Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-03-30
generosity (and he was. always gen.
erous), delegated me to do the hon


erous), delegated me to do the hon
ors and keep our word. proceeded
to bismarck and met our new reinds
and all put up at the hotel at the de-
pot run by 'Nye. took them around
the city and pointed out what there
was, and told them what the citizens
expected later on. During my rambles
l ran across John A.. StoyeN then
practicing law, and TO- whom l was
we'll known. After few moments
of talk John informed me that a band
of Indians had arrived few days be-
fore and pitched their tepees near the
curve, or cut, approaching the bridge,
and suggested that the. sight might
interest the visitors. Walking, to
these tenderfeet, vas out Of the ques-
ton, so l hied myself to Malloy's INV
cry stable and told my desires, at the
same time catuioning him to give me
a horse that had been we'll broken
and would approach the Indians with
out boiting. Sotyell and Malloy both
loved a joke, and feel certain saw
their chance to get even for some
practiced formerly on them by my
partner and self. We turned into
Main street and headed for the bridge.
All went we'll until we came Within
200 feet of the Indians, and l was
pointing out Mantan, across the riv.
er, when with a snort that pesky
critter whirled about and started pell
NEIL for the barn and no sort of per-
nS1v o1s,EIH Induce HI
to slacken his gait. Just below
Bogue's lunch room stood Stoyell and
Malloy, with a half dozen Others,
swinging their hats in the air and
yelling whoa, Emma" 1t is need
less to say that the rig cost me moth
ing, but for long time after when
ever visited your city cigar was
forthcoming whenever one of the boys
puckered his lips to formulate the
words whoa, Emma!"
During ur march onward we passed
different Indian reservations and
forts and were ofttimes thank ul that
some of these bleek, forlorn govern.
ment posts were not destined to be
our abiding place. To many Of the
troopers the Indian villages passed
through were more than q mere curl
osity and the questions regarding
them and their inmates, asked by the
recruits, would cause a walking en-
cycbopedist to pausea and ponder.
Some of our descents from the high
table land to the lower was fraught
with danger 10 the wagons and cargo
and at other times the men were CON-
PEELED to partly fill in streams with
available wood and earth in order
that the outfit could CROSS.
One of the most prepossessing posts
passed, and near which we made our
camp, was Fort Sully, and the troop
ers often afterward spoke of the well
come extended by the dough boys sta
toned there. The infantry had been
there SOME time and better place,
from an artistic point Of view, could
not have been selected, and as far as
We could learn the men We're con-
tented and as happy as could be ex-
pected in country inhabited with
none but themselves and the treach.
eruos redskins; and the coming of
the Seventh was most welcome
change to these isolated brothers Of
Uncle Sam and the occasion was
made sort Of Fourth of July cele-
bration in which the post band and
that Of our own took an important
part and We were feted and fattened
like unto the prodigal son. The prai-
RE and low lands around the post
abounded in wild game of every de-
scription and when the Indians were
not troublesome the men enjoyed
good hunting.
We had now covered about one-half
Of our journey, having left Yankton
some 200 miles behind, and as we
proceeded saw unmistakable signs
that we We're encroaching upon what
the red men considered forbidden ter
ritory, and as We passed through one
large village of Indians the guide in
formed us that our approach had been
witnessed for mills, as all the In
dams had assembled a high butte the
better to note our movements and
estimate the strength of the troops.
ALLAN G. RIDGE.
ITO be cOntinued)
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