Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-17
THE PROVO RIVER.
Trout Herring Rauch- Out Of
Door Life.

One OF tho most beautiful rlvers Of
Utah is that OF Provo. Risiug among
tho highest peaks Of tho Uiuteh, 1t
wiaIs It's way through magnificent
fields, bills and mountains, I'll IL
reaches Utah lake. IL IL the home n
an unlimited supply Of tho delicious
mountain trout and herring, and will
continue to supply this God'ssnt
palatabie food for many Eonorations,or
~ long "a the river lasts, provided the
law In regard 10 the use OF giant
powder be enforced. H. however, tho
reckless destruction by powder be per.
mitted to continue ne understand u
hiss been carried on up TO the prc'snt,
not many years will have passed away
when the hnny Tribe willih We hecymo
extino, H. this fivef, a. well as Ia
others, and both that interesting pas
time, M vol 40 most important
source Of iooJ, viii have become things
OF the past. All " this IL indeed to-
bad, and should be looked lltj 10y
thofe having authority 10 punish tue
despoileu. In riding from Pair cry
towards this heauhful stfehni on
reaching tho summit We are brought al
once 10 Wow OF tue grand scenery
adjacent TO the river. Ia the distance
ETo the hills, mountains, here hnd
there tho river butt0ms, all Uudodktd
with pine, quackiug asp, c,tt0nw 0odt,
willows, pfettuting "a grandeur anu
beauty 10 buOysnt 10 the feeiinEs ami
10 Inspiring to tho mind tbht the very
soul 10 InylgOTatsd and vlo waited ~
purity ami sublimity. On our way 10
HUter City M we resch the river
bottom M0uis's ranch tihr Old
Halestone fnuchl puts Que In
mind Of the fCiTtbhing "Maui
Muilpr.D For here IL the genuine
meadow land ana haJ field. Ia the
distance 10 the willow cluster, the cot
tonw00d along the river, thu beautiful
small gfoves u quaking Hsp across TIE
river on the Hido " thu gently rising
mountain, n magnificent Wow up und
down the river bottoms whpfs tho trees
grow thicker AZ the vision grows more
narrow. 70 tut southwest the scenery
reaches its climax VI grandeur Ia tho
sbow.Capped mOuntains cliofed with
that rich hue ~ dittnnt hill, ana
backed by cloud and sky, gray and blue
all enchanting and soul inspifing "
tho true lover " nature. Near the
northeast corner stands tho rock house,
with itB barn yard AMI iis ffsrh.cut
hay, typical Of tho genuine meadow
aud hay fiuld. Nearby thu wtiisf has
been Tusticatlng for week enjoying
the scenery aud the out.oi'dOuf life, the
pure mountain currents OF air iull Of
oIono. All this with tGout anu herring
fresh from the stream 10 once heart
content II y change rom city HE that
makes lilo worth living aud inter
speTses tho aterner realities with
pleasant dreams Of imaginati-ns fe-
fTeshing and invigOratiug hs well a.
poodle. Here the hnby Tribe IN pretty
well located. Every nook anu corner
OF the stream ~ surveyed aud named
by the rat chmen anu fi,nsfmen Of the
Morris ranch. We bayu pine hole,
upper log aud lower lUg holes, lfu,,
swift, herring, Fentnn Benuy al
tunnel holes, etc. ali liquid io'.
dencrs OF the nnny inhHOilsnta tuAt
dread their enemy, man, who Il o.
mefcllrsu 10 all members OF thor
tribe and ready 70 nook Ihom up by
mouth or tail. In many inslaucco, too,
their enemy IL not satisfied o. cumming
ly hidnap both young aDd old Wy pre-.
tending To b. their iTlends aud prs-
senting 10 them an sTtliiulnl ny ns a
bait attached to a concealed steel
hook TO thus sutlCe anu catch tbtm
nnd then, cAnnibal'like, icy and cat
their flesh, hut hs resorts Ia giant
powder 10 Stay them wholesale aud 10
destroy them un the night anu lvft,
irrespective Of young or old, small or
-. ali 10. ct
war ana Characteristic Ui pAvagsty aud
batbafism. Inis a a charge preferred
against lholr enemy by not only Uua
family but numerous families OF tho
funny tribe, Apd they think some
measure should be taken By tue bsltvf
and more charitable portion Of thrlf
snomy that some little Justice might
no shown. Herring uud pine n1lU
iuhhtiinnta are mole CAREFUL than
thOse OF other places Of Te,ideucr, H.
though they occasionally meet with
great l1sPrH. Those Of swift hole lump
Tor the Ny buI fortunately Tor thon
the swiftness OF tue water seems
% peTpl'x tho oucmy In mr
uuAccouniablo way ~ TO PFC.
vent him from capturing them vvIy
often. In most OF the other holes they
met with great losses although uty
"hght shy" OF the enemy to his great
disappointment, Besidcs ihe d-iiGiuuB
trout anu herring tue camper here 10
AbundAnlly supplied with n. ficg ~.
wRtsrei milk from the farm house, all
KINDS Of fruit anu vegetables by tho
psddlor on his way 10 Park CiJ from
Hehcr aud Provo citlot. The hnspI.
tally Of the TanCumeu and tihnermu n
AbouHd IN kindness ahd all gees
merry aud pleasant In the fusiicntufs
open air residence. To DO continued iu
our next. tAArEiG