Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-11
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FROM FONT sEH1ETr.
..x.-.. p.,.rt.rss for the East-Meohan.
a.. rrneetsa 20 Rebuild tho Fort
.ress .sf ehe military TslsEraph..Prai-
RE Tlres. High Winds, Clouds OF Dust,
and . Day Of sunocating Heat.
Correspondence Press and Dakotaian.
FoRr BENNETT, D. T., Oct. 6, lS79.-On
Saturday, the 4th. the Western arrived
here at l p. M, bringing 1860 odd sacks of
-four fes The agency. Dr.. NcKesnsy came
on her to relieve DR.. Paul R. Brown, U. s.
A.. who was ordered to proceed to New
York city. The doctor aud family took
passage on the Western for the above named
point.
Lieut.. J. J. Doughsrty, 1lth infantry,
also took passage BY the same boat. Tie
lieutenant is going on four months leave
Of absence, to attend to business connected
with the estate of his father. who died
recently.
Mr.. Robb, our post trader and family,
went down on the same boat, on business
and pleasure trip. Mr.. Scott q. Bovce our
postmaster, will take charge Of the store
during Mr.. Robb's absence. Mr.. Robb in.
tends to stay away until next spring. He
has been working very hard lately, and
needs relaxation.
We are awaiting the arrival Of some
civilian mechanics, who are TO be sent from
st. Paul to build the new post. Twelve
mechanics and twenty laborers are to be
detailed from the, troops remaining here, to
help in the building Of the post.
Ga the 28th of last month the first flock
Of cranes were noticed going by this place
on their southern migration.
We have already had two frosty nights.
They car,e during the latter part Of last
month. -s
Prairie fires are raging at some distance
from here. Some Of the telegraph poles
that we're put up by "E" company, 11th, on
the new line between Snlly and Standing
Rock. we're burned down, and quite num-
Der Of insulators we're destroyed. The
company i. encamped two miles below
here. near the signal station on the other
side Of the river. Lieut.. Hoffman has put
up 6fty.six uiles Of line, complete, starting
from the signal station, which il about Eve
miles from Snlly. A detail Of the l7th
infantry and 7.h cavalry combined. station.
ed at Standing Rock, have put up the re-
mainder Of the line from Standing Rock to
where they met Lieut.. Hoffman's COM
mand. "E" company will cross the river
for this place, the day after tomorrow,
having to 60 back sixteen miles to repair
the part Of the line that was injured BY the
prairie 6res.
Sartorius, q member of "k" company,
ll.h, now stationed at sully. is to be trans
ferred to department headquarters, st. Paul,
as clerk in one Of the department offices.
A small lot Of colored humanity, by the
name of John Powell was caught in All act
Of theft, perpetrated on Capt. Beach Of this
post. This man Powell had been hired in
Yankton BY the captain a. 4 servant, and
the day before yesterday he committed the
theft. The captain missed the money,
some $500, aud accused Powell Of the
theft. He fatty denied it, when the cap.
tain called for the sergeant of the guard,
threatening to have the man arrested and
to turn him over to the civil authorities.
Powell wilted and acknowledged the act.
He was sent away on the Western to make
an addition to the population Of your town.
He is full-blooded negro-smooth-faced,
small in stature, is quite young man, has
rather a jaunty style in bis walk, and is
very cheeky. He had been working for q
DR.. Morse previous to coming here.
The third of this month was notable fol
the extreme changes of temperature which
occurred on that day. At sunrise the ther-
mometer marked 320, and at 8 p. N. it
marked 9I0, nearly ss hot ~ it was on any
day last summer. A hot sufocating wind
blew from the south, accompanied BY
clouds Of binding dust. The air was filled
with smoke from the burning prairies
causing sore eyes to great extent. These
winds are . great nuisance here-sorely
trying the patience Of our female population
on wash days. 80
Active preparations are being made te
manure and plow the agency farm for nex'
years crop. The crop Of potatoes raised on
this farm, was great success, producing az
excellent article ofwhite variety, comparing
hyorably with any potatoe that l ever saw
Other vegetables we're raised in great pro
fusion amply supplying the demands of th'
agency employees.
will now Gloss, for the dust il iatsrfsr
ing with my writing. Yours,
CHEYENNH.
}ffti the hNER.