The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-08-14
TELEGRA.PHIC
THE PRESIDENTS PROGRESS.
In the WiIds of Wyoming.

In the WiIds of Wyoming.
Camp Vest, on Spring Creek, Wye, 10.
The day so far, since leaving Camp
Rollins at Bull Lake fork. this morning,
at Z o'clock, has been very unevrntiul.
The President and ell the mem bers OF
the party are in excellent health and
spirits, The country travelled over to
day has been mostly sagebrush mesns,
varied By alternate asc'Dt3 and descan's
of steep hills covered with loose stones
which made precsfious footing for toe
animals, but l cannot help Wond RI g
Why SO much material was wasted in the
making Of so many apparently eless
ridges, when there are plenty of gulches
which might as we'll be filed all along
the route. However, the glorious Wind
River and Owl creek mountains with
their snow-clad peaks are 10 sight, and
afford TestRulness to the Eyes of travellers
who are pursuing their way across the
dried ard heated mesa3 below. The
camp on Spring creek, however, is q
very delightful Gle, on pleasant g-oun' +,
with plenty OF the essential requirements
OF good camping places wood water
and grass. To the eastward OF US is the
Crown ait Butte, which is a noted land
msrk of the Wind River valley, snd the
photographer has obtained several pic
lures. This dispatch bss to leave by car
rier at this morning, so no reports can
he made to-day Of the results obtained
By the fishermen. The camp is named
Vest, in honor of Senator q. q. Vest
who is one Of the most enthusiastic and
successful anglers of the party. After
my dispatch Of yesterday from Bull
Lake fork, both the President ana Sen
stor Vest brought into camp FIVE cree,s
full OF trout as The resul. of Their sitter
noon g sport. There aze no special or
professional correspondents with the
usrty, and all dispatches purpoFting to be
from such persons are spurious.
Camp Crosby, on Din wIddie Greek
Wyo., II, via Fort Wsshakis- Jog
camp at $50 a.m., lesdea gray sky and
drifting clouds ADDED to the slight rain
and heavy dew of last night q We de
lighttul freshness and coolneas TO the
5raCing atmosphere. As the party
started on the davis march, the rest frotn
the burdens of official and social life, the
exhilarating effects Of the climate, the
wearing away of the little EoIeness that
some of the party bad felt from the
riding, all the good effects in fact Of thi:
outdoor life, we're seen in the buoYAnl
manner 10 which The members of the
party mounted and rode away. Senator
Vest again scored The greatest number OF
trout Yesterday, but shower in The after
noon put an end 10 the sport and pre-.
vented much competition. The route lay
sloIg an old Indian trail made dim and
faint by time. a portion of the party
left the column and skirted the foot hills
and mountains TO the left IN search O
game and scenery, but the game hsc
nearly vanished, being we'll nigh ex-
terminated. Only one deer and ont
antelope were seen. As coming
events are aometimes said tO cas-
their shadows before, so this may
perhaps indicate the sad fate of tht
Indian race. A mach of fourteen miller
brought US to DinWiddie creek, a noisy
mountain stream, rushing down in {
boisterous way to join its waters with
Wind river. In honor of the Governor
iof Montana this camp has been named
| Camp Crosley. The country passed
occs ionally with valleys susceptible Of
Irrigation, but the future prosperity O
this section depends mainly on its being
utilized for grazing purposes. The gras:
already bears the bToWnish tint as thu
first indication Of the curing process 0
this climate, and therein lies the grea
secret Of its retention Of nutritious prop
critics. 1t seems pity that these stream
should have lest their Indian names
Thai, for instance, where We made GU
frat camp ia called By !hem Moaning 0
Crying Buf'V0 creek, and here in tn
winter when there is ice on the lake
wild and pitiful sound is heard, I.uc
Tesem bling the moan of buffalo in dis
trees. Again, here at our present camp tn
indians call the stream "The Greek wit
lGod's Bridge" Some miles above il
mouth natural bridge about 800 yard
in width spans the chasm through Whic
1.-THE waters rush, This bridge is aeame
and marked by trails made By Indian
lard game, distinctly perceivable fro n Ii
heights miie above it. The canyon Is
grand one; go grand and beautiful i
fact that one of the party, who haa wsr
ldered much il foreign lands, says Of j
Nothing there can in any way con
pare with it." This gorge in the noun
btJs) CAt PG1 ~ tAo IL sNot MANU- u Dttl
to describe; but one cannot look s.
save in awe of the Crest Architect. Nei
the head of the stream it is crescent
shape, backed By mountains, far dow
whose sides lie great banks Of soo
which have rested there during ali q
eternity Of the past. Then come q
sombre, grey rocks. gloomy ard barre
above all vegetation, snd seemirg
fruwn down upon the bright wstera III
green foliage below. The s'ream oue
out st short inicrV als i to lakes. Sever
of these are two miles in diameter. al
these have pale green color. The ten
baa been pitched, bat q few minutes al
thefsLsrmen hed just commenced the
effort, wheu from the northwest gre
blsck cloud crme sweeping over {.
bluff, and hail snd rainstOrm rea.
msde theptriy feel th4tthey were sOdu
ing bGrdsDips, but L1ey are Just mi
enough to be agreeable. The entire par
ie0joyIn2iOg the bes, # heai.h.