THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 117 
them were getting old and that, as he also was getting along, he 
thought that when the present pack had been laid to rest he would, 
at least, have to forego this kind of hunting. He believes in the pro- 
tection of game of all kinds, more especially deer, and has the reputa- 
tion of being one of the cleanest sportsmen in the community. He is 
bronzed from his outdoor life and is a perfectly physical man as well 
as mighty “good company,” and if any of you happen to be in the 
vicinity of his home place, which is near Antone, in Wheeler County, 
you will miss a great treat if you do not visit George Trosper. 
SAVING THE TROUT AT BONNEVILLE 
Notre — The following article was written by a person who helped in the work of 
siving the trout at Bonneville. Had it not been for the heroic work of Superintendent 
of Hatcheries R. E. Clanton and his efficient crew of men the trout fry for liberation 
this season would have been lost. 
The first trouble occurred shortly after the first of the year, 
when we had about four feet of snow. The fish in the ponds had not 
suffered at this time, but we were bothered considerably by the snow 
in the water coming through the pipe line into the hatchery, and it 
required a great deal of work to keep the hatchery troughs open. 
During this period the pipes would frequently freeze and several men 
were employed constantly with blow torches to keep the water run- 
ning through them. The water for two weeks stood at about 32 
degrees. During this period the fish made no advancement whatever, 
as there is nothing perceptible in fish life in water of this temperature 
or lower. 
A great deal of work was required keeping the buildings clean 
‘during this first snow storm, as the’roof area at the station is large. 
After a good portion of the snow had melted, during the latter part of 
January, it appeared that the trouble was over for the season. In 
summing up we found that, while the fish had not made any advance- 
ment, we had held the loss at very near normal; but shortly it began 
to snow again and continued until it reached an average depth on 
the hatchery ground around the ponds of seven feet on the level. 
Although we thought we experienced trouble during the first storm, 
the conditions could not be compared with those we experienced 
during the last storm. Tanner Creek, from where we get our water 
supply, is located in a gorge and snow slides began occurring near 
the head of the pipe line and flume, some of them filling the creek 
to a depth of fifty and sixty feet. These slides occurred so frequently 
that it made it exceedingly dangerous for the men to remain in the 
penstock at the head of the water supply to keep them open. Several 
times men were buried in the snow by these slides. Inasmuch as it 
was necessary for men to stay up at all hours of the night at these 
places it can be seen that the danger was very great. While they 
could possibly avoid the slides during the daytime, at night they had 
no way of escaping until the slide was on top of them. On several 
occasions men were buried under the snow, and on one occasion 
two of the men working at the head of the pipe line were buried under 
at least ten feet of snow, only escaping from the fact that there were 
trees convenient, which enabled them to work their way out. During 
all this time the temperature was standing about zero and the flume 
from which the ponds were supplied with water was constantly 
freezing, which required a number of men continually chopping the 
ice out in order that the water might get through. 
