Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-27

river have been on, Are for four or
five days.
August 5,y1s71,
Went hunting To-Day; killed 4 prai-
rie chickens and 2 hawks. The Min.
err" that passed up. bound for Fort
Benton on the eth, is now due.
August s, 1871.
Pleasant day. Linda went horse.
hack riding with Mrs. Humboldt ana
Lieut.. Burnes. Just after their re-.
turn a wind sprang up and after dark
1t blew a perfect hurricane, making
our house creak mournfully. The
prairies have been OH fire for a week
aud last night with renewed vigor.
lighting up the prairie for a length OF
20 miles.
August o, 1871.
Calm and warm. Thermometer
stood 95 degrees IN the shade. BY
500 a. m. it was blowing a young
hurricane. Tho whole northwest is
grandly illuminated.
August 10, 1871.
Wind still blowing. Thermometer
dropped to go degrees, Received this
morning the subjoined orders.
"A. A. Surgeon 3. r. Slaughter, U.
S. A., will report to Lieut.. James
Humboldt, commanding detachment
on duty under special order No. 40
from Headers. Dept. Dakota, to build
mounds to mark the trail between
here and Painted Woods, 60 miles up
the river" Am ordered to take med
zeal supplies for thirty days.
August Il, 1877.
Prairies have been on fire since the
LIST inst.
August rs, 1871.
Got ready today to leave for Paint
cd Woods. Began crossing wagons
and mules at 700 a. m. By 11:W a.
m. had 0ver all but two loads, but
had to suspend operations on account
of high wind. Got in the yawl and
crossed over to see about my traps
and, although we had a bully crew,
| found it a hazardous undertaking.
The pillows were fearful and at one
time | was fearful the boat would
swamp. One billow struck ii in the
stern, breaking over and shipping
about a barrel of water. Began at
400 p. M. to cross over the remain
der Of the mules. Mail just. then
ca:nc in and we crossed 1t over. At
500 D.. IN. we we're ready. l had
started down to embark, when orders
came directing that the detachment
pitch their tents and await further
orders. Orders came in the mail dl.
recting that two companies be got
ten ready to accompany an expedition
to the Yellowstone river. Also an
order directing that Capt. John Dono.
van, now OH duty at this post, be
sent to the military lunatic asylum at
Washington, D. c., and that Lieut..
Thos. Troxel be ordered to take
charge of him.
August Is, 1871.
A WOW" "Wumpus" in camp to-
day. Capt. Donovan felt himself
much aggrieved at the order sending
him to the asylum and, suspecting
DR.. Goddard Of being Instrumental In
having it. done, pitched into him and
made a black eye. Mrs. Goddard was
going up to shoot the unruly captain.
but was met by Lieut., Burnes. and
the revolver taken from her. Alto.
|gether, ii. has been a lively day. Or
ders are to leave tomorrow, as Don
as we can get off, aid mark the trail
to Painted Woods, anyhow. Will get
ready this time after know every
body else Is. psi
August II, 1871.
After much delay, our detachment
moved off with q men, IL males and
II horses, at 300 p. IN. We marched
to a bottom 6 miles distant, called the
hay camp and pitched our tents at
400 p. m. just after going into camp
a courier came up with a letter d.
recting that the locality in which Prl-
vate Sheehan was separated from thn
mail party, six days previous, be OK.
amiled and ascertain, it possible, his
fate. He was cut off by a prairie fire.
August 10, 1871.
Got UP at%4:003 a, m; breakfast at
4:30; left at 500. Killed 3 chickens
at 700. Reached Apple Tree creek
at 1900 m. Rested half all hour at
the creek, watered stock and crossed.
over. Like to have sunk one of our
six mule teams. Resolved to reach
Burnt creek, Is miles distant, before
lalting for the night. Prairie burned
in all directions. Reached Burnt
creek at 500 j.. m. Have been in the
saddle IL consecutive hours. Saw
two deer at the crossing. This is a
beautiful camp ground. "A beautiful
meadow bottom OF 100 acres, perfect:
ly green and strongly contrasting
with the burnt AND blackened coun-
try over which we have passed. The
creek almost encircles it and a semi.
circle of hills invest it, SO SYMMETRY
cal, that can scarcely believe 1t to
be the handiwork OF nature, whilst
the other half opens on the black
hills. range after range.
'7 August 10, 1871.
Moved off at 600 a. m. Marched
to where Private Sheefian was inter
cepted by the fire. Rode to the top
of the different buttes, from the sum.
init Of which T could examine the
country for miles around. Don't be.
lieve he was burned. Two miles from
here is a large Belt OF unburned coun-
try. Thinkah he may have returned to
take the trail and striking It at some
din point, passed over it unobserved.
and got back on the prairies and lost
his way. After travelling six miles
from camp, concluded to go down
under the bluffs, which we did. Had
TO abandon the mail trail at Burnt