, 1886-10-16
OUR LARAMIE LETTER.
The : Oldest Inhabitant Leaves
Wyoming.
Historic Laramie to be Abandoned
in the Spring.

opttihi ' oiItspOHutuCt Ol lHE LEADER
Fort LARAMIE, Wyo., Oct. l2-To-
morrow the oldest inhabitant of Wyom
ing territory takes his departure for the
East. The gentleman in question is Ord
nance Sergt. Schuyler, who has served
under the stars and stripes at this post
for upwards of thirty years. Sergt.
Schuyler arrived at Fort Laramie in 1855.
after marching from st. Louis in COM
pany with several other recruits for Uncle
Sam, who have long since gone to join
the great majority. Fort Laramie at that
period was quite a different place from
what it is to-day. The noble red man
roamed unchecked through the vast soil
tudss of the adjacent plains, and occa-
s%ionally forded the Platte and made a
rush on the government buildings with
the hope of appropriating the hirsute ap
pendage Of the dogs of pale faces or
failing in that, help themselves to United
States bacon and hard tack
Sergt. Schuyler, whose memory is I'm.
impaired, is plethora with anecdotes Of
those days. His f%avorite recollection reverts
to sometime along in the sixties, when
he happened to be lett in charge Of the
post for a few days during the absence of
the command. The Indians having be
come aware of the unprotected condition
of the place began to make their appear
ance OF the adjoining hills, soaring the
women and children badly. Sergt.
Schuyler was equal to the emergency,
however. He gathered all the grown
females together and fitted them out with
soldiers uniforms and arms, loaded two
twelye-pounds guns and then got his i'm
prlsoned company on the parade. ground
and manGuvered them as best he could.
thus decelying the Indians and saving the
garrison. Sergt. Schnyder goes to Clark's
Point, Mass, there to take charge of a
dismantled post. The commanding off
Ger here has placed at his disposal all
the transportation he may need. The
7th infantry band will serenade him on his
departure; the whole garrison will turn
out and wish him and family God speed,
good luck and a pleasant Journey. May
he be as happy at his new post of duty
as he has been here, is the wish of your
correspondent.
Coming events cast their shadows
before" No sooner had the order for the
departure of Sergt. Schnyder arrived,
than everybody began to talk of the aban-
donement of historic old Fort Laramie.
We were all excited one morning last
week, when telegraphic orders arrived
oldering two companies permanently to
Fort Mckinney. and now | am informed
on good authority, that the post will be
abandoned in the spring. This. l pre-
sumo, will throw the reservation open to
the public, and in all probability we will
have a thriving town where Laramie now
stands.
Surprise parties seem to be the order of
the day in social circles; Mrs. Coyle was
very much surprised by a number OF her
friends rushing in on her the other even
ing, when dancing and singing continued
to a late hour. She, in turn, gathered
her clan, to the number of thirty. and
swooped down on the unprotected family
Of Ordnance Sergt. Schuyler. Both as
semblages were graced by the subtle wit
and g%entlemanly presence of Mr.. Dennis
Driscoll, our aspiring candidate for JUS
tice of the peace from Muskrat, who is
working for the female vote.
Quite a closely contested game of base
ball varied the usual mo lotony on Mon
day, The Upper Nine played the Lower
Nine for 500. Capt. Duffy managed
the Upper Nine in a professional manner,
while Capt. Gilmore took the Lower Nine
through with great credit to himself. The
pitching of both parties was first class.
The Lowers labored under the disadvant-
age of having their captain as pitcher.
thereby preventing his coaching his men.
In the fourth innings tie game stood . TO
3, and in the seventh innings 5 10 6, the
Uppers keeping ahead one run to the
finish. The excitement was intense in
the eighth innings, when the Lowers had
two out and a man on third base. the
game standing 6 to /. Every one re-
GREETED to see the Lowers caught out on a
foul. At the finish the game stood:
4 5 67S9
uppers ..........~.. | Cpl 0-S
Lowers ..............2 o | 0 | ! | 0 II
The game was umpired by Lieut.. Ba-
ker, II recent importation from West
Point, who managed to get in the way of
the ball on all possible and impossible oc-
c~asions. The catching of Mr.. Fredericks
on left field was simply immense, and the
single handed catching of Capt. Duffy as
short stop was perfect. The acrobalic
performance of Mr.. Clemens on third
base and behind the bat, called for several
rounds of applause from the onlookers.
Base ball is the general topic of converse
ton at present, to the exclusion of the
departure Of Sergt. Schuyler and the two
companies for Fort Mckinney. The last
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