Image provided by: Cape Blanco Heritage Society; Port Orford, OR
About Port Orford news. (Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon) 1958-current | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1967)
i 4—Part Orford Newt, Thursday, July 20, 1967 ________ Chinook Salmon Under Study In Curry Streams ROLLIE MONTAGNE, aquatic biologist, Oregon Fish Commission, uses seine net to sam ple f i s h population in Curry county streams. This picture was taken in the Upper \\ in chuck region, but similar work is being done on all streams in the county including the Sixes and Elk Rivers in northern Curry. Biologists are malting some important new dis coveries about the life cycle of the fa ll Chinook salmon, native to Curry streams. HERE, Montagne and his assistant, Wendell Stauffer, carefully take the small fingerlings from the net. They are placed in bucket of water and ïanquilized so biologists can make detailed observation. Special seine net with light-w eight aluminum poles is used so that two men can transport it through rugged back country of Curry county*. by Marge Barrett »rooking»—"It Is surprising a l most nothing has been written on this particular race of sa l mon. Ihis is our aim —to re search the life history of the fail Chinook salmon in Curry County," R ollie M o n t a g n e , Aquatic Biologist, told us when we hiked into the upper Win- chuck River region of southern Curry county to interview him »r.J hi» a n is t a n t , Wendell Stauf fer, recently. The two m en are handling the research for the Cregon Fish Commission w h i c h only last y e a r set up the laboratory in Brookings to m a k e the study. Montagne and his assistant are tramping up a n d down Curry County's rivers and their tribu taries, sampling the fish popula t io n , testing stream flows and tern peraturcs to obta in this vital information on the l ife cycle of the salmon. Detailed notes are taken and accurate re ¡ « i s written on their findings. When all of this re search is com pleted it is ex pected to be appiied to the arti ficia l [Topogatian o f salmon and w ill also provide com plete data for enhancing the natural environment of the fish. Already some important dis coveries have been made. "We t h o u g h t the small Chinook spawned in November and De- ceniber outmigrated from the rivers in A pril.. . we are finding these f i s h stay over several months, living in the stream's estuary, rearing in these tide water bays, "Montagne told u* Applied to artificual propoga- tion of salmon this type of in formation could be extrem ely vital. The biologists are now interested in determining how long the fish live in tide water b e f o r e outmigrating t o the ocean, the number of fish such estuaries can successfully rear a n d what percentage oif the Chinook salmon actually make this part of their life cy cle. It appears there may be three different migration processes for the specie of fall Chinook na tive to streams in Curry County, Montagne told us. We have the fish outmigrating when they are real small after tliey have reared only a short tim e in the stream. Then we nave those that com e down to the estuary to rear until som etim e in June and then still a third group that w ill not leave fresh water until as late as Nov- ber, he adds. In order to measure the fish FROM LOUISIANA Visiting with Mrs. Edith Al onzo and fam ily Friday,July 14, were former neighbors Mr. ana Mrs. H.C. Morace of Winnsboro, La. They had visited with their son, 1st Lt. Ernie Morace, Air F o rc e , in Tucson, Aria., who w ill be leaving for V iet Nam in September, and traveled on to Canada before stopping here to visit. and gather other fm portant data, we saw tha biologists take them ki a seine oat from the haad- watars aad tributaries of the W uwhuek Rivar. \ special pow dered tranquil ber was added to the bucket of water and the fingerlings were carefully plac ed In the water where they be cam e lim p within a few m in utes. Then the men could easily measure t h e m . Identify t h a specie and make other obser vations. Stream flow rate, air temp erature and water temperature ware all recorded along with the site of the llah and specie. Spec ial water proof paper was caed for the valuable notes. Working with these sm all fingerlings is easier than trying to make the same oteervations from adult fish. In the spring and summer Curry streams are clearer and condition generally better for such a study. Behavior of tha salmon Is a brand new field and an Inter esting one, Montagne said. The two men are going to datemi ine the kind of environment the fish live in, bow much living area is available for the spawn and bow they live Inside of this habitat. Besides studying the life of the Chinook salmon, the fish population in streams i> being counted. Cto our visit to the sampling site on the Winchuck, Chinook a n d steelhead were loth found living in the stream, hi a near-by but colder tribu tary, samples showed the Coho or savers to be present. The biologists are also look ing for log jam s and natural barriers to s a l m o n spawning grounds. Such sites are photo graphed and reported to the fish commission headquarters. If die spawning area above such bar riers is large and of good quality, plans are made to remove the obstacles. Long hours have been spent by the two men exploring t ie salmon streams in Curry County including the Sixes and Elk R iv ers in northern Curry. They are expiert backpackers and cam piers and som etim es stay as long as seven days In the wilderness regions before returning to the laboratory. Special attention is given to carefully packed gear and equipment and daily food rations are planned in advance. This is die first study of this magnitude to be made on Cur ry's rivers and is one that should pirovide extensive information for both artificial propagation of salmon and also contribute to Improvement of their natural environment. At Trailer Rally Invited to hang their blue berets on 'h is to ry , charm and warm hoapltallty In beautiful Sonoma V alley— Valley of the Moon” — n e a r Santa Ko a a, C a lif., three A ir Stream T r a ll- erttes from Port Orford Joined the alx others who stayed the night of June 21 In the parking lot at Pacific M arket. On the 22nd they drove to W lUeta, C a lif., and the next day to the tr a ile r rally at Santa Rosa. Thoae going from Port Orford were M r. and M r s .C la r - ence Hines, M r. and M rg. Robt. M eyer, M r. and M ra . Val Town- ley and M r. and M ra . Norman Baker who Joined the party after the firs t of July. Thh *a a an International rally and at the last count there were 2,162 tra ile rs registered. The grotg) le called the W ally Byam caravanners and thia company eenda a truck with a mechanic and tra ile r with each caravan to fix ig> anyone who has trouble. Groigje of tra ile rs went from the ra lly to Hawaii, the Mother Lode country, both Eastern and Western Canada to end up at Expo *67, Mexico, the Redwood E m p ire , theCaltfornla Missions, and one group con gregated at P rin e v ille , O re. SATURDAY GUESTS Saturday guests of M rs. BUI Smith, Port O rfo rd , were M ra . Joan Owens of Bandon and Can- dance Henry of Phoenix. C A LIF O R N IA GUESTS Guests of M ra . Steven Smith of Port O rford Saturday were M r. and M rs . Dick Ralnhelmer of P lercy, C a lif. M A STERPO INT BRIDGE Winners on Sunday, July 9, of the Maaterpolnt Unit Bridge game In Gold B e a c h were: north-south, M r. and M rs . U.E. M cC lary, Coquille, firs t; M ary Erickson and Louise Coutts, B r o o k i n g s , second; D rexel Swanson and Bob M cC lu re, Crescent C ity; and M r. and M rs . Ed Conley, Port O rfo rd , fourth. E ast-w est winners were: Na dine Kalina and Geneva Tucker, Port O rfo rd , firs t; M r. and M ra . Fred Horowitz, Coos Bay, second; M r. and M rs . Charles Ganty, Brookings, th ird, an d Ada Johnston and M rs . Lloyd Goble, Gold Beach, fourth. Monthly Maaterpolnt Bridge was played at the Port O rford Legion hall last Wednesday with seven tables In play. North-south winners were: Geneva Tucker and E sth erC o n- ley, Port O rfo rd , firs t; Sylvia Doyle and M ra . Mary M su rer, Gold Beach, second; M r. and M ra . U. E. M cC lary, Coquille, third; East-west: Fred Horo witz and Ray Rapp, Coos Bay, firs t; Jack Langworthy and le e Lembuek, Cooe Hay, s e c o n d , and Carolyn Nichols and Jennie Keen, Gokl Beach, third. SW EET GUESTS Guests at the home of M r. and M ra . A rt Sweet of Slxee are th eir son-in-law and daugh te r, M r. and M ra. J. W. P a r sons and son, Steve, of Ash land. NIECE VISITS Chloe Ellen Jonea of Hick man, Neb., has been the house guest of the Otto Wlerhmanns since returning with them from their vacation trip to Nebraska. She Is a niece and visited with them at the Kalph Wiechmann home In Nampa, Ida., on their way to Port O rford. MlssJonea left Sunday to visit relatives In Salem and then visited Eldon Wiechmann and the Daryl Rob insons In Portland before flying home. ON T R A IL HIDE T h irty 4 -H club members and th eir sponsors took part In the C u rry Country T ra il Ride e a r lie r this month, sponsored by the S h eriff’ s Posse. One groig> met in Gold Beach aid went up Pistol R iver, and the group from Brookings went up the Chetco R iver, meeting In the h ills to the oast, and making a rtde of from 12 to 13 miles each day. When they returned It was found that two of the horses had distem per, so the "P la y Days” which had been planned by the Posse for every other week during the summer have been discontinued until further notice. Heat — Take It Easy This Summer You o i i ' i really twat the heal Whether It's the heal or the hum idity or both, Il's hoi In al nuMl all of the Untied Male« In July After week» ol «wealing anil •teaming, il'a not uiuommon to find the heal 1« tieginiiing to wear you down. You caa'I do anything about the outside temperature You can avoid it if you're fortunate enough to work and live in air conditioned comfort, but It M ill wilt Ire hot outside. T h e American Medical A«ao elation (x>lnts out that there are some thing» you can do to be more com fortable-thing» that ran help you twat the heat. Stay out of the m n a« much a« poulble. «specially during the middle ol the day when tay« are holletl Wear light, loose clothing T h e ladies have an edge over the men In thia respevl Drink more liquid« than utual. but take extra •alt only on your physician's ad vice, particularly if you have liver or kidney trouble or a heart con ditton. Take a thower or dip In the pool once or twice a day to cool <>B. Get plenty of re« and deep Eat your regular diet and don't go overboard on cold cuts and u la d t. unlrsa you like them anyway Get up early in the morning to do your heavy work on the lawn Hurt In Woods Steven Smith Is In Southern Coos General Hospital In Ban don recovering from Injuries suffered In a logging accident up Elk R iver. John P o ler, ton of M rs . Doris W ells, haa been taken to the hospital In Coot Bay fo r fu rth er treatment of an Injury he received In the same accident. A choker line came loose and In trying to escape from the log which was freed, Stove fell and ran a la rge stlc k Ui rough hla left thigh. Poler pulled liga ments In his shoulder. See - G or gardrti Or work al dude in the evening, but try to avoid heavy ex ertlon eluting the hottest hours ol the day. There 1« a sound physical reaaon behind the siesta custom of the tropics You need exercise in the sum met as well a* In the winter, but don't overdo it. especially on extra hot days. Don't overdo physical rx ertlon. whether at work or at play T h e more relaxed outdoor life of the tunimer month» ha> many advantage« to ro m p ra u ir for the heat. Slav relaxed xnd u*e common •rnte and you ran beat the h e a t- al lead aomewhat 4 #4Mf DHffi OmUMSlOH A CLOSE-UP shot of the type of fingerlings being used in the study. Tranquilizer was added to the water in the top bucket. After fish became limp, measurement and other ii.iu in ation were quickly completed. After they w e r e returned to bucket of fresh water they soon began m oving around in a normal way again. Were later return ed to a quiet pool of the stream. WEATHER Date July 5 July 6 July 7 July 8 July 9 July 10 July 11 July 12 July 13 July 14 July 15 July 16 July 17 July 18 Max Min 49 67 49 67 49 68 69 52 69 51 69 51 71 52 53 70 70 54 69 51 69 50 51 69 51 71 49 71 Rain . 00 . 00 . 00 .0 0 .0 0 . 00 .0 0 .0 0 .0 0 .0 0 . 00 .0 0 .0 0 . 00 Thursday Luth. Ch. Women, 7:30 p. m. N. Curry R e c ., 8 p. m. Sunday Co^i-Curry Pioneer and His torical Association picnic Monday Cham, of C om ,, noon Tuesday Rotary, 12:10 p. m. Tops Club, 1 p. m. Lions A ux., 8 p. m. f DATES TO REMEMBER Birthday wishes go out this week to Sylvia Honeywell, El mer Bens, Randy Foster, Steven Kalina and Connie Bright. Anniversary wishes go to Mr. andMrs.Edwin Burt and Mr. and Mrs.John Hatcher. VISIT IN CALIFORNIA Mr. and Mrs.Jack Smith and family of Agate Beach Trailer Court, returned from a two week vacatio n l a s t weekend. They visited relatives in Whittier and C oona, C a lif., and toured Dis neyland, Sea World and Hunt ington Park. The washable finish on lea ther gloves labeled ‘‘ washable” dissolves In dry cleaning fluids and the gloves are no longer washable If they h ••V7 been dry cleaned. Elaine Carlson, extension clothing specialist at Oregon State U niversity, points out that a good way to wash leather gloves is on the hands. Swish up a dense lather with mild soap as you would in washing Oregon Daily Princess, Alice Pitney, receives two "Thunder Egg” halves, Oregon's slate rock, from OMSI Director I.orcn McKinley, to present to the Chicago Museum of .Science and Industry this week. Princess Mice travels to Chicago where she'll repieseui Oiegon in American Dairy Princess Contest. your hands. When the outside is clean, turn wrong side out and wash the Inside. Rinse In warm water and squeeze gently. Do not twist or wring. Blot In a clean towel, then blow into the gloves to puff out the fingers. D ry flat, away from heat or sun. Before completely d ry, work gloves onto your hands to soften and reshape the leather. If they should dry before you get to them, wet your hands, shakeoff e x c e s s moisture and "m a s sage” the gloves on your hands. Another way Is to roll gloves In a damp towel for a few minutes. Dark gloves show soil le ss but also need frequent washing. All gloves get dirty and absorb perspiration. "You Get The Right Point 01 View Op There. . . the rows of poles, the miles of cable anti equipment make a fellow realize how many customers he's working for, and his job seems important . . . he comes down feeling good about it.” This typical comment came from Splicer. Darrell “ Ixtfty” Fenner. At General Telephone Company of the Northwest, Inc., Lefty’s fellow workers call him a "Tele phone Man,” and that’s one of their highest compliments! It means Lefty has wluit it takes to he a top Splicer. Lefty has lived in your neighborhood quite a while, but we, his company, are a more recent neighbor . . . just since we took over complete telephone service responsibilities from West Coast Telephone Company. . Lefty wants you to like us. He’s wo-king hard at it. He wants you to know that we are busy sizing up the entire service situation COMPANÍ OF THE NORTHWEST, INC. in yotti area so we can do a good, intelligent job for you. GENERAL © ©05? «OAK THE TELEPHONE
