Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04

landed some twenty-five. They aver
aged from thrce-quarter to two pounds
each.
Just before dinner Warehouse got a
strike, which made his line siz through
the water. ! kenw at once that he had
big one. He threw himself out of the
water several times to free himself
from the hook. called on him TO give
him line and let him run. Press your
thumb hard on your reel TO let him
know that some one Is at this end of
the line. Now ne is making straight
for that rock. which you see to your
right; press hard on the reel, and give
him the but, and you will turn him In
another direction; hold him firmly and
il will only be a few minutes until he
weakens and is tired out; he is gradu-
ally weakening; wind in your line,
Charley. get the net ready. He now
comes up gracefully and drops into the
net exhausted. What did you say Char
ley he would weigh? Three pounds;
well I'll Just theft" him and see what
he will weigh. ! took hold of him and
pronounced his weight three and half
pounds. The abominable scales are
not made to weigh fish correctly. They
may be correct to weigh other articles;
but not fish. Always "heft' your fish
when you want the correct weight.
The porter has now arrived with the
wagon and lunch. We were getting
very hungry standing in the water
up to our knees. almost all
forenoon. John see that fiat rock
a short distance below at the edge OF
the river In the shade we will spread
the eatables out on il, which we did.
We sat down on the rock and COM
menced to eat. While sitting there
noticed long brown object which !
supposed was a broken limb of tree.
1t was about Az feet long, and ex-
tended under the shelving rock. not
over five or six feet from where John
and Charley were sitting ! kept look
ing at for some time when | saw il
slightly move. | knew then, at once, Ii
was a snake OF some kind. ! got up
and approached IL closely and saw II
was copperhead. | soon dispatched
1t with bowider. Its head was entire
ly under the shelving rock. 1t had
crawled there TO get out of the hot sun.
Charley and John were Mortified to
know what narrow escape they had
made from being bitI.en by the copper
head. During the months OF July and
August the snakes come down from the
mountains to the streams to get water.
At that time they are almost blind and
in stupor. After finishing our dinner
/ started out TO take some views.
left Charley and John fishing. ! took
photograph of Petersburg and the sur
rounding valley from the mountain
side east Of the village. The landscape
around Petersburg is beautiful aud
grand. l took several views in the
gap, one In particular was the Fox and
the Ok. This view is situated about
half way through the gap, and on the
opposite side Of the river There is al
most solid wall of stone $50 feet high,
almost perpendicular. There are vines
and shrubbery growing out of the crew
ices. 1t is these in the different shapes
which resemble the fox and the OK
Nearly every strangers attention Is
called to 1t, while passing through the
gap, by persons who are familiar with
the view. When pointed out to one,
you can readily see the resemblance.
Here in the Gap is the ring and spear
tournament Three rings are suspend
ed from armes extending out from three
poles. The poles are about fifty feet
apart and the rider has to make the dis
tanme in certain time, taking the
rings as he goes by on his spear. The