Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1919-07-31
By OTTO NJ. JONES


In making drive toward the Clear
n water river, north and east of Grange
81 vile, l was given the impression that
! the Grangeville district is well provid-
& ed for in the line of bird shooting,
Judging from grouse, both of the com
mon and sharptail varieties, that were
seen from the roadways.
Through local sportsmen, I am given
s to understand there is exceptionally
+ good fishing at this time in the Clear
water river, on account of the low wat
er conditions found in the tributaries
that have driven the trout into the
main river. According to the fishing
stories l have heard, goodly catches
have been made within a radius of |
thirty miles of Grangeville.
Discusses Fish Hatchery
LIKE practically every other district
visited throughout the state, there is
an urgent demand in the Grangeville
district for more trout fry in the
streams. AS in the other districts also,
there is demand for a state fish hatch
|ery in the Grangeville district to fill
the needs of the vicinity in this mat
ter. However, this system of scatter
ing a number of smaller hatcheries
throughout the state has been discour-
aged wherever the demands have been
made.
The reasons are that it costs the state
as much to operate each individual s
hatchery as it does to maintain one /
big centralized plant, as a superinten :
dent is required the year around at
each of these plants. 1t is not prac :
rcal for this reason to operate under /
system that would prove to be such an t
expense to the state. when the state
now owns three large springs at the t.
candpoint hatchery, and is now using e
put portion of the water from one of Il
''hese springs. 1t is from this hatchery k
mat practically all the fry for the Gran nj
gevllle district comes from. 1t is bet d
yer business and policy for the Gran
Peville district to see the Standpoint e.
hatchery enlarge and to get its fry IL
rom that source, as il has been proven Il
NAT the Standpoint spring water is well al
'uapted to the culture of trout This
uight not be the case regarding the r.
'ater at sites selected in the immediate
icinity of Grangeville.
W3eh oLiPC~ o. III %
This subject of the right tempera-
res and qualities in the water was ..
leat stumbling block in the way of the ..
oeur 'Alene hatchery for years. How ~
yer, the Occur d'Alene hatchery, the -
irgest operating in the state, has been n,
Iied out this year to the satisfaction
the game department and will be Z
perated at full capacity next season. 4
MS hatchery should produce at least
million fry next year.
"nen 1T is understood that the see
~ largest hatchery in the state is To-
''eu at standpoint, and that the entire
'uVhern portion of the state is depend
y On hatchery at Hay Spur that has
>. ,he capacity of.half of either of the
'rtnern hatcheries, it would hardly he
suitable to spend any of the state IS
ooney IN charging .or building hatch en-
leS IN the north until the southern sit ne
'ioh Is on a more equal basis. va
On Community Hatcheryes 500
Propositions have been made to erect aw
Immunity hatchery in these dis the
.S by the citizens, to be turned over we
'ne state, but with he department IS up
,,sent hnanGial condition, this is not the
icy as the main tenence of hatch hui
lot one year will exceed the cost res
e. erecting and equipping the same. !
i.nermore, such a hatchery operated to
me state would be requisitioned to the
~ It's output throughout the state pra
! nc community in which it is located the
benefit more from its presence than sim
accent communities /
MS Is borne out by the Standpoint gan
.ilct that is now clamoring as loud slug
ioI trout as any other and fishing ors.
"itions there are not as good as the
y are IN other vicinities such as the viii
MARES, the Spirit Lake and other of {
,,lcts, where offers have been made retl
Julu atereries and turn trem over 7
.ne state. Ind
= TINS line l dare say, the Occur tati
nc district and state itself would Hol
oeen better off and in position to for