Daily globe., 1883-08-11

They Start on Their Overland Journey to
the YellowstOne-A Distance of Twenty
One Miles Made on HOrseback-The
President Lands the FIRST Trout.
CAMP ROLLINS, Wyo., via Fort Washakie,
Wyo., Aug. 1O.-After an Indian dance yes
terday at our camp, near Fort Washakie,
Captain Hayes, commanding troop G.,
Fifth cavalry, gave the president an exhi-
bition drill, the command being given by
trumpets. The drill included ordinary
man9uvers by troops, the formation of
skirmishing both on horseback and foot,
and ended with charge. Just after this,
about $50 mounted Indians, Shoshones and
Arapahoes, gave sham battle exhibition,
the maneuvers executed by them in actual
warfare. Their horsemanship was sur
prising, nearly every one riding bareback.
Senator Vest, a member of the senate
committee, had an interview with Washa-
the Arapahoes about o'clock, ther being
present large body of Indians from both
tribes. The senator's inquiries were di-
rected principally as to whether the
Indians would accept tenure in severalty
instead of tenure in common as now held
by them. The senator urged them to take
| their lands, 160 acres to each head of a
family, and eighty acres to unmarried In
dians. They have 100000 acres in this
reservation, and about 1900 Indians, both
tribes included, and under the tenure of
severalty they would have $25O,OOO in in
terest upon the bonds of these lands sold
| the government. All chiefs seemed against
tenure in severalty. They were very anxious
| to have permission to trade with the post
traders at the fort, which is the only other
| store on the reservation permitted except
the Indian trading store, stating they
could only receive 81 for buffalo robe at
| the agency store, whereas, at the military
store they were offered $40 for each one.
At o'clock sharp, this morning, the
president and party broke camp and
started on horseback with an escort and
pack mules following, crossing the Little
Mud river, near Fort Washakie hating
after eight miles for five
minutes rest, then passing over
a rough and broken country
with no water distance of nine miles,
stopping for short time on top of the
divide, giving US nice view of the Crow
Heart bntte and Bull and Mud rivers and
the Shoshone mountains. From this point
we passed off very rocky country.
climbing and descending alternately high
and stony hills until we reached this camp,
which is situated on Bull lake, fork of
Wind river. Distance from camp this
morning twenty one miles.
The party is well, and enjoyed the ride
greatly. The president proves to be a
good horseman, and came into camp like
an old campaigner. Immediately after
OR arrival, which is on
beautiful trout stream, the
president took his rod and soon killed the
first trout, keeping up his reputation of
being fine fisherman. He enjoys camp
life very much, is up and out of his tent at
five o'clock each morning, the first one,
and with flannel shirt and large hat, enjoys
it with the rest. Senator Rollins having
distinguished himself in horsemanship on
this march of twenty-one miles, and in
compliment to him, Gen. Sheridan named
our first camp Rollins" which honor was
thoroughly approved of by the whole party,
who think the surrogate, by the application
of a brake and steady riding, will make a
capital cowboy.