Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-10-23
DRY WEATHER
FAV0RS DEER
Hunters So Far Seem to
Have Failed to Get Any
Venison Steaks
c, D, MILLER IS At ROSWELL
Fish Car Comes Here Tommor .
row With More Fish to Stock
the Streams.

where are all the deer?" is the
question sportsmen are asking all
over New Mexico. 1t is also the ques-
ton that the friends OF sportsmen
are asking the hunters who return
home with no venison.
Discussing the matter this morn
ing, Game and Fish Warden Thomas
P. Gable who has done so much to
stock the game preserves OF New
Mexico and make them a hunters
paradise: There can be no doubt
that there are many deer in New
Mexico. 1t has been estimated that
there is deer for every man who
will hunt for them but it is also GER
tain that the deer just now are ex-
tremely shy. This may be due to
the dryness which makes it very easy
for them to hear the slightest sound.
Deer have not only very fine scent
but also hearing that is acute.
Mountain Lions Are Busy.
"The mountain lion and the wild
cat are preying hard on the deer
At Mogollon some time ago man
was arrested on the charge OF killing
deer out of season and he proved that
he found the deer after it had been
killed by a mountain lion. The deer
are naturally very much afraid OF
these animals of prey and are con-
stantIy on the alert to avoid their
foes. The tactics of the lion con-
sists in constant pursuit, firing the
deer until finally they rest and then
are pounced upon. No wonder, that
the hunter must be clever man to
get sight of the deer before the deer
gets sight of him or to come at all
close to the fleet footed animals"
Mr.. Gable admitted that since the
season opened week ago, he has
not heard of any venison suppers. 1t
is thought, however, that some hum
ter will make good ere the season
is over, otherwise the deer will fur.
nish repasts for the mountain lion
and his aggressive pal, the wild cat.
More Fish Are Coming.
A government fish car will arrive in
Santa Fe tomorrow night, making
the third car that comes to the ter
ritory in the past few days. The
car will bring fish which will go to
the Clovis section of the country and
as far south as Silver City.
For the Treasury.
Territorial Treasurer Rufus J. Pa
len has received the following sums
for the treasury: L. G. Pearson,
treasury of Quay county, s76467;
James A. Baird, of Otero county, 1884,
SO: w. B. Wagner of San Juan Coun-
ty, $166.55; Game and Fish Warden,
Thomas P. Gable, $3.50.
Miller at Roswell.
Charles D. Miller of Santa Fe, terri
torial engineer and official to superin.
tend the construction of the highway
east across the Mescalero sands, ar
rived last night. ]. w. Lewis, of Carls
bad, road expert who had charge Of
the construction of the road west to
Picacho last spring, came yesterday
These men and w. M. Atkinson, chair.
man of the board of county commits
sioners, who is some road man him
self, left this morning by auto on their
initial trip over the proposed route.
They will pick the way and it is prob.
able that Mr.. Lewis is the man who
will be superintendent of the construc.
tion.-Roswell Register Tribune.
More Prisoners.
Sheriff Abe Hikenbaugh of Colfax
county brought five more prisoners to
the penitentiary. They are: Edward
Foley, to years, burglary; Prisel.
do Rodriguez, Is to 20 years, murder:
Harry X. Hood, to 5 years, larceny;
F.. Trujillo, 2 to years, larceny; An.
tonic Martinez, 2 to years, larceny.
Nine Take Examination.
A civil service examination for for.
ester is going on today at the court
house. There are nine applicants for
the post of forest ranger, ne entrance
salary being $1100 per annum.