Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-21

ness, winch turns green when dried.
The French adventures sent two
tons OF this earth to France, but as
it is not recorded that any more
was vas taken it was probably found not
to contain the expected metal. The
descriptions given by lie Seuer were
found to have been very exact, and
vt was an easy matter to follow the
course that was mapped out. No
relics OF an kind were found.
THE vERANDERlE EXPEDITION.
During the ear 1884, M. De la Yer
anderie. an educated Frenchman
from Canada. built small trading
post at the junction Of the Pembina
with the Red river of the north. He
sui sequently built Fort Maurepas or
the Red river, near Winnipeg, which
soon became an important trading
post. -
From there, he assembled the ASSN.
naboine and established two new
posts one at Turtle Mountain and
also the celebrated Fort de la Rene
at Lake Mantle ba. While at this
extreme western stockade he receiv-
ed vague rumors Of the great river
Of the Mandan ), Il Missouri and he
conceived the idea Of exploring it.
Returning to Montreal he secured
permission and assistance from Gov
ernor Beauharois to prosecute his
explorations s' westward to the Pacific
ocean. Returning to the Red river
valley, the explorer started out his
extreme western expedition from
s Lake Manitoba in the summer Of
1877, accomp panied by two sons, thir-
sty white men and a band Of riendly
Indians.
They travelled westward across
the highlands In the direction Of the
Missouri passing through what il
now Henry county, North Dakota.
While crossing the great northern
plains they found a large Indian VII.
lage on Mouse river, northwest from
Devils Lake. Here, the elder Yer.
anderie remained until the return f,f
the expedition; being In poor health
q His two sons continued their ex-
piorations westward from the Man.
dams; who had a good idea Of the
course of the Missouri river and Of
the white men who lived for, dawn
upon II Modern writers disagree a.
to the distance tie vera ,lerie
brothers traYeisd West ward from ths
Missouri, owing 10 their description
being too yaslie far geographical
Yerification.
u Parkma d thinks that they NAV
have pushed on across the Big Horn
Mountains: In 6usflying spur Of the
miles east of Yellowstone park.
Beyond whiSA lies eight hundred
miles Of ltsk lshds. across the snow |
capped maaata Shs: stretching west.
ward TO the base of the coast ranaaI
bordering af6H@ the Great sea:
howeSer. thinks that they |
went farther Westward to 4 point |
IN Snake river Ill Idaho, while ano,
her historian pres ames they reached
] point nesF IlsIena. Montana. They
ire supposed la nays returned Is /
HE Missouri by way iii lie headwat.I
SIS Of the sfofsAa sSvsF ana Little /
Cherry cfssk FsaeAiag j poiag aa
he CheyeAne tissss days traseIt
northwest from fiasfes soash nako.
q. Here. they tarried among a band
# friendly Indians for many days,
|aying: We arrived on the 18th Of
March among the lie gems de Id Pc
lite Cerice Indians, /. 8. the band
i the little Cherry who where Ne
'osnd them, was two days, march
rom their Village on the great riyeg1
Missouri) and we left them on she i
'eeond Of April, to their regret.
Continuing, their report says. ssdp
q ealiaaiies. haaF our camp, AEs Hsl 81,
ed lead plate engraved with the