History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . and S. Lin-gelfelter. Brevet second lieuts, S. Mackett, Thos L. Young, W. Mara, andJ. M. Searcy. The adjt of the command was First Lieut T. J. Todd; , Asst Surg. J. Walker; quar, Capt .Stewart Van ^^iet, of the regulararmy; engineer, Daniel P. Woodbury, of the L. S. engineer corps. Sc/iell,Hist. F(yrt Laramie, MS., 8-9. ^^Steele, Pdfle Regiment, MS., Nev. 44 690 EARLY EXPLORATIONS of houses; the nearest post-office where any news orconnnunications from the department could be received,behig at Lmden, Atchison county, Mi
History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 . and S. Lin-gelfelter. Brevet second lieuts, S. Mackett, Thos L. Young, W. Mara, andJ. M. Searcy. The adjt of the command was First Lieut T. J. Todd; , Asst Surg. J. Walker; quar, Capt .Stewart Van ^^iet, of the regulararmy; engineer, Daniel P. Woodbury, of the L. S. engineer corps. Sc/iell,Hist. F(yrt Laramie, MS., 8-9. ^^Steele, Pdfle Regiment, MS., Nev. 44 690 EARLY EXPLORATIONS of houses; the nearest post-office where any news orconnnunications from the department could be received,behig at Lmden, Atchison county, Missouri, an expe-rienced post-rider was necessary to carry the mail toand from that point, over 200 miles distant; most ofthe horses of the squadron were sent to Leavenworthto be wintered, forage and shelter being lacking; andaltogether the founding of the first fort beyond theMissouri frontier was a rude and distasteful experi-ence. One of the first recommendations of CaptainKuff to the adjutant-general was that he be permitted s^^P^plfflP^iHiP^spi^. Fort Lahamik in 1849. to issue provisions to emigrant parties in were accordingly given to sell to distressedtravellers supplies out of the surplus stores, and hence-forward the government rescued many a perishingfamily whom misfortune had robbed of its outfit inthe midst of the wilderness. Fort Kearny thusbecame a household word in all the Pacific was discontinued as a military ]iost in Ma}^ 1871,and the garrison removed to Omaha barracks. In the spring of 1849 measures were taken to estab-lish the second and third of the line of forts contem- WYOMIN(i. 691 plated for the protection of travel across the conti-nent, and Lieutenant Woodbury of the engineer corpswas authorized to purchase, should he think best, thefort of the American Fur company at Laramie forkfor the second. This was done, Woodbury paying$4,000 for the property as it stood, and other build-ings being added for men and horses, the
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