The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-27
Let's Go Hunting
INDIANA WILL
RESTORE SCENIC
OUTDOOR SITES
Pollution to Be Target of
State Group During
1884 Drive.
BY LEFTY LEE
Times Hunting Editor

Times Hunting Editor
Sportsmen Of the state can expect
some real improvement for both
hunting and fishing during 1894
The conservation departments
schedule fr the coming year in
cludes plans for the restoration Of
many famous spots, that formerly
ranked with the worlds best. One
, Of the most famous, the Kankakee
marsh, where anglers and hunters
from all parts Of the world gathered
each year, is included in the list.
This former paradise, that harbored
millions Of ducks and made the IN
diana black bass famous the world
over, has been dredged, drained and
practically ruined during the past
few years, but engineers find that
erection Of dams and spillWays il
stragic points will return the stream
to its old channel and give back to
Indiana the famous river at its best.
Pollution is another bugaboo that
the officials of this department are
battling in a manner that is OBJ
tanning results. Instead of using
threats, engineers are showing the
violaters that clean waters are an
asset to any city and, as a result,
bond issues have been passed for
the erection of disposal plants in
many of the municipalities where
pollution has held sway for years.
The situation along the Muscat-
atuck also has been taken care of,
the Morgan Packing Company in
stalling a new plant at a cost of
more than $4,000 to keep this
stream in a fit condition for the
f1nny tribe to prosper.
At Kendallville, the condition will
be remedied, if a bond issue of
SCI COO passed by the council of that |
city is approved.
Citing these special instances, |
proves that the people of the state
are aroused and that the menace
of pollution must be eliminated. /
Clubs and organizations have gone
on record to battle the condition to /
a finish and if no results are OBJ |
tanned by peaceful methods, law
suits will be filed to force action.
Fred Pony frankie has taken |
the laurelS from Al Pash for get |
ting the rabbits clean this season, |
eight of the Dummies this nimrod |
has brought in have been hit only |
in the head. Pash has been getting
his share of the cottontales but is |
the first to admit that frankie has |
him bested in selecting the spot to |
hit them. He claims that frankie |
slips up on them while they are
asleep.
Preparations for next years work
is the main activity at the state
game farms and hatcheries. The |
securing of an ample supply of min
nowS for the breeders, to feed on |
during the winter months is one of |
the most important duties at the |
present time as breeders that are
well fed during these months, spawn
well in the spring. At Riverside
hatchery the civil works admins
tration has men busy building roads
and repairing levees. The CWA also
is pudding the bottoms of the pools
at the Avoca hatchery.
The netting of Cisco during the |
run in the northern lakes was |
complete success, the report from |
the conservation department states
that five tons of these tasty fish |
being netted. Tippecanoe lake fur
niShed the bulk of the catch, three |
and one-half tons being taken from
this lake. AS the Cisco were caught |
they were stripped and MIXED and !
the eggs returned to the lake, thus !
insuring future crops The fish |
then were distributed to the needy |
as follows:
Tippecanoe lakes, 1000 pounds;
Indian village, 1000 pounds; Steuben
county, 1000 pounds; La Grange |
county, 500 pounds and Noble |
county, 500 pounds.
The fish taken weighed from one
third to two and one-half pounds |
and about 1000 needy families were
supplied.
Crossing White river at New York /
street, the writer was surprised to /
see . the wonderful Improvement |
that a few days work by the CWA
had accomplished The unsightly
dump has been cleared, the river
bank cleaned and made ready for |
the planting of trees. If the thought |
that money is being wasted on these |
projects has entered your mind, our
advice is for you TO drive by THIS |
spot and see for yourself.
The people of the south side |
should band together and secure |
some action that will restore Pleas
ant run to its former plane. This
little stream formerly provided Gar
field park with one of the most
scenic lakes in the city and during
the winter months thousands OF
people enjoyed the skating on this
lake. OF course the younger gener-
alton only will remember this
stream and lake as a breeder OF /
MOSQUITOES, but in the days when the
waters were clean, before the gas
nlant was located nearby, no COM
nlaints ever were heard on this
score and thousands of south side
families enjoyed the pleasures
afforded. Come on. you old timers,
let's hear your views concerning the
restoration of the south sides for
mer beauty spot
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