DIARY OF THE TRIP. 



JUNE 21, THURSDAY. 



AT 7 P.M. the members of the expedition assembled in the 

 study of Prof. Karge, and thence proceeded to Dr. Mc- 

 Cosh's house, to bid him good-by. He called us into his 

 study and prayed for our safety and success, and bid us all an 

 affectionate good-by. We then went on the same errand to 

 Dr. Guyot's, where he and his good wife wished us all possi- 

 ble success, and hoped we should bring back our own bones 

 in safety, as well as many fossils. When we reached the de- 

 pot we found a large number of the students had gathered, 

 and 'they sent us off with the old-time cheer and rocket. 

 Leaving there at 8.10 we arrived at the Junction, where we 

 said good-by to many of our friends and waited for the 10.20 

 train which was to stop and attach our baggage-car and Pull- 

 man, which were waiting there for us. Our Pullman car was 

 the best on the road ; it was the President's, and was kindly 

 placed at our disposal by Mr. Pullman. Its name was the 

 Rhode Island. Our berths were portioned out by lot, and 

 we had No. n, which we soon turned into, and with the ex- 

 ception of being waked up at Philadelphia by some fellows 

 who boarded the train there, passed a quiet night. 



JUNE 22, FRIDAY. 



We all awoke early, as many of us had not seen the Horse 

 Shoe curve, and those who had were almost as anxious to see 

 it again. Reached Pittsburg at two o'clock and took dinner. 

 Then going over the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago 

 Railroad through Ohio, nothing of interest occurred till we 

 reached Alliance. We had now for the most part assumed 

 our blue shirts and uniform costumes, which attracted the at- 

 tention of the natives of that rustic town. One of their num- 

 ber, with more valor than discretion, singling out General 



