Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-08

destruction Of fsh and game at Fish
Lake, anu in the adjacent mountalnei
and the hsn are greatly diminished,
bat do not believe the stories told Of
the great amount Of fish allowed 10
waste on the shore Of the lake. The
NEWS OF April pan, in giving an ok.
tract from letter ny ME Garter, q ih
aud game C0mmi siluer of Sewer
county, makes him to say, "Fish Lake
is made reservoir Tor RABBIT Valley,
and that destroyed more nsh than the
the whole people get from the laks.N
wish 10 say Mr.. Carter IL misiniormed,
anu his statement is not warranted by
the facts. Ny business has called me
to the lake very Uleu ever since 1873,
anu Tor weeks together / have campeu
there, more especially the last Two
sUmmera, having been there a. agent
Tor the Fremont irrigation Co., anu /
kHOg % the conditions. Men 20 there
from 80. George Ia the south aud jim.
tab and 5nuputo iu tuu north, with
barrels, ana have hauled away tons OF
ish, About tho time they expect ~ 90
open our gates the Indians auu whitrs
cJugrUgate there, uuI walt axIOualy i0f
us % snake hsh way" sI they eau
catch the feb. When 4 opened the
gales last June ami refused 60 "maku %
ii-h way" Tor few duys, wac
"cussed" by both whites anu indians
because thuy could not manage lholf
tmls in no much water
There are three Ro0d.sizcd creeks.
ana Two or three smaller ones, run.
ming into the lake. They make ex
CelIcut spawning grounds Tor the nsu,
bu. these creeks ere watched day aud
night, anu / risk the opinion that OF
tue hsh that venture up into them.
not five Ia a hundred ever live % get !
back Into tho lake. That iB tho true
cause Of the decrease Of fish in Fish
lake.
Our irrigation company will be- hap. |
by 10 cooperate with Mt Garter To- |
protecting the nsh, but luasmuch aa |
we Use all the water lDwiug from the |
lake iJt irrigation purposes, we thiuk |
we have "A perfect right, by law, 10 close |
or open our gates vi pleasure, aui |
hence, we hope No one VIII give too /
much sympathy 10 tue cry Of hungry |
hsh puIdlets tor "nsh way" In our |
dam. All they want 10 for IL 70 they |
eau catch the Deb. 10 the tish can be |
protected In those beautiful crystal |
stfcama during June Cud July, |
anu bAlAN HIAlNNH lA may OF tANu ]
year, aud the l0u aud game o1mmis- |
sion will direct Ot ALLOW M 10 put in p /
screen at our hoadgalo, NO IA 10 keep |
tue fish In the lake, anu Will thea pro. /
tuct them from lnIians aud Othofa M /
the side outlet fora few ysart, the lake |
will be- filled with the most delicious |
trout again.
Incu the Indians ana others should |
be fought 10 cease kindling frts iu the |
forests about the lake me- they did laut .
year, when they wont away from There .
angry because they hal failed 20 gut a
"ii-h way" at our dam 10 SUR them. .
We arc very much Interested In the |
attempts OF Prof Whiting anu others /
10 protect our forests, ami Will be- /
pleased b help all we can in that 30.
Tcctlou.
We have bought right OF way, aud !
are constructing "a dam, Ly which We |
expect tU make nice tish pond, equal |
% one mile square aud twenty iurl |
deep. This ~ not intonloi Tor ilsh !
pond, bu. for the storing OF water Tor /
irrigation, but 90 will be fine Heb |
pond all the same.
You're respectfully,
FRANKLIN W. iuUNu,
FREMONT, Wayne county, Apul 20, |
1894.