Hey guys. Remember to keep this all in context. Don't go off half cocked thinking that this bleaching story is in any way truthful. Step back a moment and realize that the whole idea that bleaching occurred was someone's wild guess, on this bulletin board. No one saw or smelled or in any way observed bleaching on the Elwha. This is exactly how lynch mobs started. Someone dreams up a wild story and before you know it, the mobs out looking for the first dark skin they can find to punish as the guilty party.

I moved up here from Oregon a couple of years back and have been amazed at the blatant racism exibited by Washinton state fishermen towards the local tribes.

We and our forebearers kill off most of the fish and wildlife, cut down the forests and destroy enormous tracts of habitat and then we want to blame the lousy fishing on the Indian tribes. Get a grip. And you wonder why we couldn't get more support for the ban on nets. This whole discussion is disgusting.

[This message has been edited by Buddy Page (edited 01-20-2000).]