The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-28
WOODS FULL or BEARS.
Thousands ~ Them Roaming In the Davis
Mountains Of Texas.
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat,

From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat,
J. J Terrell. Commissioner of the General
Land ONCE of Texas, has forwarded to Prrsi-
dent Roosevelt an urgent invitation to visit
Texas next fall and join him in "a genuine
bear hunt in the Davis Mountains, in the eX-
treme western part of the state This per-
sonal invitation on the part of Mr.. Terrell
is 70 be supplemented by visit to the Presi-
dent by Governor-eiect lanham and mem-
bers of tho Texas Congressional delegation
all Of whom will set forth in the most alluring
language the splendid hunting that exists
In the region whore II Is proposed the Prcsi-
dent and his party shalt visit. II Is believed
that the President will accept the invitation
whom the matter Is laid before him.
Tho hunting ground j. within forty miles OF
Toyah Tex. the nearest railroad point. and
n more desirable place for an enjoyable
outing is not TO be found In the whole coun.
try. Mr. Terrell has just returned from
hunting trip in these mountains. Although
he spent but few days there he killed six
bears. Four were black and the other two
were of the silver tip" species. lie says that
had he arrived there two weeks earlier and
before the cold weather set IN in the noun
tains he could have killed score or more
i; is the most wonderful bear ran ge there
IL In this country to-day; at least ! know
Of no other locality that equals II. An old
5000 bears in the Davis Moun,ains, and
am prepared to believe it," continued Mr.
Terrell The mountains are "a lily accessible
and the trip Is not at all fatiguing
One evening while standing at my camp
CHANGED to look across deep corg" nd there
I saw seven hears. all in row. CLIMBING up q
mountain trail They were bic black fellows
and had evidently boon down IN the valley
feeding IL wa, sight that would arouse
the ent husinsm OF any sport SmHn. They wore
some distance on, and did not chance n shot
at them. pref"rring to follow them ~ next
day. This ! did, aud ] had no difficulty in
killing two bears
"Tbe mounta insiics are covered with
small bu sh upon which a most delicious black
berry grows In profu~ion of clusters I do
not know the anne of these berries hut they
have a good taste and the bear. are pas
sonatcly fond of feeding on them. They
ripen the latter part OF OctGIrl. ami from
then on until the middle OF NoSemher the
hears come into the mountains bv the hun
dred- and feed upon the rip" berries Tho
underground and bushes Whcr" the berries
grow are 80 tramped down by tn" hears that
the feeding grounds had tn appearance of
a herd Of cattle having Stampcd"d there
1T President Roosevelt will 40 to the Davis
Mountains next fall ] will guarantee that he
will soc and have an opportunity OF killing
more bears than Their" are to be found IN the
whole State Of Mi--is-ippi There is not a
residence within forty miles of the hunting
grounds and no guard will have to be- posted
around his camp TO keep a curious crowd
from intmdinR In addition TO the bears
there are plenty OF deer and antelope, and
AL In all. II ~ veritable sportsman's para
disc.