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ON THE BEHVERHEAO. SOUTHERN MONTtNA 



made especially, as said, to get some of them. This trout has a rich 

 golden coloring, and is considered the handsomest of all the different 

 kinds of trout. It is rarely found and those who take a large interest 

 in fishing consider it a great privilege to get an opportunity to catch 

 them. 



These fish have the spots found on the ordinary trout and all other 

 characteristics of the common trout. The distinction is the coloring 

 and this is a very beautiful golden color. The whole body of the fish 

 has the golden tinge, the shading heavier along the sides than on either 

 top or belly. The fins look like burnished gold when the fish is first 

 laken from the water and around the gills is found the deepest and 

 brightest color. The whole effect is most beautiful, and as said, to get 

 an opportunity to catch them is considered a rare treat. 



Granite Lake is 16 miles from Libby in the heart of the Cabinet 

 mountains. It is one of the most beautiful lakes in Montana. It is 

 walled in by towering cliffs of solid rock and there isn't any more 

 rugged scenery in the Glacier National Park than is found there. The 

 lake is about a mile long and a half mile wide. Its waters are alive 

 with trout. They are not large, but the meat is hard and white and 

 exceptionally sweet. The lake is fed from the Blackwell glacier, the 

 only glacier in the Cabinet mountains, and its waters are exceptionally 

 cold by reason of that fact. The glacier lies about 2,500 feet above the 

 lake's level. 



The fish in the lake have no coloring other than those found in any 

 other open water. But in the water which runs from thf» lake and 

 which goes through a densely timbered and willowed section are found 

 these rare golden fish. The trip from Libby is made by auto and a 

 forest service trail. The first ten miles can be easily made in an auto 

 and the balance of the trip either on foet or horseback. However, the 

 trail is very steep in places and it is a hard trip either way. 



Mr. Faust and Mr. Tipling made the trip in one day, caught a big 

 mess of the trout and while tired, said they had had a perfect day and 

 were both well satisfied with the trip and the number of fish which 

 they caught. 



