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Show ROOSEVELT REFUSES TO SHOOT IN THE PARK CINNABAR, Mont., April 15. President Roosevelt broke camp Monday and Is slowly working his way to MaJ. Pitcher's headquarters at Fort Yellowstone. He is expected to reach the fort sdme time Thursday. He will remain there one day and then will start for Norris. where the geysers are. There is a good deal of snow between the fort and Norris and the engineer engi-neer corps is at work opening the road. Word received from the President was to tho effect that he Is In the best of 1 health and thoroughly enjoying his outing. out-ing. In addition to horseback riding he takes long walks over the mountain trails. Notwithstanding reports to the contrary, tho President has not fired a shot at a mountain lion and has no intention of doing do-ing so. It is estimated that there are 600 of these animals in the park and they are killing large quantities of deer and elk. A determined effort is being made to exterminate ex-terminate them and "Buffalo" Jones, the game warden of the park, together with his scouts, is slaying them on every possible pos-sible occasion. Mr. Jones haa offered to round up a lion or two for the President to shoot at, but the latter declined to do so. The most novel of all his experiences, he has witnessed the startling soectacle of ' an eagle in mortal combat wfch a yearling elk. The elk, as is well known, Is an animal fleet" of foot and timorous. In this instance the President saw an eagle plunge his talons into the flesh of a weakling elk and kill the .young animal ani-mal and then start to feast on him. The ; President, who is a member of the Order of Elks, could not bear such a spectacle, and the scouts forced the eagle to leave his prey. ISo far the President has not been on snowshoes, , but he has planned a trip of this kind. The weather continues to be all that could be desired and the members of the party who are living on the train at Cinnabar ar having-a good time fishing and riding through -the country. |