THE ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
A PLEASANT OUTING.
Saturday, May 18, was a fine sunny
day and the long intended excursion
to the salt water lake was enjoyed.
The dinner dishes were hurried
through and away we went. The
otter boat was filled, then the dory,
then two smaller borrowed dories,
and then because the large hay boat
was in use many walked for it is only
about a mile.
The lake was noon reached, a small
dory and the seine were curried from
the bay across the grassy flat, and
while preparations were being made
for laying out the net the children
scampered to the north end of the
lake, where snags prevent seining, to
frighten the fish, by throwing stones
into the water, down to the middle.
The seine was then run across at
that point and the hauling began.
Boys on each side tugged away at the
ropes until the beach at the south
end was reached. At every ripple
of the water or flash of light as the
herring attempted to escape there
were cries of “Yes, yes”, “There they
are”, “We’ve got them.’,
With many a “Pull away there,”
“Keep the lead line down,” and
"Now all together” the catch was
landed. What a conglomeration!
There were herring, tom cod, spider
crabs, one poor, old, lonesome cod,
and a multitude of flounders rangiug
from the size of a dollar to that of a
pie p'ale. Only the first two kinds
weres-ved. This haul filled a gun
ny sack.
Two more hauls were made with
less success unti' just as we were pull
ing the seine with its last load high
up on the beach, Katie, running
her eagerness to help, tripped and.
befoie any could prevent, over her
went net, fish, crabs, sea weed, r ml.
Wanya hustled home with fish for
supper, luncheon was served, base
ball and fox and geese were played
uutil time was called and we reached
home just as the supper bell was
ringing.
GALLOWAY CATTLE.
Prof. C. C. Georgeson arrived on
the last Portland, with a herd of
twenty-two head of thoroughbred
Galloway cattle, which he had
brought from Kansas and Nebraska
to try the breed on a larger scale than
formerly in this climate.
The Agricultural reservation at
Kodiak, will be fenced, and the Gal
loways will be kept there. The few
we have cared for the past year have
been beeu *uken to Kodiak and add
ed to the larger herd.
Kor beef these cattle will no doubt
be successful, but we doubt their val
ue for milk production.
There was quite an excitement one
morning in May, when it wu9 report
ed that the dam at the upper lake
had broken. The frost had loosened
the earth where recent repairs had
been made and a portion of the top
went out. It sr med that the rani
house could not stand the torrent
rushing by, but the danger was soon
past and our feed pipe was not un
covered. In addition to the damage
to the dam some bridges and land
ings were washed away at the lower
lake in which the water was higher
than ever known before.
Theodore Sehelikoff, who returned
from Carlisle last fall, left for Seattle
early in April to hunt a position. He
worked bis way on the Dora and Sar
atoga but we have not heard from
hi.n since lie reached hi'destination.