The history of Wells County, North Dakota, and its pioneers : with a sketch of North Dakota history and the oregin [sic] of the place names

• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: North Dakota State Library
• Subjects: Arctic; Gulch; Indian; Lookout; North Pole; The Lookout
• Online Access: http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ndsl-books/id/41539

760 Spokesfield's Origin flame, produced in the same way, carried the message. There is the "Medicine Hole", which gets its name from Indian lore, it is located only a few rods from the Lookout Signal. It is said that the Indians had a passage from this hole, at the top of the mountain, leading out into Dead Man's Gulch, but no white man has been able to find it. It is possible that the lower passage has been closed by reason of the fact that sightseers have thrown tons of rocks into the hole, to hear the gradually dying echoes, as the rocks rebound from side to side on their plunge into the heart of the mountain. Sightseers are also gradually carrying away the rocks from Lookout Signal as souvenirs. Medicine Hole has been explored to a depth of about 80 feet, but the explorers have quit there because of the difficulty of further descent and because of the intense cold, which grows more severe with the depth even in summer. A cool draft comes from the hole all summer. Viewed from a distance on a clear day, the mountain has a dig'nity and fascination which compels the watcher to draw nearer and experience the beauty of closer acquaintanceship. Kislingbury Springs—These springs are northeast of Ashley, and are named after Lieut. Kislingbury, U. S. A., who was in charge of Indian scouts at Ft. Yates in 1877 and was later stationed at Ft. Totten. He joined an expedition sent out to find the North Pole and perished somewhere above the Arctic Circle in 1884. - Kindred—For W. A. Kindred, founder and townsite owner. Kintyre—Named after the Scottish peninsula. King—A rural postoffice supplied from Lehr for many years. Named after the settlement of the King family. Kloten—After the Scandinavian city of that name. Knife River—The Indian name was "Mina Wakpa" (Knife River), so named because the Indians of the upper Missouri secured their first metal knives there from wandering tribes from New Mexico, who obtained them from the Spaniards, and came north to barter and trade with the local tribes before the days of Plymouth Rock. Knox—In honor of John Knox, the great Scottish religious reformer (1505-1572). Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.