The Washington times., 1922-05-28
CAMP FOR BOYS
To Be OPENED
IN NORTH W|LDS
Col. Fred Lindsay, Noted Hunt
or and Traveller, Will Be
in Charge July 6.

late Theodore Roosevelt, 4 IraVCier
into near and remote places. a hume"
OF big game. and a maH with Il hoy :
enthusiasm for sunimi' vacation
ing, appeared in Washington the NI'
week before the Rotary and kiwars
clubs with plans for his international
vacation camp for bows.
To the writer. whose nearest
approach to a fan yland Summer vi.
cation. such as described by COlOn""
Lindsay. are the pictures on allur
ing railroad pamphlets. this genia
Engll lshman. soldier first. and gym
pathetic always, outlined his int"r
national camp which will he loCat,'';
in Algonquin Park. Ontario. CannJa
and will be known as Camp Oreongo
Tn" camp. according to Colonel
Lindsay, will be organized ON a mill
tary basis, and will he ready for
occupancy on July s. IT il located
in the heart of the Algonquin rark,
200 miles north OF Buffalo, amid
primitive forest and lakes.
Found the Right Place.
1T is the most wonderful plac"
In the world" deClrreS Colonel LIND.
say, who's" comparisons ar" based on
n knowledge of countries and sccTes.
For a long time had been looking
for site for bows camp. | found
1t in Algonquin Park.
The park has an area Of 200
square miles. II is traVcrS"d by the
Ottawa. Petawa and Madiwas ska
rivers and more than | 900 lakes ar"
set into it like living jewels. The
altitude is but 1000 fea', fishing Is
unlimited. and being Government
reserve. animals. such AS beaver.
lynx, marten. deer, moose and fox
abound
This is sanctuary declared the
colonel NO shot Is fired IN ,he
great domain. No Cr"atur is hurt
for thousands OF miles. Tn" urad.
tion OF hate and fear is DYING OAK,
There Is the click OF the camera Civ.
ing perpotuity to the moods OF mn
turC where once the explosion %
firearms brought death.
Here. amid the forest primevnI.
with nature at her Sentl"st and
l,ra nd.'Sr we will establish our can, .
and study. work and pln". become
strong. healthy and wise 20 the out
OF doors "
Several British Offices who wor
recognition for service in the var
and who know the BOYS business"
tn" camp staff There will ho
drill master, camp comma ndan:. a
physical training instruCto.', a Boz
Scout commander, a heart and lung
"ov"ialisr. a medical officer. field
engineer, geologist. game instruC-
tor. a botanist, and banl master
as well az expert military cooks
Indians VIII Teach.
And TO these will De lied six
Indians. representatives OF SIX great
tribes. to teach the bo"s the art and
science Of canoeing. -he secrets OF
woods and pathfinding. and the way
Of dumb creatures Of :he forest
Each hov will he measured on
entering the camp and his measure.
m"nts taken when he leaves III
ho hasn't gained a half inch At
civilization in September II won't
be our fault, declared Colonel Lind.
Soy
While the camp will be on mill
tarv basis. the boys will he com
PEELED 10 drill but thirty minutes a
dav. The drill will he in the morr,.
ing In the cool OF the late evening
setting up exercises will last Tor one
hour. followed by a plunge in the
silver. beaChed lakes.
Interest in the project IL beinG
taken by Government officials in
Washington because OF the cement
ing 0f good feelings between G"ea:
Britain and the United States The
camp to be located under the Brit
ish flag will have its grea test pat
rOnage from boys from the United
States.
Cooncl Lindsay himself is pictur.
esque leader in his own right and
likeable fellow withal. In gal.
lantry, perhaps. more than in all
else, he represent the embodimnt
of British ideals and the traditions
of the Anglo. Saxon race
Born in Australia Of representa-.
tive English family. he early
learned to follow the hunt. He mas
kll"d big game in Australia and in
South Africa and thirty seven lie
plants are in the list of jungle
trophies at his belt.
tie served with the frSt Aus
tralian Bushmen in nearly 100
actions. under General Baden
Powell and General Plumer. A
member of some OF London's most
exclusive clubs ne nevertheless
early learned to ride buCking
hronCho and became one OF the ex.
pcrts in welding the Australian
stock whip. a swordsman. he
fought the champion of the British
army and navy with a saber
One of the special feats Of his
almost miraculous and picturesque
cnrnnr WAS the taking LIN Of a claim