New-York tribune., 1905-04-16
PRESIDENT OUT FOR BEAR.
CAGED ANIMAL REJECTED
VIII Take No Undue Risk, but
Wants Wild Game.


Newcastle, Col, April 15-President Roosevelt
and his hunting party reached Newcastle. an
outftting point for the hunting and hshing
grounds. on the White River. at 7:5O o'clock to
day and waited more than two hours for official
mail that had been sent 10 Redstone where it
had been intended that the seat Of government
should be established while the President was
hunting bear and other game.
The President shook hands with most OF the
four hundred citizens OF Newcastle, after he had
been introduced by Mayor George H. Norris.
The party was photographed. the President
made brief address. shook hands with the
train crew and looked over the specially deco
rated locomotive that drew his train from
Colorado Springs.
The run TO Newcastle was pleasant Huge
bonfires lighted the way during the night and
inhabitants OF the towns along the railroad
stayed Up until far into the morning TO cheer the
President as he passed. Getting up early, the
party breakfasted on fresh mountain trout.
while every one viewed from the car windows
the magnificent scenery along the Colorado Mid
land Railroad.
Near Basalt the first car OF the special train
hit rock that had slid down TO the edge of the
track The only damage done was the knock
ing out Of a cap of the rear truck OF the car
Vioeroy.
When the train pulled into New Castle the
President, dressed in his shooting clothes OF
heavy tan duck, greeted the people from the
rear platform. He was cheered wildly. After
q speech was made and conventionalitles had
been observed, the President gave personal su-
peryisi0n 10 his hunting outfit. He unsheathed
his knife and felt its keen edge unlimbered his
gun and that il in fine working order
and looked over the horse that had been selected
for his ride to camp. This animal is white,
hands high. It IS said TO be OF the surest
footed mountain climbers fl Colorado, but It
is not noted for speed. All horses selected for
The party are built for safe and hard rather
than fast work.
John Gof. Jake" Borah and Brick p Wells,
guides. in mountain costume, busted themselves
IN arranging for the trip.
In addition TO the Presidents personal party.
which is composed Of himself DR.. Alexander
Lambert, OF New-York. and P. B Stewart, Of
Colorado Springs, ten men rode to the hunting
camp to-day. Five men were already at he
camp. with everything ready for the comfort
of the party.
Before starting, the President announced that
he was not going TO struggle hand to hand with
a grizzly bear OF strangle any mountain lions
with bare hands. He does not expect to bag a
record breaking amount Of game, and viii feel
satisfied if he gets one bear during the whole
hunt His rapid firing rife was exhibited with
great pride as protection he will constantly
keep between himself and danger.
A parade had been planned at Newcastle, but
II did not take place. It had been arranged to
form a procession led by a miners brass band.
a Gagged bear and the Presidents party on horse
back. This pageant was TO pass through the
village streets and into the hills, where the bear
was 70 be turned loose with a start OF thirty
minutes. The State Humane Society broke up
the plans, on the ground that the bear might
return 70 the village and harm children as It
had been Gagged long that it vicious.
After the Humane Society had interfered the
captors Of the bear tried TO sell it to the Presi-
dents guides. but they said they would take
their game wild. as domesticated animals had
no attractions for the President
At l1:15 o'clock the party started for New
Castle al an easy canter over the hills TO the
permanent camp Of the party. which is situated
at East Divide Creek. on Charles Penny's
ranch tWenty-three miles southwest OF New
Castle There is about a foot Of snow IN that
region. and bear tracks were seen there as late
as yesterday. When the party had gone out OF
sight the Presidents train returned to
GlenWood Springs, where Secretary Loeb is to
have his headquarters
In his speech at Newcastle the President
saie:
/ have always believed IN your people. I think
that this is going 70 be one OF the greatest
States OF the Union, not merely in its material
development bur in its type OF citizenship.
After special greetings TO the Grand Army
men present, he continued:
Now, I want 20 pass 10 the generation that Is
coming on, and congratulate Colorado upon
what She is doing with her public schools. upon
her whole force OF teachers. and upon the steps
that are being taken 70 train Alright the next
generation I believe n tho mines. I believe aE
you know ia the irrigation works. believe IN
your stock ranches. in everything; but the real
crop is the crop OF children, for, il you get that
ali straight the other crops win take care CT
themselves ia the end. I want 10 say what a
pleasure IL has been TO see the way in which the
next generation is being started out on its life
task here IN Colorado. thank you very much
FOR coming here. and am glad 70 see you.
The utTncs. prscauton Vas taken 10 insure
the Presidents safety on ilis trip over the Col
crado Midland TsaiirOad last night After the
pilot train passed. every switch was spiked a
few minutes before the Presidents train ur-
rived. Al every bridge and trestle there was