The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-26
THE DEsooMBEs CAMPERS.
Enjoying Their Outing Among The
Mountains After Interesting
Experience of Travel.

Mouhtalns Alter Interesting
Experience Of Travel.
Continued from yesterday 8 daily
Peeos, New Mex.
Aug. II, 1908 3.
Editors Express:
Since reaching New Mexico we
have seen very few white people
until We pitched camp a. the pres
emf place. We see practically no
| kind of habitation save Mexican
lpublicos and adobe houses. Some
OF their houses are quite neat In
side. They are whitewashed and
the windows are hung with the
most beautiful lace curtains and
filled with choice house plants. II
is very difficult 70 get any imsor-
nation or any thing else from
these Mexicins as most Of them
"no eayey" English.
At Tucumcari, New Mexico, we
were treated TO a genuine western
sand storm just as we drove onto
Main Street. That WAS another
Experience new to some OF the
party. Shelter must be found
somewhere, with no time 10 stand
on ceremony, 50 putting the
thought into action, some rushed
one way ard some another. One
lady made a rush for the nearest
] door and bresblng down sll OPP
! position in the shape of barred
doors. went in like a whirlwind up
on two unsuspectlng, defenseiess
mel, and took refuge 10 an old
deserted bakery. The gentlemen
looked as IL they knew not which
way to run, but rallied when she
was able to explain that she
was only a storm refugee, and |
brayely stood their ground.
Others of the party, / would like /
TO add, deported themselves ad-
mirabIy throughout the confusion.
We were glsd TO learn nj Las
Vegas that Rev. w. 3. Leonard, OF /
CnickashG, would join Us in few
days "a spend hie summer vaca-
ton 10 the mountains. We met
him at Rowe some dsyo later, We
were glad to have him with US aud
for two or three days piled him
numerically with questions about
The people IN ChicEasha.
We are at present III the Gov
ernment Forest Reservation near
the head Of the Bio Pecos Our
camping place is q most piotur-
esque one. We have the Mora ON
one side of ns and the Pecos on
the other, and rugged mountains,
covered with tall pines and frs,
and oarpeted in some places with
the moat beautiful ferns, fiowels
and mosses, AL around Us. We
are sc an altitude OF some 200
feet. which gives as delightful
climate. The temperature rarely
exceeds 20 degrees at the most
while in the morning and evening
we sit close to 8 roaring camp IRE
TO keep comfortable. We sleep
under double blankets with two
and often three or four comfOrters
and nobody ever complains of be-
ing too warm.
This is the great summer resort
Of the grandees from Santa Fe
and Albuquerque. We have met
some OF them and find them very {
pleasant acqnaintances. One Ma
Ior Otero, a brother of the gov
srnor Of the territory, and Mr..
Hughes, editor of the Albuquerque 1
Citizen, are camped just above US.
We are indebted to them for more 7
than one feast Of the delicious (
trout found in these
streams. They have .Tied hard to
initiate US into the art of hooking
he epeckled beauties, but none
save Mr.. j. DesCombes and Mrs.
Frank have ever succeeded IN c
snding one. Mrs. Lines enjoys a
he distinction Of being the only )
,ne who has asceuded a mountain $
N the burrongb, while it seems |
Mr. Leonard aud Mr. Frank Des- c
Jombee are vying with each other
n bringing down game. I Isesrce-
y know which deserves the prize.
Mrs. Pierce is the champion driver
If the crowd. Any one desiring
nfOFn alton in regard to near
oules by crossing canyons can
ret the same by applying to
Ter.
Some sour ar five membersof the
,arty one day suddenly decided to
70 bear hunting. So the horses
vere packed, one with provisions
nd one with bedding. The ladies
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