[46] This was the opinion naturally held by Southern sympathizers in Missouri. The unbending will of this stern and ardent patriot would overbear and crush without compunction anyone who had even a taint of disloyalty about him. Though La Barge had taken a stand which was quite as honorable, and more self-sacrificing than that of Lyon, still the latter could not forget that the Captain’s environment and training had made him more sympathetic with the Southern cause than a Northerner could possibly be. Lyon’s temperament, moreover, aggravated the severity of his patriotism. He was not popular with his associates in the old army on account of his overbearing disposition. [47] Fisk repeated the expedition several times. It virtually amounted to emigration at government expense. The military authorities did not think much of either Fisk or his scheme, and officially denounced both. Thus General Sully, September 9, 1864: “Why will the government continue to act so foolishly, sending out emigrant trains at great expense? Do they know that most of the men that go are persons running away from the draft?” [48] In 1866 the _Deer Lodge_, which left Benton about May 20, met the following boats on her way down: _St. John_ and _Cora_ at Fort Benton; _Waverly_ at Eagle Creek; _Mollie Dozier_ and _W. J. Lewis_ at Fort Galpin; _Marcella_ at Fort Charles; _Big Horn_, above Big Muddy; _Only Chance_ 30 miles below Union; _Favorite_ and _Ontario_ 70 miles below; _Tacony_ and _Iron City_ 130 miles below; _Amelia Poe_ and _Walter B. Dance_ near White Earth River; _Jennie Brown_, _Peter Balen_, and _Gold Finch_ in Big Bend; _Miner_ below Fort Clark; _Luella_ above Fort Rice; _Helena_ at Fort Rice; _Tom Stevens_ 40 miles below Fort Rice; _Huntsville_ at Grand River; _Lillie Martin_ at Island below Grand River; _Sunset_ 20 miles below Swan Lake Bend; _Agnes_ at Devil’s Island; _Ned Tracy_ and _Mary McDonald_ above Big Cheyenne; _Marion_ 30 miles above Fort Sully; _Jennie Lewis_ above Pierre; _Gallatin_ below Fort Sully; _Rubicon_ at Cadet Island; _Lexington_ above Great Bend; _Montana_ below Crow Creek; and _Ben Johnson_ at Bon Homme Island. [49] The names were N. W. Burroughs, George Friend, Franklin Friend, Abraham Low, James H. Lyons, Harry Martin, Frank Angevine, George Allen, James Andrews, and James Perie (colored). [50] This account is taken from the published narrative of Mr. Hubbell in the St. Paul _Pioneer Press_ of December 11, 1898. Mr. Hubbell has published several most interesting and valuable accounts in the St. Paul papers of his early experiences as a Missouri River trader. [51] “The _Ida Stockdale_ reached Fort Benton June 29, 1867. She could not have returned to Trover Point before the 1st or 2d of July. The _Sunset_ picked up the boy July 11. The time that he was alleged to have been lost could therefore not have been far wrong, and the distance he traveled is known with accuracy.”