Show The Presidents Party Camp Campbell at the foot of I Yellowstone Lake Wyoming Territory Terri-tory 27Tbe President and party arrived at this camp about noon today to-day having marched from the upper end of the lake a distance of twentytwo miles The trail we came over wound around the borders of the lake almost entirely through the timber and the agreeable shade and abaenca of dust made our ride one of the most enjoyable of the whole journey At the point where we remain tonight there is abundant abun-dant and nutritious grass Our camp is in the fringe of the fine pine timber which covers the moun ain sides and is elevated enough to overlook the splendid meadow upon which our animals are feeding ando and-o command a comprehensive view of the beautiful lake whose waters wash the precipitous cliffs of the Shcshone mountains beyond Many of the peaks are snow cappedwhich II in the light of the acting sun are made visible for many miles The President accompanied by Captain Clark went fishing this afternoon whilst the rest of the party were contented to rest and enjoy the panorama spread out before them The President caught thirtyfive fish weighing forty five pounds The head of an extinct species of rhinoceros and two veterbrie of a large fossil in an excellent state of preservation were found on the bank of the lake near our camp by our surgeon and naturalistW H Toowood The specimens are interesting in-teresting and will be sent to Professor Profes-sor Cope at Philadelphia |