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side of Shaver's Mountain flows souths, friend, the late Colonel A. H. Winches- 



These rivers, with their various tribu- ter. 



taries, furnish this preserve with over The elevations of the preserve range 



200 miles of trout fishing, while the from 2,000 to 4,440 feet. That at the 



mountains abound in black bear, deer, main club house is 3,450 feet, 

 turkeys, grouse and various small game. It was the hig'h elevation and the 



The Parkersburg and Staunton turn- natural adaptability of the preserve that 



pike runs from east to west through the induced Colonel Edwards to start the 



property and this is designated as the movement to make it a giant venture, 



automobile route, east and west, by the and the same inducements led Mr. Vi- 



Blue Book for this year. quesney and Mr. Lockridge to take the 



There is already a main mammoth land from his hands and agree to carry 



club house on the preserve. It is one out the plans that were originated by 



of the most picturesque buildings in him. The purchasers are not only the 



West Virginia. It is constructed of principal officers, but the most active 



cherry and pine logs. It is forty by sixty members of the Allegheny Sportsman's 



feet and two and one-half stories in Association. It is their intention to lay 



height. The house is finished inside with off 10,000 acres of the land as a game 



cherry and pine, and has several baths sanctuary or refuge to be bountifully 



of various kinds. It has a comfortable stocked with deer and other kinds of 



capacity for thirty or forty guests. Other game. An addition will be built to the 



lodges are maintained throughout the main club house and new lodges will 



preserve for the accommodation of the be built. 



hunters who get far away from the main The preserve will not only be ar- 



quarters. A huge chimney sets off this ranged for accommodation of West Vir- 



structure. It is made of cut stone and ginians who enjoy hunting and fishing, 



itself cost $2,000. but will be made sufficiently attractive 



The streams are restored with fish to enlist those of similar inclinations 

 very year. Trout in this territory are from all over the country. For the next 

 more numerous than any place else in thirty years or more West Virginia will 

 this part of the world. Colonel Edwards have what no other State has, a well- 

 tells of having caught many trout from protected game preserve, second in size 

 his horse as he traveled through the to none, and equaled in but few partic- 

 mountains in former years by his old ulars by any. 



PLANTING TROUT FRY. 



By D. C. Beaman. 



Lack of success sometimes attends ef- too much current and no shade. If the 



forts at trout propagation. This comes following suggestions are heeded there 



generally from improper handling and should be but little loss, 



injudicious planting. I have been for 1. In case the distance from station to 



the last 15 years engaged in the cultiva- place of planting is more than one mile, 



tion of trout in Colorado waters, and be- or there is Hkely to be delay in transit, 



lieve that trout fry can be shipped al- ice should be provided and placed in the 



most any distance under proper care, cans in small quantities from time to 



and when judiciously planted will nearly time as required to keep the temperature 



all live. The things that lessen the vital- of the water about the same as when 



ity of the trout are careless handling in received. In case the water where they 



transit, being planted in water either are to be planted is known to be warmer 



much colder or warmer than that in the than that in the cans, the latter may be 



cans, and, where there is deep water, allowed to slowly warm up while en 



