The San Francisco call., 1896-08-06
KERR IS DISCHARGED,
The Keeper of San Andreas
Lake Deprived of His
Position.
He Was Twenty Years in the Ser.
vice of the Water Com.
pdny.

The angling fraternity will be surprised
to learn that James Kerr, who has been
for twenty years in the service of the
Spring Valley Water Company as keeper
of San An6reas Lake, was discharged on
Saturday last. Mr.. Kerr has not the re-
motest idea why he was discharged. In
fact, the company refused to inform him
what he had done to merit such severe
treatment He thought that owing to his
long and faithful service for the company
he was at least entitled to an explana-
tion. The anglers of the City regret very
much the departure of Mr.. Kerr from San
Andreas Lake, and a petition is now being
signed by many stockholders of the COM
pany and business men of this City, who
have been treated in most courteous
manner by Mr. Kerr when they had occa-
sion TO visit the lake in question, askin z
the company to reconsider its order OF
dismissal of an old and respected en-
ploye.
The following letter has been received
from a member of the Sportsmen's Club
of Truckee, which should merit the atten-
tion of the Fish Commissioners. The
writer says:
Yesterday 1 was fishing with q friend a few
miles below Boca, when three Indians ap-
peared. They carried muZZle-loading shot
guns and each one had a sack on his shoulder.
| Immediately suspected that the natives were
returning from hunt and / compelled them
to open one of the sacks, which contained thlr-
teen grouse. Now. as the grouse season Will
not open here for few weeks yet think that
something should be done TO teacn tnoSe
indians lesson.
l understand that those same Indians have
teen killing grouse in this vicinity for some
weeks and the result of the slaughter will be
the cleaning out of the tiocks before the
season will open when grouse can be lawfully
killed. also understand that the Fish COM
missioners have deputy stationed at White
If the deputy paid Boca visit and caused the
arrest of those who persist in killing game
out of season, the sportsmen OF this place
could say good word for the commission.
A Jolly crowd of sportsmen left this City
yesterday for two weeks outing near Dry
Creek, which place is about fifteen miles
northwest of Cloverdale. The pleasure
party was composed of Colonel P. Boland,
Thomas Shaw. W. Kerrigan, d. Hear
field, J. J. OFarrell and three other sports
men whose names could not be ascer-
tanned.
Latest intelligence from Cloverdale is to
the effect that deer are very plentiful in
the vicinity of where the sportsmen pro-
pose pitching camp, and that trout-hshlng
is also good.
There are several hunting parties camped
in Sonoma County now, and as the season
for shooting deer expired on the 4th inst,
those who continue the pursuit of
deer may have to pay dearly for their
sport if arrested. In Sonoma County the
season opened on July % and closed Au-
gust 4.
In Lake County the season opened on
August and will close on October l..
AL Newman and Colonel 2. Molloy
bagged five deer last Sunday near Geyser-
vile.
Lloyd Eaton, Frank Hofhing and Charles
Dietz returned yesterday from Mendocino
County, where they had three weeks first
class sport. They came home with buck
which dressed l42 pounds.
Mr.. Crowell of the Breeder and Sports
man and a friend shot three fine bucks last
Sunday in the vicinity of Skaggs Springs.