The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-03-08
ca Friday last, q delegation h:m
2;;ns A St,icklana poet nons;et;no. ne

don. Streator, Lowe and The bugler Of
the STAR force. visited Oelrichs by in
vitatioM. to assist i'll the organization Of
90. a. u. Post al that place. Being
that . period Of IL years had fitted, SO
to speak, into the dim vista OF the here
tofore, since We had The pleasure Of re-
Ginning upon a seat in u railroad car,
we concluded to break the spell that
had clung to US so long, and cast our
lot with the squad that preferred the
rail. The trip to Buffalo Gap was pro-
sy bat very pleasant considering the
rather disagseeaLie condition of the
READS. Arriving at the Gap the squad
| giessuily aligh.ed and embraced tho
eSpsetant friends-at this period we
ran iuto tie grasp Of or mutual friend
Bill Enochs whom we embraced three or
four times in order to get all of him
within the compass Of ii arms
| Ccsarsae Burns, who holds a position
i'll the commissary department close to
the European hotel, looked yer the
squad critically. AID then ordered two
ration. all round. In the CLEANING the
iron horse came sncrtiug up and q @
The suaal was whirled toward Qelricls
by .le fiery steea. We arrived at The
city Of the plains sometime after da.a,
which made it somewhat difficult for
strangers 30 observe The situation. but
h, feeling ami a proper ssc OF natural
instinct SIC singled ont TIE door-nob to
the neares. hotel, entered and put
down oAr john Ilancnrks. We skip
4 period u time hcta uas;l about two
o'eioca nnHt day. as our megEory ~
uncertain Us 10 the %chaqucrcd events
which svaAspired. ~ ia;al sncolceiicn
dawns ulon Us, Of Numerous interviews
With Oclrichs soions. interiudcs q .'aigh
Eve, plerarious meanderings in nii-
known aud dark recesses, animated
discussions with some Of the Oldest il.
habi,ants upon the cons:itu,ionality of
special legislation, searching diligently
for some kind OF an entrance to the ho-
tel. and cur forlcrn rally OH the edi-
j toy Ct the .iarccuts who courteouslv re
ceived us aad eseorted us to his rouaoiT
in Ais ro:.e ae.chsmbre. An these
and a hcstof ether uncertain incidents
TRANSFERRED wc cannot recall.
Next day through the courtesy Of
!, Mr.. Jones, editor of the Adrocate. our
3 party was conducted through thu
Aba,to.r about a half milo below tow,
where butchering. packing and preserv
\ ing meats are carried on extensively
and with a profit We are creditably i'll
formed. In the afternoon cur tim
vas principally taken up in fighting
over the battles again with our com
rades. After the organization wa
com plcted, a banquet was spread, tn
populacs generally spreading themsclvs
over Ut. In the evening a camp-tir
was held and again, in fancy the CON
rades fought the battles DER. Con:
rade A. S. Stewart acted as presidin
officer at the campfire and his happ
II mood caused rinkles of ninth to pla
a upon the visages of the a%ssemblagc.
II Maj. Eaton oficiatcd in the cerem,
MES of muster-in and barren the pars
p%ilranalia, the ceremonies were exec,
ie ted with eclat, and the new post starte
cut upon its mission of F C. & l..
Several fine speeches we're made an
re fraternal ties renewed and the Gran
u Army Of Dakota reinforced by anothe
, Post. In the evening the light pha,
10 tastic was tripped until long aftt
rs yours deiecteaiy, vas laid away in h
g. little bed silently claspcd in the arm
'e of Murphy.
$. Oelrichs il a lively little mart an
destined to become a place Of prom
y. ncnce, her people are expectant and
OF is right they should be, for surround
ae ing them are good agricultural Ian
e. in abundance. They have a mob
y start and if they will delay the slaugl
On d, ter Of the hen that lays their goldt
III egg, success is theirs in the near futur
On Sunday morning about 4 o'cloc
wetook the back trail for the beautif
, - valley of Fall River, where we arrive
in somewhat Of a compressed shape, b
all there except our over-shoes viii,
NJ stopped at the European Hotel to tai
a rest we presume. The trip from t,
ad Gap was lightcned from its monotol
~ by being blessed with a party Of br
y. liant conversationalists, but owl,
W. tothe pressure which was. brought
T. bear on us by Hank and comrade Ste
i'd. ard, there was no space left even 70,