New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-14
ROOSEVELT IN MISSISSIPPI.
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS PARTY REACH
THEIR HUNTING GROUND.

sra his party arrived here a little before +
,clock this afternoon, and in their hunting dress
started soon afterward for the camp on the
Little sunhower River. As the distance is
about fifteen miles, and the trail is rough and
had the chances are that il was after dark
before they reached the camp.
sme1es is a siding on the Yazoo and Missis-
sippi Valley Railway where cotton is loaded
from the big smedes plantation plantation
store and the house Of one Of the managers
sre the only structures, except negro cabins,
in sight. Work on the neighboring plantations
was suspended this afternoon, and several hun
dree negroes were at the siding when the train
stopped. Most Of the men sat or the cotton
bales but the black mammies and the picka-
ninnies stood along the track. They showed
their white teeth in broad grins. but made no
other demonstrations as the President stepped
from the train.
President Roosevelt was clad in hunting
turae-riding trousers. heavy leather leggings.
blue flannel shirt and corduroy coat-and wore
g brown slouch hat Around his waist was
bucklei his cartridge belt and az his side hung
his ivory handled hunting knife. The other
members Of the party also wore hunting suits.
While the guns, blankets and other small bag
gage were being loaded into p four mule wagon
the President chatted with the manager Of the
Eulece estate and two women who had come
especially 10 greet him. When all was in readi-
ness. the members os the party. except Mr.
Fish and Mr.. Dickinson. mounted small. wiry
fough looking horses. and dashed away for the
woods al a breakneck canter. The Presidents
mount was black horse. The animal did not
Jock spirited, but It was explained that he was
:ust the sort Of horse needed 10 force way
through the dense underground. Mr. Fish and
Mr.. Dickinson followed the others in a buck
hoard drawn by two mules.
TWO disappointments met the President here.
The first one was that Mr.. Mangum. who had
had much TO do with arranging the hunt, was
TOO fl 10 proceed to camp tonight, and the
other was the story which came back from
camp that in trying the pack OF hounds to-day
hair OF the dogs had gone of after deer which
was jumped while Hoke Collier was on the
ilaN OF bear. AS there ara only twenty-five
dogs IN the pack, the split is very disquieting.
Mr.. Mangum. as soon as he heard OF this mis-
hap. put himself in communication with Bobo. a
famous bear hunter, who has q fine pack Of
forry-hve dogs on his place about one hundred
miles north Of here. at Bobo station. If this
pack can be secured, there viii be a sufciency
n dogs IN place Of Mr.. Mangum. It has been
arranged that Hugh Foote and Hoke Collier
viii hunt with the President. They VIII start
Dut st daylight tomorrow morning.
Paths have been cut through the underground,
20 be used Is cut-offs to the river crossing and
IN these stations the members OF the party.
except the President. viii be stationed. The
President and his guides viii follow the hounds
through the underground, in order 70 be at
hand If the bear is brought so bay. 1T viii be
powerful hard" said Mr.. Mangum, and pre-
dict the President viii lose al least five pounds
81 the next five days. 7 rode through this a
Few days ago. and when I got out my clothes
were almost torn of me. looked as il had
been in railroad wreck" Mr.. Mangun says
the black bears in this region weigh from 300
% 800 pounds. We have a set OF scales at the
camp" he added. and the beasts VIII be
weighed when they are brought in
The signs Of bears in the vicinity OF the camp
plentiful, and Mr.. Parker promises the
President q shot before tomorrow evening. In
water hole Hoke Collier on Monday found
The footprints of nine
The Presidents train IS On the sidetrack here
and a telegraph station has been rugged up IN a
box car on the siding. The arrangements made
here 70 prevent crowd Of curious people from
spelling the Presidents fun were admirably
carried out The people Of Vicksburg wanted TO
run an excursion up here this afternoon 10 allow
them 10 see the President start on his hunt, but
President Fish. Of the Illinois Central, would
not permit II.
Memphis, Nov 13.-The Presidential train ar
rived here over the Illinois Central at $40
teen minutes late. For some distance this
morning IL was run at a speed Of over seventy
miles hour 10 make up the lost time. The
President was anxious 10 reach the hunting
camp this afternoon early enough 10 get into
the woods this evening, and the schedule Of the
train was FASTENED 10 meet his desire. The train
did not run into the station here. but
switched in the south yards 70 the tracks Of
the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. and
proceeded soon as the engines were changed.
The President has with him the hunting out
- used by him for many years in his hunting
trips after big game in the neighborhood Of his
ranch on the Little Missouri in Dakota, and in
the mountains Of Idaho. Montana and Colorado.
Il includes fringed buckskin, such as is worn
by the old wilderness hunter. and his fayorite
Winchester 1890 With this weapon the
President has killed many wild animals. II
bears the interesting scars OF one OF his battles
with a cougar. or mountain lion, IN Colorado.
In closing with a wounded cat the President
thrust the stock into his mouth. It shows the
teeth marks Of the enraged animal and the
place where a small piece was literally bitten
away The cartridge belt has hunting knife
attached Most OF the bullets are soft-nosed,
but few OF them are steel-jacketed for pene-
tratng power in case the President should get
chance for 3 long shot
On the tourney down here. the President has
spent a considerable part Of his time reading,
one OF the books in which he is particularly in
tereaed being The Nomsdic Life" by II.
Jusseroud the new French Ambassador, who is
70 succeed N. Caubon. II is a history Of the
uoubadOurs and crusaders OF the Middle ages,
ano the President is reading IL IN the Original
French.
Clarksdale Miss. Nov. 13.-President Roose-
welt was Joined st Memphis by the members of