The Coconino sun., 1921-04-22
NEW MORMON LAKE
 LODGE IS BUILDING
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 Further details of this project which means so much to Flagstaff may be gleaned from the following, published a few days ago in the Long Beach Press:
 Logs are being gotten out today by crew of Arizona woodsmen for the erection of a spacious Hog cabin" hunting lodge on Mormon lake, Ari- zona, with big game sportsmen of Long Beach as financial packers of the project.
 Planted in the heart of a wilder ness in which wild game and fishing streams abound, on what has been termed Americas last frontier" which was selected by the late Presi- dent Roosevelt as his hunting ground during his famous expedition in Ari- zona, the lodge will be one of the largest of its kind in the United | States.
 "The organization of a stock com psny to carry through the plans is the result of recent visit here of C. R. C"Arizona") Edwards, guide for the Roosevelt party.
 "Mr. Edwards, famed as a big game hunter of Arizona, will be general manager, and now is supervising the getting out of logs for the building. Mir. Winstead and Mir. Lorimor will leave Saturday for Mormon lake, where the latter will remain to su- pervise construction, while MT. Win stead will continue to St. Louis and and Chicago on business trip. "The log house will be erected on the shores of Mormon lake, on the site of the Roosevelt camp. It will be built entirely of logs and is to be more than two hundred feet in length housing large lobby, dining room, which will seat 150 guests, and spac- ious ball room. The interior will be of rustic design, the beam ceiling being of logs with the bark on. Surround ing the main lodge will be number of rustic cabins, furnishing sleeping quarters for the guests. It is expected that the lodge will be completed and in readiness for the first hunting party by July first.
 Mormon lake is four miles in length and seven miles long and is we'll stocked with game fish, the only fishing on the lake up to this year be- ing from the shore. Mountain trout are plentiful in nearby streams and in the mountains are found elk, deer, mountain lions, black, brown, grizzly and silver tip bears, wild turkeys and other smaller game.
 "The property is owned by the gov emment. The new corporation has secured long-term lease on it under which the building of additional lodges within an area of fifty square miles is prohibited. It will be known as Montezuma lodge, and the construc- tin will be under the direction of the builder of Big Bear cabin and other camps in the Big Bear country.
 "The company is capitalized at S50,- 900, of which $30.O00 already has been subscribed by the organizers and the aditional $20,00O will be distributed among big game hunters in blocks of $500 each. It was said that practical ly the entire amount has been reserved and subscribers are being limited to one block each.
 Ut is planned, also, to establish at the lodge one of the best dog ken- nels in the west. Saddle horses will be at the disposal of guests and with in twenty miles of the lodge buildings will be erected with guides. dogs and horses for the use of guests who de- sire to hunt big game.
 'The lodge will be open the year round, and already motion picture companies have submitted proposi- tions for using the unique structure during the winter months for filming snow scenes. The lake is located in Mormon mountain, about twenty-five miles from Flagstaff"
 (Since the above was set in type, MT. Edwards visited The Sun office and informs us that the plans have been changed to the extent that the big main building will be built of stone instead of logs)