THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 171 
visit, all in a day’s drive by auto, over good roads, too, Logan Valley, 
Summit Prairie, Bear Creek, Canyon Creek and the upper branches of 
the John Day River. At all of these places you may fill your creel 
in no time with mountain trout of all species. 
Northwest, at a distance of sixteen miles, you may reach Magone 
Lake, which is of lower altitude than the others I have mentioned, but 
an ideal place to camp, and the angling is fine. Rainbow and steel- 
head trout. Also, deer are found in the surrounding hills. Grouse of 
both species are also plentiful. 
I could go on indefinitely, John, and write a large volume about 
the beautiful places in these counties, but will tear myself away now. 
If you want any further specific information, write me. Tell your 
friends to do likewise. I hope that the Parker boys and Perkins will 
be able to come out with you. Let me know when you start; also 
where to meet you. Very sincerely yours, 
I. B. HAZELTINE, 
Deputy State Game Warden. 
WELL, WHERE WILL WE GO? 
By F. V. H., Pendleton, Oregon 
and we hunt the electrically generated breeze, we want to trade 
the smell of hot asphalt for the smell of pine needles; the soda- 
fountain for the mountain spring. It’s the same old ‘‘eall,’? and 
again we face the problem of where to go. 
For the man with an automobile a trip through the western spur 
of the Blue Mountains is well worth consideration. From Pilot Rock 
an automobile road, south and east, runs some twenty-two miles 
through the Umatilla National Forest. This road reaches an altitude 
of about 5,100 feet, and consequently the climate is ideal at this time 
of year. 
On the open flats at these higher altitudes, the little black bear 
is already making life miserable for the ants; the pheasant is trying 
out his motor in the timber; the camp robber is on the lookout for 
stray soap, while the blue-jay is fast perfecting his imitation of the 
hawk. The porcupine is on the still hunt again for such dainties as 
shoes and leather cushions, and say, all these things sure listen good 
when you have been down in the sticky, dirty heat of the lower 
country. It’s sure fine to get’ up in the morning and feel the clean, 
cool breeze which brings the never old odor of frying bacon. 
Fishing is reported good in Camas Creek and its branches. The 
trout have gone farther up the small streams this year than before. 
and it is an agreeable surprise to drop your hook into a dark pool 
just below a drift and pull out an ‘‘eight-incher,’’ where last year 
there wasn’t even a water spider. It’s like fishing a new country. 
Along this road through the forest there are two hot springs, 
Lehman and Hidaway, where hotel accommodations may be had; also 
swimming and dancing. This makes a delightful variation in a camp- 
ing trip, especialy if the family is along. 
This trip might disappoint some who expect large catches, but 
for an easy, comfortable outing which the wife and kiddies can enjoy 
also, it cannot be beat. One can leave Pilot Rock in the morning and 
make the round trip via Lehman and Hidaway Springs, returning in 
the evening, and still have time to fish a few hours, but a week 
could be spent along the trail and still the time would be too short. 
N'=: that the dust of the lower country is beginning to choke us 
