The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30
FRONTIER LIFE DESCRIBED.
Fighting Indian. and CuItivatinG Oats X. II.
MaYes's Prairie Farm.

FORT LINCOLN, d. T., June 25.-Hair-
breadth escapes with the hard cases OF tho yell
lowstone and the nll-wool men OF the upper
Missouri are commonplace here. To n second
lieutenant they are very uncommon. Indian
scouts. | observe. are vcrs prolific in those ex-
periences. One. I'm at Fort Buiord reports that
he was chased on MIX River by six Indians I'M
I'll his horse was badly blown. Just at dark
and just rs his horse was going to pieces the
scout ran on to log shock He dlsmounted
and entered. The Indians closed in on the
prairie castle. and rested on their arms until
they thought the scout had gone to sleep. They
were aware that no had been awake for two
nights. and shrowdly concluded thar no would
forget himself and drop asleep. About O'Clock
In the morning the Indians crawled up on the
shock and were about to break in the door.
when the slcepless scout pushed his rifle
through a crack and fred. This unexpected
caused a hasty retreat The Indians were ap-
parenty enraged AT the failure Of their scheme.
and at once opened a lively bombardment upon
the scouts dclcnc.s. He answered with an oc
casionnl shot until the gray OF morning gave
him better aim. Then be began 10 drop his
hostile foes. They rddled the old shock. and
sent several bullets through the open placrs.
The scout was untouched, and in his return fire
was ~ deadly rs tho Indians were persistent.
lie Killed five OF them before the battle was
ended. Tho sixth gave up the unequal contest
and rode away, II the scout is not mistaken;
lieutenants read about.
A few miles north Of Bismarck dozen four
mule ploughs are turning over MIR. X, Is. Hayes +
section OF virgin prairie. This section Ia held
In the name Of the gifted W. X. Rogers trustee.
The agent and farmer IL the Collector OF Gus
toms. AS the Collectors duties are IOt oner-
Gus, he has plenty OF time TO attend to the EX-
ecutiVe farm. The farm Ia to lie cultivated to
oats and will yield about 80 900 bushels. worth
sixty cents a hushei. or in the aggregate about
$40 200. Very few oats are grown In this re-
dom OF Hayes's Investment Besides looking
after that farm the Collector Is fighting for an j..
other mans claim adjoining the new town OF
Mandan-the initial point OF tho Northern Pa
| cnc extension to tho Yellowstone. The Col
hector il w. X. Rogers's partner in little gro
Gerry at Bismarck and il is believed that Rogers
is tho Collectors hacker ia his attempt to wrest
| a valuable town site from n poor Dutchman.
As the Collector made his so-callrd settlement
| upon the Drichnans calm year after the
| latter had seideG upon 4 and compiled with tho
| spirit OF he law as wrll as tho letter II looks
| very mucl Ms though the local official was de-
pending upon Mr. Rogers TO carry him through
| the Genera, Land Onlce. The Collector has a
nice home in BismarcK He acts rs though he
| was twins. As q matter OF no consequence.
might mention that the Collectors son-in-law
| is Postmaster at Mandan and the young man q
| lnother-in-law deputy Postmaster More than
| that the Post ONCE is named Cushman 1.-THE
Collectors namrl and Is In his house on the
Dutchman's valuable claim. The town was
| founded and named Mandan 10y the railroad
| company. Rogers undertook to change II IL
| Cushman by naming the Post ONCE Cushman
| There arc some things in civil life that chal'
| lengo the admiration OF
| SECOND LIEUTENANT.