Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-21
PRESIDENT No
TENDERFOOT
SAYS GUIDE
JUOICI0US JOLLY BRINGS
TWENTY DOLLAR REWARD
Roosevelt Back From Hunting
Trip GIeefuIIy RecountS Ad-
ventures in Wilderness Ate
Everything but the BobCat,

IBy Morning journal Special Lsns-d wIre.l
Stamboul. La, oct Cove got
three bears, six deer. one Wild turkey.
twelve squirrels, one duck, one pos
sum and one wildcat. We ate them
an except the wildcat, and there were
times when we almost felt az If we
could eat H."
This was President Roosevelts
summing up of the result OF his hunt
on bayou Tensas and Bear lake. lie
arrived at 3 o'clock this afternoon al
the residence OF Leo Shields where
he will be a guest until he makes his
departure for Nicksburg tomorrow.
He came in on fun gallop and ac-
oompanled Us he was by about dozen
of his hunting companions. all mount
ed and attired in hunting garb, the
cavalcade presented a tableau as pic
turesque as Il was animated. The
president Is slightly more bronzed
than when he entered the wilderness
from this point fifteen days ago, but,
Notwithstanding this fact and the ad-
ditional circumstances that his clothes
bear evidence of contact with the
cane and other brush, he was never
in better spirits in his life.
"Ycs. we got three bears" he add
ed. "all that we saw. and | think that
is a pretty good record. ! am per-
fectly satisfied"
you might add" interiectod one
of the .Metcalf brothers, who has been
the presidents principal guide
throughout the hunt. that We hunted
a country of vast extent aud In which
there were but five bears all told. and
that Of those, AK you see, we got
! three"
Asserting to this amplfication of
his statement. the president entered
upon an enthusiastic account of his
hunt. Of his life In camp and the
meats With which he had been sup
piled while there
WAS the 'possum good2" he was
asked
! Absolutely the hest dish We had.
| cxcept the bears liver" he responded
with relish.
The president. when he said this.
! stood on the lawn in front OF Mr.
| Shields home. Around him were
gathered Mr. Shields and number
/ of guests whom he had invited to
! dine with the president.
~ the distance were gathered the
negro hunters. Holt Collier, Alex. En-
lnolds Brutus jackson and numerous
cooks. teamsters and messengers
while the horses stood IN the yard,
and the dogs lay around licking their
lacerated bodies. many of the animals
being IN bad condition on account OF
the long chase and others as result
of contact with wild hogs, wildcats
and otV4 wild things. The president
was the central figure Of the group.
and he never appeared In happier
frame Of mind than on this OCCASION
He declared that his health had been
perfect. his appetite equally good. and'
with the exception Of a day or Two
lost on account Of rain, he had been
In the saddle every day from daylight
tile Siark. He ended by declaring that
he had never in his life had finer
sport.
The arrival Of the party brought
out the fact that third bear had
been killed on Friday. "a two-year-olu'
which was slain by one of the Us
borne brothers when 70 was in
fierce fight with the dogs The one
bear that was obtained boy the prosi-
dent was killed on THURSDAY ana the
killing was witnessed by one OF the
NcKenzies and Alex EnnOlds Thcy
agree in saving that the president
bearing was extremely sporlsmanllk'.
THE animal had been chased by the
dors for three hours. the president
following an the time When al last
they came within hearing distance
tho president dismounted from his
horse. dashed of his coat and tore
into the canebrakcs. coming 90 Within
twenty paces of the beast The dogs
were coming up rapidly with the pres
ident's favorite. ROWdy. in the lcad'
and the brute had stopped To bid dc-
08nco 20 them when the president
sent a bullet from his f5-i0 rifle aIt'r
it, But the shot went through tn'
animals lights ana would have h'en
fatal but with the little lfc left in u
the bear turned upon the dogs fhe
presidcnt concluded tu end all ana
lodged a second bullet between the
shoulders which broke the creature
neck
other members Of the party we're
not long in coming up. ana the pi'T'
dent was ~ reioiced over his good
fortune iNAA ne NNllNN Wv ITO
,,,upanions They were equally hap
rv and I'm tho exuberaurc of the mo-
ment Ennolds went Co The extent oi
telling the president That he tthe
presidcntl was mo tcndcrippt
The president rewarded him win
$50 note.
Yesterday there was comparatively
little hunting because 81 the c"hdl-
tion 81 the dogs. some OF Which en-
countered drove of wiid h's1s
which are more fcrocious than hear-
ono az the best dogs ~ the Osborne
mack was killed outright by big
beast
There were daily sWims in the lake
bx several members 81 the party ana
by the president himself. after his OK
ample of last Monday.
'.Thc winter was nn". hc -'id. in"