THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 267 
Mrs. William Vincent, attracted by the barking of the family dog 
and puzzled by its peculiar actions, followed the animal and found 
the dead body of her husband, who had accidentally shot himself 
while out hunting. The circumstances indicated that the unfortunate 
man had intended lighting his pipe and in doing so probably let 
the gun slip to the ground. The freshly filled pipe was’ found near 
by. Both barrels were exploded, the charge of shot taking effect in 
his right breast. 
Curry County officials have adopted a new scheme of dealing with 
men convicted of game law violations and recently sentenced to hard 
labor on the roads two men who were unable to pay their fines in 
cash. The two men were fined $100 each. 
Protection is extended by the treaty between the United States 
and Great Britain, recently ratified by the United States Senate, to 
1022 species and subspecies of the most valuable and interesting 
migratory birds of North America. The compact, though entered 
into with Great Britain as a formality, affects Canada only, and it 
has been noted that it is the most important step ever taken for the 
protection of birds that has ever been taken by any country. The 
treaty was initiated by Senator McLean, of Connecticut, more than 
two years ago, but after the preliminaries had been disposed of and 
it had been signed by Secretary Lansing and the British Ambassador, 
it was quickly disposed of, only thirteen days intervening between 
its signature and its formal ratification. 
WASHINGTON COUNTY GAME NOTES 
By WarpEen GEo. W. RUSSELL. 
While talking with a hunter by the name of Obye, a short time 
ago, on the middle fork of the Trask River, I learned that Obye and 
some other hunters, while hunting in the same locality during the 
fall of 1915, killed a buck deer that, upon examination proved to be 
diseased. This deer was literally covered with sores. There were 
even sores in its mouth, evidently caused by licking the sores on its 
body, and its legs were swollen to its hoofs. The deer was so badly 
diseased that the hunters were forced to leave all of it in the woods, 
as there was no portion of it for food. 
Fifteen deer have been killed in this locality since the season 
opened. Earl Buxton, Harry Giltner and two other hunters from 
Forest Grove, killed three deer and a bear during the first three days 
of the open season. 
During the past week about 30,000 fish have been liberated by the 
Fish and Game Commission in Dairy Creek, on application of the 
Hillsboro Rod and Gun Club. These fish were taken from the feeding 
pond on Gales Creek and placed in Dairy Creek with the total loss of 
nine fish. They were Eastern Brook and Rainbow trout and averaged 
about three and a half inches in length. 
The residents and property owners on Gales Creek expect soon 
to present a petition to the Fish and Game Commission asking them 
to close Clear Creek and Iler Creek for a period of two years, in 
order to give the fish that are released from the feeding pond a 
chance to attain some size before allowing them to be fished for. 
These streams are both tributary to Gales Creek. 
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