San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-29
WHAT THEY THINK.
The Keystone Rod and Gun Club
VIII Visit San Antonio in
the Fall


the Fall.
A recent number OF the Pittsburg
pa Leader contains the following ar
ticle:
"The keystone Rod and Gun club of
this city has accepted an invitation to
make San Antonio, Texas, Its headquar-
tiers during Its annual camp out next
fall. This kind offer Of southern hos
pitality was presented by Mr.. Charles
l.. Dignowity, Of San Antonio, who is
In the city visiting Marshall johnson,
ESQ vice-presideDt OF the keystone
CLUB. MIR. Dlgnowity was on Tuesday
night elected an honorary member OF
the club. So were the following other
San Antonio gentlemen: william Fer
guson, editor Of the San Antonio Times;
General George w. Russ, Henry Elmen.
dorf, Charles PSron. Ed. Steves, Charles
Hummel, A. f., II. l.. and j. V. Digno-
witty, and Charles Seabough.
The members OF the club are justifi-
ably delighted at the prospect OF their
visit. No place In the south, certainly
not In Texas, can be compared to San
Antopio as headquarters for those who
seek sport with either rod or gun. The
fact Of this being United States head.
quarters before and since the civil war,
has brought together gentlemen In MILL
tary and civil life, who developed excel
lence 10 the quality aud use OF firearms
as well as the capabilities OF the section
as a sportsmsn's pleasure ground. The
arms establishments carry complete
stocks Of all kinds OF sporting goods, and
persons coming from abroad can procure
their outfits there as reasonably as In
the northern cities, and save the incon-
yenience of tho luggage. In the imme-
tat. tnt0 lNr - AatA
game Is usually abundant; the common
quail, so priced 10y all sportsmen, Ia
plentiful; plovei, duck and snipe are
found In season: the dove, or Texas
pigeon, is plentitui; the Jack and cot
ton-tair" rabbit and grey squirrel
are abundant. Deer are found with
in two hours drive of the city,
and hunting parties are generally sue
cessful In bringing home plentiful sup
ply Of fine, fat venisoD; this prince OF
the forest Is found In all direotions-in
the foot hills to the no. h aud west-in
the oaks to the east and eouth-even In
the settled farming neighborhoods, when
they raid upon the melon and potato
patches. A veteran deer hunter who
has saloon on Commerce street, has
accumulated the most extensive and
wonderful pasture in the country. Deer,
turkey, prairie chicken, geese, duck,
brsnt and snipe are found In abundance,
and at Corpus Christi and Rockport
comfortable hotels minister to the wants
OF hunters, SO that everything the soul
desires is afforded. II the visitor yearns
for adventures more hazardous he can
go westward from San Antonio over the
Southern Pacific railroad. Here he will
be set down In the heart Of country
once the unquestioned domain Of the
Indians, where the game is panther,
bear, leopard, Mexican lion, etc.
The San Antonio river that runs
through the city, the Salado four miles
east and the lakes of the Leon twelve
miles west, all furnish black bass. cat
and sunf1sh, But the sea coast, es-
peGially at Corpus Christi and neighbOr-
ing points, affords the finest fishing on
the American seaboard. The red fish
(resembling the cody sheepshead, sea
trout, pOmpano and other delicious va
rieties are In great abundance. The ia
cilities for sport are ample and reason
able. From these waters the interior
markets are supplied with fish and de-
oyster has no superior. The fresh water
streams contain black bass, cal, gar, sun
fish, sucker, buffalo. perch, eel, soft and
hard shell turtle. The bays Of the sea
coast contain reddish, blue-fish mullet,
pOrpolse, salt-cat, sea-perch, angel.flsb,
moon. fish, sheeps-head, pike, drum-fish.
croakers, shrimp, green turtle, OYSTER,
etc. The complete catalogue Of ga me
may be stated as follows: Deer, bear,
panther, leopard, Mexican lion, Java.
lin." raccoon, opossum, oivet cat, foxes,
antelope, wolf, rabbits, squirrel, wild
turkey, prairie chicken, quail Several
varieties) Mexican pheasant, hawk,
snipe, plover, sand hill crane, duck,
geese, etc.
rhe Keystone club is now composed
Of the following members: DR.. George
Il. McCord. president; Marshall Johnson,
vice-presideDt; DR.. j. Fl. MoCord, secre-
tary; John w. Fisher, commissary, and
Messrs. w. G. Hooper, camp officer; j.
j. King, Jacob Ackermsn, Frank Hoop
or, p. &. Coyle, John Lawler, william
McAllister. John Trexler, John Fennesy,
Kennedy Marshall, Esq, OF Butler;
Samuel Bean, Of Harmony;J. +. Hin
man, OF Petrolls. The club have decided
to hold rifle tournament, IL which all
other clubs in the two cities will be In
yited TO take part, at near date. ami
has appointed Messrs. McCord, King,
Fisher, Lawler and MoCallister com
mittee to perfect arrangements.