COWBOY PRINCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 November 1923, Page 4

COWBOY PRINCE.

VISIT TO CANADA. RANCHERS' WELCOME. Shunning fill the fuss and leathers of official homage, the Prince of Males went ashore at. Quebec from the Empress of Cram e, registered at the Chateau Erniil.eiuic. oil the historic bluffs as "the Boroll of Renfrew and retinue,’' and prepared to start on the niortow for tie- little ranch in the West, where he had hopes of playing cowboy for a whole month. Word had preceded the liner that the Baron wished mme of the formalities due to a Crown Prime when he reached the Dominion, Nevertheless, crowds loaded the Quebec pier for hours before Unship docked, awaiting the opportunity to see and cheer him. "Baron Renfrew is sfdl -leeping” was the word pa-sed ashore when the ship entered Hm port. The crowd waited for three hours, until lie emerged and crossed the gang plank. Tin- crowd contented itself with cheering and Hag waving from a respectful distance, leaving little work for the Canadian Pacific railway police, assigned to maintain nrdei and guard the visitor . HIS LADY CR I ENDS. That the Prim-e had not lurgotton all the American and Canadian giris 1 “ left behind him alter hi- oiHcial tour oi the ( out incut three years ago was i-i'vt-alcd hv passengers on the Empress of Era m-e, in wlmTii he confided durum the voyage. Ottel], said Justice Tessii-r. of tin- Quebec High Court, the Prime would naively remark: "i sttp-po-e many ol the gills I danced with arc married and settled down by now " lie iviiiembi-red a sill prisiugly great number of names ol people he met w bile in Canada previously. and asked idii'iu maiiv ol them, said Ihe Prince s fellow passengers. He also showed a comprehensive knowledge oi world politic-, they found and indicated he had hi- own ideas about certain subjects, "but be didn't force his opinions on anybody. lie was a good listener.' Later in the day Lord Renfrew placed in a threesome on the Quebec gull course with Kir Godfrey Thomas, hi- private secretary, ami Hon Martin Run-ell, of Ottawa, one of Canada’s leading stale-men. Nobody mi the links appeared to lake any partii-ular notice oi him, and he evidently enjoyed this unusual circumstance. After placing ei dit-vii holes he returned lo ids' hotel. The next day, with his retinue, lie Marled for his ranch in Alberta, making the journey without a break excep- for a live minutes’ slay m Winnipeg. POSING KOI! Till: CAMERA. One incident sioed out prominently during his -lopping ashore at Quebec, and Hu- Prince of Wales at once proved himself a good fellow. Hearing that a scrviie agon I. had knocked down a photographer who attempted in "snap" him alter he had landed from Hie Empress ol I* ranee, ilm Princi ivnsenled to pose lor Iho cairn ra m.-ii l.ofere leaving for hi- A.I bertu ramh. lie eeuld net deny liimsi'ii re-nrt in-g to his favourite pa-liim-of dam-ii'";. and in Quebec ene-stepped -'-.era! t i it:.- with a New York newspaper woman. A.i Winnipeg tin- Prim-e we.- greeted !),- a -.mall ill legal ion of railway c.flicid- and ima! world war vi-teran-, all

aliii i- j.-’i-oas having boon barred i rom Ho i.iliaa. ( 'aw liny-, ram-iiei-. and tow iispocgde of Ihe 11 igli river di-t riel in Alberia aeenrded tin Prime of Wale - a IL-.va l will 11 m ■ u Pen hi- -|>e • 11 ■ I Ira in a 1 rived, ami I c I li r-.t ii,.! * -im ■ hi - 1 "-rival in Canada ! lull. .r la to- T'in lie walked from Ihe | -taiioii l'i the main envoi nj the town | uneerompaided by sm-ivi serve e limn I or polio.-, ; "Tle-y are my neeJdiMirr. Why j should the;, lid greet Mil " a -wT,I i lie j IL vai rancher ( i hi - .-.-ivl ai y. ami lhe I police o!!u cr. woiv cimnicllcd hi \\ aich I ilm proceeding-. oi weir miing th>- owner "I lie- "L, C. ' la, neii i rein I In- v, indue s "! lln ir onvale car. PRINCE R( 1 1 (I IS IT. Col- week,- tlier-, L;,.1 l..vii great Listle oi prepa ra I inn and an "ndoivnrroni al <■\<ill■ i:■l • • 111 in Iho heart ul the (kinadia n i ir.i count ry a I ntind I! igli Ri v or. Eenee- were rcpaii'cd.-ranges "p de ed." raueli ! 1.->t 1-1 -s and huildings s-<uir<-il. and new I.units |'u i-elie.sod agaio-i the arrival of the distinguished visiim-. All ibis wn- in iinti.-ipal inn of the arrival of llm Prim-e of Wales ,m his piRT-acr" '-a t ill- raueli. near Calgary, w inch he pm-rhased Hn-.-e years ago. The do-liioi.-ral ie Canadians v-mre delighled tiled tin- Plain-.' v. as ret iirni leg. uoi es their heir to ih" throne oi Great Britain, w ith pomp find ! eivniuu.v ol loaded li-ui'ks and gold braid, but a- Lard I’eiiIrew. In order la avoid fu-- and ex-i-i 1 elii" 1!L. ilm Prince relumed lo hi<'a uadia u lai'iu as a gei: i leman number, a \ aijin ro. a Imekaio i. and the range ridr-i-s and ram -lieis gave him a mo-.i Clllliush'lstie w o!. : 11111' as He- ow-.a r ol Hie "E.P." Tli" Prince roughed ii in hi- ha; cabin, which i- spacious :m d well limiedied, and hi a- -led am! hunt ed w Idle inspecting his property. Tim "E.P.” ramh is alinni Ad miles from i.ho High River, in Hie I'oaHiills of Ihe Canadian Rael.i.-s, Tim middle fork of the High River winds flirougli his |:i'o-|x-rtv. Here 1. ird Rmil'raw liv- , ed during he- vaealion and in-jieel ion j in a ohiiu log dwelling . onmia m! ii. g a superb view ol Ihe lav. -i-iiig iiioimiain range-, and valley-. Adinimng Ihe Prince's i-ani-h is the KIT.CC-ai tv ranch ol George Lane, the famous I’eivheton raueli, sixty miles from Calgary. It was during a visit, to the Lane ranch that the Prim-e was insnir. d 1 have a ranch of his own. BLI'E-RLOO!) CATTLE.

Since that time bis. iee re-i Inc. iu--1 creased through splendid ivpurl , j bis blue-blended sheep and o.illlo. and the

possibility of developing a great racing stable through the retiring of a string oi thoroughbreds. The "E.P.” lias specialised in high-grade slock. and during the past year the stock sold oil the ranch let lic.-d top-notch priivs. and landed off mam- blue riband-. From the way the Prince got along with Ins friends and neighbours on In- last vixii it was a foregone eonelusion la* would tii easily into Western renditions, and the fact that he was delighted whore ho could get away from the social am! official world. It was retailed that the, Prince recognised no standing on ceremony. especially when lie turned vaqiicro on his last visit, mu! it vac- and to tie that very thing which to a large degree determined him to buv the "E.P." ranch. The Prince him-elt saw the joke in an incident on his pteviou trip, in v hell formality went: hy the board with a bang. It happened on tee J.aue rarn-h. when the Prince ac.-epico Lane's invitation to ‘•tough ii a tew day-. Included in the entertaineicu t- . of In- | loyal 11 igh u ‘ss , was in- lab round-up. The Prince, mounted on a Western pony accustomed to such w,o X. wa~ shown bow to as'i't. The 'Prince has also shown hi' love for the outdoor Wc-l by pnrche'ieg. at a price said to have been BUM 1 ! ih liars, a typical painting by Charles M. I’us-j sell, famous cowboy artist. |