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THE COQUILLE TALLEY 8 EN TIN BL, COQUILLB, OREGON, FRIDAY. JULY H. 1934. OUT-OF-DOORS STUFF By Lane Lsnsve Can you imagine a nice dish of live yellow jackets, stingers sad all ? How yrould you like to try a few for your dinner? They would without doubt prove a very hot dinner to a human being. But if there is anything a bear is more fond of than honey, why, it is more honey. And he doesn’t hesitate about cramming a gob of honey in his mouth that is plastered over with bees. The comb of the yel low jackets’ nest ie eaten greedily and any yellow jacket that gets in the way goes the same route. Anta are another favorite diet of old bruin. He delights in digging them out of their nests in both the ground and hollow logs and beneath the bark of logs. He thinks nothing at all of having a few thousand ante running up and down hiu nose and taking a few hundred bites at him. It has been stated that a bear’s nose is the most tender spot about him. If thst is really the case he must be one real tough guy aM over. 'When he is robbing a nest of yellow jackets, or honey bees, thej almost engulf his -entire head. He merely slaps them off his nose and goes ahead with the feast. Hot stuff! . During the past month, James G Linek, of Williamsport, Pa., spent two weeks with me and during that time we covered many of the best fish ing streams of southwestern Oregon, including the famous Smith river, in Douglas county. Many good catcher were made in spite of the lateness of the season. The gentleman from the east was rather an exception to the rule, as far as anglers coming from other points to our state to fish are concerned. He proved himself to be an expert fly and bait caster, readilj caught on to the various tricks of our western trout and it was not long before my guest was causing me tc call upon every trick at my command to keep pace with him in netting in the lage ones. The exchangeoi friendly banter; Jim’s oft-repeated shout, “You’ll never land that fellow;’' when I hooked onto a big one; the light of our campfire reaching Ion? flngera into the shadows beneath the big trees; the sound of a splashing trout; all will go down in memory and many time« in the future will be looked back upon with untold pleas ure. Yes, that tall easterner, Jamer Linck, whom 1 met by ehance upon an Oregon beach three years ago and whose acquaintance wa* renewed by a special visit to me, is now numbered Ai the ranks of my pals of the trails and streams and the only regret 1 have is the fact that Jim and I did not meet sooner. A friendship formed is one of the true treasures of life and whan a friend is found who speaks a ’s own language, whose likes and within them and upon the very rocks Ims are similar, whose ayes • of the stream.« uopn which the squaw glimpse the same beauty of a sunset and hear the same music in the laugh ter of a brook, why, it is like discov- ing a gold mine. The upper stretches of Smith river is, no doubt, the leant fished stream in southwestern Oregon, due to the condition of the roads leading to it While the 47 miles of road leading to the river from the main highway cannot be classed as bad, it cannot be called good either, owing to the fact that some twelve miles of the road winds over a high mountain. The road is narrow and has more pronounced turns than a corkscrew. <t is a dirt road and the two hazards of traveling ■t are meeting cars and being caught .n a rain. As is usually the ease, the farther the road leads, the rougher it becomes. But the sight of the rush ing trout stream over boulder stream canyons and of the long dark pools where the fighting warriors lurk be neath the shadows of overhanging ledges, well repays a fisherman for a journey to Smith river. I have spoken often in the past as to how the wilderness is gradually fading; how civilisation is taking toll and advancing step by step and how it is almost impossible to find a place entirely free from habitation of any kind and where one may commune alone with nature. This fact was brought forcibly to me during our Smith river trip. At the end of the forty seven mile drive, in that remote region a telephone line stretches forth into the far jungles. Forestry service signs adorn the trunks of tree«, home steaders cabins nestle upon the hill sides where the cougar is still wont to tread the trails. And believe it or not, there in that wilderness at the very end of civilisation’« rough road, a radio blared forth and three bathing beauties sported about in a likely- looking trout pool. Oh, wilderness, where art thou? But it is true that it is hard to find a epot any more where only the Red Gods of the forest reign. Tioga, Smith river. Sixes, Elk, The Dutchman, Twelve Mile, the forks of Cow creek, Old Baldy, Calf Ranch, Salmon moun tain and a hundred and one other former isolated spots have been con quered by advancing civilisation. The game trail changed to a forestry trail and then converted to a read. The very trails that game animals once trod and which were seldom marked by the footprints of a hunting shoe or the foot of a burro, have been converted into roads over which fast automobiles hum Into the once beauty spots of nature. Men garbed in golf panto “rough it” within a few feet of their parked ears,' er even sleep sat and bathed her dark skinned off- string, today a modern beauty of civ ilisation stands, poised for a dive— an alluring picture it is true, but somehow seemingly out of place in a wilderness retreat. , The sound of the klaxon ia rapidly replacing the cry of the cougar and the voice of the coyote. Hob-nailed boots are fast obliterating the tracks of jungle creatures. Old trails are fading into the background as modern roads take their place. Nature’s beauty spots are being gradually rub bed out. The vary glamor of the fast disappearing wilderness, is fading. Today there is no such thing as vir gin trout waters and virgin hunting territories. The time is not far dis tant when a man will pause, his fish ing rod in his hand and ponder the question, “where can I go to catch a fish?” Fact of the matter, a lot of ’em are pondering this very question today. It does not take a great deal of imagination to read the handwriting upon the wall, to take a peek into the future and glimpse the picture that «rill be presented to the outdporsman in the future years; highways every where; roads winding into the most remote corners of the wilderness; modem dwellings upon the banks of famed trout streams; small farms and dwellings upon choice hunting grounds of the jungles and our remaining tim bered hills denuded of the tall trees that adorn them today. Thousands and thousands of new hunters and anglers joining the ranks of the pres ent ones in mad pursuit of the few forest creatures and fish that remain. It is not a pleasant picture to contem plate but there is no dodging the is sue—it’s coming and coming too feet While on Smith river I had the good fortune to see a rather rare sight—a big beaver swimming about in a deep pool. Was also thrilled by the sight of a huge cougar’s track up on the sandy soil of a small creek crossing the forestry service trail. It has been my painful experience upon several occasions to encounter men connected with the Forestry Ser vice who sought to convey the fact that they owned the national forests and quite a portion of the world in general, ft was refreshing indeed to meet Supt. Fenton Starr, of the E. C. W. camp on the north fork of Smith river, near Mapleton. This forester was a man well met, courteous and obliging to the extreme. Clarence Tripp, also with the For estry Service, of Elmira, Oregon, proved himself to be a gentleman, considerate of his feHowman, us a good turn which was gre Mod ern Husbands WITH Old-Fashioned Wives y O U R HUSBAND appreciates the value of modern, labor-saving equip ment. But what about your "business" in the home . . . your daily problem in the kitchen? 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It is now possible to purchase almost any moke of the better quality of up-to-date elec tric ranges, with all necessary wiring and water heater service, for as low as $3 a month. Do not delay. Investigate this revolutionary opportunity today. It may be withdrawn at any time. MOUNTAIN STATES POWER COMPANY predated. Such men as Tripp and Starr are a credit to the branch of the government in which they serve and after encountering some of the high-hatted men of some of the other divaions it was indeed a pleasure to meet the two above mentioned gentle men. this NON FATTENIN refreshing &beer A leading physician advises creamy foam bespeaks sparkling refreshment beer J Coquille Valley Distributors Lowers Have Easy Time With Cottage Grove Team Baaehits and runs were quite ap parent in last Sunday’s ball game, the Coquille Loggers hitting hard and often to defeat the Cottage Grove Caacadians, 18 to 5. Glenn Murray, on the mound for Coquille, pitched eight and two-thirda innings before a severe pain in his abdomen forced him to retire. His start was somewhat shaky, Cottage Grove reaching him for two scores in the two opening frames, but after that he chut them out until he was re moved. Marion Fischer pitched to ne man in the eighth, and in the ninth he had some trouble retiring the aide, three runs crossing on three hits. Two home runs were among the hit-producing Mows in the big eev- ?nth, one by Otto Kolstad and the other by Art Pul if ord. Kolstad's fourbagger eame with Bill Stewart on first base, whifr-Art hit hie with Moran and Thompson on the sacks. Five other hits, all singles, were the mediums, other than the Ruthton swats, which provided the huge run scoring episode. Lineups: ’»ulf'rd. If, ee Fischer, 2b, 3b, Stewart, «a, rf, lb Kolstad, lb, rf Murray, p Woodyard, 3y,~ 2b MarsdaffT^T Moran, c 'Wood, rf Th-mp«on, rf, sa,3b Bailey, cf 2 110 Bart n, If 0 0 0 0 Fortier, e 0 0 0 1 — _ _ Total 42 18 19 27 Cottage Grove B R H O Knickerbocker, es, 1 4 1 2 2 Cox, 2b 5 0 12 Coehran, rf 4 10 2 Witcher, ef 4 0 14 Lunn, lb, p 5 0 2 7 'Ready, If, sa 3 12 0 Pillsbury, 8b 3 0 0 » Minton, e 4 12 4 Miner, p. If 4 110 — — — —— 38 • 11 M Total 1 1 H 1 H 1 Coquille 1 • 0 — 15 A 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 E 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 — — 11 8 ’-48 « Hite 2 1 3 1 3 0 7 « 0—19 Cottage Grove 1 1000000 3— 5 Hits 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 3—11 Summa ry—Ea med runs, Coquille 18, Cottage Grove 5; home runs, Kol- stad. Pulford; three-base hit, Wood; two-base hit, Murray, Woodyard, Pul ford, Miner; sacrifice hit, Marsden; stolen bases, Fulford 3, Stewart 3, Woodyard 2; first base on errors, Cot tage Grove 1, Coquille 1; wild pitch, Miner; paused ball, Minton 2; first base on balls, off Murray 3, off Fisch er 2, off Miner 2, off Lunn 2; struck out, by Murray 11, by Fincher 1, by Miner 2; left on bases, Coquille 7. Cottage Grove 9; losing pitcher. Min er; time, 2 hours and 14 minutes; um pires, Sturdivant and Gilbert. UNDER THE BLEACHERS (By Mark Seeley) At Cottage Grove Sunday the Log ger« will not have the eisy time they did against the Oaacadiane last Sun day. It should be known that three regular« were mfesinng from the Cot tage Grove lineup here in the flrat game, but regard less the Lane county club kept the date, not running cut like Crescent City and Oakland did. One of the players is Johnson, pitch er, who hue been the Grovian« mound mainstay. The other two are at taches of a dude ranch near Cottage Grove. The ranch is owned by J. Farrell MoDonald, screen star, who played the part of Knute Rockne in “The Spirit of Notre Dame." Mar ried to McDonald’s daughter ie Gar rett Arbelbide, ex-Uhiversity of Southern California football star, and former member of the Hollywood Coast League teem. Arbelbide playa third base and the manager of the dude ranch performs In another posi tion, and along with Johnson three two will be in the battle for Cottage Grove this Sunday. Manager Fortier will «Va n u-e Glenn Murray on the mound. Either Art Fulford or Bob Thomjwon will lie used in the inheld an third bssemsn. Woodyard will be at Roseburg. The Loggers return home on Aug ust 5, meeting the Glendale Lumber men, who were ouch pesky opponents in two games earlier this season. I wish to announce to all my friend« nd clients ths* I am now settled in iy office a* my residence. Office and »idence are entirely separate and part each from the other and all due rivacy is afforded when in consulta- on. You are invited to call and in- met my new quartern. •« J. J. Stanley.
