The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-08
GAME SPORTS
OF THE WOODS
UNIQUE INDUSTRY OF AN anna
TEUR PHOTOGRAPHER.
How He Took City Sportsman Who
Never Had a Bite and Made Him
Out an Isaac Stuffed Deer
and Bears Are Much in Demand In
His Business.
New York Press,

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"During a vacation in the Maine
woods I discovered gold mine, SO to
speak,, that gave me my start in bust
ness" said a New York photographer
whose name is now on scores of pictures
of stars in the theatrical armament.
An uncle of mine had farm in the
Rangely lake district. I had just be-
gun to get interested in amateur work
with a camera, so I took one along with
me. One day while I was fishing by
the lake, with my camera and luncheon
basket with me, two men in dugout
came along.
"'Say bub,' said one of the men,
can you take picturesg'
Sure thing 1 replied.
"'I Is that your string of fsh7' asked
| the other man.
" Ri ht again, said.
| "In less than three minutes the deal
was fixed up. Those two Boston sports,
who had been fishing, all day without
getting more than bite, posed in their
dugout, in all their fancy fishing togs.
My string of fish was hanging over the
side. One of them had his pole
over the side of the dugout as tho
waiting for a bite. The other was in
had Caught an hour before: took 'f three
poses of them doing the heavy sport act,
and, later on, one showing them sittin g
on a bank, after a hard morning 8 work,
enjoying my luncheon. Five dollars
was my bride for the string of fish and
for holding my tongue, and five more
was promised when [ delivered the
proofs next morning. r =.
lighted. They. ordered a dozen Of each
negative and mailed them to their
friends in the city-'just snapshot,
you know, taken by our guide More
than that, they took me fishing with
them for two days and sent presents of
fish back to town to back up the pho
tographs. -.~
idea established t the reputation put oH Of Of
old uncle was delighted. All the cum
ming of a native New Highlander in
doing some greenhorn up came to the
surface.
"'You wait till fall he said to me,
ssand go north a few miles when the fel.
I'll go with ye. We can make quite
a penny, I'm thinking ~
! "The old man took me to place
where hunters in the north woods
stopped for a day or two on their way
back to Bangor. On the outskirts Of
and made It look for ali the World iIial Ike
a hunters cabin in the heart Of the
wilderness. There was no difficulty in
shooting deer or two and cub bear
which we stuffed.
"The first victim came along as soon
as we were ready for business. He had
been out three weeks and never got
Of ours across the back Of his pony
and he went back to the city with q
photograph Of himself plodding alone
on one side Of it, and his guide on the
j other, returning weary but triumphant
from days chase. We sold him fine
pair Of antlers to hang in his dining
room. He was only too pleased to give
MY uncle figured in about thirty
sporting pictures that fall. He wal
guide, cook or anything else required
! Once he made up as an Indian to please
young chap who wanted to tell about
visit to the Oiibways. The graf
worked 50 well that went back thu
One Of the men helped to make {
valiant sportsman thru camera evi
dence gave me my start in New York. :