The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-16
MADE
FOR JOURNEY
TO 0BADLANDS
Representative of National
Parks Service to Make
Inspection

Beach, N. d., April 16.-Carl Olsen,
of the Pleasant Valley Ranch, "Bad
Lands Bill Mccarthy, of the old
"Dude" ranch. and George Gardner of
the "Dlkhorn" ranch, all old timers
of the Bad Lands, we're in Beach last
Friday in consultation with Presi-
dent Cushing of the proposed Roose-
Welt park commission, in relation to
the coming visit of representative
of the National Parks Service Of
Washington, which department has
charge of all the national parks in
the country. 1t is expected that Mr..
Torrey will be here about the mid
die Of June,
From the number of requests for
accommodations in the party it is
judged at this time that said party to
accompany Mr.. Torrey will reach
fifty people. Four governors, several
congressman, representative men of
the Twin Cities, and newspaper men
are expected to be in the party, which
will assemble at the Pleasant Valley
ranch from train and auto, where n
curtain raiser in the afternoon or eve
ming will be put on by "Bill' McCar-
thy's men.
Next morning saddle horses and
other conveyances will he taken to
the petrified forest on the west side
Of the river, and to the wonderful
scenery on the east side to the north
east. returning to the ranch for the
night. Next day the same means Of
travel (horses and buckboards only
can be used owing to the lack Of
good roads. as none of the trip will be
made out of the Little Missouri val
ley), will be resumed by the guests,
accompanied by "chuck" wagon.
cooks, horse wranglers and "plunder"
wagon, down the river to the Elkhorn
ranch at George Gardner's place.
where real wild west show by all
the combined forces in the cowboy
line in the Bad Lands will be staged.
This show will be public affair and
undoubtedly hundreds will flock to
see it as Messrs. Mccarthy and Gard
ner will have all the outfit there they
will use at the Mandan fair. they
having the contract for the rodeo to
be held there late in June.
This will perhaps be the last big
show of the kind put on in this sec
tion of the country and will be we'll
worth anybody's going to see.
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sumed down the river to the big bend.
the party camping out as they would
on roundup, and roughing it as
in the old days.
The return trip will be made by an
other route, but still remaining in
the Bad Lands, and over section
few, aside from the residents of that
locality, have ever seen, but which
contains the most rugged part of the
park region.
Resuming autos at the Pleasant
Valley ranch, the trip will be contin-
ued south to the Maltese Cross ranch
of Theodore Roosevelt and to the
"Dude" ranch, where "Bill" Mccarthy
will have an entertainment. It is ex-
pected the Marmarth contingent, if
they have not Joined the party sooner,
will here meet up with the trippers
and show them the many wild and
beautiful points of interest between
the Maltese Cross. ranch and Mar
marth. The Marmarth business men
will entertain the party at that point.
The trip will cover from four to
five days. and will be full of interest
from start to finish. It will be large
party to handle but the conferees
felt that it could be, done, but that
the guests on the trip proper would
have to be confined to those only who
receive invitations, which will be
unique and in the nature of a souve-
mir Of the experience. There will be
no objections to others going along
if they provide their own convey
ances. blankets and chuck, but it is
impossible for the park association
to care for a multitude. not only he
cause of the cost, but because the
means of conveyance will be taxed
to the utmost to care for the invited
guests.
A general invitation is extended
everybody TO take in the show at the
Elkhorn ranch, and it is hoped many
will avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity to see the West as it was
when Teddy Roosevelt was part of
it. and honeymooned in the midst of
that wild country.
SPARKPLUG TURKEY
New York, April 16,-The turkev