Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-06-24
From the 3O.h Regiment.
CAMP SMITH, BAYFIELD,. WIS.
FRIDAY, JUNE 5th, 1863.


CAMP SMIrH,* BAYFIELD,. WIS.
FRIDAY, JUNE 5th. 1868
Mr. Bliss The letter mailed at SauIt
ST Marie on our way up, you have re-
eceived, | suppose, ere now. We arriv d
here Monday morning, June Ist, after four
and . hal. days Insst pleasant ride on the
great lakes.
Ne have not found the locality ~ vet
where Sir John was wrecked Expect to
before summer is over Will bring YOU
back two go!d pens, if found, which will
be as valuable relic for an Editor as
| can think Of
There were 81 paroled prisoH RS here,
from different Visions n REGIMENTS, when
we arrived, mostly from the 10th, under
command OF Capt fAIRCHILD, formerly of
Plattviile who lett for Milwaukee the ne 1t
evening to be paid, clothed. and fur
louxhed, afterwards to report to their res
pective regiments, South Three Of them
were married since they have been up
here. One to a white giri, the others to
two good ooking half breeds, on whose
cheeks, as woll as their husbands, flowed
thick and fast the gushing tears when
parting One meets the innocent looking
Chippewas on every corner. But, limo
cent and simple al they seem to be, stil!
they claim to be the white man superior,
considering one of them elves equal TO !
pale faces. But, while claiming this su-
periority over the whites they allow the
Sioux to lie much their supeciors a.
they are the whites. They dread the
Sioux About three miles from here thev
have quite village OF wiswam- They
live mostly on their annuities,-and do
Il, -.
smoking and basking in che sun the rest of
the time
Here is confab had between two of
our boys concerning one of them the 9th
er day, who stood by street corner, also
that between them and the liquor seller
Blcck Jack" What tall wOnan that
Hi!io,o Sprt,sqs-.'Hei is not woman -
b, - Ii ner you treat on that
II S-"A greed
= b J-'Onc of these half breeds shall
decide between ms.
" .S-"Ali right
Hall breed decides he is man
B. J-"Lct US 20 in. they enter
b J-"Bar keeper, drinks around.
Bar keeper-"i am not allowed to sell
anv to 50 d ers
Il J-"Hal Hal Willow Springs ;
"~old ag lin, and got the money"
This town Is beautifully situated, on II
hav, as it's name implies. II. front OF US,
over the channel which Is nearly three
miles wide, IS beautiful island, called
MadeIaine Island, the largest OF group
OF tw"ntv two, called the Apostle Islands
1t is sixteen miles long, BY tour 10 We
wide On little bay inland, il ii small
village, called La Pointe, containing
Catholic Church. II store ard grog shop
and tew houses Bay field contains a
bout fortv-two II forty three buildings,
very good ones almost without an excep-
ton, bu Il good many of them were desc
lated last fall when trouble from the In.
dams was anticipted Some of the former
Inhabitants are returning this Spring,
confidence being restored in the ioyal
thIppewas. & Their chief il here now. and
on the slope of a. hill hy the lake shor. is
to be seen from our barracks his tent or
wigwam, with the stars and stripes hoat
Ing in the breeze from the top of, liberty
pole ai,ngside.
We ENJOY ourselves here { r better
than ut Camp Randall We are here di-
vid-d ntn mes.es. each mess drawing its
proportion oi the company ra IONS, and
cook.n. Tor Itself We are thu. enahiei
lr cool3U4 for the Wh0ie company, ami
,v,3i b., abe TO save n penny for rainy
..At,fer The mcs-eS for the sake us
.caaFa8ienIe nave each ID. Appropriate
apreita-ian. Erss comes the speck(ed
front gr,sf0cTacy, second, tn.; oo9HSH
ur3Stocracy, tnird, the 'gaDadlsrs mess.
.nurtn. the dirty mess, and asst. int ~
ro means the ieas,. fhe -igua&ardS mess
iue IDEAS suggested bv these names are
ialiow, rather conflicting iiut Barnnm
itnous happy family oi birds, auadru
ped> &e, never -ived happier together
tnan these messes, conflicting as their
nsurcs are.
0.n. Se.b. the Indian Agent furnishes
u with goid big boat so thst when we
Zee. Ike takInga ride, or going q ii>h.nc
~ haven to hire.
Our health is good. We drill hour
IN tbe morning and an hour and y half
"a tue Afternoon Sometimes dress pa
Fade. We were out in {. brush drilling
ia 'he -hirmish drill the other day. -srd a.
we ,ay on our backs loading and turnin.
over to fire, some Indians stood by: and
If ever they had fun they had 1t then
They were convul-ed with lau hter, aud
said they, i, suppose, ''Ha ha, the pale
faces fight like inlun sometimes ave p
Andrew Mcconnell has just come on
uf er rs with the Steamer Planet Our
own boat hal not got much more than
twice its length from the pier, he SAYS
~hen hr came back from town at Port
Washington.
Jacob Chin, who left the beat At Port
age Lake has not come on.
i word again should anything interest
inc turn up | remain,
Yours &c,
DEACON
T. S-The thanks of Co e, Both,
are respectfully rendered to Me-srs Hop
per Il Clayton, for the very acceptable
present the B ack Jac boys received
from them al Camp Randall-namely,
barrel OF eggs
"Ssmed by Capt Deviin.
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