Montana oil and mining journal., 1937-09-18
FOUR HORSEMEN
END FISHING TRIP
ANGLING NOT UP TO PAR THIS
YEAR DUE TO LOW WATER
IN STREAMS

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men Of the Madison" have dis
banded until next summer. The
eHOrsemen," who have become In
ternatiOnaIly known, left for their
respective homes a few days age
Ben Calkins for Los Angeles, BY
/ way Of West Yellowstone, w. ID.
/ Thornton for New York and
I Charles S. Henderson for Long
Beach by way of Butte. Henderson
and Thornton accompanied NAL
colin GiIlis to Butte and left for
home In the evening.
I'VE didn't do so well this year. on
account of low water" Mr.. ellis said
but we had a good time, made some
nice catches and made camping parties
happy with our donations of fish"
Death of Mrs. Henderson
There was a depressing note this
year-the death of Mrs. @. S. Hender-
son. The first news Mr.. Henderson had
of his wifes death was telegram from
the editor Of a California newspaper
expressing his sympathy-and Hender-
son had no knowledge that she was
even i'll, let alone dead. Possibly an
hour after the message Of coincidence
was received there came wire from
Mr.. Henderson'S daughter apprising
him of her mothers death. Sympathy
with him in his bereavement prompted
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pressing invitation to return to camp
after the funeral and finish the sum-
mer with them.
The statement that the -Four Horse
men are internationally known is not
an idle one, according to Sen. j. T.
Walker. who states that, some years
ago, when he was in Paris he picked
up copy of the Paris edition Of the
New York Herald to read that w. d.
al 10,
tana to join the other members Of the
-Four HorSemen on the annual fish
ing trip to the Madison river.
In English Newspapers
The reference to the annual outing
Of the famous fishermen has also ap-
peared in Canadian and English news
papers not once but several times, it
is reported.
The Thornton cabins on the Madison
just east of the Gallatin Gateway
to West Yellowstone-where
the -Four Horsemen have been spend
ing their summers for more than 80
years, is more like village than
camp. There is large general assembly
building which also serves as a dining
room and, in addition, group of we'll
built little houses among the trees
where many notables have been enter
tanned.
1L6 FOuQ t1OTSeulen nave never
sought publicity but, on account of
their wide mountaineering and their
it has been thrust upon
them. Their long continued association
and activity is considered unique. All
pioneer Montana men but now sep-
arated by the width of the continent,
Henderson and Calkins make
.he trip each year to "the Thornton
cabins on the Madison"
None Eat Fish
One Of the many reasons why their
annual outing has attracted attention
IS that none Of the Horsemen eat fislA
They whip the streams as zealoelsly
Is though their lives depended on their
success. Make as big fuss over good
;atch as any epicure possibly could
md then give their catch TO passing
,ouristS, section gangs and campers.
There is no formality at the Thornton
,abinS. The capitalist, the author. the
radeSman, the news writer, the indus
rial magnate, the caretaker, the army
md navy officers and the delivery boy
III meet on common ground. Good
lumor reignS. If any members of the
,arty should develop anything ap-
)roaching q crouch he browns it in
he Madison. But the invigorattng
mountain air, the beautiful scenes and
he stimulating, exciting tramps along
he river banks furnish an extremely
'oor media for the development Of
rouches and to begin with, the -Four
forsemen are not the type who de-
elop such things.