Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-22
BY a a Traveller.

ny u StASS Al0NSiSAs
Sully-wnat shall l say of Sully? Sits-
ated upon high ground; one of the most
beautiful posts on the river; commanded as
it is by the ever popular Major Charles G.
Bartlett, assisted by Lieut.. Jas. E Mack
lin as post adjutant, quartermaster. commits.
sary, &c, or more commonly known Us the
"man Of titles. Coupled WITH these fes-
lures the rendezvous of all at the pcs. is the
store of N. II. Young, post trader, who has
the finest trading store on the river, an ex-
ample of ncatness and taste in ills arrange.
ment aud stock. This much for a preface.
l left Sully in a snow storm last Tuesday
morning, arriving at the rancho opposite
Fort Pierre. at moo the same dag, and at
six O'Clock the same dey start
ed on the downward journey
to Yankton, accompanied by Simon
P. Gamble, superintendent Of the Wyoming
stage line. Everything went along smooth
ly until VT reached a point about two miles
the other side of Furber's Holes, where at
two o'clock A. NJ. we lost the road and found
ourselves enveloped in a drift of Stow five
feet deep. This is a spot made memorable
by the adventures of Major Gregory and
others, but owing to the efforts Of Mr.. Gam
BILE we found our way out of the dilemma
about daylight and proceeded on to the
ranch of P. Clemore at Furber's Holes,
reaching there about nine o'clock. After
leaving the above place our journey was
not attended with any experiences of i'm
portance and We were copgra ulaling our
selves on having seen the worst Of it. But,
alas! Vain hope! For when re arrived at
a point about two miles this side of Bijou
Hills, at ten o'clock in the evening, the
horses suddenly stopped and it was not long
before the familiar voice of Mr.. Gamble was
heard eaying, Gentleman, you will have TO
get out" And out we got into the cold,
cold snow. (And by the way Of paren'hesis
I would remark, I would then and there
have choked the author Of that beautiful
poem if it had been possible to have found
out who he or she was and if l could have
found him or herr The thermometer ranged
about fourteen degrees below zero, and as
we had to tramp around in the sncw from
that time till daylight, it can be imagined
how much we appreciated the author Of
that beautiful poem. l can only add lift
had not been for the indefatigable efforts Of
Mr.. Gamble we would have Jared much
worse, and to him is due our thanks for a
much pleasanter trip than we otherwise
could have had.
We reached Springfield in time for break.
fast Friday morning, feeling utterly ex-
hausted from our terrible experience: Here
we were enlivened by the unique manner
in which a certain hostess Of the hotel at
which we stopped executed her orders dur
log meal times. For example: l was sit-
ting at the table trying to dissect q bone,
when up comes the aforesaid person, grabf
the bone from my fork and exclaims to the
kitchen attendant, NOW you LIZZIE Jane,
give me a nice piece Of meat for this gen.
tleman, and don't send that bone back here
again. Do you hear? Throw it out of the
window. This makes third time you have
sent it back. So play quits on it"
In conclusion l desire TO FAY that if any
one is obliged to make the trip he will fine
it profitable to take Simon Gamble along
if possible and if any comforts are to b.
had on such a journey. at this time of thu