Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-10-29
HUNTING AND FISHING.
Rev. Horace Mann Of Rifle. COL, En-
tiers the Lists With A. e. Carleton.


When fishermen get together about the
campfire. there is bound TO be some good
story telling. and all former students of
the Randolph High school would stick to
their text-and the truth-of course.
Before starting in we want this under
stood. Tradin' fish stories has its peculiar
temptations, ! admit, but then l have
heard fish stories which had some truth
IN them. Having caught trout in YER
mont that actually measured two inches
IN length, l am in position ito make
good" any statement that halls from the
state of perennial sunshine, big trout and
digger" game. And il ! deal in some
rather large figures don't consign this
article to oblivion TO keep company with
Fort Payne (resulting in more pain than
profitl stock" OF fourteen years ago.
Some OF the friends smile at the mention
OF that at one time magic name, ''Fort
Payne" II Is easier to smile now than 1t
was in other days, isn't it
In writing about the fish and game OF
this state, shall simply refer to results
brought to my attention at or near my
present home. Two men recently pulled
/ into town with two bucks. Four men left
here Sept. 18th, returning with three bucks.
Another party in from the White river
country with five bucks. Three young
men have returned with three good speci-
mems. Many others have had good sue
/ cess deer hunting. A man who takes
/ great pleasure in hunting big game has
met with excellent success in securing four
/ bears and big mountain lion which he
captured IN three weeks. At East Divide
creek where i am acquainted, there has
been great sport with bruin, nineteen
bears having been killed since April LIST OF
\ this year.
There are three varieties OF the big fei-
( lows in Colorado, cinnamon. black and the
siiver-tip. Other bears have been seen at
0 . -
a shot as soon as the first snow comes.
IL my Vermont friends hear something hit
the earth with mighty thud they may
know that a ''tender-footn preacher and
a bear have met in deadly combat, with
the result that the bear dropped, after
being weighted down with 5000" chunks
OF lead. / understand that mountain
wolves and coyotes are troubling chickens
at Parachute, near here. Coyotes will
soon have as bad a reputation among
chickens, il they don't stop their care
lessness, as is commonly supposed preach
ers have.
A friend OF mine has been troubled with
a coyote all summer, but lead reached a
vital spot in his anatomy recently. He
was alarge one, capable OF doing much
damage in a hennery. September Both,
the Elks OF Gunnison, Col, gave banquet
TO about $50 couples. The banquet con-
sisted OF Gunnison trout, venison and
others from the East have been camping
over in the White river country, about 40
miles from here, where President Roose-
welt shot his mountain lion with the shot
that twas heard around the WORLDLY
the newspaper reporters. Had President |
Roosevelt journeyed Colorado ward for
the bear-t -never-came, he would have |
been successful in his hunt for bruin.
My friend, Agar Carleton, recently con- |
tributed an article to the HERALD AND |
NEWS concerning trout fishing in Spain
certainly novel way OF "angling" for the
sportive trout. About the same way some
people in this state catch suckers" q |
refer now to fish-suckers, not gold-mine-
suckers.) The fish run out into the irri-
eating bitches, and are then "forked out"
by dozens.
But is there any place on earth where
the skies are bluer than in Colorado ?
where the stars shine more brightly than 4
in Colorado? where the trout are larger
and more ''gamey" than in Coloradog /
have done some fine trout fishing in the
short time that | have been here. The
White river country boasts OF being the
greatest trout region in the United States,
and il reports are true, there certainly is
something W orth while doing all through
the open season in that region. ! have not
tried the fly in those waters Yet, but
trust that next summer Will find me
wandering "by clear water, beneath
gracious trees. unencumbered with any
thing but slim rod and light box of
delicate fiies.n
Iwant to say just a word for our Rocky
mountain scenery. Our home is over 200
miles west from Denver. We are situated
in the Grand River valley on the western
slope OF the Rocky mountains. This val
ley is noted for its fine fruit, honey,
cattle, alfalfa and hunting grounds. The
climate is all that one could desire. Many
people come here for the good to be de-
rived from the climate. The writer has
gained 10 pounds in flesh in three months
time-and more a'comin'. But the trip
from Denver, Colorado Springs or Pueblo
through the Rocky mountains Is beyond
the power of man to portray. Colorado
has been justly called the greatest scenic
state" state having within its bounds
three hundred mountains, nine hundred
lakes and over sixty rivers.
Our home is more than a mile sin the
air. that is, more than a mile above the
sea. On arriving at Denver, Colorado
Springs or Pueblo, the tourist will find
splendid accommodations on board the
train with two engines-the Denver & Rio
Grande r. Rand with guide book in
hand will be ready to enjoy the most de-
lightful ride, and the greatest scenery
that God ever made. think there is one
bit OF scenery to be seen over this road '
which stands out pre-eminently above all
other points of interest. Rev. Ira B. Lam
drith, LII. D., of Tennessee, at the Inter-
national c. Z. convention at Denver,
summed up in a word the feeling that
comes to one as he gets glimpse for the ,
first time of the point of special interest
have just referred to. He said, 1--WE
hung to the brass bars of the Pullman {
cars, looking out at the matchless scenery B
along the canon and waiting for that sub
lime point where the Almighty did His '
;upremely wonderful bit of work with !
N n "
he deepest wound on the face of the
sarth-Royal Gorge. And when the 4
moment came, would have no one speak
70 me for anything. There, sheer half
nile above, hung the granite, and | said,
God is here" No one can study nature