Show nn n rut rutA A SPORTSMANS PARADISE l J Island Park on Fork of River n T rr ar the 1 Editor A pang the courteous ot of oil ul Manager of the Orri Oreg n short hort Line Une to accompany him tat relt and nd on M a trip to the thet t I tt i spot pot named shove I bo boarded car cerr carS S r sayIng tool bye to Salt lAkei lAke i ut ul shedding a tear There were In io I part Party General Manager tire A Agent ent Nutley Gen am ame e ern 1 I James Jm Anderaon th the beet man with a ah h j lit 1 I eer 1 er saw w and Mr Ir O G Robinson a r f lel geologist lt end and mining expert ft fr In n J Young tea h left Irr us ue lit at two I I ts und and your humble servant DJ fit of traveling Oft on a railway is II ism m aL abl and enjoyable ble than 1 a cwt crr It is 11 the trell traveling dUc cuce ot of the railroad and his hie home wherever he b Goes con In Ih bowling storms et An anal whenever the elements call all for presence In times limes ot of accident wash walh washouts outs and other mishap It le II a comfort comfortable able shelter When then everything Is I love lovely I ly and all smooth sailing It Is II the nt ne plus ultra Ot of pleasant life lite on the rail Great improvement are constantly being node In ht the construction ot of flU mu parlor perlor tracks trach and thousands of dollars dolla are being to make e the road beds bed safe and well portions or of orth th the track between lIre here and Pocatello look as 1 though they ther had a been blen sand sandpapered nd papered lal n 4 they lie were so 10 smooth sad tell even Nothing c the eye ye ot of the general ral manager u AI h be site It I It at the r rear r end watching th the track Irack II as the train peeds I Ion on its division superintendent Is Ie asked all manner ot of questions And the whys and wherefores ot of pertaining to switches stations and amI other parts or of a railroad Our private car contained a kitchen dining room comfortable bed rooms and observation room everything was Willi served up as s nicely u ea It could lat ha been In a hotel I am not astonished that other tie be belI lI ll myself enjoy them noted aspirants ants anti Cor or office stars All affect treet ate cars and I do not blame them therm At t Idaho Thins Fall WI we took the new lIew rod road for Cor St Anthony Anthon miles arriving Hoer In the night lime The construction ur of this branch hu has proved a valuable artery for tor the upper Snake Inver valley to bring to lIS and nd send lend out the products ot of the country A big fight I is now on to make mke lit St Anthony An AD thony thon the county seat eat as al against Hex burg The to town Is II located on A gra veil vII bench and is abundantly watered from a branch ot of Sash river which rune through it II irrigation canals have been excavated lit at a heavy cost eORt the labor performed lee hoe been prodigious stacks ot of grain and nd ward ant Int Heide or of lucern bear ber testimony to the th haM labor expended spend In reclaiming this immense Immen And fertile valley from Its steel sandy d and condl ties that existed only a few f years ago a o Breakfast at al was ordered d at live five ml II rn m woe the tho morning was wal cold a quarter ot of In an Inch or of ice war wa on the road JI ol ot of water a ter our bug bUI glee and a commissary wagon VI were ere ready and into them the party climbed and Sled In the lead 1 The he transition from th the Maley Imy air Ir ot of our valley to lb the rigid none ot of an early tarl morning drive with f a or 4 1 degree of at frost Croel sent tit Ii a chill chili through me which fortunately ceased cd when II a kindhearted C H Moon foon or of St SI Anthony loaned n me another was al lie He Ih the new one of our party enjoys ot of one fine or of the kit arlt It If ant th nt first setti ra In St Anthony lie Ile came to nah w 11 Ith army arm fought In th the w Ir r for the amt 1101 hl has ern In u I a very n of life were I t of If th the 11 U Ile Is n 0 nene ene of the loM most wealthy ud and hn citizens of the II the The distance measured b by ra road t 1 omelet ometer from St t Anthony Anthon to island Park b inU the first r l Pr twelve 1 mUel reach relf hover over a lava plain with patches of 1111 annul I w was In th Ih bUI buggy wIth lb when Mi at ones h he espied 1 some lome prairie chi k I n nin on In a lone cedar dRI ht he quickly burhl brought fits repeating Wine Win Int into Ili play and Ind as I Ithe the birds rose the tn tree fort t I dropped one r ofer otter the other until Ill all were bagged Further on oUn others pew II up and shared the sane m tAW fate ol l aJ crack crack rk went the gun un and aud drop I dop drop drop went the tho birds biNI Should a I j man watt grouse sage Ille hens henl I chicken or pheasant he bf would only have e to let get a lIeh light wagon on shunt A as Mr r Anderson did and hil his wagon aln would ln soon be e Aile filed fur for thousands or of birds are flying over the lire nt stretch ot of country I O On the north side ot of Snake ml 1 I Iley Icy ley we climbed vl very gradually a moun oun taut range ranle covered vered with grass Iral and tr trees tan and at t this time of the yr year rich richin In color When tle the summit la II reached the vew view stretches out to tJ the north And south lOuth affording a delightful effect fret The southern end Ind or of Yellow Yellowstone stone Park Irk is II MO seen to 10 the atM to the southeast the gigantic Trion Teton range r 1001 looms UP allt and til the brad broad valley of the Snake lu Due north northIs Is III Henrys Fork or of river and on this turk I la 1 Island Pal Park Down a precipitous grale 1 we e ro go oe over overa a read rod I and dusty dUlly I It then Ihn opens out Into a park conte covered with hebe herbage and patches of f fM The ne river I is ln noon reached and eer every step reveals a beautiful with 10 snowy peak In the IO Te The river for mi miles I Is halow and andeer clear of III small f grassy eer Islands give It h a very I UI UI if r feet We Ivf are that th the south uth Im em hest of Island Park is III ael for tor fora n and Ind I a notice to a lean II I seen CI campers lu to lake another road rod Ut the en an clamors private property t are The tIt tract ot of kind nw now taken up and andt t fenced ced to In was 1 originally 11 intended for yi yia a Swiss SWill proposition but the project fell through a end I It hl has now come Int into the of th lentil IRI then our petty who w o intend to make I it on one of at the choicest spot In on Mother Iother Earh so a u to preserve the many natural wild features that go 10 to mak make up a pristine condition i u nature made I it Two wo elegant In hou houses are now erected In the central part i looking eastward It war and a arms the river others wi will b be bi built It IS II calculated that front from Igoe to 10 tOI tone of h hey on can b be harvested eol every year N hl from ti the ma msg tu A Ulu I stream Imam cled called creek commences within tn the ot of the park and ti winds over a tnt avel gravelly pr bottom through verdant nO meadows aKoi an n ideal Idel place Nal fur r th the rr of trout Tr are H Inc tb off of the park ark on be arid at Um time of nt the year the depth varies Cr from one tu to four fet feet 1 donned Sn an our Jr olAta they cos done their w lt h can let 11 of a wae wader coming UI up to th thur the ur pit pits and a waterproof jacket with lh landing ft net an and a light rod with ill I r ti attached and Into Ow iii stream they Started A As I sat Nt walt tb them for forI I am a poor or f d 1 han beard I the cry rry of wild ta geese ant and the wh of Socks ot of wild ducks pruning Wit up lu and o d du dew n the river then seemed to 1 be everything there to satisfy th the longing for tor sport that 1010 some people hav have lp 1 y w All Al around bear us sod and lre ore other found elk deer dr ot of I solid belr but they a are letl getting nature 10 It not tor VI l 11 ut or ours our el In li the home bome Park u r A t such of solid animals that ar are ld ante antelope herds of elk dr deer tl the of f beauty ell hUl be ether game auld soon lon 1 and lope 10 IRme and share Ibare tbt the ate Cate of the tho buffalo bu fil towards returned toward evening our ur each loaded down with lh fish r 10 about catch b being It the The J next mornings catch pound brought up Tr the to abul about Z th UI winning Ant pounds Wr Mr Bancroft weighing tour fur lysh pile 1 Iris larel largest Ih I 11 pounds over overshooting quarter ant nn fl come rom lie the duck ducks shooting and Think ae of at atIl which of n a at ff and a cle Ide this my myhR Il hR of f what hat mar be found In Ion Some me ot of the tbt party west t gantry am but hand py Rona phol shot f at dt decoy ducks and md It who shot t these I them n hilt ut there were wre mor more aurel accurately The whole region abounds In delight delightful A T ron month ful retreats dw duin the summer fil ot of the United I fah n There b I no part Unie Sta p attn as an t mon eon where there a health and Ore orel lions to enjoy when h Rd depleted natures way be obtained to 10 nw ma le C R R SAVA SAVAGE p |