The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-21
FROM FORT WADSWORTH.
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FROM Our Regular Correspona.r,
FORT WADswoRrH, D. T., July s. 1866.
Editor Of the 81. Paul Pioneer. =
The first celebration of the Fourth at n.
Kettle Lakes on the Coteau DIES Prairie Is over.
ana you may rely upon my word when I assert
that it was "big thing" 70
AT sunrise Lieut.. Weston, with his "beavv
dorgs, disturbed the CHASTITY siumbers of John
Hancock and his campers, who declared the
independence of bakers dozen of the old
British Colonies. At 10 A. H.. the Officers ond
troops assembled around the flagstaff. and IN
| DER the nag OF the Immortal thirteen. to hear
| Capt. .. n. Searles read the Declaration of the
Independence of those States from all fnrtb.r
allegiance to the British Crown. y
After the reading of the Declaration If Ind..
pendence, Capt Everest amused and edited ths
boys with fulfilling his appointment "a orator
| of the day. To make Fourth of Ju3v Grafton
is no easy matter, the entire ground having
been SO frequently travelled. The late rebel.
lion. and the moral it inculcated, however he
used to good advantage and by mixing liberal
" the early history of Greece and Rome
The Christian era and the scattered Jews.
The Blue Earth war, and mourning Sioux.
bespun yarn 80 interesting and that his audi
ence were held in one compact mass of sbiyer.
ing humanity. At the close of the Grafton,
Lieut.. Weston again made his guns heard
IN honor OF the thirty-six loyal States of the
american Union. and the company then ad.
Joorned TO discuss the dinner prepared for the
occasion. 7afTE. = = - ~-- 'A0
During the ceremonies of the forenoon q
vocal band discoursed sweet sounds to patriotic
measure, most OF the pieces having a ho,n &C.
compartment. ! - : e. :. ~ !" az
After dinner new feature in the exercises of
the Gay was presented. Ten dollars were put
upon the the top of pole well slushed and set
p1 are to hy IN the ground which dollars
who should reach them. This gave an onnor.
tunity for the display of genius by Is the bova
IN blue" They were not to be easily led into
solhng their clothes, and expending their
etrengt6 IN vain attempt to ascend q creased
poao. But In very few minutes the pole was
surrounded by an athletic band of man. and
upon their shoulders, firm as rock. Another
punch OF oiue coats, another blue band around
Inc pole, brought the heads of several within
lew ieet OF the top. st this stage of the per-
romance Yankee Dntchman Commenced
snmolng nlmbly up the human pyramid, and
the upper tier, and had the two va in his
grasp. This was all done in 90 short a
TIME, mat Lieut. Evans the master of these
ceremonies, was inclined to think the money
nad been obtained under false pretenses. bnt
upon an examination of the case, he became
been fulalled, and that the money had been
ootained by display of science, instead of
| Dl1te Iorce Then came on the trial of speed
ana some qnick movements were witnessed. A
~ sSce between the two men tied in bags afford
.. Inc good humor Of all concerned was pre-
served to an extraordinary degree, considering
tne number OF men and the amount of Coon.
missary pure" that were on hand. SO
Inc Fourth OF July has been celebrated and
nas passed 70 the rear but my head ache Is still
IN me me 'front.' and on the tanks. "
we nave heard nothing of hostile Indians
since my last. There is probably two reasons
lor this One is that the hostile camp is far re-
moved from this section of countrv. It being
at or beyond the Turtle Mountain. The Other
| is, That our scouts have been so careless in the
discharge OF their arms, that the hostile Indi-
ans Iear some accident might occur If they
were 10 approach the neighborhood of the
| scouts camp. - WIG
! The Buck and the Running Bear were here
rom the James River, a few days since but
tney brought no news of interest.
| bonaio were reported in large numbers q
snolt ume since, about twenty miles south
west from this post. As soon as the peces.
| sary arrangements could be made all the
| scouts that could be spared from duty here
were sent with the surrendered camp to en-.
able them to procure supply of meat
Ihese surrendered Indians have had hard
time this spring. When they came in they
were aesutute OF Clothing, arms, ammunition,
i fho MAJ 70
| necessaries. q = =
After seed arrived Major Rose ordered these
surrendered Indians a few barrels of corn meal
that had been damaged, which enabled them
to do their planting. With this exception and
the seed furnished they have received nothing
| from the government since their surrender.
Major Brown arrived from Henderson on the
23d of June. He brought up stock, wagons,
&C, with which to open mail route to Fort
Ridgely where he will connect with the Saint
Peter stage. He expects to run to Rdgely in
two days. and thus bring this post within four
days OF saint Paul. He is now making bis
stations, and will. he thinks, commence running
regularly about the 10th instant. After that
time please send your papers for this post to
/ Fort Ridgely instead of Fort Abercrombie
Captain Mills, A. @. NJ. arrived here on the
LIST, and Is now receiving the stores at this post
from Captain McKusick, A. @. NJ. who goes
to Fort Abercrombie We will miss the good
natured phiz of Captain Mack. His pleasant
stories and boisterous laugh will cure the rheu.
matte, consumptive and dispepuc at Abercrom-
bic, If such be found there.
We have seen but little Of Capt McKusick,s
successor here as yet, but report speaks favor
ably of him. He should be o good, patient
fellow, for he has been afflicted with all the ills
that one man could bear, In the last four
months, from Board of Examining officers.
to the verioloid. h Very truly yours,
,gpr tsif7e - "a f.s..s-, G. HARMIN.
Count Albert de Ravel has, ACCORDING