Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-05-28
FORT BUFORD.
Especial Correspondence Of The Tribune.)

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Especial Correspondence Of The Tribune.)
INTERESTING PERSONAL ITEMS.
FORT BuFoRD, D. T., May 22.-Capt.
O. E. Michaels, chief ordnance officer
of the department of Dakota, is here
and will go to Keogh overland. He is on
public business connected with the ord
nance department.
Col. Townsend, of the Examining Board,
goes east from here. The board complete
their labors today and the candidates are
already under orders to rejoin their res
pect1ve stations.
Sergt.-major Campbell, 18th Infantry,
Quartermaster-sergt.M NJ. H. Chatfeld, 7th
Cavalry, Commissary Sergt. Nickel, US
A., Sergeants McBlain, I'd Cavalry, and
Traut, 5th Infantry, will leave here by the
first boats en- route to respective stations,
having completed their duties before the
Examining Board Of which Gen. Hazen
is president.
Capt. Thos. Britton, 9th Infantry, has
gone to Poplar River agency on business
connected with the surrender Of Indians.
Some of the Indians from the hostile
camps have sent in word from time to
time that they would surrender readily to
any army oficer, and it is said there are
at Poplar River agency many desirous of
surrendering at once. Capt. Britton will
look into the matter, and if any of the
chiefs really mean business, they will
probably be brought to Fort Buford and
Give up their arms and ponies. Mr. Thos.
Henderson, who accompanies Capt. Brit
ton, feels confident that many will sur
render if given proper opportunity.
Col. o. H. Moore, 9th Infantry, is drill
ling the battalion twice each week, and
marked improvement is observed IN the
marching and evolutions. Creditable
scores are also general at the targets
and the battalion of the 9th, stationed
here, has never been in as efficient state as
at present.
Mr. Barry has arrived from Bismarck
and, having erected his neat little house,
is now busy taking the picters" of the
Bufordites Per consequence Picadillys
are in great demand.
The Z. S. signal office here has been en-
larged and now presents sneat appear
ance. Manager Stock man is entitled to
great credit for the faithful manner in
Which all of the duties are performed and
his unfailing courtesy always manifested
in his business intercourse with all, has
won golden opinions from everyone. 1t
IS rumored that Stockman may be trans
trrred from this station. If it comes in
the shape of advancement we will be glad
but in any event will be sorry to part with
so genial and upright young man.
The mammoth edition ofTHE TRIBUNE
creates much comment. One hears the
remark, What progress The TRIBUNE
has made since 1872 and they say true,
it has been steadily progressing, growing
up with it's city, and now comes to US
every week an interesting, live paper.
May it continue to prosper, its motto ever
"EXcelsior."
The Indians have some peculiar beliefs.
During the thunder storm last Sunday a
souaw and papoose were killed by light
ming. 1t seemed impossible to get the
warriors near the corpses, one OF them
actually running away from the vicinity.
They had some theory for this, saying
that the bodies now contained ghost or
bad spirit and they were afraid OF them.
They also remarked thai it was all the
fault of the whites, philosophy to them
doubtless of much weight, as were the
whites not here, The two women would
not have been on their way to the garli-
son looking for TODD. The usual mutila
ton Of limbs On the part of the living rel
atives followed the catastrophe and each
morning since at an early hour the aged
mother of the dead squaw may be seen at
the cemetery, moaning over the daugh
ter's grave.
1t used 20 be a we'll known dodge with
the crews of steamboats, before entering
the Yellowstone, 20 strike for higher
wages at Buford The scarcity of uncm-
ploycd men here generally acted as al aid
to the strikers and their demands were al
most always acceded to. The "roosters'
of the Eclipse tried it on day or two
since, and, somewhat to their surprise, got
the grand bounce" some eight of them
being discharged on the spot and placed
under guard. The next morning they
we're escorted from the reservation, and
doubtless at present are of the opinion
that the wayof we striker is hard. REX.