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Show 7 " - " i Page 8 Wednesday, June 28,1978 if OS By Doc Murdock Fishin': It's taken for granted in this area but people come from just about everywhere else just to try to catch a trout in our mountain waterways. This weekend my friend Tom and I went up to Smith-Morehouse Creek but because of the high runoff waters we ended up with only one fish: A nice sized albino that Tom pulled out from under a submerged log. We are used to seeing these albino trout in streams in this area but what do people think who have never seen one before? The golden albino trout: A beautiful but unnatural creature raised in a hatchery and then planted unceremoniously into the wild environment that is a high mountain river. They are easy to catch (because they are easy to see) and they are as great tasting as any other trout (have you ever tried them fried in a corn meal and beer batter?) I even know a story about the albino trout. I'll be glad to tell it to you. It's about my friend Dan when he came to visit me from Canada. He arrived, as he always does, in the middle of the night, unannounced and unexpected. This time he missed me, I was out of town for a few days but that was no problem for Dan. He just broke into the house and made himself at home. After a good night's sleep he found something to eat, borrowed my fishin' stuff and headed for the mountains. Now he knows a lot about fishin', he fishes a lot in Canada ; but he didn't know a thing about the type of fishin' we have around here. But he knew that. So he did the logical thing and went to the source of local information the local fishin' worm entrepreneur. The first one he came to had a sign out front of the house sayin': "Fat and Juicy Night Crawlers." The proprietor (who was, of course, eleven years old) came out with a dozen fat and juicy worms. "Hey kid," says Din, "what kind of fish do you catch around here ? "Trouts," says the kid. "Take a buncha worms, best thingto catch 'em on." "OK" says Dan wondering if it was really that easy. "How do I fish for these trout?" "Just fling the worm out in the water," says the kid helpfully, "the fish'll do the rest. That'll be thirty-five cents." So Dan had his bait, his instructions, and his fishin' pole (actually my fishin' pole). He was off to find the river. Well, the way he told it later it wasn't all that easy. He drowned many a worm that day without even a bite. He broke his line (my line) a half dozen times when the fast current took the bait under the rocks. He thought he would go the whole day without seeing a sign of fish when he spotted a gold flash of light in a little pool of slower water that had formed behind a big rock. It was. a good sized golden albino trout. Dan, naturally, had never seen anything like it. He was transfixed with wonder. Stealthily he crawled up on the rock and peered down into the water. The beautiful golden fish was lazily swimming back and forth watching for any bits of food that might come floating down the river. Whenever the fish spotted something it would dart out into the current to grab it. At first Dan thought it was a giant goldfish. But then he reasoned that such a fish couldn't survive in these fast, cold waters. It must be a mutant, he thought, a one of a kind genetic accident. He was determined to catch it. He had to see it up closer. Carefully, he dropped his baited hook just in front of the fish. The fish swam over to take a look and gave the worm a little nudge. Dan, in his excitement, jerked the pole upward which shot the worm out of the water and up over his head where it became hopelessly-entangled in an overhanging tree branch. He frantically tied on another hook and dug in the can for another worm. Only one left. He put it on the hook and cautiously lowered the worm into the water just in front of the fish's nose. The golden fish ignored it. Dan moved the worm a little closer. The fish moved away. Again he floated the worm toward the fish but it again moved away. This little dance went on for several minutes until the line got caught under the big rock and it broke when Dan tried to retrieve it. Now he had no more bait. The fish just swam back and forth in the current, peacefully unaware of the drama above. Still Dan refused to give up. Frantically he searched the river bank for something the fish might bite on. The grass was littered with trash: Old cans and bottles, plastic wrappers and bags. He grabbed up a shiny puU tab from a soft drink can and tied it to the line. He knew it was the act of a desperate man but he didn't know what else to do. He dropped it into the water. The beautiful golden fish made a mad lunge for it and was hooked. When I returned home the next day Dan told me the whole story of how he caught the remarkable golden fish. And he told me of the terrible decision he had to make that afternoon as he stood on the riverbank holding the beautiful fish in his hands: Whether to put the fish back into the water or to conduct a noble experiment for which the trout is exceptionally well qualified in other words to eat it and see how it tasted. The carefully preserved fish skeleton laid out ' , on the table was.eyidence of his1 deck ion. He said ' he planned to take the intact skeleton back to Canada to study it: Maybe he would be able to determine just what kind of fish it had been . You know, he stayed at my house for almost a week and I never did figure out a way to tell him. Fire District Hires Greenhalgh As Planner The Park City Fire District announced Monday that it has hired Max Greenhalgh to formulate a master plan for the district. The master plan will be used as a guideline for reducing insurance premiums and will incorporate population density projections to determine where new fire stations will be needed, what type and how much equipment will be required and what the manpower requirements will be. Another important function of the master plan will be to facilitate federal grant applications. "The federal government looks favorably at master plans," fire district commissioner Tom Shellenberger said. Greenhalgh is easing himself out as Summit County Planner and is slated to make a clean break by July 15. Shellenberger said the county planner was employed as the district's planning coordinator because of "his detailed knowledge of the county. "He has already done a lot of the groundwork an outside planner would have to do," the fire commissioner commented. After Greenhalgh authors the master plan two public hearings will be scheduled for August and October to allow for public comment. The final version is to be adopted in November. Prior to that, however, the district is encouraging the public to attend its July 5 meeting in the Memorial Building to provide input. "There are all kinds of questions Max has to be asked," Shellenberger said. "We want to be sure the public gets a chance to ask them." The fire commissioner said one of the first concerns will be to lower the county's fire rating. Park City currently has a seven rating, as does most of the unincorporated parts of the county. The worst possible rating is a ten, which is Summit Park's status. "We wouldn't have to do too much to get the ratings down to a six," Shellenberger said, excluding Summit Park. He observed that adoption of uniform building and fire codes by the county, as has been done by Park City, would help the situation. Citing the importance of the master plan, the fire commissioner urged all interested citizens to attend the July 5 meeting which starts at 7 p.m. Firewood Storage O . K. If Fence Is The Weatherbeater, a Main Street fireplace shop, received permission Wednesday night to store firewood off Swede Alley provided a protective fence meets Planning Commission approval. Harley King, proprietor of The Weatherbeater, was allowed the storage area despite a negative recommendation from city planner David Preece. Calling the area a "woodyard, so to speak," Preece said it "would not provide for the enhancement of the historic commercial business district, and the storage of firewood is not an appropriate use for the area." King responded that firewood is a "logical thing for a fireplace shop to sell." He said the 15' by 50' storage area would not be visible from Main Street and added that he was "a little bit surprised it wouldn't fit in with the mining town, theme." "It's a good service for' residents," he said. "My shop is geared for residents, not tourists." When commission chairman Burnis Watts asked if the wood could be sold through the store but kept elsewhere, King replied, "It (the area behind his store) is the only place I have available to me." City Councilman Bob Wells and Steve Dering lent support to King, nothing the presence of dumpsters off Swede Alley and its use as a storage yard for Sunn Classic Pictures. "I don't see why storage of firewood should be denied," Wells told the commission. A motion by Commissioner Roy Reynolds to allow the storage area, predicated on approval of a wood fence, was passed unanimously. XEB HCAP 6pm, to 1 , p.m. SCALLOPS $6.25 , ; - ; ; , ; f v 442 MAIN STREET 649-7060 Swede Alley Entrance with Easy Parking , : ............. J S. iPARK CITY CO-OP LISTINGpAl 'jjgp; These are the brokerages qualified to help you in Park City s ! i - COMFORTABLE 3 BDRM "A" Frame home nestled in trees in Summit Park. Workable down, $50,000. HOLIDAY RANCH HOME 1600 Lucky Jonn Drive. 3 bedroom. 212 bath, living and family room, double garage, large redwood patio, fenced fen-ced corral for horses. One acre lot with good mountain view. $149,000. 2 BEDROOM HOMESTAKE Furnished - Excel, condition. Low maint. & utilities. $40,000. THREE KINGS - i bedroom condo with golf course view, completely furnished, underground parking, swimming pool. $74,000. THREE KINGS 1 bedroom, along creek, completely furnished, $51,000. 2 THAYNES CANYON LOTS - On golf course with mountain views. Each $47,500. TIME SHARING UNIT 5 guaranteed weeks per year in Bear Lake, Jackson Hole, San Diego and Park City. Additional weeks possible. $8,000 down and $80mo. payments. Ask for Bonnie. HOMESTAKE 1 bedroom condo completely furnished. Immediate occupancy. $30,000. NtW LISTING - Exceptional 1900 sq. ft. home in north end of Park Meadows. Many extras. 3 bdrms, 2 fireplaces, family room. Fantastic view and interior. Call Jim DoNney 649-7244 RACQUET CLUB VILLAGE II CONDOMINIUM - Resale for $81,000. 2 bedrooms plus loft, 2 baths, fireplaces in living room and master bedroom, plus fully equipped kitchen. Economical gas heating and covered carport. Patti Wells. 649-8485. 1650 LUCKY JOHN umvt. Wood and stone contemporary ranch in Holiday Ranchettes. 3 bedrooms, 212 baths. Family room with wet bar, steambath, plus many extras. $128,000. Anne Clark, 649-8519649-8550. ONE BDRM. SNOW COUNTRY CONDO. Ideal top floor location with view of the ski area. Unit has been repainted, paneled, - has new carpeting and new dishwasher. Owner must sell immediately. Will consider contract sale or second mortgage. Gump & Ayers, Patti Wells, 649-8550 or 649-8485. SALE FAILED 3 bedrooms, 2Vz baths, landscaped, fantastic view. Compare this Park Meadows home with others priced much higher. $95,500. Kay at 649-8374 or Beth at 649-7585. "The mountains are our home... let us help you make them your ; . home also." LARGE CORNER LOT - Located In Park Meadows I. Close to skiing,' schools and new "Jack Nickiaus" golf course. BRAND NEW HOME - Located in Prospector Village. 3 bedrooms, 212 baths, Theodore Roosevelt style. HOLIDAY RANCH LOT - Zoned for horses, exclusive ex-clusive subdivision living, 2acres. PAYDAY UNIT - Newly painted and carpeted, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, never been in rental pool, outstanding views. '" '" CONDOMINIUMS In all complexes, priced from $37,500 upward. See us for the exclusive "Build on Your Lot" Program. CAPSON MORRIS McCOMB 1800 Park Avenue Phone: 649-8601 VICTORIAN HOME-1,850 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 212 baths, 2 fireplaces and 2-car garage. PROSPECTOR VILLAGE 1,700 sq. ft., 3 bedroom, 2V2 bath, 2 car garage. Available August. HOME UNDER CONSTRUCTION 568 Woodside Ave. 3 bdrm, 3 bath, 2000 sq. ft. August 1 occupancy. M OUWTAIN -CONDOMINIUMS LOVELY TREASURE MOUNTAIN INN CONDO witn-Daicony, 2 large bedrooms and 1 bath-Fully bath-Fully furnished with many extras. $48,500. Call Donna at 649-7900 or 649-7271 . NICE THREE ROOM CONDO at Treasure Mountain Inn. This condo has a balcony overlooking the swimming pool. Completely furnished. $33,500. LOTS ACRE LOT IN EAST PARK with an excellent view overlooking Heber Valley. Good building lot.$9,500. NICE ONE ACRE LOT IN BRIGHTON ESTATES on side hill with quakies. Power is available. $5,700. Call Jan at 649-7900 or 268-1317. 710 OF AN ACRE LOT IN HIGHLAND ESTATES with beautiful unobstructed view of valley. $8,900. HOMES LOVELY BRICK HOME on V2 acre of land in Southeast area of Salt Lake. This home has 3 bedrooms, and 1 bath, new carpets, new furnace, and is zoned for horses. $59,900. Call Donna at 649-7900 or 649-7271. fife REALTY 1030 Pane Avenue Phone:649-9891 614 Main Street Phone: 649-9066 Mt. Air Mall & Park Meadows Phone: 649-8550649-8374 |