Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-05-31
A TRIP TO FT. YATES.
The Traveller Greeted by Natures
Sweetest Smile at This Season
Of the Year.
Old Time Bismarckers Who are
Prospering in Business at
Winona and Elsewhere.

Mai. Mclaughlin and the Military
People Make it Pleasant for
Their Guests.
A Correspondents Experience.
Fort YATES, Oak, May 21- 1-[Special]-
A trip down. the river to Winona by
stage at this season of budding spring, is
charming, as natures sweetest smile
greets the traveller everywhere. Seated in
one of, DR.. Frisby's comfortable mail
stages passenger finds himself in Wi
mona in ten hours from the time he leaves
Bismarck. The scenery in places is very
fine, notably so at Emmonsburg, where
Postmaster Archambault reigns as mayor
and political chief. He has delightful
location near the mouth of Beaver creek.
where the birds of the air do love to con.
gate in variety without limit, to enjoy the
beautiful groves without fear of wicked
boys. There are fish ard wild ducks in
plenty, and everything that the lover of
sweet nature can appreciate. Major Arch
ambault is blessed and none deserve the
kind smiles of fortune more than he.
At6p.m. Captain Smith the heart-smash-
ing Jehu of this popular line, landed the
writer in front of the postofice, and the
first man to greet us was the handsome
and smiling Jack Waldon, formerly of Bis
marck, but now wealthy hotel keeper
and owner of the townsite of Winona.
His salutation was warm and cheering
and reads like this: 'Great Cd, Pitts,
look here! See who has come." Out I
jumped, little stiff but fairly fresh after
sixty-6ve-mile ride. Major Pitts looks
just as natural as when in Bismarck. He
is running good general store, and has
just been appointed postmaster. He is also
agent for the Bismarck and Pierre stage
hne Jack Waldon is somewhat inclined
to be stout, but says he will out run any
fat man at the Bismarck Fourth of July
fat mans race for big money, and Winona
will back him solid. His hotel, the Com
mercial, is good house, we'll kept, and
under the immediate charge of Mrs.
Waldon and her sister. After supper
called on Edwin D. Wescott, an old time
friend in Yankton and later
in Bismarck. Ed is prosper
ing. He does the banking busi-
ness for the town, has section of
land under cultivation and has nearly
three hundred head Of cattle and sixty
horses as q starter in the stock line. Things
come easy for Ed. now. He deserves all
his success, and is very popular. Another
very popular 0ld-time Bismarcker is Mrs
Kelly. She keeps fine restaurant and is
prospecting. She owns good house, and
keeps her horse and buggy. James A..
Gibson, another prominent resident Of
Winona. has a couple of sections under
cultivation and is otherwise developing
the southern part OF Emmons county. He
is a boomer from away back. While Winona
is notorious for wind and honest men, it
contains within its limits a few liars, that
would make the average newspaper man
go behind wood pile and kick himself
for lack of proper training. There is Liver
Eating johnson, one of Ed. Wescott's
stOckmen, who is matchless. He has
served in the army and navy, and did a
little at hunting the spOrtive whale. He
rode on the back of whale over
twenty miles in Behring sea, hanging onto
the harpoon. When the whale went down
he just hela his breath until it came up
again. When the whale foundered, Jonah
stayed with it; the game was up and it
died. johnson is willing to swear that he
was rescued. johnson has good second
in Wild Bill. Commodore Locke's ferry
man: He seldom ever tells a good story
short of 81 collection. He informed us
privately that he frequently has to drown
a'soldier to sober him up before he takes
him across the river, crossed the river
with Bill. He carried the mail sack and
showed us the way over magnificent
bottom OF sand, willows and gumbO. It's
delightful walking after a heavy rain.
At the agency we met Colonel Barry,
the eminent Bismarck photographer, Major
Angevine and John Belk, the father Of pi-
lots. A call at Major McLaughlin's office
found him at home. He introduced us to
Mrs. Charles Mccarthy, wife of former
Bismarck 8 sheriff, and her two daughters.
Yanktonian, gave us hearty greeting.
He is prospering, and he is worthy Of all
the good Things that Dame Fortune thOWs
in his way. Major Brownley and Capt.
Jos. Premo, are accomplished gentlemen
and very accommodating. Everything at
but such must be the case wherever Major
Mclaughlin rules. He is the oldest agent
in point Of service in the country. COM
mencing in 1871 at Devils Lake. He is also
Cne MOsC successful, and understands the
Indian thoroughly. Columns could not
be written about the wonderful improve.
ments made under his direction. a large
industrial school, two. very fine
mission schools and large number Of
common schools, are in full operation.
Billy Macnider, the trusted chief clerk and
general manager Of the Douglas trading
stores, furnished sleeping quarters for the
night. The morning gun goes off at 4:5O
Out roll the boys ii blue, and prepare
for target practice, which begins about s
and continues to IL o'clock, The garrison
consists Of six companies; four Of Twelfth
infantry and two Of Eighth cavalry. Each
company has target. Capt. Fechet,
Eighth cavalry commanding post, escorted
us down into the b4ttes, to inspect THERE
v6lving targets, and see how they work.
The system Of making and correcting
scores is perfect. # 2 shot is in doubt. an
\ get for inspection, which is examined and
reported. Thrice, while the captain and
were watching the target, we got covered
with dirt from the bank behind us. Over
hundred bullets passed over our heads
While inside, then we got out The
rifle " balls had II very fami iar