TirR OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEFTFfBEH fl, lf07.
ATTITUDES OF B1LLIARDISTS
How Experts Poiie and Hold Them
iclrei at Table.
WIZARDS OF CUE WHO AT WORK
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There Is Just much Individuality In
the position of a billiard expert' body
at the table aa there la In his stroke. The
balance, the poise, the limpness or rtfldlty
each is as much a distinctive part of the
liole In the player's style as the manner
111 which he grips and wields his cur.
The light delicate wrist movement of
Jake Bchaefer the Wizard has the nearest
to the Ideal stroke of any billiard master
typifies to a large extent his whole attitude
when wheedling the Ivory balls. Bchaefer
is short of stature and doesn't bend much,
but Is very supple and can reach over and
about the table as far as the tallest man.
lie plays with muscles relaxed, with no
tensity or stiffness. He can adjust his
body to sny shot on the table and rarely
finds It necessary to use, the bridge.
The Wlxard shoots wlh" his flexible wrist
turned upward, a peculiarity of his own.
Maurice Daly Is Just the reverse. He, too,
plays with the I00S9 wrist, but turned
under Instead of out, while players of the
Blosson type, whose stroke starts from the
elbow, have the hand and wrist on a
Straight line from the elbow and more rigid.
Bchaefer lifts the butt of his cue com-
naratlvetv hlzh and can twist his neck
about without a corresponding turning of J Blllson offered a prise of 11.000 to the team
.v,- th.n mot nlavers. Thus.?"11 CuIJ " hl blft the way
the body more than most players. Thus,
with the balls on the rail, he can turn his
Deck so that his eyes are straight ahead
on the balls, but with his body facing the
table more squarely than . other players
would find comfortable. At such times
the push of the cue Is parallel with the
rail and parallel with a line drawn across
the front of his body, but his head Is turned
almost a quarter.
Car the Queer. On. -
Louis Curet the Frenchman, has the
most striking position at the table of any
of the cracks. Cure Is a big man, but Is
down lower when he shoots than players
of fewer Inches. He squats, 'hen, too,
he bends his knees, stands rather lightly
on the fore part of his feet and pumps up
and down as he Is getting ready for the
shot.t He teeters, keeps his body In motion
all the time, and the knee bend disting
uishes him from other players.
George Blosson Is the set, rigid type of
player. He stands up fairly well with the
butt of hla cue lower than is the case with
Bchaefer. He does not turn his head as
much as Bchaefer and Is more solidly set
on his feet. He has not as much weight to
carry as George Button, whose position Is
not tin personification of grace.
Sutton Is short and stout and stands
close to the table, closer than the other
big man. Cure. He squats something like
Cure, however, but Is Inclined to sprawl
on the table, getting his embonpoint up
close to It and spreading It out. He Is
Arm on his feet, has the arm extended
and sights along the cue like a man aiming
a gun.
The youngster William Hoppe la pretty
well up over the balls when he shoots.
His feet are firmly planted, but not heavily
so, for ha shifts easily. His whole attitude
suggests the unstudied. He does not stoop
much. His head Is turned a bit, making
It appear aa if he were looking out of the
corner of his eye. There Is a noticeable
spread of the fingers of the left hand. He
has a very expressive hand.
Photographs of Hoppe and Vlgnaux In
their 18.1 balk line championship match la
Farls show Hoppe to be closer to the table
than Vlgnaux. The veteran Parisian la
built on dignified lines and takes all his
dignity to the billiard table. He stanJs
up high, though well over the balls, looks
straight ahead, carries the cue low and
hus a straight wrist and a sweeping move
ment. Frank Ives Was Careful.
Probably the firmest of all on his feet
was Frank Ives, the Napoleon, and by
many considered the best billiard player
that ever lived. He waa an extremely
careful player, one who more than any
body else realised the risk of carelessness.
He had a habit of fairly planting himself
on his feet when getting ready for a shot,
bent his body at a medium angle, but stood
up stralghter over a masse shot than any
body else. Every part of him had to be
fixed Just so .when preparing to shoot, and
a friend tells how he has known Ives to
wear depressions In the end of hla cues
from adjusting his fingers.
Albert Gamier, the Frenchman, has a
upple wrist like Bchaefer, but swings
more. Ora Mornlngstar Is a graceful
player, with a pretty atroke and free
wrist movement, who leans well over. Cut
ler, the Bostonlan, shoots with a noticeably
short bridge and doublea all but the fore
finger underneath, the middle knuckles of
' the other fingers resting on the table. Tom
Gallagher Is a straight backed player, as Is
John Roberts, the English expert, who has
an Imposing presence at the table, aquarely
vlsed and uses the thumb bridge that all
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r.na-nsnmen ravor. Filly Be ton had a
square. businesslike stand like Ives and
was well away from the table as the right
hand waa held low.
Ferdinand roa-e-ennurs;, the amateur, Is 1
big man, but with an easy, light position,
moderately straight, with delicate wrist
and free play of the arms. The most up
standing of them all Is Calvin Dcmarest of
Chicago, the young amateur champion. He
bends lens thnn sny expert, and with Ms
erectness good Judges have wondered hfiw
he gets accuracy. He has a limber wrist.
does not turn his body much and has a
long swing. '
wumro WILLIES WERE beaten
Coald nit Hard, bat Not In It With
the Vaadevllle Trine.
"Base ball Is not so profuse of hard hit
ters as It used to be." said Buck Frsnck
to a circle of the faithful. "I have had on
my staff swat artists of great ability, and
I could monologue about scores of men
noted as bat wlelders of multiple horse
power.
"But no one ever approached the batting
performances of a western tpam I ran Into
a few summers back. It was a club called
the Winning Wllllcs, organised by a man
who had discovered a system for driving
the hnrsehlde record distances. His name
was Blllson and he was the genuine confec
tion In getting results.
"All that season his Willies slugged out
victories. There wasn't a pitcher for miles
around but had been handed hla fare thee
well by Blllson's bitters.
"When the Winning Willies batted home
runs were so thick you couldn't keep count,
and If a man did no better than a single
he received a word picture done In Titian
red. They couldn't lose a game, and Bill
son began to throw out his chest. They
were finding It hard to get matches, so
out.
"It was that $1,000 that made me open my
eyes. I ached with the desire to give the
Willies a taste of the acid fruit, and that
cash bonus made the trtck worth some
small trouble. I recognized the reality of
the fact that the Winning Willies were
really stars, and I bussed my think motojr
considerable before I picked a campaign
plan.
"After some cogitation I made a flying
trip to Chicago and engaged the services
of a dosen vaudeville artists. That's what
the agent called them, but they didn't look
It. Individually they were punk, but aa a
Job lot they were worth the money.
"I took my stage yaps home and trained
them to play a passable Imitation of base
ball. And I told them other things.
"I called Blllson's defl, and a game waa
arranged. When we reached the battle
ground a fair sized and rather apathetic
crowd was on hand, ready for another
slaughter.
"In the preliminary rehearsing my troupe
showed the volumes they didn't know about
base ball. Knowing that I wasn't alto
gether verdant, Blllson should have had his
suspicions.
"But he bit, and when he saw my misfits
do weird stunts he made may side bets.
When he should have been readlnj the
'Recessional' he was blasphemous in hla
Joy in a sure thing.
"My mercerized base balllats went to bat
first. The slugging champions didn't bank
on their pitching staff, and the footllght
(lingers scored a brace of runs.
"The first Willie advanced to the plate
commlserattngly, as If he were about to
Inflict torture on the helpless. Our pitcher
In his normal state was a monologlst and
had some self-possession on the ' rubber
plank.
"He threw down a wide one .and tho
batter waited. As he twisted up prepara
tory to his second heave the first baseman
addressed the shortstop:
" 'Prince, make me an answer vonce.
" 'Veil, vot vas he?'
" 'If you haf a two horse-power motor
cycle, do you feed It gasoline or oats?'
"In the midst of a high velocity swing
the slug expert slobbered over with laugh.
He poked a weak one Into the diamond
that even my entitles could handle.
Blllson and the entire bunch were doing
tne ha-ha. I had a Joy dance. If the
Willies would laugh at that Joke, It waa all
over but picking out the lamps and the
trimmings.
"The next chap squared up to the rubber
determinedly. While our pitcher fiddled
the third baseman broke loose:
'Reginald!'
1 'Chess,' replied the shortstop.
"If a man's wife chases him out of a
saloon after his second drink, what time
Is It?'
1 'Foolishness! I haf no flews from
vlch to make bostructlons. Vot time
should It be?'
' 'Twenty-three after V bubbled the
third sacker.
"I groaned, but the batter's rlalbles were
doing spasms. He swung helplessly and
knocked a popup fly that was easily cor
ralled. Blllson didn't see so much humor
In this Incident and delivered a red hot
monologue himself.
"The next man came up with a grim
gleam In his eye. His face was a label that
said the mother tincture of fun couldn't
make him wrinkle a smile.
"Our pitcher looked a little 'sorrowful aa
he twisted up.
" 'Ikey,' he said to the catcher, 'I hat
been very sorrowful aboud your fadder
burning up laat night at forty minutes past
elefen. ,
"The batter looked Intereated and the
first ball sailed over the plate without In
terference. Aeh Tv ' rtiltjl im. mtUmm mm m
returned the ball, 'but It waa a happy
dying!' ,
" 'Hlmmel, how can you aald It? said the
pitcher, as he made his second fling.
"The batter seemed to have hla mind on
the same thing and absently struck at the
ball. The catcher deferred his reply until
the monologlst was again about to deliver.
. "'He had' had his life Just alreaty In
sured!' "The Willie's next swipe was so filled
with vengeful disgust that he foocled again.
He had struck out.
"This awful calamity had Blllson seeing
the three primitive colors. He kicked about
talking on the field, but we were not play
ing under league rules and he couldn't do
anything but keep on.
"Before the game ended we had the Wil
lies clean dippy. It must have been heav
enly for the vaudevillers. for the minds of
the backwoods blffers were virgin soil, and
the old and forgotten had for them the
charm of the new.
"Blllson paid up, but he' disbanded the
Willies and atoppped dallying with base
ball. Blllson was a thinker and when you
beat a man at hla own game It hurts."
Galde la Oat.
Spalding's official foot ball guide Is Just
out from the hands of the printer, and this
la alone sufficient warning that the time
Is now at hand for the foot ball warrler
to look up his eld togs, cast away the
cigarettes and prepare to get down to hard
work. The book contains a fine line of
photographs of many teams, the playing
rules and much otjier .useful Information.
Bes Want Ada for Business ioutm
REAL BAD MAN FROM BODIE
Reminiscences of a California Speci
men of the Old Mining Days.
BLUFFED TOWN FOB THREE DAYS
Bnt Wf Titer Had Starred Illm
Ont They Proceed Ml to Hssor
Ulna Instead of Haas;
Ina; lllm.
Tucked away In the hills of Mono county
Is Bodle, with scarce 800 Inhabitants. It Is
a peaceful, respectable little town now,
but time was when It contained 12,000 erring
and excitable souls. Then "a bad man
from Bodle" was a synonym for wicked
ness and dare-devlltry throughout Cali
fornia, and Bodle, knowing this, was proud
and tried to live up to Its reputation.
It succeeded. Nowhere on the Pacific
side of the Rocky Mountains were there
more wanton killings. Nowhere were there
more reckless displays of daring. It was a
happy hearted time. If men died with
great suddenness they also lived to the
full every hour of their lives. Money wss
plentiful, for the mines were panning out
and paying well. The numerous dance halls
and gambling hells could be relied on to
furnish ample excitement, and when this
palled there were always shooting scrap s,
lynchlnas, funerals, and then more shoot
ing scrapes.
Perhaps the most memorable affair was
one In which George Daley, superintendent
of the Noon Day mine, was the hero. For
three daya he held the whole town at, bay
single handed, but In the end he had to
give up. Then, after fighting three days
to get him Bodle was too proud of him 'o
do what In that day was Justice. Instead
she sent him fbrth to spread her "bad man
from Bodle" reputation far and wide.
The Greed far Gold.
The trouble began, aa so many troubles
do begin, In the greed for gold. As su
perintendent of the Noon Day mine, Daley
earned a good salary, but thla faded to
satisfy him. What he yearned for was a
mine of his own and a good one. They
probably called It by another name In those
days, but he waa burning with "the get-rich-qulck
fever." . On New Year's eve,
1879, he Jumped the Standard claim. Now,
while claim-Jumping was always a serious
matter In those days. It waa generally
considered a private affair to be settled be
tween the disputants. But Bodle was
drunk, and, In Its holiday mood, claim-
Jumping struck It as being particularly
mean. Bodle unanimously started for the
Standard mine to wipe out George Daley.
Wiping out George Daley, however.
wasn't quite as easy as It had at first ap
peared. He had barricaded the mouth of
a tunnel and with a couple of six-shooters
made approach unpleasant, to say the least.
Valiant, but wavery, Bodie came on, fir
ing Into the air. Just by way of ahowlng
what It meant to do later, and loudly
challenging Daley to fight It out In the
open. Daley answered with cheerily pro
fane defiance and then waited until the
mob had reached his barricade.
He was a clean shot and the range was
short. Had he borne his fellow townsmen
any 111 will the mortality would have been
frightful. As It was he shot merely to dis
able, not to kill.
Daller'a Ballets Took Effect.
When the first bullets took effect In sun
dry arms and shoulders the good-natured,
maudlin yelling ceased and was succeeded
by howls of genutne rage. The crowd
surged forward. Its shots popping harm
lessly against the barricades, while each
bullet from Daley's guns produced Instant
and painful result. Hands were out
stretched to tear away the obstruction.
only to drop helplessly disabled. Partially
sobered now and thoroughly enraged, Bodle
retreated out of range. Seated In a semi
circle on the snow, casualties were counted
and bullet holes plugged. When the ama
teur hospital work waa finished the per
forated twenty they numbered at least
twenty were urged to return home by
their unharmed fellows, but with profane
emphasis they refused. Wounds or no
wounds, they would stick It out. George
Daley richly deserved lynching and It was
their duty.
"If we can't do nothing else," as one of
the dauntless disabled put It, "we can help
the rest of you by whooping like h 1!"
At that the whole hospital corps vented
an ear-splitting and most terrifying yell.
but It singularly failed of Its purpose.
Bullet holes In the fleshy parts of the pis
tol arm, when properly plugged, are not
particularly dangerous, but there are more
pleasant things, and bullet holes seemed
the sole reward of valor that night.
"Besides," argued a cautious combatant,
Daley, he can see us out here In the
moonlight (plain enough, but In that dark
tunnel we couldn't see him, even If he was
fool enough to get from behind his cussed
rocks, which he ain't by a darned eight."
Wonl Shame the Town,
The truth of this waa undeniable, and
yet the vindictive wounded clamored that
to give up now would be to shame the
town.
"Bodle done up by one man, and him
eober!" shouted one who was not, with
thlck-tongued eloquence. "What'd Cali
fornia think of us? Gen'elmen. for the
fair name of our town, for the fair name
of our state, we Just overlastlngly got to
hold an Inquest over George Daley!"
Finally It was decided that there was
nothing for It but a siege. Camp flres
were built, sentries posted, and scouts were
sent back to town for blankets and liquid
encouragement. The New Tear celebration
waa resumed In the open, and from the
mouth of his tunnel Daley watched and
listened, lonely and athlrst. Perhaps as
the night wore on he Indulged In a few
profitable reflections on the unprofitable
nature of claim Jumping. From the cold,
dark tunnel the camp flres seemed to wink
and beckon. They said In dumb show,
"What's the use?" the upturned bottles
gurgltngly beguiled. Daley shut his teeth
hard, turned up the collar of his coat,, and
loaned back agalnat the wall, grimly wait
ing for morning.
At the first gleam of dawn such of the
besiegers as were not Incapacitated by
the long night of merrymaking made ready
for another attack on the one-man garri
son. Additions to Ranks of Wonnded.
The strain of watching had not spoiled
Dairy's aim, and the result waa that of the
night before. Another score added to the
ranks of the wounded was the sole gsln.
To take him by storm waa Impossible;
that waa evident. The wounded were
mustered out and sent back to town for
necessary rest and care. The balance of
the male population of Bodle divided lnself
Into three aquada. and lota were drawn for
the first watch. While one aquae1 remained
on duty the others breakfasted and fresh
ened up.
Thus it began, the atruggle of endurance,
one man without food or drink or fire
pitted against a comfortable, provisioned
town. Nor could he snatch even a mo
ment's sleep. Even after It had been de
cided upon aa Inevitable, the starvlngout
process waa too slow and uneventful for Im
patient and excitement-loving Bodle.
Rushes were of almost hourly occurrence.
The lone man was forced t J remain watch
ful while his opponents took turns at rest.
As the days dragged by the unfairness of
It tugged at Bodle's conscience, and the
gameness of Daley warned Bodle's big and
mmtln hmmrt. Yet. viva nut AAmft itMlt
beaten by one man? The pride 0f the town
rebelled and the uneven fight went on
went on until the afternoon of the third
day.
Then a bowed and broken thing, which
bore scarcely a trace of humanity, stumbled
from the tunnel.
"Aw. hl, kill me boys." It said "and be
done," and fell forward on Its face.
Every gun In the crowd was raised, but
not a shot was flred. There was a moment's
Indecision, and then, with a howl of
mingled pity and triumph, the mob rushed
to the unconscious man. Hands, roughly
tender, seised him and bore him to town.
Bodle the enemy became Bodle the nurse.
Woaderfnl Power of Reeooeratlon.
The man's power of recuperation was as
wonderful as his endurance. Two daya
later he sat throned In state on a table In
the Nugget saloon and listened to an
oration In behalf of the town.
"To string you up is something Bodle
ain't got the heart to do," p reclaimed the
speaker. "Tou're too game. But to fight
you for three daya and then do nothing
when It gets you Is something Bodle ain't
got the heart to do, neither. It ain't got
the courage of Its own d d foolishness.
So Bodle has decided unanimously to shoo
you out of town and to post a notice on a
telegraph pole that you are to ornament
the same If you ever come back."
The orator wiped the perspiration of
eloquence from his brow and added In his
natural conversational tone: "Fill 'em up,
Billy. Just to show there's no hard feel
ings, here's how, George Daley!"
Daley left California soon after and
Bodie lost track of him tv a few years.
Then one of Daley's two friends who had
disappeared about the same time he was
"shooed" out wandered back to the old
camp with a tale which plunged the town
Into prldeful mourning. George Daley was
dead, but he had died with a gameness
which Bodle felt reflected a distinct credit
upon Itself for having once harbored him.
Daley Wouldn't Tnrn.
"We was perambulatln' peaceful across
the desert, down In Arizona, me and Daley
and Jim. when we saw a band of Apaches
sort o' sauntenn' along. Now. for three
men to argue with a bond ofl Apaches
Is plumb fool'shness, 'specially when
thev've got able-bodied cayuses under 'em.
Jim and me didn't, wait for no oratln. We
Jus turned around sudden and tucKea our
spurs Into them cayuses real lovtn. Course
we thouaht Daley was comln with us, but
but he didn't." The speaker paused and
drank deep to conceal his emotion.
'Thsre was sure something wrong with
Daley. His courage filled the whole place
where his common sense ought to have
been. When I looked back to see how near
the Apaches were there he was still riding
toward 'em!"
There was silence among his auditors,
for they knew what It meant to be taken
alive by the Apaches. "But not without a
flght. boys. He was game to the laat.
With his gun In his left hand, he made a
couple o' good Indians, and when they put
that out o' business, too, so he couldn't
aim straight, he went for 'em with his
knife, wounded as he waa, and tried to
cut his way through the gang. Then they
shot his horso from under him " Daley's
friend paused. "I guess that's about all.
When them painted devils finally made
off, Jim and me rode bock and we burled
what was left. Poor George! He waa tha
foollshest and best and bravest bad man
that ever came flrom Bodle."
Which was fitting epitaph for George
Daley. San Francisco Call.
REVISION OF THE GOLF CODE
Text of Communication sent by
United States to England.
NEW YORK, Sept. 7. The official 00m-
mulcatlon sent by the United States Golf
association on the subject of rules to the
chairman of the rules of golf committee
of the Royal and Ancient Golf club of Bt.
Andrews Is causing no end of oomment.
The communication ls the result of a
growing demand in this country for an
overhauling of the rulea. Just how the
letter will be received Is at present largely
matter of conjecture, but from unofficial
advices received from abroad it ia believed
that outside association wlH at last be
allowed representation. The letter reads
as follows: '
We are authorized by the executive com
mittee of the United Statea Golf associa
tion to present for the consideration of
your honorable committee a matter which,
In our opinion, Is of the greatest Import
ance. The United States Golf association has
always been a loyal supporter and follower
of the ancient game of golf, aa handed
down by your ancestors to you, ana in
turn by yoieto us, and we earnestly hope
that thla supper and allegiance will exist
aa long as tliif nrie Is Known ana piayea.
It la thla strong sense of loyalty on the
part of our executive committee that Impels
us to send you mis communication, oe
cause In this country there is growing up
a widespread feeling of dissatisfaction with
the existing rules or the game, wnicn nas
already gone so far as to call Into prom
inence a demand for an American code of
rules, without regard to those laid down
by your honorable committee.
It la to meet this demand ror separate
legislation In thla country, for a breaking
away from ancient authority, that leads
us to suggest to you the need or action or
some kind. We are sure that you will.
feel, with us. that golf aa a world-wide
game would suffer Irreparable Injury If
this country should be forced to adopt a
code of rules different from the rules In
force In Great Britain.
If different countries once start in to
make codes to govern the playing of the
game golf will aoon fall Into a state or
chaos, and will not be recognisable a dozen
years hence. Certainly one bad code would
be bettor than several codes, some good
and some bad, in force In different coun
tries.
This feeling of unrest and dissatisfaction.
this growing demand for a careful revision
of the existing rules or for a separate
American code. If necessary, makes It a
matter of auperlatlv Importance that the
TTnitjui Rtatea flnlf association, the associa
tion which represents and controls theL.. nrlstlne charms never know the dese-
same of golf throughout the
unuea states,
should set the facta before your honorable
committee for the purpose of Inviting your
opinion as to what course of action ought
to be la Ken.
We need not say that our executive com
mittee doea not believe In or recommend
any drastic or radical legislation. We well
know that the game of golf la a growth.
that the rules of the game are a growth
and atand for the essential things which
have been brought out by long experience.
We know also that the rulea of golf com
mittee la and always has been composed of
able men and good golfers, men who have
the beat Interesta of the game at heart
and who know better than outsiders what
the problems have been, and how difficult
It la to frame rules wnicn win meet all
cases.
It Is nevertheless the opinion of our
(xecutlve committee that the time has came
for a revision of the rules. We do not
mean by this that the existing rules are
seriously at fault, in matter or aubstance,
or that an effort should be made to
throw them asidu and sttempt the drafting
of an entirely new cone, Dut the existing
rules certainly do need revision, rear
rangement and better expression.
While our executive committee la opposed
to separate American legislation for rea
sons above given, we would be failing In
our duly If we did not call your attention
to present conditions.
Submitting these mstters to you for your
consideration and looking to you, as the
leaders of the game, for the right sugges
tion 'at thla critical time, we remain, etc
Reflections of Bachelor.
Women write long letters so there will be
room In the postscript for the news.
There would be a lot of fun stsylng home
with your family every night if It made a
scandal.
A very successful way not to have a girl
want to marry you Is to have her parents
want her to.
It must take a good deal of diplomacy
In heaven to arrange without a squabble
who shall have the bathroom first In the
morning.
When a man wants to take a nap on the
sofa after dinner all alone. Instead of sit
ting Jammed up In a corner of It with a
woman. H i a alga tbey are I l'-4 New
Tork Prear-
SPORT ON THE KOOTENAI
Mountain Rang and River the Haunt
of Bifc Game.
REAS0JTABLT EASY OF ACCESS
Moat Attractive ftpot In the Nation's
Forest Preserve Thnrme of the
Region Deer r I bed by
Hnnter.
Perhaps no better opportunities can be
found fot enjoying the free and elemental
life of stream and mountain In connection
with good sport than In the Kootenai range
01 me Kockles. The mode of traveltn
will be somewhat difficult at times, through
langied under brush, skirting deep slopes,
and scrambling over ragged boulders: but
the very uniqueness of seeking unfrequented
spots will stimulate the dilatory and suc
cess will repay the effort.
Our p'arty, consisting of five men and
threo women (the latter reluctantly Invited
after their promise not to hamper' us with
impediment! and not to "hack") with ten
horses loaded with blankets and provisions
ror two weeks, left Columbia Falls. Mont.
at the beginning of the open season. Tho
trail carried us along the capricious wind
ings of the Middle Fork, its Intense blue
ness bordered by millions of cobble stones
that seem by their regularity In size and
coloring to have been laid by a master
hand. Overhead rose the green-timbered
heights of the rugged old Rockies, whose
base reaches down and hugs close the riv
er's edge. By following a well traveled
wagon trail overshadowed by tamarack and
pine, fifteen miles up the canyon we came
to the station and hotel at Belton, where
we made our first halt It was not a long
afternoon's Journey, for the days were long.
and thua far the trail was well broken and
not steep; but to the novice In the woods
it was tedious enough, and we were glad
to climb down and have a good night's
rest at the little boarding house.
Striking- the Main Ran are.
Farly the next morning we were on our
way, passing the picturesque McDonald
lake about 8 o'clock. The smooth, placid
water of this splendid lake Invited atten
tion, but It had the disadvantage of being
a popular local tourist resort; we had
tasted -the full flavor of courted waters,
and the pondering presence of distant hills
sped us on. Three miles above the lake,
at the outlet of the North Fork, we left
the main trail for a less pretelitlous one,
and struck up through the narrow pass In
the canyon toward the main range of the
Rockies, whose glaciated peaks, being now
constantly In view, seemed to rise higher
and higher. It was the trail, explained our
guide, hewed by himself twenty years
since, while on a prospecting trip to the
borderland of Canada for Marcus Daly. As
It crosses the range at a high altitude it Is
passable only In summer or the very early
days of September.
And so we Journey along, unhurried.
through landscape that grows more and
more rugged and quickens the dullest Im
agination and stirs the pulse through very
Joy of living; pausing reflectively now and
then by a mountain stream to admire or for
love of sport, without longing to get any
where In particular aetttng up our small
camp at night In some sheltered hollow of
the hills, and drawing most of our meals
from the streams, although grouse was not
Infrequently served.
The second day, as -the sun disappeared
among the pines, we surprised several deer
at the edge of a small lake, evidently in
the act of drinking when they were startled
by the nolbe of our approach. As they
bounded through the underthlcket two guns
went Into action, and we were fortunate in
securing a big buck.
Ideal Panoramic IV lew.
Mounting' gradually through timber too
dense to see out, on the fifth day of our
winding, tortuous trail led up through a
narrow paas, and as we rounded the crest
of a lower hill, we came upon a series of
small lakes cradled In on all sides, save
one end, where a tiny meadow flecked the
forest wall with a touch of gold. The pan
oramic view was Ideal. Below us lay miles
of cedar and pine, their stately strength
not yet molested by greed of man; nearby
a mountain stream' came singing through
cool, gray rocks. We had long passed the
land of the tenderfoot, and outbursts of
pure delight had become not uncommon;
but this sport seemed the embodiment of
all we sought beauty and sport for our
selves, with the meadow for our horses.
We set our can.p facing the snow-capped
glories of the Rockies and surrendered
ourselves to the potent charm of our sur
roundings, and tho four days spent In such
stupendous silence and peace will long be
treasured in memory. Silver trout In droves
rose to the surface at every cast Game
seemed abundant, the graceful Virginia
deer darted away at every turn, and with
out making special effort we had all the
venison we wanted. Often we caught
glimpses overhead of moving white spots,
that we knew to be mountain goats, and
In the early morning we heard the mourn
ful call of the big bull mooae. At nights a
cold wind swept the mountain side, but we
kept up our fires, which burned quickly
from the pitchy, resinous wood, and our
blankets were warm and heavy; so we suf
fered no' discomfort.
Regretfully we watched our guide load
the last pack horse,' and tie the "diamond
hitch." , Again at the creat of the hill, we
turned for a last look upon the glimmer
ing water and the beauty and freedom of
this pristine spot. Happily, this Arcadia
remalna as we found It. the most beautiful
i .11 the "Forest Preserve." May
- ,,, tmnrovement." Forest
cratlon of human
ImDrovement." Forest
and Stream
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Enand arT required to work from twelve
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Tha slxty-hour-a-week schedule will be
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Average wages In Canada have Increased
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Eight hundred union barbora In Chicago
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t'ircnmslnntlal Evidence.
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