Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16

despisrd desert to blossom and bloom.
'rhc thriving city OF Phunix Is tho hub OF
tins Garden of Eden AN eastern remit
tance man. writing from his adopted
home IN New Mexico, stated that all that
Vas requisite 20 make that section most
desirable place To- live was water and
tnod society, 80 which letter hrs friend
replied that those two essentials wrrc
also lacking IN pcrdltion
Water>and excellent society are pre-
valhng factor both IA and adjacent to
PhWniy. The reservoir created by Roosc-
Vclt Dam contains sufficient reserve water
20 irr,gate 200. 600 acres for thwe con
secutive years, without rainfall Once the
tarantuas. Ccntipedcs, rattle snakes ana
CHA monsters injected pep and pre-,
parcdnc.s into the cautious COWBOYS ana
sour touahs who slumhcrcd surround
ed hv hursehair lauats, IS precauuon-
ary mcasur'
\amrr having created these objection
bblc .crittrr-. there WAS placed on the
desert tho chaparral bird or road rnner
H., avaWcd enemy 1T the RATHER.
Tins blrd's work IS most ingenious md
Ire rattle SNAKE asleep hc would con
strl,ct from thc small srno'iS cact&S
corral closely surrounding The snake. Civ
iug Il no time 10 uncol or Jump. Neither
turanttilas. ccuttpcdc- or snakes Will cross
nccdlr,I ar iacccd Obstruction hence the
rfillt,. 0f the horNeEalr iArIatl The rattle
snake Will dic ~ starvation rather than
essay the cactus fence \ victim to the
encrnsltv 81 his enemy cxccutIoncr and
lIminator the chaparral bird
nrcx s,NCTrARrEs
,u.,lug water from the dam has ere
,-ed many duck sanctuarios, attracting
hem in countless numbers ltirst Lake,
IL -f hr, Vi.
and Aoila Fria rivers, about li miles
~,,.thN7st ol Phunlx, covers approximately
500 srres Many small islands are IN
evidence. the shows hclng sCt 20 flag, rCeds
and tulIcs. with an abundance OF Wild rice
and grass nut fcc1.
l. tho guest ~ Captain c. v. Guiev
and Tom Rasmussen 81 PhTniX brace I
ri all-round outdoor sports and shooting
enthusiasts. ! motorpd ou' ovrr the eN-
crllcnt pixies. skirted hy helds oi Egyptian !
cotton. orange, hC and olive grows, also
Kissing fields al fmn-malzc, seductive
feeding ground for quail and ths sonora or |
white winged pigeon, INDIGENOUS tot
Mexico and Arizona.
Passing INTO the section of sage and
gr~asc brush, We found the sahura cactus
trre with their spinOuS rows about ono
inch spart extending from the root 20 the
top. 81 times S height Of 80 feet, mute, (
silent sentinels Of the ard desert OF the |
West Many native Mexicans were gath |
ering the dwarf sahura cactus, from which |
the most delicious candy u manufactured. |
The magley cactus or century plant /
ex1ldes from its punctuTcd leaves luice, /
from which the Nexcan pUlqus tbeer) /
ts made. When ferncnted and distilled, 1
the "mescal a substitute for spirits
fr7Irnenti. a fight being guaEanteed with 1
every drink
Hirst Lake flashed into sight, thousands
az ducks we're there 81 every variety hoth
"puddlers1 and deep sea divers JACK
Snipe we're jumping from every depres-
son. screaming back their den q Scapci
S-spet Scapci as they gCzagged or ran
fenced" 70 a more Congenlal locaLty
a shot fred AZ a CaTcr-cuttlng larh put .
n flight + bank of duck. some making an ,
immediate getaway. while many more
made tic circlng fright oi investigation #
We prp cmptcd : couple of permanent .
shor, blinds on points directly opposite, i
with about l25 yards Of open water be-
tween. We were on 2 direct tiNway where
every bunch - birds had hlazed ae7ai
trail, usually presenting ! pos ihie shot 10
their pilgrimage lass sho0fiaE Pre-.
dominated. We had every opportunity and
angle 10 test ones ability Is 8 lead or
"dev-Ilpht c1lr>ecr To successfully
negotiate with those birds required post
graduate course In the correspondence
school of wing shooting. They came
down Wlnd circled. volplaned and coast
si. skiddcd came like bats out Of per
d!tion and loaicd in over decovs Curious
Investigator they attempted 70 get
chlmmv with our i've decoys
l. was in afternoon work out on
diversified shooting from every angle,
height and distance. Doubles. singles,
tius and misses. with al occasional eye
Vire Were au recorded and discussed.
NJ shooting pards weighed 10 th' scales Of {.
workmanship, were no. fouDf wanting
The rnallngs Of . western mliigan stew
wa our Objective, ne legal limit Of bIrds
ven REQUISITE and We answered the roll
coll for honorable mentsn An afternoon
or unalloved pleasure ,aheld with JOB
lot family Of duck
ANaLEK- sIGuf ~,HOOL.