The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-11-23
HUGO HUNTING PARTY
RETURNS FROM W|LDs
MOSCOW LEGISLATOR SURPRIS.
ED TO LEARN OF BOOM TO
MAKE HIM SPEAKER

MAAE Him SFEAkER
=. J. Hugo, representative from La
tab county in the lower House of th,
state Legislature, and who was reel
ected by an overwhelming majorit,
at the recent election and tor whom :
boom" for speaker was started by
his friends, returned last night from
hunting trip into the widest parts
OF Idaho and Clearwater county
where he went prior to the election
lie was greatly surprised to learr
that he is being mentioned as q can.
didate for speaker. He did not know
until he reached Ahsaska, on the re-
turn trip, the result of the election
and was surprised to learn of the
enormous republican majorities In
state and nation.
3The movement to make me speak
er was the greatest surprise Of ALL"
said Mr.. Hugo. Il don't know what
think about 1t. | must have time to
think 1t over and study conditions be-
fore announcing my intention on the
matter. SO many things have hap
pened to surprise me that I am a. q
loss to know just what to do. The
slump In wheat prices has been the
most unpleasant surprise of all, and
means many changes in business
methods. / must have time to take
stock of business conditions and to
talk with the other members elect
ed to the house before I announce my
decision in the speakership matter.
/ am not unappreciative of the honor
that my friends are trying to thrust
upon me-, but there are many other
matters to be considered
Before election, Mr.. Hugo. with
Frank Jones. farmer and profess
sional hunter, trapper and guide, liv-
ing between Moscow and Genesee, and
Phil Schooler, Of Genesee, left on
their annual hunting trip. They
went as far as possible by rail, then
took pack outfit and packed to the
headwater of the North fork of the
Clearwater, where they pitched camp
and sent the pack 0 1tfit back. They
returned to civilization on raft
floated down the Clearwater, and mad
some exciting experiences.
1--WE had ideal weather for the in
ward trip said Mr.. Hugo, 'but were
disappointed in finding no snow.
Last year at this time the snow was
too deep for hunting. This year
there is no snow in the mountains
except on the highest points, and we
had to comb the great wild area to
find game. We had some excellent
chances at elk going in but we're too
particular in trying to get the best
heads possible and killed none. We
had no other chances and got no elk,
but we got three fine deer, fine lot
of fish and had most pleasant hunt
ing trip
"After we sent the pack outfit back
we had heavy rains which raised the
water about 1-2 feet and gave us
fine stage of water to raft back, but
it came near being too much. We
built a raft of six big. logs, 40 feet |
in length and loaded our game and
equipment on that and we sure came
down at rapid rate to Ahsahka. At |
places there were waves eight feet |
high and our big raft bobbed around
like ship, but we made the descent |
without accident beyond getting |
drenched several times when the |
spray and the waves In the whirl pool |
rapids would dash entirely over us.
Taken as a whole the trip was one
ol the most pleasant | have taken al
,hough we got no elk.
4 "Ffsh did not bite as well as in the
spring or summer, out ve got all the
'ish we could eat and brought back
some fine ones We caught the fin
sst kind of trout, averaging from Ia
o 18 inches and they are fine at this
,eason of the year. Game of all
inds seems plentiful but owing to
ack of snow it is difficult to find the
,ame now. AS the season closed on
November Is we had to hurry out If
We had had little more time we
night have got some other game
Many hunters from this and neigh
,oring counties and from across the
tate line in Washington, have been
n Clearwater and Idaho county hunt
ng districts since the season opened
n October /. Reports to the game
warden of Idaho county show that SO
TX were killed in the county between \
october / and November Is. Of these +
1ore than 20 were killed in the Elk
,ity district, where elk have always V
cen plentiful. One party which went t
nto the Chamberlain basin country z
y way Of Warren, Idaho, is said to I
ave been successful in getting some I
me elk