El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19

Mexico mountains is not all vel
- - vet and Wallets. even when the
camp is equipped with all Of the mod
ern camping equipment and bedding.
John L. Dyer, Horace W. BrOaddus
and a party of friends went hunting
this fall in the White mountains Of
New Mexico. The hunting was good
the cooking was fine from the Kitchen
Of negro impresario on the camp
cook stove and the weather was as fine
as a Strad. fiddle. 1t was fine until
the night before the party broke camp
to return to civilization, bakers bread
and cold baths.
The day broke clear but went sour
before the sun had had a chance to
get over the mountain peaks. 1t was as
cold as a dogs nose by noon with low
ering clouds and driZzle of rain. By
dark, when the hunters had returned
to camp the drizzle had grown into
downpour and everyone lowered in
side a tent, like a coveX of motherless
quail Camp fires were out Of the ques-
ton and the usual round table talks
were dispensed with and everyone went
to bed soon after dark
81 had Just got to sleep after cOnsid-
cradle effort to make one blanket do
the work of three" Mr.. Dyer said, in
Eliminating over his experience, when
the tent fly was drawn and in come
Horace Broaddus looking like a
drowned elephant. The water had run
into his tent while he had been asleep
and had soaked his bed and his skin.
He cuddled beside me for all of his 200
odd pounds and it was an hour before
the combined heat from our bodies got
that bed warm again. The deer hunt
ing was fine and we had a great time,
but I prefer TO hunt when the weather
is not so wet"
John T. Sullivan, assistant chief Of
the fire department had his annual va
cation of Is days this month. Mr..
Sullivan spent most of his vacation
hunting He and his family went to
Van Horn to spend few days with
friends there. They remained eight
days and during the entire time they
were there Mr.. Sullivan kept the table
plentifuliy supplied with game. John
T. says the game was very plentiful
and he could have killed many more
ducks quail, prairie chickens and rab-
bits if he wished. Returning from Van
Horn he took his family to the Trues-
dale ranch close to Canutillo. There
he says he also found game plentiful
He got 70 quail and Is rabbits there.
Most Of them he brought back to
friends in Ell Paso.
Prof. G. P. Putnam found it necessary
to make a business trip to Midland,
Texas. recently. He took his family
with him. He says that he did not
spend more than an hour day hunt
ing and yet was able to supply the
Including Prof. Putnam's family and
friends they were visiting, there were
Il people for every meal. Prof. Put
nam says there are more ducks, quail
prairie chickens, rabbits and other
small game in the vicinity of Midland
than he ever saw before in his life. He
says that at the first opportunity he
intends to return for an extended hunt
ing trip.
Coorc~o wallace CLYDE TJo1r1ae Tim
McKeei and Charles L. Britton went on
a hunting trip by auto in the vicinity
of Canutillo. They brought back AZ
quail and % rabbits.
H A OrIopp left Saturday for VAL
entine where he will meet J. OvertOn
and William BrufOrd. Provisions, pack
mules and horses will be secured at
Valentine and the party will strike out
for the mountains on an extended hunt
ing trip. They are going out for big
game and Mr.. Orlopp declares he will
not return to FL Paso until he has OBJ
tanned either large cat, a bear or
deer Mr. Bruford and his brother have
secured four bears and two deer. The
Bruford boys say that both large and
small game are quite plentiful in that
region this season.
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Francis Broaddus and Jesse Johnson,
hearing of big game in the vicinity Of
Mundy Springs, went up there last
Sunday. They took only rifles with
them and made no attempt to shoot any
of the small game which they saw. The
boys did not sight any big game Fran
els BrOaddus is not at all discouraged,
however. He has organized another
party to go to the game place. The
party consists of himself, Warner
Moeiler and L. Evans. This time the
boys will carry both rifles and shot
guns. They made the trip in the Broad
dus auto. The party left Friday even
ing and will return Monday. They
will camp out on the trip. They do not
intend to take any tentage with them.
y X
Coy Friend, Arthur Barkes and VIII
Mancel spent last Saturday and Sunday
below Ysleta. The boys got 26 quail,
Is rabbits and IA ducks, and shot one
polecat.
Reports I have received from the
lower valley are to the effect that
ducks are not so plentiful. but that
there are plenty of quail" said Roy D.
Barnum, county auditor. I'm the upper
valley duck are reported to be more
plentiful. Joe Gardner, who lives on
the Sierra Blanca road, reported that
white tops are plentiful" Mr.. Barnum