Fergus County argus., 1905-04-19
ROOSEVELT IS
HUNTINGBEAR
President Disappears in WiIds Of Col.
orado to Enjoy Life.
MANY FAKE STORIES SENT OUT
itinerary for the Return Trip to the
Capital is Nearly compIeted-To
Make Speeches.

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Before President Roosevelt penetrates
the wilds SO far that communication
with the outside world will be next
to impossible, Secretary Loeb, with
the aid of a courier daily expected
from the camp, will get ON the presi-
dents trail and visit him in the noun
tains. The visit will be for taking
up with the president a number of inn
portant matters that have come to the
headquarters since Saturday. There
are number of commissions to be
signed, as well as departmental busi-
ness that has been forwarded.
Many invitations have come to Sec
retary Loeb and members of the Off
cial party stopping at the Hotel Colo
rounding territory in order to view
the points of interest. All of these
have been declined or postponed un-
til the arrival Of the first courier from
the president. Mr.. Loeb expects to
return to the presidents camp with
the courier and he may spend night
in camp.
Horseback riding, bathing in the hot
water pool, tennis and mountain climb
ing have occupied the party today.
During the week it is planned to
take an excursion down the valley
over the Colorado Midland railroad,
to see some private irrigation pro-
jects. An engine will be attached to
the private car Rocket" and the
trip made in that manner.
Wild stories of the hunt most of
them obviously fakes, have reached
here. Secretary Loeb does not cred
it them. Several of these stories have
been investigated and it has been dis
covered that the tale-Eearer could not
have received reliable information
from the presidents camp, for he
could have had no opportunity.
An illustration of the dearth of au-
thentic news or picture material was
noticed about mile from the Hotel
Colorado today. A photographer rep.
resenting a syndicate selling pictures
to daily newspapers attached a wire
to the telegraph line running through
a wild section of the mountain coun-
try and then attached a telegraph in
strument from the wire, using stump
of tree as a table. An assistant
then posed for a picture which will
be sold to newspapers in alleged rep
resentation of the manner in which
news is sent from the vicinity of the
presidents camp. AS matter Of fact,
there is no telegraphic line within
miles of the original camp of the
party. The hunters intend to roam
over a large area covering probably
$50 miles before the hunt is conclud-
ed.
The itinerary for the return trip OF
President Roosevelt to Washington is
nearly completed. There will be but
two stops for receptions OF formal
character. These are to be at Den
yer, where the board Of trade will
give dinner, and at Chicago, where
the president will attend dinner by
the Merchants club, reception by the
Hamilton club and diner by the Iro-
quois club.
The dates for. the engagements de-
pend upon what time the president
concludes his hunt. There will be the
usual number of water tank stops en-
route. but the invitations mentioned
are the only ones to be accepted out
of deluge that has poured in on the
headquarters here. 1t is likely the
president will make three speeches in
Chicago and one in Denver. The re-
turn trip will be over the Union Pa
cific to Omaha, over the Chicago &
Northwestern to Chicago and over the
Pennsylvania to Washington.