Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-02
FISHER HARRIS
ON UTAH TROU1
Poor Economy For Farmers :,
Allow Streams To Become
Fished Out.
RIGID SUPERVISION NEEDED
Good Trout Pools Would Ip,o A.
From All Parts Of America 70
Sec Utah canyons

The newest thing in American ls.,,,
II is being urged, is an appreciate,
the beautiful IN nature. ana , A.,,.
preserve tho nations play grounds !.
the peoples use. The new sp,rl, ,
working rs way up through ,ss ~.
test on graft and luS, for money =,
national trait. and In Salt Lake II a.
a very practical work before 3, -.
away according to the city beauus..
ana the fishermen.
The most important feature n, -,
work Is IN making the vast ana -
ful Fairgrounds that surround M ~.
aNallaole 20 us residents, and 20 mak
mem available without putting IN
trap Tor silver dollars al every coro.,
ana turning place. Prom one dlreotiS,
II calls for the boulevard 10 SsItsr
from another the running Of trois,
lines up into the beautiful CottonwooJ,
canyons which no city can claim a.,
eXcelled so near at home. and VIII
are almost unknown IN thelr rr,nS,'
moods and more beautiful aspect. :,
the ordinary salt laker.
FISHING THE QUESTION.
Just now the biggest question ,1 D..
public eye IN this work, T. tho nat,..
Of fishing. Catching trout Is no M,
or mental occupation, ana the hlsto,,
OF the world makes all It's greatest souls
whippers OF streams and anglers an,
speckled beauty, The glory u fgh,og
rainbow trout, ID a glory that 6ss
no duplication. and now with stresrs
all around Salt Lake that ought 10 az,
one yield UP bic percentage Of rls,s,
ure, there is hardly a trout 10 be csue,.
and the great allurement Of the noun.
tains Is dead for season.
THE LURE OF THE STREAM
Utah's waterways have never bs.,
very famous. although they have bsd
the making Of fame within their bsbks
Down south the Grand canyon IN Ufsb
would be the greatest IN the world ~
greater one wasn't Just across The A.,
iEona border, and up north the Wei,
would be a splendid water syyttm. Win
It's long line Of trout opportunities
there weren't q great Snake river ,g,
across tho Idaho border % yield % h.
treasures to fisherman lore
ACTION NEEDED.
The time has some now. hov.ya,
say many OF Utah's citizens vhts d.
state must conserve It's resources inr,.
tural scenery. and make them ava.
able TO the people. l, will pay. Th.,.,
fore the men who must see silver d6
lars growing on every moment q ,hsf
actions WI have to support he uof.
ment. and why I. win pay is vel r,i
ed by Fisher HsrriA Harris has angel
IN his day on every strealn IN Ctah O.
any in1lor,ance, and discussing As
economic phase Of the proposition. b,
says.
THE BUSINESS SIDE.
The people OF Utah must know sh,
opportunities they have, and male
them available. Statistics IN Cohiaso
shcW that the money left there hif'
by people who came to FISH ana l-,,
was over $1,000 0o. There ls harry
trout IN all the Wasatch valley, viz
embraces the hesdwatcrs Of The W,a'
snd Provo river. and Is the OUT.
ting point for the StrawberrY. r.
properly stocked these streams Wogt
bring into that valley fishermen Uog;h
every summer to support tho population
and keep up q good hotel ~ each g
the oltlAs OF uober. Charleston MI
way and walshurs,
AN EXAMPLE.
Let me givo you q concrete II
ample. Az spencer. Idaho. lapi yei'
ten gentlemen from salt Lake 81
OF the train 10 outfit FOR the sAk'
fishing grounds They remained usfs
one day. and spent go az The ho'sA
and hired two teams and two men 81
ti a day for 10 days ana this nHl
was only one ~ 90 which outfltls
Spencer that summer, The Was'ea
valley u beautiful It's people coaN
derive good revenue every siHIat
from fishermen, II only is streams
were tended to, and q sentiment fr'
ated against the snaggor, the seinN,
and the dynamiter. who have wrpugh'
80 much destruction In the pafi,
Every summer the CommdGaI
club rooaives many letters Of muir
from eastern people, asking NheIs
thay oan come near here aud nthi snl
| would be mighty proud Uan " -
able 20 say Along the Provo N9.t
the Weber or up the CottohWe'1s
and there IL no reason Why suN ~
answer could not be given, II pc W..
ued these streams enough 70 pi'e''
them out 81 season"
WHAT OF THE BOYS
Utah has raised several Eenefauo@,
81 good fishermen. but the bols "
years are not getting tho sport hs.
daddies had a soore ~ years az w,
Van Beebo, Heber NJ. Wells ChM
Burton, Henry T. MeEwan, : ~ ~.
John Spencer, and score OF o'ns'
men fr,t learned 10 love me 49,.
and oast their flies along the Nsos,
and the Provo. and then ailei"e,.s
To turn their faces 10 the norm "a
Mr. Bancroft and Dave bcoies 80
seek the quiet places on the snaAs "a.
through the Yellowstone eolnirl
effort nov IL TO make condlllom
the younger people that Tor = W..
have been wiped out They VII pn
10 he on a less extensive scale, ana ~
fisherman will have 70 stop NneA
has caught his share, but thai W. -
conditions can be revived WIN ue
restrictions, ell good nshermeh =,
lieve. and the aggressive enoit "
Il n nov Ee;ting we'll under
Next year may see some W',,,s
good angling IN many ttah Ws.
including those Of TINS vale, ~" ,.r,v.