Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-06

and was tired. Wonder how the wife
and baby are by this time"
During the night the temperature
dropped to three above, but at 5 O'Clock
on the next morning 1t had risen "a
So, and at shutdown stood at 80, rising
to 80 at o'clock In the evening. Snow
fell in the afternoon when the skies
were clouded. The river was rising fast
and was full of floating ice.
Boats Made of Wagon Beds
The general completed his raft to-
day which looks like a good one. The
ropes were taken off of the one I had
built and the raft set adrift. The ice
came down in such quantities as to
nearly carry away our four boats made
of wagon beds.
Sergeant Mitchell with three men
went across TO the south side and
started on a scout up Squaw creek.
Two mounted men started with dis
patches to Carroll for Captain Bennett
this morning"
More wild game was killed. Baldwin
observed that with ice still running in
the river it would prevent a crossing
as the ropes would be cut when draw
ing the raft from one side to the
other The following morning the raft
was launched. Two successful trips
were made but the ice interfered to
make it dangerous, showing that we
have In the floating ice an obstacle
greater and more dangerous than yet
encountered which may yet Illustrate
our efforts to cross everything which
the human can do IN reason has been
done. and believe that If the river
was free of ice we could cross with
little or no loss"
It was Baldwins opinion that Cen
eral Miles would remain until every
chance was gone, but that the lack Of
supplies would make it necessary to
move as quickly as possible.
IT have been up and out at work
been here-I never saw the general
more baldwin inserts three KS with
everything"
William NORM arrived at the camp,
coming in from Fort Peck, bringing
late news from Boyd, the clerk, regard
ing Sitting Bulls whereabouts. News
papers bearing date lines Of Nov. IL
published in Helena gave news Of the
results of the election, although there
were no decided results, Baldwin re-
cords in his diary.
Here we are 1000 miles from civil
ization on the banks of turbulent
river which we have for five days en-
deavored to cross" wrote Baldwin on
Nov. 30, which was national Thanks
giving day in 1876. The Missouri river
was the only obstacle which the COM
mand had not overcome.
The morning was beautiful. Morris
was sent to Carroll with letters Tor
Bennett. One man went with Morris
as far as Fort Hawley to ascertain II
the river was closed at that point.
Fort Hawley was located north by west
On the north side of the river, just
east of Carroll, on the opposite side.
cat noon the two mounted men sent
% Carroll on the 18th returned ac-
,ompanied by a negro with dispatches
rom Captain Bennett which were OF
come importance. Captain was four
laws in reaching Carroll after leaving
is on the 25th. He crossed the river
lext day, and yesterday was In Carroll
will leave there probably tomorrow.
,rossing to the south side OF the river
Vt SQuaw creek
Baldwin rode out in the evening TO
look at the weather" and observed
hat the temperature was dropping. /
7e noted that the cable rope broke
n the center during the day, and that
he river was frozen over at Fort HaW-
The ice was running In the river as
trong as ever on the morning OF Dec.
/, but frozen tight up at Fort HaWley. |
Miles, with companies ana Il. the |