The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 25, 1927, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT . BARLY TRAVEL | IN STATE HARD, HISTORIAN SAYS - - 1 Alexander Henry, Explorer,! Solved Problem of Trans- | portation Quickly STOPPED HERE Travoix, Canoes and Used By Trader During Stay IN 1801 Indian Hers Grand Forks, Difficulties o shwest and the carliest_ pioneer. Dr. 0. G. Libby department at Nor sity in the following eighth of a series which he is writing for the Associated P and its member newspapers in North Dakota. | Tht article follows: i The journal of Aiexander Henry is full of interest to those who care to learn of the eurliest pioneer life an the Northwest. He tells in the) minutest detail the story of his travels, of his fur trade and of his contact w.th prowling bands of Sioux. We can gather from his accounts more ideas of his allies and friends.) the Chippewa Indians, than from st of the memoirs and travels of time, One of the tiost interesting thing he tells us is how he and his 1 traveled by land and water, in their| journeys to and from their num trading posts. The Indians us‘ used a birch bark canoe in trav on the streams and lakes of their! country. Henry found himself in need | of boats without having the neces-| sary material from which to construct | them. | He tells us how he met this dif-| ficulty and made canoes in a prarie country. May 16, 1801. i sent off the canoes with the remaining prop- erty, the summer men, etc., for Pan-| bian river and d%spatched to the Forks (Assiniboine and Red) two men im two skin canoes loaded with bags | of pemmican, ten in each (900! pounds), These canoes ure made by| constructing a frame with willows,| nearly in the shape of a canoe, and stretching one, or sometimes two, raw buffalo hides aver this trame, ac- vording to the required size; if|two, they are cut square at the shoulders | and sewed together with sinews. The| sides are then brought over the, largest willow, which serves as the| wunnel, and lashed fast with leather cords. The-hatr is generally on the| inside. These canoes will carry great Jonds, but it is necessary to unload | them at least once a day and dry them in the sun or over the fire; otherwise they would soon sink. They ure only fit for drifting down the current. Traveled on Horseback Hgnry’s usual method of _ trav was on horseback and he records with| satisfaction that neither the XY com-{ pany nor the Hudson's Bay company owned horses, In the winter when there was much snow he traveled on snowshoes. On long journeys he} used a dog sled. He writes: “I had a light cariole, drawn by four strong dogs, and my ‘men each a train with| three dogs for our baggage and pro- visions.” The usual vehicle for loads was the two-wheeled cart each drawn by an ox or a horse. The well-known Red River cart was not at that time made ut his post. He says: “Most! men go again for meat with small carts, the wheels of which are each of one solid piece, sawed off the ends of trees whose diameter ts three feet.: Those carriages we find much more convenient und advantageous than it is to lead horses, the coun- try being so smooth and level that, ‘we cun use them in every direction.” The next year (1802) he speaks of 4 new cart that his men are using.| “They (the wheels) are about four feet high and perfectly straight; the spokes are perpendicular, without tne! least bending outward (dishing) and Orfly four to each wheel. These carts carry about five pieces (oU0 Ibs.) and are drawn by one horse.” On another occasion he speaks of| a train of carts, horses, men and dogs nearly a mile in length. ‘The travoix appears as a purt of this train. It consisted of two long poles jJashed to the sides of a horse, ther ends dragging on the ground for a| considerable distance behind. Behind| the horse, across the space between | Rare photos of a rescue Sagalund, rammed by t decks, the pictures Sagalund’s crew. ow cne of the ‘he ships collided in a dense fog, and the Sagal THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Foiling Davy Jones—A Rescue at Sea at sea, these. They illustrate the saving of 25 men from the sinking freighter he liner Veendam off Nantucket Island. eee ues at dawn, eendam’: turning to the 1 Fe tenae fone anaeo fund went to the bottom in 15 minutes. from the Veendam’s liner with members of the But all except one cf her crew were saved. Notes On Eur ) | | By George D. Mann opean Travel Editor’s Note: This is the | seventh of a series of articles upon European impressions. The writer and his family are on a sixty-day motor trip along the highways and by-ways of the Old World. Grasmere, England, July 8.—Thou- sands tour the lakes region of Eng- jand each summer, many of them to pay homage to the land of Word worth, Coleridge, Southey, De Quincy, and many other great literary men ingland. Wordsworth’s home for | ars, Dove cottage, is located | here and the bard is buried in a simple little village churchyard; his grave most unostentatiously marked. Grasmere and the other lakes, set like jewels among these vivid green hills, furnished the inspiration for much of Wordsworth’s poetr: he placidity of these English lakes de- fies’ description. They e not been cluttered up with amusement devici hot dog ds or the diverting strumen' s of modern “jazz.’ They are just as they were whgp the poets walked the glens and expound- ed through verse the beauties of na- ture that here abound. Americans are struck with the man- ner in which the English have pro- tected these spots from commercial- izatio! It has all been left in “the rough” as it were to be enjoyed in its pristine glory by ages yet unborn, This truly is a g legacy to the tourist, who has come great dis- tances to feast his eyes upon the | hills and dales undisturbed by the raucous hoot of the barker or the souvenir vendor. | From North Wales, through Ches: ter and into th splendid roads all the way. dinary driver n fairyland, there are | An or-} ing. along these wi English roads with their walls, relieved here and there by hedges, yew trees trimmed in fa shapes and often by a sprinkling of holly. Great estates which line the route through the lakes district e kept buildings and commerce away from | this great beauty spot of the “tight} little isle The only concession to! the tourist is the modest little inn| | prosaic w the horns. A solitary driver, in mod ern garb, pilots the coach in a ver; but those perched high on their seats get a great view and ; doubtless absorb more thn the Brit-! ish nobility speeding along in their Rolls-Roye Queer English road rules amuse the American motorist. For instance, it is a rule of the road to pass a led horse on the near side. Figure | it out for yourself. nest courteous and the patrols the auto club are omnipresent to put the stranger back on the main high- way should he lose his way. The roads, while narrow in most places, are composed of tar and gravel. For short stretches they are of concrete, but asphalt and tar compose the chief roads. They would not stand the terrific pounding of American traffie. The cars and trucks that iss over them in a day are insignifi- cant compared to the heavy stream of traffie in the United States. The Fnglish cars are light. Some of them weigh not much more than # motorcycle and many of them look twin baby carriages. — tead of a sign saying sound r klaxton, the English road rules for a “hoot.” Freight yards are ulled goods yards and one of the goods holds on the average less than nine tons. The heavy steam lorries seem to be cheating the Eng- lish railroads out of a lot of busi- ness, for they will carry ag much as several of these dinky goods cars. Grade, crossings are admirably pro- tected by gates. That is, the gates close over the tracks when the road open and swing back, barring the road, when a train is about to pass. In congested centers, steel overhead irways provide safety for pedes- ans, The pedestrian is cared for every turn, Along the roadside is a cinder walk for the many who hike through England with a pack on their ks. Walking is quite au fait in ngland, ‘Those unused to the English scheme of diet find the problem of food most perplexing. King Fuad of “gypt, who is visiting in England as the poles, is slung a hide ur bianket|at strategic places along the route|this is written, brought his food or a net of rawhide, which is used! to support any load desired. Henry) says of this travoix “Michel Lang» lois; ‘who is master pf the band, now) comes ‘on’ leading a horse that draws a traville’ nicely covered with a new} painted tent, ‘under which his daugh- ter and Mrs, Cameron lie at tull length, very sick.” STAGE SET FOR BUD’S WEDDING Cure Says Stillman and Bride) Will Seek Audience With Pope “Grand Anse, Quebec, July 25.—(?) Rev. Ephram Lemy, cure of Grande | Piles, who will perform the marriage ceremony of Jamey A. Stillman, Jr., and Miss Lena Wilson here tomorrow ‘Siepracan. will be assisted by three Roman Catholic pri: «Rev. Lamy said that was in order for the ceremony. The pf- st is en old friend of He a oa “Bud” ride. and been formally and a very few places where vow-| boats can be obtained. This is a pleasant half-way stop} between North Wales and Glasgow. It is just a few hours’ beautiful ride | through the east half of the lake region into sgow. The Cum-}{ brian mountains, green and wooded, fascinate the All about is af landscape that-charms the tourist. | Coaching is still a favorite means of | travel through this section, but it} has lost the glamour of a few years] ago. The coaches are quite modern, minus the footmen, the hounds and/ 1 eotlt nw AMET on Garten bias a SYlor Me { alle The sieiasate, of Button Gwinnett, which it $28,000 from collec: Pe ery mn three time-yellow: amen’ by pF eet haa Blue Coat Char- |. ‘Gwinnett was one of the sign Declaration Li value chemist and a grub taster. He should have left both at home and brought his own cook. One longs for a good American meal, with lots of fresh vegetables and a pie which is pie. every meal frem breakfast to sup; he English seem to thrive on the style of eating, however, for no more glorious complexions are to be found anywhere than in rural England. Conditions commercially are not reported good. The coal strike is blamed by many and others declare it is because the Yankees are “hog- wing” all the gold. if they would be better here, the press and busi- ness men lament. Unemployment is. somewhat better, however, as those on the dole num- ber some 600,000 less than a year ago. More than a million are still on the dole, according to one of the chiefly oil, ‘ newspapers. Substitutes for coal, VULCANIZING Tires and Pubes, Oil and Grease Auto Accesories Bismarck vet & ck Accessory Tire Co. Next to First Guaranty Bank Motorists are} of | | Here.” p ithe soviet regime, which was recent- Meat ig the cornerstone of | Golden Name jonly let go of the gold times would | have reduced the demand for British coul, Many industries changed to oil burners during the recent strike. At some petrol stations there is a hoyeott on soviet petrol. Great red signs displayed at many filling sta- tions read: “No Soviet Petrol Sold This is in protest against ly exposed in the raiding of the soviet trade headquarters in London. he Northcliffe papers are distribut- ing the anti-soviet signs free to all the oil stations participating in the boycott on Russian gasoline. te — soon [FORCED ENTRY INTO ASHLEY | NOW CHARGED Ottertail Power Co. Alleged to Have Taken Over Elec- tric Service Illegally Reminiscent. of the real “HE” men ruled in kota is the tale of how the Otter | Tail Power company strang its wires j into Ashley, county seat of McIntosh | county, as! received unofficially at | the office of the state raliroad boar | The board expects to get deta ltater in an official capacity because r | the action by the Otter Tail company |may be made the subject of a com- | plaint to the commission. What the Ottertail company did, according to information receiveu here, was string cight miles of high- voltage electric transmission line into Ashley, connect it to the city electric distribution system and shut down the independent , power plant . Slark—all in one night. When citizens of Ashley woke up next morning, they were be- ing served by the Ottertail company instead of by Clark. Goes Back to Early Days The story of the forced entrance | into the city, members of the railroad | board said, smacks of the forced | crossing of! one railroad by another {competing road in the carly days of the state. What the board may be asked to | Ancide ie: Did tha Ateortg!) oe | have any pipe to force itself into | Ashley and has it now any right to continue serving that city with elec- tric power! The whole matter dates back to the application of the Ottertail Power company several months ago to sell the Ashley property to the Northern Power ‘and Light company of Mo- bridge, S. D. Books of the railroad board’ showed the Ashley property was owned by R. S. Clark of that place. Since the law ‘requires that all transfers of title of public utility roperty must be sanctioned by the boaces it refused to approve the sale on the ground that the Ottertail com- pany did not legally own the Ashley electric system. The Ottertail company then filed a formal application for permission to | | owned by | | i exolaining that it had bought the property for $25,000 two years be- fore. Changes Mind |, By that time Clarke had changed |his mind and wanted the property jback. He objected to confirmation by the commission of his sale to the Ottertail company. He admitted re- days when; North Da- purchase the property from Clark,| | | | i { { Helen Wills, the California tennis star, also brought hosne the: bacon from abroad. The net. results of her latest European invasion in- cluded the Wimbledon international woman's singles’ championship and the smart new Parisian millinery she wears in this, NEA Service picture, taken aboard the Cunard Berengaria. Helen,’ it will be no- ticed, rapidly is getting to be a grown-up young lady. ing the money which the power| ny said it had paid him but ited that he wanted to give it tack and continue operation uf the property. | After hearing the railroad board! with the Northern Power and Light held that the Ottertail company had! company, the Ottertail company not complied with the law and that|marshaled a ctew of workers and Clark still owned the property, de-| under cover of darkness strung its spite the fact that he had agreed to| wires into Ashley. A bold bluff and sell it and had received the purchase | superior argument overawed Clark's price. That left the matter hanging| night watchman at the Ashley Power in the ait. plant and he awoke to find the Otter- Later Clark sought an injunction| tail company in possession, so the in the McIntosh county district court! story, related to a member of the to prevent the Ottertail company | railroad board by ay attorney for from interfering with his operation |Clark, goes. of the property but the ‘injunction! Clark now is expected to raise the ce co) i was denied. The court held that he had failed to appear before it with clean hands. Meantime, Clark held possession. Then, desiring to. complete its deal question of whether the Ottertail company has complied with the law in constructing its power line and taking over the service at Ashi This probably will come in a for ction filed with the board, it was said at its offices today. STRIKE LIKELY IN NEW YORK Companies ‘Are Getting Ready to Try Conclusions With Union Leaders New York, July 25.—(@)—Evidence that transit companies are preparing for a strike on the subway lines at midnight tomorrow, was seen today in the reported arrival at railway yards of 100 men, said to be strike breakers. The men, some of whom said they ‘were part of several hundred re- cruited in Chicago, Pittsburgh, Wash- ington and Philadelphia, arrived at the yards on a subway special train. Some of the men reported that skilled electri¢al workers are being recruites The liway companies have denied importing strike bre: 3. The strike will be directed agaist the Interborough Rapid Transit com- pany, the Brooklyn-Manhattan Tran- sit company and the Brooklyn City Railroad company. The situati of the Amal, Street and to unionize rises from efforts ated Association of lectric railway emloyes he employes who are members of the company unions, Between 25,000 and 28,000 men would be affected ‘by acy plete walkout of the three comparfies. Ward Begins to Cut Record Rye Crop Minot, N. D., July 26—()—Cut- ting of a tremendous rye crop wae begun today in scattered sections of Ward county, according to reports recelved locally, with indications th the harvest will be in general ° wie before the end of the present Well filled heads-and thick stands have brought promise of one of the heaviest Fi in history, it is an- nounced by many farmers. Wheat, rapidly ripening under the heat of a sun cloudless skies, is in the milk stagé and rapidly filling. It will be safe from the black rust menace within 10 days in most cases, it is declared.. No black rust ‘has been located definitely in fields of Ward, it is announced b; E. J. Hasler, county extension agent. gS ra blazin, ¥ ’ see Cunbame ph a eanby vag seo + hey? e0