Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-04-23
animation. Henry N. Wilson was also
admitted TO the bar
FORT BUFORD.
bune's' SDeciai Correspondent.
(SDeciQl COrresDondence of The Tribnne0

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Especial Correspondence Of The Tri6une.)
Fort BUFoRD, D. T, April 49,
Paymaster Thomas is still at Fort Gus
ter, and the troops here. are consequently
down to hard pan 1.-THE rustic Of the
green back is no longer heard in the land,
and the chips are getting dusty while
" Reuben lansuishes disconsolate.. :.
Grow that flies high has announced
his near departure for Berthold and there
are many who would be pleased to offer
him the stirrup cup. Perhaps his con-
stituen,s at Berthold may prevail upon
; him to remain there-a consummation
devoutly to be wished. Captain Thom-
as Britton 9th infantry, while drilling
the battalion sometime since, accidently
sustained severe sprain that confined
him to his quarters for several days; he
is now out and again on the action list,
where, by the way, he was generally been
found since the Mexican war. Joe
Culbertson was here recently from the
upper country. He reports everything
quiet at the agencies on the upper Mis-
souri, :. There is some talk Of Il ferry at
the Muddy above this post on the Fort
Peck road, to be operated by employees of
the Interior Department. ltwould be u
benefit to the travelling public. Man
ager Stockman OF the signal Office here is
en- ga ged with a force OF men, detailed for
the purpose by General Hayen, in lower
iny the cable that crosses the Missouri
near this point. A deep trench on the
South side of the river is found necessary
to insure the safety of the cable from in
tertering with passing steamboats, -.
Speaking Of steamboats, reminds one Of
the first boat of the season. Last year
the Mcleod arrived here on the 10Th OF
April, and there were many who expected
an earlier arrival the present season.
The first boat is yet al interesting topic,
and affords ample opportunities for win
nlng new hats. From the article in the
TRIBUNE on the "break up" it would
seem the river was wrathy. Not so here,
the ice went by so smoothly, and there
was so little Of smashing or anything
akin to bolsterousness, that the common
remark obtai.ed was "isn't it going
prettily? Which remark though il
smacks of femininily was tavorite with
the male Bufordite The long winters
IN this section are favorable to collections
of rubbish, and decidedly against any ex'
tcnsive efforts at policing, but when the
first warm days. OF spring appear, the in
evitabIc spring cleaning commences,
this is especially ihc case here at present.
The erection and moving Of building late
last season at This post, necessarily left
much of the debris lying around loose I'M,
til this spring, and the commanding Of
ficer finds it no'easy task to get the post
back to its proVerbial state of cleanliness
l used to hear it remarked III certain cir.
cles that soldiers did nothing but polish
buttons and lead a sort Of leisurely life,
in the piping / ime OF peace, but l knew
better now. Afrontier post with small
garrison always has something that must
be done II s satanic majesty finds but
small foothold on the score of idle hands
Our neighbors, the Gros Vcntrcs
have had their annual goose and corn
dances. The latter, a square dance, was
repeated at the post A full dress re-
hcarsa, or the corn part OF the ceremony
was fully illustrated, each Indian prn.
cess having in her arms huge " bokay' =
Of sage brush, the crowning glory OF each
nose gay beinggan ear OF corn-the dance
was anything but a dance according to
pale face ideas of terrsichorean figures
The movements Of the dusky bellies, con,
veying the impression that they were all
afflicted with lameness in one OF thelr--
limbs, and the thoughts would intrude
that it was far, more interesting to gaze
upon assemblies, in which some of the
spectators often participated, where the
mellow stains of Strauss assisted the.
graceful evolutions, and not a flat accom-
paniment uponfan enlarged specimen
tamborine; this may be styled what
know about square dances" REX. .a