasSnct
aeen muqb fpiantins done, But farmers
,rel starting in gand in year or two
most of the land will be undeI culti-
ration: From Douglas, looking west
md northwest, there is some OF the
finest country on the whole line. It re-
|~sembles the Red river valley, but is
sdotaed, with small lakes, Before enter
ling the Missouri VALLEY, standing on .
Ehills we can see fifteen miles ofsbeauti-
ful valley land. which l believe is richer
|thani The average Red Rivervailey land
The road now leaves Mclean county,
running porthWestt, and cuts off the
northeast ss corner 81 the Fort Berthold
Indian reservation.
al'rom Douglass We followed the line
cf tile road for eighteen miles through
fIle and fertile valley till we struck
/, tho reservation fence. The land is the
sanG for eighteen miles-level, with a
SCH Of rich, black loan. We did not see
Ar,ner who had raised last year less
this, eighteen bushels of fax to the
.ac,. and wheat ran from thirty to forty
bushels: The farmers All realize what
-p!Andid farming country thcy, have
an snd is quite high, but is cheap when
ith. 1rlity is considered. Here is =
! fir. Chance for investment. The set.
tiers are nearly all Norwesians. and 4
thrifty and contented class. s !. 81 3
lhe road runs half : mile south Of