Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-05-10

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FORT BUFORD.
Interesting News From This North
ern Post. s
Especial Correspondence Of The Tri0une.l
Fort BuFoRD, d. T., May Sd, 1879
Since my last letter navigation has com
menced in earnest, and dwellers on the
Upper Missouri gaze with delight on the
ascending steamboats,, for not only does
the heart of the woodward man rejoice,
but to many benighted individuals the
advent of the first steamboat heralds an
approaching change of diet in which
"eggs and things" figure conspicuously.
When the Eighteenth Infantry was here
the weather was anything but tropical.
It was rainy, cool and disagreeable, even
for us old residenters. 1t was not, there
fore, surprising that the poor fellows fresh
from the sun land should eagerly ask if
we ever had any warm weather. Well,
turn about is fair play, and having had
ten years of bunk fatigue in fine
country, they are surely entitled to a
change.
There was marked difference in the
physical appearance Of the soldiers of the
Eighteenth and that of the soldiers sta
toned here, in favor of the latter, owing,
Isuppose, not only to our healthy climate,
but to the superior cuisine of our hotels
as we'll While speaking of hotels may
as we'll inform you that an old Bismarck
boy having tired of his Life of single bles-
sedness, missing shirt buttons, etc. has
recently taken, unto himself ohe of Blu
ford's blushing bellies as life partner,
bought the Post restaurant and started out
in the hotel business. Sam O'Connell is
the lucky man, and when one meets him
since the happy event, he smiles so inno-
Gently and seems so contented that the
question naturally arises is it the hotel
business or-what is it? Father Chrysos-
tom performed the ceremony. The band
was out in full force in the evening sere
nading the happy couple, after which
there was large, smiling party and then
we adjourned.
Many here have been gratlfied to meet
Father Chryostom, of your city, and though
his stay was necessarily short he made
many warm friends, who will regret him
in his absence and welcome him whenever
his duties allow him to return. aa3 tsn
I have made a wrong estimate of your
character, it seems. I was under the i'm
preston that the talented young editor
of THE TRIBUNE being somewhat indie
pendent himself, would throw no Geld
water on the independence of others. I
was mistaken. Commenting on the ad-
vent of the Eighteenth Infantry into this
department, in the issue Of April 18th,
The TRIBUNE says the Yellowstone ais-
trict covers Forts Custer, Keogh and Bu-
ford. Please remove the cover from so
much of the dish as represents Buford.
It is and has been an independent post,
for some years. ..- + ,.,.= .5 IN
Paymaster Arthur. will soon be relieved
from duty here by Major Thomas Since
he has been stationed at this Post Major
Arthur has been almost constantly enfield
service travelling to Posts in the District Of
the Yellowstone, or to Bismarck for
funds, and this during some of the cold
est weather experienced in this section,
hence change will prove welcome to the
Major and his estimable lady. Col. Hus-
ton, Lieuts. Day, Thibaut, Jacob, jr., and
Major Kirk, quartermaster, are soon to
leave for Lincoln on court martial duty.
Lieuts. Bronson and Thlbaut are to report
at Leavenworth before the retiring board
in session there, upon completion Of duty
at Fort Lincoln. REX.