The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1921, Page 6

PAGE Six STANDING ROCK RESERVATION RICH IN TRADITIONS OF FAMOUS Grave of Sitting Bull is There; Legend of Standing Rock is Interesting Bit of Indian Tra-' dition; Time and Education Has Changed Indians Into In- dustrious Farmers and Good Citizens of New Order of Things. ATTRACTIVE TO TOURIST) Legendary tales and actual history that combine to make stories of Stand- ing Rock reservation interesting to tourists are told in the North Dakota | Good Roads magazine by James B, Fitch, former superintendent. article by Mr. Fitch follows: Tourists passing through North Da- kota seldom appreciate the many in- teresting side trips which are avail- able from the National Parks Highwi One of the most interesting to tou is the trip from Mandan to the Stand- ; ing Rock Indian reservation. This reservation comprising three million eres of land is the home of 3,400 Sioux Ind and has traditions and history so linked with its people and country as to make it a distinguishing feature! of American History. Leaving Mandan one may take.the; road south by the Heart River, pass-; ing by the prosperous little inland, town of St. Anthony, which is the cen- | ter of a thriving farming community, | following this road twenty-two miles Jarther the Cannon Ball river or north- ern boundary of the Standing Rock | reservation is crossed by a new steel: bridge into the town of Solen. Solen; is 27 miles from Fort Yates, the head-; quarters of the Indian Agency. The} entire road from Mandan to Fort Yates! has been fully graded and can be, traveled in about three hours and af-; fords garage and cafe facilities at both Solen and Fort Yates. Those | desiring to change from the National} arks Highway to the Yellowstone; Trail, or visa versa, have in this road | an excellent opportunity, as continu-! ing from Fort Yates south there is a/ full graded road to the Yellowstone | trail of 19 miles and this point is but 6 miles from the thriving town of Mc- | Laughlin, South Dakota, where 4 gar‘! ages and 3 cafes afford excellent ac-j; commodations for tourists. This} makes a connecting link hetween the} two trails of about 85 miles of graded | road and about the only connection | between the Twin Cities and Terry,! Mont. | What Visitors See H Visitors to the Standing Rock Res-, ervation from Mandan would pass di-! rectly by the historical site of old! Fort Lincoln, where General Custer’s ; 7th Cavalry was stationed and where | ‘this troop made its start for its mem-/ orable campaign which ended in its; massacre June 21, 1876. The Stand-, ing Rock Indians played an import-} ant part in this battle numbering; among their Indians such noted Chiefs | as Sitting Bull, Gall and Rain in the Face, and the greatest of all peace- able Indians, Chief John Grass. There are many Indians still residing :} this reservation who took part in this | massacre and also the battle of! Wounded Knee, and the visitor can-| not fail to be impressed with the de-| cided change which has been worked | by careful Government administration in these former hostile Indians. From nomadic bands of warriors with their tepees and travois these Indians in one generation have chang- ed from the warlike and picturesque savage of the plains, with their pinto ponies and war bonnets, to the hard working tiller of the soi with the New England made straw hat and Percheron draft horse. Reservation Recently Opened This reservation was recently opgn- ed to white settlers, and we see the Indian farming and gardening side by side with his white neighbor, trading { and purchasing horses, grain . and/ other commodities the same as a white | man. Although not a farmer .by na-! ture, the Indian has made wonderful | strides at this industry and in com-} petitive exhibits with white farmers has been able to hold his own in num- | ber of prizes won. The visitor sees! the old Indian with his log house} or tepee and his small garden in which | both he and his wife are earnest work- | ind the younger and more pro-! ar college educations who are operating | large gas tractors and seeding large} a of land, and where once the | buffalo in its wild state was the means The’ ve element, many of whom with! Dp “THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE and electric ‘lights, and by the labors of these children is practically self- sustaining. A large farm and garden INDIAN TRIBES THAT ROAMED GREAT PLAINS irre eee VIEWS AT INDIAN AGENCY at vhogs. These young Indians take a ilarge interest in industrial matters as is shown in the excellent care the farm and ‘cattle receive. From top to bottom. No. 1—Standing Rock monument’ in front of agency office. | No. 2—Sioux Indians Sioux Indian. ann nnn one of the greatest Indian friends of the white man. Legend of Rock The rock from the legend of which the Standing Rock reservation takes its name has been placed immediately in front-of the Agency office with its uliar history which js still believed and venerated by some of the Sioux. The old Indian legend tells us that a long time ago an Indian woman be- came jealous of her husband and afier of subsistence, white face cattle now | wandering miles and miles with her graze to the financial and industrial betterment of these Indians. In the yeur 1918 these Indians as individuals shipped 912 head of cattle to Clay, Robinson and Company of Chicago and received a net check of $135,453.68, which is the largest cattle shipment by Indians on record, and in 1920 cat- | tle owned by three of these Indians,' jarshall, Maggie Reel and Grov- er Eagle Boy, succeeded in topping the Chicago beef market to which thousands of cattle are shipped annu- ally, and in the same year won over 70% of the prizes offered at the Mc- Laughlin ‘Fair, inectudsng first and third in the baby contest. But aside from the industrial interest displayed by these Indians there is sufficient history and legend connected with them to interest any tourists. At Fort Yates is found the grave of Sitting Bull, one of the greatest! of all Indian Medicine men and fam- iliar to all readers of American His- papoose on her back sat down to rest in a coulee north of Fort Yates. Her husband and his friends searched for many days but failed to find his wife or baby until wandering in this couleej he found a stone which so resembled @ woman with a papoose upon her back that he and all ¢he other Indians believed that it was the-bodies of his wife and child.- This stone shows a striking resembInce to the Indian woman and her papoose and for many years: was venerated by the old In- dians some of them believing that, it would. come to life and ‘speak. Visitors may also visit the old In- dian Hill where Indian maidens and their swains went to spend the even- ing and in watching the setting sun plan their future. This hill is known; as Proposal Hill and is known by the! }Old Indians and old frontiersmen as the place where many of the marriage. pledges of the earlier days were made. During these days when Dakota was No. 4—Standing Rock Indian school. jtrip a pleasant one and when wish- ing to ‘visit the historical Black Hills connecting link between the two trails. | On the 4th of July and at Fair time} they find ‘the Indian engaged in his/| primitive and also up to date sports. | Celebrations are held at all small! | towns on the reservation during the; 4th of July, maintained, and managed | entirely by Indians, and their annual ! ‘Indian Fair held at Fort Yates each | ‘fall attracts thousands of white vis- ; itors from both North and South Da- | kota. The fairs combine the old In-| dian folk dances and singing with the | attractions Of the State Fairs as seen | today. Large and*attractive exhibits ; ot farming and. stock products are | shown and sports of all kinds from ; difficult and dangerous cowboy acts | to base. ball by’ semi-professional | ; teams are indulged in during the three j@ays.. The dates of this fair can he ‘found ‘im any of the towns along ‘the National Parks Highway and can be furnished by the. Superintendent at! Fort Yates on request, as they are gen-/ erally not set until in the spring. It! ; would be well for visitors passing | through North Dakota to stop within j (its borders and with but a few days’; time visit the many historical and in-| | teresting places and be assured of | | good accommodations ant hospitable | | reception at any points of interest.’ | BASEBALL | | LEAGUE §' | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION i Won. Lost, 3" 62 Louisville: .. i 60 | Minneapolis Kansas City 28 | Milwaukee 509 | Toledo~ 475 | St. Paul . ATS | ; Indianapolis 469 | ; Columbus... 409 AMERICAN LEAGUE Won, ‘Cleveland ... . 72 44 New York 69 3 | Washington . 55 538! { St. Louis 59.496) | Boston 60.473! ; Detroit 64.468; | Chicago . 66-. .430. | Philadelphia 3.364] i NATH PAGUE i Hie + Won. Lost. Pet. | Pittsburgh £16140 .685 iNew. York 70. 49 590 {Boston .. 64° 49°67 | Brooklyn 62° 57 520 i St. Louis .. 58 '57 504 Cincinnati 62 65.443 314 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Toledo 6-0; St. Paul 5-7. | | Minneapolis 7; Columbus 4. | Kansas City 11; Louisville 8. | Indianapolis 10-13; Milwaukee 4-7. i AMERICAN LEAGUE ‘Cleveland 4; Boston:0. Detroit 6; Philadephia 0. i" St. Louis 6-10; New York 4-0. | - Washington® 3, Chicago 0. | NATIONAL LEAGUE New York'?;-St. Louis 4. Brooklyn’ 93 Cincinnati 4. Others not scheduled. RESULTS YESTERDAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Columbus .7; Minneapolis 4. | , Louisville ¥4; Kansas City 9. | Other games played Sunday. AMERICAN LEAGUE * Boston 6; Cleveland 5. in regalia. No, 3—An industrious | i Hills from which millions of dollars of ore have been taken. Buffalo Bill, was also a frequent visitor to. this place. U.S. Maintains Oifice , The Government maintains a large | office for ‘the administration of the! welfare of these Indians and handles! approximately one million. dollars an- | nually besides the adm rative wo: of all land leases and sal tains a splendid fully equipped hospit- | al for its wards and one of the est Inilian schools in . the service. | About two hundred children attend | this school annually and its graduates | and former scholars now’ form. the! nucleous on which the higher civiliza- | tion of these Indians is based. This school has all the,- accommodations found in white institutions... with its | spacious dormitories and play grounds, large class rooms and-auditorium,: and | equipped with sewer, running water) WATCH THE BIG 4 Stomach-Kidneys-Heart-Liver Keep the vital organs healthy by regularly taking the world's standardremedy for kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid troubles Visitors at any time will find this! | oped soon after the arrival of P. 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