The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16
HUNTING PARTY
Is NOW IN CAMP
President Roosevelt Out For the Time
of His Life.
SHORT TALK AT GLENWOOD
PRAISE FOR CoLoRADo's CROP
OF CHILDREN.

Newcastle Colo April 15.-PresidenI
Roosevelt and his hunting party
reached this famous Quitting point fOI
the hunting and fishing grounds on the
White river at $50 a. m. today, and
waited more than two hours for official
mail that had been sent TO Red stone
where il had been intended that the
seat Of government should be estab-
lished while the president was away
In the mountains hunting bear. bob
cats and other game. But the time
here was pleasantly occupied. The
president shook hands with majority
of the 400 population of the village after
he had been introduced by George Il
Norris, mayor of Newcastle. colo, who
announces on his card that he does
blaCl6mithing and wagOn-making- The
party was photographed. the president
made a brief address. shook hands with
the train crew and viewed the specially
decorated engine that drew his train
from Colorado Springs, which locOmO-
tive according TO the guilibie, was pre-
scented for the presidents private me
nagerie in Washington 1t has been
announced, however. that the gift Of
the iron horse was not accepted.
Had Pleasant Trip.
The run to this village was very
pleasant Huge boufires lighted the
way during the night and the inhab-
1tants of the towns en- route stayed up
until far in the morning to cheer the
president as he passed through. Get
ting mp early, the party had their
breakfast of fresh mountain trout on
the train. and with curtains raised
viewed the magnificent scenery along
the route of the Colorado Midland.
Near BaSan there was a slight acct
dent. The first car of the special train
hit a rock that had slid down to the
edge of the track. The only DANA sc
I'm fHNg .g he
truck of the car "NiCerOy."
When the train pulled into Newcastle
the president. dressed in his shooting
. clothes of heavy tan duck. greeted the
people from the rear platform. He was
cEeered wildly. After the speech was
made and the little cOnventiOnalities
mad been observed. the president COVE
personal supervision to his hunting out
fitN He unsheathed his knife and felt
Its Keen edge, numbered his gun and
saw that Il vas in fine working order.
and looked eyer the horse that had
been selected for his ride to the camp
This animal is white. weighing about
100 pounds. and is about fourteen and
half hands high. 1t is said TO be one
Of the most sure-footed mountain
climbers in this part Of the country
but is not noted for speed. In fact. all
of the horses selected for the party are
built for hard rather than fast work.
Guides Were Busy. "
Guides John GoT. Jake Borah and
Brick p. Wells. in picturesque mountain
costumes. busted themselves in giving
Y commands for the start. In addition %
4 the presidents personal party, which
2 Is composed of himself. DR.. Alexander
8 Lambert and p. b. Stewart of Colorado
I Springs. ten men rode TO the hunting
. camp today. Five more were already
At the camp with everything ready fol
N the comfort of the party.
Before starting the president an
noUnced confdentally that he was not
going into any hand-to-hand encouD-
ters with grizzlies nor strange any
mountain lions with bare hands. He
does not expect to bag a record break
ing amount of game and will feel sat
iSfied If he gets one bear during the
whole hunt. and particularly fortunate
If he gets Two His rapid firing Win
chester was exhibited with great pride
as protection he will constantly keer
between himself and danger.
Parade Was Omitted.
The parade planned to take place here
today did not materialize. 1t had beer
arranged to form a procession led by
the Miners brass band. a Gagged bear
and the presidents party on hOrseba ok
This pageant was to pass through the
village streets and into the hills where
the bear was TO be turned loose and
given a start of thirty minutes The
state humane society broke up the
plans on the ground that the bear might
return to the village and carry off some
children. It had been Gagged 50 long
that il was quite vicious After tho
Ia humane society had inteTfeTed the cap
~ tors Of the bear tried to sell it to Guide:
Golf ana BOrah. but they said they
would t7kH their game wild. as dOmesti
cate1 al imals had no attractions for
the 'Flrsident on an occasion OF this
character.
Started For Camp.
At 11:15 o'clock the party started al
an easy canter over the hills to the per.
manent camp Of the party. which is To-
Gated on East Divide creek. on Charlie.
Peuny's ranch, about twenty-thret
miles southwest of Newcastle There /.
bout a foot Of snow i'm that section anC
bear tracks were seen there as late as
yesterday When the party had gone
out Of sight the presidents train wa.
returned to GlcnwOOd Springs where
Secretary Loeb is 10 have his headquar-
ters-
In his speech at Newcastle the presi.
dent expressed his pleasure at beine
again in Colorado.
4 have always believed in your PEG
pie he said I think that this is go
ing to be one of the great states of the
Union. not merely in its material devel-
Opment but in its type of citizenship
After special greetings to the Gran,
Army men present, he. continued.
Now ] want to pass TO the genera.
ton that is coming on, and TO congrat-
ulate Colorado upon what she is doine
with her public schools. upon her whole
force of teachers and upon the steps
that are being taken to train Alright tn.
next generation. I believe in the mines
7 believe as you know in the irrigation
works, ] believe in your stock ranches
I'm everything. but the real crop is the
crop of children (applause) for If yor
get that all straight the other croDs
VIII take care of themselves in the end
J has
been to see the way in which the next
generation is being started out on lis
life task here in Colorado. 7 thank vor
very. very. very much for coming here
and / am glad to see YOU
Direct to Denver.
Denver. April 15.-The Denver & Bic
Grande railway viii bring President
ROoSeVeit'S special train from Glen.
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