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• Page Two THE HARDIN TRIBUNE -HERALD Friday, June 26, 1925. (IARFEILD TOWN SEEKS RAILWAY JORDAN BUSINESS NI EN ASK All) OF OTHER IA)CALITIES IN HASTENING ROAD Leland City of 1.000 People Now 88 Miles From Nearest Rail Station; Is Located 70 Miles West of Cir- cle in East Central Montana. Jordan, Montana ,seat of Gar- field comity, one of the newt iso- lated towns in the United States, whose only means of conithunica- Lien with the butside aorta is by radio, wants a railroad and is will- ing to go far to get it. In fact it will have to go far for its nearest railroad is now nearly 100 miles distant and its best bet lies In the extension of the long pro- posed Rockford cutoff of the Great Northern. With the building of the cutoff more than 100 miles of rail would have to be laid before Jordan could see its first \iron horse.\ In a letter to the Great Falls Com- mercial club, C. F. Wilson, secretary of the Jordan Commercial club, sug- gests that a joint meeting of dele- gates from the various towns in- terested in the Rockford cutoff be held with a view to determining some course to interest the Great Northern. \Help to arrange for a meeting of this kind soon,\ Mr. Wilson's appeal reads. \The farmers of Scobey sub- scribed for a quarter million of stock In the extension of the Opheim branch and the same proposition here might bring results. Let's get together and talk it over with Presi- dent Ralph Budd of the Great North- ern. We will send delegates any- where and will back any kind of a proposition that is fair and honest.\ Jordan is a thriving town of about 1,000 in a vast farming section. The nearest railroad is 88 miles distant, but Miles City, 97 miles away, is the town usually patronized by Jordan peopl It has neither telephone nor telegraph service, but lately the ra- dio has been put to use to keep the town in touch with the outside world. Jordan is on the tetative route of the proposed Rockford cutoff. Re- cently there has been much discus - don relative to the building of a section of the route from Richey to Circle, a distance of 34 miles. That would bring the road within 70 miles of Jordan. ually, but not collectively of the en - o tire tribe. Every item concerning the The American Chemical society * Indians of that d is of increasing will hold its seventieth meet- ing at Los Angeles from August 3 to 8. David Harmon Describes Indian Ceremonial of Cremation, as He Saw It with the Sicannies prel\WWWWWW0a)\\I\ Everybody Agrees that Bohemian Hop -Flavored PuRiTAti MALT Gives Best Results Choicest Materials Ask Your Grocer „A }AM/Hi/MI/WM/MO) neassas Distributors— BITTTEllif - ALT.SYRIIP CO. $IM 80, Idaho at., Butte, Moataaa Repauno Gelatin Powder The Most Efficient Dynamite for Mining We Render You Quick Service on Mail Orders A. C. M. HARDWARE HOUSE Main and Quarts Butte Montana (By M. E. PLASSMANN) 0 advanced lay ill the fact that the ' HF: fur trade enlisted the services T of men who came from idely Hudson's Bay Company confined its separated social strata, in a day ' trading mainly to the east until the w when social distinctions were more rival, and more progressive North - emphasized than they are now. These west Company. with charatteristic men ranged all the way from the enereey pushed its trade to the half civilized, or altogether savage Rockies anti beyond. and forced its French Canadian and French and , competitor to follow. Indian voyageurs, to the brilliant Warnion's pie tute is that of a maw with a high forehead; nearly level Peter Skene Ogden; the , scienitifc . David Thompson, . and the courtly ' , and delicately pencilled eyebrows and scholarly Dr McIs ughlin. Occu- ' over eyes apparently dark, and set wring an intermediated position be- tween these two extremes. was the subject of this sketch, David Har- mon. Born of a middle class puritan family in the state of Vermont, he entered the employ of the Northwest Company when little more than a hey, and remained in the western country for nineteen years. His claim upon our interest lies In his having kept a journal from the time of his leaving Montreal in 1800, in which he daily noted what seemed to hint worthy of preserve- tieã including an account of the Northern Indians, mainly Crees or Assinniboines, who often made fo- rays into Montana for game; to steal horses from the Crows or other tribes; and to wage war. Other writers, like Prince Maxi- milian, have given minute descrip- tions of Indians, their dress and manner of living; but these varied in the numerous tribes that roamed the plains and mountains, and what for- cibly impressed one observer, might be altogether overleoked by another. There is nothing more noticeable about these early historians, than the -way they contradict one another. Father DeSmet found the Assini- boines unutterably filthy; while Da- vid Harmer' considered them among the most cleanly. Each told the truth from his point of view, but Harmon having lived the longer amongst them is in this case the better authority. From Father DeSmet's description of the Assiniboines he met, he was fully justified in his statement touch- ing the few specimens with whom he came in contact—it was true indivi- importance, due to the changes that have been wrought in their tribal life since the advent of the white race. Most of the Indians living today are degenerates physically and mor- ally. the almost universal effect of trade on primitive tribes. The pro- cess of deteritation was well under way when Harmon came to the Northwest. That it was not further well apart; long straight nose; de- termined mouth and a well accen- tuated chin. Twe deep cut wrinkles tending downward in the cheeks near the mouth could never have formed there if the mouth had fre- quently broadened in a smile, and the eyes, unlike those at Ogden, give no hint of an appreciation of humor. It is the face of an ascetic, to which he bore the greatest resemblance of any of the early traders. It may be readily understood that this boy, reared in a New England community, found much to shock him at a frontier post, and it is doubtful if he ever became fully re- conciled to it although he fell into its ways to the extent of taking a mixed blood wife, whose father was a Caeadian, and her mother of the Snare tribe of Crees \whose country lies along the Rocky Mountains.\ Before taking this step, however he gave thoughtful consideration to the subject, • or as he says, \mature consideration,\ being actuated by two motives; one of these being \it is customary for all gentlemen who remain for any lenr.th of time, in this part of the world, to have a fe- male companion, with whom they can pass their time more socially and agreeably, than to live a lonely life, as they must do, if single.\ The other teason for this action was possibly the all-powerful economic motive, that his wife would secure to him the trade of her tribe. Unlike many other white men, he expected to provide for the woman, in the event of his going east to re- main. He justly thought she would be happier to spend her life among her own people, than to be trans- ferred to a civilized community. By this woman Harmon had several children whom he dearly loved. One of these, his son George, having been sent east to be educated, died while there. His father deeply mourned his loss, but the news of his death caused his mother to be delirious for the night following the receipt of the news. Harmon must have developed pro- nounced executive ability and exer- cised puritanical conscientiou.sneel in his conduct of the affairs en- Ifillitlellittli111111111113'S ,,,,S-11113S,VIIISCICISS,S=111=111!IISBES411;;Ileielllialit,S71111 Dame Fortune is Fair to Both the Standard and Independent Operators in Sunburst Field The one field in the United States where the \shoe string\ op - operator has all the advantages enjoyed by the richest operators, is Sunburst field, Montana, says the Montana Oil Journal in a recent issue. Setting forth the peculiar and advantageous characteristics of Montana's great northern oil structure, the Oil Journal says: \As yet science has not been able to tell where gushers will be found. An offset to a dry hole may be a 5,000 -barrel well. Large flowing wells, once thought impossible In this field, are now so com- mon that they are looked upon as a thing to be expected. The next step is a 10.000 -barrel well. Students of the field believe that 10,000 -barrel wells are not beyond the realm of possibility. Where - ever there is intense development—there is where the big wells will be found. • • • The Queen City Oil company is an excellent example of the opportunities afforded Independent operators in Sunburst — field. This company parelessed as teams ecoseisting of 1,080 acres. They drilled three dry holes. Their next well came in a 1,000 -barrel producer. Big wells followed, seven in a row. On April 29 they brought in their Moore No. 10 that in the first 15 days made $51,249.00 worth of oil. It has made in excess of $75,006 worth of oil to date. The Queen City Oil company is a Canadian company, financed in Regina. Its seven producers have paid for all the dry holes, for all the equipment and put the company on a divi- dend basis in a period of 10 months.\ QUEEN CITY-MOORE No. 10, which came in a gusher late In April. .0 211111111111111111111011021111111191110111111111:01SeitelelleatiliPCP11111111110011pmersposolagesee trusted to him, as he rose from a clerkship to become a partner in the company. Part of his time of exile was spent on the south fork of the Saskatchewan River, about a hundred miles above its union with the north fork. Such an environment as must have been his, wonld not seem to be con- ducive to a religious frame of mind, yet this product of New England teachings became converted after thirteen years of frontier life. Being himself converted, he tried to con- vert all about him, including the woman with whom he lived, and to whom he was afterwards married in due form. This religious experience changed his determnaition to leave his wife when he went east. As the mother of his fourteen children, and his companion of many years ,he felt site had earned the right to go with him if she chose to do so, and after long and prayer consideration, she so elected, and some of his descend- ants are said to be living today in Canada. While on his way to the Saskatch- ewan, Harmon tells of being enter- tained by the chief of an Indian vil- lage. where he was treated to the best the chief had of meat and ber- ries. The feast ended, he passed on to another tepee, where he was simil- arly entertained, and from there to four or five ethers, at all of which places he was expected to eat, as his failure to do so, would have given great offense to his hosts. He man- aged to make the rounds by eating a very little at each place. Comment- ing on this he says: \Hospitality to strangers, is among the Indian vir- tues. During several days that we remained with these people, we were treated with more real politeness, than is commonly shown to strang- ers, in the civilized part of the world. Near the Peace River he witnessed the cremating of a Sicanny corpse. The face of the dead was painted, and the body laid on a pile of dry wood. It \was covered with a robe, made of beaver skins, and shoes (or moccasins) were on the feet. His gun and powder horn, together with every trinket he had ever possessed, were placed by his side. \Before the wood was lighted, one of his brothers approached the pyre, and asked the deceased if he expected to returns it being a part of their belief, as it is that of the Esquinsaux, and other primitive tribes, that the dead come back to earth, in the form of another. Having settled this question perman- ently, for it is not stated that the corpse replied, the wood was lighted. Then followed the most sensational part of the ceremony, which is best given in the words of Harmon's Journal: \The deceased had two wives, who were placed, the one at the head, and the other at the foot of the corpse; and there they lay until the hair of their heads were nearly con- sumed by the flames, and they were &boost suffocated by the smoke. When almost senseless, they rolled on the ground, to a little distance from the fire. As soon as they had re- covered a little strength, they stood up, and began to strike the burning corpse with both of their hands al- ternately, and this disgusting savage ceremony was continued until the body was nearly consumed. This operation was interrupted by their frequent turns of fainting, arising from the intensity of the heat. If they did not soon recover, from these turns, and commence the operation of striking the corpse, the men would seize them by the little remaining hair on their heads, and push them into the flames, in order to compel them to do it This violence was especially used toward one of the wives of the deceased, who had fre- quently run away from him when living.\ When the body was nearly con- sumed, the wives gathered up the re- mains and put them in bags, which they were forced to carry on their backs, and sleep with them by their side for a couple of years, or nearly that time, during which these women were slaves, and lived in abject pov- erty. At the end of that period, the relatives gave a feast, which It may be presumed the windows enjoyed. After this the dust of the departed was placed in a box underhassed in the center of the village. From the foregoing description of i i the funeral of a Sicanny brave, it is evident that husband murder could not have been common in the tribe, the women rightly holding it better to endure the ills to which they daily were suleject \than fly to others\ equally bad, or worse. A fitting and enlightening conclu- sion to this sketch, as showing how one white man regarded his Indian alliance, is contained in the following reflections of Harmon, when about to leave for the East. \Having lived with this woman as my wife, though we were never formally contracted to each other, during life, and having children by her, I consider that I am under a moral obligation not to dissolve the connection, it she is willing to con- tinue it. How could I spend my days in the civilized world, and leave my beloved children in the wilderness? The thought has in it the bitterness of death. How could I tear them from a mother's love, and leave her to mourn over their absence to the day of her death? How could I think of her in such circumstances, without anguish? On the whole, I consider the course which I design to pursue, as the only one which religion and humanity would justify.\ SCOUTS TO BUILD TRAILS IN PARKS PROJECT STARTED LAST YEAR BY GREAT FALLS MAN TO BE CONTINUED Privilege to Work in National Play- grounds Comes as Reward to Boys Who Have Gained Highest Rank of Their Craft. Plans for building more Eagle Scout trails in national parks dur- ing the summer of 1925 have been announced by Edgar C. Maclay of Great Falls, president of the Boy Scout council and originator of the trail idea. The first or the trails were built last year and became the subject of nation-wide comment. The idea was Immediately accepted as a valuable adjunct in scout work, in the nature of a reward for the scouts who had gained the highest order of their craft. Trail crews will operate in Yellow- stone and Glacier parks. The work is under the direction of the Eagle Scout Trail committee and the re- gional camping committee composed of Mr. Maclay F. W. Guilbert, Spo- kane, and Fred Morrill, Missoula. Mr. Builbert will visit Glacier park during the work, Mr. Morril will go to Yielowstone, while Mr. Maclay will go to both. In Yellowstone park the trail will be continued from Star Point on the Grand canyon near iRbbon falls to Tower falls. Camp will be established on Deep creek which flows into the Yellowstone about eight miles be- low Lower falls. The camp will start about Aug. 10. There will be- 25 Eagle scouts from Montana, dlaho, Oregon, Washington and one from La Crosse, Wis., assembled there. The leader has not been arranged for, but will be named by G. H. pass. Camp will be established near Oberteuffer, Portland, Ore. The Glacier park trail will be built from Rockwell falls to Two Medicine Lake Cobalt on Aug. 17. It will also have 25 scouts assembled from the above states and one from LaCrosse, Wis. M. L. Crouch, Great Falls scout executive, will direct the camp, as - Celebrate the Fourth of July tho 041 Time Way—As You Like It. Get this splendid assortment of Fireworks. Only $2.50 iretall value $3.00 or morel. This wouderfol as - sortment of fireworks consists of 3 pkgs. Firecrackers, 5 pkgs. large Flasherackers (loudest made), 12 Sticks Punk for tiring. 25 Spit Devils. 15 Mammoth Torpedoes, 30 Sparklers. 3 Volcanoes, 2 Feather Bombs, Oa raps for same, 2 Red Flare Torches, 6 Roman Candles. 2 Weeping Willow Fountains. Other assortments for $1.00, $5.00 and $754) Write for circular. Don't wait. Remit today. Express only. CASCADE NOVELTY CO. Dept. X. Sex US, Great Falls, Mont. IMP slated by R. G. Matthews, executive, Glacier park council, Kalispell, and R. D. Crompton, Central Washington couneil, , Wenatchee, Wash. L. L. Me- llo d, direct°, of camping for the onal Scout association, expects to visit both camps, Mr. Maclay said. Another trail w:ll be started in Mount Ranier park, Wash., but only Eagle scouts from western Washing- ton who cannot make either the Yellowstone or Glacier trips will be used there. It will be in charge of the Seattle and Tacoma councils and will be the first trail on the west coast. Park authorities in Ranier asked that the trail be started this year after hearing of the first trail built in Yellowstone last year. In Norway. Sweden and Finland women are frequently employed as sailors and do their work excellent- ly, it is said. \Do You Know Your Liver 7 It is one of the most important organs of our bodies. It secretes the bitter fluid known as the bile which is stored in the gall blad- der between meals but which is discharged into the intestines to mix with the food soon after eat- ing. Bile is the fluid which kills bacteria which cause fermenta- tion; it purges, purifies and sweet- ens the system. Poor functioning of the liver with its attendant bile insufficiency causes many disord- ers such as headache, dizziness, gassiness, sallow complexion, auto- intoxication (self -poisoning) and Constipation, The Most Dangerous of All. If you are troubled with any of.. these symptoms, ,then your liver Is not functioning properly and re- lief can be found by the use of EN . SEN PHYSIC AND LTVER PILLS These JEN-SEN pills will regulate the bile flow, cleanse, scour and sweeten the system and stimulate the inactivity of the intestines. Try your Druggist or send 25c in stamps or cash to JENSEN The DRUGGIST 401 S. Montana St. BUTTE, MONTANA 1 SHUR-SHOT TIMER Tata thaw will start your ear or tractor easy in tbe coldest weath- er. The reason Is the ground cur- rent does not return through any oiled bearings hat is grounded on the timer case and contact points are net reeling when In contact. Silver also steps up the current. Timing devices that ground on cans shalt are bound to gl‘e a Pour spark, if any, when cold and oU I, thick. The SHUlt-tillOT is well worth amity times Its present price to any Ford owner. It Is durable and scientifically construc- ted. We guarantee it to last the life of any Ford motor car or trac- tor. Price ilk3.00. Your garage can supply you. S. 0. HUSETH, Distrtbutor Greet Falls, Montana Di ii 1% •
