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4 The Bend Bulletin, Wednesday, August 22," 1956 Lack of. Bugs, Mountain Lakes r- a ' . T -..III . .J-f : - C& '- HATCHERY ENTERTAINS TOURISTS Gene Morton, Game commission man In charge of Wizard Falls Trout Hatchery, dips somo Golden trout from their pond. The gaping looks of the tourists are not for naught. Golden Trout, with brilliant gold and red undersides, are the most beautiful species imaginable. Wizard Falls Turns Out 1.500.000 Trout a Year Ky I.AIillY LYNCH Jlulletln Staff Writer Five miles down the Metolius riv er from Camp Sherman an im pressive oieration works year around to mainlain Central l)ree,oi, fishing. It's the Wizard Falls llalehery. Operated by the slate game eom mission, it keeps the area's lakes and streams well supplied with Iroul. It is the largest of 15 1 lout hal cileries In the slate. The hatchery helps to: (1) en hance Central Oregon us a vaca tion land, (2) provide unlimited recreation for fishing minded Cen tral Oregonians, ami CI) provoke tourists and fishermen to spend thousands of dollars in the area. jWeJI over 10,000 tourists a year are attracted by ilie hatchery It self. This Is easily understood oncx? you have visited the clean, refresh ing grounds und heard head-man Gene Morton describe his opera tion. IHks Like Itciiort It's three neat brown cabins and several large, attractive buildings sitting among grass und pines look like a resort layout. And spark ling ponds lend the fresh almos-i shore. A total of 1,500,000 Irout will have lwe.n slocked in streams and lakes from Ihe hatchery by the end of the season. - Morion says right now the hatch ery is raising for stocking purpose:- XIZ.UOU rainbow; 91,000 germnn bi-own; 70,0(10 cut throat, -10,000 stee.lhead; 62,000 golden trout; and 200.000 kokanec. In addition, they are experimenting with At lantic; salmon and have planted some in Davis Lake. Most local stream and lake stock ESSE fV-- A GRADING DEVICE IN POND The trout grading device in- Tented by Gene Morton sots in the pond ready for trout to bo Tun through it. By a simple system, this grader separates into different baskets, throe sizes of trout. In one year, the grader saved Wizard Falls $8,000 in food. ing is done with rainbow. Game Commission men have beeji ttock ing 2'i.UW rainbow a month since early spring. This is what they call slocking for-the rod. Special elevated holding tanks at the hatchery prepare the fish for hauling to Ihe stocking point. Trou! are, starved there for 2-1 hours. That way ull excrement is elimin ated. Feeding Largo Problem Feeding the trout and salmon presents u large economic prob lem. Morton has invented a device that saved the hatchery $8,000 in one year. It enables the hatchery to grade fish according to size twice during the, llsh's growing period. The de vice sets in a pond and the trout or salmon are swept between two plexi glass rods by a stream of water. A space between the rods gradually widens from one end to tiie other. Four troughs under neath lead to separate baskets. The smallest fish (all through to the first trough, the next smallest fish to the second trough and so on. Irout are cannilAilistic. Former ly they hail to be over fed to keep large from eating small. Now Ihe same sizes are kept together and this isn't necessary. And'SimUM fish ge,t their share of the food.' Also the largest fish can be kept aside and planted first. Size can be controlled so trout don't grow over 10 inches in length. If they get any larger, hauling costs jump tremendously. Salmon Ifclrr? Ma,vle Most imtmrtant experiment the hatchery is carrying on concerns Atlantic salmon, says Mbrton. The Oregon Slate Game Com mission is attempting to trans plant these salmon in Oregon. Da- ry. Can Be Reached DOOST ZUTTie Scenic buttle Jake Is easily ac cessible and usually iree of mo qui toes. Those two advantages make it a iavoritu recreation area for tour- sis, campers, fishermen and boat ing e.thusiasls. Thousands visit the take every summer. The lake is twenty miles out of .sisters. It's IjO acres of deep blue wattr lie a few hundred yards south of the Sanliam highway. Campers yive the lake area heav iest use. families come there to fish and enjuy forest camping. The Forest Strvice, has improved 1U5 campsites on the edye of the lake. Improved campsites include a fire place, table and parking area. Groups camjed on the lake's shore usually run about triple the number of improved sites. Last July 4th the Forest Service counted liMK) campground and pic nic area visitors at Suttle lake. At the north(uist corner of the lake, an area is roped off for swim mers. This area includes one of the lake's best beaches. The Suttle Lake Resort is also situated on the northeast shore. In a year it caters to 600-700 guests, mostly fishermen. The resort has a grocery store, sells fishing sup plies, and rents 21 fishing boats It's dining hall is open most of the day, to all tourist trade. vis lake is being used as stockin; grounds because it is land locked and the salmon have no way of getting out to the sea. Atlantic Salmon brood stock were brought from the eastern coast to Wizard Falls five years ago. Last year the 'hatchery stocked 100 in Davis lake. Only a few have been reported caught. Wizard Falls has retained 66 of the large salmon to use as brood stock. When the second genera tion lived the experiment passed ts greatest test, Morton says. But the fish take five years to reach maturity so it's a slow process. hollow linH'ding Sysfc-m The men at Wizard Falls Hatch ery louow a general sysiejii m breeding of trout and salmon. The eggs are stripped from females md fertilized with milt from the bucks. Then the eggs are, placed in baskets and submerged in quiet troughs in the hatching building. In 1(1 days the eggs eye up. Then hud eggs can be sorted out. In mother In days the. trout hatch For a third Iti day period, the new born Iroul absorb a food sack that hangs on their throat. At rM days they are movt-d to the regular iiond. ; It lakes 170,000 pounds ef feed lo keep the trout and salmon at Ihe hatchery supplied for a year. By Ihe lime a rainbow has grown lo stocking size, it has consumed 5 cents worth of feed. Fingerlings are fed on ground liver, spleen, dry meals and salt. The larger fish are fed salmon viscera in addition. Four men, and a part time em ployee when the heavy spring sea son is on, keep the hatchery run ning". By Pack Trips A pack trip to, high mountain lakes is only a wistful dream for most fishermen In the Lrnited States. But here in Central Oregon fisherman's meeca, pack trijs hap pen every day during the short mountain summer, t'ach year, as soon as the snow has cleared from the Cascade trails, men and horses start packing in. The .Mink Lake basin and Tay lor Burn groups include more than a hundred lakes, named and un named, nearly all of them stocked with rainlxnv and eastern brook. Takes Sturdy Man If you liave a strong, back and sturdy legs, you can even hike into these lakes with your equipment and food in a back pack. The only problem you're likely to encounter is carrying out your catch for most of these lakes are so full of trout they'll strike anything that looks like food. Horses and guides are available from Frank Tate at the F.Ik Lake Pack s.ation, and tile Forest serv ice maintains a guard station at Elk where you can get the latest information on trail conditions. South of the Three Sisters and for most part lying slightly on the west slope of the Cascades is. a chain of lakes that develops into a major lake basin around Mink lake. Mink lake is one of the few Oregon lakes that is larger than 300 acres and not reached by road. C'Nise to Skyline. IVuil Most of the lakes in this section arc cither directly adjacent' to or relatively close to the Skyline trail. While the main access route to these lakes is from the Century drive, the lakes can also be readi ed from the west side from the Mc- Kenzie pass and the horse Creek trail. From Elk lake, the Island Meadow trail connects with the Skyline trail. , A fair road leads from the'Cen- tury drive to Wickiup plains from where several 'good lakes are easi ly reached. Amony these the Sister Mirror lakes are a delight to the photographer as well as to the camper and fisherman. Nash lake is usually especially good fishing. Shelters at Mink and Cliff Shelters have been built by the Forest service at Mink lake and Cliff lake. Part of the Taylor Burn group of lakes is in the Willamette Na tional forest in a second growth fir forest, while the eastern sec tion is in the Deschutes forest. About 25 lakes lie within a radi' us of five miles of Taylor Burn forest camp, all of litem stocked with raintxnv and eastern brook. If you're umbitious, an e.xcellant view of the area can be had from Taylor Butte which can be climb ed in about 20 minutes. Forest Camps are available at North Waldo, Taylor Burn camp and Charlton, Liltle Cullus, Irish. Taylor and Big Cultus lakes. 1 V i 4 ' mi i i' V : ' It... - ' ' 3 ff & rSfrS?,l 1 'wlfa mm I ( 'iTi' '-! .1 IT . GEMS FROM AGED HILLS Pictured here is a wall display of agafes af the 1956 gem show in Prineville. Thousands of gems shaped from semiprecious stones, most of them found in Central Oregon, were included in the colorful display. (Bend Bulletin Photo) Oregon's Tourist Attractions Include Hunting for Stones pictures in beautiful colors and group forms. Snowflake agate is agate with white specks resem bling snow flakes on a darker background. Denderite agate is the most valuable. It portrays ferns and shrubs and some landscape scenes. Sagebrush scenes are very common. Pony agates arc found on Pony Butte. They have a light back ground mottled with brown spots. These bulles arc easily accessible to anyone wishing to visit them. The name polka-dot agate is some times applied to these stones al though they are not the true polka- dot variety found in some other localities. Iris, is found in Warm Springs country. When cut in thin slabs and polished it portrays the rain bow in colors and form. The Ante lope country is an iris location. Jasper hi many colors is found, It varies in quality from the finest to the most common. It is found wherever agate is found. Jasper ixilishes to a beautiful gloss and is used in jewelry setting as well as paper weights, spheres and oth er articles. It is one of the best materials for an amateur lo begin practicing oil when learning lapi- By AMtKKT N. NKWTOX I4MlHitfS eulogy Club Oregon, is one of the most out standing states of the union for its diversified, precious and semi precious array of stones. Many tourists and getn hunters search its hills and deserts for greatly valued stones. Perhaps the central part of the state has the greater variety. Its deserts and hills are a gold mine for gems of variety and value. Included in its category are opal, which ranges from common white to the precious fire variety. The common kind is found in large quantities in many places anil easily obtained by the unlearned. Only a few locations of the pre cious variety are yet available. Sets made from this latter variety uc very valuable. Obsidian is found in large quan tities in central Oregon. Iridescent, iver sheen, transparent in red. black and orange tint can be found quantity. Cilass Bulles arc a famous location. Gems cut from this volcanic glass arc beautiful and can be obtained from several private parlies in central Oregon. Plume agale, saginale, carnel- ian, snowflake, flower and dende rite agate are found in various lo-ldary work. cations. The plume and flower va-1 Agatized wood, or petrified wood neties are outstanding for theircan be found in quantity in several Area Advertised At L. A. Show Every year the local Chamber of Commerce spends JS00 to $1000 on a booth at the Los Angeles Sportsman's show. The show is presented in the Pan Pacific Auditorium in the largo California city. It lasts 10 days during the middle of April. Last year 321,183 persons went through the large hall looking at booths and exhibits from all over the West. Bend has been taking an exhibit to the show for some 10 years. In 1956 the Bend boom was man ned by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Burke of Bend and Mrs. and Mr. Art Kaiser of Redmond. The stream of people past the booths is continuous. The Burkes and Kaisers report they never had a chance to stop talking. locations. Hampton buttcs are the most prolific source but Crooked river is also a fine section to se cure this highly prized material. Madias, Klamath Falls and Griz zly arc the best locations for opal- i.ed wood. Jewelry is made from the beau tiful centers of geodes which arc scattered over the hills and dun-, erts of this country. Crystal in many shapes and quality fill these unique spheres. . FINGERUNG PONDS These largo round ponds are used to . house fingerlings for the first few months after they are hatched. The sparkling ponds, the cleanliness, the pine troes, the grass and the building in the back ground givo an idea of why the hatchery grounds look like a resort. 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I ' i Where else could one get a better look at the prosperity of -our fertile lands the best of the year's harvest and the accomplishments of our fine 4-H boys and girls? Actually, the Deschutes County Fair is a reflection of the present and a preview of things to come. U. S. National service has assisted in the continuing progress of Deschutes County. We have the deepest confidence in this area's future growth and development. Whatever your banking need may be, you'll find friendly, competent service at U. S. National rJ 1 ATTEND THE DESCHUTES COUNTY r Am AUGUST 23 THROUGH 26 A; Deschutes County Branches in REDMOND Member Federal Deposit Insmanu Cotpotition ' 3 Distributor of Texaco Products Phone 251 209 Greonwoul l'luuic H'i-'G STATEWIOE B A N K . 0 0 o
