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UST Imnglno yourseir getting ronny
for a hunt into n fine territory whoro
game Ih plentiful. This Is Just what
happened to our parly, composed of
Bob Hall, Louis Martin, Vo Scribbler,
"Slow" Coatwrlght (teamster) and
t Henry tho cook.
fCT1 Wo left Del Mo on tho morning of
tno ZBtn 01 wovcinoor anu panseu
over into Moxlco through tho llttlo
town of Las Vucas whoro wo had to go through n
rigid oxamlnatlon, such ns paying duty on mer
chandise, ammunition and bonding our homes uud
outfit,
Wo parsed 8nn IiOrenza about 12 miles out from
Las Vacas, this placo being the headquarters ranch
for tho pastures which contain tho cattle of den.
Lorcizti Qonzalcs Trovcnlo. This placo Is stocked
mostly with well-bred stoors which came up to
tho fitandara along with our American cattlo.
Afier. traveling about 15 miles and still In this
pasturo Wo- stopped and "nooncd it" ns graBs was
fine Yhd our horses certainly relished the food.
Iloli, Loulii and Mysolf woro riding horseback and
of course this mado tho trip more onjoyablo as wo
could skirmish olongsldo of tho road and hunt and
Ih. HiIh manner we kept the outfit woll supplied
with game whllo on tho move. That day wo nooned
at Tlnneto Lake, where wo killed Bovoral ducks,
but did- not tarry long enough to havo them for
dinner. A(tor a good dinner wo felt much better,
mo wcro up and awny as wo wanted to got to tho
snotintulna whuro game was plentiful. That oven
ing wo arrived at Sorro or Fox Crook whoro wo
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found excellent water, but encountered one of the
worst gravel beds about BOO yards across, and in
crcHMlug this we had to assist the chuck wagon
over.
Up bright and oarly noxt morning nnd away In
a rush as tho mountains woro our goal. During
this day In the forenoon nothing of any Importanco
happened, but long about sundown business bo
gnn to pick up. Wo had just arrived at the
Haballoa (Horso Creek) and watered our horBos
and Intended going beyond about threo. miles
whpre grass was good. Just after we crossed
hl creek I loft tho wagon and rodo out along
aide. fit a distance, of about onu-half mile, In
-doing -.this I was In hopes of finding a dcor as
the, V'age wad fine and prospects good. To my
surprise I found something hotter than a deer, a
black bear. I was about 600 yards from the
ivragon and upon arriving nt tho top of a nice
meoth knoll I noticed Mr. Bruin and ho splod mo.
about tho name time. The country was rolling
and 1 was riding an oxcollont horso, so you can
liHHgliie my feelings, us I wuh confident of hav
Inn wmo genuine sport. I tightened up my sad
dle and looked for my rope, but hnd loft It In tho
aen. Wlthput a moment's hesitation I reached
far my rlilo, Thon the rnco began. This boar
was not very fat, and of course could put up n
fast race. Ho made for tho aldo of a nearby hill
and It was my Intention to hond him oft to keep
him frcwri entering a cayo. (Jiving my horso -full
rln nnd extra hard spur thrust I was able to
turn Mr, near and by doing this I got him Btartcd
ncm&R a somewhat lovol placo. Mdlng along
side at a dlstnnco of about 160 feet I took my
Hrst sfcot, hitting him In tho fleshy part of the
hind leg, but this scemod only to make Bruin
ran tho faster. Seeing I would havo to do hotter
than this I tried to get closer, but could not
mako it. Taking throo moro shots I still mlssod
aa I was running my horao at full speed and could
not hit the mark as readily as if I was standing.
At tk noxt shot I was within about 20 fqot of
alegar and this shot took effect. Juot'oB tho
bullet hit the bear he wheeled and mado direct
toward my horse, catching h)ra by tho tall. Now,
good, reader, this may not Boom scary, but try it
one time and seo how your blood circulates. Mlno
nearly pushed my hair off ray, head. If I had not
baea, riding a good borse it would havo been
aerlowfi sure enough. My horso realized tho posi
tion he was In and I bad to rtda to keep my soat
as there was soma high Jumping and quick work
done which all happened in a fow minutes. Aftor
tho bear toro looso from the horse's tail ho stum
bled over to one side nnd stood thoro with hla
head down, badly wounded. Ono moro shot fin
ished him and I was somowhat glad of It as my
WcKXi was pumping wildly and neded a rest after
TiE FOOT OF CtERO COJLOEADO
such strenuous exorcise. This
took in nil nbout 20 mlnutos
of as flno sport ob I havo over
had. Was "something out of
tho ordinary and n llttlo differ
ent" and that't what wo all want. Hob being
nearby camo to my assistance and wo both plncod
tho bear on my horso and carried It over to tho
camp whoro wo skinned the pelt.
That evening wo camped at El Remado, whoro .
tho coyotes woro vory plontlful, but wo did not
stop oarly enough to plnco our traps. Wo had
flvo woll-tralnod hounds on this trip. Thu next
morulng Louis killed a lino specimen of a coyote,
largo, with flno fur and nlco color. That ovonlng
wo entered "Clbolo" (Buffalo) canyon, which to
start with wns quit shy of water. Just at tho on
tranco 'tla awfully rough and very slow going, bo
rather than to tako chnncoa of a broak-dowu wo
decided to watt till morning nnd thou get an
early start bo wo could mako It through this pass
in one day, That day wo hunted both Bides of
the road for "tenaho" or pot holes which most
generally contain water If ono can find ono whoro
tho cattlo cannot rench, Luck was with us bb wo
found ono of theso "pots" nenr tho road which
had sufficient water to water all tho horsoB. Tho
halanco of tho distance wo had tq assist tho wag
on by tho aid of tho "snddlo horses" on account
of had roads and tho grade wns continually going
higher.
That morning Louis klllod a deer and tho samo
ovonlng I klllod a big black tall buck, vory fat
and a flno specimen. Wo only mado about ten
miles that day but were up early next morning
so no to reach tho water hole ns tho water ques
tion was something serious and wo had to arrango
our travollng accordingly. Wo passed through n
grnssy ntrlp of nbout five miles whoro grass1 was
flnoxnnd green, Those grnss strips seemed to be
all through theso mountains. I suppose the rains
muBt have fnllon In Btroaks. Wo reached tho
water hole and watered tho toams and filled kegs.
Aftor a consultation wo decided to roturn to tho
grass to rest tho horsos and abovo all try and
get soma black-tall door. Wo reached this grass
about noon as It was only about throo miles from
tho watering placo, That ovonlng wo did not
find tho deer as expected but woro still In good
spirits as our horses wero doing nicely on tho
groon grass, After deciding to go further Into
tho mountains as tho Cerro Colorado (Fled Moun
tain) was our destination, wo went back to tho
wator-hole. Dob, Louis nnd I rodo on ahead of
tho wagon and on thp way over thoro noticed
whoro a panthor had followed down tho trail to
tho wnter-holo. Wo wont on down to tho water
and watorod tho dogs and thon turned them looao
on tho panthor'a trail, na wo wcro anxious for a
chnso and wo had It from tho vory start. The old
dog "Remus" led off followod by tho other four;
nnd lot mo toll you, gontlo render, wo had to do
somo riding $o ns to koop In touch, with thorn.
Tho going was awfully rough and on Boveral oc-
cantons wo hnd to walk
and lead our horses so as
to pass Over somo of tho
roughest places. Tho dogs
finally stopped our pan
ther nnd as I was ahead I
located him first sitting on
a rock upon tho aldo of a
big bluff; so, taking no
chances as to his getting
away, I let go at him,
striking him in tho stom
ach. This shot knocked
him off tho rock but did
not kill him. Ho rolled
down among tho dogs nnd
business was good for a
fow minutes, but Mr. Pan
thor was getting weak and
could not hold out any
longer, so turned in hla
chocks. Wo measured him
to bo 8 foet 2 Inches from
tip to tip. Good size, don't
you think?
Noxt morning Dob killed
two flno bucks and I kill
ed ono. Louis and mysolf
started up to top of tho
mountain, which only
looked to bo about a mllo
distant, but wo wero four
hours going to tho top.
Horo wo had some great
sport shooting black-tall
doer, as they woro plenti
ful and one could get such
good long range ' shots,
which wcro tho kind wo
wanted as they afforded
tbo greater sport. Killing
deer in this way wao too
caBy, as thoy wero plenti
ful nnd could bo had most
any time.
On the top and sides of
those mountains one finds
Juniper trees, covered with
berries, white and red
oak, two kinds of cednr
and Bcrub oak or "shin
ory," bosldea numerous
other trees. Wild pears
seom to thrive there also.
All tho deer killed on
theso mountains wcro fat
and as flno flavored meat
as ono could wish.
Aftor wandering around
over theso mountains till
nbout 3 p. m. wo decided
to return to camp. Wo
reached camp about 7 that
evening.
Noxt day nothing of -any Intorost happened and
after docldlng to move over to a nearby canyon
wo broke camp and rodo about two miles further
whero wood wbb plontlful and where wo could
find large treos so wo could hang tho deor, ns wo
wanted to euro tho meat.
Returning to camp noxt morning I found some
moro good news ob Louis had located a bear on top
of '"Cerro Colorado" and had shot at him. but
being so far away did not hit him. This was
what we wanted a boar chase with the dogs.
So back to camp came Louis and after a consulta
tion wo decided to wait till morning boforo start
ing nfter tho bear. The next morning wo wero
away boforo daylight, Dob and Louis going horse
back and loading the dogs whllo I went afoot up
through another canyon itild wo woro to meet at
tho top at a designated placo.
I was about half a mllo across a canyon, Louis
at another point, Dob at another and Henry, the
cook, could not stand tho temptation so ho had to
follow, and was placed at anothor entrance Dur
ing this tlmo tho dogs wero hot on tho trail mak
ing good tlmo, and If you havo never boon In such
a susponso bb thin Just try getting on a prominent
point overlooking tho entranco to sovoral small
canyons ajul In hoarlng of n good pack or hounds
If you havo any Bportlng blood In your veins It
will surely cnio forth and mako you feel for tho
tlmo being that you aro "lord ofy all you Burvoy."
Thlnga had begun to got Interesting now ns tho
dogs woro getting nearer all tho tlmo and each of
us expecting tho benr to como down through tho
canyon whero wo wero. Presently Louis hoard
something that sounded like tho exhaust of an
automobllo. and ho knew, Just tho moment he
heard It, that It waB tho bear breathing, and a fat
near makes an awrui breathing nolso whon tired
nnd hot Louis mado a run ovor to a small point,
na ho know tho bear would como In throuch n
small cut, becauso ho could hear the rocks rolling
ore xno siae oi tno nm which was caused by the
bear coming down in such haste. Whon being
pursuod by a pack of dogs and in close quartors a
uoar wiu not run aown mil but lust nuts hla hnnd
down and forms himself In tho shapo of a ball
and rolls down hill. Rocks half tho bIzo of a
barrel wero falling down those bluffs, Louis
rounded tho point Just In tlmo to IntorcoDt Bruin
and at n distance of about 30 feet let drive at
mm with his .30-30, hitting him In tho heart. Thi
did not stop him ns ho rolled and foil along for
uoxno ou root oororo stopping. Anothor shot
urougni mm to a nait. About this tlmo tho dogs
began to nrrlvo and woro pretty much nil In, as
a run of 0 or 7 mllos through so rough a country
will tiro out tho host of them. So back to tho
horaea (a dlstnnco of about a mile-) we Rtnrtmi
and after partaking of a lunch and a few minutes
resi wo wero off to bring n tho thrn ii.- n
tho bear to camp, as It was gottlng along about
2 p. m. nnd wo did not want to get caught up In
iuu uiuumiujiB nuer uarK.
Ono of Amorlca'fl most plcturosquo
figures celebrated tho golden anni
versary of his wedding tho other day.
This man is Joseph II. Choato, the
brilliant lawyer, orator and diplomat,
who did so much toward increasing
American popularity in England while
In chargo of the American embassy
In London.
JoGoph Hodges Choato was born in
Salem, Mass., in 1832 and cornea of a
famous legal family, his father, Rufus
Choato. being ono of tho most eminent
lawyers of his tlmo. Ho was educated
at Harvard and was admitted to tho
bar In 1855. Whllo novor a politician
in the practical eonso ho always took
an nctlvo interest in public affairs 'and
during his legal career In Now York
took a leading pnrt in many of tho re
form movomtintB.
Fifty years ago Mr. Choato married
MIsb Caroline D. Sterling of Cleve
land. Their married llfo has been ono
of happiness. Not long ago somo ono
asked him who ho would chooso to bo if ho wero not Joseph H. Choato.
"Mrs. Choato's second husband,'1 was his Instantaneous reply. At the
nnnivorsary celebrntlon, which took plnco at Naumkcag, near Stockbrldgo,
Mass., were several persons who woro present at tho wedding 50 yeare ngo.
Mr. Choato, becauso of his unique- personality, his exceptional mental and
physical endowment and his rare intellectual and social powers, will bo .re
membered ns ono of our strongest representatives at tho Drltish Court. Whllo
In England Mr. Choato was a genornl favorlto.
CANADA'S ROYAL GOVERNOR
Tho Dominion of Canada deeply ap
preciates tho honor which has been
conforred on her by the appointment
of tho Duko of Connaught ns governor
goneral and will glvo his royal high
ness anost onthuRlnstlc wolcomo on
his arrival. Tho distinction which is
Canada's in having, ns a representa
tive of tho Drltish throno, an uncle of
King Qeorgo will bo moro readily un
derstood when It Ib stated that never
before has a prlnco of tho royal blood
been sont ns governor general to any
of tho Drltish possessions ovor tho
seas. Tho nearest approach to such
distinction was when tho Princess
Louise, cjaughtor of Queen Vlctorln,
resided In Canada with her husband,
tho Marquis of Lorno, who Was thon
governor general. Tho marquis aft
erward became nnd Is now tho Duko
of Argylo.
Tho Duko of Connaught Is tho only
surviving Bon of Queen Victoria. Ho
was her third son and tho seventh of
her nino children. His surviving sisters aro Helena, Princess- Christian:
Loulso, Duchess of Argylo, and Deatrlce, PrlnceBs Henry of Battonburg. If
so good a mother ns Queen Victoria Justly may bo said to havo had a fa
vorlto son, thon Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duko or Connaught, wao
that son, Just as the Princess Deatrlco may bo said to havo been her favorlto
daughtor. The duko wits bArn In 1850, shortly after a visit which Queen
Victoria mado to Iroland, and It Is duo to an incident of that visit that ho
bears tho name Patrick. In 1897 tho duko married tho beautiful Princess
Loulso, or Prussia, second cousin to tho present Kaiser. Ho has threo children.
MAY HEAD CHINESE REPUBLIC
Dr. Sun Yat Sen, tho Chincso re
former, who was banished from tha
empire not long ngo nnd is now in
tho United States, is believed to bo
slated for tho presidency or tho ro
publlcnn govornment when tho Chi
ncso revolutionists enn tako tlmo
onough from fighting to organize.
Tbero isxsald to bo a standing offer
from tho Pekln govornment of JSO.OOO1"
for the body of Sun Yat 'Sen, dead or
alive. t
Each succeeding day has added to
tho gravity of tho situation In China.
Tho Imperial govornment, having dis
covered that tho usual methods used
In uprisings throughout tho omplro aro
entirely inadequate In this caso, has
gotten down to tho business of real
warfare. Dut tho misjudgment or the
situation, and tho consequent delay
in real ropresslvo measures, havo giv
en the revolutionists an opportunity
to becomo better orgnnlzed, draw
greater forces to its standard and
seize moro territory.
Yuan Shi Kal. tho banished war head who waB recalled recently, has ac
cepted tho post of viceroy of Hu-Peh and Hu-Nan provinces, to, which terri
tory he Is directed to proceed and immediately re-establish tho imperial authority.
HARVESTER HEAD IS SUED
Clarence 8. Funk, goneral manager
of tho International Harvester Com
pany, tho McCormlck's man of busi
ness, clubman, churchman and aspir
ant for tho title of ono of Chicago's
lending citizens, was recently sued by
John Hennlnc. who nsks S25.000 dam
ages on tho claim that Funk has 1
alienated tho affections of his wlfo,
Josephlno Henning, To Bay that tho
suit created a sensation Is to put it
mildly. Funk has recently been bo
foro tho public of Chicago In so-called
moral uplift movements, which well
befitted a man of church professions,
and his talk of furthering such causes
has mado him moro or leas well
known to tho nowspnper public, con
sequently -when tho suit was filed It
caused wldo intorost. Mr, Funk en
torod a denial, emphatic and vigorous
as it was possiblo for a man to make.
It is said Mr. Funk first saw and ad
mired Mrs. Henning whllo alio worked
In tho Auditorium Annox cafo. Mrs.
Honnlng la snld to bo not only good looking but a real boauty.
Clarence S. Funk Is suftlctontly in tho public oyo to warrant tho aeration
caused by tho John Honnlng's charges. Ho Is widely known as tho Gonoral
managor or the International Harvester Company and has been a familiar
llguro at Washington, and nt Springfield, and in tho capitals of other states
In Chicago ho is prominent in many wnys. Ho Is married and lives in tho
suburbs of Oak Park. Ho Is known as an active church workor. Ho has had
a Blblo class In tho First Congregational church and 1b actlvo in tho Y. M.
C. A., whoro last winter ho delivered n series of talks to tho young men on
"BuBlnoBB and Christianity."
