Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-31
him that winter, and sent MN Dack
the spring, fare prepaid.
III q. Brought Back Gold.

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the spring, fare prepaid.
~ z. Brought Back Gold.
Mr.. Dodge brought back with him
two small bottles filled with gold
taken from what was then Central
Gulch - afterwards Central City.
Mr.. Dodge more than confirmed the
richness Of the Black Hills Poor fel'
low, he was killed by the Indians the
following spring on his way to the
Hills, where he was taking some
stock to start a. milk ranch. He was
charter member Of the old Bis
marck Lodge A. F. & A. m. and we
took. his, remains back to Bismarck
that sumner and we buried him back
of the old Presbyterian church. That
was the last of poor Dodge. One
of the best of the old timers.
On the return of Dodge and party
another meeting was called at which
We were elected to go to Washington.
AS l have already referred to, the
object was to see if we could not get
some guaranty from the government
to withdraw the troops from inter-
fering with people going to the Hills
or else have the Black Hills opened
to settlement. There were no trains
running west of Fargo in winter in
those days, so we had to stage it to
Fargo The weather was extremely
cold and the roads extremely bad, but
we made the trip to Fargo in four
days! We stayed with old man Bar
rett who had the section about where
Driscoll is now. the first night out.
remember the place was so small,
we had to sit up all night, but Mr..
Barrett kept up good fire and made
US comfortable. Next Jamestown,
them Valley City and Fargo. There
was only a store and a few saloons
in Jamestown and, Valley City less.
We were glad when we got to Saint
Paul. Mr. Watson left us at Sank
Rapids, Col. Wilson got sick and left
us at Saint Paul, so l had only Col.
Lpunsberry to tie to. We made our
first call on P. H. Kelly, as l knew
him better than any other Of the
Saint Paul business men. We show
ed him, our exhibit and on assuring
him that the gold was from the Black
Hills, he lost no time in calling the
Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce to-
gether. After talking things over, a
strong delegation was appointed who
at once proceeded to the capitol to
lay the matter before the legislature,
who were then in session, and be-
fore they adjourned that evening, the
House and Senate passed a Joint
Resolution asking not only their own
senator and members from their own
state, but also all the western states,
to use all honorable means to open
the Black Hills to settlement. ) We
were furnished, with a copy of the
resolution before leaving Saint Paul,
and several; were sent to Washing
ton, more especially to Mr.. Window
and Mr.. ,Dunell, then both senator's
from Minnesota, and to Horace P.
Strait, who was then a Member Of
Congress. We met J. P. kidder at
the National Hotel, Washington, who
was our own delegate to Congress,
and many others from Minnesota and
South Dakota.
!, Showed People Products.
We passed the first two days show
ing our exhibit to parties from all
over the country. On the third day
we organized a delegation consisting
Of Senator'S VIM. Window, Mark H.
Dunell, Horace P. Strait, also Angus
Cameron, from Lacrosse, Wis, A. ~.
Sawyer, from Michigan, members of
Congress, and J. P. Kidder our own
delegate from the territory, with
Senator Window as spokesman. We
first called on General Sherman and
after Mr.. Window mad his plea, I
shall always remember Gen. Sher-
mans reply. He said, in substance:
Il have no desire to cause any un-
due hardship to our own people, huh,
Mr.. Senator. YOU know that the United
States has 4 treaty with the Indians
execued BY the congress of this
country, of which you were a party,
which makes every citizen of the
Gifted States a. trespasser who goes
to the Black Hills, wihel this treaty
exists. You were the lawmakers.
When / am. called ON by the proper
authorities ito enforce these laws 1
must do my duty, as that must have
precedence. over any personal feeling.
Whereas l have no great liking for
the Indians, yet believe it is our
sacred duty to keep our faith with
them, while the treaty lasts. When
you annul this treaty or the order