The Dickinson press., 1912-02-03
HISTORICAL. :
INCIDENTS I:

- - W. A0
Memerb of Gladstone
+ Colony of 1882.
In 1928 the boundary line was estab-
lished between what is now North
Dakota and Manitoba.
Fremont spent one season in the
Devils Lake country, and stories of the
Pathfinder, published in the campaign of
1856 melted many a youth to become a
pioneer in North Dakota.
Col. Lounsberry relates in his popular
history that Fred Gerard wintered at
Fort Pierre in 1848. He was at Fort
Clark fifteen years.
Major Galpin was an early trader,
and left his mark on the traditions of
the C%annonball region.
There were early trading stations all
along the Missouri river the 6rst of the
present day settlements were at Sibley
Island and at Painted Woods in 1869.
Some of these settlers still remain.
A lady rode in the Grand parade at
Bismarck during the Industrial Expo.
sition'' who held in her hand a banner
inscribed with the legend, Bismarck
in 1872"
Forts Wadsworth, Ransom, Totten
Rice, Pembina, Stevenson and Blu
ford, drew out of the Indian war, and
cut no small figure III the history o.
North Dakota. Fort Seward at James
town, and Old Fort Lincoln 9 Man.
dan. and the Cantonment at Little Mis-
souri,. were incidents of the building oil
the N. P. Ry. Forts Yates and Keoeh
were outcomes of the Custer massacre
of 1876. as were other forts farther
west.
Old Fort Union was at the mouth oil
the Yellowstone river where Buford
now is. Fort Clarke was about thirty
miles above Bismarck.
From Fort Abe Lincoln Custer and
gallant 9TH. U. S. cavalry rode west
ward to their death this massacre took
place June 25th, 1876. Settlers were
killed almost under the shadow of the
capitol of the state, after that by In
dams.
In 1871 Fargo was born; settlements
were made at many points in the state
about this time Bismarck. jamestown.
Grand Forks, Valley City and Wahpeton
soon afterwards.
The beginning of the N. p. Railroad
marked for the territory of N. D. an
epoch; public attention was directed to
the hitherto unknown country, BY the
Literature that was constantly being
printed and distributed calling attention
10 the fact that the territory available
for homes was practically immeasur-
able. Certainly there was at that time
abundant land for future use, but there
came a time very quickly when the
homestead acreage was practically ex.
hausted.
January list. 1872. the first iron raj
was laid across the Red River. and
then North Dakota was in touch with
the great commercial world.
With the chartering of the Northern
Pacific Railway anne the proposition
to make of that part of Dakota territory
lying north of the 46th parallel a new
state; Montana and Wyoming hae
been created largely from the Dakots
of 1862.
The railroad reached Bismarck in JUNE
1873. inaugurating the flood of immi'
grafton that reached its height in 1883,
but receded for a time only 10 return
with redoubled vigor later.
Several James were suggested for tn
name of the new state. after there hat
been an agreement reached to divid,
the territory of Dakota into two states
Huron was one and Algonquin another
South Dakota was anxious to retain thu
name of Dakota for that state. but tn.
citizens of North Dakota were not will
ing to surrender it. SC as a c0nse
quence there was a compromise will
this agreement reached, that ther'
should be a South and a North Dakota
and when the birth was accomplished.
North Dakota was the eldest Of tn,
twins.
Col. Lounsberry has this to say abou
the building of the N. P. Ry. west of thu
Missouri river.
when the Northern Pacific Railwa,
had reached the Missouri it was looket
upon as a boon, but there was a distinc
warnind that farther westward it mus
not CO."
Beyond was the hunting grounds O
the Indian; his 6ocks, his fields, hi
means of subsistence. his home"
II was at Bismarck when the party