St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-05-21
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oAUK CENTRE, May 18th, 1868.
from Our Regular Correspondent
DEAR LoCAL.-non't be disappointed
because ] cannot give you any startling
Indian news In this pant Of the world
all seems to be quiet, and the settlers are
pursuing their usual work. he regular
practice Of this post, since spring opened,
of daily scouting through che country, has
contributed materially to the prevailing
sense Of security; and, instead of STAN
pcding at the first alarm, there seems to
be determination among the people to
stand their ground, Until they judge there
is an absolute necessity to put themselves
in place Of greater security. Since the
murder OF poor Foote, there have been
several alarms of Indians, but invcstiSa-
ton has proved them all groundless, so far.
The reconnaissance, made py Major Camp,
of White Bear Lake, proved that there
had not becn an Indian III nc Since the
snow left, at any rate, and there were no
signs of their having been about the Lax G
during the winter. The bogus story OF
the Alexandria correspondent Of tic St..
Paul Press, about In;aian camp fires and
other signs found there, would be simply
ridiculous, if the tendency Of such stories
was not to alarm the settlers nnuecessari-
ly, and drive them from work, which is
SO essential to their subsistence. While
in command at Sank Centre, Major Camp
did everything in his power to protect the
people and to produce feeling of secu-
rity, by sending out scouts iii every dircc-
tion ir which the enemy might be expect
ed to skulk, and the result of his labors is
shown by the increase of rcsidcnccs-built
on the Town Site some distance from the
garrison-and the continuance Of indus
trial pursuits. Very heavy labor has beel,
done also, under his direction, in regula-
ting the sanitary condition of the garri-
son. The accumulation about the stables
where from 100 to 200 horses have been
kept all winter is enormous, and the task
of cleaning them Herculcan. AS the
ground is too high to turn the river thro'
these Augean stables, the Major turned a
stream of "four-horse mule teams thro'
Them, which, with some shovelling, an
swered the purpose admirably. The part
OF the garrison appropriated to the citi.
zens is subject to the same sanitary regu.
lations as the rest. The removal of Ma.
jor Camp to Abcrcrombie was sincerely
regretted by, I may truly say, all the off,
GERS and men connected with this post
A genial, whole-souled man, and at the
same time strict disciplinarian. lie at
tracted the love and respect of all, "Long
may he wave!"
Lieut.. Freeman, with a large escort
from Capt. Taylor's company, who accom-
panied the paymaster to Abercrombie, is
expected back in day or two. His friend
Col. Peteler, Oh his way south to help
"crush the rebellion,"' is expected back
with him.
T Capt. Taylor had splendid sabre, sash
and fxings, presented to him BY the "non.
commissioned officers and privates of biz
company short time since. Dick Potter,
in new pair of pants, did the heavy work
of the presentation, in neat and appro.
pirate little speech. Capt. Taylor replied
in his usual felicitous style, and took thu
things.
Capt. Daniels company, which left here
about week ago, have the reputation o.
being we'll drilled company. They have
had nothing to do all winter but drill