. The conquest of the Missouri; being the story of the life and exploits of Captain Grant Marsh. matterto accommodate the party comfortably, for the cabin ofthe Rosebud was much more commodious than that of theFar West, and as soon as the details were arranged thenorthward journey began. Brief halts were made at Fort Stevenson and FortBuford and the boat then entered the Yellowstone onher way to the cantonment on the Tongue. Nothing ofparticular interest had as yet occurred, though manyboats were passed, either carrying up supplies or returningfor fresh cargoes. But at the mouth of Glendive Cr
. The conquest of the Missouri; being the story of the life and exploits of Captain Grant Marsh. matterto accommodate the party comfortably, for the cabin ofthe Rosebud was much more commodious than that of theFar West, and as soon as the details were arranged thenorthward journey began. Brief halts were made at Fort Stevenson and FortBuford and the boat then entered the Yellowstone onher way to the cantonment on the Tongue. Nothing ofparticular interest had as yet occurred, though manyboats were passed, either carrying up supplies or returningfor fresh cargoes. But at the mouth of Glendive Creek,General Miles was unexpectedly encountered. Theindefatigable Indian fighter had just reached the Glen-dive on one of the almost unnumbered hard scouts whichhe was constantly making over his district in pursuit ofthe Sioux who were still avoiding surrender. When theRosebud arrived, he left the field for a brief space to ac-company the commanding general to his own rude head-quarters, which he seldom occupied during those troub-lous days. His scouting column, consisting of nine troops 370. Photograph by D. F. Barry. STEAMER ROSEBUD ON THE MISSOIRI RIVER,NEAR FORT BENTON The Rosebud of the 7th Cavalry and six mounted companies of Infantry, he turned over temporarily to the commandof Col. S. D. Sturgis, 7th Cavalry.* General Miles hadleft the cantonment for this scout on July 4th. It wasnow the 15th, and on the 11th the Government steamerSherman had reached the post with his wife on he had not yet seen her, nor did he until the Rose-bud came in at the Tongue, about four oclock on theafternoon of July 16th. In the isolated posts of the upper Missouri and theYellowstone the monotony of daily life sometimes be-came almost unbearable. At each one of them the gar-rison was a world unto itself during at least eight monthsof the year. Each one had within it a little cluster ofcrude buildings sufficient to house the troops and theirsupplies, and without, a wilderness
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