The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-03

90. Therefore. when The professor aus
\ eestsd that they accompany him TO that NJ
1 explored wonderland since known ~ u
Yellowstone park, all accepted The invite
! tion with a unanimous yell, PARTICULAR
when Dobba said that he had authority
draw on Uncle Sam for all expenses. III
! expedition started the second day aftel
ward under charge OF Gourlsv and the nd
dition OF Francois, IN alleged Frenc
: Brule cook who had strayed down frou
the Red River country. Mr.. Gourley |
authority for the statement that while ther
was no doubt a. to his Bruls blood the
found out that he did not know enougl
about cooking to build = fire.
The expedition was we'll provisioned an,
the explorers were we'll mounted. Beside
tho ANAL arms, each carried a heavy rifle
for il was known that the region whicl
they were to investigate was populated Wit
hostile Indians. The trip to the park
where the station Of Cinnabar is now To-
Gated. was made without interruption. an
was enjoyed by all. 1t was June, the day
we're not uncomfortably warm and tn
nights were delightfully."- cool and pleasant
while the country. which no white man hat
ever seen before. interested all. No indiana
we're encountered, though enough signs
were seen TO give needed warning, and the
small train was carefully guarded at night,
When the great wonderland region was
fairly reached all forgot their missions &c
tho wild west. MIR. Gourley says that in all
varied experiences he never will forget his
emotions when thst great geyser known az
"Old Faithful" shot its stream of heated
waters into the clear atmosphere. The
| professors enthusiasm was beyond re-
straint and the other members Of the
party were quite as interested. The
Frenchman was so frightened that he con-
hded to Gourlay his expectation to see the
devil appear at any moment and throw the
entire party into the R~eyser's mouth; he
forgot everything except crossing himself.
For more than twenty miles the trip WAS
continued and new wonders were revealed
at almost every step. The majestic and
echoless depths Of the Grand canyon were
visited and a sketch by the professor. the
fist ever made. aside from the rude art of
the Indian, ia now in Mr.. Gourley's pos
session and held by him at priceless value;
the great lava beds and the geological Won
ders offered untold resources to Dobbs. WHO
once more frightened the Frenchman by
telling him that the entire region might
drop down into the center of the earth. In
deed. it was a place to make an intelligent
man think of more worlds than one.
But Mr.. Gourley made the greatest ard
most mysterious find of all and his wonder
over it has never ceased. One evening, af-
ter the party had enjoyed a fine trout sup
per beneath the shadow of a cliff and near
a clear running stream of water, the profess
sor continued the work of asserting his
finds while Gourley and Robinson started
out on a short walk to look for game. They
saw deer and antelope, but too far away in
the hills for v shot. and were returning to
the camp when Gourley's quick ear detected
a familiar sound. 1t sounded strangely like
the cackle OF a hen and came from Il small
patch of bunch grass a few feet away. He
n Robinson walked over there. aud
what did they find? An ordinary domestic
white Leghorn hen sitting on a nest, and
when the new explorer was removed III
that nest we're four eggs. Gouvley and
Robinson stopped and looked at each other
and in their wonder geysers and canyons
and everything else were forgotten. Neither
would have been greatly surprised to have
founds New England farm yard at the
next turn. But there was the indignant
hen and with a parting glance of curiosity
towards her, Gourley picked up the eggs
and started to the camp. The amazement
of their companions was quite as great and
no one ventured a satisfactory explanation.
The welsh Mick" came as near it as any
800 ru1,n- ho o,iI &hok thu hn- -nr -w11>otJu
left over there when the cargo of animals
was discharged from the ark. The only de.
cision reached was that the party should
have eggs for supper the next evening.
The following dav was passed in explor-
ing and aside from the wealth of museum
curiosities found was noteworthy only fol
new Indian signs in the form of smoke,
which this time appeared much nearer. Mr..
Gourley learned afterward that the Sioux
regarded the park as the home Of the great
spirit and were accustomed to make annual
pilgrimages to the place. It became evi
dent afterward that the natives were in nc
mood to tolerate the presence of sacriliRiou;
iconoclasts. That evening camp was made
near one Of the many hot water springs.
Gourley was selected to cook the precious
eggs because it was feared the half scared
Frenchman would drop them. The little
party gathered about the steaming spring
and Gourley turned to Robinson who was
first in line and said:
Tommy, how do you want your eggsl'
Before the answer came, ''pIng.' ping
sounded two bullets. The Frenchma1
dropped over and wild war whoop fol
lowed as a band of Sioux jumped from {
bluff near by and discharged a rain of lea,
into the little camp. Then down they cam,
in the wake of the frightened explorers
who we're running for their horses. In an
other minute the animals were mounted
and the four men were flying in the fou'
directions of the compass Gourley neve
looked behind until after an hour
hard ride and then for his life he feared t,
search for his companions knowing thai
hostile Indians we're in the country in end.
less numbers. He rode that night and slep,
in u ravine the next day. Trusting tina
his companions would find their way out OF
danger he decided to get back to Bozema1
if he could. The return journey was FINAL,
made after severe ha, dships, for he had nj
provisions and had left his gun in the camp
He did not find his companions at Boze
man on his return, nor did he hear of then
as the weeks passed by. He sent the new
to the officers Of the Smithsonian institut,
and offered TO search for Dobbs if the GOV
erp,nant WonlI prnviia eponuh ,oo 4