A LAKE CHELAN CAMP. 



Other stories were told, and so rapidly 

 did the time pass that it was nearly midnight 

 before we turned in. 



While at Stehekin, I had the pleasure of 

 meeting the Pearl brothers. These gentle- 

 men have been hunting and trapping in 

 that vicinity for several years. They have a 

 decidedly picturesque camp and the many 

 specimens of goat, bear, cougar, and lynx 

 skins with which they are surrounded, show 

 them to be skilled in their occupation. An 

 evening spent with them is one of the pleas- 

 ant recollections of my trip to Lake Chelan. 



During the few short weeks we spent 

 there our fishing and hunting adventures 

 were numerous, and I was not always the 

 successful member of the party. 



Fred's experience with yellow jackets 

 and rattlesnakes was not repeated, and he 

 kept our table well supplied with grouse. 

 If mountain goat had been good to eat, we 

 would surely have had " goat " on our bill 

 of fare. Several times during our stay we 

 caught glimpses of them, up near the snow, 

 as they slowly moved along some wild and 

 seemingly impassable part of the towering 

 peaks. 



For the benefit of any readers of Rec- 

 reation who may wish to visit Lake 

 Chelan, I will say, in conclusion, that it is 

 one of the really picturesque lakes in the 

 United States. It is over 50 miles long, 

 with an average width of about a mile. It 



is quite remarkable from the fact of its be- 

 ing the third deepest lake in the world. 

 This was ascertained during the past sum- 

 mer, when government engineers let out 

 over 2,600 feet of line (all they had) and 

 failed to reach bottom. 



Along the shores of the lower end of the 

 lake, beautiful camping places may be found 

 anywhere, but for many miles on the upper 

 end, the mountains rise so abruptly from 

 the water that it is impossible to make even 

 a boat landing. Still, there are many good 

 camping places and I can recommend Ste- 

 hekin, Moore's Railroad Creek (there is 

 not a railroad within 100 miles) and Safety 

 Harbor. At the latter place if you are able 

 to climb to the summit of Goat mountain, 

 and don't object to staying out over night, 

 you can safely count on getting a shot at a 

 goat. Deer, bear, and cougars are also fre- 

 quently seen. 



At Stehekin and Moore's Railroad Creek 

 are beautiful mountain streams from which 

 you will be able to catch a mess of brook 

 trout at any time. 



The lake is very accessible, and can be 

 reached, without undergoing any hard- 

 ships, by way of the Great Northern Rail- 

 way, and the Columbia river steamers. 



As soon as the beauties of Lake Chelan 

 become better known I am sure many of 

 Recreation's readers will explore that lo- 

 cality. 



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