Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-07-07
FOURTH OF JULY
HOUSE PARTY
At Winsor Ranch
on Pecos National
Forest
GUESTS HAD FINE TIME.
Miss AIexia Durant Hostess
at Unique Out of Doors
Function.

house party in the history of the
Pecos forest and its sojourners, as
well as the inhabitants, was given
by Miss Durant. The nations birth
day was also the birthday of the bright
young woman who is we'll and favor
ably known in this city and also along
all the settlements on the Pecos from
Glorieta to the headwaters. The
house party was magnificent affair
and those who had the good fortune
to be present enjoyed it immensely.
Fishing was INDUCED in and target
shooting and horse racing were among
the past times and as there were sew
eral ladies there who had cultivated
voices there was much agreeable and
pleasant singing. Mrs. Thomas R.
Stewart, the wife of the assistant SUI
pervisOr Of the forest, entertained the
party with several songs of the South
sung in very sweet soprano voice.
A splendid assortment of pyrotech-
nical works had been imported and
for an hour and fifteen minutes a
very brilliant and attractive display
was the result. About ten o'clock the
hostess and the guests dispersed, all
more than satisfied with the days
pleasure. Among the guests were
Mrs. Thomas R. Stewart, Miss Flor
ence Leidigh, of Kansas, Miss Mabel
Harrison, Miss Margaret Harrison of
Pecos, Mr.. Sherrod, of Alabama, Mr.
Cross of Alabama, Howard Wade, of
St. Louis, Horace Johntz, of St. Louis,
Evan Vogt, of Glorieta, John Harri.
son, of Pecos and Robert Stevenson
of New Haven, Connecticut.
Mr.. Saunders and son and Miss Dur
ant reached the city last evening, hav-
ing come overland over what is now
called the new Winsor trail which
has been put in first class shape by
force Of forest rangers under For
est Ranger Harry c. Viles. Although
the trip was hard they enjoyed it.
They reached here last evening about
4 o'clock and Mr.. Saunders brought
with him several messes of fine fish
which he distributed to his friends.
Mr.. Saunders will return tomorrow to
his st. Louis home while Miss Durant
will remain on the Pecos for the re-
mainder of the summer. She will be
joined by her brother who will also
spend part of this year with her at
her cottage on the reserve. The young
son of Mr.. Saunders, William, will re-
main with his cousin, Miss Durant,
until school time approaches. A cot
tage will be erected there where they
will spend the remainder of the sum-
mer and next summer.
Mr.. Saunders who has fished in
many European streams, especially in
France and Switzerland, thinks after
several years of experience in fish.
ing in the streams tributary to the
Pecos and in the Pecos river that
there is nothing finer in the fishing
line than in that section, especially
this year as the fine work of the fish
commission in placing many trout in
to the streams named is bearing ex
cellent results. The streams that are
tributary to the Pecos are the Rio
Mora, Winsor, Bear, Holy Ghost and
Cow creeks. The Winsor creek and
the Mora river form the Pecos. The
section is a paradise for fishermen.
Miss Durant has very comfortable
cottage on the Pecos forest which
she occupies most of the time. Mr.
; Saunders and his son were busy dur
ing their four weeks sojourn catch
ing fish, eating, telling stores, rest
ing and sleeping.