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James Thompkins, aged 45 years, was killed on Sain Creek in Wash- 

 ington County August 14, by John Miller, his companion, while hunting 

 deer. Thompkins lived at Cherry Grove. 



''I shot myself accidentally." This short note, written on a piece 

 of brown wrapping paper and pinned to the ground with a lead pencil, 

 briefly told the story of the death of Frank J. Steinmetz, prominent 

 realty operator of Portland, while hunting ducks on Sauvie 's Island on 

 the Columbia Eiver in December. When Mr. Steinmetz failed to appear 

 for dinner at the farm house where he was a guest, Mr. Gillahan and 

 two me*n went in search and, assisted by a dog, they discovered the 

 body within a few feet of where the accident happened. Apparently 

 Mr. Steinmetz had crawled through a woven-wire fence and attempted 

 to draw his gun after him, muzzle first, when it was accidentally dis- 

 charged. The full charge of shot had entered his: left side and pierced 

 bis stomach. Apparently, after being shot, Mr. Steinmetz, realizing that 

 he was mortally wounded, took from his pocket the scrap of paper and 

 pencil and wrote the note of explanation. 



Accidents 



Carl Simonson, 16 years of age, residing at Fernhill, Clatsop County, 

 was accidentally shot in the back by a companion while returning from 

 a hunting trip on December 23. The boys were walking along a railroad 

 track when the gun in the hands of Simonson 's companion was dis- 

 charged accidentally. 



Cecil Carish, aged 16, son of J. B. Carish of Wendling, suffered the 

 loss of one thumb and a couple of fingers by the discharge of a gun in 

 his own hands while hunting near Wendling on November 4. The acci- 

 dent happened when the young man was climbing a fence. 



While lifting a 10-gauge shotgun from his boat on December 1, 

 Edward Sandine, of North Bend, accidentally discharged the weapon. 

 The charge struck his right foot just above the ankle and almost severed 

 it, the foot being held only by the tendons. Friends who saw the acci- 

 dent took him to a hospital, where amputation of the foot followed. He 

 was enroute across Coos Bay to shoot ducks. 



PERMITS ISSUED 



The following permits were issued by the State Game Department 

 during the year 1917: 



Kind Number 



Game breeders 98 



To ship game 339 



To trap game animals doing damage 36 



To hold wild game in captivity 78 



WATERPROOFING TENTS 



Dissolve half pound each of sugar of lead and powdered alum in a 

 bucket of water, and pour the solution into a large tub. Soak your 

 tent for 24 hours, and then hang it up to dry, instead of wringing it 

 dry. Eain will hang to it in globules, but will not go through the 

 fabric. This also prevents mildew. If your tent is already mil- 

 dewed, whitewash the tent with a weak solution of chloride of lime 

 to remove it. Two pounds of slacked lime to a barrel of soft water 

 is the right proportion. — John L. Wilson. 



