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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-01
Deerand antelope may SUN be FOUND,
but Rocky mountain sheep, moose, elk,
caribou, ETC., are very scarce.

Professor Dyche is an interesting
man under any circumstances, but he is
particularly interesting while walking
around among his collection, and tell
ing the story connected with each ami
NAL; how many days he followed it,
| where he hit it, how many were in the
band, etc. 1t was under such circum-
stances that I saw him He did not
impress me as a college professor, but
as hunter. His walk makes you
think of hunter sneaking on his
game, and his conversation lacks that
precision that usually distinguishes a
professor. He is also enthusiastic !;
college professors are seldom enthusi-
astic. And he is modest about his
learning. l asked him what position
he occupied in the university.
Professor of zoology" he replied.
How do you spell zoology" in
CURED again, taking out note book.
He spelled it, and said:
''There are only three words l can
spell: zoology is one of them"
He was telling me about friend of
his in Denver, certain Judge Will
liams, who had accompanied him on
several of his hunting trips, and who
was in the party when the big elk ID
the collection was killed.
'He is an enthusiastic hunter"
Dyche said, "a good fellow, and an
entertaining liar. The next time you
go to Denver, you should call on him"
This is the manner of the hunter,
not of the college professor. Still,
when I went to Professor Dyche's
house for luncheon, was a little sur
prised that he asked blessing at the
table. / have eaten in many hunting
camps, but never heard blessing
asked in one of them.
Before asking the blessing, he looked
at me for an instant, as though he had
a mind to invite me to try it. Suppose
he had invited me? What would l
have said in excuse? 1t was queer
sensation. / went once to visit some
worthy old people who had been friends
of my father, and they invited man
who accompanied me to ask blessing.
Without a moments hesitation, he
asked very good one, although he
had never before done such a thing in
his life, explaining to me afterwards
that he thought that the easiest way
out.
Still, suppose every college profess
sor is expected to ask a blessing at the
table: superintendent of state insti-
buttons usually do the same thing.
Although Dyche says Judge Williams
is an entertaining liar, his own hunt
ing stories are probably reliable. l
have heard it said that any man who
will hunt, will lie, but 1 believe Dyche
to be an exception; he has a record
that does not need to be bolstered up.
i told him of an incident in my own
hunting: Of seeing man kill four
antelope running 9th four shots from
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teaches only two hours day, when he
teaches at all; he hopes finally to be
relieved of teaching entirely. He has
made seventeen hunting trips to col
lect specimens, rar ing over the In
dian territory, Arkansas, Texas, New
Mexico, Colorado, British Columbia,
Manitoba and the Lake of the Woods.
These trips occupied from SIX weeks to
five months; it is probable that he has
spent four years in solid hunting.
The total cost to the state of the
university collection was about Sill
200, which includes Professor Dyche's
salary while hunting and preparing
his specimens, and during his absence
Of nearly year at Chicago. This
estimate also includes the pay of his
assistants. the collection is probably,
worth $50, 000. At the Worlds fair a
company of men offered to give him.
s., coo for the privilege of exhibiting.
his collection in special building they
proposed to erect. When the building
was ready, Dyche was to have one-half,
of the gross fees charged for admis-
sion. This offer meant fortune to a
poor college professor, but Dyche re-
fused it. II costs something to be
patriotic, and occasionally you find
Kansas man who is patriotic
1t may be of interest to mention in
this connection that Kansas appropri-
ated only 500 for Dyche's display at
the Worlds fair, and s., 900 for the
Modoc club, which did some singing
about the Kansas building on special
days. The state also appropriated
So. 600 for a corn display.
Professor Dyche's display attracted
great attention from scientific visitors
to the Worlds fair, and he has many
offers TO leave Kansas. but all of these
he has refused. The regents of the
university treat him well. aud the
people are fond of him. and although
he could get more salary elsewhere. he
prefers to remain in Kansas His am
bition Is finally to induce the regents
TO erect special building for his coli
lection, whereupon he viii make
museum OF mounted animals and birds
unequaled in the world
He has abundant material for doing
this In addition to the specimens al
ready mounted, he has possibly three
hundred in his workshop in knock
down" lie has an enormous vat filed
with animal hides in pickle these are
soft and flexible. and can be taken out
aud used at any time. or kept Tor any
number Of years. Scattered around
the room may be seen the skulls. horns
and bones belonging to the hides in
the vat. The Kansas museum vet TO
be baiit Will be the best equipped in
the world FOR the study Of natural
history.
Il would probably be impossible TO
duplicate Professor Dyche's collection.
IN every state and territory It is now
against the law for non-reS;6en:s 10
I,.li the big game animals. and even If
this obstacle were removed. the ami
mails are scarce. Buffalo are extinct.
except IN the Yellowstone park. where
they are carefully guarded by soldiers.
Rocky mountain goats have ALWAYS
been scarce, and Dyehe has q greater
number OF specimens than all the other
collections in the world pat together.
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bears: he has killed only few, and
has very little to say about them
Some hunters never get over fear Of
bears, while others do not mind them.
was once in camp with two old bear
hunters, and while one was afraid of
bears, the other chased them with as
much recklessness as he might chase
pigs. The reckless hunter told me that
he had never had any trouble with
them, but the other man said he had
never killed bear in his life without
some sort of dangerous experience.
When Dyche went up the Kettle
river. in British Columbia, it was late
in the fall, and the snow began falling.
The guide begged to leave the country.
but Dyche remained day after day.
hunting from daylight until dark, and
working like a beaver. Usually it is
the other way: the guide becomes en-
thusiastic, and the other man becomes
tired of it.
Hunting is supposed to be sport, but
1t is really very hard work. I have a
friend who owns cattle ranch in the
west, and have visited him five or six
times, but 1 have quit it, because he
nearly kills me every time go out BY
taking me hunting.
Once we followed a band Of elk until
nearly dark, and finally left the horses
to follow the elk across a canyon.
Snow was falling, and on our return
we lost the horses. We built a fire,
when my friend became hungry, and
said he believed he could find the
horses, in spite of the darkness. l
followed him, being afraid to remain
alone, and we not only did not find the
horses, but lost the fire, and our guns,
which we had left beside it.
We spent the night sitting under a
pine tree, talking, and doing off occa-
sionally. / had ridden hard all day,
which l was not accustomed to, and
had had no supper, as the grub outfit
was on pack mule with the horses,
and we had no fire, as neither Of US
had match: our reserve supply was
on the pack mule, which we had lost.
Our Overcoats and slickers were tied
on the lost horses, so we shiyered
through the night, and pretended to
be good-natured. My friends name is
Brooks, and ne is one of the best fell
lows ever knew. Indeed, he is such
a nice man that l would not complain
of our misfortune when we were lost,
he was SO good-natured himself. L
even pretended to be jovial, and sang
songs, and told stories. But do you
know what 1 thought about during the
night? 1 wished 1 were big enough to
whip him for losing me. We found
the horses at 9 o'clock next morning,
and our guns an hour later, but would
not repeat that experience for five
hundred dollars.
This is what hard hunting means:
this is what Dyche does when he goes
after big game. He sees a bunch of
game on a mountain a mile or two
away. Then he begins sneak on it.
Once he started on sneak at o'clock
in the morning, and at in the after
noon, he got shot, This sneaking
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-01
HE STUFFS BEASTS
Professor Dyche, Of the State Uni
versity at Lawrence.
His Hunting Trips After tho Rig Tame
Displayed at the Worlds Fair
-Kis Personality.

One of the features of the Worlds
fair was the display of mounted North
American mammals made by Professor
Lewis Lindsay Dyche. Hundreds OF
columns were written about 1t in for
eign and American newspapers, and all
The guide books recommended itsas one
of the best attractions on the grounds
''The wise men may have come from
the east said the Chicago Post, but
turn up in the west, as in Professor
Dvche's case. Those who have not
seen his work should hasten to correct
their error
The Scientific american pronounced
It ''the work of a man who is recog-
nized by naturalists as the best taxi
dermist in the country, if not in the
world.
Artists from all over the world pro-
nounced the collection the finest group
of mounted animals they had ever
seen, and it fairly divided attention
with the other wonders.
This marvellous display was made in
the Kansas building, and a Kansas
man not only mounted the animals,
but penetrated the haunts OF big game
from New Mexico to British Columbia,
and killed his specimens like a true
sportsman and naturalist. There were
one hundred and twenty-one specimens
in the collection. which belongs to the
Kansas university at Lawrence, where
1t may now be seen, in addition to
thousands OF birds and smaller animals
which were not on exhibition in Chi
cago.
The arrangement Of the display at
the World fair was a work of art in
itself The animals were grouped in
@ natural manner. with 4 background
of crags and mountains. One OF the
groups showed two mountain lions
quarreling over the carcass of deer;
another showed two gray wolves quar-
reling over the carcass of a buffalo:
Dyche proved himself an artist in every
detail OF the exhibit
In another place two bull moose had
locked horns in mortal combat, and
party of wolves was hanging around
ia vagrant way waiting to be IN at
the death. Another remarkable group
was an old mountain lioness, with
three cubs playing in front of her: in
every group there was not only male
and female. but the young as well, and
the collection included moose, buffalo,
elk, caribou, Rocky mountain goats,
Rocky mountain sheen grizzly hear
mule deer, antelope, mountain lion,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-01

The following description Of cray
tea given b. one Of the society leaders
of Arkansas City IS taken from the
Trdveler: AS soon as the guests had
resigned themselves TO napkins that
couldn't be made TO wipe their mouths,
they were startled by the entrance % a
tremendous dishPan piloted b. two
smiling girls who produced from It's
depths delicious hot coffee and iced
tea This was Immediately followed
br an innocent looking tea tray, bu.
when the beTildered guest found him
self pouring sugar from the cream Jug
End making frantic dives for the cream
with the sugar spoon he vas prepared
20 take his sandwiches from a 6Ustpan
and pickles from crunb tray. Deli
eious cake vas served OF = meat plat
ter. thia slices q bread and bzt.e- on
3 coal scoop II liberal dimensions.
pickles were promoted 20 the butte
dish, aud the climax psas reached y hen
tvvo amateur assistants - -lle sierner
sex ss-re1 s5c1wicbez e straw hzt
and angel food on tac b-sa cd %
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for months. Uvcne enjoys the solitude
OF the forests and mountains. / have
heard people talk of the discomfort of
being alone in house at night. Dyche
enjoys being in camp alone, with no
one to disturb him while he thinks of
his bones. hides and feathers. This is
natural to him; the Arab is not vet
out of his blood. A man cannot cult
vate liking for roughing it; at least,
could not 1t is bad enough hunting
with some one; to me, it would be I'M
bearable alone. once spent an entire
day and half the night alone in the
mountains. my companion being COM
PEELED to return to his ranch. 1t was
wretched experience. went TO visit
a bear trap, which was set in thick
timber. l never acknowledged it be-
fore, but 1 was afraid to go, and only
went to avoid being laughed at When
found there was no bear in the trap,
] was glad of it.
Dyche is a noted hunter and natural
ISL, but he makes one statement which
! have heard dozens OF hunters deny:
that antelope shed their horns every
year. / was never in hunters camp
that did not hear this question dis
cussed, and every hunter L ever knew
denies that antelope shed their horns.
Every hunter has seen deer and elk
horns scattered over the country they
inhabit; every hunter has seen deer
and elk without horns, or with horns
in the velvet, but | never met hunter
who had seen a buck antelope without
horns, or with horns in the velvet.
Antelope horns are seldom found in
the antelope country, but in the mount
aims You are seldom out of sight OF
bleaching elk or deer horns. An elk
or deer usually loses one side of his
horns at time, which fact a hunter
soon learns from seeing SO many half
sets of horns, but antelope horns are
always accompanied by the skull or
bones, indicating the death of the ami
NAL. II l have caught naturalist. l
shall feel very proud. Z. b. Brooks,
the friend with whom have hunted
in Wyoming, has killed antelope for
meat every month in the year for GER
taiuly twenty-five years, and he has
never seen buck antelope without
horns, or an antelope with horns i'll
the velvet.
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wolverine, gray wolves, coyote, silver
fox, red fox, Canada lynx. prairie dogs
and jackra bbits; also, the old horse
"Comanche," the only survivor of the
Custer massacre. This horse was rid
den by Captain keogh, and received
seven wounds. It was left on the field
for dead, but recovered, spending if
teen years afterwards at Fort Riley,
where II died of old age. Dyche was
given the remains To preserve for the
government, but the specimen will
probably remain for all time in the
museum at the Kansas university, the
proper officer having neglected to call
for it.
The Worlds fair exhibit occupied
5000 surface feet of space, and PROBES
sor Dyche himself constructed the
groundwork, modelled out of papier-
mache. on which the various specimens
stood, surrounded by trees, rocks. logs,
stumps, etc. from the countries in
habited by the animals.
There was a group of seven moose,
headed by an enormous bull standing
nine feet two inches from the ground
10 the tip of his antlers. This animal
when killed weighed over 600 pounds.
Near the buh was an old COW riding
down tree in order to give her twin
calves n chance to browse the leaves.
The bull in this group is the largest
specimen IN existence. and Proctor
took a model Of it for his well known
figure on the lagoon.
The group Of elk consisted of six
! specimens, and the Rocky mountain
goats of seven. The entire collection
was on this elaborate and liberal seal
and it is little wonder that !, attracted
SO much attention the specimens
lacked the usual stuffed animal look.
TO all intents and purposes. visitors
stepped into little park in the mount.
aims. where had been collected families
of all the big game animals of this
country. with the attendant wolves
prairie dogs, jackrabbits, etc.
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repeating rifle. Dyche promptly con-
| fessed that he had never equaled it
he once killed four mountain goats
with four shots, but the first one was
standing still when he fred. The 9TH
er three We're running when killed,
and he came upon them in a very rough
country.
/ hope it will not be inferred from
the above that / claim to be a good
rife shot. A man once chased big
bunch of antelope within fifty feet of
me, and l emptied n Winchester at
them without hitting one. There were
at least hundred antelope in the
band, and 1 wonder yet that I didn't
kill a dozen. L was behind big rock,
and they ran by me punched" togeth
er. After shooting two or three times
without result, used more care, but the
antelope kept on. After had emptied
my gun, and stood in amazement
awhile, | slipped in another cartridge,
and fred at them when they were at
least 500 yards away. / think l was
never more surprised in my life than
when | saw one tumble.
have a notion that Dyche went to
college ten years, and learned every
thing in sight, as a,result of bull-head
stubbornness somebody ha6predicted
that he couldn't and'he was determined
to show him that he could. The same
principle caused him to follow a bull
moose three days. 1 do not doubt
Dyche's learning. but | doubt that he
Is as enthusiastic about books as he is
about hunting. Clarence E. Edwords,
OF the Kansas City Journal, has,written
a very interesting book about iDvche's
hunting experiences, entitled Camp
Fires of Naturalist" Dyche told me
he had never read it. although he had
several copies in his desk. and gave me
one. If he should hear OF new kind
of bear in the mountains. however, ne
would go after It. and follow it to the
jumping off place. Mrs. Dyche, I i'm
agine. Is as nervous as a drunAard's
wife: her husband is liable to pack his
box at any time, and run off after
something.
Professor Dyche Is very competent
as naturalist, without doubt, but he
impressed me most as hunter, and in
this respect no one n'the- country can
come anywhere near him. Theodore
Roosevelt, OF New York. has written
magazine articles and books concern
ing his experiences as hunter. but
they are nothing compared TO those OF
Dyche.
But | believe Dvehe Is afraid Of
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On the 18th of the present month
! Professor Dyche sailed on the halibut
schooner Golden Hope" for Green
land, where he will make collection.
Last year ne made a trip to that coun-
try as official naturalist of the Cook
arctic expedition, but lost everything
he collected in a wreck.
Most people who GO to Greenland are
looking for the North Pole, but in my
Judgment Dyche wants polar bear.
He will also try to get a walrus, and a
whale, a reindeer, collection of seals,
etc, but what he wants most is polar
bear.
Four steamers were wrecked in the
arctic regions last year. the survivors
returning home in fishing schooners,
so Dyche started out as he hopes to
come back. He goes with Captain
Henry Gardener, of Gloucester, Mass,
having first secured permission from
the owners of the schooner. He will
be absent four or five months, and
while the schooner is busy fishing,
Dyche VIII land, and hunt with Esqui-
Inaux guides. He hopes to secure
collection of arctic birds, some of which
are worth S25; some people go crazy
about birds, and will pay good prices
for rare specimens. Dyche will amuse
himself while at sea by killing birds,
shooting them in such a way that they
will fall against the sails, and on to
the deck. Many specimens can be OBJ
tanned in no other way.
In Greenland the thermometer is
below zero in July and August, and
Dyche will sleep out of doors in sack
he had made for the purpose. The
naturalist will have no camp fires in
Greenland, for there is no wood TO
build them with. and he viii cook his
meals over a coal oil stove. He took
six guns with him. three rifles and
three shot guns, to be safe in case of
accident. Dyche is a good shot, but
he has one theory that IS common to
ali successful hunters: the nearer you
are to your game, the better shot you
are. The modern rifles will carry"
great distances, but shooting beyond
a 4CH 4AuIi'tAtN y al 10 - Wasting
milton. And if you want to be sure of
your game. a hundred yards is the
safest distance. l have seen few
wonderful shots made at long range,
but they are as rare as four honest
aces in a poker hand.
The complete specimens Of the larger
animals in Dyche's collection are as
follows:
Buffaloes, Il; antelopes, IS bears,
u mountain lions, II elks, 10: Rocky
mountain sheep, 45; Rocky mountain
goats, 81; moose, 40; deer, 60; timber
wolves, 10; coyotes, "a; lynxes, 10;
foxes, 25: caribou, z, and of offers,
beavers, wolverines. fishers, badgers,
woOdchuclfs, raccoons, and smaller ami
mails, several hundred.
Mr.. Edwords estimates that the mon
ey value of this collection is 500, 900.
Dyche told me that the mounted speci-
mems owned by the state. I21 IN num-
Der, ought TO be worth $50, 600. ! sup
pose. therefore, that the unmounted
specimens, from two TO three hundred
in number, are worth as much more.
These belong 20 Dyche personally. al
though he has offered to sell them to
the state for very insignificant sum
L. ". HOWE.
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Lewis Lindsay Dyche came TO Kan
sas in 1851 from West Virginia. when
he was three months old His father
located fifteen miles from Lawrence
and ii is related that the boys nothe,
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