Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-02
Canon Of the Colorado.

But | don't expect to fire shot
whilc away" said the president today.
Il know | am entitled TO little shoot
Ing used To think ] could not live
unless | had bit OF shooting once
month. But fhere'll he no shooting
on this trip. There isn't any fun hunt
ing with II crowd and n lot OF photog
rnphers, and with bulletins going out
every Ave minutes whether a fellow
makes a hit or miss"
one thing the president lnsiats
upon. and that is there are TO be no
spectacular features To this trip.
He doesn't want to be In the center
Of The stage all the time. II he could
have his way about It he would go
alone without newspaper men or pho
fogrnphers Il want to get out Ia the
woods and the mountains and live In
tho open air and have little genu-
inc rest and good time" says hr.
Roosevelt hut even the President OF
the United States cant have his own
way about newspaper men and pho
togrnphers and publicity. The press
has its rights and the public has Its
public, 50 there VIII be newspaper
correspondents on The train and n
whole battery OF photographic Gamer
az. In the Yeilowstone Park. how
ever, the president Intends leaving his
caravan behind When the retinue OF
reporters photographers stenogra-
pliers. telegraphers, etc, are living on
their special train al Cinnabar, the
president. with John Burroughs. the
naturalist. and few guides. is to do
the Yellowstone country thoroughly.
lust now, The races are on at BenninB.
inst outside the corporate limits nj
Washington. and one of the bookmak-
crs says he viii open a pool and lay
even money that the president does do
little shooting during those sixteen
days OF rambling In the recesses Of
the game park.
when he goes into the Yosemite the
president viii again try 10 shake
the reporters and photographers.
John Muir. the guide. has promised
him the time of his life in the famous
valley.
While ON the $4,000 mile tour OF the
country President Roosevelt and his
party viii use from frst to last a mag
nlnccn, special train Of six cars pro
vldcd by the Pennsylvania Railroad
company and the Pullman people
barring accidents. the same cars VIII
be used throughout the entire journey
The entire train is to he composed of;
The presidents private car.
a compartment sleeping car.
a Pullman sleeper
a combination smoking and bag
gage car.
one full baggage car.
Nearly thirty people viii he on the
train IA follows: The President
Secretary Loeb. Assistant Secretary
Barnes. four stenographers. two tele
graph operators. four messengers. two
servants. making fifteen persons In
The presidents immediate party, Each
OF three press associations viii have q
man aboard. there are to be four pho
tographers. one for Golfers Weekly
one for liarper's Weekly, one foi
Frank Leslie's Weekly and a fourth
independent photographer, who Is
under contract 10 sell photographs a,
! reasonable prices To all newspapers
aud magazines. In each state about
half dozen OF the prominent loca
newspapers viii be permitted 10 sent
man on the train Till II passes into
the next state.
Chicago is the FIRST important stop
Then come In rapid succession, Mil
waukcc. St Paul. Minneapolis. SlouS
Falls aud Fargo At Cinnabar the
president VIII put On his corduroys
aud so out to sleep ON the ground and
have gunlcss look at The elk bear
dcor and other game in the Yellow
stone for fortnight Thence down
through Nebraska to St Louis. where
he viii help dedicate the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition and shake the
hand OF the only living exPresident
OF the United States. Grover Cleye
land
From 81 Louis the train runs on
tho Santa Fc to Denver, To Albu
uucrquo, the Grand Canon OF the Col
urado. and ios Angeles, Then -four
days for the Yosemite. visit to San
Francisco and Sacramento and a run
over to Carson and Reno. Nevada.
Back to Sacramento again, and up the
conAt to Oregon and Washington
Portland Tacoma, Seattle. Everett,
Maila Walla. Spokane, Wallace and
Boise city. Idaho. Pocaiello. Salt
Lake. Ogden. east on the Union Pa.
ciic to Wyoming a days ride on the
back nf broncho. 10 Omaha, Des
Muines. Duhuauc. Waterloo. and
thcurv over 10 Aurora, Ill. Now south
on the Illinois Central TO Springfield
and Decatur, the latter town having
the honor at the last stop of She tour.
Thus The rocord. breaking presidcn-
lial trip ia virtually Ia begin in hi
nois aud end in Illinois During his
journey the president will pass
through The following states and terri.
torres. Maryland Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Wisconsin
Miuneso,a North Dakota. South la
kotn Montana Nebraska, Missouri.
Kansas. Colorado. New Mexico. Ari.
1nna, California. Nevada, Oregon.
Washington, Idaho. Utah. Wyoming.
liah- twenty-five states and TWO ter.
ritories lie viii visit hundreds OF
cities and towns and Will afInrd soy.