Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

lower part or the Middle kaneOh DIAN
bear are plentiful and entirely too friend
ly, stealing campers supplies upon occa-
sion. Deer may be seen everywhere
mountain lions are yet numerous though
forest guards are permitted to XIII !neili.
There are few wary black panthers In the
park. and bob cats. ground hogs mot the
common eastern ground hog) and smaller
animals are plentiful. Among the SOUR
rels the Douglas is most aggressive, NOISY
and spectacular. There are many OF ms
larger gray cousins. The mountain auall
and grouse are among the principal Same
birds In the park no shooting is allowed,
and the statement currently passes 1oi
tue truth that every deer knows the parh
line and can and does read the signs
Certainly the deer have little fear or peo,
Die within the park limits. They stano
and gaze unfearing a passers-by:
Sparkling, Delicious Water.
1.-THE springs and streams of the High
Sierra are among it's chief attractions
Nowhere else is there a supply OF such
pure. sparkling, delicious water. John
Muir terms 1t champagne water Every
where is it's supply most plentiful. The
sides Of the hills sing with dancing
| brooks; springs gush forth here, there
and everywhere. One never loses dellgh'
in drinking this elixir Of the high noun
tains. These streams are the homes OF
countless trout, including the famous
| golden trout of Golden Trout creek. In
Big Arroyo. Roaring river, the Kern, the
King, Bobbs creek, the kaneoh, es'
pecially the Marble fork. and many other
streams of this section one can find most
exceIlent fishing. The Kern river is, In
deed, an old homestead Of the trout Nc
less authorities than Dr. David Starr Jor-
dan and DR.. B. w. Everman say In tneli
American Food and Game Fishes: IL
| seems not improbable that the american an
trout originated In Asia. extending ITS
range southwark to the upper Columbia
! thence to the Yellowstone and the Mis-
| souri,, from,th Missouri southwark to the
Platte and the Arkansas, thence from the
platte to the Rio Grande and the Colorado
across the Sierra to Kern river, thence
northward and coastwise, the sea run
ming forms passing from stream to stream
| as far north as the Fraser
Golden Trout of Mount Whitney.
1.-THE most beautiful western trout"
| said Mr. Shoup. els the famous golden
trout of Mount Whitney, salmo aqua
bonita and allied forms. 1t is found
only in Golden Trout creek formerly
Volcano creek) and in neighboring
streams to which for the most part 1T
has been transplanted. It is small
trout. but gamy From the trail hun
| areas COulQ DC SSCH III thS SASoi VoSS' =
of the stream when visited that
section last. They have much the
appearance of gold fish to the casual
observer. AS they are found chiefly d in
attitudes ranging from 5000 to 5000
feet. they necessarily live hardy life
| Golden Trout creek marks the boun-
| Diary for some distance between for
| est on one side and extensive lava beds
| on the other. This was once region
| af H,n1nQnir QcffVifv. All about
Mount Whitney may be found evidence
| of the fire and fury attendant upon the
making of these mountains.
THE principal geographic features
may be said to be the King river can
Won. the canyon Of the Kern river
the great Western divide. and the
Mount Whitney range-the canyons the
greatest depressions Of the Sierra, the
ranges the greatest elevations.
First Explored in 1854.
This section was first explored by
Prof Brewers party of the United
States geological survey in 1854. wher
Clarence King, a member of the party
gathered the material for his fascinat'
ing book, Mountaineering in the Sierra
Nevada That year.. he, with a com
panion. assembled and named Mount
Tyndall, and noting yet a higher peak
named it Mount Whitney, though IL
ascent was never made until the yeal
1875. 1t should be noted here thai
the government has done vast deal OF
work in mapping and surveying this
widest section Of the Sierra. Nearl:
all Of the territory not in the Sc
quota and Gen. Grant National parks
and which had not been previously
acquired by private owners. is in the
forest reserve.
This is destined to be the great
est playground of America. Stewar,
ago of meeting two Swiss. who were
| evidently wel1-to-do people not long
from their native land. Inquiry de-
veloped the fact that for three sue
long journey from Switzerland to oul
high Sierra because they considered
our mountains superior to then
own Alps. a judgment confirmed by
DR.. Jordan. who is quite familiar witt
both.
Certain things must be done for this
wonderful playground" continued Mr.
Shoup. First and foremost. the pri-
vately owned lands within the Sequoia
Park should be acquired to proven,
the spoIiation of one of it's most beauti-
full timber sections. A bill to effect the
saving of these great Sequoias is now
before Congress. Second. the govern
ment must take better care of the
trails it already has. and provide more
funds for new trails. The approprla-
ton for this work and the small mum.
Der of rangers permitted are a striking
advertisement of the ignorance ant
Indifference of Congress as to the at.
fractions and the needs Of this wonder
full domain. 1t is probable that the
great majority of congressman have
never seen a mountain higher than d
Missouri river bluff and do not know
that during last season, with all the
lack of accommodations, the main
trails of this region were traversed by
fully 5000 sightseers, where. ir
time, will come 100000 every summer
| to find camping places without being
troubled by the sight of one another's
| camp fires"