The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 10, 1907, Page 14

ea has taken like sle and com- pape Sut, as the men who affair admit, there ent f uncertainty abeut s volved in this ise to say that heng sin t to ¢ N ot theories laring sportsmen. Not it through any hought on the conditions of oked for that es and men wol Even the Weather a ruling e amenable ements. mon- to and ght kind of wesather it m for a ¥ to sey what e & k of wolves will do. e g on ordinary and a s, this affalr ought T w t a hitch, for it is g of the most ex- guides and out- e e nent. That eresting. coun- ¢ would be ang fo i to be es, heav es gnd a good remainder of tiie e. from the nip 8 day to the e folks who are gettin ¥ . This, igdeed. is sport wit 3 All a_member of s make the appli- for expenses and 1ering of the Clans at is qualint bly find near- there befor »id of ¢ K ia Ma 34 g & A es will send e s well as the ex of be famous mer i Gl6iBhs Sitl e S e over settler ber roads ten or twelve There the sle abandoned Snd Seht BRLK. while evbbs L y essays to try the de- ght! . f snowshoeing. Now 535 % caily, the rub the everage citizen get rt notice, with these; enced men who' And in reply st d peradventure t an be e snowshoe i ore f . s of the Indian that the ick up in-mighty short 11 serve, undeér tion, to make Almost good snowshoer; gosd » warrant his enter- ng on this outing, for the fact is em- ve a1 this is an euting, and not miles te the north on guldes pulling the g stuff on toboggans, and you ¢ to the permanent camp. This sist of heavy tents, each ace € eight men and each sup- The day after sportsman and with repesting shotgun, will be circle around Island called because of the islands Then will eome the closing in, battue style, somewhat as they hunt otes In the Far West. located on the isiands of the lake xome of the best shots in the party, and as the circle narrows dowan es will be shot by these men hots thé h & good stove ng in couples, 2 . ne armed the other with & great =0 abbits and ¢o, ere wil on the islands or by the members of the big circle. Probably, i all gess well, many wolves will be scared off on the ice In the lake and these dispatch- ed. So fer s postible each skin wilt be given to the man who shoots the wolf. That is the plen. Danger? Certain- there would be danger if the affair was being got up by amateurs. But it is not. The United Etates Govern- ment and the Gevernment of the Provinces, the ammunition manufse- turers and the experts on ballistics I each had a part in planning this affair and have offered suggestions as to the ammunition which should be used. One thing they agreed ugon— that (’n modern high-poweéred . From far parts of. s the inquiry which is, I8 =i, @ must not ve used. In piace of the usual sporting smmunition special ammuni- tion has been prepared and experiment- ed with as to its glancing range from fce and snow crust. This emmunitien will be used. The shotguns will be loaded with buckshot, which at 180 vards will do little injury te & man and yet at 100 yards will kill a wolf. As to danger from wolves, that is the one thing which these keen sports- men seem to want. That will be preef they say that the beasts are at least in the neighborhood. New, in case of attack by the wolves the shotgun and the revoivers and the axes would be sufficient defeénse for two men until help came, they say. Let us hope so. But the wolf has the very shrewd habit of “tracking” or traveling exaetly in the footprints of a preceding wolf, and it is sometimes the case that one wolf track may mean fwenty or ffty wolves, These are the things that the Indisa guides will come in handy to explain. Under Good Guides The guldes who will accompany the party, one guide to a sportsman, will be the most experienced and capable men nerth of the line. Georgs Link. later, for many years a Hudson Bay Cempany’'s river chief, and kmown the length of the continent for his skill in woodcraft and nature ‘lore as well &8 for his marvelous strength, will be in charge of the guides and will have with him the femous hsifbreed wWhe accompanied thé ill-fated Hubbard ex- pedition to Labrador, George Elson, and many other men who have guided the leading sportsmen of the country on hunting and fishing tfips. Thess guides will do the heavy work of the outing and there will be little for the sportsmen to do dut enjoy nature and HE COMING GREA on eSNOW SHOL. see that no msmeaking streak of gray gets by théir guns. s Thére {s absolute guerantee that the fellows who are good and who do as they are told will not suffer from celd or physical discomfort of any kind. This {s an astonishing thing to prom- ise, but It 1s ‘made In good falth and by men of unimpeschable Integrity. The outfit wil] be éxactly what is worn by Indian and Eekimo in the north, only new and fresh, made for the occa- sion, and its edaptability to repelling cold meay be judged dy the fact that thé feot covering named in the equip- ment consists of five pairs of heaviest knitted woolen sécks, one’ pair heavy felt boots snd over that buckskin moc- cabing. The country in which the hunt will be held is weoded and beautiful and abounds in @ne sccommodations for the camper, with ?ln‘u of wood and shel- ter and good water. With tents and a stove in every tent In which fire 1is kept golrig all night, there is every reason why the sportsmen should find the trip theroughly comfo: e; In fact, some of the Canadians that ' Settlers shack on woy to lslond Lake the chiet fault of the outing will bs that it will be t6o hot most of the time. This, however, may be merely a reas- suring joke. The hunt {s glven under the auspices ©of the Canadian Camp Club (Ltd.), hav~ ing headquarters In New York. City, and of which many of the leading sportsmen on both sides of the boun- dary line are members. Dr. Robert T. Morrs, surgeon, naturalist and ez- Plorer, {s president of the elub, and Emong the well kpown némes on the list of directers and members are Aus- tin Corbin, Ernest Thompson Seton, Senator Penross, Dan Beard, Colgete Hoyt, John Markls, Major D. L. Brain- ard; the Rev. Newell Dwight Hillls, D. D.; Charles M. Pratt, Gerieral Nelson A. Miles, George M. o Dr. Freder- ick A. Cook, James K. Hackett, George Shiras 34; L. 0. Armstrong, Rastus S. Ransom, Thomsas G. Bennett, Henry Wellington Wack, Thomas Martindale, Hempstead Washbyrne and many oth- er representative sportsmen, The club wishes it t6 be that any sportspan - Preservation of the wild-game of Can- .in the ‘%%fififlfiefivn -PACK /» NORT The SPONRTSMEN ¢o SU wil islownol Lake where hunt wrll pecur ada and gesirous of securing a delight- ful winter outing will be welcomed on this hunt. L, O. Armstrong of Mont. réal, one 6f the €anadien members of the club, {s arrahging the detalls in Canada, and the secretary, James A. Cruikshank, 42 Brosdway, New York City, has charge of the local ar- raugements. Each of thess officers is in telegraphic eommunieation withi\the region where the hunt will take place and will keep thoroughly posted as to conditions, 3 Up to the early part of January very little’ snow fell in the northern part of Ontarlo, and the wolves were hird ‘to locate. Recently, howevér, there - have been severe storms of snow and sleet, end if these normal condittons prevall thére is ‘to be- lieve that the hunt will be a brilliant success in the matter of the number of wolves taken. One large pack of olves is now known to be tinue this pack will undoubtediy move southward. Thers are more wolves ia Canada now than ever before, and they are feéding on the cholcest quarry of the sportsmgn—deer and moose. Amerlcan interests as well as thoss of the Cae nadian. sportsman demand their ex« terminstion, gnd this redlly s the prime motive for the picturesque sad daring outing which these lovers of ha the open have arranged. It is not oftés that a bit of woods life attracts so much atténtion from the ledding men of two great countries a8 has been attracted by this wolf hunt. 7 ———eg Botanists have placed the home of the peanut in Africa, but some authort. tles thini it native to Brasil. Loulstana finds the Spanish variety—a small fine nut—best adapted to the climate that State.. The “goober grabbers” of Georgla and South Carolina like the small white and red peanut of Tennes- #ses; and each year shows -an ineéreasing :’n&'uvnflu in those States of that va~ [ Two noted gvldc: who Sag Francisco Sunday Call WOLF HUNT WILL MEET URROUND A WOLF HERN CANADA | be inthe porty vAre Maricopa Legends Drawn From Bible? By Janie I. Lindsay HERE 414 the Indlans get the material for their legends® Is some of it fact, or all J¥ it fancy? Of courss & great dsal of it eomes from the Imagination, Wwe will concede that in the Begtaning: but in many of the legends there are idsas and oécurrences that coincide with the history of other nations, which fmet legds us to belisve that they have had intercourse with Asiatic countries. The biblica! {deas and references they have been taught by the Jesuits, but yet most of these legends dats back many years previous to the com- ing of the fathers. In the southern part of Arizons, on the bank eof Salt River, in the shadow of the Estrella Mountains, lles the Maricopa -Indian Reservation. These Indians, peaceable and law-abiding, dwell here, each on the little patch of _ground allotted hin’ by Uncle Sam. THey have copied from/the white man in many ways, but still cling to thelr old customs and beliefs, observe the same funeral rites and ceremontes, have the same dances and feasts, tell the same legends that they told a hun- dred years ago. They call the Salt River Valley the “Blessed Land,” and claim it is theirs by rights, as told in the following le- gend: Years and years ago the Maricopas lived on the other side of the world. They did not know how to fish or hunt, make baskets or weave cloth. They lived in caves, ate berries, nuts, roots and birds’ eggs. They quarreled with each other continually and were ail- ways at war with their neighbo { QOne day a stranger came among them. He was quiet and unobtrusive, industrious and ready to help any one instead of hindering, as was the cus- tom of the Maricopas. Soon his influ- ence was felt and he taught the men to hunt and fish, to till the soil and to bulld houses. FHe taught the women to spin and weave, to make baskets, to cook and to care for their childrea in the preper way. The colony began to prosper; were &t peace with their world. One day the “Goeod Kin they had come to cal , called t all together and said: “You have d well with your appeinted tasks. On the other side of the world is a beautiful land where everything grows and whaere there is plenty of water. this land to a2 people fulfilling the down for ti ¥ n They quarrel and fight with sach oth If you people will do as I ean go in and possess the have it for ¥ Pack your household goods In your bas- kets, then form in line, the old fn front followed by the next in” they themselves and £, the women and children bringing up in line, look 17 you Yook is lost to you the rear. After you are no place but to the front. around the promised land forever.” Now, in thoss days stead of having a herse to bear the burdens, had a large basket on legs which walked anywhere as directed. Inte these the women gathered their household goods sud then formed In line as the Good Kind Man had di- veoted, each with her basket at her side. The Good Kind Man teok his place at the head of the procession and t~g bégan to move slowly forward. o and on they went for many miles Then they came to & gopher hole, down whieh the Goed Kind Man led them. They traveled in the dark for a long way, but a ‘glimmer of light after a while show them an opening, and the leaders were out in the open day, on the edge of the “Promised Land.” There was 4 great crowd of the in- habitants out to ses the usurpers. These people tried in every way to make the Maricopas look backward, but were whable to d6 so untll a coyote, to thin day & pést te mankind. sald: “Oh, my! what a lot thers are of you. Just look at them coming!” Several to look. h family, ims ppened. but the last one her hole and it had closed after hem, 30 he could not make them go back. “T will take your bas- kets from you to punish you,” he sald, 80 they took possession of the Prom- ised Land, which they have held to the present day. Does the Good Kind Man r sent Christ? Does the seeking of the m- ised Land recall the march of the ehil- \dreén of Israel? Lot's wife was turned to a pillar of salt to punish her fcr looking backward. Did the @et thelr ideas frem the Bidble?