The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-08
She Has Il Thrilling Adventure i'll
the Wilds of Colo
RADIO.
FAST RACE IN FOREST.
Beasts .Antlcrs Become En-
tangled in Brush. but Rider Els
capcs and Wants to BE
tame Warden.

REPi EI.IC SPECIAL.
Denver. March Miss Emma Kellogg of
Routt County is an applicant for the posi-
tion of Game Warden for the Rou.t and Rio
Blanco c-unties district.
Her arrival here created sensation in
the capitol corridors. Many of the leyisla-
tors were curious II meet her. and Fish
Commissioner Thomas Holland, who ac-
Compa MED her. found his companion always
a center e Interest.
4 woman as Game Warden will be a nov
city. Mr.. Holland knew nothing about Miss
kellogg until she Went to the Office hunting
for the new Game Warden MIR. Woodward.
The young lady was very ready to state her
qualifications for the place. and from the
facts she gave OF her experience with game
it IL evident that few men In Routt and Rio
Blanco are better acquainted with the Va
rieties OF that section.
CLIMBED SAPLING.
Miss Kellogg's most thrilling adventure
wild ride Oh the back of an elk.
While out in the hills one day she came
suddenly ON an angry bull elk She had
leaned her gun AGAINST tree, and before
she could get 1t the elk was upon her:
She took refuge In a saping and tried to
hold the animals antiers around It, put m s,r
broke away. Miss Kellogg took advantage
of moments respite to climb tree and
sat on the first limb. This angered the elk
more than ever and he gave the tree such
a bump that Miss Kellogg fell off.
She would have been stamped 10 death
by the animals sharp h0of had III II nor b oet
Then with great presence of mind. she
life ''' '"e
The elk was not expecting Development
of this kind and it tore of, through the
woods. terror-strichen. endeavorins to
ever did not propose TO be shaken. and
she only chung the tighter.
Away they went the crazed animal dash
ing through the trees with the velocity of
an I'm hills and across val
leys the animals sped. jumping over the
rocks with tremendous leaps that almost
unSeated the frightened rider.
Miss kellogg was becoming weak from
the terrible strain. and felt tina: she must
soon release her hold when an unexpect-
ed incident proved her deliverance: The
elk had made violent efforts to islodge
the girl. and il was one of the animals
tricks to accomplish this which saved Miss
kelloggs life.
The elk darted through some thick br.sh
where overhanging branches came low
Gown. IN order TO brush the rider of. But
the terrified animal miscalculated about it's
antlers and got caught in the branches. 1t
struggled and struggled. but could not get
loose and II was but the work of mo.
ment for the intrepid mountain girl to Kill
the captive animal by cutting Its throat
with her hunting knife.
NERVOUS REACTION.
After her ride OF several miles was owe,
and the danger was all past. the lucky
girl came near collapsing from nervous re.
action. She could hardly make her way
home. hut she got help and returned ia
claim. the animal Its branching antlers
now ornament her home.
This exciting adventure occurred several
years ago. but Miss Kellogg has lost none
of hef nerve. :
She SAYS she would have entered the
broncho-busting contest last fall had not
her parents dissuaded her on the ground
that she would be the only lady entered.
She lassooed a young bear once and took
1t home alive. by giving her pony rein
whenever IT tried to attack her.
Miss Kellogg believes she can perform the
duties of the Office and she intends to get
Senator Jefferson and Representative Lyttle
to champion her cause with Game Warden
elect Woodward.