The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-08-29
Fins, FurS, and Feathers.

1t is a decided treat for fishermen
who have the real Nimrod's longing t,
land big steelhead or a salmon trout
to listen to some stories that are re
lated by some of the men, who fishe,
the local streams in days when the val
ley was. covered with forests instea
of orchards. F. H. Button recent
recalled some of his experiences on tn,
Hood river. On one trim he saws h,
caught 2l big"salmon trout in the Hoo,
river. Think of it Twenty-one big
lighting, game fish. If fshermal
gets half dozenEof these big fellows
..now, he feels that he is the kinpfshel
of the Northwest. Indeed. a fellow
can feel that way having landed one Of
the strong fish.
However, the ihsing should be bet.
ter now, since the state game warden.
w. l.. Finley, has decided to keen the
streams we'll stocked. With a close
observation of the game and fish laws.
1t should not be so very long until
good sport may be had in the lower
stream of the Hood river.
The experience of mountain climbers
in electrical storms on the peak of
Mount Hood this summre recalls to j.
II. Fredricy trip taken by him and
number of companions up Pixies Peak
in Colorado. 1--WE were on hunting
trip in that state, he says, land de-
cided we would climb the peak before
returning to our homes. 1t was before
the day of the railroad leading to the
top, or we would probably have made
the ascent in that easy fashion. All
went well until we started down the
mountain, when one of those sudden
hail storms arose. Gee. how the wind
did whistle and the thunder did roll.
We hurried to the protection of an
overhanging ledge, or else | believe the
hailstones would have beaten us into a
jelly. They were bigger than base
balls, and the noise Of their crashing
against the rocky sides of the mountain
made a roar like that Of hundred or
two devils beating on brass kettles. |
saw digger squirrel caught in the
down pour of ice, and ! think every
bone in his body was broken by the
hail. That experience has made me
shy of mountains ever since. would
rather take my outing on so e cool
brook, where | can sit beside the deep
pools and catch a fish now and then
without too great an exertlon.
The record fishing at the Chautauqua
was done by 6. A. McCurdy and W. L.
Nichols, who on Thursday went to-
Sand Canyon, returning home in the
evening with their baskets loaded with
SO beautiful fish They met several
friends and asked them to come by
their tents and see the 30 fine treut
they had. Everybody thought some
joke was being sprung. knowing that
the fish had not been caught out of the
Middle Fork, which was very muddy,
and not thinking that they would have
iourneyed so far as the Sand Canyon.
Well, after the report of this big
catch got out, and after number of
enthusiastic nimrods had really seen
the fish, these two gentlemen were
about the most popular fellows in
camp. They were beseiged early the
next morning by all who carried along
their bait cans. and legged to act as
guides.
After a good healthy snooze they
finally took j. II. heilbronner and
Chas. N. Clarke over to the river and
on Friday this party landed so fish.
Hay fever and asthma make August
a month of intense suffering to many
people. Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound gives prompt. ease and relief.
and is soothing ard healing to the in
famed membranes. VIM. M. Mere
thew. N. Searsport, Me-. says: II
suffered with asthma for many years,
and have used many Doctors pre-
without avsil. few doses
Of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
me and less than a bottle
caused a complete cure. am glad to
lei others know what Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound has done for me. "
Refuse substitutes. Chas. N. Clarke.