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Show WHERE TO FIND FISH r Without in any way guaranteeing the "bitin" qualities of the finny tribe the Union Pacific system sys-tem hajS issued a handy little fishin' book which will he an invaluable aid to sportsmen who contemplate con-template hunting and fiBhing trips from various stations on the Oregon Short 'Line railroad. These fishing facts and hunting hints are especially interesting in-teresting as pertaining to many of the points in Idaho withjn easy distance from .Salt Lake. Arranged Ar-ranged in alphabetical order for quick reference the information on each station is given in concise con-cise language and comprised all those essential points which the true sportsmen needs in planning plan-ning hiB vacation. Bear Lake apd Rich Hot Springs are among the hest known of the haunts of the sportsmen of this region. Bear Lake is thirty miles long and has an average width of from five to seven miles. Rich Hot Springs is a hot mineral springs resort some eighteen miles from Montpelier, Idaho, and is most conveniently reached toy a stage line from that point. At (both Bear( Lake and at Rich Hot Springs there can be found excellent accommodations. accom-modations. The principal summer resort of Bear Lake is called (Fish Haven and is reached by team or automobile from Montpelier or Paris, Idaho. It is twenty-three miles from the former and thirteen miles from the latter. Here one will find an excellent sandy ibeach for 'bathing, "boating "boat-ing and camping. A gasoline launch can be had and rowboats are obtainable. A number of private pri-vate homes in the region furnish iboard or one can obtain tents and camping equipment. Big Springs, located on the Yellowstone branch of the O. S. L. ninety miles beyond Idaho Falls, is a favorite resort for trout fishermen. Here also one can obtain camping equipment or lodging can he had at the hotel. Blackfoot, Idaho, the entry point for Big and Little Lost rivers, called "the hunters' and fishermen's fish-ermen's paradise," is reached over the Mackay 'branch of the Oregon Short Line, the railroad reaching the Big Lost river at Arco, sixty miles from Blackfoot and following the stream for twenty-three miles to Mackay, the terminus. Anywhere Any-where along this route with any sort of conveyance, convey-ance, and all sorts are obtainable at Mackay, the fisherman may cast his fly with more than reasonable rea-sonable assurance of success. Undoubtedly thiB is the greatest fishing region in the United States. The "big game hunter will find mountain sheep, deer and ibex in the mountains of the Big Lost river and the Sawtooth range. The "Central Idaho Country" is the territory which embraces the proposed "Sawtooth National Park" and is a wonderland reached toy surprisingly surprising-ly good roads from Hailey or Ketchum, Idaho, on the Wood River branch of the O. S. L. Here is a land of inexpressable charm. Primeval nature holds dominion over towering and awe-inspiring mountains; wonderful cliff -locked and pine-fringed lakes are sprinkled about in most unexpected and gloriously "beautiful spots; the pine-clad hills abound in fringes of rippling and dashing creeks and streams, and the meadows are filled with flowers of rare tree-tops for companions. Hero can be found the gamey trout, redflsh, whitefish and other varieties while throughout the hills roam deer, antelope, toear, goat and mountain lion with mountain sheep In the higher altitudes. Guyer Hot Springs at Ketchum, Henry's Lake and (Lava Hot Springs are also classed among the favorite Idaho resorts. Guyer Hot Springs are located lo-cated in the heart of some of Idaho's most beautiful beau-tiful scenery, a few miles from Ketchum station. Ample hotel accommodations can be had and for those who seek rest rather than hunting or fishing, fish-ing, which is more than abundant In this section. |