The Washington herald., 1907-11-02
Birthday of the DakotaS.
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


BY FREDER
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The only twins in Columbia's great
family Of forty-six States are North Da-
kota and South Dakota. They are eight
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r.st,ve under Rritisb aoroiDlon when Ne,,.
York was already bopirDiDg ~ scbisra
greatness as . caurer m trada md vvban
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'.'' ~ JOY anu plenty 'a9'S
IKE thaJ OF Ola teudal days, one lone
white man was wandering through the
lands now known as the Dakotas. bury
ing leaden plates NJ certain places. and
taking tre territory for his king IN fara-
v..,- E,,r,. .,tt. 80 -. 81.
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-''li'S I-elIe oe S'enr shipped has Iurs
uS way oi New Orleans TO avoid Cana
d'"h taxes he often led his hunters
through this territory. and later furnished
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Here the Rec Indians had held full
sway for many years. until. just when
Great Britain was learning "a lesson at
lexington and Bunker Hin. the Sioux
swept over this land. and the hunting
grounds of fba Pos v-ara +1.afr own no
more II, -i.., r.-. ,,-..,.,...-.-..,,..
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was o'''l on Itdaf lsIand' lh t1e AIS
souri, not far from the present site of
Pierre Here came French and Spanish
traders and coU~eurs dc bois for This
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Spai1 When T.arfs.ara had 1,ss, o..7..l
bqel 10 Frar.a ana 7,,rrobssa5 Iv +bs
United Statas rba Dat-ores yrar. ~, fte
line of Lewis and C,1a~1-.s ,vrror,ti,,,
and I'm rba mimic. NJ 1904 r.l a.. e.
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Indians To .a.5 r,.7i,n .iisr 49,.
brought big medal United States
fag, and "a uniform gorgeously trimmed
ia sold lace.
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was -''7 l-e 'l'pPyLs s'l' lAro"sh Ca
ll'''H 'sehls-'ha Ens-ahu ndd strong
,-iles among the Indians. IN the war OF
-Ai- Fl scotch trader. Robert Dickson. led
n"l Il company Tor the British army, his
'i'iHrf-ln-i5", Rfd thunder. and twenty
Two olSSeton braves being among his men,
.e southern sioux were held To Amer
lcan interests hy wily Spanish trader.
Manuel Lisa, who shipped his furs south
ward II was not until 1925. however,
mat fAGuSh alliances with the Indians
were permanently broken II WAS then
t.al tinted states commission 90 treat
"ilh the Indians went up the Missouri
EuaIdf1 by Col Leayenworth and 5o)
solder me company going ln eight fiat
hoitomed boats, which were propelled by
oars ana sails. ana by paddles operated
hE .1hd.
'i lod'IS was great factor Ill the
L-hotas OF these early days Across this
territory John Jacob AstOr and Walter
Horny Price passed I'm their race for tho
central of the fur trade .r yysstir.-,o,
'i' o'e-o"' E'''s "l "oat OF 'Ae Dig
rivers tAat cross tie states Astoria, ON
the Columbia, perpctg5tes the name of
the winner. The trading post of Joseph
Ia Framboise. built I'm ISL vas s-c
reedad b,- rorr ,rscl,r-ssb ir 1872 o,,5
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W. I t, 'v.t l.lie 10 lhe
80 - 80. s.e ""IN "i
,-ss~s Ie+er had 81 rerff1g f.,tf,fr.l.- '.,i
both white men and red.
When gold-seekers turned from every
Nl5I e ~ ',.s f.5l 'y"a[d lhe eaiiiorni1
fba rlatts tlrl-,-T o. c1-Tr.+,.,. ", I,,7.. ~.
whose temDer had NOT vef bsau r-n--s1
Inv the whites S9 %, r.r,t...+ tI,f- ,,..