| Show HUNTING COMPANION OF A VISITOR IN SALT LAKE CITY Captain John whose whole career as globe trotter hunter hunte guide prospector ond trail blazer in several countries coun rles and dimes climes has bas been the subject at various times of many columns of or intensely Intense inter interesting eating esting narratives in newspapers and mag magazines magI is a visitor in Salt Lake City Few I men man have hae had a more exciting and variegated gated career than Captain He Re has spent days and weeks and months at a stretch In the mountains of the Pacific southwest and in South America on lone hunting bunting and prospecting trips he has boa traversed the great Mojave desert of California probably as exten extensively alvehy as any prospector living he has served in the British navy fought outlaws in Mexico managed estates for peers in Ireland and had charge of large cattle ranches in n Mexico and Central America I Probably as aJI a hunter he has gained more renown tan dlan in any other of his various AriOUS undertakings At least I alt In his hia prowess as asa asa asa a hunter and as a guide and friend and companion companies of o Lord wro Charles Beresford ad admiral admiral miral mimi in the British navy na of Condor fame Tame and also of his brother Delevan Delenn Beresford Bere both famous hunters Captain takes the UK greatest pride Of his adventures adventures tures and hunting trip with these two members of the English nobility Captain loves best to ro tell teU and he relates some wonderful stories Many ran letters Captain exhibits to prove prOe the genuineness of or his relations With these English peers and he Is very proud poud of them They are letters written in a most friendly frien ly strain and they show that honest big John was held by Lord Beresford and m ha in high esteem as a friend and companion rather than as a hired guide Captain John was born and reared on th the vast vasta estates of the Beresford family near Cur Portlaw Port law Ireland His parents were tenants on the estate and John was brought up as a lad with Lord Beresford When youngsters the I two spent days together hunting bun over the large preserves of the estate and years al at afterward I when Lord Beresford became an officer in the English navy John W served under him bim on the same ship With v Delavan Beresford came to tel this country and held a high position as hunt bunt hunter er err guide and prospector on the Beresford ranch known as the OJitos ranch ran h in Chihuahua Mex This ranch consisting of 0 acres Joins the Wr bIg lg ranch owned by the late J 1 I D Wood and ana anaF F J 1 Hagenbarth of or this city Captain has often hunted antelope on this ranch and his present trip to Salt Lake Lakebe Lakebe be he stated yesterday was principally for forthe forthe the purpose of calling on Mr whom he said he met in Mexico some seine years ago Speaking of the ranch he said Its the best beat ranch In the world too COO acres just lOG 10 miles square and rye b been n over every mile of It I guess at one onetime onetime time link and end another It has h the tilO best beet land landI to be found in Mexico and is right up to the top notch not b In every particular There is lots hots of water They The have a good wind windmill wIndmill windmill mill every ten miles mUes In each direction They The told me the last time 1 I was there that they had 4 head nead of steers alone atone I must see Mr Hagenbarth before I leave here Hes a mighty fine man and hes A good hunter too For the next several months Captain will be located at Hawthorne I Nev Xe where he be has some mining claims that he hopes to realize on em If everything I goes well lie he hopes to make a hunting trip tripI to Africa next season Over twenty years ago he says he be made an extensive hunt hunting huntIn hunting I ing In trip through Africa over much the same territory President Roosevelt has hasI I mapped out for his coming ceasing trip He was then than th n with a party part of English sportsmen headed by Delevan Beresford Nearly Kearly all allo I of o last summer was as spent by Captain h in a bunting hunting expedition up the i 1 Amazon river TIer |
