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RECREATION. 



open side, a gate pivoted at the top and 

 across said opening adapted to swing up- 

 wardly against the top of the box and to 

 fall by gravity, a latch-plate pivoted to the 

 box at an intermediate point near the bot- 

 toms thereof, a stop for limiting the move- 

 ment of the latch-plate, a latch secured to 

 the latch-plate and adapted to engage the 

 free end of the gate when the latch-plate is 

 swung from the floor of the trap to the 

 limit of movement defined by the stop. 



721,407. — Animal Trap. Wilhelm Wil- 

 helms, B riming, Neb. Filed September 

 29, 1902. Serial No. 125,245. (No mod- 

 el.) 



Claim. — 1. An animal trap comprising a 

 base with an opening, a spring-actuated 

 choking loop movable thereover and a trig- 

 ger disposed at right angles to said loop to 

 engage the same. 



2. A spring-actuated choking loop mova- 

 ble thereover and a trigger disposed at 

 right angles to said loop to engage the 

 same, and having a looped portion. 



3. A trigger disposed at right angles to 

 said loop to engage the same, and having a 

 looped portion provided with a cross bar. 



719,544. — Animal Trap. Pardon A. Whit- 

 ney, Southington, Conn. Filed No- 

 vember 28, 1902. Serial No. 133,149. 

 (No model.) 



Claim. — 1. In a trap of the class specified 

 the combination with the base, the spring, 

 and the latch, of jaws pivoted at each end 

 in the base, one of said jaws being pivoted 

 in a lower plane than the other jaw. 



2. The combination with the base, the 

 spring and the latch, of jaws pivoted in the 

 base, one of said jaws being pivoted in a 

 lower plane than the other at the spring 

 end of the base. 



726,350. — Animal Trap. Samuel Robin- 

 son, Monmouth, 111. Filed December 



2J, 1897. Serial No. 663,546. 



Claim. — 1. The combination of a base, 

 a spring-actuated clamping jaw, a trigger 

 located at the front of the base and pro- 

 vided with a hook, and a latch pivotally 

 secured at the rear end of the base and 

 provided with a slot to receive the jaw, 

 the toe of said latch extending forward in 

 position to engage the hook of the trigger. 



IN THE PORT TOWNSEND DISTRICT. 



On previous trips up the Straits of San 

 Juan and Puget sound I had admired the 

 glorious view of the snow-topped Olympic 

 mountains. Being told they were full of 

 fish and game and but little known, I de- 

 termined to have a try at them before those 

 interesting conditions were changed. 



After exchanging a few letters on the 

 subject with'Munro Wyckoff, game warden 

 of Port Townsend district, I set out for 

 that place with my usual outfit, relying on 

 obtaining special articles, horses and sup- 

 plies there. In that I was not disappointed, 

 and finding Mr. Wyckoff familiar with the 

 mountains, I secured his services as guide, 

 with his brother, George, to take care of 

 camp. Another brother, Lum, had recently 

 been appointed ranger on the huge Govern- 

 ment reserve, which comprises the central 

 and best part of the Olympics, and I had 

 the benefit of his experience as well. 



We decided to go in with pack horses 

 as far as possible and establish a central 

 permanent camp from which to foray 

 through the country. The open season on 

 grouse begins August 15; on elk, Septem- 

 ber 1, and on deer, September 15. Owing 

 to the frightful condition of the trail we 

 made an early start and were 2 weeks going 

 over ground which we covered in 2 days 

 on our return. The winds and avalanches 

 of winter had torn down and interlaced 

 great trees by hundreds along the narrow 

 canyon of the Big Quilicene river by which 



