The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-08-11
PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS
The Presidents Tour.

Camp Rollins, 9, via Fort Weshakie,
Wvo 10 After the Indian dance YES
terday At CUR camp near Fort WashakIe,
Captain Hays, commanding q troop OF
the Seventy .ffsh csvelry, gave the Presi-
deuG an exhibition drill, the commands
being given by trumpets. The drill in-
ctuded ordinary msC9varing by troops,
formation, diminishing both on horse.
buck and on foot, and ended with a
charge. Just after this about 250 mounted
Indians, Shoshones and Arapohoep, gave
3 sham battle with the mAr9veras exc
cuted by them in actual warfare. Their
horsem 4nship was superb, nearly every
one riding bareback. Senator Vet. q
member of the Senate committee, had
az interview with Washable of the Sho-
STONES, and Black CCsl OF the Arapohoea,
about 5 o'clock, there being present q
large body OF Indians from both tribes.
The Sen gtor's inquiries were directed
principally as to whether the Indians
uld accept tenure 10 eevaral,7, 10
stead Of tenure in Commo0, as now held
by them. The Senator urged them to
tske their land. 100 acres To esch head of
q family, ana eighty acres to each I'M
married Indian. They have $50 coo
acres in heir reservation, and about
1899 Indisus, both tribes in
cluded, and under the tenure in
sever atty there would be S250, 900 in
taresi upon the bonds of these lands
il sold TO the government. Al the chiefs
seemed sgslnsg the tenure 10 severalty,
Theg wtr9 very anxious 70 have permits
sion to trade with the post trader at the
fort, which is the only other store on the
reservation permitted except the Indian
trading store, stating they could only re-
ceive seven dollars for buffalo robe OF
the military store; they were offered ten
dollars for each one.
At O'clock sharp thi3 morning the
President and party broke camp and
started on horseback with the escort and
pack mules following, crossing Little
Wind River, near Fort Wsshskie, halt
ing at thu end of eight miles for five
minutes rest, then passing over rough
and broken country, with no water; q
distance of nine miles snd stopping
for short tune on the OF the divide,
giving US hns veg of Grow
Heart Butte snd the Bull ard Wind
river and Shoshono mountains. From
this point we passed over very ROCKY
county, elm bling and descending alter
nately high and stony hills, until We
reached this camp, which is situated on
Bull Lake fork of Wind River. The
distance from the camp this morning is
twenty one miles. The party are sll
we'll and enj Dyed the ride greatly. The
President proves to be good borsemsn
and came into camp like an old cam
paigner g Immediately after our arrival
Of camp, WIN ch is % a beautiful trout
stream, the President took his rod and
soon killed thu first trout, keep
ing up bis old reputation of
being fine fisherman. He er Joys camp
life very much, is up and out Of his tent
at 5 O. clock each moving, tie first one,
and with flannel shirt and large hat
enjoys it with the rest. Senator Z )llins,
having distinguished himself 10 horse
msuship on this march of twenty miles,
in complim snt to him General Sheridan
named o1r first camp Rollins, which
honor was thoroughly approved of by the
whole party. who think the Senator in
time, by the application of broken and
steady animal will make capital Gov
boy.