Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-19
CARP IL THE HUMBOLDT.

| heard of that illustrious mule Of
| Thompson's which swan crS the
nvsr in or Ter to get a drink Of water.
There appears to have once lived
IN Nevada a fish commissioner who
ou,did in point OF brain-work that
famous mule. His name we canno;
jus; now recall. bat We trust that he
has inflicted his theory upon no other
innocent people. Tor there are times
uhen patience seases TO be a virtue.
ar,d lie poor dc!uded fellow might
! sJleThe7e cons Ia sTef.
Ia any casni. some yrtrs aso this
gentleman Of nh developed. some
where IN tie dark recesses Of his
massive intellect, the splendid idea
that = breei OF fish known as carp.
If planted IN Nevada streams, would
proloug the longevity Of tie s~pecklei
trout's lie by standing guard "yer its
destiny. 4nd he ~s;raiGhtway went him
forth a-carp;nG. feeling full sure that.
in order to forever psrptiuate his
pane and his genius. ne had hut 10
ralse a shoL OF carp and forthwith
plant them as protectors Of their en-
emis. the trout, and p~roEenitors OF
his everlasting fame.
His urPose vas affected and today
as a result we are fast losing what
ever trout our mountain aud vale!
I streams contain and are inevitably
doomed to succuub tn carp. carp.
carp-hoher tbe name. il Is sufic.
lent without the game.
These carp are as ias:pIsSs IS their
planter was b.ainles and as unpaIat-
able as could well be. They hide sc.
renely IN ;Ee mud. the reeds aud the
meSkes on the river bottom AMI com.
placently wait for a hook 10 be in
serted beneath their jaw ayd d
sudden jerk 10 %agen Them from
their catamc=e condition. except that
when the trout passes they immed-
lately give chasc. II is 4 known fact
that Mrs Carp and Mrs. Trout al
some time IN the far past have had Il
falling out, either over personal
grievances OF family affairs, for they
rtiue to speak rs they pass by and
their relations are in Il decidedly
strained condition. \ fcud exists
between them, ir~revocab!e and never
10 Be wipei out until nuc family or
the other has vacated. through death
or deserdoD, the wafer. domain To
which both lay Claim, aud those who
have Tor many years past enjoyed the
delightful repasts which Mrs. Trout
has served and know that she aud
her family are OF the finest stock the
world contains are wont 10 txc!aim
IN tones OF anguish and despair. oh
where has that fish commissioner
eoae!'
The action OF that COMMISSIONS re.
minds Us Of a report made upon spec.
ial investigation i'll Fresno county
California.
A gentIeman-how could he be
elsa school teacher 10y profession.
came to that country some ~ years
ago and dIyulged To Il certain wealthy
farmer the secret OF johnson Grass
telling that beside il alfalfa could not
MAINTAIN a respectable re equation as
foJd and f4tteuer for cattle hogs and
other animals. The farmer gullrd the
story. e 20 New York and import
ed Cs worth Of the seed. which be
planted III a small corner Of his farm.
That johnson grass grew short and /.
fat. tLeu tall and slim, it covered that
farmers ranch. ckOked his grain To
death and made him a bankrupt; il
spread and spread until today it has
ruined S3,000.O)O worth of property
III Fresno county. and the end is not
yet. for it is growing still. The au.
thoFities Of the county are looking
for that school teacher. but he has
disappear u as il Cwallowei up and
doubtless they will some day find his
whitened bones lying cherries and
exposed in soile field OF johnson
grass, a victim OF the fond delusion
that he had made his name immortal
through the benefit lie had confer.
red.
lis so with the carp. This commis-
sioner recommended carp. He plant
ed carp. Carp it is and carp it will
be to The end Of the chapter. There |
is no way Of Kidding the stream Of
them they a:e here to stay: they are
deadly to trout, destroying their
spawn aud depicting their numbers
more RAPIDLY each year as their
numbers increase. and unless some I
wise soul crops up who will sugges.
some sort o! johnson grass to choke !
them out, we shall eventually have
nothing but carp for spor; and pal.
ate. |
We are looking for that fish com.
missioner and IL he still lives Ma
would respectfully suggest that he
spend the balance Of his days I'M.
learning what he used 10 know md
devisiDg some means to riI Va o; the
carp iniquity.