Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-07-21
FISHING WITH ALVIN POLL.
Account Of q Triumphant Expedition 10 Ri
Largo dc CHAVEZ IN Suoday.
POLL MISSED A wATERY CRAVE.

PoHL MISSED A wATERY GRAVE.
Few persons In Albuquerque who know
ALVIN PUbl, the industrious. piOdding
Dutchman, who mops floors, washes win
dOws u cleans offices, In OTder 10 pay
mis- way and exc 0ut an honest existence,
have realized that the city has IN hun u
prodigy, but IT has. tie IL the most scirn-
title fisherman OF tina new school ia the
United States and probably In the world.
Pohl despises the use OF a lisherman's
pole, hook, linz. worm. etc, the imple-
ments used by IL sSk " alton and his dis.
clples Of the present day. but he uses in.
stead the two hands ana ten 1ngers,
which nature bestowed upon him IA use
ful ornaments. and his method Of captBr-
lug members OF the tnny tribe liz ~
great an improvement over the old sty IL,
IA the krag.~ JOfgensen rifle IL over u low
and arrow In battle.
The scribe accepted an invitation from
Mr.. Pohl TO 20 on "A fishing expedition
last sunday TO Nj Largo de Vidal Uhayt z,
In PBjaritO, being lured on by enthusiasts.
tic accounts OF the vast number Vt fish
which live aud have their being In this
lake.
Accordingly. promptly AT i:i5 O'Clock
sunday morning, Pohl called az Ills room
and aroused him from his slumbers, aud
a few minutes later they were spinning
along on their way TO the lake. The
morning was cool, fresh ana sweet, and
the trip down the Barelas road, through
the bio Grandev valley, was a most delight.
full m The extensive 1elds of alfalfa,
all in bloom, loaded the floating breeZ,
with a fragrance, which seemed TO mln
gle The Sweetness Of the clover and the
lilac. From the branches OF the cotton
wood trees on both sides OF the road. a
tuueful choir OF feathered SONG sters twit-
tered and sang their morning hymn OF
praise 10 their Creator. The hour was
early and most OF the ranchmen and
their families were still enjoying their
sunday mornings siumber. Here u far.
mer moving his alfalfa, ana there an
other working the alfalfa that had been
cut on the previous day, were the only
exceptions to this general appearance OF
repOse.
Pohi's soul was enchanted with the
beauty and harmony that emanated
every where from the face o nature. There
was only n discOrdant thought TO mar
hi' uitutht hlrht anu tnht WhN Ill
abiding conN ictiOn OF the general con
trHriness OF nature and natures laws.
both the other times, | went fishing. |
brought my umbrella with me M Il
didn't rain" he said. To-day ] left my
that II IL going to rain" Ia this predic
ton OF evil, he Was doomed to u crafty
ing disappointment.
CROSSING A SWOLLEN ACEQuIA, ,
The iirst obstacle Of any moment was
encountered ut the place where the
icequia crosses the road which leads
through Vidal Chav zis ranch TO the lake,
The rain Of the previous night had llled
the ditch with u swiftly flowing current.
pohl behsid this state IL affairs In dis
may. lie went over and took "a measure
ment OF the depth OF the water and found
IL about four feet deep IN some places.
This WA dry when | was here before"
hs said, How are We going TO get
acrOssI"
"Drlve scross." said the scribe.
"All right, said Mr.. POhl. ''y0u drive
the horse and wagon across. and | will
walk over OH this log afterward."
This was no sooner agresd 70, than the
horse was on his way through the water.
All OF u sudden the horse went in about
three feet deep ut one step, and the water
stood over the shafts OF the wagon and
some came pouring into the wagon box.
The horse here took u notion that he
wanted Drink and the rig came to q
+tandstill with the front wheels about
,hree feet lower than the rear wheels
Pohi was Just coDgratulsting himself or
his good sense aud discretion In no
making the venture, when the horse, II
obedience to the whip. started up AGAR
and pulled safely through to dry land OF
the side opposite.
Here Points troubles commenced. |
WAS now his disagreeable task to eros,
the acequia over "A log, about twely,
inches In diameter. Ha got down on his
hands and knCes ard was making slOy
progress, when he lied out, this oil
water here makes my head dizzy Iii
cumpsdre went TO ihe wagon and tool
ont q i've foot iron rod. which Pohl had
brought along for the purpose OF killing
the zig fish that he might encounter II
the pond. Walking half way across tn
log he extended il to the man who Wa
IN his hands aud knees, and clinging 4
thu log, rs IL for dear life. The latte
grasped AT the iron rod with the a%ctiyit,
that n drowning man does a straw M
was landed high and dry on the opposite
shore.
FL LARGO DE CHAVEZ.
The lake. which Sir. POhl had In mind
IL u standing pond In tho old bad OF tn
Rio Grande IL ~ about one hundre,
yards long and from ten TO twenty-iy
feet wide. Its depth varies from 8bOU
three inches to twelve On all sides
large number OF luxuriant cat tails ar
growing, ~ tall IN the average mar
Dead and decaying fish can be seen lyin
on the swampy shore, from which tn
waters have nov subsidized. and give IN
air a iishy smell. The pond il full {
carp. The angler OF the old school speL
about he II an hour fishing with line an
hook, with u solitary bite M the net 7,
suit OF his efforts. The water IL :
shallow that the hook and bait wOul
sink into the mud and their identity b
Immediately lost. Then. too. the fish /
, this pond may be g0urmsnds, but the
appetite had been satiated a long tin
before the worm on the scribe's hoo
appeared to tempt them.
, Fouls NEW STYLE or FISHING.
Becoming discouraged at his hard lucI
NV huhhhuuth th' hNhfilpk ~ NthtH huN
thing on the hook aud wen over
watch POhl and his nav method OF catcl
I ing i4h. That gentleman was dressed /
"A picturesque bathing suit. His aver
. day pants, OF the pattern Of 1896. IA
\ been cut OIL about "A foot above thu knet
and he wore q shirt, compared 10 whic
3 Joseph's coat of many colors would loo
I like an ordinary garment. The shil
A had been patched at different times All
the new cloth had never been selected O
account Of any harmony In color wit
tina original shirt. On his hands he hE
a q cOntriyance OF his Own inyentlO
which consisted OF a piece Of 0ilclot
with openings for thu hngers and thum'
In the center OF this were abOnt a dOze
q sharp tscks. Alvin figured that by mesl