THE OREGON SPORTSMAN | 87 
SUGGESTIONS FROM THE FIELD DIARY OF 
THE WARDENS 
It is with a feeling that the cause of game pro- 
tection will be materially advanced that The Sports- 
man publishes in this issue a number of papers writ- 
ten by game wardens throughout the State, dealing 
with the problem that is nearest the heart of every 
true sportsman—namely, the protection of the wild 
animal and bird life of Oregon. 
_ Some weeks since, the wardens in the employ of 
the State Game Department, were invited to submit 
memoranda as to the obstacles and difficulties 
encountered in the discharge of their duties, and to 
offer suggestions whereby the administration of the 
game and fish laws might be improved. The request 
met with a hearty response. 
Many of the papers submitted are so interesting, 
and contain so much thought for serious considera- 
tion, that we have decided to reproduce them in the 
columns of The Sportsman. Under the caption, 
“Suggestions from the Diary of the Wardens,” sev- 
eral of these articles appear in this issue, others will 
be published later. 
HON. W. T. WRIGHT, OF UNION, OREGON. 
An article in this issue of The Sportsman by 
Hon. W. T. Wright, of Union, Oregon, who is one 
of the most enthusiastic sportsmen of the State, is 
of unusual interest. 
Mr. Wright is an ardent and true sportsman in 
every sense and has fished Catherine Creek for the 
last 50 years. He was engaged in the general mer- 
chandise business at Union from 1865 to about 1882, 
when he organized the First National Bank of 
Union, being the president of that institution until 
his retirement from active business some two or 
three years since. 
