Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-23
RAN SHORT OF CASH.
Sad Experience of the Princeton
Geological Expedition.
WERE STRANDED In MONTANA,
But Managed to Collect a Number Of VAL
liable Specimens.
HAD TO COUNT UP ALL THEIR PENNIES

Robert A. Stevenson, of Lewistown, a
member of the Princeton Geological Expe,
dition, stopped over in Pittsburg few
hours yesterday, and told tale of woe that
was narrowing. His companions were w.
B. Scott, Professor of Geology at Princeton;
Prof. Magee, who occupies the chair OF
physics at the same place, and Messrs CYRUS
Jefferson, St. Pani; INLAY Benet, Arthur
w. Butler and Frederic Horsford, New York,
and Richard Coulter, Greensburg; members
of the senior class at Princeton. They
had been roughing it in the
Rocky Mountains. They had gone
beyond their distance rather than be-
yond their depths, and consequently almost
ran out of finances and nearly out of
clothes. In fact, Mr.. Stevenson says that
when they asked about trains at Living
ston, Mont, the agent asked 'Freight or
passengers"
HAD TO LIVE ON SHORT RATIONS.
Accordingly, said Mr.. Stevenson, eve
refrained from e1travagances of all kinds
and have been subsisting on 'sinkers and
coffee during the entire trip. A sinker, you
know, is sandwich of generous proper
tions that prevails throughout the North
west. We are all here though, and have
brought with us some eight OF nine skele-
tons, not scalps, from the Rocky Mountains?
We have had a perfectly satisfactory trip.
Prot. Scott is very much pleased with the
fossils that we obtained. We have extended
the collection quite largely.
1--WE did not do any eXcavating and found
the exposures in the Smith River Valley not
far from White Sulphur Springs, Mont.
1--WE spent several very interesting and ex-
citing weeks there the
honored remains of past and gone animals
Sometimes the find would amount to little
or nothing. and then again 1t would pan out
something quite valuable. The delightful
uncertainty OF the field made the search all
the more interesting, and good supply of
enthusiasm was kept on hand at all times
with which to greet the resurrection of
some noted specimen.
"The fossil search was not the only inter
esting feature Of our stay at that point.
Every thing was new and of moment to US
fellows. We had outfitted at Great Falls,
which by the way is the coming town of that
country, and with our tents, teams, drivers
and cook were quite prepared to enjoy
Western life and remarkable degree Of
comfort at the same time. We were but a
short distance from White Sulphur Springs.
DID NOT KNOW HIS OWN NAME
1--WE were also near the famous halfway
house between the Saratoga and Fort Logan,
whose owner has lived his life thus far, anu
is liable to the remainder, i'll a sad state of
doubt as to whether he is Josiah or Josha-
phat De Laney. He says that in his very
early youth he and a likewise youthful
brother started across the plains with rela-
tives, their own parents being dead. Being
twins and resembling each other closely,
their identity was not very clearly estab-
lished, and when on the way the relatives
and one of the boys died it was found inl-
possible to determine which one left the
earth and which one remained on it, hence
the old man has never known whether he is
Josiah or Joshaphat.
eve had glorious time in the National
Park. We did not go there in the interest
of science but fortunately met the Interna-
tional Geological Congress with the members
of which we chummed to mutual advantage
for several days. We were also fortunate in
seeing some of the more reserved geysers
spout, Giant for instance and old Faith
full" which only erupt once month.
1--WE did not see q lynching bee but have
the photo of one and whenever we get sort
of down in the mouth we take the card out
and gaze upon the poor victim with his dis
located neck and then know things are
not as bad as they might be-"