Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-03-23
CATFISH.
New They are Caught In Wash6s
Lake.

Lake.
Last Saturday q pa rty Of Daytonites com.
posed Of DR.. Box, Ed Cooper, Chas. Barlow
and Johnny Hackett started for Washoe Lake
on fishing and hunting trip. They took
with them a sufficient supply Of provender to
last week Or two, provided the FISH bit live.
~ and the ducks were flying plentifully.
Along in the Afternoon the boys reached the
lake and for q time stopped At . point on the
shore where the old windmill stands. They
cast their lines and waited patiently for q
bite, but the fish fooled them, they did not
bite. Becoming weary Of this spor, Cooper
proposed that they take an old boat that was
lying On the shore and travel down the lake
q distance where could be heard the squak.
ing Of ducks and geese by the millions. The
party agreed to this on the consideration that
Box should do the pulling. Box was agree.
oble, and securing two pieces Of fence rail
he took his position in the boat with his back
to the Balance Of the crowd, and heaved
fed the boys that Box was only used to pull.
ing 80 ounce scull, and that in deep warer,
for he shattered them with mud from head to
foot, and filled Cooper's gun up to the muz
zle with muck. Some Of the other boys
took the fence.raiis and managed to propel
the scow down to = bunch Of tules. where
Cooper was sure he saw some ducks light 4
few moments before. Box, IN the meantime
consoled himself with few doses OF poison,
q preventative for the sting of the catfish, ss
he explained. All at once Cooper called
hati as he had sighted q duck. Up went
the fence.rails, and the boys waited with
bated breath for the next order. sport your
helm, and shove her little ahead, was the
sext command, and just at that moment
Cooper fred and fell over backwards into the
scow. He had failed to get al the mud on,
Of the barrels Of his gun, and she had kick
ed like = bay steer, to use Eds expression.
He was confident though that he had knock
ed some feathers out Of the duck, At least,
and seeing another bird floating little be.
yond them. he loaded up again and had the
scow pushed ahead. Carefully they made
their way through the tules. when all At once
they came upon a band Of Ave ducks in a
little clear patch Of water. Bang! bang!
went Cooper's gun, and the feathers few in
all directions, while the birds turned several
in the water and then quietly
settled down again. Just then voice came
from the shore for the - - In that
boat to quit shooting at those dec"ys, and
Cooper's chin dropped on his breast in amaze
ment. The boys pulled the boat up to the
seppased dead ducks and found that they
we're made ost of vosd and had been an.
chored there to toll game. Ed vas the mad
est man in America about that time,
and it was all the boys could do to keep him
from wading ashore to take a shot At the
d fool who put wooden ducks in the
water for him to sheet ct. Being disguised
with the hunting proposition, also, the boys
pulled back to shsre and prepared to camp
for the night. They amused themselves
telling hsh stories, and lunched of the fish
they anticipated catching in the morning.
Morning came, and again they cast their
lines, and 10 and behold, this time they made
. catch. Barlow snailed in FISH that weigh.
ed two ounces. Not another bite did they
get the remainder Of the day, and tired and
disguised they packed up their traps and
started for home. Barlow brought his FISH
home. We believe, and has it preserved in .
bottle Of alcohol,