Gunnison news-champion., 1902-05-16
Gt>\tSON FISHING.

sag the. sapr eIupycd -iser the iir~i
~hfte - u-erked hi= way arra-s
slar ranEe
tiie Creator o4 heauea aud earth
endowed sianni-en with cirssrer
@kx q brighter -lsn- q parer ais. niasri.
tsnautiiui saeners and greatcr rr-aar-
es,s than ninsts-f anF either pari ai
fhe warid- d. pislnped ~. brnatilai
and Faricl rguz.-- ~ msautnius and
AZ fhe.r crratisin caused the waters
a. Eu-h ffrth froEn them heartaE
aiany liie-ziting ANA liin-snsi aiuiill
sruperriU-
Prom the Snowy san i.uis peaks.
t1le ragged tW t,,efs. tite upw ala.h
araxeiled Marshall ranrr. The haaufi-
fuI Antelope. the isfty ucorlIishzre
fhe impressive Eik range thr treaz-
are iaden san Juan. and ilIr rilh and
uaaEuifcent Italian ieaks thc waters
-slsfcforth in i8uuts aud rushed down
fhe mouutain sides in strenms a. cut
Hhe aiariaus tallcy uI the runuisau
and it'- world lannon's Eiack Canon.
And incyery ripplo. every current
every hiding plarr. every sun Kissed
shallow FIe. fheomnipatrnt treatar
ftr all wise Pr9Vi.icr caused to hec
aua grow Che henu,i iia trouf tu bp
shr dehght aud -u-teuanrc uf man-
Kind
il1W This latter gft has hren app
ssreriated l. well known bat n the
psrsuit af that most enjoyable pas
fimo ~ angling some Of the children
81 civilization have partakeu 80 far
81 the traits oi barbarians ~ to for
gel the rights oi their brothers. ~
a. forget that man and his helong-
fngs. the results pf his isthers. are
entitled tn rrspe-t They we're not
content with being fishermen bat
must needs become trespassers must
violate the rights of their friends
aud neighburs. And now the conse-
ancnce must fail aiikeup the guilty
and the innocent several owHers
- Ranches near the town. properties
whereon was iound the chuiccst fish
ing have decided 10 throw off the
burden OfanRoyance they have borne
sof years and have notified the pub
bic to keep OF
4 numerous body of citizens loath
so give up the privileges they have
enjoyed for so many years, met Fri
dav evening in the court house To
discuss these measures and 10 devise
WAYS and means to regain to them
selves the right To fish in the waters
soi the surrounding country.
Al eight O'Clock the meeting was
-alied To- order hy T.. &. Boyles Dr.
SANFORD was elected chairman aud
al once stated the object OF the meet
ing. speakers were called for In the
following order: Dexter T. Sapp.
Judge Me Dougal and the Hon. Z. /.
iia walt.
The three we're of common opinion
an that the ranchmen had been i'm
posed upon and We're Justified in
posting their places and taking any
other steps necessary to prevent tres
passing.
Mr. Sapp. who had been called upon
many times lately for his opinion in
regard To the right OF fishermen to
sade the streams within posted en-
losures. said he thought the courts
and iuIies would not call such action
areepass because the state Constitu-
aicn gave 10 the people the use Of
rbe water within the state although
ehe law saws.
No person shall shoot from pub
Dir highway AT game. or fish or hunt
game in any enclosure not public
land, without consent of the owner
rlr person in charge Of same.
-+of course the only way to know
whether the courts viii sustain the
Eaa is To put il To the test, conclu-
'ied Mr. Sapp.
several times during the course Of
sis address Mr.. Sapp referred humor-
.s,asly to the Never Sinh" placer ON
whose grounds all may go Tor the
sarpose OF fishing and of which the
,uners would reserve only the gold,
the cottage they propose 10 build.
and the grounds about il which
they may enclose with fences. Many
Es.ople present had no knowledge OF
rhe locating or location ofthe Never
sink placer. and for their benefit
and Others it j. hereby announced
that Messcrs Dexter T. ~aPp, W. q.
skinner. j l. Brothers. II. e. Bart
Ea1t. b W Lewis and Theron Stevens
have located the Never sink" placer
On the Gunnison three-fourths oi
mile mort of q cooper ranch II CON
1ainS ~ acres
Judge McDougal said Do would eN-
rfJ,,s- his pt.iniop ,sf Ifp law TO w hom-