Show meeker hotel unusual exhibit of gaar game one of the most unique exhibits of 0 mounted same came in the intermountain section if 11 not riot the moet most valuable tn in the entire vest west is at the meeker ho gel te 60 90 miles east of vernal the collection la Is waed by C P mathes proprietor among the collect collection lon ie Is a chair tt st ardin arding near the entrance constructed ot of 4 huge elk horns interlocked A newer flower stand has been made of two ek elk bagged by some lucky buster cf of the early days adorning the walls of the lobby are fou elk beadi heads a buffalo head ead tiro two mou nin ain heep sheep beads twelve deer hidi wads two antelope heads an cormons mormons black bear beer skin a bobcat head and a mounted deer a mountain lion birds of all III kinds perfectly mounted tho the collection has token taken about futy filly years to assemble ass embe and Is a source of much attraction and interest to visitor visitors at meeka the mountain moun tria trIn sheep head bead Is the i 1 jg rz est of its kind ever found in the mr matties mathes olo has all the ori uial photographs and other historical information displayed telling of the meeter from which inci dent the city derives ita its name mm the no pasture here where the massacre in e took place tn in 1879 1079 Is but a short distance tram the city at this MU point a fitting donn monn ment carlu tile me tragedy theodora roosevelt wa many ay iy days hunting for biz big laou gama in the meeker vicinity nd ind on one trip shot sixteen mountain lion bon one ot of his first hunt hunts in this vicinity was w in 1901 A visit to meeker is cot net complete without viewing the hater interior tor ot of the white river review awnet owned and operated by james L one of america s veteran asi url rlland printa a weekly paper VIM ot of tour four pages es all ali of the local news la Is hand set by himself he uses A washington hand press oneff one ot very few remaining to in the country today and especially ally in active jervice service on which he prints hia his paper besides belne being an active editor mr Is one ot of the ate prospector pros tn in the northwestern DL PL ot of the ne isaas I 1 joe club mi und the commercial club maxe make visitors feel the warmth of the extended by both merter is aa the ecenia highway from salt wt late to denver by way ot of vernal it la Is thi gateway to white RIM Nati national ozzal forest trappers marvine and nd big fist laum lakes it is the pr premier mn rodeo town ot of northwestern colorado and is situated at an altitude of 6 leet feet above sea level |