Show Three Pilgrims and Some S ome Fishing On B By Yellowstone George E. E Carpenter Branc BrancI X I Itt u 4 i a i r r tt ic I 4 4 rr Ir r Io e eTWO T TWO wo individuals wearing the latest thing in wa waders wader also disgusted countenances sat on the bank of a awell awell awell well known an and much c. western west west- em ern rn stream and and surveyed sur the days day's catch one catch one lone guileless s fish which with the ii recklessness associated with f extreme had bad m estimated a gray hackle to his undoing At this juncture somebody started fish fuh stories anent t the tho o North Fork of the the Snake lie TIe solemnly swore that he could fill his basket in an all hour hour hour- had ta done so many a time in in fact in inthis inthis in inthis this piscatorial Arcadia Right then and there the plot thickened with the sequel that ten days das later the thc two reinforced reinforce by a third gathered at the trysting place where they registered a somewhat imposing imposing im imposing im- im posing appearance amid the tho concourse of ot tourists assembled at the Oregon Short Line depot half an hour prior to the departure of the first section of the Y Yellowstone stone Special One sweet t young young oung thing with a southern accent averred sotto voce oce that we were the most picturesque samples of mere meie man she had encountered so far in in her travels while the Ethiopian who answered to the name of George calmed the fears of a dear old nerous nervous nervous nerv nerv- ous soul aboard with the remark No mam mum deed eed there aint no ups holdups on de e Short Line Them gentlemen is vine The electric fans were all awhirl tho the windows open and the chairs on tho observation platform at a premium premium pre pre- when the train pulled out for the north Somebody remarked that it had beez beell a very warm day clay but as he was a guileless school principal from fromi i the east he was permitted to live li while the rest of those present festooned festooned fes fes- fes the racks with discarded colars collars collars col col- col- col lars ars suspenders vests and coats and andi i settled down to decide the fate of I nations the tho European war the wheat crop and the Pullman company which II insisted on fitting th fh the wash ash basins with holste ed taps thereby in inI inconveniencing inconveniencing in- in patrons who desire a n anice anice I nice cool seat in a crowded smoking compartment J I COLD CHILL DAWN NINE hours later the pilgrims from the warm asphalt zone of Salt Lake stood shivering on the observation observation observation tion platform at nt dawn da They gazed upon the awn away off to the southeast above the rugged rugged rug pine clad J scenery of the immediate foreground where Warm river river ri foamed over the 1 rocks a hundred feet below Just as the Lawyer Lav was rising to poetic heights of scenic oratory George found us and commenced the thc regulation assault with his whisk whiskbroom whiskbroom broom to drop us off the train later amid the tho timber the scent scent of pines land ind the dewy vegetation tion W We e gathered that that- this was Trude named amed for a well known legal light of of national reputation A crude sign on a log cabin spelled II lacks Macks Place from which a do dog emerged in ina ini i a hurry to pass his vociferous 0 O. Kor K or otherwise on the pilgrims Above c the din we caught a n query from the bl eyed blue eyed e-eyed presiding blonde in which the interrogation II Coffee 7 was the Jend g question This his is tim the proper place to sketch n t word painting on a cup of coffee as sampled on a a. chill morn before sunrise sunrise amid the timber on the f fringe of Yellowstone park park but but we st started to discuss fishing all eorge-ahl all allwhite white and a goo good l scout tl this s one one hitched hitched up the team while We wo were saying I III think I will take another cup please WARM WELCOME AT MACKS MACK'S DOMICILE THE HP TIlE HE subsequent n mile five drive to the river along the tho blazed timber road will live gratefully in the tho memory mem mem- mem-I mem ory cry on the tho hottest day for years to come Then dogs gave tongue ahead cud and wo wung into a lL clearing our clearing our destination Hacks Hack's log-cabin log hostelry with a of cabins for exclusive patrons jiust fits into the picture Personally lda Mack k is a character withal a a. philosopher pher- pher pher but but above all a cook I Macks biscuits are destined to achieve international international inter inter- national al fame fama while white his stuffed salt salmon sal sal- t mon non trout and fried chicken are arc culi- culi l ary alY epics With tb the river caUin calling we could not not do th that t initial bre breakfast full jus jus- justice tics tice j at that we managed to wreck things generally prior to struggling into waders nn and donning our war paint Hi Right flight ht here is the place to admonish those who would whip this stream not notto notto notto to bring hip boots along llong Waders n are 3 the proper caper because no matter how ho homan man many solemn oaths you jou ou may mayre re register ster to the contrary just as soon as you ou hook book a two you will most certainly go in over o the tops lops of your boots hoots AN IDEAL STREAM FOR POPS FLY PLY CASTER TT JT If is is an aD ideal stream not too swift of practically uniform depth which fluctuates between the tho knee and waistline waistline waistline waist waist- line no or abrupt holes no rocks and but few weeds While rhile there arc are occasional stretches of grateful sand the bot bottom om generally generall is Under covered co with rith pea gravel such conditions a man can wade downstream all day clay without effort Furthermore the stream is wide enough to permit three to fish abreast thereby engendering competition keen rivalry and airy persiflage The water is clear as crystal which per per- mits mit an expert to select his victim and bat him on the snout with a fly flyat flyat at fifty feet range The Thc Lawyer got ot the first strike and was quite about it until the next minute the Silent One connected nonchalantly with something that sounded like a torpedo boat under tinder forced farced dra draught ugh L Three minutes es later the writer was as too hus busy lusy wondering whether his tip hp would hold to worry about other peoples people's jo joys s 's and sor sor- rows NATIVE TROUT LAME THE SHOULDER rp T THESE HESE fish arc are gr great at fighters and andI I afford elating sport For hiJ high h I and lofty tumbling diving plain and fanc fancy flopping or perchance sulking they are the whole bag of tricks trick Known n by some as lS the H throat cut U owing to their bright ht crimson gills but generally called railed salmon trout they nm run about uniform in size from a pound and a half to t two 0 with an occasional occasional oc oc- oc- oc four to g give ge e tone to the days day's catch Owing to the topography topography raphy raph of the stream there is no lan landing land land- ing lug them on the bank It is a case of fight it out and coax them up to tho the landing net thence into ones one's bas bas- ket If you ou have ha a n. thirty pound basket basket basket bas bas- ket you are aie destined to have a lame shoulder ere era nightfall The close of tho thio first day found us happy and dead tired All three had fish plenty a-plenty and abnormal appetites appetite which Mack duly auly assuaged ed And the second lay day dait it rained Indeed Indeed Indeed In In- deed it did It deluged HORRIBLE SLAUGHTER WITH WITE THE SPINNER THE THE HE Solemn Ono One that flies 1 were out of tho the question but lut spinners might arouse ai some curiosity The S s. S. S 0 O. proved a good prophet and we are aro not telling anyone anyone much less the game warden just how many big healthy fellows investigated the tho magic shimmering spoon to their ultimate undoing It rained all day and w we fished until exhausted to return eventual eventually e to Macks Mack's and create a a. famine in the land The following day we wo e aro down downto to the rapids where we reduced the finn finny population considerably By Byway Byway Byway way of diversion the tho Lawyer loaded londe his trusty rifle and proceeded to get lost in the woods He was wag ostensibly on a still hunt for a bear which had been prospecting around Macks Mack's garbage garbage gar gar- bage bago pile Wo We all nIl solemnly swear it was a n bear because we saw his tracks and followed them subsequent to a woman in a Ford machine arriving in ina a a. state dato of incident to bruin brain sitting up at the side of the trail and passing the time of day relative rela rela- tire tive to a damaged mud guard guald This timbered section is some ninety miles wide and extends far to the north over the Montana lino line It teems with animal life so much so BO that Mack fack keeps his llis hogs and pet lambs Iambs lambson on an island so as not to annoy the mountain lions It is a veritable sportsmans sportsman's s 's paradise and paradise and this brings us Is to Chris TYPICAL TRAPPER AND HIS LIFE C CHRIS URIS BRIS is somewhat of a character a n guide and trapper who wh at the j present time timo is majordomo at the Flat Rock club Chris hibernates along the North Fork Folk of tho the Snake amid seven or eight feet of snow on the level an and improves the shining hour Indicative of his efforts last winter there were tacked up on OU his cabin walls an assortment of pelts ranging from ermine to skunk muskrat muskrat muskrat musk- musk rat to otter coyotes galore fox and plenty of bear a glorious array ay of fur c Nc Next t month Chris is busy lie He will escort several sc parties of effete east- east through the woods with a I i i If c CIE nE fina D WJ mm rm IF e ID e lID aD If fi fl e ITil DIk U p pIT IT all IDs finn Sim n B 11 il ID IID 0 guarantee bag of elk deer eer and bear hear bearin in iii prospect Incidentally Chris s is some fisherman fisherman fisherman fisher fisher- man with Auth pronounced views on the European war and ancI American neutral- neutral it ity Association with Chris is is a liberal liberal lib lib- lib lib- eral enil education for any tenderfoot There are man ninny many who would give much to be able to cast a fly fl with the a ac accuracy curacy and md displayed by this hyphenated American trapper i iLife Life on the North Fork of the Snake is is one constant round of cating eating eat cat ing sleeping sleeping- and fishing all three indulged in to the limit One develops an a normal abnormal appetite under the stimulus of healthy exercise exercise exer exer- cise cise and fishing When Then it co comes es to r- r eq V. V r i iL ar arrS rS 5 I 4 2 L b L v Tr 3 sleeping sleeping we wo three thre went to bed bedith with ith the chickens and arose refreshed at at- ata a decent hour LAZY MANS MAN'S UTOPIA IS AT TRUDE THIS THIS fishing dawn doctrine may maybe 1 be en regie regle on Utah streams b but nt at Macks Mack's 10 a. a m m. is amply early for because one can cnn but catch the limit and ho he is is gloriously glorious glorious- ly tired tire by the time Macks Mack's cheery voice oice comes booming down own the river ri with the message of culinary masterpieces masterpieces master master- pieces awaiting The days pass s all too quickly and the nights are arc all too short for the mosquitoes vanished with the tho month of or June and the desk toiler sleeps the sleep of the just betwixt a couple of blankets and a pair of quilts Finally it is is with regret that you i climb into the wagon take ono one long last look at the placid river and the cabins and drive dri off into the timber back to Trude and civilization ci At Trude we encountered several other pilgrims pilgrims' bound hound back to the superheated asphalt There was a n awell awell well known Salt Lake jeweler who was wasas wasas as solicitous over 01 an ol old and very heavy grip as ns though it contained diamonds diamonds dia dia- monds mends likewise there was a n stock stockbroker stockbroker stockbroker broker who was apparently also taking taking taking tak tak- ing home a n few for his friends In Tn fa fact t there were several se ness nes lights of Salt SnIt Lake among present who climbed aboard the sout sont bound Yellowstone special that ev e. even in lug mg We sat far into the tho night on the o 0 ol platform and watched matched th the tb headlight of the second section in pu pur pursuit purl suit gleaming up the line while th moon ro rode e high in in the sky and th thi thiman man from New York lied Hed about th thu trout fishing back east t. Ve Ye awoke at Ogden in time to i the kimono parade down tho the aisle Mi An hour later we were seated at the breakfast break break- fast table at home telling the the reason we did not bring home a abear bear hide hide and and mound around the block neighbors were rere frying fish i |