The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-01-26

J Ten teams start for Slendive in tn,
, morning for II 600 pounds of supplies
they will not return before Sunday o.
Monday nex'. After the goods com,
we will proceed to issue the clothing
boots, shoes &c, for the year.
4 Cat Fish Top. Policeman, Just cam,
ia and reported that an Indian-Nepo-
died in camp to-day of Consumption
4Tu inst Have been busy TO-DAY
working at various things. Mail came
in at noon, but owing to a mis-, axe b,
the P N at Ft. Buford, So miles from
here, did not bring any letters. Receiv
ed several papers.
5rH INST This is Tuesday and a very
busy dav it has been. We killed 81
beeves and had them skinned and dress
ed before dinner. In the evening the
Indian workmen hauled it to the mea
house where it was piled up. To nigh
| am tired, but gratifed at the nice
smooth manner everything is gong
along.
erH INsT.-Verv cold last r,ight-I5
below zero. To day we killed rs cattle
had the yard cleaned up and the mea'
stored away by 4 o'clock. They are all
shot down before the SHINING commen.
ces. When the killing was finished to
dav $50 Indians were let into the yard
and then The skinning commenced. 1t
was sight. Wnen The hides were of
and the meat quartered the eQuaws were
let in and they went to work on the en-.
traits and feet e., In half an hour they
had cleaned the paunch and entrails and
had carried them off, together with the
heads and feet-nothing left on the
ground but the contents OF the paunch
auri ehtrai's.
Tomorrow we will kill Is more and
that will finish the work In addition to
looking after the killing. l have made
several estimates for supplies for the
next year and looked after dozens OF
other matters. So you see | have my
hands full.
Tonight, W. F. Okey, Mr.. Eaton and
I will work on another estimate for sup
plies. which must 60 10 Washington by
the 10ih inst.
Well, we worked until 81 and then
quit. Very cold tonight. At o'clock
this evening Mr.. Lewis thermometer
marked 2a below zero. l walked over
there and back and did not suffer par
ticle from cold. This is grand, yet a
verv singular climate.
7rH INST Have been busy to-day
Slaughtered 7S head OF cattle and after
dark, by hard work, got the meat stored
away. One big joh off our hands.
Tomorrow will send balance OF cat
tie to Wolf Point. except about Is cows,
which we will bring to the barn.yard TO
winter there.
Mercury went to 81 below Zero last
night. About Is below all day, but no
trouble to work ont Of doors.
Mrs. It. Welsh was down this morn
ing, in the corrall, TO see the Indians
skinning the beeves. She thought it a
wonderful sight. She expressed wish
for some tripe and tongues-I sent her
dozen tongues and lot of tripe by
Wavne. who galloped up on q pony.
This has been busy day. We slaugh.
tered 76 beeves to day and finished pack
ing away in the neat houee after dark.
Then MIR. Eaton. ". F. Okey and |
worked until after O'Clock on estimate
for supplies for year ending June 30.
1887.
Sru INsr.-This morning l sent four
Policemen with 2S5 head OF cattle to
Wolf Point. issued several stoves to In
dians, had the Interpreter 60 through
the camp to ascertain how many stoves
we're needed. Had the Asst. Farmer
clean up the corrall and barn yard and
attended to forty other matters and then
we worked until after 9 o'clock this
evening and finished our estimate. And
how cold do you think it was last night 7
"A 6.l0 degrees below zerol And has
been Is below all day, but l have been
out mnst OF the day and suffered but
very ittie-just my face and nose once
in while. This evening at o'clock 1t
was 35 below.
This climate is grand and no one,
properly wrapped, suffers from the cold
have buffalo coat. muskrat cap and
good overshoes and the cold don't hurt
me a bit.
To morrow we will issue blankets and
send force to the river to cut ice. The
ice is about 2 feet thick in the Missouri.
Ora INsr. Maj. Harris, Mr.. Eaton, the
Interpreter and mysefissued ll43 blank
els to the Indians TO-DAY. They male
"their hearts good" as they say and the
camp Is alive this afternoon with bucks
and sduaws strutting about with their
dark blue blankets wrapped about them
The ice force went down to the river this
afternoon with saws and axes and COM
menced that work, and made some prog
ress. They will 90 at it again on Mon.
dav Al degrees below zero last night.
10Th INsr.-Verv cold last night, 3S'
below zero, but all got along very well
Our girl was q! dance last night, !
guess, for she failed to appear this morn
ing to get breakfast. W. F. Okey and
Wayne got breakfast and we ate about
10 o'clock. Will only have two meals
TO dag-dinner and supper together
abou, o'clock. Wayne and Dr.. Chick.
en- have jist gone to her tepee to rustic
her out. She didn't come and the boys
prepared supper.
18TH INsT.-This is Tuesday and !
have been busy to-day looking after
things generally. This afternoon
salked down 10 the river where the ice
cutters were at work. They had a nice
| lot cut nearly two feet thick. When l
got back | was tired, did some work in
the Office, read the papers awhile and re.
tired.
l3rH lNsr.-This morning had all
fthe rakes, mattocks, hoes shoVels, picks
land spades, without handles, carried to
the carpenters shop to be newly handled,
Before dinner we commenced, the Inter-
prefer and I, to give out stoves 10 the
Indians. Wayne drove a wagon drawn
/ by two ponies. We hauled six at load
and put one down at each Indians house
| until we had taken out 29. Some were
cooking stoves and some heating.
| After that l worked some 10 the office
on our estimates. Then who do you
think stepped INV. P. Mason, of Stat.
ford! He came to Morran's in wagon
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