Hunting and Fishing in Colorado Mountains
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R11v.11 aa loioiboo is in mineral and
I agricultural resources, In glorious
ni: curry uuu a iuurveii.us climate,
she also possesses some of the
finest fishing and hunting grounds
on earth, the dense forest being the na ur.il
covert for elk, deer and other game. Its
myriads of streams teeming with mountain
trout, its lakes, whilst also full cf attrac
tions for the angler, being the haunt for
millions of geese, ducks and other wild
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The principal animals found In the wilder
portions oi tne nigner mountains ana parks
and the more remote portions of the lower
country are mountain lion, or panther,
black bear, cinnamon bear, grizzly bear,
silver-tipped bear, wildcat, lynx, wolf,
coyote, porcupine, fox, badger, beaver, etc.;
also black-tailed deer, elk, antelope, grouse,
duck, goose, snipe, .crane, rabbit, squirrel
and mountain quail.
The march of civilization In the state has
largely followed the stream beds and the
lines of railways and there have been left
untouched large areas over which the game
may roam almost unmolested. The great
est of these is the region generally known
as the "White River country," which was
formerly the reservation and hunting
grounds of the White River Utes, and oc
cupies the northwestern cor
ner of the state. Here th"
mountains, instead of rising
In jagged peaks, culminate
In broad plateaus from 9,003
to 11,000 feet high, rolling In
alternations cf woodland
and grassy meadows some
times for twenty miles. Tills
is the natural summer homo
for game of all kinds. With
the three requisites of camp
l'fe wood, water and grass
all plentiful, with the sun
constant and rain scarce,
and with black-tall deer
breaking from the copses of
aspen, elk ranging along the
edges of the valleys and b?ar
living tn the deep recesses of
spruce timber, It Is the Ideal
country for the cpen-alr va
cation that makes a man
young again. The plateaus
are cut by deep valleys, In which ' flow
Btreams In which the trout Jump eagerly
at the feathered fly. Squirrels chatter in
the tree tops, and the stupid blue grouse,
with less sense than the civilized hen, wan
ders about camp, affording more sport In the
frying pan than In the act of slaughter.
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A MORNING SHOOT IN WYOMING ON THE UNION
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The water courses of Colorado comprise
ten principal rivers, which, having their
sources centrally In the mountains, flow in
all direction fhrmigh the etatc, iucrcaslug
In volume from countless numbers of lesser
tributaries. In all of these waters, from
the little brook h'gh up In the mountains
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to the broad rivers In the valley, abound
the mountain trout in all hi sportive
gayety, his beauty of form and his delicate
toothsomeness, the latter unexcelled by any
species of the piscatorial tribe.
Of all the beautiful lakes distributed
throughout the mountain regions of Colo
rado, which vary In size from five square
miles to the e'reumference of a mill pond,
many are without names, because of the
great number and their remoteness from
towns and settlements. These lakrs, having
their Inlets and outlets by the mountain
streams, are likewise swarming and teem
ing with fish and are the resort of those
who perfer the comforts of fishing from a
boat to the more arduous sport of wading
the streams.
For twenty years past Colorado has main
tained a state flsh hatchery near Denver,
and more recently branch hatcheries were
established at Twin Lakes and Gunn'son.
The United States government has also es
tablished a very large hatchery at Evergreen
Lakes, near Leadvllle. From these es
tablishments nearly a million young flsh
are turned Into the streams of the mt
every year.
The streams and lakes of the lowlands
throughout the state swarm with duck and
geese In their season. It Is only necessary
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to find the valley of a stream to Insure good
durk shooting.
To enjoy this superb sport, go to this
land of wonders, obtain an outfit at any of
the neighboring mountain towns, and you
will find every condition to meet your
fancies and satisfy your most exalted ambi
tion, and with a most-hospitable western
welcome.
The a'r la pure and without undue mols-
ture, what Is called In common parlance, "a
dry atmosphere," adapted to the noeds of
those suffering from bronchial troubles.
There Is no excessive heat In summer, lb
average temperature being about 80. There
are no continuous, saturating rainfalls, but
rather brief showers, which pass away
quickly, leaving clear skies behind them.
To enable persons to reach these favored
localities without unnecessary expenditure
of time or money, the Union Paclflo hns
put in effect very low rates and splendid
train service, three trains leaving Missouri
river daily for Denver, one of which is "Tho
Colorado Special," the finest and fastest
train In the west. Accommodations aro
provided for ail classes of passengers on
these trains, the equipment including free
reclining chair cars, dining cars, buffet,
smoking cars, drawing room sleepers and
day coaches, eta.
How the Pleasing Moving Picture Illusions Are Produced
0m inn.KKi nave lately been Important
I I developments In the "moving
picture Dusiness, reports the
New York Times. Practically every
theater in the country where
audevllle is either incidental or a feature
has its own machine, which at each per
formance projects on canvas a dozen or
more active views, the exhibition being
given equal prominence on the program
with the comedietta preceding or the "mu
sical act" following. The views are
changed weekly, bo that the American
public may not be surfeited.
It Is perhaps regrettable that such a
wonderful invention as the reproduction of
life motion by aid of the camera should
have degenerated Into a mere toy. but
shrewd caterers to the amusement-loving
public know that in order to interest they
must amuse and mystify at the same time.
Hence the retlremeut of the scenic view
and the advancement of the clown with
the accommodating organism.
The companies manufacturing the films
used la these machines have In their em
ploy a large number of persons whose
business It is to pose for the pictures.
They are the originals of the characters
to be seen on the canvas. They are
trained "camera actors," and know Just
what 1b required of them to make the pic
ture most effective.
At one end of a long gallery on East
Twenty-first street Is a tiny stage. The
room is crowded with scenery and proper
s, and on this stage are enacted most
of the tableaux Been later on canvas in
the theater. If you will notice, you ob
serve that the characters enact by rapid
pantomime in sixty seconds a little comedy
which would require five or ten minutes
it presented on the stage in the usual
way. This la acted originally about ten
feet from the mouth of a big lens, behind
which a roll of film 200 or 300 feet long
Is rapidly being reeled across the point of
exposure.
One of the latest mystery pictures is "The
Human Incubator." A man is represented
itanding before a table on which there are
six eggs and a plate. He takes up one egg,
breaks It about a foot above the plate and,
as the contents strike the latter a little
chick picks Itself up and runs over the
table.
This he does with each egg in succession.
When the six ehlcks are running about he
holds the last broken shell again over the
plate, a chicken runs back and apparently
jumps up into the shell, which Is placed on
the table again whole.
This Is one of the simplest of all the pic
tures. In reality the man stanss before
the camera and breaks an egg into the
Plate. He then reaches out tor a, little
chicken, which Is handed to him, and puts It
on the plate. Naturally it Immediately runs
off on the table. The same thing Is done
with each of the six eggs until tne same
number of chickens have actually Been put
on the plate.
When the film Is developed ten or fifteen
feet of It represent the man reaching out
and putting the chicken on the piaie. This
Prt Is cut out of the main strip and ths
ssctlon of the film representing ths con
tents of the egg striking the plate Is at
tached to that showing the chicken picking
itself up from the center of the plate where
It has been placed In the interval. The ap
parent Impossibility of the tiny fowl re
turning to the egg la accomplished merely
be reversing the course of the film tnat Is,
making the picture operate backward.
Two similar pictures are "The Tramp's
Miraculous Escape" and "The Photogra
pher's Mishap." In the first one, two
tramps meet on a railroad track and ex
change embraces. One produces a bottle
and gees on, leaving it with his colleague
cf the road.
The tramp who received the bottle sits
down on a railroad tie, takes several good
"pulls" at It, and finally goes to sleep.
Suddenly a fast express makes its appear
ance, and being unable to stop In such a
short distance, strikes the unfortunato
man and scatters "fragments of him" In
every direction. The train Is stopped and
train hands return to gather up the re
mains. After carrying them for a short
distance on a stretcher the tramp Jumpa
up alive and makes a dive for his bottle,
which has been left behind.
The other picture embodies the same
idea, an amateur photographer having set
up his camera on the tracks and com
menced focusing when an express train
strikes him. He is hurled into the air, but
on striking the ground picks himself up
and brushes his clothes. As he Is shaking
his fist at the receding train another one
strikes him and the same performance Is
gone through ogain.
The same idea Is used in the prepara
tion of both. An Invariable groan Of hor
ror comes from In front of the canvas
when the train strikes the body, for It
seems impossible that it Is not a repro
duction of an actual catastrophe. A man
.Is really photographed on the track until
the locomotive gets near.
Then the camera Is stepped and the man
steps out of harm's way. Another picture
Is taken with a dummy in the same posi
tion, and this time the locomotive Is per
mitted to mangle It. The camera Is agatn
stopped, the real man substituted for tho
remains of the dummy and the third pic
ture represents ths marvelous resurrec
tion. When the three films are adjusted
so they run continuously the affair Is ex
tremely realistic.
One of the most mystifying effects ob
tained Is that In the picture "Impossible
Bathing." There are several pictures ex
ploiting this Idea, and It Is always very
effective. A man arrives at the river
bank with the Intention of taking a swim.
He takes off his hat and throws It down,
and in the same Instant there Is another
hat resting comfortably on his head. So
on with his coat, vest and other garments,
until there are a dozen or more suits of
clothing scattered about on the ground be
fore he has been able to disrobe to his
bathing suit.
He plunges Into the water, only to be
thrown back on the bank a second later,
as usual, fully dressed. He tries it again
three or four times, with the same result,
and then In despair finally, dives with
every garment on.
To the observer this Instantaneous
dressing seems utterly unexplainable. It
Is done Blmply by stopping the camera
after the man has thrown his hat down
or his coat off and waiting until he has
put on another. Of course, when the pic
ture is projected on the canvas, the re
dressing Is lost. He is thrown back out
of the water by a reversal of the film.
Another amusing and mystifying picture
Is "Trying to Catch a Train." A subur
banite is seen In bed in the morning. He
discovers he has overslept himself, and
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as be Jumps out of bed, shirt, trousers,
shoos, collar, tie, coat, vest, hat. cane,
cigar, and satchel arise from the floor and
adjust themselves. He makes a hasty
exit In this the camera Is stopped while
the man puts on each garment, which in the
picture seems to fly on by magic.
Another picture called the "One-Man Or
chestra," tn which the leader Is Been
alone, and by a move of his hand causes
eight chairs to appear In rapid succession.
Immediately after to be occupied In somo
mysterious way, each by a musician, Is
prepared In the same way. The camera
does not operate while each chair Is being
put In place or while the musicians aro
walking to their seats.
Carpenter's Letter
(Continued from Sixth Page.)
ures are taken from the London Mall Year
Book, which also adds that of all the na
tions of the world the English drink the
most and the Americans the least.
But let me tell you something about this
city of Sheffield In which I am now writ
ing. It Is the typical English steel manu
facturing town, and is the chief cutlery
town of the whole world. It is a city of
the rich and poor, of many capitalists and
tens' of thousands of workmen. Its work
men have been doing the same class of
work for generations, and they ars among
the most skilled of their kind. A vast
amount of the work Is done by hand. I
went through one of the largest cutlery
establishments and found In it hundreds of
blacksmiths pounding out knife blades and
razcr blades upon anvils, fashioning them
just as the country blacksmith does hi
work at home. I saw the grinding done by
hand, and la other little Bhous the handles
were made and the knives and razors put
together in the Bams way. Much of the
work it seemed to me could have been
equally well and more rapidly done by ma
chinery. Sheffield makes me think of Pittsburg.
It Is about as big as Pittsburg, and It lies
In a nest In the hills at the Junction of two
rivers. It has hundreds of foundries and
factories, and ths foundry chimneys rise
through the smoke which hangs over It
like the ghosts of a dead forest vlelng In
height with the spires of the churches.
The city has good streets, some of which
have been recently widened at the cost of
the corporation. It has an excellent car
system, which will give you rides for I or
2 cents a trip. It has a magnificent town
hall, which cost $800,000, and other fine
buildings.
The business blocks would do credit to
Pittsburg Itself, and in cno of the best of
them is the American consulate, with the
good old American flag flying from the
windows.
The United States consul, by the way. Is
Major Church Howe, a business man from
Nebraska. He has brought the consulate
out of the chaos In which It formerly was
and is now pushing American Ideas In a
most respectable way.
FRANK O. CARPENTER.
