Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Bison; Cheyenne River; Lake Jessie
Ascending a high hill after crossing the Sheyenne (Cheyenne) River, the expedition looked out upon an estimated 200,000 buffalo inhabiting the plains separating them from Lake Jessie. Plate X.
The train of the Red River hunters consisting "of 824 carts, about 1,200 animals, and 1,300 persons, men, women, and children." The encampment is formed by making "a circular or square yard of the carts, placed side by side with the...
Eastern Washington University -- Buildings -- History; Benjamin P. Cheney Academy (Cheney Wash.)
Photograph of the Benjamin P. Cheney Academy (currently Eastern Washington University) building viewed from the southwest. The Benjamin P. Cheney Academy opened in 1882 with an enrollment of over 200 students. The building was destroyed by fire in...