The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-11
KILLING WOLVES.
Several Fall Victims to the
Presidential Party
During the First Day Spent ON
the Reservation.
NO GUNS ARE USED.
The President Was Invariably
Leading the Chase.
Colorado Guides Are Hunting
for Bear Tracks.
NO GUNS ARE USED.

eagerly looking forward to began early
Monday morning at Camp Roosevelt,
sixteen miles southeast of here. There
are about forty dogs in the pack, and
those which had not been tied have been
nosing all around this portion of the re-
serve since they arrived in camp, and
they now and then in a CHEEKY yelp told
their masters that they had scented
some game.
The score or more dogs belonging to
John Abernathy, the famous wolf
catcher. have been dieted and looked
after for the past month as carefully as
a trainer looks after the pugilist who is
expected to retain championship belts
of the world. In the chase the training
of these dogs was noticea bic. The party
/ of about a dozen, including President
Roosevelt and his doctor, had not
Travelled far until their dogs were lead
4 ing them on what turned out to be a
fresh scent. Soon the leaders were re-
warded by seeing, in a neighboring Ta-
| vine, lank, gray wolf deliberately
sleeping, unmindful of its pursuers. The
dogs all seemed to catch sight of the
prey at the same time, for horses and
dogs now set forward with renewed
energy.
The wolf sought to elude its pursuers
/ by lodging, but this only hurried mat
ters as it ena bled the foremost dogs to
/ catch up with their prey. The wolf
/ turned to beat off its assailants, other
/ dogs sprang upon the briStIing animal
and bore it to the ground where it was
I quickly dispatched without the aid Of
/ the hunters. Two other wolves were
killed in much the same manner before
/ the almost direct rays of the sun in
! dicated that it was about time for the
midday meal.
The president was invariably at the
head of the procession of riders. At
one point seeing some water in buffalo
wallow he galloped to the spot and be-
1 fore the dogs reached it had slipped up
the refreshing liquid in good old fash
ioned cowboy style The picked year
ling heifer from the Wagg0ner herd,
which was dressed and taken to the
camp, was much enjoyed by the pTeSi-
dent and his famished hunting party.
BY 1 o'clock the members of the party
were again in their saddles ready for
another chase
But about ten of the party were per-
mitted to enter in the afternoons sport,
however. as it was found that the
greater the number of hunters the
smaller the amount of sport.
Horses. riders and dogs seemed to
grow in endurance as the day Waned,
and by night the big reservation con-
tanned a considerable less number of
coyotes than it did when the chase be-
gan.
Governor Thomas B. Ferguson and
ex-Delegate Flynn notified Postmaster
Ahern that they would be here Wednes-
day to greet the president. The busi-
ness men Of Frederick met and ap-
pointed committees to see that they are
properly cared for and that q crowd is
here to meet them These gentlemen
are to speak in the afternoon and a
banquet will be rendered them in the
evening. tt is expected that President
Roosevelt will be in attendance at the
banquet
President Greets Chief Parker.
Lawton, o. T, April 1.-THE rain
storm that passed over the big pasture
did not dampen the enthusiasm of the
presidential party. A guard who was in
Frederick today says the hunt was
started a little after daybreak No guns
are to be used in any part of the hunt.
John Abernathy, who is to lead the
chase is an expert at managing wolf
hounds He is also an expert in the
capture of wolves. He leads his dogs in
the chase, mounted on his COW pony,
Sam Bass, which is more fleet than
: the dogs. When the dogs down a wolf
he Jumps from his horse and as the
wolf grabs for him he catches it in
both hands. One hand clutches the up
per Jaw securely, while the other tight
~ grasps the lower jaw. By this means
4 the wolf is caught unharmed-
While it has not beer officially an
I nounced that the president will make
\ Fort Sill a visit, yet some OF the sol
: dfers stationed there say 1t IS evident
from the preparations being made al
LQG post LndL the O444SCAo az ~<Nt2SoSA4ts
An interesting occurrence at the
Frederick reception was the president s
2 greeting of Quanah Parker, the Conan
che head chief. Quanah was one of the
! narshaIs of the day. When he was
/ pointed out to the president, Mr. Roose-
Welt said:
TEL him TO dismount and come uT
here" whereupon the old chief was
ushered upon the stand. The president
greeted him cordially, saying; an
glad to see you, sir. heard good re
ports from you and trust the people
are treating you right Parker took {
stand near the corner of the platform
and remained until the president Was
again in the carriage
May Stay Longer.
Lawton, Okla, April 11.--CoWboy'
e who have arrived mere IRON I91aSs
: Okla near where President Roose
: welt and his party are IN caTap. asseT
that the president has decided to re
, main in the pasture until Saturday
thus extending his hunt two days
S Having a Good Time.
Fort Worth, Texas. April 11--Secre
e tarv Loeb and his assistants are confi
dent President Roosevelt and his party
are enjoying to the fullest possible ex
tent their wolf and jackrabbit hunt OF
: the Deep Red creek in Oklahoma.
. No Communication of any characte
his secretary since they parted on Sat
,Irdav large batch of official mai
has been received here, but it was Of al
: l1nimportant character. None Of 1t wa
forwarded to the president
No concern is entertained here be
cause of the report that a wind storm
psssed over oklahoma Secretary Loci
= was told that one of the president
:; tents was blown down Wen, cues
{; he has it up again by this time tn