The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-31

INK be must have thought II benchtl
the dignity Of an Indian 10 kili one maj
alone, and ~ he made no attempt 4
harm mo. ana he looked very tired AM
hungry I gave him some dinner, ana thoi
wo talked the Indian fishing question
over pretty thoroughly. llc, OF course
wanted 10 ohtoh salmon NJ he had beet
IN tho habit of doing for many years
ana thought II hard lines whom the Boh
ton man could catch all the salmon Nv
wanted ana tho poor Indian should b
shut on. simply told him that no In
dian would be allowed 10 catch Hhlmol
In tho claokamaH or Oak Grove creol
this season, but that I would give then
nll the salmon caught after had tHkei
the spawn from them. and II that dl,
not suit him he had better 10 back q
the reservation ms quick ~ possible.
When got back 10 camp from MI
trip 10 Portland I found two Indian 20
licamen from this reservation waiting foi
me with letter from the agent, whioi
I Will hand you with this report, marked
letter a, as well m several others I rc
coivod from the agent. marked Is. &
etc, IN the order ! received thsm. e
show you that. while the papers wer,
saying some hard things against th'
agent. he was willing 90 do all he could
townrd making the hatchery success
when he knew what wRA wanted of him
A. you Will SEQ by letter A, the police.
mon were sent 10 gather up all iniiRni
who were hunting or fishing In that
vicinity ana take thhm 10 the reHrrya-
ton. told the policemen and wrote the
agent by them. the same NJ
told The FIRST Indian. That n they
would come hnd camp near the hatchery
ANA did hs I wanted thom 20. they
could have all the fiah handled" The
policemen gathered up Indian No. I, ana
with my letter to the agent loft for the
reservation
In about ten days tho same two police
men returned with n or 10 families OF
Indians. about %. including women ana
children. They went into camp where
| told them. and got what nah I gave
them. and ! don't think thcy got any
more, as J never caught them trying TO
catch ans To show how much We
feared them. They came 10 our camp
one day ana borrowed ali The guns ana
We had TO 40 hunting with
this was after the game law was 0uO,
ind when they returned from their hunt
W. got the guns back and a nnc pleco
n elk steak They stayed till the nah
were done running. ana they got their
,tlmon dried about the middle OF Sep
embcr. whom they packed 70 or NJ ponies
sith salmon and their camp outnt ana
ust before leaving every man OF them
'amo up TO our camp and shook hands
VI around. and one very Old man had
~ remove our hats whom he asked a
,lcnHlnE on Nv ana our undertaking. and
hon saying they would be back next
cason n they lived. They departed In
,oacc.
Arrangements having been made with
ir, Austin TO look after tho place this
winter. and the egEn nearly nll hatched.
left tho hatchery on the 10th OF Mo-
'cmbcr. leaving Mr. Spurgcon with Mr..
Austin 10 help. giving Mr.. spurEeon or
Iera 20 remain until November "a as
y that time the young hah would nearly
~ be turned out. and II few were left
&C.. Austin could put them out when
hey were large enough,
The trail from the settlement IL over
lrctty rough ground. with two hard
20 climb going In and three
ominE out think the distance 10
learly forty miles
on my way out looked for n way for
new trail By following me river
own the firHt and hardest mountain can
y avoided and the distance shortened
our or five miles, There IL a heavy fan
4 snow on this mountain some winters,
nd II would be hard getting over II
With pack horses IN time 10 begin work
4 the hatchery. as there was some
now there when We crossed II on the
IN OF June and last winter was n very
Mild one. and An easier trail can be made
~ the second mountain. which would
horicn the distance two or three miles
more and make decided Improvement.
hen with some work done on the bal
nee OF tho old trail by cutting out logs
nd STRENGTHENING Il In many places.
hink the distance can he shortened
bout ten miles. and trail made that
man can ride horseback nearly all the
ray. and without any pack the journey
an be made In one day. The new trail
'ould cost perhaps $50. Mr. Austin
Did me that he would Improve the old
rail from the hatchery TO the foot OF
he mountains at his own expense, ~
he company would make the new trail
round the mountain. and then he would
onirRct to do all the packing nt
heapcr price. and give Eufiicient bonds
, perform hia contract and think no
the best one TO DO the packing. as he
as four horses In there all summer. and
anything should be wanted quick he
an start for II at u moments notice.
WAGON ROAD.
This matter was talked over at your
lecting In Portland when Mr. Meldrum
nd Mr. Mcclure were present
Now, by township lines the hatchery
nearly Is miles from the settlement,
y trail about 70 miles. and do not
link wagon road can be built suit
bio to haul any load over al n less dis
,noe than 60 miles. or cost OF less than
OO per mile,
would advise you TO abandon the idea
I wagon road for few years for two
pod reasons First. for what the
agon road would cost you could have
le supplies packed In and run the hatch
~: second. until the state passes a law
rohibiting all fishing in the Clackamas
yer except for propagating purposes,
y building wagon road up the river
on would simply be opening up a way
" the fishermen TO hunt tho salmon |
ill further up river than they are able |
now. ms they would have set nets In |
very pool and eddy as far as the wagon |
,ad went 70 give them chance to haul |
,h TO market,
In conclusion, will add few general |
or summary OF this report |
think the location OF the mountain |
,tchery" MS good rs can be found on |
ie Clackamas river being far ahead
the United States station IN several
ays l have seen the river for about