The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-24

all sorts of trouble. After leaving
Pine Ridge agency with such direc-
tons as the superintendent could
give, we started northeast for fifty
miles to Allen, station on the reser-
walton for making distribution OF
meats and other provisions among the
Indians. In making the trip the direc-
tons given us covered distance OF
but ten miles and as far as Wounded
Knee creek, where battle was fought
between the United States troops and
Indians few years ago during an up
rising on the part Of the Indians. We
passed about six miles north of the
point where the battle was fought and
where monument is erected. Dur
ing the remainder of the way we Sc
cured what information we could
about the roads from the Indians, as
there are no white settlers nearer
than Allen, except where occasionally
an Indian woman is married to white
man who is afterwards known as
souaw man. Allen was finally reached
after circuitous route and from there
we went east to Martin and southeast
into the Rosebud reservation, where
late at night we came to st. FRANCIS
mission. where We were entertained
by the good people in charge without
any charge for the same. Ihev
did, however, accept a small 40
nation, not as pay, but as char'
ity. The next morning we called
at the Rosebud agency some eight
miles from the mission and then
started on south toward Valentine.
About eight miles out from the latter
place we turned east for a distance OF
about sixty miles, keeping away from
the railroad on account of sand. After
crossing the state line and coming IN
To Nebraska we found the land gener-
ally improved and good settlements
but we still kept away from the rail-
road until after passing Long Pine,
considerable distance, we came PACK
to the railroad at Atkinson, distance
of about two hundred miles from
where we left the road at Rushvllle.
From Atkinson we followed the rail-
road perhaps a distance OF seventy
miles to Tilden and from there went
south across the country to Columbus
and came from there to Omaha, max
ing a total distance of two hundred
and fifty-four miles Travelled on Mon
day arriving at Omaha in the evening
after a record breaking trip so Tar
as distance is concerned.
We saw some magnificent land on
both the Pine Ridge and Rosebud
reservations and no doubt as soon as
opportunity is offered, these lands
will be brought to a high state of cul-
tivation. The Indians who occupy the
land can never become famous as
farmers because they lack the enter
prise and industry necessary for sue
cessful farmers. They do, however,
raise crops after a fashion and also
keen herds of horses and cattle, from
which they realize reasonable profit.
We think the finest section OF the
country we saw was from Tilden sta
ition on the Northwestern railroad to
Columbus on the Union Pacific. Al
most every acre of the land is under
cultivation and bountiful crops OF
both small grain and corn are in sight
this year. In addition alfalfa is pro-
duced to great advantage. The land
commands about the same price as the
LANDS in this county. The prosperity
of the farmers is shown in the splen-
did improvements in the way OF
buildings of all kinds and fine and
high bred horses and cattle.
The trip was a delightful recrea-
ton and was we'll worth taking, and
as a whole covered some 1400 miles
during the ten or eleven days we were
away from home. The parties making
the trip were Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Con-
ner, C. NJ. Jensen, Miss Eusebia bud
lev, of Council Bluffs, and Raymond
Conner.
J.P. CONNER.