26 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
as a game fish after it has been planted in lake or stream, and de- 
cidedly no one can accuse it of being a ‘‘duffer’s fish’’ on account 
of its having been fed on beef liver during its youth. 
It has long been the dream of the writer to find a lake or lakes 
somewhere of sufficient size and proper conditions for the building up 
and maintaining of a real angler’s paradise; some place near enough 
to some of the larger cities to be easily accessible by rail or auto, but 
still not close enough to be in under the influence of the factory 
whistle or the contaminating drains of civilization. A resort of this 
kind, furnishing good fishing, pleasant surroundings and comfortable 
accommodations, and catering to the peculiar whims of the angling 
fraternity, would have unlimited possibilities of deriving a goodly 
revenue and of fullfilling a long-needed want. I have found the fish 
for the purpose—the steelhead—but for the place—I am still looking. 
DEATH TOLL OF THE HUNTING SEASON 
The records of the State Game Department disclose the fact that 
ix men were killed and ten seriously wourded while hunting in Oregon 
during the year 1915. 
Three of the six men were mistaken for deer; two were killed by 
the accidental discharge of their own weapon, and one was killed by 
a stray shot from the gun of a grouse hunter. Carelessness was un- 
doubtedly responsible for the snuffing out of these lives. 
During the past year the State Game Department has relentlessly 
waged a warfare against carelessness on the part of hunters, with the 
result that during the year only three deaths have occurred, and six 
persons were wounded, while in the field after game. The result is 
encouraging and leads to the hope that carelessness among hunters 
will entirely disappear during the coming hunting seasons. 
The first person to meet death as the result of carelessness during 
the 1916 hunting season was Nathan Ingram of Gravel Ford, Coos 
County, who was mistaken for a deer and shot through the head by a 
hunting companion. 
The next was A. R. Saunders of Walla Walla, Washington, who, 
while hunting in Oregon, was mistaken for a deer by his cousin, Boyd 
Shelton, and killed. 
Walter Smith, of St. Helens, aged 14 years, lost his life when 
he was accidentally shot by his brother. The two were camped at 
Bunker Hill with a party of hunters. During the night Walter walked 
in his sleep. His brother was awakened and thought that a marauder 
had entered the camp. He called to the person to halt and then fired 
a shotgun at the dimly moving object. Lights were struck and the 
younger boy was found to have been the victim, practically the entire 
lcad of shot having entered the right side. The boy was taken to a 
hospital at St. Helens, but his life could not be saved. 
G. R. Van Auken, a guide, was mistaken for a deer and shot by 
nest Kirkendall, a rancher of Klamath County. The bullet tore a 
portion of the flesh from the left cheek, but did not injure the bones. 
The man recovered. 
Roy Crowder, a 16-year-old youth of Albany, was accidentally shot 
while hunting pheasants, He was hit in the face with sixteen shot 
from a gun fired by Kenneth Kennedy. No very serious results fol- 
lowed. 
