The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-07-20
FINS, FURS AND FEATHERS

W. G. Peters, resident engineer for
the Bureau of Public Roads engaged
on the construction of the Mount Hood
Loop Hihgway, has become one of the
Northwest s most ardent boosters of
milch goats. But let MIR. Peters tell
his own story.
"It was this way" he says. 81
wanted to bring my wife and two
samll daughters, one of them less than
a year old, down from Seattle to spend
the summer with me. was about to
give the plans up because | couldn't
get fresh milk to the remote forest
camp. Keeping a COW was exceeding
ly impractical. | accidentally learned
that several Hood River families had
milch goats. 1t gave me an idea. |
came down prepared to buy goat.
but milch goats come high. The
cheapest one | could find would have
cost me 500, but | succeeded in leas-
ing a milch goat for a reasonable
amount and now the mama goat will
be permanent summer resident at
our highland camp. We expect the va
cation to prove mutually beneficial for
our babies and the goat. 1t certainly
relieves me. You'll find the Peterses
a happy family, united once more for
the summer season"
Fishing on the headwaters of all the
forks of Hood river is now good. Back
from a weeks visit at the Minnehaha
summer camp of his father-in.law, W.
J Baker. at the confluence of the West |
Fork and Lake Branch, Harry T. De- |
Witt reports catching the limit of big |
fellows in the clear waters of the Lake |
Branch.
Numerous fishermen have landed fine
catches in the upper East Fork, now
made available by the new Mount |
Hood Loop Highway. Bait fishing is
good in the lower Hood river.
Engineer Miller, with a surveying |
crew of the Bureau of Public Roads |
engaged on the Mt. Hood Loop and |
laterals, reports that he happened on |
a small stream, tributary to White |
river near Horse Thief Meadows on |
the east base of Mount Hood, where |
large trout fairly swarmed. He caught |
the limit in two hours.
j. H. Fredricy, while motoring on
the new Loop Highway along the |
upper East Fork tried out his flies
Sunday, landing l6 beauties.
The Highway is lined with manned |
and lost dogs, according to j. K. Nick
elsen, who suggests that the Humane |
Society should take some steps to pre-
vent careless transportation of dogs by /
81 have recently seen over a dozen
logs along the Highway" says Mr..
Nickelsen, ''some of them fine looking /
Several of them had appar-
,ntly been badly crippled in falling
rom cars. Others had exhausted
themselves in chasing machines after
from the running boards"
Many automobilists carry dogs,
,eTched on running boards or in vari-
,us other places on the machines. The
anines fall from their riding places at
urves. The forlornness and exhaus-
ion of the lost dogs is declared a pitt
ul sight.
j. II. Fredricy is now seeking from
)regon ornitholOgists Identification of
flock of small vari-colored birds
Ound on the West Fork of Hood river.
81 have never seen more beautiful
irds'' he says. &c. A. Molden. A.
}. Cruikshank and Resident Game
Warden Loughery saw them and they
gree that they never saw such gaudy
title birds. Their heads and necks
re a bright red. The entire body is a
right yellow, and the wings are gray.
he birds feed on insects lowering
bove the water Of the river. first
hought they might be cedar wax
rings, but they lack the markings of
his species"
Judge Wilson, here holding a session
circuit court for equity matters last
thursday was accompanied BY his Is
ear old spaniel. Bob"
when / leave home" said Judge
'ilson. there's Just one man in The
Dalles with whom bob" will STAY.
lis friend and mine happened to be /.
way today, and 50 had 10 bring my
ID pal along with ne"
The digniied old dog is stone deaf
nd blind in one eve. he il a privi- |
.ged character in the family Of the
'ssco county jurist.
Harold Tucker. while motoring be-
veen heresand Mosier with his family
le other night. observed a cub bear in
le line Of his headlights a. be turned
corner. Mr.. Tucker stopped and
rected his spot light at the small
ssr. Contemplating a capture be left
le machine and approached the little
limsl with q motor robe. The bear.
lwever. fed into the brush before he
,uld reach il. O.
h. L. Hasbrouek. optometist.