Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-13
IN THE WILDERNESS.
The Presidents Western Trip.
FISHING AND HUNTING AND KEEPING A SHARP LOOK
OFT FOR INDIANS.

FISHING AND HUNTING AND KEEPING SHARP LOOK
OUT FOR INDIANS
The Chicago Tribune has the following special
from the presidential exploring party, Gated
scamp on Warm Springs, Wyoming. August H."
''The presidential party left the camp near Din
w00die Lake at the accustomed hour this morning
The President has killed trout to his hearts con-
tent, and game has been procured so abundantly
as to become monotonous. The principal objects
seen on the journey today were the Crow Heart
Buttes and Frelnont's Peak. 10 miles to the south.
The Washakie Needles are rapidly moving to the
north, while beyond. and almost on the trail Is
Tenon Pass The river trail Is constantly ascend
appeared and the trai, teSiousy entered the dense
forests OF the Wind River range. Here the road
continued through narrow canons and over
now breathlessly win1ing up steep canons
only to descend the next one and repeat
again: The camp is BY the side Of Warm Springs
doubtless contribute their quota Of alkaIi to the
low Green river The bathing is S very healthy for
the rheumatic The party have experienced no
little dimculty IN procuring pure water free from
minerals The water here would phySic an In
dian bust in front OF cigar store. The Chief
magistrate himself Is not free from the painful ef
fects Of tho alkali. but has not been down with
the collie. as was the case In his last summers
Jaunt. The President has been Informed OF the re-
turn OF Roscoe COnkling eastward. and speaks
eonfab 6etween him and the Senator % was to @ occur
in the wilderness. He is trying to learn the Indian
tongue from the dusky guides, and will doubtless
Washington. Extra precautions are now Eelng
taken to guard against surprise from the bands
OF robbers and struggling Indians and Wild ahi-
mails which infest these regions. 1t Is expected
Tonight to make an onslaught on the Wild ami
mails mails which comedown to the waters near here to
IN THE HEART OF THE YELLOWSTONE.
telegram from camp at Buffalo Lake. Wy. T.,
yesterday says:-Since the Presidents party left
Fort Washakie three days journey have been
made toward the heart OF the Yellowstone. The
President, who Is we'll known to be late riser,
often complains the early hour he is compelled
he has already found that, while daylight lasts
longer in this northern latitude than at Washing
ton, sleep is welcome and more restful as soon as
night falls On the morning OF leaving Washakie.
President Arthur was awakened at O'Clock by
the din OF preparation throughout the camp. All
Parties were flying in all directions to COM
plete the final preparations for ride in the
saddle Of many days among the mountains
General Sheridan always starts promptly at
In the morning and stops at IL for the day. He
ss f any l
tination exactly at noon: Shortly before in the
morning Charlie Campbell, the famous guide with
his train OF pack animals Indian guides and tents
men. appeared in readiness for the journey.
Campbell was Clusters most trusted scout, and
was the last man to leave his column to carry
word to Major Reno. In fact, he was the last to
look upon Clusters face alive. and many Will re-
member him as the most important witness
against Reno After breakfasting the presiden-
tial party said goodbye to Secretary Lincoln who
was to remain several days at the fort, and then
the small caravan rumbled away, with Campbell
at Its head. From Fort WaShakie the trail ran
nearly north over sage brush, almost parallel to
the old road, twenty miles distant from Wind
River.
THE PRESIDENT CASTS HIS LINE.
The President spent the entire afternoon fishing
in the cool water OF the lake, OF the most pic
turesque on the continent. He had no difficulty
in hooking any number of speckled trout They
bite with any kind of tackle or bait One has only
to double up pin, attach 1t to string on any
kind OF stick, with piece OF red flannel, grass
hopper, or anything else for bait, and the trout
bite in these mountain streams and pools as fast
as they can be hauled out On the stage lines
the the drivers XIII the large sage hens, or cocks Of
the whip. Fishing or hunting here is no
art. It is simply slaughter The trout in
the mountains is like perch In the east with none
OF its eastern Shyness. just now 1t 1s infested
with parasite, and the party is obliged to use
extreme caution to procure sound nsh The valley
Is oppressive. and on the elevations the wind
bows in hurricanes. The nights, however, are
delightfully."- cool The President takes naturally
to roughing 1t.
There are those who predict that an effort will
De made by Indians or bands OF robbers, which
are thick around here now, to seize Mr. Arthur,
carry him into the mountain Businesses, and hold
him for ransom. An Old stage driver gravely SAYS
that the plan, II we'll carried out might succeed.