Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-01-05
The HUDSON RIVER.
Il Has Been Known BY Ut Least Twen
ty Different Names.


ty Different Names.
In the course Of the past 400 years
the Hudson has been known by at
least twenty different names. and even
today-in New York, at any rate-it Is
tndi1erently referred 10 both as the
Hudson aud the North river.
While Henry Hudson is universally
acclaimed AZ the dlsc1p"11iIer g. {: NE ne -. .3
bic river which bears his name, it is
well known that nearly century be-
fore Hudson's successful exploration
John da verrazaii6. a glorentine, en-.
tered the mouth Of the Hudson aud re-
ported that be had passed up the river
about a league in boat, not venturing
to sail his vessel, the Dauphine. up a
river with which be was unfamiliar.
A sudden squall impelled him to re-
turn to his ship. verrazano called the
Hudson 1.-The river Of steep bills" THIS
was in 1924. Some years later Verra-
zano's brother made a map Of the re-
gion, and he named the mouth of the
Hudson San Germano."
In 1925 q Spaniard named Gomez,
who came to America on an exploring
trip. made chart upon which he des.
ignated the Hudson as San Antonio"
When some eighty years later Henry
Hudson In his efforts to reach the East
Indian possessions Of the Dutch East
India company by A northwestern
route accidentally ran into the Hudson
he promptly dubbed It the "Manhat'es.'
from the name of the Indians who
dwelt at it's mouth.
Hudson sailed slowly up the river as
far as Albany. and his experiences
with the Indians and his observations
If the surrounding country were so
gratifying that he returned home with
glowing reports of the new found
country.
The Dutch at once realized that great
commercial advantage might be gained
in the new territory. and various COM
panies were organized to COLOMBO and
exploit It.
In 1916 q charter was granted to the
New Netherlands company. and the
river was there referred to as DE RI
Were van der Worst Mauritius" in hon
or of Prince Maurice of Orange.
In various other charters granted at
this time and public documents IN
which the river was mentioned 1t was
spoken Of as the "Groote Riviere." the
.'Noordt river" the "River Of the Man
hattans" and the "Rio de Montague"
In addition to these names. the In
dams had number of others for IT.
among which may be mentioned ''Sa
natatea." "Sha wnatawty." ''Cahohata.
tea" and "Cohongorontas."
AS late as 1854 the river was referred
to by a French writer as the River
Orange"
When the English took possession of
New Netherlands they persistently
called the river "Hudson's river" and
despite the many other names by
which It was known that name finally
"stuck." although many Of the early
colonists spoke Of it as the North river
in coDtradistinction to the Delaware
river, which was commonly known as
the South river.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Stone Cake.
In very unusual seasons the people
Of Rajputan. in ludia. are deprived Of
seeds and succuIent roofs Of GRASSES.
Under these very adverse conditions
the barks Of trees and even ground up
rocks are resorted to principally to
give bulk to the scanty meal and there
by to stay the pangs Of hunger for a
longer time. A soft stone found on the
Bikanir- Marwar border Of Jalpua Is
largely used in that part Of the coun.
try to give bulk to the meager meal.
This stone is friable and easily ground
into fine powder. 1t contains an oleagt-
nous substance which has some nutr
ent qua lities. and the people have
found that when finely ground and
nsed 10 proportions Of about one'fourth
to three fourths Of -four 1t does not i'm