The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-21
HAVING ROYAL SPORT.
ROOSEVELT ENJOYING HUNT FOR
 THE GRIZZLIES.
Secretary Loeb Visits President and Hears Tale of How He Shot and Killed a Bear--Atkfnson's
 Appointment.

Glenwood Springs. Colo, April 2o.--- That President Roosevelt is enjoying royal sport in his hunt for Rocky Mountain grizzlies is attested by Secre- tary Loeb, who returned from the camp late today after having spent the night with the party
 While the only game pulled down thus far is the bear shot by the President and the bob cat shot by Dr. Alexander Lambert. there has been plenty of recreation. Every day the dogs have followed trails that looked promising. showing that there are more bears to be found in the vicinity now being hunted.
 Camp will not be moved until Satur- day. Then the party will locate on west Divide Creek within twenty miles of the present location and four miles nearer Newcastle. The point to the westward where the party is working is Redstone. where camp will be broken on May 14. The private car Rocket will pick up the President there and he will spend the night at Glenwood Springs. The start home will he made on May 15 with stops of one day each at Denver and at Chicago.
 Secretary Loeb went to Glenwood Springs yesterday morning with Elmer Chapman, the courier who brought out
 
 went to Newcasetle. secured mounts and rode the twenty miles to Charley Penny's ranch. It was storming when they started. It was after D m when they came within sight of the ranch. About three miles from camp they heard the bayinR of hounds hot on the trail of game. They waited and soon the entire hunting party rode up. It was time to quit for the day
 and Channan i0in- ed the President and his companions and rode into camp with them. The hunting party had been in the saddle ten hours without stopping for lunch so dinner was served soon after thelr arrival. MT. Loeb says it was only necessary to see them eat to know that the hunters were in the best of health and enjoying themselves.
 During the dinner and afterward the President and MT. Loeb had long visit. Naturally the secretary wanted to know all about the bear killed. It was an interesting story, in which all members of the party shared In the telling The dogs had several times caught up with the bear and had an- noyed him until he was in vicious mood. Finally when he was at pay two or three members of the party, in cluding the President. came up with the uOBS' OHo uoS hou oOS.' several others badly wounded and the grizzly was playing havoc with the others that were tantalizing him. To save the dogs the President had to shoot hurriedly. Every sweep of the bears paw bowled over hound and rather than see any more Of the pack killed, the President took the chance of shooting between the dogs at the bear. He fired once and hit the animal In the shoulder. Firing again he killed his game. He takes great pride In his first trophy of the hunt.
 The most important business De- tween the President and the secretary was in relation to appointments to be made. The President signed the ap- pointment of George w. Atkinson of West Virginia to be Judge of the United States Court of Claims, and sew eral pardon cases.