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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1963)
Mt. McLoughlin Angel Indicates Fishing Time By EVA HAMILTON Mail Tribune Staif Wriltr The angel is clear on the mountain and its time to get out the rod and tackle. For newcomers, who do not know the me a n i n g of this, oldtimers will explain. The snow has melted on the Rogue River valley side of Mt. McLoughlin (affectionately known to early settlers as Mt. Pitt) to the point where the re maining snow takes the form of angel wings. This is the sign, familiar to pioneers, that it's time to fish the mountain streams. The runoff from the snow crop is slowing down. The little streams fed by the mountain glacier are less full and crystal clear. The speckled trout is ready to rise to the fly. John Ross of C e nt r a 1 Point, son of Colonel John E. Ross of Indian war fame, passed the message on to many young fisher men during his years. His father had learned this leg end from the Indians. Flowers Are Blooming This snow formation also means that wild flowers are blooming in abundance along tangled trails, known only to fishermen. The be a v e r has recon structed his dam after the winter swell and it forms a bridge dependable for the most cautious to cross. The region traversed by Mt. McLaughlin's Rift of etreams offers fishing for everyone. In the meadows, where the lupine grows taller and bluer, there are currents so small that the very youngest fisherman can draw a fat trout from a deep pool, screened by rushes. That is, of course, if the youngest fisherman has learned to approach the brook in such a way that he does not cast his shadow on the water. The native mountain trout are wily. That is why they have escaped the army of early season fishermen, now moving on to more distant streams and lakes. Rugged Trails In this same area there are rugged trails for the hiker willing to stoop to the height of the first tiger lily or to break through hazel, alder and buck 5 MS I brush to drop a line in good fishing water; or per haps to crawl over a bank white with anemones, soon to be replaced by the waxier petals of the bunch berry. There are many pursuits beckoning persons, who enjoy the great outdoors, Into Mt. McLoughlin's realm. The wild flower col lector, the bird watcher and the animal lover wilt find a wealth of specimens on these trails from early summer into autumn. There are berries, too Qes whiz.' Am you kopib sna in t&ojoov Penneys ALWAYS FIRST QUALITY ANNUAL BLANKET EVENT IliPiii ,1 ft- ;g a i i i i iris vocr z i more beauU. . : .;.., machine wau . !t ; K4 IZ FABULOUS ELECTRIC BLANKET BUY! 9 Single Control 72-ln-x84-ln. 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Wild strawberries, black cap raspberries and native wild blackberries if the individual is faster than the birds in detecting their ripeness. Sun Hoi in Open The sun is hot in the open where loggers and fires many years ago de stroyed a giant forest. The dust is deep and so are the ruts in byways leading to the Old Military road. Many, however, are the compensations for those who would fill their lungs with pine scented air where there are no modern accommodations. There is a challenge for the engineer in the beaver dams and a finished lesson in deception is offered by the little night hawk, who woos the passerby from the region of her nest, feigning a broken wing. The chill descends as the sun goes down and wind from the .snow mountain makes a campfire good for more than frying fish. Sleep Is Inescapable Sleep is inescapable in this setting but interrupted frequently by the barking of coyotes. Morning comes to reveal a network of tracks in the sott dirt around the camp. 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