to flow around an island, but the stream 

 toward the meadow, instead of return- 

 ing to the portion from which it had 

 parted, continues its westerly course 

 across the meadow. Just before reach- 

 ing the western border the two streams 

 unite and then pour their combined 

 waters into Pacific Creek; thus are 

 Atlantic and Pacific creeks united and a 

 continuous waterway from the Columbia 

 via Two-Ocean Pass to the Gulf of 

 Mexico is established. 



''Besides the channels already men- 

 tioned, there are several more or less dis- 

 tinct ones which were dry at the time 

 of our visit. As already stated, the pass 

 is a nearly level meadow, covered with a 

 heavy growth of grass and many small 

 willows one to three feet high. While it 

 is somewhat marshy in places, it has 

 nothing of the nature of a lake about it. 

 Of course during wet weather the small 

 springs at the borders of the meadow 

 would be stronger, but the important 

 facts are that there is no lake or even 

 m.arsh there and that neither Atlantic nor 

 Pacific Creek has its rise in the meadow. 

 And it is certain that there is, under 

 ordinary circumstances, a continuous 

 waterway through Two-Ocean Pass of 

 such a character as to permit fishes to 

 pass easily and readily from_ Snake River 

 over to the Yellowstone, or in the oppo- 

 site direction." Thus, as Dr. Evermann 

 recites, a fish, were it so inclined and 

 barring certain falls in the Snake River, 

 might journey from, the mouth of the 

 Columbia River up that stream to the 

 Snake River, thence to Pacific Creek and 

 onward through Two-Ocean Pass to the 

 Yellowstone River and finally reaching 

 Yellowstone Lake. Leaving the lake 

 through the lower Yellowstone and pass- 

 ing into the Missouri, it would finally 

 reach the Mississippi, many hundreds of 



miles distant. Finally the journey would 

 be completed at the Gulf of Mexico about 

 6,000 miles from the starting point — by 

 far the longest possible fresh-water 

 journey in the world. 



He adds : "We found trout in Pacific 

 Creek at every point where we examined 

 it. In Two-Ocean Pass we found trout 

 in each of the streams and in such posi- 

 tions as would have permitted them to 

 pass easily from one side of the divide 

 to the other. We also found trout in 

 Atlantic Creek below the pass, and in the 

 upper Yellowstone they were abundant. 

 Thus it is certain that there is no obstruc- 

 tion, even in dry weather, to prevent the 

 passage of trout from the Snake River 

 to Yellowstone Lake. It is quite certain 

 that trout do pass over in this way ; and 

 it is almost certain that Yellowstone Lake 

 was stocked with trout from the west 

 via Two-Ocean Pass." Dr. Evermann 

 has caught the Yellowstone Trout in the 

 act of passing from the western to the 

 eastern drainage in Two-Ocean Pass. 



The fish from which our illustration 

 was taken was caught by the Hon. Carter 

 H. Harrison, mayor of Chicago, who 

 with a party of friends was enjoying an 

 outing in the Yellowstone National Park. 

 The Yellowstone Trout possesses decided 

 game qualities, yet many anglers claim 

 that its gaminess is inferior to that of 

 the eastern brook trout. The gaminess 

 of these fishes, however, varies and 

 depends on the nature of the waters in 

 which they reside. As a rule, those 

 individuals which live in the vicinity of 

 cascades and rapids are very active and 

 develop great strength. They will resist 

 every effort of the angler until exhausted. 

 There are instances where the resource- 

 fulness of the angler has been taxed for 

 over an hour before the trout was 

 secured. 



Seth Mindwell. 



