422 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



Every military man, every officer of the Government, particularly 

 Indian agents, as well as ranchers, miners, and others, will be delighted 

 with these great edible fish at their doors. The oflieers at Tort Col- 

 ville, or James O'Neil, ageut of Colville Indians there, would gladly 

 give you any information in their power. 

 Clear Creek, Mont., April 9, 1880. 



Under date of March 20, 18S0, Granville Stuart, vice president of the 

 Helena (Montana) Rod and Gun Club, also wrote: 



"Will you be so kind as to use your influence with Congress to have 

 them pass a resolution allowing- Montana to remove the obstruction at 

 the Great Falls of the Pen d'Oriclle fPend d'Oreille?] River to such an 

 extent as to allow the salmon fish to ascend the various streams of 

 Western Moutana, and authorize us to expend $3,000 by legislative 

 appropriation for this purpose? The obstruction is either in Washing- 

 ton Territory or Idaho. In the absence of any survey we cannot tell 

 which. Of course the General Government should do this removing 

 for us, but knowing that that is hopeless, we only beg permission to do 

 it ourselves." 



Messrs. J. O. Robinson, W. W. Botkin, and E. S. Paxson, a committee 

 appointed by the Deer Lodge (Montana Territory) Rod and Gun Club, 

 wrote under date of March 30, 1880: 



"The undersigned, a committee appointed by the Deer Lodge Rod 

 and Gun Club for the purpose, &c, represent that at the last session 

 of our legislature an appropriation of $1,000 was made for the purpose 

 of so removing the obstructions in the Pen de Orielle River [Pend 

 d'Oreille '.'J, known as Kettle Falls, which prevent salmon fish from 

 running up into the Hall Gate [Hell Gate or Hellgate?] and its trib- 

 utaries; that the governor of Montana, who by the act is entrusted 

 with its expenditure, claims that, before it can be done, a resolution of 

 Congress authorizing it, or permitting an interference with the falls, 

 will be necessary, especially as we think those falls are in Idaho, be- 

 yond our Territorial limits. It was thought that $1,000 would be suffi- 

 cient, but now it is believed that it will require probably $2,000. We 

 therefore ask that you use your efforts to procure the passage of a 

 resolution authorizing the blasting out the falls so that fish can run 

 up the river, and if you think there is any chance to do so, procure the 

 appropriation of an additional $1,000 to aid in the work." 



Mr. B. H. Tatem, secretary of the Helena Rod and Gun Club, wrote, 

 April 3, 1880: 



"The Rod and Gun Club of Helena have lately learned that the 

 appropriation of $1,000 for the improvement of Little Falls cannot be 

 expended until Congress authorizes Governor Potts to do so, and at a 

 late meeting the following resolution was unanimously adopted: 



ltl Rcsolrcri, That the Helena Rod and Gun Club, being desirous of 

 the improvement of Little Falls, and learning that the appropriation 



