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grows to be five or six feet long and from 20 to 
30 pounds in weight. Its differences from the 
kingfish are slight, and it is quite possible that 
they are often confused by fishermen. 
Fishing Notes from Exchanges. 
A BATTLE between a deputy game warden and 
three men caught lifting a seine in the St. Joseph 
River near South Bend occurred a few days ago, 
says the St. Joseph (Mich.) Press. Henry 
Boettcher, the deputy game warden, and a South 
Bend officer watched the men dump the bass, pike 
and suckers into a wagon. Then they made their 
appearance and demanded surrender. Three of 
the men jumped into a boat and started out on 
the river. Two were arrested by the constable 
and brought to South Bend, while the game war- 
den carried on war with the men in the boat. 
Deputy Warden Boettcher commanded the men 
to come ashore, but as they refused he fired on 
their craft until several holes had been opened 
in it. The men finding their boat filling with 
water rowed to the opposite shore and escaped. 
Mr. Boettcher then brought the horse and wagon 
belonging to the men to South Bend. The wagon, 
besides containing the fish, had the overcoats and 
other property of the men who escaped. War- 
rants have been issued for their arrest. 

The Bluffton (Ind.) Banner remarks that it is 
important to fishermen of Indiana to remember 
that beginning March 20 it is unlawful to take 
any fish from the lakes in any manner, even with 
a hook and line, until May 15. The statement is 
made by fishermen that the closed season is too 
early to serve the purpose of the law’s enactment, 
namely to protect bass and other varieties during 
the spawning season. However the fact may be, 
the law prohibiting the taking of fish from the 
lakes in any manner between the dates set is the 
law of the State to be enforced, and all will be 
expected to govern themselves accordingly. 

About two weeks ago, according to the New 
Haven (Conn.) Palladium, Game Warden Brad- 
ley, of that city, took a quiet little fishing trip, 
visiting a number of fish dealers in the vicinity 
of Oak street. He secured samples of pickerel 
and pike offered for sale and with them as evi- 
dence called on City Attorney Simpson, who 
quickly made out warrants for the six fish dealers, 
charging them with violating the game laws by 
selling fish out of season. The law on pickerel 
and pike goes on March 1 and is not off until 
April 30. The following fish dealers were arrested 
by Headquarters policemen and all released on 
bonds for their appearance in court. They are: 
Morris Quinto, 123 Lafayette street; Max Ru- 
dowsky, 37 Oak street; Hyman Davis, 24 Oak 
street; Paul Levine, 39 Oak street; Celia Shure, 
"43 Oak street, and Louis Salafsky, 51 Oak street. 
Nelson as an Angler. 
Being, as we are, so close upon the end of 
Nelson’s centenary, it is interesting to note Sir 
Humphrey’s reference to the great admiral as 
a fisherman. ‘Nelson,’ he says, “was a good 
fly-fisher, and, as a proof of his passion for it, 
continued the pursuit, even with his left hand. 
I have known a person who fished with him at 
Merton, in the Wandle.’ Mr. R. B. Marston 
further mentions the fact that frequent refer- 
ences to the fish and fishing at Merton are to 
be found in Nelson’s letters. 
I count among the number of my own angling 
friends, one who, like Nelson, fishes with only 
one arm. I refer to Mr. John Wallace, Sr., of 
Ansonia, Conn., who some ten years ago had 
the misfortune to lose one of his arms through 
blood poisoning arising from so simple an ac- 
cident as the pricking of his thumb by the point 
of a toothpick. 
I think it was Sir Humphrey Davy who re- 
corded the fact that the famous Dr. Paley was 
so much attached to fishing that on one oc- 
casion, when the Bishop of Durham asked him 
when one of his.most important works would 
be finished, replied, “My Lord, I shall resume 
work upon it as soon as the fly-fishing is over.” 
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Sturgeon in Kootenai River. 
A 320-POUND sturgeon was recently caught by 
Lewis Boyker, of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, in the 
Kootenai River. 
“T caught the sturgeon,” said Mr. Boyker, 
“opposite my ranch, two miles west of Bonners 
Ferry. The fish hook used was a quarter inch 
steel hook twelve inches long, attached to a small 
rope eight feet long. This rope was tied to a 
wire rope which was stretched across the river 
from bank to bank and carrying a number of 
these hooks about ten feet apart. The bait used 
was a sucker weighing 14% pounds. The hook, 
after the bait was put on, was dropped into the 
water at a depth of six feet. After a sturgeon is 
fastened to one of these hooks, myself and wife 
get into one of the boats and go to where the 
fish is. I take hold of the rope and pull the fish 
around until he is tired and I can get his nose 
tg water. Then my wife rows the boat to 
shore. 
“A sturgeon is harmless when his nose is above 
water, but once he gets his nose under water look 
out for a lively time. One of the peculiar char- 
acteristics of a sturgeon is that you catch him in 
the dark of the moon. Why this is I cannot say. 
There are sturgeons in the Kootenai River that 
will weigh 800 pounds.” 
“Did you ever catch one that large?” 
“Yes,” said Mr. Boyker, “but I was never able 
to land one, as the hook would break before -I 
could get him on the land.” 
PATIENCE is the angler’s virtue, and it is inter- 
esting to see a juvenile patiently digging a fish- 
hock out of his thumb with a jack-knife. He 
should be informed that there are two styles of 
barbless hooks which come out of a thumb with 
much less wear, tear and swear than any others. 
THE angleworm now rejoiceth that spring is 
here and that he will soon accompany the small 
boy when he goes a-fishin’. 

MY SIXTY YEARS ON THE PLAINS 
Bow eee TANT ET ONGCBIECL HAMLLTON ”) 



CONTENTS 
The Vote That Made an Indian Fighter 
Buffalo Hunt with the Cheyennes. 
Sioux Village on the South Platte. 
Fur Trading Rivalries. 
In a Dangerous Country. 
Little Wind River. 
The Scouts Report Indian Parties. 
A Brush with Piegans. 
The Blackfoot Fort in Utah. 
Horse Racing. 
An Expedition to Explore Utah. 
Bear River. 
William’s Return. 
The Bannocks Taught a Lesson. 
A Rich Beaver Country. 
The Modocs Threaten. 
Honey Lake Valley. 
Washakie Again. 
Fort Bridger. 
Bound for California. 
Miners Killed. 
Our Services in Request at Hangtown. 
Death of Russell. 
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