Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15
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ness. would get too far away and be
forced to sleep on the trail.
Trail Struck.

ness. would get too far away and be
forced to sleep on the trail.
Trail Struck.
SMEDES, MISS, Nov. 1.-THE condi-
tons were ideal for the Presidents hunt
for bear this morning. The sky was over
cast with clouds at daybreak. About
midnight Bill" Ennolds reached here
from the swamp country along the Mis-
sissppi river. with six deer dogs. and Mr..
Mangum, despite his illness started with
them for camp before daylight.
A messenger arrived from camp at II
o clock with the news that the President
and his guides had started at daybreak.
and almost Immediately struck the trail
of three bears The ira cks were fresh.
and the guides felt certain that the Prcsi-
dent would kill bear before he returned
TO camp tonight. Half the party went
off in another direction for deer. They
had gone before Mr.. Mangum arrived
and the six dogs brought by the lat
ter will be held in reserve for to-mor-
row. The messenger reported that the
President and his party were we'll pleased
with the arrangements at the camp.
The President especially gratfied TO
find that the camping outfit was of the
simplest character.
PHOTOGRAPHERS BARRED OUT.
graphers reached here last night, and
tried every eXpedient to reach the camp.
but their. pleadngs were in vain. The
negroes on the plantation who knew the
trail had strict orders not to take any
outsiders in, and the orders were obeyed.
Some OF them wanted to make an effort
without guides. but they We're warned
that If they did not get lost in the dense
forest they would be stopped by the
guards along the trail. Several of them
left, in the hope of being able to pene-
trate the Presidents retreat from an
other direction. Everything possible is
being done here to prevent intruders from
interfering with the Presidents sport.
Cne enterprising photographer, finding
that he could not secure a photograph
of the President, induced man who bore
q slight resemblance to the President to
pose on horseback in a cotton field and
went away measurably satisfied that the
| counterfeit would pass for the original.
| There is report here that Bob Bobo
has agreed to bring his big bear hound
pack of fortr-five hounds and that they
| will arrive during the day.
THE CAMP
! The camp is admirably located under
some big oaks on the edge of the sun
flower The brush has been cleared away,
ana three sleeping tents and one cook
/ tent have been put up. The Presidents
| tenn contains four cots which were oc-
1 cupied last night by himself. Mr.. Fish.
MIR. Dickinson. and Secretary Cortelyou
The negroes slept on blankets under an
/ open-tent fly.
None OF the small army Of newspaper
men and photographers who followed the
| PRESIDENT here succeeded in reaching the
camp to-day The only newspaper men
| allowed there We're the three Press AS
| ISOLATION representatives. who came with
the parties. All kinds of experiments
| were attempted by the others. but with
out avail. Every trail leading Nlto the
woods was guarded. and no negro could
| be found who cared 10 risk meeting a
! guard.
! EXCITEMENT FOR THE NATIVES.
| Some of the negroes Of the surrounding
/ plantations have knocked off work at cot
| ton-plcklng since the party arrived, and
| are spending their time hanging around
! the telegraph office in the boX-car on the
siding. That and the special trains are
| the only attractions. II is decidedly dull
| but they do not SO regard it. When one
| of the plantation mana gers remonstra ted
with one of them. he replied: Deed.
| Marse. | cawn't work till dis excitement
| is oYah.
| Bob Bobo. from Bobo Station. to-day
| telegraphed that he cannot bring his pack
| OF dogs here. as he is engaged with a
| party of Chicago hunters