The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-16
MRS. LYDIA BEUMER MARTIN
WICHITA MOOSE HUNTER.

Dear Sir:-You are, doubtless, begin
| ming to think that I have forgotten the
! promise 1 made 70 let you know what
were the chances for moose hunting in
this country. but, on the contrary, that
was one of the first things l inquired
about. And l was happily disappointed
to find that so far as the chances of cap
| turing a moose was concerned, it was far
| better than 1 expected.
But on the other hand 1 find that the
| game laws are very strict here, and the
time allowed by law in which they can be
hunted, or at least killed, expired with
last month. From the first of January
to the first of September is called the
| close-or closed season. During that time
no one is allowed by law to kill. chase
with dogs. or worry, deer, moose or
caribou, and certain other kinds of game.
The balance of the season they may be
killed under certain RESTRICTIONS. e. the
number of each kind that may be killed
by each individual, etc, etc.
Doubtless the law is neutrality-suspicious.
daily; and in some cases with impunity !:
in others, as you will see by the enclosed
to say the least, rocky
"'Word comes from Megantic that La
douceur. the deer killer has been cap
tured. Detective Jos. Gladu, of the Ma
tional Detective agency, Montreal, and an
assistant by the name of Louis Renaud
were sent out TO Lake Megantic to hunt
up Ladouceur. They wered isguised as
ordinary hunters. and spent almost two
weeks in the wilderness before they got
track of their man. On reaching him
their disguise threw Ladouceur off his
guard. The detectives soon made friends
with the deer slayer. and spent some lit
tie time with the outlaw, drinking hunt
ing, etc. Sufficient evidence was procur-
ed from the man also, X Is said proof
OF his killing twenty deer and seven car
ibou on Tuesday, December 21 Wednes-
day morning at O'Clock they arrested
nim in his own barn. He was brought to
Lake Megantic, handcuffed, and will
probably be taken to Montreal to stand
his trial."
Knowing a. I do that 1t is character
istic Of all true Kansans to be law-abid-
ing, and knowing further-as I think 1 DO
that if you were to come here and get
a moose, you would want to get at least
the head and antlers back to Wichita. 7
would advise that you postpone the trip
until next fall, and will during my stay
this winter make careful inquiry and try
and be prepared to post you on my return
next srring so that if you are still Of the
same mind as when left. you can come
here and have some rare sport.
Now a word in regard to the charac-
ter of the country and the people you
will find Gf you do Gomez. OF course I do
not know to what extent you may have
Travelled or whether at all in Canada or
the New England states. but 1 will as
suTne-whether correctly or not-that you
know but little Of this part of the coun-
try and proceed on that line. Well, YOU
know stephen A. Douglass said. speaking
of New England land Canada is to a great
extentl ike it, that twas A very good
country to be born in-always provided
one migrated early enought.'
Now. doubtless this is as true today as
itw as of his time. but since coming back
here-and it is the first visit for twenty
two years-it has occurred 10 me that
therea re far worse places TO live than
here.
IF my assumption in regard 20 your
knowledge OF this country is correct. Won
would doubtless look upon II at frst
glance as being. If ont the jumping Off
place. at least very we'll fitted for such
purposes but upon closer inspection You
will find it a country inhabited BY sharp.
shrewd and fairly prosperous people. well
up in the front ranks as regards litera-
ture. the arts, educational privileges. etc.
Now mind I am not saying that they
could tie me fast enough 10 keep ne here.
away from Kansas prairies. nor do in
tend to set down ausht in malice t.
they have a cold climate-and they do
they are prepared for II. They have lots
or snow. and they have thes leighs with
which 10 get over and through It. Fur
thermore II would be impossible to get the
millions Of feet OF lumber and timber
which they do into thee hannels of trade
without It. You viii probably be sur
prised when tell you that ] have been
out here when the thermometer was .
degrees below zero with far more com
fort than could feel in Kansas When {.
was down 70 s or 70. 7: is also a fact TIA.
most OF the cattle and horses OF Kansas.
Il they could be transported here and
treated as most OF their kind are here
would think that they had reached Cow
Heaven I am at present quzrtered with
4 brother-i7-iaw and he IS today hauling
wood Although the Thermometer tbs
morning was down close 20 - degrees he
low zero he does not seem q feel any in
convenience The wood he Is hauling 81
for fuel, but YOU would wonder what Re
Is going 20 DO With II. as his sheds are st
present fun 81 the hes. % hard wood. cut
split and corded Up with mathematical
precision Il II standing Joke with his
nsighbors that hes sn6pspers The ends
Of the sticks facing Their oads- am not
prepared 10 vouch for this. but presume
I may say without exaggerato1 that he
has xkcod in those same she1s that has
been seasoning there for fifteen yszrz
This that he Is now drawing viii be saw
ed by horsepower this winter: then xii
hss plI. ~ odd times. ard Is then ready
20 replace theses americas under the