Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-03-19
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of them were not used till after we
reached Fort Rice. They were a vel
come addition to our bill Of fare. Our
cook was colored woman called
Sam bbreviation for SamueIla.
One interesting incident, perhaps
worth describing, occurred during the
march. One night our camp was
pitched near an Indian village. We
noticed that there were no young
men, all the Indians being old, worn
out warriors, women and children.
The absence OF. the young bucks was
due to the fact that they wera on the
war-path, and we afterwards met them
in several affairs. The villagers soon
visited our camp and made themselves
at home. When Our mess was about
finishing dinner, which was served on
large box, we sitting around on
smaller boxes or camp stools, five
squaws Zone old and the others from
about sixteen to twenty years old(
came near. DR.. Kimball had served
in the Sioux country and knew little
of the language. He asked them to
come nearer, and they sat on the
ground. Our dinner consisted of roast
beef, mashed potatoes, canned toma-
toes and hot biscuits, baked in
Dutch oven''
When we had finished we gave each
squaw piece of beef and some vege-
tables, with a knife and a fork. They
had evidently never seen a fork, and
did not know what to do with it. After
a minutes talk among themselves
they laid the forks behind them on
the ground and used their fingers to
carry the food to their mouths When
nothing more could be gathered with
their fingers they used their tongues
and literally clicked the platters
Clean All the while they curiously
eyed our colored Sam, who returned
their stares, expressing at the same
time in language more forcible than
elegant, her opinion of the squaws
: The latter, evidently beholding a
negress for the first time, seemed to
be much interested in her looks, al
though they said nothing that we uu-
derstood. AS the last course to the
dinner, each of the squaws was given
hot biscuit, inside of which had been
placed lump of butter At first they
were suspicious that some trick was
about to be played on them (they had
undoubtedly never seen hot bread(v
but as we ate biscuits prepared as
were those given to them, their cour-
age came back, and having tasted one
the biscuits could not be buttered
rapidly enough. On the whole it was
unique dinner party. We learned
that the squaws were Mrs. Two Bears
and the four Misses Two Bears.
At Fort Rice the department COM
mander, General Alfred Terry, visited
our camp, reviewed and inspected the
regiment. Afterwards reception
was given him at the quarters of the
commanding officer.
When everything was ready, the ex-
petition started on it's long journey.
whenever the circumstances were
favorable the wagon train was in four
columns. Half of the infantry
marched in front and half in the rear
OF the train. The cavalry was equal
ly divided into left and right wings,
and marched On the TANKS of the
train.
1t was not known how long it would
require to reach Glendive, and it was
necessary to take as many stores as
possible, so officers we're restricted in
what they could take. Mess chests,
cots and trunks were prohibited. Each
officer could take a valise with a
complete change of undertaking,
roll of blankets, and each mess a few
cooking utensils. An inspection was
made to see that no officer exceeded
the allowance, but one managed to
take his mess chest and a cooking
stove. The cook stove come to grief
before long, due to few peculiar
circumstances. ,
Before the expedition was well un-
der way poker club had been started
in the cavalry camp. One sof the
rules was that play must stop at mid
night. Reveiile was at 8, breakfast
at 4, and advance at 5 every morning.
One morning the poker players were
late, at breakfast, and when the adj
vance was sounded the cooking outfit
with the stove was not ready TO move
on time. 4 was officer of the guard,
and received directions to stay be
hind till this outfit was loaded. and
then see. that It caught up with It's
proper place IN the column,
Soon, General Stanley rode up and