. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. ^rWMjfflT^^^^-. FIRST POSTOFFICE IN NORTmVESTERN NORTH DAKOTAEstablished at Burlington. James Johnson, first Postmaster HISTORY OF NORTH DAKOTA 227 was a hard one, as he became snow-bHnd, and it was with great difficulty thathe found the way back. June 8th he left Pembina on a buftalo-hunting expedition, returning in Augustwith htteen carts loaded with furs, hides and pemmican. That fall he went tothe Lake of the Woods and Lake Rosa, to trade with the Chippewas, obtainingmuch fur, and thence to the Turtle Mountains, where he had
. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. ^rWMjfflT^^^^-. FIRST POSTOFFICE IN NORTmVESTERN NORTH DAKOTAEstablished at Burlington. James Johnson, first Postmaster HISTORY OF NORTH DAKOTA 227 was a hard one, as he became snow-bHnd, and it was with great difficulty thathe found the way back. June 8th he left Pembina on a buftalo-hunting expedition, returning in Augustwith htteen carts loaded with furs, hides and pemmican. That fall he went tothe Lake of the Woods and Lake Rosa, to trade with the Chippewas, obtainingmuch fur, and thence to the Turtle Mountains, where he had good trade withIndians and half-bloods. The same was true at Devils Lake and where Minofcnow stands, where he remained during most of the winter. In the spring of1859, lis went to St. Paul with twenty-five cart loads of robes and furs whichhe exchanged for goods, loading his carts in return for Pembina. He madeseveral trips of that kind, with unvarying profit, until the spring of 1861, whenhe was compelled to remain in the garret of his house twenty-two days by thehigh water
Size: 2371px × 1054px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookidnorthdakotahisto01loun
