Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-01

General sheridan and the Grand Duke
on the PraBries-Alexis X Ills the First
ssHorned Monster" and Telegrnphs
the News to the Gar Mt st. Peters
burgh.
From the n. Y. Herald.
CAMP ALEXIS,
RED Willow CREEK, NEB Jan IA.
After a dash of thirty miles on horse
back over the Western prairie His I'm
perial Highness the Grand Duke Alexis
and the whole distinguished hunting
party have returned to camp, bringing
their trophies and their honors with
them. The Grand Duke has shown
himself to be thorough and Success
full sportsman. His noble bearing, his
splendid horsemanship and his battle
with the buffalo of the first days
hunt have won for him the unbounded
admiration of every member of the
select and gallant company who wit
messed them. His Imperial Highness
has been looking forward to this oc.
casion with special interest, and his
anticipations have thus far been fully
realized.
THE GENTLEMEN FORMING THE IMPERIAL
HUNTING PARTY.
The party consists of His Imperial
Highness the Grand Duke Alexis, His
Excellency Vice Admiral Possiet, His
Excellency w +. Machin, High Coun.
cilor of State; Count Obzentielf, Mr.
Bodisco, Consul General of Russia to
the United States; DR.. Coudrin and
Lieutenants Tudr and Starlegoti, of the
imperial navy. These are the Russians,
and they are accompanied by Mr..
Frank Thompson, who manages
all their railroad transportation
and Geographic business. The Ameri-
can gentlemen are Lieutenant General
Philip H. Sheridan, General +. Ord,
General Palmer, General Ct. A. Gustav,
General Sweetzer and General For
syth, Colonel Forsyth, Colonel Sheri-
dan, and DIR. Asch, of the Lieutenant
Generals staff, together with the Her
aid correspondent. The officers of the
cavalry companies present, were Cap
tain Egan, and Lieutenants Fowler and
Allison, OF company K,and Lieutenants
Stevens and Thomas of company E.
Lieutenant Hays, of the Fifth cavalry,
attended to all the qumtermaster bus
mess in camp and Lieutenant Clark ac-
companed General Palmer.
THE BANQUET ON THE WESTERN wILDs.
The diningroom of our camp is form
ed out OF two large marquese, and is
very handsomely festooned INSIDE with
flags. A sumptous banquet was pre-
scented before the guests, after all had
reached the ground, last evening. The
meal included different varieties of
game to be found on the western
prairies. Choice wines were served
with the different courses. On the run
to the Red Willow, Gustav killed prai-
RE chicken with rifle ball, and the
Grand Duke was SO delighted with the
shot-it took off the chickens head
that he wanted a slice of it for his din.
ner. Accordingly the bird was cooked
after We came into camp, and the Duke
rehshed it exceedingly.
THE FIRST HERD OF BUFFALO.
Very early i'll the morning Buffalo
Bill went to see what the prospects
were. Before ten o'clock he returned
with the hdings that about fifteen mile )
distant there WAS herd of buffalo
browsing on the grass that grows on
the divide between the Red Willow and
the Medicine. This was pleasing news
to the Grand Duke and all the other
sportsmen. Orders were given Mt once
to make the necessary preparations to
follow and find them.
TO HORSE TO HORSE
Accordingly, soon after breakfast,
the hunters III one party, armed to the
teeth, were suugly III their saddles,
General Sheridan, being slightly indis-
posed, did not come out with us III the
morning, but we found in Custer, who
was assigned the duty of the initiation
of His Imperial Highness into the mys-
teries of buffalo hunting, the most
dashing cavalry officer IN the service,
next to General Sheridan.
THE DUKE IN HUNTING ATTIRE.
The Grand Dukes hunting dress was
very appropriate and simple. 1t con-
sisted of Jacket and trousers of heavy
gray cloth, trimmed with green, the
buttons bearing the imperial Russian
coat-of-arms he wore his boots out
side his trowsers; his cap was an Aus
trahan tubau, with cloth top. He
carried a Russian hunting knife and the
Smith X Wesson revolver recently pre-
scented to him and bearing the coat.of-
arms of the United States and of Rus
STA ON the handle.
GEN. CUSrER's APPEARANCE.
General Custer appeared in his we'll
known frontier huckskin hunting cos
tune, and if instead of the comical seal
skin hat he wore he had only
had feathers fastened in has flow,
ing hair, he would have passed at a
distance tor n great Indian chief Buf-
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