A friend; lately an officer in the 2d Colorado Cavalry, writes us from Fort Dodge, near the Cimarone Crossing on the Arkansas, under date of March 7th, from whose letter we glean several items of interest:---
    A very fine, five company post is being erected at that point with stables for two squadrons of cavalry. The buildings are to be of the most substantial character, of stone, and will be the handsomest post in the west, not excepting Riley and Leavenworth. The present garrison consists of Co's. "A" and "F" Capts. Aud. Sherradan and John R. Page, 3d. U. S. Infantry, and "K" of the 7th U. S. Cavalry, Capt. R. M. West, and is commanded by Maj. Henry Douglass, of the 3d Infantry.--Post Quartermaster and Commissary, Lieut. G. H. Hesselberger; Post Adjutant, Lieut. Thos. S. Wallace; Surgeon, Maj. Chas. S. DeGraw, U. S. A.; Post Sutler, John E. Tappan. All the officers are spoken of in the highest terms by our correspondent.
    Fort Larned is also to be rebuilt of stone and increased in size. Its garrison is Co's. "B," "D," and "H" of the 3d Infantry; Capt. Asbury, commanding post. Col. Ed. Wyncoop, agent for the Arapahoes, Cheyennes and Apaches, has his headquarters at this post, and is dispensing government pap to the red brethren. He is very popular with the Indians.
    Fort Lyon is to be moved from its present position to the mouth of Purgatorie, some thirty miles west. Of the Indians in that vicinity he writes as follows:

    "We are visited quite frequently by small parties of the Kiowas from the main bands camped some fifty miles from here on Bluff Creek, a tributary of the Cimarone; they make professions of peace, but when the grass gets up I expect they will give us a lively time up and down the road. I was over in their camp a few weeks ago, trading with them for robes, &c. They treated me very well and made many professions of peace. Their principal cause of complaint is against their agent, whom they accuse of stealing their annuity goods, and trading them off for robes through the hands of second men. This complaint is general through the two tribes of this agency, the Kiowas and Camanches.
    "These Indians, when they get to talking big, say that the road must be closed at Council Grove, and at Junction City, and the Railroad must stop, but the majority of the Indians are for peace. However, they are to have a grand Pow-Wow, about the middle of April, and they say that they will let us know if they are for peace or war. I shall be there, and will let you know in time to shelter your wife and family."

Source:

Unknown, "From the Arkansas Valley," Colorado Transcript, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, Wednesday, 20 March, 1867, page 2.