Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-06

they asked him to make speech.
when it was known that he would ac-
ccpt the natives came a distance of
nifty miles 20 hear him. That speech is
talked about yet by those who are
alive. When the Spanish-American
war was declared and it was known
that Roosevelt was 20 take hand in
it. nearly an Of the cowboys who knew
him out west enlisted in his command.
No fear when he enters the iungles
that no win hesitate to travel any path
that leads TO the game once when he
was In the west he planned "a hunt in
o certain section. He was told that
part Of the road was path of crum-
bling rock. that Sc was only two feet
wide and that It ran along the edge Of
a precipice $500 feet deep. He made the
trip. while some who were with him
hesitated.
when he was living on the ranch at
Chimney Butte. near MedoB. be had.
iu the words of one who lived with
him. enough experiences lon his hunts
20 ON an the newspapers in the couu-
try"
Boar and Bobcats.
One of the incidents Of that time has
humorous coloring. Mr Roosevelt
had an idea that he would like 10 bring
down "a wild boar. n species of game
that r0amed with freedom iu that Sec
ton Senator Proctor OF Vermont and
Colonel bin Morrison Of Illinois were
the guests OF the eastern hunter and ne
invited them to the chase The party
went into the thickets. A four legged
animal crossed the path of Senator
Proctor tie yelled 20 Roosevelt that
the sptcter was "a deer Colonel Morri-
son also called attention 90 Ca deer
Tho Now York hunter insisted that
what they saw was Ga wild boar while
the dispute was being Wagcd the ani-
NAL crossed tine path of the Sew York
en- and ho lifted his gun and hazed
away Tie brought down his game. 10
was o. wild boar. The guests OF MT.
Roosevelt did not go out with him
again.
10 was while Vice President Rooeo-
VOLT was i'm the west on his recreation
trip chat he got Interested On bobcats.
In an article entitled "With the Cuugar
Hounds" printed I'm Scrihnors the vice
president told that the dogs which were
employed in hunting bobcats climbed
trees Ono chasing the game But 30 was
added that the trees were dwarfs, and
thus IT was easy Tor the dogs Go get
into che branches. This happened in
the northwestern part Of Colorado.
In his three weeks hunt in the Rocky
mountains the vice president killed foui
brown bears lie also bagged fourteen
mountain lions. some ~ them having
gone down under his knife. AT fare
voU dinner 10 his hunters and several
guests the eastern hunter appeared r
"a frock coat ono of The hunters said
80 was al right as he had proved him.
self 10 boz one of tuCm. but DO was well
for him that De had not worn tho so.
rIety garment when he FIRST arrived
. for az chat timo there was some tam
that he was "a dude. After The dinner
the host invited his guests to DIS dis
play uf bearItna DE picked out on,
.aa his fayoritc because. ua he explain
cd. 10 was the skin of th" FIRST bear D.,
had shot WHOM ono of the huufru
. was asked why tho natives liked R1ose
. Welt. ho replied. "He never gr0wis
IIo is just ne is always ready fli
. anything thlt $50 plan. And Doe know
. when to put on "a white shirt and whaT
t1 take it on'
After Che y.co president bad rrume.
from this Dds last western hunt while
hc Wa 200 office he WaH asked Bog
friend u New Yur. n tHo mountain
. Dion bad strong fr..h. Do H'H fn. f.I
4 lowing to prove tuHt Do naH.
Tho wood off tlr stools Hf mF er
f u.H the hardest moHu SOU couldn't
- duf. tfnronny uIn through be- with
- .a ale1gg hammer SEQ tnas. mar. DO
q fho Stoke wen they WeIe m1U. bl
a t1r teeth of % l0u. n hadn't H1I fa.
- gum hHndy to rm down hIH tHmIf. IHH
ID follow would have kllgl m. ny th.
o. sroit boar
1 It wasn't the bigsest Don D killed
q either hut ho was ths noront wi,
y animal D have ever un against au,