The only building
completely inside the walls of the Fort was
the barn. Constructed of logs, it
housed most the livestock and included a
corral. The harness room contained
pack saddles, ox yokes, and two and four
horse harnesses with extra collars and
hames. Most of the time the livestock grazed
outside the Fort protected by herders; the
journals show that there was always
difficulty in keeping track of the animals
and that the Indians continually got away
with the horses. The livestock
inventory in 1850 contained 8 horses, 5
mules, 3 bulls, 2 oxen, 3 cows, 4 calves, 12
hogs, 7 pigs and 1 cat; with a total value
of $699.00.
Most were draft
animals and were trained for the harness.
Wagon and carts were continually going and
coming with loads of firewood, logs,
shingles, trade goods, coal, robes and furs.
Hay came from the Teton River area, logs
from the Highwood Mountains and fresh meat
from the prairie above the Missouri River
Valley.