lo finance all my work, other than teaching, by begging, for there has 

 been no endowment for it and that is where I particularly missed the 

 organized support of my class. Oftentimes the task of pestering my 

 friends for money so disgusted me that I would vow I could keep it up 

 no longer, but always the desire to accomplish some bit of work has 

 driven me back to begging ways. The ambitious programme of research 

 which I brought back from Germany in 1880 might have been more 

 nearly approximated, if I had not been constantly compelled to raise the 

 needful funds by solicitation. 



At last the Western expedition, which we had so diligently talked up 

 and shoved along, began to assume definite shape and was authorized 

 and financed by the Trustees. It was decided that there should be two 

 leaders. Professor Brackett to direct the scientific work and General 

 Karge to look after the miUtary end and direct the marching, camping 

 and, if necessary, the fighting with Indians. There were to be sixteen 

 students selected by competitive examination from the Senior and 

 Junior classes, who were to make collections in botany, zoology, palaeon- 

 tology, and mineralogy, while Walter Devereux of '73 and Howard 

 Butler '76 were to take the photographs. Matt Goldie, proctor, and Peter 

 Armour, janitor of the School of Science, both of whom had been 

 soldiers in the British Army and seen much active service, were to be 

 taken as cooks and teamsters. 



The expense of transporting so large a party was very greatly reduced 

 by the liberality of the railroads, which gave us free passes for our entire 

 journey and supplied a baggage car as well. The Pullman Company 

 was no less generous and furnished us with a sleeping car without 

 charge. Thus, the only expense in travelling was for our meals. Each 

 student member of the party contributed $150 toward the expenses and 

 the additional $10,000 was given by the Trustees. General Karge was all 

 fire and enthusiasm for the proposed campaign and insisted upon organ- 

 izing it on a military basis. He made arrangements with the State 

 Arsenal, in Trenton, for the issuance to us of rifles, tents, blankets, 

 saddles, etc., and, from the War Department he secured permission to 

 purchase, at any military post, such quartermaster's and commissary 

 supplies as might be needed. This constituted a great saving in expense, 

 for the commissary prices for provisions were usually a fourth, or less, of 

 those charged by the post traders. 



The General demanded that we should be instructed in drill and rifle 

 firing and so, all through that spring, we met in the gymnasium, I 

 don't remember how many evenings per week. Here arose a difficulty; 



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