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The San Francisco call., 1910-04-24

Hitherto the members Of my sex have
confined their sporting proclivities
chiefly to the bagging of few grouse
or snipe, with an occasional shot at an
eagle or marmot, and yet these same
Dianas might today, with equal sue
cess, go after pheasants or ducks, or
draw bead on a fine buck any morning
at sunrise in the valleys to the south,
since many Of them are capital marks
women OF steady nerves and cool cour-
age.
Imagine a clear. crisp dawn in the
month of September, with the sun just
coming up into a cloudless cobalt sky.
At the touch OF his beams the woods
burst into a revelry of splendid au-
tumnal tints. subtle winds run laughing
through the pine tops as a tangle of
sound comes from the forest, where
squirrels chatter and cMpmunks frisk;
where grasshoppers chirrup, and the
bees hum in the hearts Of the purple
asters. Far away the hills rim the
horizon. their snow mantled sides, wine
stained here and there by red and ocher
boulders, and sharp scythe cut by the
sweep of ice blue glaciers. Your tent
is pitched by the experienced hands of
your guide under the fir trees, close to
the brink OF a brawling stream, along
whose margin the lissom willow
wands bend and bow to the breeze;
within is comfort, without the perfect
beauty of the primeval world. You
are up and dressed, have breakfasted
on bannocks, bacon and strong coffee,
your rife Ga light repeater, and such a
one as 1 strongly recommend all women
to use in British Columbia) is over your
shoulder, your sheath knife in your belt
and then, oh, the tense pleasure OF
treading stealthily through the brush
in the wake of a guide whom you can
implicitly trust,
There are many such good guides
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at half my guns range, no lying close
to my feet, no unsteady clustering then.
but away at high speed over the tops
of the red boiled bull pines perchance
for a hundred yards before they pitched
to shelter. Oh. the grouse is an honor
able fellow Very plentiful in British
Columbia, strong and lusty as young
eagle, and palatable in camp, he is all
that a good game bird should be.
Well. on this particular day of which
l speak, l rode on through the scrub
growth, the dry fallen leaves cracking
at each hoof beat, and presently dis
mounting, l unslung my gun. and. hav-
ing tethered the cayuse to stump crept
softly through the thicket, parting the
bushes with cautious hands. A clump
of slim, white stemmed alderS to the
right, blue leaved high bush barberry
on the left; stole between-and there.
straight in front of me stood a huge
black bear. Was it providence or was
1t surprise that prevented me from rails
ing my small shotgun? Had fired, the
result of the peppering would have been
too disastrous for me to contemplate
coolly, even at this distant date AS IL
was, I gazed spellbound, as one turned
to stone, and bruin did the same How
long we thus held each others eyes I
know not. Time stood still. while the
world reeled and rocked around me. At
last-oh, heaven, was it a lifetime
the bear gave a grunt and stretched
himself lazily, then turned and trotted
away, slowly at first, but with ever
quickening gait, until a few minutes
later l saw him galloping up the oppo-
site hillside, away-oh, Joy-away-
away-and then 1 sank down on the
ground with shudder of thankfulness
The grizzly bear of British Columbia
ESQ called from the color of his fur) is
an unwieldy, clumsy animal, the subject
a priori of many romantic talks of des-
perate encounters and hairbreadth es-
capes. One of the largest Ursus hor-
ribilis-a good name that-ever shot
In the west fell to the rifle of w. j. c.
Manson, famous guide in the Pacific
coast province, and his two magnificent
dogs. Tom and Jerry, used in hunting
mountain sheep, were unfortunately
killed by the big five inch claws cf this
same grizzly in it's death struggles
The bear measured 10 feet s inches
and had a stretch of IL feet. Another
enormous grizzly (shown In the accom-
panying picture) weighing half a tor
was killed by Captain Radcliffe in
northern British Columbia. This animal
is the finest specimen ever shot on the
Pacific coast.
The vitality of the grizzly is tremen-
dous, and he will often travel several
hundred yards and savagely charge his
attacker, even after being mortally
wounded. The Blackfoot Indians cal
him "the great cross devil in fur
and truly wounded grizzly is ter
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-24

Guide, and all the requisite packers,
ponies and provisions, the average cost
of which he will find quite reasonable.
There are dozens of first class guides
in the west, some of them white men
and some Indians, who will take you
straight to the game eve ry time; then
it is your own fault if you do not re-
turn home bringing some fine big horn
and grizzly bear in triumph with
you.
A golden rule to remember Is that a
woman should never leave camp with
out the guide. She can not carry a
heavy rifle, and should always be
backed up by the sure aim and larger
weapon of the man, for, though wild
animals in British Columbia very rarely
show fight unless wounded, still one
light rifle is not always a sufficient pro-
lection in q close encounter This ad-
vice is in no whit disparaging to
womans prowess, but just plain, COM
mon sense. Indeed many of the fair
sex are such crack shots" today that
they can afford to smile indulgently at
the sarcasm of the poet who said:
For very ave. IL SO she shoots,
My hair upriseth from the roots,
And lo | tremble In my boots
Verify, ye may look to your laurels,
ye followers of Nimrod, for the modern
Diana is no myth!
I shall never forget my first bear.
True, the encounter was speculative
rather than sportsmanlike, but the
thrill which the first sight of bruin In
his wild state standing not 20 feet
away gave me was an experience never
to be forgotten
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-24

HP TO the present time few women
have done much shooting in
British Columbia. OF excellent
sport there is, Of course, plenty
in that land OF bear, wapiti, caribou.
moose. deer. panther. mountain sheep
and goat, pheasant, grouse and water
fowl Many men who are keen hunters
and expert shots visit each year the
famous game district that lies between
the foothills and the sea; but of
women-light footed. cool headed, en-
thusiastic women-who can handle rife
and gun to some purpose there have
been but Jew.
10 doubt the primal reason for this
is because It has not yet become fash
ionable for our sex to go out after
game, as women may easily do. IN that
most fascinating region Of the great
Canadian west For many years past
women have climbed, making some re-
r7arkabIy intrepid ascents Of the glo-
-.ous snow crowned monarchs Of the
,ocky- and Selkirk ranges that link
iae vast rolling prairies OF Alberta to
the blue waters Of the Pacific ocean;
they have hshed and photographed, ex-
plored and enjoyed; but they have not
Jagged so much as one single ruffed
grouse. far less captured the deer that
roams the wooded slopes and has its
home In the wonderful wilds of the
west
Now. as a matter Of fact, there is no
reason whatsoever why ardent sports
women should not indulge in a delight
ful holiday in British Columbia, either
shooting grouse and water fowl and
hunting deer in tBe more open lands
Of the Okanogan district on their own
account. or else accompanying into
camp the menfolk who go out after
grizzlies and silver tips in Lilloet
moose in Atlin, elk in East Kootenay,
caribou in Chilcotin, mountain sheep in
Cassiar and goats in the Rockies; in
ali OF which sections OF the country
big game is very plentiful, to
saw nothing of geese, ducks. snipe
grouse. pheasant, plover. brant, ptarmi-
gan and other birds. Given good
health. a true love OF camp life, a sure
aim and 2 stout heart, our sex can COM
nete on a deer hunt with any man alive
in amassing the trophies of the chase
and when more formidable quarry, such
as bear or wapiti. is in question, can
at least, accompany him into camp, and
there enjoy the free, wholesome life
out in the fair forest, where heaven
bends so near the earth that it barters
-reetings with the world.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-24
The Right Clothes

friends for a western hunting trip; you
must take some good packers with you
as well as your guide and packtrain.
you must have a proper store of pro-
visions, ammunition and blankets, sano
you must wear the right sort of clothes
A modern poet writes ITO Sylvia in
Shooting Togs," and all men will agree
with him that:
When as to hunt my lady goes
Ahi then methinks how bravely shows
That rare arrangement of her clothes
Unto tn occasion trinity it
My loves attire doth show her wit,
And of her ankles a bit
Sorely it sticketh in my throat
fShe having nowhere to bestow't),
To name the absent petticoat.
In lieu thereof well cut pair
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Elk and Caribou

OF all the noble deer that roam the
western hills the wapiti or elk is un-
doubtedly the handsOmest. His i'm
mense branching antlers and well
poised head give him a truly regal ap-
pearance. Second only comes the Carl
bou. Then of other big game there is
moose, white goat, panther, lynx. wolf.
white tailed deer. coast deer and mule
deer; but the last Of the buffalo exist
today enly in corrals. At Banff you
can drive into the government inclos-
ure and see the herd there any day you
wish. To cover adequately the subject
of shooting in British Columbia would
require a whole library of books, but
If this brief sketch of mine has aroused
your interest in the magnificent sport
to be had there or awakened a re-
sponsive echo in your heart, my reader.
1T has not failed OF Its purpose.
Does il remind you OF the rich en-
toyment OF some long tramp through
the vast forests. fragrant and ever
green, over the shimmering open lands,
bathed in golden sunlight and cooled by
the swirl OF ice born cataracts that
tumble down between the mountain
masses? Does it recall the exultation
OF the ringing shot that brought down
It's mark. the pleasant glow Of the camp
fire, around whose embers the guide
told tales OF marvellous adventure in
the heart of the hills, grim battle
with timber wolf, or OF that memoir
able day when the first wapiti fell to
his rifle?
Every country has its wiIes and its
ways. but those who have once made
camp in. British Columbia never forget
the thrall of life closebound to natures
heart in the land Of out OF doors.
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ribIe foe. I verify believe that he
would charge a whole row OF gatling
guns, for he knows no fear. seeking
only an awful vengeance In tearing his
enemy TO pieces. since he has never
been known to eat human flesh
The grizzly closely resembles all the
other members OF the bear family. in
that he is of the same powerful build.
and has the same broad head and tiny
eyes. but he is larger by half than his
cousin, the black bear, and possesses
thrice the latter'S prOwess and feroctty.
His strength is also tremendous, and he
will frequently drag his prey for miles
through forest and water. over rocks
and fallen trees, to his lair high up on
the solitary mOuntainsiJe. His diet is
extraordinarily varied. including all
kinds OF flesh, except that OF man,
fruit, nuts and wild honey, and above
all else he loves insects. ants, grass
hoppers and bestleS. curious food
for a huge. ferocious animal to fancy.
In California, in the early days, the
most fashionable amusement was a
fight in the ring between a bull and
grizzly bear.
There is an old saying In British Co
lumbia: only a fool goes out after
bear alone" This has a solid foun-
dation, of truth. for "hell hath no fury
like a wounded grizzly. Unmolested,
he is almost harmless. but once at
tackled and hurt. he becomes roaring.
resistIess terror. all claws and Jaws
and crushing arms.
In Manson's opinion. sheep (Ovis
montana) are the rarest sport to the
true hunter "One sheep Is worth two
grizzlies" he remarked when ques-
toned on the subject. "and the amateur
who can bring down a mountain ram
has something to be proud Of" What
magnifce ent quarry they are, with their
their almost perfect combination of
strength, beauty and agility. Their
home is within those stony ramparts
which crown the highest mountains,
and they are farther removed from do
mesticatiOn than any other wild animal
in Canada
Far to the north. at the head waters
of the Stikine river. the hunter will
find the black sheep (Ovis stonei). also
Owls fannini and Owls DALI, the finest
of their kind in the country. The
first named are grayish brown shading
to black. with a dark dorsal stripe.
These sheep have horns more delicate
in pattern than their white relations
and they range entirely above the tim
Der line. chiefly on the high plateau. in
bands, varying from a few head to a
couple Of hundred. All the wild noun
tain sheep in British Columbia are
wonderful climbers, and to hunt them
successfully a man must be an expert
climber, too. He must also possess
intrepid courage. and be an enthusiast
tic sportsman; then he will find IT the
grandest quarry in all the land.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-24
Upon her head she hath a gear,


Do use in stalking Of the deer.
Often / am asked what women should
wear when out camping in British CO.
lumbia, and my reply Is always the
samoa short skirt, knickerbockers
and coat made of light weight yet thick
cloth, and with a generous supply OF
pockets; flannel blouses. thick so1ed,
oiled boots, puttaes and a soft brimmed
hat Then take in your pack" a
sweater. warm sleeping and day fan
nels, and a 'slicker," and you wifi
have nothing to regret.
Much of your comfort also depends
un your tent. [ have never advocated
unnecessary hardships or Spartan self
denial when out camping. If your guide
is thoroughly competent and has out
fitted you properly, you will live and
sleep in that tent as one at peace with
the universe. You will be warm. be-
cause there is portable camp stove
aglow in one corner, carefully picked
boughs spread with plenty of blankets
will WOO you to slumber, your tin wash
basin will be filled with hot water, and
"a candle will light you to bed" j love
my tent, 1t is old and weather worn,
but there has been none finer to my
way of thinking since Adam made the
first attempt out of an ass skin hung
on a thorn bush. Always put in the
pack hand bag, containing knife scis-
sors, string, brush and comb, sponge
bag, soap. vaseline and sticking plaster,
but avoid taking unnecessary articles,
as they only cause extra trouble
Any one going to British Columbia to
hunt big or small game should FIRST
visit Banff, Revelstoke, Sicamous Yer
non, Ashcroft, Vancouver or Victoria,
and there inquire for a reliable outfit
ter, who will provide him with good
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-24
Bv lula w. Henshaw

Mrs. Henshaw is noted sportswoman and
one Of the finest shots on the Pacific coast, and
her remarks on shooting as pastime for women
ere worthy Of note.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-24

Lengthways curtailed to her taste
Norfolk jacket belted waist,
Her dainty form hath close encased.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-24

p TO the present time few women
have done much shooting in
British Columbia. Of excellent
smart there is of course plentv
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-02
FOREIGN HOLIDAY
AFFECTS MARKET
Steel Leads in Decline of Dealings
in New York Stock
Exchange
BIG -FOUR WAIVERS 10 POINTS
One Lot of c. c. c. and l. Sells
for 81, While Soon After
Shares Bring 70
BIG FOUR WAIVERS 10 POINTS
ASSOCIATED Press)

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The stock
market reflected an almost total aban-
donment of operations which nave
kept up an appearance of animation
for some time, and which have been
attributed commonly to powerful prl-
waite banking interests. 1nere was
striking shrinkage in the total volume
of the transactions, but what was
most remarkable was the heavy de-
cline in the proportion of the dealings
in United States Steel. Compared
with a share equal to one-third of the
total yesterday and for several days
last week. United States Steel ac-
counted for barely one-s1xth of the
dealings today.
A factor in the intense dullness ana
neglect of the dealings was the holi-
day in foreign markets, the ALonoon
and Paris stock exchanges being both
closed on account of "All Saints day"
according to custom.
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & st.
Louis stock was made the object or
an unpleasant demonstration of the
thinness of the market ana of the In
difference of the dealings. An order
to execute a single hundred-share lot
of this stock found the market bare
of bids above 81, although sales were
made yesterday at II, and the bid at
the closing last night was So. The 100
shares We're sold therefore at 81.
OTHER SHARES GO HIGHER
Within half an hour another 100
shares were bought at 60, and there
were sales later at TO- Carelessness
in the execution of an order was
claimed for the erratic course of the
stock rather than any development
bearing on value. New York Central
also was heavy during the morning.
A rise in the price of London Copper
an increase in October exports of the
metal and a decrease in the Euro
pean visible supply in the two weeks
ending November l were instrumental
in raising the price of the copper in
dustrials.
There was a rise in the call money
rate to 4A per cent, the highest for
the fall season. The subtreasury with
drew cash from the banks again. For
eign exchange rates declined. Rates
for time loans were very firm.
The aggressive advance in Canadian
Pacific to record price at 202h was
a sustaining influence on the general
list.
Bonds were steady. Total sales, par
value, $1,994,000.
United States bonds were unchanged
on call.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-02
CHICAGO GRAIN

Special service to The Herald by ]. c. VIII
SON member of the Chicago board OF trade
New York stock exchange ana san tFancisco
bond and stock exchange, 2R west Firth
street, Los Angeles.
CHICAGO Nov. Wheat rallied to yester-
days closing level, following weak and lower
opening, then made the lowest prices since
harvest to date The number of shorts who
covered on the rather feeble rally was su1l-
Client to relieve whatever congestion there was
on the short side Meanwhile the number
waiting to sell wheat on rally was laIse
enough to supply all wants and little more
Export clearances today were liberal, mostly
Canadian wheat, of course; but this, together
with the light primary arrivals and the small
northwestern receipts made ABOUT tne oniy
consolation the buyer had, apart from strictly
technical pit conditions. There was, however,
a large number OF depressing influences TO
help along the declines. Considerable wheat
bought by local traders yesterday was unioaueo
on the late dips today. There were weak mar
kets northwest, where the mills are closing
because of lack of shipping directions, and tine
southwest is weak because Of large receipts.
Corn showed considerable strength but final
" sold off with wheat. Early hrmness, based
on continued light sales by farmers, better
shipping call, unsatisfactory husking returns
from localities and the fact that local con
tract stocks are small. There were also pri-
yate reports here of wet snow IN parts OF
Iowa, although the forecast Is Tor falr geher-
ally over most Of the belt
oats displayed considerable strength. al
though they were dull and they weakened
finally with other grains. Country sales We're
lighter and shorts ran prices up early. On
the advance there was considerable fairly IN
huential selling.
Provisions were firmer early on light offer
ings but prices faded away after the early
demand had been supplied by scattered sales
Trade was of rather moderate proportions
Hogs were weaker at the yards.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-02
PACIFIC COAST TRADE

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-Flour-Fam-
lily extras $4,000; bakers extras. $500
6; oregon and Washington. $4.25@4.50.
Wheat-Shipping, s1.471a Q1.52h.
Barey-Feed, SO 1-4@97hi brewing, 81
CLOS.
oats-Red. s1.1O@1.22h; white, s1.45@
1.56; black, $1.25@1.40.
MISUNDERSTANDING $349 SO; mixed feed,
S25Q26; rolled barley. $21.50@23; oatmeal,
s4.25; oat greats. s4.25; rolled oats. $3.50
Hay-wheat. ss@14; wheat and oat 50
@115O; oat, wild. $7@9; oat tame, 500
i1.5O; alfalfa, S7@13; straw, $4,000.
Receipts-Flour. 6510; wheat 900; bar
ley, 74,1O4; oats, $50; beans, 5O21; corn,
$50: potatoes, 62s5; onions, 900; bran, $40;
middlings, so; hay, 1869; straw, 5; hides,
$50; wine, $780,
Beans-Pink, s425@As5; lima, 1850
4.SO; small white, $s6o@Ss5; large white
$3.50@3.75.
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks S1.409l4b;
Salinas Burbanks s1.50@1,65; MERGED
Sweets, $4,000.
Onions-Fancy, 81; common, s5c.
Various-Green peas, 4@6c; string beans,
5@7c: egg plant, 100000; green peppers
500 SOC; tomatoes, 500 soc; summer SQUASH
$1@1.5O; garlic, 394c; cucumbers, S5@75c.
Poultry-Live turkeys, 23q csc; dressed
turkeys, 27@ ROSTERS, old $50 5.S0i
ROSTERS young, $6@S.50; broilers, small. 50
$3.50; broilers, large, $4,000; flyers. So q
$50; hens $4.5O@1O; ducks, old, s6@7;
ducks, young. 5000; geese, s2Qs; goslings'
$2Q3; pigeons. young, $1.5oQ1'75.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-02
Shipping News

SAN PEDRO Nov. 1.-Arrved: Steamship
Governor, from Seattle via San Francisco and
Redondo Beach; steamship George w. Elder,
from san Diego; steam schooner Daisy Mitch
ell, from Aberdeen; steam schooner Wasp,
from Seattle via San Francisco; steam schoon-
er Alcatraz, from Point Arena; steam schooner
South Coast, from Eureka via San Diego;
steam schooner Nome City, from San Diego;
steam schooner Carlos. from Willapa Harbor
via San Francisco and Redondo Beach.
Sailed: Steamship George W Elder. for
Portland via San Francisco; steam schooner
Aurela, for Eureka via Redondo Beach; steam
schooner klamath, for Portland via San Fran
cisco steam schooner South Coast, for Eure-
ka via San Francisco; steam schooner j. j.
Loggie, for Eureka via San Francisco; steam
schooner Nome City, for Portland via San
Francisco.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
The steamer Governor. Captain Jepson, ar
rived tonight from Seattle and San Francisco
with $50 tons of freight for Los Angeles deal
ers. of which 450 tons were discharged at Re
dondo Beach. Included in her list of passen-
gers were a large number OF Alaskans' VINO
will spend the winter in the south.
The steamer klamath, Captain Johansen'
completed discharge OF lumber cargo today,
and after loading 100 tons of cement sailed FOR
Portland via San Francisco with passengers
The steamer Daisy Mitchell, Captain Dewitt
arrived today from Grays Harbor and after
discharging 100000 feet Of lumber Will proceed
to Redondo Beach with balance of cargo.
The steamer George w. Elder, Captain Jes-
SEN and the Nome City, Captain Hansen
bound from san Diego TO foFlldhu VIA oah
Francisco, called today for passengers. The
Nome City will load grain at Portland for San
Francisco.
The steamer Wasp, Captain Wehman, ar
rived today from Seattle and proceeded TO
Wilmington to discharge 100000 feet OF lumber
for the Consolidated Lumber company.
The steamer Alcatraz, Captain Johansen' ar"
rived today from Point Arena with 10000 ties
and will sail tomorrow for return.
The steamer South Coast. Captain Olsen, ar
rived from San Diego today and. discharging
a partial cargo Of lumber, proceeded TO casper
to reload.
The steamer Aurela, Captain Webber, and
the steamer J. j. Loggle, Captain Johnson
sailed today for Eureka to reload. The Aureiia
called at Redondo Beach to discharge partial
cargo. .,-
The steamer George W. Fenwick, Captain
Miller was delayed in sailing for Ancon until
tomorrow to take a deck load OF 100000 feet
OF redwood. Her cargo from this port includes
besides beans and canned goods, some mining
machinery for transshipment at the isthmus
to Bolivia, which, 1t is said' was oought
cheaper in Los Angeles than 1t could nave
been in New York.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-02
FINANCIAL RECORD

NEW YORK. Nov. money on call strong,
sxa4n per cent; ruling rate and closing bid.
3A.; offered at per cent.
Time loans very dull and firm; sixty days
and ninety days, 4%d5 per cent; six months.
6 per cent. 80
Sterling exchange steady at decline. with
actual business In bankers bills at 4S2O5D
4 S2l5 for sxty-day bills and at 4So Tor de-
mand.
Commercial bills. 4S1%94SB.
Bar silver, 56c; Mexican dollars, 46c.
Government and railroad bonds steady.