The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29
snnn shnt Of 4 salmon LeanIng Q Fan.

While On a tour Of the Coast Range
mountains during the past month, Ihas.
Burckhalter, a surveyor or TINS city SC
cured some remarkable photographs.
THE first shows a large salmon in the
asst Of making a flying jump or water
fan. a height Of about twelve ieet' during
fits passage up the stream. Inc picture
vas taken on Eel river al point "h"ie
that stream is narrow ana very Idpin
having "a fail of more than 80 feet 10 tne
mile. At the waterfall it Is extremely
strong and turbulent, and TO quote -hI'
Rurckhaltcr cit Is wonderful now the
salmon ever effected a passage.
"The river fairly swarmed with them
ho said "aud al intervals Of every thirty
seconds or so they would be seen trying
10 leao the waterfall. There was a
s,laqh and q whirr and a strck OF gold
.aoehad I'm the sun FOR an instant ana a
huge fish rose out Of the water In It's
ai0ht only 10 fall back again into me
tumbling stream. for not mort than one
ir q dozen succeeded in making The jump
.ueoe.sfi,liv Those that did succeed. now
,,.or cave a very pretty exhibition, more
Interesting from the fast that they were
ot.iioad 10 make "a half circular leap.
ov,frr TO q big rock M tho base OF the
fan. which gave an outward curve 10 1he
stream and divided the river IN TWO
eve had watched them FOR more IMAM
an hour. when l became imDuea win q
desire 10 photograph one while II was IN
,ho air Thcv were seen only for an in
cent and the small camera / had ~ my
.-o.,.i.e was unsuited for my purpose.
,ft,r many attempts | was gratihed by
catching one lust as II reached the top
OF the fall"
,rhn other pictures obtained by Mr.
r,.,-.t,bottor pive several views or
accommodating rattlesnake In the act
~ striking. Mr. Burckhaiter has been
trying 10 secure such a picture for many
wears past. and is highly elated over MS
success. ,
..The popular falacy that the ratuer
coils into ball just before striking IS
disnroved by the picture ] obtained ne
e.fa "While crossing q high ridge or
the Yola-Bolys we came upon one coiled
mn I'm the sun and undlsturbcd by our
annroach In that attitude 7 photograph
ed him. and then while one OF our party
shook him Up with a stick / prepared 10
take a snap shot at him while in a fight
irg attitude. Instead OF cOiling around
he doubled 40 In the form OF a letter
*, and struck ~ the stick with lightning
raniditv Kissing terrihcally. at every
blow. Phew, he was mad, and every
time he struck the poison fairly flew.
l. was lust on the instant that his head
was drawn back 10 strike that / got the
picture OF him.
"IIo was nonplussed 20 find his furious
attack was unavalllng. and began re-
treat. very dignihed. however. He moved
away from MS I'm the form OF loop with
both his head and tail toward ms, and
while he balanced himself on one half
Of his BODY he struck RAPIDLY with the
other After toying with him for time
we CAPTURED him. and, prying open his
mouth. poured about tablespoonful OF
tobacco Juice down his throat. In twenty
minutes he became very sick and rolled
over on his back. In two hours he was
dead
Later I managed 20 catch another.
even larger than the first. and this one
brought home with me. To put him m
fighting condition II IS only necessary 70
give him a little whiskev, when he sweils
with rage and fights furiousiy for long
time.-san Francisco Examiner.