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as to the fate of the child If it re-
covered, it was due to the wise
treatment of the old woman Char
ring the singing), and not to Father
Points impulsive act.
In reference to the marriage re-
forms brought about by Father
Point during his brief stay at the
fort, Major Culbertson testifies that
whether married or unmarried, the
employees of the company did their
best to care for and educate their
children. Mckenzie took his wife
and children to Red river, and put
the children in the missionary
schools; Culbertson's children were
educated in Illinois. Denig and Nor
gan moved to Red River. Malcolm
Clark sent his children to St. Paul
and to Cincinnati where his daugh-
ters studied in converts; and Andrew
Dawson took his son Thomas to
Scotland with him, where he was at
school until the death of his father,
when he returned to America, and is
now living at Glacier Parke, having
married a daughter of Malcolm
Clark.
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closing years of Fort Lewis. The In
dams had asked for the establish
ment of a post nearer the Teton, as
it was difficult to cross the river to
Fort Lewis in the spring and fall,
on account of the floating ice; and
the abundance of timber on the Te-
ton made it a desirable place to-
camp. Accordingly, in the spring of
1916, Major Culbertson thought it
would be bette rfor trade to change
the location of the post, and select
ed the site for the new fort, where
it's remains are now standing.
Fort Lewis was torn down; RATED
to its future site, and rebuilt in
about a month. Work on it was
begun the first of April, and COM
pleted in May. It was still Fort
Lewis, although transplanted.
After seeing the goods safely
stored ntheir new quarters, Major
Culbertson went down the river to
Fort Union, accompanied by Father
Point. While at Fort Union, Major
Culbertson was invited by Colonel
Redfield, agent of the Crows, to go
with him to Fort Alexander. They
started up the Yellowstone in two
boats; one of these being loaded
with goods for the fort, and the 9TH
er bearing the annuities. When
they were near Powder river, Colonel
Redfield was taken i'll, and returned
with Major Culbertson to Fort I'm
ion, while the larger boat proceeded
TO the fort, carrying both the goods
and the annuities. Later, on Col
1nel Redfield's recovery, he and Gull
0ertson made the trip to Fort Alex
ander by land.
The American Fur Company had |
quilt several forts on the Yellow
stone, but one after the other were |
abandoned. The present fort was
,uiIt by Larpenteur in 1889 below
he mouth of the Big Horn, and |
named for Alexander Culbertson.
This is Lieutenant Bradley's state
nent. Larpenteur claims it was
'uilt in 1912, and places its site
ome twenty miles higher up, on
Adam's Prairie.
1t required some time to distrib-
tie the annuities, after which the
'olonel and Major retraced their
yerland journey to Fort Union. Re-
urning then to Fort Lewis, Major
found the fort finished
nd the equal in appearance of the
Their company posts on the Missouri.
tut the Major was not satisfied.
lie had visited Fort Laramie which, |
fter it became the property of the
merican Fur company, was rebuilt
f adobe, at a cost of ten thousand
ollars, or over, and was the finest
ost belonging to the company Ma
,r Culbertson determined his new
Id fort should be built in like
tanner.
The next year-1S47-the annual
.turns from the fort were excep- III
onally good, the fort being strip
I'd of everything almost that could III
, exchanged for furs. Bedding, III
othing and anything that could be II
jared went into the hands of the In Ill
ans. Over 10000 robes and a III
rye collection of other furs were II
mt down the river. III
In 1850, Major Culbertson was di- II
cted to arrange for a new most on IL