Evening star., 1911-07-29

| Col. Myron NJ. Parker is enjoying an
| outing in the wilds on the preserves OF
the Tobique Salmon. Club, near New
Brunswick, Canada. He is doing his fish
ing in the Tobique and Serpentine rivers
and is landing many fine salmon. Louis
Boyer. who is associated with Col. Par
ker, recently received two salmon from
the colonel. one weighing nineteen and
| the other seventeen pounds.
Col. Parker spent one morning and
evening fishing before g. severe storm oc.
Cured, landing fifteen salmon and one
twelve-pound toag before he was driven
from the river. In three hours the river
rose eighteen inches.
The Serpentine river. which is tribu-
| tary to the Tobique, is a dangerous river
to canoe in high water" wrote Col. Par.
ker to Mr. Boyer.
In many places it is like going down
the roof Of a house. with to 6 per
cent grade all the way. When we came
down the water was a rushing torrent.
We had to carry the canoe around in six
different places. At one place, Pups
falls Frank (the Indian guide) thought
he could get on the rocks and get the
canoe down without carrying it around.
He lost control and the canoe was upset
and swept under. Frank managed to
save the canoe by rope he had tied
grip and rod, which I had on shore with
me, went down the river This included
three extra rod tips I had in a canvas
case, poncho, my seat cushion given
me by Senator Proctor, and which, up
here, is most comfortable, and canvas
bag containing a box of flies and all my
leaders.
''On the way down the river we re-
covered the rod tips. Frank saw the case
i'll an eddy about foot under water I
nod oIy1 = ~
lodged against an old tree that had fallen
in the river. we found the dear old seat
cushion, and 1 was glad enough. We did
not recover the flies and leaders. took
Reuben Ross UP with US to carry the
freight He got swamped at the same
place, but fortunately he had taken the
salmon out, SO that they were saved, but
the grub went off to feed the fishes.
never in eighteen years had such a rough
experience.
There is one place called the narrows,
lodges on each side. This was the place
I most dreaded. If I got out of the
| canoe I had to climb over a mountain
full of bogs and jungles. The water
was going through there with a roar.
he was nearly swamped. Frank said 1t
was bad but thought he might get
through. The mountain looked high and
hard. and 1 told Frank to go ahead. He
Gus place, and he thought 1 had better
climb over.
II watched Frank go through and ii
| was a picture to see that tall Indian
standing In the canoe with the canoe
buried in spray and sometimes almost out
| of sight. When he got through the canoe
was nearly full of water, and If I had
| been in we would have been swamped."
Two business men stole quietly out OF
| the city early in the week and went to
Weverton, where they thought they
| would not be known, and tried their luck
at bass fishing. They were on the river
| two days. but before they started home
ward they were identified. although their
| friends promised they would not betray
them.
1T was great sport that they had, -
| said one of their friends. who saw their
string Of tWenty-seven small-mouth bass
| Not only did the anglers get the fish by
casting and using live bait, but they. in
vented contrivance which afforded them
amusement"
| The anglers corked a beer bottle so it
could not sink, rugged short line and
attached it to il and then sent 1t adr1ft
| They had watched the bottle only few
minutes before il was noticed that some
| thing was disturbing the bait. and pres
entity the bottle went out of sight
When the bottle reappeared the anglers
lifted anchor and started to follow 1t,
| overtaking it and finding bass had
| taken the bait and been unable to shake
off the hook. Again the bottle was sent
adrift, and again it was drawn beneath
the surface of the water
..It did not reappear,' said the friend
of the anglers. land it is presumed that
1t was held out of sight by a bass
Speaking of contrivances to catch
bass remarked Col" John W. Hurley,
Capt Pennifield had the beer bottle
stunt beat a mile"
I Capt. Pennifield, who recently died at
an advanced age. enjoyed the distinction
of having entertained Grover cleveland
when the latter was President. The cap
tain was a good story teller. and he en-
| tertained the President with his stories
| at night. One of his stories. and Col.
Hurley vouches for the truth Of 1t, was
that his dog had been trained to eaten
bass. =, H.
"Ail the captain had to do" the
| colonel says, was to rig line, bail
it and attach 1t to his dogs tail. Ihe
dog would swim the river until the bali
was taken and then 1t would return
ashore"
| Adam A. Weschler and Henry A. Her