The San Francisco call., 1905-04-10
President Roosevelt Begins
His Hunt for Coyotes and
Jackrabbits in Oklahoma
LOEB AT FORT WORTH
Secretary Establishes Ex-
ecutive Headquarters in
One of Hotels of the City

Frederick shortly before O'Clock
yesterday evening and arrived at the
camp, eighteen miles southeast of
town, a little after dark. The camp
is nestled in timber fringing the bank
OF Deep Red Creek in a picturesque
spot. When the President arose at
6:15 O'Clock this morning and first be-
held the vast panorama of virgin soil
without sign of civilization except
the camp, he said he felt at home.
Major ]. E. Muchert OF Sherman,
with G. b. McHugh and J. r. A0ern-
athy of this place. located the camp
last Monday, riding out to the big
pasture which begins four miles east
of here. number of wolves and To-
boes were seen in the big reservation
as they passed through.
The camp consists OF about twenty
tents belonging 10 the Presidential
One large tent is occupied as mess
hall, number of tents being used
for sleeping apartments, four cots be-
ing placed in eacn tent. About a
stones throw from these tents is
Camp Quanah Parker, occupied by
this noted chief of the Comanches,
three of his squaws and some other
Indians. These Indians travelled
over forty miles yesterday to get to
see the President. a detail of twen
ty troops was sent from Fort Sill to
keep trespassers from this part of the
reservation. Their camp is about 100
yards from that of Camp Roosevelt.
The people here, however. appre-
ciate the fact that the President is
here for an outing and are remaining
from the pasture. The President sur
prised the cowboys and cattlemen by
his knowledge of horses.
Upon leaving his private car yes
terday he was driven to the grand
stand behind the team of Ed Carter
of this place. The speaking over, he
was assigned to Burke Barnetts
dashing team and no time was lost in
getting to the camp. Captain Bill
Mcdonald of the Rangers, and Col
onel Lyon rode out with Ed Carter,
General Young with Tom Waggoner,
with c.. B. McHugh. While DR.. Lam
bert was exercising his horse this
morning he was thrown but not in
jured.
The doctor spent about an hour TAX
ing a number of photographs of the
party, with their dogs and horses.
These will be used to illustrate an arti-
Gle which the President will write con-
cerning the hunt. There are about
thirty-five saddle horses and fifty dogs
at the camp.
The President has been assigned three
horses belonging TO Tom Waggoner and
a like number belonging TO Burnett,
and expects to be up early tomorrow
morning, when the hunt will begin. A
number of officials of the Frisco rail-
road who arrived in the Presidents
train are still here and will remain .un-
til Thursday morning. when the tents
at Camp Roosevelt Will be struck and
the President will start for Colorado.
In the hunting party besides the
President are General S. NJ. B. Young,
u S. A; Colonel Cecil Lyon of Sher-
man, Captain Burke Burnett. Sloan
Simpson, Lieutenant G. r. Fortescue,
Dr. Alexander Lambert of New York,
]. r. Abernathy of Frederick and two
ranger captains, United States Marshal
BIZ Fossett of Guthrie and L. D. Mil
Ter, one of the owners Of the great "101'
ranch.
LAWTON, o. T., April Sit is said
that President Roosevelt intends to
visit Fort Sill and that the soldiers of
the Eighth Cavalry, under conamand of
Major Murchert of the Texas National
Guard, who are now guarding the
Presidents camp in the big pasture,
will on Wednesday escort him to that
post. The officers Of the Eighth Cav
! airy are now making preparations and
will give him an elaborate banquet
United States Marshal Bill Fossett of
! Guthrie, a personal friend of the Presi-
dent, will join the hunting party.
! FORT WORTH, Tex, April s.-In a
suite of rooms on the parlor floor in
the Hotel WORTH in this city. the seat
of the United States Government has
been temporarily established. In the
absence of the President, who is hunt
ing coyotes and jackrabbits over in the
wilds of the Kiowa- -Comanche reserva-
tion in Oklahoma, his official business
is given attention by Secretary Loeb.
Most of the business will be acted upon
by the Secretary and directed to
various departments in Washington
That which requires the personal su-
pervision of the President will have to
wait until Thursday, for it is not until
then that communication will be estab-
lished with the hunting party.
After delivering the President into
the hands of Western friends, who
have undertaken to furnish him with
wholesale recreation for a few days.
the officials boarded the special train
and returned to this city. 1t reached
here at o'clock this morning. and at
10 o'clock the party went to the hotel
and opened headquarters. 1t had been
expected that there would be an ac-
emulation OF mail, but for some rea-
son the local postoffice forwarded it to
Frederick, Okla 1t was necessary to
and most of it will not arrive until to-
morrow. In the meantime the official
, party is enjoying a rest.
Secretary Loeb expects to receive
word from the President to run the
special train to Frederick on Thursday
and on that cay start for Western Colo
RADIO, to which point the President will
go for the purpose of finding larger
game than abounds on the Red River
in Oklahoma.
According to present plans the pub
lie part of the trip West is ended It
is not expected any steps will be made
until the train reaches Colorado
Springs, and then a stop OF two hours
will be necessary, but not for the pur-
pose Of speech making.