New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07
PRESIDENTS HUNT ENDS.
PARTY GOT TEN BEARS.
'RooseUelt Expresses appreciation of
Colorado at Dinner.

Glenwood Springs, Col. May 6.-Rising at $50
o'clock this morning in a wild mountain camp
| sixteen miles from Newcastle, President ROOse-
Welt to-day rode in the saddle thirty miles to
| Glenwood Springs where he arrived at 3:10
| O'Clock this afternoon. He visited the hot vapor
| baths and had luncheon in his apartments, took
part in a 0ubc programme and made an ad-
! dress to the villagers, had dinner with a few
! friends this evening, worked with Secretary
! Loeb on important letters and affairs of state
| and retired at early hour tonight. He Will
! pass quiet day at the Hotel Colorado on Sun
day and win start for Washington at o'clock
on Monday morning.
The horseback ride from the camp on West
Divide Creek TO Gienwood Springs was made by
the President DR.. Alexander Lambert of New
York; p B. Stewart, OF Colorado Springs, and
Elmer Chapman, the Presidents courier. About
two hours behind them came the pack train of
twenty horses, thirty dogs and the camping out
fit The train was in charge of John Goff Jake
Borah and Brick Wells The ride of the Presi-
dents party was uneventful The roads were
muddy, and the members Of the party were
spattered with mire. Several stops were made
so that the President might shake hands with
the families of ranchers living along the route
and, as the party neared Glenwood Springs Mr
Roosevelt and his friends posed for d number
OF photographs Nearly the entire population
Of Glepwood Springs turned out to greet the
President. AS soon he dismounted the Presi-
dents salute of twenty-one guns was fired The
President passed into the hotel at once. and the
people went away, as it was announced that all
would have an opportunity TO see and hear him
later
DIR. MALESTER BADLY HURT
The pack train was the cause of serious ac-
! cident about mile from the hotel. DR. R X
McAlester, OF New York, who has been at Colo
! rado Springs for the benefit Of his health was
driving a fractions horse, which became IN
manageable when it the train and the dogs.
The doctors vehicle was overturned, and he
suffered compound fracture Of the left thigh.
Word was sent 10 the hotel, and DR.. Lambert,
the Presidents physician. responded. He treat
ed the injured man as best he could and ordered
him brought to the hotel. where a local physician
took charge of the case. No other occasion has
arisen during the hunt for DR.. Lambert to use
surgical instruments or medicine
The President and the members of his party
have enjoyed the best Of health. NIr, Roosevelt
got the rest he needed and says he never felt
better in his life. His face is tanned almost to
a bronze hue.
The hunt has been remarkably successful con-
sidering the fact that the party had less than
one week Of good weather. The remainder Of
the time they were in the mountains the hunters
were huddled around camp fires, trying to get
away from the severe storms that made life in
the wilds anything but pleasant. From Monday
until Friday night Of this week rain or snow,
and sometimes BOTH fell continuously in the
West Divide Creek country. The moisture froZe
on the trails and made them impossible most Of
the time. Regardless of conditions, the hunters
went out yesterday, and several bobcats
trailed All of them got away except one, and
il was killed by the dogs. Not a shot fired
hv The hunters this week.
as late as II o'clock last night the party had
hopes of getting on a trail OF grizzly bear to-
day At midnight it began to rain again, and
the party determined to get up early to ride to
Glenwood Springs. 1t was thought useless to
spend the day in the mountains under such
weather conditions.
Ten bears and four bobcats or lynx were taken
by the party in the fortnights hunt OF the
bears killed the President shot four and DR..
Lambert the Others most OF which were small,
and Lambert's half dozen pelts were referred to
by the President as "Lamberts dolly set" The
skins secured by the President are large and
handsome. DR.. Lambert got one fine skin. All
the pelts are at the shop of a taXidermist, who
has the skins cured, ready for the tanner. When
the tanning has been completed the skins will
be mounted as rugs. The mounting viii be
plain without felted edging. All the rugs will
be made up with open mouth and eyes. The
form for the heads is of papier mache with
natural looking teeth of enamelled metal.
The Presidents greeting 10 the people of
GIenwood Springs took place from the elevated
court Of the Hotel Colorado The spectators
stood on the ground below. Mayor Parkinson
introduced the Chief Executive, and the crowd
cheered. After moment the President began
to speak. His address short. but he told
the people how much he believed in Colorado,
and indorsed the national irrigation projects as
well as private enterprises. He thanked the
citizens for permitting him TO enjoy a three
weeks vacation. He said ne liked it very much,
and he found that the bears all right. both
III quantity and in quality"
This is a stock phrase the President uses
freely in speaking of children and it's adaptation
10 the bears created much amusement The
President apologized for the shortness of his
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