Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-10-06
UNFORTUNATE SpORTSMEN
Phoenix Hunting Party Which COULD
Not Follow lis Own Trail

About three weeks ago Ed Lightner
George Lykes, Sandy Huntington anC
Leo Requena, four dead-game Phoenix
4sports, went up into the MogolIor
mountains to kill what game had been
left by the parties who made the same
journey earlier in the season. They
returned yesterday light of spirit, still
lighter of game, but rich in experience
and woll-nigh starved to death. as is
usual with capital city hunters who
expect to depend on their firearms for
a food supply. The trip may be
called a successful one and healthful
enc as well for the reason that the
hunters returned with appetites that
will do them good service for a long
time to come. Unlike most sportsmen
wha come home holding tc
the short end of the rope,
their tale OF woe is not
chargeable to bad craftsmanship, as
all are still willing to gamble on their
ability to hit the bullseye, but their
peculiar misfortune was in selecting a
country that is SO near a wilderne ss
that each one had to constitute him
self relief expedition for the rescue
of the others and most CT their time
was spent in locking Tor each other
Mr. Lightner unblushingly an
nounces that he was the only one
who did not get lost, but he spent 50
much time blazing his trail that he
could not keep up with the game He
! . in e.,
the reason that he was always able to
get back to camp at night, and though
he did not bring in anything. he
managed to subsfst On what was taken
out with them. The others were less
fortunate and it was rare occasion
when all of them were in camp to-
gether, and when they were they had
to CLOSE herd" in order to keep from
getting lost before supper was cooked.
Mr.. Lyka was probably the most
unfortunate one in the party. They
made camp at Stoneman's lake as
soon as they arrived there, out had
hardly got themselves located when
Lyke and Leo thought they saw deer
signs. They shouldered their rifles
and Immediately set out for a venison
supper, paying no attention to trails.
and before long came upon a herd of
antelope. They~~eetllass~have killed
three or four of them as well as not,
but they thought they would surround
them, corral them and perhaps drive
the whole herd in like they % cattle
in the valley. In course of time their
absence became annoying to the
others, who set out to hunt for them. |
They found Leo that night, but he had !
from his companion. who |
The end of which time he was found /
without game and nearly famished. |
He was a large man when he left |
Phoenix, but when he returned he |
looked like DR.. Tanner on the thirty
ninth day OF his fast.
By the time they had rested up a
little and Mr.. Lyke had begun to take
on flesh. Lightner and Sandy thought
they would do a little hunting. But
Ed was determined to profit by the
experience of others, so he put in
most of his time blazing the trail
while Sandy did the hunting. They
had not gone far when EG discovered
hat he was alone. Sandy had seen
bear tracks and was hard after them.
Lightner kept on with his wO1-l and
though lie got no game he managed to
get back to camp that night. Sandy
was nowhere TO De IOunQ. Inc next
lay was devoted to hunting for him.
Toward night he was found hopelessly
wandering around in the dry basin of
Blind lake. He was triumphantly
brought into camp and another cele-
0ration was held with banquet OF
bacon and beans.
After this programme was repeated
With variations for a fsw days the
party concluded that they would have
peter success with the hook and line
md that they could at least keep to-
,ethor by all staying on the same side
If the stream and in sight of water, SO
hey j0urneyed to Oak creek and
brew in their lines. 1t was dead +,
asy. They caught sixty-f1ve trout the ;
irst afternoon. The next d., tk:e fish
ook the bait SO early in the morning
md kept il up with such regularity
hat the fishermen had no time &c
cunt their catch It seemed to be a
,ne-sided game and looked 50 much
ike murder that they decided to quit
md come home Lightner in the
meantime was still blazing the trail
+ had become a habit with him. he
topped long enough to call tE9 roll :
nd finding all present, they set cut 9
or Phoenix.
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