Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1856-01-15

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This being the Head Quarters Of the Sioux
axrsaitirsy4 -ssrPsss -pssssas 10 sAs-ss"sss.
expscs Important news from hore. The fact
however is, that We are as quiet Us any little
Garrison in the Z. s. General Harvey will
lssvA l94Y fttRfrox IN tIsRtl party for
Leau Qni Court aud visit Major Howe and his
'sqsadrusof "a -Drxgocss, and shep rgrurn,
probably in abdds4c days. We had chiefs
and warrior. FROM aqNe 0fihs baq9, of Sioux
: .hcsr iihe ~ kJhIA . ftatk's with the
General. lie tod them 70 have some Of tha
principal men frrA 1adk hand, tsss iN Of
the Sioux nstion oomS 70 him, aud he would
thcn tell tAsm vheth@it woald be psaoo OF
war--ke sSs,i them he xas quite willing for
either, and his dissurss had evidently salts
lied his .rsd brethera, atpon their eonsnuai
ejaculation of ugh, The time appointed
for the great council about the lst Of March,
and from information received, there will be
a large number present. The Indians are
very anxious Cor pesss, and are now con-
WINGED of their folly ID coming in contact
with the U. $. TFpspe.a Some oil. the whites,
however. experienced in Indian life, think it
too sson yet for peace, and would recon-.
mend the wipiug out Of few hundred more
of those belonging to the hostile bands OF
Sioux. This can be easily done, as ws have
now tolerable strong force in the enemy's
country, and ON tho frontiers, which can be
speedily concentrated at any desired point.
There are but two companies and the
Band of the "a Infantry At TT. Pierre, the
other companies of the 81 and 9th egiments
of Infantry aud I'd Dragons, (seat to winter
here. are in environments above and below
the Fort. on the East and West banks Of the
river, scattered from to 80 miles, in order
TO procure grass for the animals and fuel to
keep the men from freezing to death. In an
almost Incredible short space of time, Capt
Turnkey, The Or. Master of the Post, had
erected barracks, officers quarters, and store
houses for 10 companies, but when General
tlarney arrived with his command aud saw
the miserable dreary tract of country as far
as the eye could reach in every poift-well
he did swear. and heartily cursed all who
had hand in the location of Fl. Pserre as
a military post. he therefore Immediately o-1
dered the troops into winter cansonmentS
where they are now pretty eomfortaL!e.--
How any sane man could think Of establish
ing military post here, without any requi-
sites for such purpose, in the vicinity, l can't
understand. | have pretty often travelled
across the prairies TO New Mexico, aud lived
some years in the nor thern and Eastern por.
tons of that remarkably sterile Territory !;
| have also Travelled and slept on the perpes-
ual snow of the Rocky Mountains, but
must can,iidly confess that Fort Pierre and
vicinity take the palm from all have seen
for its dreary, destitute aud chilling aspect
Every person here, soldier and officer, is well
aware Of its inutility, anil the removal Of
the troops to some other point on the Mis-
souri, river, as soon rs the river Will admit of
navigation, has been decided anal agreed
upon. Of course we will take with us the
Cottage Barracks and Store Houses hey
are portable buildings, planned and construc-
ted by direction of Capt. Turnkey, in Cincin-
natl. They were originally intended for
Texas and southern frontiers, but thew have
remarkably we'll suited this climate and eoun-
try, and stood the fierce storms which are of
such frequeat occurrence in this neighbor-
hood. They can he taken down and put up
with comparatively little labor, and in a
very short time. are light and comfortable
and can be easily transported, either in wag-
gons or boats, from one place to another
Every Cottage ami Barrack room is furnish
ed with common heating stove, and thos,
,insi,le doors, feel as comfortable and warm
as if living in II Southern cline, but let them
put their h 9als out side, Especially after
dark, and they viii soon be brought to req
ollect that they are IN the ''colI north" ...t
AIN Respectfully, .s- "
Yours, &C.,
AMIGO.