The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-29
Roosevelt Makes Thirty
MileTrip Plains
of Wyoming.
HE USES RELAY
OF THREE HORSES
Greeted Everywhere With Cow.
boy Yells-Misses Joe La Force,
Who Has Varied Career of
Justifiable Homicide" but
Remembers ED of
Many Years Ago.

Cheyenne, wyo.. August 2s.-on
tough. wiry cow ponies Theodore
Roosevelt rode thirty miles to-day
across the plains of Wyoming. He
wanted to get back once more among
the cowboys In their own country. and
mingle with them as he did In the old
days, twenty-seven years ago. He
visited the sheep ranch OF Senator
Warren, and returned to Cheyenne to-
night, more enthusiastic than ever
about the wonders of the West.
Colonel Roosevelt began to-day by
going to church. After the service
was over the people crowded around
him. and he shook hands with every
body.
There was wide difference OF
opinion around town as to whether
the Colonel would be good for the
whole ride, and some bets were made
that he would not He had relay Of
three horses, and rode them like a
cayalryman When the ride was over,
ne said that he had enjoyed every min
ute of 1t. and was not a bit stiff. ar
sore.
Talks with Cow Punchers.
Lieutenant Thompkins, of Fort D. A
Russell; r. S. Tasley. who owns
ranch near Cheyenne. and Nat Baker.
a rancher accompanied him on the
ride. They cantered across the plains
stopping now and then while the Col
onel talked with some COW punchers.
Senator Warrens ranch Is sixteen
miles from Cheyenne. The Senator
has 10000 acres of semi-arid land. In
the area of the ranch there is little
settlement Of long, low buildings, OF
which the ranch house, where Senator
Warren lives part of the time, is the
chief Everybody in the little village
turned out to welcome Colonel Roose-
Welt with a cowboy yell, and the Col
onel shook hands all around. He spent
two hours there. He said he was able
to ride hack TO Cheyenne on horse
back. but as 1t was dark he decided to
make the return trip by automobile.
II really am very much Impressed
Roosevelt said. THE frontier day cell
ebratiop yesterday was remarkable. ]
want to call attention to the fact .has
the people who took part in the events
yesterday are people from this section.
and not COW punchers who have been
thirty-one years with shows. Thsy
are the real thing.
people sometimes feel regret be.
cause they think that under our civil.
ization we are becoming too soft That
exhibition yesterday was great OBJ.
ject lesson. like to see such courage
and such admirable qualities as were
displayed.
Sorry to Miss Joe.
II was sorry that l did not see Joe
La Force yesterday" the colonel went
on. When was out here seven years
ago 1 rode from Laramie. Wyo., to
Cheyenne. fifty-seven miles. on relay
of horses. Marshal Harbell and Joe
La Force rode with me-
La Force Is a man about five feet
four inches tall. smiling and pleasant,
with a long and varied career of JUS
tifable homicide. I like both Harbell
and him. saw Harbell yesterday, and
he told me Joe was in town. ana
tried to find him, but could not.
Another old friend saw yesterday
is man whom I knew only as Ed
was riding ACROSS the country twen-
ty-stx years ago. and crossed the MIS-
stssippi River at Clearford, when ran
across Ed. He was driving string OF
horses, and helped him drive them
for half day. Yesterday he came ur
to me and asked me If I remembered 20
| him"
| Colonel Roosevelt will leave Chey-
enne at 1885 o'clock tomorrow morn
Ing for Denver. He is to spend the
day there and address the Spanish
War veterans, the Legislature and the
Live Stock Association.