The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-15
WRITER RELATES
AMUSING STORIES
Emerson Hough Tells Herald
Republican Man Some of
His Experiences.
IS A TRUE WESTERNER
Novelist Relates Experiences With
Bear and a Band of Wild
Dogs in New Mexico.

Emerson HouEh. author naturalist
and novelist. who IS visiting In salt
Lake. IS a westerner OF the long agO,
as he has spent many years IN the
southwest, practicing law, when there
was any law to practice, In the town
OF WhiteOaks. n. M. writing western
stories at intervals. and spending most
Of his time hunting.
When ne became famous as a nov
elist and short story writer, he moved
60 Chicago, where he spends most Of
the winter months. grinding out
grist Of stories which are eagerly
grabbed by the magazines. and then
spends his Summers travelling all over
the world, bde chiefly on this CONT
lie says he has play. four stories
and a few other things 10 get out of
the way this fall. 80 he will soon be
busy. He has spent all OF the sum-
mcr making noise like a gentleman
OF leisure. and wishes he cOulI keep
Because OF his extensive travels. his
keen sense OF humor and retentive
mind. Mr.. HOugh has world OF good
stories which are most entertaining
Real Bear Stories
You see, my wife has been in Colo
rado Springs while I have been up in
Canada said Mr.. Hough. Il went up
Into the Peace river country. far up
into the north. and had a most de-
some bear stories that are real ones.
/ was told that on one trip up and
down the river passengers had sight
Ell twenty nine bears in one day. Com
ing from this country. I was not so
sure about fl. but it is true. guess.
for IN one afternoon we saw ten bears.
And there Is some unique sport in
| shooting those bears
The Peace river is the better part OF
| half I mile wide. and in the stream are
long Islands with bushes bearing ber-
ries and other food the bears eat. They
swim out from the shore and feast. then
return. The pilot on our boat blew the
whistle hard when we came near one
island and IL scared the bears nearly
20 death They had 10 get away. and
there was only one way. They jumped
into the water and started for shore
So the pilot footed the whistle again
and we knew bear had been sighted.
II occurs every time the boats pass the
| larger islands. While the bears were
swimming toward shore we had gay
sport shooting at them, and we got
| four. which were hauled a board. I
brought three skins back with me.
Il was not just sure what I would
/ do for the fan, and came near starting
out Tor South Africa Ben Miller.
friend who was on the Canadian trip
with me. left a bit early. because he
had 20 get hack 20 Chicago by Sept 3.
He had. passage engaged from New
| York on Sept 10. and also from London
TO Africa / came near making the
| trip with him. from almost the Arctic
regions TO the heart Of Africa. but
had to get back and get to work.
guess. an told. I hadn't been home FOR
two weeks az a time since last April"
May Touch San Juan
Mr.. Hough is filled with stories Of
| the west, and may take trip through
san Juan county. Utah. to see the nat
/ ural bridges and great natural monu-
/ ments. then on 10 the grand canyon Of
| the Colorado. He has heard Of the nat
| rual marvels I'm southeastern Utah. and
/ viii probably visit them I'm the near
| suit.
! You see. I started out to be a law
yer" commented MI HouEh. After
/ leaving school I landed I'm the town Of
/ Whiteoaks. y. ". and hung out n sign.
! F. Hough, Lawyer There wasn't much
law 20 practice, so 7 wrote stories and
went hunting. I had an old friend there.
| an Englishman named Doc White We
were together a great deal because ne
was about the only one who had as
much time for hunting and fooling
| around as +.
We had heard stories OF "a pack Of
Wild dogs that had been feeding on
/ deer and cattle. II seems that a large
/ dog had strayed into the hills and had
drawn others TO his banner. one night
! Doc and / heard a whole band OF dogs
go chasing through the town. We
| grabbed our rifles and started after
them. When the dust had cleared a wa ".
we saw large dog standing on n little
knoll, made doubly large against the
clear sky. I was all out Of breath and
told Doc to take a shot at him. We
/ thought we would get the leader OF the
band. Well. that EnElishman was "a
good shot and he dropped the dog with
| the first bullet. right through the head.
/ had had plenty OF time. while not
/ practicing law. to learn the tanning
| business. so we sat Nd there in the
moonlight and skinned the dog. which
didn't look very wild. IL was fine
black and white animal and we fig
ured the skin would make a good rug
The Wrong Dog.
a couple OF days later bad man
/ from Tennessee. who had been living
near the town. came nOsing around and
| telling what would happen ~ he could
/ find the man who had killed HIS family
dog. Doc came to me with the story.
| nd we tenderfeet were rather scared.
| But 7 finally went TO him and from
| his description knew whose dog IL was
| lying staked out near our hut. SO I
| took him up there. turned over the hide.
| and he identified the dog. He didn't
| kill us. but IL cost the large sum OF
| about 50 90 make 70 right with him
| and that was some money for me in
| those days. Also. he took the hide home
| with him. That dog had evidently been
| attracted by the band Of wild animals
! chasing through town and started after
/ them. But when they kept going. he
/ had stopped and was about TO return