St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-27
H0MEWARD BOUND.
Company D Has Started on
the Return March to
st. Paul.
Its Outing Has Proven Bene,
fetal. and Not an Acct
dent Occurred.
Iacf nouc in tho popIy no
Last Days in the Park De-
voted to Fishing and Dane
ing Parties.
Capt. Bean Breaks Through a
Crust and Is Submerged
in Mud.
Special to the Globe.

Company ID spent Sunday in glorious
style. Most of the boys were tired after
the weary march OF Saturday, and there
fore slept late next morning; but upon
arising were treated to most agreeable
surprise in the shape of boat ride on
Lake Yellowstone, rendered by Commo-
dore T.. Z. Waters, the genial manager
OF the Yellowstone Park Boat company,
and formerly superintendent of the
park. All knew what awaited them
when this announcement was made, hay-
ing gone from Thumb bay to the Low
er Lake hotel Saturday on the boat,
and took advantage of this opportunity
to see the largest lake in the world at
such an altitude, 7,7SS feet above sea
level. and also some very grand scenery.
Inc trip was from Lower lake near the
outlet, the ellOwStOne river, TO the eX-
treme end of the southeast Finger,
where the Upper Yellowstone empties
It's contents. The tramp of Saturday is
considered by all to be the hardest. if
not the longest, yet experienced. The
TWO great difficulties encountered were,
that after getting up early enough to
Start-at 3:45 o'cIock-across a mount
ain trail, the guide lost the way, and
for two hours wandered around in the
darkness before the road was found.
But tie trouble did not end here, for
when the road was reached it was found
TO be mostly up hill and covered with
sand almost knee deep.
From Sheshone Point
on this road can be had a beautiful
view of Shoshone lake, away off in the
distance. and the Telon mountains, al
most one hundred miles away. That
night Capt. Bean and company were
rendered banquet at the hotel by the
manager. Dancing, the chief amuse-
ment, was INDUCED in until late hour.
The great trout fishing of the Yellow
stone river has been taken advantage
OF to the fullest extent by the men,
some OF whom brought in as many as
200 fine large mountain trout. These
pounds, on an average, and when
freshly cooked have delicious
flavor. The largest catches were
made by the following parties:
Capt. Bean, Sergt. F. H. Hanft and
Corporal Thomas O'Leary, who caught
about fifty; George Eckels, George
Taft and E. E. Schooley, who made the
largest catch; II. III. Palmer, the AS
sociated Press correspondent, accom-
panied by John Rider, the leader of the
mandolin quartette, made fine
catch: and Capt. William Bronson, of
Company K, stationed at Saltwater, who
was invited to "hoof it, with the CON-
pany. made fine catch, he being the
first man out.
The HOmeWard March
was begun at 5 a. IN. today from Lower
Lake hotel to the Grand Canon of the
Yellowstone, a distance of eighteen
miles. Now that the company is On its
way home, it would not be inappropri-
ate to compliment Capt. Bean and his
assistants on the mastery way in which
they planned this trip, and the general
ship with which it has been handled.
Every arrangement that has been made
has so far been carried out to the dot
All marches have been executed
promptly and easily. The 1ations,
brought from st. Paul. have been am
pie. each man receiving large, hearty
meal three times a day, prepared by
Messrs. B0ies and O'ConnelI, two army
cooks from Fort Smelling. Militia COM
panies are looked upon, as a
rule. as ''tin soldiers" but the
pluck and endurance exhibited
by the men of Company ID OH
this trip go farther to show the con-
trary than anything yet attempted by
any national guard. Some of the
marches taken have been known to tire
even the soldiers of the regular army;
yet the men marched pluckily forward,
never wavering until the goal was
reached.
The boys have derived much benefit
and pleasure from the company of Mr..
Paris, the able assistant of f. Jaw
Haynes, the official photographer of the
Northern Pacific railroad, who was I'M
able to accompany the boys, as he at
first intended. Mr.. Paris has
Taken Many Photographs
of the company at the different points
of interest, and intends, after develop
ing them, to make an album, which will
be placed on sale. SO as to be within the
reach of all. Nothing that could be
done would serve better to remind all
Interested in the undertaking of the
scenes witnessed by the fifty-five men
who braved the alkali dust, the long
tramps and frosty nights for three
weeks. As the Grand Canon is the
most magnificent and picturesque place
in the park, and the fishing also being
good, Capt. Bean intends laying over at
this point until Wednesday morning,
thus giving the boys long rest before
starting OH the trail over Mount Wash
burn.
On Wednesday the boys will shoulder
their blankets. and, supplied with two
days rationS, will start OH the compar-
atively unfrequented trail over Wash
burn, camping at an altitude of over
10000 feet above the sea level Wednes-
day night. The next day the march
will be continued to Yancey's camp,
some eighteen miles from the Mammoth
Hot Springs, at which point they will
arrive Friday. Laying over here until
Saturday, they will then march to
Cinnabar. and, taking the afternoon
train, will arrive in st. Paul at 1920 d,
III. Monday, the Goth. w. +. B.