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But nobody knows if he was indeed mad or even a trap- per. The Mad Trapper of Rat River plodded relentlessly over a caribou trail in the mid-day twilight of the Arctic Winter. Wanted for killing one Mountie and wounding an- other, he had fooled his trackers for more than a month by cooking on near- ly smokeless fires and sometimes- walking back- wards in his own showsh Constable Edgar Millen, then fled weat.over the im- Posing Richardson Moun- tains into northern Yukon. Now, shortly before noon on Feb. 17, 1982, he saw seven huskies coming straight for him on the Eagle River, with a man behind — Staff Sgt. H.F. (Earl) Hersey of the army signals corps. tracks. But the posse was some- where near and now he heard dogs. He had tampered with Indian traplines on the Rat River near the Mackenzie Delta and the RCMP had come to ask why. He shot Constable Alfred King through the chest, wound- ing him badly. In the manhunt that fol- lowed, he shot and killed “As 1 d, the Mad Trapper pulled his snowshoes from behind his back and I knew then who it.was — I knew those snowshoes from the tracks,” Hersey recalls 60 years later from his home in Barrie, Ont. “He put the snowshoes on and ran. across the soft snow for the river bank. When he was halfway up, I got down on one knee and fired. “I'm not the killer type —Iaimed for his pack. He carried a pack on his back with all his cooking uten- sils and blankets end gear. “The shot knocked him off balance and down he came.” The Mad Trapper twice more tried to scramble up the steep bank and twice more fell, knocked off bal- ance each time by Hersey’ shots. REACHED FOR GUN “I guess he got fed up. He reached for his gun and I thought, good, when he turns around I'll hit him in the shoulder. “He had a 80-30, which is accurate to 100 yards, and - T had a 303, which is ac- curate as all get out. I wasn't worried about him hitting me. “I was down on one knee and being very, very care- ful of my aim. He pointed his gun straight at me and fired.” : The bullet went through * Hersey's knee, elbow and lungs. The posse raced to catch up. RCMP Inspector Alex- ander Eames called three times for the Mad Trapper to give up, but he kept firing from a trench in the snowbank, behind his back- ek, The posse of Mounties, soldiers and Indians sur- rounded him. Eames gave the signal. “He had 17 bullets in him as soon as you could say so,” Hersey says. But who was this mad trapper? Fifty years later nobody knows, Despite four books about. him and a Hollywood-type movie, nobody knows so much as his nationality — . only that-he once gave his name as Albert Johnson. NO ONE KNEW HIM Newspaper readers knew him as the Mad Trapper of Rat River and his defiant flight from authority provided wel- come diversion during the Depression. But nobody knows if he was indeed mad or even a trapper. “Every once in a while I get a call from someone saying they know why the MAD TRAPPER OF RAT RIVER . . He was a silent man ina lonely fand. The grave of Albert John- in Aklavik, in Mad Trapper was,” says Stan Horrall, chief RCMP historian in Ottawa. “They say he was my husband, he was my brother, he was my father. Task do you havea picture, fingerprints? Well, no, thy son say. “I doublt if anyone will ever prove his identity.” The books and movie only tend to distort one of the most exotic adventure stories in our history. Dick Nerth of White- horse is the only writer to Canada's Northwest produce a faithful, if pros- ais, account in The Mad Trapper of Rat River. He notes the historical signi- ficance of the event: A plane was used for ferrying supplies to the posse at a time when planes rarely ventured north; and the army signals corps modi- _ fied their radio equipment to work from a dog sled. Novelist Thomas P. Kel- ley of Toronto wrote a lurid thriller unfaithful to fact. Rudy Wiebe of Edmon-: CASTLEGAR NEWS, May 2, 1982 River... ee i ‘The MadTr apps} re * Albert Tohisun catned « wn tt 211927 RogsRiver aunts nee Bite: Territories, He was a fligitive in life and to this he remains an enigmatic and enduring jay légend in death, ton wrote a short book of purple prose called The Mad Trapper that shuffles characters and events into a pat, TV-type format. Ontario writer Thomas York mixed high adven- ture with instant psycho- analysis in his book, Trap- per. The movie, Death Hunt, had Lee Marvin as a hard- drinking Mountie, Charles Bronson as the Mad Trap- per, and somehow worked Angie Dickinson into the script. —Canadion Government Oifico of Tourism Photo. Hersey, one of the few surviving eye-witnesses to the event, offers this sketch of the Mad Trapper: “Physically he was a very capable traveller — he had legs on him like you wouldn't believe. “Mentally, well, isolation does funny things to peo- \ple. “He was living alone so long he took on a hate for everybody. He didn't want anything to do with any- body.” — Canadian Press TROWELEX EQUIPMENT RENTALS SOMM ETE Re RENTALS ¢ Honda Soles a Sales * Kon Kast Septic Tonks * Erie Wheelbarrows * Concrete Tools? 4450 Columbia Ave. Costleger 365-3315 at the Dining Under the Palms at Uncommonly Affordable Prices 1001 Rosstand Ave., Trail Peppercorn. 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ALA EL “THE HOME GAMES PEOPLE” GA MES Fool t Fables soccer Tobias: UI’ Mach 1434 seer Ave., a Phone 365-7365 LAUENER BROS JEWELLERS. wee pt ots cont WATCHES © Bulova ® Seiko ® Pulsar BONE CHINA * Doulton Wedgewood * Royal Albert 1355 Cedar, Trall368-9533 : Gravel Sees © Road Builders Serving the West Kootenays. . Village Cobbler “Complete Shoe Repair” Keith Pendergast PROPRIETOR PHONE 365-6563 410 - 11th Ave., Castlegar Name Starts With AorM orX, YorZ You'll Find Business Directory Advertising Pays PHONE 365-5210 TT, RUMFORD By the time that Castlegar golf pro, Denny McArthur was 13 he was spending his Saturdays and Sundays down at the local golf course cleaning golf clubs, caddying when he could and doing other odd jobs, This was the Glen Ealges Golf Course in West Vancouver. It was here that Denny began his golfing career and worked for 14 years. In 1964 he moved up the ranks from odd-jobber and casual golfer to be their assistant pro. His day mainly consisted of teaching would-be golfers the fundamentals of the game. During the wintera there was no holiday. He taught night school courses five evenings a week. He describes the nine hole Glen Eagles course as “much busier” than the one here. It was not unusual for Denny to have to open up the course at 5:30 a.m. Nine years ago Denny came here to become the pro at the Castlegar Golf Course. “As an assistant you are always looking for a head bro Job, and this was the best job opening at the tim At the small course in : Glen Eagles there was just no way that they could hold any major tournaments. But “ii my second year here, it was exciting to host the BC. Junior Tournament.” They have also held the' B.C. Amateur Men's. Last year it was the Ladies Amateur, and the B.C. High School Tourndment, which Castlegar won. “Now if we could just get the B.C. Open, THAT would be a feather in our hat!" The Sunflower Open he told me is a popular tournament, which is “always filled three weeks in advance.” As the golf pro, Denny's day begins early. While the rest of us are lying in bed beginning to think about getting up, Denny has already opened the course for that rare breed of people called golfers who get enjoyment out of playing their sport in the wee hours. He is responsible for collecting the fees, either the seasons membership or the day fees. He also offers clinics, private, semi- private and group lessons, Another type are “playing lessons,” when he takes someone around the course. And just as he’s up there at the crack of dawn, he's there until the course closes at dusk. This is usually done seven days a week. But before you begin to feel too sorry for him, he get's four months off in the winter and he loves his job. How does one get to be a golf pro? I was curious. I found out that the pro in training must enjoy teaching and must be good at it. He's required to attend a school of golf, be familiar with the handicapping | system, and go through a four year app This DENNY MCcARTHUR.. . . at 13 he was spending his Saturdays and Sundays ‘down at the local golf cour- se (Glen Eagles Golf Course, West V1 LINDA HALL Getting to Know Your Neighbor Denny's day begins when. everyone else is lying in bed until. the course.closes at dusk.” Denny is convinced that for the golfer in Castlegar this course offers a lot. First of all, there are practically no waits. This year, he said, for the first time members can book time but “every second time is open for the public.” He commented that in Japan “you have to book time just for the driving range!" And in the Okanagan or the coast long waits in the summer are the norm. The course here is especially enjoyable as it is so full of wildlife. Golfers come back with stories of deer grazing around the 14th hole, and fawns being born around the 12th hole. “It’s so quiet, yet so close to town.” “A lot of people who come are suprised to find a course of this caliber here. One of the top amateurs in Canada who played in the Amateur here came back later with his wife just to play again. This course doesn't take a back seat to any.” Denny was born in North Vancouver and grew up in West Vancouver and played his first game of golf at age 12. It was during his time as assistant pro that Denny tried his luck as a professional golfer, following the tournaments all over the world, playing in Puerto Rico and travelling to Santo Domingo to play on a course rated fourth best in the world. “Everyone has the dream of making it big on the ‘gold trail.’ I went through that for a year. You've got to be the best in your neck of the woods. You find that when you stay with people making their living on tournaments there is a tremendous amount of pressure. Now,” he stated, “tournaments are enjoyable for me.” Now as a pro Denny is “doing what I enjoy doing.” It's a happy job for him, “people come up and they're doing what they enjoy doing. They enjoy a good frame of mind. Very few people get too upset.” During the four months away from the Course in the winter, Denny curls and totally enjoys this very different sport. He told me with pride that this year his team won cleaning golf clubs, caddying when he could — doing other odd.jobs. Now he is Castlegar's golf pro. you should be able to play anyone from any course with a handicap of 30 and be on the same level. “It is important to have people record their scores properly so everyone competes on an equal basis,” says McArthur. Do you run across much dishonesty? I was stunned when he replied, “yes, every year!” I learfed that in 1955, the Castlegar Golf course began as a nine hole sand course. Then on July 80, 1966 it officially opened as an 18 holes green course, with the late Ralph West as its first president. From those early completed, he is judged and rated by ‘lficials from the Canadian Golf Association. ofa good “A good h system is the k club,” he stated. Since I've never understood how the handicaps in golf work, I asked for the layman's definition. I learned that. your handicap score “is based on your 10 best rounds of your current 20.” ‘ * carry with you from course to course and from tournament to tournament. Because there are no two exactly alike, each golf course is rated by the national body. This number is also figured © into your handicap so that ideally if your handicap is 30 The average of this is your handicap, a number you - the course has grown. A new club house and pro shop have been added, and traps are continually being added to the course each year. The serious golfer would probably consider a season's membership which would allow him to golf whenever he wanted and allow him to vote on membership matters. The casual three-or-four-times-a-summer golfer would probably prefer to pay the day pass rate. Denny further explained that the Castlegar Golf Course is divided into three departments; the Pro Shop which is the equipment purchases, rentals, lessons and fees information; the Club House, which is where you go for a cup of coffee and a sandwich when you've finished you 18; and the course itself which is maintained by a green’s crew. _ _ they're asking silly questions, the ), Denny's wife Diony also enjoys golfing. They have two daughters; Cara 9, and Alana 5. Denny is a Rotarian and if you don't see him up on the golf course in the summer, you'll probably meet him in the winter selling the Rotary Christmas trees. One of Denny's hobbies is coin collecting. He's been at it for about 23 years and boasts an extensive collection. Benny will be offering a Spring Golf Clinic this coming Thursday evening at the Recreation Complex for those interested in the sport. “People are afraid to get started,” he told me, “they're afraid people are laughing at them, but ‘everyone had to start somewhere.” His advice to the beginner is to get a hold of inexpensive second hand equipment. “You don't really notice the difference between a top grade set and a used set when you're starting.” He recommends seven pieces for the beginner; a driver, a 3-wood, a 3,5,7,9 iron; and a putter. Ordinary running shoes are the best for the beginning golfer, but stay away from cleets or high heeled shoes or sandals as they leave holes in the greens. The beginner who's never golfed before is encouraged by Denny to come up and give it a try. He suggests renting a bucket of golf balls and trying out the driving range. “People sometime think but we're here to help.” Golf, according to Denny, is gaining in popularity it's main attraction being that “you can play from the time you are seven until you are 102," and you can play in any kind of weather. I asked about playing-in the rain and Denny responded with a laugh, “you're not a golfer unless you've played in the rain!” SERENE COURSE . . . Nothing to break the concen- tration of McArthur's swing on the Castlegar course know to have deer grazing around the 14th hole and fawns born around the 12th hole.