Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-29
R00SEvELTTHEHUNTER
Presidents Guide Talks About
His Shoe ing Comrade.
SPLENDID CAMPER AID GOOD SHOT

tive Is Daring Hunter and an
Artist tn Cooking Camp G-ub--is
Handy In Camp and Likes to work
and Rise early.
President Roosevelt is as plain as a
piece of corn bread in miners shack
Hes white clear through. and-and-
WILL hes good fellow"
This is John W COTS opinion of his
friend and hunting comrade- Goa is
the cA.ef veterinary surgeon of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company. For
a quarter Of Il century he was Il hunter
and Taper There are few ravinss or
mountains IN tie Rocky mountain
eouu,.y t4at be is not familiar with.
He Is as rugged as the mountains he
loves so we'll lie IS blunt of speech,
active ana wiry and ia his home state
is renowned for his pluck and en-
durance. GoT accompanied Mr. Roose-
welt on his hunting trip in the Rocky
mountain country last December. act
Ing as guide.
through an exciting and nerve wreck
ing campaign. and he came out west
for rest and recreation said Mr.. Gon
TO a reporter of the New York Journal
He had recreation in plenty. but he
worked hard during the three Seeks he
devoted TO hunting He is brave
man. a daring hunter. good shot and
splendid camper.
The president doesn't put on any
airs when in camp. He did his shift Of
work with the rest of us. He fried
bacon. made bread. cut wood. went
after water, acted as camp cleaner and
gave us to understand from the start
that he meant to have his own way.
He likes to work. Often he would
beat us out of our blankets In the
morning and set the pace for US. Some
times he would put on his shoes. but
not often. In his stocking feet he
would cut wood. build up the camp
fire and start to cooking our breakfast
before we could stretch and yawn and
roll over. He Ia an artist in cooking
camp grub. He knows when to flap
the bacon and when the hapjacks are
ready for the plate
But Mr.. Roosevelt is Just like any
other man used to roughing it, con-
tinued Mr.. Golf. His dignity is of
the kind westerners like. He never
talked above our heads. We knew he
was college graduate. and he knew
that we were plain. everyday people.
so he always used language we could
readily understand and often related
interesting stories | first met him in
y ~, I II Fr.,-s
hides. and he had heard of me and
called nj nay hotel to see me. Our
friendship dates from our first CONVEX
sation We talked about hunting. and
| told him some Of my experiences in
the Rockies in the early days. He has
not changed a bit in the years that
have passed since then He's the same
old sixpence. | met him by appoint
ment in Denver last December. and
from there we went TO GlenwoOd
Springs. where We QUILTED. and we
travelled on horseback. carrying our
camp fxings on pack mules During
the2 three weeks we were out | never
heard a murmur of a growl Of discon-
tent fall from his lips. He was al
ways a good fellow. Our trip was
commonplace. We visited the Delta
and the Mount Rose country and spent
a few days in Mineral county OF
course the country was rough aud
game plentiful but there were no ad
ventures worth relating"
Were there no exciting encounters
with mountain iions:" Golf was asked I
No. nothing out of the ordinary
Mr. Roosevelt killed fourteen mountain
lions on the trim -
Don't you consider the killing Of
fourteen mountain lions extraordina |
ry:''
No, not by a man like Mr.. Roose-
Felt He is a keen hunter and a good |
shot OF course the funny newspaper |
men .exagger9ted his exploits. But ev-