Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-10-24
4. sstf THE UPPER COUNTRY. sFE.
Interesting Items Cerralled by Rex
Il The Tribune's Special.

I sFr. BUFoRD, D. T., Oct. 16.-Pralrie fires have
burned off the gruss along the road between this
point and Bismarck and ye ranchmenf rejoice at
the prospect of selling hay to the travelling pub
lie n In some instances the ranchers had to fight
pretty hard to save their stacks -. Peter Mar
tin, one of the bonatide old timers, 1s here. He
can 90 back in the re rem1niscent line as far '49
and was an EN- ploye of.the American Fur Com
pany. Many and interesting are the tales Peter
can unfold about this Western country. He is
getting aged and has brought his children in to
give them the benefit of the post schools. His
wife is sister of 10 Lambert who was killed by
the Crows sometime since. Messrs Joy and
Teedcs, from Wolf Point, with their teams ar-
rived few days ago. They state it as positive
fact that the Crows are guilty Of the Lambert
massacre. There were ten persons in all in
Lambcrt's outfit These gentlemen assisted at
the burial of seven, two of whom Mrs. Lambert
and an Indian woman, were scalped- the little
girl reported at the time as being borne away in
to captivity. it is now thought was killed, though
the Indians have story that she was carried to
a distance and abandoned on the prairie. The
young son Of Lambert who was SO seriously
wounded is now up and around and will com
pleteIy recover. The other wounded boy, full
blooded Indian, died from loss OF blood caused
by the amputatiOn Of his leg by the Indian med
icinc men. This Indian boy was severely wound
ed in the head and his brains were ooZiug from
the wound, but the Indian wise men were unan
imOus in sayin z, that they could have saved his
life, had they succeeded in their ampntation of
the limb J.. i met, a few days since, 10 gentle
man from the upper country who has special
facilities for learning the views Of the Indians as
to their present status and their wishes for tne
future learned from him that the Unkpapas
have not yet reinguishcd their idea 'ofTeturning
to the American side, III fact they frequently
speak Of it as an event Of the near future They
feel that they cannot exist on the other side for
any great length OF time and say they would will
ingly return and be ut peace, provided always
that good agency was set apart for them and
they be allowed to retain their guns and ponies.
They do not desire to quarrel with other tribes,
excepting the Crows, but the latter they intend
to fight while one exists. Evidently there is
disposition Oh the part of some OF them to enact
the role OF the prcdlgal son. Assistant Sur,
geon Champion, U. :. A., has arrived here from
TT Randall and is now post surgeon, relieving
Assistant urgeon Richards from that duty IT
IS probable that Dr.. Richards will be ordered to
some other station ut an early day. Assist,
Surgeon Girard, US. A., will arrive by stage
from Bismarck tomorrow and procccds to Fort
Keogh overland. -. Col. Moore and his battal-
ion OF the 9th Infantry arc expected in from the
field daily. Freight continues to arrive for
the up country posts and it looks now us if the
boys in blue will get little cold weather escort
duty. Paymaster's escorts to posts IN the Dis
tricl Of the Yellowstone are hereafter tosbs. FUR
nishcd from Kcogh and Custer. This issanite a
reli Ell to the Bufurd garrison and the bSys con-
scqucntly smile bcniHnly.
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