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ing, and the mountains along the river for forty miles afford splendid 
hunting and compares favorably with any section in this country. 
Anyone desiring to see some beautiful scenery and catch all the 
speckled beauties they like and see some of the finest timber, both 
fir and cedar, and forget all the troubles they ever had, should make 
Dhey trap from Powers up the river to Ash Swamp, and ‘then back on 
Eden Ridge. Take a week for this trip, then when some excitement 
is wanted, get John Warner at Powers and his old dogs ‘‘Grit,’’ and 
‘‘Poxie,’’ two of the best panther dogs in the State, and go for a 
panther hunt. Mr. Warner never fails to get from one to four 
panthers on a trip and will guarantee to get one for any one who 
would like sport of this kind. This being done, if you are not satis- 
fied, the deer season opens August 15, and you can find splendid 
deer hunting on Eden Ridge, Bone Mountain, or on many other 
famous hunting grounds in that section that I could mention, but a 
stranger would need a guide to find them. 
Now this is just a little sketch of the South Fork of the Coquille 
for fishing and hunting. It is only an introduction, and not to be 
considered from a comparative standpoint to the rest of Coos County 
for sport. I have not mentioned the Middle Fork, with all its tribu- 
taries, and the North Fork and its tributaries. Many people who 
read this article have no doubt heard of the famous Brewster Canyon, 
noted far and wide as a ‘‘fisherman’s paradise.’’ These streams are 
all on the Coquille side. 
Now we will come over to the Coos Bay side. Here I would like 
to introduce you to a couple of my friends, Dr. Straw and Dr. 
Vaughn, of Marshfield. Would rather wait, however, until you meet 
them personally, as a lot of people take them to be truthful. But 
even if they are not, they don’t charge anything for what they tell 
you. And Mr. L. L. Thomas is a close second to the two former 
named gentlemen. Here we have Coos Rivers, both North and 
South Forks, with all their tributaries, with as fine fishing as anyone 
could ask for, and the hills on either side of the river furnish splendid 
deer hunting in season; and Coos Bay and its inlets and lakes, near 
by, can’t be beat for ducks during the fall and winter. Everyone 
going out duck hunting during the fall of 1916 and spring to January 
15, 1917, got all the ducks they wanted every time they went out. 
The next issue of The Sportsman will contain a story entitled, 
‘Bull Wheel Jim’s First Experience with the First Hammerless 303 
Savage Rifle on His Lucky 13.’’ Also hunting stories by two of the 
oldest settlers on Coos Bay, and .other interesting stories from this 
section. 
SOME PLACES TO GO IN UMATILLA COUNTY 
By WARDEN GEORGE TONKIN, Pendleton, Oregon 
MONG the mountains of Umatilla County are many places 
where camping may be thoroughly enjoyed. From Pilot Rock 
in the south end of the county or from Milton, Athena or 
Weston in the upper part of the county a half day’s ride or less by 
auto will take one to the timbered hills where there is good grouse 
hunting and in many places quite a few deer. From Gibbon, Dunean, 
Meacham and Kamela, on the O.-W. R. & N. railroad, one ean find 
a good camping placc in a few minutes’ walk. Meacham Crecx 
heads near Kamela and the railroad follows this stream to its junetion 
with the Umatilla River near Gibbon. There is some excellent fish- 
