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Show THE UTAH STATESMAN, MAY Z, 1929, 4 Old English Riparian Law Not Pertinent To American Conditions Supreme Court Decisions Indicate Utah Has Title To Beds of Streams; Highest Tribunal Holds State Laws Determine Ownership of Lands. (Continued From Pag 1) common law rule that tide deter mlnee the publlu character of water! haa not existed In thia country; here the test la whether water is navigable in factBarney vs. Keokuk (Iowa) (4, U. J34, was an action of ejectment against the City of Keokuk and several railroad companies to recover the possession of certain premises occupied by them, with railroad tracks, buildings and shed on the bank of the Mississippi river. The plaintiff owned several city Iota bordering on the river and claimed title to the bank and all land between the bank and the channel of the river, on the around of riparian proprietorship, in de- elding the case the supreme court of the United States said: "It appears to be the settled law of that state that the title of the riparian proprietors oir ths banks of the Mississippi extends only to ordinary high water mark .and that the shore between high and mark aa well as the bed of the river, belongs to the states-ThlIs also the common law with regard to navigable waters; although. in England, no waters are deemed navigable except those in which the tide ebbs and flows. In thia country, as a general thing, all waters are deemed navigable which - a low-wat- er are really ao. "It is generally conceded that the riparian title attaches to subsequent accretions to the land affect-i- d by the gradual and imperceptible operation of natural cause. Hut whether it attaches to land reclaimed by artificial means from the lied of the river, or to sudden accretions produced by unusual floods, is a question which each stale desides for Itself. By the common lew, ss before remarked, such additions to land on navigable waters belong to the crown; hut as the only waters recognised In England ss navigable were tlis ruls was often expressed aa appll-tabto the only, although the reason of tlis rule would equally apply to navigable waters above the flow of the tide; that reason being, that the public authorities ought to have entire control of the great passageways of commerce and navigation, to be exercised for ths public advantage and convenience. The confualon of r, found in navigable with the monuments of the common law, lung prevailed in this country, notwithstanding ths broad differences existing between the extent and topography of the British island and that of the American continent It had the Influence for two generations of excluding the admiralty Jurisdiction from our great rivers and inland seas; and under the like influence it laid the foundation in many states of doctrines with regard to the ownership of the soil in navigable waters above at variance rules of property, it would now be safe In change these doctrines where they have been applied, as before remaiked, is for the several states themselves to determine. If they choose to resign to the rirartan proprietor rights which properly belong to them in tide-wate- rs le tide-wate- rs . tide-wate- tide-wat- their sovereign capacity, it er Is-n- it depends on the law of each state to what waters and to what extent this prerogative of the state over the lands under water shall be ercised." Columbia River Case. ex- Again Shively vs. Bowlby, 191 U. (Ore), decided March 9, 1994, the supreme court of the United States most exhaustively examined the' law the subject following from its origin in England down II states and through the original the nrw states established there-aftThe esse, therefore, is the leading decisive one on the subject. The plaintiff obtained patent to certain lots bordering on the Columbia River in Oregon, claimed and under such patent title to the lands between the orwater mark low dinary high and state long after of the river. The the issuance uf ths United Btaies patent Issued a deed to the land between ordinary high and low water mark among other things, said: "Lands under tide waters are Incapable of cultivation or Improvement in the manner of lands above high water mark. They are of great value to the public for the purpose of commerce, navigation, and fishery- - Their improvement when permitted. Is by individual Incidental or subordinate to the publlu use and right. Therefore the title and control of them are vested in the sovereign for the benefit of the whole people. (Irants by Congress of portions of the public lands within a terthereon, though ritory to settlers bordering on nr bounded by navigable water convey of their own force, no title or right .below hlg.i water mark, and do not impair the title and dominion of the future elate when created; but leave the qurstion of the use of the shores by the owners of uplands to the sovereign control of each state, subject only to the rights vested by the Constitution In the Unted Stales. claim, donation land River, bounded by ths Columbia error In which the plaintiff upon no title or right Include relie water below high in the land mark; and the statutes of Oregon, under which the defendants In erand ror held, are a constitutional Orelegal exercise by the slat of gon of Its dominion over the lands 8. n. under navigable waters." Rattlesnake Bite May Not Poison Poison Remains Within Aren of Bite, May be Euiljr Extracted. Leavenworth (Wash.) Echo. Ths season of camping and fishseaing Is with us again and tha son when many people go Into the week-end merely to enhills for rejoy the beauties of nature and A lax from tha everyday routine. lltlls later on Mr. Battleeneke. the Mr and all the little rattier will come out to sbaorb the sunshine on the warm side of a rock or along tha trail, folks In this neck of the at least a great many of wood them, rarely ae'e a rattler, and few are ever bitten, but occasionally the unexpected and unusual does happen, and for that reason readers of this paper will be interested in knowing that former oencluslona regarding the effect of poisonous snake bitee and their treatment are given a Jolt In an exhaustive report made by Dr. Dudley Jackson and Col. II. L Crlmmona covering a ser'es of 19 experiments conducted at San Antonio. Several of their experiments and conclusions are given In sn article In Boys' Life. FlrA aid treatment for snake bite has been In a chaotic condition for year Dr. Jackson writes. There have been many remedies and faithfully used suggested which have absolutely no therapeu-tl- o value. Large rattlers which did not secrete sny venom when carefully milked have been found. Obviously a person bitten by such a snake would recover without any treatment Poisonous snakes sometimes fall also to Inject their poison under the akin. Rattlesnake venom, the article declares, produces violent pain thn Instant it Is Injected. Any patient who does not suffer grvat pain or show some swelling and discoloration most assuredly has not been bitten by a rattier that has Inject- for others to raise objections." In Parker vs Bird, 117 U. 8. 1(1 (Cal.) decided January 19. 1911, I find the supreme court of the United States again expressing itself on this subject, ss followe: Tbe Law of the tiatc. "It Is undoubtedly the rule of the common law that the title of owners of land bordering on rivers above ths ebb and flow of the tide extends to ths mlddls of the stream, but that where the waters of the river are affected by the tides, the title of such owners Is limited to ordinary high water mark. The title to land below that mark in such cases Is vested in England in the crown, and in this country In the state within whose boundaries the waters lie. private ownership of the soils under them being deemed Inconsistent with the interest uf the pul-li- at large in their use fur the purposes of commerce." " whatever incidents or rights attach to the ownership of property conveyed by the government will be determined by the states, subject to the condition that their rules do not impair the efficacy of the grants or the use end enjoyment of the property by the grantee. As an Incident of such ownership the right of the riparian owner, where the waters are above the Influence of the tide, will be limited according to the law of the slate, either to low or high water ed venom. mark, or will extend to the middle Another discovery h that the of the stream. poison rsmains localised for severAgain in Hardin vs. Jordan, 140 al hours that i that the venom V. 8. 371 (III.), decided May 11, remains within the immediate 1991, which was an action of eject- area of a b'te, and tnit It can ment to recover lands in front of he mechanically extracted In a fractional sections from which the quantity ae late aa 24 water retires at low water on a hours after its Injection. lake, the supreme court This dlacovrry suggests that it of ths United States, among other would ho heller to call a doctor to said: the patient rather than promote things, "With regard to grants of govmovn the patient. ernment for lands bordering on c,r!!,t,on The physicians concluded that It has been distinctly potassium permanganate, long settled that they only extend to considered an ant'dots for snake high-watmark, and that the oitei, was not of no value but title to the shore and lands under hasardous. Oneonly observation was so watar in front of lands granted that a strong solution of potassium inures to the state within which permanganate the tissues they are situated, if a state ha end prevented acharred normal outpouring and established of been organised lymph, which to helps wash out and to Such title shore the there. the poison. lands under wuter is regarded as someTo ofour incidental lo the sovereignty of surprise, and contrary the state, and cannot be retained ,0 the opinion of the supposed best or granted out to individual by authorities on the subject. the conclude "we found that rat- the United Plates. Such title being venm in ths state, the lands are sub" be conjected to state regulation and mechanically. The text howthe under condition, trol, kJLhv,n,lrted th,t 11 could ever, of not Interfering with the not evidently erroneously has-e- a on experiments regulations which may be mad conducted with to with public regard by Congress ago. Our m;ny commerce. The and navigation grandfathers, to state may even dispose of the aHvT-tH. 'who Ignorant usufruct of such lands. . . This ht mouth-.,r- i ';,h W"ud dolnt to states the and of right regulate much niore to save the control the shores of tide waters, fellow "hi. and the land under them. Is tho ur,:,'nflc r- pot,Mlu'n same as that which is exercised mnganate!"P0 by the Crown in England. In this of he Boy country the same rule ho been this territory have been so imprei" extended to our great navigable ,n are as which inland treated Bojrr JfePthat lakes, !nqmrthhyl,hle made of tha sees; and also, in some of the state te navigable river ss the American Medical Association t Mississippi, the Missouri, the Ohio, be2?r?nf,U r,h',lllty. They have and In Pennsylvania, to all the were ltharE,d ll experiment More State Law research on the permanent rlvera of the stale; but subject of snakebite tub-stsntl- al le tide-wat- er er or-ti- r,d I7. h I n k Vv r? ' iS i 4 ( Wyoming --1. Kern County California Sport To Be Coasted By Association, 800 Members, Plant 300,000 Game Length Fish Yearly Federal Game Fort Duchesnes Migratory Fowl Beginings Department Scans Antelope Condition BV HENRY FUCK. , Society Quitedf for January, 999. la (tab Industrial 3 shall try and live the story In Utah historical society quarterly for January, 1931, I shall try and give the story of Fort Duchesno aa near aa Z con remember. We were stationed, (I. K-- r. and C. Conipanie Slat U. 8. Infantry) at Fort .Fred Steel Wyoming, at a point where the U. P. Railroad crosses th North Platte ' river. Th latter part of July, or early In August, 1447, at 9 o'clock p.nx, our senior captain In command, orders Captain Duncan, received from the war department to abandl 8te-.:on Fort and proceed by ape-e.train and in all haste to Fort Bridge Wyoming, and there await tha. arrival of Brigadier General Crook and reuelva further orderli from him aa to our destination. At 11 o'clock p.m, that same night wo were on board of a special train under heavy marching order, and started for Carter station. Wyoming, and from there marched eleven miles to Fort Bridge Wyo- The Cheyenne Tribune of a few days ago carried an interesting the story of antelope condition chief point of Interest being the ISO finding by hunters of about dead antelope on tho range along the Union Paclfto In Sweetwater county. The report to that 99 per cent of these animals were old buck Calling ths attention of Dr. R. A. Hocker of this city, state fish and gamo commissioner, he elated to The Gasette that he as an individual member of the commission, would favor a brief open season this year for antelope bucks only, to clean out tho herd As ths following letter will show, there are now more burke than does In th herds. Ths letter by C. C. Skinner, assistant to Albert M. Day head ot tha predatory animal work in the state conducted by the Biologies) Survep. The letter Is a report of Skinner's activities for a month in th antelopo country, and Is a ming. follows: General Crook arrived in due time The Letter. , at Port Bridge handed our com"Upon a request from the Fish mander, Captain Duncan, a package and Game department gnd sever- of sealed orler directed ua to folal ranchers, I left for Red Desert, low the road by way of Fort Thorn-ber- g February, 37, picking up hunter qnd old Ashley, until w arSterrett, Lacy and Col at Lararived on the banka the mie and Medicine Bow. We ar- river, there open ourpfsealed Uintah orders rived at Wamsutter on February and await his w did. which coming, 39 and proceeded at once to Inves-titat- e From Ashley to the Uintah river conditions In three districts bid your choice of two roads, Hunter you west, north and east. one was by way of Deep Creek and Storrel and 1 worked on west as i he other the regular traveled, road, far ss Table Rock, 39 miles west but murh longer than the Deep of Wamsutter, also covering the country north of Wamsutter on Creek road, So our commander, alekll. We found a number of coy- ways looking for short cut decided otes In this country but no signs to take the Deep Creek read. Just before Ire king camp th.it of any killings. "The antelope reported between morning, which came nearly being Wamsutter and Tiptnn had all another "Custer Affair" one "Capworked north from the railroad tain Rllly. Indian police, arrived tracks and we were unable to on a foaming steed and Warned us catch up with them. We met a not lo go negr the Deep Creek road, warden, Mr. Pitch' deputy game because 300 uheut Ute braves were ford, from Koi-- Spring who re- ambushed sli ng some of the ported the antelope leaving this cuts along that road, bent ondeep ancountry also. He also said there like the ones Just were a few killings of antelope by other maaaai-rcoyotes between Tipton and Red previous to our coming, at Fort Desert. We were unable to find Thornberg and Fort Meeker, on the the killings he reported, but did lower Ouray in Colorado. We took the regular traveled road, find some dead antelope that had marched about thirty miles without been eaten on by coyote water or anything to eat, arrived Estimate 00 Dead. on 4hr banka of the Uintah river Hunters Col and Lacey worked about 4 o'clock p.m- - and ao did Geneast from Wamsutter putting out eral Crook in an Army Ambulance, lines also and Investigating poison conditions north of Wamsutter. and confronted about 740 Indian Ute and Ouray In full war drees Upon the Investigation of Huntersr, and paint, mid hostile ae hoetlle can Lacey and Cole north of we decided to move to that he. Our first act was to throw out country for a week's time. As the a plrket line and the remainder of was all gone In a stretch of our tiny command started to dig In, anpw country 19 miles wide and 10 or In other wr.i..tn dig trench miles long, we planned on using a a task w (n R ,ur, car. Mr. Hxdeell and Mr. Strat- ortslngly short time. We stayed communstockmen in that ton, the trenchni tor .... --j ..vek short ity. loaded our car on a sled and on ammunltun iyii provision put hauled It out by tractor to this on a bold front, diaplayed our tricountry. They aleo gave us a angle shapil luyonets to beat the In to beet live the and sheep wagon In covering that advantage, nnd succeeded in bluffuntil the welcome country, looking for coyote sign ing the Indian In th and places to put poison station approach of ws found about 150 dead antelope. ahape of two companies of colored Figuring thst we missed one every time we found one. ws estimate there were amout 900 dead antelope. These dead antelope were 99 per cent buck antelopct'old bucks and two ysar olds being In the BT O. W. I8RAEL80X. majority. Upon further Investiga-or tion. wo found that all herds Dean of. Englneoring, Utah Acting more males antelope contained that We figured Agricultural College, in "Mod than female rrn Irrigation," Los Angels during tha running season the older and stronger bucks had 1939. California, the buck the from driven other herd and kept them In a weak"Irrigation has mad Utah posened condition until the bad sible. Obviously the 93.9 million stornie came along which they scree ot the earth's surface known were unable to survive. Few Killed By Coyote to geographers as Utah, are not We found very few antelope for their existence on killed by coyote although all the dependent dead ones had been eaten on. All Irrigation. But Utah's 39,900 farm of the antelope killed by coyote Ita 3300,000,000 Investment in farm were killed in draw They were land and building 1U 23,000 farm exWe know from buck antelope. numerous sugar factorperience that a good strong buck owner Ua milk factories, antelope will fight off coyotes so ies and condensed the only way that a coyote eould it canning factor! Its vast alfalkill a Urge buck antelope would fa fields and alfalfg seed produc be to attack one that was In a Ing area its prosperous and conweakened condition.- run him In- tented rural population all theog to these deep draw filled with component parts of. Utah wore snow, and kill them there. When made possible by Irrigation. an antelope has been fought out Likewise the most economical of a herd and U In weakened development of Utah's rich mining from condition he will stand away resources and Ita extensive coal raxto the heard one-ha- lf deposit; tho utllixatlpn of Ua gposof a mile like a weakened ing ita and lands taming dry If horse that la ready to die. So and finally, ths enjoytha coyotes kill him they are Just sibilities; of tha scenic hgauty of Utah ment a at few his death days advancing mountains and canyon is laciU-tate- d the most. by irrigation if not actually In GOnrt Condition. on it. We found that the antelopo were dependent recognised Irrigation was early in In good condition considering the th deeffective agency hard weather they had gone as an of valuable of spirit a velopment no was through and that there among tho Utah pidanger of any more losses as feed cooperation was uncovering every day and oneer The first canals were dug there was lots of it, I do not think by the community, owned by tbe there is any cause for any alarm community and operated by th about the antelope in this coun- community. One qf the chief functry. All together the few that have tions of the town and city corporbeen killed, I think will be a ben- ations in early Utah days waa to efit to the balance of the antelope clean irrlgatlqp ditches, maintain as there are too many bucks still irrigation structures ana distribin these herd ute Irrigation water. Even yet In We put out poison stations at some Utah localities th city corall these dead antelope but on ac- poration manages Irrigation we were unable count of storm but most of the canals art to get back over the territory to and operated by th see what results we had obtained. now owned on who use th water Upon completion of our work in facpiers land this dlHtrlct with Mr. Hodsell and their Tho growth of irrigation In Utah Mr. Stratton, thetr truck driver and threg trucks and our car, ws lias been steady. During th Bfrlod from 1390 to 1930 the started out to Rawlins by way of Lost Soldier Divide, We figured irrigated area has expanded from ws could was the only way this 350,000 to 1,370,000 acre the 1st-t- fr get out of there because of t he being only 3.9 per cent of Us draws being filled with snow and land area. If the rato of expanmakwater. We were three days sion of the past 30 years continue ing 37 miles In this country hav- during tbe next 4k year then ing to shovel snow about flvs or Utah will bo using all of Its availsix miles In order to mako this able watrr for irrigation. But oven distance. Having only on days then only six acres ot each 100 will supplies with us, we subsisted ot receive water. True, tha anything we could find to cat the IrrigatedIrrigation la area relatively small other two day. Our bed at night but th irrigation of the six acres we was the softest snow bunk could find in that vicinity, using makes possible a profitable use our cars for windbreak Finally, of the 91 acres for other purpose because of the shortage of eats But the food production on tho and the amount of snow to shovel, fraction of land now Irrigated la we turned around and went back also really significant. to our former ramp. The next day Irrigation haa enabled Utah tp we were able to get Into Wamsut- pro Jure twice pa much wheal ae ter by getting an early start and her people consume. By irrigation running over the sled trail that Utah produces annually more than they had used all winter, thl br- one million tons pf alfalfa, which ing frosen early in tlis morning. constitutes the 0 major food for Keinmerer Gascuc. cow in addition to supplyth milk ing and butler needs ot I LOCKS OF 40 NWA.Mrt, OHi the farm tamtlls there la each OF THE lARliHiT TO VISIT IV IDAHO. OV SNAKE RIVER year manufactured In tactorlee BOISE A flock of 40 swan the from the milk of these cow more seven million pounds of but-te- r, largest group known to have visit- than and ons-hamillion pounds ed tha state In year was reported aa having alighted on th Snake of cheese and over thirly-thr- s and one-hamillion pounds of river near Glenn'a Ferry. milk. Irrigation haa also The report was sent to the atate earn department by a deputy enabled Utah to help maintain the warden. Rarely are aw ana seen aweet standards of the nation, r rum tho ono million tono Qf su- thia far inland. -- al Wam-autte- r three-quarte- af-ip- lr ar 100.-00- lf ir con-dena- od Twelve bureaus of stealing tobacco, a very serious offense among soldier (specially when they are 139 miles from any lino of communication or base of upplio Our first wagon train load of supplies came by way of Fort Bridge In charge of a man by name John B. Millburn, civilian. Shortly after that we sent another wagon train for more eupplie to Fort Bridger under military escort, of which I Lad charge. W arrived at Fort Bridger all okey, and got back to Fort Duchesno unmolested by sny on, except a few coyotes keeping us from well deserved slumber at night. After that w turned our atten- tion to making our tents warm and comfortable for tha winter, in which w succeeded very nicely, while another detachment was busy building a telegraph line to Price and aleo making the read to Price passable for Us ms to haul supplies from. Price to Fort Duchesne. Shortly after the boys hod fin Ished ths telegraph line, a bunch of young Ute braves prompter cut It down and made fir wood out of the pole with thrf net reault - that cavalry herded them to the fort, where thev were confined to the guardhouse for a time, on a very wholesome dirt of bread and water. The coming spring w built a canal, diverting water from the Uintah rive rnd planting a large garden, large lawn, numerous shade trees, all of which are at the old Fort yet, besides building quarters for officer enlisted men and animal The government spent a grant deal of money to keep Fort Duchesno np for a number pf years, and for no other pur-pothan to bring both tho Ute and Ourqy Indians under submission. after the Fort Thornburg and Fort Meeker mesas ere, and they succeeded In doing It without trouble and no bloodshed h very-muc- whatever. Tha government paid fabulous prices for hay. groin, wood and hauling of supplies from Price and Bridger to Fort Ducheene, but the project or program was map out. and to bo had ped carried out, no matter the coot. Th commanders at Fort Duchesne in my days were Captain 31st Infantry; Colonel Duncan, Benteen. Colonel Hatch and Lieutenant Cnlant-- James F. Randlett, all of tho 9th U. 8. Cavalry. The four companies of tho 31st Intan-tr- y were relieved early in 1999 by four co qi panlee of th 19th Infantry and war sent to Fort Sidney. Nebraska, where I waa discharged- th Federal are Government cooperating through their field organisations with the Bureau of Biological Survey la a census of migratory waterfowl In th United 8ato It was stated April 1 by ths Department of Agriculture. Tha full text of the statement follows: . Data on th hulk movement of migratory watsrfowl, such Aa duck geese, swan and coot during their opring and tall migration, and on tho surprisingly limited areas of their winter concentration, ar being accumulated through waterfowl renauare under the leadership of tho Biological Survey of tho Department of Agcensus taking, riculture. Tig which was Inaugurated about II months ago. la carried on through tho cooperation of about 3.100 volunteer observer The waterfowl are widely disat various seasons tributed throughout North America. In order to get 'definite information regarding their occurrence, number and mratory movement direct observations must he nrvd at regular Intervale at a great number of stations throughout this enormous area. Each observer selects an area typical ' of waterfowl conditions ' In hla general region, an! agrees to count month on tha birds there once a date that la tha oame for all observer Some of these cooperators travel on foot or in rowboats; other use automobile or motor boat Whereever possible, the birds are th actually counted, but where numbers are too great ' for thl careful estimates are made and recorded. In the United Stales 13 bureaus or major unis of the Federal Government that hsva field men stationed In suitable localities are cooperating with the Biological Survey in the undertaking. In Canada th eeneuees are conductthrough ed, also cooperatively, tho office of the National Parka of Canada. All States and provincial departments concerned wrlth . game administration are giving active cooperation, and in many Instances ths sntlre warden force te aidob ing In th .work. Information talned through there censuses seasons helps to fix proper open and bag limit It will be necessary to aeeum r nlate reports over a period of two or more years before a basis for calculations regarding possible increase or dtcreas in the water-fopopulation can bo establish d. Two States Approve Bird Refuge Tracts Since the approval ctf th Conservation Act on IRRIGATION IN UTAH. rs Agenda cavalry (B and C, 9th U. 8. Cavalry, Fort Washakie. Wyoming, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Ben teen) with plenty of ammunition. eupplie and heat of all, two light field revolving cannon - Oh what a Joy In th camp that nightThe big Indian out there was on "Colerow," the biggest thief on earth, especially whan U came to I gar beets annually produced on Utah's irrigated land, enough sugar is made to supply mors than riv times her population, provided the annual ppr n capita cornu does not greatly exceed 100 pound And finally, there la produced on Utah's Irrigated land nrerly one half of all tho alfalfa grown in tho United State Irrigation has made It Jhu. Provid in Uiah,pp, wd ,or one-ha- lf million people.home' who are producing rod supplies for the row,"r national popuia- mp-tlo- I. February 19. two atate Montana and Kama have given consent to the acquisition of lands by the Federal Governmnet for refuge purposes under tha new law, according to Information received March 29 by the Bureau of Biological Survey of the Department of Agriculture, which will administer the act. The full text of th statement follows: Section 7 of the Migratory-Bir- d Conservation Act provides that no died shell be accepted by the Secretary of Agriculture unless ths state in which the refuge area lies shall have consented by law to the acquisition by th United States of lands In that state. Tha Kan- - o f hU imP,orUnt which support and produce this conridered worth lesson thMe looxt Inform- - Similar Organization, To Many Utah Groups Reports Much Activity Bonier Dam Engineering Board Named WASHINGTON Secretary of tho Interior Wilbur has appointed Louis J. Hill, of Hollywood, Andrew J. Wiley, of Bote, and William F. Durand, of Palo Alt as a board of engineering consultant to adrlre him on th problems of tho reclamation bureau in connection with the construction of th Boulder dam. Fishing Allowed AD Year Round In Beaver Lake Cy Davl of Beaver, deputy fish and gams warden, reya that fishing in the Rocky la now permissible Ford reservoir the year around. Alknown chiefly for Its carp though and sucker the reservoir also Jiss many trout, catfish and baas In Its The reason for allowing water fishing hers. Is that there Is no way to keep the trout free from the Inroads of the carp and sucker who crowd them out Into Beaver river, where in the summer time, they are liable to die. Flah taken from the reservoir at this time of the year are all good to eat, aa the water usually warmed up In the summer time, are nowi composed entirely of freshly melted enow and Is Ice cold. Milford fishermen can 1919 licenses at the Milford Pharmacy, which la the sole distributing agent for them In this end of the county. yrar-arou- Through the Flab and Cam Protective Association of Kant 710,000 trout will be eounty, planted in Kern county streams this year, E. W. Spiers secretary of tha association, said recently in announcing tho annual maiilni uf tho organisation In Bakersfield. Mr. Spiers an other olilciala believe that the membership tnia year will comprise between eos ana loos sporumtu of th cuumy. On tho occasion of tho annual meeting of tno association 11. Bryant, In charga of th bureau of education anu research of tn fish and gams commissioner, wer there with some ot tho finest motion pictures recorded of game Ufa and hunting in this stats. An annual charge of ono dollar a year Is made by the assuelatiuu tor membi renip. Thia money la need to pay expenses In rearing trout to sporting sire In the rearing pounua owned by the usovia tlon on the Kern river. Through the existence of these rearing ponds and with tha s.ate commission, Kent county was enabled to rcsVJck lie streams lost year with 4U0,0u9 Of ibis number SOO.uuu irOut. were raised In the rearing pot'll to sporting also and then It berated in county stream oi liver, the ll.tlo trout grow an inch and a half a month. When they are lance enough to cure for themselves they are planted In streams, Thia year the Fish and Usma Commission has assured the Keru County Game Aasuclu.lon all tlis The first shiptrout It disiro ment to this county will b mads during May, Mr. Spier said. Already 0,300 of tha excellent over else German JUrown trout have been planted In Kern River between Democrat and Kernvlllo. There are fine sporting fish and almost hold, their own veil und-rany condition The association has also hern responsible for the importation, of 1000 phearen.s to this county. . . get-thei- r r as enabling act was approved on February 20 and the one In Montana on March 1. There two states are the first to take special action In tho matter, although it hoe been determined that' existing legislation In the states of Arisons. Colorado, Connecticut. Georgia, Illinois. Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan. Minnesota, Nevada New Mexico North Carolina, Ohio. Ok8outh Carolina, South lahoma, Dakota, West Virgins, and Wyoming la sufficient for the Federal Government to proceed with the acquisition of areas for refuge State enabling legislapurpose tion, however, will be necessary in all othOr state In those states where legislation In harmony with the Federal Act is required a draft of a suitable measure has been prepared for consideration by the late legislatures holding sessions this year. Receiving many inquiries from fishermen, regarding th streams in Nye county, Nevada, and particularly in respect to Currant Creek being closed. Game Warden Lloyd Robison took this matter up with County Clerk Charles L. Blavln, of Tonopah. Mr. Blavln states: "At this time there are no streams in Nya county dosed to fishing." This will answer the many questions that have been asked Lloyd Robison, and he takes this manner of replying in order to give the information the widest publicity. Ths fishing reason opened In Douglas county, Nevada Wednesday morning. Th river lo unusually low for this time of tha year and la dear, due to tha light run-of- f, which will be beneficial to trout fishing. When It wag discovered that an error of the legislature opened the fishing ssason In this county. April 1st Instead of May 1st, ths board BATTLE MOUNTAIN Fishing of county commlsaiones held a speseason In Lander county opened cial meeting and a passed an order made ordinance closing tha seasoncounty May I according te until commissionth board of county by er R. B. I sham has been appoint- May On April 1st Sheriff Park paed fish and gams warden for th trolled th main fishing streams of north end of tha county to serve this eounty. but did not find any for a period of fire month violator However, several Reno Humboldt river and tributaries sportsmen reported that they had are not open to anglers until Juno tried their luck at Horseshoe Bend 31. without success 1- berth?, lym"" reconcernlng agriculture under now assert that these great ecompUshmenU under Irrigation b that teB,PreT; thm arid soils are rapidly being ex- ochrHha?f th!lr ,rt,lltF xnd that dependent on lrriga- forlul fool aupply cannot an- Contrary to this misconception. Irrigation haa made U nossl-actually lo Increase and to make "?or Permanent the fertility uf Utah soil It 1 of course, true that excessive Irrigation on some of the higher land and seepage from high canal have caused water logging of significant areas of land, but there areas are rapidly being reclaimed by drainage. On the other hand. Irrigation has facilitated crop rotation; also the giowth of nitrogen fixing legume crop and the practice of livestock and dairy farminh, all of which Lav don much toward Increasing the fertility of Utah's soila and the establishment of Its agriculture on a permanent bast And. finally. Irrigation has dona much for the oltlsene of Utah. The Irrigator of necessity, has acquired kill in th central of water on his tarm. Ha haa learned to receive water from hie canal In hla turn, n0 to restrict hi use periods of scarcity. While during those who are entitled to the earlier water rights guard their rights cautiously, yet in many instances during times of low stream discharge, they have voluntarily turned their streams on to the burning crops of th lee fortunate holders of later prloritle Likewise, tho Utah legislator the attorney the engineer the statesmen, and others of Utah's citlsens, hav found great advantage In maintaining the spirit of In tho final analysis of th many perplexing problems and controversies which naturally have developed In the growth of the state that la In.harently dependent on Irrigation," ANNOUNCING OUR FISH AND GAME SECTION bl The Utah Statesman has decided to make' fish and game news one of its leading features and each week will carry several columns of interest to lovers of the outdoors. , low-lyi- A PLAN JO SELL FISH. In an endeavor to increase the demand for fish and also to give consumers better flah.' the largest fish retailing chain store In Great Britain has adopted a novel plan. It specialise In smoked haddock or finnan haddle. To tho tall of each fish that tho main plant aenda out to Its store a teal la attached giving th data th fish hag bean smoked and ahlpped- - Now customers will not buy a finnan haddle without th cal which guarantees Ita freshness-- - The Statesman, independently financed, is in a position to work for the welfare of the sportsmen as a whole rather than for any faction. It is the Statesman purpose to do everything possible to further the interests of fish and game in the state of Utah. The editor of the statesman is a graduate forester and was formerly employed by the United States Forest Service in Colorado. He hqg served as game warden in Colorado. 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