A. D. Austin, of Everett, Wash., writes 
a letter to Opportunity, a paper published 
in St. Paul, Minn., telling about the fishing 
trip which he and George Bakeman made to 
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CHAMPION OF PUGET SOUND. 
picture shows something over 75 fish. Aus- 
tin says, “George Bakeman is the champion 
trout catcher of Puget Sound and I ven- 
ture to say he has few equals in the world.” 
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A 6-HOUR CATCH OF 
Panther lake, Wash., last summer. He 
sends a photograph of their string of fish, 
which is reproduced here, and which he 
Says measured feet long. He also says 
the fish average 12 inches in length, and the 
GILBERT’S OTHER FAD. 
My gentle hours of a lifetime have been 
given to the breeding of white fantail 
pigeons. I began with them in 1855, and 
have reared them to a point as near per- 
fection as man can get them. In my opin- 
ion there is no handsomer bird. They are 
always in motion, and have a fascinating, 
coquettish style. They can be kept just 
like chickens in any kind of a coop that 
will keep rats and cats away. My pigeons 
are far more tame than chickens, for they 
fly all over me and my wife, and if we sit 
down a moment we are completely fes- 
tooned with the little dancing beauties. 
The bird of which I send you a photo is 
as handsome a little fellow as I ever raised. 
He has not yet been named, and I think 
“Coquina” would be about right. He is a 
revelation to those who have seen only the 

TROUT IN PANTHER LAKE, WASHINGTON, BY GEORGE BAKEMAN 
AND A. D. 
AUSTIN. 
I move to strike out the word “catcher” 
in the above sentence and substitute the 
word “hog.” 
Bakeman’s number in the fish hog book 
is 919 and Austin’s is 920.—Epiror. 
ordinary scrub fantails, of which there are 
SO many in all cities. 
F. M. Gilbert, Evansville, Ind. 

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