The new North-west., 1883-11-30
How THEY GOT THE CARP.
Extract From the Log Book of Modest
Man.

1t was what they call In this country =
scratch"
A couple of Deer Lodgers, one OF whom
was J. c. Robinson, Esq, Secretary OF the
Deer Lodge Rod and Gun Club, were stand
ing on the q. & n. platform at Garrison last
Friday evening. The q. g. n. south bound
express had waited Its limit-one hour-for
the late Atlantic Express on the n. r., ana
was about to pull out when the latter steamed
around Cedar Point to the station.
A furious snow storm was driving. sew
eral inches of "the feecy" was on the ground.
As the engine ran past and slowed up on the
eiRht-feet fill, long red car was descried
and in white thereon letters could just De
seen, "U. s. Fish Commission" "Lets see
what they have over there" GAN right,
and n minute after two Deer Lodge carp
hunters had climbed up the bank and were
knocking at the door. Agentleman prompt
ly responded. 1--WE believe this is the car
that took carp to the Pacific coast; are we
correct" Eyes, sir" "Have you any left"
"No sir the distribution has been made
and the supply is exhausted" "Weli, that's
too blank bad Here we have been trying
for a year to get stock of carp which the
TT 8. government assumes to be distri buting
TO all parties in the U. S. desiring, who have
facilities for raising that kind of fish; we be-
l;eve we have such facilities unsurpassed
the President of our Rod and Gun CLUB
wrote to Commissioner Baird at Washing
ton, stating the facts and applying for stock
fish; he was informed the application was
March the carp would be shipped from the
Omaha stock ponds; on that date the Assis'
tant Commissioner wrote from Omaha that
ne had gone TO the state Fisheries 70 MI the
order and found the fish unfit to ship. Since
then we have never heard word from him,
and, although carp have since been shipped
to San Francisco and Portland, we have
never been able to get any"
"where do you live" "Deer Lodge
'swho is tue President of the Clab?" "Mr
Walton" "Peter Valiton?" eyes" "Well,
/ am the man who wrote him the letter from
Omaha" Here" (speaking to his assistant
'is'nt there pail of carp left in the tank ?'
| ayes there is one, believer "Well, bring
1t out. Here you are please sign this re-
| ceipt" "Thank you" can right; good
luck"-and by this time the n, P. train was
under good headway the Deer Lodge dele
CATION jumped off and fioundered down the
bank, but held on to the pail containing fifty
German carp, as lively as crickets
The transaction probably took three minutes
time it was business from the word 90. But
we got the carp, thanks to the gentleman
whose name we did not have time to get in
our autograph album; and this week Mr.
Walton took them to Irvine lake and placed
them where, it is hoped, they will do tho
most good Those familiar with the fish say
Irvine lake is admirably adapted for them
having shoals with mud bottom and plenty
of vegetable matter, while stream of living
water runs into IL the year round. 1t is thu
purpose to add more in the spring, and in q
couple of years there should be good fishing
Unless they have come in this year through
the ditch, there are no other fish in the lake
which covers probably an area Of % or 3
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