MEMORIAL OF ARNOLD HAGUE 45 



politan and Cosmos clubs in Washington. He was married late in life to 

 Mary Bruce Howe, of New York. 



Arnold Hague was at all times and under all conditions a gentleman, 

 whether at home, in the social life of the Capital, or about the camp fire 

 in the mountains ; considerate of the feelings of others, temperate in lan- 

 guage and habits. By nature reticent and reserved, he was conservative 

 in his opinions, cautious in his judgment, and deliberate in action. Pos- 

 sessed of normal human instincts, he nevertheless exhibited admirable 

 self-control under what were at times most exasperating circumstances, 

 as when on one occasion his packer, with camp outfit and mules, deserted 

 him in the mountains and left him to the chance of meeting one of his 

 other parties or of going without food for several days. Mr. Hague en- 

 countered one of his assistants the next day ; but though he was convinced 

 of the treachery of his own packer, he retained him in his service until 

 the end of the season as the most judicial procedure, it being very difficult 

 to find a substitute at the time. 



Mr. Hague was a man of good taste in music and in art, with a fine 

 appreciation of the beautiful in nature, whether the grandeur of moun- 

 tains, the colors of a sunset, or the somber tones of an autumn meadow. 

 Though undemonstrative by temperament, he occasionally expressed his 

 enjoyment of beautiful scenery and his pleasure in sharing the enjoyment 

 with others in a most effective manner. The writer recalls with emotion 

 the interest Arnold Hague took in conducting his young assistant, with 

 eyes shut, to the brink of the Yellowstone Falls, so that he might have 

 the pleasure of a sudden view of the many-colored canyon beyond. Al- 

 though Mr. Hague was greatly interested in the preservation of wild 

 animals within the park, he was no sportsman, and said on one occasion 

 that he had never killed any game or fish in his life. He was not averse, 

 however, to his assistants keeping the camp table well supplied. 



As a geologist and explorer Hague took a lively interest in discovery, 

 whether a bit of geological structure or the lay of new or little known 

 country. He delighted to follow an elk trail through a difficult region, 

 as well as to unravel a complex piece of stratigraphy; but when he had 

 solved the riddle his interest in it ceased, as he himself has said. He 

 cared little to convey his discoveries to others, and in the matter of opin- 

 ions or theories he seemed to care less as to what others thouo^ht ; so that 

 he made little or no effort to influence them, and in consequence was 

 indifferent as to publishing the results of his researches. Moreover, he 

 had high standards, both as regards the character of his work and the 

 mode of its expression in print, and this, in conjunction with his delib- 

 erate habits of thought and action, may account for the length of time 



