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Show ' r-U. vV A E tatesm&n to the Out-ISaratoga, Utah Lake, Juu BIGGEST, BEST VET Everybody Out t VOL. NO. 8. NO. 22. Everybody Out to the Out Ing, Saratoga, Utah Lake, Jane 2. BIGGEST, BEST YET SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, MAY 30, 1929. 11.00 A YEAR j Kansas Reports Real Success in Attempts To Rear Channel Cats Kegs in Retaining Pond Prove Haven to Brood; Fish Like to Den Up. Old man weather has given Kelt Lake county Fish and The following suggestions about ruialng channel catflah la offered by J. B. Dose, state game warden el Kansas, whose department has had signal success in propagation of these fish: Easy to Propagate in Ponds. Contrary to a prevailing beller the channel catfish is not difficult to propagate In ponds, provided of course the ponds are properly This specie shuns the equipped. sunlight in depositing Its eggs, it Is likely that the eggs of channel cat will not hatch if exposed to strong sunlight. Our experiments at tbs Kansas mate Fish Hatchery so Indicate. . Now the natural breeding waters Game association a bad break from January 1 to the presend time but the Balt Lake men are oriomlats and Insist that next Sunday will be a perfect, day for their Saratoga outing. Intense cold of last Sunday led to the postponing of the program, although acme of the Saturday events were rpn off, . So far this year the weather man has played the boys false In every out door effort, the rearing pond opening bringing out four snow rtorms and the Murray pilgrimage calling for two. -- A meeting which will probably be held In Yellou alone lark shortly after July I of this year will ikely guide the destiny of any thorough fish survey which might be made in the Intermountain slates. The Utah Academy of adopted a resolution Msy 1 1, 'olicy of Government Effort of Water Uiers Has Been to Recognize To Control Fishing la Fish as State Owned. Temporarily Halted. set-cu- re 1221, asking that ths bureau ot fisheries spend some money in studying fish need in the region. The bureau of luiherlea hue indicated a willingness lo do Ibis, and steps are being taken to have a meeting with state tend government officials In Yellowstone immed lately after the annual meeting of thn Wyoming game commission. In aa much as certain well posted fishery officials will bs In the west at that time it waa thought opportune to have the general meeting meet that date. The resolution passed by the Utah academy of science at the behest of Doctors Cotta m and Tanner of Brigham Young uniInter-Sinunta- ln the kegs steady. Thla wire also hold the keg under water. The krga are placed at different depths under water in order to suit the different inclinations differtnt fish might have. Some kegu are one versity follows: of the channel cat are the streams, foot under water, some more, but Whereas: the swiftly flowing streams being none more than two a half feet. There are large and important The bank Is the where resources placed But keg does the fish not preferred. represented in the fish deposit Its eggs In the current. It ! scraped out In order to permit life of water areas .of the public to the rest kegs seeks the deep pools and dens In horlsontally, the Unde of Utah. the banks or caves in the bed of open end bring pointed toward the The adaquajo management of the stream. A rock strewn bottom deep water. Band, gravel and some these resources demands fundala often used by the channel during mud are placed inside the keg. The mental studies of factors Influenckegs srs given a thorough clesna-ln- g ing life forms and the preparaspawning time. by using hot steam before be- tion of plans for the administraTherefore It is advisable to equip the breeding ponds, where It Is de- ing used. tion of such water areas to mainft Is desirable to plant fish food tain them sired to propagate channel catfish, In high productivity. with artificial dens. Experience and considerable moee In a channel The demands upon the state catfish In the particular game department funds for curpond. has shown that the fish prefer dens near a current of water. For In- pend we are describing, we planted rent operations numerous crayfish and the midget production and In fish and gams stance, dens near the Intakes In freeh-watprotection preshrimp, also placing vent ths expenditure channel catfish ponds at the Kanof funds for sas hatchery, were used by adults a considerable amount of alons-wor- ts this purpose It Is unable to and in the pdnd to attract the davelop the skilled la preference to others. personnel nedragon and May files aa well as to cessary. A Typical Channel Fond. fur provide breeding grounds KsJMer shrimp Hi other animal life! The jnw.twaiii sf tbi fundamental 'We- - use' kegs utr- will be of general Value In natchary because of their conveni- water in the pond wo are desertb studies state other than Utah-Th- e ence in handling. A description of ing la turbid. Jt is perhaps six and many federal bureau of fisheries one of the ponds used for the pro- a half feat deep at Its greatest to supervise such work pagation of catfish will answer depth with very little sand in the la qualified and to develop the (killed personvery satisfactorily as a descripbottom of ths pond. nel necessary. tion for all. Bo much for the pond. Now let's Therefore, Be It resolved: The particular pond is rectangu- see what happened. That we urge the Inclusion of lar. Its largest dimension Is east and west. Water is fed into it Begin to Spawn Early in June. an item In the appropriation bill We had the Channel cat ponds for the bureau of fisheries, defrom a pipe lino at the northwest corner and from a distributor or prepared In May. About the first partment of commerce, providing flood gate from the west bank near of June, sometimes before, ow- for the undartaklng of fundamentthe canter. The pond slopes to a ing to the season, ths adult fish al studies and ths preparation ot ditch extending from the north- begin to use kegs, cleaning them working plan for ths fish resourwest corner to a point near the out. We place about 25 pairs of ces of ths watsr areas of the pubsoutheast corner. Thera Is an out- Channel cat in a pond auch as we lic lands of Utah and other westlet or drain near the southeast cor- described, the area of the pond be- ern states. of an acre. If That, each of the congressmen ner, probably a third of the dis- ing three-fourttance north of the south end of the wrathsr conditions are normal, of Utah bo furnished a copy of east bank. Along the south shore the Channel cat begin to deposit this resolution and that they he or urged to give attention to thla la a low semlmarshy flat, probably eggs in these dene June 10. feet wide In Its widest place. near that date, eometimee running matter. It The water In this flat runs from a late ae June 15 A hailstorm or feather edge to knee deep. Con- very cold nine will delay them-Bu- t siderable grass snd a few flags Immediately after a rain. If grow In this marshy place. The the eun cornea out brightly, the shores of the rest of the pond are Channel cat begin to spawn as more flat, the pitch being about a though they were engaged in com45 degree angle, but the slope Is petition. We find more eggs In WOl far more gradual under ths water, dens on the north shore (then 1 at and about II degrees, elsewhere. Those dens near the being places even less. Intake pips are used first of ell, ( How to Place Den. and generally by the larger fish. Our fish men visit these dens Dens have been staked down on all shore lines. These dens are of almost daily after the fish begin The kegs to spawn. These frequent visits kegs of different slsea are naHcd down by stakes, driven are made In order to guard WUh fund provided by the first one on each side, a wire being Continued on Face Four formal appropriation recognising placed between the stakes to hold the general field of forest economics. three new research projects will be launched July 1 by the Forest service, it was announced April 21, by the department of The lull text of the statement follows: The new undertakings will he: A comprehensive survey of the nations forest resources nnd requirements; a study of the financial aspects of private forestry practice, and an investigation ot forest Insurance. Although plane are still in the It is Intended to Rearing Channel Catfish. preliminary stages. economics work expand the forest stathe under experiment regional Lands. Underwater of Ownership tion scheme of organisation i and, as far as possible, men at work on economic projeots will he asKing Fisher, An Article by signed to the various forest experiment station staff. D. W. Soups of Koret Survey. Forest Survey.' The forest surthe in Strawberry. Sportsmen's Rights vey project la designed to secure reliable data on:. (1) Present and The Wolf in Utah. prospective requirements --for forest products of all kinds: 12) the amount removed annually from ths of Fear Extension Wyoming Sportsmen forests by cutting nnd through losses by fire, disease and Insects; Yellowstone.' 1) the present growth on the nation's forests under existing conditions and the growth which might Biologic Survey Creates Refuge Bureau! be secured under various land policies or Intensities of forestry practice: (4) ths area of forest lands classified according to their location and character of stand, and tbs volume of merchantable timber now available: and (5) certain phaaea ot the distribution of forest The Need for More Fish Studies by S. B. Locke. products and of other economic of this Out Utah in Issue) (Crowded The Bear relntionihipa. "The eouniry needs much mors The Story of Lake Bonneville. pArifle data for building adequate policies anil plana for ths utilisaRecreation On Reclamation Projects. tion of forest lands and tor ths to Water Under Claims Utah's of General Summary practice ot forestry, according to K. E. Marsh, In charge of forest Lands. economics in tha forest service. Our present situation la much like Sportsmen Demand Free' Entry of Game Birds Into that bf n big business which lacks -- Forest Service Undertake 1-- Economic Studies In The Statesman This Issue The Parratt. 1 Next Issue : ' I ed on-wo- rks r, M ripping the native trout. of their eggs will start on Strawberry rreek next week. Above may be seen some sportsmen and game wardens taking eggs. The map allows the Strawberry bird refuge, created in IWB and extended .to limits ahown In 1020. N.EA.ToNa8e -A New Geyser In Yellowstone Editors Will Cast Ballots At Luncheon in Park On August 1. CHEYENNE, Wyoming From seventeen nominations made by Dr. W. H. Holmes, who in 1IT2 named the "Great Fountain' nnd many other geysers In Yellowstone park, members of the National Editorial association who tour Wyoming will, by their ballot, determine tha name of ths monster new geyser which broke out In the Black Sand basin in the upper geyser section of Firehole river. The geyser is ono of the outstanding phenomena of Yellowstone park and closely rivals "Old Faithful In volume, although' It does not spout with that regularity of approximately every hour as the one which bourns off and Is beat known in Yellowatone e park. The new geyser suddenly broke out last July. It appears to have continued activity without Interruption throughout the winter, although clone observations have been Impracticable under winter conditions. Ita crater, which resemble that of old ''Excelsior," measures 50 by 140. Its tube may be measured to a depth of T4 feat below tho surface, one foot deeper than that of the Giant." During the tetter part of last summer it erupted once In every ten to fourteen and n half hours, the period of eruption testing from four to alx hours. It hae been assumed that about 100,600 gallons of water ars thrown out In one of 'Its four and one-ha- lf hour t eruptions Title to Non Navigable Stream, Beds .Dependent Upon Laws ot the State Concluding Article of Series Shows That Utah Has Considerable to Say About Smaller Streams Of State; Review of Articles Next Week This la the fifth nnd concluding article of n aerlef dealing with Utnh'a right to title to tha under water tends of the state. . For tho benefit of those who may not have read part of tha series we will give a general resume of the entire series next week. These articles are taken from an opinion written by Harvey H. Cluff, when ha was attorney general of the state of Utah. Whohas rights on Utah lake and other bodies of water In the slate? The question of ownership ot tend covered at times or at frequent intervate by waters of a lake or stream la attacked In three ways: First What constitutes navigability? Fcuond If the title of the land In question Is vested in the state of Utah do riparian proprietors have any rights below tha ordinary water level as it existed at statehood? Third Can the title to the be,j of Great Balt Lake and other waters be taken from the slate by adverse possession? The first of this aeries showed: If a river la navigable in fact, it la navigable In tew. Logging, utilising spring freshleta, may be considered navigation. Pleasure boatings Is as much navigation In tho eyes of the tew aa is commercial shipping. A stream may be little used for navigation and still bs classed as navigable. The second article brought out supreme court decisions to show that the title to the bade of navigable streams and lakes, from ordinary high water mark tu ordinary high water mark. Is VESTED IN THE BTATE and the rights of littoral and riparian owners are dependent upon the laws and decisions of the etais in which ths land and water lies, provided thut the state hae asserted Its right. The third ot the series showed that Utah had asserted its right to the underwater land. The fourth article showed that the state cannot lose title to tend by adverse possession. This article will show tho state's claims to the bed of Suggests Seventeen Names. Is only at "Old Faithful" that both sections of 200 editors meet at one lime during their swing It around tha great circle ot Trllow-elon- a park, nnd that Is at lunch on August 1. Hero ballots will be distributed among the guests of Wyoming and a vote will be made upon the names .submitted by Doctor Holmes, which Include: Sruprlre, Imperial. Superior, Superlative, Acme. Admirable. Ajax, t. Climar Columbia, Diadem, Eclipse. Famous. Fantastic, Fabulous, Gigantic, Master. The honor of nominations was riven to Doctor Holmes due to his long association with Stephen T. Mather, former director of national parks, who after many years of distinguished service, has been forced to retire from work due to faiUng health. Doctor Holmes has maintained a very keen Interest in the national park service throughout his life. Authorisation of tho namlnr of Dread-naugh- " J : - - '1 . streams. That title to the Contention: lakes and beds of la streams dependent upon the tews of ths state in which the waters Us. If the United States owns all the or tend bordering on the lake stream and the local tew la the Mates United common tew, then the or its grantees of tends bordering or lake tha stream, to tho take proportionately center of lake or the thread o( tha alream; but should the local tew bs that the riparian or littoral pro' prletor taka only to ordinary mark, then the United States on high-wate- (Continued on Page Four) -- tho new geyser comes from Horse M. Albright, director of national parks and former superintendent of Yellowstone NStlcnnl specif! knowledge of lu resources Park, to L. L. Newton, secretary its Incotna, and lit uuigo. Ths forest of the Wyoming Frens soctetlnn, survey 'Is drflxnrd to dctrrmius upon whose shoulders falls the rewhat should be done about the alt sponsibility of ronductlnq ths tour through Wyoming and Yellow-- i atone Park, Continued On Faso Vur Jl 3 The Strawberry project has "All right, title and Interest of lira I lulls os in .aid tends brought to light some qumtliim are hereby eulngnislied and concerning the rights of anglers 'hluh have not been brought out tlie title, management, mid y any other reclamation control thereof shall pass to proj ect and' naturally attorneys tlm owners or the tends and from said project when engineers hava been rstlcent about ever the management voicing opinions on the matter. and One thing Is pretty definitely (ration of tlie irrigation so settled, however, that la that In snail pass under ths terms other reclamation projects the of tlie reclamation set." From tlie act creating Straw, government has never assumed lo control the fishing rights, letting berry Project, April 4, 1010, the elate exercise its police powIn those few lines may be found ers as It saw fit. Borne of the questions which have dynamite and loads of it, for It !q on the strength ot them that valbeen asked and which have not been answered fallow: uable grasing tends are soon to It la admitted that the change hands and partly on the stales own tbo water and that strength of them that the fishermen and huntsmen of tha stats It must be appropriated may find themselves to Male rules and rsg sometime stations. What about lira flsli serving other masters than ths . state on the Strawberry reservoir. which ihe In the water? Also (here may be s precedent When n dam is placed set up which will cause ths cross a natural stream Is thn sportsmen trouble in the now dam lake formed thereby to he at Echo, in tha new Hyrum project, regarded aa a lake or merely in ths proponed project at tha Deer aa a wide place In the stream? rreek elte in the Frovo and upon Since the state claims title to the riverbed haa not a citl-se- n many of tha other dams In tbs state. of the state the light to In considering the Strawberry fish, swim boat In ihe water dispute the matter must ha conImmediately above the riversidered In two parts: bed? One Tha ownership of ths 0,. Since the state claims the 000 acres of tend concerned. riverbeds what right haa any Two The ownership of ths fish organisation to nsime to conand tbs fishing rights. trol fishing In a stream? Gone loorisitgTrmmtfng ft WUTZf t'rtrtifIs tend volumes bed. bat the tend adjacent may bs Written. In fart a couple of small "vohmtap. privately owned, what steps have eaa tho state take to get the already been written matter and tho question uTroI yqll.V right to cross over private settled. tend to reach Its property? Is the water backed no beThe rights of the people of Utaji-i-- . hind to fish on the Btrawberry dam ths property of wars the appropriston or the stele? questioned by the Btrawberry Watt- When a man appropriates er Users association a little mors does be set actual possession than two yeara ago. The question r ; hae been hanginr fire sines, nnd of tho water or dors he merewhile there la no immediate effort1' ly get the right to we tho water? to reassert their claims on tho part If a stream in fatly approof the Btrawberry Water Users the i fact remains that there la a trig priated, sad a late approprl-te- r wants the sac of this waquestion which will have to bs vet. ter, above the point of divertied some time. The problem consion by lha water asm, nnd cerned Is eo Involved that It will be ran show that bin using thn eventually call for court definition water to tuna a water wheel nnd the question so fiar or for some other purpose nnd so Important that it reaching la very , J; does not Injure or dlmlnsh probable that the supreme court tbo water supply of tho earof the United States will some time lier approprUtora, he la given pass upon It. the right to two that .water. The questlnn In brief la this. Ths' Has not Ihe state, then the Water Users association 'I Btrawberry to use make of right water, have claimed that the Btrawberry above the point of diversion, reservoir is a privately owned pond, foe angling purpose providand that therefore the stats fish ing such nse does not diminand gams department has nothing :i ish the supply for the other to aay shout ths fishing except as ppropristorp? per agreement with ths Water Users. have also ateerted I STRAWBERRY LANDS. . I their They and right presumably their f For purpose to levy a special license yeara there haa been an on all those angling in tha waters ' argument ' between the Wasatch of Btrawberry Reservoir and above county livestock men, .who have the reservoir. (Continued on Page Four) (Continued on Fage Four) Irri-gat- er United States The Deer in Eastern United States Other Articles of Interest to the Outdoor Lover. i Reticent in Section of Act of 1910 Attorneys Discussing Issues In Creating Project Has volving Anglers Rights. Grazers on Defensive Sportsmen Try Again Sunday the Catfish Begin Spawning Early in June in Artificial Circumstances. Strawberry Reservoir Lands, Otter Complex Problems for Solution Strawberry Fish Run Ready to Start The Wolt in Utah Now this Is the tew of the Jungle. Aa old and aa trua a the skv: And ' the wolf that shall keen It mar nroauer. But the wolf that shall break It must die. As the Greener that wlrdleth the tree trunk. The tew runneth forward and ' bark. For the virrncth of the pack la the wolf. And the strength of tho wolf Is the pack. Kipling Utah Is almost entirely frre of the wolf, that long, Jean, animal ot tha wllda which has ever been a kource of ex penes snd worry to stockmen and sportsman alike. Only a scant two doxen of tlie breed remain within the confines ot the elate. The wolt is always a menace because be ta Intelligent. Mors than one stockman, sportsman or trapper haa wasted days and weeks trying to kill or catch some Man-sh- y lobo. dvctruetiv and trail shy, the wolf 1 able to match hla wit with the best of them. When the old packs were broken up the Individual animals pcemed to acquire uero cunning. ly makes ths Individual wolf harder to catch than formerly. The biologic survey in Utah reports that occasional wolves, whan trapped, have been able to pull the trap loose from its moorings. Line wolf carried the trap 50 mile before being caught. It whipped four dog then. Boms of tho anl mala, which were only nipped by the trap have given away a part of the foot for frredom and have become mors deadly killers than formerly. In trapplnr the wolf tho trapper must know his wolf or he will be out of luck. 'oo mors cunning wolf will not be led Into a trap by tho ueo of a scent. Hla sense smell will tell him whenever carries trapper haa placed a trap and Instinct haa taught him fight shy of a beaten path, times wolves have been taken chance setting cf a line of traps across an area over which the animal waa known to roam. Traps placed to one side or the other a beaten trail have often brought results. Generally speaking, however, a trapper la after an Indlvl- - which i Continued pa FM-- Two 1 : The bird under consideration catches fish for a Hying and la therefore called a fisher. He ha a crest or crown on his head and in a king consequence is termed fisher. ' And on account of hi promiment belt of dark blue running from shoulder to shoulder across hla breast he Is fittingly referred to as the belted kingfisher. He Is the only one of the klngflah cr family native to our western continent, and to distinguish him from hla European relatives he la often sailed the western klnrflaher. A Foot Long. In length, ha measures ordinar-l- y some 12 to II Inches. The female, ns with moat birds. Is somewhat smaller than the smalv. The predimlnant color of both aesea la a pleasing ashy blue. Thl covers the head, back, wings and tall. The neck and undqr parts are whlttsi, running Into a. reddish brown to wards ths sides under the wings. Beiilde this a characteristic white spot la In front of each eye and like dots sprinkle wing and tall. Both mate and femate are much alike In color and marklnge; however, tho "lady bird's" belt and head drees are somewhat brownish Instead "f blue, but ths "gentleman's color are a little more showy and hi contrasts a little more pronounced. hte perch with captured fish securely gripped la hte long, stout, black bill. With surprising dexter- -' Ity the unfortunate fish la clutch- ed by the toll and then pounded to death against the . stone or limb. After Mr. Kingfisher has killed hte victim, hs swallows, it, head first, with apparent difficulty. Thla last sad rite" I accomplished with grotesque gulping, stretching of nock. flapping of wlnys, nnd twisting of body. But soon the fisti- ermane entented poise and pence- ful sir give evidence that the meal was well worth hte strenuous effort . Varied Menu. While minnows and other fish of like ie are the klngfisheroian' favorite diet, ha seems delighted at catching a small snake or even a frog. Ho is also fond of ahrlmpa, mollutks, leeches, Hurds, crickets, and water beetles. In every j -- case,.-however- ho prefers them right fresh, and, tq be sure--othla ho shows a decided anxiety to do tho killing himself. In the springtime during mating mason, tho kingfishers choose their nearing place, 'usually In some see cluded river .hank, AP-- r deciding tha place, both mate ana femate birds engage In drilling ths hols Into tho bank. At first they Aim Excellent. , poise In the air some distance from on for fih. tho selected spot and then witn When the lookout the alert fisherman stand perfect- swift flight ram their pointed bi,te or rock name still limbs Into tho soil, vtey or sand until a ly upon projecting over tho stream or lake hole about four Inches In diameter nnd keeps hie keen eye riveted up- and three or four Inches deep Is on tho water. At tho sight of covmade. After thla .they drill while eted prey, he make n "bee line" standing In the hole until an opee-in- g for It and seldom misses. Upon from two to six feet deep le splashing from the eurtnee, all the cut into the bank. It le Interesting wster readily leaves "hi ollv festti ' lo X Continued on Togo Four) ,or ood frts Itf XI MCE' tot t ' . ' , f )r I . , |