Show Soldiers Paid for March I was pay day at the fort yesterday and Paymaster Robert disbursed 7500 among the troops stationed at the post The major spent several hours yesterday yester-day morning in the directors room of the Deseret National in looking over and checking up the pay rolls and when he had completed his labors the gold and silver was placed into several coin bags and carelessly thrown upon the seat of one of the fort wagons The guard consisted of one sergeant There were formerly four armed men in charge of the pay wagon when it made its monthly visits to the city |