The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13
No.. 25.

IS. two stories high and are embelished by
a nice wide varanda the entire length Of the
building. In each one of the buildings are
quartered two companies with ample room.
The first floor is used for 8 camp, Offices
dining rooms, kitchens and store-rooms. The
rooms have good, high ceilings, are well
lighted, thoroughly ventilated and are kept
scrupulous)y cleanIand nice.
The hospital is a magnificent structure, be-
ing 141x37, two stories high, with kitchen
and dining room in the rear, with two rooms
46x24, i stories high s very handsome
varanda around the entire building gives it 8
unique appearance.
Headquarters is situated almost directly op-
posite the commanding officers residence,
and is 48x266, two stories high, with varan-
da across the entire building; and is a good,
substantial structure
The guard house, an essential and neces-
sary structure at all posts, is located close 10
the suttler store and is very handy to run the
boys in when they become belligerant.
Almost directly in the rear OF the officers
rooms are two buildings, 90x30 feet each, in
which the laundresses are located. These
quarters are entirely too small, and others
should be erected with more room and great
er conveniences.
The telegraph office is Immediately in the
rear OF the headquarters, and is 30x17 with
two rooms. Here the urbane Wheaton pre-
sides at all times. But short distance from
this office is the magazine, 19x15 and one
story high.
The quartermaster's store-house is perhaps
100 yards in the rear Of the barracks, is 200
x25 in width, and is divided into offices,
clothing rooms and general storehouse.
The commissary storehouse is 20ox25 feet
in length, with an office, issuing or sales
room and two storerooms; under this is 8
cellar 50x22. This building is under the i'm
mediate supervision Of Sergeant Smith, an
able, fully competent and agreeable gentle
man. There is also another large storeroom
with basement, used Jointly by the commits
sary and quartermaster departments.
There are also four large one-story stables,
160x30, with stabling capacity for 800 ami
mails; two of these are used by the cavalry
and the other two by the quartermaster.
There is also an immense granny 200x25
with capacity Of holding one million bush
els Of oats.
The quarlermaster has o blacksmith, car
penter, wheelright and saddler shop, in which
he employs citizens entirely. The shops are
all pleasantly situated, good large rooms,
well lighted and ventilated
There is also q splendid root cellar, 100x
20, 7-foot deep and covered with i foot Of
earth although they have had an unusually
hard winter, we were informed they had
| not lost anything by frost,
The buildings Throughout are splendid struc-
| tures, replete with every convenience, and
those who were in charge Of its construction
cannot be complimented too highly on the
efficient and able manner in which they dis-
charged their duty.
G. a. Broadwater s. Co. are the post sut-
lers, and carry large and well assorted stock
Of merchandise. They have splendid store
room, two very large warehouses, an off,
GERS club-room and large saloon. They
of course do q magnificent business The
business is under the supervision OF Mr..
hcCullogh, q thorough business man and q
| pleasant gentleman, who is ably assisted by
Mr. Dodd, Doc Letellier, Sam. Heron, Ollie
Oleson, and last, but by no means least, Kidd
McCaulley, all wholesouled, pleasant and
| industrious gentlemen 10 whom the writer
! is under obligations for many acts Of courtesy
while visiting the post
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