Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-01-13
The HUDSON RIVER.
Il Has Been Known by ut ceast TWEEN
tv 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-tt Is
indj1erently referred to both as the
Hudson and the North river.
While Henry Hudson Is universally
acclaimed as the discoverer of the no.
BILE river which bears bis name. It Is
well known that nearly century be-
fore Eudson's successful exploration
John da Verrazano. Florentine. en-
tered the mouth Of the Hudson and re-
ported that be had passed up the river
about league 10 a boat. not ventnrfnG
to sail his vessel. the Dauphtne. up a
river with which he was unfamiliar
A sudden squat impelled him to re
turn to bis 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 be named the mouth of the
Hudson "San Germano."
In 1925 a Spaniard named Gomez
who came to America on an exploring
trip, made a chart upon which he dps-
ignated the Hudson as San Antonio.
When some eighty years later Henry
Hudson In bis efforts to reach the East
Indian possessions Of the Dutch East
India company by northwestern"
route accidentally ran into the Hudson
be promptly dubbed it the "Manhat'eS. "
from the name Of the Indians VII"
dwelt at its mouth.
Hudson sailed slowly up the river IA
far as Albany. and his experiences
with the Indians and his observations
Of the surrounding country were SO
gratifying that be- returned home with
glowing reports Of the new found
country.
The Dutch at once realized that great
commercial advantage might he gained
in the new territory. and various com
panies we-. organized to coloniZe and
exploit r.
In 1916 a charter was granted to the
New Netherlands company. and the
river was there referred to as 'De III.
Were van der Worst Mauritins" In non
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 "Rfo de Montague.
In addition to these names. the ln-
dams bad a lumber of Others for 1t.
among which may he mentioned "Sa
natatea," "Sha wnata wty." "Cahobata'
tea" and "Cohongorontas."
As late as 1854 the river was referred
to by a French writer as the "Rives
Orange"
When the English took possession of
New Netherlands they persisten'lv
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 1t as the North river
in Standardization to the Della ware
river. which was commonly known a.
the South river.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
A Real Cute Dog.
A good dog story is attributed to
visitor to an English country inn on
market day. "Now," he said, 1--WE got
q dog here / wouldn't take EGO for.
You can believe me or not, but what l
an going to tell you is perfectly true.
In the early part Of last spring I lost
,a~ o1uoo ond ro,1ld find them nowhere
One day about three weeks later as
was looking across from my house to
the edge of the moor about two miles
away noticed some sheep. l got my
telescope and assured myself that they
were mine. I placed the telescope In
a suitable position and made Bob look
through it. After about minute the
dog wagged his tail and looked at me
as If he understood what wanted
and was off like shot. In less than
two hours he brought the sheep home