The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-28
The ~Nellsws,sse Casss.

~ se's"' 's"~
A gpn,lman holding = pr,mincn, gnn
n-ciiun With rp,ics.or Ns,d.n'. gc,
logical sut,r, /. detained q, the ,,rand
Pacific hotel b, III. illness II bis vito
I To a rvpfrl cntaIi,r ~ the nsaes he
gave an interesting account II ,b.
operation. and adventures "a the rspe
| dl,ion in the Ycllos stone countt, dur
ing IN. pas, summer.
This party 10 scientists tssik Ia III.
| field In july. Th.fv werc fuftN mrn In
III. dif'.r.u, divisions. and eight, ant.
NAL. we're required io transport pro,i.
ions. lns,rumsnts snd personal effects
The field II operation. covered tho mn.,
interesting PARTON Il tho Rocky moun.
,ains living In Wyoming. Idaho snd
Montana territories. out, 10 which hos
man, stream. Il Indispensable I'm part.
anc. Ia IN. miner and stock raiser. the
av~r,culturis, and the tourist The tor.
r,tory covered embrace. the yellow
stone park. Ia which the investigation.
II Tho c~xplor,rs ma, te nj all times
mos, uscfuiiy prosecuted. Espccil at.
,.ntion Was given Ia this ARIA. and the
.ur,v, Il 1, /. now compic,r. The .yso,
abound. in III. most phenomenal ~on.
der, III. fame II which has sprced Ia
the utt.rmo.. parts ~ the earth. IN.
examination 81 ,h. whole di.,ric, va.
thorough. CAREFUL, dcisilci observe.
tons. locating all the gr,..rs. the ho,
springs. and TIN. mud volcanoes were
recorded, and ~ill br used In the prep.
aration IL charts. Numcrou. .k.,chc.
and photograph. ~erc also made. ard
the temperature, II each Il the spring.
ADD the measurements II their dimep.
.ions were accurately Ascertsibcd II !.
calculated tho, the ma,crisl and data
collected will enable ,h. survey Ia make
n report aud chart. .o accurately do,
srrib,ng IN. part that any changes by
vandalism or nA,a, al causes In ,h. ca.
rtous feature. hereafter may be reaiil,
detected. While the worA was being
performed by on. branch IL the .,pe-
di,iop. other divisions wcr, cngagcd In
an examination VI the adIaccn, district.
In. part, having charge ~ the prima.
~ anyulations covered an ARIA ~ abou,
5000 square miles. III. hrigh, II
over 100 mountain peaks VA dctsrmin.
cd. The highest ~ these ARE from 10.
CO. Z a. 1860 feet above sea level ~.
moe,'. Peak aud Mount Washburn az
Among IA. very ialissi
The expedition endured many hard
ships. aud me, ~i,h many thrilling nj
ventures. Tn. crossing ~ the swtf
mountain streams, In that region "a,
|. often attended with estreme peril u
:, 10th human animal life The animal,
, we're Frequently led along IN. mo.i dan
gsrou. 4. files Ga. mule tearing
!. heavy pack. missed hi. foo,ing am
tnmbl-d over . ~precipior 100 lee, u
! height The men p.cped over the brtn,
and ssw q pile ~ t,ones and mule. mos
living n, the bottom. hut po time ~a
sp.n, in efforts "a recover the pack
Wild game al,ound.d. and the met
!. could .it by their camp fire. and shoo
/. foooss. elk. deer apd bears. The gran.
, canon ~ IN. YELLOWSTONE va. explore.
: by Prof HAYDEN. who had penetrate,
) IL opee or ,~ic. before In former year,
y tn. gorge /. 5000 feet deep. the ~all
cling almost perpendicular. Il Il. |.
DARK a, the hosiom ~ thi. awful cha.u
d, tina, stars ar. plainly visible In the al
at an, hour of the dsy III. Ionelinss
= a. the place !. dreadful
Waterfalls are num~rous. the fou
highest and grAnde.t ones are call~
: the Tower. S~bosbonss. and Upper an
: lover Y.llo~.,one falls: ,hs Tower a.