Marcu 17, 1906.] 
LORBSTSAND. STREAM. -- 

Down An Idaho Snow Slide. 
Ir is seldom in the career of a reporter that he 
is enabled to chronicle a more thrilling adven- 
‘ture or fortunate escape, than that which befel 
‘the well known foreman in charge of the Bona- 
parte Company’s mines. Having occasion re- 
cently to visit the prospecting camp of Gray & 
Marly, some two miles distant from the Bona- 
-parte, Mr. McK. mounted his snow shoes and be- 
-gan the ascent of the bleak ridge dividing the two 
places. Albeit the snow was as nearly slush as 
would conveniently lie, on the mountain side, he 
determined on reaching the summit to have a ride 
down the mountain, and accordingly turned his 
shoes down a steep and precipitous ridge leading 
into Snake Creek Cafion and while descending 
with the speed of an arrow, he suddenly felt his 
footing give way and instantly discovered that 
‘tthe entire mountain had slid and that he was in 
the midst of an enormous snow slide. With great 
‘presence of mind he hastily disengaged himself 
from the incumbrance of his snow shoes, and by 
‘dint of much kicking, struggling and rolling, 
‘managed to keep on top of the slide, which was 
twisting and splintering gigantic trees in its fear- 
ful rush to the cafion below, which was filled 
many feet deep with the frozen element, which 
hhad by this time reached nearly the solidity of 
ice, and swept away everything movable in the 
shape of trees and rocks.from the mountain side 
above. Yet when the tremendous mass of snow 
was still, Mr. McK. found himself still on top, 
and with the exception of a few slight bruises 
and a sense of suffocation, unhurt, and a few 
minutes later was exultingly relating his fearful 
snow slide in a place of safety—Wood River 
News- Miner. 
Color of the Sea. 
‘A PARAGRAPH has been going the rounds of the 
newspapers stating that Dr. J. J. Wild, F.R.G.S., 
claims that he has discovered the cause of the 
various colors of the sea, and that they are due 
to the greater or less proportion of salt held in 
solution. 
How does Dr. Wild account for the fact that 
large and deep bodies of fresh water exhibit 
colors similar to those of the ocean? 
The waters of the creat American lakes, 
Superior, Huron and Michigan, in their deepest 
parts, say from 500 to 1,000 feet, ate, under cer- 
tain conditions of sky and atmosphere, of a 
deep blue color, like those of the Atlantic, 
Pacific or Indian: oceans, the blue, however, is 
not so intense, the depth of water being much 
less in these inland seas than in the ocean, some 
of the deeper portions of which show color like 
that of a solution of indigo. ; 
In the shallower parts of both salt and fresh 
water, where the depth is from twenty to fifty 
feet, various shades of green occur, more or less 
opaque as the water is-turbid or transparent. 
I am inclined to believe that the colors of both 
salt and fresh water depend on similar conditions, 
some of whith are: 
1. Depth and transparency. 
2. The state of the sky and atmosphere, 
whether clear or clouded. 
3. The course of the wind, north and west 
winds producing a clear and deep blue, and east 
or south winds light blue, blue green, or lead 
color. 
4. The point of view of the observer, whether 
from high land or low. 
5. In shallow water, the nature of the bottom, 
whether covered with rocks, sand, or alge. C. 
Fly-Rods Long vs. Short. 
In ten years’ bass fishing I have found that a 
rod of sixteen feet would catch more fish than 
one of eleven or twelve feet; it has proved so 
with both rods in the same boat, the long rod in 
stern, casting on same side of the boat, and con- 
sequently fishing over water partly worked, also 
in following boats using short rods. Therefore I 
am in favor of long rods, and would be pleased 
if your readers having two-handed rods would 
give weight, dimensions and timber, dimensions 
at ferules and also between joints. R. H. Drxon. 


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