One poor mule was carrying a cooking stove.
There were forty pack mules and one "bell horse" and ten packers--for
of course it requires an expert packer to put the things on the saddle
so they are perfectly balanced and will not injure the animal's back.
The bell horse leads, and wherever it goes the mules will follow.
At present Faye is busy with preparations for two more parties of
exceedingly distinguished personnel. One of these will arrive in a day
or two, and is called the "Indian Commission," and consists of senator
Dawes and fourteen congressmen. The other party for whom an elaborate
camp outfit is being put in readiness consists of the President of the
United States, the lieutenant general of the Army, the governor of
Montana, and others of lesser magnitude. A troop of cavalry will
escort the President through the park. Now that the park can be
reached by railroad, all of the generals, congressmen, and judges are
seized with a desire to inspect it--in other words, it gives them a
fine excuse for an outing at Uncle Sam's expense.
CAMP ON YELLOWSTONE RIVER, YELLOWSTONE PARK,
August, 1884.
OUR camp is in a beautiful pine grove, just above the Upper Falls and
close to the rapids; from out tent we can look out on the foaming
river as it rushes from one big rock to another. Far from the bank on
an immense boulder that is almost surrounded by water is perched my
tent companion, Miss Hayes.
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