The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-15

enthusiastic and successfu. sporfzrnen /
ever met He has a deep knowledge %
tie 4cses9ssse points OF fsG and viii write
Al article. touching orr his experiences this
Year for the American Angser. Ahour six
weeks ago Eiss admiral. Capt G. s. Cotton
and myself took fishing trip to Lake
Crescent ara the Sos6ack river. The sd~
rniral caught two ne~ varieties OF trout In
Lake Crescent This makes four new va
rietsss found by him IN that lake He
found two rev ones Lass year and they
were named by Prof David Starr Jordan
One was called the Beardslee Eye and the
other cnrescentes- The two new varieties
eaugh. this year have been sent 20 Prof.
Jordan for Identification and classified
ton II Ia somewhat remarkable that one
man should discover four new varieties OF
trout ~ this late day when al might be
supposed 20 have been learned.
"Tnerc = funny story connected with
this fishing trip. We had plenty OF fishing
a. the lake and decided 20 go ap the Sol
duck river. The day before a party os
three government officials had called ar
the lodge. where we made our headqsar-
ters. 10 see the admiral. We were away
a. the time. and they left no cards. but
gave the names Abbott. Sargent and
Brewer TIE trip up tic Soiduck was lang
and rough. and as II did not seem right
that man or Admiral Beardsiee's age and
the mountain trails. wished 10 get him
horse. These animals are scarce in the
Oiympicx al that point, ana knowing the
three government officials WAC had called
on the admiral proposed going through 10
Mount olympus and would need al the
horsex obtainable. sent message 10 o.
Moore, the postmaster at W.1etoD, which
is short distance up the Solduck. and or
dered a horse. He sent one, accompany
ing IL with a message To hurry as fast as
possible. When we came close 10 Winet0n
We were met by delegation which urged
us again 10 hurry up. - seemed that in
an effort 20 make some extra money
Moore had sent us a horse already rented
to the other party. and they were now sit
ting Ia the yard in front OF his store In a
very bad bumor. We also learned that
the three were no less personages than
Gen. Henry K. Abbott. chief OF the enc
cheering department of the United States
army. Prof Sargent. OF Yale college.
president OF the United States forestry
commission, and Prof. Brewer. OF Har-
ward college. When we arrived and they
found Il Was Admiral Beardslee on the
atray horse IL was all right and they pre-
tended TO believe they were not mad.
After talking together a short while the
three calico for their horses and prepared
TO start. There were only three horses.
bat Moore didn't have saddles and brides
enough 10 put on even that number. Prof.
Sargent and s.rof Brewer were both large
men and were given good mounts with a
saudie and bride complete. Gen. Abbott.
the most distinguished man In the party.
was given bony little cayuse that looked
too weak TO carry its own weight. Having
no regular saddle, Moore fixed on a ragged
old side saddle and for bride used a
piece of dirty rope. When the horse was
led out before Gen. Abbott he looked at
Moore sterniy and asked:
Haven't you a mans saddle7'
Mo was the reply.
Haven't you a bridle?'
mo. but the horse Is gentle and you
can handle him with this. It's all have
THE general said moaning more. but
mounted and the three eminent scientists
started for Mount Olympus. AZ the gen.
erai. perehed on the s.desaddle. passed the
store window. 3. A. Brinker. OF the Port
Townsend customs house. stuck out his
head. and yelled: Hey, mister. IL you're
going TO Mount olympus that way. you
had better put on boomers This shot
started them on their journey and the en-
tire distance to Mount Olympus was made
by Gen. Henry r. Abbott. chief of the en-
cheering department OF the United States
army. on q sidesaddle stretched on the
bony back Of a cayuse, and with no other
bride than a ragged and dirty rope"