Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-06-21
GREAT TINES IN
\. NJ. c. A. CAMP
IN HUACHUCAS
Baseball, Kangaroo Courts,
Hikes, Music and Stories
Few of Days Program
Snipe Hunt Engaged In.

The members OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
who are In attendance at the Summer
Camp in Miller Canyon of the Hua-
chuca mountains are crowding into
their two weeks barrels of fun and
enjoyment every minute of their free
and easy life In the mountains. To-
day there are thirty-six in attendance
at the camp, and from the first tap
of the rising bell at O'Clock In the
morning until TAPS at $3.50 at night
there is always something doing"
The camp is located about mile
above Palmerlee postoffice in the
canyon beside stream of clear, cold
water, On account of the dry season
there is not as much water as has
been running in former years, but the
boys have built pool in the stream
and enjoy daily plunge with all of
the stunts practiced by the boys in
the old swimming hole. Breakfast is
served in camp at I O'Clock, lunch at
u and supper at 8. A first-class cook
presides over the well provided larder
and the boys take turns in waiting
on the table in the large mess tent
where all are seated at once.
a morning devotional service is
held at $3.50 o'clock after the flag
raising. Then comes inspection of
tents with the flag for the neatest
and best arranged tent. Then comes
the real fun of the day. Hikes to
points of interest in the mountain
range, climbing the highest peaks,
baseball games on the flats at the
foot of the mountain until evening
After supper come the lighter games
such as yolley ball, niger baby"
"duck-on-a-rock" and then the fell
lows who have deserved punishment
during the day are tossed IN the
blanket" and tired muscles are ready
for the quiet games, the songs, the
yells, the stories, the monograph, and
the mock court by the camp fire. The
cook is tried for beating eggs, the
baseball players for stealing bases,
and the jury always sees that it's or
ders are carried out.
A look In at the headquarters tent
shows how carefully every detail of
the camp life has been provided for.
Here the boys deposit spending
money and valuables to guard against
loss in careless handling. Here also
Is fully equipped medicine chest to
relieve all minor ills the boys may en-
counter. Bandages and antiseptics
and antidotes for the insect bites and
a daily period for dressing the cuts
and bruises. 4..---.-
Another case contains parapher.
MALTA for athletic and gymnastic
games, such as bats, balls and gloves,
tennis nets. volley and basket balls,
indoor baseballs, quoits, and what not.
Another case contains the camp
library. The boys each bring to camp
a book and magazine and these are
circulated during the camp period.
The newspaper or bulletin at the
camp fire adds spice to the days hap
penings.
The event of the past week was
the snipe hunt in which one Of the
Douglas boys was persuaded to hold
the bag while those who were ION"
drove in the snipe. After several
hours of weary and unfruitful waiting
he strolled into camp and i'rolled in
amid the taunts of the fellows who
the joke.
With the camp this season is Chas. ]
Barnes, secretary OF the boys depart
ment of the Ell Paso Y. NJ. c. A. Mr..
Barnes has had years of experience
in boys camps in the east, but is in
at the local camp to get
acquainted with the western boy and
to gather points for the outing of the
FL Paso Association boys, which will
be held shortly in New Mexico.
Mr.. Pollard, industrial secretary of
the southwest, will be in camp during
the coming week. W. d. Eastman
and Physical Director BaltZley of the |
Douglas Association will also be in
during the coming week.
The camp is directly in charge of the /
secretary of the Bisbee Association
and assistants.
Parties will be leaving Bisbee and |
for the camp on both Mon
day and Tuesday of this week. Mem
bers may come and 60 at any time.
Stage line connections from the rail |