New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
TELLS OF HUNTING TRIP.
President Describes Experiences in
October "Scnbner's.

President Roosevelt, in the October number of
"Scribner's Magazine tells Of his adventures on
mis- recent hunting trip in Colorado after bear
Anecdotes of the dogs in the pack the traits and
characteristics Of the guides and packers of every
day life in camp and the excitement Of the chase
all told.
One incident in the story 1.-The Death of the Big
Bear. forms the frontispiece Of the magazine. The
illustrations Of the stories are from photogra phs
taken by the companions OF Mr.. Roosevelt-Dr
Alexander Lambert and Philip q. Stewart
of the black bear, several of which were shot by
Mr. Roosevelt, he says:
so E5aGk bear are not under normal conditions
D Iley may maui a man severely and there are
KT9er OF instances on record in which they have
No. L aen ordinarily, however, black bear will
d not charge home, though he may buster a good
most II T1at StioI one very close up winch made
Su, us EFFORTS to escape resulting in its bouncing
maj was easily able to kill it. Another black
UeaL, winch also shot at close quarters came
most ran over the white hunter who was with
hit IT, and I do not think it was Charging I be-
Ileve 1t was simply dazed, and by accident the
us; However when it found itself face to face
e avn Inc white hunter and only four or five feet
woqIo nave mauled him If I had not Drained 1t
but feet or 50 to one side Of it. None Of the
pears snot on this Colorado trip made sound
w wctT9 MT 'hey all died silently Ike SO many
Even while searching for big game MI Roose-
welt found time observe the birds and squirrels,
and take interest in the beauties Of the chang
ing landscape. In telling Of Colorado he says:
As we left even further behind us the wintry
desolation Of high hunting grounds we rode
into ruu spring. The green Of the valley was
delight the eye bird songs sounded on every side.
from the fields and from the trees and bushes be
side the brooks and irrigation bitches: the air was
6 ding things The saryics bushes were whi[s With
o4o9pi: hKe shad6low on the tucson: the blossoms
ground; We say the chunky Says ground SOUR
rel. looking like a big chipmunk with on each side
a conspicuous white stripe edged with black IN
one PLACE we saw quite large squirrel graynS ISL
a pine squirrel but it looked like one of the gray
squirrels Of Southern Colorado. Mountain mock
ers and the handsome. bold Arkansaw king birds
were numerous. The backtau sage sparrow was
@ the White tt the ao sass 9Ts 2q Fn
were we're numerous waT6leTs aInong which foI!a
and McGillivray's. In Glenwood Springs Itself me
dipping fight In one rapid little stream We saw
broad tailed-were common, and as they few they
made, intermittently and almost rhythmicaIly,
curious metallic sound; seemingly 1t was done with
But the thing that interested me most IN the way
of bird life something I in Denver. To
my delight found that the huge hotel at which
mueicaI house hnches, to the exclusion Of the
ordInasTy city sParTows The latter are al f too
and as always are noisy quaTreIsoTne7in short G
house finch on the contrary, is attracye, IN looks
the males singing, often On the wing.
One OF the dogs in the pack a good tree
climber. and could literally whip his weight in
wild cats" He did not wait for the bobcat to
jump but went after him up the tree. Mr..
Roosevelt thus describes one incident:
Both Shorty and Skip could climb trees, and
although Skip too light to tackle a bobcat by
himself Shorty, a heavy. formidable dog Of IN
finching courage and great physical strength, was
altogether too much for any bobcat When We
reached the place We found the bobcat in the top
of pihon and Shorty steadily working his way
Up through the branches and very near the quarry:
Evidently the bobcat felt that the situation needed
the taking of desperate chances, and just before
Shorty reached it out it jumped, Shorty yelling
with excitement d he plunged down through the
branches after it., But the cat did not jump far
enough. One of the hounds seized it by the hind
leg and in another second everything was over.