The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-02
Champion Keeping in Shape
Hunting Along Canadian
Border This Fall
BY ROBERT EDGREN.

Jack Dempsey has found the
strongest man in the world. He
is Almon Currier. a Maine lumber
man, guide and hunter whose feats
are the talk OF the hunting coun-
try up here near the Canadian bor-
der.
Dempsey is In tho woods as n
guest Of Walter Hlnds OF Portland
going through a week or so OF pre-
liminary training before hiking into
the tall timber OF New Brunswick
after moose. Arriving AT Kinds
camp near OK Bow, Dempsey and
his party, including the writer.
hiked six miles southwark through
the forest 10 Almon Curriers' camp
on the Umcolcus 10 take a look at
the deer. as the season wasn't open
yet. and have a little trout fishing.
Leaving Kinds camp. the trail
through the dense woods wound
over low hills. Kinds has spent
most OF his life In the woods hunt
ing, and he can travel afoot with
anyone.
Almon Currier. who Ia almost an
exact counterpart OF Dempsey In
physique and hard &c Iron at AZ,
accompanied the party. carrying
pack and rifle. Tho rest OF the
bunch went light, as the camp stuff
was sent around 20 miles by
winding woods road
Up that long and down hin trail
Dempsey led with his jaunty step,
shoulders swinging, taking great
strides and setting forth a fast
pace.
Lets rum" said Dempsey break
ing into a jog
60 TO III" said Kinds.
For three miles the two plugged
along without stopping, leaving the
rest OF the party far behind. all ex-
cept Currier, Tho woodsman, car
rying his pack and rifle, ran
smoothly in the rear, nc"er draW-
ing a hard breath. Dempsey and
Kinds didn't know he was coming
They thought he was far back
along the trail.
How Curricr Broke a iDg Jam.
The last half mile wac up gem
tie slope over uneven ground, wet
underfoot at times, and covered
with twisting roots that made tho
footing uncertain.
Come on" laughed Dempsey
Tets spring
Jack Jumped into the lead and
was going at fun speed when he
heard "A shout at his shoulder and
instinctivcly turned out. Curricr.
pack on his back and rifle IN one
hand. went past him Ike n race
horse and beat tho champion In
the last stretch 10 the river.
Great Scott" said Dempsey, In
telling about it that night. what
! a fighter that man would makel
never saw anything like him be-
fore In my llfe."
Currier is known all through the
woods as the strongest man ever
seen IN Maine. on one occasion
| when a big Peerless car was begged
ON a mountain road he lifted the
entire rear end OF the car and
swung It out OF the rat. As lum-
/ herman he once called six men off
the job when they failed 10 break
a log Jam, and went out to do Il
alone. The iumbermen hse long
/ hardwood stake with an iron hook
and point on the end 70 turn the
| logs.
Currier, known as a cant-dog, or
a peavy. broke five OF the stakes
| one after the other, but with the
| sixth he pried loose the log that
/ was causing the jam, and lgaped
the rapids getting safely 10 shore.
Dempsey Keeping In shape.
Dempsey isn't still moment,
The instant he reached camp he
seized n trout rod and ran down 10
the stream 70 catch a fish, ana 10
seconds later one was Hopping on
the bank.
! you've got to be careful around
here" said Jack. Don't 20 down
TO tho stream to brush your teeth
when I was up here last time on,
Of the boys took his toothbrush and
came down fere and knclt hes d.
The water He reached out to Wel
his toothbrush and a big pix,
snapped II right out OF his hand
After sunset the champ anc
Kinds took canoe and paddlec
slowly for two or three miles along
the deadwater, not carrying a gun