The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-08-20

bankruptcy on account of the cattle busi-
ness, as even with the reduction it will
MAKE large profit. The Great North
ern Is apparently not com peting for this
business at all. At least it has not
shown any disposition to reduce rates
even to the basis of the Northern Paci
tic.
FOR YELLOWSTONE PARK
Minnesota state Militia on the March
Through Wonderland
Company ID of the Minnesota state
militia, Captain lean in command. ar,
rived in special car attached to Mon
day mornings Pacific express, en- route
for their trip on foot through the Ma
tional Park. Their car was attached to
Mondays Park train and taken to CHINA
bar, from where their march began, the
distance to Mammoth Hot Springs,
eight miles being covered on that date,
at which place the troops made their
first camp. Each soldier is to carry
strapped upon his shoulders not to ex-
ceed twenty pounds of baggage. He
must have in his knapsack two wooden
blankets. In these he will roll himself
in his tent at night, and outside of them
he will be covered by rubber blanket.
Twelve camps will be made during the
journey. the programme being mapped
out as follows:
Second camp, Obsidian cliffs, - miles;
third camp, Geyser basin, 10 miles !;
fourth camp. Lower Geyser basin, -
miles; fifth camp, Old Faithful, 10
miles sixth camp. Thumb bay. on Vel
lowstone lake, 10 miles seventh camp,
Cliffs, on Yellowstone lake, 9 miles ;
eighth camp, Mud geyser, s miles ninth
camp, Grand canyon, 10 miles tenth
camp, Tower falls, on Mount Washburn,
Is miles eleventh camp, Yancey's camp,
Springs. Is miles. After leaving the
ninth camp the company will leave the
road and take trail across the noun
tains, and at the tenth camp will be at
an elevation of 1900 feet above the sea
level. Captain Bean states that as the
company will be out from st. Paul
eighteen days they may possibly remain
more than one day at some camp in the
Park and stop over one day on their re-
turn to this city. The men wear the ia
tigue uniform-ieggings, campaign hat,
broao shoes, wooden shirt, and will carry
knapsack, ,haversack, canteen, meat ration
can, tin cup, knife and fork and his rifle.
Sibley wall tents are to be taken in the
wagons, each one large enough to give
shelter to about fifteen men, and under
these the men will sleep on their blan-
kets. There are two four horse teams
and six led horses. the latter to be used
in fording streams and climbing the
mountains.
There is also a buggy team for the
photographer. DIR. Il. c. Clark is the
surgeon for the expedition. The ST.
Paul papers have representatives in the
company. +. j. Haynes is the official
photographer. The Army and Navy
Journal has correspondent with the
company. 'Some of the guests are Col.
Miles of the Twentieth United States
infantry; Lieut. E. r. Glenn of the
Twenty fifth United States infantry
w. j. S. Sonnen and Adjt. Gen. Mullen.
Following is the company roster
Captain. Ed S. Bean first lieutenant.
c. f. Metz; second lieutenant, NJ. L.
Merrill; surgeon, DR.. Il. G. Clark. Ser
geants- H. w. Tenvoorde, +. II. Haupt,
George r. Blodgett. Corporals- J.
OLeary, William Ehrmantraut. Act
ing Quartermaster- j. Spriggs, John
H. Koch. Musicians j. Dillery,
John Roedler, John Ryder, Carl Ryder.
Privates-F. p. Brown, c. f. Browne,
George c. Bookstaver. d. w. Chamber
lin, John Delude, w. j. Doherty, Joseph
Deggendorf, Charles Dragert, George W.
Eckles, Fred Eisele. A. A. Ernst, Ed
Glindmeier, George E. Grau, Albert L.
Gervais, John C. Hardy, Paul E. Hen
ninger, p. j. Linehan, E. H. Mullen
Gerhard N. Middents. Pat Madigan
Eugene C. Montfort, j. F. Porter, Will
liam j. Ryders, Howard Russell, George
Roche, Z. f. Schooley, E. c. Schroeder
A. H. Sonnen, N. F. Shobert, Louis H
Tubesing, c. E. Watkins, John thinner
man. Photographers. Jay Haynes
Correspondents r. Root, Pioneer
Press: w. F.. Baker, Globe; II. H
Palmer, Associated Press. Honorary
Members-W. j. Sonnen, w. G. Bron-
son, Jr.
Midnight BlaZes.