THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 



lake, near Three Fingered Jack mountain, have fish to the length of eight 

 inches. Even Irish and Taylor lakes, which are on the very summit of 

 the mountains, have produced fish which are seven and eight inches long. 

 As we passed by these lakes we saw large schools in the shallow water 

 next to the shore jumping at flies and in a thrifty condition. 



The total cost of stocking these lakes has been about $2000 each season, 

 or $4000 for the two years. The money is appropriated from the funds 

 received for the angling licenses. People who have looked at the trout 

 fry in the fish cans, and those who have witnessed the release of the fish 

 in the lakes, have in many cases expressed themselves 'in words similar 

 to the following: "I feel like buying another fishing license to help carry 

 on such a work as this." 



It will require several years for the present supply of fish in the lakes 

 to increase in numbers sufficient to insure good sport. During the past 

 year rainbow trout eggs were collected at Odell and Davis lakes and 

 hatched there instead of at Bonneville. The trout fry have been distributed 

 from these points to the lakes further south. This has lessened the expense 

 and at the same time made the work more rapid. 



SOUTH ELGIN GAME REFUGE. 



Mr. Arthur Hallgarth reports that the South Elgin game refuge of 

 Union county is one of the best refuges for game birds in the state. It 

 is five miles long and about thirteen miles in circumference. It is sur- 

 rounded by a county road, but has no cross-road running through it. It is well 

 stocked with Chinese pheasants and also ruffed grouse or native pheasants. 

 Blue grouse are quite abundant, and it also contains about two hundred 

 prairie chickens. This refuge contains California or little blue quail and some 

 bobwhite quail. Twenty-four Hungarian partridges were liberated on this 

 refuge last spring and they are doing well. Several species of ducks are 

 nesting along the river and Wilson or jacksnipe are plentiful. 



William Hill, one of the farmers in the reserve, reported that he has a 

 flock of pheasants on his farm with two pure white ones among them. When 

 he first saw them, he thought they were leghorn chickens, but they flew 

 away with the rest of the flock and were good fliers. 



CHINESE PHEASANTS IN UMATILLA COUNTY. 



Dr. J. B. Plamondon, of Athena, reports that the Chinese pheasants 

 which were liberated in his locality during the fall of 1913 are doing well. 

 Several coveys of young birds have been seen lately. He reports about 

 fifty young birds on the Barrett ranch, which is part of the Pine creek 

 refuge. A number of nests of eggs were found after the stubble had been 

 burned over. 



"The method of farming in this section, which is almost entirely sum- 

 mer fallowing and burning the stubble in the spring, has nearly destroyed 

 the prairie chicken and I fear will greatly retard the increase of the Chin- 

 ese pheasant." 



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