The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-17


Dakota as follows:
In speaking of old times with
party Of old timers today, was tell
ing them of meeting an old friend on
one of my trips on the Steamer Wes-
ton while running from Bismarck to
Fort Yates this fall. When left
here Capt. Baker told me that I
should get 500 sacks of wheat at
Cadelle's landing on my up trip.
When we arrived there man was
on the bank. He came on board and
proved to be M. c. Cadelle, formerly
sergeant in the Seventh cavalry,
who was with us in all the Indian
campaigns that the Seventh cavalry
ever made. He was with Reno in
his fight with the Sioux Indians near
where General Custer and his men
were killed. He came up to Bismarck
with me and on the way he reminded
me Of an incident that happened on
the far west, following Custer's fight
After the battle everything was in
confusion. Many heroes had been
killed which left number of men
dismounted, among them being Ser
geant Cadelle and sixteen of his men.
After the arrival of my boat with the
wounded, Sergeant Cadelle and his
men came on, board and made them
selves to home The sergeant and
his men occupied the engine room,
where there was stove, and slept
and cooked their meals there.
We took the wounded on board at
the mouth of the Little Big Horn and
started down the river. When we
would land to cut our wood the
sergeant and his men would assist
As cutting wood for the steamboat
was big job, I finally asked Cadelle
how he and his men would like to
remain on board as guard and assist
us in getting wood. They liked the
idea and Gen. Terry willingly gave
his consent. They remained on the
boat, helped us cut wood and assisted
Doctor Porter in caring for the fifty
two wounded, as the other two doc
tors, Lord and DeWolf, were killed in
the battle. Mark kellogg, the cor
respondent of the Bismarck Tribune,
was also killed at the same time, he
being my guest on> the boat on the
up trip.
After we. brought the wounded to
Fort lincoln and returned to the,
camp which we left at the mouth of
the Little Big Horn river, we found
Gen. Miles had arrived there with
the Fifth infantry, of which he was
the colonel, and was in active COM
mand under orders of Gen. Terry.
He took the boat to patrol the river
and keep the Indians from crossing
| from the south to the north side of the
river.
Buffalo Bill was one of Miles
scouts. An incident occurred while
Bill was on the boat that might be
well to relate. Gen., Miles made a
camp at Powder river with two COM
panies of his regiment and put Capt
Bennett, who was killed short, time
afterwards by the indians, in COM
mand. That winter built boat at
Sioux City and called it the Andrew
S. Bennett, for him. His parentsslived
in Wabasha, Wisconsin. Gen. Miles
and officers of the Fifth infantry sent
to New York and had fine picture
made of Capt. Bennett and presented
it to my boat. l have the picture yet
in. St Louis.
Once during the time we were pa
trolling the river we were at point
about fifteen miles below Capt. Ben
r.etts camp at Powder river. After
we tied up at the bank one night
Gen. Miles ordered Buffalo Bill to get
his horses, of which we had a num-
Der on board, and deliver dispatch
to Capt. Bennett. We had seen lots
of Indians that day and Bill was to
make a very dangerous trip. 1 bid
him good bye and said did not like
to see him start. He said nothing but
mounted his horse and went just be,
fore daylight. On his return he came
into my room, woke me up and want
ec something to eat. He had made
the perilous trip all right. He was
q genuine scout.
1t might be well to say something
of scouts of olden times. l had lots
to do with them; took them up and
down the river and put them OFF at
different points, also would find them
on the banks and cross them over
the river.
never met but five genuine scouts.
They were Buffalo Bill, Yellowstone
Kelly, Brockmire, who was killed at
Powder river when the Indians at
tackled the boat, and a man named
Morgan, who killed the Indian that
had killed Brockmire. The other was
Charlie Reynolds, Gen. Clusters favor
lite scout, who was killed while talk
ing to DR.. Porter on the Custer bat
tlefield..
While we were patroling the river
Gen. Miles took his command on
shore and ordered US to Fort Buford
! to get forage and supplies, as both OF
these articles were getting short.
! after loading up at Buford and ready
to start, Gen. Hazen, who was in COM
mand at that post, and his wife, Mrs.
Hazen, who is now Mrs. Admiral
Dewey, was also there, came aboard
and had with him a young lieutenant
by the name OF. Gersham, who had
4. just graduated and had been assigned
to the Seventh cavalry and was on
Ills way to join his regiment and was
to 60 up on the boat.
/ General Hazen, gave him orders
here to distribute Sergeant Cadelle
and his men for picket duty at night,
az it Is military law whenever an of
ficer comes to where there are SOL