The log cabin Democrat., 1921-08-19
CAMPING TRIP IN NEW
 MEXICO IS DESCRIBED
E. G. Turner Finds Log Cabin Dem ocrat a Comfort in Remote
 Western Location.
Editor Log Cabin Democrat:

Editor Log Cabin Democrat:
 Just a line to let you know I have not forgotten my friends and relatives in the city of Conway and Faulkner county.
 l receive the Log Cabin Democrat regular and it is just like a letter from home. Dunlap is 40 miles from Fort Sumner, our nearest railroad town. We receive mail three times week. l am six miles from Dunlap, but l always manage to be on hand when the mail car arrives to get the 1 Log Cabin Democrat, and when 1 get it in my hand 1 scarcely raise my 1 head to speak to any one until 1 scan every line of it's columns. 1 have al- ways admired the Log Cabin Demo- crat but 1 appreciate it more now than ever before. People and news are very scarce in this part of the world, and when read the Log Cabin Democrat I feel like I had had a visit with it's editor and all the folks at home.
 We'll, as l have just returned from a 10 days outing to the Capltan Mountains, 60 miles from here, 1 will try to give you little description of my trip. Last Tuesday morning, one week ago, Pat Kenmore, my nephew, the three Fouster brothers, who live near us, and myself loaded our camp ing outfit in the wagon and rolled out for the Capitans. It took us two days to make the trip, part of the road being very rough and rocky. The first night we struck camp about six miles from the foot of the noun tain, not knowing whether we could get suitable place to camp farther up toward the mountain or not. Just to make my story little clearer, we were up among the mountains for little outing, as hunting is out of season just now. The next morning every one was up early and doing about After breakfast two of the lparty were selected to survey the lay of the land between our present camp and the mountain, so they struck out l they could find us a suitable camping ground up nearer the mountain. The rest of us being very impatient, of course, engaged in a sociable game of pitch while waiting the return of the boys. So in about three hours the two scouts returned with the glad news that within about three miles of us, there was plenty of cold, clear, spring water running out of the mountain They also said they had discovered the tracks and signs of deer, some few bear. mountain goats, bob cats and turkeys, so every one of us was happy, but just a little doubtful of the discovery. Any way, we soon ar rived at the place and pitched camp again, and were all out looking over the ground and found everything to be just as reported by the two scouts. Next morning we arose early and the boys struck out for the mountain peak and left me to take care of the camp. They did not return until at- ter dark, none the worse for wear more than sore feet and a few briar scratches after their hard days climb through the gorges and over the cliffs to the mountain peak. They s2~ it sleeted while they were on top of the mountain, and l have no right to doubt their word, for it was rather cold in camp at the foot of the noun tain, as I wore my overcoat part of the day.
 Now I claim to be lawabiding citizen, but my old gun cares no more for law and order when there are deer and turkey around then if there wasn't such thing. l am a little in sym pathv with my gun, for I'll have to admit that vension and turkey are mighty fine when camping out Tn an isolated district like were were ln.
 I have been over a great deal of New Mexico lately and every place have been the range is fine and all stock fat. Around Fort Sumner and Roswell, where they have quite a large area under irrigation the alfal- fa is the finest l ever saw, and m the grazing district, where Dunlap IS To- caetd, a great many of the old ranch CTS have planted from 10 to 5O acres of fed stuff, such as maize, fetireta
 and millet and it is making fine. l think it is only a short time until there will be quite a lot of farming in this part.
 . Well, before I intrude upon your patience with this letter l will close trusting this finds the editor of the Log Cabin Democrat, the folks ot Faulkner county and the city of Con- : way happy and prosperous.
 Very truly yours,
 : E. G. Turner.