Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-27


They had all heard great stories of
greater trout taken from Howe's pool,
"a pond formed by the widening of a
little stream which partially drained
the range of hills near Phillips ranch.
then a half-day's ride from Seattle.
Morse, now mining monarch. was
merely a prospector in those days, and
one Sunday evening he and Milman,
&he city attorney, and Barnes, the
general storekeeper, were sitting in
the little hotel office, discussing pro-
posed outing of a couple of days, when
IA came the fourth Of their coterie, the
rotund and genial Biller. putting and
allowing, but with elation in his eyes.
Boys" he exclaimed, Il have the
Sdea of a lifetime-and inspiration of
genius, Let's spent our Friday and
Saturday at Howe's Pool, fishing
Biller's suggestion was hailed with
acclaim and unanimously adopted
without the formality of vote. The
few days intervening before their de-
parture were filled with fish talk and
active preparation, and those unac-
guainted with the destination of the
party might have thought it was going
around the world. Thursday evening
found them in Phillips rough but cosy
sitting roam, talking over the antici-
pated sport of the morrow. Every
ching so far had gone according to
schedule, the only deviations from the
program having been made by Morse,
who surreptitiOusly slipped into one of
mis- many pockets two long-fused dyna-
Mite "U. Y. Waterproof" cartridges
from the mine house, and Tips. Bill
7cr's water spaniel. who at the last
moment insisted upon accompanying
his master.
A deliciously celebrating morning
found the anglers and their host en-
crossed in endeavors to lure from its
dark depths the famous denizens of
Howe's Pool, but the day slipped by
without even single strike" Phil
lips alphabetically admitted that the
lshing was poor-'the day a bit too
bright" and one or two other condi-
lions not just perfect-to which his
guests deferentially agreed, but with
repressed displeasure. When the Sec
ond day had almost passed with no
better results. everybody was cross,
even Tips refusing to indulge in the
S7istracting amusement of barking and
hunting shore birds.
1t was then that Morse resolved up
an the heroic measure for which he
had come prepared Assembling his
$ fesIow-followers of old IZaak, he eau
tfOusly preached his scheme for max
ing sure of some fish-if there were
any in the pool-even if they wouldn't
bite. Its awful illegality-and perhaps
she presence of the city attorney
brought forth a volley of objections,
BUT eventually the thought of return
ing with overlooking creels, to turn
the jeers of soothing crowd to envy
and admiration, overcame the scruples
of the most conservative.
Acting under Morse's instructions,
all retired from the banks of the pool
I'D positions from which they could
iust see it's surface. A moment later
a "~long-timed" dynamite cartridge flew
3Fom his hand and, describing a grace
fUl parabola, splashed fairly into the
center of the pond. where it floated,
rocking gently upon the widening cir
,cIes of ripples it had caused
But. while the fishermen watched
with indrawn breath, they heard an
other and louder splash. 1t was Tips.
Ea5thful to the instincts of long line
1870