National Republican., 1883-08-27
IN THE YELLOWSTONE.
The Presidential Party, After a Dusty March,
Reaches the Upper Geysor Basin.
Pictures OF Gorgeous Scenery MS Drawn by
an EHGsive Correspondent.

CAMP LOGAN, YELLOWSTONE PARK, Aug.
% (via LIVINGSTON, Aug. 25).-The white
frost was still thick on tho blades of grass
and leaves of shrubs, glisteniug in the morn
ing sunlight like diamond dust, and the mists
and vapors rested close to the surface of the
river as the presidential party mounted, at
GAS q. M, and started out for the days
march. Last night was tho coldest the party
has yet experienced, tho thermometer mark
ing twenty degrees at o. M, and in the moss
tent the water which had been served out
few moments before the party sat down to
breakfast formed network of ice on the
under surface of the glasses. The trail was
very crooked to-day, and led over a low range
of mountains covered with pine forests. At
intervals open grassy parks were found, but
most Of them wero only fow acres in area
About twelve miles out the party came
upon the lower falls of the Lewis, or Lake
Fork, dark gray gorge cut through
solid walls of volcanic rock, its sides
being nearly perpendicular. Five miles
further on the party went into camp in u
lovely open park at the north end of Lewis
lake. the only spot on tho shore line which is
not densely timbered The camp was named
Logan, in honor of the senator, who was to
have been one Of the party, and whose un-
avoidable absence has been regretted by all.
The tents look out on this beautiful sheet of
water, and the sound of the swirl of the
waves on the beach mingles pleasantly with
its twin sister, the sound of the soughing of
the winds in the trees near by Along the
line of march to-day were seen large quanti-
ties of Indian tea, n diminutive species of
evergreen, whortloberries five to ton inches
high, found only in timber, and at an altitude
of from g. 900 to 10000 feet The Indians are
of tho POO, frnrn tha drad lpavpa
aud stems of this plant and it Is said by those
who have drank IL that il forms pleasant
substitute for our own.
Yesterday the party remained at Camp
Strong, the surroundings of which are worthy
of more than passing notice. A grassy bottom
enoompassud by mountains clad with ever
green trees of all sizes, from the young seed
ling up to mature age, scattered singly,
grouped in clusters, or massed into dark for
ests. Tho tents were pitched on the banks
of the Snake river, which here possesses all
the attributes of frst-class trout stream.
Clear, pure water, dripping over pebbly bot
toms, with here and there swift currents,
eddies and deep holes The President and
Senator Vest made the best of the stay and
scored the greatest victory yet achieved over
the inny tribe. At one cast the President
landed three trout weighing in the aggregate
four and one-fourth pounds, and each of six
other casts took two fne specimens. The
President secured the greater weight and Sen
ator Vest the larger number. The total
weight of the fish caught was 105 pounds.
The sport is now about over. The
largest trout taken weighed three and one
half pounds. Looking back over tho
course from Fort Washakie, where the
party first mounted their horses and aban-
doned wheel vehicles and took the Indian
trail which has led through fertile valleys
across bad lands and over rugged mountains.
There are many memories which linger
rn1a tpNf,, nfa nhnr oi
the party. The hailstorm at Camp Crosby,
the dust which sifted in the tents at Camp
Teton, the trail across the fallen timbers are
forgotten in the pleasant associations of the
rest of the journey. Located in bond of the
Gro5 Veutre river from the crest of which
the trail led, looking down from on it the
travellers obtained their first good view of the
Royal Tetons, or Titsns as they should bt
called; to the west was a forest Of pine anG
spruce mantling the mountain; to the south
and east clay and sandstone rising high in
the sky, and rich red from its iron coloring
masked here and there by green foliage.
The short, thick grass of the little valley
furnished splendid grazing for the animals
and the trout within twenty feet of the tent:
made the immediate surroundings most at
tractive Then the Titan basfn large US thu
state of Rhode Island and covered at thii
time o. the year with nutritious grasses and
profuse in evidence of being the winter graz
ing ground of deer, antelOpes, and elk. The
near future must practically determine it,
value for stock purposes. Then Jackson!
lake as seen from the crest OF high bluff oil
the line of march, gigantic sapphire, it,
surface fretted and blown into white caps by
the winds which swept down over Mount
Morian and Moaning, lost themselves in thu
gloomy forests beyond. The scenery along
the route will furnish many pleasant mem
Ories in the years to come. Enough game
has been killed to satisfy the wants of thu
To. III antnpa1 hn mr. ne n
the park, and the buffalo and elk can look a
lis with perfect safety, for Gen. Sheridan
has given strict orders that nothing shall b
killed. The members of the party are enjoy
ing their usual good health, are commencing
in fact, to realize something in the way of 10
bust strength for tho investment made il
taking u trip of this kind.
UPPER GEYsER BASIN, YELLOWSTONE Ma
TIoNAL PARK, Aug. 24At / o'clock to-day
after dusty march of twenty-six miles owe
rough trail, the President and party al
rived in the Upper Geyser basin of the Ma
tional park, and went il ito camp near an ol
faithful geyser, who greeted the travellers
few minutes after dismounting with one @
his hourly eruptions. All were very tire
and hungry, and the exhibition that seeme
specially to greet the chief magistrate coul
induce but few of the party to abandon tn
lunch and rush to a point for observing tn
display. The afternoon was devoted TO rest
ing, bathing, and overhauling the outfit, an
little attention was paid to the geysers bt
yond those in tho immediate vicinity of tn
camp. All the travellers were impressed wit
the wonders surrounding them, and to-mol
row will no doubt prove day of interest an
pleasure After their ride ON horseback
230 miles every member of the expedition
in the best of health, and not an accident {
the slightest character has occurred on th
journey to mar its pleasure.