The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-17
THE PASSING IHROIe.

Donald F. Robinson. Of this city, nephew
Of Capt w. W. Robinson, jr. IL home
after seeing five monthS service In the
regular army. Mr.. Robinson IL stfli under
his majority. although a sfrapping youth
OF more than average size and build. He
secured permission from his parents to
enlist and started for Tampa TO join the
Third cavalry last June He entered the
service as q private in Troop b. but when
the men were sent TO Cuba he was left at
Tampa together with forty-nine other
members OF the troop. an equal number
of men being retained from every troop
Ia the regiment.
After enduring the scorching heat and
restricted diet OF Tampa for several weeks
Mr.. Robinson was Transferred 10 Fernan-
dina and from there to other campo. until
he finally reached Camp WykoH where
he saw practically the whole OF Skaters
army. encamped Later his command was
moved to Fort Ethan Allen, In Vermont
where he was discharged several weeks
SINCE.
The stories OF neglect In the hospitals
OF the quality Of the food and the poor
condition Of the camps. were greatly ex-
aggerated," said Mr.. Robinson yesterday
AT Tampa our diet was necessarily re-
stricted. The best cooks were sent TO
Cuba After we reached Camp Wykoff,
however. we lived royalty. There We had
all kinds Of canned vegetables and fruits
and everything needed of the best quality.
/ saw Gems. Shafter, Wheeler, LawtOn
Chaffee. Col. Roosevelt. and In fact a.. Of
the war celebrities. frequently at Camp
Wykon. There was considerable sickness
in the camp, but after visiting the field
hospital there readily saw that the
stories told by sensational correspondents
were not founded In truth. That hospital
was probably the finest field hospital ever
built in this country in time of war.
After the peace commissioners had left
for Paris applied for my discharge and
got it. ] enlisted for the war and the
war being over felt there was no longer
need for me to remain In the army. / am
not sorry l went by any means
Mr.. Robinson was bitterly disappointed
that he was not sent to Cuba
Duke Prigmore, proprietor Of the hotel
at the summit of White pass. and who
IL now engaged in starting a stage line
from the summit to Lake Attn. is in the
city to purchase horses and supplies for
his new venture. People are already be-
ginning to go into the Atlin country" Mr..
Prigmore said last night at the Butler
hotel. This, too in spite of the fact that
There was about two feet OF snow when
/ felt Attn three weeks ago. l shall Sc
cure enough horses IN Seattle to handle
tnree Stages between w mite pass ana Atm
City, a distance Of about 100 miles. The
trail is now In good shape for travel The
trip can be made in three days by sled"
Paul CASTOR, the well known mining
man, is back from trip through the min
ing camps of Nevada. Utah and Colorado.
He is at the Hotel Butler. THE districts
/ saw are ali very prosperous he said
last night. THE outlook in Utah and
Colorado il bright and mining matters In
Nevada are in good shape"
Levi Ankeny has returned from q trip
to the lower sound country.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McNeill promi-
nent residents Of New Westminster. are
at the Butler.
Capt Harry Taylor, in charge OF the
engineers Office In this city, Is back from
a months trip to the East.
A. b. Calder, travelling passenger agent
OF the Canadian Pacific. left here yester-
day for business trip to Whatcom.
Thomas A. Graham. district freight and
passenger agent of the Southern Pacific,
accompanied by his wife and son, left
yesterday morning for Vancouver. b. c..
where he will take the steamship Miowera
for Honolulu. Mr.. Graham will make the
round trip returning by way of San Fran