The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-01

Mr., Frohman of the Madison Square
Dramatic Company says: During a
special Journey of several weeks L ex-
plored the whole Yellowstone county,
! from real its mouth to the Grand Canon
and Geys-rs.
While making this long but romantic
Journey we had many curious expert
ences. On one occasion our ponies
stampeded during the night, leaving us
in an embarrassing predicament. 1t
took the guide just three days to bring
them back to camp. Meanwhile We
made the best Of it, and my companion,
the son of a Montreal editor. proposed
taking q bath in the Yellowstone. The
suggestion seemed a good one, and
hastily disrobing, we plunged in. The
river, which is deep, runs swiftly, but
in this place there we're hidden rocks,
and my friend struck a sharp boulder,
which for a time rendered him ssnselesg.
The first thing l saw when l arose on
the boiling surface was his body float
ing near me. OF course, it rested then,
but a moment, andi was with difficulty
that ] reached him as he was going down
for the last time. Probably / should
never have succeeded in getting him
ashore at all if a large Newfoundland
dog, which l bought of a Swede at
Rismark, had not come to the rescue.
Never shall l forget the intelligent,
anxious look on the animals face as
he swan out and grasped me by the
collar. After a long and painful struggle
we managed to get the boy into shallow
water, where he regained his senses
Being on the wrong side of the stream
and without clothing or fire, the situa-
ton seemed desperate. Again the saga
rious dilemma. After a few attempts
l succeeded in making him understand
sufficiently to swim across the river
and bring my coat, which contained
cordials that | carried for emergencies.
They restored circulation, and by tear
ing the coat lining in strips l was able
to bandage the poor fellows head,
which, happily, was not seriously ,bruis-
ed, although the blood ran freely for a
time. In the course of an hour he felt
strong enough to return to the water.
You may judge of the swiftness of the
current when | tell you that in crossing
and recrossing we We're carried down at
least three miles, and but for the dogs
assistance | doubt if we could have re-
turned that day. Night was upon us
when, more dead than alive, we reach
ed the s~mouldering fires of u little
camp.
The next adventure was at the Gey-
sers, and was nc laughing affair, | can
tell you. One of the half-breed packers
got wet while hunting, and the labor
of bringing in a large elk so fatigued
him that he threw himself down on the
hot earth near a geyser to warm him
self. We paid little attention to where
he lay, and as he seemed doing l soon
dropped off to sleep, just before day
lightwe were awakened by terrific yellls
and a strange roaring noise, and l
thought the Indians were upon us.
We found, however, that the hot spring
had just taken to spouting afresh, and a
stream of scalding water burst out of
the ground near where the half breed
lay. He leaped to his feet and fell
headlong into a set thing pool very noar
the spring. Fortunately, the guide,
who had his wits about him, pulled him
out just in time to save his life. AS
1t was, the skin hung in white shreds
from his legs, arms and face. One of
his hands looked as if he were in the
last stages of leprosy. The guide rolled
him in some cotton flannel and BEARS
grease, which gave great relief and I'M
doubtedly prevented prolonged agony,
if not death.
On this trip l met a portion of the
Hatch party, and they with all Others
who know anything of that enchanting
region, agree that it must be thiekly
settled in a few years, and before long
our companies will be playing to the
summer boaIders who will swarm in
to the National PARK