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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-10

bsr, Is here ten Or twelve feet high. rising
p-rr-ndicuIarlv from ;fie water Near its basa
the trunks az several trees. with end
imoedced and the other projecting horizontally
over the surface Of the water. affording an
evidence cf the recent deposition OF the soil OF
the iow piai:.. and an admonition OF the un-
certainty Of the tenure the first bank OF
the river. Similar appearances are frequent
along she Missouri. and furnish abundant EVIL
dencs that these rivers are constantly changing
their bed. and from the great rapidity Of the
stream mast suppose these changes are
not slowly pruduced: but their range is
fined TO ;he valley within TIE second bank,
which : here rsiss1 attcut seventy feet
On IL second bans. in the rear of the site Of
the former works the buildings belonging 10
the present military establishment hare been
erected. They were commenced in 1910. The
hOu--- Of ore story, constructed Of logs
hekei u;ssn masonry. and CnIIsd-iR the fnrrn
~ hollow si;.ase. a; the. foot OF the seeond
hank rises fue spring cf water. which has
given name 20 the place. Geld Water Greek. q
v-ry small navigabls. discharges
Itself few hundred yards above: in times Of
high water it, mouth might afford harbcr
;ur small boats Bef0r. the recent change in
the bed Of the Missouri this creek entered high
.r up -fac N present and then ahnrdetf>
good harbo- To- beats ot all size. The Fifth
Regiment was .ncarnTed here at the time OF =
arrival. waiting FOR the contractor >
steamboats, THREE of which had passed at
the mouth OF the river.
Major Cruise and Mr.. p. V. Rabbit OF
the Army have been in charge of the
removal of the bodies from Bel,efontaine
~ Jefferson Barracks
A space of about ten acres has been
searched for remains, and Mr.. Rabbit
says that according to their information,
A part OF the graveyard is now growu.
over bv All orchard OF some years stand
ing 1t is probable therefore. that all of
the bones may not be secured for the re-
movai 10 the barracks
The War Department is. however. trying
to secure from its archives the names Of
all who were buried there, so that such
names may be placed upon the new monu-
nert 10 be erected a: the cemetery at tbs
barracks.
The gentlemen in charge have had q
number of photographs of scenes at Belle
fontaine made. and these pictures VIII be
embodied in their report to the Quarter
master General.
Judge Douglas Of the Missouri Historical
Society visited the camp of soldiers at
Beliefontaine last Tuesday. and was p1es-
en-: at the opening OF the grave OF Colonel
and Mrs. Thomas Hunt.
To his efforts and interest in Beliefon-
tame the present action OF the Govern
Inent is due
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-10
10kDER AN6HxINE
9T CLDFORT
SLZE1CHIHZ/ZF

| to the Spanish pond. it runs pretty much
over the same ground for I'D years"
In 176s the Spanish Captain Rios. with a
leans arrived at St Louis. where the
cordial to him. He selected Bellefontaine,
some miles distant from the settlement.
as the site for his post. and named It
Fort Charles. the Prince. in honor Of the
son OF the Spanish King.
It, was afterward used as factory or
trading post with the Indians, and still
called the Fort.
Governor .Zenon Trudeau on September
10. 1897. granted to Hezekiah Lard (or
Lord a concession of 1900 arpents of
land on the Missouri River. through which
runs the Cold Water or Bellefontaine
Creek on this and Lard built house.
saw and grist mill and cleared a farm,
and on this land was the old fort or fac
tory. Lard died in 1893. says Billion and
in 1903 his estate was sold n public sale
in partition and Go arpents of the tract
were Purchased by William Massey, upon
which were the old factory and buildings.
1t received the name of Bellefontaine by
the French and Spanish traders from a
large spring at the foot Of the bluffs near
the river.
SPRING NOW IN
THE RIVERS BED.
This is the spring of which Lewis Bis
sell spoke. and which is now quite in
the river bed. In times of low water this
spring may be found. and water was
dipped from 1t only last autumn by a
party OF visitors from st. Louis.
Beilefontaine is recorded In the War De-
partment at Washington as being "a Unit
ed States Indian factory and later MILL
tary post. located on the south bank of
the Missouri River. four miles above its
mouth and fifteen from ST Louis, in which
is now Ct Louis County. Missouri.
The occasion for the location Of a mill
tary post at this place was stipulation
of a treaty made at ST. Louis November 3.
1901 between William Henry Harrison.
Governor of Indiana Territory. and the
District of Louisiana. and the head chiefs
Of the Sacs and Fox tribes of Indians. by
which the United States agreed to estab-
ish a trading-house or factory at a foin;
where these tribes can be supplied with
goods at more reasonable rate than they
have been accustomed to procure them
In accordance with this agreement, in
August. 1906. General Wilkinson. then COM
manding the army, was directed to select
a site for the proposed factory and oc-
cury the same with troops. and on August
10. lsC6. he reported that he had encamped
the troops at Cold Water. ION high. dry.
narrow bottom Of the Missouri. near
fountain of pure water. competent to sup
ply 1000 men daily: where they are now
actively engaged on the work Of the can
tonment. and in collecting materials for
the building Of the factory
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-10
SE17zHS oF OFFICERS GRHzEs
HT Old FoRT aLLEF0S[THx/

This point is the site Of the present vii
iaSe Of Frnisante ST. Louis County. and
the troops in question were six companies
OF the First Infantry under the command
of Colonel Thomas Hunt. To this canton
naent was given the name of Bellefontaine.
from the abundant spring OF pure water in
its midst
From rude drawing of the cantonment.
made in 1876. on file in the War Depart
mant. ii would appear that it was located
on Il low. fat. sandy bottom. some 800
yards from the river bank. beyond which.
at a distance of l5e yards. was blum
some twenty feet higher. covered with
scattering timber. 1t was to this blub
that the cantonment was moved some four
years later. ON account of the unheaith-
fuiness of the original site.
HUTS OF LOG
WITH THE BARK ON.
The buildings. when CO mpleted. were
huts or cabins built of logs put up in green
state. with the bark On. and without nails
or underpinnins: the roofs covered with
oak shingles. KEEP, in place by the weight
of logs laid on them: the quarters for the
men without flooring: the magazine of
hewed logs. and the factory and store
house ridely boarded. but Of like hasty
ard ill-adapted material.
From 1909 to 1915 Beliefontaine was the
headquarters of the Department OF
Louisiana, which included Forts Madison.
Massac, Usage and st. Vineennes- and
during the War OF lS12-lo was frequently
threatened by marauding bands of In
disns in the pay of the enemy. but its
proximity to the strong settlements at st.
Louis appears to have deferred them from
making the attempt.
In 1917 the garrison wes occupied by
Captain OFalions company of the rife
regiment. 159 officers and men, For the
following ten years the establishment at
Bellefcntatne was one Of varying strength.
Its abandonment was contemplated
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-10

with tie intention of erecting a larger
and permanent fort near the city of ST.
Louis. but owing to the exorbitant prices
demanded for land in the vicinity. a site
was not secured until 1926. when the city
OF Carondelet, having donated a large
tract for military purposes. the troops at
Bellefontsine were removed to that point
and entered upon the construction OF
what is now jefferson Barracks.
The last return from Bellefontaine Is
dated June 30 1895. at which time the
garrison consisted of companies A, B. H
and of the First Infantry. under the
command of Brevet Major S. W. Kearney,
and on July 10 OF that year the point was
finally abandoned as a military post, al
though small arsenal OF deposit was
maintained there until 1884 Two years
later the Government disposed of its in
terest to certain citizens of st. Louis
County. and the property passed from the
control of the United States.
TIE following officers were on duty at
Be!lsfcntaine during the period from date
Of occupation to the close of the year
1910:
Colonel Thomas Hunt. First Infantry.
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel BisseIl, Firs, In
Tantry.
Major Zebulon NJ Pike, Firs. Infantry.
Surgeons Mate Samuel Mckee.
Captain James House. Regiment OF ArtiIler-
lists.
Captpain Eli B. Clemson. First Infantry
Captain Simon Owens, First Infantry
Captain Joseph Gross. Regiment of Art.ller-
ISIS.
Lieutenant Joseph Kimbaii. Regiment Of Ar
tfilerists.
Lieutenant Joseph Dorr. First Infantry
Lieutenant Alpha Kingsley. Fist Infantry.
Lewis Bisseil recites that in 1872. there
we're then great apprehensions Of an at
tack from Indians at st. Charles. and even
st. Louis. and 1 have stood guard at
Bellefontaine expecting an attack. as
mary Indian murders were perpetrated In
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-10
OIL PROMOTERS GIVE BOND.
Accused of Selling Personal In
stead of Treasury Stock.

Houston, Tex. April 81. c. Beatty and
d. l.. Beatty of Fort Scott, Kas., W. B.
Sharp and E. D. Prather Of Beaumont.
Tex, and D. X. Beatty of Galveston gave
81, 500 bond each at Beaumont to-day to
appear for trial on Federal court indict-
ments. charging them with fraudulent use
of the mails.
The men are promoters Of an -oil COM
pany Of this State and the allegation IL
that they sold personal stock instead OF
treasury stock of the company. All OF
those indicted are among the prominent
operators in the Texas oil field. 81
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-10
BIG FRElGHTSHIP LAUNCHED.
Augustus E. Wolvin the Largest
Ever Built on Fresh Water.

Lorraine. o.. April e.-In the presence of
an immense crowd. the big steamer Au-
sustus B. Wolvin the largest vessel ever
built ca fresh water and said TO be the
largest boat designed especially for carry
ing freight in the world. was successfully
launched at the American Shipbuilding
Companys yards here to-day.
. When completed the vessel will have
cost her owners. the Acme Steamship
Company. about s5aooeo. The new vessel
is ,so feet long IS feet wide and 32 feet
deep. She will carry about u,ooo tons OF
iron ore. besides 800 tons OF fuel. on IS
feet draught- This is equivalent to SSS
carloads
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-10

Mre Hunt died January Is. lSJs. She
3~as Eunice Wellington, descendant OF
1.-THE Pslsrave family of England. which
family fs derived from the Passions.
1 anne known In literature because Of the
sPaSson Letters
The eleventh and youngest child OF
iCoaoue1 Thomas and Eunice Wellington
Hunt married James G. SoaisTo of this
city. and her descendants are well known
hare. Another daughter married Colonel
Josiah Smelling, for whom Fort Smelling
was named.
SERVED IN THE
REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
Colonel Hunt served all through the
IWar Of the Revolution-at Valley Forge.
Monmouth. Stony Point, Quaker Hill. and
WAS wounded at Yorktown. He was in
k'Nad' Anthony Wayne's Indian cam
ksasn in 1874. At different times he was
kom1rrl dSnt at Fort Defiance, o.; Fort
krayne. Ind: Fort Industry. Toleao: Fort
haokinae, Mackinac. and at Fort Shell
by. Detroit, before he came TO Fort
BellefontAlne. No.
4 Another Inscription a, Fort BeIlefon-
1ta.ne recited that 1: was placed there
..te the memory Of Major Russell Bisseil
icf the First United States Regiment dn-
kantry1, who died at the cantonnent,
IBeiiefontainc. the eighteenth day OF De-
esmber. 1sci, aged 50 yeare." Several men-
hers of the BisseN family have been con-
inec.ed with the history Of Fort Belleton-
katne.
The father of Major Russell Bisseil.
EsptaIn Ozias Bissen. Of the Revolution.
bnade 4 statement short time before his
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-10

Centuries ago the Latin poet, Horace.
wrote Of his own work: Il have builded
a monument more lasting than brass" ="
and he spoke truly.
History, the written. printed WORD. re-
calls the lives and deeds OF those whose
bones have long since turned 10 dust. and
whose monuments. erected in the wish to
perpetuate those names. have crumbled
with the passing years.
So it Is with the men and women whose
bodies were buried at Fort Beliefentaine-
We can read about them where We will
but of the words cut in stone upon their
graves. few are legible after the passage
Of less than a hundred years.
II is thought that about one hundred
soldiers are buried at Fort Reilefontaine
and less than twenty officers. Among
those whose graves have been Identified
are Colonel Thomas Hunt. Major Russell
B,sseIl, William Sears. an infant child OF
Colonel Zebulon NJ Pike. snd the wife OF
Captain Hsratio Stark.
Here is a copy OF the inscription upon
the graves of Colonel Hunt and his wife:
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-10
JAIL BREAK AT CARTHAGE, NO.
OF Eight Escaping Prisoners, Sew
en- Are Recaptured.

Carthage. No, April 9.-Eight prisoners
escaped from the Jasper County Jail to-day
by cutting through the wooden hoof.
Seven of the men were captured within an
hour Newt Mayors. under sentence for
horse stealing. Is still at large. The pr1s-
oners were under q years of age. serving
lishsHsentences for minor offenses.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-10

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'or some years as q military storehouse.
ana small detachment OF men were left
III chsrse MAJOR Jonn Whistler was in
coihtlaha- he hao an interesting and ro-
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CAME TO AMERICA
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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-15
A Real Sacrifice To Humanity.

Apart from his work, Mr.. Spenc
er's life was barren. Indeed, his
work was his life, and it was sad tc
hear him saying that he was sorry
that he ever met the man of alb
stractions with his science and
his philosophy" That life of his,
barren Of commonplace happiness,
was real true sacrifice op the al
tar Of humanity; the ideal example
of pure altruism which he himself
defines in his ethics, whereby the
good that is done to others brings
no compensation to the doer; for
it is reasonable to believe that Mr..
Spencer never knew the good he
had accomplished, and could there
fore never realize the satisfaction
which alone could repay him for
his toil.-From Herbert Spencer"
by Michael A. Lane, in National
for January.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-15

"CelIaritis" is the very descrip-
tive term which some physicians
apply to a condition Of the body
when it is debilitated as the re-
suit Of living in house in which
there is an unclean or improperly
cared for cellar. This word may
be neither good Greek nor Latin,
but it carries to all housewives, in
its very sound, a hint as to what
causes the illness, and in many
cases thid is all that is required to
bring about different condition in
the health OF a family, by the rem
ovation of the cellar, and the re-
moval Of the cause OF illness.-Phy-
sician's Wife in Good Housekeep-
ing.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-15

Those delightful vocalists, the
Schubert Lady Quartet of Chicago,
will appear at the opera house
Monday evening, January 25, un-
der the auspices Of the school.
Lovers Of sweet singing should not
miss this splendid entertainment.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-15

: Our line OF b cent Cigars j
extra good. I. Hill.
y Evan Davies come home from
Pocatello today to spend Sunday
with his family.
The stationary engine in the 0. S
l.. shops Is being taken out this wee k
and will be shipped to Pocatello.
The regular quarterly meeting OF
the county commissioners was held
this week. The proceedings will
appear in next weeks issue Of The
Journal.
Great pains have been taken iu
selecting a cast for Robert Buchan-
ans rich comedy, An Eye On
Hubby. Mr.. Buchanan boasts that
an exact fit has been secured.
Mrs. A. McIyer and Mrs. L. NJ.
Burnside and daughter, Bessie,
were called to Pocatello Sunday
by the serious illness Of the daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Faris.
Mrs. l.. M. Burnside and daugh-
ter, Bessie, returned from Poca-
tello last evening. She reports
little change in the condition of
the Fairs child, and VIII return to
Pocatello tonight.
j. w. Waldron in connection |
with the committee from HALEY |
had a pleasant interview with
Clief Engineer Newell last week,
and he promised to visit the Wood
river district and look over the
reservoir sites next spring.
A bunch Of 500 head OF cattle,
to III. Shodde Of Jessie,
we're driven thru town to the Snake
'anch Monday, where they will be
ed this winter. George, Fred and
md Tom Shodde and Dave Russell
we're with them.-Albion Herald
Rev. Mr.. Stoy came down from
HALEY Wednesday, and held ser S
ices at Christ Episcopal church
asst evening. Arrangements have
'een made to have Mr.. Stoy here
ach Thursday evening for services, U
nd cordial invitation to attend
) extended to all. .
There were good crowd at the !
toekgrowers' Mercantile Com (
any's store Saturday night to wit 3
ess the weekly prizs drawing. (
be following We're the lucky mum ;
FRS that won the prizes: 245 3
20, 1s9, 269, 22i, ZAP, 81, 80, 2S7, 3
"a, is, 106, 1888, 23s, 20, 8. SO, :
y, 205, 1874, 1872, 100. 135, 103. :
here will be another drawing (
morrow night. 5
At meeting of the Shoshone 8
nd Saturday evening, Jos. Mont 3
merry. who will soon move here !
nm HALEY, was elected instructor &
d leader. Mr.. Montgomery has
ne much towards developing the 3
nd since its organization, and 3
h his home in Shoshone he will &
better able to render IL valuable 3
istance than ever before. New
sic has been ordered and re.
rsals are being held twice
*. BY the time spring comes
organization will be SO thor 8
bly, drilled that the boys will 3
lole TO furnish 6rs. class musse 8 !
any occasion. 8
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-15
Why He plsuked Spelling Reform.

why nc pIsHked Spelling Reform.
Senator F. Dumont Smith of kins-
ley leetured on Words" In Wichita,
Kan. a few nights ago. He is for
spelling reform. and in advocating II
in his lecture said that he knew OF
only one argument In favor OF the old
way ard that was given by an Eng
lish bishop who declared that the
present method Of spelling helped the
churches. According to the bishop:
BS the time you can make boy be-
heve that through spells
through that Though spells
though and tough spells tough
ycu can make him believe anything. ("
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-15
Events Of
a Week
Local Brevities

Guy c. Barnum vent to Pocatel
10 Monday.
s. D. Boone Of HALEY was in
town Monday
New Periodicals are now com
ing in at HiIls,
J. S. Hoxsey was up from the
Falls Saturday.
r. r. Desmond Of Gooding was
IN town Tuesday.
r. NJ. McCo.lum was blue
Lakes visitor this week.
Fine line OF Cigars just re-
ceivea at HIlPs. Many new brands.
Call and see them.
s. b. Miner and father OF Salt
Lake City were in town Wednesday
on their way TO HALEY.
Mrs. viii Johnson and baby.
who have been seriously i'll for sew
eral days, are now improving.
d. w, Yaden was in from Bliss
Tuesday. He reported about eight
inches OF snow on Snake river.
Rey. II. w. Parker will 70 to
GIenn's Ferry Monday to assist in
a series OF special meetings at
that place next week.
Rev. II. w. Parker returned from
Pocatello Tuesday, and the regular
Sunday services sill be held at the
Methodist church Sunday.
The old o. s. l., ice house which
stood west Of the depot was torn
down the first Of the week, and
new and larger ice house is being
built at the shops. 1t viii be
r, ady for use in few days.
Robert Buchanan now famous (
comedy, An Eye On Hubby, is {
booked to appear at Shoshone an ,
Jan. i6. This comedy promises
more in the way Of fun, than any
thing seen here in years. Tickets
IN sale at Wernicke's.
G. W. Moore sold his home ia h
he south part OF town 10 Pat g
Hughes the first OF the week, and a
hipped his household goods to /.
.aye,te. He aud his family left
or that place yesterday, where G
hey will make their future home.
II. II. Jacobs Of Emmeltsburg, n
owa, and Scott Hazen of Delta, r
were at the Falls the b,
rst of the week looking over the /:
win Falls irrigation proposition Q:
hey were SO well pleased with Il
haf they saw that they secured I'll
NE Of the land before leaving to
: their homen.
Jos. Montgomery has decided to ha
pve here from HALEY, and has on
oted the Moore house in the Gro
nth part OF town recently pur- nm
ased by Pat Hughes. Mr.. Mont do,
merry VIII move here next week, In
1 will take a lively interest ia vi,
Eng the Shoshone band one Of he
best bands in the state. sho- q as
me is indeed lucky TO gain such mu
citizen. hen
I
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-15
Much Money in Min.nu.

Mining companies in the United
States last year paid s15O.OOO.000 in
dividends.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-15
Monument 70 csrrIer Pioeon.

number OF persons In Paris are
trying to raise funds for monument
to the carrier pigeons used during the
'siege CT that city in lS70-7l.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-15
One Opinion of Translations.

Andrew Lang declares that mo
translation in verse is worth the paper
On which II IL printed"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-11-09
Cause of Delay.

st. Petersburg by cable-The delay
In the final ratification OF the conven-
ton for an inquiry into the North sea
incident IS over the formulation OF the
questions which The International com
mission is to decide The Russian
authorities are understood TO desire to
acquaint themselves wiki thc detailed
report Of vice Admiral Rojestvensky,
which was 5roubnt here by Can't Clado
and his three brother officers today in
order to ascertain whether any new
questions raised ry the report should
be included. Both Captain Clado and
his comrades upon their arrival al the
railroad station this afternoon inform
ed Il representative Of the associated
press that they had nothing 10 say for
publication.