Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-07

Springs. 8. D.. as health resort. 1t
abounds In fountains OF hot water that
will cure rheumatism and various other
troublesome diseases. Although it is
ton and ten miles in another. people
travel that distance by stage very gladly
IN order to secure the relief 1t furnishes.
The new Burlington track will be ex-
banks of the river. crossing Muddy creek,
Tough creek. Bad Water. Five-mile creek
and various other we'll named streams
until 1t reaches Shoshone on the North
western. 1t is understood here that a
contract has been entered into between
James ]. Hill and the Northwestern peo-
pie under which the Burlington trains will
use the Northwestern track. 10 miles
between Shoshone and Orrin junction,
and then take the Colorado and Southern
southwark to Cheyenne. Denver and Gal
weston. This will give Mr.. Hill through
line from the Pacific ocean to Tacoma and
Seattle to the Gulf of Mexico at Calves
ton over which he can ship Texas cotton
to Japan.
A contract to construct the track be-
tween Kirby and Shoshone has been let
to Macarthur brothers Of Chicago. and 1t
Is estimated that the cost will be about
So. 100000. Mr.. T. E. Calvert chief engi-
neer of the Burlington system. is in
charge. with headquarters at Thermopolis.
and long trainloads of construction sup
plies are being landed here and at Kirby
daily.
Indians as Road Builders.
Much OF the construction work will be
done by Indians. The noble red man is
becoming familiar with the pick and
shovel Large numbers of Indians are
employed upon the railways in this sec
ton. where they do not have to go far
from their reservations. They are paid
$3.50 day. The railway officials tell me
that they make fairly good laborers on
construction work and coal beavers. quite
as good as Italians. Hungarians and other
newly arrived emigrants, and they are
the best fence builders ever known. They
can dig holes and set posts and string
barbed wire better and faster than any
white man ever known. but they have
their drawbacks. They insist upon taking
all their squaws and papooses along with
them. and the women and children are
sometimes very troublesome, especially
when 1T Is necessary to change camp.
They also insist upon having the COM
pany or contractor board their squaWs
ana children. They demand their pay ev-
cry Saturday and when any one of their
own family or any relation-and almost
all the members of a tribe are related
become sick or is injured in any way
they all quit work until he or she-for the
rule is the same regarding men, women
and children-has fully recovered. And
II the sick person should die every In
dian in the camp follows the corpse back
to the reservation.
A railway contractor was working
big gang of Sioux warriors from the Pine
Ridge reservation and was getting along
beautifully with them, until a warrior
dropped dead under an apoplectic stroke.
Within two hours work was suspended
all along the line, and the entire camp
was deserted. Every workman Joined the
procession back to Pine Ridge agency to
celebrate the funeral and observe the
period Of mourning, and they refused to
return to work because OF some supersti-
ton concerning the cause of the sudden
death OF their tribesnan
One Of the section bosses on this divf-
sion OF the Northwestern railroad is an
Indian. and he knows his business and
does it we'll. He is intelligent, ingenious.
careful and has shown a great deal of
executive ability. There is no better sec
ton boss on the road.