The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-02
UPPER MADISON NEWS ROUNDUP.

fuSpO1ucnCe. IA TOuAuup meeting was
held at the residence Of MIR. VIM. Wag-
goner on last Sunday by the cattle men
of the west side of the Madison to make
arrangements for herding the cattle Off
from poison and watching the mud
holes.
Mr.. Matt P. Durham of the Upper
Madison Fishery, paid a short visit to
Virginia City the first of the week.
Elias Gilmer and Bob Fitzgerald
were in Virginia the first Of the week.
Lysh to take in the I. y. O. F. ami
versary exercises and Bob was on a
business errand.
DR.. Byrd, the state veterinarian, in
his address to the stockgrowers con-
v%ention recently held in Miles City
made the suggestion that the law re-
lating to stations running at large
should be enforced. If his suggestloa
is carried out, it will compel a number
of our breeders to take to raising a
better class Of horses, and in hat way
seal the doom Of the cayuse.
Mr.. William Evans, accompanied by
several younger members of the family,
went to Twin Bridges last week after
his daughter, Miss Carrie, who has
been attending the Normal school at
that place.
r. j. Farrell, accompanied by VIM.
Donaldson, who has been employed at
the Farrell ranch for the past three or
four months went TO Virginia Monday.
A fishing party, consisting of Messrs.
Thomas Teal, Eugene Chiefly, p. II.
Gohn and Ira French put in last Satur-
day and Sunday trying to deplete the
Madison river of its fnny denizens.
Owing to the high winds which pre-
vailed during their outing, they were
compelled to buy some salt mackeral
from our local merchant on their r.
turn in order to supply their friends
with the fish they had promised.
Miss Bessie Farrell and her brothers,
George and Tommy Joe, while on their
way from school Monday afternoon,
dllu DCluS ACOIlS iolilS> sow uh Gin
feeding in the pasture. George who
was on horseback, Immediately gave
chase, Miss Bessie and her younger
brother, Tommy Joe bringing up the
real in a cart. They fortunately sue
ceeded in chasing the elk into a
small COW pasture ear the house, but
he did not remain a prisoner long, after
inspecting the fence in several places,
he discovered a loose post, where the
wires were slack, and did not lose any
time in making his escape.
In a recent article published in the
Independent, the attorney general ex-
pressed the opinion that the game and
; fish laws of 1895 took precedence. This
practically does away with the close
law on fish and you can now fish at any
time without being subject to a fine,
If some of our people would take hold
. of the matter and apply to the fish
commissioner at Bozeman, they could
secure young trout Of several specie!
: and re-stock our streams which are
getting "ished out" There are sew
eral streams like Wigwam, Blaine
Spring and Odell that never freezt
: over. BY placing screens near thei1
mouths for a few years, stocking these
streams and everybody giving the fish
: q show by not taking any small ones
there is no reason why we could no
have good fishing once more. Some O
the new trout placed in the streams o
the park by the commission have fount
their way into the Madison, and a few
have been caught. The rainbow trou
being a good deal like our mountain
trout in looks, but larger and nor
"gamey." Another fish is what W,
call the "Scotch trout" being longe
and Simmer than the ordinary trout
covered with larger scales and ha
s~tar-shaped spots all over its sides AM
v back, is a good fighter and fine eating
When you hook one of them, he make
your reel play a lively tune for he die
game. Some of the fishermen of Vii
G ginia who are in the habit Of taking a
occasional try for fish in our streams
would coo .oerate with US if asked. !
\ is at least worth trying as the youn
fish may be secured for the asking.