Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-25

Win hidden treasures covered Will
hay. The prizes were tobacco, soda,
pop and ginger ale. Some of them
had as many as six bottles which
they gave to their sweethearts. They
had a clown to follow up the race and
fall all over the scramblers. -,
Third, was a blindfold walk, some
fifty steps to pole, prize $500 cash.
The subject was blindfolded and turn
completely around and faced to the
goal and given the word to 90. Out
of the number of contestants only one
hit the pole with his shoulders, the
others would most all 60 to the left
from five to fifteen feet. The SUP
position is that they take longer steps
with the right foot than they do with
the left. go
The next was a fast. horse race
down in the river bottom near the
boat, which was very exciting, and
the natives and whites exchanged a
good many dollars. Then followed
a cowboy race of about twenty.
They stripped their horses, and at, the
word saddle, they threw them on as
quick as possible and ran quarter
and return In the return circle there
was quite a mixup of ponies and In
dams, but no one was hurt During
all these exercises we shivered in a
cold east wind, with oyercoats and
blankets and some people had on fur
coats.
No doubt you were all sweltering in
the shade Of our camp grounds If
you celebrated today.
From this point they are building
road to Glendive on the Yellow
stone river which will take the main
line of the Northern Pacific from
coast to coast. This will open up
some very rich wheat and fax land
and these reservations up and down
the river will be thrown open in Oc-
tober by the grand lottery scheme Of
Uncle Sam, and, by the way, If am
here, will take chance, and II
win, will settle down to farming and
raising coyotes ON the share.
The Cannonball river empties in
two miles above here on The south
side, just below high and perpen-
dieular sand bluff. The name was
given this river because of the thous-
ands of large and small stones that
were half exposed to view and looked
very much like cannon balls used by
our government.
Thousands of these have been car
ried away to cities Of this country
and foreign countries, some Weighing
as much as a ton each. You will find
two in st. Louis on Lucas, avenue
the Smithsonian institute have a num-
Der sof fine specimens Of HEM: You
will find small one in the Charlton
County Exchange bank that picked
up % years ago.
: This bluff Is now bored, mined and
shaped and thousands Of pounds of
black powder and dynamite Is stor-
ed away in them, and in due time this
battery will be touched OF simul*an-
eously by, electricity and then the
balls that nature has placed in the
blum will whiz through space, but
not for The destruction of life, but
to make way for the march of civil
ization and commerce and the golden
grains will be shot into cars all along
this wild and untamed land. Cities
will spring up like magic, and here
where we are. will be junction, and
Cannonball City will be numbered
by thousands, is my prediction.
July 6.h. We learend this morning
that the big dance that was. on the
program did not come of last night,
On account Of the death of Black Bull.
an. old Sioux war chief. This ends
the festivals for this month and much
mourning will take place. g., F,.:M..
This country looks fine now, plen-
ty. Of rain and everything green, ex-
cept mosquitoes, and they are OF a
very tormenting color and song. One
night i, could not sleep a. wink but
walked and fought and prayed, and
tried to run away from 4 them, by
starting the boat: out at 8 a. M, hay
ing stopped at 1880 p. M, but they
followed us-smudges would not stir
The river has been very high for
thirty days or more and is continuing
to hold its own, caused by the cop
ius downpours of rain. / am tired Of
fighting strong currents and mosqui-
toes and long for old iMizzu and fried
chicken and garden green's. Gill; . ss s54
I had a fine Georgia watermelon
the last trip, a twenty FOUNDER, at
three cents a pound, but I. enjoyed It
highly, although q little expensive. 4
/ hope you will pardon this long
letter; did not intend stretching +,
but my thoughts run away with my
pen and better Judgment With kind
remhrances 20 dear old friends in
Brunswick, ! am &. Yours truly. n
sss * ....%., It.. l.. &C. BASEY,. i
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