. Life and deeds of William Herrick, hermit of Minnehaha Falls; a tale of the wild West in early days; a true story;. shove a cap out on a stick and hear 22 or MiXXEHAIIA. ilic zip oi a Inillcl as il ])l()\vc(l into our hravy log-cabin front. But one dav al:)out tlu- first of June we werebrought to our feet l)y the never-to-l)e-forgottensounds of a bugle call. A scouting expedition ofthe I. S. arniv were soon standing where CrazyHoK^e and his l)and had stood a few mimites be-fore. Thev were headed for Mandan and so gladwere we to accompany them tliat we did not waitto gather in our traps, Init
. Life and deeds of William Herrick, hermit of Minnehaha Falls; a tale of the wild West in early days; a true story;. shove a cap out on a stick and hear 22 or MiXXEHAIIA. ilic zip oi a Inillcl as il ])l()\vc(l into our hravy log-cabin front. But one dav al:)out tlu- first of June we werebrought to our feet l)y the never-to-l)e-forgottensounds of a bugle call. A scouting expedition ofthe I. S. arniv were soon standing where CrazyHoK^e and his l)and had stood a few mimites be-fore. Thev were headed for Mandan and so gladwere we to accompany them tliat we did not waitto gather in our traps, Init merely packed up ourfurs and went along. Arriving at ]\Iandan wepushed on to Bismark where we disposed of ourwinters catch, clearing up $600 apiece. We nowcame to tlie Twin Cities. Here we purchased an-other outfit and shipped it to Moorhead. Once more we were ready for adventure in theWild West. 23. The Headquarters Building- at I-^)rt Snellinj?. Onthis building are the bronze tablets in honor of Cap-tain Melville C. Wilkinson of the 3rd U. S Infantrywho was killed at Sugar Point. Minn., Oct. 5, 1898, inaction with hostile Indians and (.aptain Joseph Hale,a hero of the Civil, Spanish and Indian wars. TheAVilkinson tablet is erected by the members of theGrand Army of the Republic of St. Paul and Minne-ai)()lis and the Ifale tablet by the Sons of the Revolu-tion in the State of Minnesota. Directly across from the Headquarters building isthe beautiful drill ground. CHAITKR \ WINTER. ON KNIFE RIVER. We now look llic train for Detroit wliere ourstock awaited us and then left for we found our outfit awaiting- us and wewere soon ready for the traik Once more we are off for the Wild West, To battle with hardship and the wealth that lies in the mountains, Or perhaps like others be slain,For no one knows better than hunters - Of dano;-ers that fall in his way,P^
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