But between the annual rendezvous at the buffalo grounds and the settlements on the Missouri River. there is not a single soldier. neither is there on the river itself. although it is the artery of our commerce on which thirty to forty steamers constantly ply. Loaded with thousands of lives and millions of property. they are constantly subjected to attack and frequently are attacked. The land route for wagons and immigrants has been abandoned for years as unsafe. Upon thisline there is not asingle soldier. True. the authorities have asked and the military committees have recommended a new post. but the bill has not yet passed. and when the post is built it must be garrisoned.
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