| Show CARP FROM MILLARD SALT LAKE CITY nov after learning from mr david crafts aralts of deseret Dee eret millard county that carp were very plentiful in the sevier river and lake lets near dear deseret Dee eret I 1 asked mr el A heath fish bob and game commissioner of this county it if he be would take a couple of men down there and put to in a few days daye carp tor for the needy of this city he lamented at once and said that no doubt his hie brother H 0 heath and W H burton would go with him in his letter to me mr crafts volunteer id to furnish boat and seine and personally lly work with the party from salt bait lake city on we the jtb the above named three gentlemen started for deseret De eret the he kindly disposed union pacific railway having at my request leaned tree rree transportation for or fishermen and flab they were gone one week two days of which were so ao windy they ibey could not flab and returned with 1100 pounds of aresser carp weighing from four to fifteen pounds apiece of the mirror variety and over pounds ot of wild g gose gese ose and ducks docks the carp were sent gent direct to the tithing storehouse and distributed pro ratia rata to the needy as aa the previous oua consign ment from utah lake bad been dis dig posed 01 OS under the direction of elder bider joseph keddington captain heath says gay the waters of the lower sevier litte rally team with earl cari suckers nuo kers etc and shat abac the carp ok down there are touch much superior in toothsome qualities to taken in utah lake some borne of the people salt down barrels of carp or winter use and Com Comm misel leel ner ber heath says ay hat bat he and his bis party pany into ate gait ait carp put up by mr crafts for family use with genuine relief re ligi the largest carp caught in water weighed 27 pounds dressed dref laed which jig just IS 18 pounds pound lighter than oue one sought near be mouth of the weber river which 46 45 pounds not net the fish bob taken oy by bosem heath et el 01 were seined heined in carp luke lake too ten miles from deseret railway station this lake to la about six eix miles lu in circum orence there are two other Jake lets viz swan swaim lake some fifty vallee miles in circumference and add blue lake about two miles around it respectfully twelve and eight miles mile an fn m deseret dearer all these Jake lake letB lets are southwest of deseret the seine employed had bad wares and a halt half inch hence benoe the nor capture ol of small nea bob mr houth heath speaks in the terms of we be kindi jese of mr david acfalle and his son edward who lur dished team boat and seine and worked like beavers all without charge to make maake the venture a succo gm ful fulone olle before closing this historic il note 8 please ease allow we me to thank commissioner heath eath and party the mears crafts craft and the IT P railway hallway company official for their free and voluntary help in this second effort to secure a quantity of fish food tor lor the poor of this city very respectfully A MILTON MUSSER territorial fish and game commis commie lioner |
