Bend’s nearly waterless Mirror pond was far from scenic over the week-end, but the mud bottoms and the sight of the Deschutes twisting through the ooze flats attracted scores of sightseers. Many of these Bend residents had never before seen the bottom of the pond.
Ducks, geese and swans still remained in the stream yesterday, and there were few excursions of the waterfowl to shore in search of food. In the first place, wading through the mud appeared difficult for the birds, and in the second place the waterfowl had plenty to eat on the mudflats.
Downstream near the Newport avenue bridge, boys Sunday afternoon discovered fish stranded in a drying basin, and immediately started salvage work. Several fine catches were reported, through the use of nets. The season on trout in now closed, but there appeared to be no law against the salvage of stranded trout.
The Mirror pond was drained to permit of work on the power dam, and today this work was well under way. it was announced that the pond would be dry a week or 10 days.
No information was available today as to whether an attempt would be made to construct permanent piers for the Mirror pond pageant arch, but the impression was that this project would not be undertaken.
Source: Bend Bulletin ©1941
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