New-York tribune., 1911-10-11

looking forward 70 getting snot AZ one tne
-. .,.,.,, tho arrival that night ~ the
.....'.,.u -, ecsred away everything ex-
cept tho salmon
Sill Another Obstacle
rh, su,,.,,ors were there ten days but
,,.ha,o,,, hone Mr.. Hepburn had Of getting
-, a,,or thev had gone was dashed by
tho arrival n another party consisting ol
-, 49,, ,hrso women and three children.
,,.s eor,o eighteen hundred miles over
mountains and plains on horseback from
southern oregon TO pre-empt ana III ue
wilderness. after the fashioh o' 'he ''d
settlers I'm the West
1hev told him. Mr. Hepburn ceclareo'
tbat.t .tbov had sold out I'm Southern oregon
and come M there because they had neeh
-. formed that land was cheap and that
,,o cIir,,to and soil were admirably suited
for agriculture. that moose anG carihou
,,ere plentiful and would Furnish them with
all the fresh meat they could eat. with
e.Inon on tho side. As matter OF fact,
he said they found the country, which was
mills above the sea level. entirely mn
suited to agriculture. and after looking the
country over they went away much dis
couraged.
This Gid not happen, however, until the
marty. which had six dogs and eighteen
horses in its train. had looked the country
over thoroughly and frightened away what
ean1e might have remained in the vicinity
following tho departure of the government
surveyors As result Of this arrival upon
his picked hunting ground, whore he had
not expected 10 md a human being of not
only rnen. but women and children. Mr.
hepburn said that there was nothing left
FOR him 10 do but pack up and come out,
as there was no likelihood Of a grizzly hear,
witch is one Of the most wary II Wild
creatures. returning to the vicinity for
weeks n come
Banker Not Discouraged.
So he and the suides-he had no one else
with him on the trip-saddled Up their
horses and rode hfty miles through the
wilderness to Rarkcrsville. a little town
three hundred and fifty miles from the
nearest station ~ the Canadian Pacific
Railway. which was to take him East
From Barkersvile Mr. Hepburn journeved
70 the railroad by stage coach. Although
disappointed at not getting a grizzly this
trip, Mr. Hepburn hopes for better luck
next wear From the look in his eve az he
related lIis experiences It was evident that
he is determined 70 get grizzly bear pelt
no matter how far into the wilderness he
NAV have 70 60 20 get II.
Turning from bear hunting 10 business
and other matters. Mr. Hepburn said thai
on tis trip 10 British Columbia. where he
vent by way of Chicago and Minneapolis,
ne found the feeling in the Northwest hope
ful as regards the business outlook. Ar
riving In Canada he said. before the recent
election there he found no one who seemed
in favor of reciprocity AL from the rail-
road men down 70 the farmers. We're
against IT, and the proposed measure did
not seem 20 have any friends. so far ss he
could learn
Coming back through Canada, Mr.. Hep
burn said that he observed wonderful
boom in tho national spirit since the cleo
ton. The self-conseauence of the Cana
disns. he added, was considerably en-
larged and their conception Of their re-
sources and belief in Canada future had
been wonderfully Increased as 2. result Of
the successful fight against reciprocity with
this country OF recent events in the husi-
ness and financial world Mr. Hepburn was
not prepared 10 speak. having been 80 long
out ~ touch with conditions here.