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A DAY IN KINNEY COUNTY, TEXAS 
I am a teacher by profession, but spend 
much time camping in the woods. In this 
climate camping is at all times delightful, 
even in midwinter. The air is clear and 
bracing and the temperature moderate. 
Not long ago I went on a short trip to 
Blue Water hole. My outfit consisted of a 
horse and buggy, bedding and provisions 
for a 2 days’ trip. My companion was a 
boy, Aleck Wickham, about 14 years old. 
We left at 3.30 p. m. and arrived at Blue 
Water at 8 p. m,, after a drive of 22 miles. 
We struck camp on the banks of the hole, 
which is about 20 yards wide and 250 yards 
long, fringed with pecan and sycamore 
trees. Having eaten supper and fed our 
horse we walked up the dry bed of the 
stream to try to find turkeys on their roost. 
The moon was shining bright and the 
trees were bare of foliage. We had not 
proceeded over 300 yards when a sudden 
“put, put,” was heard 60 yards ahead, and 
out flew about 15 gobblers. I saw one still 
sitting in the tree; I fired and the turkey 
fell. We returned to camp and picked our 
gobbler. 
I was out again by daybreak, among the 
trees toward which the turkeys had flown 
the night before. I could not see nor hear 
anything of them for a long time. At 
last I saw, in a small live oak, what ap- 
peared a board lodged in the tree, but 
which had the general outlines of a turkey. 
I decided to hold my gun in readiness to 
shoot if the least motion was discernible. 
I stood motionless until what appeared to 
be the tail moved the least bit. In less 
than a second I had fired, and out fell an- 
other large turkey. 
Returning to camp I found Aleck had 
been fishing and had caught a few small 
perch and catfish, When the sun was 
about 2 hours high, I decided to try my 
luck at fishing. I put a trolling spoon 
on a small linen line and using an 18-foot 
cane rod, I made some spins across the 
water and found the silver trout* rising 
beautifully. The place was difficult to troll 
in on account of overhanging trees, but I 
kept Aleck busy stringing trout. I caught 
as many as he could well carry, one of the 
number being a 5% pounder. Others pulled 
the scales at 3 and 4 pounds. 
Leaving Aleck to stake this string near 
camp I walked ahead to a small lake 400 
yards lower, taking along my shot gun 
loaded with buck shot. As I reached 
the edge of the woods opening on the lake 
a yearling deer jumped from the edge of 
the water where he had been drinking. 
Before I had time to think, my gun was at 
my shoulder and the deer was dead. It 
fell within 15 feet of where I first saw it. 
I made a few spins in the lower lake and 
landed more trout, making 16 in all. Car- 
rying my fish and deer to camp, we put 
them in the buggy and started for home at 
2 p. m., arriving in time to supply several 
families with fish for supper. 
A. H. Horn, Brackettville, Texas. 
*Large mouth black bass.—EpiTor. 
RECREATION. . 



































' AROUND DOTSERO. 
I came to this place primarily to fin 
relief from asthma. In this I have bee 
successful, and, being an ardent lover o 
nature, have done nothing but hunt, fish 
and ramble over the hills and through th 
canyons. 
The friend with whom I am staying say 
deer, elk and other game animals, are 
scarce now; but I think we can accoun 
for his opinion from the fact that he came 
to this section 15 or 18 years ago, whe 
deer roamed at will over the river bot 
toms and elk could be seen in bands of 
400 or 500. To my mind conditions are 
at present, more favorable for genuine 
sport than they would be were deer anc 
elk as plentiful as formerly, for in th 
case no skill at all would be required 
secure them. 
For elk one must now go 20 or 25 mile 
from Dotsero, though deer can be hac 
within a mile of the village. Only a fev 
days since 6 or 8 passed along a hill neo 
half a mile distant, and in full view of the 
place. There are mountain sheep withir 
5 or 6 miles, but these the law protects 2a 
all times. Lions are scarce in the imme 
diate vicinity. Have seen but few tracks 
this winter, one being exceptionally larg 
Two lions were taken near Gypsum, 
miles above, some weeks ago. 
Bear, like elk, are some distance away. 
though tracks were seen this fall on Onior 
ridge, 4 or 5 miles from here. About Deep 
lake are several bear, and one in particule 
has attracted attention. Men who have 
seen his tracks say they are the larg 
est they have ever run across; indeed, 
bruin himself has been seen by severa 
persons, who say the tracks are not decep 
tive. 
Of smaller animals, wildcats and coy 
otes are numerous; beaver and otter scar 
Ducks, mostly mallards, are plentiful on 
Grand river, and a few geese were here 
a while. Grouse are abundant about Sweet 
water lake, Coffee Pot and other places. 
Trout abound in all the streams and 
lakes. 
Colorado has strict game laws, but they 
are broken frequently, as are those of othe 
States. 
To one desiring recreation and spo 
this part of the State offers special in 
ducements. Here is Glenwood Springs, 
the Baden of America, one of the most 
noted watering places of the West. Of 
lakes there are many. Deep, Sweetwater 
Marvine and Wappers are all typical 
mountain lakes, with clear, cold water, 
well stocked with trout, and comparatively 
easy of access. Then, too, there are many 
mountain streams, also filled with trout. 
L. D. Gilmore, Dotsero, Colo. 
“T’m glad to see that you respect you 
parents, Elmer,” said the minister. 
“T’ve got to. Either one of them could 
lick me with one hand.”—Chicago News, 
