170 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
visit a new place every week, and then not have visited half of the 
- places of interest to the sportsman. 
As you know, my territory includes all the territory in Grant and 
Baker Counties, a part of that great belt of undeveloped section of the 
state known as ‘‘EHastern Oregon,’’ and as you are to visit me during 
your stay, I will be selfish enough to confine my description to these 
two counties, so that I may be in touch with you all the while you 
are out here. 
Baker is the county seat of Baker County, a town of some 9,000 
people, situated on the main line of the O.-W. R. & N. railway, which 
is a branch, or part, of the Union Pacific system. From this place you 
may have your choice of many places of interest. East, within a day’s 
time, you may reach Eagle Creek, Fish Lake, Minam River and Snake 
River. In all of these waters, with the exception of the Snake River, 
the rainbow trout may be taken, and also the cut-throat and Dolly 
Varden. As these streams and lake are in the mountainous section, 
you will have the most beautiful camps imaginable, shaded by pine, 
tamarack and fir, together with nature’s best beverage—ice cold water. 
To and from these places you may find the sage hen in the swales 
and hills, also the sooty and ruffed grouse. In the Snake River you 
will find sturgeon, bass, catfish and croppies. 
West, also within a few hours’ travel, you will find Olive Lake, 
also situated within the pine belt and abounding with trout. Im the 
hills surrounding this lake you will find deer and bear in abundance. 
Northwest, also within a day’s travel, you may visit the North 
Powder Lakes, consisting of Black, Grande Ronde, Anthony, Mud and 
Crawfish Lakes. Within a few hours from this chain of lakes you wil) 
find Lost Lake, Van Patten, Red Mountain and Rock Creek Lakes. 
These places are surrounded with the grandest scenery that you can 
imagine; I cannot begin to describe it. Rugged peaks are seen on all 
sides, massive piles of granite and lava; one of those places, in fact, 
that makes you feel the smallness of man. Here, also, deer may be 
found, and you can have your choice of all kinds of trout, as one lake 
may contain rainbow, another Eastern brook, ete. The North Powder 
Lakes are within a short distance of each other, forty minutes’ walk 
being the longest distance between any of them. 
From Baker you may go into Grant County, over the Sumpter 
Valley Railway, to Prairie City, the terminus of the road, some eighty 
miles. This trip is one alone that will pay you to take, even though 
you return the next day. Although a commercial road, it can also be 
designated as a scenic route, crossing over three summits, through 
timber all the way, and you will enjoy every minute of it, I can 
assure you. 
Using Prairie City as a starting point, you may have your choice 
of many places of interest and encompass the trips I will mention, 
all in a day’s time and less. South is Strawberry Lake, a distance of 
fourteen miles. I will not attempt to go into details and describe the 
grandeur of the mountain scenery at this point. It is a body of water 
of some forty acres in area and at an altitude of some 5,000 feet. 
Abounds in cut-throat and rainbow trout. It is situated in a bowl 
as it were, in the mountain, and is surrounded by crags and walls, 
rising in some places several thousand feet above the level of the 
waters of the lake. Here, as with the other places I have described, 
you may enjoy the comfort of your blankets at all times of the year. 
The waters flowing in from the five little creeks are ice cold, and the 
camping surroundings are ideal. South of this lake is found High Lake, 
a distance of six miles. East, at a distance of two miles, is found 
Slide Mountain Lake. Traveling south, also from Prairie City, you may 
