Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1878-12-16
BISMARCK TO Fl. BUFORD
A PLEASANT TRIP es5 MILES
5S OVERLAND.

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stevenson, the Smallest and Neat
est Post on the Rivera .'Tony''
Hop, Attended by Tony" People,
The Ra chmen on the Line.
| (speciat Correspondence Of 7heiTribune.) 0
55l. THE JOURNEY. ' Tss aa.55
:FoRT BUFoRD, Dec. IA trip to
this point from Bismarck would be. to
some, even in summer, q disasreeable one,
| but to the writer it proved 9 most pleas
ant one, indeed. Mr.. J. s. Winston, the
proprietor Of the stage line between the
two points, has spared no expense in fitting
up the stations belonging to him, while
the ranchmen along the route have done
equally as well in securing
PASSENGERS COMFORT.
There are no meek eyed maidens who
come to you and whisper, strawberry
Marangue,'' Jenny Linds," etc, yet one
is disposed to think that Bismarck hotel
has moved out on the prairie with him
when lie sits downto the eranchman's table,
groaning with game Of every descrip-
zion. Ea. s@a III j. Held g3f.4
atss 4 THE ADVENTURES g
The thrilling encounters of the first five
days, stan(; out in bold relief on memory's
tablet, but. to put them on paper would be,
to quote from the "Dr." (Who was one OF
the party, and is one of those grandilo-
quent fellows who are ever expatiatlng on
the world to Gomez, Vain glorious, ,"
hence the events Of the journey will be
passed over with only y
.at5 GLANCE At FORT STEVENSON,
the smallest, as well as the neatest, mill
tary post on the river. There is such =
comfortable home-liKc appearance about
the post that one dislikcs toSleave it, es-
pccially when cordially invited to remain
by such gallant officers as Col. Moore,
Capt. Lee and Capt Gurley, the latter es-
pecially, well known in Bismarck. Col.
Moore, the commandant, is 4quiet, unos-
tentatious man, who does not seek notori-
cty, vet on whose record notone blotlcan
be found. But officers hospitality to
strangers visiting their stations, has be-
come proverbial, and it tneea only be ad !;
ded that the officers garrisoAel here are
no exceptions 10 the rule -s@s VIZ,
At FORT BERTaoIp,
some 16 miles above Stevenson, and the
home of the Rec Indians, IS stationed,
Mai. Alden, whose kindness in showing
friends through the agency, is indeed
marnanimOus The Indians here, num-
bering some 400. have erected very snug
quarters for themselves, and il is stated by
The "Dr," who is in some mysterious way
connected with the Interior Department,
that Berthold is the only agency on the
ri CT that has withstOOd the searching cx-
am inatiOn Of the InSDectOr t7i5t s.&
The Indians speak very highly OF Maj.
Alden, and Mr.. L0ngtellOW, who Is in
charge Of the Traders store. n; .s..%
There is peculiar specimen OF x +
TIE CAUCASIAN RACE *a3 4
that infest these Indian agencies, however
and to stranger it would seem as though
the Agent should rid the Indians ofthese
lowest and most contemplate pests, the
',squaw men" They are to be found at ali
times loating about tepees, and having no
ambitio@ 10 beyond :l,at Of keeping a
lsquaw, who, in reality, keep them. T., they
are the worst possible hindrances TO the
civilization of the Indian
There are two other places along the
route that attracts the attention efthe
traveller, and they are Messrs. Grenell and
Matthews ranches. To these gentlemen
much is due for the a# ,5.9
b. SETTLING UP OF THE MISSOURI VALLEY,
for they have proved that even in this eli
mate one can max e q success OF farming,
Mr.. Matthews has purchased 800 COWS,
which he will bring to his ranch in the
spring, at which time he intends going
into stock raising on an extensive scale
Z OF Fort Buford there isnOt much 10
write that would interest the reader. This
Post, under Gen. Hazcn's skillful manage.
ment, became known as the best regulated
Post on the river, and under Col. Huston's
administration, it has lost none OIL pop
ularity There are some 500 men garri-
soned here. and yet there is nD rest tor
them, for those not doing guard duty are u
y tsf8 81 CONSTANTLY AT WORK gs
policing the Post The officers have
splendid quarters, but theenlisted men are
living in DOLBY houses that were built ut
the time Buford was established. They
are to have new quarters, however, IN the
summer, if our ''magnanimous" govern
ment passes an appropriation Tor such
Messrs. Leighton s. Jordan are the
Traders at this Post, and though they
have &, F9a. ftTt5 5+ss,5 s.5sf s,s,+ %,
If si,z, Ta5. "A PECULIAR SYSTEM
Of charging for their goods, it is said the
Post Council advised such system, hence
the Traders arc simply obeying orders. h,
I, Major Arthur, who pays the troops On sn
the Yellowstone, and lis gentlemanly as as
sistant, al e also stationed here. .sifi
lf In concluding, the writer would return ,t
thanks to tCapts. Day. Thlbauit, Munson.t
and Walker, for the kindness extended to.
himwhile at their Post. w. W. q III
ffs 81! as "a I ~ TONY nor. ii &,
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