As for Elmer Keith, who was mentioned earlier in this thread, I hold the distinction of having rejected an "article� -- and I use the term loosely -- that he sent me at Safari magazine. It began something like this: �Im duing yu faver sumiting thsi articul ... � The piece also was full of misspellings and errors of grammar, punctuation, and even fact.
Bill Quimby
Hello Bill:
I enjoyed the last paragraph in your posting (above) as it confirms something I was told in 1962. That summer I worked in Central Idaho and two of the guys on my crew came from Salmon and Lewiston (Idaho) respectively. One knew Elmer Keith and the other knew Jack O'Connor.
Jack O'Connor was considered to be very quiet (almost reclusive) but a decent guy who'd answwer questions if you asked.
Elmer Keith, I was told, was an outgoing "expert" and considered himself to be THE real expert in many fields, even when he was wrong. Having read several by and about Keith, I concluded that my friend was wrong; maybe he wasn't.
