Gilpin observer., 1909-09-02
PLENTY OF FISH


great and only truthful and religious
paper returned from an eight days So
journ in Middle park. The trip was
made In company with Game Warden
P. c. McNevins and Assessor j. ".
Thompson. The trio first went 10
Kremmling and from there. to the
ranch of Robert Morris, former
we'll known Gilpinite. 1t was the in
tention to remain at Morris and fish
in Red Dirt creek but the water was
too muddy for the fishermen to get
a line on the exact location of the
trout. Mr.. Morris was too busy with
his hay, Of which he has enough 20
fill the Denver auditorium, to give
any instructions as to how 20 catch
fish in muddy water. 30 the assessor,
game warden and chaperone after a
days stay lett for Troublesome creek,
going via kremmling. A: Kremmling
Pat Martin, who lived in Gilpin coun-
ty before going to Middle Park to ac-
cumulate healthy fortune, volunteer
ed to send the discouraged fisher
men to point on the Troublesome
where the trout are thicker than
warm altitude. He advised us to stop
at AL. Parsons whose ranch Is eleven
miles up the creek from the Moffat
road. We were glad we took Mr..
Ma To-, l,.ta. h., L.,
tions offered were equal to those of
the Brown Palace. Mr.. Parsons has
a fine ranch and can raise anything
from a parsnip to full beard Mrs.
Parsons halls from the good old
state of Tennessee and what she
doesn't know about cooking does
not come within the bounds of culin.
airy skill. After a few meals both the
assessor and game warden commenc-
ed to take on weight and the writer,
although light eater, by no means
lost any flesh.
The bunch didn't .arrive at the
rendezvous OF the fish until Sunday
evening, and of course didn't unreel
until the following day. Fishing was
good on the Parsons ranch but was
great deal better farther up the
creek and in the meadow at Hendrick
sons was immense. The trout in this
meadow were so pleatyful even Mr.
catch them. 1t is quite walk from
Parsons place to Hendrickson's, that
is II you haven't someone along who
knows the Shortcuts"
Blu. here is where the assessor was
found to be a very handy and most
valuable man. He knew every old COW
trail, bear trail and deer trail in that
region. II was almost like travelling
in flying machine to follow him,
so swift was distance covered.
The three Of US started out one morn
ing for the upper end of the creek
and the assessor took the lead, the
game warden bringing up the rear.
putting and pounding like No. IL
climbing the high line. We had only
gone short distance when the as
SCISSOR took notion to take a short
cut. This short cut lead directly away
from the point we desired TO reach
and after going three or four miles
We came to a wide gulley filled with
fallen trees and brush. We just had
to stop because we couldn't go any
further. By this time the game war
den, who had gotten more than a
suff'ciency OF short cuts" conclud-
ed that the most certain way of
reaching an objective point was to
go directly In the direction Of that
point. This reasoning would seem
plausible to anyone but Mr.. Thomp-
son, but he was set on taking short
cut and wouldn't listen to reasoning.
While the assessor was getting his
bearings, the game warden hit hot
foot for the direction OF the creek,
gaining speed with every stride. You
would thought a bear was after him.
There the writer was with the as
SCISSOR, who was still determined to
take Short cut" Well all we could
do was to follow where the guide led.
Away We went, up hill and down,
through ravines, gulleys and gulches.
all the time going farther away from
the creek. After climbing half a dozen
high mountains we came to a wagon
road. We followed this wagon road
fully ten miles and finally after both
were completely exhausted came to
the point we were headed for. The
game warden. by cutting out the So
called shorts cuts had reached the
creek in short time and had plenty
of time To fish hut the writer and