Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-09-12
BECK0NINGS FROM BUFORD.
A GARRIsON WITH BUT FOUR
COMMLS&IONED OFFICEhkS.
AProphesy Comes True-The Cap
tured Half Breeds Turned
Loose-Farming on
Large Scale.
TRUE PRoPHEsY.

TRUE PROPHEsY.
FoRr BUFoRD, Sept. I'm one of my last let
ters I quoted remark of an old army officer. In
effect, the capture of the halfbreeds was the pro
verbal capture of an elephant. At this date thai
remark seems prophecy. After guarding and
feeding these people down to this point, the
American half breeds have been set ut liberty
and those belonging to the New Dominion are
being esco ted across the boundary line, on the
back track, by Company D sixth Infantry, com
manded by Lieut.. Geo B. Walker, Sixth Infant
ry. When you consider that the garrison at F,
Buford had already been depleted to great ex.
tent by the exigencies of the campai zn, you will
''scarce Of help"
OFFICERS SCARCE. ia.-r
am we'll aware that your sheet is not an army
and navy journal, still think it is matter OF
interest to note that at this writing there are at
this post but four commissioned officers for duty,
vi The commanding officer, le adjutant, the
post surgeon and one company commander.
Verify the lines of old Sixth have fallen in pleas
ant places. Let us turn from this disc0ur0ginQ
roster to something more encouraging. a,r
'Crow that Flies High hasn't been seen for a
week. ~ @s -.-~-i 's"
have often been interested in glancing over
the local columns of The tribune to note that
your amateur sportsmen are very successful with
the ducks and chickens; you will therefore allow
me space for a brief item of like nature Mr. w.
B. Jordan and w. B. Hoyt, the beef contractors
here have just returned from twelve hour
and brace of Jack rabbits Mr.. Taylor, cashier
of the post-trader's establishment, who accom-
panied these gentlemen on the hunt, was taken
i'll and is now confined to his bed. Mr.. Gay
lord lat week slaughtered twenty nine ducks at
one sitting. ..s E. '"t-
wish to say word in regard to our farms in
this section. AS it is impossible to give them
all Justice in one letter, shall in this article
only mention that of Messrs. Lanning and Grin
nell; in succeeding letters I shall mention
others. ..-..
- - LARGE FARM. = a*'f&
Lanning and Grinnell's farm is located on one
of the most northe rly points on the Missouri
river, known az the Grinnell bottom; 1s t1fteen
miles in length, and on an average four and one
half miles wide. 1t is an excellent stock range
boundaries and an abundance of buffalo grass.
Tn ere are belts of ber which afford ample
shelter for stoc% during storms: there are also
numerous spring creeks with gravel bottoms that
add 10 it's value as q stock range. Along this
whole bottom the soil averages three and one
halffce, deep. On this farm this summer they
have 232 acres broken; have four acres OF pota-
toes that cannot be excellad anywhere; five acres
of barley No. 1: three acres of peas for hog feed
ais o four acres of corn-this corn is new depar-
ture, the seed having been procured IN northern
New York It's out Of danger from frost and the
with ears. They are now backsetting and break;
ing running five teams; have one hundred and
seventy acres done and will complete the ent1te
really is Dalrymple farm on small scale, with
their improved machiues, harvesters.. mowers.
seeding machines, in connection with thelr
ranch, graneries, stables, store-houses, ana nuge
stacks of barley and oats. travelling up or down
the way these latter car be seen for twolVe miles.
-..- . REX.