Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-10-12
NEWS FROM FORT BUFoRD.

NEWS FROM FORT BUFORD.
Nearly Ten Milton pounds ofFrsdGht
Shipped and Re-shdpped hsn t1at
Point-Tfavel Oyerlaud from Bis-
marck to Bu1srd.
FoRT BuYoRD, d. T., Oct. 5tb, ~.
The Rose Bud, with captain Nick ton
deck, arrived this afternoon and leaves
for up river tomorrow. The Rosebud
takes here good supply Of clothing,
|grain and rations for the troops in the
field, operating agaiost the Nez Perces,
that it is supposed will reach the upper
Missouri near tho Auscleshell or Csr-
roll.
The upper river is reported very low
aud it 10 supposed the Silver City Is
having hard time Of il.
Capt. J. W. Smith will not 70 east
for sometime, the movement Of troops
causing him to change his mind, and
he has gone to meet the conasnds
with . stock Of goods that will no
doubt be in great demand after the
hard campaigning Of the last month or
two. Robert Little aud Fred FjeRley
Aent with Cspt. Smith q assistants.
Psymastsr Arthur went up on the
Gen. Nssds with . supply Of green
backs to pay of the remainder Of the
troops not yet psid up to June 30. He
will no doubt prove . welcome visitor.
There will probably be some 400 tons
Of freight to be shipped to the Yellow
stone posts by wagon transportation
this season. During tho winter Of
1855 there was forwarded from this
post for the Cantonmsnt 1T Tongue
River, BY wagon trains, 1851 ,499 lbs
of freight. Much of this amount was
shipped at time when the thermome-
ter was down in the thirties, aud the
troops stationed here who were doing
escort duty with these trains found 1t
peculiarly trying service. Situated IS
is this post, near the mouth Of the yell
lowstone, and being depot Of supplies
for tho posts in the Yellswstone
country, the garrison has had during
the past two years to perform much AZ
duous duty only in escorting trains and
steamboats, loaded with Government
supplies, but in handling properly,
caring for and guarding the great
amount of supplies received here As
an item Of interest in this connect;sn
it may be mentioned that from the
opening of navigation to presen
date, there has been shipped and re-
shipped from this point nearly
1O, ,OoO, 600 POUNDS OF PUBLIC FBE1GHr.
All Of this duty thus briefly mentioned,
is of that class most trying to . soldier,
involving great amount of hard work
and more or less hardship, without the
accompanying honors and favors Of
campaigning in the field, with an sccs-
sional skirmish to break the nonotony
still, although the boys of the 9th
foot don't get into the illustrated ps-
pers, they are entitled to great praise
for the constant and hard service they
have been and are performing, but they
seem to think that congress might huT-
r. up their medsls-the silver onss
with the Goddess on one side and the
Yeverss covered with the ssgls. Thsy
are very handy to hsvs II this eountry
whore svsrything hes price - varied
q the coin.
| now 1HA1 HAVIoA1IoN
II tho Missouri ID nsasly over for tie
season, aud - natural consequences
travel overland fr9n Bismarck . tbi6
and ether points 10 the uppsr eosntsy
will increase, it Dey prove natter
Of interest sad bses6t . rss6sss Of
the TnuunB 70 lsssn that st the regular
stage crossisg Of The xsddy thsy viii
find coed, eoolortsbls quarters and
somsthiDg % eat f1r both nsn and
beast. Thst prince q good fellows,
Bob Matthews, With bic psrtnsf Dupn,
have srectsd additional baiIdings st
their ranch ss this point, have good
stsbIiug seeonnodseiens, plenty Of
bsy ssd grsin and ere veil qualified In
every way 70 ests1tsin au who give
them call. We undsSstsnd that thess
sntsrprisisg young men intsnd invest
Ing largely ia yousg stsek nsxt season,
and they hsvs esstsisly got The right
ides. All . NEE ssodo q faith, then
hs and the stock will ssssIv grow With
the eouDtry. Rex.