The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-16
] lJnlin,bered Gun. and
Felt Koon8 Edge Of q, His i
Hunting Knife n
TRAIN HITS ROC
NO 8DAllAG IL DONE
Huge Bonfres1 ii GIFTED UP Route
During Night People Deny
Themselves Sleep to Cheer u
President as He Speeds
by Promise Before
Starting on Hunt.
tBy Assoc Prcss.)


81 NEW CASTLE, CoL., April i5.---.f'resi-
/ dent Roosevelt and his hunting party
rea ched New Castle. an Quitting point
n for tho hunting and fishing grounds OF,
the White River. at 50 o'clock 70 -dn y
Il and waited more than two hours. n for
official mail that had bee sent TO, Red !;
stone where 1t had been intended tfnlt
the seat 81 government should he esta 2
lisl,cd white the President was aWay, In
4 the mountains hunting bear ana other
game. ~ s8.a s. s8iSS n re-
The President shook hands with most OF
b HE 100 citizens OF Now Castle. after he
Had II been introduced by Mayo George
H Norris, who announces on his ard that that
4 he does blacksmithing and iwas on making.
The party was photographed, y the Pres Y.
ident made Ia brief address. shook hands
with the train crew and looked over the
specially decorated locomotive that drew
4 his tram from COLORADO Springs.
Train Hits Rock. ~,
The run to New Castle was pleasant
Huge bonfres lighted the way during the
night and inhabitants OF the towns along rv
the railroad stayed UP until Tar into the
isft,ornlnK to !. cheer the Presiden as ne
passed. Getting up early, the party break
fast ed on fresh mountain trout while every
l. one ~ ewed from the ca ~ window me F
magnificent scenery along the Colorado
B Midland Railroad, 81. =. q!
Near Basalt, ssthe first car %. tac. spse-.
cial train hit a rock hatt had aug aaoHH
h rs The edge f.tf,e tra OK he onl M
ri
SofY,the rear; truck of the car iceroyssN
when x the train pulled into New l Castle.
The President. dressed IN! : his SHOOTING
clothes, OF heavy tan duck, greet edsst y h e
people from tho rear plai fort1 He va 3
ci1eercd wildly After8 e 81 eecl had peen
made and conventipnaiities had been S oo-
u served. the President gaxeS pc rsonal suT
Nnervision 10 his hunting outfit. He &,ln-
4 sh eatl,ed his knife5and felt its Keen edge.
Y ,,nttmbered his gun and saw that y wa y
In fine working order and look ed over he
s.h horse hat had been selected for! his ride
TO ca mp. This animal IS white, weigh
Ing about 1,l00 pounds. It Is said 70 pc pc
s. one Of the surcst footed mountain climp-
ers in Colorado. but IT is not noteo si u
h speed. 8 All the Il horses select ed for the
81 party are built for ga e and sha 70, rather
III than fast work. II Ii 81 IS S3$ ~ i5s{ss
Of for Camp.
5;s il I'M Coll, JAKE bOTdu $Al!o ~ StN
{ Wells guides a in mountain costumes.
busted themselves in arranging for the
trip IN addition to the President's per-
a sonal party, which Is composed Of hirn-
u self, DR.. Alexander Lambert, OF New
York and p. b. Stewart, OF Colorado
!, Springs. ten men rode 4 to q the hunting
camp to-day. Five men were already at
the camp with everything ready for the
comfort Of the party.
Before starting the President announced
that he waa not going to struggle hand
II to hand with a grizzly bear or stranEle
" any mountain lions with bare hands. stH he
does not xpect to bag a record breaking
amount %of game, and will feel salts fled
IF he gets one bear during the Whole
hunt. His rapid firing rifle was xhibit.
II cd with great pride as a protection ne
will constantly keep between himself and
n danger.
At II rs o clock the party started from
New Castle at an easy canter over the
II hills to the permanent camp OF the par
ty, which is situated at East Divide Creek
on Charles Penny''s ranch, twcnty-three
miles southwest OF New Castle. There is
bout a foot OF snow in that region. nd
"a bear tracks were seen there as late as
yesterday. when the party had gone out
4 OF sight, the Presidents train was re-
turned to Glenwood Springs, where Sec
rotary Loeb is to have his headquarters