458 
FOREST AND STREAM 
PREHISTORIC MOUND FOUND. 
Bismarck, N. D.—In an Indian mound, in the 
Cannonball district, south of Mandan, H. C. Fish 
and O. G- Libby of the North Dakota Historical 
society, have found evidence of prehistoric In* 
dian methods of workmanship. The two his¬ 
torians have just returned from their successful 
exploration. 
In the heart of the mound they found a great 
fireplace, where tradition says offerings were 
made to the sun. A similar fireplace also wa3 
brought to light, and upon this the Sioux are 
supposed to have made offerings for success of 
their campaign against the allied Mandan, Ree 
and Gros Ventre Indians. 
The mound is ninety-one feet in diameter and 
rises only about four feet above the level of the 
surrounding ground. The center of it probably 
had a head space of about eight feet. 
WISCONSIN MAN SAYS WILD PIGEON IS 
NOT EXTINCT. 
Black River Falls, Wis., Aug. 22.—Robert Bar 
clay, a rural mail carrier out of this city, says 
he has located a flock of passenger pigeons. Mr. 
Barclay says he used to hunt the wild pigeons and 
that there can be no mistake about them. There 
are hundreds of birds in the flock he has found. 
RECORD BREAKING SALMON SEASON. 
Astoria, Ore., Sept. 20.—The arrival of the 
tender Akutan to go into winter quarters from 
the Bristol Bay district, Alaska, brings news of 
a record-breaking salmon pack in that part of the 
world. There was a steady run of fish during 
the season which lasted later than ever before. 
EVERY CAN FILLED. 
Every available can was filled, and at the Nush- 
agak river canneries alone there was a shortage 
of cans equal to 20,000 cases of fish. At all 
other factories shortages existed. None was pre* 
pared for the tremendous run of salmon. After 
all the cans were filled the fishing was stopped. 
The Nushagak river canneries totalled 546,200 
cases. 
MYSTERIES CLEANED UP. 
Scientific investigation is clearing up some of 
the mysteries of the salmon, refuting the idea 
that all die in spawning, and other fallacies says 
Minneapolis Tribune. 
It is stated by State Fish Warden R. E. Clan¬ 
ton that there is no specific limit to the distance 
which salmon will ascend the streams in which 
they deposit their spawn. They continue to travel 
up streams as far as the depth of water will per¬ 
mit swimming, or until they reach some insur 
mountalble obstacle. The recorded Government 
limit is Alturas Lake, Idaho, 7,335 feet 
A curious fact has been noted in connection with 
the salmon movement in the Willamette river. 
No salmon have been found in any tributary en¬ 
tering the Willamette from the West. There are 
a number of fairly important streams having their 
sources in the Coast Range, but for some rea¬ 
son they have no attraction for the salmon. This 
condition does not obtain in relation to the 
Columbia river, the fish entering tributaries flow* 
ing int othat stream from either the north or 
the south. Very few salmon attempt to ascend 
the Des Chutes river, probably on account of the 
great number of falls and difficult rapids. 
(Continued on page 468.) 
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