The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-08-06
FINS, FURS AND FEATHERS


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Did anyone ever see a pack bicycle?
OF course, you have heard Of pack po-
MES, but we think the first, original
pack-wheels were seen here last Satur-
day morning. when Elmer WOodworth
and Floyd Gibbs, answering Natures
call TO the wild, boarded the Mount
Hood train for Dee. 1t would have
been impossible, almost, for a grass
hopper to have found any place to have
clung to the bicycles. The boys could
not have ridden them for to handle
bars Wheel prongs frame and saddle
was strapped everything from a skillet
10 bag of salt. There were tents and
fishing rods, baked beans and bread, |
blanket rolls and camp axe. The BIZ
cycles we're fairly groanng, as the
boys led them to the Mount Hood sta |
tiOn.
Mr.. Woodworth and Mr.. Gibbs, who |
are servants respectively Of Uncle Sam |
and the Western Union Telegraph Co., |
the former being carrier on city route |
No. | and the latter Mr.. PieplOw S |
messenger and assistant, escorted their
wheel loads of camping equipment and |
provisions from Dee to Lost Lake, |
where they are spending this week,
Improving their physique, fishing and |
enjoying the scenery.
The following party left the first of
the week for the Lake Branch country
for an outing: Mr. and Mrs. Geo. w.
Thomson and daughter, Miss Wilma,
ROber Bragg, Edgar Franz, Mrs. G. A.
McCurdy and daughter, Miss Ellen
Mr.. Thomson and Mr.. McCurdy, who
accompanied them to the scenic West
Fork country, have returned, but will
journey out for the party in their auto.
mobiles later.
This department was in error last
week in reporting the near Ford acci-
dent at the DEVILS Punch Bowl. The
car, almost making the dive into the
Punch Bowl, was owned by II. NJ.
Vannier, instead of j. o. Mark 1t
was rescued by NJ Dragseth instead of
NJ. Pendergast.
William Weber made his neighbors
happy Sunday morning, presenting
them with hne mountain trout sent in
from the Weber camp on the West
Fork.
In case the recipient of premium
dog IN the Fins, Furs and Feathers
prize story contests does not care for
the cur. a gun will be loaned for the
execution.
The following party left Tuesday for
hunting and fishing trip on the head
waters of the West Fork: w. l.. Clark.
Newton Clark, Jr., Judge A. }. Derby,
K. A, McClanathan and Myron S.
smith, the latter of Underwood Il.
A. Taylor, an engineer of Portland,
who viii come up the Sandy river, will
join the party.
j. r. Nlckelsen and son, Donald, and
w. /. Price have returned from Indian {
mountain, where they have been deer
hunting, They brought back fine
buck, the second reported in Hood River |
county this season. [
The following party left Sunday for
BADGER Lake, east of Mount Hood
Earl Newman, Carl Newman, Orville
Thompson and John Sieverkropp. Hunt
ers and fishermen rarely penetrate this
part of the local wilds.
Angus Mcdonald. who has been
spending two weeks at Cannon Beach,
acquiring a tan and feasting ON clans !
and crabs, returned home Sunday.
The following party has returned 9
from Trout Lake, where they have h
been camping: Misses Kitty and Fran. v
ces Bragg, Miss Anne Vannet r. r. {
Gill, Louis }. Bronaugh Mr. and Mrs. u
j. +. Hall, Jr., and Robert GOode, of "a
The Dalles. ''We had a fine time. " -
says Mr.. Gill. I'VE caught the limit a
of trout several days. and numerous
hikes to the lava and ice caves were
enjoyed. "
Prof and Mrs c. D. Thompson and n
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Y. Master, their :.
guests from Portland were recent vis- N
ltors to Trout Lake. r.
l.. f, Ireland and family and W. h. d.
DlckersOn and family iourneyed to Il
Trout Lake in their automobiles re- m
Gently, They enjoyed the excellent
fishing of the region.
Jake Lenz. who is camping at Lost
Lake, is one of the few hunters who
bagged buck August !. Mr. Lenz VI
has got his first day of the season" "a
Duck every year but one in the last H'
eight years. MIR. Lenz and family are as
eating fresh meat now while the other SO
'ampers at the lake are eating the a
'alted product. tie
Mr., and Mrs. Tel. W. Blount the
Misses Steinhotf, of Seattle. who are
'isiting here, and Earl Franz and
ieorge Bragg returned Sunday form a IN
ampng trip in the West Fork district. -
Harvey Jones and family were on co
he West Fork near the Punch Bowl
unday fishing. MIR. Jones landed As
eautlful trout.
Palmer Sells "A Graders er
W. G. Palmer, of the Palmer Bucket foI
o., which is manufacturing the new of
amer sizing machine, has sold "a or,
the new machines to date. The new int
zers are being demonstrated at the Sc,
proat building adjoining the Franz tri
ore on Oak street. number of vie