Arizona republican., 1900-08-12
INQUIRIES ANSWERED
Arizona Quail Wanted-Economical
 Use of Sunshine.

D. k. B. Sellers Of F'armington, N. M, has addressed letter 10 this office, in substance as follows: 'I have been selected as committee of one by a number of our local sportsmen to make an effort to secure four or five dozen Arizona quail to plant in this locality. Would you be so kind as to inform me of the name of some one who could probably secure me the live birds that I might correspond with him in the matter?"
 There are dozens of hunters and sportsmen in this valley who at certain seasons of the year make a good living hunting and trapping quail Some of them may see this article and enter into correspondence with the author of the inquiry. The Arizona quail is q very popular and toothsome game bird and very prolific. It is one of the crops in this country that never fails whether the season is wet or dry, and grows without irrigation. If planted in New Mexico like results would no doubt be obtained.
 Some discretion must be used in the matter, however, as it is against the law ito ship live quail out of the terri tory, and Arizona has lively corps O" fish and game commissioners that are alert and ever on the lookout for busi ness. The legislature knows that the Arizona quail is a good thing. but in stead of pushing it along it has or ganiZed a quail trust in which every citizen is supposed to be a silent part ner. If this request had come from all most anywhere but New Mexico it would be a waste of time to enter into negotia tions, but that territory is very fort unate in being a next door neigh bor to Arizona.
 It is, therefore, practicable for some enterprising hunter to capture the quail. take them to the New Mexico line, lib crate them and shoo them over, and that without interfering with the dig nity of the law. The New Mexican sportsman may lie in wait for them and continue the drive to the desired spot
 Another letter recently received at this office is from F. w. Dean of No 3416 Washington avenue, St. Louis He says: "The Star of this city con, tained an item a short time ago stat. ing that William Culver was about to set up a sun engine in Arizona. Cap YOU give me his address or more par ticulars in regard to it?''
 If MT. Culver's eycs should fall upon these lines he will please stand up and be counted. MT. Dean would like to get in touch with him. So would the people of Arizona. That is, if his ma chine is a mechanism for the produc- ton of more sunshine. The crying need in this region is a rain making device Something tangible that the Arizona farmer can get hold of with both hands or hitch a mule to. Thus far nothing has been offered in the way of relief except by d long haired California man who says he can bring rain by prayer whose petitions no doubt get as high as though they were launched in Califor- mia. Yet they are unavailing. How ever it is suspected that MT. Culver'S machine is not a sunshine maker but a sunshine utlizer. That beng the case, if he has launched his .Xp5ri- ment in this vicinity he is to be con. graduated, for ther is more available raw material hereabOtt than any other place on the map. There is sunshine to burn and it will furnish light, heat and power to any one who knows how to harness it. In fact the first two products are furnished without ma chinery and all ready for the market,