Cañon City record., 1900-05-24
FOREST HOME.
-Daii. Dewsess's Bsastifsl Rnstic
Home On Lisceaa Park Needing
compscsioa.

Homo On 1scooa Park NeaFsag
Compictioa.
All winter Dali DsWssss, the fam
ous hunter and fruit-lsnd owner, has
been hard at work. He has been
building for himself . homo there
ere none like it in the state or the
nation. Mr.. DeWssss Is . man Of
original ideas and his new home Is
built entirely from his own plans and
design. Not only that. but it has all
been supsrintsndsd and large part
Of the work done by Mr.. DeWsess
himself.
The house l. 44x92, and entirely
built Of logs. These logs are from
the mountain forests seventy-fvs miles
from; Canon. They we're cut and
peeled ysars ago aud ssasousd in the
shade Of their own forest. They
were hauled to Canon last September
and Octobsr. The logs are in their
natural state and laid up just like an
old fashion log house. The roof Is pro-
minsnt and adds much TO the appear
ance Of the place. The whole house
is surrounded BY . magnificent porch.
There arsl6SQ Qinsal) )fest Of porch from
8 to lS fest wide. The back chimney
is built on the outside In true log
house style.
From TIE outside The place
bears . rustic appearance. The
house has nine rooms al large. Inside
all but the dan i furnishsd in hard
wood Of the sveIlsst style The
house is heated throughout BY fur
nance, and the vsry finest kind Of
plumbing is . feature. All up stairs
rooms have hot and cold water. One
decided Improvement over most hous-
- h the closets. There are many
large oass. and sach = arranged
With . window. Mr.. DsWssss says b
likes 70 b. able to fisd . thing when
hs goes - . closet for it.
No coavsaisscs Or comfort CON-
moaly known to The city hcsss has
bcen omitted, with the possibae sx-
ception Of electric iighta and Il will
not surprise his frissds Il Ar. Do
wesse doss NOT arrange at an early
date. some coatrivancs for tie manu-
facture Of this luxury.
While every room i perfect, and
the whole house . dream. Il u in the
den that Mr.. DsWssss's gentlemen
ssssts will lore to lingsr. The den,
~ planasd. will Be msusium in its
self. It b 20x2A. taxing up whole
section Of the front cd Of ths houss.
There i . l5rfost ceiling made
Of round logs pssasd IN. .>s-
soned IN their natural .heTs.
It is not fursishsd n hard wood. but
In round logs camp styis. A big hrs
place takss up . large part cf sss
side Of the room. The chimney stsnds
oct In the room and b . big one. II
Is fact that in that chimney are
enough brick to build an ordinary
six room cottage. The andirons are
great big healthy locking fellows
with no limit 10 their sndursncs-.
The hearth is not made Of fancy
tile, - suggested BY . city friend,
but is composed Of great big nat
bouldsrs sst solidly in cement. That
frs place l. . great comfort and ono
could hardly imagine more cheerful
occuption than resting before Il an .
winters night, with Mr.. DsWssse near
BY telling Of the hunt and chase, and
Of adventures with the big game,
whose hides and horns decorate the
room. Here will hang the trophies Of
the hunt. and one would travel far
before be found . man Vith % 6ne
. collection from his own killing as
has Mr.. DeWeess.
This collection rsprossnts the tro-
phiss Of twsnty-six annual hunts and
pleasure excursions, in North Ameri-
ca, including three seasons In Alaska.
Mr.. DsWsese il : busy man. but once
= yearhs puts business away and taking
his gun and camping outAt, goes ont for
recreation. Each year b repreesntsd
Ia this collection BY some specimen
the largest Of IL kind or In some
way % noted that Il would b. vslua-
BE 10 the biggest museum Of natural
history IN ths world. Mr.. Dsyssss