Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-06-16

Esesy wear the sassmer resort
bssiae~s II Gannison county grows,
Is every year the sneqaaled trout
sssesRs of owr .es:tloa become lrotser
knowa. In . vecent trip To lola. the
correspondent Of the NEws-CHAxrloS
found veil Ri9h every rsRchmaR in
the locality preparing TO ea,ertasn
6slsersaea ssa Humt'er IT Popslar
sssorss srs b~ildlAS rev csbins ssd
sd3iaG other coafosts for their IN
cssssiAg trsds.
Some idss of the magnitude of
The Ash business may be Gainsd
from the stsAeaent tAss during The
yer Ar. S. +. Isad u our GsaRisoa
sssAs hsso ohery hss planted $50. .0O
small tsost 10 the GuRnisoa and its
tribstaries, sad in sdditiom the
United States government hatchery
st LssdvilIe will distribute 2JO, 90
bsook trout in the same waters.
This Hext year will zee even more
Rsh distrib~ted. In Jxly and
August the distribution Of native
aad rainbow fry begins and in
stresms Of the western slope not less
than one and half million eggs
will b F,lssssd. Fro@ its spswninG
sessions q ths nossA q two small
csssks ths saa1e, this ssasaa, teDk
( 4,1oA0O sniohsu eeuu1 - aksuA
y ai1no = 0a1r1 - 1sta9AnnsAs1
IL 0sanissa. u order 70 10 THE
4000 - ~ess cssGht. stripped Of
their egg asA I'll put back practic-
ally uninjsFed in the Gunnison
Some idea Of the quality Of our fish
ing may be derived from the know
ledge that these were unusually
large fish ranging from three to
thirteen pounds in weight. In add
ition to this the government collect
"A 2JO,0OO rainbow trout eggs
More eggs are collected from wild
trout in Gannison county than from
any other county in the state, on
account of its having more streams
suitable Tor such fish.
1t is estimated that our county
contains at least 500 miles of trout
fishing, the best in the world. The
Gunnison alone from the Black
Canon to the head of Taylor river is
100 miles and is generally conced-
ed TO be the finest in the Rocky
Mountain region. In it the cele-
brated rainbow trout grow to great
size aud at the same time hold their
gaminess and their flavor, due to
the pure. cold. swift water. A multi
tude OF streams, many of them 40 to
60 miles long, are stocked with trout
to the very springs from which they
start
The decision of our state supreme
court giving owners of land exclu-
sive fishing rights has been regarded
with much apprehension, but in the
trip your correspondent interviewed
practically every land owner from
the state bridge to Sapinero and did
not find one who intended to prohib-
it fishing if their hayfields and
fences were respected. Indeed it is
safe to say that of the 500 miles of
fishing not 25 will be prohibited and
we doubt whether it figures up half
that amount. So the sportsman
need not fear lack of fishing ground
if he comes to the Gunnison country.
The sport promises to be the best
on record. While high water has
made the season late, it will last the
longer. Water is now steadily fall
ing. The trout flies are ont; indeed
when one needs bait he has but to
pick trout fly of his neck and pro
ceed. ! can vouch for this from per
sonal experience. Several catches Of
the full 20 pounds are reported and
one five FOUNDER has been landed.
Mention was made in a former
article of the well known Riverside
Ranch which yearly entertains many
visitors. Also of the famous Never
sink Placer where gentlemens club
has built a pretty summer home.
Stopping at r. NJ. Cooper's. we
found him equipping two new wall
tents one 16x20 and another l2xl4
for the comfort of guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cooper have large house and