Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-04
GALLANT PHIL SHERIDAN

"A summer Jaunt TO the Rockies and
Beyond-Descen of an Unexplored and
Dangerous Pass-John Mccullough a
sharer in the Joys and Ha.dships of the
Party.
The $50 train on the Northern Pacific rail-
way arrived on time yesterday afternoon, hav-
ing attached to it three extra coaches which
held the following distinguished party of gen.
tlemen:
Gen. Phil Sheridan, Gen. Arson stager,
Gen. w. E. Strong, Col. J. F. Gregory,
Col. NJ. V. Sheridan, Gen. D. B. Sacket,
Capt w. P. Clark, DR.. Farwood, Mr.. H. r
Bishop, the railway magnate of New York
and John Mccullough, the actor.
The party got Off the cars and strolled into
union depot to stretch their limbs and
look at the building. They all expressed ad.
miration for the handsome structure, which
most of them viewed for the first
time. They were a jolly looking band,
aud had it not been for
their boards, they might have been taken for
group of noble red men, SO bronzed and
ferocious had they grown in appearance since
leaving Chicago on Aug. LIST. for the wilds of
under the disability of beard, which will be
shaved off before he appears at the Opera
with with Gen. D. 5. Socket and e Sur.
geon Farwood, were driven to the
Metropolitan hotel. Gen. Sheridan and the
rest of the band remained on the cars till the
departure of the Omaha train at S:45, which
hauled them away to Chicago.
1t has been the custom with Gen. Sheridan
to make yearly exploring tours to the Rocky
mountains, and this season he determined
upon a course never tried before. The party,
whose names are given, were invited
to accompany him, and the dining, sleeping
and baggage cars We're placed at his disposal
by Mr.. Bishop. Secretary of War Robert
Lincoln was also lnvi'ed to go along, but the
non. adjournment of congress detained him at
Washington city.
General Sheridan and party Travelled over tha
Union Pacific railway to Green river, where
they took ambulances and journeyed
157 miles in ambalances and relays to Fort
Washakie. At this point they took pack
| train, one OF the finest outfits that ever
roamed the West, consisting of 2SS horses,
mules and Indian ponies, and 1913 persons, in
GLIDING troop &C." of the Second cavalry,
under Capt. Wheeler, as an escort, and five
Indian guides and hunters. The celebrated
ShOshone Dick was chief of the guides.
From Fort Washakie they moved seventy.
seven miles to the forks of Wind river, and
then struck across in a westerly direction 10
the Wind river mountains, bya pass which no
mortal foot had ever travelled before. This
new pass of Gen. Sheridan's lies midway be-
tween Togwotee Pass and Union PISS, and was
by Gen. Phil named Lincoln Pass, in honor OF
the secretary of war.
The exploring party proceeded by the new
trail down the mountains to GrOs Ventre
creek, which they followed to near the juno
ton of Snake river and Teton range, where
they could see the three great Tetons with
hot oh jpfp nh, -
They then struck across TO Snake river and
followed up the serpentine wIndings of the
stream for three days march, passing Jack
sons lake, magnificent sheet of limpid water
having the feet Of the Teton range.
Travelling was rendered exceedingly toll
some by PROSTATE timber, to clear away
which men had to be sent ahead before the
train could make any progress. The trail
was at times rocky, at other times marshy
and presented every phase of ruggedness.
The upper Geyser basin was reached Au-
gust 20, and the explorers paused for couple
of days to rest. and examine the boiling
springs and infinite variety of wonders pre-
sented by the vicinity.
On August 22d they started for the falls of
the Yellowstone, and passed through the
middle and lower Geyser basins; thence to
Baronett's bridge across the Yellowstone
river; thence to Cook City, the great mining
point on the summit of the Great Divide, w.
ing to the east of the Yellowstone, and thence
around to Index peak, on the north fork of
Clark's Fork.
Gen. Sheridan was determined to pass over
and beyond Bear Tooth range. An army off.
Ger with squad of men had once made an
Intellectual attempt to get down the western
slope of this range, and had hopelessly wan
dered about in the mountains for days before
abandoning the project as hopeless. This did
uOt deter the indomitable Sheridan. He pro.
cured the services of hunter named
George Geer at Cook City, and
started with his whole caravan on the seem.
ingly hopeless venture.
George Geer led the train from Index Pesk
across the north fork of Clark's Fork, and
then up the mountains to the summit, 1850
feet above the level of the sea. The noun
taiDs reached higher, but this was the height
of The point where the descent began. Then
came the tug of the expedition. Down,
down, down, as the descriptive writer's say.
Down, down, down, for a distance of 5000
feet over sticks and stones, through the sand,
through the chalk, through the clay, through
the mold, down to Little Rocky creek, where
the excursionists camped. The most precipit-
Gus and difficult portion of the itrail was
within distance of 1000 feet to the first
bench. Although full of danger the descent
was made with perfect success, and without
injury to single pack. By avoiding the
tTdFcicu CTall Tue journey was SQOrLened fOrtV-
five miles, and feeling of supreme pride and
satisfaction buoyed the travellers for the re-
mainder of the march.
From Little Rocky creek they passed around
to Clark's Fork, and down Clark's Fork to
Rocky Fork; thence to the western terminus
of the Northern Pacific railway, twelve miles
beyond Billings, where they arrived August
81, twenty. five days after leaving Fort Wash
axle. The command marched 442 miles in
twenty-three days, if two days are deducted
for the stop over, which is an average of
nineteen miles a day, through as rough a
country as there is On earth. The longest
march made in any one day was thirty one
miles.
During the pilgrimage the company saw
the finest scenery in America, made up of ele-
waited lakes, water falls, glacial formations,
snow fields and woody wildernesses. The
party enjoyed, while en- route, some grand
sport in killing bear, elk, mountain sheep,
black and white.tailed deer, antelope, buffalo,
sage chickens, grouse and ducks. Over 1000
trout were caught in the streams, all of which
are abnndantly stocked with fish. The party
feasted on the finest game and fish during the
entire march.
On reaching st. Paul Gen. W. E Strong, in
behalf of the company, rendered tribute to
John Mccullough and Gen. Stager, who had
been the life of the party with their redun-
dancy of joke, anecdOte and jest.
DISTURBED MOKMONS.