Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-04-19
4 SOFT STYLE OF SOLDERING.
ARRIYAL-A DEPARTURE OF
ii 1.-THE 18th INFANTRY.tY,F

benton ON Palace Boats---The MIX
River Garrison Starts for Its New
Quarters---The Roster OF the Regi-
ment and Incidents Of the Trip.
wa,I IA yaTHE ARRIVAL.
Thursday morning the Eighteenth In
fantry arrived, and during the day en-
barked upon the steamers Key Wes!:,
Josephine and Genl. Sherman. Men and
baggage came through in two special
trains with two engines each:i The first
train was loaded with baggage, and the
second with men, women and children.
There was no space thrown away. Sol
diers are hardly ever packed closer. The
two rear cars seemed devoted to Second
Lieutenants and Colonels. They rolled
out twith their heavy 1overcoats on, fancy
ing they had struck the southern end of
the north pole. On the contrary, the
morning was too warm for shirt sleeves.
Still, the boys from beautiful Atlanta had
the shiver becoming a cold latitude.
Only Second iLieutenants were inter-
viewed, but the TRIBUNE representative
found them rattling intelligent batch Of
shoulder straps, with plenty Of fine looks
and fat checks. They had come from a
cline fragrant with green vegetables the
year round, and were not wholly pleased
with the idea of settling down on Milk
river, that knows neither milk nor honey,
save IN name and metaphor, =
"Gen. Ruger" proved large fne-l look.
ing man, with ruddy complexion, mus
tachc, and plenty Of healthy flesh the
whole length OF his avoirdupois. 1t. Col
one of the pleasantest looking officers that
has been this way la1oa |e79 2ns. j82S
"THE ROSTER
of the regiment is as follows: ~ ,-5'>.1
Field and Staff-Colonel, Thos. H. Ru-
ger; Lieutenant Colonel, II. NJ Black;
Major, VIM. II. Brown; First Lieutenant.
Carroll H. Potter; Adjutant and First
Lieutenant, James H. Baldwin, HI. e. M
Captains l.. Morris, Edward
w. Smith (already in the departm ent A
ID. G. on Gen. Terry's staff Jacob Kline,
Edgar r: Kellogg, James Stewart, VIM.
NJ. Mclaughlin, Barney B. Keeler, Thom-
as J. Lloyd, Joseph G. Myer and Cass
Durham. = :e1
First Observation-Disclosures R. Paul,
George N. BumfOrd, VIM. A. Miller, Hen
ry-H. Adams, Michael Lcahy, Robert F.
Bates, Charles B. Hinton, George s. .Hoyt,
Hiram H. Benneri and Frank H. Barn
hart
Second Lieutenants-Joh ohm Anderson,
John q. Todd, Daniel H. Floyd, VIM. B:
Wheeler, Oliver B. Warwick, Charles H.
liams, VIM. S. Patten and w. T. Wood
- JUST FOR FUN. S LII ~ e 'a.f.
The Eighteenth has been in the south
everis since the war. Their easy time
brought this change. When the General Of
the Army wanted a garrison for the new.
post, he picked out a regiment that had
nothing to do. When they got TIE news
theyfelt bad, but there is no appeal when
Tecumsel has resolved. ~rt f-g~g~ - :
From Chicago to- st, Paul the transport
tation was over the Milwaukee & St. Paul
road, which outbid all other, roads, q The
regiment consists of 332 enlisted men, and
is saccompanied by the officers families,
fifty persons and camp ollewers, laund-
resses and families to the number of sixty
twophTliet railroad transportation at their
disposal comprised eight passenger coach
es, two sleeping, coaches and, eighteen
baggage cars. iSIss5 - f$
"THE TRADERS BRIGADE 80
Besides the regiment proper, there were
several hundred candidates for post ira
der accompanying them at greatinciden=:
tai expense. Some of them had come
through from Atlanta Every good sized
town furnished its quota The Second
Lieutenants undoubtedly smiled" when
this brigade passed them ,.on all, sides.
Baker, son Of J. G. Baker, OF the Benton
line of steamers, is one of the prominent
candidates. Broadwater lis reported ahead.
Morris Calm, A. H. Wilder, and DR.. Bur-
leigh are in the field. Burleigh says he has
$50 tons Of stuff on the Gen. Terry coming
up the river now. He is going in and trade
anyhow. Calm, ditto. There is already
y grocery expedition moving across from
Keogh, Nhich may be there by the time
the regiment gets on the ground. Pend
ing the establishment of a full-fedged
post there must be temporary traders, and
the whole country seems to be aware of
that fact. It is q good way to settle up
the waste places.
THE POST
viii be located on Beaver creek, seventy
miles from Benton and "a miles from the
Missouri river This creek is; tributary
of Milk river 1t will be built by Capt:
c. H. Heintzelman,g a. @. NJ, who is now
with the regiment as master of transpor-
1ation. Capt Heintzclman buiiN Fort
Keorh. and understands his business. 50 He
has 500, 900 to- expend on Assiniboine,
and will make the most of it. This sum
mer the command will :" tent" it.
THE FLEET
sailed Thursday morning. The Key West
was the flagship of the line, with COmmo-
dors j D. .Lehmer in command of the
Aeet, ,on board The Generti and staff of
the regiment were also on board s;he Key