Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-05-18

their time and no scruples against nature fax.
Ing. The horns were affixed to carved wooden
replica OF "Ceryns elaphus." the European red
deer. the game animal with which the English
woodcarvers of the day most familiar.
Another American trophy owned by British
royalty is magnificent pair of moose horns
which was presented to the prince of Wales
(later King Edward VII) during his visit to Amer
lea In the Seventies. The weight of the dried
= skull and horns Is said to have been Sc pounds
and the anters had spread OF 10 inches. In
1893 an American Trophy exhibition was held
In London and among the exhibits there was an
elk head. shown by A. L. Tuock, Esq, which
had been killed In Montana In 1883. OF this
trophy 1T has been written Most judges give
the palm In beauty to this superb 20point head
Its size and points have been exceeded but Its
massive beams, perfect symmetry and wonder
full pearlings are so far unrivaed."
AS early as 1850 titled Engishmen were COM
Ing to this country for big game hunting and
In an article which appeared In the June, 1894,
issue Of the old Cosmopolitan magazine under
the title of Famous Hunting Parties OF the
Plains" Col. w. f. Cody ("Buffalo Bilr) tells
OF some Of them as follows:
1.-THE first great hunter who came to this coun-
try In search Of big game, OF whom have knowl-
edge, was Sir George Gore. boy at Fort
London and fitted out his expedition. At that
time buffalo, elk, deer and antelope were so
numerous upon the plains and all through the
Rocky mountain region that we frontlersmen
we're naturally somewhat surprised TO find that
an English gentleman would come all the way
across the ocean and make the tedious journey
from the seaboard to the frontier, with no other
end In view than the chase
"Sir John Watts Garland was another great
English huntsman. He came over here about
1869 AT different points on the plains and In
the mountains he established camps and built
cabins to which he would return regularly about
once every two years In his absence, his horses
and dogs were left at these camps In charge of
men employed for that purpose.
1.-THE third of the great hunters whom have
known was Lord Adair, who Is now the earl of
Dunraven, owner of the famous Vakyrie He
came with Doctor Kingsley, a brother of Charles
Kingsley the well-known author and arrived at
Fort Mcpherson, on the Platte river, about
eighteen miles from the town OF North Platte
Lord Adair was the first of these visiting
sportsmen that / remember to have had mill
tary escort. Garland and Gore provided their
own. Later he purchased hunting park OF his
Being interested only In sport, such hunters as
Sir George Gore and Sir John Garland were willing
to stay In the field long enough to get really
good heads They had better chance than the
present-day hunter to find record head because
the herds OF elk had not been so badly shot up
or their winter range so restricted that 1t was
necessary to winter feed them. Good heads
were common, as the animals were stronger
and more rugged.
The Engllshman knew the value of record
heads and he carried back his own trophies plus
the best heads he could purchase for resale at
home. Therefore today the collections Of game
trophies In England contain the very best ex-
amples OF our American big game. but, In the
words OF sponsors of the present "big game
hunt" now being conducted under the auspices
of the New York Geological society, 1--WE want
to return the record of both elk and deer to the
United States and 1t is probable that In some
attic or home In the Rocky Mountain states the
worlds record can be found"
Job Western Newspaper unionl