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Near Oneco, Conn., one L. H. Brown, told the game warden he had seen a trout leap out of the Moosup River, catch a low-flying sparrow, gulp it down...
...made the necessary gesture and now Beethoven's music is to be performed and his centenary this year officially celebrated by the French Republic. Again the spirit of Locarno walks abroad and soon the movements of a symphony will bring again to mind the well cooked courses of the trout concerto. The wave of a French baton over a German score will add a pretty flourish to the hopeful tune of "Hands Across the Rhine...
Whatever their true nature they are a beautiful fish, yellow and black, and seemed to me more substantial food than the ordinary trout. They vary in length; our guide said he had seen one 28 inches long, but our party had to be satisfied with six or seven inches, although they saw many big ones. At our last camp on lower Rock Creek the guide caught his limit (twenty fish) and gave them to us to take back to Pasadena. He cleaned them, hung them up for the night to dry, packed them in canvas, and then inside a roll...
...went back from Rock Creek by another trail, south of our entrance, crossed a high interstream divide, called Siberian Pass, down to Whitney Meadows at the head of Golden Trout Creek, over the crest at Cottonwood Pass, down a tributary to Cottonwood Canyon, and so to our first camp, a circuit of about 100 miles in six days. The next day, we started at 5 o'clock. Deducting the time taken or towing a disabled car from the mountain road, and for breakfast, we made the 217 miles in seven and one-half hours. This time prompts a comparison between...
...horses were mountain bred, sure-footed, and gentle. We estimated the cost for the six days at about $50 each, including food, horses, etc. Nature provided fuel, water, and light, thus giving the meters at home a rest. We lived on simple food of our own cooking, with trout provided, and agreed that it was cheaper than staying at home...