Identifier: westernfield61905olym (find matches)
Title: Western field
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Olympic Club (San Francisco, Calif.) California Game and Fish Protective Associations
Subjects: Olympic Club (San Francisco, Calif.) California Game and Fish Protectice Associations Sports
Publisher: San Francisco
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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ded of man-kind as well—is unique in its comprehensiveness, and when to this it is added that DallDeWeese is also one of Colorados most suc-cessful business men, the outcome of hislatest venture, one distinctively and entirelyin the interests of American game and itshunters, is conceded by all who know himto be a success assured. Mr. DeWeese is a game protectionist ofthe most advanced type, and his labors tothat end have received international recog-nition. His last achievement in this direction isthe organization of what is known as the Pike and Carson Club, which is des-tined to be a worthy Western prototype ofthe celebrated Boone and Crockett Club ofthe East. Realizing what had been accom-plished by this club in creating a public sen-timent favoring the adoption and enforce-ment of laws protecting the game of the Eastfrom ruthless slaughter, Mr. DeWeese wasprompted to organize a Western associationhaving for its object the conservation ofgame animals of the great West. The selec-
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DALL DE WEESE. tion of the name, The Pike and CarsonClub, was an inspiration, and while de-signed to keep alive the memory of two meninseparably connected with the explorationand settlement of the West, stands for thoseprinciples and traits of character upon whichthe organization is founded. The pre-requisites for membership in thePike and Carson Club are American citizen-ship, ladies being admitted on the sameterms as men. The candidate must havekilled at least one specimen of three speciesof North American big game with a gun ina fair, honorable, sportsmanlike manner,without a guide, or to have made some explo-ration or original research of benefit to man-kind. The conditions imposed preclude mostpeople from entering the charmed circle, andthe constitution limits the membership toone hundred persons. When the quota is full no new memberswill be taken in until a vacancy occurs by THE PACIFIC COAST MAGAZINE 203 death or resignation. As the club is nationalin its scope, it is designed

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