The morning call., 1894-08-12

| Pray tell me where I'll fad your
Peerless beauty, you.
Fourth Cast
Red Red white and blue I've sent to you;
VIII nothing but worm DO you?
You naughty and greedy thing you;
Rainbow beauty, you
Fifth Cast.
All you have come at last, have you?
Now hight for your life, will you
All into the net 1 have you;
Captured beauty. you.
ALEX STARBUCK.
II the honorable Board OF Fish Commission
ers-Messrs. Joseph d. Reddng William C..
Murdoch and ii. L. McNeil-were in a position
to hear the language that was used by party
of anglers who returned few days ago from
the Truckee River they would blush-that is,
if they have not passed that point of sensl-
tiveness.
Last year, as anglers will remember, the
Fish Commissioners and their attorney. f. p.
Deering, made a vigorous attempt TO STOP The
dumping OF saWduSt into the Truckee River by
the Truckee Lumber Company.
Mr.. Deering used every effort that would
lead to success in this particular, and the
Truckee Lumber Company rather than fight
the case to The end, compromised with the Com
msSiOnerS by guaranteeing the latter that in
future 1t would burn the refuse OF the mills,
| aud thus save the tinny inhabitants of the
stream.
Mr.. Mcdonald. whose mills are located at
-
| nObly fulfilled. The Truckee Company discon-
tinued dumping deeterlous matter into the
Iruckee for few months, bul for some reason
hest known to itself the dumping OF sawdust
into the Truckee was resumed in April last and
still continues.
The strange feature in connection with this
matter is That the Commissioners, who
aware of the transgression OF the law by the
Truckee company. have turned a deaf ear 10
the many requests OF sportSmen and anglers,
who cannot understand why the Commission
orc
should be uD and doing. There is certainly
screw loose somewhere, but the angling fra
ternity need not expect much OF any value
from Tie present board, which IS daily dccumu-
lating upon its shoulders the disgust OF all true
SpOrtSmen and anglers.
he Commissioners should certainly explain
why the Truckee Lumber Company is allowed
to pollute the waters of the Truckee contrary
TO the laws OF the State while other companies
located on the same river must burn their saw
dust.
Regarding the condition of the Truckee
River at he present time the following letter
from Truckee is selfexpianatory:
Sorting Editor Cat: wish you would call,
through your sporting columns. the attention OF
the IRISH Commissioners to the state the Truckee
River is in at the present writing L would not
exapgerate least bit In saying that the river Is
now In worse state than ever, on account OF the
enormous quantity of sawdust and pieces of lnm-
Der that are daily floating down the river from
Truckee / wish the Commissioners would do
meLhfng TO stop this 0utrage-lt is shameful
Angling is entirely out Oh question, owing TO the
existing state of affairs.
The Commissioners have caused the arrest of
Chinese for illegal hshlng IN the bay of Santa
Cruz Ii seems strange that the Commission
erS have 10 Journey DIS far as Santa Cruz TO
make an arrest when it is a wellknown fact
that there are several Chinese engaged in lie
gal fishing in this bay. and for some reason
they are allowed to fish IN peace. The tons OF
small fish that are shipped from this city on
every steamer that leaves this port for China
is In itself conclusive evidence that the Chinese
fishermen and the Deputy Fish Commissioners
| Nod tuhQ YCIa uh a
rest OF a Chinese outfit has been made this
| year on this bay, but 1t is presumed that the
| arrest of Chinese at Santa Cruz VIII teach the
latter a trick by which, In iulure, tney can nSn
| at ease If they will only profit by the expert
! ence of their cOuntrymen who reside IN this
! city aud vicinity.
| that the old veteran stream whipper and COM
mander OF many sailing vessels, Captain cum
| ming has returned from Independence Lake
| safe and sound. In last Sundays CALL 1t was
stated that the old gentleman mad met with
ve:y serious accident while riding from inde-
| pendence Lake over the mountains TO Rock
! Lake. True, the Old veteran had very severe
fall, but being man of phenomenal physique
! and extraordinary vitality, he noDiy oYefcame
the shock and effects of a clash with Mother
Earth. AS the captain was nearing the sum
nit the horse on which he was mounted 0st
| his footing by stepping INTO mound OF SOFT
clay aud 10 avoid a tumble down grdde the
animal dashed up hill. The captain untnlnk.
| ingly pulled sharply on the lines lnsteau OF
! holding on to the pOmmel of the saddle, and OF
course the horse reared and fell backward
AS the old veteran angler invariably trusts 10
! luck. he landed, fortunately, In a niue cove
between two large rocks, which saved his lie.
| 1t was anglers luck" as the horse Tell upon
the rocks Immediately over the equestrian ana
then rolled down grade until he DrouGht up
| against the trunk of tree. The old captain
finally picked himself up, aud although Dauly
shaken from the effects OF the fall, MS reply
when ass ed how he felt was:
why am as fit as a fiddle, boys. Notning
| can Kill me when l 90 a-hshing, but wish my
boy AL was here, just to see how the ola man
| fooled that circus horse" Inc ola veteran IS
! now at home, but Will not remain there long, as
| lie wants 10 have a whaek at the big fish IN that
pond over yonder from Lake Independence.
Fishing in San Andreas Lake still continues
good, but only those who have mastered the
beautiful art of fly.casting need hope for good
| success. Mr.. Brandorff has certainly scored
! the best baskets made on the lake this season.
The muscular fishermen are NOT IN II Inns year.
mar are trolling for salmon (wnlcn VIII DO
known as sIee[head trout when tney enter tne
rivers at Saota Cruz to-day. What Lemhar
| will fail 10 catch by spooning, Butler expects 10
| capture with salmon roe. Skinner, OF course, Will
| use only the fly
Charley Cate, weIl-known angler and sports
| man, is the inventor OF spoon Tor tIolllng,
which is known as 1.-The Cate Spinner" Cen
tlemen experts who have tried the new device
state that II IS the most killing lure they nave
ever used and that speaks volumes fof It's sue
cess.
Judge Joachimsen has had trial at Santa
| Cruz fishing aud reports the sport excellent.
The Judge states that the best catches are
made al Capitola, where Mr.. Ogburn has every
facility needed for fishing ready for pleasure
| hunters.
John Gallagher of Oakland has returned from
| Capitola, where he has been located Tor several
weeks with his friend, Mr.. Ogburn. Gallagher
| is making preparations fort trip 10 the IrucKee
| River and independence Lake.
Robert HewSon returned from IrucKee last
| Friday. He reports that there are plenty OF
| fish IN the stream. but that the sawdust has
| almost ruined the sport. and that an angler
| must go down near Reno 10 avoid the saw
| dust.
| According TO an Eastern exchange, Commo-
| dore l.. A. Beardslee, who is passlonately fond
| of angling, has been ordered 10 the command
| OF the Pacific station. where he Will hoist his
| flag as Rear-Admiral Beardslee.
The following bit of news from the pen OF
| A. n. Cheney, a noted writer on plseatofial
matters in Forest and Stream. will be found IN
Ieresting:
Not long after the rainbow trout (Salmo
irideus) was brought from the Pacific Coast and
| introduced Into Atlantic coast waters, IL was
| discovered that The fsh was wauderer, and
| except in occasional instances disappeared
| from the streams in which it was planted IN It's
| second year. Then Mather, or 1t may have
been Bean. expressed the opinion that the rain
bow trout was the young OF the steelhead sal
mon, as 5. galrdneri was then called. Perhaps