The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-24

To N. gih,ss II ,h. psoss.r sd Dssssesst
AcxLpssA. sess n. Smelling, .
guIv LII 1856 4

To N. Edr,r. II ID. rSs..r sd Dssnsers'
AcrLpsnA, ssss n. Smelling,
July. LIT. 1856.
4 Il may not BE- tsencd out u p,scc II this
pcrioI In the rupid and unprecedented gTuwsh,
~ cities. towns, hsmies, sa4 p0palaki0ns 10
Mimsots, to rier 10 and present. dsss inssser.
,pcc 10 some Of The historical "reminiscences Of the
| past. .-....
( There were two expeditions es,na;xd--thsi.
I for the yellow StoDe," IN 1915, uhAsr Col
ArKissoS, and the second 10 1879, Nnder Lieut.
Col. LEAvxswoRTH, u the Fihk Inlaatsy. 10
ton cantonol ut the entry VI tho SiyM IT. Pc
September Both, 1879 Tho Vbicf Of thsse
military movements during tss adnisslssiion
81 President MosRog, was 10 Opco tho rpsntry
u the Fur Trade and cxtssi projection 10 our
hitherto defcnccIess frysssSers. posth sud west
| Your humble writer was A.lctscd by thu Pres.
dent from tho Army. On tho 27tS VI March,
1919, AMI appointed the pioneer Agent los In
dian Affairs lW the Northwest and aAtsblskci
hs agency. near the Minnesota and costinueh
his ardu0us. delicate aud respopsibIc duties mn
several successive administrations n the Gen
cral Government, down 10 The var 40, when
though appointed for tho ,iyth ferm--dcciined
longer service. from rapid decline In health
! Ia tho simsD1r. u tba ycsr 1870. Coloifl
! SSELLiso relieved i,haittusnt ColosSd LEAs.
Eswouru from the command VI what wss
then called Fort b. AnthoDy," though not ,
stOiG had been wf u the permanent wWk.
This was IN Tor te action VI the gallant
SsEiLisa. who, ~ Acting Assistant Quarter
Master. Ut all hands at work, and laid tiic cor
Der Stosc u Fort Smelling IN the 10th day II
September. 1920. with due ceremonies, In pres
eDcc Of tho civil and military officers u tie
Post and several citizcus. II IL known that 10
1905. PiKE procured from the Sioux ftho
Chief, Latte Grow" being present. ces~ion
Of nms by eighteen niles. u'ntsrd bis
men laiow this Sank i,apids, and rcturuol
10 1T. Louis Ia tho spring Of laO6. In oxcs-
waiting the foundation Of the circular battery
IN rear Of thu commanding officers quarters, a.
the foot Of small INK trcc. workman fund
Miek batif. sod upon being placol IN the
hands Of Col0ari ssEi.iJS1 il was ouDd to con
tain u 'yn1psr OF the grant made In the Uni
'ef 5.atae ~ Inc fndians. -'' ''"'' ~
To recount all thon thrilling ncidcuts,
which occurred la the course u the nrat
twenty -o,c years on this then remote frontier.
would MI volume from our ySrvattoy manu-
ay,pf ,p~ynais. IN the hands Of rcssly writer
We would remark upon the ever memorable
days, the 31th aud 2sth Of May. ls27--when
the Sioux shortly after nigbt.laIl fired
into the lo,igos Of q party OF Cbippcww en-
campcd below and 10 front Of tho Agency -
killing and woonding some eight ~ nine and
Tor this unproyoked attack We raussi the "
finders to be- forthwith given up for this out
rage and insult 10 our flag and nuarai,ty---and
cour Sioux were shot. within two hundred 70.
se~ from the spot on which we now pm this
sketch Of facts.
We th'*tht no<hfx 1T tatiag crew q
brave Mc,Iat wakantons. with Mr.. ALKxAxDSR
FAmnIBAulr M companion. and paning llown
10 Dubuque and rscuing Yankton b Oux
prisoner the Sacs and FOXES had captured 10
1929. performing this act Of humanity In
few days..--eyading tho vigilance Of aparty OF
the sac braves dispatched to intercept and cut
US Of II WAS dangerous effort, bat ~ de-
tcrmincd 10 risk cur Yves u save that 81 hn-
man being. and We landed safely At ~. Peters.
aud in dm eason. dispatched her 81 safely to
her friends aud family IN The Des Moincr.
Some arc curious to learn how certain loca
tions received designated names. Miunchsha
was first indicated us the Little Fals---thcu ~
Browne Falls in honor n Major General
BnoNN Lake Calhoun for tho distinguished
Secretary at the head Of tho War Department
and other smaller lakes - Harriet - tizs- Ab-
agail Lucy. etc, alter the ladies OF The civil
and military officers 81 the t'0t
The fnd motyuIed distance from Fort
Smelling tn Fort t'rawiorl tI'ramie du Cham
was measured 10 February, 1872, by Quarter
Master Srn.sASf iIscALg, with a pitdmuiaip
on wheel which reported tho distance by n
sharp cracking every few hundred yards IL
was invented by this good old German soldier
Tho distance was 2O4 nilr.
Could VI write without thu use VI the Js,r-
Sunnl prunoun, a mor c0DGctesl history u for.
nrr years might bc uotsd but. IN conclusion,
Il Is due The SiouN Of yonr Territory 10 recori
ono fact ~ 10 them. md that IL. from, the com
msncomtnt OF our agency to It's close, our
frontier pioneers wor never eycn nolsstul in
their homes, nor did they SHE'D one drop II
.i'serieaa Red--~hilc the ChippcwH, winnc.
bagocs. und Sacs and Foxes, wurc Ia the yearly
habit OF tho most revolving and iowl MURDERS IN
all who unfortunately i.ll in their war path
We VERY IN II Paul IN tho 2tth ot Jnnc,
the widows son" was lrying's Rip Van Win
klc- after nap OF fifteen years, we a~okc in
the midst Of fast f,mss We saw many Signs.
but mol that Of Gen. WAsmSayos. We truly
l,lt bewil,lcwd whn we found oil the hunts
and resting plaov Of thu nucc noble sons of the
forest, covered by cities. towns and hamlcts.
We asked hut few questions - being 10 our
mind received IA strange animal II nothing
vnrse TuJ,renrn