The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-13

The departure Of the ship Lucille win
the government pack train aboard. bound
for Alaska 10 relieve want in The K.on-
dke. has been delayed. and she VIII not
get away Until. tonight or tomorrow. or
POSSIBLY Until next Tuesday. Aeanwh.!e
fss packers are roaming Idly ats0at the
city ia parties q four u eight. everywhere
csstinguishapse ~ their sta!waFt frames
are Fough-ana-ready appearance. Prob
ahis no inner collection Of men. physically
Ea@ ever before in fhis city than tasse
fwenty- two packers constituting the Only
pack train in ,he United States army
They form a class sparf--a selected band
Nhieh has hung together for a score 81
year OF mere. and has inquired prcminent-
" in the Iudign war history OF the eoun-
ssvysdarin< that time. Within this cire.e
OF men who have devoted the best years
cftfe.r liyea 20 ardaous government sery-
ice. are oFganized football and tug-ct-wGf
teams and small string band. Each
or these whee.s wtihin wh.sls has attained
Celebrity IN IL line when rejects credit
"a The train and 5usslfes the pslde with
which the men gay. I'VE are the packers
ef lAe United States army" Every naa1
ofshen IL . character whose personal his
tory would make a story more intense
win isfe AID interest than the most las
Chatting fiction.
The Ds,. of Cody.
IN their "reminiscences are echoes Of
the days Of "Hnna3o Bill Cody. sev-
erai Of Tire packers indeed. were Intimate
associate CT pains celebrities. ard one
crossed the ocean with Buffalo Bla
spa took nsr; In the open-a.r show which
crested such sensation ia the cities Of
Europe. Their talk IS reaoleut Of tales
that :afill--hairbFeath escapes hy nold
snd food. clever suh'erfuge In warfare
and mad dash,s through hostile terri
tory. Reckless. Geva-T,lay- fellows
they seem. taking he hnnets % fortune
as they come. and rocking little 10 what
field they nlay be called, so that three
meals day are handed out with rega-
iarity
In all the years Of service together a
sort. OF companionship has grown up be-
fEsen the muleteer and the beasts
which 90 bis tehests 50 unc1mg lainingiv.
Eyery animal il known 70 the packers as
q Il miar friend. and its tricks ~ temper
are familiar There are among the 10
fnuIes IN the train many beasts which
have q history almost as interesting -
that ~ the Den no strap loads 30 fbelF
backs. Men and mules have been tdenti-
fed 50 long that r would seem almost
impossible 70 consider one without the
other.
FIt 20 haze constei OF such body q
met are f.leas.. Guy n Preston and Lieut..
Ryan. Both have won soldiers aufeis
on the field or battle.
Pre.soa's u.poism AT Wounded Knee.
The assignment 20 Lieut.. Guy H. rves-
ton Of the charge OF the pack TRANS CT
thel 'ni,e1 States army. recalls tae young
oiieer's hesolsm a. the Wounded kaec
fisAs when he rode eighteen mites
through = country infested With hostile
indians. carrying dispatches. All aeeoant
OF tie thrilling cash acroS& country app
peared in Harpers Weekly OF January 5
over the signature of Frederic Rsnains-
tea. the famous artist and author. a. fol-
lows.
Gle was With tho Seventh cavalry be-
cassn he MAS tu command 81 some ut
TAslors taaian scents. IRe hSnt bad
ss;fAfns red down from a desperate nana- tos~
haEa encounter AZ tie outset ~ a desui-
tory skfmish AZ fsV E4sine. wasye sur
Nisang iaaians bad sheltered under tne
vut-oanks. and we're doing dstaaSe 30
.srhe commanding oilteer desired - send
aspateh to oeu. hroaks at ihe agency,
ecauaiutlnE him VITA Tie details cf sac
ensagemeat and tae crippled condition
of has force. After hastily ggVpaFiNs fu
ntsssNe The eotongl backed neeilatfHgay
asSat Hifu AZ tAe objects staining near.
and hiS SAKE tcl on the scout officer. SIS
BssssA 0tn4 II De supposed nn could sei
the o.sfatch 80 Ggn. Brooks, and tae
ypuug officer SAID I conla tty. slE.
The goantT1 wac full 81 lHalaa% and
fhE news - the uu}oa kt~{-tuf rnEt<s meat
MAS tratttHE an over f6~ sioux CaAugTs
as lass as ponies contd S1n, 50 10 Vas y
cesatreiy gfobiematIs1t} - 80 whether bs
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