Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-10-21
PRESIDENT No
TENDERFOOT
SAYS GUIDE
'JUDICI0US JOLLY BRINGS
TWENTY DOLLAR REWARD
Roosevelt Back From Hunting
Trip GIeefuIIy RecountS Ad-
ventures in WiIdereneSSi Ate
Everything but the BobCat,

IBy Morning journal Special Lensed Wirel
Stamboul, La, Oct 20.-"We got
three bears. six deer, one wild turkey,
twelve squirrels, one duck, one pos
sum and one wildcat. We ate them
all except the wildcat. and there we're
times when we almost felt as if we
could eat ii"
This was President Roosevets
summing up of the result of his hunt
on Bayou Tensas and Bear lake. He
arrived at 3 O'Clock this afternoon at
the residence of Leo Shields. where
he will be a guest nil he makes his
departure for NicSsburg tomorrow.
He came i'm on full gallop and ac-
companied as 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 1t 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.
"Yes, we got three bears" he add
ed, "all that we saw, and / think that
is a pretty good record. l am per-
fectly satisfied"
"YeQ might add" intericcted one
of the Metcalf brothers, who has been
the presidents principal guide
throughout the hunt, that we hunted
a country of vast extent, and In which
there were but five bears all told, and
that of those, as you see, we got
three"
Asserting to this amplification Of
his statement, the president entered
upon an enthusiastic account of his
han'. OF his life In camp and the
meats with which he had been sup
piled while there
"Was the 'possum good ?" he was
asked
Absolutely the best dish we had.
except 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-
nOlds Brutus Jackson and numerous
cooks, teamsters and messengers,
while the horses stood in the yard,
apd tlo dor,c Tot ornund Ii,tyinu bair
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 other wild things The president
was the central figure OF the group,
and he never appeared in a 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
till dark. 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 lon Friday, a -year-old,
which was slain by one of the os-
borne brothers when It was in a
fierce fight with the dogs. The one
bear that was obtained by the presi-
dent, was killed on Thursday, and the
killing was witnessed by one Of the
McKenzies and Alex. Ennolds. They
agree in saying that the presidents
bearing was extremely sportsmanlike.
The animal had been chased by the
dogs for three hours the president
following all the time. When at last
they came within hearing distance
the president dismounted from his
horse, dashed off his coat and tore
into the canebrakes, comipg to within
twenty PAGES of the beast The dogs
were coming up rapidly with the pres
ident's favorite, ROwdy. In the lead,
and the brute had stopped TO bid de-
fiance to them when the president
sent a bullet from his 1870 rifle after
It, But the shot went through the
animals lights and would have been
fatal but with the little life left in 1t
the bear turned upon the dogs The
president concluded 10 end all and
lodged a second bullet between the
shoulders which broke the creatures
neck
other members Of the party were
not long In coming up, and the presi-
dent was so rejoiced over his good
fortune that he embraced each OF his
companions They we're equally hap
py, and In the exuberance Of the mo-
ment Ennolds went TO the extent Of
telling the president that he (the
president) was mo tenderfoot."
The president rewarded him with a
$40 note
Yesterday there was comparatively
little hunting because Of the condi-
tlon OF the dogs. some Of which en-
countered drove Of wild hogs,
which are more feroclous than bear.
one OF the best dogs Of the Osborne
pack was killed outright by n big
beast
There we're daily swlms In the lake
by several members OF the party and
by the president himself after his ex-
ample OF last Monday.
"The water was fine" he said. "and