156 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
delighted with the prospect, but many believed 
that the climatic conditions of this State would 
not permit the birds to increase. In this, how- 
ever, they were mistaken. and for many years the 
Willamette Valley has been constantly restocked 
with these birds, which readily adapt themselves 
to their new environment and make this their home. 
The Game Department has augmented the 
natural propagation in the wild state through the 
Game Farm at Corvallis, where annually several 
thousands of these birds have been turned out dur- 
ing the past few years. 
It was a courageous undertaking for Judge 
Denny—that of bringing Chinese pheasants from 
the Orient to Oregon, and besides being courageous 
it was costly, but Judge Denny had faith in the 
climate and soil of Oregon; he was more far-sighted 
than many of his fellow sportsmen and he accom- 
plished what many considered the impossible. 
When Judge Denny passed on, he left what was 
considered at that time a comfortable fortune for 
his widow. The old home, which at one time was 
worth considerable, has now been mortgaged and 
in the estimation of many is not worth more than 
the mortgage. Other articles of value have been 
sacrificed until now the widow of this good man 
in her old age and declining years has reached the 
point of destitution. It is entirely probable that 
she will lose the last remnant of her fortune in 
her home. 
Remembering the service that Judge Denny has 
done for the sportsmen of Oregon and in honor of 
his name and for that heroic litthke woman who 
