Thompson 167. Rocky Mt. National Park June 25, 1931. Spragues River Hidden Valley and Fish Hatchery. large enough to be of any value. Fishing is very poor in the Hall Thompson and other rivers of the park. More fish food and rearing ponds are essential to fish production on a large scale. And if fishing is to be allowed in the park, at all, it may as well be made good fishing. Deer: fresh deer tracks were in Scotty yard. I had been seen there the previous day. Two deer seen in willow twilight 3 miles north of Scotty. 4 deer seen up toward Ditall. Dog tracks seen all along trip. This whole Never Summer Range is the most ideal deer summer range ever seen. Plenty of water, shelter and an abundance of shrubs devoid of heavy grasses. It is a lush forage country, and would make wonderful elk summer range. Elk: a band of 47 was seen in Poudre Pass last fall. None go into the Never Summer Range. But