Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-04-03

oAeoe AuoVinR upon nIm, Sitting Bull must
DC most etfectually suppressed, but that
warriors strength had been very greatly
underrated, as we were to learn to our cost
before the memorable summer of 1876
should close.
On the 18th of April, Gen. Gibbons col
umn was lying in camp eight miles below
the mouth of the Saltwater, which empties
Into the Yellowstone 100 miles below Fort
Ellis and on the 18th we began what was
supposed to be a move in earnest toward
the enemy, but made only thirteen miles.
the roads being rather heavy-everybody
in most excellent spirits.
AS a column on the march does not halt.
save TOR the hourly ten minutes rest, until
the camping-ground for the night is reach
cd we We're in the habit OF carrying a lunch.
Inc first day out, F and W did not
provide themselves with a snack, and about
noon, becoming quite hungry, coaxed j
TO let them have some of his. They rather
got the start of him and ate the most of it
while = was busy telling a story. When
ne came to look for another supply, the
paper was empty. He became quite angry
when he saw them chuckling over their
fraudulent practices, and said, "Well, this
may be very funny for you, but I'll be
Id If l can see where the laugh comes
in for me-I'm hungry" A shout of laugh
ter greeted this outburst, in which he was
forced to join.
The Crow scouts that accompanied us
from their agency ON the Saltwater have
been scouting the country in our front. and
as night falls are making the air ring with
their songs. Neither sound of drum nor
bugfe is allowed in camp, though the Indi-
ans make more noise than either. All fires
are extlnguished at 8 o'clock pickets are
placed about the camp i every direction.
and it really begins to seem like old times.
when we had a more fearless but less cum
ming foe to deal with.
On the second day we made but very little
better time than the first. The ground is.
covered with snow-water, and as the soil is,
alkali the wheeling is very heavy. The
men become weary waiting for the wagons.
These must always be kept in sight by the
men to guard against a sudden attack by
our watchful enemies.
To-day, as a company Of cavalry vas
passing the colrnm of infantry lying at a
rest, one Of the men, pointing toa dog with
a wire muzzle on, exclaimed "Look at
that dog with a nose-bag. Bill. What do
you suppose they put that on him for ?"
"That's to keep him from eating cavalry
men" answered II of the dough-boys.
The visits by the officer of the day to the
outlying pickets is rather dangerous bust
ness. They lie concealed in the sage brush.
and as some of them are recruits. there is
more or less danger of them getting their
work in on the wrong side. There are no
to indicate where they lie, and the
trouble is to keep on the inside of the line.
They have orders to fire without challeno-
ing, on any person approaching in a steaithy
manner from the outside.
AS we We're nearing Bakers battle
sround," where Sitting Bull attacked him.
(Baker), In force in 1873, a group of officers
were riding at the head of the column.
> was talking about Bakers fight-the
narch across the country from the Mussel-
pointing to a range Of low hills,
"Baker came down there then
nterjected, "Logan's horse threw him
then reverting to Baker without a
pause, he added, " he struck the river about
.hree miles below here.n
we all knew just what he meant, but
E-A 1nnIxip~ rl-J~. L "
$, that's the d--dest longest throw I
ever heard of. Every one saw the point.
md a hearty laugh greeted the sally, though
3, for the life Of him, could not see what
We were laughing at.