. The conquest of the Missouri; being the story of the life and exploits of Captain Grant Marsh. n whether he could recover anything onhis unfortunate venture. When he had concluded. Captain Marsh asked himwhether he had ever taken the matter up with the militaryauthorities. Oh, yes, he answered, in an injured tone. I havewritten to General Custer asking him if he did not thinkthat the Indians would give those mules up to me if theyknew I held a chattel mortgage on them, since I am notconnected with the army. But he has never replied tomy letter. The story of the Iowa bankers artlessness went
. The conquest of the Missouri; being the story of the life and exploits of Captain Grant Marsh. n whether he could recover anything onhis unfortunate venture. When he had concluded. Captain Marsh asked himwhether he had ever taken the matter up with the militaryauthorities. Oh, yes, he answered, in an injured tone. I havewritten to General Custer asking him if he did not thinkthat the Indians would give those mules up to me if theyknew I held a chattel mortgage on them, since I am notconnected with the army. But he has never replied tomy letter. The story of the Iowa bankers artlessness went therounds of the frontier posts, and an echo of it was heardseveral years later. One day when General Miles wasgoing up the river on Captain Marshs boat, on comingaround a bend, a fine looking horse was observed quietlygrazing out on the prairie and not far from a heavy stripof timber. The captain called General Miles attentionto it, and gravely asked whether he should land so thatit might be captured, though he well knew that the animalwas a decoy put out to draw them from the boat. But 194. Bound for the Mountains the General was not to be trapped. He regarded the horseand the strip of timber for a moment, then turning aquizzical smile on the captain, remarked: Yes, that certainly seems to be a good horse. ButIm afraid there may be some Indians around here whohold a chattel mortgage on him, and they might notwant to give him up! The autumn of 1874 found the captain again in theplace he most enjoyed, at home in Yankton with hisfamily around him, and here he remained through thewinter. But the season following was to prove a moreeventful one for him. Shortly after New Years Day,1875, General Sheridan requested Commodore S. , the manager of the Coulson Packet Company,to come to headquarters in Chicago for a the Commodores arrival, Sheridan informed himthat he wished a suitable boat under Captain Marsh tobe sent to Bismarck as early as practicable in th
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