POLLY"S COLUMN In the Terry paper of May 13,1998,Glen Malvern had written about the Indian Turnip in their historical happenings. He mentions that there was an old government trail that ran west of Duck Creek close to their families homestead that was south of Brockway. That's no doubt area where the old FortKeogh/Fort Buford Trail was located and probably the old N -NTrail.Green said there was a spring close by where there was evidence that the Indians harvested the turnips. Called Tipsin by the Dakota Indians and Indian Turnip by early settlers, this perennial has roots which were an important food of the plains inhabitants. In summer the three to four inch tuberous roots were peeled and stored so that they could be ground and pounded, providing a starchy meal.
