New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-24
CAMPING AND FISHING ~ ID4HO
CORNERSTONE

COMMISSIONER DEUEDS BIG TROUT.
CONVERTING sCEPnCAL COWBOYS TO A BELIEF IN
FANCY FISHING TACKLE-LtFE ALONG THE SNAKE
RIvKR-THE GREAT sHosHoSE FALLS
United States Commissioner Joseph VI. Deuel.
started from this city for Idaho fishing trip on July
G. He travelled 900 miles and returned in the latter
part OF August fourteen pounds heavier than when h.
started and the possesscr Of some fish stories which are
interesting. and in spnc Of the size of the nSh lMr
Deuel. saysl absolutely true. He had several curious
experiences Of life the frontier His roue going out
WI, by WAY ~ Niagara Falls and tho Union Pacihc Rail
road to Ogden: then by the Utah and Northern Rail
road to Pocateo Idaho; a1d thence by construction
train down along Snake River far n the track was
laid
"Can you tell me fish story asked TRIBUNE re
porter Of Mr Douc the latter sat in his Office IN the
Post once binding. the other day.
eyes. SIT down and will In minute. But how did
You know could d"
Opening drawer I'm his desk. the Commissioner took
ont pleco Of paper twenty-five inchc, long and
about inches in diameter through the widest part
II had the proportions Of a brook trout.
thought the fish was big enough without stretching
him" said Mr. Deuel. 30 Just laid him this paper
and drew his outline, little smaller, II anything than
life"
The gcnuincncss Of the paper fac-simile attc~ted
by the following description written IN red ink:
silver trout caught nt Juniper Bar. on snnlc River
Idaho Monday July -. l-s2 by j. " deuel.. Weight
nine pounds neen onneGs D. " R }, " yhSI' I a.
Buren, G. 4. Lille.
DR. Carpenter saw me catch tho fish" continued
Mr. Deuel. and the others miners in camp near
by who il after IT caught The doctor ana
went ont al 5:3Op n. and hshed without having any
luck until 6: 10 when called 10 supper After
supper we h,hed for half an hour and got no bites.
WIS little way below the doctor and be- called 10 to
come I'D by HIN did so and threw my line about
feet from hi. The trout had swallowed the hook I'm
minute after ! threw. Then there fun, for the
trout ju-t his fighting weight had an eleven
ounce rod and $50 feet OF line my reel The front
took 100 fc Of the hitter several times A. bc rushed
mp and down the stream The doctor would run along the
bank with him and shout For God. sake don't Let the
cuss go After had landed him found that my
eshs pound pocket scales would not weigh him. We
proppcd his mouth open with stick five niche, long
quarter Of him at the first meal aud little bacon
all the other meat We had. They told me that n the
largest trout taken there hy white some
redskins caught one ABOUT he same SIC ~" years ago
ana not far from where ! caught this one. \ litt'
below whore 1,hcd there could he caught salmon.
weighing two three pounds and lo-t that
IN, "" rotci "inm ,yii,I, Va Nm n, -: niital yci
had bought tho highway robbers Tlicse gentlemen
lad gone through two stages inst before arrived,
making the passengers stand up and obbug each stage
That /. thc tsh story brar Of. pm, now win tell
6o1 brbt ONT M. rod on, ay and bean plirfin. II
foerthrr A crowd " cowboys aud miners gathered
around and began 10 iecr me II pretty rod and
they wanted 10 know what had packed such tlil- ont
There for Then Rut on The reel and tht, mad" more
That hr1,.1 hc camel. back asked them r serious
what they used for bait and.the sd cra~-hopprrs
and cTickct-. IAen pretended not Z" Ao" what lhrl
were. and asked them where they Nrw and r thry
caught cra-~hoW~r7 10 th" river They thought th'y
had struck tender ioo' sirr. lhr man WIN "ioiu
had put mp n,hcd me io 20 mp thc creek and said Doe
would help mr get o4e n i,ir 80 ''G to Zach a
greatly amusing the cowbovs. To the mans a-toui-h-
m men ~, 1o.I i r , n1, on Te -o,E h"i
never been -uod with flies and soon had string about
foot and Lalf long SOME forty or hiy nice mount ln
trout NV iir"a Gang ai"n1d hi'i WINE y" Zee nov
! getting lou< and thcl SAWS irt GOSH where dld
You not hv blamed sight H. had TOT eo, quarter
a. many aud suc.s hc won't laugh at 4 man again
because DE happens 10 have nice rod and flies"
Mr. deuel. went ~ see the Great ~ho.honc Falls
on the snake River II wa, necessary for him To
lumber wagon drawn by ponies or hr,'-,
ri.os in the Rocky Mountains and flows for about
loo miles before reaching thc Columbia River has
Al uf -ho-houc Fails ISIS about 1000 feet wide. II
flows along hct"ccn ha.tic or lava rocks 700 feet hie
on either side and lAcn tuhrS IT. hrsl plunge o an'nl
twenty feet htc further ON tine water drops =o' irt
n one f. beyond which it flow" between 20. s} oiii-
500 feet hih IN some place along 1 BANKS Mt DrI,i
feet below. lmu"n-" bar, c"ni".Ang gold are h.ihS
worked with good profit at ATOMS ihc rf'r lur com
pam, .i'"IA I'l il e ''' y' frrli,rj. f,l~
cqua.ng tine SAN Joaquin or sacramento iu California
8her, >ir Deuel. hsicd ie say, that when j. is NECESSARY
10 hang horse ti"f tc POL. o.. wagon j. p"ppe' p
hotc.- are tlu- described hy Mr.. Deuel.:
lou ,ee -olnetin- ioomin- u so,e ihc plain com
ll-f until y0u rl. ~. If turns oIt t0 hca tr -inuty
The lar is two or three feet long and b-hul tVo
Eighty ail.- from rforI-'ou7 sixty miles .r0u Hf and
water -x inches from H. ON the opposite side of ne
room the motto 'God bless our home. Pocateuo -
marked ou lo map a. town OF some -hc had Z" .aY