Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-08-19
PERILs or THE PARK,
The Midsummer MsaRderings Of
the Presidential Party In the
YsIIowstons csantry.
A Charming Camping Ground on a
Grassy Platform Ten Thou
sand Feet Above the Sea.
A Narrow Escape Of Col. Sheridan
In an Encounter With a BsaF
Tho Party's Health.

CAMP ~ LINcoBH's Pass, August lor Viz
FoRr WAsHAKIE, August 1S.-Bright anu
early the Presidential party was up this
morning and on the move. The trail iay
along the Wind river mountains, though
parks and glades and forests, across the
bleak mountain sides, and up their dizzy
SUBMITS, whence to tAe north, south, ana
east all that could be seen was broken
chains of other mourtsins, but away to
the west where the Gros Ventre winds in
and out the valley ef the Snake river
the grand Titan basin were opened up to
view. The march, toward the end lay
through Lincoln's pass, which was so nam
ed last year by Gen. Sheridan, when his
party traversed it for
The:First Ttne.
The break in the mountains is . rugged
one, the jagged cliffs towering hundreds sf
feet on either side, and the pass leading
through abrupt twists and turns that are
we'll calculated to fill a solitary traveller
with awe, for better place for an Indian
ambush could not be found; TO the north
is Togiyo tee pass and another one yet un'
named. To the south is Union pass,
through which one of the earliest expedi.
tions that penetrated the Yellowstone
came eastward in 1868, under Capt. Rey.
nolds.
The summit of Lincoln pass is 9,40O feet
above the level of the sea. The trail is
very steep and rough, windfng at times
around the mountain sides, where the
misstep of a horse would plunge both ami
NAL and rider to
An Awful Death
in the yawuing gorge hundreds OF feet be-
low. 1t was not unnatural, therefore, that
the individual members OF the party should
traverse it with mingled feelings OF fear
and awe at the sublime aspect OF nature.
Gen. Sheridan had, however, taken every
precautIon 70 render the passage safe, and
The guides who went before and behind the
travellers were men of iron nerve, whom no
danger could cause to shrink. Under their
skiilful guidance the Journey through the
psss was made, but it was with feelings OF
intense relief that the party finally emerged
Notwithstanding the perilous nature OF the
trail, which, till within year, was follow:
ed only by Indians, Gen. Sheridan is OF
the opinion that fair wagon road could
be made through the pass, beginning at the
ascent of the continental divide on the
south fork OF the Wind river. This would.
however, require the cutting OF great
deal OF timber. The slope is gradual, and
some Of
The Beautiful Parks
along the side of the mountain ranges are
several miles in length. All are covered
with splendid bunch grass and luxurient
growth of wild flowers On the summit
level, where the camp is located, are Sc
ries of open, grassy parks, amid which lie
numerous small lakes, with their waters as
smooth and as clear as crystal. The situa
ton is most delightful, and the panorama
unfolded on all sides exeites frequent ex,
pressions Of admiration from members ol
the party.
The most exciting incident that has hap
pened since the beginning of the trip oc'
Cured to-day. Shortly after going into
camp, Col. Mike Sheridan shoaldered his
Winchester and started on tramp down
the side of the mountain, toward one
of the parks, remarking that he wanted
some sport, and would return with game oil
some kind inside of an hour or two. DE
returned about 1 in the afternoon, coming
in with Shoshone Dick and couple Of the
Indian guides. He was somewhat weak
from
Loss of Blood,
and was placed at once under the care oI
| Surgeon Forwood, who dressed his wounds
| The story of the Coloners adventures is
best told in his own graphic language: 81
was going along" he said, mot thinking oi
any danger. had shot couple OF rabbits
and sat down to rest, carelessly laying my
gun at my eide. Pretty soon, while glanc
ing around, saw some bright wild flower:
about one hundred feet away and started
| over to examine them. Twas just STOPPING
over to pick bunch when / heard an angry
| growl somewhere behind me. Looking
around | saw q big black bear coming
| down the side of the mountain out OF &
clump of trees. 1t wasn't half an hour
since had come through those trees ant
there wasn't the sign Of an animal. But
Bruin Was There
| this time and rolling along toward me at {
| pretty good gait. l started after my rifle
| ana seized II, but the brute wasn't NOR,
| than twenty feet away. ! only had time L
| pull the trigger, without the ghost of {
| chance to take aim. / suppose in my ex
citement may have shot off toward the
sky as likely as at the bear But it WASH
a second afterward till the gun was knocked
| out Of my hand with blow which felt like
trip hammer. The brute had raised itsel
on its launches and was tryiRg to hug me
| | jumped back like flash, and as did 81
| felt the animals claws ripping down my
| left shoulder and arm. The blood spurteC
out. but didn't feel any pain at that 10
slant. Mechanically felt my right hanC
| on the Colt in my belt, which l had neve
| thought of before. The bear was ther
about eight feet away aud was rearing ~
| for
Another Lunge.
! | gueSs it wasn't second till the revolver
was ont of my belt and fired. My eye
may have been shut for all l know, becaus,
! cen only recollect seeing in dim sort o
a way a huge black outline in front of me
But the revolver went off and saw thu
thing drop. Then l sank down on th,
ground, and guess it was several minutes
before / moved. After a while i felt tn,
blood trickliug down my side, and tha
reused me. ] tore off some of my under
clothes and tied up my arm as we'll rs
could. Then got mp. and walked over Il
little mountain stream couple OF hun
dred feet away, and was washing the wounC
| when Shoshone Dick and the guides cam,
down. guess they can tell the rest" Col
Sheridan modestly concluded. Col. Sheri
dan at once became the hero Of the party
Shoshone Dick related how he and tn,
guides were hunting some distance furthe
up the mountain and heard the shots
They did not think anything, of them, a
they knew the Colonel was hunting, bu
moved leisurely on to join him. When
they emerged from the trees, they saw
The Carcase OF the Rear,
but no one was in sight and they 'coul'
not understand this. Soon, however. they
espied the Colonel and at once assisted il
dressing his wound. The flesh was lsit
open for several inches, but he had already
succeeded in staunching the flow of blood
The bear was then examined, and it wa
found that the cartridge had entered jus
below the right eye, q most fortunate cir
cumstance for Col. Sheridan, as the reyol
yer shot could hardly have proved fatal il
any other spot of the brute's body. TIL
carcase was brought into camp BY thu
guides, and tonight for the first time tn
members of the party tasted bear meat
Most Of them pronounce it q little to-
strongly favored for their palstes, bu
the Indian guides and the soldiers psrtak,
| of 1t with relish. While
Col. Sheridan'a wound
is not at all dangerous, it is nevertheless
an ugly one and is quite painful, though
Surgeon Forwood's care has done much =
quiet the indamation. Il tell you" Col
Sheridan said this evening. "Fve hst
enough bear hunting for this trip. /
seemed pretty hard to be kept here in cam
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