Show ARMY OFFICERS TRIP MARYS marksville marysville VILLE bingham co idaho feb 10 1896 captain alscott and lieutenant lic ly of company D from yellowstone Yellow slone national park left my place yesterday morning on snowshoes headed for mammoth springe Spring iv national park which they anticipate reaching jn in ton ten days they are u a very risky piece of business tor for they will have to camp out nights under the tress and if there should come up a blizzard they are apt to perish in the snow enow the object of their journey 0 urney Is ie to look after the buffalin buff buffalo alil which are being slaughtered every day there was a herd hard of about one hundred beau but we have a set of out laws jaws wat that wout wont be satisfied eatie ned until they have kot got the last one killed which I 1 believe they have accomplished al ready leady the captain and lieutenant are both pleasant gentlemen when toe the captain arrived at market lake be said he be thought he would have to keep his bia band close cloae to his bis six alx cabooter on account of having to pass pase a country settled with mor donaj mow of after ter reading boat about them being bob such a lawless people after arriving at the county seat beat st anthony he got a team from a livery stable and went to parker on sunday where be visited a mormon sabbath meeting and beard four brethren speak on the first principles of the gospel before leaving he be also went to a dance and beard them open the party with prayer all of which compelled him to think thick we were a different people than he be expected to find THOMAS J P |