The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-14

OF MOSCOW anu -. l.. OilFor eupefln
tendent of the Sandp' int fish hatch
cry we're In this city wednesday.
They we're making trip for the pur.
pose OF eAaming the different sites
that had been suggested for the new
flsh hatchery. Game warden Bar ber
OF Boise who had been with the party
on part Of the trip was not here,
having stopped off at Chatoolet.
The flrst inEimBtion that the citi-
zens here had that they we're coming
was received Dy DR.. Briggs of the
Rod and Gun club about ten O'Clock
and stated that they we're on their
way up on the Georgia Oakes and
would like to have some of the mem
bers of the club chow them any avail
able sites in this locality.
DR.. Briggs, A. b. Annis, Ed. Nc
Gregor and one Oh two other mem
bers of the club proc lred launch
aud went down to meet them. Messrs
West aud oliver stopped off at Cos
mos landing aud the entire party
went 10 examine the proposed site
at Hell's Gulch.
They found an abundance of pure
spring water of just the right TEN
peratnre. After looking over the
place thoroughly the game ofilcihls
decided that if the location WIS no be
used the place to build the hatchery
was on the bank OF the river ON r.
X. Marshall's land just below where
the creek empties into the river afd
stated that two acres of land wou
have to be used and stated that Il
water would have to be piped from
the spring to the hatchery.
Mr.. Marshall who was with the
party promptly offered to dunate the
land. Frank Tracy who owns the
land on which the spring Is offered
to give that and the necessary land
to form reservoir II desired and the
members of the Rod and Gun club
present stated that the club would
furnish the pipe and put il 10 With
out expense to the state.
Both Of the officials seemed we'll
pleased with the location and Mr..
Oliver who is an expert on fish oul
ture stated that the. water was the
best for the purpose of any location
that be had examined.
It was proposed to give the gentle
men q reception that evening and
Mr.. Nc Gregor telephoned to Mr..
SHELTON aud made arrangements for
the use of the Skelton and Warren
all for the ocsHsion. Hand bills ad-
vertisiuR the meeting we've printed
but It was later discovered that the
Redmen had the hall engaged for
the evening It being their regular
lodge night aud it as decided to give
up the public meeting.
Word of the meeting. which was
set for eight olocok had been passed
around aud when the hour arrived a
large numter gathered but Mr. West
aud Mr.. Oliver who had been inform
ed of the circumstances and that the
meeting bad been given up co1ld not
be located and after waiting for som'
time most OF the people went home.
Those who remained to the NUN
Der of dozen or fifteen met th'
gentlemen on their return to thI
hotel and had q short interview Will
them.
Mr.. oliver and Mr.. West boil
addressed those present stating tina
II wes the purpose of the state to 10
cate a hatchery somewhere Ia eithe
Shoshone or Kootenai county t
supply fish for those two oountie
and adjacent tributary streams
That II the hatchery Ia established
would have to be built by the peopi
aud that the state would msintai
and operate It after It was built.
That the decision In regard to th
location would be made by Gam
Warden Barber aud that all that the
had to do about the matter was t
examine the different sites aud re
port to him.
I They further stated that the waite
J at the Hell's Guloh location was IN
owset for the purpose that they an
part of the question Of location va
that of transportation.
A nun berso sthose present spoh
briefly in reply the burden of mos
Of the remarks being that althoug
. the people here would of course lik
TO have the hatchery at nells Gulo
# possible that was not so much Il
question. What they wanted was Il
u ash planted Ia the waters of Il
Occur d'Alene and st. Joe basin an
: promised the hatchery loaYl suppo
= II located anywhere In the basin.
They also pointed out that Il
o location at Hells Gulch was pFact
= cally IN the center of the territory
be served. That large maiorli