The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-06

circles several times anl1 then darted
away. onEy two got home. the shi-d one.
bearing message from the major to his
wife. never being heard from aftegwaru-
1t IL possible that he feb victiH 70
Some bird OF prey while honsward bound
N va aYsasas~sss srsy
During the twelve days the men were to-
gesher they had ample opportunity for
studying each others chararteristics, and
IL ID an old saying that camp Is the best
place 70 fiEd cat a mans true nature
The six men who composed the expedi-
ton were happy set or fesiows. HUI.
whose knowledge Of cooking Is unexceii-
ed generally volunteered 10 40 most or
this work while the others divided up the
numerous camp duties All were willing
60 do all that was 10 be done The ex-
petition demonstrated one thing-thas
Major Ingraham Is most extraordinary
man He Is capable of enduring excess
sise harEEhips and can encounter the
most trying difficulties without losing pa
thence or becoming discouraged. When
he makes up his mind TO do thing, he
generally does IL. II il can be done. he
- a very Qtssef gaar--at times During the
first three days OF the expedition he had
very little 10 say, except TO smile at the
others stories or jokes and applaud
when some one, unable to contain his
feelings. would break out In song. The
fourth morning cut, however, he broke
the spell. and at daylight the men were
terrified by a series OF yells that would
would have put to shame a wild Apache.
1t was simply The major announcing the
break OF day. After that. every morning
at sunrise the majors unearthiy whoops.
followed by the stentorian cry:
ITS daylight, boys, Its daylight. was
the signal for every one TO brush the cob
webs from his eyes and get up. But as
the party approached civilization the ma
jor grew very proud and ionged to reach
q place where he could sleep In a house
on bed The last camp made was In
the woods ten miles from Whkeson,
where deserted cabin Of a woodsman
was located. In the cabin was great
fireplace. two hunks. a table and a floor
of shakes. This was. indeed. a chateau
de Frontenac in comfort and the place
was called Camp Comfort" There was
something wrong about the place, how
ever, for within ten minutes after the
men had taken possession the major dis
covered a pane of glass in the single
window Of the cabin was missing, and he
gingerly set about to find a hoard or
shake with which 10 stop the opening.
Then the door to the cabin would not
close and he created CONSERVATION by
saying that rather than sleep in such an
open place he would camp on the trail
But he did not carry his threat into ex-
ecutIon. A feast for the gods was here
prepared ard a big log fire burned ell
night, warming the cabin thoroughly and
insuring good nights rest for all.
Hamers Of The xped lion.
Although throughout the trip the major
kept UP his reputation for remarkable
good nature. there were several times
when he gave way to fits Of anger, but
on these occasions he was quite excus-
able Now IL there Is anything under
tbs sun that he ser.ouly objects TO and
abhors, 1t Is swearing, and only twice
during the whole expedition did he per-
init "cuss words to pass his lips, which
is more thon one or two of the Other MEM
bers OF the party can say. On the Sec
ond days tramp down the river. when
the men were headed homeward. the ma