The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-07-17
FINS, fURS AND FEATHERS

prOmOtlun OF Jne use OF JdChtdOull IuF
in the manufacture of headgesr.
One day he was visiting Representa-.
tive Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Bob
Thomas of Kentucky was listening in.
Kennedy amented the fact that while
hunters of his state formerly had many
cottontails to amuse them, the supply is
almost exhausted and the hunters are
languishing.
"Say, Sinnott, he remarked. why
can't we get some of those lackrabbits
from Oregon. and let 'em multiply for
our hunters in Rhode lsland?'
"Aw, Kennedy" drawled Sinnott,
"jackrabbits like they have IN Oregon
would be clear outside Of Rhode ISL
and in two jumps.
Kennedy turned the conversations to
other channels and gave up the project.
Since time immemorial Indians Jour
neNed to Lost Lake to angle for the
willy mountain trout. The outlet to
the crystal clear body of water, how
ever, is subterranean, and since white
disciples Of Sir lzaak Walton in recent
years have journeyed to the lake in
annually increasing numbers the trout
have been taken from the pools faster
than propagation. Fearing the lake
speci of trout, not found III other
streams of the valley, might become
extinct in case unrestrained fishing
We're permitted, the State Fish and
Game Commission has ordered the in
let of the lake, where the fish go for
spawning, closed to all angling for an
indefinite period. The inlet will be
closed August J.
The Hood River fish and game com
mission has been Instrumental IN hav-
ing the remote pools closed. 1t is
thought that trout have been deci.
mated there as result Of net fishing
A trap was recently discovered at a
point on the shore rarely frequented
and local residents, members of the
game association declare, are under
suspicion
j. H. Fredricy stands vindicated.
Mr.. Fredricy, after a fishing trip up
Hood river recently. reported sighting
lizard with blue tail and a red and
white striped BODY Many and varied
stories were written about his "Nic.
tory Saurian," and Mr.. Fredricy re
ceiVed letters from all parts of the
country, asking him what brand of
beverage he used.
Bat Mr.. Fredricy is happy. Last
Thursday George Chamberln, AN East
Side orchardist. brought a real red,
white and blue lizard to the city. He
found it catching codling moths in his
orchard 1t is being displayed in a
milk bottle, which bears the label,
"tredricy' Lizard. "
The forested and burnt-over areas in
the southwestern parts of the county
are a lure to women as well as men
folk of the family at this season.
While the men whip the trout stream,
the women pick wild black berris. The
fruit is being found on the tributaries
Of Hood river in the Green Point sec
tlon IN large quantities. Plenty of
moisture on the higher attitudes is re-
sul,ng in berries of fine size
Sunday while their husbands were
landing nice basketsful of trout Mrs.
Norman W. Mays and Mrs. l.. b. Apln
filled buckets with fine blackberies.
while the roads were good, the
fishing in the White Salmon river was
poor over the week end, says Earl
Franz, who with his wife, Mr.. and
Mrs Edgar Franz and Miss Ellen Me-
Curdy returned Sunday from camp
ing trip at Michigan City, commun-
ity on the White Salmon about Il miles
from the Columbia.
1--WE drove as far as Husum Satur-
day night and had supper there. con-
tinued Mr.. Franz, Continuing the
journey through the big fir forests by
moonlight 1t made beautiful drive. "
"They are biting so we'll at Crescent
Lake" declares Col. Waugh. who has
been spending a vacation in Oregon
wilds before resuming his practice
here, that we hated to leave. The
two of us caught 72 beautiful trout
Saturday afternoon.
Col. Waugh was accompanied by his
nephew, Chester Scott, of Cleveland,
o. The latter is the son of l.. E. Scott,
who for his work in organizing the
munition board of the country, was
recently awarded the Distinguished
Service Medal.
With 7. j. Craig in charge, the State
Fish and Game Commissions distrib-
uting car, the Rainbow, arrived here
Monday.over the 0.-W. X. & n. line
and was taken to Parkdale over the
Mt. Hood Company's road, The car
carried $50 cans, approximately l20, 600
rainbow trout fry, which were hauled
by Upper Valley ranchers to the East
and Middle Forks of Hood river and
their tributaries.
Week before last the distributing car
brought quota of steelhead fry here
for distribution.
The annual run of Blue Back salmon
is now on in the mid-Columbia, and
fishermen are supplying the local mar
kets andl shipping the small species in
quantities to canneries. Heavy catches
are reported by Ed. c. Wright and C.
Larson. the latter nets and traps To-.
Gated near Underwood.
Many housewives, with whom the
small salmon are favorites because
they are fatter than Chinook or Steel
heads, are.engaged in putting up their
winters supply.
Bass fishing in Columbia sloughs
north of the city is attracting many
anglers at present. The fish bite eag-
erly at sunset and towards the close of
day. Live minnows are used for bait.
f. j. Middleswart, dean of local fish
ermen, and his son, Frank Middle
swart. Of Mosier, each landed a fine
string of bass last week.
An inspection will convince you that
the service of the Palace Hotel Port
land, Oregon, Washington and Twelfth
streets, is second to none Convenient
to shopping and theatre districts, clean
est rooms in city for so cts. and up,