The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-14
HARLOW B SPENCER. RUSSELL c AEDNER AND \ C. sTEUvER KILL \ DEER

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Within sound Of the barking &c the dogs
and the crack of the rifles OF President
Roosevelt's party. four ~well-known s.
Louis business mon hunted in TIE ~i!ds
along the banks Of the Mississippi For four
weeks.
The party. consisting Of Russell Gardner.
i. c. Steuvcr. Harlow Il. Spencer and vii
liam Gardner, left 81. Louis. November 10
on board the Annie Russell. Mir. Gardrer's
yacht.
The vessel returned December .. with her
!aTders stocked with deer, ducks. geese ana
other small game.
The vessel has her own electric light
plant. ana is comfortably furnished.
She is the o"ly stee.-hul!ed yacht on tho
river.
BESIDES this advantage. the steamer IS so
constructed that she can be run into shall
low tributaries, obvlat!ng the necessity Of
taking - the skifrs when it is desired [" 20
inland. She draws but three feet OF water
On the boiler deck are located the cabins.
those for the use of the men being forward.
ing aft.
The Kitchens are on the main deck.
3hout ;"lcc q yer II" Annie itlssel. Is
us"G for long hunting trips. During the
summer months she makes short tips Up
or down the river for the benefit OF Mr..
Gardener and his friends.
s-ISlE sU'H .IGAA!tS NFIf tIlb- Aui-l'fl AZ
this manner during the last season.
The recert hunt was on" Of his most d.
ii2htfui experiences. declares Mr.. Gardner
The party took one hunting horse. three
bird dogs. Il large assortment Of guns AID
hunting. outfits. and provisions for Il six
Cairo. Ill. and from there to Memphis.
Tenn. duck shooting was INDUCED in.
When the birds were found III great num-
hers the party had fire sport Oh the sand
II Memphis the boat stopped twenty-four
hours for cCaliug. and ~ Hickman.
PROCEEDED To MID LAKE.
The vessel then steamed N to Helena,
Ark.
The object in going there was to arrange
for 4 bear hunt with Colonel Dupree. 4
noted bear stalker. but this was given up
on account Of the death IF 4 valuable dog
upon which Dupree depended for the coca
sion.
I; was the intention to look for hrufn
along the hanks Of the White River. This
trip was given up with reluctance is the
ST. Louis r,s-n had discussed it with -n-
thUsiasm on the trip down, and looked upon
it as the great event on the programme.
Another part of the plan abandoned was
to navigate the st Francis River so as to
get far INTO the interior. hut the water was
found too shallow and too full, of bars for
After one days quail hunt near Helena
the party went up to Blue Point. and be-
came the guests Of VI Cartwright. a cot
ADAl A8sA' "a.' "ts' " -. -A"h'
Through she courtesy of Cartwright they
occurred two four-muie teams and drove
ov.r TO Mud Lake. twenty-five miles inland.
for duck shooting.
This trip was the only disasreeable par:
OF the entire journey. because Of the muddy
condition OF the soil.
In'o the wagons they put tents. hunting
outfits. and two duck boats. as they We're
not sure of finding accommodations at the
end of the trip.
Although they were put to great personal
Inconvenience. many things happened to
cheer them up
Mr.. Steuver declared before starting that
he could drive a team OF mules with the
best teamster in the state.
To prove his assertion, he got astrlde the
mar wheel mule of one Of the outfits, and
actually drove the entire distance.
Russell Gardner rode his hunting pony.
while the other member Of the party oc-
cupiel the wagons.
The country thereabouts was very wild,
with no human habitation within fifteen
miles OF the lake.
VISITED CLUE HOUSE.
Upon their arrival there they found a
comfortable little club house. the property
of two Memphis men.
The lake IS three-quarters OF a mile wide,