Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-10
A 0 D BATCH.
II. r.h.b,t.nts and rhsir frontier llons
some Points Regarding
Garrison Life.

lien SA0kko0-
p. n. on the evening of the 4th for For
IRafAH.o I|had for travelling companion
Nj. Brown, school. teacher At Grow creek,
and Mr.. John Hassett, brother Of Mr.. Joseph
|aspsts ~cAef CLERK ffoe. ounpirshainld
Pratt sdtlsrs-here. Nj. H:9s recently from
ireland. The roads being very bad We ad-
vanced slowly. Five years ago, when on
" II Way to Fort sutiy, t6eraid passed along
b SrEottonn, hat the Miss0urtriver now flows
5vsfthe greater part of it. A cut has been
made in the bluff, and now the stage trav-
erssssSA route which I cannot recommend a.
altogether secure. The cut, or dug-away,
ii much up Hill, and reaches d it's highest
rents 800 feet aboye lie level Of TIE river.
At that point the road is only about six feet
vide, and il cbilis ones heart and makes the
head swim to look down upon the turbid
water. - s. AnH @
we reached White Swan IT. o'clock p.
~, and after taking supper at the Chamber
lain hotel, l crossed the Missouri in a small
skif in company with MI. John Hassett.
1 TAsd Il Aestoreof Cunningham & Pratt,
Ssa 10Th gentlemen being absent, Mr.. Jos.
Hassstt chief clerk, invited me to remain
with him, and kindly offered me his services
to show- the fort and introduce me to it's
inhabitants.
Colonel Luqgsnbseb, the post commandant,
cheerfully accorded mi the privilege Of se-
m.saing vithinsshs kassrisdss ia lcpkiAE
a.Jksnd, and sdsseen CHAMPION Aasabl.eed
u IS under m.ny oblisssions fl valuable
items of information. Among the numer'
GUS gentlemen whotaok particular pains ir
furnishing points for the construction Of my
Randall letter, I will name Messrs. Carpen'
ter, commissary sergeant; Muth, leader 0
the band; Judell, hospital steward; Black
burn, sergeant Of the, band, Corpora
George. Corporal Levean, Messier, pos
school professor; James Rourk, Franci
O'RislA fFysncis Duchesne, G. K. Sam,
James Simpson, Charles Powers, james DE-
Lany, Corporal c. S. Leyean, George I
Moore, TAomasaH dns, ETC.
:. - F6RrRkNDALI
is probably the best constructed militsr,
post on the Missouri river. II Is built OF
an elevated plateau which forms.a crescent
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES position and hay
ing q wide range Of the river on either side
The post consists for the most part Of
large quadrilsteral, or hollow square an
consists of officers quarters. mems barrackl
store houses, etc. The. square grassy pic
inclosed BY the buildings, and used as tn
parade grounds is surrounded by trees.
Among the establishments at Fort Ran
dali are the church. Odd Fellows hall. pos
library which q sunder the eflcient libra
r,dp. :serkt Trsynor, post school, Goo
Templars hall and hospital. The churcl
was built under the superintendence Of II
Pierce. The hospital is in charge of Sur.
geen Champion and ::Nr. Judell, hospita
steward. exercises, superintendency. Tn,
post school is under the yiutelage Of Pref
E P. Messier. Only two companies srt
now present at the post, company E, Capt
Hamilton, and G, Capt. Tyler. Capt
Walker, 10 on the, Running. Water. Com
panylA, Capt. Ds Russsylwsmnt with M
joris surveying partly gTs -syN.
'Ihaye been requested by many to men
ton an entertainnent given few dayssinc(
BY the school children On the occAaion al
the close of the snnhhet term ofihes
III { z post SCHOOL, a r.
The exercises were under the direction o
Ptof. Aessier. post teacher. and took plac'
on Tuesday, July Let, at 9 q. m.
1t. Pierce and 1t. Darlington til,
examiners. r.; ~ +"
In the first class, in which the studio
were reading, spelling. history, geography
arithmetic, grammar and writing. William
Coleman and Maggie Coleman carried of
the honors. roo 1919 s"f'
In the second class, in which the studies
were reading, spelling, geography and ar
ithmetic, Ida Bender, Louisa Herman, w
Bender and Mary A. Rockburn carried of
the honors.
In the third clasg Kate Esean and JUL.
Bender; in the 4th class, James Malone
Mary 2ockburn aadsEIeanpora Bender, -ani
insthe-6th class, william Muth and WillI,
Foley.
Prof. Messier,, deserves oil credit for, ii,