Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-07


from the train at the depot this being his
last public utterance before he goes into
the swamps for two weeks. He consented
to this stop and reception in recognition
of the service of Mr.. Ransdell in behalf
of deep waterways, in which the Presi-
dent is greatly interested.
Alsatia station, from which railroad
point the hunt will be directed, is fifteen
miles below here All arrangements have
been made for receiving the President
there. The train will be placed on sid
ing and the secretaries and telegraphers,
etc. will be housed there during the hunt.
Horses will be in waiting to convey the
entire party to the camp. Two camps
have been arranged and stocked. The
tents are up, and provisions are being
hauled from the railroad station to the
spots where the party will camp.
Location of the Camps.
The camps will be reached by way of
the old Monticello road, running from
Bastrop to the river. over which the
farmers formerly hauled their cotton to
the Mississippi river, where it was loaded
on steamers before the Vicksburg, Shreye-
port and Pacific railroad was built.
The first camp has been pitched at the
intersection of the Monticello road and
been erected at Joe's bayou and the Mon
t'CellO road. This is a wild, undisturbed
country. and abounGs with game of all
kinds bear. deer. wild turkey. wildcats
and squirrels. 1t is about five miles from
Alsatia station to the first camp, and
seven to the other.
There are four important canebrakes
comprehcnGed within the hunting grounds
the National. where the first hunting
will take place; the Federal about four
miles distant; the Alexandria, on the
banks of JCc's bayou, about two miles
farther away. and the Bear Lake, six miles
from the Monticello road. In all of these
President Roosevelt is pretty certain to
find the game he is after.
A Louisina Canebrake.
canebrake in Louisiana is a section of
country covered with bamboo, growing
twelve to fourteen feet high. The tops
fall over and become entangled and inter-
laced and break down under the weight
of accumulated growth until a verftablc
thicket is formed, 50 dense that one can
scarcely penetrate it. Such is the whole
section which the Louisiana black bears
inhabit.
Holt Collier. the famous guide and Con-
federate scout. who directed President
Roosevelt In the Mississippi delta and
Alexander Enolds, another famous hunter
of bear. will have charge of the active op-
erations.
Holt Collier has returned here after hav-
ing positively located seven large bears in
hunt. The bears are now foraging on the
fine crop of mast In this section They
stay in the canebrakes by day and start
out in the open at night
The Roosevelt Party.
Collier and Enolds have been in the
brakes for two Weeks Enolds is abso-
lutely confident that the President will
get all the shots at bears he may desire
Collier went to his home In Mississippi to
secure the dogs, and returned here Thurs
day. He is accompanied by Ollie Metcalf
of Greenvflle, NJ S., another famous bear
hunter of the delta.
The Roosevelt party will comprise the
President, DR.. Rixey and DIR. Lambert of
New York, Ollie Metcalf of Greenville.
Miss; Civil Service Comm, ssioner John A.
Mcllhenny of Washington and John M.
Parker of New Orleans both Louisiana
ans, who invited the President and are re-
sponsible for this hunt.
With one exception, the experienced
hunters say. conditions will be ideal The
bears are very lean now and can give the
dogs a long chase.
pack OF forty hounds the finest ever
turned loose in East Carroll parish. will
trail the game for President Roosevelt.