Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
4TRAp GuN'*o ROD
ny BY
TON MARSHALL


guest Of H. P. DeMund and w. B.
Twitchell of Phoenix, Ariz.. l was
introduced to a white wing flight in
Paradise valley. Stationed near
each other, the result Of shots could
be seen and results noted. My po-
sition was near a chaparral thicket
about the center Of the fiy-way. A
wonderful fight of birds was on;
they were coming from the milo
maize fields to the water holes OBJ
sessed with a burning thirst. They
were certainly carrying the aerial
mail, and it was a lease of good
Judgment" when they were able to
read velocity. distance and height,
placing the daylight ahead of the
bird, scoring a kill. A. delightful
afternoons sport on a whitening
dove pass.
~Show Ne Land!"
Streams in the Ozark mountains
are anglers ideal Fairgrounds.
There Dame Nature continues to
ride in the saddle, her forests are
virgin. and streams remain free
from invasion of market fishermen
or ruthless dynamiters. Harold
Bell Wright, in his shepherd OF
the Hills" portrays and features
Nature Folks" who reside in the
Ozarks. Kind. generous, hospita-
bic, with many generous impulses.
Their simple life appeals to their
home guest, who is able to ingrati-
ate himself into their confidence
which is only possible by associat-
Ing with their moods, beliefs, sur
roundings and unwritten laws, &C
cepting their living conditions with
out comment or criticism.
Divided into their own social
classes, designated as "Hill Bill
ies," whose homes are in the clas-
sic hills or miniature mountain
sides. or Scissor Bills" inhabitine
the. valleys and adjacent foothills
Neither consider their neighbors as
social equals. Necessary business
transactions bring them together
at which time there is an occasion
al exchange Of pugilistic courte-
sizes. They are usually peaceable
quiet, observing. honest and home.
loving. yet they are surrounded by
the primitive methods and man
nerisms extant prior to the advent
Of the Civil war.
White river. which has ever beer
recognized as an anglers mecca
has been recently obstructed in its
meanderings by the construction Of
a dam just below the Mouth o..
| James," by the Ozark Power com
pany. For a distance Of "a miles
the water has backed up" form.
ing Lake Taneycomo. a body o.
water clear as crystal. ranging IL
depth from three to fifty feet, which
is now teeming with game fish.
Mountains encircle, abruptly arts
ing from the banks of the lake
Small streams come rushing ant
bounding down the sides Of tn,
foothills into the lake. at which
points fish assemble to collect cul
mary toll from live bait brought Il
their door. The Ozark hills, val
leys and streams, as there found
are natures formation, unembel
lished or changed by man, and pop
ulated by "ye-folks" Of pro-Civi
war days. The Gasconade, Curren
or White rivers in Missouri ar
equally good at different seasons
Natives are loyal to the willow
pole, cotton line, pin hook and liv,
bait. Ample opportunity is als'
extended for the artistic angle
ito show his wares"
MarshAlTs Answers to Nomrods.
Question-Haye you any recor,
of the number of gun clubs In tn
United States? What is the mem
bership? Is trapshooting increas
ing? Where will the next gran,
American handicap be held?
Denver. Col. T. E. GREGORY.
Answer-The last estimate tina
| I have seen was 1921 gun clubs
with . membership of 1e1,95o
| There was at. that time q grea
many gun clubs In small village
that were not registered, but tn
above was approximately correct
Trapshooting Is very much on tn
increase. as shown by the Ameri
can Trapshooting association re
ports. This, in my judgment, I
due to the education of men In tn
service to shoot and handle guns
Upon their return home they hav
been interesting the rising genera
ton In the use and handling O
firearms. This has MATERIAL,
strengthened the ranks Of trap
shooters and popularized this lin
Of sport. The question of wher
the next or 1920 grand American
handicap will be held has not Doe,
decided by the American Tran