The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1920-06-25
FISHING TRIP TO
HOPE VALLEY

ehoe hShihb WdS eoou III nope Ndlley,
a party of Gardnervile people con-
sisting of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Larson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Harrington, Mrs.
II. A. Meder. Lester Meder and the
scribe's family. gathered together an
assortment of fishing tackel. and Sum
day morning. before most honest peo-
|.ple had yet rolled out of bed, were on
their way to sequestered hooks where
trout were said to exist.
Members of the party went into
raptures over the beauties of Kit Car
son canyon as the motor cars purred
their way up one of the best mountain
roads In famed California. The first
rays of morning sun were darting
their brightness into the canyon and
the dew sparkled on the trees and
meadows like diamonds. Some grand
day" was the only expression that
seemed to fit and after spending some
time in the scenic wonders of that
canyon, the party sped on their way
to the fishing ground Reaching the
upper end of Hope Valley the assort-
ment OF fishing tackel was untagled
and with well bated hooks. the fisher
men and fisherwomen went to work
For three solid hours they rushed from
one hole to the other. now above falls,
and then below. but the fish seemed to
understand that a rank bunch of anna
teurs. were on the other end OF the
poles, and aside from eating bate
from the hooks. refused TO be caught
Visions of trout breakfast, disap-
peared when finally the last of the
party reached camp.
While there may not be many trout
in that particular part of Hope Valley,
you can get bites by the million,-real
hoest-to- goodness mosquito bites, of
fifty-seven varieties OF that number.
there are several million of two kinds,
without considering the 50 other var
tiles. The kind that buzz and the
kind that do not lead the army of in
sects. Both kinds know all the little
ins and outs OF attack and worked to
splendid advantage II the faces and
hands of this party were an honest
example of their endeavor. Fearing
the worst. a large bottle of witch
hazel was taken along and it is only
fair to state that other dope was in
cluded that was guaranteed TO make
your body immune from the bites of
insects. However. the witches and
the rest of the dope that was dumped
into the hazel, had escaped from the
bottle before the infested territory
was reached, because it did not work
like charm at all. at all.
The camp was just beyond a creek
in the upper end of Hope Valley, and
the creek, or river. became our down.
fall and this article is the natural re-
suit AS our fiivver plunged into the
water above the running boards, the
motor took sudden notion to stop
1t responded to the starter but the
clutch became a mighty pump, throw
minute into the bottom of the car.
Ii was learned that clutch will not
take hold when pumping water. and
as a result the motor does car In
this predicament about as much good
as a glass of far-away beer to the
thirsty. When the other car went to
stock ranch to secure a rope. two
other automobiles carrying local peo-
pie to that section, found the road
blocked with the distressed f1ivver
When the car returned with the rope,
the writer found 1t necessary to re-
move as much clothing as decency
permitted. and submerged beneath the
surface of cool mountain water to
attach the rope around the front
axle. While this was being done. sew
eral ladies from awaiting automobiles
walked up to the banks of the creek
and smilingly took pictures. We re-
turned the smile, all right all right,
but il was the most sickly grin that
has ever darkened our mug. BY the
time the scribe had been under the
water. and the car as well. some five
minutes the rope was made secure and
coming up we found that willing
hands had likewise made the other
end of the rope fast to the other car
and In a moment the car was pulled
from the bottom of the river to dry
ground.
| Believing that our humiliation hat
been sufficient, it was soon found thai
such was not the case when grinnine
friend yelled, you will never tel
your readers about this" However
we have autohoboed around the coun-
| try for the past six or seven years
and this is the first time that a rope
has ever been hitched to the front enc
of our car although it has been made
secure to the rear on many occasions
for the benefit of less fortunate auto
mobilists.
In these few years we have learned
that an automobile makes a poor sub
:. stitute for flying machine and those
| who speed up to the danger point, will
be caught by Father Time sooner oil
| later. and those who endeayor to make