The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1902-05-15
An interesting Letter from the Me-
Cormick Boys.

j. A. and A. o. Mccormick, BROTH
ers, and we'll known in the capital
city, began long tour Of the West.
Mr.. j. A. Mccormick, better known
perhaps as "Jim," was for num-
Der of years an expert out-of-doors
operator for the Baker Art gallery
of this city. 1t was with desire
to see and transfer to photographs
some Of the rarest scenes in the
Rocky mountains that he and his
brother decided upon tramp COW
ering months of time among these
mountains. In one of the accom-
panying illustrations, which are
taken from photos they sent home,
will be seen the "McCormick out
fit" "This is the way we are
travelling" writes Mr.. Jim McCor-
mick, In describing the pictures,
eve pack all our possessions on
burros and walk, making from 6 to
90 miles day. We are we'll
equipped with photo materials for
finishing in camp. Our photo out
fit complete is carried by 'Bess,
the modern Rembrant, the burrow
which packs 235 pounds"
We left Columbus Aug. 10, 1901,
for Sandusky, where we met the
Misses Frans, and after spending
few delightful days with them
at Cedar Point, we made trip to
Lakeside, thence to Cleveland,
where we took the day boat for
Buffalo. We did the town, the
Pan and Niagara to perfection,
then took the boat for Toledo-a day
and night trip. On arrival we i'm
mediately took train for Chicago,
where we put a kink in our verte-
brae trying to locate the top stories
of the skyscrapers; spent day at
the stock yards and pacing houses,
and after satisfying ourselves that
Chicago could dispense with our
presence, we went to eastern Kan
sas, where we had a week of pleas
ure visiting familiar scenes. Thence
to Denver without a stop. Here
we put in solid month doing the
sights and renewing old acquaint.
ances. During leisure moments
we prepared our mountain outfit,
consisting of three burros, camp
outfit, suitable clothing and cam
era.
"On the 7th of October we left
our Temporary camp, five miles east
of the city, and proceeded west
ward, passing through Golden,
Idaho Springs, Empire then across
the great continental divide into
Middle park. 'Besthand pass il
something like 1000 feet above
the sea level and we had an idea
day of the trip, reaching the sum
nit about 1 p. IN. We stopped fol
an hour, enjoyed the beauty of th'
scene and resting our jaded stock
after which we started down tn,
other side of the basin that, TO
a time, was to separate us from
civilization.
"We did not hurry and stopped
where we pleased. After thre
weeks of the delights of the grea
basin, we crossed the red and whit
orange, over which we found
most difficult trail-so narrow tina
we had to unpack at one place an
take our outfit forward in install
ments. On descending the Yves
side of this range we met an oil
mountain character, hunter O
big game, comfortably housed in
substantial cabin. On learnin
that pleasure was the object of ou
trip, he insisted upon our stoppin
with him for time, to protect hil
against the deer and grouse tina
infested his neighborhood. Afte
sixteen days of rare sport, we sue
ceeded in getting away, but onl
with positive promise to spend
winter with him upon our return
"From this point we had
travel in snow and in several day
reached the R. G.. r. r. at Wolcc
on Eagle river. After a week 9
this point we started for Glenwoo
and hard trip over the Cottor
wood range in a heavy snowstorl
brought US there on the 18th {
, December. If we had been da
later we should have been sno'
bound and could not have contir