, 1874-07-11

cupicd for III yoars All poor all atalmart. all
hclf-ro1iaut, all with land, they acomed to cast
Rf1ndow, liko tho mountain upon THO plainH,
over tho more cultured bnt disappearing men
whom luxury had slowly thlnnoa out.
THE ELGACHouLIu RIVER.
Special Currespoadcncc Of 2Ae Chicaao Tribune
In CANr on THE ELdAoitoutlo ]s1rEu,
juno ~, lA74.
or course I shn1l not tell YOU whoro tho
Elaarhoulio is. Far from civilization as ite
wators run, 1 am afraid too many Of you would
flock to it's banks, aud thai wor1d spoil 1t for us
ITO are as scllsh as tl,at. Butt, Of the glorious
lilo We vino aro camping here find, will tell you
IL you care to hoar, for thiuk its memory ought
to be tept green.
The river rises in the depths Of somo Northern
forests Its aource has perhaps uoyor beou acen
by eye Of man. but It flows .aoa-warls, much tiko
othor rivers, between mountains, through dark
valleys, and bordcrcd for tho most past by for
oBts, grand If not primoval. There is strotch
upon this river known to q farprod few Of tho
craft, which goes by tho namo Of
''TnE ANGLERS nETItEA1."
Two ni!os in length it in. By 100 rods in width,
Of flashing. foam!ng watcr, varied lero and
tbera by yoaolles OF quiet aepthA; while OIL
either side ara banks than which there arc TO
better camping-ground In America. Stretches
Of grcon swarl through tho vistaB bntwoon tho
oala aud naples, blue outlines of nountainH III
the dlsta,,oe, and over a, like garment. tho
silerlccs Of Nature, e,-thoso are tho outer sur
ronnlingB.
And yet thoso are not all thu attractions. 70
the enthusiastic disciple OF tho gont1e 1zank
t4ors arc others that oson outweigl, them, for
is this not the Anglers Nc,rent? A restorcl
<3.i.<,r ,1++ fp
home OF tho king OF fish, tho Bpcck!ed trout Of
Aucrica.
Feeding this atretcl, OF river, there arc num-
bcr Of springs Of ico-cold water, n,asHea together
III diatanco Of two miles. 10 this Icy belt aro
attracted the trout, not only from tho romaindor
of tile RIVER but as we'll from tho chain Of lakos
below. From the middle OF Juno until the last
OF August the river is full Of trse superb fish.
Tic lower watois are too warm for them, aud it
il Us yot too carly III tho season for their run to
the spawning beds higher up.
Sit With me, If you will, III my canoe, whio
paddle you. Just ut sunset. mp to the Anglers
Paradise. We have ecen, farther down the rivar,
tho occaBional leap OF q trout, especially MS We
may have passed soule cold brook lowing into
tho stroarn,-for it is in Such places the trout
love to lie. For all that, mud for all that you
hare seon, experienced augler though you arc,
you will bo astonishod at what your eyos are to
aee IN moment. All We have entered the
stretch OF ico.tomperod water. Under tho banks
on tho western side, tho waters are dark and
sombre; further out III tho atream. tllore il
! sunlight while, on tho onstsrn Shore tho rip
pics hnsh like jewels. But Sec tho waterl 1t is
chusned into foam in ita Quiotest dopthB
| with tho rising of tho trout. Experienced
ApElcr though you asc, wese you prepared for
this I? Here lalf-poundot throws himself
fairly out OF wator into tho sunlight that glances
| from his sides. Hero an old monarch of tho
stream azily rolls himself hnlf over Oh tllo sur
faco, aud thon disappears with a tlap OF his tail
| TINT tantalizos You. Now two or three together,
| and now all at onco dDzon Soc that dragon-
| fly skimming along tho sarfncol Hc has boon
anhppetl 1t, but thus far bus escaped. Ah! too
| close this time. Like flash lo disappears III
| tile jaws Of u two-poundor.-ouo Of a aooro
| that hurled themselves at him as he came 10
| uenr.
We koep on up stream until, half mile TAR
| ther, 10 roach tllo rapids aud Arn at 0llr jour-
uey's cnd. Only let tho sun get fairly behind
| yonder 1nouulaIn. aud there viii bo oven moro
! Of this. Shall this strotch upon the Elgsohouic
not be called tho Anglor's Resroat'
We Welo four, WHO, IN ~ many canoes, with
guidea' and baggage, laudod at tho foot of these
I4lpids three days ago. For five years wo hxso
pitched our tents upon t1s green awastl aud ut-
der these Whispering trees. Four weeks out OF
each of tho Ayo summers have We given to roat
aud outdoor 1iro. Cuunti1ug-roonls and olicos
mayo not held liz always; oEionA aud dopositors
| have loosol hold upon III for solne short tmo at
lcnst. Hore, on the Elgachonio, We arc FREQ.
t Does that fec mean much? Ill! yolt who hear
| nothing but tie din Of blslnoHs from yoar'a end
to years sud, the cla1nor OF men, the roar Of fe.
! how much might it meau to yo.t ii you would
( only allow it.. Sylvan days-who that las known
them will ever let them 70 out OF Ills lfo?
! There was T. speedy landing, gathering OF
/ ar u,Hrn aud fhat atea3iar rfIHIt1,
lug Of rods, unpacking Of y-boo!is, mud jointissg
| Of net poles,-lur re had not whipped tAe Elga-
[ ciloulio waters tive years for nothing, and the
gcl,,,inu a,gior's fever Was iu orr blood. While
| we prepared for tho fray. our guides pitcdeh tho
tents, anu, half hour after tho gi9ting Of our
| canoo-bowa upon tho beach, we "ele again
atloat. -Four bark canoes; III each two porsona.
-un angler and n g,lltlo,-tho lastor, to I'LL i'll
tents, q part Of tho craft ho MANAGED THIS way
! lieg tho
| PERFECTION or TAouT~r1snIN0.
| A broad river; d clear sweep Of water around
| you aud silent, pnssoness red man, who hlAll
Direct your boat md lAal your tiHlI, I,-thaup for
accesaions to tho tlocate cast OF tlls fly, the
wild inbh Of tho king OF fish, the ringing click Of
| tho real -sweetest nluaio to tho anglers oar
the tonsion Of line, rod md n1nsclu, The couiiot.
and the victory. oau you ask \, moro than those
ally upon p!uk fakes 0f lroiled trout, browuel
| potatoes, rya cakes. aud ootfoe. Royaily enough
to make na pause now and then to pity you, our
Chicago friends, Who in the heat aud tunlult OF
tho great city, know notiltng ut all this; know
forsyur nothing but business. with its roar by
duY aud itd incubus W nigh, t,-bnsiness. witt its
sten donlands and t1tnsy rowasas. How tlisnsy
the rewards to III, that evening beneath the
treoH tllas border tho ElgactionltoF
Il was u tired dny for Us that Friday, and 0
o'clock saw the entire camp in tina aoundest Of
slunber. How lovingly tho hoayy bod Of hon.
lock aud cedar-t!ps folded us xtJont !-los fra
grant tho odora Of p!na aud balsam, borne Gil tho
tS1, ,Lr a liz NJ
tho river that rippled BY III aud charmed cur
Hnnbar With Its nieludv!
It Inns taken In just about thoao three daya
to get fAirlY AetsIe.i. There were tito-places to
DO built; tables too; bustlels ot Memberships
to bo cut for our be.ls,-for Ut tlloao the mofe
tho nlerrior; and q dozon things that are
necessary for tho smooth r1lHpl1.g Of canp-lifo,
to DO attended to. 10 liz who angle tloao tl.reo
days haye hardly giyen tisno for q trying OF
llieB until wa shall fndtAoso that ars n.st sog-
ytcoable; aud to III who shoot. hardly time for
an adjnst!ng OF rlae eaglsts, and, more. an ad-
1u&slug Of nerves and ayes thst shall not fail VI