Background
Spears, Raymond Smiley was born on August 2, 1876 in Bellevue, Ohio, United States. Son of John R. and Celestia C. (Smiley) Spears.
Spears, Raymond Smiley was born on August 2, 1876 in Bellevue, Ohio, United States. Son of John R. and Celestia C. (Smiley) Spears.
Educational public schools.
New York Herald (summer resorts). Walked from Utica, New York, to Virginia, then traveled in skiff down Holston and Tennessee rivers seeking material for articles for Forest and Stream, winter of 1901-1902. Traveled in skiff down the Mississippi River, later Chesapeake Bay, on Great Lakes, through Bad Lands of Dakota on motorcycle, to California and back by automobile.
Made 10,000-mile auto tour, 1927, in the United States, gathering facts for departments, fiction articles
Connected with the Adirondack field work, Forest Department of New York, 1909-1911. Chief American Protective League, Herkimer County, New York (Department Justice), 1917-1918.
President American Trappers’ Association. Member American Fiction Guild.
Author: Camping on the Great River, 1912.
Camping on the Great Lakes, 1913. The Cabin Boat Primer, 1913. Trip on the Great Lakes, 1913.
The River Prophet, 1920.
Diamond Tolls, 1920; Driftwood, 1921. Camping, Woodcraft and Wildcraft, 1924.
Helpful Hints for Hikers, 1924. Waltzing Coyotes, 1927.
Pete the Gunman (use of rifles), 1927.
(motion pictures) Hoarded Assets. Janie of the Waning Glories. How to Be a Fur Trapper.
Contributor many short stories, travel series and articles in magazines
On staff various magazines Home: Inglewood, California
Member American Fiction Guild.
Married C. Eleanor Shepard, July 14, 1904. Children: Charles R., John South. Reporter on New York Sun, 1896-1900.