Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-02
JUST GO FISHING.
ADVICE GIVEN By VISITOR WHO
HAS TRIED iT-cHAMPloN
PlscAToRiAL PuRvEYoR.
Something Of the Beauties Of the Gal.
linas Canyon as They Appeared %
One Tourist.
Las Vegas. sepa Ias

Dear Editor OF the u9.ic'
When our friends lesl blue ana
down-hearted and think the world Is
near its end and nothing in il for real
live enjoyment, | would suggest they
take a trip up the Galinas canyon.
among the tall and stately pines,
Should YOU take the electric car from
Las Vegas, no doubt by the time you
have reached the main points OF in
terest you will have become very, very
hungry, SO by all means bring your
lunch basket with you, loaded to the
cupalo with good substantial varieties.
About three miles above the wonder
full Montezuma hotel, yelled with The
yapor mist arising from the springs
that surround it, you come lace 10 race
with nature in all her splenior. The
great mountain peaks that pierce the
clouds, towering high above you, make
you feel at once that words are made
Il uudIE W SiNE Iuh -
a description of sublime nature when
she has on her best. Now we turn
to the roaring waters of the Gallinas,
impeded by drift wood, gigantic bould-
ers, sharp bends, narrow chasms. the
waters rush madly around and over
the great boulders. with an apparent
determination to force them from their
place Of long supremacy, but they re-
fuse to go. Time eyens all things"
But their time has not come.
Then you look down in the rushing
waters below you. What a sight meets
your eyes. You just feel like jump
ing in, but you must not, for you would
be swept instantly into eternity. Now
take my advice, don't tempt fate. you
might miss, but do as we did. Oh, yes,
who are we? Well, dear readers, let
me introduce to you my partner, and
will sign my capitals below. My
partner was Mr.. John Kabel, from
Lima, Ohio. Perhaps some of the read
ers may already know the gentleman
for such he truly is, and the most sue
cessful real expert trout fisherman
that one is likely to meet in a life
travel. Talk about landing 'em! Well
III thought l was a good fisherman, bu
wasn't in it. l knew by the wa.
that Mr.. Kabel was hauling them GU
that we would soon have more thai
we could carry, so | laid aside m,
? tackle and contented myself by lookinI
on and learning how. One after tn
other they kept coming, thumpt
thump on the ground, high and dry
, until the number was way up. N
s telling just how many Mr.. Kabel woul
fhave caught had it not been for
! Threatening cloud over head. He ha
! a small sack Of sweet arise tied t
3 his hook, and the speckled beautie
. we're coming to it In large herds. lik
buffalo OF a Kansas prairie. We fina
ly. but reluctantly prepared to return
throwing back into the stream all tn
9 smaller fish, say six and eight inche
I long, keeping only the large one
which made an uncomfortable LOAF
We left only in reality. for such a tri
can yer die from ones memory.
II there are any of you, dear rea,
3 ers, that are subject to the blues @
are sitting around in the sun, con
planning about the world being col
and uncongenial until you resemble
g fly in a last years spider nest. ! SUI
g gest that you take a trip up the G;
linas canyon, and II you don't feel be
ter. by all means call your friends I
your bedside and kindly will to thel
all your earthly possessions.
Truly yours.
y J. r. X.