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pack of well-trained dogs, as well as be pre- 

 pared to do some rough work on horseback. 



This, indeed, is one of the most attractive re- 

 gions for the sportsman in the United States. 

 An ample open season is offered, and for deer 

 and turkey hunting it is unsurpassed, while 

 every stream of the White Mountains is abun- 

 dantly stocked with trout. The fish are com- 

 paratively small, to be sure, but they are plenti- 

 ful enough to satisfy the most ambitious angler. 

 A superstition similar to that which prevents 

 Apaches killing turkeys also prevents their kill- 

 ing fish, though the younger generation of In- 

 dians is breaking away from it and some of 

 them angle for trout. 



Our trail led us across many canons. Each 

 canon has its stream, and all of them are trout 

 streams. Among these may be mentioned Para- 

 dise, Apachita, Little Bonita, and Big Bonita 

 creeks, to say nothing of numerous unnamed 

 brooks, all tributaries of the Black or White 

 Rivers. At midday and evening they supplied 

 us with our meals. 



Referring to the Apache superstition against 

 catching fish — and I may add against killing 

 any bird that catches fish — and the fact that 

 the younger generation is breaking away from 

 the superstition, we met a party of five mounted 



