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it appeared. They appeared indolent, evidently not having quite recov- 
ered from their dormancy of the winter. There were big rattlers and 
little rattlers. 
At our approach they started their buzzing warning and began to 
cisappear among the rocks. However, we succeeded in killing twelve 
of the reptiles before all of them could get away. The rocks werzz 
greasy where they had been crawling about. 
I returned to the den with a party of hunters about a week later, 
but the day was a cold one and few of the snakes were out. This time 
only one was killed. There are at least 200 snakes in this den and 
probably more. To my mind there is nothing quite as exciting as 
meeting the rattlesnake in his own home. He is not a hospitable host, 
however, and the visitor never feels safe unless he has his eye on 
Mr. Rattler ali the time during his visit. 
SPORT IN EASTERN OREGON 
The accompanying snapshot 
gives an idea of what may be 
found in the way of good whole- 
some sport in southern Umatilla 
County in Kastern Oregon. The 
cut shows Master William H. 
Schannep, the five-year-old son 
of I. M. Schannep, of Pilot Rock, 
catching trout in Birch Creek 
within the city limits of that 
town. The young seek this 
splendid sport as well as the 
grown-ups. This little mountain 
stream abounds in fine fish and 
its banks swarm with Pendleton 
and Walla Walla people seeking 
the finny tribe. 
The adjacent Blue Mountains 
furnish pasture for many elk and 
deer. Bear and cougar appear in 
great numbers, and with grouse 
and pheasants, both native and 
Chinese, help to make southern 
Umatilla County the sportsmen’s 
paradise, 
Lehman Springs, located in the heart of the Blue Mountains, 
thirty-five miles south of Pilot Rock, with its altitude of above 5000 
feet, cool nights, good water and splendid accommodations, amid the 
tall pines, with ample facilities for tennis, swimming and horseback 
_ riding, is the ideal rest place through the heated season. 


