El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-26

SPORTSMEN
Will Soon Have a Fine Hu Mt
ing ResortOf Their Own.
AT LAKE SANTA MARIA
Eighty Miles FromHere on The Sierra
Madre Lioe, Where Fish, Ante
lope, Ducks and Mountain Sheep
Abound.

The directors of the Santa Maria Rod
and Gun club, of this city, hold a meet
ing tonight at s O'Clock at the Office of
Secretary and Treasurer 81. B. Stevens
in the Mills building.
The object of the meeting is to de-
termine upon the extent of the impro-
vements to be made at Santa Maria
lake to render the hunting resort
ha bitA BILE, comfortable and an agree
able place to seek rest and recre alton.
The club was organized several
ship Of sixty. DR.. Villas is president
of the organization and b B. Stevens,
secretary and treasurer. From the
president down the mem oershtp is
made up of enthusiastic sportsmen.
The fret work of the club was to
This was readily effected through
Hon. Luis Terrazas. to whom the
land thereabouts belongs. he granted
the members a concession carrying
with it the entire control of the lake
for q period OF ten years and permit
club members.
The lake is a splended rendezvous
for sportsman. Being eight miles from
the Sierra Msdre railway it is far
enough of to be isolated aud practical
ly free from undesirable intruders.
The lake is fifteen miles long and six
miles wide aud during the season Is
frequented by thousands of wild duck
and geese, baside various other kinds
of marsh and water fowl In addition
to this the waters are inhabited by q
species OF bass which will readily take
fly and Is very game
fish, sffording rare sport for the sng-
ler. II will also be stocked with the
best game fish produced in the country
so that within q few years the Santa
Maria club will possess q stamping
ground unrivaed either as fishing or
hunting resort.
The CLASSY lake nestles in q beautif i
little valley between gently sloping
hills and it is DO uncommon thing for
herds of antelope and other mountain
animals TO come down to the water to
drink. The large hills in the vicinity
are also inhabited by mountain sheep
which afford rare sport for the more
energetic hunters
Tne waters of the lake are clear and
are fed by many excellent springs. A
large crystal spring of cold water
bubbles up some distance from the
shore and close beside 1t Is another the
water of which is almost hot enough
to cook an egg. 1t IL proposed to build
a bath house In the lake above these
springs and have it go arranged that
the visitor may take either . hot or
cold bath, as best suits his tempera-
mept.
1t has not yet been fully decided as
To the dimensions Of the club house:
it will undoubtedly be large and CON-
modious and stocked with everything
calculated to tickle the palate of the
most fastidtous hunter. Boats will
alec be provided and blinds for duck
shooters. A naphths launch will also
be used for conveying parties of sport
men up or down the lake.
The membership fee of the Santa
Maria Rod and Gun club Is SO initia-
tion and 81 due each month. The in
itistion fee and three months dues to
be paid in advance.
The season for hunting is already
open and many of the club members
are growing restless and eager for a
brief sojourn among the myriad of
feathered water fowl that fire. quent the
lake during autumn and winter and
keep the air constantly vibrating with
their ceaseless gabble and rise In a dark
cloud from the water when sffrighted,
the noise of their Tapping wings like
The roar cf the ocean
m "A Al MOnnnE EnECATIInI