Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-08
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Her Opinion Concerning. Lesi.lstisa How
She acquired Her Nom De Plume.

"a Fry hoo, WHO, Dy Tue way Is DONG
great deal through her graphic and inter-
esting articles on sporting. to advertise the
fish and game regions Of the Pine Tree
State. She contributes to many of the best
publications writings that impress the
reader with the feeling that the laughing
brook or placid lake is il sight, and all the
delights Of fishing and rowing in fresh wattr
may in large degree be appreciated by all
who are afforded her vivid descriptions.
ely Rod" who is Miss C. 7. Crosby of
Phillips, was ia Augusts at the State
Hcuse, yesterday, in the interests of the
Maine Fish and Game Association, and it
was in Col. Farrington's office that jour
NAL man met her. She is at present filled
with hope that SONS thing may be done at
the coming session of the Legislature fer
the better protection of Names fish arc
game, which, she says, have suffered enor-
nous slaughter this year, more than ever
before. She believes that the fish must be
more carefully looked after, and the game
not so mercilessly shot down. Mis-
Crosby informed the JOURNAL
that the killing of deer in
the game regions north of Bang u had aver
aged daily slaughter of so since the first
of October, and continuance of this will
soon strip the Maine woods Of the best ad-
vertising medium of the kind possible. The
largest number of deer seen iu one car at
Bangor this year has been so. She firmly
believes that the big game must be more
stringently shielded from the deadly shot
of the sportsmans rife, and that this can
come only by careful legislation.
Regarding the fishing, Ely Rod" says
that she has been told by people who have
been over the greater part of the world
that in this State, especially
Rsngeley lakes, the best angling privileges
are afforded they know Of, and that people
come to Maine from all over the American
continent to cast the fly in Maine waters.
At one Rangeley hotel, last summer, II
States were represented and two foreign
countries. The beautiful scenery in this
State, surrounding the sections where
waters teeming with fish are located, has a
charm for the visitor that entices him to
take another trip to Maine.
Miss Crosby has long taken keen delight
in casting tn fly and taking in long strings
of speckled beauties.
1t was when at Ringeley in poor health
that she received the title of ely Rod. y
While there che had been presented with a
nice fishing rod and fly and with it was very
successful in securing big catches. The
local paper published at Phillips was anxious
for happenings about the lakes SO Miss
Crosby wrote contribution of interesting
news and sen. it to the weekly signing her
self ely Rod" thinking then only of the
nice fly with which she was so delighted,
but never dreamed the title would make her
famous. From this slight introduction into
newspaper writing she has, today, became a
regular correspondent for several papers,
one of which is Shooting and Fishing, the
reliable and popular magazine for sports
men. She takes great deal Of
pleasure in roaming through the woods in
search of game, or rocking in her canoe on
Rangeley, while with deft casts of the fly
she lures the lusty trout from the cool
depths.
During this fall many women have
passed few weeks in the game sections in
the vicinity of Moosehead lake, and have
been successful in bsgging Lig game, one
lady shooting COW moose and another two
deer. ely Rod" says that women are
becoming more attracted to throwing the
fish line and discharging rifle than ever
before, this year especially. Miss Crosby
left here for her home and will be busily
engaged from now till the Legislature con-
yenes, laboring for the interests of Names
Fl sh and game.