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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-21
THE POWDER RIVER
INDIAN EXPEDITION
BY A. L. Van OsdeIl.

were attacked by a large force of
Sioux Indians, led by Spotted Tail,
Black Moon, Sitting Bull and other
chiefs less prominent, and were fore
ed to fight their way westward
through the Wolf mountains.
The third column of the expedition
led by General Conner, started out
from Fort Laramie, the 18th of July
with eight hundred men from Cali
fornia, Ia, Ohio and Michigan troops,
a large supply train, with everything
necessary to build new fort on Pow
der river, as base FROM which to
operate against the Indians, and for
the protection of the supply trains.
The new post, named Fort Reno
was built by General Connor's men
at a strategic point 20 miles above
the mouth of a tributary stream
known as "Crazy Woman's Fork, ="
so named from the fact that many
years before a poor demented Indian
woman lived on its banks in wick
iup made from willows and grass,
and finally died there. -
The famous James Bridger, Nick
Jannissee, Jim Dougherty, Antoine
Bordeaux and a young mountafneer
named Brannan, were guides with
Connor's division on this expedition,
besides one hundred and fifty Paw
nees, Omaha and 'Winnebago scouts,
under command of Captain Frank
North and E. w. Nash, all of whom
performed good service.
While building the new stockade
fort, the scouts and cavalry patrolled
the surrounding country and fought
four battles with small bands of
Sioux warriors, killing many of
them.
On the ed of August General Con-
nor broke camp and marched out in
la northeast direction, toward Tongue
river, leaving three hundred Michi-
gan troops, commanded by Col. Kidd,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-21
APPROPRIATIONS.

It Is to be regretted, perhaps. that
the revenues of state are not in keep
ing with the necessities of the vari-
Gus institutions and departments. The
last legislative session was liberal in
It's appropriation of funds. The vari-
Gus state institutions are provided for
with generosity, salaries were gen
orally increased, number of new in
situations and departments were Gre
ated, and with the close of the legis-
lature and the reckoning, the total Of
the appropriations exceed the prob
able revenues, and in a case of this
sort there is nothing to do but to pare
down the appropriations.
The governor can use his veto pow
or only by items, and for this reason
appropriation bills are usually drafted
to cover the sums allowed for various
purposes in specified amounts. The
governor has exercised his preroga-
tive and has scaled down the appro-
priations by total of over hundred
thousand, to keep the expenses of the
state for two years within his esti-
mate of the probable revenues.
There can be no criticism of the &C
ton OF an executice in reducing appro-
priations that exceed the probable
revenues Of the state. There can be
NO floating Indebtedness Of the state,
and there must be cash before. expen-
ditures can be paid and warrants
drawn The only question in connec-
ton with executive vetoes is as to
the particular bills and items that are
to be vetoed, and that is matter Of
executive judgment. Opinions will diff
fer as to whether this or that item
could best be dispensed with. mas
much as the governor bears the re-
sponsibility for whatever reductions
are made, it is his right to say what
stems shall be vetoed and what ones
shall stand.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-21
OSTEOPATHY BILL APPROVED

The osteopathy bill, over which
there was so much discussion and in
which there was so much interest by
physicians of the state, has finally
been approved by the governor and
becomes a law. The only question
with reference to this bill, as with
other bills seeking to regulate special
branches of what may be termed
treatment" is as to their definite
ness.
Bills of this nature should make de-
finite and positive the nature OF the
profession or business or whatever
it may be termed, that is sought to be
regulated, especially as all Of these
matters deal with human life and
health and happiness. 1t would not
de- to let down the bars and admit to
practice Of medicine me who have not
aeen fitted by special training and
study Of the treatment of diseases.
Medicine at its best is not an exact
science, in diagnosis at least, and
we all have need Of the very best in
teiligence and aptitude we can get in
the practice of it.
Laws that regulate the practice of
medicine are intended for the protec-
ton OF the unskilled and uniformed
the we'll informed man will protect
himself. In the event of epidemics of
contagion it is essential that there
shall be skilled supervision for the
protection of society. Osteopathy, un-
doubtedly, has its place in the econ
smy of healing. But it should be so
regulated that it shall not compete
with regular medicinal practice unless
its votaries take the same examina-
ton and submit to the same regula.
tons. We take it, from the fact that
the bill has. been approved, that it
limits osteopathy to its proper sphere
and will not weaken the safeguards
that have been thrown aronnd the
profession Of treatment of disease and
administration of medicines.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-21
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GOV RNOR SHAW
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GOVERNOR SHAW is hand
some seal brown registered standard
bred trotting stallion, stands seven
teen hands high, and weighs twelve
hundred and sixty pounds. He
was foaled in May, 1900. il.
Individually he is vigorous, COM
pact, we'll coupled, and of grand
finish. His disposition is Of the
very best. His beauty, together
with his superb style and perfect
gait, makes him a model of his
breed. His colts are uniformly
large, high styled and handsome.
He is a. sure foal getter.
His blood lines are of the extreme
speed order as will be seen by his
tabulated pedigree. He is bred
along the same lines as Allerton
(2:09A), Magnolia (2:09A), Blue
Sign (2:08A), Wesley R. (2:lO,
Judge B. (2:10, Strawberry (2:04A)
and others.
He has never been raced, but in
his two-year old form was driven
miles in 2:28 by Mr.. H. Woods, of
Eldon, Iowa. During the past four
years he has been in'the stud, and
his percentage of foals is above the
average. III; ;s|
He will make the season of 1909
to a limited number of mares at SO
to insure with foal. Not respon-
sible for accidents, but the best of
care will be taken Of mares sent to
US. E
oRRIS w. ROBERTS,
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
* OWNER
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-21

ley of Tongue. river. After passing
the mouth of Piney creek they fount
no road, with much underbrush and
fallen. timber to Qbstruct their pas
sage. causing so much delay that al
daylight they were two miles from
the Indian village. General Conner
was disappointed at his delay, which
compelled them to dismount. and
lead their horses in single file at the
waters edge along the river bank
to keep from being discovered by the
Indians.
The bank of the opposite side OF
the stream was much higher, and as
they moved along the trail crossed
Wolf creek at shallow ford and
passed over the summit of rising
in their advance.
Captain H. E. Palmer, on General
Connor's staff, relates the following
vivid description of the Indian will
age and their attack upon it:
Battle of Tongue River.
II had worked myself to the ex-
IRENE advance and rode along with
Captain North and his Pawnee scouts
who had joined our command soon
after we left camp.
LAS we dropped down into deep
ravine my horse forged ahead and I
rode up the bank beyond the stream
to the top. Just before me lay a
large mesa or table, containing five
or six hundred acres or land, all
covered with Indian ponies, except
a portion one-half mile to the left,
which was thickly dotted with In
dian tepees.
"Without a moments hesitation I
grasped the bit of my horse with my
right hand and his nostrils with my
left to prevent his whinneying:
threw myself from the saddle, drag
ging the animal down the bank
against Captain North and whispered
to him that we had found the Indian
village.
Captain North held my horse
while I ran back, motioning for the
men to keep sti11.
II soon met the general, who was
close to the advance, and told him
of my discovery. The word was
passed back for the men to close up
and to follow the general, and not
to fire a shot until he fired in the adj
vance.
general Conner then took the
lead, rode his horse up the steep
bank of the ravine and dashed across
the mesa, every man following as
closely as possible.
Eat first sight of us the ponies COW
ering the table land in front of us
set up tremendous whinneying and
galloped down toward the Indian
village. More than one thousand
.
dogs commenced barking, and six
hundred warriors made the hills ring
with their fearful yelling. It appears
the Indians had seen the Pawnee
scouts the day before and were in the
act of breaking camp. The greater
number of their three thousand
horses had been gathered in ano
most Of them were being mounted by
squaws and children and started out
on their retreat up Wolf creek, a
tributary of Tongue river.
"Our sudden appearance was a
surprise to them, and for a few mo-
ments there was wild yelling and
commotion in the village. They
were Arapahoes, under Black Bear
and Old David, with several other
chiefs less prominent.
"The general watched the mbve-
ments of his men until he saw the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-21

to garrison the new post.
They followed we'll Travelled
lodge pole Indian trail, which led
them along the eastern base of the
Big Horn mountains toward the Vel
lowstone, the Sioux Indians favorite
hunting ground, where they roamed
in migratory bands in all their pris'
tine 'vigor. A projecting spur of the
Big Horn, lying parallel with the
course of the moving army seemed to
be almost within rife range, so near
that buffalo were plainly seen feed
on the foothills. The pine trees,
rocks and crags with eagles soaring
over them, appeared very distinct in
the clear atmosphere, though several
miles away. Fifteen miles from
Crazy Woman's Fork they struck the
Bozeman trail, leading toward the
gold fields in Montana.
There, on the oath day Of August,
they encamped for the night on the
banks Of beautiful mountain
stream filled with trout And it is
reported that buffalo were so plenti-
fgul around them that troop of
scouts and cavalry soldiers surround
ed herd near their camp and drove
them into corral formed of wagons,
where fifteen of the choicest animals
were killed and turned over to the
commissary department. August goth
General Connor's command marched
down Peneau creek, now called Prai-
RE Dog creek, to its junction with
the Tongue river, expecting to hear
from the other columns command
ed by Cole and Walkers united
forces.
This tributary stream took its
name from a French trapper named
Peneau, owing to the following Incl
dent, as told by James Bridger, the
old scout. (Second Nebraska, Hist.
Col.)
Peneau was trapping along the
creek for beaver; a herd of buffalo
close by tempted him to take shot,
which he did, slightly wounding a
large bull. The animal took after
him and Peneau fed for his life. Just
as he reached the steep bank Of the
creek, some fifteen or twenty feet
above the stream, the bull caromed
on him from the rear and knocked
Peneau clear over the bank head
foremost into the water, the buffalo
tumbling in after him. Fortunately
the fall was more disastrous to'the
animal than to the man, who was
able to make his escape.
At the junction of finey creek with
Tongue river, the Indian lodge pole
trail, which Connor's forces were fol-
lowing, DETECTED to the left. A troop
Of Pawnee scouts were sent out upon
1t to look for Indians. and the main
command continued down the river
to the head Of a canyon through
which Tongue river flows, cutting its
way through a spur in the Wolf
mountains.
The Pawnee scouts overlook the
command at dark and informed Gen.
eral Conner that the hostile village
was discovered.
The general ordered Lieut.. Brewer
Of the 7th Iowa cavalry to take COM
mand of the camp; the men hurried
ly eat their supper, which was being
then prepared, and at 8 o'clock in
the evening General Conner started
out for a night attack upon the In
dian camp, with two hundred and
fifty picked men from the cavalry,
two cannon and eighty scouts as his
attacking force.
Their line of march lay up tho val
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-21

There was some commotion at
sFlaxton the other night, when it was
discovered that a team Of horses and
i ret or harness had been stolen dur
ing the might. The horse thieves are
being looked for over In Canada.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-21

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last one: emerge from the rayine,
when he wheeled on the lett into
line and the whole command then
fired volley from their carbines into
the village, the bugle then sounded
the charge. We saw that we were
greatly outnumbered and realized
that our only salvation was to charge
into the village without moments
hesitation, and that only desperate
fighting would save our scalps.
my horse carried me forward and
in few moments 1 was in the In
dian village in hand to hand fight
with the warriors and their squaws,
for many of them did as brave fight
ing as their savage lords. Unfortu-
nately for the Indian women and
children, our men had no time to d.
rect their aim, bullets and murder
GUS arrows filled the air before which
a few squaws and children fell
.. among the dead and wounded.
1.-The scene was Understandable.
There was not much military order
in our movements, each man seemed
an army by himself. sStanding near
the ''sweat house, fought desper-
ately, killing three warriors with my
revolver, when one of our men grab
bed me by the shoulder and turned
me about that I might assist him
in withdrawing an arrow from his
throat, the point Of which passed
through his open mouth and lodged
in the root of the tongue. This shot
caused his death. Another man,
named Charles Latham, a sergeant
who had fought in the army Of the
Potomac through many battles and
wore a medal for his bravery, was
also shot with an arrow that caused
his death few days after.
''The Indians made a brave stand
trying to save their families, and
succeeded in getting away with most
Of their women and children, leaving
behind nearly all their plumber. They
fed up Wolf creek with General Con-
nor and one-half of the command in
close pursuit. I was instructed to re-
main at the Indian village and assist
Captain North to take his Indian
scouts and get all the stock he could
gather up. This was done, and with
a few stragglers I then followed q
small band of Indians who retreated
up the main fork of the Tongue riv-
err, until they became strong enough
to turn upon us and force us back.
General Conner pursued the flee
ing savages up Wolf creek until his
horses became so fatigued that they
could not keep up; then he fell back
as rapidly as possible, contesting ev-
cry foot of the ground with the In
u1ans, who had turned upon him.
with our help, his force returned
to the Indian village, where Captain
North had succeeded in corra)ling
over eleven hundred head of ponies. !;
The command remained in the WILL
age two hours, destroying Indian
property and remounting our men
on the captured ponies, after turning
our tired horses into the herd.
''scores of buffalo robes, blankets.
furs, tepee covers and dried meat
were heaped upon lodge poles and
burned. Upon one of the burning
piles we placed our dead, consuming
their bodies to keep the Indians
from mutilating them. ~. $3.50
During our halt the enraged war
riors pressed close up to their desert
ed camp and made several attempts
to recover their stock, when the
mountain howitzer, under the skill
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-21
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THE CHILDREN.

CHILDREN
Children, all the Children, and mne
bubbles in the
their look
sweetness Of their rarest melody :
slumbers aweken with their cries.
sunlight the blue of Skies
of the moonlight the water and they win i:
theE knock would
Children with their carols and their
their bright like the gold afternoons
lift
coudess SKIES
where the apple white
they bid light
world they could
would
brothers them
sisters know happy is the childish heart and tru
will this that the heart that beats
all it's childish long life shall be-
: will into eyes with :
those other
mid clatter
children bid them in.
j. FOLEY ::
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-21

I Sen. BallInRall 1850
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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-06

FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS
AT THE FLORENCE NINE

Further improvements capacity
addition II
,s crush replace the old cusher that ha
~d usefulness This will raise the
Init will be made in the bins the position the
handle the heretofore required
three men
Underground developments continue along highly satisfactory lines and
coming from portions of the development work
wohds the of the MILL little
that broken block
aout for future treatment
especially by the work between the
reuce old Reilly workings In the ground adjoining
of bonanza proportions and values The north drift
. yell the stop this the shaft
extending exploratory into the Reilly
which has
~ twenty feet wide
ground the line between the Combn
workings which possibilities for the Florence
in the way of milling and high grade
still of almost unlimited riches
scratched that
famous than four months
Developments the 200 level all
quantities continue to exposed by
eww
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-06
Local Railroads May Build
Big Joint Shops in GOldfield

joint They not justified in building shops thel
will throw their patronage to the T. u shops ms VIII
building much larger shops than what would De
railroad and the shops will De Dult upon
about twice large Tonopah shops has also come
be known will build large foundry IN connecton
with the shops making of all kinds OF Ior
engines machinery automobile repairs etc. inns WI"
still enlarge the plant still further increase the payroll
II is also OF their policy OF reenc
an+ all the Southern railroads consolidate various
branches of their Not that there will be
the physical properties but for economy there may De
no denartment for the work ceral ony ~ Is
improbable special agents OF the various roaos may
withdrawn and the hung for business be LETT 70 the oca
agents While this is rumor, 1t arose from reaiAs " p ~
days ago by prominent visiting officials
While the many railroad people connected with the
days nshrouded in mystery mas ~
that they here in conference over
for retrenchment with which the question Oh
they agreed line OF acon ABOUT W
generally understood IN local raroad
The building large shops and foundry at Goded means a
noaon of not fewer people and correspond
ing expansion of business in every hne
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-06
RONNIE CLAIRE MILL WILL
BE ENLARGED AT ONCE

for the treatment of ores.
Representatives of the I. y T. ran
way who have recently been inspecting
the district to determine the ore supply
for branch road are more pleased
than ever with the outlook for big
tonnage and the prospect is very bright
for the early construction of spur
from Bonnie Clare station TO the heart
of the Gold Mountain district.
A hoist is being erected on the Ran
dolph group, which is being developed
into producer under the management
of James McCaw, and when the MOIST
is in operation the development OF ire
big ore bodies will be carried forward
with greater energy. This property Is
controlled by Chicago parties, among
whom are Senator Campbell postmaster
Of Chicago, Frank Hunter, chief ba''h
of the municipal court of Chicago, an"
other prominent men in that city.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-06

Andrew j. Trumbo, general manager
of the New Bonnie Clare Mining and
Milling company at Bonnie Clare, was
in Goldfeld today, accompanied by y.
w. Forester of Los Angeles, one OF
the heaviest stockholders in the com
pany, and Samuel Owens, vice president
of the company. They are enthusiastic
over the future outlook for the com
pany. Mr.. Trumbo reports that one OF
the leasers on the Rattlesnake has just
opened new streak Of high grade orc
about two feet wide, which is apparent
ly one of the best prospects on tins
portion of the Bonnie Clare property.
The new machinery for doubling th'
eapacity of the mill from 90 to lo'
tons per day will be installed as soo'
as il arrives, and will greatly facilitate
the development of the Gold Mountain
district by providing custom mil
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-06
Will, RE.JUVENATE MINES
IN HISTORIC OLD DISTRICT

for miles is buried deep with tailings
from the old Standard mill, which have
for many years been carried along and
deposited by the mountain stream and
by food waters that swept them down
through the narrow portions of the
canyon and spread them out over tn"
flats. 1t is estimated by those familiar
with the average values that there is
more than $10,000,000 contained IN
these tailings banks, large quantities
of which are now being treated by a
small cyanide plant at convenient
point near Fletcher's. A recovery OF
between So and So per ton is being
made at a comparatively small expense,
and the amount of material that is
available is almost unlimited.
From here to Bodie, across the line
into California, is an upgrade for ~
miles, and along the route are the ruins
of several old stamp mills that were
erected in the early days, but which
have long since been abandoned and
allowed to go to decay, or stand as
monuments to inefficient methods OF or
treatment.
Within two miles of Bodie are seen
some Of the workings of the Standar''
mining property, which covers an i'm
mense area on prominent hill, and
mining activities increase as the his
toric old town is approached. just at
tha ontskirts of Bodie is located the
stamp mill of the Standard company,
and about 1000 feet further along the
gulch is the cyanide plant that was
somewhat recently erected to recover
the values from the tailings that are
now being produced by the mill.
The old town of Bodie seems to be
nrosperous, although it long since set
fled down to prosaic quietude thai
i IN marked contrast to the early days
when life seemed to have lost all IN
terest unless the camp had its dead
man for breakfast every morning.
In Bodie they are now looking for
ward to the early construction OF bil
power plant in the Mono Lake countr,
that. will supply electric energy ant
Give new Industrial life to Bodie
CONTINUED ON Page 81
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-06
TREATS AN AVERAGE OF $50 TONS
OF ORE EACH DAY DURING OCTOBER
Net Profits of Company for Last Month Will Approx
mate $3.50, ,OOO--DirectOrs Will Hold Next Meet
ing in GOldfield November 18th

members of the board
turkey rules national bird and good cheer
rejoicing Consolidated
OF this day.
Cermont
splendid the
Consolidated maintained much higher figure than
allow the the mill
which would be easier attain than it is
Mackenzie will
physical mining conditions of the
for public
unwilling
months
Consolidated
aetvy the upward tendency
of the big dividend that has
the last
steadily $675 $75 and 1920
indicates strength the market which IS
suppo Eastern buying orders
Cosscuting steadily reach the the ooo
interesting de-
this month will be
made
sensation on levels