Se apes a eterna. ms ener mer ee eG i RR eieen Muee eimeyee nee , Sea Bi fy Oi 2 if ; j vA <§ ly } > 5 F a aE Fa FOREST AND STREAM. A Weekly Journal of the Rod and Gun. ANGLING, SHOOTING, THE KENNEL, PRacTicaL NaTURAL HISTORY, FISHCULTURE, PROTECTION OF GAME, AND THE INCULCATION IN MEN AND WOMEN OF A HEALTHY INTEREST IN OUTDOOR RECREATION AND STUDY. | VOLUME XXIX. 27 Ve Aveuss, 1887—January, 1888. a= ; PUBLISHED BY THE oe ~ = § a _ ¥ wa = “i FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY, NEW YORK. 1888. 1h FOREST AND STREAM. Vay INDEX---VOLUME XXIXx e EDITORIAL, Page. Page. Page. Page. | YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: Blacks Snakes sansnanndales teieae setetunh eee aus 23 | Whip-Tailed Scorpion....................-: 3, 24, 124 Adirondack Deer Hounding....'............. 421, 441 ANIAVEPIP YATES HUT bolevs sae, Ay ananan-weene, SER Ee TGR AEA HN EON SOP AN ESOS 5) Gon ng pant onc settbe ino seHs 403 | Wildfowl Domestication......................... 34 Alaskan VONStCrS ae: eee + + sts bees sees ts 221 A Derelict Park Syndicate............---.-.- 201) | Bums House eNotes rom, see eseae s+ sores or ees oe 104 | Wolves and Squirrels in Texas.................. 403° AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB RULE 2: Bhestacsihubberys we a setae ieee nie eee 821 | Butterflies in Trout Stream.... ............... 46.) WeolVesin Pexas.o0e ais. .40cs4ts 0s caunemeee pened lees Bulldozing Exhibitors..........2....2.05 eens 401 The Future of the Park ....................05. B61 | Catsvehaine Coons we -nives see even noe ne ieeiets 86 | Woodcock in Captivity............ * eh laephnehce 403: SEALY SVT OU RU ET CRISPS TN sae I nN NEP 421 Congress and the Park...,..............-- 381, 401 | Cetaceans of the United States............... iyac0aa| NVOOd COCK: aI aTne anges ssedurreseeei sateen 204. ies PeamingsotRidle 2a05 2.6208 LLL. Lnn eee 441 Rrmtors-amd Dae. A, Stee ea crete Wee « 4414 Chelonian: Intelligent: ..0). 2.1.2... heen 4855) WV ood cock in Wilber. . anes ure en, eas 463, 485- Your Money or your Life.................2...+. 461 A Snowshoe Trip in Wonderland............, AGL s| Okiewankes) Oiyrnsh oe piste tier etnies eae ee ae 123, 1885. Wrens MB eleied & otare eee as oe | ee nN eee 204 STA REMY CRS hotel Pat | 2 a en nr ee 481 Park Matters in Congress................2..0a+ 481 | Coot: Strikesta House. oy een. berees tose ee ee 183 Opposwion toswule 20h. ooo ste ress ce DOL The Park asa Forest Preserve. ..............501 | Doe, Antlered....................0..000. cece aes 427 America’s Cup Deed of Gift....................5. 361 Drumfish’s Croaking........+..-....+5ss¢sree ees 36 GAME BAG AND GUN. 5 JD XW gPR hese Re ye ted ey Pe abana: tet tal read cmos 84 AcrcnbOM MiOnAMMeN te. aot. oc eto ee ese pon. ae a sivanine aaiei Sepe aw dan AGiTOnUACKSD Ger a-acn aert.scceta erence en ae eee ae 265 IEEE OD EICOR Pye ic8 Ee ce clelems- (olen eee ree 81, 82 SPORTSMAN TOURIST. meee ee Ee era ee | ape * Adirondack Deer Hounding...... .......... 429, 448: Bait and the Roosen Process................+++- 281 oe . E 7 OVrestry CONQTESS..... ...... 2. eee ees eee eee eee Adirondack Guides ~ J : AMGITON TACK HR OTHON: & ois Sta cays eet es oe 182 Forestry Proposals TE Lae Vig? achemodambn rs potas ee : Bear Hunting a ate A OOS Ron ee Pen ase 5 Bo imi a icapunarceticert.. ee, Ae 289 toa scat ak r. Sea lbhel Lh ea tk ne hang Ge ne Amntélope LehasestOlss ses. oss A Lee 805 i eee es is a Spee asta Foe es 3 ; Autumn in the Game Preserve.................. 426 Gar ‘a Gnaltes Dine Lontnnely : } ies Arkansas Outing. 2dr... don ee hee eee 247 Birds Indicating Water...............--.2005 0 “41 | Bird Hunt in Western Kentucky........... PEE asa dev ue eek a ae A Wore AW AS DIT GNIE (DOSELY):nhatiis serene kei teek 307° Boston Harbor Portuguese. -.............--5. - / 61) Sincktect All Friends BL ak eae ees gow ce rater 74, 81, 124, 283 | Bear Hunt in Himalayas............ 1 Se eeeline 404 PAUSES PS CLOTIAGH Os oot Ue obeys om eee ee ee aD 141 ole Sie aS ee ‘ CREATORS] © LOS ete na ohare eof S Bears in Arkansas 65 Blackfeet Medicine Lodge..................2025+ S28 Grousetand’Ponmes-Uoutt Desa Weigh Rete Cot cone are ae ae Be: Buffalo Head Bronze...............-+--...-.24. Oe ahi Reais LL. Lee. Le Wey 422 | BS ines Wik Ses Wes se ae na ny Bear Trapping........... 65, 106, 127, 145, 165, 183, 205. sik = Peep eee EA me BE acy : } : OTUB C51 AO EVID sects steer sins Valet -Hehe's|sfuansjsiulay= 1485 bbe on : California Deer... --.-----+++--+ ui California Fish and Game...................0.55 142 f j e Bismark, Game near......... 0.2.20. ..4.e022 2-05 465. (aaNet... 6). bok chen soeleeveec-ssceenve. vues 121 (Gra use. alam aires rape seen peas reece ee 463 Binektaalen Raigad CREE TIKI Sci” om WaripiniciOutass CA hue ocenel ved Wee ae F 162 | Grouse in Captivity 368 Aaae arisnme toteees pe Sy ean: ae Seon SRaRDSROCN «seme eyes UE See oy oy he Soe IESE Se PS eT Peveitin ges AUR Ly ae eg oe. | mee eases Rag dae es BOD VAIL +. t.cnrsuety ae tonecake ass eee Mie lene 464 Greg bizfero tel Oren os [eal bce: eee AA ora al DRA netaed | ae eS 444 EA te Peay tert 98 Situ) oer at ibe 4 463 Bob White’s Paradise.................0..0.00e0e- 326 Codperative Game Protection................... 301 OSes oe ee LIT PU ge" 302 aan a en rata aie Sea ee os =n ui Bruin Finds a Champion......................... 306. Creedmoor apes epee oeae bbb ds pineten abies ty 181 MAID AAEPOnaLCAGhI Men rec eo ene: ae : : ee ID BAAGEOWis alee saps cleo acter 23, a Buc ech Elie Helene. eee ee in peo MAT COMSORME APN ie cl. 2 cee aient baahishy cm LCS Orie owente AA aa aes 488 ae HY Barrie di atetich tient Caister peat ty nisi a) po California Random Notes.... .............-.--.- 66. Drtchers-and Wred Perse jo oe ee ee eee 281 hist Gouat Campinas ao ee oe toe 44 | ROSS sole ca es ua nies ca bmn or uf California sWaldiiow#lee. wep see enn eee 285 Tas (Gare. ob AMBIM) 05. 6. siecacdatdssuereee 04: 241 ase Oust ae SEVolevsyauy vewishisytisin tees 4 yuna adem rcuban wae rrr 804 Caries Cod: Quai. uh atenet2442.0e eee eee 306 » Ralline 3 OPO eh nthe Ee tbr LE RR fg he ke we oY PACODs SU UOOI) Saunier. tea See eee nay eee 382 ‘ Dog, Damages for Killing..............----..-..- 381 | Mori GE AEs AO 323, 344, 862, 884, 402, 424 | ee a : Chat of Gun and Game.........-..:..0e:sese ees 184 Tig PTS ROMNe EE HOHES. o. Siencnteye wosceciejnd Gow ween 41 | myine Clam, The Pe ene Re MODOIA. 6... 60. e seers eee e eee ee 304 | Chat with the Domine....................c0e--0m 207 3 oe ee alg a NEF E 8 Uke CER ES Ce Sgalearh buy awe. Gil aha Gnu ee onan en Sarees, 124 - A ; DOs TARE ee ee) ee St eee : Grand Lac Mackinac........ Es ee 42 Mallard Drak A n GCE OIC ES Br tay aces eee 4, 25, 46,66 Drugs and Field Sports .......-........-------.5+ 1 erat a ee | 1p8. 448 Mallard Drake Plumage................ 428, 463, 485 | Clubs and Preserves.......... ..se.2 eee. .826, 364 Duck Netting on the Chesapeake............... 821 , : le ! i AVEAITIATE ES. sine ete AM endo iprcle. arts crolbues ats aban eae oe 244 G@affocandaBear i\lccriiece: eae 125. Himalayas, Hunting in........................- 28, 43 : ‘ ey nL BRAT ey ees 8 SERCO EUG hore Beat Pave hy pete eae eee ae ee 81 IVs ies. Gra arya IRONS VCE GL Ae See eee eine eee eee ere S038 Galan aninalkalaniceG nine 486 SS ars a eee Housatonic, By the........06.000. 000s 0eeeeeee 427 | eg Ww ad Spid 28 i i sma eii Laleay Aas Se Express Companies and Game......... ......-.. 861 | 1. the Brush ae dail PISS OU ISIN ETO S: AGES EER SSB ES phasth 783 | Colorado Large Game.........22.0..ceseecseeueee 27 Fish Commission, National.............2.+-++.+- 441 ea ee eae ame te 1 Muskrat in Delaware... 0.10.00. .+0ss01sssesees 463 | Connecticut Complications.................. 306, 326: , JET YoVov ies HSI oveCOLA ON we us “erenctadch eee An chine 282 Myths. Cherished 484 ¥ Fishing Rods in England and America......... 261 ‘ ‘ Myths, Cherished............:6.s see see eee eee ees Cootsss Vicismin oye] ieee seen eae ene 466; 7 Tsong Bills and ong Tails........ 0.00... .2...45- 2204 EN Taso Galle @ninethns 123 Fox Hunting Cruelty Decision..................861 Aa Ae a5 ODE BS KEES OLLIE CEE See th pi ieee sateen enna ts Cougar burner ees ae Pent eae 446. GATING WEE SETVES aces tik o's & G/apee wise iaieeemsins es Saat bs 281 PESOS SASS iakacs AoA ACE™ GAC UE mere 2 ATS Nesting Sites, Wnuwsttals..os.. seed aeeen ce 86, 463 | Dakota Game.................-- 405: Mriine Hishiesin ceGreere fener ameelel sean 63] 9 203 Patt Hh aie ease LAS ak BE ees : inode TOW acs a0 evecare 2 ooeaseb ae eees SADA | ; POSSUMS. «- 10s. eee eee ee ee teens Stents Bete rete ee Dary-ansthe Wid 8:22.84 i940. «eee en eee ee 267 Miemiacs ua ndeotee olin. 4s tt outed Freak ene 249, 322 Syecaye Garti 99, WES AVETMIATIS)...,. , oiciid isce sor de cbs Hecedar aa 141 ; f SPLCY, VAPLIVE. . 1-6 e cece eee eee eee tee cee eee eas | Day SGUMnbINGs soy ob tk eA cee EERE eae Moosehead in Fly Time................... 62, 88, 103 | pasture Lot Notes 445 ae Jueeine at Wipper Wami ses. 181, 201, 261 Soe ve ay PINOLE eee PLEA ell Lee 2 | Deer and Quail in North Carolina .............. 307 gies LOne MS POLUSTACI Soo fo5 tg ne ee peuwie sens eas 21) a a yi pe ok ae “| Petrel, Subspecies from Guadalupe.............. 183 | Deer Drive in Arkansas...............see0e-e000: 207 7, ; Mi Koxobourah/ Huyelyel by eee onm th hoshadonh ee neo 1s sboh 83 | p: : : Lobster Legislation....................-.--..+555 241 TENE GRID LUNCH OS ares Gomori 3 St nd Ch vas he een > aor te 845) Deer xperienGeswitiaa- ee ukcsra seis ener ee 26, VEO MTT AY Ore sist salah gee alice ts cy ee MENT ote ae 62 ~ 5 Poke, Tiley chee es GEN en etch Re Pee A ge Nae Mater os 281 ; ; Plant VyorldeamoMam. 2.2 sass ptt oaen eee eae en PAST jad DYexereat atl ANCE UR 8 IAEA Nees ley leapeen seb cide 5. Nevada, Fish and Gamein......................% 143 : - \ Musquito Plague........ Lich ots SERS 21 Re Scie i < JECT Brute ye aero Mee age ire nee rao ae 45 | Deer Jumping.............. PR CE Ce eRELe he ee 505 National Shooting Tournaments................ 261 a Hea ey Male as Sanaa tae Maa Eda Sh] me LSR VA OSTA PING Pee a2 ues Lee ee iether O44 | CRG kame MCh OU Same meee ee sare ates een SNE New Jersey Non-Residents..............0...2005 301 ae = Kid ide eae eel tae Pia GER Agr Pg ee Puppies and Guns..... Sordi cin ereb ite eh 2 Pes 484 | Ducking on the Chesapeake..................... 447 STP AERM GRAN, ole 5 dae npcel erie free Hotes 141 a ae “i c So ee te cae ee ea 105 | Duck Shooting with the Abenaki................ 166 ete MIN CET ATIC AS. (.<.0: Eiccuen ects tek foda| PEO DOLE ENOLE Ags SY elie tere ene rrr ese @unil\ Maleon Nestea cy. thins S40, Noreszeae 23 | Elephant Capture in India....................... 167 Porte Crayon’s Footsteps, In ................... 42 ea ey : p 4 New York Game Law.........-..-++.0ss. 0505 .... 001 : Pane ne Quail, September Brood.... .................0.45 20H.) BAK VERE ROUAR. cee (oe «4 «hss3/e ga cect eeeetend 464 Oyster) SHIP DUNE 2 seg tie ewe et teas yecte 301 So PERIETOR oh Sp Greys See oh as ays : f x ine sa RACCOONS RAIN Giri e ean nasscee ee ar ra 485a\ Bille, vAum On Pablnedwade ers... ee Regn dels 486 PROTA HIGCUItUES Loe. seesgjieieeonene 321 ee iy eae Ts LB see CR aD ee ete Geist Liiiics oa dua neenata stay Men eee 23 | Elk Hunting............ ae ciceeey 265 President, Ozer, AMSler.. -- 2-2 isu htepta tit ree 41 RON BC AB COUBE UY: oc es pees 318. ew Yor og CON iide ae a, Sole 73 Way: ELTN TAC UT irs ete gacsenevetsa bee vac cectesttisesuarcl ey atSel erie of oe D) | TASTELESS OWES ete apa UM. EG PMY ole aio . , we 409 Alert.....6...0. fies eee 255, 296, 494, 515 PASH HAT LOUCsT USC at.10.. «pefeleneial da cesta cts weed Gl oats os | ls rey 16 O'Shea, Dan, Disqualified ET Fre ey 189 AMETICA oo. eee eee eee ee eee A NOL 2 115, 235 Bar erion fags 1s (aed elas = Braye eS gor re parle Fae el ari 116 wall “Our ates Dogs” 331 Babboon Sigs vENE MEE URD 4 copay bee die eens og cer ee! ai eeceyeeeae e Nase neve ea ean ra Gi) Bayhead 65. 116. 136 Bere rete Ginn Neen rs. aaa) ee ee His Sa RV Brly.o8\ nee. 496 AGGIE pe ei ae ofp aid oo Bp i,- Seseea ole Sects arcane na earn ae 474 Sense of ew in oe eter p ee eee et aee cece ence nes Ka Ci Gnikeo sere ea 2 oo nee 175, 336, 397 LEP ARE AGGe rs nananatoetad aii tT), : 16 TONE citrate lle wed ones: tea ce debe Aoi Sond ee een eered 114 ewe Terrier EEDA LE Se ae eh i Sota (eat ylanes ce 2 28g one es oe 234, 255, 376, 396 itaves ae Reiter. A a 7 ua Keel, Movable......... -- +22. seeeeeecrertecceee 191 Bpaniclh lop ei ys aarp 2 eee sest tse §9, 510 Wastes, Oy. te nin Lae SV Re iy abi ecco (maaan Gem ania? GT Ties Geel asa, ee a B55, 375, 4140 Spaniels for Bench and Field. .92, 170, 211, 250, 270, enenavere ai Be Were AG. 5 2440 1 de Me en ce eee 35, 1D hy hehe Sareea eth Pe. Slginiaaae | pee ened sovare Map mae Ra Feen Paar Taree heinirit: ora hone 16, 38, 95, 135, 136, 161, 176, 198 ; BS. J. osedehe hap pean . Sania SbeuiniatDetvoit en gh ngs IPH He aso edeeasterra25 scale eee oc 276, 897 | Tan 1g | Mast Rings.........c0:ceetecee test erent 174 Spaniel Special at Detroit ......... .... ..... , ‘ Se tery Trivett et een mara een Ash stag 8) sates f A SUTRAS HOt. a 6498 soos, 182, 150, 199, 261, 270 Hauling Up Deep Yachts....... buakret .. 418, 476 TIRANA Ry elmo whee wane cred 0 ew 116 ean FRLVIGTS. + 24 5/e-5 ase tad ene eee a LGU WSs (eth ny edceere ices nt. < ope st ee Newark Bay Meet.....-...-0. sescrreorrence ones a eee Se A Sec ae a IS eee ee) el eee ee NG OSE NAS Trl Wiss eR PTR DER NRE ODP scrtocce 256, 272 St. Bernard Breeding Club .........26. sesceeees aio | *°°¥ SEEPS TS Sider 4s Set ara 495 Monatiquot.........00006s60.00 15, 35, 56, 94, 116, 195 : ROX) 36 Old Pleasure Boats........---2-seperes aeetecs ees 256 St. Bernard Weights............ ..... Sp "s, Shae wes UIE a SE ae age ge Montgomery Sailing Club, 36, 54, 116, 136, 176, 196, | 5. aajine Rac 31 ay aan a he 150 | JO, An Old Time Cruise.........0000/seeeeees 25. aU poreani esse eae crams Sa pear , Pa ip lieesec Roe stato 4.0.0 2o..aaeoadeadr pent paeeiieneninge cane eM & ehcp, mee nee P PTW es See em ae Rent ae Snes Et pigeect entrar alee comeitiae ee nian O°? tig tee RPDS ai nce cese ise venca gre Mata nise coor. ake OE stil tah Paes ok ety coy Ae i ie Ege NY 5. 175.198 REGEN GAT Co oop pain rece ee eeelelagh els hentia ip atta 315) SHOLILIGY, AMM BILCHES....\.)600c-scaeeia eaves clelelelsd ecw eae il g : a at ‘ 4 This clk Ee ee Po eee 355 Stories of Dogs 472 Lavatories, .. 2.26026 sees nett e ee cece eens eee e ens ANB) SNe yyaXtor kes s0st: sist cise ie sd smeam nee ener Ale 216, 287 / PS ae A ASE Oe eee So alge letenoth el < m SAIS ii... gaccinnes Peo neo nee le eae ger Lao) oem St. Paul Deg Show 11. 30, 111. 150, 170 | eng ASSERT SA Ai rnnstete filer aphasia eae 436 | New York Y. C. Cruise...,..........- 16, 36, 55, 73, 95 : Sinan Cina pte Setar aaa ahs . i _ | Sailing and Cruising Boat................+-- 294, 316) tanh: SEA age eee 219 Eloyadt sr Register assure tsi. erat pasecbnti es eee 176 | North Shrewsbury..:..22.42.0.0ceesee0es- sees sees v6) A MO AURIS G Ice fades ssiellole causes oe-tame “0 BCR LUN eee Ot eee OEE oe: Se beet BEAR BL AGRA Ah bin SUGs | BOMBS tA yes thal el lstiaelt ars lalate. a a/c SRT E aceon NE 186 SOOO tka ia 2) estiste apie haa aac Ei ae % y Trail Followed W VETO RUGS 5 viele bs ef cies tee gee Bete naagt 297, 89%, 413, 435 | Oriole and Atalanta.........-.e+erueeseccssce sees 196 Sneakbox on the Potomac. .... 15. ..t..tiy cated a al BRT AG Espey met RY a Tits Ao cheated Mayfl Se Menta VientulatOrs..< .nasqnasb. eaehedieeer nals ace Transportation-of Does 299 CANO (ot OAR AAA a ene ee Re ns Oe Boh 515 | Oyster Boats at Larchmont.................--: 16, 95 " tee Trap re a ey Measurement 135, 315 | Phoeni TOIT GIAO Ga .tort a ttacseare «2p ateeelas yaisiot ep ea ieeaey ee oe Utica Dog Show tien an. Lk Aa eet 410, 472, 490 Sta Sig et aon tt dL | (OFS0 OD erento re AAPM ESET Ee prea Haigh) ies 16 ‘ un J Ee eae BPR Mere seth: casita sess ee i Feet eamaee Ome ee Mee rers.. BR Et oe bore ar oS eee a a | CARER CMTS Yow ig aie Conia oat FRYE RT Wh ehh OP Tae ; N VTMIGL CHW Neh g SAR RSE AGS o Soecobedcksren ie Soe Ba5h 454 SIS TRGEDIGT cs. ches ce moke 331 WARTS A mom nA AGO ee SERS See Ee bre ated BO CO Ue OSGI CALs he eaeiese teeta eee Ee ee eee 94 ANG R yD Ges GhOW es vos... 10, 51, 92, 113, 171, 187 ah Sie aris antic Aen aS. ee tag ae Quincy: ere este ant: atte ae 116, 196 GHG AN | Western Field Trials....... 211, 228, 229, 292, 312, 351 WSUCT IY: wfabie tip ects ewiats aamins, ame sine eer eistey oe eel 36 | Raritan Bay. Fo aefead Sear Seats eae eae ean % i Wildfowler Guilty.... 90 Naval Reserve......-...6.0-+-sesccese sree eee nees BOG) hod eukstamd =. 5.195. %120-fo vada eee ee neers 116 AMERICAN CANOH ASSOCIATION: ATH SANE lo lohan sae cheat aces 951 | New Yachts............-.. .297, 315, 385, 413, 455, 493 | Royal Canadian..................c. cee ceee cece 196 | As Ce Ar. i rece ee eee re essere terete 72, 855, 308 MIRED OSHA. «5. secs a2, 203, B14, 452, 452 | Nitvama.....-..0 ccc eeeeeeeesee. 186, 376, 413, 515 | Royal Nova Scotie,.............0c0ceeeeees 36, 115,185] Atlantic Divisior.............. DISC oIN ASE eo ame Wolves, Performing 5 eys2,s, ine Learnt ee. Se 313 COLE SVC DAs ot natn, eat aes Posse one Genet eit 135 SAVED, oy ov d7bs neo s cobs toe, eee De eee 36 Auditing Committee......... a z Wooster Dog ShOW......ccececsccccececcceecveves 9x; | Open Boat Sailing..............-..:. eee 334, 876 | Shinnecock Bay Race............... «2.45. 36, 56,94 | Central Division. .....+-.-1.eseeseee eee eeeneees 14 aa Youngsters in the Field..................0.-0000. 4j9 | Otiva’s Crew... .... 20... cece eeee eres eee AOG* SID DIC AM neg ta enc eye i.can bony Sy nee nae 36, 56,95 | Changes of Address..............2.00.. cscs ees 19] bese a Oseoneds Muara ony cs eons hee seminars lbw SOUTHS OStOMer., eaeteines eri ects cies tiers 15g36,e15)) GOOnstiyntione (297 24 22 -< eves cet cts eet 184, 295, alk "i> SEEN AUC Saves Bases Pobots ate ee gt erste ane es a Penne ee SUCTH PAM Oe hoersicn Si OMIMANOt nek. tA tee ay Wo ne SL aster Divisionseeis: o. Avsoedsteemres coke ey 298 RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING, Paine and Burgess.............. 28py 2p iu Ob L oe ytd LOT On tO? ast as eenn ate ee eee are, 235 | Executive Committee............. 238, 273, 817, 336 PTY OR as ays say ists hse hey eee teael R aee 280i (GNOLVE ANG. CY DEESS... 00 on ton Ga Sane sts tat Opera 235 Lake George...........2.-2220eeseeeees 295, 315, 5: American Rifles Abroad........-......02.-2ee sane OME AT POOSCart onthe an heise eee Meee eee Dts] RVMES tT RyIiih, ake. Curie ene ei. oa ee Spree 16, 56 UAT ies SOs PARAS RS AB ERA aMSL OOS 13, 33, 54, 98, 114, 134 Bandle Tournament................ cece cece eee e ee 32 | Portland, Early Yachting.................... Jab e2500)| wWVatChoaAnd Betis: cise. aceite slaeceiecepeie note TES UY UY BSey NOV Mesh oreo Reo Ant es orate irae 295, 315, 333 Bennet’s Pistol Record........-...6.-¢e.eeceeeeee 433 | Phillips, Carrie E...... 255, 276, 297, 376, 397, 476, 496 | Wood’s Holl...............2....0006 csceees suet 135 Northern Division....:.......:. 73, 94, 355, 434, 51% Blackbirds Torte LTA ose e eet erie ai te F433 DIM EaU hea noah, Pepe raran A eaey. Ws ae eters tee AGS BA Dy Api MVWOEROT Ses, cs dala chide seme ed ws Saige itls cetacean 135 Regatta Committee... ....0.. bese cee c eee eect 19] Bullard Match No. 4.0.0.2... ss sseeeeee eee eeee Poe MPrisci ans wlagenned oh areesersec sagemaa asta r ae oet Be laork wilt epctte ctr taeda Pray bor RC 158 |B iinetaiics iadesdwer. ol mar26, tf Sor Sale. QEA TROUT.—_THE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS streams are yery accessible. Particulars, with plans showing routes by rail, on application to Awe JACK, Fredericton, New Brunswick, anada, : OR SALE.—AN ISLAND ON THE SOUTH- ern coast of Massachusetts. Life Building, 32 Nassau st., N. Y. my19,tf ALMON FOR RENT, TWO DAYS FROM New York to the river. First-class fishing for four rods, camp house, four rooms; guides engaged for present owner who cannot go to the pools; trout lake handy. Apply to ABBEY & IMBRIE, 18 Vesey st., New York. tf Es WHITE HARES (Lepus Americanus) captured_and properly boxed and delivere to express in Bethel, Me., in good condition on receipt of orders and remittances at $3 per vay Refer to Hon. H. O. Stanley, Dixfield, Me., Fish and Game Commissioner. J. G. RICH, Bethel, Me. decl6,tf NOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.—ONE JOHN A. Nichols’ B. L., 12-bore, d0in., §44lbs., finest Quality, elaborately enzraved, highly finished and perfectly new. Will be sold at one-half the original cost. Can be seen at H. C. SQUIRES, 178 Broadway, New York. septz,tf Chester White, Berkshire and Poland China i fine setter dogs, Collies, Foxhounds Beagles, Sheep and Poultry, pred and for sale by W. West Chester, Chester Co,, Pa, Send stamp for circular and price list. Hu the Stud. IN THE STUD. _ Yorkshire Toy Terrier. English champion FEARNOUGHT (E.K.C,S.B. 18,079), 2 typical Yorkshire, coat of even, full color, perfect texture, Measuring lvin. across (Si4in. on a side). weighs 4ibs., is half brother to champion BRADFORD HERO. Photographs 50 cents; complete pedigree and winnings free. Address with stamp, P. H. COOMBS, No. 1 Hx- change Block, Bangor, Me. . jy28,lmo CGCRicHhE TT. Small prize pug dog, imported stock, weight ibs. (A.B. 2230), in the stud. Pedigree'and full particulars. HENRY C. BURDICK, : 150 Bridge st., Springfield, Mass. Silwer Shoe. Imported pug dog; a grand sire. Weight, 13lbs. Stud fee, #15. eS , 8758). Pups for sale. CAPITOL CITY KENNELS, Lansing, Mich. CciliPPEenRF. arry, Clipsetta, Heather, Luella, Helen, etc. ee 20, JAS. IN UD. BEN WYVIS G. kK. B. 3623), by Ben Nevis, ex i . ung degs and Meg ee vee, $15 You ag. dc es 3 ii hand. puppies constant UNSON, Branford, Conn. STUD. ISH BULL-TERRIER WHITE ENGL (A.K.R. 2102) ene raw ee A.K.R. 4811) 15. . WwW. IN THE STUD. MAINSPRING, Fee $50. Champ. Beaufort’s best son, eae HEM, Fee $25. J. Hi. N Apply to 5 Clifton Place, Jersey Gity, N. J. Ou the Stud. BLEMTON KENNELS, HEMPSTEAD, L. f, Fox-Terriers at Stud Champ. LUCIFER (as in przesenti)_Fee 50. ; _ To afew approved bitches. Sire, champion Splinter; dam, Kohinoor, winner of many cups and prizes in England. BACCHANAL—Fee $20. Winner of many prizes in America and Bngland. Sire, ch. The Belgravian; dam, ch. Bedlamite. REGENT VOX—Feoe $10. : Prize winner. Sire, Tackler; dam, Sandy Vic. RESOLUTE—Fee #20. i To afew approved bitches. __ Sire, champ. Result; dam, champ. Diadem. Lucifer and Bacechanal will leave for Fngland on the Ist of June for the Jubilee show, refurn- ing in the middle of July. Intending breeders please note. Address GERMAN HOPKINS, f Hempstead, L. L lrish Setter Sarsfield, (Champion Garryowen ex Currer Bell II.) In the Stud. Fee $25.00. isa STUD FOX-TERRIER LUTTLH SWELL, Sire champion Spice, dam Relish; winner of -Many prizesin England, Fee $15. BLACK AND TAN TERRIER CHAMPION VORTIGERN At stud, Fee $15. Puppies by the above dogs for sale. EDWARD LEVER, 906 Walnut st., Phila- delphia, Pa. may19,tt Wick of Waso IN THE STUD. Ghe Renuel. OR SALE.—VERY FINE GREYHOUND pups, limos. old, sired by Don Il. Address ., Forest and Stream office. lt a OR SALE.—THREE CHOICE BLACK cocker pups out of Jet Obo (A.K.R. 4510) by Ranger (A.K.R. 4592). Price $15. W. J. FUR- NESS, 39 Patterson street, Ogdensburg, N. Y. lt ABBIT DOGS.—HALEF BEAGLE HALF FOX- hound, from extra running stock, $10 couple (dog aud bitch). Also beagle bitch pups, $5 each. 1t W.S. CLARK, Linden, Mass. THE CREAM OF POINTERS. PvP LPrlreEs by Robert le Diable ex Beau Beaufort. Prices low if taken soon. HBlegant quarters for a few canine boarders at a nominal figure. No chains, care. MYRTLEWOOD KENNEL, Waverly, Pa. FOR SALE CHEAP. Puppies by Gladstone’s Mark, champion Glad- stone ex champion Bessia A. out of Trusty Glad- stone, Gun ex Pearl Blue. OAK POINT KENNELS, 1015 Washington avenue, New York city. aaa 1t pups; ROM THE WINNING STRAINS,--A LITTER KF of Llewellyn setter puppies, whelped July 8, RERNARD FOR SALE—BITCH PUP, 7 ex Bella rice $60. > 1a. jy28,2t ———E See OR SALE.—_MY ENTIRE STOCK OF ENG- lish pugs and Italian greyhounds; cheap. Address FRED. L. WOODBRIDGE, P.O. Drawer 986, Newark, Ohio, : jyl4,4t OREST AND STREAM. A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE ROD AND GUN. THrMs, $4A YEAR. 10 Crs. a Copy. ; Srx Monrss, $2. NEW YORK, AUGUST 11, 1887. | VOL. XXIX.—No..3. NOs. 89:& 40 PARK Row, NEw YORE. CORRESPONDENCE. THE ForEst Ap STREAM is the recognized medium of entertain- ment, instruction and information between American sportsmen. Communications on the subject to which its pages are devoted are respectfully invited. Anonymous communications wili not be re- garded, No name will be published except with writer's consent. The Editors are not responsible for the views of correspondents. ADVERTISEMENTS. Only advertisements of an approved character inserted. Inside pages, nonpareil type, 30cents perline. Special rates for three, six, and twelve months. Seven words to the line, twelve lines to one inch. Advertisements should be sentin by Saturday previous to issue in which they are to be inserted. Transient advertisements must invariably be accompanied by the money or they will not be inserted. Reading notices $1.00 per line. SUBSCRIPTIONS May begin at any time. Subscription price, $4 per year; $2 for six months; to a club of three annual subscribers, three copies for $10; five copies for $16. Remit by express money-order, regi ered letter, money-order, or draft, payable to the Forest and Stream Publishing Company. The paper may be obtained of newsdealers throughout the United States, Canadas and Great Britain. For sale by Davies & Co., No, 1 Finch Lane, Cornhill, London. General subscription agents for Great Britain, Messrs. Davies & Co., and Messrs. Samp- son Low, Marston, Searles and Rivington, 188 Fleet street, London, Eng. Foreign subscription price, $5 per year; $2.50 for six months. Address all communications, _ Forest and Stream Publishing Co. Nos. 39 anp 40 PARK Row, New York Crry. CONTENTS. SEA AND RIVER. FISHING. Save the Streamis. Utilize the Streams. Hunts for Boys Old and Young. President, Czar, Angler. Notes on Trout. Snap Shots. iF 'ISHCULTURE. THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST. North Carolina Encourage- From the Foot of Mount Bross. ment to Shellfish Culture. In “Porte Crayon’s” Footsteps | THE KENNEL. Hunting in the Himalayas. | Waverly Dog Show. A New Jersey Surfman. Robins Island Club. Camping on the Eastern Coast The Sense of Smell in Dogs. NATURAL History. An Afternoon with the Rab- Pond Life. bits. age of Scorpion and Taran- tula. EDITORIAL. Dog Show Profits. Kennel Management. Kennel Notes. Artemis. RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING. GAME BaG AND GUN. Ra: and Gallery. In the Cherokee Strip.—vii1. The Trap German Hare Shooting. OANOEING The Game Laws. Sra AND RIVER FISHING. ACHTING. Salmon of the Dungaryon. The Galatea in America. Washington an Angler. A Cape Cod Catboat. The Oxbow. New York Y.C. Cruise. Game Notes. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. DOG SHOW PROFITS. T was not so very long ago that a howl went up because a Philadelphia gentleman who was getting up a bench show in that city was suspected of a design to make some money out of the enterprise, The ground then taken by this manager’s assailants was that the reaping of profits or a willingness to reap profits from a dog show was shocking evidence of moral depravity. Since that time several shows have made a great deal of money for their projectors, and no unfavorable comment has been made. So far as reaping pecuniary reward is concerned the giving of dog shows is a precarious business. Of the shows of the past year Boston and New York come out ahead. Each put away éeveral thousands of dollars pro- fits. On the other hand the New Jersey show was a dismal failure. In a circular issued with their premium list of the September exhibition the managers state that their three shows given within two years have netted them a loss of $2,800; and the end is not yet, for the club is under contract with the New Jersey Agricultural Society to give more shows in the future. The financial failure or success of a show does not depend upon its management in other respects. The Waverly shows have always been well conducted and the exhibits have been good in every instance, The trouble has been perhaps in counter attractions. These shows are given in connec- tion with the State fair; and besides the dogs there are big pumpkins, prize cattle and horse racing to be seen free of charge, and the visitors at a country fair are not the class of men to leave a free exhibiton of horse trot- ting to pay a quarter to look at dogs, not even though the . dogs be the finest in the land. This year, that the pros- pective loss may be diminished, the members have decided to make it a diploma show, for which they have as a pre- cedent the successful exhibition given by the Boston club in 1882, Next to a brass and pewter metal show, a diploma show entails a less outlay than any other, and a diploma is likely tobe held in higher esteem than one of the medals. It is to be hoped that exhibitors will give the Waverly show liberal support by a full entry, making the diploma there won doubly prized because of the close competition, UTILIZE THE STREAMS. A NEBRASKA correspondent makes the sensible sug- gestion that by a little forethought and wisely- directed enterprise, many streams of the Mississippi Val- ley which under present conditions are for a short period wildly rushing torrents, and dry for the rest of the season, might be converted into regular supplies of useful water through all the year, yielding a supply of valuable fish food, turning mill wheels, and in various other ways adding to the industries and wealth of the community. This is not a novel suggestion, but on the other hand it is one which cannot be too often reiterated and brought to public attention, The familiar arguments in support of systematic for- estry and the conservation of woodlands lack force be- cause they are for the most part based upon general principles, the strength of which is not appreciated by the individual, or because they have to do with results to come in a future, which, however near it may be, is yet so remote that the average man gives little thought to it. But in support of this utilization of streams the immedi- ate results obtained carry their own argument. Shift- lessnegs gives place to thrift, when thrift sees its reward, and in the improvement of water courses and putting them to some such practical purpose as is here suggested, the rewards are not long deferred, In many per- haps most cases, stream improvement is beyond the control or means of one land owner ; but it is something which can be accomplished by co-operation, or by town- ship or county enterprise. What shall we do to add to the value of our streams? is a question that ought to be discussed in town meeting in every village and town where unimproved water resources are awaiting development. State fish commissioners will co-operate to stock streams now barren, provided the community will do its share toward rendering the waters fit habita- tions for fish, and maintaining them as such. PRESIDENT, CZAR, ANGLER. lie. list of illustrious anglers is increasing. Dr. George H. Moore, the accomplished librarian of the Lenox Library, and a student of Revolutionary history, has dis- covered that Washington went fishing in his vacations, just as certain of our modern Presidents have done. Dr. Moore’s little pamphlet embodying the fruits of his research is printed in another column, and yery good reading it is too. Its author takes a just pride in having enrolled the Father of his Country among the Brothers of the Angle; “I am content,” he says, ‘‘to have been the first to claim for George Washington his rightful place as an angler.” The documentary evidence pro- duced is very gratifying, but then no such elaborate searching among unpublished manuscripts was needed to convince the world that the great Washington was an angler; with all his other virtues, he must have been one; it is one of those things that go without the saying. As to President Cleveland’s suggestion that Washington did not record the results of his fishing because he shrank from telling a fish-story, that is an untenable assumption; very slight fishing experience would have sufficed to overcome in the mature angler with rod or pole or hand- line any foolish scruples entertained by the youth with the hatchet. Moreover, the distinction between the kind of a lie Washington could not tell and a fish-story was recognized even in those days, President or Czar, it is all one, angling has its charms for those who guide the affairs of State. Alexander III. has taken to pike fishing. It appears that not long ago the pike and carp increased so rapidly in the royal ponds that it became necessary to thin them out, and the Czar addressed himself to the task with such devotion that he has come to be a passionate angler, spending hours upon hours on the ponds of Gatchina. He is said to exhibit all the well-known characteristics of the pro- fessional angler. ‘‘ He is disappointed and moody when the catch is unsatisfactory, and correspondingly elated when he brings home an unusually heavy fish. He en- joys the sport so much that he intends visiting the sea- shore next autumn.” The Robins Island Club have been very fortunate in securing the services of Mr. H. M. Short to take charge of their preserve. Mr. Short is one of our best field trial handlers, and we have no doubt will fill the position with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the club. SNAP SHOTS, il Nias shore fishermen of the New Jersey coast are pro- posing the formation of an organization to combat the menhaden men, whom they charge with ruining their industry. -The new society will be known as “The New Jersey Coast Fishermen’s Protective Association.” The first thing done will be to memorialize Congress to enact a law, for which a bill has been introduced in a previous session, compelling the menhaden steamers to confine their operations to the deep sea three miles from shore. It is alleged by a well-informed correspondent of the Philadelphia Times that the menhaden fishermen haye a strong lobby at Washington to protect their interests. One of the stock queries coming into the office about once in a fortnight is usually in this wise: ‘In a trap match for three prizes, A, B and C tie on 10, E and F' on 9,and Gand Hon 8. How are the prizes divided?’ The only answer that can be made to this is that it all depends on whether the match was shot under the rules of class- shooting or not. In class-shooting those who tie on the highest score made either divide or shoot off for first; those who tie on second highest score divide or shoot off for second, and so on to the end. It isone of thesimplest things in the world to decide in advance whether these rules shall govern a match; and this once decided every- thing will gosmoothly. But if this condition is not clearly understood beforehand, and a dispute about the division arises after the shooting, it cannot be decided to the full satisfaction of all concerned. Common sense dictates that in such points there should be an express agreement before the match is shot. Class-shooting is the almost universal rule nowadays. In our gun columns will be found two digests of their State game laws prepared by the Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association and the Passaic County (New Jersey) Fish and Game Protective Association. We commend these digests as models to other societies of like character in other States. To make the laws known is one of the first and most important things any game pro- tective organization should give attention to. The law will most certainly not be observed if people do not know its provisions, and the degree of ignorance on this subject of open and close seasons which obtains in most communities is discouraging. Without publication of this information in local journals and posting it in public places there is no effective way of dispelling the ignorance. The two societies named publish their digests in pocket form, and these are supplied gratui- tously on application, The Massachusetts Association sent out 4,500 of the circulars and posted in railroad depots, post-offices and other public places 1,100 cloth posters 18x24in. Work of this sort tells, The expense is trifling, the result, gratifying. Hon. John H. Otis, who died at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., last week, was one of the olden-time sportsmen. He was born in 1810, served in one of the volunteer companies of militia that went from Charleston to Florida to engage in the Seminole War; and in the leisure intervals of a busy and useful career, found time to gratify his sporting tastes in many different sections of the country. Those tastes were not diminished even in his advanced age, nor did Mr. Otis outlive his esteem of the arm of his youth; as for the breechloader, that might do for others, but as for himself he would have none of it; and he clung to the muzzleloader with all the tenacity of its staunchest advocates. Brussels is to have an international exposition in 1888 and one department will be devoted to the arms and im- plements of the chase. Guns and ammunition, shooting suits, dog foods and artificial targets are some of the things that American manufacturers might send over in conapetition for a medal. Massachusetts school teachers have been on an excur- sion to the National Park. The result ought to be that Massachusetts will go solid for the Park protection bill when it comes up in the next session of Congress, The introduction of the German carp into this country has had the direct result of putting. to practical use numerous ponds which have been heretofore neglected, 42 FOREST AND STREAM. [Ave 14, 1887. Che Sportsman Conrist. FROM THE FOOT OF MOUNT BROSS. ( Pat the weather is hot with you, and the denizens amid brick and mortar and brown stone fronts are to be sympathized with. I feel a sympathy and wish that matters could beso adjusted that humanity might follow out the unperyerted remnant of nature re- maining with it, and take to the woods. We call our ways of living civilized. Ask yourself if it be natural, Men wantonly tangle themselves up and will not cut the tangle, because they think it might be spoiled, and civil- ization and society go to rack in consequence. This world of ours is more than six thousand years old. We conjec- ture on the ways of prehistoric people, just, as Ipresume, eople a few million years hence will dream of our bar- arism, if there is anything to base a dream upon. Are we advanced? Pray from what? If to be artificial is to be advanced, then we may be. I am not captious—sorry only, but not for myself, My Perched at the foot of Mount Bross it is cool. chateau is branded ‘‘ West Point standard 80z. duck,” and faces toward the sunrise, with the flap turned up that Imay have an unobstructed view of the snowy range— that is, of a few miles of it. The river sweeps down be- tween the Lava Cliffs, and through the rift, and away beyond, the grand peaks are set in a background of blue —such a delicate blue it cannot be found further this side of heaven than here. Between me and the cliffs isa bit of meadow, and what might be meadow land allowed to tun wild with willows; these afford shade for the cows and they are grateful. The green of the bushes and the tints of the meadow grass, slashed here and there with old color, contrast with the brown of the Lava Cliffs. here is a tender purple haze resting on the lower moun- tains beyond the gap, deeper at the base, while the lofty peaks of the range stand out through a thinner veil of gray. A few white clouds are drifting about, and this evening, when the valley lies in shadow, these fleecy vagabonds of the air will have gathered together on the summit of the range to be kissed into rainbow hues by the sun, as he says *‘good night” to the granite lover of his, who reaches her magnificent front fourteen thousand feet to his embrace, If perchance there be a domestic row kicked up of an afternoon by the misty tramps and Terror holds h gh carnival, it is only for a little while; the sun will caress them into gems to deck the brow of his glorious lady love, and will change her gray veil of the morning into one of gold and rose color. I have watched these lovers a great many summer days and evenings until they haye learned to know me and admit me to their innermost sanctuary; they tell me all their beautiful secrets—they have no quarrels, FOREST AND STREAM is not amiss in such a place; it gathers its inspirations from such an atmosphere, it would be barren else. I may turn to it and without desecration follow the bright paths with others who love out of doors. I strike the ‘‘Pioneer” and have a weakness for him. As I follow in his trail he leads me to a familiar place and scenes that will not come back to me except as I reach out for them through a happy memory, The Little Falls hold a tender place in my regard, and I can see them again as 1 did many years ago; can see them, and feel only as a boy can feel on his first day out and the joy of his first triumph—the white perch. The hills there are still mountains to me; the great rocks with the color of weather-beaten boards are there; the old chain bridge below, which I verily believe was never blessed with a chain, unless to moor it to the bank; it looked like a de- cayed ark or a wooden tunnel perched upon stilts at each end, and was the only dismal object in sight. Have I coquetted with the Three Sisters'in midstream a little way below? Aye, many aday; but I was too young to cause uneasiness, except at home. The middle one, if I remember, was most affected by me, being flat at top and a splendid place whence to diye. And here too, a little later on, I saw for the last time a pale face of one we loved, with a curly black head pillowed in the rocks, I can remember how dark the water looked in contrast to the delicate white skin, and how the tiny waves kissed the black locks as if in sorrow for what they had done, But let me moveon. I stop, of course, on my way to interview the “‘cheewipk,” but have no fancy for the prose below. ‘‘Whata pity” we cannot be contented in find- ing ouly beauty in the beautiful! I have heard neither eatbird nor whippoorwill for a quarter of a century or more. What use was there in telling me the sonyster was not ‘‘versed in natural history”’—the song was sweet. Byron, I think it was, who said that some people pride themselves on being wrong by rules, or words to that effect. Let me say, after the manner of the elder Weller: “T didn’t think you'd ’a done it, my dear, I didn’t think ou’d ’a done it.” But perhaps I would better get out of Wears, or I may find myself in trouble. I make my way into Wyoming, back to the Cherokee Strip, over into Germany, on to the Macedony and finally to where I started, to alight upom “Ethics and Experi- ence.” Bless his eld bones! There he is at this very min- ute dancing roundin the pasture at my feet catching rasshoppers. When he “goes a-fishing, he goes for fish.” Seth Green says the same thing—I fear I shall have to *fess. He threatens that if I do not he will tell you I brought from Denver a fruit can half filled with angle- worms. But then he planted them, and I never caught a trout with an angle worm any more than he; and I don’t know that our mountain trout will take them. It was only with a view to experiment that I brought them anyway, But he says for that purpose a half dozen would have been as good asa quart, I quite agree with him in the matter of lures, and yet I have very seldom had occasion to use other than the artificial fly. If the trout want grasshoppers or worms and I want the trout, Ishould not hesitate to cater to their taste; they are in- terested in the matter and are entitled to have their taste considered. I would do itif I were to be blessed from Dan to Beersheba by all the fly-cranks in Christendom, But I use a fly for convenience, for cleanliness and expe- dition. I think these considerations must, in a great measure, enter into the whim of the fly-fisher, and I do not wish to set them down as pharasaical as Brother B, intimates. Nor should the skillful sportsman be stigma- tized as a pot-hunter. A pot-hunter is only a pot-hunter whether he be skillful or the reverse. The sportsman owned the world, the survivor would angle for the other planets. When it comes to shooting, I prefer taking the bird on the wing, or not all; it’s a matter of taste, or sentiment, if you will, If we have the right to kill God's creatures (and I presume we have, or we would not be endowed with the desire, nor would the creatures have the same propensity among themselves), being above them, as we claim, we should adhere to our loftiness and do if decently and follow the example of the animals belotv us, by tak- ing what is necessary, no more. Jt takes but little to satisfy one’s stomach; and I cannot understand why a man’s sentiment cannot be kept within bounds as well— he is not much of a man if he fails to keep it there. If one kills an unarmed, unresisting brother we call it murder, and cowardly, at that. Birds are not going to bite any one, and if we would keep our self-respect let them have the advantage of their only means of protec- tion—the percentage is in our favor as to who shall win; is if not mean to rob them of their slight advantage? 1 never yet dropped a bird in its flight that I did not ten- derly smooth its feathers with a feeling of regret that I had shut out its life—and still, I would make a double if I could and add to my momentary repentance. But I do not think that anything short of starvation should author- ize the shooting of birds except upon the wing. If this be sentiment, say it is one I am proud of—on this subject I'm ready to be set down with the cranks, But Brother B. is coming up the hill with his grasshop- pers, notwithstanding he “brought in a fairly full creel from up the river this morning, all of which were cauzht upon a coachman. On my side of the Grand the governor proved more acceptable. The trout were all of good size, none less than a quarter of 4 pound, and from that to one of a pound and a quarter. . During my maneuvers on the edge of a boulder bar, sending the flies out into the swift current and allowing them to swing into the eddy, a mad rush in the shallower water at my right commanded my attention. Nothing short of a three-pound trout after a minnow could have made the commotion; I longed for a minnow, but went for him with the governor. The tip of his dorsal twenty feet away was plainly visible. Whether the fly disgusted him or not Iam not prepared to say, but between us, it managed to hook into his back just infront of his caudal; he felt like a log as I dragged in my prize to find a sucker —a black one, Iwas glad I had deprived him of the use of his propellor, as I have no fancy for catching suckers in the back with nothing to guide them except a Toz. bamboo. In my efforts to get the sucker to land I stirred up a school of them engaged in some business in the shal- low water. They seemed to have congregated by the dozen and at times made the water fairly boil. I could not get above them and learn what they were doing; it is too late in the season for spawning, and I concluded they had struck a free lunch counter. To-morrow we g0 to William’s Fork, and with us will be borne the grasshop- per with all the reverence due him in his exalted mission. Perfect days with us are not like angel’s visits—they are common. This morning the sky was clear, and on the summit of the Divide below the Springs we were greeted with just breeze enough to insure a ripple on the usually still reaches. Of course we indulged in admir- ation and comments on the deligh'ful view opened to us; we always do, and*sseem neyer to tire of it, because we can always find something new. We found the Fork somewhat full but clear, and unsaddled and tied our horses on the west side about half a mile from the mouth. Brother B, went up stream nearly to the falls, and left me in possession of the ground below. I could find no evidences of recent visitors and congratulated myself. The first likely place, however, proved a failure, as did the second and the third, with the coachman and the governor. Then I tried an unlikely place on the further side, in shallow water under the willows, and was re- warded with a pound trout on the coachman, A little further down, in a similar place, I took another. The co chman was evidently in favor for the day, so I made them swap places, putting the coachman on the end of the leader, and in a little while had my third trout. The fourth one brought to grief made me think I would soon have a dozen and a full creel of beautiful fish, for these would not vary an ounce in weight, and were in splendid condition. J had not missed a rise and felt exalted. Leaving the stream for a promising pool a few rods be- low, I came out of the sparse timber to a bank a couple of feet above the water, which was about four feet deep. To my right a willow bush of some size had been crushed down into the stream, and still clinging by the roots, its pliant limbs were playing with the current. Ifa big trout did not lie somewhere in the shadow, then the pools were empty and I must look to the rifles and shallower water. He was notthere. CAS ere Area feck psn erat wee dah Peas Aft. The cabin or cuddy has a height of 3ft. 8in. at center, and a!lows a ?ft. berth on each side, with lockers at after ends, whiie forward there is a large space for an oil stove and also for the stowage of lines, oilers, spare Chester anchor and other gear,so that the boat is excellently adapted for cruising. She is ballasted with 2,400Ibs. of iron dross under the floor. The Haggerty sail hoist is used and ves entire satisfaction. The stations in the plans are placed t. apart. The skag shown was added after the boat waa first tried, and has improved her steering, ; : ‘ Aud. 11, 1887.] FOREST AND STREAM. 55 COURS E——GOELET sl @- CUP RACE, = NEW YORK Y. C. CRUISE. 4 RSE presence of half a dozen racers of the first class, with Vol- unteer at their head, is of itself a feature that must place the united New York and Eastern fleet of this year ahead of its pre- decessors, but besides the large racing class there are other indica- tions of the strength and growth of yachting, both from a racing and cruising standpoint. Not only is the fleet yery large in point of numbers but it includes some new MM whose reputation is already worldwide; the older yachts have to a very great extent been modernized and improved in Sees decidedly, and in many cases in performance as well, while this season many that have not been seen for years are ae in the racing. The fleet as it left New London included Puritan, Volunteer, Bedouin, Wave Crest, Bertie. Thistle, Dare, Cinderella, Pocanontas, Eelipse, Vision, Magic, Sachem, Regina, Atlantic, Grayling, Gracie, edusa, Titania, Gitana, Republic, Mayflower, Mystery, Harbin- ger, Crusader, Iroquois, Troubadour, Phantom, Haleyon, Wan- erer, Huron, Athlon, Esperito, Palmer, Maggie, Speranza, Taydigs Nonpareil, Mischief, Princess, Agnes, Norseman, Viking, Reso-. lute, Fleetwing, Whileaway, Madeline, Mohegan, and /Holus,| At Newport Priscilla, Stranger, Clara, and Cythera, with some others, joined, making a fleet of 60, besides alargenumber of steam pardon from Atalanta down to the odd little Now Then. Pursuant orders the yachts gathered at New London on Wednesday, and in the eyening a meeting was held on board the flagship, at which it was decided to sail to Newport on Thursday, the race for the Goelet Cup to take place on Friday, leaving Newport for Vineyard Haven on Saturday and sailing on Monday ror Marblehead, where the race of the E, Y, C. would be sailed as soon as possible. It was also decided to decline the offer of cups from the citizens of Vine- yard Haven, and the Newport citizens’ ene were postponed until e return from the East, Mr, J, Pierpont Morgan offered the club a $1,000 cup for schooners and two for between Vineyard Hayen an accepted. . New London to Newport, Aug. 4. The glowing reports of Volunteer’s trials had served to direct eneral attention to the new boat that was expected to beat aytflower as the latter last year beat Puritan. Seen at a little distance under way she is a handsome craft and worthy of a place beside her sisters. The clipper stem looks well, while the sheer and overhang are much the same in a general ay as in the others. Near by, however, a great difference is noticeable in the latter articular, due, as Mr, Burgess claims, entirely to the fault of the uilders. The stern is drawn in almost to a point, in a very ugly fashion, and in consequence the sheer is quickened aft, and is not as fair as Puritan. The whole form and workmanship of the counteris bad, and the boat suffers muchin appéarance when seen near at hand from astern or off the quarter. The workman- ship generally is rough, the plating not of the best, while the rail and deck work is yery rough. The bowsprit runs in Ore a pair of heavy locust bitts, with an iron fid, being fitted with long shackles in bobstay and bowsprit shrouds which can be taken out when it is desired to house the spar. Of course this can only be done when at anchor in quiet water, but it will probably prove all ee cups for sloops, to be sailed arblehead, which offer was that is necessary, while bobstay fall and shroud tackles are un- hecessary and the spar is more rigidly held. Unlike Mayfiower, the jib sets flying, the luifrope being of steel wire. The usual outhaul with a sheave hole in bowsprit end is also dispensed with, the spar being whole. The iron traveler ring is hauled out by a small tackle, two double blocks with 4in. sheaves, on top of the bowsprit, On the lower side of the spar is an iron hook or spur which engages the traveler ring and holds it, reinforcing the tackle. The peak halliard blocks are pear-shaped and of light construction, and the slings on the gaff are so long that the blocks are nearly home when the peak is up. The sails thus far are set- ting well and doing very good work, though of course not in their best shape. ‘he boom, 82ft. 6in.,is too short now, an extra cloth having been put on the leech after the mainsail was finished, but the sail will be kept at its full size and a longer boom shipped. Like the others; Volunteer is painted white, and with good reason, to judge from Mayflower, now potleaded to the rail. ‘To one who has seén her white it is hard to believe that she could be made so ugly, the dull blue-black of the potlead changing her whole ap- pearance for the worse. It is a question whether it pays, and whether the loss in looks is made up by again inspeed. The white side is always hard and smooth, and probably nearly equal to the potlead, while at low speeds little of it is immersed, and in strong winds the difference would not be appreciable. The early morning at New London was threatening and un- pice with a light N.E. wind, but sails were set early, and at - 9 A. M. the signal to get under way was given from the Electra. - This year no tugboat accompanied the fleet, but the regatta com- mittee, leet Captain Gouverneur Kortright and Mr. Stephen Peabody, was on the Electra, with the latter’s two Herreshoff launches at their service, and in their hands all the arrangements for timing the runs as well as the races were very well crrried out. The Hlectra anchored outside the harbor and at 9:30 fired a gun for the start. The little Esperito was first away, followed by Puritan, then Volunteer. The fleet straggeled along, the last boats being two hours astern of Esperito at the line. The difference at the start between Puritan and Volunteer was but 9s., the latter to windward, but she felloff and took a place to leeward of Puritan, taking the lead as the other luffed for a moment; Puritan set her small jibtopsail and went in chase, both on the wind. The steel boat held her, though the wind grew lighter until there was almost a calm, only the ebb tide helpin: the yachts. Just before noon a breeze came in from S.E., light a: first, but freshening, and as it was now ahead the fleet was soon erossiacking. Volunteer continued to increase her lead until she was able to set her spinaker and run intothe finish off the Dump- lings. The only times taken were: Start. Finish. Elapsed. Volunteer........-..045 Bricshlctie ate 9 47 08 6 05 48 8 1 40 LEDER ye oe ee ee ae, oh os . 9 46 59 6 13 00 8 26 OL CULATION ry ce dtcwstee Mes Kb ss Fp sucsers 9 56 09 6 24 25 8 28 25 IGT ACI paar l ona aaah eentiboena yas 9 56 51 6 43 05 8 46 14 TIGA bets meee Apaserd &. mare shadebau hale jacdeee 9 59 18 6 49 25 8 50 07 ISSA OUR martes oosieseranyarens we 9 48 40 6 42 17 9 03 37 PUNO Daten tse tie dow citte peesios sto 10 19 21 1 32 45 9 13 24 2 EER Z DRO Tc) Leena ee ett en 10 02 56 7 18 19 9 15 23 Sachem... $400 shqcipncos Tlinias- . 9 53 52 7 14 50 9 20 57 Cinderella............-+ 952 11 7 29 40 9 27 29 Gora MN eae) wehltewenerere resets es 9 56 41 7 38 00 9 41 19 MISHes sees eae cee caees eet eT 9 51 7 34 00 9 42 36 24 The fleet anchored in Newport Harbor and all turned in early to be ready for a hard day's work onthe morrow. As the times show the day’s sail was by no means a fair testof the fleet, as the conditions varied at times and the yachts were miles apart, but Volunteer’s performance, the first of the fleet, is another of the many indications that for a new boat she is a very fast one. Goelet Cups, Newport, Aug. 8. The cups offered by Mr. Ogden Goelet, of the schooner Bbw Magi were as usual, one of $1,000 value for schooners and one o for singlestickers, with time allowance; and the two courses were the same as in previous years, that around Sow and Pigs and Hen end Chickens lightships being chosen this year, _,There have been some hard races sailed over this course. but this year there was a regular regatta day, smooth water, light breeze, clear, warm weather, but no sharp and exciting work, and the entire race, though important in its way, was devoid of strik- ing incidents. The yachtssimply sailed over the course as fast as the wind allowed, but the first long leg, 18 miles, represented all the windward work, and some of the yachts made it on one tack, as last year. The wind was8.§, all day, blowing light but steadily, with no change of force or direction, Signals were shown from the flagship for a start at 10 A. M,, and before that time she was in position off Brenton’s Reef Lightship. and the first gun was fired on time, the start being given at 10:15. The starters were: Schooners—Sachem, Mr, Metcalf; Llroquois, T. J. Coolidge; Pal- mer, RK. Stuyvesant; Troubadour, Lucien H, Smith; Resolute, C. A. Postley; Magic, T, N. Motley; Phaitom, G. G. Hazen; AZolus, 5. A. Wood. Sloops—Volunteer, C. J, Paine; Puritan, J. M. Forbes; Atlantic, D, Chauncey; briscilia, A. C. Canfield; May- flower, E, D. Morgan; Huron, H. K, Bloodgood; Titania, C. O. -Iselin; Mischief . and E. 8. Auchincloss; Fanny, F. B. Fisk; -Pocahontas, J. ‘D, Smith; Concord, H. C, Roome; Bedouin, A. Rogers; Gracie, J. P, Earle, Stranger, G. H, Warren, Puritan was first over, rounding close under Electra’s bow, but Huron cleverly cut in between her and the steamer, crossing only ds. later and to windward, Mischief came next, then Priscilla and Bedouin, then a group of four schooners, Iroquois, Palmer, Magic and Sachem, the latter crossing abreast of Volunteer. Next came Phantom, and after her Mayflower and Atlantic, the latter to windward. Titania followed, then came Pocahontas and Troubadour, the latter in a new coat of white. Fanny was not in time to save a handicap. Beside here the laggards were Resolute, Concord, Gracie and Stranger. arrapeen had just arrived from the East to join the fleet at 8:30 A. M., and the preparations for racing delayed her so that she was handicapped 7m. at the start. She sailed wonderfully fast all day and really was second boat over the course. The times were: (eae NEY ie ricee pee eel 10 16 25 Mayflower-............... 10 21 56 LF HID Ee eency eR eect er 10 16 30 Atlantic ............:. .. 10 21 57 WEACHICL. seer Stes ot TO cOr Rien Lelmc erent os a) ean See 10 22 30 IPrisoiilar: wu oe eens. 10 18 00 Pocahontas.....-......... 10 23 07 Bedouin Mike ike sos saoasa 10 19 01 Troubadour........ 10 23 27 Froqgiors 95S e) Ces ie. HOMBM A Manny. cee. tesa wae: 10 24 54 PAIMec: - Lees 10 19 80 Resolute........-......... 10 25 30 Magpies ar f.ockrgnin: ee 10°19) 80" Concord’; 65). 222. 2..208 10 26 25 SHES. MeN 7s a2 es 10 20 Gracie ...... Br ebhinsy: «ates 10 31 13 Volunteer .............585 10 20 OF Stranger....... ...... 1. «010 81 15 antom... 2). oa, Taree 10 21 17 The handicap time was 10h. 24m. 403. Nearly all carried clubtopsails at the start and jibtopsails of yarious sizes, those who had none wishing heartily for that useful piece of handkerchief, a baby jibtopsail. The flagship waited to time the last and then ran through the fleet to the head. Nearly all the yachts were on port tack for Sow and Pigs; only a few trying a short hitch to windward at the start. Puritan was ahead, with Bedouin, Huron and Priscilla together astern of her. Volunteer was now far astern, and at 11:15 she came on Priscilla’s weather and passed her and Bedonin, though the pair hung to her for some time, Priscilla setting a bal- loon foresail. Mayflower was coming up astern, and at 11:45 she went through Bedouin’s weather. The order now was, Puritan, with large balloon jibtopsail, Volunteer, still carrying her “baby,” J. Mayflower third, Bedouin and Priscilla nearly even, the cutter to windward, and Atlantic in sight far astern. Just before noon a light fog covered the fleet and all were lost for a time, but it lifted before the first mark—Sow and Pigs—was reached. Volunteer was the first to come up, with spinaker boom ready. to starboard, on the original tack on which she crossed the starting line. She rounded at 12:57:56, and at once set spinaker. Just as she turned Puritan went on port tack, holding it until 12:02; when she too stood for the lightship. Volunteer also broke out an immense balloon jibtopsail of light linen, the foot hangin in the water, and with headsails down she ran for Hen an Chickens. The otherscame up, Palmer now leading the schooners, nearly all making several tacks to weather the ship. The times were: Volunteer .-...... 4.2055 tebis SO ye uranignve nd Woe beniAue.. oe 1 23 45 IPO baD lel oe ork ee 1G 25- Palmers gion ne conten 1 29 35 Mayflower..............0 Od Ole Mitarria Teele. see ccs es 1 30 01 SAT IATNONG amtre dees cess 110 55° Sachem: .....0.... 5. 2..u. 5. 1:32 15 Bedouin, sen.) eee oe Pakage guethnirkiys 3a eae Peele 1 34 10 Priscilla. ,..2......0. 2.2 0s 112 45 Pocahontas ... ........... 1 35 30 IMEISCHICES, oh iens dees ee ue 12200 Iroquois..................6 1 36 01 Grahiegr Se say ssrdee. oe 1 22 45 The 5 miles to Hen and Chickens was run easily in the same order, the times, as far us taken, being: Volunteer..........:.2-5 « 14550 Atlantic................4. 1 56 05 Puritnizen: ss. ys kscaearss TO5S) Sie Priscila ns cya siclens. +o ste 1 58 02 Mayflower...... ..... -.. 1 5410 Bedouin... 2... cl cses ses 1 58 40 A ie comparative work done to the first mark is shown as ollows: Start toSow Hen and Chickens and Pigs. to finish. Wolmnteerbeptses «tess ucueeueesccecee tree ee — May iawols >: sseaisererrteser tony eee see 416 2 58 PT PibaNee eee sss ee elton eee e os Be 2 911 119 Atlantic........-... OP. si es at ee seas sdd 09 3 22 MP TIS! sca tihehhc ce se acsapeenge tl atteet. seers 16 56 5 53 Most of the fleet set jibtopsails, but Mayflower tried a balloon sail with poor results. The long leg was covered at good speed considering the wind, and the flagship was compelled to speed up in order to be in at the finish. The steel yacht came in witha long lead and an easy victory in her first race. The times were: boats payee done wonderful work all day, but Stranger’s sailing is really still better, as her corrected time, less the 7m. lost at start, would be a few seconds under 5h. or second to Volunteer. Of course this does not go on the record, but it serves to show the speed of the boat under certain conditions and that she is a light and not.a heavy weather erait. Sachem won in her class, with Iroquois second and Palmer third. The big schooner, looking handsome in her new rig and long stern, sailed very well, but had not wind enough through the day. In the evening a reception was given by Mr. Goelet on board the Norseman, at which the schooner cup was presented to Mr. Met- calf, owner of Sachem, and the opee cup to Gen. Paine, owner of Volunteer. It was decided to start early on Saturday morning for Vineyard Haven, the run being timed, but no prizes given. The following letter was received by Com. Gerry during the evening: Newport, R. L., Aug, 5, 1887, Com. HE. T. Gerry, Flagship Electra: Sin—I haye the honor to refer you to the conversation had be- tween yourself and Secretary Bird and Gov. Wetmore and myself Thursday evening in reference to the race for the cups offered by the citizens of Newport and to inform you that the citizens’ com- mittee has concluded that inasmuch as you expressed yourself as well satisfied with the conditions of last year it is desired that they be repeated in the present case. That is to say, the com- mittee offer four prizes as follows: One for schooners 71ft. and over, one for sloops 71lft. and over, one for sloops 5d5ft. and under 71£t., and one for cutters and sloops under adft. The value of the prizes is apportioned as follows: Schooners $650, first, second and third class sloops $650, $350 and $250 respectively; the race to be forty miles or more over the Newport course. The committee de- sires me to say that the race be sailed on or after Sept. 10, and further that the arrangement of the race be left in the hands of such a regatta committee as the New York Y. C. may appoint. The committee also desire me to say thatit would be very agree- able to them for the owner of the winning yacht to select their own prizes if they desire. Hoping to receive an early reply and with great respect believe FRANK G. HARRIS, Sec’y- Newport to Vineyard Haven, Aug. 6. The signal for a start at 10 A. M. for Vineyard Haven was shown from the flagship in the morning and by 9 o’clock the yachts began to work out to Brenton’s Reef Lightship. The schooner Avalon and Clara had come in during the night, but the cutter did not start with the fleet as her new sails were in poor shape. Atlantic had strained the lu{frope of her mainsail and so did not start. The flagship was early in position and at 10:34:30 fired the starting gun. i The big Norseman was first away on starboard tack, with a mod- erate wind from the south, Bedouin and Gitana crossed together then came America, Athlon, Cinderella and so on until over 50 sailing yachts had passed, Steamers too were about in plenty, Electra, Viking, Susquehanna, Shearwater, Orrmoore, Meteor, Fedalma, Corsair and Reva, All the racers carried club and jib- topsails, Priscilla only of the big ones carr} ing a thimbleheader, The day was clear, the water smooth, and the weather all that one could wish. As the fleet strung out the leaders in each class soon me, sir, your obedient servant, | showed their speed and worked to the front, leaving a scattered and straggliug pack astern. Mayflower held her place all day, Volunteer overhauling her for a time but unable to hold her. She really sailed her race alone all day, while Puritan and Volunteer fought it out alone. Puritan kept well to windward in the latter part of the race, while Voiunteer, leaying her, struck move tide further off the Martha's Vineyard shore, losing thereby, . Norseman came first for the finish, with Mayflower carrying clubtopsail and jibtopsail, then came Sachem, with working top- sails, and a ballooner over her headsails. Puritan and Volunteer followed, then Gitana, with spinaker to starbuard, America, with maintopmaststaysail set, Resolute and Grayling and Bedouin un- der spinaker and sprittopsail. The others were a long time in finishing and it was after 4 P. M. before the last time was taken, with a number still out. The official times are: SCHOONERS. , GIVE SOE bt Oe 6 ihe ate todo osfo leap 1 2 B 45 Snelew PO Obor ee 10 48 53 2 34 17 3 50 24 GHEEETS Sees cote wh peta close yeior 10 88 20 239 32 4 01 12 AMNGLIGA. tl 4 piece SB top eeh loots 10 39 20 2 42 35 408 15 Tatectelar le cia Repewucece oe eee ec: 10 44 59 2 50 55 405 56 Grayling: 0 Bites .7 se ee Tl OY 50 315 46 4 05 56 Traubadoury-.-2-c noses See) ee 11 04 57 3 26 46 4 21 49 VE RINE ED Dy RE De) toh te 10 51 31 3 13 39 4 22 08 TROGUOIS Aas ee ee) Ane on we the 11 56 56 2 36 37 4 29 41 Paleser den ke, le, Rive o Sao fen, 10 56 O8 3 27 3T 4 31 29 Patton: ee ee eee e/a. o- li 04 32 3 36 56 4 32 24 D3 7 (10): ne es ws Sore 10 57 57 3 50 38 4 82 41 itverestel kts (ene eee pelt Be OE res 11 20 24 3 54 09 4 33 48 Mohicnmsr eye, 5G Sea ae os Li 04 27 3 39 05 4 34 38 epioligh tt Pe itn... Laeeeeee wes 11 24 21 4 01 20 4 36 59 CrnpHders Tees b Mie seas ee eee cee 11 08 21 3 52 30 4 44 09 Wanderer. cys: ob... State gee oblna oe 11 13 43 3 53. 28 4 49 45 WVVETOLESIs Sls oe tetas eb eee 11 03 49 3 54 29 4 50 40 Speranza....... ..- 10 57 14 4 00 25 6 03 11 Rope) 0a eee Pe eee adres aioe Ti 20 35 4 24 48 5 04 13 aoninger Seniee li 14 28 4 21 40 5 07 12 VAIN OR eee, SUE a ta Pree siatlelp be elenelos 10 57 36 4 16 04 5 18 28 Oran orate WHR cee es a eldeas jl 12 44 4 36 00 5 “3 16 . Nokomis 11 16 54 4 44 40 5 27 46 IDrehanane hii & a seesee se Bee ae 11 33 382 Not timed. SLOOPS. aVTOWOL. oc c.cccee ee Peete shilterety 10 43 14 2.32 39 3.49 26 porte COREA eb a eaneite oe Acetone: 10 48 20 2 49 OL 3 53 43 WOlinteers.. 322: ges nag eyse genres 10 50 03 2 44 15 8 54 12 TAR TH OY hygeine Meet tribe acy warerec Bene 10 53 06 3 18 26 4 18 20 Jeyoretui i Pee ae eee pe os Raa li G1 54 3 29 00 4 27 U6 GACIO Ne iene nbde ne teaiteeenerenae Ee 10 59 05 3 29 at 4 30 32 tiie: Palit: © aerg Pee REAP ros Acer 11 05 57 3 36 31 430 34 IMIse@hieGt.o,, Set vbe eee ee see en 10 46 12 3 23 03 4 36 51 Cinderella..........55 -+-+5- eee 10 42 13 3 82 20 4 50 01 BROuHIB chs 2.4, Sacteel estilo ale actus ave 10 85 29 3 33 28 4 87 59 Mysteryn tence noes suet orme stasis 10 49 03 BAT 27 4 58 24 Pocahontas: s..ic.dees waornieus dese 10 42 28 3 50 42 5 08 14 1D: y i: eee bee eee, ena 8 10 53 22 409 26 5 11 04 VAT IV! ook Lb etch ok ee cette be ute 10 55 21 4 06 32 5 Tl 1 ADH OTiaerd ease oo ed shoserstetanses eld pa tee 10 41 54 4 05 07 5 28 13 Concord: ::...:- os weee te saead dine 10. 56 40 Not timed. IGGTIDSE: £3 choi dia seceeh boeme ose eae 03. 30 Not timed. Etsy o tt: ee ey asa ee ECoee 0 11 05 05 Not timed. ATG .46 Sent og Ig tee a plate pe + i a antes fed W hil ot time: Ten pee cath BEE RULE: enor 5G ak 111638 Not timed {UTTERS. Bedonin 5) ctr sass esas es pert 10 38 2.5229 4 14 09 ERLE GH Se ee boa Seen teeta se 11 02 09 3 55 39 4 54 30 Straten. 2... see cee eee etree eee 10 59 50 3 56 11 4 56 21 Medusa ... 2.5 sestseete ee eceeeees 10 46 17 4 18 50 h 32 33 bOPitcht hee see eeeeeeeN eer orr cove ree 10 47 12 Not timed. YAWLS. Nonpareil... 2... 52-25 seen asr ees - y= 10 55 22 4 33 53 5 38 31 Sachem easily saved her allowance and is the leader of the schooners. The sailing of Volunteer, Puritan and Mayflower was yery even, all things considered, Mayflower doing much better than on the previous day, while the run gives further proof that the new boat is fully as good as the other twoin moderate weather, and with further sailing will probably be better. Bedouin heads her class by a very large margin, beating Titania by 16m., and Fanny did well, coming in a good second to the famous cutter, Unfortunately Shamrock is not with the fleet, as she would have had a fine chance in the weather that has thus far prevailed. SLOOPS. In the evening the Commodore entertained the fleet on hoard ae: Start Hinish. eevee EO aie the flagship, Sunday being spent quietly in harbor. Maric oe socom 86 -B3527 bk Vineyard Haven to Marblehead, Aug. 8-9. Atlantic......... ..---10 21 57 3 27 46 5 05 49 5 04 35 Monday morning, with a fresh breeze, the start was made as hint 10 16 25 3 23 35 5 07 10 50455 | follows: eh i Bedouin. ... 101901 83737 51856 50550 | puritan.............-. 5. 7 00 34 Priscilla..c.....soeev see 7 04 32 Stranger. ......-+-.1.+. 10 24 40 8 48 41 5 Fig 01 506 41 | Volunteer..............:- "OL 10 Witania.o. 2.0.esse-teessk 7 05 00 Titamia:.-...-+-rr- o-+- 10 22 20 8 41 25 51855: §07 22 | Stranger...............2.-. OL Be Erdquois. pyissudes verre sce 7 05 21 Priscilla. ...-...25-+ 101800, BRM. Fitlt 51246 | Gracie............ --..s.-- 7 01 44 Sachem... ......+4 Bevsee: 7 05 29 18 Rib nop) ye ee | 10 16 380 3 48 06 5 al 36 5.13820 | Cinderella.. .... op EES 4 02.15 Vision) )...).:22sseess 8. 7 6 03 Gracie... ..seeeeceres 102440 35252 52812 51457 | Bedouin........ ee © pce TOR BO Magic. ...cccs ssceeseessaee7 06 20 Mischief.........-..-- 10 17-20 8 59 40 5 42 20 5 2282 | Wanderer.....-....-. s::: 7 02.31 Pocahontas......-s0..-+++.7 (6 57 Pocahontas........,.--10 23 07 401 11 5 38 04 Atlantic........ rater “A O2SL INO, Bibs. wees. nveecsste ss 7 07 16 ATW ste wclclsm en +» «10 24 40 4 12 53 5 48 13 TE Rt ITEM aR eee gele ine wessee OB 29 Norseman,.-.....-----++--7 07 16 Concord........-.-.+-.-10 24 40 Did not finish. Mayflower......... .- 7-03 82 Mohican......-..2-2.5..5., 7 0% 40 SCHOONERS, Resolute .-.....- eye ed S7ROTHS- Gata etree eee eee 7 08 42 Sa ohenie, societies os 10 20 07 3 45 24 5 25 17 B 25 17 Troubadour..... ..:-0.+-++ 70406 Fanny..... Ebest ebay ecees 7 10 44 Troquois.. a 0-18 3 55 18 5 36 02 The times taken at the Pollock Rip Lightship were: By Ch caghis dat ier a 10 19 30 8 43 08 5 23 38 Woluimtesre (i) iekhesk <5 10 41 45 Bedouin...,../......-... 11 10 3 Magic,...¢c.2..0e.+e+eel0 19 30 413 39 5 54 09 5 48 24 | Puritan..... ..........-.10 51 22 Gracie ,..--...-....1-5 eed] 11 02 Troubadour........ iy10 23°27 4 16 07 5 62 40 56201 | Mayflower:........ ....-. 0.57.80 Sachem... ........... ..: 11 23 55 Resoltite 2.0... 10 24 30 411 33 5 46 53 Priscila ssc. ele. “40 59 50 Palmer.:..........2...555 11 28 23 Phantom......-. eves LO 21 17 4 22 18 6 01 O1 55921 | Atlantic......... WB 110132 a It will zbe seen that Bedouin comes in very well with the big! After long waiting by the committee at Marblehead the yachts FOREST AND STREAM. fAuc. 11, 1887. came in in the following order, Volunteer haying held the lead throughout: SCHOONERS, Start. Finish, Elapsed. Corrected. SHCMOTE: hn. pete 7 00 10 40 54 27 40 54 27 08 18 Iroquois...... + cipbteseeet 7 00 11 34 40 28 54 40 27 49 22 SILO, . hips Bs orca 7 OU 2 33,22 29-33 22 28 45 45 Troubadour..... 2... ff 2 26 02 31 26 02 30 51 38 (Panera no. spies ee 7 00 2149 19 31 19 19 31 11 22 Bepublicss4.ci00kssoe 7 00 256.53 31 56 53 81 39 02 INOFRAMAD. 5525.25.04 eH. - 7 00 5 23 10 32 88 10 32 23.10 Mohican...) o.3. cece. es: 7 00 4 12 20 33 12 20 85 04 17 FIRST GLASS SLOOPS AND CUTTERS. Volunteer.<....,...-..- 7 00 7 4213 24 42 13 24 42 13 Mayflower. .....-.-....7 00 10 07 28 27 OF 28 27 05.22 PSCt] (eos ab eye 7 00 10 22 18 ai 22 18 27 14 42 Adtaitin. £5. ob: 25. cm 700 102045 27 40 45 7 35 35 PUPIbaN..<-< 265 a fae 7 00 Not timed. SECOND CLASS SLOOPS AND CUTTERS. Bedouin, 2 -<. ja fs 7 00 10 20 26 27 20.28 27 17 04 Grabie-ee cS ae. 7 00 10 28 10 27 28 10 27 28:29 AOVTAT HA) pects L Saye ina 7 00 12 15 45 29.15 45 28 19 07 Ut eee 7 00 1] 41 28 28 41 21 28 28 03 HUB ELSOTw esis e al ys faba 7 00 11 41 17 28 41 17 28 25 24 Cinderolla#) 2.66.8. .ca5t 7 00 12 33 38 29 33 388 28 41 22 BTL Yoe va syaetia rahe 7 00 3 41 09 32 41 09 32 31 41 ASTRA AGS ot dear esantes he's 7 60 42803 33 28 03 32 36 38 Pocahontas i). ..2s4./ 7 00 4 08 10 33 08 10 33 01 50 Thus the schooner Sachem beats the Iroquois 41m. 4s. The Vol- unteer beats the Mayfiower 2h. 23m. 9s. The euntter Bedouin beats the Gracie 6m, 25s. THE GALATEA IN AMERICA, I SUPPOSE you have seen the accounts of our last race with Mayflower. 1am now quite satisfied that Mayfiower can beat us in any weather, from a light air to a whole sail breeze, After smaking all allowance for Galatea not bemg wound up quite as well as she was last year, owing to having a numerically weaker crew, and her bottom being in a somewhat rough condition, the ice last winter having cut away a good deal of the cement with which it is coated, and also for the time which we lost through striking a calm spot while Mayflower had a strong breeze, I am of opinion that Mayflower is ten minutes faster than Galatea over a forty-mile course in such weather as the last race was sailed in; in light weather, if Galatea was canvassed to the extent she can carry since the lead keel was put right, the difference might not be so much. The ballast being wrong the first year undoubtedly misled us as to her sail-carrying capacities; then she could not carry the original sail plan, and we reduced her all round. The second season the original sail plan was restored, and it micht haye been augmented considerably, at all events for sailing in these waters. I have been sailing her this year with two tons of ballast less, and she is still as stiffas a church. The New York races were all more or less fluky, and flukes did not come our way, When the breeze was true and had weight she did well enough with Atlantic and Priscilla, both of which are supposed to be improved since last year. During the New York Yacht Club race the fleet encountered a smart squall, Priscilla and Atlantic had to douse topsails and lower foresails to it, and then were rail under. We hung on to our jack-yarder, and were just down to the coyering board, no more. The squall only lasted halfan hour, but in that time we improved our position from No. 19 to No. 4 in the race, and the sloop advocates had to allow that the narrow cutter stood up better than Atlantic or Priscilla. Both of these vessels are, I think, faster than Mayfiower off the wind, but can- not look at her to windward. On a broad reach they can pass us as if we were anchored; on a close reach we are slightly better than they are, and we can stick pretty close to them on a dead run, and to windward, if there is any sea, we can beat them. I think the Americans are still ahead of usin the matter of sails, and I am not sure if the material they use has not something to do withit. 1 have had a look at the Volunteer, and as far as I can judge (for she is not yet down to her load line) she ought to be a very powerful and fast vessel. She is narrower on deck than Maytiower, but of the same beam on waterline; her sides tumble home a trifle more, her sternpost rakes more, her keel is cambered and she has about 70 tons of lead run in and loose; spars are much about the same as Mayflower’s, boom 2ft. longer (S2ft.). She ap- pears to be very lightly built, and the plating is very smooth and fair. She is also deeper than Mayflower and I think will be faster and therefore give the Thistle a gocd race. I don’t think I shall race Galatea any more. I only wanted to have a good square race with Mayflower for my own satisfaction and I have had it and am satisfied. We will wait out and see Gane through and then up stick and home again some time in ctober. The modern Yankee sloop (?) is to all intents and purposes a beamy cutter with a board; the rig,even tothe smallest details, is cutter, Housing bowsprits and longer topmasts are coming into fashion, and heayy lead keels are all the rage. Thereisa liftle kee] sloop (?) lying close to us called Pappoose, Burgess’s latest—a8 w.1,x12; 8ft. draft, with 12 tons on the keel, She has only sailed one race as yet, On that occasion she beat the hitherto invincible centerboard sloop Shadow ten minutes. Pappoose is a beamy cutter pure and simple, and a pretty boat too. The days of the old death trap skimming-dish are over in America, and moderate beam and depth have won the day. I hope Thistle will do the trick; she appears tosbe a marvel in light weather, but do you think she will be as good a sea boat as Irex and Co,, carrying such canyas, and the freight of a timber ship aloft? We are now with the Eastern Y. 0. Squadron on its annual cruise up the coast of Maine, and we shall probably look into Halifax (Nova Scotia) before we return to New York to see the trialraces. These should prove interesting. Mayflower has been sold. I hope her new owner will do her justice, for she is a grand vessel of her type, and Volunteer will be a good one if she can beat her much.—William Henn in London Field, SINGLEHAND CUTTERS.— Editor Forest and Stream: Though opposed to the extreme cutter, I cannot refrain. from expressing my admiration of the sailor-like manner Mr. Will Howell handles his thoroughbred alone and in the tricky weather recently expe- rienced on the Delaware. He has never had occasion. to. reef his little ship, no matter how severe the blow. When the Minerva capsized the little cutter was close aboard on the big one’s weather, and went about her business as if nothing unusual was the mat- ter. When it becomes necessary to reef our first-class sloops, then it is the “‘wee un” puts herbig sister to shame. An ex:com- modore of the Q. C. Y. C.—cutter all. over—with a queer smile puckering the port side of his mouth, said, “All right, Cap, you are the strongest cutter advocate I ever met, but- you don’t want to believe.” as any one noticed that peculiar left-handed smile of Com, B. when on the cutter rampage? Mr, Hovwell’s cutter is 26ft, oyer all, 5ft, beam, 4it. 4in. draft, with twe tons of lead on keel. She was built by James Collins from the owner’s design, — R, G, WiILErns (Cooper's Point, Camden). SIPPICAN Y. C.—The first open regatta of the Sippican Y. C. was sailed in a good southwest wind off Marion, Mass., on Aug. 6. The times were: FIRST Se etath 1 a. co ted . ength. Elapsed. Corrected. Symiel, C. C,.Hanley.........,....... 25.01 2 36 07 2 28 25 Climax, E. Stetson................. - 226.01 2 35 55 219.47 Mabel, Ss bitPerrys oii es The 24.00 2 43 25 2 28 52 EP AED ALA ACR ees eure nitty tg 26.06 2 44 06 2 28 36 Mattie, Howard... 0... c.c0. ccc eee esas 25, 04 2 49 36 2 32 18 SECOND CLASS. ATOLL Gad) AEE TIS, OS oes act ee H 2 37 36 2 18 05 Superior, W. W. Phinney............ 23.09 2 38 15 218 15 Crawls Joi. Haller. Sree 23.01 2 40 49 2 19 39 Mist, FSW. Satcent....v-...s6 sees: 33,00 2 43 00 2 19 40 Wild: Cat, S. Peers... eS ig 22.07 2 42 03 2 19 57 Hazel, H, Ordsbyie..2 -.2-..)-..de03 23.10 2 49 03 2 29 03 Lestris, W. Se@ranes.... conor. ees 21.08 2 54 25 2 30.28 Eleanor, J, Parkinson........... .... 21.05 Time not taken. + THIRD CLASS Trump, Gasper Whiting............. 18 1 43 14 1 25 05 Marjorie,indley Loring............ 19.00 1 43 12 1 25-25 Zay, Frank di. Luce..... 52... sind. 17.04 1 57 45 1 37 27 Alice, A.'T. Maryel ... 2... soreeedea 19.03 1 55 53 1 388 26 Ripple, H. OG. Bouer...................18.03 2 08 14 1 49 20 : FOURTH CLASS. Wide Awake, Jack Pegram.......... 14,03 1 37 53 1 ii 57 Lynx, Walter Austin.........,.0.01.. 14.09 1 40 32 1 15 36 Nymph, James Olark...0...5..-2.055. 2-5: 1 41 51 1 16 45 Iusaita, Wan, Davis. ..20 ele... as 14.01 1 45 20 119 11 I-tell-ye, T. Hemenway.............. 14.10 1 49 28 1 23 42 Jennie, trving ‘CHhapman.:.. .01.. 2.4 12.10 L 56 20 1 27 14 Skip Jack, V. Knudson....... ...... Time not given, June Bug; Dr. Foster................ 11.11 Withdrawn, WEST LYNN Y. C.—The second race of the special series was sailed off the club house on Aug. 6. The prize in each class is a silver cup to be won twice. The times were: FIRST CLASS. : Length. Wlapsed: Corrected. Lark, Sproule and Olin... 22.04 217 08 2 18 36 Blanche, Martin Nies................ 23.05 2 22 5B 2 13 21 SECOND CLASS. Flying Yankee, Sawyer and Rich...18. 1 34 31 110 26 Hornet, F, Stoddard,................. 19.02 1 19 82 1 15 34 ANIC Te Pe yHCh sss pects ts Neat: ote 17.02 1 36 59 1 32 40 THIRD CLASS. Wildcat, Charles Alley. 6.08 0 48 57 Q 44 31 Florence, John White 16.10 0 54 10 0 49 47 MINERVA.—Editor Forest and Stream: The Minerva Y. C. have owned the fastest and mast reliable yachts in ‘these waters,” from the Slaven (changed to the Minerva) up to the grand 36ft. cabin acht of the same name, The present Minerya.is not of that amily and should not_be quoted as such. Capt. Thomson is an amateur sailor of the finest type, and has handled the “big” Min- erva successfully through many tight nips, and was not unmind- ful of her bad behavior, While it is patent that the old beamy centerboard boat—death-traps so-called—are no longer safe, use- ful or ornamental, a modern compromise centerboard is. Please send one along.—R, G. WiiKrNs (Cooper’s Point). CORINTHIAN Y. O.—In the Oper regatta of the Corinthian Y. C. the allowance on the yacht White Wings was figured on a basis of 23ft. 3in., instead of 20ft, 3in., her true sailing length, The revised calculation makes her corrected time 50m. 18s., in- stead of 52m. 41s., and gives her second prize instead of the Zoe, whose corrected time was 51m. 21s. The Zae is thus entitled to: third prize. HULL Y. C. CHAMPIONSHIP.—The second championship race of the Hull Y. C. on Aug. 6 wasa drift throughout. Posy won in second class centerboards, Banneret in second class keels, and Emi Ell Eye sailed over in third class, fourth class not making a race. MONATIQUOT Y. C.—The 2d championship regatta of the Monatiquot Y, C,, of Weymouth, Mass. (postponed from Aug. 6), SE ee sailed over the Fort Point course Saturday, Aug, 10, at » iv. ATLANTICVILLE, L. I., Aug. 8—The Shinnecock Bay race was postponed on account of the wind and rain until Aug. 29, STEAM YACHTING. AN AMERICAN STEAM LAUNCH FOR INDIA.—Among the several steam launches Bowdish & Co. of Skaneateles, N. Y., are building, is one for an officer of the British Army in India. ‘This boat will be built in the best manner, of selected white cedar, oak and butternut, copper fastened throughout, and all metal parts of the hull of bronze, She will be 22ft. over all, 19ft. on L.w-1., 4ft. 6in. beam, and will draw 24in. aft. She will be propelled by a 14% horse power, oil-burning engine. The boat is to have air tanks of suf- ficient capacity to float her machinery, etc. She will be shipped via Liverpool, Eng., to Calcutta. Answers to Correspondents. =" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. J. A. L.—The New Hampshire hare season will open Sept. 1. egies G,, Simcoe; Ont.—Write to Percy C, Ohl, 44 Broadway, New ork. ; B. D. N., Baltimore, Md.—The ears will probably come all right with age. SUBSCRIBER is advised that there are a Dumber of makers of re- liable shot, : CG, E. M,, Springfield, Mass,—-The Vermont grouse season will open Sept. 1. . O. W., New York,—Write to H. F. Schellhass, 6 Breyoort place, Brooklyn, Y. N B., Richmond, Va.—It is impossible to foretell what the litter’ Write us the result. . C., Omaba.—There is no regular standard. We always give the particulars when they aie furnished to us. - HErrrorp.—The description of a greyhound, “A grehounde shold be heeded lyke a.snake,” etc., was originally printed in Dame Juliana Berner’s Book of Saint Albans, in 1486. will be. _ aS ee _ F.M. L., Lima, O.—Write to Mark Norris, Esq., secretary Mich- igan Sportsmen’s Association, Lansing, Mich. BREECHLOADER, New York.—Your puppy will probably come out all right with plenty of exercise and nourishing food. —A. J. T., Avon, N. ¥.—Jn your answer to W. Y. P., of Tuscarora, - Y., in your issue of July 28, you say it is not forbidden to use nets unless the lake is inhabited by brook trout. Now if I under- stand Section 23, Chapter 648, of the laws of 1879, it is illegal to fishin Silver Lake in any other way than that of angling with hook and line, that lake not being excepted in that act. Ans. The prohibition of nets reads as follows in the section alluded to: ‘‘No person shall kill or catch, or attempt to kill or catch any fish except minnows, bullheads, eels, suckers and catfish, in any of the fresh waters, or in any of the canals of this State or in the American waters of the St. Lawrence River, in any way or man- ner, or by any device whatever, except that of angling, save only in the following waters, ete.” A SOFT, VELVET TEXTURE is imparted to the skin by the use of Gienn’s Sulphur Soap. For skin diseases it should be used freely. Never take a bath without it. It is also especially useful as a Imeans of bleaching and purifying woolens, cotton, etc. HIL1L’s HAIR AND WHISKER DyE—Black and Brown, 50 cents.—Adv. HOT WEATHER POT LUCK. I have always been extremely susceptible to the poison of oison ivy and oak so as to give me great annoyance, unless it is immediately checked on its first appearance. This com- mon washing soda accomplishes for me, if properly popliee. I makethe application by saturating a slice of loaf bread with water, then cover one surface with soda, and apply to the eruption, the soda next the flesh. When the bread is dried by the animal heat, I drop water on the outer side so_as to keep it thoroughly moistened, and dissolve the soda crystals in contact with the skin. This, you will Ee eh ee is merely a bread poultice; the bread being a vehicle through whose moisture the soda reaches the humor, I find that the wash- ing or bathing with soda water, even continuously, will not suffice with me. My skin requires the heat and moisture of the bread in order for the soda.to act on and neutralize the poison, Irarely have need to retain this soda poultice for more than 30 minutes on any affected part. No pain ensues. iH OnUn ert I suffered often for weeks, as the poison would spread all over my body. Now 30 minutes measure the dur- ation of its exhibition.—Popular Science News. A young man at Fort Popham the other day caught a cod which weighed probably 30 pounds, and which he placed in a large hogshead and so kept alive. When the party went into the water the young man harnessed up the cod with stout twine and placed him in the water. He had a great deal of sport, and finally, after considerable persuasion, al- lowed a young lady to try his sea horse. A life preserver was procured and fastened on her, and she grasped the reins holding the large cod, The fish struck out for deep water at arapid pace. The young lady, becoming uneasy, eee the reins, but they caught in her feet, and if a party had not gone to her rescue in a sailboat the result would have been disastrous,—Portland Argus, The other day, from a top-story back window in the Lewis Block, a gentleman was observed on a neighboring roof dili- gently casting a trout fly into the waterless waste around him. ‘What on earth ails the man ?” said one: *‘he can’t imagine he’s down theriver.”’ ‘‘Maybe he’s gone fish crazy,’’ suggested another, ‘Or asleep,’’ ventured a third. Then the office boy came to have a look, “Huh, that’s it, isn’t it ?’’ said he; ‘‘why, he’s only practicing. He’s going up in the Canadian woods in a week or two, and he’s getting into shape.”’ The gentleman continued to cast and recover until his shadow stretched eastward over the housetops 50 feet, when he disappeared down the scuttle—Buffalo Courier. On Saturday evening at seven o’clock Messrs. Scott, Bond Talmadge and Beal left town for the Lake Basin for a duck hunt. They returned yesterday afternoon, and report lots of game and a glorious time. They brought back seventeen large ducks and nine or ten snipe as evidence of their marks- manship, which were duly eer by those fortunate enough to partake of them, On their return they presented Dr, Hersey with a large, fine duck (?) which was on exhibi- tion at the drug store last evening, to a host of inquirin friends, as it was a great curiosity, having four legs imsteai of the usual two, another proof of the unusual fertility of Montana’s soil.— Billings (Mont.) Gazette. If itis worth the World’s while to pay cable tolls on this dog story, itis worth the FOREST AND STREAM’S while to copy it and commend the World’s enterprise: “London, Aug. 2.— Mr. McDonald, the Seeretary of the King’s Cross Hospital, in a letter to the Times to-day, relates a remarkable ease of a wounded collie being recently broughtto the hospital by two white-and-black terriers. The latter barked until the doors were opened, and then went off, leaving the wounded dog in the hands of the surgeon, who dressed its injuries.” A gentleman on Cotton avenue says that Flint River is so low the catfish have left the water and invaded the woods -and fields. They have nearly devastated a field of corn for Lucius Hudson, living several miles from the river. It is said that the noise they makein pulling the corn would he equal to a hundred head of hungry cattle. The gentleman is a very reliable grocer, and no doubt he is correct, as he and Hudson had a talk over it.—Sumter (Ga.) Republican. A young gentleman and lady from the Sixth Ward were rowing on the river on Saturday evening, when a black bass weighing about-a pound leaped from the water, striking the young lady’s wrist and greatly frightening her, and alighted in the -bottom of the boat, where it was made a prisoner. Sunday morning it was served as the young lady’s break- fast.—Himira Advertiser. Write UpTHEGROVE & MCLELLAN, Valparaiso, Ind., for new catalogue of sportsmen’s and civil engineers’ wear.—dAdv. HUMPHREYS’ HOMEOPATHIC VETERINARY SPECIFICS ‘ For Horses, Cattle, Sheep, | Dogs, Hogs, Poultry. | 500 PAGE BOOK on Treat- ment of Animals and aa) Chart Sent Free. CURES— Congestions, Inflammation, QA. Spinal Meningitis, Milk Fever. B.B.—Straius, Lameness, Rheumatism. Cc. C.—Distemper, Nasal Discharges. D. D.—Bots or Grubs, Worms. . E. E.—Coughs, Heaves, Pneumonia. ¥. F.—Colic or Gripes, Bellyache. G. Ge aalecare aa Hemorrhages, . H.—Urinary and Kidney Diseases. I. J. —Eruptive Diseases, Mange. J. 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EC R Erickson. .f444444—29 G W_Babbitt. ....5454444—30 A W Hateh,...... 434444427 EJ Gihow. ...... 4444544 —29 CF Cook. ,.......,4434444—27 GH Taylor....... 4444344 — 27 revs keane PJ Planders..... 4335504—24 CA Cheney ......4434404—28 F H Thorndike., .0303048—18—171 JERSEY CITY.—A bit of practice with a 22-calibre rifle took a ueer turn in this city on Sunday last, according the New York orld: John Schaffer lives at No.35 Laidlawavenue. One of his methods of seeking enjoymentis by shooting at a target in the basement of his house, which he has converted into a shooting- gallery. He also loves tosee others have the sameenjoyment. On Sunday he had a pleasure party. They had a very pleasant time and enjoyed am excellent dinner. After smoking their cigars all accepted the invitation of Mr, Schaffer to visit his extemporized shooting-gallery. The gentlemen amused themselves fora time firing at targets with a 22-calibre rifle when rsh Crosby, a six- year-old boy, reeeiyed a ball from therifle in his back. He wasat the time seated on the curbstone in front of his homme, which is di- rectly opposite the Schaffer house. A man, said to be Sieg*ried Schneider, of New York, was near the boy when the accident took place, and ran to his assistance. Near by were a mumber of Irish- men, They also had heard the reports of the rifle from time to time and saw the boy full after the last shot had been fired. When they saw the German run to the boy's assistance, without a mo- ment’s consideration of the result they rushed uptohim. Appar- ently they thoveht the man had deliberately shot the lad and one uttered a shout: “Lynch him,the murdering wretch!” Thiswas echoed by the dozen men who were with him, and with a Donny- brook Fair yell they pounced on the terrified German. While a number of the gang held the man a prisoner others went in search ofarope. One of them found a clothes-line, which was quickly cut from the posts and conyeyed to the place where the prisoner was excitedly protesting his entire iznorance of the accident. The self-instituted executioners quickly adjusted a rove about his neck. They had dragged and driven him several paces when the party in Schaffer’s house rushed out of the building and explained that the shot had come from there and that the man the mob desired to hang wasinnocent, He wasatonce released, and made a bee-line for the ferry. A careful examination of the boy’s wound showed that it was not serious. The affair was reported to the police and Mr. John Schaffer and his guests were arrested and locked up. The shooting was, of course, accidental, but it is claimed it was criminally so. THE TRAP. CF Sorley...... .4844483—26 J A Whittekind. .0444544—23 E A Coburn.....,8244804—20—178 Seores for publication should be made out on the printed blanks prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to club secretaries. Correspondents who favor us with club scores are par- ticularly requested to write on one side. of the paper only. YONKERS, N. Y., Aug. 13.—Shooting tournament at live birds under hea a ee of Yonkers Gun Club, Aug. 11. Sweeps open to all. Owing to heavy thunder showers in the morning we did not get started till nearly 12 instead of 10 A, M.,as intended, This did not leave much time for four sweeps so that instead of shooting off a]] ties as intended, the majority agreed todivide. The weather Wat rather against us as we had a dull dark day with frequent showers. The birds as a rule were very good though a good many as rather slow to rise, but when once started got away pretty lively. First sweep, 5 birds, 1 barrel, 25yds.: abr Weralers.. |: Ae. 1100-8 Jas Welsh.... ..,........ o10lI—3 J Thompson......., ..... N01i—4 EK Thompson........... . .01110—3 Wraesania se hrray Topesen ec 01001—2_ -_B Burnan.......,.....:. 16111—4 Osan stim Ol en 10010—2 AL Kolb...............0. 110nl—3 LJ Schlesinger ,,...,... 11101—4 Geo Langran...,........ o1n11—4 OMS} ERIC pan Soe ee 0101I—3 P Pamkon,... ..\.ccc. 01. 10010—2 ind : O'Brian. 1°) 0.0 1-2... WSims,.4.. 011 —3 L Kolb....... Lah al 4 1444 Td Schlesiniger.26 01 —344 Burnan.,.... 0 1.0 114—214 J Welsh.,...... 4 1 1-4 Quinn......., 0 0% 0% 1 P Pankon......1°0°0 1 0-2 J Carpenter... 0 0 1 1 2 &Thompson...1 11 1%—4% 1 1111-5 =}$EThompson...1 1 1 1 1-5 0011-2 G Langran....1 1 1 6 4-4 j ye Dae EF Ward.,...1 1% 1—4 Third sweepstake, both barrels, 25yds.; ATP ROD yi asc sdeas cepa 1111—5 TOYVAT ET 4 ces outa key Je DPROMYSON ieee eeu? 01u—4 HB Waring..... Brburnantes: 222. or WiH1—4 EK Thompson. WYDESEDEM As tos ping ete oot O11u1I—4 AB Hall.......... BaP RKO wists bse teas 10011I—3 J Elliot............. J H Weidler.... .. ....... 11009—2 BEG ees oe one J OSB ris, oii). sa dptcteae TI0LI—4 J Davis... .......0. 00020. MUSECOLGI Ss Fis saa ep ebbaes 1011—4 J Carpenter...........-., AN1—5 LIS lacs Ae aE eres. 1Mu—5 Wm Rowland ......... ,-11101—4 AOWVGISN! Nis 52 opto) sthidaes 10110—3 Geo Langran...... milo 1111—5 L.J Sechlesinger...;.....-. I110—4 _Hoffman:............ 0... 11110—4 Fourth sweep, both barrels, second barrel % bird, 30yds.; EH Fox........ 1 13% | Ward....... 10% g 1—3 J Thompson ...1 1% 1 0-3! B Thompson... 0535 0-2 ‘A B Hall.,...... 0 0% 0 1-12 W Ward... 2 11 M 1-3 B Burnan....... 0 0 6 1-1—2 JT Welsh........; 1% 1 1—4% E Blliott........ 110%%-3 Hoffman........ 1°71 1 1%—4% Club, Ligowsky clay-pigeons, 5 traps, l8yds. rise. July score: | Grr & (Pee) KEES seg pedi a a a a ~~. 1101 10111 11101 10111 11111—21 A Aer glee 0671) 100 aye AD AD SAR AP ARR Beri 00110 00000 01001 11110 00101—10 LADIES Fee Tigre Gee ee Be ee 10190 01111 11101 10101 01100—15 dev ERWVGCHITEON S...-uerde corinne te dee os 01001 11001 QO111 — Aer D Tea eee, cadena, <01011 10101 01311 11111 11000—17 CONEADI GY Sd owisenssceewSten seas «ee eae01111 01101 11100 11101 10111—18 Bisa POotlvareecs es che lccerse: t34530 ~....10000 10011 01111 10010 00100—11 W Rogers,......<. ake ae LaePipaee ..... C0001 11111 0009 10010 01091—10 CGAY ROTER a8 ec cbryuepun ste ten eoeecines 10110 10000 11101 11111 11001—16 August score: JM Allen,....... 1s4a rape dadanse be beet L011 01111 11110 11111 10111—21 abel VAE S444 aGt pi sseccse sep acee -... OCG 11011 01060 01001 10000— 9 Age DQIRIS fcc pecteys stan eaiewe eee 01101 11100 01109 11101 11100—15 Posy: CLI (ohare trees tree ee ee sts ayifesaare 11111 11010 11001 01111 11101 - 19 IV ROVDNOLATIC Sb Too5 bsp bodes te hida dns ban 260 11011 10101 11111 01011 60011—16 MP SOMMELctotiste 4.betd soe bbeeee ep ae 11010 11010 11100 11011 00011—15 WOSMGT ABV e) 5 See ae Coiees Guinean cele. -11019 01111 11110 11100 00111—17 OUEST Fara bs cel ae Meee sent ntedas 10001 10011 01110 11197 11111—17 G Snook. ..6:s.38- Serie eee ere ea iiat 10110 11100 01001 01000 11111—14 Wales Sry eon Faelet cctoat Seek habeas 10001 01011 11010 01111 10011—15 JERSEY. SAN FRANOISCO, Aus. 6.—The nine members of the Blhis Rock Club who assembled this afternoon at Adams Point were evi- dently not in shooting trim, The score for the first round would haye presented a uniform line of goose eggs had not Ireland chipped a flyer from the center tray. The blame for poor shont- ing was first laid to the gun and cartridges, then to the heayy atmosphere, but finally the marksmen acknowledged that they had encountered a decidedly off day, The regular monthly shoot was not held during July, and for that reason the back scores were shot. Will Golcher and Fox making the highest score of 13. Cate, also of the Lincoln Club, succeeded in breaking the same number, but he together with Walters and F. Cate joined in the shoot by inyitation; their scores for that reeson were not counted. In the August shoot the average was very poor; the traps prob- ably worked too rapidly: The conditions of the match were 2) blue rocks, 12-bore guns, l6yds, rise; 10-bore, I8yds. W-.L. Eyre acted as judge and referee. Following are the scores: y Shoot. Golcher.. .00011101011110111101—18 Ireland. . .1000000011 0000000011 — 5 Orandall. .01110101000000000000— 5 Briggs... .01100110011110010010—10 nivop-ae Ser 01001110101111111100—13 Cate....., 11141111101000001011—18 Adamse..,.01011010911.001111001—11 Walters. ..02010000011011001110— 9 Laing,...,00110000000110017]1J— 9 Cate, F...00000110100U10000101— 6 Abbott. . ..00010000000C00000000 Bacon... .,00C00101¢00000100011— 5 Angust Shoot. Golcher, , .10000110001110100111—10 Laing.... 01000011110001101191—16 Crandall..10101010010100101101—10 Abbctt....000100110G0001000000— 4 Fox.....-.11001111010111010111—14 Treland.. .10100001010011001001— a Adams. ...00000100100011100101~ 7 Bacon ....01100000001100010010— WORCESTER, Mass.—A grand N. H. tournament will be held on the grounds of the Worcester Sportsmen’s Club, Aug. 23 and ee All New England marksmen cordially invited;—B, F, Swan, Rec"y, CHATHAM, N,. Y.,-Aug, 10.—Ohatham. Center Gun Club-vs" Chatham Gun’ Club, MatolCat blue TODS: each = hatham Center Club. MEOW GI anniionn, igeaenve uci atee 1411111011— 9 1411111101—9 J Williams....... vreeeenioeae ot (OLLI — 01000 1111—5 GaARGPATOS. 0p oo leeraet 0100111101— 6 1431101111—9 ay Lunnen bclnipdcdel tlecla ccs avers offer eee 111010111— 8 1111011011—8 J Goodrich ...,. shee hate 11011 1— § 0000101111—5 MP sOLee, One ccc eens 1110111111— 9 0001131111—-7 BGMow,. 4) -eocadoyacewtes nen LUGO! Ide 111111011—9 56 52—108 Chatham Club. Spengler .......... --- 1011101111 — 8 1110111110—8 ROach, sewn vs -0101110110— 6 0009101111 —5 Colepaugh -1111000101— 6 01001011116 Mealey..... ; -0000001111— 4 0100111100—5 TYAVET. vi cacse -0001100100— 8 0000111¢01—4 Skidmore......... -101100010i— 5 11111100—8 OL pes eatves efare eet. -1111111111—10 1001111011—7 AD AB— 85 WASHINGTON, D. C., July 30.—Capital City Gun Club. Match at American clays, No, 1,5 traps, N. G. A. rules, club prizes: Wilson.... ...011001010001010— 6 McLeod...... .110100100111110— 9 Collison...... --101001100131100— 8 Whitman ... ..110001111100111—10 Conningham. .003111191011101—11 _Mills....... ... 0111011 111117113 Green......4. 1011101011 11111—12 First Team Shoot. Mal Seah sea seer pee W11—5 IWHISGN 44 ce8-03 maaees 10111—4 Cunningham ......,. 11711—5 McLeod . GTeBNipuone espa chip oe 10010—2 Jackson..,, Collison..........,,. -11011—4—16 Whitman............. Second Team Shoot. GrOEN. 0b. pv sncese y- J1101— Whitman.,... tesesee LIDII—4 SIACUEROD: Ree i Ae neni, ee 11111—5 Collfson,... .., «-11101—4 Mimnend. . 101-21 Third team shoot: 19 USS he ee Lt, x. 11111 Cunningham...... Hee callin Woodbridge.. - LILO MAA D DPE ea RS Collison..... -OO01L Wilson..... Green....... ; -10011 DuBois......... Whitman,.... -.1011—18 Thompson.. QuiRr. TORONTO, Aug. 10.—The West End Gun and Dog Sports Club held their second summer meeting at Duck’s place, Humter Bay, to-day. The attendance of members was not as large as usual, nevertheless the competition among the members was close, the interest great and the shooting good. Peoria blackbirds were used as targets from three screened traps, 18yds. rise. Two prizes were given in each class, each competitor in the first class shot at 20 birds and the other two classes at 15 each: First Class. Blea..,. .. O1111111110131111101—18 Dollery...10001100111111111111—15 JODES...... 1011011 111179113113—18 Davis..... 10111100110101171111—15 Wakefield]0111111111011011111—17_ M’Dowall.11110111101116011110—15 Bailey ....10111310110111111119—_16 Blea and Jones shot off the tie for first place, the former win- ning. Second Class, Olam... ines a: 10011111101111—18_ Boswell.....,..110101111010101—10 Jackson...... .O1101L0011111!—11 Beatty......... 000010100111010— 6 Third Class, ; EVAang.... 2.6005 110110111011101—1 ‘Spiller .,.,....11011/1000001100— 6 Habart.....-.. 001011110001001— 7 Watt,.,... ....101000010111000— 6 Gomersall. ...111011000100001I— 7_ Ranney........ 010100010101001— 6 Ties for second place shot off, Habart winning. UNKNOWN GUN CLUB.—Brooklyn, Aug, 12.~There was a large attendance of the members and friends of the Unknown Gun Club yesterday (aug. 11) at the regular monthly club shoot at Dexter’s Park, Long Island. The birds were lively. Sixteen members competed for the club championship badge, which was won by H. Rankin, defeating H. Vroome on shooting off the tie. I, Houseman was the winner of second, defeating three others that tied him with six birds killed out of seven. H. Knebel, Jr., tied four others for third and won Byenhng an extra bird: H Pope (24) Jee eee .1101191—5_ ~“H Vroome (22)......-... 1111111—7 {I Houseman (25)........ 1111110 -6 RK Monsees (25)......... -1111011—6 W Gilman (23).........- 111010.—5 J Rathjen (25).......... 1110111—6 H Knebel, Jr (23)........1011110—5 ~B Stillwell (22)......... 0110010—3 H Rankin (21).......... IW111—7_ “H Plate (26)....-... 24. -1110001—4 H Martin (23)... ....... co0n1—3 J Detliefson (25),..,.....1101111—g H Van Staden (23)... ..1111100—5 H Knebel, Sr (28)...... -0111101—5 Oy EEASS. (Des) mene tative nce 0111010—4 J Bohling (25)..... ..- + .-1100000—9 NEW DORP, 8S. L, Aug. 11.—New York German Gun Club, live pigeons, H. and T. ground traps, 2l and 25yds. rise, 80yds. bound, club rules; prize, gold medal: Hassinger (21).... 111111111110 Mier (21)........... 1111011010—7 Lueas(21). 22. T00001N111— 6 Schmitt (25)......... 0101111110—7 Schlicht (25)........ T10110110i— 7 Kunz (25).... ....... 001101 001—4 Boessenecker (25)...0110001101— 5 Bonden (21).......... 0011010U10—4 Bierbaum (25)...... 0111110010— 6 -Breen (21)......-...-. 0111000110—5 Lo haka sy 2A ype magi TA Ef 1110100110— 6 Schiller (21)........ .-1111101110—8 Sauter (21)...... . 1L11T111—10 Greitner (?1)....-... 0110101110—6 Dannefelser (21)... .10170100011— 5 Ties on 10, 8 birds, 2lyds.: Hassinger, 011 001—3; Sauter, 101 101— 4. Gold medal to Capt. Sauter. BROOKLYN, Aug. 9,—The members of the North Side Gun Club had a good day's sport to-day at Woodside, L. I. It was the regu- lar monthly shoot of the club for the championship badge and there was a large attendance of Long Island wing shots present. Sixteen members went to the trap to shoot for the badge and some fair Scores were made, the birds, furnished by Bonden, being very fast ones, as out of 148 shot at 51 were scored as missed. J. Kroger, W. Krumbeck and G. Sieme tied for the emblem, and on shooting off J. sees won. The score of the shoot is as follows: J Weinholz (26)... .....0101100—-3 S Lyon (26)....... ...... 0101—5 A Duryea (27)... .1111011—6 W Bohmcke (24).,..,.,.1100011—4 Dr Franz (27).. ... -1100010—-3 Li Ohevallier (26)... ....1110001—4 O Manning (27) W11110—6 H Evers (24).......,.... 001001013 K Barlow (26 101111—-4_~J Shand (21).,...... ~ . O00U0L0—1 A Eberhardt (26 .101110—4 W Krumbeck (26),...,.1111111—7 J Kroger (27)....... 1111111—7 _G Sieme (27).. ...... ..Wi1i1—7 H Wahlen (26)....... .. 101111:—6 J Grau (24).....,.....,..1100000—2 BRADFORD, Ontario, Aug. &—A shooting match took place ie to-day for the W. M. Cooper cupatl10 birds each, resulting as follows: James St. Clair......0101111101—7 WH Lowrey.... ... 1011010— Medcalf ........... .-0111111100—7 D Sutherland.,. -.,.010,016110—4 FE Lilliards....... 4. 1110010101—6 J Armstrong....,...0111100000—4 R Neilly..........-.. 0019110000—3 Rudblock..........0101100000—3 The ties between J. St. Clair and Mr. Medcalf was settled at 5 birds and won by J. St. Clair. A CHALLENGE TO DR. CARVER.—New, York, Aug. 15, 1887. ~—Dr, W.F. Carver: Dear Sir—I shot the first international match against all comers, East, West, North and South, at 50 single and 50 double birds, which I won, and have never since been defeated for the championship (if such it be called). Yourself I consider the equal of if not superior to any shot in America, and I now propose a friendly contest for any moderate sum (such being more for the feat than money with me) and to pipase some hundreds of friends anxious to see such a match, as they now consider me on the shelf, which IT donot. I will shoot Se a match on the follow- ing conditions: At 25 pairs double birds cach, from 5 traps, 2lyds. rise and 100yds. boundary, or the field the bounds if so fenced; or at double and single. I will shoot at 15 pairs double rises, Zlyds. rise. and 20 single, 25yds. rise; one barrel for seach bird only; to be shot some time in September, 1887; time and location hereafter agreed upon, Yours respectfully—WinLiam KrNe, AN AMERICAN SHOT ABROAD.—J. Seaver Page, of this city returned home on the 13th on the Etruria, afteratwo months! visit to Great Britain and the continent. He used the time he ‘spent in Britain to great advantage, for he acquired a wi 'e repu- tation in English sporting circles as a. first-rate shot. The Eng. — lish sporting press spoke of his skill in high terms, and he carried off prizes amounting in yalue to about £80 or $400, from the vari- ous pigeon-shooting contests in which he took part. “That’s the gun that did it,” said he to a Tribune reporter Jast night; and ashe Seaee he nodded to the little beauty which in his hands sustained the credit of America so well. “I was introduced to the Hurling- ham Club through the courtesy of Mr. Phelps, the American Min- ister,” he went on. “That is one of the most exclusive clubs in London. You may Have an idea of its style when I tell you the grounds alone cost half a million dollars. We haye nothing like it here. Compared with England, we are sadly lacking In outdoor cluhs. ay introduction to the Hurlingham Club gaye me an en- trance to the best circles, and I think that the thoroughbred Eng- lish gentleman, once you get to know him, is one of the finest fel- lows youcan meel. I shot with the Hurlingham Club, the Gun Club, the Ranelagh Club and at the international contest at Southwick, near Brighton, and was successful at all of them.” At Ranelagh Mr. Page shot three matches with Count de Bertnoro, the terms agreed on heing to shoot at five birdseach. Mr. Page brought down fifteen birds out of sixteen; bis opponent killed nine out of twelye and gaye up. At Southwick, near Brighton, Mr. Page did nobly for America. Shooting with represcntative marksmen from all the world over he tied for three prizes and carried off one, attracting the sdmiration of the entire field of thirty or forty shooters, ‘The British bet very heavily on these matches,’ remarked Mr, Page, “I was astonished on one occasion to cae a youth of twenty-four or so venture $15,000 on a single shot —and he won. GALION, O., Ang. 10.—The second annual tournament of the Galion Gun Club opened to-day with a large attendance, and everything passed off very satisfactorily. The following is the score of the day’s shoot: No. 1—9 blue rocks, 10 entries: First money, Balland Ackerman; second. Chuhb and Burnison; third, CG. H. Kelso. No. 2—9 Peoria blackbirds, 20 entries—First, Burni- son; second, Ackerman, L. O. Jones and Beecher; third, Pinkney and Chubb. No. 3—9 blue rocks, 25 entries: First, Williams, W. 5. Beecher, Ryan and Hoffman; second, Pinkney; third, West, Mayer. Valentine and North. No. 4-12 hiue rocks, 32 entries: First, Valentine; second, Ball, North, Ackerman, Alsop, Seard; third, Pinkney, Williams, Quayle, Ryan, West and HB. 8. Kelso; fourth Burvison and L. A. Jones. No. 5—7 live pigeons, 24entries: First, Ball. North and _ Kelso; second. McCartney and Maxwell; uayle, Pinkney and Valentine; fourth, Ackerman and W. H. escher, No. 6—8 single and 3 pair blue rocks—Virst, Hoffman; Second, Ball; third, Quayle and Schaeffer, NEWARK, N. J., Aug. 13.—The Nieht Owl Gun Club was orcan- ized on Aug. 8, with the following officers: Geo. H. Meisel, Presi- dent; J. G, Yeager, Vice-President; W. Taylor, Recording Secre- tary; J. Dalton, Financial Secretary; H. Allen, Treasurer; T. W. Robshaw, Sergeant-at-Arms....The score of {he weekly shoot of the West Newark Gun Olub, on Aug. 8, was as follows in shooting at 25 composition birds: C, Doty 19, J, Weber 19, G. Deisler 15, A. Assman 13, G. Hilfers 9...,The second match at clay-pigeons be- tween the South Orange and Hast prensa one Clubs took place on Thursday, Aug, 11, at the grounds of J. Pisher, Lodi road, Kearny. epercaale was 2 tie, each team scoring 108 breaks out of a possi- e 180. WELLINGTON, Maas... Aug. 13.—There was a fair attendance at the grounds of the Wellington Club to-day. Following are the winners in the several events: 1. Six clay pigeons—Perry first, 2. Six clay pigeons, straightaway—Stanton and Gerry first. 8, Six clay pigeons, sttaightaway—Stanton and Gerry first. 4 Six «lay igeons—Stanton first. 5. Six clay pigeons, stvaig¢htaway—Gerry, tanton and Sampson first. 6. Six clay vigceons—Brown, Warren and Stanton first. 7. Six blue rocks—Warren first. 8. Six clay pigeons—Swift first. 9, Six blue rocks—Brown and Gerry first. 10. Six clay pigeons—Warren first. BROOKLYN, Aug. 13. -The third annual pienie of the Excelsior Benefit Gun Club, of Canarsie, took place to-day, at Grotz’s Wil- lew Grove. Rockaway Beach. About forty participated in the shooting. In thecontest in Class A, Joseph Harris, James Powell and George W. Serene broke sixteen glass balls out of twenty, The tie will be shot off at some later date. Th» first prize is a gold badge. The first prize in Class B was won by Jchn §, eens In Class C the golc medal was awarded Michael How- and, Canoeing. Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to FoRmST AND STREAM their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of their clubs, and also notices in advance of mealies: and races, and report of the same. Canoeisis and all interested in canoeing are requested to forward to FOREST AND STREAM their addresses, with logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating to the sport. A. C. A. AND W. C. A. WN July 1885 the Western Canoe Association was organized. A small minority of its members were members of the A. C. A, For a year the fact had been known to many men in the A. 0. A. that it was advisable to arrange for several meets in different parts of the country each year if the A. CO, A, was to be kept up. Only a small minority of the members could attend any one meet, no matter where held. The question was, ‘How to manage it.” It has been the policy of the A. C. A. for years to be conservative, and rightly so. The idea of making the A. C. A. a group of divisions was under discussion, and the necessary chanes in the constitution were being written in various forms so as fo get the thing in the best possible shape to take action upon. The W.C, A. held their meet and sent word to the A. C. A. under what condi- tions they would join the A.O. A. The A. C. A. could not accept those conditions constitutionally. The original plan of the A. (3. A. was to hold annual meets on Lake George and elect commodores in succession from New York, the West, Canada, and the Hast. The A.C. A. had become too big for Lake George in 1883, In the fifth year of the A. QC, A.’s life the commodore was elected from New York, following the origiual plan. The sixth year the com- modore was to be elected from the West, and Geo, W. Gardner's name was proposed, and it was suggested that the sixth meet be heldin the West. The W.C. A. elected Mr. Gardner commodore and arranged for an independent meet, and as a union between the two could not be arranged, the A. C. A. elected a Canadian commodore. : s 3 . The new constitution comprehending the division idea was drawn up in November, 1885, and later adopted by the A.C. A, In 1888 two divisions were recognized and [be 1t understood that the members of these divisions were previously all A. C. A. members admitted, and the third, the Northern, will be formally admitte atthe general meouuy thistaonth. This year the constitution has been further amended and reyised in accordance with the results of experience, to cover all points in question regarding divisions. It was supposed by the executive commitiee that the methods ends and aims of the A.C. A. under its new constitution would recommend themselves to the W. C. A. and that a union of the two would haye been possible. With a view to this end a letter was sent to the W. C. A,, formally ae to join the A.C. A. and becgme the Western Division. The W. C. A. discussed this Matter at their meet business meeting and took a vote on the uestion, the result of which was that the majority decided to de- cline the A.C. As invitation, The letter from the VY. OC, A. sec- retary informing the officers of the A. C. A. of the decision willbe read at the A. C. A. business meeting, and there the matter will end—at least for a year. ' i It is to be regretted that such isthe result. The canoeists of the country have accomplished much, andina shorttime. They have a uniform set of racing rules, and rules governing the boats that can enter races. Yachtsmen have not been able to arrive at such a result after fifty years of rule making. What the indirect re- sults of the A.C. A. meets have been in fhe improvement of canoes and rigs is well known. The new arrangement, haying mects in each diyision every year, makes it possible for nearly every mem- ber to attend a meet. Having the principal meet in each division once in three years—in a different territory each year—insnres «a. certain mingling of men from different parts of the country to leaven the loaf—for it is pretty certain that the crack sailors will go to the division meet at which the trophy is raced for—even if itisa long way fromhome. Inthis connection it will perhaps he well to state what objections the W. C. A. members raised to the proposed union, so that the A. C. A. members in meeting can con- sider them, and take measures another year to modify some of the conditions, or show the W.C. A, men that their ground is not “well taken, and by clearly stating the advantages of union con- vinge th Vestern men of their error of 1887, Ave. 18, 1887,] FOREST AND STREAM. 738 = a Mr. Blow, of California, mado the first speech when the ques tion of joining the A.O, A. was put before the meeting, He al Judea te the gentlemanly letter from the A. OC. A, secretary, and ‘or aul discussion of the subject before calling fora yote. e requested the member from New York to make a statement, of the advantages to be derived. The FORMS? AND STHUAM repre- sentative made such a statement, covering the points that have heen urged over and over again, and closed histemarka by stating +hat he could not see any disadvantages that would accrue to the W. GO. A. by becoming the Western Division A. C, A, Commodore Ellard urged thal there were absolutely no advan- tages ta be gained by a union—that independence would be sacri- ficed and some money, Mr. Bartlett stated that he could not understand what the W. C, A, would receive in return for the 30 per cent. of their dues that would go into the A. C. A. treasury, Mr. rete (president of the League of American Wheel- men) stated that the adyantages of one general meet each year were questionable, that the L. A. W. had tried it for seven years and would never again hold a general meet, He said the small mects were most enjoyable, less costly, and inyolyed less work on all thoze haying the matter in hand, and therefore he voted against.a union which would tend to make the entire organization unwieldy. Several other gentlemen also spoke, urging much the same points. Secretary Shiras urged union and made a good argu- ment in its favor, stating for one thing that the W.C, A. Year Book, which cost money, would no longer be necessary, and its cost should be deducted from the 80 per cent, due the A.C. A. if the exact cost to each member of joining the A, OC. A, was to be valeulated. Quitea number of the members undoubtedly had strong personal reasons for uot wishing to join the A, O. A., and these were. of course, not stated, but contributed more to the final result than the formal objections made by the speakers. The 30 per cent. of the division dues, which it is proposed to put in the A. G, A. treasury to meet expenses that should be shared by all the divisions, is only ex erimental as to amount, Ii so mitich is not needed, loss will be asked for another year, The treasurer’s report will be published and every member can see wliat the money goes for and protest if itis not expended econom- ically for the benefit of allin hisopinion. In the A, C, A. letter to the W. C, A. the percentage was simply put at 30 te form the basis for a discussion, and was not stated to be an absolute unal- terable amount, There being provision made for a division meet eyery year covers the objection made by Mr. Kirkpatrick. Whatever the final outcome of this matter shall be, let A, C, A. and W. GC. A. men remember that they are canoeists and go canoeing for fun, and therefore nothing but the most friendly relations should exist between them, whether they go in one road or follow parallel lines. Their interesta are identical, the advancement of all canoeing matters. The universal good fellow~ ship that existed in the early days of canoeing must not be for- gotten, Let us have one sport at least free from petty bickerings and sectional jealousies, and let that sport be eanoeing, the most independent of all sports. KEYSTONE C. C,—A fall regatta will be held (the firat in the history of the club), at which several prizes will be raced for and all members are expected to take part. Mr. Norgrave has just returned from a cruise up the Delaware as far as Trenton and the falls above, and on the return ernised up several of the creeks, which are numerous along this river, where a canoeist will find no end of sightseeing, The accident to a canoe (fresh in the minds of canooists) some time ago hag set canoeing a little backward, but the manner in which a canoe can be handled by a careful per- son can be seen by the following: On returning from a trip up one of the creeks » small gale was blowing, in which the Picnic Bioened along under al sail, and it was.a dead beat to windward, and upon arriving in the open stretches of the river, the canoe fell in with a fleet of boats known as duckers, cuts of which have appeared in the FORHST AND STRHAM, and in the course of a few miles several duckers were capsized, drowning one man while the othera were rescued with difficulty. The club house has now been aceupied several months, and is being fitted up by degrees, the first oor being well stocked with canoes, only three racks re- Inaining vacant, and the upper floor being fitted asa parlor, A singular coincidence, which I think has not happened in any other city is, the Philadelphia ©. C., the K. C.C., and Q, C. C..C. are situated one alongside of the other, all three using the same slip and float.—R. B. : RHGATTA AT LAKE HOPATCONG,—The yacht club at Lake Hopateong, N, J., held a regatta on July 30, and had a sailing race for canoes and rowboats. There were eight entries, five canoes and three boats, but it was very soon seen that the canoes had the race among themselves. J, L. Douglas, in the Idlemere, was the first to finish, with Geo, P, Douglass, in Old Tronsides, second. On the first leg to windward, during a squall and shower, the tandem canoe No Name, occupying third place, carried away her main- mast and retired. When the squall and shower were over and some fifteen minutes from the start, Mr. Culyer bravely started with large sails (the wind having fallen greatly), in a racing canoe to overtake the others, He did not do so, although his time was quite close to that of the Idlemere,—O. I. BAYONNE GC. C,—The regatta of the Bayonne ©, 0. was held on Newark Bay on Aug, 14, the races being as follows: Seni rsingles, RaOaH AR, 1 mile with a turn, I’. A. Beardsley in 4:57, beatin ie P, ollins, second. Junior singles, A, Oliver in 4:40, J. L. Collins, second, Senior tandem, G. Knowles and A. O, Oliver, in 3:02. A rush of a quarter of a mile with the tide and Paceline. R. Peebles, in 2:50. Onerquarter mile with the tide, standing up, F. B. Collins in 0:55. Upset, R. Peables. The club will hold afair about the middle of September to raise funds for a better club house. TORONTO CGC. C.—Messrs. H. Neilson, G. R. Baker, Arthur Mason, Fred Mason, J. W. Kelly, H. C. McLean, J. H. Cameron, A. ©. Anderson and Fred Morphy are on a three weeks’ cruise to the Muskoka Lakes. Mr. W. G. McKendrick is now in England, Machting. NEW YORK Y. C. CRUISE, Morgan Cups, Vineyard Haven to Marblehead, Aug. 8-9, "(gah story of the cruise last week came to an end with a brief and incomplete summary of the race for the Morgan cups, the long and tedious drift making the finish too late for a fuller account. The race, though very unsatisfactory, proved another victory for Volunteer, and is worthy of a longer story than time then permitted. Much of the glory of the cruise has naturally one to Boston, but that the yachtsmen of New York are not lack- ¢ in spirit and liberality is shown by the prizes offered on the resent cruise. Mr, Goelet’s generous gifts have been repeated or 80 many years that they are looked upon almost as a matter of course, but this year they were supplemented by additional cups frem Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, of the steam yacht Corsair, offered in the following letter: NORTHERN DIVISION MEET, STONY LAKE. 1 Wy Beeld the past two weeks Stony Lake has again been alive with canoes, as in 1883, and its many islands have been white with tents. The camp, under the command of Vice-Com, Col. Harry Rogers, has been most successful. A large number of Canadian canoeists were present, besides Dr. C. A. Neidé and bis father and brother. On Aug. 2 and 8large camp-fires were heldin the evening and on Aug. 4 there was a cruise to Hel Oreek, On the following day the reyiew and illumination took place, On Monday, Aug. 8, the unlimited sailing race for decked canoes was the first called, with 10 entries, Dr, Neidé winning, with W. A. Leys second and 8. Brittou third. The RS race for open canoes followed, won by Colin Fraser, with W. Reid, J. 8. Hawkins, and H. F. McKendrick in order, there being 9 competitors, Reid, Hawkins and McKendrick were ruled out for fouling the buoy, The one mile paddling, Class 2and 3, was won by Dr. Doug)as, from five competitors, with Colin Fraser second. The one mile tandem paddling, open canoes, resulted as follows: P.W. Strickland, Lakefield, and H.S. Greenwood, Royal Military College, Kingston.......... hice bbibs docks dae ap oeenate er John N. McKencrick ana Harry F. McKendrick, Galt....... Samuel Britton and A. F. D. MeGachen, Lindsa: The Eig sailing race was very amusing. Each canoe carried mainsail only, upsetting at the signal. Colin Fraser won. The tournament was a Sucéess, giving t good. sport, J. N. MeKendrick was finally victorious. On the following day the first raca was the paddling, won by H. F. McKendrick, with W. A. Leys second. Mr. Leys also won the next paddling race in his canoe Dawn. The three-paddle race resulted as follows: P. W. Strickland, H. 8. Greenwood and Arthur Blade............, 1 D'Arcy Strickland, R. 0. Strickland and Dr. Douglas... ......... 2 J.N. McKendrick, H. F. McKendrick and W, A. Fraser.......... 3 The winners used two double and one single blade, the second men one double and two singles, and the third all double blades, addling badly. The next was a tandem, lady and gentleman: 1, 1887. YG aC Yacht New York HARBOR, Au _ S8rnam YAcuT CORSAIR, To Elbridge T. Gerry, Commodore in command, of the N. Y. Squadron, New London, Conn: DEAR Str—With a view to increase the interest in the pup naae ing cruise of the New York Yacht Club at Marblehead, and to in- sure, if practicable, a combined movement of the fleet to that port. I wish to make you officially the following proposition to he laid hefore the meeting of the captains of the yachts at New London on the 8d inst. ‘ I am prepared to offer cups to be raced for by the yachts be- longing to the New York Yacht Squadron on the run from Holmes Hole to Marblehead Rock. One cup, value $1,000, for schooners; one cup, value $500, for sloops over Tift. on waterline; one cup, value $500, for sloops 71ft. or less on waterline. The yachts to start at one gun signal from an imaginary line drawn north from sade ee buen r. Douglas and Mrs. Wright, Lakefield... .. eats Vad reese? | 1] East Chop Light, and the time of finish to be taken ata stakeboat H. MeKendrick and Miss Topsy Hall, Peterboro......-...-.......5 2 | to be unchored in a line between Marblehead Rock and the south- D’Arey Strickland and Miss Bloomfield,....-.,.-¢0.sse0e rey eeeeeas 831 ern point of Lowell Island. The yachts to be in cruising trim. The conditions I impose are simply that.at least four yachts shall enter in éach class, and that the race shall take eDaCe &8 SOOT as weather will permit after the Goelet Oup race at Newport, giving one week day thereafter for the yachts to reach Vineyard Haven from Newport. As I cannot be present at the meeting on the 3d of August, will you kindly lay the letter before the captains and advise me of The portage race was won by H. 8. Greenwood. The “catch the duck” race was.a novelty. A young boy was sent out and five ca- noés chased him, the test being to hold him for five minutes. He finally kept clear for the allotted time and won, after upsetting several by diving under their canoes. A special tandem race for boys, the prizes being two belts given by Judge Dartnell, of Whitby, was won by E. Taitand FP. Lefeyer. The officers of the Northern Division were elected in the evening. | their decisions by wire to Highland Falls, Orange county, N, Y. Commodore, A. T, D, McGachen, of Lindsay; Rear-Commodore, Yours respectfully, J. PrERPONT MORGAN. Wm. G. McKendrick, Toronto; Purser, Sam The course for the race was off Hast Chop Light, past Cross Rip, s, and finish off Marble- H otal Lindsay; : ip 30 miles, Marblehead Executive Committee, Wm. Graham, Lakefield; John N, McKen- drick, Galt; John Miller, B. A., Peterboro; Kirwan Martin, Hamil- ton; Wm. J. A. Read, Bobeaygeon. The first three of these are members of the Executive Commitiee of the A. C. A., and the other two are members of the division board only. Some. discus- sion took place shout the financial relations of the A.C. A, and its Handkerchief and Pollock’s Rip lightshi head Rock, the distances being Pollock’s Rock 75 miles, total 105 miles. The fleet was astir early as the orders were to start at one gun at? A.M. Atlantic and Clara had joined, making the entries as follows: divisions, resulting in the passing of the resolutions recommend- | Norseman, Ogden (Hoelet. is... eee cere vee tees errr prey ene renee allows. ine that-the initiation fees of new members should go to the } Resohite, GOA. Postley ..ci:c2ceeesseeee ceee eee +r + D0t Measured, divisions, and that the general secretary of the A. C. A. should | Palmer, Rutherford Stwyvesant.........6..csseee pete ener ees 7 BT receive no fees except through the division peesre Mohiean, H. T. Burnham.............ee cesses, are Co ee 8 03 The officers of the meet were: Regatta Committee, Roland. C. | Wanderer, G. W. Weld.....- ee tt de Ueiete « . not measured. Strickland, Lakefield, chairman; J. G. Edwards, Lindsay, and | Sachem, Jesse Metcalt... -.c...eecseeessee sete esses eee e ners es 82 36 John M. McKendrick, Gault; referee, Dr, Donglas, Lakefield; | Phantom, G. G. Haven...-..--+-+--sesereeeeres sree stess ress yee 87 03 judges, Judge Weller, Peterboro, and Geo. W. Strickland, Lake- | Nokomis, R. P. Carroll......c.csceseeseeeee esses ene eee eens ees 2.12 eld: starter, James Graham, Lakefield; clerk of the course, Wm. | Republic, C. H. Watrous......+.ss+eeet reese re eeeereerseeee eens 17 hl M. Graham, Lakefield; timekeeper, J. L. Harstone, Lindsay. ele are tise SIP ED dele aut Tih nur eee Pere teen adel gece Oe erase ao 2A AATUTAT IA ENE Hck: Wa oe URE REES EDEL ptan bees Mt a een gin Sibh gic 5 OF eens netics ee ee Re ales fete tes oul = i THE FIRST BRITISH CANOE MEET.—The united meet, un- agic, T. N. Motley..........2. 6s ieee sence eeees beeeeeeeee rey ai der the auspices of the R. C, C., has been very successfully orean Od a pd eer GLASS “tite ized on the gem of all the Norfolk waters, namely, the Oulton Volunteer, e S ie Ng Sy writs Pease acre. Oo oes Heit Broad, near Lowestoft. So far, excepting heavy thunder showers ver phan abit : & Cha Bene cleat irebecenr eens beseseceressers B10 on Sunday afternoon, the campers and sailors haye been favored Atlantic. ee 6 sapetiey Bed atosieieitte Leet eiteeeeeere peice pe withsimply perfect weather. The heat has been tempered by a 1 Aiatierat tel oe sic Slee oe eet itssals ae Foe Atieaceee Abe ode Pity mie gentle breeze, and the sun somewhat gently veiled passing | Puritan, J. M. Forbes............. mospeeetcag arn e clouds. Tha place of honor in point of attendance is deseryedly | ,... Iseli SECOND AND G . ae won by the intrepid Brae members, who equal, if they do not Titania, 0. Oe a nies Sot eae Pe Ae eee ee ee ‘ exceed in actual numbers, the R. C.C.menincamp. Their boats, Gracie, Josep ae es aa Cabo eOetesttt Per bebtatechas t20 sono fon which are so different in model, and so much simpler in rig and fit- | Huron, Blood hi ae Ve eescedetitetes beedeeeeseeeneeery ryt nate ting to the ordinary canoe with which we are familiar in these |, anny, Pred HW citar tate ake gd Vite ee teen feeb ened ae ene Ke home waters, attracted a good deal of favorable comment. There Stranger G. Ta D Smith wedeeer edi pede sees akan c cee seesaaewne 08 DD is no doubt that they are a development of a boat that owes its Pocahontas, ih 1a Roe Dees dean euieeere eee rescence a) aoe origin to the waters on which they haye to sail, namely.a tidal Bedouin, Archi Bie OPCS... . ieee see ce ete eee teers teeeee ee estuary: Quick in stays, smart and shippy looking, with plenty of Clara, Chas. cee orto akalth nici a SS ER tet he sopengae Pate room for stores, they are certainly handy crafts—under canvas, at Cind oS . Iselin...... foxeeitis Pe a Ee A fee anytate. The boat that seems to please most men, and which | Iseult, C. W. Wetmore.....-........ Hee est eStiag a tak ores fa created favorable comment from yachtsmen as well as canoeists, | Vision, A. J. whe tsor whe Mucele dee cao bilan edt sane cewd nase even ae was Mr. Wilmer’s recently-launched craft, which no doubt will | Ulidia, BH. Padelford............, -.-4 +1455 ee eas Sad 2 The wind was blowing fresh from northeast as the fleet worked out abont 6:30 A, M., Electra light. The one gun start was a success, romptly and the leaders earning all they made by 8 he times, as taken unofficially, show the actual start as be, if it has not already been, described in the Wield. Perhaps Mr. Wilmer will put his ready pencil to work, and fayor the readers of the Field with the lines, dimensions, rig and. fittings of the said canoe, if he considers it is entitled to be classified in the canoe navy. The towns represented, and this ismentioned to indi-. cate the wide area from which the men have traveled to attend |- i S 4 AT the meet, are Manchester, Liverpool, London, Leeds, Hull, Stoney PZUULITLY ts seer ee eleed 7 00 34 Nokomis. ... WPAisives ree 70 Stratford, Chester, Woodbridee, Beccles, Stratford, Kingston-on- | Volunteer.....,-.-----.-- ¢ a a at ed Pasa WOT LE BAD Cae : be rey Thames, etc. There are six or eight ladies, who seem o have a Stranger. .....2..--+--+00- Ol a Sha Nee li Ra peetonpeee ees , ae at most pleasant time of it on the raily-painted and neatly-finished TACIE.. 0. eevee pete we neees i Saal OM. eset ree eeeceees 0b 03 wherry, while there are upward of twenty canoes, besides other | Gitama.......-+-----.0-- + ees ap aor OLIN Yee Aa 6 i a sailing craft, as instance Mr. Holmes’s new yawl, which can Cinderella... ..+-..-..+.---- Sreniees pet Sait ees ee tel hardly be classed as canoes. There is a total muster of about Bedouin... .....----t-..s---- eee rae sea ties etedavw ers senses thirty people. It remains now for those who are interested in Wanderer ....- eae 7 y syed Beye soya Uae corer popularizing a canoe meet as an annual occurrence, to consider Tsenlt ....+-.-.:+-+-6 +24 +e aa yea) ONTAS..---. +22. 2-+-- eat jn what way and at wha wlate the 1888 meet is to come off. and | Atlantio........--- ot 02:3 wie TA A IR eee coues cas how far they, as individuals, can help it.—Severn im Lonion Field, Cut: Pe fees Orseman.....---- teees ies en Aug, 6. WraronS: s+: ei sake he eos. 708 29 Mohican......-:---se2..55- 4 0% et fy Mayflower.....4-- -. 2717-08 82 ~Repiiblie........0...-. 06-4 7 08 42 A.C: A. MEET.--The Bee rl now established at Bow-Arrow | Resolute......-..-.----....7 03 58 Fanny..... .. ae thn oH 10 44 ORAL CANE lets te Cale in daily with every prospect of a | Troubadour..... ..........7 0£06 Varuna....... beceie adie Ze tA large ead qpeconetal meet Mey Npall give a full ees the ak cee nF je oti tae tee aa a Ls Set and camp Next © ind ié Tacing in the following ara was hindered by two fouls above the line, a sclroone! issue, ve ane rae is on port tack putting ler about. At the start the little Iseult, the smallest yacht in the fleet, lost her topmast, but pluckil - tiiued the raee. The experiment certainly shows he Bre tutnes bility of a one gun start, the fleet being as large as in amy of the ordinary regattas and all going over promptly without a mishap America started in the race by consent of the Committee. i Volunteer and Puritan were at the head of the procession as the fleet began to stretch from a compact mass into a long, strageling line, Puritan was a little ahead, Volunteer to windward of her: Gracie, Bedouin, Wanderer, Stranger, Ailantic and Cinderella were nearly abreast, with Stranger to windward; astern of them were America and Palmer; and Mayflower, to windward, was in Bedouin’s wake. Grouved together in the middle of the fleet were Resolute, Troubadour, Sachem, Huron, Norseman, with Priscilla astern of them, and Iroquois after her, while the rest were strung outastern. Mayflower soon came up with Bedouin and Atlantic passing Bedouin to windward. Mayflower touched but came off on the Stone Hedge, injuring her board, though the full extent WR He an for some days, At 7:20 Mayflower was up with Atlantic, Bedouin was in May- flower’s wake, both well to windward, Stranger was aabemsont Bedouin, and Priscilla on Stranger’s weather beam, while Titania, with working topsail only, was astern but to windward of Priscilla, On a line with Titania, but to leeward, were Huron, Resolute and Sachem, with Troubadour on Resolute’s port quarter. Most of the fleet were swinging clubtopsails. Stranger and Bedouin had balloon foresails, and Sachem had a balloon jibtop- sail, as had the large single-stickers. Titania Game up on Stranger and at 7:30 was ahead of her. At 7:50 Norseman made a try for Troubadour’s weather, but failed to get, beyond her quarter. A little later she tried again and with better success, passing ta windward of Troubadour. Barly in the fight Huron singled out her old rival, Stranger, and by 8:30 she had worked te windward and abeam of her. By this time_the middle of the fleet was abreast of Cross Rip Lightship, the leaders being timed: Volunteer... csscsirannisy 822 0) Pale T A. 4b det ite laane. 8 39 00 Pupitdn. se. Vas oumanes eV Ny “Atneninay y ewrrenua ta cee 8 39 00 Mayflower. ....--4.-ssasses 829 40 Norseman......... wee eed 41 60 Aiafitie! Tse wee, Pe rGi sey irae Meal Be ler bene aan 8 39 30 Priscila ee eas 8 82 00 Priseilla had caught Atlantic and left her to leeward about & A.M. Gitana had started with the rest, but near the line she met with a mishap to her bobstay and was compelled to put back for repairs. The wind had fallen lighter and was more nearly ahead as the yachts worked torthe Handkerchief Liehtship, the leaders changing their positions but little. It was 9:38 when Volunteer first tacked and 10:20 when she passed Shovelful Lightship, having passed Handkerchief at 9:53. Bedouin was well ahead of her class, with Gracie second, The times taken at Pollock’s Rip were: Volunteer,, ..: se -see- vO 4045 Bedoting neyct cere tel seen 11 10 83 Mayflower 510 BY 80° Gracie: ..e.srsevi sess ase li 11 02 Priseiilas 6a cateesavtas 10.5050 Sachenit.< 4s ae 11 23 55 Atlantic Palmer. Piss es 11 28 33 At ll A. M. the fleet was scattered between Pollock’s Rip and the Handkerchief Lightship, most of the yachts being close to the low and sandy shores of Monomoy Point. The wind was very light, the weather pleasant, not too warm and with a glorious blue sky, such as most of the cruise was blessed with. The leaders now around the point are placed by the figuresaboye. Sachem had stood well in by the Point on port fack, crossing Palm- er’s bow; Stranger wae 14 mile to windward of Fussy’ aenannie was in near the land with Titania to windward, while astern of her came Troubador and then Resolute: Astern of Resolute was Norseman, while Pocahontas was on Resolute’s les quarter some di t*nce away. Coming up astern was Cinderella, with Clara OO dea her, while Mischief was still further in the rear. Stranger led Titania at Pollock's Rip, but neither were timed. The race had now become a_drift, most of the yachts holding close in shore, while Gracie, Resolute, Varuna, Vision and Mig- chief stood far ont to sea, Electra left the fleet and steamed for Marblehead, arriving at 4:15 in the afternoon, and taking position off Cat Island. where the Commodore and regatta committe stood watch and watch all night. Slowly the hours passed, but they were better off than the sailing division becalmed off Chatham and Nausett. Those inshore anchored, but some were too far out to do so and simply drifted. An old sea rolled in, tumbling and tossing the boats about for a dozen hours until every timber creaked and groaned and every fibre of steel and manilla was strained and tortured. Canvas was lowered on some of the yachts, but others had just enough of the delusiyve wind at intervals to in- duce them to keep mainsails up. Slowly the boats would roll to ort, over went the sails, every individual reef point in each beat- ing its own tattoo, and then, just as slowly and irritatingly would she roll tostarboard. Puritan and Titania lost their topmaste at this work in a flat calm, but none of the rest suifered any damage at the time, though a number paid on Thursday for the heavy rolling and straining of Monday night. Dawn brought a little wind to gome, but the offshore division still lay and rolled until nearly noon, when a light S W. breeze came in and sent them home. All through Monday afternoon and evening the rocks of Marble- head had been black with crowds of spectators who watched for the leaders of the fleet, and early on Tuesday morning they were in their places again. Boston’s cup of glory and victory had been full the night before, when she turned out in force, with her mayor and council at the head, to do honor to one of her sons, the great, the only Sullivan. A statesman? No. No. 6: | ; The race for the cup offered by the citizens of Providence, viz., one cup, value. $200, for schooners; one cup, value $200, for first class sloops, and one cup, value of $100, to second class sloops. - he start will be froma line drawn from the flagship to Hast Chop light, the New York Y, C, rules togovern. All yachts crogs- } ing the lines to be regarded as entered for the race, and there will be no limit as to time in sailing the race. The owners of the schooner Sachem offer to double their time allowance to smaller _ schooners and to receive none from largerones, _ : The finish will be between Brenton’s Reet Lightship and the flagship anchored to the southward of 11. ; Preparatory signal will be given from the flagship at 9:45, and _ the starting signal at 10 o’clock precisely if possible. Fitteen _ minutes later there will be a second gun fired, when the time of each yacht will be taken as it crosses the line, Ten minutes later _ there will be a third gun fired. Yachts sailing in the race will carry their private signals at the main peak, and a number upon their mainsail, which,if not already supplied, will be furnished 4 up to the morning of the day ofthe race. The time allowance vill be that followed by the club rules. upon application to the regatta committee on board the flagship 1 The following prizes are oftered; One, value $650, for schooners ‘schooners, and $650, $350 and T1ft. or over waterline length; one, yalue $650, for sloops 71ft. and over waterline length; one, value $350, for sloops and cutters 55ft. and under 71ft, waterline, and one prize, yalue §200, for sloops and. cutters under 55ft. waterline. The Newport course to he one of the two regular courses, r Monday morning was clear and warin, with a good breeze from 8,W., making a beat out of Vineyard Sound. The Electra took her position off Hast Chop at 9:30, and at 9:45 a gun was fired to prepare. When the gun fired at 10 Mayfiower was first over on port tack, with Sachem and Volunteer close astern, all being well in toward the buoy off Hast Chop, Puritan was not as quick as usual at the start, Atlantic was within sight but did not start, and Resolute was delayed waiting for guesta from Cottage City. The times were: ‘ Mayflower.......)-...4..- COT TAS TMG y G11...) pure pin. ee 10 03 45 Sachem,...... piatatatbiatatsial ts 4 10.0142 Puritan... ais 10 03 55 olunteer) se el sss 10 01 48° Norseman................ 10 0¢ 20 WOR PIG Realtek nee adacliie last 100222 Palmer...........2..,.00 10 05 22 € fleet of 50 which had left 4 week before trom the same point had fallen off badly in numbers. The singlestickers at once left the schooners, standing over toward Naushon, Sachem was first to tack at 10:30, with Halcyon at 10;32 and Volunteer at 10:39, May- flower 10:41;30 and Puritan 10:44:15. Volunteer now led Puritan by nearly a mile, while Sachem led her class by an equal distance. Mayflower was sailing as badly as usual and the cause was not discovered until night, when it wasfound that her board had been badly damaged, presumably on the race to Marblehead, when she touched on Hedge Fence Shoal, the damage increasing until sev- eral planks were torn away. Puritan continued to leave her, and just before noon Sachem crossed her bows. At this time Volun- teer Was off Cuttyhunk, leading Puritan by 144 miles, while Sachem was third and Mayflower fourth, Palmer being fifth. Over the rest of the course Volunteer continued to increase her lead, while Mayflower lagged far behind, The full times were: SCHOONERS, i Start. Finish, Elapsed, Oorrected. MaGUenlietin score Le 10 O1 44 2 24 59 4.23.15 423 15 Palmer CMO ASO SMEIB ES 10 05 22 2 46 40 4 41 18 4 41 18 Maries 0. T2 210n02: 22 2. 54 28 4 52 06 4 40 54 Norseman ............ 10 04 20 2 5L 23 4 47 03 4 47 08 Haleyonn. 230022... 10 08 45 3.08 46 5 00 Ol 4 50 03 SLOOPS, Volunteer... ...,....,J0 01 48 2 05 41 4 03 53 4 08 53 SPH TAAUTN ss easels mn ys op le 10 08 Ab 2 18°32 4 14 37 4 11 Ov Mayflower. ........-.0 10 O1 14 2 26 57 4 25 43 4 24 57 ducted, and it was decided to disband after the following race. A large force of men was put to work on Mayflowar’s board by electric light. Newport Cups, Aug. 16. The last race of the cruise, that for the Newport cups, $650 for $200 for each of the single-stick classes, was sailed over the Sow and Pigs course, the same as the Brenton’s Reef race of Aug, 5, on Tuesday. The entries were small, but Gracie and Mischief turned up for the second ¢lass prize, and Fanita and Bertie came along to try with Cinderella in the third class. Mayflower’s bourd was repaired in time, and she entered with Volunteer and Puritan, while only Magic faced Sachem forthe schooner prize, The start was off Beaver Tail at 10:48, all the larger class oe po oanbed the times being: Lay Th CP RABARO NbD Uslaroee rs 49-41 Bertiew.2 222-0 Wnts! 10 57 03 Cinderelly...-.2.. 6.2, -. 1050 21 Mischief.................. 10 57 44 MACHER cle een eta: 10°62 21 Volunteer. :. 00.00.02... 10 48 15 DG 2k Gace Bran erctt ev I hen28; Puritan 26. 62. 11 0) 27 Gracieais o-. cst eens aes 10°55:22) Mayflowere.. 2.080 0.200. 11 08 31 The wind was light southeast, making a mere drift to windward for the long: leg, the boats shifting berths as chance favored them, until 5 P, M. when a southwest wind came in and started them off. At Sow and Pigs the times were: Volunteer......- tah ie three 5 45 30 Sachem...,..-.. Wiese 9 5 53 36 WISE TOE as ae teeth ga b 4817 Gracie,...,-.24.226.425.2.- 5 66 30 Tb dt lic A BEBO og eye AE ,.-5 49 25 Cinderella...;.,...........5 56 56 TOG pes Yoomgbeped outset 56.6315 Mayflower,..:........2.... 6 10 20 Volunteer gained on Puritan on the leg to Hen and Chickens, by nearly a minute in the 44% knots. All could lay a course for Brenton’s Reef Lightship on the long leg home, Volunteer finish- ing at 9:57:30, the full times being: Start. Finish, Elapsed. Corrected. Sachem............- 10 52 21 10 30 28 11 38 07 38 O07 WE ICID eee ne ene: 10 52 28 10 38 36 11 46 08 11 40 13 FIRST CLASS SLOOPS, Volunteer .......+- 10 58 50 9 57 30, 10 59 380 10 49 30 Maytlower.........:: 10 58 00 10 29 38 11 81 38 11 30.58 Punttan wees tse 10 58 00 10 13 07 11 15 07 dl 11 32 SECOND CLASS SLOOPS. Gracie....-....4.++: 10 45 22 10 35 15 11 39 55 1] 39 55 Mischief.......... ,-10 57 44 Did not finish. THIRD CLASS SLOOPS. Ginderella.......-.. 10 50 21 10 42 59 TH 42 38 11 52 Bs BMS lb. acaciereed ¢ 0 57 03 Did not finish. Fanita.... 10 49 4) 10 51 48 12 02 02 11 43 38 L. ¥. R. A. ROUND. O* Aug, 1 the fleet raced at Rochester in a good northeast wind, the result being as, follows: Start. Finish, Elapsed. Oorrected. AeA Heanwie taecens 10 OL 45 201 I 3 59 26 3.59 26 Mi Glee hos bere. ne 10 02 51 2 1) 47 4 07 56 405 18 Adleenets iti ints temcis 10 02 58 2 42 04 439 06 439 16 ATI gadne hess ety. 10 02 44 2 45 S57 4 43 13 4 39 27 CTASS I. White Wings.........- 10 16 28 2 39 038 4 27 35 4 22 85 Gavriel) fv. Sli. 10 16 14 3 01 41 4 45 27 4 44 03 Withelh vote firs ae bots teest 10 19 42 3 24 10 5 04 28 5 08 04 MBI VG tp ecto ee 10 18 42 339 47 5 21 05 § 12 38 CLASS II. Wit De Reta A hr ee FI 10 35 0% 1 45 26 3 00 23 3 00 238 Tlie es peer nse 10 36 50 1 48 18 3 21 28 3 20 238 WDD LIGA ye att ees 10 86 45 2 16 01 3 39 16 B 24 28 USMS Fel cy bn yeteeee en ees a ite 10 88 30 2.38 39 3 57 09 3 62 31 REUSE eevee tite 10 86 32 2 20 19 3 43 47 3 387 54 Gantt oa es 10 33 38 2 41 28 4 07 55 3 58 19 HUTTE. spy crea te 10 88 07 2 37 38 3 59 21 3 48 05 Florence, ... 0.0... eeeye 10 38 42 2 52 27 A 13 56 3 57 02 The fleet raced at Oswego on Aug. 4, over a course of 5 miles to leeward and return, the result being as follows: Tah, Compa riole Breet avera: eotesedecerers eee p) Pit este me peipha ha :obedodves lads latoden fe pay Bea Sia ae La etiee ¢ sre rne eto DAO UC SSeS e aes 117 28 412 38 FNGLA penateteticnie Le eget a cee an OERIOG EEE EEne 1 34 16 423 15 Ariadne.,-..-... vet ia ee Fos ERAS Ors her 6 HA 1 36 51 4.28 05 White Wings......-. Reel oP Neha ae eel lteeilepbutad 2 11 16 4 56 15 Garfield, .......+.- Ran pata vy adeth iiuiecbecit ate rict i 2 18 54 | 4 54 52 GHC AS Ss hess 556-37 PEEP. Oe dH 4G 2 29 38 5 15 09 WNIPTIGE Siete coerce nes WC AGkiec LU ebiiet tel tn 12 27 52 3 06 08 {Gibir ry dives Seach eee SSRs She ew Re eS pee 12 36 16 3 16 07 TEV one a) ec ceeefere spsteer ee Sate ue en OBE EE EH OF Cee is 1 04 51 CGpURIRe acy sete et ree Be STE 1 06 05 3 38 47 Verve carried away the jaws of her gaff. ? On Aug. 8, the Kingston regatta was sailed, with few starters, in a southwest wind, The times wares ‘ OLASS I. ye ie sed. oes WAGHIROOOVVGITIES Spares eee n eee ~ q 47 22 i 29 Gatteld. (Aas 14. .. 6 27 10 7 50 00 7 40 88 | sana 2 18 20 2 41 20 it eee PRA b em Pee era P 2 tela . dicads senterayy eb oF 8 2% 12 2 40 10 TEieh chet ee eee oe SaBAP LU) a-r<-B DL 25 313 45 AI PETIS. occy arte 5a a Wa as eae 3 59 O04 3 20 44 Our correspondent, ‘Port Tack” sends the following account of the Belleville regatta: The annual regatta of the B. Q, Y. C., which took place on Aug. Jl, was not a success in any sense of the word, owing to the paucity of entries and the marked superiority of the winner in each ot the two classes in which there was a contest. The scarcity of starters was owing to ours being the last meeting of the cir- cuit. The weather was unfavorable in the morning, a light rain falling which thickened into a heayy shower at noon, but after this it cleared and a fine breeze came out of the southwest, mak- ing one leg of our ene course almost dead to windward. There was no contest in Class A, the Ariadne, which was entered and present declining to sail against the Norah. In Class I. White Wings and Garfield were the only starters, the Rochester sloop Ethel being prevented from starting by accidents to tivo of her crew, ae ormer won easily by 2im. 46s., after allowing her op- onent 5m. 228. j tv Tn Class II. the sloops Iolanthe and Surprise, and the little Eng- lish cutter Cyprus started. The latter sported gaff and jibtop- sails, while the sloops were reefed, but she is too small to beat as * sailed a tace on Aug. 13, for three classes. big a boat as the Iolanthe, which, although sailed easily the last round, won by lim, Jbs., after allowing 4m. 22s. to the imported craft, The Surprise was disabled and retired on completing the BN Ve It was a great disappointment that the Merle was not here, The result of the L, ¥. R, A. circuit Is highly favorable to the Canadian yachts, and especially to those ef Cuthbert’s build, which, out of 13 starts, won 9 first and 4 second prizes. The Burgess boat Merle, of Oswego, which was built to beat our lake craft, did so until she met the [olanthe, which, being in bad trim and badly handled at Oswero, was beaten, but revenged her- self by a decisive defeat of the Boston production at Kingston, It appears probable that the Merle is the better of the two in heayy feeatiaer pity that in light to moderate breezes the Canadian sloop is the faster. ANNISQUAM REGATTA, Aug, 6.—The open regatta, at _Annis- quam was successfully sailed on Aug.6,ina strong 8. W. wind and with good entries. ‘lhe times were: KEEL CLASS. ength. Actual. Oorrected. LOTT RP eee Tee peee Ora ee a kr 2a 24.08 2 05 0 1 26 12 Lanes eer eee eee ORE Rae of 23,06 2 08 24 1 27 48 raetiaen, wee tee ee oe i en ee OE 2 08 10 130 10 Prince Karl........... vgirtadsfae’ sean ere 28,01 2 06 00 1 82 24 LGGhiehs srctititt Aes tee ereeres: 18.04 2.34 20 1 45 08 UA ey Rds aia ie a ee eee Withdrawn, FIRST CLASS. Good Luck 0) eT ee Pe erin 2 02 10 1 19 84 Avtar teit.. » aa ile aise aaitda tastes Ame as 27.11 1 55 00 1 20 00 BlaCkAGoWdist eee peat etatave PAA lys 2 30 18 1 22 54 MAKHEH Se eae Ppay awerpaeyte 2 pert, i 23,02 2 04 06 1 28 16 CHOMILOLG ts lece ks dP nee pechets Shoko Withdrawn. SECOND CLASS. White Wings.....0..,Sicasararyeeress ROO 2 24 40 1 89 04 Reine Re rene ee at ee Peaneiyy 21.09 2 24 06 1 40 53 VRAD. seu yt et ane} ea ey ee tere neh OA OU. 2 29 fb 1 44 43 Bver COWS i) sy case eines nese reece 21.01 @ d0 55 1 46 43 Climax, Osceola and Mavis withdrawn, THIRD CLASS. Me Garde) caine ber: ony cet ges ere eS 16,07 1 25 30 0 59 00 PATTI a 10 2 irae ese Pee i a 16.02 1 26 00 0 49 00 PAU CC eeae eea eee sch aee Ae a 16.00 1 28 59 1 01 57 PLAC SEN Spee pees bate raue tearing eae fica mac 16.00 1 33 20 1 06 08 plomins Uy Ce Lee ees sen 13.02 1 37 20 1 06 20 BYALA fie ee ee eee ets 17.01 1 33 01 1 07 07 PHS eo ga eae Esa, ie, 14.03 1 40 30 1 11 06 HprGleeLin Lee ee eee eter ete ner sie ob 14,02 1 55 05 1 28 35 ) OE Nee ger ae peeraanacs nee Ore Withdrawn. Prizes in keel class—HVirst, Forbes silver cup, value $50, Hecho; second, $15, Wona; third, $5, Trudette. Wirst class—First prize, Forbes silver cup, valued at #75, Good Luck; cecond, $10, Black Cloud, Second class—White Wings, Forbes silyer cup, valued at $50; Petrel, $15 and Tyrant $5. NEW ROCHELLE Y. C. LADIHS’ DAY.—The second Ladies’ Day race of the New Rochelle Y. C. was sailed on Aug. 6, the suminary being: FIRST CLASS. BWamaiace.c: asa yi. ite eb 343.00 Santapogue..... ..-.... ..3 45 30 SECOND GLASS, Gailey 0.. esis ier 34145 Maida... ...-... hi eRy ete 3 45 5A CASTITSLZADTI, ves) .pcerhe fousanesens ea creas 3 44 20 THIRD CLASS. ANMOLe M3536... ones SEEPS eel mae OO MOLIVGINE $s | alsa ate tart sue. 3 50 00 FOURTH CLASS. Gracie Li... .....4+-e. alas sis 1 BAS OO DOV Cs 4 ss5.5c coats os hens cine 3 44 60 An entertainment was given in the club house in the evening. NORTH SHREWSBURY RACES.—On Aug. 3 the last race of the series was sailed, resulting as follows: FIRST OLASS. Start. Finish. Corrected. Puritan, Wm. Cross........... «-.- 2:06:17 Withdrawn. Undine, ©. James......-.-.5-...---5 2 06 03 3 43 20 1 8% 17 Annie B., Chas. Burd........... ... 205 14 3 43 21 1 86 17 SECOND CLASS. Daisy, H. B. Duryea .......-... 444+ 2 10 30 3 4419 1 38 49 Fern, Brackett Bros.. ............. 2.41 22 3 54 81 1 42 54 Little Spot, F. R. Smith..., ....... 2 10 50 5 48 57 1 3t 1% AMBERIGAN Y, C. REGATTA, AUG. 8.—Course 20 miles, ae fair. Wind, southeast. Tide, high. All timed from 1; . M, Length. Turn. Finish. Cor. White Cloud, Rodigrass Bros,..19.1 4°06 4446 38 06 4446 3 04 47 Thorn, L. S:! Coffin... .........5. 18.05 40819 80819 8 08 50 Budge, P. J. Lowell.......... ... 19.2% 40731 307381 £3 04 50 Freak, W.C, Thompson ........ 21.1% 437112 381112 381 Teaser, W.d, Teel......./......¢ 4 40730 380730 30614 First prize, Thorn; second prize, White Cloud; Third prize, Budge, _§. Coffin, H. 1. Moody and H. D. Rodigrass, W.J. Hale and B. P. Pride. SHADOW.—I think it no more than fair that a true statement of how the Shadow came to be built, should be given to the public. Dr. B. R. Sisson, who is considered one of the best local yachts- men hereabout, employed his brother-in-law, Nathan Sears, a boat builder, to cut a model for a sloop yacht, which the doctor talked of building. The model was executed and accepted by Dr. Sisson, who gave Mr. Sears the dimensions. The doctor being desirous that the Herreshoffs should build the yacht, a run was taken down to Bristol, when the subject was brought to the atten- tion of these celebrated builders, who informed him that they never built. yachts after any other person’s model. The doctor wishing to build from the dimensions in his model, asked if they would build on the lines named by him (Sisson), they to cut a model. ‘his the brothers consented to do, and when the lines were given them they ridiculed the idea of building a yacht of the dimensions named, saying that a yacht built according to the plans would prove useless as far as speed was concerned. They rather demurred from undertaking the task, but the doctor in- sisted, and the Herreshoffs agreed to build for a certain sum. The yacht was finished, and when Dr. Sisson went to Bristol to take possession he found that they had charged him several hun- dred Gollars more than agreed, and he would not take her. Finally the Herreshoffs, who had little taith in the craft, came down from their high horse and Dr. Sisson took the yacht as per contract. He brought her to this port, hamed her Shadow, and while owned by him sailed her in seyeral races, when she was proven to hea fast sailer, In justice to Dr. Sisson, I think this brief sketch of how the Shadow came to be built should be stated, as a perusal of the article in the FOREST AND STREAM would lead yachtsmen to think that the Herreshofts were the originators of this fast sloop, which has such a wonderful record. Take the lines of the far- famed Puritan and compare them with those of the Shadow, and it will be seen that they are an outcome from the plans originat- ing with Dr. Sisson, the Shadow being the first deep draft center- board yacht builtin this country.—Lewis Temple in New Bedford Standard. KNICKERBOCKER Y. C., AUG. 18. —The Knickerbocker Y. C. Class 1, cabin sloops and cutters, 31ft. and over, Class 2, cabin sloops and cutters under 3ift. Class 7, steam and naphtha launches. The course for all classes was around Fort Schuyler buoy and return, All yachts passed government marks and buoys on channel side going and returning, and turned buoy from leeward to windward. The time allowance was computed at the rate of one minute to the foot. Wacondah finished at 8:26:55, beating Dora by 14m, In the second class Swan finished at 7:06:42, beating Evadne by 9m, 37s. DAUNTLESS AND GALATEA,—On Aug. 1? the schooner Daunt- less arrived at Halifax, N. S,, from the Azores, after a rough pas- sage, having left Flores on July 30, Two cyclones were encount- ered and the yacht ran for a time under bare poles. On Aug. 4, in lat. 48deg, 22m. and long. 538deg. 10m., aniceberg was passed. aunt= less has docked at Halifax and will take part in the regatta there this week, Galatea has been cruising about Halifax and has also docked, preparatory to the regatta. No other large yachts are likely to enter. THE TRIAL RACES.—At a_ meeting of the Cup Committee on board the Electra at Cottage City it was decided to sail the trial races to select a defender of the Cup on Sept. 13, 15 and 17, each race to be sailed next day in case of a postponement. Puritan will not enter the races, so the contestants will be Volunteer, Priscilla, Mayflower and Atlantic. : 1 CAPSIZES.—On Aug. 7 the cathoat Grover of the Greenpoint Y. O. capsized in the Kast River, the crew of six being rescued by the policeboat Patrol, On the same day at 10 P. M. a catboat cap- mined in the upper Bay, The three men on board were rescued by a ferryboat, but refused to give their names. ANEW WORK ON YACHTING.—The Lithotype Co. have now in preparation a large work on American yachts and yachting, the text by Mr. Burgess, The book will be very handsomely mada up, containing fifty large plates from photographs by Mr. N. G. Stebbins of Boston. Feoepiese Y.0.—The H, ¥. GC. tnion regatta will be sailed on ug. 24, Ss Sie THALIFAX FOREST AND STREAM. [Ave. 18, 1887. GLASGOW I uly 2 COURSE OF CUTTER “THISTLE,”’ FROM GLASGOW TO NEW YORK.—Donaup KERR, NAVIGATOR. THISTLE. OR several days a silly and unauthenticated rumor of some mishap to Thistle, originating no one knows where, has been floating about, but was promptly set at rest on Tuesday morning, when, with the vice-commodore’s pennant of the R, C. ¥. C. aloft— a golden lion and crown on a blue field—she dropped anchor off Tompkinsville, Staten Island, after a pleasant and successful been te of 21 days, 16 hours. The evening before a steamer arriving at Philadelphia had reported heras but 150 miles from Sandy Hook on Sunday, the only time, with one exception (on Aug. 6) that she was seen and reported by the ocean steam fleet. Several of the daily papers had tugs out looking for her. fused; 6 P. M. steamer passed, bound east, distant 8 miles; hoisted our number; midnight fresh breeze with heavy dew, N.W. Bea; 6A. M. strong breeze and haze; passed schooner bound west; strong breeze and fine weather; 198 miles; winds S.W. Fourteenth Day.—Strong breeze and fine clear weather; 4 P, M. passed brigantine Anna Marie, of Nantes, bound for Bordeaux; 6 P. M. passed bark bound east, distant 4 miles; 8 P. M, showe signal lights to steamer bound east; 10 P. M. passed a number of pene vessels; increasing breeze, falling barometer; took in gaff- topsail and forestaysail; 2 A. M. strong breeze and thick fog; heavy, confused sea getting up; double reefed mainsail; 6 A. M. moderate gale with heavy sea and rain; took in jib;9 A. M. sea more moderate, set reefed foresail; noon thick fog, kept horn con- but all missed her except the New York Herald, whose tug sighted , Stantly goings 219 miles; wind S.W. her in the fog off the Scotland at 3 A. M. on Tuesday morning and took her in tow. On board were Captain John Barr, commander; Capt. Donald Kerr, navigator; Alexander McDonald, first mate; Daniel MacKenzie, second mate, and a crew of 17 including steward. * _ Captain Barr went at once to New York to report home, return- ing later in the day. 5 a} 5 oe” “3 5 RECEIPT OF Manufacturers of “Holberton’s Art of Angling.” Pronounced by anglers the most araciiedt work on angling yet published. SENT POSTPAID ON ABBEY & IMBRIE, 50 CENTS. EiN EE E*IiIsrHBaiNn Ge TrACGH.ILE, IS Vesey Street (Fourth door from Astor House), New York Gity. A NEW REPEATING 12-GAUGE 6-SHOT. A gun with 30- in. Rolled Steel Barrel. 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VAN- WORT, Fredericton, New Brunswick. jyl4,tt ANTED.—A COMPETENT AND PRAOCTI- cal man to take charge of our kennel and stable in the country. ST. BERNARD BREED- ING CLUB, P. O. Box 1,888, New York. 1t ANTED.—LIVE TROUT FROM ONE TO two years old, Address stating price, C., Box 2,526, N. Y. Post Office, it (aes WANTED.—JAN, 4, 11, 18 and 25, FEB. 1, March 8 and Sepf. 13, 1883; Feb. 7 and 14, March Sor Sale. Golden Pheasants. 10 pair superb plumage, $30 per pair; 10 pair this summer chicks, $15 per pair; six cocks, ele- gant plumage, $16 each, suitable for exhibition. Apply to JAMES MORRISON, Mr, Schieffelin’s Place, Tarrytown, N. Y. augll2t a a ee ORSALE.—A BAKER THREE-BARRELED gun, cost $125; will sell for a with case. Address C.F, DAVIS, augll,3t Bethlehem, N. H. EA TROUT.—THE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS overnment fish- streams are very accessible, Particulars, with Jans showing routes by rail, on Spplicgion to hte Ae cae JACK, Fredericton, New Brunswick, anada. OR SALE.—AN ISLAND ON THH SOUTH- Life Building, 32 Nassau st., N. Y. myl19,tf ALMON FOR RENT, TWO DAYS FROM New York to the river. First-class fishing for four rods, camp house, four rooms; guides engaged for present owner who eannot go to the pools; trout lake handy. Apply to ABBEY & IMBRIE, 18 Vesey st., New York. tf 7 WHITE HARES (Lepus Americanus) captured and properly boxed and delivere to express in Bethel e., in good condition on receipt of orders and remittances at $3 rer air. efer to Hon. H. O. Stanley, Dixfield, Me., Fish and Game Commissioner. J. G. RICH, Bethel, Me. decl6,tf x OR SALE AT A BARGAIN.—ONE JOHN A. Nichols’ B. L., 12-bore, d0in., bs., finest Quality, elaborately engraved, highly finished and perfectly new. Will be sold at one-half the original cost. Can be seen at H. C. SQUIRES, 178 Broadway, New York. sept2,ti Chester White, Berkshire and Poland China _ Pigs, fine setter dogs, Scotch Collies, Foxhounds and . Beagles, Sheep and Poultry, =e bred and for sale by W. GIBBONS & CO., West Chester, Chester Co., Pa. Send stamp for circular and price list. i, OR SALE.—FRESH RICE SEED. CHAS. FE GILCHRIST, Fishery Inspector, Port sabes augis, Ontario, Canada, ARGE OIL PAINTING OF YACHT PURI- fan, 40X50, with gold frame. For eat lars, H. CHASE, 86 Myrtlest., Brooklyn, N.Y. It OR SALE.—BALLARD TARGET RIFLE F 38-50, Vernier wind gauge and spirit leve sights, fancy checked stock, Swiss butt, engraved frame, loading tools, 800 patched bullets and 85 nickel plated shells. Price $37. 8, M. LEIGH- TON, Dexter, Me. it ILD RICEH.—SEND IN ORDERS AT ‘ onee for fresh seed gathered especially for planting. R. VALENTINE, Janesville. Wis. THE SETTER, —BY— LAVERACK. With colored illustrations. Price, postpaid, $3.00 For sale by the Forest and Stream Puh, Co. Hu the Stud. CASTLE ROCK SCOTCH COLLIE KENNELS IN TUD. A, K, R. 3693), by Ken Nevis, ex afte Okderiless ee, 15:5 Young doce And iy < “puigtie: We MCONSON, Branford, Conn. IN THE STUD. MAS RRING: Mean wis Bs . Beaufort’s best son » Fee > CR ee J. H. PHE t LH. ’ Apply t0_ 5 Clifton Place, Jersey City, N. J. IN THE STUD. The pure Liewellin setter and field trial winner Gaus Bonahu. WM. S, KIMBALL & CO, !¥°® °°35ictin'Siscct; Chartestown, mass. Ju the Stud. BLEMTON KENNELS, HEMPSTEAD, L. I. Fox-Terriers at Stud Champ. LUCIFER (as in przesenti)—Fee $50, ' To a few approved bitches. : Sire, champion Splinter; dam, Kohinoor, winner of many cups and prizes in England. : BACCHANAL—Fee $20. Winner of smal ariaee in America and England. Sire, ch. The Belgravian; dam, ch. Bedlamite. REGENT VOX—Fee 810. : Prize winner. Sire, Tackler; dam, Sandy Vic. RESOLUTE—Fee $20. To a few approved bitches, Sire, champ, Result; dam, champ, Diadem. Lucifer and Bacchanal have returned from England with fresh laurels, Lucifer winning Ist in open dogs at the Jubilee show in the strongest class ever shown. GERMAN HOPKINS, Address ft Hempstead, L. I, lrish Setter Sarsfield, (Champion Garryowen ex Currer Bell II.) In the Stud. Fee $25.00. Imported to breed to Elcho and Glencho bitches. His breeder, Mr. Giltrap, says: ‘tHe will be even handsomer than Garryowen. His pers formances for a puppy in the Irish setter ct STUD FOX-TERRIER LITTLH SWELL, Sire champion Spice, dam Relish; winner of many prizesin England. Fee $15. BLACK AND TAN TERRIER CHAMPION VORTIGERN At stud, Fee $15. Pu hae by the above dogs for sale. EDWARD LEVER, 906 Walnut st., Phila- delphia, Pa. mayl9,tf IN THE STUD. English champion FEARNOUGHT (E.K.C.S8.B, 18,079), a typical Yorkshire, coat of even, full color, perfect texture, measuring lin. across (8}4in. on a side), roe 4lbs.,is half brother to champion BRADFORD HERO. Photographs 50 cents; complete pedigree and winnings free. ‘Address with stamp, P, H. COOMBS, No. 1 Ex- change Block, Bangor, Me. jy28,lmo CHic EE: Tr ° i i d stock, ight 10 A Re Bay, aoe oor ee disres anal fall particulars. HENRY C. BURDICK. 150 Bridge st., Springfield, ‘Mass. Cite rYe EF. A typical collie with the proper coat, See press notices. By cheng pig Eclipse out of Nestor. This is the strain that produced Glenlivat, Glen- aArTy, ee Heather, Luella, Helen, ete. Fee . One or two good dog puppies for sale. JAS: WATSON, P. O. Box 770, Philadelphia, STUD. WHITE ENGLISH BULL-TERRIER YOUNG ROYAL PRINCE.......... .K.R, 21 Weight 45lbs. Fee $15. Weight 271bs. ROYAL DIAMOND............. ... -K.R. 4311) White English terrier, weight 18lbs. Hee $15. Pups by above dogs for sale, Address J. W. NEWMAN, 87 Hanover st., Boston, Mass, 8 Wick of Naso IN THE STUD. amsey, N.J. JOHN att N. Lewis, Manager, febl7. Ghe Kennel, OR SALE.—A VERY HIGH-BRED LAVER- ack dog, about 6 mos. old. For pedi ree and price address DR. JOHN J. MILLS, ain street, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. augil,2t y ipyeess SALE CHEAP.—MASTIFF BROOD bitch Nell, winner 2d, Boston, a nellsville, 1886; a sure breeder and will be shortly in season. Color, fawn, black points, muzzle uite short. Four-month old mastiff pups also or sale. SANDYCROFT KENNELS, Milford, Del. augll2t OR SALE BEAGLE HOUND LITTLE NICK F (Racer—Spangle), field broken; half brother to champion Little Duke. PRANK QUINBY, White Plains, N. Y. ; 1t OR SALE CHEAP.—PUPPIES BY GLAD- FE stone’s, Mark, champion Gladstone ex cham- ion Bessia A. out of Trusty Gladstone, Gun ex earl Blue. OAK POINT KENNELS, 1015 Wash- ington avenue, New York City. aug1s,2t thy, good mother. dress H, A. FLETCHER, augl8,tf ners, perfectly hea $508 an atonce. Ad Commercial st., Portland, Me, XHOUND PUPS.—I HAVE SEVEN FINE F* uppies forsaleat $seach. H.C. NEWELL, 8 nham, Mass. augls,2t ets, $4A YEAR. 10 Crs, A Copy, \ Srx Montras, $2. 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Remit by express money-order, regi ered letter, money-order, or draft, payable to the Forest and Stream Publishing Company. The paper may be obtained of newsdealers throughout 6 United States, Canadas and Great Britain. Forsale by Davies & Co., No. 1 Finch Lane, Cornhill, London. General subscription Byents for Great Britain, Messrs. Davies & Co., and Messrs. Samp- on Low, Marston, Searles and Rivington, 188 Fleet street, London, ‘Eng. Foreign subscription price, $5 per year; $2.50 for six months. a all communications, Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 0s. 39 AND 40 PARK Row. New Yor«x Crry, “ CONTENTS. EDITORIAL. SHA AND RIvER FISHING. The Latest ‘Indian War.” A War Story. _ Mr. Williams Slays a Moose. | FrsacuLTURE. State Fish Commissioners. THE KENNEL. The Hillside Kennels. Spaniels for Bench and Field. Beagles for Bench and Field. Kennel Management, Kennel Notes. RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING. American Riflemen Abroad. | A Life of Usefulness. Hsoc Quet. Spencer F. Baird. “Tue SPORTSMAN TOURIST. _ Origin of the Medicine Lodge. ‘ Ae A Trip to Mt. Mitchell. = NatTuRAL History. A Chapter on Pterylography. Hummingbird and Sparrow. Unusual Nesting Sites of Birds Game BAG AND GUN. Range and Gallery. Pennsylvania Militia. A Michigan Wild Turkey. The Trap French Ways A Natoma Trap-Shot. Sniping on Shinnecock: Bay. CANOEING. _ Ducking Methods. The A. C. A. Meet. Northern Division Meet. YACHTING. Cruise of the New York Y. C. Thistle’s Proportions. Halifax Jubilee Races. Pappoose Wins Again. ANSWERS TO OHe eae _A Blacktail. Game in the Park. OAMP-FIRE FLICKERINGS. S5A AND River FISHING. Moosehead in Fly Time.—n. The Amateur Fisherman. The Largest Black Bass. ‘ MR. WILLIAMS SLAYS A MOOSE. NOTHER aspirant for huntsman’s glory has come to the front in the person of one D. J. Williams, of Little Falls, N. Y. Mr. Williams has long chafed under the humiliating thought that his name and fame were unknown outside of his own town, save when appended to advertisements of bargains in dry goods, printed in the Herkimer county journals, and this year he undertook a long journey in quest of some worthy object on which to display his valor and establish his claim to wider.renown. - Returning in triumph and bearing with him the trophies of his gest, he hied him (a hunter always hies himself) to | the office of the local journal and in due time beheld his name in print and his exploit heralded in glowing lan- guage. _ Mr. Williams killed a moose. As the editor of the Lit- tle Falls Times puts it, he *‘made a record.” It was on the grounds of the Dwight-Wiman Club, two hundred miles north of Toronto, in Ontario; and it all happened in August. “Our Hunters,” the Times editor heads his account, and between the lines one may detect an earnest striving to report the feat in heroic diction befitting such _ a glorious deed, with an equal effort to tickle the vanity of Williams, whose advertising card of drygoods is by no _ means to be despised by the thrifty newspaper man. Here is the exciting recital: _ He first saw the animal standing along the shore about one mile off, and started off in that direction with his gun, accompanied by the guide. When about half a mile from the four-footed beast a shot was fired which took effect. The moose started away slowly, but was easily followed by a trail of blood. Suddenly Mr. Wil- liams surprised the moose by approaching toonear. Its hairalong the spine began to erect itself and curl forward, its ears to lie straight back and its eyes grew green and glassy; then, quicker a an attack. Mr. Williams was somewhat surprised to see the _ guide shouted to aim for its eyes and fire. Mr. Williams never having fired off a gun before, and thinking that it would not make 7 much difference whether he aimed very accurately or not, pointed the rifle in the direction of the moose ina careless manner and 5 fired, Simultaneously with the report of the gun the animal fell, the charge haying taken effectin the windpipe. Provision was getting low and the meat was much relished by the party. It welghed 1,200lbs. and had attained a height of over six feet at the _ foreshoulders. Mr. Williams has suddenly grown famous among sportsmen here, that haye been, some of them, for the past twenty-five years in the North Woods hunting meose, and within all that period never haying seen one. tinct in this State and very scarce in Canada. Mr. Williams will have the head preserved, which will be presented to the Astoroga Club of this village. where hunters are so many and moose so few, can thus at one pull of the trigger bring to earth the bristling- maned monarch of the wildwood and cover himself with glory as with a garment. lifetime, and D. J. Williams was not the man, in this supreme moment, to stay his hand, because hindered by any such consideration as that the law of the country he was visiting forbade moose killing save only between October 15 and December 1. do for your “sportsman,” but for the law-respecting proclivities of sportsmen, in the genuine sense, Mr. D, J. Williams has only contempt ; nothing of that sort should stand between him and his moose and the fame he already saw as his own when the Herald editor should chronicle the exploit. than a flash, it swung on its hind legs like a pivot and ready for animal so large and was a little alarmed at its actions, when the NEW YORK, AUGUST 285, 1887. This animal is almost ex- Not every man in this world of unequal blessings, Jé was one chance ina Such foolish notions might The Dwight-Wiman Club and the Ontario authorities are concerned in this matter, the club, because a man who was presumably one of its guests, while enjoying its hospitalities violated the law for which it ought to be the aimtof the club to claim respect from.its guests; the authorities, because this Little Falls man is liable to a fine of $50, which he ought to be made to pay into the treasury if he ever sets foot in the Dominion again. He will, of course, not mind a little sum like this, for what is $50 in comparison with the value of this renown earned by D, J. Williams, one of ‘‘our hunters.” THE LATEST “INDIAN WAR.” S° FAR as can be gathered from the despatches from Meeker, Colorado, the sheriff of the county has in- volved the State in a trouble which cannot fail to be very expensive and very disgraceful, and which may cost many lives. The threatened war with the White River and Uintah Utes seems to have had its origin in the thievishness of one er two white men, and the rashness and stupidity of Sheriff Kendall. As for the Indians, they do not at all understand what the trouble is about. Notwithstanding the blood-curdling accounts of danger which were at first telegraphed to the East, it does not appear that there has been any serious collision between the whites and the Utes, nor has a single white man been hurt, except a valiant militiaman who fell into a hole in the ground a hundred miles or two from the seat of the war and broke his leg. Three Indians have been wounded, And yet the papers talk about the ‘uprising of the Utes.” The trouble between the Utes and the whites seems to have had its origin in nothing more important than a horse race and the dishonesty of some white men. The story that is told of the beginning of the quarrel is that it is the outgrowth of a horse race which was run between the Utes and some white men several weeks ago. The Utes, as is well known, have good horses, many of which come to them in the way of trade with the Navajoes, and Colorado and his band are said to be particularly well provided with fast running horses. Like all Indians, they are fond of horse racing and will stake their last buckskin or their last blanket on the speed of their favor- ite horse. They are pretty sure to be successful, too, when they areracing with white men, and nothing pleases them better than to win a race which the whites are con- fident is theirs, It isacommon thing for white men on the border to import horses which have a considerable in. fusion of thoroughbred blood in their veins for the pur- pose of beating an Indian “‘crack.” It is stated that this was done in the present case, and that besides all the out- side bets made; the horses which were to run were put up in the stakes. As is often the case in such matters, the project of the white men lacked one essential feature of success. Their horse did not run fast enough, and was beaten by the Ute pony, whose owner, of course, claimed the stakes. The white men, however, declined to give up the racer and some other horses they had lost, and the re- sult was that at night the Indians broke into the white men’s corral, and taking the horses they had won made off with them. Then the same white men went before the Grand Jury at Meeker and had the Indians arrested for horse stealing. They resisted when the Sheriff pro- ceeded to serve the capiases, and hence the Ute “‘upris- ing.” The war, so called, seems to be only a bullying attempt to save to a lot of gamblers the stakes which they lost with their eyes open. enterprise, The precipitancy of OREST AND STREAM. A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE ROD AND GUN. ; VOL, XXIX.—No. 5. Nos. 39 & 40 PARK Row, NEw YORE. Sheriff Kendall when he attempted to arrest his men caused a number of shots to be fired, and ever since then there has been a wild hullabaloo in Colorado about the Ute war.” the State of Colorado $100,000, and it is quite possible that if matters are left in charge of the hot-headed and inexperienced persons who are now in command, many lives will be lost. paid for the rescuing of a few hundred dollars’ worth of horses, belonging to a gambler. It is stated that the trouble so far has cost This will be rather a dear price to have For many years it was the boast of the Utes that they had never shed a white man’s blood, and this was true up to 1879. The Utes can fight, and if too hardly pressed they will do so, and so far as can be gathered from the news received from the front, Sheriff Kendall will be re- sponsible for every drop of blood shed in the war that may ensue. From a knowledge of the Utes extending over many years, acquired by long residence in their camps, we have no hesitation in declaring that it would have been a per- fectly easy matter for the Sheriff to have gone without arms and accompanied only by an interpreter into the Ute camp and to have returned with the indicted men or the horses. stead of pursuing such a course the Sheriff proceeded to frighten the Indians out of their wits by ‘‘holding them up. Indians wounded, Hine tlle lachryme. This we would have undertaken todo. In- ” Tn the alarm a few shots were fired and three A LIFE OF USEFULNESS. Aeon death of Spencer F. Baird has brought to its close a career of great achievements in practical scientific Professor Baird had a genius for hard work, The full magnitude of his labors can never be adequately appreciated by the public. Some hints of what was demanded of the man and what he actually ac- complished may be found in the reports of the Smithsonian and the Fish Commission, the complex. in- stitutions over which he presided with such rare ability, devotion and honesty of purpose. To his guidance is due the rapid development of the Smithsonian Institution, the founding of the National Museum, and the success of the United States Fish Commission. Distinguished at home and abroad as ascientist, he has also left behind him a shining record by his wise administration of the vast appropriations intrusted to him by Congress for the ~ prosecution of the work of fishculture. In Professor Baird’s ability and integrity Congress and the Execu- tive Department of the Government had the most implicit confidence, and it was a trust which he held with scrupulous and conscientious regard. So sensitive was he in this respect that the suspicion cast upon the administration of the funds of his office by a sensation mongering newspaper is said to have preyed upon his mind and actually shortened his life, As a scientist, an officer of the Government, an un- selfish patriot, and a man, Spencer F, Baird has won for himself an assured place among the men of his time. ESOC QUET. A PARTY of American and English sportsmen, con- sisting of Gen. Rodney C, Ward, Judge Gildersleeve, Chauncey Marshall, Eugene Underhill, Wakeman Holber- ton, Col. William Hester, Murray Boocock, George C. Masters and Dr. C. M. Hoagland, have left New York for a rich claim, staked out by them in the Northwest, where big game and fish of unprecedented quality and abundance are said to be awaiting their coming. The exact spot was selected after months of inquiry, corres- pondence, study of surveys and cross-examinations of Western hunters; and each individual member was sworn to secrecy as to the party’s destination. A reporter in- quired the location the other day and the reply was *‘Hsoc Quet.” These words appear in the New York Times of yesterday, and it is clear that the reporter took them to be the name of the place to which the party has set out, for the Times says that they are going ‘‘to Esoc Quet, a wild spot in Idaho.” Now, Esoc Quet is not a geographi- cal appellation. Itis an Indian phrase, of the Kalispel dialect, meaning ‘What are you giving us?” or as some authorities translate it, ‘*Come off the roof, cully.” As used by the member of the party interviewed by the Times reporter, it was evidently adopted as a polite way of saying: ‘Go to. Do you think weare giving this thing away? Not much. It has cost us time and money to discover this bonanza, and we don’t propose to find some- body else’s tin cans on the stumps when we get there.” 82 FOREST AND STREAM. | [Aua. 25, 1897. SPENCER F. BAIRD. Ae an illness of many weeks Prof. Spencer F. Baird, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, died at Wood's Holl, Mass., last Friday, Aug. 19. He had gone to Wood’s Holl in June, much broken down in health and spirits, but there had subsequently been such improve- ment that his recovery was hoped for, and his death when it did come was sudden and unexpected. Spencer Fullerton Baird was born in Reading, Pa., Feb. 5, 1823. He was of mixed Scotch, English and German descent; and the name Spencer came from an ancestor, a pee whose war sermons were so powerful in Revo- utionary times that the British Government put a price on the sturdy patriot’s head. At an early age the boy displayed those tastes for natural history which were to. direct the course of his life and in after years make him distinguished among his contemporaries. When four- teen years old, with his brother William, he began a collection of the birds of Cumberland county, Pa., and the materials then brought together afterward formed the nucleus of the Smithsonian collection of birds, The brothers contributed notes to the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences, and so, his love of ornithology becoming known, young Baird found a warm friend in Audubon, with whom he exchanged specimens and to whom he contributed materials for the great naturalist’s works, Graduating from Dickinson College in 1840 at the age of 17, he entered upon the study of medicine in New York, but interrupted his course, and in 1845 accepted the chair of Natural History, and later that of Chemistry, in Dick- inson College. Here he found abundant opportunity for pursuing the studies most congenial; and it was his habit to make long pedestrian tours in quest of specimens and in investigations of animal life. hile at Dickinson he became associated with Agassiz, and the two projected a work of joint authorship on the fresh-water fishes of the United States; this, however, was never completed, In‘1850, Prof. Baird was elected Assistant Secretary to the Smithsonian Institution, and in this new field he very soon gave exhibition of those rare powers o* observation and high administrative capacity which marked his life work at Washington. He instituted methods of work in the Smithsonian which are still followed there ; it was largely owing to his influence that the study of special branches of natural history were intrusted to individuals in the employ of the Government. On the death of Prof. Henry he succeeded to the Secretaryship. In 1871, Congress having provided for a United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, President Grant placed Prof. Baird at the head of it. To this position he brought Tipened powers, and assuming the tremendous responsi- bilites which carried with them no added compensation, for the office was an unsalaried one, he devoted himself with unselfish enthusiasm, organized a corps of assistants, and set about one of the greatest economic undertakings known to history, with what success is well known. The work of the United States in investigating the causes of the depletion of food fishes and in restocking the waters was Inspired and directed by Prof. Baird. His printed contributions to science were numerous and valuable. A chronological catalogue of his works, prepared by order of the Smithsonian Institution and only carried down to 1882, includes 1,068 titles. In 1849 he had translated and edited the text for the ‘‘Icono- graphic Encyclopezedia,” the English version of ‘““Heck’s Bilder Atlas.” Between 1850 and 1874 he published sev- eral works upon North American natural history, and from 1870 to 1878 he was scientific editor of Harper Bros.’ periodicals, besides being the author of their yearly cyclo- peedia of science. A partial list of his writings during these years would include: ‘‘Catalogue of North Ameri- can Herinees by Baird and Girard (1853); the ‘‘Pacific Railroad Report on Mammals” (1857), in which were con- tained accounts of seventy species of mammals additional to the lists of Audubon and Bachman; thes‘‘Birds of North America” (1858), the “Review of North American Birds” (1864-66), the ‘‘Geographical Distribution of North American Birds” (1865), the ‘History of North American Birds,” in connection with Brewer and Ridgway (1874). As a scientist Prof. Baird enjoyed world-wide fame; his services and attainments were recognized and re- warded by medals and other testimonials. He received the degree of Doctor of Physical Science from Dickinson College, and that of Doctor of Laws from Columbian University. In 1878 he was awarded the silver medal of the Acclimatization Society, of Melbourne; in 1879, the gold medal of the Société d’Acclimation of France, and in 1880 the Erster Ehrenpreis of the Internationale Fisch- erei Ausstellung, at Berlin, the gift of the Emperor of Germany. In 1875 he received from the King of Norway and Sweden the decoration of Knight of the Ruyal Nor- wegian Order of Olaf, He was a member of the leading scientific associations of England, Austria, France, Ger- many, Holland, Portugal and New Zealand. Over thirty- | three distinct genera and species in North, South and Central America and the West Indies haye been named in his honor. He was one of the early members of the National Academy of Sciences; served two yearsas permanent sec- retary of the American Association; was one of the trus- tees of the Corcoran Art Gallery; was a trustee of Colum- bian_ University; a president of the Cosmos Club, of Washington, and was the director and official head of the National Museum. A published description of Prof, Baird’s workshop in Washington tells us: ‘You will find it in the basement, and truly it is a busy place. There is not much furniture in the room, but it is all in use by the busy occupants, Here are a couple of clerks and a stenographer, and scat- tered around about, yet in the most perfect order, are books and maps and drawings and castings and models of every description. The professor is a great worker, and he utilizes every moment of the day, He arises at 7 and by 8 o’clock he has had his breakfast and is at his desk. For five hours every morning he keeps the stenographer busy attending to correspondence and writing out reports, instructions, letters and scientific articles. This part of his work can be done by no one else. By i o'clock he has finished, and, leaving his stenographer to prepare the papers for his signature, he leaves the residence for the institute. Here for two or three hours he receives callers and attends to the routine work of his office. He is also the head of the Fish Commission, and he gives that an hour or two each day. But this and many other things with which he is connected do not come properly within the province of this article. Prof. Baird is essentially a worker. When one has written of his work, nothing re- mains to be told. His habits aresimple. He retires at 11 o'clock and arises at an early hour. He never goes to a lecture or to the theatre, and the dinners and receptions he attends during the season can be counted on the fingers of one hand. He gives it out in confidence that the first reason why he doesn’t go out is that he knows he will go to sleep, and the second is that he doesn’t want to, but prefers staying at home with his books. What does he do with his leisure time? Well, he has pres little of that delightful commodity, and what little he has is Spent in reading novels (strange to relate) of the blood and thunder order.” The following description will convey an idea of the surroundings amid which he labored, with a graphic portraiture of the man: ‘‘The house in which the scientist lives is not a very elegant one, but it is situated in a very fashionable locality. Standing on the little porch, wait- ing for our knock to be answered, we can see the resi- dences of Secretary Bayard, which is only a few doors below, of Senators Morrill, Allison and Payne, and of Justice Miller. It is one of the most desirable neighbor- hoods of the capital, and within a circuit of a quarter of a mile can be found the residences of hundreds of public men. The house is of brick, three stories and a basement high, with a bay window of good dimensions running up the front. There is also a mansard roof, and a large ane- mometer help to make the house noticeable, The visitor is ushered into a prettily furnished parlor at the left. From this vantage he can have a good view of the rooms of the house on this floor. as they are all connected by folding doors. The prospect is not great or rich, but it is a model interior for a man in comfortable circumstances and of refined tastes. The parlor is furnished with modern furniture, and there are scores of etchings and paintings and photographs on the walls. On the stands are rare little articles of bric-d-brac gathered here and there and everywhere in pedestrian tours over the country and in continental travel, Next to the parlor is the library, and it is very much like the former room, except for the bookcases reaching to the ceiling. The books are, for the most part, of a literary character, though here and there a ponderous work looks out at us from between the dainty volumes in blue andgold. * * * ‘‘We take cognizance of these surroundings while wait- ing for Prof. Baird, and now his rather ponderous tread is heard upon the stairs. He enters the library with hand extended out to you, and a welcome smile from his intellectual face and bright, penetrating eyes. Over 6ft. high, broad shoulders, heavy set and altogether massive, he is not, by any means. an ordinary appearing man. Yet, few people you meet on the street could tell you who he is. Very likely they would not be asked, for he is not a man who would cause remark on account of his personal appearance. He is careless in his dress, and skulks about the capital with his gray suit and slouch hat, looking more like a Virginian farmer than one of the foremost of American scientists, He rarely notices his surroundings, and will pass his most intimate friends on the street without a sign of recognition. His thoughts are no doubt far away during these moments of pre-occu- pation, He is perhaps thinking of some new scientific discovery, or a discovery is in process of formation in his ever active brain. But he is not always absent-minded, for in his social and business intercourse he is one of the most agreeable of gentlemen, and his conversation is singularly fascinating.” The following tribute to Prof. Baird’s worth is by Prof: J. W. Powell, the director of the Geological Survey: **T have known Prof. Baird for the last eighteen years ; he was like a brother to me, There has been nothing of importance that I have wodertaken in that T have not first consulted with Prof, Baird. He was the greatest man Tever knew, He knew more than any man I have come in contact with. He knew every subject with which he had to do thoroughly. He mastered all the’ details. His pre-eminent quality was perhaps his ability as an organizer, It was given to him to accomplish what few men are capable of in a lifetime, the organization of two great institutions—the National Museum and the United States Fish Commission. Prof. Baird was a man of great practical sense. He could see the outcome of matters and had a broad comprehension of the relative importance of details. He was an unselfish man; his personal interests were lost sight of in the interest of the institutions under his care. He expended public money with the careful scrutiny that most men give to their private affairs. His entire unselfishness and deyo- tion to his work, as well as his practical sense, was appreciated by the committees of Congress when he appeared before them to explain the needs for the money asked for, Prof. Buird was a great scientist, and it isa singular, fortune that the Smithsonian has had in succes- sion two such eminent men as Henry and B. id.” Prof. 8. P. Langley will probably succeed to the Sec- retaryship of the Smithsonian, and Mr. G. Brown Goode to the Commissionership of Fisheries. The Sportsman Conrist. | ORIGIN OF THE MEDICINE LODGE. — aes are certain western Indian tribes who havean annual religious ceremony caled by frontiersmen| the Sun Dance or Medicine Lodge. None of these tribes; haye been more faithful in the performance of this sacred! duty than the Blackfeet, Some, indeed, have given wu the practice since the disappearance of the buffalo: an it is very likely that the Blackfeet will never build an-) other one. According to Blackfeet tradition, the origin of the Medicine Lodge was as follows: In the beginning there was no war. All the tribes were at peace. Now of the people was one, a very rich man, and he had three wives anda daughter. This girl was the most beautiful young woman in the whole camp, She had been asked for by several young men, but had refused to marry any of them, As time passed many who were rich and handsome sought her for a wife, but she always replied, ‘‘No, I will never marry.” Then her father said: ‘‘Why this, why take no man?” | “Why,” she replied, ‘‘should I take a husband? I have} arich father and mother, our lodge is good, the par- fleches are never empty, there are many robes and tanned skins, plenty of soft fur for winter. Why, then, should I marry?” Then her father spoke not, The Raven packers held a dance; they all dressed care- fully and wore their ornaments; and many asked for this young girl, and again she said xo. Then the Bulls, the Foxes, and others of the H-kiin-th'-kah-tse, held their dances, and all those who were richest, handsome and brave asked this man for his daughter, but none suc- ceeded. Then was her father angry and he said: ‘‘Why now this way? You haye your choice; all ths best men have asked for you, and still yousay no. Now Ido be- lieve you have a secret lover.” ~ “Ah!l? said her mother. ‘‘What shame for us should a child be born and our daughter still unmarried.” “Father,” said the girl, “pity! I have no secret lover. But now the truth. That Above Person* told me, ‘Marry not, for you are mine; thus shall you be happy and live to great age, and again he said: ‘Take heed, marry not, for you are mine,’” “Ah,” said her father, ‘against his words no man may speak.” And they talked no more about it. There was a poor young man, very poor. His father and mother were dead, and all his relatives too. They also had departed to the Sandhills.} No lodge washis. No wife to tan his robes or sew his moccasins. Entered ha a lodge here to eat and sleep, and to-morrow he went to} another; thus he lived; but there were those of kind | heart, and when they saw his poverty they gave him a | robe or legeins, or moccasins, thus was he clothed. Said 4 those rich young men, ‘‘Why now not ask her who has) refused us to marry you?” and they laughed. ‘‘Ah,” said | he, “as you say, I will go and ask her,” and he went down \ by the river, By the water he waited and she came along, ; Girl,” he said, ‘‘wait, [have words for you. Notas a _ designing person do I ask you, but openly where the sun | looks down and all may see.” ; “Speak then,” said the girl, ‘“T have seen the days,” continued the young man, Co have seen you refuse those who would have you for a wife. To the rich, and those of brave deeds you have | said no, Now, to-day have they laughed, and they said i to me, ‘Why do you not ask her?” Iam poor, very poor. | No lodge is mine, I have no food, no robes, no fur for; ee winter. Neither have 1a relative, All have gone to the } Sandhills, Yet now, to-day, l ask you, take pity! be my ) wite.” Then hid she her face, and she brushed the ground with 3 the point of her moccasin, back and forth, back and forth, ] for she was thinking. Then after a time she said. ‘-True, all those have I refused. Yet now the poor one asks me - andIam glad, You will I marry, and my people will be happy. You are poor, yet that will matter not, My) father will give you many dogs. My mother will make ‘ us a lodge, and they will give us robes and furs, and you will be poor no longer.” Then was the young man very happy, and he started to | kiss her, but she held him back and urtaer said: ‘‘That © Above Person has spoken to me, he has said: ‘Marry not, | for you are mine, and you shall live to great age,’ anc againhe said: ‘Take heed, marry not or you shall quickly die,’ therefore lam not my own. Jam his. But now say: Go youtothat Above Personand tell him, ‘She whom you commanded heeds your words, yet now would she marry me, therefore am 1 come.’ If he shall say yes, he will give youa sign forme. But if he refuse, then will you return not, Or, if in that far country you fail to find his lodge, then return not.” “Oh!” said the young man, ‘good at first your words and my heart was glad, But now it sinks within me. Now am I dismayed. Does the sun shine? Does the river flow? Are the treesin leaf? I cannot tell, for I look on the night and my heart is sad. Where is that far off lodge? and where the trail which no one yet has traveled?” * Take, courage, take courage,” said the girl, and she turned to her lodge. Then went he of sad heart to an old woman who had been kind to him, and he said: ‘' Pity me, for Iam poor, For now would I travel, make me then some moccasins — and give me a sack of food.” ; f Seven pairs the woman made, with parfleche soles, and — she gave him too a sack of food, pemmican of berries, — pounded meat and strip of dried back-fat. And when she had done the young man started to find the home of the Sun. Alone and with sad heart he climbed the bluif. ** Shall T ever see the people again?” he thought, as he” stopped to take a last look at the lodges, and with a sigh he went on. a ‘Now many days he traveled along, and every day his’ sack of food became lighter. One night he stopped close” by the home of a wolf. ‘* Ha!” said the wolf, ‘‘ what is my brother doing here all alone?” ; * Ah!” replied the young man, “TI seek the home of that Above Person, I go to ask him fora woman. She has told me to, for she is his own.” “TJ have traveled far,” said the wolf, ‘*I know all tha” prairies, and the valleys, and the mountains, yet I have *The sun. ‘ : +Sandhills—A barren place where all the people go after death Aud, 25, 1887. ] + never seen his stopping place. Yet I know oné sinarter than I, Go ask the bear. He may tell you.” Another day, and again he traveled on. Here he found a few berries to eat, and there a root which he dug up, for his sack of food was light and he was very careful of it. ** Where,” asked the bear, alone, my brother?” ; . * Now help, now pity me, my elder brother!” said the young man, ‘because of: her words* I seek the Above Person. I go to ask for her.” . “IT know not his stopping place,” said the bear. ‘“‘L have traveled by many rivers, and I know the mountains; yet I have never seen his lodge, There is one beyond, that striped-face (the badger), who is wise, Go then and ask him,” Then quickly went the young man to the badger’s home. He was in his hole. Stooping over, the young man shouted, “Oh, cunning Striped-facel Oh, much- knowing animal! I would speak with you,” - d ‘What do you want?" said the badger, poking his head out, ‘That bear,” said the young man, ‘told me to ask you. I seek that Above Person’s home to ask him for her, She is his own, and therefore must I find his stopping “Ah!” said the badger, “I know not where he lives, Over there in the timber is a wolverine’s home. Go ask him. He is of much knowledge.” Then went he to the woods and looked all around for the wolverine, but he could not find him, and being tired he sat. down under some bushes to rest. ‘\Hi-yul Hi-yul” he cried. ‘*Wolverine, take pity on me. Gone my food. Worn out my moccasins. Now surely I must die.” “What wants my brother?’ he heard, and looking around he saw the animal sitting close beside him. “She whom I would marry,” replied the young man, ‘belongs to that Aboye Person, and by her words I am looking for his stopping place, because I must ask him for her.” “Ah,” said the wolverine, ‘I know where he lives, yet now ‘tis night. Wait then till morning, and I will show you the trail to the water’s edge, On the other side of it he lives.” True his words. The trail led to the water's edge, but there—he looked and his heart almost stopped. Great was that water. The other side could not be seen, nor was there any end. In despair he laid down on the shore. His food was gone and he was weak from much travel. **Here,” he thought, ‘‘must I die, No onemay cross such far water, and too weak am I to return to the people. Yes, now must I surely go to that shadow land.” Not so, There were his helpers. Two swans came swimming by. ‘What,” they said, ‘‘does our brother here? Far from his people's ground, why here alone?” “JT am here,” he told them, ‘to die. Far away in the Blackfoot landisa beautiful girl, and I would marry her. But she is not her own. She belongs to that Above Person. Many days have I traveled, but I have not found the place. And now my foodis gone. Far away the land of my people, my body is weary, I cannot re- turn to them. Here, then, must I die; soon will my shadow depart for the Sandhills.” ‘Not so! Not so!’ cried the swans, ‘‘Across this water is the home of that Above Person. Climb, then, upon our backs and we will take you there.” As if he had just set out on his travel, as he had eaten plenty, did his strength return and his heart was light. Quick rose he from the ground, and wading out reclined upon their backs. Deep and black that mighty water, and very wide. Strange people lived within its depths, and other mighty animals who often seize a person. Yet safe they carried him and took him to the other side. Ah! there it was, a big new lodge and painted on it the deeds of war and unknown animals, Yet now he dared not enter. What would they say? Great might be their anger. And full of fear and shame he crawled along and hid where tall green rushes grew upon the shore, There, as he lay, came Morning Star and found him. ‘Why hidden here?’ he asked. ‘‘Where is your home? Why wandering far?” ‘ “The Blackfoot land,” he said, ‘tis where I lived. Far have I come to see the Sun, yet now I see his lodge, I . shame to enter.” “Pear not,” said Morning Star, ‘“‘he is my father. Come now with me, my mother sits within and she will give you food.” Then entered he with Morning Star and sat beside the doorway. ‘“‘Who,” said the Moon,t “‘is this person?” ‘He is a Blackfoot,” replied her son, ‘‘and has traveled far to see my father.” Then the Moon gave him some food, and after he had eaten much he slept. When he awoke it was night and the Sun had already entered. ‘‘My son,” he said, ‘‘has told me that you have come to seeme and Tamglad. Far is the Blackfoot land, tired your body, now. Stay with us then a while and eat and rest and sleep.” The young man stopped there a long time and he and Morning Star were great friends. Often the young man would say, ‘‘I must go back,” but Morning Star would say, ‘No, When my father speaks you may go. Do not ask him or he will be angry, Wait for him to say.” One night the Sun said, ‘“Now, young man, tell me, why came you here?” Then said the young man, ‘Of our people is.a beautiful girl and all the rich and brave ones asked for her, but she Tooked not at them. Lam very poor, but I asked her to be my wife and she was glad. But then she said, ‘I am not my own; to that Above Person dol belong. Gothen and ask him for me.’ Far have I traveled and long has been the trail, To you have I come to ask for her.” “True your words,” said the Sun, ‘‘l have watched the ‘ig your home? Why travel days and I know it is so; and now I give her toyou. I am the only chief. Everything is mine. I made the earth, the mountains, prairies, rivers, woods, people and animals. Allthese I made. lcan never die. True, the winter makes me old and weak, but every summer I grow young again.” ; Then further said the Sun, ‘‘What one of all animals ig smartest? The raven is, for he always finds food, he is the smartest. Heisneverhungry. Ofall animals which *A Blackfoot seldom mentions a person by name, and will talk -for hours about what ihis or that one said, and one must ask ypointedly to find out who he is talking about, j #fhe sun and moon are supposed to be; man and,wife and the morning star their son. At night he stopped near the home of a bear.. things?” but he answered them not, FOREST AND STREAM. is most Niait-o-yé?* The buffalo is, Of all animals I like him best, He is for the people. He is your food and your shelter, What part of his body is ‘medicine? The tongue is. That is mine, What else that_grows on bushes is medicine? Berries, Those are also mihe,” Then further said the Sun, ‘*You shall build me a sweat house, and you shall build mea great lodge. Those who are pure shall build it for me, and I will give them great age. Come now with me and see the world.” Then the Sun took the young man to the edge and they looked down and saw it; round it is, and flat, and all around the edge the jumping off place Ig the walls straight down], “Thus,” said the Sun, “shall you build my lodge, round, with walls, And the sweat house shall be like the sky above the world [7. ¢., a hemisphere], You shall make it of an hundred sticks, and one-half shall be black, and one-half red,” Further said the Sun, “Which is most knowledge? the heart or brain? ‘The brain is; the heart often lies, but the brain, never. She who makes the vow shall be pure, and of good sense; the young men shall get the tongues, three hundred, and she who builds the lodge shall have to help her, other women who are pure, and they shall cut and dry the tongues. For the people, for their long life and food shall these be built. For I shall like the tongues and the berries and other presents they may give, But if one of lying heart, if one impure shall build the lodge, then will I be angry, and the peopleshall perish, And others shall make the vow, and if they give me of their body [meaning finger joints, bits of flesh, etc. | they shall survive, and reach great age. In war, the arrows shall pass them by, and sickness shall not destroy them. Here now, two raven tail feathers, they shall be the sign for her that I give her to you, and the husband of her who makes the lodge shall wear them on his head,” Then the Sun gave him beautiful war dresses, a shield, bow, quiver and arrows, and said: ‘‘Now you may de- part, not by the long and weary trail you came, but by my trail. There the wolf road [the milky way], follow it, and you will reach the ground,” And the young man departed. Hot the day, all the lodge skins were raised, and in the shade of them the people sat. Very hot the day. Now there was one, a chief, who had many friends, and all day long they came and feasted with him, Out on a butte, beyond the camp, a person sat; early in the morn ing this chief saw him sitting there, close wrapped in his robe. And his friends came and went; the sun rose, and reached the middle and passed on down; and still the person sat there moying not. Now was evening come, and said the chief, ‘‘Why sits that person there? All day he has not moved. Great has been the heat, yet he has not drank. Now go and see, and if he be a stranger bid him come and eat with friends.” Then went some of the young men to him and said, ‘‘Why sit there in the heat all day, oh stranger? There the shade of lodges, cool water, and food in plenty. Come now with us.” Then rose the person and threw off hisrobe and followed them, and great was their surprise. Beautiful his dress. Of strange make his shield and bow. But they knew his face and they ran ahead and shouted, ‘‘Here now is that poor young man returned, poor no longer, for he wears rich clothes and his shield and bow are of strange make.” Then came all people to see him, and they said, ‘‘Where have you been so long? Where found you all these rich There in the crowd stood that young woman; and taking two raven feathers from his hair he gave them to her and said: ‘‘Far has been the trail and I nearly died. Yet by those Helpers I found his lodge. There the truth, the sign, he sends those feathers to you.” Great her gladness then. And they were married, and made the sweat house and the great lodge as the Sun had said. And the Sun was good; he gave them great age, and they sickened not, But when they were very old, onemorning said their children, ‘‘Arise and eat.” They did not move. In the night in sleep, without pain, their shadows had departed for the Sandhills. The ceremony of the Medicine Lodge always takes place in July, about the time berries are ripe. During the preceding year a woman (often several of them) had yowed to build this lodge, in return for which she prayed for the recovery of some relation from a dangerous sick- ness, or for their success in kattle. None but a virtuous woman might make this offering. Itsometimes happened that the person died or was killed in battle. Then the relations of the woman all mourned; and ever afterward she was the butt of ridicule and the contempt of the whole camp. But there were always enough of those who made this vow to insure the building of a lodge each year. First, three hundred buffalo tongues were procured, which, with prayers and songs to the sun, were cut and dried by those who made the yow and by others who were selected on account of their virtue. Great heaps of berries were also gathered by these women. Sufficient poles were then cut and piled up in the center of the village. With much ceremony, prayers and songs the walls were then made by sticking posts upright in the sround round a tree, leaving a space about 4ft. wide for a doorway. The diameter of this inclosure was about 40ft, Then a warrior renowned for bravery and success was chosen to cut a hide into strips, and while doing so he was obliged to rehearse his brave deeds. Long poles were then laid from the top of this wall to the tree, mak- ing a roof, which was securely fastened by the strips of hide. The walls and roof were then covered with brush, gathered by the women. In carrying this brush to the lodge they were obliged to stop at intervals and make a prayer to the sun, and on placing it on the lodge they also made a short prayer. The lodge being built, a large sweat house was made of one hundred willows, and painted one side red the other black, and the whole covered with cow skins. The O-kéh, or woman, who made the vow then built a fire and heated the rocks, and her husband, calling together the principal men of the tribe, always including a Bear- man, entered the sweat house with them. The rocks, now red hot, were placed in a hole dug in the center of the house. A pipe was then filled and lighted by the Bear-man, who addressed a long prayer to the sun, in- forming him that a lodge had been built for him, and the proper food secured, and asking in return long life and *The word means “of the sun” and is generally translated as “medicine,” not physical but spiritual. 83 eee SS ES a LS a a a a a a a a a a ra ae ptosperity fot the people. That evening the woman who made the vow and her husband took possession of the lodge, and remained in it during the ceremonies, which lasted four days and nights. During this time they were not allowed to eat or drink, and only at night could they go outside, The next morning after the sweat house the “medicine food” was divided among the people. Many offerings to the sun were then made, wearing apparel, weapons, fine robes, ornaments and finger joints and bits of flesh, All these were tied in bags and hung near the roof on the center pole or tree, The next day was devoted to “making warriors.” Slits were cut in the breast or back of these aspirants, rawhide ropes fastened into them, and suspended to the center pole, the men danced and jerked about until the ropes pulled out, A man was not called a “warrior” until he had gone through this cere- mony four successive seasons. The remaining two days were devoted to the *‘counting of coups” and dancing by the warriors, and the E-kiin-ith’-kah-tse, During all the four days prayers were constantly offered by the Bear- men for the health and prosperity of the people. | J. W. SCHULTZ. A TRIP TO MT. MITCHELL. SHEVILLE, N. C., July.—The conversation turned upon the wonderful scenery and delightful atmos- phere of this region. One and another mountain trip were suggested as being delightful and worthy of attempt when the proper time should arrive. While so engaged, Prof. E. Waller, of New York city, joined us. During the year of his sojourn-here he had never made a moun- tain trip outside of the immediate vicinity of Asheville. The professor is charming company, and returns to his duties in the School of Mines, Columbia College, very soon, Different points within reasonable distance were freely discussed. Finally Mt. Mitchell was decided upon. We planned to ride the first day to Big Tom Wilson’s, the famous trapper, hunter and guide of the Black Mountains, and there take up our headquarters, the next day to make the ascent of Mt. Mitchell and camp over night, returning the next day to Big Tom’s. Dr. Gatchell had made the trip a year before, and therefore was competent to guide us safely to Big Tom’s house. Four responded to roll call at 6 A. M. Wednesday, viz.: Dr. Gatchell, Prof. Waller, George Lyons and the writer. A refreshing shower had fallen the evening previous which had cleansed the air and laid the dust, so oppres- sive for several days, and the day promised to be fine but warm. We rode out the Beaver Dam road about four miles, then turned over Elk Mountain ridge, From here a beautiful view of Asheville, the valley and the distant Mt. Pisgah is obtained. Our next elevation was passing through the gap of Elk Mountain, and again we rested to look back and admire the landscape. When within a mile of ‘‘Chamber’s” we took the wrong road and had gone two miles before discovering our error. We retraced our steps and were soon on the righttrack., This mistake cost us nearly two hours of time, so that it was noon when we rode into the yard surrounding Chamber's farm- house. Wandering around in the rugged fastoesses of the craggy mountains whither our false trail was leading us, was not the most pleasing prospect to contemplate, at least others report it anything but satisfactory, except to those who are hunting bears, and we were will:ng to accept their testimony without questioning, Many per- sons have lost their way in the craggies. Gregg Cham- bers, the genial proprietor of this mountain farm, of 400 acres, cheerily called out: “Light, gentlemen, ‘light.” The settlement about Chambers is called Vanceville and is located in Reems Valley. As we sat watching the dark clouds of a thunder storm roll up the valley we conversed with Hardy Chambers, son ot the proprietor, regarding the game to be found in and about the mountains. Speaking of bears, he pointed to a tawny rough-coated dog lying in the shade, and said they had killed twenty-five bears in the last three years with that that dog, assisted by others. The breeding of the dog hesaid was ‘‘part foxhound and part bloodhound.” His teeth were certainly formidable, and although he was not a large or heavy animal, I djd not doubt his ability to pull a bear. Hardy said there was one remarkable thing about that dog. When he found it was impossible to avoid being hugged by a bear he invariably turned his side instead of his own breast to the beast’s breast, and thus saved his spinal column intact. He had been squeezed several times and still seemed as good as ever. Turkeys, wolves, pheasants (ruffed grouse) and quail are abundant. The two former in the mountains and slopes, and the latter in the neighboring thickets and fields. When pasturing sheep on the mountains, he said, wolves had often jumped in and carried off a mutton before help could be given it, especially at night. At 3 P. M. we saddled our horses, and bidding our new friends ‘‘so long,” turned our faces toward Big Tom Wil- son’s, sixteen milesaway. Just before reaching Barnards- ville Prof. Waller’s mare strained her shoulder on a roll- ing stone, and after walking a mile we perceived she would be unfit for the trip, and he left her with a farmer until his return. His saddle bags and blankets were placed on my horse and the Professor started on foot, dropping into a swinging gait which was very effective and kept him in the lead. About 6 o’clock we came to the foot of lyy Gap, and being tired of riding, I gave my horse to Geo. Lyons, who had previously vacated his sad- dle in favor of Prof. Waller, and started up the trail. I consider myself a good walker and have tramped many - a mile fishing and hunting. We were rather late and pushed ourselves to reach the top and find shelter at Big ‘Tom’s, six miles away, before darkness should envelop us. It was warm and that rapid climb was exhausting. When we reached the gate at the summit, men and beasts were blown. Here we obtained our first glimpse of Black Mountains. The appropriateness of the name impressed me, Hn- vironed as we were by high mountains the sun had set for us and although the tip of Mitchell’s Peak was tinted with the glory of the ingering rays the remainder was a dark, terrible yet fascinating wall. The feat of climbing to its summit seemed an impossibility when we thought of the fallen trees, rocks, crevices, thickets and almost perpendicular sides of this highest mountain east of the Rockies. The trail down the Elk fork of the Caney River to Big Tom’s on Big Caney is rough and requires time, so it was 9 o’clock when we rode up to his gate. To our severe disappointment we learned that Big Tom had that very morning left with his mulesand wagon for Asheyille 84 by the wagonroad 50 miles around. Big Tom is game- Keeper for Mr. Murchison of New York ¢ ty who owns 13,000 acres of mountain land, bordering Big Tom’s farm, and keeps it as a game and fi.h preserve. Included in Mr. Murchison’s domain is Mt. Mitchell, on the very peak of which is the grave of Prof. Mitchell. Big Tom had one to haul back some of Mz, Murchison’s effects, for the rst of August always finds the latter on his mountain preserve enjoying the invigorating air and scenery and prepared to indulge in the rich hunting and fishing. Our horses are cared for by the boys—Big Tom has ten children living—and soon supper is announced. - The night air is cool and rejuvenating and we slept soundly under abundant bedcovering and rose re- freshed. The sun shone clear and promised a lovely day although it still continued warm. The forenoon was spent on the banks of Caney River with Sammy Wilson as guide. We fished—pretended to—some, loafed some and bathed in the clear, cold mountain stream. There are trout in these mountain streams, although one cannot expect to find them lying around loose. At2P.M., Dr, Gatchell bade us good-bye and turned his horse’s head in the direction of Ivy Gap and Ashe- ville. John Holden—one of Big Tom’s sons—had our horses all ready, but a heavy thunder storm being in progress on the mountain we waited until 3 o’clock, then set out. For some distance our way led us alongside the Caney River and then branched, passing up and parallel to a small swift mountain stream emptying into the Caney. At a distance of two miles we passed through a pate entering the domain of Mr. Murchison. Nailed conspicu- ously to a large tree directly in front of the gate was the usual notice against poaching, Soon we came to what might be called the region of the big trees. We rode ground one mammoth poplar lift, in diameter and 32ft, in circumference 6ft, from the ground, There are many more 5 to 10ft. in diameter and 60 to 80ft. without a limb. Now our way led along the mountainside gradually but persistently ascending; down short but steep declivities to cross babbling mountain brooks only to scramble up the other side and pursue our tortuous course, At this altitude the rhododendron is just coming into blossom and the air is Jaden with perfume. How exquisitely lovely are the purple plossoms of these mountain shrubs; the leaves so large and of a brilliant dark green albeit somewhat stiff in arrangement. The rhododendrons about Asheville had long since covered the ground with their snow white petals. While anxiously and intently watching the narrow and difficult bridle path lest my horse should catch his foot ina root or slip on a rock, I availed myself of moments of respite to note the varied growth of forest trees as we ascended. They seemed to flourish in strata. First came the poplars, linden and cucumber, with occasional beeches and maples. Next magnificent maples and hemlocks from 3 to 6ft. in diam- eter. These are followed by the beeches, and then we pass into a solid growth of birches, the white, yellow and lack, The large balsams are next inorder, These seem to be of two varieties, at least the mountaineers distinguish them as the black and white. The first has a rough, dark bark with deep scorings. The other (Abies balsamia [?]) has a smooth bark the color of a beech, and it is this tree which furnishes the balsam used medically, The sap ex- tudes and forms small blisters containing a few drops each upon the bark, which the mountaineers puncture, and by slow and tedious labor gather for the market. As is well known, this balsam has wonderful curative proper- ties, especially for catarrh and throat and lung diseases, consequently two physicians of this place have adopted a method of vaporizing the balsam, which is forced into all the air passages and lungs with wonderful results. Last of all we found the stunted, low-limbed, wind-swept, knotted and twisted balsams of the summit. Theends of the limbs, containing the new growth, were tinted with most exquisite frosty gray-greens. The foliage ismassive and heavy, although the limbs are not long, except as they lie along the ground. The limbs and twigs are thickly studded with sp‘nes or needles about an inch in length and are quite stiff and the wood is heavy and firm. Before reaching the balsam growth we passed through a blackberry patch, the tops of the vines of which I could not reach from my horse. We were obliged to force our way through these vines, with the mud 8in. deep, due to the heavy rains and the numberless springs. The vines, bushes and trees were heavy from the previous showers, and the Professor, who led the way on foot, was drenched to the skin. We finally reached an open space, about a mile from the peak, and for the first time in our ascent obtained a view of the region round about. We exclaimed with wonder and admiration, but the guide interrupted with, ‘‘Come, gentlemen, it is late, we cannot stop; wail till you get to the peak.” Just before arriving at this open spot John Holden had noticed a snowbird fly out from a mossy bank beside the trail, and, dismounting, he pushed aside the portiere of damp moss and thrusting in his hand brought out one of the delicate eges for our inspection. The Peers page the trail is composed of rough, loose stones and boulders, with an occasional ledge of rock, At last John, who is lame, slips off his mule, with the remark, ‘‘You’ll have to walk to the summit.” A huge flat rock, inclined at an angle of 60 and 15ft. long by 6ft. wide, with only a seam or ledge 2in. wide for a foothold, and situated on a sharp curve in the trail, must be overcome before we can stand upon the very peak, The mule goes up like a fly on a window pane. George’s horse also does very well. Will mine do as well? I looked around to find some way by which I could dodge the obstacle. I dared not leave the trail, so scrambled up and called to my horse to follow, Hemade a good start, progressed about half way, his feet slipped, and, going on his haunches, he slid to the bottom, where he sat up, forefeet hanging like a poodle begging for a cracker. The sudden jerk nearly dislocated my neck and shoulder, and I was forced to follow my horse. Fortu- nately my feet found a small projection, and by pulling lustily on the bridle rein I prevented my horse from roll- ing over backward. Gaining my feet by the time the horse does his, I started again, and the horse came with arush and gained the top, trembling in every limb. We have reached our goal and stand beside the rocky eairn surrounding the grave of Prof. Mitchell, 6,711ft. aboye sea leyel, Our heads are bared to the breeze and the company stand several minutes lost in reverent ad- miration, wonder and delight at the magnificent panorama spread before us. Mt. Mitchell stands nearly in the cen- ter of a sea of mountain peaks more or less sharp, some FOREST AND STREAM. of which are almost as high as itself. To the east and far below stands a curious shaped mountain called Table Rock, Its conformation justifies the name, and it guards a gap out into the valley of the Blue Ridge. Bald Moun- tain is in the northwest. The rugged Balsams stand far away in the southwest, while far beyond them, faint and hazy in the fading light, the great Smokies guard the. boundary line between North Carolina and Tennessee. Below us to the southeast the Blue Ridge stretches along at this height more like a range of hills than mountains. Hawk’s Bill in the north is very suggestive. Lying be- tween us and Hawk’s Bill are Gaity Bear and Cat Tail peaks in the order named, A short distance away, south southwest, stands Clingman’s Peak, nearly as high as Mt, Mitchell, Pisgah, which from Asheville appears mighty and towering, with the ever-climbing, never-wearying Rat struggling up its crest, now has dwindled to an al- most insignificant hill, and occupies a position 50 miles distant southwest. The Grandfather Mountains bound the horizon on the southeast. John says, ‘I wish pa was here, he could tell you the name of every peak an valley you see.” Iam told one can, onaclear day, look into seven States from Mitchell’s Peak, and cover with his gaze a radius of 200 miles. John cuts our meditations short by saying ‘‘Come gentlemen, it7l] soon be dark and the wood is wet.” We turn reluctantly, and following him down a sharp declivity reached our camping place. A large shelving rock projecting out 12ft. or more and extending along the side of the cliff 80ft. offers us shelter, By extra exertions and much blowing we succeeded in starting a blaze. Balsam boughs are gathered, which, together with what have been used by a previous party of campers are to form our mattress. Some spread the blankets while two others go to a neighboring spring for water and to gather more wood for the night. Sapper is next in order. During the progress of the meal George regales us with an account of his experience a year ago when some time in the night the horses concluded they had had enough of camping and left for pastures new and home, They were found in the morning by Big Tom half way down the mountain. We expressed the hope no such calamity would befall us, and John said ‘‘They won't go off, and if they do the trailing ropes will stop them.” After a time John startled us with the exciama- tion, ‘‘I believe those doggoned animals have gone off!” Neither the horses nor the mule were in sight, and John and George jumped up and ran around the cliff. Soon they returned, leading the erring beasts, who, led by the mule Beck, were found on the peak headed for home, The horse Nig and Beck are securely tied and the other remains near. We reclined about the fire and caught what few stray tints were vouchfafed us from the setting sun reflected in the east. The clouds were still heavy and low enough to hide the glories of the sunset which we had come s0 far to see, and we consoled ourselves with hopes for the morning, As night shut down a cooler breeze blew across the moun- tain, although coming from the west and our cave open- ing to the east we were in a measure protected. At four o’clock in the morning, as if by mutual instinct, Professor Waller and I simultaneously sat bolt upright and gazed upon the eastern sky as the first cool gray tints arose. We stood upon our feet and piling on a fresh supply of fuel placed our backs to the fire and watched. How thankful we were for the promise of a clear sky, with just enough of the floating cumuli to give value to the rising sun and his glory. Look at the mass of clouds below us. How cold and like the heaving sea frozen in its moment of action, See this is a bold rocky headland upon which we stand, Yonder projecting peak is a mighty rock rising from the sea cold and dark, gray with its covering of seaweed and drift. Out there is a rocky island, while scattered about are inlets and rocks bordering a dangerous coast. Beyond is the almost landlocked harbor, out through the gate stretching far, far away is the frozen sea with its broken undulating surface. We cannot bs deceived, this is a glimpse of the silent polar sea. Meanwhile the sky is flushed with the richest of crimson colors, and the mass below us reflected in cooler tints the glory above. About -us twitter the snow birds as they flitted from rock to cliff and shrub to tree in cheeriest appreciation of the beauty of the scene. As the sun rose higher the ruddy richness of his countenance changed to a more metallic lustre, and the projecting surface of the motionless sea reflected a golden hue, while the cold blue shadows gave place to warm gray tones. Prof. Waller likened the mags directly under our feet to a mighty glacier, its precipice here at the opening to the sea and its body stretching far up among the everlast- ing mountains. The sun has reached sufficient height to touch some of the masses of clouds, and as his ray pene- trate and warm them portions are detached, and rising float away on noiseless wing like thistledown on the morning’s breath. Language fails and adjectives lose their value, To very few is it vouchsafed to behold such a sunrise from Mt. Mitchell. Holden has been some time astir preparing breakfast, and while eating we questioned John about Prof. Mitchell and how and where his father found the body, Thirty years ago on the 8th of July, having searched for days, Big Tom Wilson found the body of Prof. Elisha Mitchell in a pool of water 18ft. deep at the foot of a cliff 40ft. high on Sugar Camp branch of the Cat Tail fork of Caney River, He had evidently wandered around, no one knows how long, lost in the darkness and jungles of the mountain side, and falling over the precipice had been drowned in the pool below, The remains were taken to Asheyille for interment, but were afterward removed to the very summit of the mountain which bears his name. Prof. Mitchell at the time of his death was sixty-four years of age, and had gone upon the mountain to verify measurements and observations taken at a previous time. Around the grave hes been reared a cairn of loose stones picked up from the mountain top, and each visitor adds one to the wall in memory of the illustrious sleeper. Breakfast over John said we must start soon in order to reach home for dinner. We cast one long, lingering look to photograph the picture on our memories, and just as we were passing off the crest [ dismounted to cut a balsam stick for a memento. It was just nine o’clock when we left, and we anticipated reaching the house at eleven. On our way we started a woodcock feeding along the trail. The others did not recognize it, but the whistle was music to my ears, Tt was 9 A. M, the next day when when we bade good- [Auae, 25, 1887. bye to the hospitable family and turned our faces toward Ivy Gap. AtiP. M. we reached Chambers, and before | leaving I planned with Hardy for a week’s hunt some time — in the fall. We reached Asheville at '7 P. M., tired but in ~ jolly good humor, and reveling in the memory of what | we had seen, having spent four days on the trip. P, P. STAUNTON, Blatiyal History. A CHAPTER ON PTERYLOGRAPHY. BY R. W. SHUFELDT, U. Ss. ARMY. Member American Ornithologists’ Union, ete. W Be the question propounded to any person who | had never given the matter a thought—are the feathers of birds implanted in their skin in such a way as | to spring from it by an even and unbroken distribution over the entire surface of the body, or are the feathers arranged upon any plan, so that were they all trimmed © down close to the skin there would be presented to us some definite pattern of arrangement duly outlined by the remaining extremities of the quill-butts? I am in- clined to suspect that not only that person but perhaps a great many people would at first say, ‘‘Why, a bird’s body is entirely covered with feathers, of course, and they arise by an even distribution all over it,” Now, the truth of the matter is that there are but a very few birds in- deed that at all approach any such condition (penguins, toucans and ostrich-like birds), the vast majority of the class having their feathers arranged upon their hodies after some definite plan. This particular arrangement of a bird’s plumage is technically designated by those en- gaged in investigating their struetme as its PrmryLosis From the several parts of the body the feathers spring from the skin along certain lines, or from definite cir- cumscribed areas, in either case known as ‘“‘tracts” (pteryle), while the unfeathered portions which occur in between these are defined as ‘‘spaces” (apteria), Such being the case science in due time seized upon this dis- covery and enlisted so useful a characteristic in aid to the classification of birds, as men were not long in find- ing out that the pterylosis differed in the several families and orders of the class. A great continental naturalist, Ni zsch, has done more for us in this direction than any one else, and I may add that the pterylosis of a great many of our United States birds remains yet to be de- scribed, and that, too, in many important forms demand- ing @ more correct classification than has thus far been awarded them, Further on I will demonstrate this latter statement by a forcible example, and as the pterylosis of a bird with due care can easily be described and worked out, it is the chief object of this contribution to excite the interest of naturalists and others in this subject, with the hope that further investigation in the field will be duly undertaken. Nitzsch employed four principal methods of studying the pterylosis of a bird; (1) by examining nestlings; (2) by plucking adult specimens; (8) by clipping off wl the feathers, wetting the body, and then examining it; and (4) by skinning the bird, and studying the pteryle and apteria upon the inner surface of the skin. In the present connection it is not the writer’s intention to enter upon the subject of the study of the structure of the numerous forms that feathers themselves are known to assume, for as interesting as this is, space alone would prevent such a step here. Nor do I intend to dwell, and for the same reason, for any length upon the arrangement or number of the feathers-in-chief of the wings (remiges) or the tail (rectrices), both of which are known to be so various in birds. Much less do lintend to enter upon the character of plumage itself, and the fantastic variations it ey. display in 4 great many of the representatives of the class. On the other hand, I shall aim to present the several names which have been bestowed upon the feather- tracts, to designate them; and by pointing them out b the aid of my drawings, herewith presented, show their relative position in one of our birds ; and finally will offer another bird, nearly related, and with appropriate figures pulpy er to point out the value of pterylosis in classifica- ion. By this means I hope to lay a safe guide before any one, who in the future may have the opportunity to study the pterylosis of our birds, and especially in those forms which, up to the present writing, have not fallen into the hands of science except in dried skins, which are useless for such purposes. Any accurately recorded pterylographical notes are of the highest importance to the science of ornithology. Let us next investigate this matter in the way I have already proposed above, and for this purpose I choose an adult male specimen of Harris’s woodpecker (Dryobates villosus harristi), and an adult male specimen of the red- naped woodpecker (Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis). These birds are now before me; and first we will pluck them both carefully, commencing at the base of the mandibles in each case, and extending it down as far as the root of the neck, It will at once be observed that in these two wood- peckers the head-tract or capital pteryla (P. capitis) is very different. In Harris’s woodpecker there is a median naked space on top, for the most part overlying the eleva- tion caused by the epibranchials of the hyoidean arches, which Nitzsch says occurs in all the woodpeckers he ever examined, but this authority never inspected a specimen of our Sphyrapicus, and in this bird the head is com- pletely covered with feathers (Figs. 4 and 5), and no such median naked space is to be found. Moreover, as Sphyra- picus has a hyoidean apparatus very much as we find it in the majority of birds where the epibranchials are not curled over the top of the skull as shown in Fig. 2 atc, the skin is not elevated along that region. In some birds, of course, as the condors, the head is destitute of feathers. The HEAD-TRACT, as a rule, however, includes the head and the lateral tracts of the neck, merging below into the ventral and spinal tracts (Figs. 4amd 5). We may next completely finish the plucking of our two specimens, closely observing the position of the feathers as we deliberately remove them. Now it will be found that with some few, very few comparatively, birds a strip of feathers of uniform width run down the entire length of the back, but as arule the greatest amount of variation exists in this particular. In the case of the two waood- peckers before us a marked difference is again seen, for this spinal-tract in Harris's woodpecker commences above Cee Tey, Meta Was Fig. FOREST FAND STREAM PTERYLOSIS OF HARRIS’S WOODPECKER. caudal tract; qg, alar tract. Fig- 2.—Dorsal aspect of the same specimen; D, capital a 88 1.—Left lateral view of a plucked specimen of Harris’s woodpecker (D. v. harrisii); adult male; d, upper part of the “inferior space” (Apt. mesogastrei); I, the uropygial gland of the left side; 1, its external papilla with opening at its summit, which is also “tufted.” __ skin caused by the epibranchials of the hyoidean apparatus beneath it; g, spinal tract; f, inner humeral tract; e, humeral tract; spinal tract (rump tract); i, crural tract; 0, femoral tract (very faintly seen in a woodpecker); p terium; ¢, the median (at the point indicated) elevation of the h, lower dilation of spinal tract. (the saddle); j, lower part of Fig. 3.—Anterior or ventral aspect of the same specimen, with its head turned to the left; a, capital tract; n, the ventral tract, and m, its external branch. Ajl the figures drawn by the author from the specimen, as a narrow, median, longitudinal strip, which dilates at the middle of the back as a bifurcated ‘‘saddle-tract” (Fig..2, gand h); then occurs an interruption when arump division of the spinal-tract commences and extends down over the tufted oil-gland (j), while that part which is carried over the caudal region (the true tail of a bird) is designated asthe CAUDAL-TRACT, Turning to Sphyrapicus we note that there is no interruption in the spinal-tract, . ee wee a? oe ie “- mus pe wen ee ak aN a peere aoe Pte Neen we he ee es =, =<. eS eas Pe Ai Fria. 4.—Ventral view of a plucked specimen of the red-naped woodpecker (Sphyrapicus v. nuchalis), showing its pterylosis or feather-tracts. Cite size, by the author from nature. and that the ‘‘saddle portion” is a lozenge-shaped area, as shown in Fig. 5. This is particularly interesting when taken in connection with the condition of the hyoid in this bird, for the arrangement is quite similar to the spinal-tract. as it is found in passerine birds generally. Birds also show a.great variation in their spinal tracts, and I hope some of the readers of FOREST AND STREAM will demonstrate this to their own satisfaction. a Still referring to Figure 2, we note that the humeral region of each arm is obliquely crossed by a narrow feather strip (e), which is known as the humeral-tract (the single long bone of the arm is the humerus), while in our woodpeckers we see a character quite peculiar to them, being present in both of our specimens, and shown atf, a littleseparate tract, called the inner humeral-tract. Nitzsch found only one woodpecker that lacked this char- acteristic feature, a Sumatran type (P. luridus). Such feathering as a wing may show, aside from the flight aaa nt is collectively spoken of as the ALAR TRACT (Fig. » Q) Over the region of the thigh there is a tract known as the FEMORAL TRACT (Fig. 2, 0), which is but very faintly indicated in woodpeckers, not noticeable at all in most specimens and species, Then across the leg there is a well defined strip which we call the CRURAL TRACT, shown in Fig, 2 at 7, and is even more conspicuously seen in Sphyrapicus (Fig. 5). We may also see from these figures that the apteria, or naked spaces, are sparsely covered over in some places by small, downy feathers of an elementary character. Turning next to Figures 3 and 4, we are enabled to study the feather-tracts as they are found to occur upon the ventral aspect of the body—and here again we note that no little difference obtains between our two specimens of woodpeckers. Most often the VENTRAL-TRACT is a single broad one, ex- tending from the region of the shoulder in front down to the vent, being gituated about half way between the middle line of the body and the side, and not so well marked for its lower moiety as it is above (Fig. 3, m and n). In these woodpeckers, however, the upper part of this ventral-tract bifurcates, giving rise to an external tract seen at m and of quite a different form in Dryobates and Sphyrapicus. A circlet of feathers usually surrounds the vent, and in Harris’s woodpecker there extends down over the ante- rior aspect of the coccygeal region, from this point, on either side, a narrow feather tract, which, taken in con- nection with a median line over the same part, we might collectively name the POSTVENTRAL-TRACT, in the absence of any other designation known to me for it. We have, then, the following feather tracts to study and compare in birds with the view of assisting us in our classification of this group of vertebrates, viz.: 1. The spinal-tract (Pteryla spinalis). 2. The humeral-tract (Pteryla hwmeralis). 8. The femoral or lumbar-tract (Pteryla femoralis seu lumbelis). 4, The ventral-tract (Pieryla gastro). 5. The lateral neck-tract (Pteryla colli lateralis). 6. The head-tract (Pteryla capitis). 7, The wing-tract (Pleryla alaris). 8. The crural-tract (Picryla cruralis). 9. The caudal-tract (Pieryla caudalis). 10. The postventral-tract (Pteryla postventralis). There will, too, of course, be some anomalies to be on the lookout for, as we see in the ‘internal humeral tract” and such others like it. This chapter will not have been contributed in vain if it but prove to be the means of inciting even one careful observer to enter upon this very fruitful field of research. As for myself, I was never so fully impressed with the value of pterylography as an aid to correct taxonomy in birds, as I was when I came to investigate this character and compare it in the swifts and hummingbirds, forms hitherto supposed to be related to each, sufficiently so at | least, to place them in the same order. I found the pterylosis in a swift widely different from the pterylosis in a hummingbird, a fact which further supports a former proposition of mine, elsewhere published, to the effect F1é. 5.—Dorsal aspect of the same specimen of Sphyrapicus, shown in Fig. 4, designed to illustrate its pterylosis. (Life size, by the author.) that these birds belong in entirely different groups, they not having any special affinity whatever, as any one may see who has ever taken the trouble to fully investigate their structure. , Rt Wine ats, N. M., Aug, 4, eee aed 86 FOREST AND STREAM. [AUG 25, 1887, HUMMINGBIRD AND SPARROW. N HO killed cock sparrow? 1, said the hummingbird, with my little arrow. Lance would be the more correct word, but it wouldn’t rhyme. ‘‘Jacobstaff” pooh- poohs at the idea of a hummer transfixing a jack-sparrow with his bill. The presentation of bills often transfixes great, big, tough, brassy people, why shouldn’t a mite of asparrow succumb? Let meask “Jacobstaff” an easy one: If straws can be driven through the weather board- ing of a house by a cyclone, or tallow candles shot _ through a board, why not permit a persecuted and raging little hummer to thrust to death the tyrannous sparrow? Does he suppose the wee flash of gold and emerald could not infuse enough backbone into his bill, in his frenzied fury, to pierce even a sparrow’s jacket? Goto, There be more things in heaven and earth than we have yet com- passed. If the correspondent is to be believed, the humming- bird was seen by him to repeatedly attack the sparrow as if thrusting his bill into him, and afterward the spar- row, kingbird and one or two other birds were found dead beneath the hummier’s nest. Men have been hun on less powerful circumstantial evidence. The kingbird, mark you, was not seen to attack, nor even to make insulting and exasperating motions to the sparrow, nor was the latter seen to sidle toward the former, or ‘‘other birds,” with his wings trailing and evidently using in- sulting and indecent language, nagging them in his only and inimitable way—none of this. These preat hulks of birds were there for infamous purposes. It is an un- written but not unsung law among the feathered tribes that, during the bringing forth of a family, outside parties must keep (not hands, but) feet off. How would “Jacobstaff”’ feel, supposing him to be a Benedict with the title of paterfamilias, to have noisy, tattling, and altogether disreputable interlopers around at a similar period in his family history? He’d attack them were they Brobdignaggian, and slay them had he nought more than a pen—and all honor to him for it. Then why belittle the deed of the valiant little David in slaying the Philistine? If I were a poet I would sing in immortal verse the brave deed of the hummer, and I here bespeak the services of some laureate at his earliest opportunity. It would have been proof more positive, possibly, if the hummingbird had been found dead with his little bill driven through one of his tormentors and clinched, but he had other fish to fry, and still no doubt lives and hums to protect his family and spear other marauding sparrows, et al. Give the humming bird his due, 0. O.§. UNUSUAL NESTING SITES OF BIRDS. I a paper read before the California Academy of Sciences, Aug. 1, 1887, by Mr. Walter E. Bryant, some interesting cases are cited of unusual nesting places of birds. He says: One of the interesting features of the study of odlogy is the selection of strange nesting sites made by many birds when the circumstances of their environment compel a departure from their customary habits. This is especially noticeable in certain tree-building species, which avail themselves of low bushes and sometimes even the ground in the absence of trees. During a recent trip to Carson, Nev., and vicinity, I was particularly impressed by the unusual and novel situation which had been chosen by birds whose nesting habits were well known. These had adapted themselves to various situations, the mention of which, together with instances noted from other localities where choice rather than circumstances seemingly prompted the departures, may be interesting. CALIFORNIA PARTRIDGE (Callipepla californica).—Hs- sentially a ground building species, butseveral cases have come to my notice of its nesting in trees upon the upright end of a broken or decayed limb or at the intersection of two large branches, A few years agoabrood was hatched and safely conducted away from a vine-covered trellis at the front door of a popular seminary. How the parent birds managed to get the tender young down to the ground is not known. RED-SHAFTED FLICKER (Colaptes cafer).—Three in- stances are recalled when this species nested in unusual places. One of these was in a bridge bulkhead a few feet above the Carson River. The interior of the structure was filled with gravel and large stones, among which the eggs were deposited. Another pair used a target butt at a much frequented range as a substitute fora stump. A third nest was in a sandbank 38ft. from the top and 10ft. from the creek, This hole was apparently specially pre- pared, and not one made by a ground squirrel, such holes being sometimes used by these birds. CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD (Trochilus calliope)—A nest was found built upon a projecting splinter of a wood pile at a height of 5ft. Another was secured to a rope within an outbuilding. ARKANSAS KINGBIRD (Tyrannus verticalis).—An old and much flattened nest of Bullock’s oriole was found relined and containing four kingbird’s eggs. One of the most remarkable instances of persistency in nest building was met with in the case of a pair of kingbirds which had at- tempted to construct a nest upon the outer end of a wind- mill fan. A horizontal blade had probably been first selected, but an occasional breath of air had slightly turned the mill, bringing into place another and another, upon each of which had been deposited the first material for a nest until several nests were in different stages of construction, varying with the time that the windmill had remained quiet, while upon the roof below was strewn a quantity of debris that had fallen as the wheelrevolved. Of course nothing but failure could be expected from their repeated attempts. Say’s PHapE (Sayornis saya).—A nest which could be conveniently reached by a personon horseback was found by Mr. Walter Bliss at Carson, placed within and close to the entrance of a deserted bank swallow’s burrow. BREWER’S BLACKBIRD (Scolecophagus cyanocephalus),— All the nests found at Carson were upon the ground, usu- ally on the edge of a bank formed by an irrigating ditch, with the exception of one which was built 2ft. from the ground upon dry tule and well hidden by the growing stems. ' Crimson House Fince (Carpodacus frontalis rhodo- colpus).—Besides the odd situations which they select about the houses, they avail themselves of the last year’s nests of Bullock’s oriole. PARKMAN’S WREN (Troglodytes aedon parkmanit),—The species has been known to build in the skull of a horse, which had been placed in a fruit tree; in the nests of cliff swallows, and within an old shoe lodged in a tree. WHSTERN ROBIN (Merula migratoria propinqua).—A pair of robins built and reared a brood in a hanging basket suspended from the edge of the veranda at the residence of Mr. H. G. Parker, at Carson, Nev. WESTERN BLUEBIRD (Sialia mexicana).—Dr. Cooper in- forms me that he has known a bluebird to build in a cliff swallow’s nest. MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (Sialia arctica).—Three incubated eggs of this species were taken from the nest of a barn swallow at Lake Tahoe, Cal., by Mr. Walter Bliss, _ EUROPEAN SPARROW (Passer domesticus).—Since the introduction of this pest into our cities, many birds, hitherto common, have left for the suburbs, notably the cliff swallows, whose nests were appropriated by the sparrows. In these cases the limited space compelled the latter to dispense with the usual amount of rubbish, and carry in only a lining of feathers. THE GiLA MoONsTER,—Benson, Arizona, Aug, 11.—The g | readers of your valuable paper should feel under obliga- tions to Dr. Shufeldt for his highly interesting article on the Gila monster, in issue of August 4. While this creature is quite common in this vicinity, very little is really known about them, and naturally many erroneous ideas are commonly held in regard to them. One which I think is not questioned by the Mexican, credits it with the power of throwing its poison. Ihave often heard the statement made that its poison could be cast a foot or more. Of course there is no foundation in fact for such belief, but it goes to show how little is really known of the habits of the Gila monster in places where it is the most common. Others hold the opinion that they are entirely harmless. Two years ago, a very large one was on exhibition at a saloon in Fairbank, a few miles from here. A man camein, and after expressing himself of his tirm belief that they would not bite, attempted to force open the reptile’s mouth, in order to convince the crowd that they were all wrong in regard to its venomous powers. He finally succeeded in forcing open the jaws, but no sooner were they open than they immediately closed upon his thumb, puncturing the nail. Whisky was immediately administered in large doses but had no effect, the man sank into a stupor from which he never rallied, dying in about four hours from the time he was bitten, The Gila monster, tarantulas and centipedes are much more numerous during the rainy season, which is now upon us. Last season there was captured in the yard in front of our office a centipede which measured seven inches in length, the largest I have ever seen. peeeiaes are very common and attain a very large size. DISCOVERY OF THE NEST AND EGGS OF THE EVENING GROSBEAK (Coccothraustes vespertina),—At a meeting of the California Academy of Sciences, June 20, 1887, Mr. Walter E. Bryant read a paper under the above title. He said: ‘Although this species was first described in 1825, I believe that no description of its nest and eggs has pre- viously appeared. Accordingly I take pleasure in announc- ing the discovery of the first nest and eggs, by Mr. BE. H. Fiske, in Yolo county, California. Regarding this inter- esting finding Mr. Fiske has written me the following particulars from his field notes. The nest, containing four eggs, was taken May 10, 1886, but incubation was so far advanced that he was unable to preserve them. In general shape, color and marking, they were similar to eggs of the black-headed grosbeak, but in size he thinks they were somewhat larger. The nest was built in a small live oak, at a height of ten feet, and was a more pretentious structure than is usually built by the black- headed grosbeak, being composed of small twigs support- ing a thin layer of fibrous bark and a lining of horsehair. Tt is hoped that Mr. Fiske will be successful in finding additional specimens from which measurements may be determined.” THosE Mysterious Mainn Cats AGAIN.—New Lon- don, Conn.—Editor Forest and Stream: While on a trip down the Maine coast this summer, I stopped a few days at a granite quarry called Long Cave, about thirty miles below the Kennebec River. While there, in one store of the place, I noticed a queer animal, It was like a cat, excepting its tailand ears. The tail was similar to a skunk’s, only being soft and fine hair, From the inside of the ears grew long feelers, that hung so as to form tassels. The animal was about the size of a large house cat, and perfectly tame and extremely playful. Color black and white, with stripings like a common black and white skunk. The inhabitants called it a ‘‘skunk cat,” and said it was across between a skunk and cat.—A. B, C. [This must be a variant of the ‘‘coon cat” story, the animal being in all probability an Angora cat, or a cross between an Angora cat and a common cat. | A Sap AFFLICTION.—We regret to learn that Dr, Morris Gibbs, on his return recently from a fishing excursion to northern Michigan, was prostrated by a stroke of paral- ysis, which leaves his right side completely helpless, He is now able to walk by the aid of a cane held in his left hand, but his right arm and hand are of no use whatever, Dr. Gibbs’s interesting articles on the birds and mammals of Michigan will be remembered with pleasure by many of our readers. He is an ardent lover of nature, and it is to be hoped that his recovery and his return to his fayor- ite pursuits may not be long delayed, Throughout what used to be marked on the maps as Rupert’s Land are extensive areas of low swampy ground, reed and grass grown, and hundred of small lakes: The Canadian Pacific Railroad winds for miles through a por- tion of this swampy region, and in every swamp and lake were thousands of mother ducks surrounded by their young, and scores of geese were also there. The region is the breed- ing ground of wild waterfowl. Snipe and piever ran along the shores of the open lakes and white s flitted softly over the lakes crying mournfully. I looked at these birds with great interest and quickly saw that the ducks were mostly mallards and there was not a drake sores nates I asked an Englisman who breeds hunting dogs at Winnipeg and who is asportsman, where the drakes were. “In the far north,” he replied, and then he added; ‘‘They stay here until the ducks begin to set, then they suddenly GisaDpeay A few weeks after the shooting season opens immense flocks of old green-head mallards arrive from the north and at once mingle with the young ducks. Yes,’’ herepeated, “the drakes summer in the far north.’—Times Correspondence. Game Big and Guy. Address all communications to the Forest and Stream Pub. Co. A MICHIGAN WILD TURKEY. T is not in mental listlessness that the overworked ~ mind finds complete rest; it is by diverting it into other channels of equal activity, but of less laborious thought, of more excitement, but of less responsibility. If the body has become weary with sedentsry labors, it too needs a change to active muscular exertions, which will accelerate the blood and stimulate the secretions, For him who has a taste for the billiard table, the danc- ing hall, the horse race or base ball, these diversions may serve as a relief from oppressive mental toil; in them may be found the completest rest for both mind and body. Yes, there is rest for the body, even in its aching fatigue, The tired hunter returns to camp fairly oppressed with fatigue, pulls off his boots and jacket. and throws him- self upon the blankets, which cover his bed of boughs, and feels an abandon of luxury which can only be en- joyed, but not described. The hissing of the frying-pan or of the stew kettle is music which charms the savage breast as well as his own, and the aroma of the coffee whets an appetite which a long day fasting in the wood has made so keen that it can give to the coarsest fare a luxurious relish. But it is rare that the camp table is reduced to coarse fare. This is proved by the fat buck that hangs on the limb of a tree hard by, a few brace of grouse, which hang on one antler, and on the other a string of speckled trout or black bass, fresh from the stream or lalkelet, whose restless waters sing a cadence more harmonious than Alolian harp. Such luxuries as these with congenial companionship in the light of soft nature’s smiles, or where nature’s rugged features almost frown, constitute a feast in a banquet hall so broad that it has no limit, and adorned with pictures the like of which no artist ever painted. The perfume of pine and balsam and other fragrant trees and shrubs expands the lungs, and soothe to sleep so sweet and so invigorating that in the morning one can remember no disturbing dreams, but feels that a new lease of life has come and of a life worth living. When one has lived for more than fifty years where game did greatly abound, most of which were inter- spersed with such pleasing episodes, the loss of vision, so that he can no longer shoot nor even fish with satisfac- tion, drives him to the memory of the past, where he can live over again the scenes which at the time filled his heart with joy. How vividly many particular incidents come up of long, long ago, when a very successful shot, or great luck with the rod and reel, that produced a thrill that penetrated the very soul, which seemed for the instant to fairly intoxicate him. These bright spots im memory are a sweet solace to one who can only read and write vicariously; but one can not shoot by the hands of another. To attempt this would be a mockery and a regret. One of these bright spots now shines out before me, as I contemplate the past, and I may again enjoy it and perhaps more fully by relating it. About the first of November, 1847, when I was holding: the circuit court at Hennepin in Putnam county, I1l., Mr. Poole, who lived on Sandy Creek about 10 miles south, came in and invited Mr. Cook and myself to go down and spend a night at his cabin and take a morning hunt. Both deer and wild turkeys were at that time abundant, and the temptation was irresistible, Mr. Poole had himself been an old hunter, and had made several trips to Santa Fe,in New Mexico, in the employment of trains or caravans to supply them with meat, and his accounts of his experiments were always told in a charming and instructive manner. Iwas par- ticularly struck with the description of the way in which he would determine the neighborhood of a herd of buf- falo when he would start out before daylight in the morn- ing. He would go a mile or so into the prairie, and there on the top of some knoll or ridge place his ear to the ground, and listen for their continuous grunt or heavy breathing when lying down and ruminating. A con- siderable herd acting in unison could in this mode be heard ata long distance, and their direction determined before they could scent the hunter, even though the wind was favorable for them. When a herd was thus located, he would secure a position tothe leeward of them, and by cautious approach would gain a proxifnity by the time it was light enough to shoot, which would enable him to make a choice selection. At that time the buffalo were very abundant, and he rarely had any difficulty in supplying the camp with an abundance of meat. Indeed it was not infrequent that a caravan was delayed by countless herds of buffalo cross- ing the trail. They were sometimes harassed by the Comanche Indians, who were at that time a terror to both the whites and their savage neighbors. Indeed it was claimed that a large portion of white blood was in- fused into the tribe which was obtained from white children which they had stolen from settlements at a great distance away, and brought up in their savage homes, and these Mr. Poole said became the worst savages of them all, Those who have ever listened to an intelligent trapper or plainsman of fifty years ago can appreciate how we enjoyed that evening until near midnight. There is cer- tainly a charm about the adventures which have occurred in the wild prairies, in the deep and sombre forests, and in the craggy mountains where civilization has not broken the charm which wild nature exhibits in her enchanting displays. If I could remember all that I have heard the old hunter relate, 1 could write a book of surpassing interest, , At last we retired to rest, but long before daylight we were up and out. There was a cornfield up the creek bottom, not more than half a mile away, which Mr, Poole said the deer frequently visited just before day- light. This position was assigned tome. Heavy forests were all around. The moon had gone down, and the starlight seemed insufficient to shed any light beneath the deep shade of the forest. I camtiously followed the path, which led alongside of and beyond the cornfield, intently listening for the sound of the deer, but heard nothing, When I had gotten beyond the field, I sat down upon an old log, waiting and listening till streaks of light began to shoot up in the east and show them- selves above the tops of the great trees. No deer came. Ava. 25, 1887.) FOREST AND STREAM. S87 eee Se SS a 00 CNN Ss. a a Nr cn No sound was heard. Not a breath of air was moving, but all was profoundly still, At last, when the light had grown stronger, at the very top of a very high elm I saw an object relieved against the sky, and T soon became sat- isfied that it was a wild turkey. As I was now disgusted with deer hunting, 1 resolved to make an effort for the lesser game. While the tops of the trees were being lighted up, all beneath was yet dark, Isaw a very large elm tree with a huge trunk, which I thought was within shooting distance of my game, and I lost no time in petting to a position where that tree would hide me from the bird. With the extremest caution and as quickly as possible I approached this big tree, and when I had reached it and carefully pecked beyond I was delighted to see the turkey still in position, and that there was a clear space between him and me. I quickly brought my rifle up against the tree, but it was still too dark to see the sights distinctly. The bird stood out against the sky, but I could not tell whether he stood with his breast or his back toward me, He was euacenty. alarmed, probably by the cracking of some twigs as I carefully made my approach, and he stood up as straight as a penguin, his neck stretched out to the utmost. It was an anxious moment while I stood there waiting till the increasing light would enable me to sec the sights of the rifle. Ikknew it was about time for him to leave his perch, and feared that that time might be hastened by his manifest alarm. I could not yet tell whether his breast or back was toward me, but as soon as I could see the sights of the gun I took a very deliberate aim at what I believed to be the center of his body, Oh my! what a crashing he made falling through the branches of that great elm tree, his wings in their spasmodic flutterings striking every limb and twig within their reach, and when he struck the ground it was with a thud which sounded very loud to me at least. That was the supreme moment of ecstacy to me, It seemed to twinge every nerve and almost suspended the throbbing of the heart. One would have supposed that such a fall would have knocked every spark of life out of him, but not so, for when J got. up to him he had cleared a space of ten feet at least of all the leaves and other movable things, and was still tearing away like a flutter wheel. Now, one who lacks experience in this matter can hardly appreciate what a fuss a great wild turkey can - make when he has just simply lost his head and no more, and that was substantially the case with my bird. When he finally became quiet so that I could make a leisurely examination, I found that he had stood with his back toward me, and that his vertebra was exactly on a line with the flight of the bullet, which had ranged up along the back, scarcely breaking the skin and cutting off the neck close to the body. That, I think, was the largest turkey I ever killed, and the thud with which he struck the ground was sweeter music to my ear than Patti ever sang. T regret that for the want of proper facilities that tur- key was never weighed, and as | am not exempt from the proclivities of a sportsman, I think it safer not to express an opinion of its weight, either from myself or from others. As that was the only game captured on that ex- cursion, I must terminate m'y turkey story here. JoHN DEAN CATON. FRENCH WAYS. Editor Forest and Stream : Since my arrival in Paris I have been trying to find something in the way of sporting news that would inter- est the readers of FOREST AND STREAM, but so far without much success. Sportsmen there are indeed and in plenty; and among sportsmen I of course include fishermen. The fishermen of Paris are a well-known institution. For who is there that has ever visited this city that does not remember the blue-bloused ouvrier, with his long one- piece bamboo-fishing rod and little footstool, on which he stands patiently from sunrise to sunset? They line the Seine from the Pont de Passey to the Pont National away down below Bercey, which is as far as I have yet been; although from what I have seen I have no doubt that they line the river as far as Antenil, in the same reckless pro- fusion. I haye watched them intently day after day when I could and should have been more profitably em- ployed, but there is a singular fascination about their patient idleness, and I cannot resist the temptation to study them when in the vicinity. Ihave endeavored time and time again to find out what manner of fish they had any hope of catching, or what they thought could live in such filthy water; but although they had been at all times extremely polite, I could get no response save shrugs and smiles. It may be that my French is at fault, as it is none of the best; or perhaps, as lam inclined to believe, they have not the slightest expectation nor desire of catching fish. I have indeed seen them frequently catch weeds, rags and old paper, the debris which is usually found in rivers whose banks are as densely populated as are those of the Seine, and once I saw an old man pull up from the bottom the body of an infant done up in an old petticoat. Again, I have seen them standing over and fishing in a rapidly discharging sewer, the dirty, foul-smelling water pollut- ing the river for at least, 10ft. in every direction. I have seén then on the large, open floats fastened to the banks, from which the women wash the soiled clothes, the water here being discolored in all directions with soap and many other foreign ingredients. Then again, most repulsive of all, I have seen them fishing off the very pier on which stands the morgue, in which there are usually from three to eight bodies taken, perhaps, from the water. I have watched them three or four times a week for the past three months, and I solemnly declare that, barring the rags, paper and the baby, I have as yet seen them take nothing. But say they did, in the name of decency who would want to eat it, knowing it came from where it did? Think of our fresh, clear mountain streams and the athletic trout, then ask yourself if you would care to come to Paris to ‘go a fishing.” This picture may seem to you like exaggeration, but the facts are undeniable. So much for the fishing. ~ From what I can hear the hunting is not much better. Tt is true that when the first of September has come you can at any railroad terminus see crowds of, I was going to say sportsmen, but will modify that and say men going shooting, They are gotton up in the most gorgeotis tyle, with leather hunting coats—on the first of Septem-=- erin Paris, think of it—leggins, heavy sble shoes, game bag, dogs, guns, hunting horn and valet to carry the ame. All this to bring home what? I will tell you ter; first let me tell you what it is necessary to undergo before one can legally take his place in this noble army. The following was thus told me by a personal friend, an ardent sportsman in the best sense, and a thorough back- woodsman, Imagine his disgust as he recited his exper- lence, ‘Hirst you must get a license, That you must have to pull trigger in any part of France, whether you be French, American, English or of any other nationality. To obtain this you must have two well-known and respectable tradesmen, duly licensed to trade (no matter the business, a charcoal burner will do as well as another) who will vouch that you are neither a lunatic nor gauster, for these two characters seem to be the béfes noirs of the French Republic. Having obtained the ser- vices of an obliging wine merchant and an equally accommodating shoemaker, the three of us marched to the office of the commissioners (equivalent to our magis- trate). Having been duly introduced, I explained the object of my visit. The functionary narrowly inspected the credentials of my two friends and then apparently satisfied turned to me and asked my name, residence and profession. These are readily answered ; but the fourth query was a sticker, ‘Have you your baptismal certifi- cate? As this interesting ceremony had been performed about fifty years before, I did not have the document with me, but could no doubt procure it from home (America) if absolutely necessary, ‘Are you married ?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Any children? I was obliged to confess to two, ‘Have you your marriage certificate?” ‘No, sir;’ and I humbly suggested that I called for a game certificate, ‘1 must have these papers or how am I to know who you are? Fortunately I remembered an old passport I had in my desk at my apartments and suggested that it might do, ‘That will answer, show it tome.’ ‘I will go get it at once.’ ‘No, come here to-morrow with your two friends and. bring it,’ “The next day, about eleven, we three again went to the office. ‘The Commissaire is at breakfast, Call at one o'clock.’ We did so and the ordeal was renewed. My friends’ credentials were again carefully inspected and my passport underwent a searching scrutiny, He, however, at last beckoned to his clerk to bring pen, ink and paper, and recorded my age, birth place and present occupation. He then said, ‘Stand on that,’ pointing toward a weighing machine. ‘Cent-soixante-cing,’ shouted the clerk after intently studying the machine; and my weight was recorded. The magistrate then moved toward me and scanned my outward man with a sort of photographic look. The color of my hair, eyes and eyebrows, the shape and size of my fcrehead, nose, chin, mouth and ears, all were carefully noted down, I then confidently expected my certificate and deferentially intimated as much, ‘You must go down to the Pre- fecture between ten and four to-morrow; here is a mem- orandum; present it to the officer in waiting.’ “T went accordingly, alone this time, and was obliged to undergo another inspection, as this official did not appear to have the same faculty of distinguishing color, or the same power of phrenological description, and he altered his fellow official’s portraiture accordingly. Ulti- mately, however, I received a piece of blue paper, some 17x15in., was asked for and cashed in 28 francs, and retired with the precious privilege of killing anything famy within the jurisdiction of the Prefect of the Seine. . After all this trouble I was told by one who had ‘been there,’ that the chances were ten to one that I would never be asked to produce it (as I found correct), and that should I by any chance be asked the chances were the same that the Garde Champétre would not be able to read it. I have been out fourtimes. My certificate and incidental ex- penses amounted to 218 franes and shooting all the game (?) I saw, Lgot one rook, two magpies, one lark and one tat. Tshall refrain, he continued, from going shootin here any more, as I find that it is far more economica to get your game as other Parisians do, at the poultry shops.” MAC. SNIPING ON SHINNECOCK BAY. AVING decided to spend my vacation at the sea- shore, I thought Shinnecock Bay would be the most likely place to get some shooting. After shaking hands with the landlord, the question of the day was de- bated on and the guides thought the next day would be a “good one” for a flight of the birds, as the wind was commencing to blow quite fresh from the south; so the services of Will were engaged on the spot and he said he would wake me at 3 A. M., fo have time to get something to eat before starting. After a little shooting talk I went to my room to unpack my traps and get things ready for the morning. When the chairs and the floor werespread full of things to my great satisfaction, I turned in for the night, or, I should say, the morning, as it seemed as if I had just found the soft spot in the bed when some one thumped on my door, and when I answered Will said: “Tt’s quarter past 3, and if you don't get up the other fel- lows will have the pick of the stands.” I rolled out, tumbled into my clothes and felt my way in the dark down stairs, where the others were seated around the table eating at the rate of forty knots an hour, and in a few minutes I was not far behind. After we were through breakfast we made a few sand- wiches, got a jug of water, and started for the boats; and then commenced the race for the stands. As there was no brezze. nothing was left to do but to pole, so at it we went, or rather Will went, as the writer felt “tired” and lay off in the stern of the boat and watched the pink begin to glow in the east and the light in the Shinnecock Light- house fade. Finally we reached our stand, on a small island leased by Will’s father, put out the decoys and got into the boxes. a few yelpers off to the windward, and Will tried to call them up, but I guess those snipe had pressing business on hand, as they did not show up. I settled down in the box to wait developments, when W,. whispered, ‘‘Here comes a flock,” ond as they swung around to alight we both cut loose and got seven birds, all small yellowlegs. Some little time after this we saw asingle willet coming toward us, and as I saw it did not intend to come down to the decoys, I said I guessed I would try a shot at him, When I fired (the left barrel) the willet was almost directly over us, and, as near as we could judge, about 80yds, high in the air, At the report of my gun he dropped like a stone, with one wing badly broken and shot through the body, My gun is a 72lb,, 32in,, left barrel 2 choke, right barrel ‘have seen forty killed By and by, as the day dawned, we heard. cylinder, and the charge was 84drs. powder, lioz. No. 6 soft shot. I call that a good shot (it might have been all luck), and when the Bonehill goes off there usually is a bone hill in the neighborhood. High up in the air were two large cranes following the line of the shore, and far off to the left we descried the large bald-headed eagle of Shinnecock Hills floating lazily through the clear atmos- phere. As the sun began to get rather hot we decided to pull up the decoys and go for the house. There was a good stiff breeze, the little catboat lay down to’ business, and we were soon at the dock. hen I counted our morning’s shoot I found we had some sixty odd birds, including willet, large yellowlegs, small yellowlegs, robin snipe, two greenback plover and dowitchers, I stayed down there two weeks, from Aug. 1 to the 15th, but never had such a good day’s sport as this. SHORE BIRD, AvGUEBD 13. DUCKING METHODS. Editor Forest and Stream : _ I beg space to enter a protest against a manner of shoot- ing ducks practiced in some parts of Maine, and a mode, if carried out, that will do more to exterminate ducks than anything yet that I have seen; itis a deadly and more sothan the battery or sinkbox. I refer to baiting ducks in September and shooting dozens atatime. I ve j by two guns atone discharge. This is allowed by Maine laws, though netting is prohib- ited; there is no difference between the two, barring the noise, the number of ducks taken is only limited by the size of the net or the number of guns. What disgusts me most is that the men whom I saw shooting thus were not market shooters, but of good means and fair wing shots, But they wanted their money’s worth of ducks and this was the easiest way to geb them, as also was treeing partridges and netting pigeons. I do hope that something will be done in the near future to discourage this slaughter. E. B, Editor Forest and Stream: I notice in your issue of April 7 that ““D. M. P.” asks how to get the ducks, and asks for suggestions for a prac- tical method of shooting ducks which settle in the middle of a lake three-quarters of a mile wide; he adds that de- coys and blinds made of brush stuck in the ground are ineffectual; ducks have become shy of them. Doubtless most duck shooters have had similar experience. I have used a boat invented and constructed by Mr. H. A. Han- num, of Cazenovia, N. Y., which meets the case and other wants of the shooter most effectually, The shooters lie down flat in the boat and are nicely hidden from sight of birds flying over by a canvas decking, so arranged as to be a complete protection to the hunters and their effects from rains and cold winds, which, by the way, is no very small item at times. This boat is propelled either by one or both the shooters working with the feet a system of levers which in turn work a set of paddles, thus leaving the hands entirely free for the use of the gun at any moment. There are no motions in sight, nor is noise made. In using it nearly a hundred times I have seldom failed to get the ducks, especially when approached slowly, Ihave worked up in this way and bagged old honkers when the same flock about an hour before had been put to flight by a common boat, about a quarter of a mile from them, on which hunters were doing their best. to work up tothem, [ think ‘‘D, M. P.” will find this a “‘practical method,” and a very satisfactory way of getting some of the wary ducks. L. B. Ta Cazmnovia, N. Y. A BLACKTAIL. HITE SULPHER SPRINGS, Mont., Aug. 15.— Pitching hay isn’t much fun, and to-day I thought a holiday might be allowed me, fitly to celebrate the re- turn of the open season. To-day I was lucky. A black- looking piny gulch on the west slope of the Castle Moun- tains looked inviting, and I made my pony climb clear to the edge of the timber, where I picketed him. As I picked my way up the little watercourse at the bottom of. the ravine, footprints here and there punched deep into the moss showed me that I had ‘‘sized the place up” about right, and that I was entering the summer home of the blacktail. As I proceeded, the slopes of the ravine grew very steep, and the bottom criss-crossed with fallen timber, and I moved but slowly, lest my foot slip on the jagged stones, which were easily displaced, making rattle enough to defeat my schemes, However, when less than half a mile into the timber, I heard a sound that made my heart thump a little quicker—crash! crash!—then half a min- ute’s pause, then again crash! crash! rattle! and the ani- mal paused in view on the rocky slope of the cafion about 120yds. distant. It was a big five-point buck, and he still wore his yellow coat. Holding fair on the center of his left shoulder, as he stood quartering, I touched her off, only to see him leap off with his head lowered. I jerked another .40-60 into the gun and was about to open fire again when he dropped and rolled down the slope with never a kick. It was an easy matter to slide him down over the rocks to the water, but his hgrns cuffered somewhat from contact with the flints, as they were still in the velvet and quite soft. A pretty pair they were, and of good size. He was beginning to shed his thin summer hair, and the short blue showed through in places; and as for his meat— ‘th = + finer or fatter Ne’er roamed in a forest or smoked on a platter.” When I opened him I had the satisfaction of finding my bullet hole through the thick of his heart, which ac- counted for his abrupt stop. IPSARRAKA, CAPE Cop SHORE Brrps.—Monomoy Island, Aug. 20.— The southeast storm of this week brought along a small flight of shore birds. Several flocks of black-bellied, and one of green or golden plover, and some of the last were seen in the fields about Chatham. Peeps have been here some time, and last week afew jack curlew and winter or greater yellowlegs came along. Shore birds have been very scarce so far this season. We expect a flight of prassbirds or pectoral sandpipers, also young beetleheads or black-bellied ployer soon;—CHESTER, 8s FOREST AND STREAM. [Ave. 25, 1887. SS _ Eee GAME IN THE PARK. AMMOTH HOT SPRINGS.—In a trip made through the Park in the early part of July, our party saw deer and elk in Gibbon Meadow, antelope in Hayden Valley, and bear on Mt. Washburn, besides seeing a great number of bear tracks along the lake shore, tracks whee bear of all ages and sizes had walked along the beach and trails. Hlk and deer signs were seen everywhere, as the game is now scattered all over the country. They are in very small bands. A short time ago two soldiers, while on a scout in the country east of Mt. Washburn on the east side of the Yellowstone Cafion, they report, saw thirty-eight buffalo in one band, consisting of four or five bulls and the rest cows and calves, This I think is the band seen and reported by the Formst AND STREAM’S Mid-Winter Expedition. All kinds of yenomous flies sre quite numerous in the Park, driving the game to cover during the day, so that one is quite fortunate to get a glimpse of anything except early in the morning and the cool of the evening, when the game comes out to feed, I hear of a great many elk in the southern part of the Park; though not wintering there, yet belong there and to the Park. A man who wintered at Jackson’s Lake, a hunter and trapper, reports 15,000 elk as having wintered south of the Park in the valley of the Shoshone or Snake River. I believe this number somewhat exaggerated, too large by ssveral thousand. Yet there must have been a great many. He reports that the settlers in the country were compelled to drive the elk off the range so their stock could get feed. Very few were killed, only when meat was wanted; none for hides, as the laws:of Wyom- ing prevent the sale of untanned hides of game. He further reports that no bison were seen during the winter. On about the 10th of July trout or salmon flies began to appear. These are the best bait to be found for taking fish; they are winged insects some two inches long when full grown. We have no angle worms in this country, but nature has kindly given us the salmon fly and the grasshopper. Ihave often noticed that when a ‘true sportsman” can’t catch fish with artificial flies he will take very kindly to grasshoppers and salmon flies. One will often see a fisherman after a festive grasshopper, striking wildly at it with a hat profusely ornamented with artificial flies. The Yellowstone River is unusually full of a fish, called here, * whitefish,” ‘‘ stone-rollers,” “suckers,” and by some ‘‘gray.ing.” They are not gray- ling but a sucker-mouthed fish with a projecting nose for turning small boulders and digging into the ground, They are quite gamy, wili take artificial flies or bait and will fight quite as hard as trout, but are not as good a table fish, They are very fond of trout eges and other fish eggs, which their nose or bill enables them to get from the gravel where the trout have deposited them. May their number grow less. Grayling are not found in the waters of the Yellowstone, but are in the Madison and Gallatin rivers. H. [The ‘‘stone-rollers” are a true whitefish (Coregonus). | WESTCALONG LAkE ASsOcIATION.—Middletown, N, Y., Aug. 19,—A party of New York and Brooklyn gentlemen haye orgunized under the name of the Westcalong Lake and Delaware River Park Association, and haye purchased 5,000 acres of wild forest lands in Pike county, Pa., for the purpose of establishing there a game and fish preserve and an attractive p easure resort. The property adjoins the famous 20,000-acre tract of the Blooming Grove Park Association, and is easy of access from New York by the Erie Railroad, whose line skirts along the Delaware River front. The officers just elected at theorganization of the new Park Association are: Henry E. Klugh, of New York, President; Dr. Elijah A. Maxwell, of New York, Vice-President; William Holbert, of Lackawaxen, Pa., Treasurer; William P. Holley, of New York, Secretary. The bounds of the new purchase extend back into the forest five miles from the Delaware River. and include the beautiful sheet of water known as Westcalong Lake, together with other smaller lakes and noted streams, The property is already in its natural state well stocked with deer and varieties of game birds and fish. The plans of the association proyide for the improvement of the natural beauties and advantages of the tract on an exten- sive scale by the preservation and propagation of all suit- able varieties of same and by the construction of roads and bridges and the building of shooting boxes and cot- tages, and of a commodious and handsome club house on the shores of Westcalong Lake. The Erie Railroad Com- pany has agreed to establish a station at the main entrance of the new park.—New York Times. ARIZONA.—Benson, Aug. 11.—Our game prospects for the coming season are excellent, Quail are very numer- ous and are so large now as to be beyond any danger of drowning during rainy season or being captured by the coyote. Deer and bear are reported very numerous in the mountains, with a few antelope and lots of mountain lions. The last have been so destructive among calves and colts this season that cattlemen have offered a reward for scalps, in addition to the bounty given by the county. I am more and more interested in the perusal of your ex- cellent paper, which in my opinion hasn’t its peer in the world. It seems to improve from year to year, if that be - possible.—G, N. K. MANITOBA GAME.—Winn'peg, Aug. 13.—Editor Forest and Stream: The duck season opens in this province on Monday, the 15th, with fair prospects of plenty of that kind of feathered game, though as the country becomes settled you are obliged to go to the back lakes to get good sport. Grouse shooting begins here Sept. 1. Numerous coveys of young birds are reported in the vicinity of the settlers’ wheat fields, but a few miles outside the city. No woodcock shooting in this province, but plenty of snipe and plover.—STANSTHAD. . Wip Ricze,—Nantucket, Aug. 20.—Last spring an in- teresting article on wild rice in yout journal attracted my attention, as the plant is not known here. I wrote to the author, and he kindly agreed to gather me some this fall. I have secured control of a salt marsh and pond and desire to follow the matter up, but have unfortunately lost the gentleman’s address. Perhaps if you could pub- lish this he would see it.—F, J. Crospy. [Wild rice seed is advertised in another column. | : SHORE Brrps.—Nantucket, Mass., Aug. 20,—A heayy tain to-night gives us hope of the flight of the greenhead ads stopping on our island to rest. We shoot them rom stands dug in the ground, over decoys; they bunch up over them and frequently repeat this after the first barrel, giving a second chance with the other, Bags of two or three dozen and as high as a hundred are got when they are plenty, but they do not stop here in plenty unless stopped by bad weather,—F. J. C. New York Gamer LAaws.—Compilations of the New York game Jaws are issued in pamphlet form by W. C, Little & Co., Albany (compiled by Franklin M, Danaher, Esq.), and the Hastern Fish and Game Protective Associa- tion, of Albany (compiled by E. W. Rankin, Esq.). Price of each, 50 cents. We can supply the first-mentioned on receipt of price. SAUK CENTER, Minn., AUK. 18.—The chicken season opened Aug. 15, and good bags are being made. The game law passed last winter has had a wholesome effect on the usually lawless hunter, Ducks and geese as yet have not shown themselves, but there will be a good crop, I think, from indications, in the spring.—DELL, Camp-Sire Hlicherings. — OH “That reminds me.” Ree. XHE usual group of lawyers were gathered around the stove in Wilkin’s tavern over in Springwater- Valley, one evening last winter. All the topics of local interest had been exhausted and the assembly had settled down to a sort of go-as-you-please salivary match, in which the circle of tobacco-laden_ jaws represented the firing point and the sides of the red-hot stove the target. Suddenly a tall East Hiller, addressing the company at large, said: “Say fellers, what would you do if you was worth forty thousand dollars?” ‘‘I’d travel,” said one, ‘*go down Fast and see the folks, what I aint seen for more than twenty-five years.” ‘‘ Td buy a bang up good farm,” said another, and still another would start a store, and so on until every one present had spoken except Uncle Bill Hines, the old hunter and fisherman from down by Hem- lock Lake. ‘‘Well, Uncle Bill,” said the original pro- pounder of the question, ‘‘what would you do?” ‘' Who, me?” said the old men as he struck the bullseye. “If I wuz wuth fawty thousan’ dollars? Waal, Till tell you. Id hunt and fish daytimes and raise Cain nights.” HH. W. D, L. Sea and River Sishing. Address all communications to the Forest and Stream Pub. Co, MOOSEHEAD IN FLY TIME.—II. N the morning we took a photograph of Joe’s log resi- dence, and then set out for Seeboomook Falls on the west branch of the Penobscot. We did not go by the regular carry road, which strikes the branch above the upper falls of Seeboomook, but took an old logging road, which would take us to the middle fall known as the Dam Pitch. . The road was pretty muddy and wet, but by taking advantage of the stones and logs we kept comparatively. dryshod, Now and again we came to a fallen tree across the path which we had to clamber over or crawl under, but the natural beauties above and around us more than atoned for what disagreeable features might be beneath our feet. How green and fresh the woods were, and how sweet the balsam-laden air. How good it was to be there. The sunlight filtered down through the green foliage, and flecked the narrow way with trembling flakes of gold. The matin songs of the birds, and song birds in these woods are not very plenty, and the occasional flight of an insect alone disturbed the stillness. The ground fairl sparkeld with the showy white involucres of the bunc berries. Patches of blue violets bloomed by the wayside, and the delicate little Vzola blanda did not on this morn- ing at least ‘‘waste its sweetness on the desert air.” The Clintonia borealzs grew in great profusion, and though they were nearly out of bloom, we found a few specimens of the purple trillium (Trilleum erectwm) and the painted trillium (Trillium erythrocarpum), We had accomplished half the distance before our eyes were rewarded with the sight of what we had been looking for all the way—the odd sac blossoms of that pretty orchid, the moccasin flower. But we found them, both pink and white, and almost at the time the Scribe stooped to pluck the first one William uttered an exclamation and said, ‘‘And here is what I have been looking for.” He pointed to a muddy place in the road and there was the sharply defined fresh hoof-print of a deer, ‘‘Ah,” said he, ‘if it only wasn’t close time.” And he gazed longingly at the delicate, cloven indentation, All the way across we saw plenty of deer sign. At one place we assed the dilapidated and moss-covered ruins of an old ogging camp, which had probably not been used for fifty years. After tramping about three miles we could hear the sound of falling water, and soon came out on to an open place on the bank of the West Branch, near the Dam Pitch, The stream flows over two ledges, almost as evenly as over an artificial dam, while above and below the current moves calmly along between the wooded banks. Canoes haye to be lifted over this pitch. Our first duty on coming out of the woods was to anoint the exposed portions of our anatomy with the ‘‘bug juice” as Lloyd called it, for the moment we stopped on the bank every fly and mosquito in Maine seemed aware of our arrival. While William was preparing to get a picture of the falls the others were getting their fishing tackle into working order. Pushing our way through the alders we stood on the rocks and cast into the edge of the white water below the pitch. The trouttook the flies readily, and by the time the photographer had exposed his plates several speckled forms were reposing in our baskets, The black flies and mosquitoes did not give us much repose, however, and there were frequent calls for the tar oil bottle, whose contents kept them at bay. The cloth like rain drops on a roof, mosquitoes soon found out that their instruments of tor- ture would hed ie our hosiery, and at once proceeded to work on the calves of our legs. They had the advan- tage of the flies in that respect. Every time we opened our mouths to speak we swallowed anywhere from one to a dozen black flies; at least it seemed so. William said that when he was focusing they pattered against the focus Coming through the woods we had seen scarcely a fly or mosquito, but among the alders on the bank their name was legion. William, who is natually a mild-tempered man ard slow to anger, came very near getting excited, and cnce the Scribe | thought—only thought—that he heard something very like a cuss word come from under the focus cloth, whence the hero of the camera suddenly emerged and frantically thrashed the air with the aforesaid cloth, at the same time executing an oneal pas seul, The trout bit well for a while and we enjoyed very good sport before we turned up stream toward the upper falls of Seeboomook. There was no path and for a mile we hada hard tramp through the woods. The Scribe does not know whether the course we took was the original ‘‘way of the transgressor” or not, but it was certainly a “hard” way, where underbrush, fallen trees, logs, bushes and a most uneven surface all combined to retard our progress. We forced our way along and again our ears were saluted with the sound of the water, which constantly became louder, till we emerged at the foot of the upper falls. The scene was picturesque in the ex- treme, and worth all the toil and strength we had ex- pended. We were below, and looking up into the wild, rocky gorge of Seeboomook—the dread of the river drivers on the West Branch—through which the water roared and rushed and swirled in its narrow channel, On both sides were great masses of jagged rock, broken and split into fantastic shapes, through which the stream forced its passage. Great patches of foam revolved in the eddies and the spray dashed in the air. Dark groups of pines and spruces stood straight and tall, interspersed with the lighter green of the hard wood trees. The tout ensemble of gray rock, green foliage, blue sky and white water made a picture which seemed to us to be the very poetry of nature. Where a ledge sloped abruptly into a deep pool.a large quantity of foam had collected, which coeiens the water with a smooth white mantle, and on to this snowy sur- face we cast our flies. The trout evidently appreciated its value as an awning, for there were plenty of them under it, and it was a pretty sight to see it suddenly rent as a gleaming, speckled fish came up with a rush, took the fly, and disappeared as.quickly as the harlequin of a Christmas pantomime. We got a good picture from where we were, and then William clambered over the rocks and exposed the remaining plates further up stream. It was near here that James Russell Lowell went moose hunting years ago. Cy built a fireand then we cooked our trout and ate as only men in the woods can eat, with a relish not to be found within a city’s walls. William added the spice of a little excitement to our repast by tumbling head first into the fire, but we rescued him before he was cremated. His white flannel shirt, though, was beautifully frescoed with streaks and patches of black. We caught another mess of trout and then retraced our steps, intending to get back to Joe’s in time to paddle around to the Northeast Carry and cross over to Luce’s at the West Branch end to stay over night, and then proceed to Chesuncook Lake the next morning. By taking this course we would avoid the long, hard carry around the lower Seeboomook Falls, which are about ‘a mile and a half below the Dam Pitch. As we went back through the woods we twice saw the tracks of deer in our own footprints, showing that they had been there since we crossed in the morniny, Cy eeled a piece of bark from a birch tree, and as he walked e deftly fashioned it into a drinking cup, from which we quenched our thirst with water from a spring bub- bling up near the path. How clear and cold and sparkling it was. The day was warm and we were heated after our tramp, but this pure, wholesome beverage which Dame Nature furnished gave us new strength, and we resumed our way, leaving a good portion of our fatigue behind, The birch bark seemed to add to its flavor, and we each dipped the cup into the sylvan, moss-rimmed fountain more than once. We reached Joe's in due time and his wife cooked our trout, and to the repast was added a draught of his birch beer. The wind was blowing strongly, and there was so much of a sea on the lake that we could not get around to the other carry till it moderated, so we made ourselves com- fortable in Joe’s living room. Cy and Bill puffed away at their pipes; William turned into the bunk and took a nap; Lloyd and Harry listened to old Joe’s stories of how the caribou and deer were killed whose antlers hung on the wall, and the Scribe prepared the moccasin flowers and other botanical specimens. We hoped the wind would go down with the sun, but it increased, and the white-capped waves ran higher and the surf beat harder on the pebbly beach. pera it was well, however, for we had had a hard tramp and our enforced rest may have ~ been a blessing in disguise. All through the night the wind blew hard, and in the morning the lake was rougher than ever, so we decided to FaEny. the canoes across to the Dam Pitch and go down the West Branch. Joe’s son harnessed the horses to a sled, on which the canoes had been previously loaded, and after disposing of our impedimenta in the bottom of the lower canoe, we started, e carried our rodsso as to go on ahead and catch trout for dinner before the canoes arrived. Bill shouldered an axe, with which to clear the road of the obstructions in the form of fallen trees, which we had encountered the previous day. His brawny arms and unerring stroke made short work of them. The sled slipped across logs, bumped over stones, grazed a tree here and stuck ina mudhole there. It went down in to hollows with a rush, and then with yell from the driver and a tug by the horses would go up the opposite slope, over the ridge and down agai, rccking and pitching hke a boat in a gale,in fact the canoes had the appearance, as we saw them over the bushes (the simile has been used before) of being tossed on a tempestuous sea of foliage, in which they were momentarily engulfed, only to em Bia again, as the sled encountered the inequalities of the road. They rode out their rough passage in safety, for they were firmly lashed in place. The sky was lowry when we started, and before we had o BORE half way, the pattering of afew drops on the dead leaves warned us to put on our rubber coats and boots, and hardly had we AvG, 25, 1887.] done this before ‘‘the rain descended and the floods same.” It rained, not in drops, but in sheets and torrents of water, which transformed the already muddy road mto a mire, through which we splashed along. We pinned the two rubber focus cloths around the youngster for additional protection, ; , When we arrived at the Branch we jointed our rods ‘and fished below the pitch, where we had good luck the day before, but the trout were not in a biting mood, and we did not get a rise, There was about as much water in the air as there was ‘in the stream, and the deluge showed no signs of abating, but if the rain wet us, it also put a damper on the ardor of the black flies. Wecontinued to cast till a shout from Be) Popaked us, that the rear of the procession had ar- Tivyea, _ We launched the canoes as cae as possible, put our luggage aboard, shouted ‘‘good-bye” to Morris, and then, seizing the paddles, started down stream. We were alit- tle dubious as to how our stock of dry plates and un- developed negatives would be, but we stowed them away as snugly as possible, We were afraid they would all be wet plates, but they came out all right, as we afterward proved. The rain still continued to pour in torrents of very wet water, but we did not mind it much, as we pad- dled swiftly along between the wooded banks stretching away on either hand, without a break in the thick wall of vegetation. which came to the water’s edge. As we rounded a bend a brace of black ducks rose from the water and took a beeline down stream till they disap- peared over the tops of the trees. We had about a mile of dead water before we sighted the rocks at the head of the lower falls, which are also called the ‘‘long” falls, Here we had a mile carry to make, not a pleasant pros- pect on such a day, There is a winter road on the right bank, but thinking we could get down over the rocks and fish as we went along, we landed on the left bank, The guides went _ down to the head of the pitch to reconnoitre, as they had never been down Seeboomook when the stream was so high. The water went foaming over the first pitch and turned a sharp angle into a little cove behind a big rock. it wasa risky bit of water to run, but after carefully studying the problem Cy determined to go through. Bill said ‘if Cy could he could.” Westood on the rocks be- low and watched them, and it was a thrilling sight to see the frail craft leaye the smooth, dead water, and boldly enter the boiling, frothing current, which, it seemed, would dash them to pieces on the rocks or capsize them, but they went throuch safely without shipping a drop, The guides stood up, holding the paddles with grasps of iron, and as the canoes shot into the smooth water of the cove below, we gave them a cheer of encouragement, They then went to survey the next stretch of bad water and we went on ahead, casting our flies from the rocks wherever there seemed a likely place for trout, The fish were obdurate, and our success was so poor and the traveling so difficult that the other three left the Scribe to fish alone. They signified their mtention of getting around the carry as quickly as possible and disappeared in the woods. he Scribe continued down the rocks but made slow progress, as they were slippery and steep and Separated by inlets, making it necessary, in many places, to go around through the woods, a vexatious thing to do with a jointed rod. Finally it became impossible to pro- ceed in this way and he unjointed his rod preparatory to taking to the woods. The rain still fell, but not as copiously as before, and the sun was struggling to break through the clouds. Looking up or down stream, there were rocks and rapids and falls as far as one could see. The guides were some distance above just carrying the canoes over a large rock round which the water was very rough. After going back for the luggage they paddled across a little bay to another rock from which they dropped the canoes over the next pitch. The three who had gone on ahead were nowhere to be seen, The Scribe pushed his way through the alders, which were so thick on the banks as to be almost impenetrable, and went on through the woods. The forest was stern and sayage in the extreme; wilder and rougher than we had yet seen on this trip. The trees were large and thick, There were living trees and dead trees and trees in every stage of decay. Progress was blocked by logs and fallen trunks, some of which were prostrate on the ground, while others had lodged against the standing timber at every angle and in every conceivable position, Long mossy ridges showed where some monarch of the forest had fallen years and years before, and logs appar- ently sound would crush under a footstep, Occasionally 7 i t L an abattis of tangled branches and sharp, broken limbs } effectually barred the way and necessitated a detour. The trees, living and dead, were draped with festoons of gray moss, the usnea lichen, and the foliage was so dense that the light was dim, and the eye could pene- trate but a short distance into the grim, shadowy depths. The footfalls made no sound on the soft, mossy floor of the forest, and as the Scribe slowly fought his way not a sound was to be heard. It was the very incarnation of solitude—a place where one instinctively glances about him on the lookout for some unknown and unseen danger; where one would expect to meet the more savage beasts —the surly bear, the grim wolf or the crouching panther. But as Thoreau said: ‘‘'The howling wilderness seldom howls except in the imagination of the traveler,” and the Scribe saw no sign of life, not even a black fly. Nosound was heard save the distant water, now and then, Occa- sionally a slap in the face from a wet branch would send the drops down my neck in streams. Thoreau character- ized it as the “‘damp and shaggy wilderness.” Damp it certainly was on this particular occasion, and the term ‘“shagery”’ is peculiarly appropriate. It was a lonesome place and a lonesome journey, but all things have an end, and I came into an old winter road, hardly distinguish- able from its surroundings, leading to a small clearing on the bank just at the foot of the falls. As Iemerged from the shadow of the trees I saw my three comrades grouped around a fire, which served the double purpose of drying their clothes and keeping away the bloodthirsty flies and mosquitoes, for it had stopped raining and the little pests were out again on the warpath. We had not long to wait before Cy and Bill came down ever the last pitch and we embarf‘ed for the last stage of the day’s journey. ‘‘Bill,” said Lloyd, ‘“‘are there any more falls?” ‘‘Falls!” exclaimed the guide. ‘‘No, the water has got the life all chawed out of itcoming through _ there, and it’s dead water now all the way to Luce’s,” and | buttery and that was what he was alter. FOREST AND STREAM. he chuckled at his joke. We had five miles of dead water to paddle over before reaching Luce’s, and we svonped but once, to inspect a logging camp on the right bank, The general scenery was the same as it had been above Seeboomook, long stretches of dark water between thickly wooded banks. Three miles down we passed the mouth of Russell Brook; this leads up to Russell Pond, which used to be good ground for moose and caribou. Two miles from there we came in sight of Luce’s build- ings and made a landing on the steep clay bank from which the road leads up to the house about a quarter of a mile. Bill and the Scribe waited to see to the canoes and luggage, while the others went directly to the house. A couple of canoes and half a dozen bhatteaux were on the bank, and while we were getting out the things we wished to carry to the house, another canoe containing two men, appeared, coming up stream. Its occupants, an Indian and an Irishman, proved to belong to the West Branch drive, and had come from Chesuncook Lake for some supplies. They reported having seen a moose the day before at ‘Suncook, as they abbreviate the name. When the Scribe entered the room which serves as sitting room and office, his eyes beheld a spectacle which was a sight for gods and men. Ina huge box-stove a rousing wood-fire was already burning, and around it were William, Lloyd and Harry, divested of everything except their drawers and shirts, and even these were soaked through, By some means they had succeeded in getting thoroughly drenched, while the guides and the Scribe came through comparatively dry. The proverbial drowned rat was dry in comparison with them. Their clothing hung steaming behind the stove, and the gar- ments they had on clung tightly to their limbs, When dinner was announced the clothing was not dry and the three members in deshabille were obliged to ap- jear at the table as they were. Probably few people ave been edified by the sight of a dignified drygoods and carpet dealer seated at the head of a table and dressed for dinner in a pair of wet drawers and a flannel shirt, which may have been white in the “days of long ago.” The Scribe sat opposite such an apparition and the table was flanked by two similar ones. The Scribe did his best to furnish the requisite amount of dignity for the repast, but he wishes that William’s wife might have seen her liege lord and eldest son on that occasion. The meal over, we returned to our seats around the big stove, lighted our pipes and cigars and chatted and told stories. The Scribe made an attempt to photograph the group, but could not get light enough. The account of an ad- venture with a bear, narrated by Mr. Luce, will warrant repetition. “Tt was two years ago this spring,” he began, ‘‘that we had quite an adventure here one night. I had gone to bed, and abou 11 o’clock one of the boys came up, knocked at my door, and told me to get up and come down-stairs as there was a bear in the buttery. I dressed, took my rifle and went down, Sure enough there was the bear. The door was closed but we could hear him in there eat- ing something. We planned to attack him. Twas to re- main in the room and the boy was to go around one end of the house, while an Indian, who was here, was to head him off in the other direction. Then if he escaped from me through the window, one or the other of them would stand a chance of killing him, Each man took his post, but the bear became alarmed in some way and I threw open the buttery door just in time to see him disappear through the window. I yelled to them to look out for him, but it was so dark outside that they could not see his black hide. At he ran around the house he knocked over the Indian and disappeared in the darkness. I don’t know which was the most frightened, the bear or the Indian, We went back indoors and discussed the proba- bility of his returning, We didn’t much think he would, but thought we would watch a while, and, sure enough, in a short time we heard him clambering in the buttery window again. He was more wary this time, and before we could get at him he again became frightened. As he went away the second time, though, he ran by the wood- pile where the ground was strewn with white chips, and as his ey showed against them, the boy drew a bead on him and fired right through the window, carrying away sash and all. It was a pretty shot, and he dropped in his tracks, dead. There was some corned beef in the y He was prob- ably just out of his den after his long hibernation through the winter and was hungry. He was a big fellow.” Ww THE AMATEUR FISHERMAN. if IS Lowell who says that we all have a trace of gyp- sey bleod in our veins, and to its nomadic influence he attributes all the mysterious impulses toward wander- ing that come to us with the milder skies and greener landscapes of spring. Perhaps no man is more suscept- ible to this magic trace of another and earlier existence or more quick to respond to its promptings than the ama- teur fisherman, I have such aman in mind as I write this. His nominal calling is that of an insurance agent, but his real occupation is that of a fisherman. The dire necessity of finding constant answers to that ever-urgent, never-solved conundrum, ‘‘What shall we eat, and what shall we drink, and wherewithal shall we be clothed?” consumes the greater portion of his time. For fifty weeks in the year he deals with policies and renewals and death rates and dividends, and laboriously and uncomplainingly gathers premiums, in order that the president and direct- ors of his company may pull down their houses and build greater, and that their wives and daughters may array themselves in foreign silks and laces. He dwells on the certainty of dying only that he may make his own living the more secure. He induces you to take out a policy by showing you the importance of providing against sudden and unforeseen contingencies, and the utter mutability of all things human in order that he may apply the commis- sions to carrying out certain plans which he has made for next year and the year after. And in all this he is logical, inflexible, unanswerable. _ But for the other two weeks. Should you meet him on the lake or the river during the fishing season you would never know him. This man, who in one of those abstruse calculations in which insurance men delight, scrupulously exacts the odd cent where nine-sixteenths of it falls on his side, now stands ready to place anything at your dis- posal, even to the half of his tackle. He is bubbling over with good humor and good fellowship, his only table of expectations being that which relates to the fishing and 89 fishing weather, The sunshine and the fresh clear water mellow and temper his whole nature till if is as pliant and elastic as a split bamboo. But if in all this I have conveyed the impression that the man whose occupation is that of an amateur fisher- man derives no real enjoyment from his calling saye in the brief two weeks he filches from black Care, I have been sorely misapprehended. On the contrary, when the first sunny days of March hang out coy signals of yet distant spring, he begins to look over his box of tackle, testing his lines, arranging his flies, and satisfying him- self that all the details of rod and reelarein perfect work- ing order. He furbishes up his fishing suit, inspects his rubber boots and takes the first opportunity to drop into a tackle store where he buys a score of things which he knows he will never find any use for, but which are always ‘‘ handy to have.” From total indifferentism on the subject of the weather, asthe season advances he becomes the most careful observer of the clouds and the winds. He plans his trip for months beforehand, and draws from it a three-fold enjoyment—the anticipation, the realization, the recollection. True, his piscatorial pilgrimage was made too late in the season last year, just as it was made too early in the season the year before. But there is a happy faculty possessed by your true fisherman which enables him to forget whatever there may have been of the disagreeable in his experience, while his good luck is treasured up forever in his memory. The trip when he caught that terrible cold that lasted for three months afterward, the upsetting that he got into November water, and the time when he toiled all day long and caught nothing, are all conveniently blank in his memory, But he can tell you to the quarter of an ounce and to the fraction of an inch the weight and measure of his largest bass and all the particulars of his capture. And when, after a run of misfortune such as none but a true fisherman could withstand, he chances upon a fortunate day, he finds unutterable delight in all the subtle influences of air and wave and sky, and drinks in deep content. If unsuccessful, then he has so much more to hope for from the future, For so long as to-mor- row hangs her glittering promise in the sky, so long will he continue to look for better luck. There must be a moral somewhere in these pages, for I had one when I began, and now I am unable to find it. Let those who enjoy morals look it up and make the appli- cation for themselves. Meanwhile I have only to add: Blessed is the man (likewise the woman) who has some good, safe hobby of his own, a creature that will neither shy nor bolt, but one on whose broad and kindly back he can mount when the toils and annoyances of life press him too closely and for a few brief hours amble smoothly and happily away from care. JAY BEEBE. ToLEeDO, O,, Aug, 20. A WAR STORY. TOOK occasion some time ago in an article on fishing to express my utter want of appreciation of the suc- culent qualities of that pond shark of a fish called a pick- erel, and added that I had eaten cat and pickerel and preferred the former. As some of my readers may, naturally enough, think me a man devoid of taste or pos- sessed of rather queer notions, and as I always stand ready to give a reason for the faith that is in me, “‘T will atale unfold, naught extenuate nor set down aught in malice,” This isa war story, though a short one; I am free to confess that war stories would probably be show- ered down like grapeshot on the editor's devoted head on the smallest provocation, and that there must be a strong distinction made between shooting fur and feather and our fellow creatures. Many along year ago, the Gardes Lafayette, or Cin- . quante-Cinquiéme, commonly called the 55th N. Y. 8. V., was encamped at Tennallytown, enlisted for the war. It was supposed to be a French regiment, with a liberal ele- ment of Dutchmen, Americans and other nationalities, Tt was from its stunning uniform of the Zouave pattern supposed to be a regiment of officers, and as every high private had a double row of buttons running down his manly chest, sentinels were kept busy all the time salut- ing. Duryea’s Zoos gazed at us with unqualified admira- tion; Ellsworth’s Avengers and Billy Wilson’s Pets were bursting with envy; while the Infant Purdies—Les En- fants Perdus—were simply nowhere. Amid all this fascinating and brilliant array of soldiers Capt. W. and myself, simply Seventh Regiment boys, found ourselves surrounded from the beginning and heavily weighted from the outset. So it came to pass that as Lina measure understood their lingo, I was posted up as to what was going on, and it was therefore with due gravity and decorum that a French corporal made his appearance before my tent, saluted, and handed me a courteous re- quest from the French Captain of the Skirmishers to come up to his tent and manger le chat. Returning a prompt acceptance of the gracious missive I went in to Capt. W.’s tent and explained matters to him, but Iadded that I had heard the Frenchman say ‘“‘we would be afraid to come,” and therefore [had accepted the invitation onsight. “My dear Lieutenant, perfectly right; the honor of the Seventh is at stake, confound it,” he added ina burst of enthusiasm, ‘“‘T can eat anything that Frenchman can.” So we donned our accoutrements and started off. Both of us had a few days before seen an enormous Tabby cat, a sort of a tor- toise shell, playing around the French captain’s tent, and as we had missed him from his accustomed place, we shrewdly suspected he was to be offered up as a sacrifice. Nerve and politeness were my captain’s habitual quali- ties, of striking physique, over 6ft.; he was a man it did you good to look at. We saluted the little Captain of Zouaves with oriental politeness, sat down with great composure and looked, or tried to, as if dining off of cat was of every day occurrence. “As to what part of the cat would you prefer, Mes- sieurs?” “la mest egal!” “Second joint, mon Lieutenant?’ “Oni, Capitaine.” ‘(A piece of ze breast?” W.’s face was a study. Here was a mess served u and no retreat. Internally wishing our host in a mnt hotter place than poor pussy had ever been in we set: to work; laughing and. chatting with imperturbable good humor, we feasted off of poor Tabby, washing him down with Khine wine and regretting we had not laid ina supply of cats for a return feast, Then smoking with 90 them the pipe of peace we thanked them for their gener- ous hospitality and bid them good day. When we reached the solitude of our own tent we were obliged to confess how very much we had been disap- pointed. It had been remarked in my presence by Presi- dent Lincoln ‘‘that if the Fifty-fifth only fight as well as they feed they will do well!” And both of us rendered honest tribute to the excellence of French cooking. Cap- tain W. said, ‘1 was never more deceived in my life. Tasted more like rabbit.” I replied, ‘‘Yes, or a gray squir- rel,” There was no disputing the fact. Wenever should have known what we had been feeding on had we not been told. Neither the Captain nor myself ever ropes the per- formance or felt any desire to do so. I have, like old Martin Luther, ‘‘a good old Protestant stomach.” But I have given my reasons for my faith, and I sa with all sincerity that cat cooked by a Frenchman wi “lay over” pickerel any day, cooked as that monstrous humbug of a fish generally is bya native born American, Capt, CLAYTON. THE LARGEST BLACK BASS. Editor Forest and Stream: Isee that the question of the “largest black bass” is again brought up for decision. In your issue of Aug, 18, in reply to a correspondent, it is stated that the largest small-mouth black bass on record was taken from Lake Ronkonkomo and weighed 8lbs, In speaking or writing of this fish, as I have had occasion to do several times, I have always accorded it the weight you give it, and my information was gleaned from a letter to a public print which stated under date of July 18, 1883: ‘I have had the pleasure of seeing to-day the largest small-mouth black bass taken from waters in this vicinity, and claimed to be the largest recorded, When caught last night at half-past eight o’clock it tipped the beam at a square 8lbs., and after it had been out of the water nearly 24 hours it was weighed at Mr. Hugene Blackford’s stand and scaled over “bs,” The writer further states that Mr. Blackford and Mr. H. H. Thompson pronounced the fish a small-mouth bass. Under date of July 24, 1883, Mr. H. H. Thompson pub- lished a letter in regard to the same fish, in which he stated: ‘‘Placed in the scales under my own eyes, with the sparkling eyes of ‘A, N. C.. in my imagination look- ing through mine, the weight was carefully noted at exactly Tlbs.” This was at Blackford’s. In 1884 Mr. Thompson in commenting upon large black bass spoke of the Ronkonkoma fish as a ‘‘7lbs. bass.” I belieye I was the first to record’a black bass (small- mouth) approximating 8lbs. in weight, and out of it grew a correspondence which caused Mr. Thompson to refer to me by my initials as above, for it took me about three years to convince him that the trees up here bore bass of Tlbs. and over. The first day of August, 1877, I caught a small-mouth which at 5 A. M. weighed on steelyards 82lbs., but at 8 o'clock the evening of the same day weighed but 7lbs. 140z., when placed in the scoop of three different sets of grocer’s scales. The latter weight is all I have ever claimed for the fish. In September, 1884, I sent a small- mouth black bass to. Mx. Blackford and telegraphed FOREST AND STREAM that I had done so and that the fish was at the disposal of the paper if it wished it, if not I desired it to go to the Smithsonian. If you can borrow a copy of FOREST AND STREAM of Oct. 2, 1884, you will find that the bass weighed 84lbs. I notified Mr. Thomp- son that I had sent the fish to Mr. Blackford and he saw it weighed. Mr. Mather wrote me that the bass weighed 8ilbs, at the market, and was forwarded to Washington, where I presume there isa cast of it. A, N. CHENEY, GLENS FALLS, N. Y., Aug. 21. . AN ALLEGHENY RIVER RESORT.—Creighton, Pa,, Aug. 9.—In compliance with your issue of July 28, I report that the Jolly Hunting and Fishing Club was encamped last September at West Hickory, on the Allegheny River, about 27 miles above Oil City, and we caught black and yellow bass and jack salmon in abundance. They were as fine fish as I ever saw come out of the river. We used worms, minnows, mussels and crabs for bait; we did not use any flies, There is some trout in the small streams, but as we were out of season for them we did not fish for any. There are still a few deer there, and black and red squirrels are in abundance.—s. 8. HUDEPOHL, Sec’y. SAvuK CENTER, Minn., Aug. 18.—Birch Lake is twelve miles east of Sauk Center on the L. F.& D. R. R. It abounds in pike, black bass, whitefish, pickerel, etc., and is one of the most pleasant little sheets of water in Minne- sota. One can reach it by taking train at Sauk Center at 10:07 A. M., and can return at 4:15 P. M. on the same day, or, what is better, take tent and come out for a few days, Two gentlemen from Cincinnati are making this lake their headquarters for a while, and judging from the fine looking string of fish they brought in on the west-bound aie the other night, my words are more than verified.— ELL. TROUT AND BLACK Bass.—Winnipeg, Aug. 13.—Loon Lake is a beautiful little lake some two miles in length and located in the Nepigon region on the C. P. R. R., six miles west of Pearl River, and is, in a fisherman’s way of speaking, literally alive with those two game fish, speckled trout and black bass. They seem to live har- moniously together, for the angler, when using two or more files, often lands a trout and bass at the same time, The largest trout average about idlbs. each, and the largezt bass 3lbs, and over. The catch in numbers is usually nearly equal.STANSTEAD. St. ALBANS Bay, Vt,, Aug, 18.—I inclose herewith record of small-mouthed black bass caught by H. B. Thomas and his son Orton, of Troy, N. Y., with Rodney W. Potter as guide. One hundred and fifty bass were caught by them during their stay of ten days. They fished during that time three full days and the rest of time fished only late in the afternoon. All bass of 11b, or under were returned to the water as soon as caught; the 150 bass averaged 2lbs. each: Aug. 6th they took 11, 8th 15, 9th 25, 10th 5, 11th 4, 13th 9, 13th 18; 15th 31, 16th 26, 17th 12:—H, L, SAMSON, FOREST AND STREAM. A Bie Run or BuvgErisH.—On Tuesday morning of last week there was a great run of mackerel at Shinnecock Tnlet, Long Island, driven in shore by bluefish. The beach was lined with immense schools of mackerel, which, in their endeayor to escape the preying bluefish, cast themselves ashore, Residents from neighboring towns gathered up the flopping fish by bushel-basketfuls and barrels and cartloads. The net fishermen made great hauls of bluefish, and the trolling was something that comes to a man once in a lifetime. Hishenlture. Addresss all communications to the Forest and Stream Pub. Co. STATE FISH COMMISSIONERS. [Remarks before the American Fisheries Society.] BY R. EDWARD BARLL. i\\ R. PRESIDENT:—I do not intend to oceupy the time of the Society with a paper, but it has occurred to me that this would be an excellent ORE ALY to bringto the atten- tion of its members a matter the importance of which has been erwin on me for some time, namely: the changed con- tion of the duties of Commissioners of Fisheries. During the past few years it has been the one great and sole aim of all Commissioners to hatch ont and plant in the waters of their respective States as many fish of the different kinds as it was possible for them to hatch and distribute, with the means placed at their disposal; but we find that the time is naps, approaching when it will become necessary for these officials to present to their respective government, or to the appropriations committees of said governments, a clear and concise statement of all that is being accomplished with the money appropriated for fishcultural work. There has thus far been very little effort on the part of most of the States, and until recently upon the part of the general government, to obtain definite and detailed informa- tion regarding the extent and yalue of the fisheries of the various localities. Itis, in my judgment, especially import- ant that each Commissioner of Fisheries should make him- self, as far as possible, thoroughly familiar with the details of the fisheries of his own State. I say the fisheries; I mean more especially the commercial fisheries—that he should give special attention to the kinds of apparatus that are be- Ing introduced into the waters and to the effect of each par- ticular kind of apparatus upon the abundance of fish. Itis only by this means that he will be enabled to tell what the result of his labors in stocking the waters is proving to be; and, further, it is only by this means that he will be enabled to stand between the man who condemns all fishing for pro- fit and the man who wants no restrictions placed upon the fisheries. We have at the present time two contending parties, on the one hand, the angler, who wants fishing only for sport, and wishes to prohibit the use of every form of implement for catching fish that will interfere with the enjoyment of his summer vacation, and on the other hand, a large class of men who derive their entire support from the catching of fish for market. Hach class comes with its complaints to the legislative bodies of the country, and the one that makes the best Has ae a upon the legislature is very apt to carry the day. e are thus coming to have a series of laws enacted, some of which are very unwise and ought never to appear upon the statute bocks. j tis only récently that the U, 8S. Fish Commission has un- dertaken to familiarize itself with the details of the fisheries. Through an arrangement with the Census Office in 1879 Pro- fessor Baird, as you all know, was allowed an opportunity of carrying out an elaborate scheme for the investigation of the commercial fisheries. The work was placed under the direction of Prof. Goode, and the results of that work are beginning to appear. Owing to the exhaustion of the appro- priation of the Census Office, they were able to print only a very small portion of the material that was given them, but all of the manuscripts-were retained by them until recently, when they were returned to the U. 8, Fish Commission. Professor Goode and his associates have given much time to the preparation of these reports, the first two volumes of whic ave already appeared, and a large amount of addi- tional material is now in type and will soon be ready fordis- tribution. Atleast half a dozen more volumes similar in size to those already out will be published. These will de- scribe in detail the fisheries of all the more important fishing towns, the history, methods and present extent of each of the special fisheries; the characteristics of the fishermen both at home and at sea, ths character, extent and location of the principsl fishing grounds, the apparatus of the fisheries, and in addition will give an exhaustive statistical review of the fisheries industries of the country. But these reports will picture the fisheries as they were in 1880, and if they are to be available for present use, they must be kept up to date. With the desire to keep abreast with any changes that might take place, Professor Baird has frequent- ly, since that time, sent out committees for the investigation of epcoud subjects. It has been my privilege to be on several of these committees of investigation, and I have found how comparatively easy itis for one, even though a stranger to the locality, to get control of the details of the fisheries of any village or stretch of coast. HWrom my experience I have been conyinced that it would be entirely practicable for the Commissioners of the several States to familiarize themselyes with the changes that are taking place within their own borders and to collect from year to year full and complete statistics of the fish caught in the territory under their con- trol and to publish these for the information of the public in their annual reports, I have been much pleased to see in the States of Michigan and Wisconsin a very commendable effort in this direction. I think the Commissioners of both of these States have so familiarized themselves with the details of the fisheries in their own waters and with the influence of each kind of ap- paratus of capture that they will be better able to cope wit the problem of legislation than the Commissioners of other States, and also to show more clearly the influence of their fishcultural operation upon the yield of the commercial fish- eries. Any one who has heard the conflicting statements of the fishermen when summoned to give evidence regarding roper legislation for the protection of the fisheries, cannot ail to appreciate the importance of a full knowledge of all important details. In the Great Lake fisheries the gill net and pound net fishermen are at swords points; one claimin; that the other is using the most destructive apparatus tha could be devised, while the angling element, especially in the more eastern lakes, is opposed to both. There have been frequent attempts in various States to entirely prohibit the pound net fishing, and there haye heen equally strenuous efforts to prohibit the use of the gill net, and again laws have been framed forbidding the use of haul seines, while fishing with pound nets and gill nets was In no way restricted. Numerous attempts have also been made to control and pro- tect the fisheries by regulating the size of the mesh, but the utter inability of legislation to protect the small fish by this means is shown very clearly by the remark made to me yes- terday by one of the gentlemen present, who claimed that if it were possible to insist upon the use of a given size of mesh, the fisherman could still regulate the size of the fish taken quite at his pleasure by simply pulling hard upon the upper cork line at one end of the net and uvon the lead line at the to feel t [Ate 25, 1887, other end, so as to draw the meshes together, and thus pre- vent the very smallest fish from going through: wi Pete Bee matter to your attention because I have coms6 t e importance of a definite and positive knnwiedael in this contest, when parties interested and parties whose in= terests are not apparent are clamoring for legislation, T think the time has arrived when the Commissioners of the different States should stand between the contending ele= ments and should settle definitely in the minds of the law makers the questions which are up for consideration, and nothing, in my judgment, is more necessary to a proper un- derstanding of these questions than a careful comparison of the yield of the fisheries of the Various localities from year — to year. +s ith a desire to obtain as reliable statistics as possible; the U.S. Fish Commission has recently, through the co- operation of the Treasury Department, established a series of feports in which I think you will Secretary of the Treasury has consented to require of the owner and master of each vessel engaged in the fisheries of the United States, regardless of the locality, a detailed state- ment regarding the size, the value and the rig of the vessel; the number of men employed: the kind of apparatus used; the locality where fishing; the quantities and values of the fish caught, and other questions of importance affecting that particular vessel, We are receiving hundreds of these re- ports every month from all portions of the coast, including the Pacific coast, the Gulf of Mexico and the numerous fish- ing ports of the Atlantic; and we are thus gathering a very large amount of information regarding the vessel fisheries, but the boat fisheries are still unprovided for, and if it were possible for the Commissioners of each of the States to ar- range to get reliable estimates of the quantity of fish caught yearly within their own borders, the number of men that are dependent upon these fisheries, and the distribution of the catch, I think we would be able to show what legislation is needed, and consequently, which I consider more important, to show clearly the importance of fisheulture in the com- mercial fisheries and the achievements that fisheulture has already attained. I shouldbe very glad if some of the Com- Iissioners present would give us a statement of what has already been done in their waters and of the difficulties, if such exist, in carrying out the line proposed, It has been suggested this afternoon in conversation that there would be considerable difficulty owing to the fact that many of the Commissioners haye on yee appropriations placed at their disposal, while others receive nothing whatever for their services, these being gratuitous, but it occurred to me that by having intelligent correspondentsin each of the lead- ing centers, men in whom they had confidence, it would be possible to get together for the State reports very valuable con- tributions to our information regarding the condition of the fisheries. 7 ro * + * + + * * # I will simply add for the information of any one here who sees no way of sending out agents to inquire as to the extent and value of the fisheries, that there is a growing prejudice among the commercial fishermen in favor of the work of the various State. Commissioners and of the U. S, Fish Commis- sioner, and that they are now quite willing to give to the different commissions reliable information in answer to uestions that may be asked. Asa proof of this I will state that a circular was sent to each of the 1,600 vessels employed. in the food fisheries of New England, and answers haye been received from 1,560 of them, leaving only about 40 yes sels out of the 1,600 that failed to respond, In the case of the fisheries of, the Great Lakes ey circulars were re- cently sent to every fisherman on each of the five lakes, and more than ninety per cent. of them have been returned, and whenever, during the past two or three years, there has been an effort to obtain information by correspondence, this effort has been met with hearty co-operation on the part of those engaged in the commercial fisheries; so that even with- out the expenditure of any considerable amount of money it will be possible for those who are familiar with the local- ities and with the more intelligent resident fishermen to ob- tain possession of information from which very satisfactory reports can be prepared. Che Zennel. FIXTURES. DOG SHOWS. Aug. 80 to Sept. 2.—Hornell Kennel Club Show, Hornellsville, N.Y. J. Otis Fellows, Superintendent, : Sept. 7 and 8. —Seeond Show of the Mox-Terrier Club, Newport, R.1, Entries close Aug. 27. FH. Hoey, Sec., Long Branch, N, J. _ Sept. 13 to 16.—First Show St. Paul and Minnesota Kennel Club, oe aed ae W..G. Whitehead. Secretary; Chas, Weil, Super- intendent. Sept. 20 to 23.—Fourth Show of the New Jersey Kennel Club, Waverly, N. J. Percy C. Ohl, Secretary, 44 Broadway, N. Y, Sept. 20 to 23.—Wisconsin Kennel Club’s ual Show, Mil. Ann waukee, Wis. A. M. Grau. Secretary, 552 Hast Water street. Sept, 27 to 30.—Annual Show of the Southern Ohio Fair Associ- ation, at Dayton, O. M.A. Nipgen, Secretary. Oct, 12 and 13.—Third Annual Show of the Stafford Kennel Club, Stafford Springs, Conn. R.S8. Hicks, Secretary, FIELD TRIALS. Sept. 6.—Manitoba Field Trials Club Field Trials. Derby entries will close July 1; all-aged entries Aug. 1. Secretary, Hubert Galt, Winni pees Manitoba, e ; : Oct. 17 to 22—Second Annua! Meeting of the American Coursing Club, at Great Bend, Kan. G.I. Royce, Secretary, Topeka, Kan. Oct. 31.—First Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel Club- at Bicknel, Ind. Open to dogs owned in Indiana. P.T, Madison, Secretary, Lock Box 4, Indianapolis, Ind. t ‘i Noy: 7.—Third Annual Field Trials of the Western Field Trials Association. R. OC. Van Horn, Secretary, Kansas City, Mo, Noy, 21.—Ninth Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Wield Trials Club, at High Point, N. C. W. A. Coster, Secretary, Flatbush, Kings County, N. Y. ; . : f December.—First Annual Field Trials of the American Field Trials Club, at Florence, Ala, C, W. Paris, Secretary, Cincinnati, O. Jan. 10, 1888.—Second Annual Field Trials of the Texas Field Deine INE, at Marshall, Tex. W.L. Thomas, Secretary, Mar~ s ex, A. K. R.—SPECIAL NOTICE. Te AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER, for the registration of pedigrees, etc. (with prize lists of all shows and trials), is published every month. Entries close on thelst. Should be in. early. Entry blanks sent on receipt of stamped and addressed. envelope. Registration fee (50 cents) must accompany each entry. No entries inserted unless paid in advance. Yearly subscription. $1.50. Address ‘‘American Kennel Register,” P. 0, Box 2832, New York. Number of entries already printed 5296. “WILDFOWLER’” FOUND GUILTY.—At the Commit- tee- meeting of the English Kennel Club, held July 26, charges were broughtagainst Lewis Clement (‘Wildtowler? by Mr. EB, B, Joachim, for a brutal attack upon him at aces show, and by Mr, M. N artin, for non-payment for dogs sol by him to Clement. Following is the decision of the com- mittee which we clip from the Kennel Gazette: “The cases were then fully considered under Kennel Club Rule X., and it was decided unanimously that Mr, Lewis Clement had been proved guilty of discreditable conduct in connection with dogs and dog shows, and he therefore be declared in- capable of competing for or winning a prize at any show or field trials held under Kennel Clubrules.” Clement is well known in this country by his swindling dog dealings, all be interested. The Ava, 25, 1887.] FOREST AND STREAM. 91 THE HILLSIDE KENNELS. A BOUT thirty miles from the city of Boston lies Lancas- A. ter, one of the prettiest villages it has ever been my lot to see, Itis.a yillage of stately mansions, pretty villas, comfortable-looking cottages, excellent roads, the greenest of green lawns, avenues of magnificent elms, and last, but by no means least; it is a Village cimtaining withinits mits dne of the finest collections of dogs in the world. To the readers of the MoREST AND STRHAM, the name of John BH, Thayer is well known, as no report of a dog show is at allcomplete without Mr. Thayer's name cropping up re- peatedly in the prize list with deerhounds, bulldogs and fox- terriers. : : Here there are situated the Hillside Hennels; tlie property ‘of Mr, John H, Thayer, hen Mr, Thayer and his brother, Mr: Bayard Thayer, were qtite boys, they were very fond of dogs and always kept several about the stables, but had no regular kennels, ; ay the year 1882 they first showed a few at Boston, includ- ing Lance, a deerhound dog; Beauty, a Gordon setter; Daisy, a pointer, and Tip, a fox-terrier the latter bought by Mr. Bayard Thayer in Liyerpool. Of this lot all are dead save Beauty, who has a fine time of it roaming about house and rounds at will, Poor old Lance died in the spring rom old age, much to keeper Heald’s relief, as the old dog had developed a temper of his own which, to put it mild, was anything but angelic. It was at this time that Heald took charge of the dogs, He had served all through the war, and when it was over he found employment in the gardens surrounding Mr. Thayer’s mansion, Always fond of a dog he soon saw that the Messrs, Thayers’ dogs were getting more kicks than attention in the stables, and after they had lost a litter or two of puppies by neglect he mentioned the fact to Mr, John, Just about this time the Ottawa show took place and the day before the dogs had to be shipped Mr, Thayer told Heald that he was to go with the following dogs, Moses, Juno, and Judy, bull- dogs; Bramble a pointer, and Lance adeerhound, At this time the Hillside Kennels did not possess any dog boxes, so the five had to be taken on the chain, Itso happened that Judy and Juno were always in the habit of fighting at sight, and did-so on this occasion on the Worcester platform, Heald getting badly bitten in his endeavors to separate them, but a little thing of this sort never rufiles Heald’s temper, as any one who saw him at the New York show some three or four years ago when Blister bit him so badly, can testify. Since this show Heald has had the entire management of the kennels, and I venture to say that for looking after such a lot of dogs, showing them in tiptop condition, besides super- intending the breeding part of the business at home, there are few if any men in the ceyey his equal. The number of prizes won by the kennels since 1882 is 596— 302 firsts, 168 specials, 9% seconds and 27 thirds; a pretty good showing for one kennel in four years. The following will be found a complete list of the dogs at Hillside: Deerhounds,—Dogs: Chieftain, Perth, Bras, Bran, Dun- can, Robber Chieftain, Highland Laddie, King of the Forest. Bitches: Lorna I1., Heatherhelle, Wanda, Berga, Thora, Countess Zina, Ramona, Theodora, Lorna Secunda. Bulldogs.—Dogs; Tippoo, Romulus, Moses, Remus, Rob- insen Crusoe, Hillside, Bitches: Josephine, Rhodora, Britomartis, Juanita, Carmen. ¢ Fox-terriers.—Dogs: _ Mixture, Raby Mixer, Belgrave Primrose, Raby Jack, Luke, Bitches: Jaunty, Di, Rich- mond Olive, Raby Susie, Shame, Raby Belle, Lady Mixture, Miss Mixture, Meersbrook Nan Richmond. Myrtle, Rich- Tae Dazzle, Wasp II., Lyra, Shameless Mixture, Warren ady. This list does not include puppies. Chiettain, 1881, dark blue, bred by Mr. Joplin, by Bevis out of Heather, by Harry (a son of Hector and Lufra IT.) out of Hylda, by Torrum out of sister to Morne, Itisnot much use saying much about this piseal iced dog, suffice it to say that he has never been beaten but once, and that was by his kennel companion, Wanda, at the Crystal Palace. The old dog looks very well with the exception of his coat, which he is just shedding, It seems a pity that so perfect a speci- men did not cross the water to take part in the Jubilee show in England, and Mr. Thayer told me he was yery sorry he did not send him. Perth, a blue dog, whelped in 1884 by Gillie out of Lufra, bought of Mr. Kelly, isa good dog but a long way behind Chieftain, Bras, a straw-colored dog, whelped 1884, by Bruce out of Maida, is very useful but per haps hardly a clinker. Duncan, a white dog, whelped in 1883, by Lance out of Lorna Il, is a dog with great power and substance but Jacks character. Then comes a really ood young dog, Highland Laddie, whelped September, 1885, y Bran out of Lorna II, King of the Forest, a straw-col- ored dog, whelped in 1886, by Chieftain out of Thora, is a clinker—size, length, substance, quality and coat combine to make one that with age will bother even the old dog himself. I don’t like his color as well as Chieftain’s, but he is certainly a wonderful gong dog. Robber Chieftain, a son of Chieftain and Lorna II., is an- other extraordinary good one. The first of the bitches Heald showed me was Wanda, whelped 1884, by Gunnar out of Sheila, and I never saw this magnificent bitch look in such superb condition, she was indeed a picture, and it is almost impossible to find fault with her. any people pre- fer her to Chieftain, and I think Mr. Thayer himself does and as has been before stated she did beat him at Crystal Palace for the cup. Were I to try to pick her to pieces at all, the only thing lcould say is that she might be a trifle deeper through her heart and perhaps have a little more bone, but again, she undoubtedly beats the old dog in ears and has a shade the most quality, in fact, to quote an old- time Hnglish poet, “Hither to t’other to preter I'm loathe, And he acts wisest who has most of both.” A very useful bitch is Berga, a light brindle whelped in 1883, by Bran'out of Maida, and the same may be said of Thora, a fawn bitch by Thor outof Hylda. Lorna II., a blue, whelped in ’81, by Bruce out of Lorna (Parke’s), who was a daughter of Teeldeer, a daughter of old Torrum and Brenda, is a grand upstanding bitch and a rare breeder, Then came Heatherbelle, the same color as her mother, Lorna, by Hector. This is a yery nice bitch. Lorna Secunda, Theo- dora and Ramona are three Bop opr Ans young bitches, the twoformer by Chieftain outof Thora and Lorna respectively. The last of the deerhounds I saw was a dark-blueish brindle bitch named Countess Zina, by Ross out of Lady, a rather small bitch with nothing particularly to recommend her, save her four puppies by Chieftain. Among a whole lot of puppies that were running about, here, there and evyery- where, I noticed four very handsome ones, by Chieftain out of Thora, and four by the same sire out of Lorna II., one of the latter, even at this early age (10 weeks), being the picture of the old dog. The next lot of dogs to be introduced by Heald were the par 2 Tippoo, a brindle dog, whelped 1880, by Gamester out of Ida, is pretty well known to all who have been in the habit of attending the dog shows, and well does the old dog look, Robinson Crusoe next came waddling up as fat as a pig, apparently very anxious to be taken notice of. This is an own brother to Britomartis, and although not such a good specimen as his sister, is certainly a very and dog. Hillside, a white dog with tan markings on head, was whelped in 1884 by Tippoo out of Josephine, is a very useful young dog and decidedly the best ever bred in America, illside has improved very much since I first saw him at Newark, bite : e, it will be remembered, he was, through error, disquali ed: Moses, a white dog, whelped 1883 by Sir Bevis out of Nancy Lee, and Remus, also white, whelped in 1884, by Byron LI, out of Rhodora, are a couple of fair dogs, while the same may be said of Romulus, a red smiit whelped in 1880 by Richard Coeur de Lion out of Peg. Tt may here be mentioned that Heald has an unfor- tunate habit of always pulling the best out for ede diate the first, which isa mistake, as it makes some that follow his clinkers appear not so good as they otherwise would do, and sticking to this plan the first bull bitch he showed me was Britomartis. This bitch is about as well known as her keeper at all the shows in the country: how- ever, tor the few who do not know her, let me say that Brito- martis is a reddish brindle bitch, whelped in ’81 by Monarch out of Penzie, and that she is by long odds the best bulldog in America, and in all probability the best bull bitch in the world, The next to be seen was the sister to Tippoo, viz,, Rhodora, a Very good-looking white bitch, who has done some service to the kennel on the show bench, and the same may be said of Josephine, whelped 82, by Tiget' out of Sophia. Josephine is a white bitch with a tan-colored head. When Heald first got this bitch she was a caution, as far as her temper was concerned, but under his rule she has developed into a quiet, easy-going old matron, whose only anxiety seems to be noticed, haye her bead scratched, and have, if she possibly can manage it, a double allowance of meat. She is at present as fat.as a pig. Carmen, a fairly good brindle bitch, whelped in ’84, by Torreador out of Betsy, had five very good. puppies on her, by Robinson Crusoe, about one of which, a brindle dog, Heald is already beginning to build castlesin the air; in fact, goes so far as to say that he will do to send to the Orys- tal Palace, but bis ears will have to alter considerably first. And now for the fox-terriers. Sure enough Heald, true to his general practice, pulled old Olive out first, never dream- ing, I presume, that any one would have the hardihood to come to Hillside and deny that she was the best of the fox- terriers, so just out of sheer ‘‘cussedness” I’ll leave Heald and his old sweetheart Nancy, as he calls her, wait, and go on with the dog pack. TWirst of all comes Mixture, a nice little dog, the right size, good eoat and ears, faix head, not very good understanding, but a terrier. Mixture was whelped in 1880, and was bred by Mr. Luke Turner, a gentie- man who shares with Mr. Henry Gibson the credit of having bred more first-class fox-terriers than any one breathing. Mixture is a white dog with black and tan head, and is by Spice out of Fairy III., by Belgrave Joe ont of, Tricksey, by Chatiee out of Ruby, by Old Jock. Now this is a rare win- ning Sarees and no wonder Mr. Thayer is unwilling to allow bitches other than his own to come to Mixture. Mix- ture’s dam, it will be seen, was an own sister to poor old Brockenhurst Joe, who was purchased by Mr. Thayer's neighbor, Mr. Prescot Juawrence, and who died at Groton soon after coming to this country. Mixture is a thoroughly game dog, and in an encounter with a cat lost one of his eyes, which does not add to his ersonal appearance. That Mixture is a yaluable stud ae goes without saying, and I am of opinion that his bitches properly crossed cannot help proving specially so, Then came an old friend of mine, Belgrave Primrose, as good and game a little dog as a man ever clapped eyes on and a terrier from one end to the other. Primrose was bred by Joe Foreman and is by Belgrave Jerry out of Wasp. After winning first in the puppy class and first in the open class at the Crystal Palace he was purchased by Messrs.’ L. and W. Rutherfurd, and was shown by them in England. He then came to America and was pieces tun shown several times, but as they had a good deal of his blood (including several rare good brood bitches) and had purchased Splauger as a stud dog, they sold him dirt cheap to Mr, Thayer at or directly after the show last year. Since Mr. Thayer has had him he has been repeatedly successful on the show bench. Primrose is a dog about 16lbs., with fair head, perfect ears, rare good shoulders and stands on the best of ‘legs and feet, with great bone for a dog of his size. His coat—ahem, “What did you say, Heald? Oh, I beg your pardon, I thought you spoke.” Well, his coat is not perfect, but it is much improved, decidedly improved By the by, I haye it on the best authority that Heald is about to bring into the market aninyaluable receipt for terriers coats, Tt is not called a restorative, I really forget what he calls it. The next dog I saw was Raby Jack, whelped in ’85, by Mixture outofShame. Jack is a niceish dog, but he is such ashy, timid dog that he never makes the most of himself, d now comes the pick of the basket, the show of the sho tomy mind in the shape of Raby Mixer, a white dog wit black and tan head, bred by George Raper, December, 1885, by Raby Mixture out of Richmond Olive Bud, by Raby Tyrant out of Richmond Olive. Raby Mixture, by Mixture out of Nosegay, by Tory out of Nettle, by Brokenhurst Joe out of Venus. Tory was a son of Trophys and Vic. I have given this dog’s pedigree somewhat at length, as he is one that eminently deserves it- Raby Mixer is, as I said before, a white dog with a black and tan head. His head and ears are perfect, while his neck, shoulders and coat areas goed as it is possible to make them, and more than all, he stands on the very best of legs and feet, his hind-quarters are simply perfect, his hocks being close to the ground and his action as he trots about or when fully extended is superb, And now for his faults, or what some people call his faults, He is possibly a trifle high on the leg, but personally I don’t consider this a fault, at least I would far sooner have one like this than one of the extra short-legged sort, that never ean gallop through dirt, Another thing advanced against this grand dog is that heistoo big. I had heard this said so I was determined to weigh him myself, which I did, an found that he weighed barely 17lbs. Now I will ask any terrier man, who knows what terriers arefor, is this too big? I say most emphatically no, because one of this size can, if he is all right in front, get anywhere a fox can. In fact, the only place I fault Mixer in is a ‘‘leetle, leetle bit?? about his back ribs, and as he is a young dog yet, he will alter in this point. I am afraid, Mr. ditor, that I have said too much about this do. , but itis so long since I have seen one like him, that I can't help it. A recent purchase from Mr. Hoey was the next to be pulled out, in the young dog Luke, a good eit though rather coarse young dog. Luke was bred by Mr. Hoey and is b: Mixture out of Lyra, by Fennel out of Fay, by Terry’s Bob out of Picture, by Spring out of Spitfire. Luke has much improved since I saw him at Newport. And now I think that Heald and Olive have been waitin long enough, so we will let the old bitch on to the flags, an rare and well she looks. Richmond Olive is certainly a fine biteh and looked first-class, perhaps a trifle on the big side, but it is far easier talking about taking flesh off Olive than doing it, as she eats like a pig and is such a favorite with every one that it is very di cult to keep herright. Rich- mond Olive is too well known to need much description, suffice it to say that she is a white bitch with evenly marked black and tan head, and was bred by George Raper in 1882, and is by Olive Tart out of Jess, by Jock out of Nettle, by Tackler, Olive Tart by Spruce out of Olive, by Belgrave Joe out of Tricksey. Her winnings both in this country and in England are far too numerous to particularize. Jaunty, a white bitch with an evenly marked tan head, is a nice little bitch, and a terrier all over, but she is too light of bone, she has however, been a successful brood bitch, as she has bred a number of useful dogs. Jaunty was bred by Messrs. L. & W. Rutherfurd in 1881, and is by their Joker out of Torment, who, if I am not much mistaken, is ont of a bitch called Fly, by Old Rattler. Di, bred by her owner in 1884, by Raby yrant out of Richmond Olive, ought to be a lot better from her breeding than she is, as her ears are large and her head thick and coarse. Raby Susie, whelped in 1883, is a rather hice little bitch, also by Raby Tyrant out of Jaunty. Sheis, however, not straight in front. Shame, whelped im 1884, by Raby Tyrant out of Richmond Olive, is a good-looking, short- legged little bitch looking in first-rate condition, arid heavy int pup to Mixer, and as she breeds well should have somé good! ones, Lady Mixture, whelped in 1886, by Mixture oat of Warren Lady, by Brokenhurst Joe out of Swansdown, by’ Saracen out of Swan, by Dazzler, is a fairly good terrier-[ike bitch, but wants bone and substance, and has too muck color, but from her pedigree should prove a valuable brood bitch, Miss Mixture, rejoicing in the poetical kennel name of “Scabby,”’ is by Mixture out of Shame, and a nice terrier- looking bitch she is, Meersbrook Nan, whelped in 1886, by Meersbrook Ross out of Meersbrook Model, Ross being by Roysterer, the sire of Result, Meersbrook Nan is a niceis bitch, good ears and coat, common head, fair legs and feet, and is gifted with the Ce of fighting in a marked degree, Richmond Myrtle was lately purchased of Geo. Raper, and is by Raby Tyrant out of Richmond Olive. Myrtle is a re- markably nice, corky little bitch, and looks a terrier, but she is not one to make a man go back two or three times to look at. A far better bitch to my mind is Richmond Dazzle, also bred by Geo. Raper. This daughter of Raby Mixture and Richmond Puzzle, by Raby Tyrant out of Walkley Net- tle, by Jester II, out of Vixen, is a remarkably nice bitch, and were it not that she stands a bit wide in front, would be agood one, Wasp IL, anice daughter of Raby Tyrant and Walkley Nettle, is at present in very bad coat, but she is a good stamp of bitch, Lyra, bred by Mr. F. C, Wheeler in 1882, is.a recent purchase from Mr. Hoey. She is by Fennel out of Fay, andis the dam of Luke, She is rather a nice little bitch, but is a bit pinched in under her eyes, has good ears and stands well. Warren Lady, by Brokenhurst Joe out of Swansdown, is a lightish bitch with good head and ears, a nice size, not quite right in front, buta terrier. __ Besides the deerhounds, bulidogs and fox-terriers at Hill- side, are a few pointers, the property of Mr. Bayard Thayer, ineluding that beautiful small-sized bitch, champion Hue, who, it will be remembered, was the property of Mr. Orgill. Rue was one of the best pointer bitches of her size ever shown in this country, and she now looks as well as ever. With her are five PauDiss by Mainspring, but she is far from being a good mother, and her children do not look really healthy. Rhona, a half sister to Rue, and Rapid, by Bang Bang out of Rue, two very good looking ones; in fact, it is with many people a disputed point as to whether Rhona or Rue is the best bitch. The kennels at Hillside are, as the name denotes, built on the side of a hill midway between Mr, John HE. Thayer's new house (now in the course of erection) and Mr, Bayard Thayer’s, The principal kennel has only been built a short time and is a model of convenience, The center consists of a hallway and large office, the latter very comfortably furnished and finished in hard wood. Among other things one notices are two frames containing 155 gold, silver, bronze and Pitts- burgh medals, a cabinet opposite being full of silver cups won atthe various shows; above this are hung two very handsome plaques, also prize winnings. Over the fireplace hangs an oil painting of an eight-weeks old fox-terrier puppy, painted on a cigar box lid by Pope. Aboye the writing table is a large and very good oil painting of Argus, the well-known Gordon setter, with a woodcock in his mouth. Near this is asmall colored print from the Kennel Review of Raby Tyrant and Richmond Olive. Turning round one is confronted with a very good oil painting of poor old Bel- lisima and Robinson Crusoe. A handsome bookcase contain- ing allthe American and English books and magazines om dogs, two cases of stuffed birds and a rifle, won, | think, at Buffalo as adeerhound special, complete this comfortable little room. A door leads into the kennel, where to the right are the deerhound kennels, to the left the bulldags, and straight in front the fox-terriers. The deerhound kennels number sixteen, each being 6x5ft. with a bench 2ft. high. The bulldog kennels correspon with these, while the fox-terriers’ are less, being 4x3ft. The floors are all Portland cement, and each kennel has a trap drain. There are no less than six large taps with a great force of water, so that the whole of the kennels can be washed out, and in avery short time. The ventilation is perfect, as there is a window in each kennel with ventilation both at top and bottom, so that they are never really hot. TI should have mentioned a stationary bath tub which is used for washing dogs with hot and cold water, and a large stove near by to dry them at. Near this kennel is the pupping kennel, in which are five large kennels and four small ones, at the end of which is a cook shop with a set boiler, In this kitchen are two large closets for cooking utensils, biscuits, etc, The lower or old kennel is where the cooking is actually done, and where the young puppies are kept. The feeding consists of pudding, consisting of Indian meal, oatmeal, with vegetables and meat, while once a week they get Spratts biscuits. The dogs are all turned out into their yards each morning about 6 o’clock, where they remain until about 5, when they are fed, The deerhound yard is about 250ft. tongs by 60ft. wide with a large elm growing in the center, and I think one of the prettiest pictures I have seen for a Bo Re was the group of deerhounds with old Chieftain in the center and Wanda, Highland Laddie and others, ten or twelve, grouped round him. The fox-terrier yards are of course smaller, but yards in which they can take ots of exercise. T have seen a great many large kennels both in England and America, but I never saw one where so many dogs were kept and the hospital list so small as at Hillside. And now one word about Heald. There are very few men who can show from fifteen to thirty dogs all through a season, have so little sickness and win so much as Heald has done, and it is only by the strictest attention to details that he success- fully accomplishes it. I enjoyed his hospitality for three days, and during that time 1 kept my Bhd open and saw Heald at work, and I know that although there may be as good men there are no better. And now in conclusion let me thank Mr. Thayer for his courtesy in allowing me to see his kennels in the way I did, and also let me thank Heald for his civility and hospitality throughout my visit, THOMAS DAWson, MAJOR.—Editor Forest and Stream: Among the obituary notices of man’s best and most faithful friends, “gone to the happy hunting grounds,’ it is my duty, beit never so sad, to place that of Major, the property of Supt. W. W. Worthington of the Ft. W.C. & L. R. R., killed March 28, 1887, at Montpelier, Ind. Major’s frightful death beneath the cruel car wheels, while endeavoring to return to his master, was a scene not easily erased from memory’s tablet. In size this noble dog was a giant, but in disposition he seemed to partake of the gentleness of woman and the harm- lessness of the babe. Playfulas a kitten when about the house or children, in the field he was rapid, staunch and true as steel always. Known by his extraordinary size and kind- ness, he was lamented by half the people of a city who knew him well, He is gone, but the record he made will liye for years in the hearts of those who knew him best, and his name will not be spoken but that a tear will stand in the eye of his master, who loved him best of all. Major was a cross between Irish setter and Llewellin; color, red and white; 7 years old; length 5ft. 1lin.; height 29tgin, at shoul- ders; weight 108lbs. His size and color he took from his Trish father Rake, We think this was the largest setter in the country, Do you know of alarger? Peace to his ashes. —HANCH (Fort Wayne, Ind.), 92 FOREST AND STREAM [Aue. 25, 1887, —eeee ae SS SS et SPANIELS FOR BENCH AND FIELD. Editor Forest and Stream: Absence from home has prevented an earlier reply to Mr. H, G, Charlesworth’s letter in your issue of July 21, [hardly know what reply to make to one who is so ignorant of the work a cocker should do, [It may be that he does not ex- ect bis non-sporting cockers to retrieve from water, but I 0, and so does any one that uses his dogs for general work; for I maintain that for general field purposes the working cocker is by far the best of all dogs. hy, the name of the dog should suggest to Mr. C. that he should retrieve from water! I said nothing about my dogs running deer, My dogs are trained as all good cockers should be to work close to the gun, and I am certain that at no time while tracking the deer were they over 100yds, from me, I should like ta ask Mr. ©, why he did not reply to Mr. Fellows’s letter in your issue of May 5? Lsupposehe thought he had an opportunity to demolish some amateur ureeder, but he only has shown how ignorant heisin regard to a cocker’s work. Mr. N. A. Osgood, of the State Sportsman’s Association of Michigan, has used cockers for years to track wounded deer. ; . Mr. Charlesworth has no right to even hint that my dogs are mongrels, for their breeder, Mr. Nellows, bred cockers and prize winners for years before any one ever heard of Mr. C, as a breeder. I do not breed or sell dogs, but I buy the best I can for my work: and when J found where I could get good ones for the field I thought it right to let my fellow sportsmen know it. As “to requiring a label to enable the public to know what breed they belonged to,’? I would say thatthe dogis by champion Hornell Dandy out of champion Hornell Dinah, and the bitch is by champion Hornell Silk out of Hornell Beauty, and surely no better bred brace was ever seen in America, combining as they do the blood of Brush—Khea, Obo—Betty, and the true Burdette strain through Hornell Belle, by Beau—Blanche. * About “silly expressions” I would say they are not orig- inal, but are appropriate; can Mr, C. compare his long, low dog when plodding through the mud and water, to anything else but a crocodile? (but I forget, his dogs donot take tothe water.) I suppose he has the blood of Beau in his kennel. Well, now, what kind of legs did Beau haveif they were not dachs? What resembles a weasel more than champion Helen? Did not Mr. James Watson demonstrate to the fancy two years ago at New Haven that cockers then were long and low enough, and at that lime showed the ‘double action Skye’’ movement; they are the exact words he used: true then, but at every show we see worse specimens put ahead of workmen. Mr. C. thinks his long, low dogs more than a match for mine. Now Iwill meet him and any brace he ownsat Strat- ford or Paris any time during the open season. I will run my brace against his for three davs for a piece of plate, he to name the value, on woodcock, ruffed grouse, snipe, or anything called game in Canada, and for every inch his dogs are under 13in, T will allow 10 per cent. to be added to his score, so if his dogs are 1lin. at the shoulder [I will have to score ten birds to his eight. ; Tf I offended Mr. Kirk I tender him an apology, but ‘I told the tale as it was told to me.” : About the good dogsin Canada, the best they have were imported from the States. No one ever heard of a prize winner from Canada whose great erand sire and dam was bred in Canada. Iknow as much about spaniel pedigrees as any man in America. and I know that Mr. C. has none that have not a cross of field spaniel blood in them, which I can prove very easily. B. A. OSBORNE. Detrrorr, Mich., Aug. 10. BEAGLES FOR BENCH AND FIELD. Editor Forest and. Stream: Your issue of 4th inst, has just reached me and I am pleased to see therein ‘'L, H, T.’s’’ article, for now we have obtained the opinion of one breeder whose length of valued experience should richtfully claim attention. It would also seem ta indicate the line of policy pursued by breeders in general for the past five years. Of course the writer is not in position to review the argu- ments brought out in the discussion in which ‘ L, H. T,” took so prominent a part and so thoroughly ventilated the whole matter, but if Iam allowed to accept the line of de- fense, as evinced in bis article now before me, as that used so successtully at the time mentioned, I should be led to draw the inference that it must have been just about the time wihien the poor unfortunate beagle was having so severe a struggle to maintain his reputation as a gentleman sports- man’s dof, and was compelled to seek protection in the war of diseussion from his only fit companions, whom “‘L. H. T.”’ mentions as ‘‘small boys and negroes.” Yes! a new set of fanciers have sprung up [ am glad to say, and I hope to see “L, H, T.”’ the foremost among them in improving the yalue of the beagle in every position he may be called to fill. The new “set’’ cannot certainly dwarf his field qualities much below what they have been during the past thirty vears. : The history of the beagle is really an interesting one. From his inception he has been overclouded with misfortune and restrictions, It reads like a fairy tale from Hngland’s history: that the brave war-like Britons wishing to immor- talize in some living form the inferior qualities and valor of their enemies, conceived the idea of perpetuating it in the form of the hound whose size should symbolize its degree of usefulness and position among all sporting dogs, | J A quotation from Ossian which ‘Corsincon” gives us in his work of ‘British Dogs” most aptly confirms such a su- perstition : “There is a kind of dog of mighty fame For hunting; worthy of a fairer frame, By painted Rritons brave in war they’re bred, “Are beagles called, and to the chase are led. Their bodies small, and of so mean a shape, You'd thimk them curs that under tables gape,” Poor unfortunate beagle! Coming down the ages with a name signifying smallness, little, the beagle hound must have had a checkered career. But I find in following ‘‘Cor- sincon,’’ Stonehenge and Markham in their writings, that he finally earned his release from bondage, and in size and form deyelopéd out from a dwarf “singing beagle” into a respectable sized dog, a worthy member of the grand old family of hounds. From _a maximum height of 9in. in its earlier days, it has been allowed to attain the respectable size of 15in. and still retain its original name, although in size it has long since forfeited all just claims to its original Celtic blue-blood name. : It does seem to me a very shallow argument indeed, hold- ing up in defense of its size the fact that its name signifies what the size proper should be. The whole history of the little hound, from time of Queen Elizabeth down, is one of controversy as to its size, and our beagle of to-day is proof of itself that gradually from 9in. they havereaghed an allowed height of i5in. In the light of past history and facts let us return to “7, H. T.’s” article, and note his comments on my beagles as given in a former issue. at Ih He asks, ‘‘are they beagles?” and after giving us the literal translation of the Celtic word “‘begele,’”’ he at once declares on the authority of the above definition that they are ruled out and are sailing under false colors, not being purely bred beagles. I am compelled to take issue on this point, and for the special intormation of ‘‘L, H, T,” say that the beagles mentioned hold certificates of as good blood (beagle) as runs in the veins of any dog in this country, unless “L. H. T.” has also ruled out such beagles as Ringwood, Victor, Lucy, Queen, Maida and Old Bess, in which case { have nothing more to say. Such an argument comes to me with surprise from a breeder of forty years. _ The fact that I or any other owner should breed above 15in, is positive evidence that they are not purely-bred beagles is too careles a statement to come from one of such experience, I have observed a difference of 2 to 3in, in one litter. In fact, there came to my observation at one of ourlate bench shows where a beagle dog measuring 15!¢in. was entirely ignored, whose points otherwise would have scored far be- yond the best winner, He was in all respects a beauty, and, while I recognized the justice in following the law goyern- ing beagles, fully realized that an injury was being done the breed in restricting to such a size limit, “L. H, T.” admits that the 18, 14 or 15in, dog cannot keep up with the ‘big dog,” iach at to 17igin, If such is the fact, willa pack of smaller beagles ran any more evenly or smoothly than a pack of 17/gin.? I grant they will run more slowly, and at this rate of speed ought to last all day; but if you are after such sized rabbits as are found in this section, the chances are that the rabbit will run just about as “evenly and smoothly’’ as the dogs do, and a day’s run would result in plenty of exercise and little game, “LL. H. T.”? must know, with his experience in the brush,- that in close, thick work the beagle is faster and surer than the foxhound, and on cold scent is far superior. If we can obtain better work from 17in. beagles than from 14in., we have still greater advantage over the foxhound. I will even ‘go further, and state as my belief that a beagle of 1714in. will prove superior to any harrier of 20 or 22in. Wefound such to be our experience the past season, and are going to experi- ment still further the coming fall. ' The exposure of the present condition of our bench win- ners, as given in “‘L, H. T.’s’’ article is most deplorable, I |}: confess, and should call forth a rigid inquiry as to field qual- ities of our present champions, A. H. SPANIEL SPECIAL AT DETROIT.—Brantford, Ont., Aug. 15—Editor Forest and Stream: I have waited for Mr. Charlesworth to acknowledge the Detroit spaniel special as publicly as he demanded it through your columns. He, however, has not seen fit to do so, nor has he by word or letter condescended to let me know that he has gotit. The facts regarding it are as follows: When Mr. ©. wrote me that it should haye gone to his dog I replied that I thought the judge who awarded it was the proper person to rescind it, but I added that I had written to the secretary, asking him the value of the prize, as Thad already given.the orig- jnalaway. Although I afterward wrote two more letters to the worthy secretary with the same request, I was unable to get an answer from him on the subject, the only mention he made of the matter was “‘I wish you would write to him (Mr. C,) direct and settle with him.” I was therefore obliged to ask the return of the prize from the person to whom I had presented it, and it was sent to Mr. Charlesworth’s address on July 27,a full week before his note appeared in your paper. Although this is three weeks ago he has not even condescended to acknowledge its receipt either to me or through your valuable columns in the same manner in which he demanded it.—CHAS. M, NErLLEs (Brant Cocker Kennels). WAVERLY DOG SHOW,—New York, Aug. 16.—Hditor Forest and Stream: The following additional judges have consented to act at the Waverly show: Mr. A. H. Wakefield for beagles; Mr, T, Farrar Rackham for Dandie Dinmont, Skye, Bedlington and toy terriers, King Charles and Blen- heim spaniels, poodles, rough-haired terriers and pugs; Mr. Fred Hoey, fox-terriers. The following express companies will return dogs free to the original shippers: Adams, United States, American, Erie and Baltimore. The-following addi- tional specials have been offered: $25 in cash or plate for the best pointer; $10 for the best heavy weight pointer dog, bar- ring Peshall’s Jimmie; also specials for best cocker, best brace cockers, best field spaniels, best retrieving field spaniel, best brace of field qhautel and best spaniel puppy. Addi- tional classes have been made for champion cockers, any color but liver or black, and champion Irish water spaniels. There has been a great demand for entry blanks, Dog and bitch classes will be made for all breeds not specified in the catalogue. Mr, John Read will superintend.—HERMAN F. SCHELLHASS, Bench Show Secretary. THE DAYTON DOG SHOW.—We have received the pre- mium list of the fifth annual dog show of theSouthern Ohio Fair Association, to be held at Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 27 to 30. The prizes for the large dogs are not properly apportioned. While Newfoundlands and Great Danes each receive $10 and $5, mastiffs and St. Bernards have but $5 and $3, and grey- hounds and deerhounds are putin one class at the same rate. Champion English setters, Irish setters and pointers one elass each have $10. In the open classes for the last three named the prizes'are eee and'$10, bitches the same, with $5 and $3 to puppies. Black and tan setters, one class, $10 and $5, with $3 to puppies. Spaniels have but one class, cockers, with $5 and $3. Nearly all of the remaining classes have the same, pugs haying a champion class. Foxhounds have $10 and $5, and a few classes $4. and:$3. There will bea large list of specials, John Davidson will judge the sport- ing and Geo. H. Hill the non-sporting classes. . MILWAUKEE DOG SHOW.—Milwaukee, Wis., Aug, 14. —Kditor Forest and Stream: Besides premiums advertised in list we offer $25 to the exhibitor making the largest num- ber of entries. We will also have a very nice lot of merchant prizes, medals, etc. Prospects are very good. Dogs will re- ceive the very best of care. We will use Spratts food, which will be prepared by Mr, Murphy, an expert, Mr. Murphy having been all over England preparing food at the largest shows. All express companies entering this city will return dogs free to their owners upon the prepayment of one full rate, All railroads entering this city will allow dogs to ride free in the baggage cars when accompanied by their owners. We will try our very best to please all our friends. Kennel prize No. 27 should read $20 for best kennel of setters, four or more, and not English setters —A. M, GRAU, Secretary M. K. C. BEAGLES.—A gentleman going West for a few months wishes to find a good home for his team of beagles during his absence. Address, ‘‘Beagle,” care of FOREST AND STREAM, . KENNEL NOTES. Notes must be sent on prepared blanks, which are fur- nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope. Sets of 200 of any one form, bound for retaining duplicates, are sent for 30 cenis. NAMES CLAIMED. e- Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks, Jeppa. By David Raiff, New Philadelphia, O., for liver and white pointer dog, whelped Jime 22, 1887, by Trinket's Bang ahaa iene out of Lass's Floss (Dandy Bang—Seitner’s a8 Maude. By Clumber Kennels, Ottawa, Can., for lemon and white Clumber spaniel bitch whelped- J ane Ti, 1887, by Johany (Ben—Joan) out of Bessie (Jockey—Romp), = ©) ‘bitch Lady May (A.K.R. Stonewall. Jt Dixie and Louisetie. By Woodbrook Kennel Baltimore, Md., for white, black and tan beagles, two Roun 4 pre bie) Whelped June 8, 1887, by Chimer (Jack—Dandy) out of hace sy Kate. By Woodbrook Kennels, Baltimore, Md.. for white, wood (Ringwood—Norah) cut of ro IL, (Sport—Thorn). Susette and Careless. By Woodbrook Ree Baltimore, Md., for white, black and tan beagle bitches, whelped June 21, 1887, by Little Prince (Rattler T1l—Bett 7) out of Trinket. Lord Hector. By Woodbrook Kennels, Baltimore, Md,, for dark poe tawny and white smooth St. Bernard dog, whelped March 26, 1887, by Hector (A.K.R, 4425) out of Belline II, (A.K.R, 3033). Countess Maud. By Woodbrook Kennels, Baltimore, Md., for orange and white smooth St. Bernard bitch,whelped March 5, 1887, by Lee (Hero—Laucy) out of Maud (Dirk—Abra). Bonny Doon. By P. B. Dean, Forestville, N. Y., for black, white and tan English setter dog, whelped May 5, 1887, by Knight of Pao oa ohnnie Faa—Swan) out of Lady Brighton (Prince Phee- __ Clumber Kennels. By Messrs. F, H. F. Mercer and W. B. A, Hill ‘Ottawa, Can., for their kennels of Clumber spaniels, : BRED. ‘ = Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanka. Portland Lily—Nick of Naso. Fred Harris's (Portland, Me. ppinter bitey Portland Lily (A.K.R. 4058) to Naso Kennels’ Nick ot , June 26. Topsey Logan—Joe._¥'. C. Rochester’s (Logan, 0.) pug bitch Top- sey p Deel ear ete Duke—Topsey) to Geo. H. Hills Joe (Goutedy ytie), Aug. 7. Daphne IT.—I.odi, Essex Kennels’ (Andover, Maas.) St. Bernard bitch Daphne (A.K.R. 489) to Sheeeecees Kennels? Lodi, June 29. Kleine—Duke of Lancaster. Essex Kennels’ (Andover, Mass.) St. Bernard bitch éine (A. K_R. 2644) to Chequasset Kennels’ Duke of Lancaster, June 29. Wacouta Nun—Wacouta Nap. Wacouta Kennels’ (St. Paul, Minn.) mastiff bitch Wacouta Nun (A.K.R. 4262) to their Wacouta Nap (Morgan’s Lion—Morgan's Bess), Aug. 9. Lady May—Foreman. #H, pape’ (Hoboken, N, J.) English setter Veaunes 1371) to Blackstone Kennels’ Foreman, Flirf—Domino. W. H. Ashburner’s (Philadelphia, Pa.) beagle bitch Flirt (Ringwood—Rush) to his Domino (Rattler Rites ported Myrtle), July 1, Hazel Obo—Black Pete, Jr. Dr. Wheelock'’s (Waterbury. Yt.) cocker spaniel bitch Hazel Obo (A.K.R, 4097) to J, P. Wiiley's Black Pete, Jr. (Black Pete—Miss Ginger), Aug. 10. Margaret—Chimer.- ¥, B. Donaldson’s beacle bitch Margaret to Woodbrook Kennels’ Chimer (Jack—Dandy), July 8. WHELES. =" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. ~ Daisy. W.H. Ashburner'’s (Philadelphia, Pa.) beagle bitch Daisy (Blue Boy—Filirt), July 28, five (four dogs), by his Domino (Rattler II1.—imported Myrtle). Liitle Duchess. W. E. Deane’s (Somerset, Mass.) beagle bitch Little Duchess (formerly Jewel) (Racer—Dolly), Aug. 16, fiye (three dogs), by his Rattler III. (Rattler—Mniusig). Myrtle. W. E. Deane’s (Somerset, Mass.) beagle bitch Myrtle Minstrel—Handmaid), Aug. 12, five (three dogs), by Woodbrook ennels’ imported Chimer (Jack—Dandy); one bitch since dead. Cassandra. H.W. Huntington’s (Brooklyn, N.Y.) greyhound bitch Cassandra (Debret—Dear Secret), Aug. 5, five (three dogs), by_his Balkis (Clyto—Primrose), Lass’s Floss. L. C. Denman’s (Coshocton, ©.) pointer bitch Lass’s Floss (Dandy Bang—Seitner’s Lass), June 22, eight (three dogs), by Titterington’s Trinket’s Bang (Croxteth—Trinket). SALES. Ss Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks, Bernaline. Orange and white St. Bernard bitch, whelped July 2, 1385 (A.K.R. 3289), by Essex Kennels, Andover, Mass., to J. P. Davis, Utica, N. Y. , Cupid. Cream fawn pug dog, age not given, by Cicero ont of Titania, by Essex Kennels, Andover, Mass,, to Miss Ida F, War- ren, Leicester, Mags. é Duke of Savoy. Orange and white St. Bernard dog, whelped Web. 28, 1887, by Merchant Prince out of Daphne II., by Hrsex Kennels, Andover, Mass,, to Rev. Leverett Bradley, same place. Victoria. Orange and white St. Bernard bitch, age not given, by Rudolph If. out of Bernaline (A.K.R. ae by Essex Kennels, An- dover, Mass., to Miss A. B. McKean, Binghamton, N. Y. Mr. Barker. Orange and white St. Bernard dog, whelped Feb. 23, 1887, by Merchant Prince out of Daphne II., by Hssex Kennels, Andover, Mass., to E. H. Moore, Melrose, Mass. Nan. Fawn pug bitch, age not given, by Sam out of Titania, by ores Kennels, Andoyer, Mass., to Chequasset Kennels, Lancas- ter, Mass. Pollywo . Cream fawn pug dog, age not given, by Cicero out of Nan, by Essex Kennels, Andover, Mass., to Mrs. T. S. Snow, Lei- cester, Mass. ‘ Tadpole. Stone fawn pug dog, age not given, by Cicero out of Nan, by Essex Kennels, Andover, Mass., to Mrs. W. F. Whitamore, Leicester, Mass. : ; Jeppa. Liver and white pointer dog, whelped June 22, 1887, by Trinket’s Bang out of Lass’s Floss, by L. C. Denman, Coshocton, O., to David Raiif, New Philadelphia, O, . ’ Cicero, Jr. Cream fawn pug dog, age not given, by Cicero out of Titania, by Essex Kennels, dover, Mass., to Mrs. Wm. Paul, Lewiston, Me. : Wacouta Baron. Fawn, black points, mastiif doz, whelped May 10, 1887 (A.K.R. 5152), by. Wacouta Kennels, St. Paul, Minn.; to J. Palmer Johnson, M.D., Blooming Pra‘rie, Minn. Tiny. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Dec. 21, 1684, by Obo II. out of Gem, to Geo. L. VY. Tyler, West Newton, Mass., to W. A. Small, Waltham, Mass. Little Hat. ite, black and tan beagle dog. whelped April 26, 1887, by Little Duke, Jr., out of Dixie, by W. E. Deane, Somerset, Mass., to John C. Dawes, Kingston, Mass. Tramp and Guvsie: White, black and tan beagle dog and bitch, whelped April 29, 1887 by Flute D, (A.K.R, 2389) out of Fannie, by. W. E. Deane, Somerset, Mass., to W, C, Knapp, Revere, Mass. Tita and Snub. Cream fawn_pug bitches, age not given, by Cicero out of Titania, by Essex Kennels, Andover, Mass., to Che- quasset Kennels, Lancaster, Mass. / Blucher. Black cocker spaniel dog, whelped April 23, 1887, by Black Pete out of Fannie Obo, by H é. Bronsdon, Boston, Maas., to.J. N. Palmer, Cambridge, Mass. Frantic. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped April 23,1887, by Black Pete out of Fannie Obo, by H. C. Bronsdon, Boston, Mass., to O. N. Gilman, Dorchester, Mass. A Josephine. White and brindle bulldog bitch, whelped Jan. 29, 1882 (A.K,R. 388), by Hillside Kennels, Lancaster, Mass., to Gras- mere Kennels, Manchester. N. H. ; Juanita, White and fawn bulldog bitch, whelped Aug, 31, 1884 (A. K.R. 4015), by Hillside Kennels, Lancaster, Mass., to Grasmere Kennels. Manchester, N.H. Rhodora. White bulldog bitch, whelped June 27, 1881 (A.K.R. 2596), by Hillside Kennels, Lancaster, Mass., to Grasmere Kennels, Manchester, N. H. Tippoo, Brindle bulldog, whelped Sept. 23, 1880 (A.K.A, 390), by EMinide avenues, Lancaster, Mass., to Grasmere Kennels, Man- chester, N. H, Bonni) Doon. Black, white and tan English setter dog, whelped May 5, 1888, by Knight of Snowdon out of Lady Brighton, by Chau- tauqua Kennels, Sheridan, N, Y., to P. B. Dean, Forestville, Ni Y. PRESENTATIONS, Maude, Lemon and white Clumber eee bitch, whelped June 11, 1887, by Jobnny out of Bessie, by H. W. Windram, Boston, Mass,, to F. H, F. Mercer, Ottawa, Can, Little Prince—Trinket whelps. Beagle dogs, whelped June 21 1887, by Woodbrook Kennels. Baltimore, Md., a white, black and tan to §, Latrobe, a tan, black and white to J. Dilworth, and a white, black and tan to J. Baevie, same place, DEATHS. Rose of Rancocas. Orange and white English setter biteh whelped Apri 4, 1887 (AK R, 5099), owned by 5. B. Murphy. New or. ; KENNEL MANAGEMENT. (> No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. W.B.S., Frnuitvale.—Could you kindiy suggest some way by which canker can be curedina dog’sear? Ans. Get the follow- ing: i ER Bromo chloral,...,.,,:.+-.--+.:.+. fe tsersees OH T. opil at piajs- =~ 2 sien UE Pr trod Are Lpetottg antinenerioies 6 nay Heetiosen tS Mix. Sig. a Tet a few drops fallin the ear night and morning after cleansing and drying. _ W. 'W., Caniden, N, J.—Kindly prescribe for my eleven months. cocker spaniel bitch, For some time past there has been a prolific and tan beagle bitch, whel Nie April 25, 1885, by Flute Ring-- o Avg. 25, 1887.] wth of what appears to be blue warts upon inside of he mouth, rincipally upon the lips, (srobably ulcers ingttad of arts); they em to be sore so she wi ceca Wwabbne, Her cbndition is bad, ‘and although I have tried Fowler's solution sho does not imptove; though her apvuetite is fairly good. Ans. Get 4 stick of Ritrate ‘Silver (lunar caustic) and touch each wart or ulcer every niorn= ge. Get the follewing : Eis Boia paida-Wk bs tet ease Sete ee. bes fate eysade Ber, Batsaparill; GO-ccs . irl. sel cese eee nee ees 3i: | 21,08 Withdrow. Noreh, D. Whitten,...,....... Aeon ha Withdrey. THIRD CLASS KEELS. Echo, Burnell.,.........,-. PS we ban 24.09 2 13 24 2 O1 13 Banneret, Brown .... .......... «.- 2h. 07 2 15 50 2 03 28 Witch, Crowninsbield.......... renee 28.04 2 31 12 217 32 Halcyon, Hooper.........5.... 2.2... 71,03 2 47 30 % 31 UL FOURTH CLASS CHNTERBOARDS, Coquette, Abbott..-......... ae 20.02 118 52 1 04 55 Petrel, Paul.,-..... A aes 20,10 1 21 1 1 08 41 RecA EIR GLL seemed cone ee es pete 1 23 28 1 69 43 Nerena, Saltonstall..............-.... 20.11 1 24 14 1 11 07 A hig ral We) 17 ey aa Se ae 18,05 1 26 35 1 il 55 Banshee, Benson........-...-.0-. ++. 20:04 1386138 12238 FIFTH CLASS KEELS. ‘Vesper, BODDSD. <..c nsn pote nes opens 19,08 1 25 47 11116 Warteith fame, vate se ess sein ees ,. 18,10 1 29 03 1 16 31 Cramita, Eaton....,.....-..--++++ ye 20.06 1 28 32 115 40 Wachiel Cannon Se oes ec laees 18.04 1 38 28 1 22 13 Vera, Painecii ool. ee eee Pd 1 84 21 1 20 07 FIFTH CLASS OHNTRRBOARDS. Victor, Satlaretu tenes ec cete gers se 17.01 1 28 45 110 55 Wildfire, Keith ...., Cae henge 17.02 13212 1 14 29 HALIFAX JUBILEE RACES. WING to the “surfeit of racing” supplied by recent events im home waters, and the extension of the N. Y. Y. C. cruise to the eastward, as well as the near approach of the America Cup trial matches, scarcely any American yachts found it possible to make the voyage to Halifax to participate in the Jubilee races, set for Aug. 19 and 20, This was unfortunate, as the prizes offered. were well worth a serious effert. There still lingers a disinclina- tion on the part of most yacht owners to risk their vessels at sea, even for the comparatively short run to Halifax. No doubt this stay-at-home feeling will wear away in the future as the owners of large yessels become mors experienced and plucky, and tire of the small work in sheltered stretches. lt is to be hoped the Hali- gonians will not relax their praiseworthy efforts to draw the American fleet around Cape Sable, through the disappointment of their first attempts. ‘ax should and will in time become one of the regular ports of callin the summer “round” of American clippers and staid cruisers, The brave old schooner Dauntless was on hand, almost asa matter of course, for upon Dauniless and afew others we have to depend for representation abroad. She had returned from her extensive European cruise and was under seagoing rig. Lieut. Henn, whose example as an active racer and cruiser might be followed by seores of American yacht- owners were they animated by the same love for the sport and pluck characteristic of British yachtsmen, pitted the bold Gala- tea against the New York schooner. The cutter Stranger, with Mr. Warren on_ board, a sort of Anglo-American representative, was the only other foreign craft to start in Halifax waters. Tho first race, Aug. 19, was for the cup offered by the Royal Nova Scotia ¥. C., with a second prize, valued at $100, contributed by New York and Boston gentlemen. Course 41 miles. Stranger was the only starter in second class for a cup presented by Mr. A. B, Sheraton, of Halifax, Entries in firet class were Dauntlessand Galatea, There was a good breeze from southwest. Dauntless took the lead down wind, but. Galatea weathered on her easily in the windward work,and won by nearly 10min. on allowance. Official times: Start, - Finish. Blapsed. Corrected. Galates....,,-...-,.--10 80 26 3B O5 04 4 B+ 39 4 24 28 Dauntless .,..,--.....10 30 45 3 04 12 403 27 4 33 27 Stranger... .,.,.......10 37 46 3 52 56 5 15 09 6 15 09 In third class eleven local yachts started for a §500 cup presented by New York and Boston gentlemen, This was easily won by the schooner Wenonah, Mr. James Stairs with the Pastime half an hour later, and Hebe, third. The second day, Aug. 20, Galatea, Dauntless and Stranger raced eon | ch 1,000 Jubilee Cup, in compan cia, ble, but settling into the southwest.. The big cutter Galatea soon worked into the lead and rapidly left the fleet. Stranger carried away her topmast and the smaller craft were quickly out of the hunt. Galatea finished at 5.16.20 and Dauntless at.6.11.55; Stranger at 6.37.48. Galatea takes Jubilee Cup and Dauntless the American cup offered for second. BAYHEAD Y. C.—The first race for the Bayhead championship pennant was sailed on the 11th overthe Bayhead course, the yachts going over the course twice, making a distance of ten miles. The pennant is to become the property of the ae which first wins it three times, the races to be sailed every Thursday. Considerable interest is felt in these races as the boats entered are considered singled reefed ; y - Finish. Actual. Corrected. Hdith..,,.-- 5 09 26 1 30 01 30 5 5 13 36 133 31 1 31 06 5 13°35. 133 131 11 Rowena 5 16 08 1 35 63 1 31 48 Fil 6 21 11 1 40 20 136% 6m, 233, CORINTHIAN Y.C.—Thirteenth regatta, Aug.17, Nos. 2and 4 club courses, distance 6 and 10 miles, weather tair, wind moder- ate, tide eles BOD . This was “ladies’ day” with jhe members of the Corinthian Y.C.at Marblehead. All the conditions of wind and weather were excellent, By “ladies'.day” in this case with the Halifax yachts |, astime, Wenonah, Lenore and Guinevere, Wind varia- | [AvuG, 25, 1887, is meant more strictly ladies’ rade, for ladies sailed on the bo although none of them were at the helmin charge, as wis ex- One or more of the fair sex sailed on every one of the two dozen white-winged messengers, The ladies’ dresses of k and white flannel, with bright-colored ribbons, made an excel ingly pretty picture. Allin allit was a unique regatta, and Most successful one, There was a light breeze from southeast ft south, and the sea was in prime condition. The breeze ii evenly throughout the race. Prizes of silver were awarded to} the winning yachts in each class, and to each lady sailing on th winning boat. The first named boat in the summary in each class) is the winner. The summary: FIRST CLASS KEELS. ength Hlapsed, Corrected., Trudette, L. M. Haskins........ wee 2.10 @ 45 25 em, C. 8, Dennison.......-..-..--...2608 21719 14684 Agnes, W. £. Cummings.............26.00 2.94 Ba 1 53 23 FIRST OLASS CHNTMRBOARDS. { Atalanta, T, R. Thomas....,..-..... 28.01 2 06 36 13% 30 Eugenia, I. S. Palmer..... .....-....26: 219 22 148 22 | SECOND CLASS KMELS, Witch, Crowninshield........ sreeeeee 28.04 1 23 IL 1 02 48 Carmits, C..8. Maton .<..--..<..cas seh 02 12625 1 04 22 Echo, E. L. Burwell............ aoe 28.00 2411 1 04 50 Kitty, E. H. Tarbell.__.- ihe eee ae Ae au HD) 1 05 85 SECOND CLASS CENTERBOARDS. Perel, ian ee eee 21.09 1 24 84 1 02 59 Pilgrim, A. B. Hastings.............. 22,10 Did not finish. ‘ THIRD CLASS KBELS. , Vera, Paine & Randall.,........,.,..19.09 1 82 45 1 09.29 ixie, A. L. Cochrane... ..........-. 20.09 1 38 Ot 115 40 Mosquito, W. M, Jamison....... .... 20.08 1 43 54 121% Rover, L. A. Peabody .. Dee replies iii 2.07 52 1 43 30 Wraith, J. B. Paine.......... 2.0... 19.02 Did not return. THIRD CLASS CENTHRBOARDS. Viva, ©. H. W. Foster......... a eh 1 29 49 1 05 10 Hoiden, — Dexter.................. 20.04 1 52:10 1 U9 3b Banshees, H. EH. Béngon.......... -... 20.06 1 34 45 1 G9 41 Nerena, R. W. Saltonstall ........ 20.10 1 82 32 110 10 Josephine, D. H. Follett, Jr.......... 18.08 1 45 00 1 20 43 ita, B. K, Benson....20..0000 02000 w.. 1 47 54 ae Greta, 8. Gr Allen sce) yee 20.00 1 51 84 1 28 dl Dolphin, R. Robbins.................. 17.02 1 49 31 1 23 42 ixy, HK, W. Chandler................. 20.09 Did not finish. OYSTER BOATS RACING.—The annual contest of oyster } boats, under auspices of the Larchmont Y. O., was sailed Aug. 20, The competing boats were classified as cabin sloops, open slcops | and cat-rigged boats, Sails restricted to jib, mainsail, and wor'k- | ing gafftopsail for sloops, and mainsail for tat-rigged_ boats. Each boat allowed one man for éyvery Sit, of load waterline or fraction thereof, in addition to captain, Time allowance for Classes I. and II. was 144m. to the foot, and for Olass [11. 44m. fo | the foot. The prizes for Class I. were $75 for first and {35 for | second; for Class Il., $50 and $30, and for Class 111. $40 and jhe. | The LoMOW are were the jndges and regatta committee; ae BE, | Willard, F.C. Grifliths, George L, Foreman, Commodore W. 8. | Alley, Augustin Monroe and F. §. Greacen. Wind southeast, fresh. Course from Larchmont around Execution Keef, thence te buoy off Matinicock and return. FIHST OLASS—CABIN BOATS. ¥Vinish. Elapsed. Corrected. ; Grace A. Mackay.....12 02 58 3B av 20 3 34 22 3 25 164g (OW ORAS coh ileal. AAA 03 43 8 43 29 3 89 46 8 83 a1 garth ike BE EBLE OREE Bee 12 OL 16 3 36 24 8 34 0S 3 34 24tg W, H. Rowe........... 12 O1 41 8 85 51 8 87 10 3 387 10 Lizzie D. Bell......... 12 O1 28 3 42 31 8 41 03 3 39 48 bit 217 RP GARE Ee 12 01 Ot 3 60 55 3 49 51 3 41 48lq Jennie Baker.......... 12 U1 03 4 (1 21 4 (i) 1 3-44 40bg Blue Rock....... .....12 0% 57 3 57 50 3 be 63 3 48 33 Pritts. iecacs areas 12 03 31 Not timed, Jennie A. Benedict. .12 01 16 8 36 24 3 58 19 3.49 43hq BECOND CLASS—OPEN SLOOPS, Blyaway........5 ...-- 12 06 36 4 06 25 8°50 46 3°50 274 NPT i spor. o~iasy teou se 12 09 42 408 41 4 07 59 3 56 44 Jennie A Willis,...... 12 06 36 418 56 4 07 20 3 57 576 Addie... eaces sas aces 12 O04 20 414 00 4 09 40 3 58 314 SUCK steep cars aa, eas 12 O01 16 412 37 411 31 403 234 | Maggie T...-........-- 12 Cl 54 414 35 413 UL 40627 Minnie 8.--..-........12 05 12 4 28 OT 4 20 55 410 42446 | Florence May......... 12 06 16 Not timed. CUTIOW < ate ces a eanee 12 01 07 Not timed. ODinas) 6 oas ate tee a 12 03 08 Not timed, THIRD OLASS—CAT RIGS. Unele Daye..-., ..,..12 00 55 419 51 418 56 411 11 Sea Spray ,.-,.-.---++- 12 O01 11 4 80 34 4 29 23 4 71 46 DVORG See cenedeenetn 03 41 4 42 54 4 39 13 4 27 281g Parthenia.,.,.... ... 12 03 24 Not timed. Mamie....:..,..5 s+ 12 05 21 Not timed. SIPPICAN Y.C, RACE, AUG, 20.—Marion, Aug. 21. Courses for first three classes were from judges’ boat, off Gull Rock Buoy to Southeast Ledge buoy, thenca to judges’ boat, 15 miles. Fourth Class, Bow Beli instead of Nye’s Ledges, otherwise as first class, 9miles. Fifth Class, from judges’ boat toSeal Reck buoy, thence § to stakeboat off Planting Island, thence up to boat, going around twice, 7 miles. All classes left turning point on port hand. Wind light from east. Cloudy day. Flood tide. The prizes were silver cups, two in each class: BLOOP CLASS, Length, Start. Finish. Blapsed. Verona, O. Delano...,. ......24,04 20940 51416 8 04 36 2 45 33 Allie, BR, Ryder.... ... Dathes ie 25.09 20928 518 380400 2 47 21 Kithiwake. t: 22sec (222.5055: .22.07 21008 53632 3 26 24 3 04 18 FIRST OLASS CATBOATS. Mattie, H. Stockton...,.. ..,25.04 216 08 5 06 34 250 31 233 13 Laura, E. Holmes:,.,..-.. .-.28,09 213 54 5 08 36 25442 2 34 44 SECOND GLASS CATBOATS. Lestris, W. Crane....:.....-,21:08 21715 5 0446 24831 2 24 83 Rival, Bowman .....-... .0.. 0. 2445) SRT BT 2 wk we THIRD GLASS CADBOATS. Majorie, L. Loring......- ».+e19.00 21946 41217 15231 1 34 44 Trump, J. Whiting ....,..--..18.09 218 41 41446 1 5605 1 37 56 Zayy Fe mee... er-224.2-5- 35 17,04 218 54 44028 221 34 1 59 OD FOURTH CLASS CATBOATS. Wide Awake, J. Pegram,....14.03 22331 41811 149 40 1 29 30 Mattie, F. Allen........,...5..16.06 22410 411 68 1 47 38 1 29 22 Nymph, J. Olarke............14.08 223 51 51309 149 22 1 29 dL Lynx, W. Austin. ........... 14.09 223.87 41713 15336 1 3413 Sprite, By -Wing.!. ..wdea bos 16,03 22445 42102 15617 1 38 57 FIFTH CLASS COATBOATS. Jennie, I. Chapman..... -...- 12.10 23047 40006 12919 11205 Hilf, L. Bacon. .............--5 12.00 23009 418 46 148 87 130 58 Fairy, P. Robing.............: 11.04 22911 42238 15321 13518 Answers to Gorrespondents. t=" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents, Monat, Savannah, Ga.—Rip Bang is by Bang Bang (champion Bang—Prin¢éess Kate) and out of Peggy (Kush—Tina). J. H., Brooklyn, N. ¥.—We know of no one in this vicinity wha makes a specialty of teaching dogs to retrieve. Send #1 tor “Training ys. Breaking” and teach him yourself. B., Hartford, Conn.—Will you please advise me through your valuable paper as to whether a Scotch collie dog should haye dew | claws as ope of its points for beneh show.—Auns. No. L. H. J,, New Haven, Conn.—Sleaford was by Whitehouse’'s MacGregor (Sancho—Blanche) and out of Nina (Hamlet—Lort's Sal). Whisky was by Dr. Strachan’s Flash ((George—Peg) and out of Schiefflin’s Juno, imported trom the Marquis of West- minster’s kennel. L. L. H., Bethlehem,—The fiy is said to have been introduced in England by D. & W. H. Foster, an Ashbourne (Wng,) orm of tackle makers, in 1883, and was exhibited at the Fisheries in that year. It was called the reverse-winged fly, and did not go under the name ot “fluttering fly.” G.A.7T., Halifax, N.5.—What measurements are given in # custom house certiticate of measurement as is understood in the conditions attached to the America Cup? Aus. Length for tonnage, breadth and depth for same, according to the rules of the country from which the challenger hails. - ye tn ebinantdie Uo Hubei Mash e eee ee e U.S, ridge Oo., Lowell, Mass: E Gunniantun—t wish to thank you for the very excellent shell mare putting on the market. lreferto the “Climax.” Iswear y it, not at HN I have had to do with other makes. Tt has given Mo unqualified satisfaction ever BiiGe 1 first, began to use it, ead the te pings Mis mbr od pCugay: ie? aoe 0: deteriorate, and sportsmen will call you “blessed.” Very yours, Ade, (Signed) G, W, Custiimr, Ava, 25, 1887.] FOREST AND STREAM. 97 — — “Holberton’s Art of Angling.” | HOMEOPATHIC VETERINARY SPECIFICS For Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Dogs, Hogs, Poultry. 500 PAGE BOOK on Treat- ment of Animals and Chart Sent, Free. aa — ets or Gru TMs. . EK. cot, Heaves, ee 1 wit “Manu: al, soe! a ouand spec Stent, ey .00 Price, Single Bottle(over 50doses), = .60 Sold by Druggists; or Pronounced by anglers the most uw 8 work on angling yet published. Sent Prepaid on Receipt of Price. SENT POSTPAID ON RECEIPT OF 50 CENTS. Humphreys’ Med. Co., 109 Fulton Stes N. Y: A BE B i> Y & I iM B R I E, HILL ON AK DOG. Manufacturers of Wi? Coie. | ELNE FISHING TACKLE, For sale by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. is Vesey Street (Fourth door from Astor House), New York City. A NEW REPEATING 12-GAUGE, SHOTGUN. 6-SHOT. The Best Made. A gun with 30- Safe, in. Rolled Steel Quick, Barrel. Well-Made, Plain Pistol Grip Stock, only $25.00, CHEAP. ASK YOUR DEALER TO SHOW ONE. SEND FOR MANUFACTURED BY THE Descriptive Circular, WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS co, New Haven, Conn. Stores: 312 Broadway, New York, and 418 Market St., San Francisco. JOHN P. MOORE'S SONS, éf SOLE AGENTS FOR Forest and Stream” Fables, CANOE | ncme Split Bamboo Rods. Made by Chas. E. Wheeler. 1. The Puppies Who Didn't Know It Was Loaded. AND Ss Wise and Foolish Pik . The Fox and His Gil oate, 4, The Foolish Fish. 5. Tbe Robin and the ow ee: ae B O AT A ag tae Unlucky B The Shiike | aaa the Hawk. » A series of seven fables in prose and to every one a picture. All of them have pith and point best appreciated by anglers and sportsmen, but not a one of them is without a moral for & i J I z DING ae See cna, eee world in general. 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SPORTSMANS OUTFIT QUEEN Cas 924 Guest St Pata Is incomplete unless it contains a few tins. of tostaaerdae that most dee lightful and nourishing preparation of Chocolate known as | KIMBALL’S SATIN WILBUR’S STRAIGHT CUT CIGARETTES. (39COA-THETA cigarettes should use only our Straight Cut, which requires no bolling, andis the most convenient lu . pean beverage for camp or cabin. . and 5 Ib. tins, Sent by | put up in satin packets and boxes ot express (where ss = a ct it) for 50: ‘d Os, 208, Os aid 100s. De C) vA oo ae ‘or 50c. per Ibe CREW PLATES, TAPS, DIES, ETC., FOR gunsmiths and amateurs. Send for illustrated catalogue to S. W. CARD & CO,, Mansfield, Mass, oop (4 First Prize Medals. WM. S. KIMBALL g CO_| ¥. 0. WILBUR ry SONS, Wit, Philada., Pa, 98 FOREST AND STREAM. [Aud. 25, 1887° CHAMBERLIN CARTRIDGES! The Only Genuine Machine-Loaded Cartridge in the Mariket. ‘SDGINLYVO YS3GMOd GOOM BLACK POWDER CARTRIDGE. UNEQUALLED IN QUALITY AND CONVENIENCE, The superior quality of these cartridges is not the result of chance, but arises from the fact that the Chamberlin .Cartridge Machine is so constructed that every charge of powder and shot is measured with mechanical accuracy, and the wads, which are made especially for use in these machines, are of uniform thickness, and placed upon the powder and shot with a suitable and unvarying pressure, an advantage which cannot be secured by any other method of loading cartridges. Every trap shooter understands the advantages of uniform velocity of shot in wing shooting; this cannot be obtained except the charges of powder and shot are alike in each cartridge, and the wadding placed upon each with the same pressure. This is accom- plished in the Chamberlin Machine by means of graduated rammers, which are adjustable to any desired pressure, from five pounds to one hundred pounds. Thorough experiments have been made by which it is found that thirty-five pounds’ pressure upon the powder wads gives the best results in Black Powder cartridges, and seventy-five pounds the best results in WA7Ood Pow der cartridges. Previous to the invention of the Chamberlin Cartridge Machine, experiments in this direction could not be made, for the reason that no means for ascertaining the pressure that was applied to the wads had been devised. A blow of the mallet was an unknown quantity, and no two blows were alike, and the same can be said of hand pressure upon the rammer. The following REMARKABLE SCORES were made with Chamberlin Cartridges: On July 11, same place and yates Match at Cincinnati, Ohio, June 20. Conditions, 50 singles and 25 doubles: ; R. STICK... oe... eee -broke a out of possible a SP AMOTEOS atl vase 54 ph 's f possible 100 MoDUFF......-...++5+5 ae cs outep ay ‘ 100 A. MBADERS........... e s7 ~ i i00 ; ‘Cetee ie? uo aie i ‘4 This, we believe, is the highest average ever made at 700 clay-pigeong, oiie-half being MCDUFF.....-- +6 s-eeee renee 88 100 doubles, and shows the superiority and uniformity of the Chamberlin Machine-Loaded Aa MIB ADDERS Y 5.0 i460 23 tgs - SOs rs 100 Cartridges. 12-Gauge, Club or Climax Shells, loaded 3 1-4 Arame powder, 1 1-8 oz. SHOE, = Per 100, $2.50 With 3 1-2 drams powder, - = = - = - = Lg 2.60 10- 1 edie Club or Climax Shells, loaded 4 1-4 drams powder, 1 1-8 or 1 1- eh shot, - = = - = - sé 2.75 With 4 1-2 drams powder, =- - - = = - = = 77 2.85 Same loads Wood Bowadee, 12-Gauge, per 100, $3.50; 10-Gauge, per 100, ware Loads for Trap Shooting, 2.60; 2.85. Send for IJlustrated Price List. Liberal Discount to the Trade. In order to secure the lowest cost of transportation, and insure speedy delivery, i ° j : factories have been established to supply each locality as follows: Selby Smelting and Lead Co s San Francisco, Cal ; The Atlantic Ammunition Co., 291 Broadway, New York,| _ tones. Supplies the New England States, New York, New Jersey, East Pennsylvania, Dela- i j ware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tyaden neo s gia.an d Plax ghee Fi The Chamberlin Cartridge Co., Cleveland, O., All the above named companies operate Chamberlin machines, under the Chamberlin! Supplies all the Middle and Southern States not elsewhere named. aterta, Berdce of all Lauatatioua: eiObaiteniin, Cartiticos” pein eareaiiesus The Western Arms & Cartridge Co., {08 Madison ibe abel. Chicago, IIl., Blue Rock Pigeons and Traps Supplies Mlinois, lowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska and Dakota. Supplied from all above named depots, Supplies the Pacific Coast and Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Wyoming Terri-- Ave, 25, 1887.] FOREST AND STREAM. Sportsman’s Library. We will forward any of these Books by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price. 99 YACHTS, BOATS i ANGLING. Adirondack Fishes, Fred Mather............ ATISTIERD Angler's Book, Memorial Edition, GLElne ss oo ea American Salmon Fisherman............ a9 Angling, Pennell..... ..-..--++225 22+ -s2eee- Angling Talks, MAHON wey eee yee 5 ee Art of Angling, Holberton............. . 1+ Black Bass Fishing, Henshall........ ....... BHA MULDU TG, INOPTIA ss cpthce cccce see sete nnseee Fish Hatching and Tish Catching, Roose- Vide RONG PACU Ae. d kes sacks eepehpe~ 5-2 oe Fishing With the Fly, Orvis-Cheney Collect- tion, new edition.... ............---..5----- Fly Fishing and Fly Making for Trout, Keene Fly Fishing in Maine Lakes.........--..----- Fly Fishing, Pennell.......... 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CHAMPION OTHO (A.K.R. 483), unsurpassed in head and immense in bone. Fee $50, : EIGER, imported from Switzerland; winner of two Ists and two 2ds. A dog of symmetry and quality above the average, of the best strain; ex- cellent in coat. Litter brother to Barry II. Fee 25. : SMOOTH-COATED. That grand young dog Champion HECTOR, Apollo's best son, whelped Feb. 20, 1884, bred by Henry Schumacher, Bern, Switzerland, and pur- chased by us from him in Peb., 1886. Hector is the best smooth-coated dogin America. He de- feated Otho at Buffalo and Merchant Prince at Boston. Services for 1887 limited to eight ap- proved bitches. Fee #100. : : WOTAN, imported from Switzerland, sire of champion Montrose and other prize winners. 25. } iets THE HOSPICE KENNELS, hk. E. Hopf, Prop. Arlington, N. J. IN THE STUD. _ Yorkshire Toy Terrier. English champion FEARNOUGHT (E.K.C.S.B. 18,079), a typical Yorkshire, coat of even, full color, perfect texture, measuring 1/in. across ($i4in. on a side), weighs 4lbs., is half brother to champion hence D ae Photographs 60 cents; complete pedigree and winnings free. ‘Address with stamp, P. H. COOMBS, No. 1 Ex- change Block, Bangor, Me. jy28,lmo English Bulldogs at Stud. Champion Tippoo.(E.K.C.S.B. 11,938), late the roperty of John E. Thayer, Esq., winner of 25 fst rizes and stud medal at Boston, 1887. Best stud bulldog in America, sire of Hillside, Juniata and Caliban, all Ist prize winners at leadin: shows. Fee toa limited number of bitches, $2. For full pedigree, list of winnings, etc. apply to- GRASMERE KENELS, Manchester, N. ee aug25 CSRiCnEE T'.- Small prize pug dog, imported stock, weight 10ibs. (AKC 3230), in fhe stud. Pedigree and full particulars. HENRY C. BURDICK, 150 Bridge st., Springfield, Mass. Wrick of Wasco IN THE STUD. ¥r 50. Limited to six approved bitches. Ad- dress TASO KENNELS, Ramsey, N. J. JOHN N. Lewis, Manager. = febi7,tf IN THE STUD. MAINSPRING, Fee $50. : Champ. Beaufort’s best son, SACHEM, Fee $25. Apply te Neds Fa EEL 75 Clifton Place, Jersey City, N. J. IN THE STUD. The pure Liewellin setter and field trial winner Gus Bonadhu. 35. Address A. M. TUCKER ial $6 Main street, Charlestown, Mars. Ju the Stud. - BLEMTON KENNELS, HEMPSTEAD, L. I. Fox-Terriers at Stud Champ. LUCIFER (as in preesenti)—Fee $50, é '_ Toa few approved bitches. Sire, champion Splinter; dam, Kohinoor, winner of many cups and prizes in England. BACCHANAL—Fee $20. Winner of many prizes in America and England. Sire, ch, The eletarinns dam, ch. Bediaraius REGENT VOX—Fee 810. Prize winner. Sire, Tackler; dam, Sandy Vie. RESOLUTE—Fee $20. To a few approved bitches, Sire, champ. Result; dam, champ, Diadem. Lucifer and Bacchanal have returned from England with fresh laurels, Lucifer winning Ist in open dogs at the Jubilee show in the strongest class ever shown. Address GERMAN HOPKINS, 1 Hempstead, L. I. lrish Setter Sarsfield, (Champion Garryowen ex Currer Bell II.) In the Stud. Fee $25.00. Imported to breed to Elcho and Glencho bitches. His breeder, Mr. Giltrap, says: ‘He will be even handsomer than Garryowen. His per- formances for a puppy in the Irish setter field trials were very superior,” The London Field “The Sarsfield was the fastest carries himself preys and will make one of the best working Irish set- ters of the day. Address W. H. PIERCE, Peok- skill, N. Y. jy14,3mo cr CHiiYPPEtAn. notices. By champion Eclipse out of Nestor. This is the strain that produced Glenlivat, Glen- arry, Clipsetta, Heather, Luella, Helen, etc. ee . One or two good dog puppies for sale. JAS. WATSON, P. O. Box 770, Philadelphia. STUD. WHITE ENGLISH BULL-TERRIER YOUNG ROYAL PRINCE.......... (A. K.R, 2102) Weight 45lbs. Fee $15. BARONE Ds i csnaactedo seers staat (A.K.R. 4480) ee 271bs. Wee $15. ROYAL DIAMOND................. ~K.R. 4811) White English terrier, weight 18lbs. Fee $15. Pups by_above dogs for sale. Address J. W. NEWMAN, 87 Hanover st., Boston, Mass. CASTLE ROCK SCOTCH COLLIE KENNELS IN THE STUD, ape NWYVIS (Ao 5, #23); By: Bon Nevis, ex eg Merrilies. ee, $15. oung dogs and on hand. Can be wen or address NSON, Granford, Conn. Puppies constant] Ww. EK. Ghe Kennel, Forest City Kennels, St. Bernards & Pugs. PORTLAND, ME. OR SALE OHEAP.—PUPPIES BY GLAD- ington avenue, New York City. augls,2t O BREEDERS.—I OFFER MY RED IRISH setter bitch Meg Merrilies (A.K.R. 2181)— Champion Elcho- Peg Woffington. She is rich in color and as points. The dam of prize win- ners, perfectly healthy, good mother. Will sell at 50if taken at once. Address H. A. FLETCHER 241 Commercial st., Portland, Me. augl8,tf - ) eS PUPS.—I HAVE SEVEN FINE uppies for saleat $5each. H. GC. NEWELL, farsphiard Mass. - gugl8,2t OR SALE.—-ENGLISH SETTER BITCH, field broken, 3 yrs. old, has been shot over two seasons. For particulars address EDWAR BROOKS, West Medford, Mass. aug25,3t OR SALE.—RED IRISH SETTER PUPPY. 8 mos. old, first-class field stock, choice of litter; cheap if taken at once. Also foxhound dog. 8 yrs. old. For pedigree and price address Box 571, Gardiner. Me. It FOR SALE. Trish setter puppies, two dogs and two bitches, 4mos. old, by Glencho ex Ino (A.K.R. 8789). Lov- ers of good dogs would do well to improve this Ash a2) opportunity, as by the death of Glencho it is” positively your last chance to secure any of this stuck, PAGE & RICHMOND, lt Box 691, Medford, Mass. dog. Ni Gu BONDHU.—MATCHLESS BLUE BEL- ton setter bitch; another well bred, great fielder; both young and healthy. F. THURLO, 57 B street, Newburyport, Mass, it T. BERNARDS FOR SALE.—SIX PUPPIHS, S sire champion APES: dam Bernita, by champion Hermit ex Dolphin IL; orange and white, correct markings; very large for their age, strong, healthy; no better bred ones exist; sold for want of room. Address GRASMERE KENNELS, Manchester, N. H. aug?25,3t SOR SALE.—TWO BEAUTIFULLY MARK- ed pointer dog puppies, by Nick of Naso out of the famous bite. NS (A.K.R. 1590). Wests t GEO. W. McNEIL, 206 Pacific ave., Jersey City, N. 3 = eee aes SALE AT A BARGAIN, | One dog yrs. old; also a fine litter of ups} Si Ae stock. CG. L. SHAFHR, Berlin, Ronsselar Ce., N. Y, it FOREST AND STREA A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE Rop AND GUN. TERMS, $4.4 YHAR. 10 Ors. a Copy. \ Srx Montas, $2. ' NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 1, 1887. \ VOL. XXIX.—No. 6. ‘Nos. 39 & 40 PARK Row, NEw York. CORRESPONDENCE. THE ForustT AND STREAM is the recognized medium of entertain- ment, instruction and information between American sportsmen. 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The paper may be obtained of newsdealers throughout the United States, Canadas and Great Britain. For sale by Davies & Co., No.1 Finch Lane, Cornhill, London. General subscription agents for Great Britain, Messrs, Davies & Co., and Messrs. Samp- gen Low, Marston, Searles and Rivington, 188 Fleet street, London, Eng. Foreign subscription price, $5 per year; $2.50 for six months. Address all communications, Forest and Stream Publishing Co, Nos. 39 anp 40 Park Row. New Yor« Crry. CONTENTS. SEA AND RIvER FISHING, SummerAngling and Camping Bass Fishing Extraordinary. September Camp S. Lakes Calumet ee peecbic: Landlocked Rockfish FISHCULTURE. Fish Commissioner Goode. New York Fish Commission. THE KENNEL. Newcastle Dog Show. EDprrorraAL. The Rocks Remain. U.S. Fish Commissioner. Butchering Utes. THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST. | Notes of a Two Weeks’ Outing. Moosehead in Fly Time,—m. Tough Luck in the Tuckiseegee NATURAL HISTORY. Notes from the Bunk House. Black and Sas Foxes. Confiding Qua: arney, Resane of ne ‘Enelish Spar-| A Chase for Antelope. American Kennel Club. Beagles for Bench and Field. Kennel Management. Kennel Notes, RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING. Range and Gallery. Gaunt “Baa AND GUN. Michigan Seasons. Miscou. The Upland Plover. Phases of Sport in Texas. New England Game. The Trap. Successful Pee ane CANOEING. Shooting Note: The A. ro A. Meet of 1887. The Wild Bice Harvest. YACHTING. Bear Trapping. Steam Launches and the In- Indian Elephant Capture. spection Law. SrA AND Rivur FISHING. . 8. Y. S. Jubilee Regatta. A “Baster.” The Trial and Cup Races. BUTCHERING UTES. At advices up to the present time confirm the view expressed last week in these columns that the trouble between the Utes and the white settlers is wholly of the latters’ seeking. Within the past few days a ‘*battle” has taken place in which several bucks and some Indian women and children were killed and wounded. It appears now that the Tadeats were betrayed by means of the basest treachery. The person in command of asmall body of scouts on August 24, hada meeting with the Ute chief under a solemn flag of truce, and it was agreed between them that Colorado and his follow- ers should return to their reservation unmolested. This agreement the white man who made it calls justifiable “strategy, but it appears instead to have been abominable lying. His characterization of it shows that he intended to break the agreement when he made it. The following morning, the Colorado militia and some cowboys at- tacked the Indian camp, surprising the Indians and killing and wounding a number of them, among whom were at least two women and a baby. The Indians made what defense they could under the circumstances, and succeeded in killing three or four of the attacking party. If any confirmation were needed of the fact that the Indians had no intention of fighting, it may be found in the valorous killing of the women and child im this “battle,” for itis a well-known fact that when Indians are prepared for a fight, their squaws and pappooses are always removed to a safe distance from the scene of the combat. Tn addition to the slaughter of these wholly innocent people, the white outfit captured 300 horses and about 2,000 sheep and goats, and this number is now being divided up among the marauders. The United States Government has been requested by the Agent to recover this stock for the Indians, and steps have been taken by Assistant Secretary Muldrow pa Sotinniienee Atkins to have it restored. The whole affair is one of the most shameful, brutal and unprovoked attacks on an unoffending people that has ever disgraced the soiled pages of the history of our treatment of the Indians. The foulest treachery was used to lull into security the Utes, who were conscious of no wrong, and then they and their wives and babies were butchered, In all the miserable, heart-sickening business there is but one redeeming feature. That is that the press of the whole country—of Colorado as well as of the East—unites in stigmatizing the outrage as it deserves. The Utes ought to have a heavy claim for damages against the United States Government, but the Indians can never hope for justice. THE ROCKS REMAIN IN THEIR PLACE. F it be true, ag an eminent public man has recently declared, that ‘‘the soil remains in its place,” it is equally susceptible of demonstration that the rocks re- main in their place. Recent blundering complications of the executive department of the American Kennel Club and their results afford a striking illustration of this grand truth. For after it all, the rocks (that is to say the shekels) remain in their place. The selection of Mr. Charles H. Mason as a judge at the last Waverly dog show was so obnoxious to the Gentle- man of the dog world, though the classes assigned to Mr. Mason were not those in which the Gentleman was inter- ested, that the Gentleman refused to enter any of his dogs in the show. Subsequently, after the entries had closed, the Gentleman became reconciled to the inevitable; and it being thought desirable that his pointers should meet Beaufort, the Gentleman’s kennel partner, Mr. Charles Heath, handed to Mr. C. J. Peshall $50 to be given as a special pointer prize. As his express purpose in this was that Beaufort (entered in the show not for competition) and the Graphic pointers (not entered in the show at all) should be brought together for a comparison of merit, Mr, Heath enjoined upon Mr. Peshall to make the conditions of the special so comprehensive as to pro- vide for the entry of all these dogs. This was done. So far so good. The meeting of the giants was a sure thing, barring accidents and possible whims of the Gentleman. And that is just where it was not sure. The Gentleman had a whim, a whim so severe that, after all, the Graphic pointers were not entered for this special prize given by the owners of the Graphic pointers in the hope that one of the Graphic pointers might win it. The three entries actually competing were Beaufort, Nick of Naso and Patti M. Beaufort won, and ‘‘the rocks” went into his owner’s pocket. Then Patti M.’s owner, Mr. Munhall, forgetful of the great truth that ‘‘the rocks remain in their place,” con- ceived a notion that he could remove them from Mr, Mason’s pocket into his own. He protested the award; the show committee refused to sanction the protest; and the rocks remained in their place. He appealed to Local Delegate Peshall: the delegate refused to sustain the pro- test; and the rocks remained in their place. He appealed to the American Kennel Club; the club refused to sustain the protest; the rocks remained in their place. Mr. Munhall did not give itup. He had great faith in President Elliott Smith’s stupidity and Secretary Vreden- burgh’s subserviency. His faith was well founded. Mr. Smith’s administration had been marked by one stupid blunder after another. He could with great confidence be relied upon for a fresh exhibition of the same nature. Secretary Vredenburgh is one of the intermittent pro- ducts of the superfluity of dogdom, It is a characteristic of these creatures, their superfluousness being a burden to them, that they are always on the lookout for some opportunity to ‘‘catch on.” At that particular time little Vredenburgh was scheming for a salaried position as the club’s secretary, and he was eager to make himself use- ful to any one who had any use for him. If there was a round hole to be filled he would be a round stick of tim- ber to fill it; if the hole were square and a square piece were required, he would be as square as he could be. Counting on official stupidity and subserviency, at a subsequent meeting of the club Mr. Munhall tried it the fourth time. The tool Vredenburgh moved a reconsider- ation of the first final decision of the club, and President Smith, who appears on that particular occasion at least to have been adventitiously and temporarily obtuse, failed to recognize the absurdity of the motion itself and the grounds given for it, and the impertinence of Vredenburgh, who was not entitled to any voice what- ever in the meeting, in presuming to make such a motion, The first final decision was reconsidered, and by a second final decision Beaufort was declared to have been ineligible to compete for the prize. The next step in the process of rock moving was ex- ceedingly simple. Mr. Munhall appointed himself Wav- erly Special Pointer Judge, ea post facto, and ignoring the claims of Nick of Naso, awarded the prize to his own entry, Patti M., and made requisition on the New Jersey Club for the prize money. Their reply was in effect that the money had already been paid over to Mr, Mason, and “the rocks remain in their place.” Then Mr. Munhall wrote to Mr. Peshall for the money. That gentleman returned a like reply; “the rocks remain in their. place.” Whether Patti M.’s owner wrote in a similar strain to Mr. Mason we are not advised. The rare delicacy which had prompted Mr, Munhall, as a member of the’ board of arbitration, to vote in his own fayor in the case where his dog was concerned, and which had prompted him to jump to the conclusion that Patti M. would have beaten Nick of Naso for the prize, and to de- mand from the New Jersey Cluba prize he had never won—this delicacy might not have proved an insur- mountable barrier to his making a demand on Mr. Mason for ‘the rocks.” But, whether or no, “the rocks remain in their place,” that is to say, in the pocket of Beaufort’s owner. The latest development in this interesting case is the reconsideration of final decision No. 2, by the vote recorded in our kennel columns, Final decision No. 1 is sustained by this final decision No. 3, and ‘‘the rocks re- main in their place.” The end is not yet. The Hornell Kennel Club delegate has announced his intention of instituting another recon- sideration, or of having the club declare final decisions Nos. 2 and 3 and all the proceedings in connection there- with null and void, on the ground that the superfluous Vredenburgh’s motion was illegal, unparliamentary. im- pertinent and not in any way binding on the club, Such action will not affect the ‘‘rocks;” they will ‘‘remain in their place.” FISH COMMISSIONER GOODE, A® was predicted last week in the FOREST AND STREAM, Prof. G. Brown Goode has been appointed United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries in the place of Prof. Spencer F. Baird deceased. The office was tendered to Solicitor of the Treasury McOue, of Brooklyn, and to Acting Secretary of the Treasury Thompson, and by both of them declined. It was understood that they were designated to fill the vacancy temporarily, pending the permanent appointment, and for financial reasons only, in order that the work of the department might not be interrupted. By the terms of the law providing for a Fisheries Commissioner both Judge McCue and Goy. Thompson would be ineligible to fill the office perman- ently. The statute provides that the appointee must be ‘a, civil officer of the Government of proved scientific and practical acquaintance with the fishes of the coast;” and this scientific knowledge is possessed by neither of these gentlemen, however well qualified they may be in other respects. When this law creating the office was enacted its provisions were made especially to fit Prof. Baird; and just as there was at that time no one else who would have been eligible to the office, it may be said that now in this second case no person would be eligible except Prof. Goode. The new incumbent is most admirably qualified to fill the position. By his scientific attainments, his training, his long residence in Washington, and above all his years of close association with Professor Baird, he is preémi- nently fitted to receive the mantle let fall by his distin- guished chief. Prof. Goode has been connected with the Commission since its inception; his scientific attainments are of the very highest order, and his executive ability is shown by the admirable manner in which he has man- aged the National Museum. The public has every reason for confidence that under the control of Prof. Goode the work of the Fish Commission will be prosecuted without any impairment of the efficiency which has placed this bureau foremost among like institutions of the world. The terms of the law respecting the Commissionership have been shown to be defective and they should be amended at the first opportunity. There is something anomalous in the demand for exceptional qualifications on the part of the incumbent and the absence of any salary whatever to reward the possessor of these qualifi- cations for the arduous work demanded of him, 102 FOREST AND STREAM. [Szpt, i, 1887, Che Sportsman Courist. Address all. communications to the Forest and Stream Pub. Co A TWO WEEKS’ OUTING.—I. “Great spaces yet untraveled, great lakes whose mystic shores The Saxon rifle never heard, nor dip of Saxon oars.” “rY\HE Northern Wilderness.” It is indeed difficult for ' _ the most of us fully to take in all that is implied in this familiar phrase. Unlike the great tracts to the westward of the Mississippi, whose agricultural and grazing capabilities have, in connection with . their mineral resources, invited such vast immigration that a generation has seen the practical subjugation, by an army of settlers, of the great Northwest; the cold and comparatively sterile regions of the North, though traversed for centuries by priest and soldier, trapper, miner and lumberman, have to a great extent maintained their distinctive characteristics; and the fostering care and liberal promises of Government have been needed to induce settlement and permanent occupation of the frozen North. There is a little strip of land, forming part of this wil- derness, and lying south of Lake Superior, which is called the Northern Peninsula of Michigan, This region is visited by many people, but few of them seem to go far from the railroads, or other well-known routes of travel and resorts of tourists; and strange it is how man difficulties lie in the way of attaining an accurate knowl- edge of any portion of this territory which does not lie along or near these routes. Thad some years before made a visit or two to the western portion of this ‘‘neck of timber,” and a conyer- sation, which I chanced to overhear between two lumber- men of my acquaintance, reminded me that there was a goodly portion of the peninsula which I had not yet seen. I said as much to Konan the Tall, and we agreed that the tract of country under consideration had not been thoroughly explored. Said he: “IT reckon we’d orter go up there ’n’ look around a little. Bill B. and Jack M., they was a tellin’ inter my place how ‘t they see a most an all-fired lot o’ troutinter a kind o’ deadwater crick, when they was up there in the fall a lookin’ fer a logein’ job. They hadn’t nothin’ ter ketch *em with, tell Bill he sairched his pockets, ’n he found a hook, *n Jack he rousted out a twine string some way, ’n ‘fore they got through they ketcht thirteen—reg’lar old sockers,” **Do you believe the story?” ‘“Well, Td’no; guess so though. They ain’t much at lyin’, neither on ’em, *n everybody *t °s been there says the ’s trout *nuf in them woods "f you c’n only find out where they be. Yes, I guess they ketched ‘em fast enough.” “If we took a cruise up that way about deer time we ought to have meat in camp, enough to keep the thing going.” *“*Well, we'd orter.” This was the first of a series of confabulations which led me at last to say to the ett genius who rules over my family circle, ‘*What shall we call the new boat?” “Shall you build a new boat?” said she. “T think s0. The Kelpieis too small, and I’ve put a keel on the oomiak and converted her into a sharpie. She wouldn't do to run a rapid. This may likely prove a rough old trip, and, as I have not been quite well this summer, I want to have everything in good shape for a comfortable cruise.” “Suppose you call it the Outer—no—people might think that you meant ‘Otter,’ and didn’t know how to spell. Better call it Otter at first, I think.” *‘All right,” said I, ‘‘Otter it shall be;” and it was. Then followed grave consultations and much research of Konan and myself among the various receptacles of our implements of forest warfare, for, although we were going less to get shooting or fishing than to have a look at the country, we are each in a manner lost when we find ourse ves ‘‘under the boughs” without the means at hand of “living off the country.” ‘Hunting without a gun” was never a favorite pastime of my own, and certain ex- periences haye confirmed me in the feeling that when roused in a midnight camp by a strange sound, there-is comfort in the ability to lay hand on rifle. True it is that the forest is safer than the town, but at times each has its dangers. So far well; but when it comes about that two old fellows who for years have mainly devoted themselves to the elucidation of the vari- ous intricate problems connected with the bread-and-but- ter question, set about collecting their camping tools to prepate for a few weeks’ outing, there is apt to be a de- gree of mistiness concerning the whereabouts of the said tools and their fitness for active service, which is the re- verse of encouraging. / There are different ways of getting ready for a cruise, of which the most striking is the Lord Ipsden method: ‘Saunders, take books and clothes and violins and things, and meet me at the station in an hour.” tat my lord might say to Squires or Conroy, or other of those wonderful fellows who make ready the multitude for lake or forest: “Please have at the station a complete outfit for the Michigan woods. Five o’clock train.” And the things would be there on time—too many of them, perhaps, for old campers, but not for tenderfeet. How Konan auanpged I do not know, but for myself I can say that when I had collected such of the débris of my hunting traps and fishing gear as remained to me after the onslaughts of my posterity, theroom looked like an old junk shop. The collection would have edified those who never handled gun, save of a modern pattern. Breechloaders, muzzleloaders, knives, rods, reels and ereels; packs, floats, hackles and haversacks; fly-books, spurs, quirts and chaparejos; gaits, landing nets, squids, shells, wrenches, jiggers and killdevils; with a few flints and a priming wire and brush brought to the surface at the last desperate dip into the dubious depths of an illusive past. An antiquary might there have found abundant material illustrative of the many changes in sporting implements since I whipped the Rangeleys thirty years ago. Well, I went at it, selected and oiled the best of the reels, overhauled rod and fiy-book, loaded ten shells and wiped my gun. My favorite hunting knife had disap- time,” and as it is not easy to find a good one ready made, T looked out a thin old blade, stamped with a crown, and of the reign of William TV. With the butt of an antler suitably attached, I soon had a ‘‘mutchka” meeting all requirements, onan, who seldom tses shotguns, was to take his rifle; Ia double fowling piece, and, thus prepared for the ex- termination of birds or beasts, as we might see occasion, we proceeded to put the finishing touches to the Otter, which had meanwhile been constructed under our super- vision. She was 17ft. long, of thin cedar boards, and in two detachable sections, with a bottom of in. pine. She was #ft. wide amidships, and sharp at bow and stern, and for obvious reasons was painted ‘a foliage green, We earried both oars and paddles. If there was one thing more than another which Konan wished to meet on the trip, it was a bear. During the last few decades he had slain pretty much all sorts of ame which can be killed with a rifle this side Pike's Peak; but the bears had always missed him, and as he gave his Winchester a last rub and drew a bead on a slumbering tomcat lying undera piazza about eighty yards off, he expressed his conyiction that it would just suit his complaint to have an ‘old he” show up in some blackberry patch along the river, within easy range of his weapon. ‘‘But,” said he, ‘‘I reckon the shotgun ‘Il git the most game,” Well, one Saturday evening at about 6 o’clock we—that is, Konan, the Otter and myself—were safely deposited near the end of a long lumber dock which projects for ere distance into the pellucid waters of Grand Traverse ay. We had come by appointment to take passage on an excursion steamer to Mackinaw, and as the daily trips of this craft were made on another route, she had to return to her anchorage on the following Monday morning. She was expected at our dock at about 7 P. M., and a motley crowd of excursionists had collected in anticipa- tion of her coming. There might be seen the farmer with his wife and buxom daughters, the newly married couple, pervaded by an atmosphere of affectionate endearments, not too care- fully concealed from view when the shades of evening had settled over the bay; the never-failing lumberman, red-shirted and brawny, and bent on receiving with serenest satisfaction whatever good the gods might send; and a variety of faces and costumes such as are seldom seen except undersimilar circumstances. Most of these prospective voyagers bore baskets, as the steamer furnished no provisions. The cabin being of small extent, I was puzzled to see how the large number of ladies present was to be accommodated; but this was not our affair, and spreading my blanket on the dock, the wash of the waves soon lulled me to repose. Iwas aroused about half-past 12 by a steam whistle, and perceived the expected craft coming alongside the dock. It was a sleepy-looking company which boarded her, and the little cabin was filled with girls before you could say Jack Robinson, Cots were ranged along the decks, and occupied as fast as placed; and after prospecting in the hold I deposited myself and blanket on the deck, under the lee of a coil of rope, and as far astern as possible, and once more courted the drowsy god. By a singular good fortune I was stepped upon but four or five times during the night, and the morning found our craft rapidly nearing Waugoshanee Light. There is said to be a ghost of unusual activity hovering about the reef at this point, but we didn’t see it, and in due time arrived at Mackinaw. Knowing the place of old, I left Konan to look about for sights and at once proceeded to escort our boat and sundries to St. Ignace, and being a stranger at this place, I went to the first hotel I saw—the Bay View House. The place was clean, the fare sufficiently good, the charges $2 per day. The weather was rainy, which was to me very satis- factory, as the recent drought had filled the newspapers with reports of forest fires. I have had a good deal of experience both in forest and prairie with this sort of thing and am free to say that I do not like it. The worst scrape of the kind that I was ever in was in the woods of northern Wisconsin in October, 1871, when, with my family, I was surrounded by fire, and single- handed fought it through one night. This was about fifteen miles from the village of Peshtigo, which at the same time was completely destroyed and many lives lost, And I remember that on one occasion some years before, I started with a friend from Sarcoxie, in southwestern Missouri, to drive about twenty miles to Diamond Prairie. Our way led through an extensive belt of woodland, and we saw that there was a good deal of fire in the forest, but not appreciating the danger therefrom, trusted to luck and drove on. When about half way through the wood we observed that the south wind had freshened and was sending the flames before it too rapidly to suit our convenience. Fast as we went the fire came faster still. . 1t so chanced that I had purchased a five-pound keg of powder, which was under the wagon seat, while my friend had a pound of the same lively explosive wrapped in brown paper and deposited on the south side of his army blouse. On came the flames, their long tongues flickering left and right through the smoky haze, and their line advanc- ing through the brushwood with fearful speed. Fortu- nately, the team was good, the harness new, and the wagon staunch and strong. The horses knew their peril, and the stout wheels bounded from root and rock as they swept the ground in their tearing trot, faster and faster, and the pace became terrific, 4 In advance the wind was hurling the sheets of fire like rockets through the trees, and beneath, the lurid line of flame at one point reached the road, and this point we must pass. ith the long whip whistling through the smoke, I gave what must have been a most unearthly yell, and dashed the horses straight against a broad banner of flame, that sent its fierce breath in my face, as I lashed the flying steeds, n “Tech ‘n’ go, that was,” said John, when, five minutes after, the pace of the panting horses had subsided into a walk, and through the trees in advance we could see the welcome shimmer of the sunlight over the beautiful Diamond Prairie. “T think so,” said I, ‘‘with six pounds of powder in the wagon.” Up to that moment neither of us had thought of the peared—mislaid, doubtless, in some of the ‘‘corridors of! perilous nature of the load we carried, though, most fortunately, we had escaped -with but a general scorch- ing. The side of the coat in which the powder had been placed was completely singed, as were our hair and beards, and the coats of the horses. The woods behind us were a mass of flame when last we looked that way, and had anything about our outfit parted at the wrong moment we should never have left those woods. ~ I learned at St. Ignace that but little danger was to be apprehended from fires in the peninsula, though had the drought been two months later, the conflagration would have been far more extensive. Monday morning, at 6:50, found us in one of the cars of the D., M. & M. Railroad, and on our way to Munising, which is nearly across the peninsula, beg about one hundred miles from St. Ignace, and four from “ Old Munising,” on the shore of Lake Superior. This was formerly a point of importance both to Indians and whites, From it once led the great, trail across the peninsula, by way of Indian River to Manistique, one of the principal thoroughfares used by the natives in their day of occupation. While the train was thundering on, I was enabled to note the fact that when a man has seen five miles of the country along the line of this railroad, he has for most purposes of observation seen it all. A dreary flat, flame- scarred, tamarck-tufted, its monotonous horizontality stretches away on either side, unbroken for the most part by any object which might relieye eye or soul from the effect of this unending sameness. Weary indeed must be the work of those who, like the pioneer suryeyors of this railroad, are first to trace lines of travel in torpid swamps like these, thus to blaze the future path of empire through the land. The man of merchandise approached as usual, and sought to sell his wares. He had fancy jack-knives, with a variety of cork-screws and things attached, and he had cheap pocket compasses and dandy match boxes, and many similar articles of ‘‘bigotry and virtue,” wherewith the tenderfoot is persuaded to burden himself, before trusting his future to the mercies of the forest deities, as represented by his guide, At this merchantman I gueried, had he that which cures a cold, for Thad brought from home an affliction of this sort; to which he made answer that a sovereign remedy therefor was what he called ‘‘lemon drops,” ex- hibiting at the same time a sample thereof, contained in a fipsipes wooden barrel which, however, I did not pur- chase, : Having been able to learn but little about the streams of this region, I pictured them to myself as likely, before we had traced any one of them across the peninsula, to give us a lively cruise, such as elsewhere I haye many a time enjoyed. Among the more notable among my recollections of these was that of the time when Ferrand and I ran the Bristol Rapids on the Pemigewasset River. In the summer of 1864 we one day launched our boat above Squam Falls, N. H., at a point where, four years before, I had taken out our canvas canoe and portaged into Squam Lake, after having traced the stream from’ near its source under old Moosehillock (I prefer the ancient way of spelling the name of this mountain). This time we had carried over from Squam, to which lake we had come from Winnipesaukee, where we had lived on trout and tested the quality of the waters of the springs, from Red Hill to the Gunstock Mountains. We now proposed to run down the Pemigewasset until we reached a point whence we could ship-our boat by rail, In getting our craft around the falls we attempted to take advantage of a sort of side issue in the river, and thus let the water do part of our work. IJtdid, and atthe same time managed to get some of itsown wellin. It poured over the stern for about three seconds only, but in that space of time effectually cleaned and cleared it of sundry movables, which, being of light weight, we had incautiously left therein. That night the river gods smoked our pipes, read our books and wore our dusters, complacently sitting the while upon the slippery rocks and waiting the arrival of the next victim. They may have waited long, for, except one birch, my canoe was in those days the sole represen- tative of this class of craft which I saw at any time upon the Merrimac or any of its tributary waters. Concerning the river below Squam Falls, we had only been able to learn that logs were floated down its channel in the spring. All of whom we inquired concerning the feasibility of our ga trip agreed that, so far as they knew, no boat had ever attempted to brave the force of the foaming stream, We decided, however, to try it; and, having breakfasted on a trout taken near the mouth of a little brook and a wood duck which had incautiously ventured too near our camp, we ‘‘tied in” and floated down the river. The cruise from Squam to Bristol Falls remains in my mind as one of the very toughtest pieces of river naviga- tion within my experience, Our boat, the Juanita, was a wherry about 15ft. long, and though staunch and well-built, a little too heavy for this sort of work. We could not always sheer in time to clear the points of rock which often showed their heads above the stream, but managed nevertheless to avoid a capsize, though Ferrand’s setting pole was in frequent requisition to fend off, and the copper at the stem showed unmistakable signs of collision with the rough granite boulders strewn so liberally along our watery path. At noon we lunched bya bright clear spring at the river’s side, and pushing onward came, toward evening, to the head of a rapid, smooth and glassy enough in places, but elsewhere flecked with foam and so steep that the tops of the tall “first growth” trees near the river, where some distance ahead it curved to the south- ward, were far below our level, and in advance, through waving boughs, we saw a gleam like the ominous glance of a foeman’s eyes through steel-barred aventaille. For now themighty Kiihleborn, weird ruler of the rushing streams, had lowered visor and laid lance in rest and summoned all his-water sprites to repel this rash intrusion within the precincts of his ancient realm. His hosts were mus- tering fast, and the thundering tramp of their battle-steeds arose in muffled volume from the gorge. We had that day met and passed so many perils that we would not stay our course, and paddle in hand, I braced myself in the stern, while Ferrand gripped by the midst his setting-pole and satastride the prow, ‘‘A jolly good flewpanene you make, my boy,” said I. He looked around for an instant and nodded, his fine face flushed with excitement, and down we went in our headlong course, whateyer might betide. Spr, 1, 1887] E An eminent authority “over the pond” has formulated 4 maxim which on such occasions it is well to remember; “When the wessel ain't got no way on her you can’t steer her.” This I now called to mind, and plied my long rock- maple paddle while the shadowy hemlocks flitted past, ‘and the locks of the bowsman streamed backward in the evening breeze as we raced with the cloudy foam. c “By Jove,” quoth Ferrand, ‘‘there’s the fall,” and this was all he said, but in advance the river narrowed to less than half its width, and rushing on past walls of rock, ‘hurled itself downward from our sight, how far we could not tell, but well could see that on either side was a rageed reef, while ahead was a mass of foam, I held her straight for the middle of the channel; a moment more and the bowsman was bathed to his chest in foam, as the boat pitched down the fall, Had old Kiihleborn aforesaid bethought him to plant arock at the point where we plunged into the basin, Juanita’s cruise had ended there and then, but as it was, we rounded to in an eddy and bailed out; not the first time that day. ‘In one of the rapids above I had caught my gun from its beckets for the better acquaintance with a flock of ducks which whistled past us on their way up stream; but the caps were wet, and when we landed, not far be- low the fall, we should have to put up with ‘tno meat in camp,” only that just at the right time my companion secured a brace of plump grouse with his revolver. A rousing supper we ate that night and the next morn- ing took the train at Bristol, We learned some years afterward that two young men had been drowned in an pean to run these rapids. For myself, I may say that I should not care to try their pas- Bage again with the boat we had that day, though I doubt not that in these days of canoeing the success of our “trial trip” has been repeated. And where now is the staunch companion, whose war whoop made the forest ring as the boat glanced down that fall? For since the day in the long ago when from the bluffs 1 watched the far gleam of the sails of the sea- rider, the white gulls hovering in his wake; no word of him has reached my ear—his fate is to me HEN LPIE. MOOSEHEAD IN FLY TIME,—IIl. | | AVING lost two days by having to lie over at Joe Morris’s (who, by the way, formerly kept this place of Duce’s), and coming around Seeboomook, we gave up the plan of going as far as Chesuncook on this trip, and sent word by aman going to Kineo for the steamer to come for us the next night. “We were up bright and early, and after breakfast started for Lobster Lake. Inaswampy place near the landing we plucked a number of specimens of the wild ealla (Calla palustris), The purple iris was very common and in full bloom. From Luce’s to the mouth of Lobster Stream is two miles, and it is two miles more up to the lake of the same hame, The West Branch along here is deep and slug- gish; dead water all the way, but between Lobster Stream and Chesuncook there are some seven miles of rough water ina total distance of sixteen miles, There is no fishing along here, a few chub being all the reward the angler is likely to get for his pains. We paddled silently along, hoping to get a glimpse of some deer, but saw nothing. The people at Luce’s had seen two swim the branchafew days before, and we were in a good deer country. As we turned the bend into Lobster Stream, there were two canoes bottom up on the grass, and near them were three or four steel bear traps, but whoever owned them was not v-sible, so we did not ; ] stop. The scenery of Lobster Stream presents the same gen- eral aspect as that along the dead water of the West Branch, except that the forest is not as dense. In sey- eral places we could see that back from the stream the country was open, as if it had been burnt over. Tall elms drooped over the water and the white trunks of birches were reflected init, Lobster Lake is a lonely but pretty sheet of water, alittle tarn nestling among the hills. Directly opposite the mouth of the stream rise the Lobster Mountains, and from the lake the two Spencers are seen to the left of them. Looking eastward we were standing— “Where through clouds are glimpses given Of Ktaadn’s sides. Rock and forest piled to heaven, Torn and ploughed by slides.” The noble mountain presents the same profile we saw from Moosehead. From the mouth of the stream the Scribe took a picture of the lake with the Lobster and Spencer peaks beyond, and landing on a rocky ledge in the middle of the lake, which barely afforded a foothold for himself and the tripod, he exposed another plate which tookin Ktaadn. After landing fora few minutes on a pretty little beach, which would have been a good place for a camp, we paddled back toward the outlet. We fired a number of shots at a loon, but the wary bird was too quick for the bullets and before they struck the water we would see the splash made by his webbed feet as he dove. _ When we got back to the junction of the stream with the branch we saw two men standing near the canoes we had noticed there, and when near enough to hail them we recognized the taller as John Quilty, fa guide and hunter, It was ‘‘ Hello, John,” and ‘‘ Hello, boys.” We landed and John explained that he and his partner had a camp back in the woods about a quarter of a mile, which he invited us to visit. He and his companion were bear hunting and had a number of traps set within a radius of afew miles. He was a picturesque looking fellow as he stood there leaning on his rifle. He had on a blue flannel shirt, over which his suspenders were crossed in front, so as to prevent the black flies from getting down his neck. His overalls were rolled above his knees and between them and his stockings was about a foot of scarlet underwear. ae 46 38 126 300. 500. 600. ‘Total. Pyt Falk...... t 40 Ay 44 176 SerepiBaecons..- wedes wares iene 2 42 45 172 Lieut Chantler . 44 4] 43 40 168 HEMP COATT. se anon et we natL eee nee 37 32 46 A 161 Lieut Shandrew.........6)....0005 Af) 388 38 43 159 Gol Blakeleyos he andy 36 40 AG a6 _ 158 PytiMartine ibe hele e eee 39 36 49 33 157 Capt Skinner: 4.056.055. 0b. shee oe Ad 36 Bit) 36 155 Teri O} Frat eee A Wy, Pe pe 40 39 38 37 154 Ment, COwies, chu well yack nee eee one 43 43 B52) 5) 143 At the annual meeting of the association officers for the ensuing ear were elected as follows: President, Lieut. A, ®. Chantler; Jice-President, Capt. Graham, of Wisconsin; Secretary, Capt. C. M. Skinner; Treasurer, Lieut. C. 8. Williams, WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 17.—Various causes prevented an ex- pected good turn out at the regular weekly SPooninr Healdmoor rifle range this afternoon, Those who took part, however, got in full time and some good scores were made. There was a large attendance of visitors to see the sport. The scores are as follows on standard target out of Po Dyas points: Ss. TED AGAIN SOM yc pe racaieeae ans ue 389 7 8 5 ¥ 9 4 8—6 We Geyer tn ee Bee are ae eee che ne alete 367 7 47 8 & B TSF W A Ruthyeds iy. see syecensee stoners 03565 4 °7 & 55 At 100yds. W A Ruthyen....... npn eet! eee BAT iD) Baie (—Te da Wis Gye Daas are ag teen eee mie hs 5 6777 8 910 7 67 Wi HAsSie@rint:....acosetue Mes bicaniats -4252 5 2 2 6 6 6—40 “ASW ELNGAM EL A ew pega orld basil see a Bob 5 2 b 2 g— 2.5 8 3 iL The Wilmington Rifie Club held its regular weekly shooting at its new range this afternoon. The new range is in‘‘Worty Acres,” back of St. Anne’s new church, and the members are delighted with their new acquisition. They have been trying to secure a new range for some time, and in view of their success the Schuet- | zen Parkrange has been abandoned. The new range is within three minutes’ walk of the Middle depot, and will allow, shooting at 500yds. The land is high and dry, and is far superior to any range in this vicinity. It has a natural abutment, although an artificial one has been added. There is good light, as the sun will shine on the target all day long. The scores are as follows on® standard target, at 200vds. out of a possible 100 points: First Match, ; CD) De WANA 5 saeyottee fas gee en hole tote 5695 8 9 7 8 7 6—20 CEEEInele Sx ep ones eee eee 47 610 8 49 5 6 5 OCG ne ee ea eee et! epee te tees 069 5 3 5% 7% 8 B— RONG WHT ee eee een sc ee ch ae 45249 4 3 4% 410—52 Maisers, #8 Ste ee ares § 123 5 5 7 86 2 -6—42 \WiietAs Bacon... AES Gree eet &o 24 5 2 5 5 4 4 6-41 @erederigks Wwe oedces eda eae -4$ 3323 224 3 6-36. WM ble, vyipo1 res bah bet eens -41834102 02 2 3-18 ’ Second Match. C Heinel, Sr...........- dhs oie ee 1886856 6% 8 56 Sid Ne want, se) hase denen wzeliesicias [O96 8 6 9 5 6 5 T—6hy POSE Gt eve see eee, ee a ree -46 65 5 5 6 8 5 5—5b WA Baecon.:...-....:5... Fei tie ete: 73.4 8 4 4 410 65 4 45 JB Newman..........- jaebertiaes 3306 pe f° Leh aay “tee CO Wrederick.........--:- vaeaite fao-s3 456348 11 f 9=—46 Mavsery.00.. sp eke ne eesaties tats ie Be SiO 5 ede dead W Mabler........ JA denser es, vevevsrse 1 2 2 OD 2 G 2 2 B=—37 WATERDOWN, Ont., Oct. 18.—The annual rifle matches of the Waterdown Rifle Association took place to-day at Waterdown _at. the Landsdowne ranges. The wind and light were variable. The following is the score; 7 shots at 200, 500 and 600yds, (Spiser vite) 4 T. O. Page, medal..26 26 14-66 J Kentner. A: 4 EE Rymal....,.... 29 22 12—63 PT Mullock waved 19 ~Y—5t Dr J OMcGregor...29 19 14-62 PW Gallin.........23 20 6 Capt McMoines.. ..28 15 16—59 W Ryckman........24 11 10 Geo Baker........ ..28 16 18—57 W Cuckow.......-.22 17 4—48 TW Innis.......,..20 13 10—62 OOr. 27, 1887.] FOREST AND STREAM, 273 iu Wr OtB aries Wa. Petite ee: 710 710 8 9 810 9-8 Ay JMS OID cay wes sete SUF ents .8 8 81010 8 4 9 6 10—81 DL Chase .. 108 7 9 71010 9 4 4-79 Eastman . 699 8 610 8 7 6 5-73 Hi Felix... & 7 6 8 8 710 6 6 4—72 W H Ole .% 6 7 8 810 5 6 9 6-72 Bennett Sab recy hho 86% 5 68 5 3 5 5b—Ol TARICET See Persea eres [2 0-22 Bb Bb OG. ee 1 8 : Creed moo. eh—Military Rifles, W O Burnite...,---.. 4465 56 6 4 4 5 5-46 T F Lounsbury. 445865 4 4 4°74 5-2 J Q Fowle....- 6466 B44 2 4 £49 M G Witham -4 44 £8 44 4 4 4-40 H Oler.., .b5 8 £3 444 4 440 Simmons ., 44444 83 8 5 4 2-37 Miullaley...... 42 44 42 4 5 4 4-87 DO eee oe fe re ch create oe ag tate pate tyecty 4238444 4 38 4 4-36 Boynton....... er eee eye pene ate) ba Gbsase 4244 8 38 5 3 4 4-86 Novwell...,.. Shes eh ss ee -3 4835 40483 4 4-84 Rest Match. REG LOUIN EGG: earn pet bes oh bite ete sey 12 10 10 11 10 11 10 12 11 10—107 WV CiESter eee ee Sop Hanee ,. U11L11 9 910111012 9—101 WEIGEL SE VEMNIELER ee) ptetcenters 1112 910 9 9 9 9 Tt 11—100 POH TUNGTUTY Fk eet eh ku eters rie On eo) LO" Bt reg! 9— 98 BoG Barker: ivivs:ss ietregeeetibe De MB DG 10— 89 ees she ese Pets a ne nan deur vw 9 BY THR 9 8 Y 8 12— 88 MGS siewaWwins tas ccieMcn daertas Ueateot Guo dy 9 -& 'B 5— %z Revolver Match, ISP ES inet baeer ese was. We wei cuit elas ’ % 810 9 8 810 8 7—82 GB SHE McA L ys cun Luba ns ae eels 9 8 610 9 9 8 7 5 6-T7 ESE Wael MATER eG UI. latnialiwn abetaies 8 bY 5 9 610 6 % 8—T1 500yd. Match. Maj J H Whitney. .5545344554—44 \W H Oler......... . AR2244 ddd —B5 (Barnet. ce: noe 854454454543 PITTSBURGH, Oct. 12.—The second shoot for the Brown & Hirth medal took place at the Fourteenth Regiment rifle range, at Ingraham Station, this afternoon, It resulted in Adjutant Robb, who won it last year, having to surrender it to Quarter- master Patterson, who won with a score of 79, Following is the detailed score of all be eh 0 Yards, HE Remmel.,......... 4503508441—32 Maj Glenn..,...,.,.0288284433—29 Seer Le Seecnee dels 3544403324—32 B McMillen ........ 4234434485—26 OO Oeons life. a4 8438443444 87 HJ Smith..... y+ -4800444335—30 T Keep........+--... 9848444558—88 JF Robb,...,.,-.- 4244444434 —87 W Dunean........ .4344005440—26 W Hingley...-... , -0402000022—10 GPU Usenk ay oe ae eee 2044222302 -21 G Kingin...,....... 43384434438—85 WW istteltives, sees: 4445445444 49 CH Davis........... 3803322222—2; OS Lower.......... 4432304453—82 RC Patterson...,.. 0493444444 —3 J K Whipps........ 0884548454—35 EA Robinson...... 4032038404—23 500 Yards. E Remmel......... .4240828040—22 G Kingin,........ , 480835448231 BEL ee se ae ee ee 0003002030— 8 RO Patterson...... 455454554445 J K Whipps........ 2422240520—21 T Keep........ .-.. .0040243242—21 B McMillen........ 020020025314 W Strain........... 0258345454—35 Etat, fee se 2208040500—16 CS Lower....... , - a0 8055800—18 J F Robb........... 839844844)—36 AUGUSTA, Me,, Oct. 18—The State shoot began here to-day, the following companies being represented: First Regiment, com- anies A and B, of Portland; D, of Norway; F, of Augusta; G, of iddeford; 2d Regiment, A, of Hampden; C, of Dexter; D, of Lewiston; H, of Skowhegan; F,of Dover; G, of Bangor; H, of Waterville, and the Frontier Guard, of Eastport. Notwithstand- ing the day was a bad one for high scores, a southwest wind pre- vailing, same good shooting was done. The best work was done by the Capital Guards, of Augusta, and the Frontier Guards, of astport. The aggregate scores of the former company was 208, 11 points better than that made by Massachusetts teams of 7 men at their State shoot. The Frontier Guard’s score was equal to the best made in the Massachusetts shoot by teams of 7 men, Following are the scores made in the company team match: Co. A, ist Reet., 171; Co. B, Ist Regt. 185; Co. D, lst Regt., 2138; Co. F Ist Regt., 270; Co. C, 2d Regti., 204; Co. EH, 2d Regt., 250; Co. F, ad Regt., 223; Co. G, 2d Regt., 241; Co. G, Ist Regt., 241; Frontier Guards, 275. The afternoon was occupied with a company team skirmish, in which the following scores were made: Co. B, Ist Reset., 301; Co, A, ist Regt,, 202; Co. F, Ist Regt., 395; Co, D, Ist Rest, 319: Frontier Guards, 389; Co. D, 2d Regt., 328; Co, F, 2d Regt., agi; Co, EH, 2d Rest., 367. _ TORONTO, Oct. 17.—A yery interesting rifle match took place at the butts, Aurora, this afternoon, between home team and Scarboro’; 20: shots off-hand. The following is the score: Home Team. Scarboro’. DT WeGrossleyee i.e eee 88 Ue Ciaran pecans EAC TS 89 BiiMosléy.. ig ene. 81 RB McCowen.... onic... nee 69 Ty Maer. Sah hi ek 80 J W Kennedy....... ..... 68 JO B PONS. a. 2s ye 78 Geo Ohestet i. .... 2... 28. 65 HTB rauid th. loeee tbe 75 JW Davidson......... ....59 2M tel aos soe He apnea 69 Thomas Hood.......... ... 59 Wahetchreepcins.»soeeu)F 67 Py FRG, sales eee ck a ele ela i Nice Reh otsl) Cy es San ee 50 J Whitesides ...-......... 53 Ghiiyons: wae. wie ee 42 Tt RV EOLDOTIN LA . ciel hele etc W Mitetiell..... 2. seco. n, 42—672 A McPherson....... ..... 41—610 CINCINNATI, Oct. 11.—Despite the weather, which was the Taost balking, the Al Bandle shoot at the Independent Gun Club grounds began at 2 o’clock this afternoon. The opening shoot was at ten singie and five pair American clay birds, for the Bandle twin team rings, valued_at $50, between H. Hilland J. C. Small, of Aurora, Ind., and P. Nose and W. Small, of Miamitown, Ohio. This was won by the Aurora (lud,) team, they scoring 37 out of a posable 40 to the Miamitown team’s 31, Hill, of the winning scored straight. Match No. 2, at 10 single clay birds, entrance $1, opened with sixteen entries. Nose and Cole divided first money on straight. Bandle and McPhee took second money, and Hill won third alone. Match No. 3., at same number of birds and entrance, opened with fourteen entries. Nose won first money on straight score. Bandle, Hill, J. C. Small and McPhee divided second money on nine each, and Lark won third alone. Match No, 4, conditionally, same as No. 3, opened with fifteen entries. Bandle, Lark and Cole tied on ten straight, which was won by Bandle after scoring 19 to Lark’s 18 out of 20 in the shoot- off. J. CO. Small won second on nine, aud Harris, Henry, Murphy and J. Small divided first money on 8 each. Match No, 5, live birds, 30yds. rise, five ground traps, English Tules, entrance $3, opened with twenty-eightentries. Virst money was won by McPhee, Jackson and Strobel by winning straight. Bandle, Murpiiy, J. M. G., Shot and Bing divided second money, and Goldrick, Bemis, Nelson, Hill and Jones divided third, Match No. 6, five live birds, conditions same as previous match, opened with twenty-two entries, but after shooting at three birds each the contestants agreed to withdraw their entrance owing to lack of birds to finish the match. Bandle, Bemis, Murphy, Nose. J. M. G., Hill, McPhee, W. GC. H. and Bing had all killed straight at the time the match was called. Match No. 7, ten single American clay bird, entrance $1, opened with twenty-nine entries. Bandle, Lark, Jackson and Bemis scored nine each, which in the shoot-off was won by Bandle by scoring nine out of ten again. Maynard, in the shoot-off, after scone eight, won second money by scoring five straight, and J. M. G,, after a good shoot-off, won third on seven. PROFHSSOR SMITH.—Newark, N.J., Oct. 28.—Hditor Porest and Stream: In perusing the columns of your paper from time to time I have seen a few items in regard to rapidity shooting, but haye never seen any particular test of 100 or 1,000 shots. Linclose you an account of what [I accomplished on Oct. 22 with three re- peating rifles .22cal., distance 80tt: I shot1,000 shots in 24m. 35s. at atarget with a center 4invin diameter. Nine-tenths of the Shots were inside of a 8in, circle, [ would like to hear from some others that are interested in this matter.—PRoRF. LEyr W. Smirn, Teacher and Practical All-round Shot. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 20—The 2d regiment (C. N. G.) rifle tournament was held at Quinnipiac range to-day. The scores in each team match (200 and 400yds., 7 shots at each target) were as follows: Co. K, Wallingford, 405; Co. E, New Haven, 399; field and staft team, 286; Co. D, 312; Co. I, 399; Co. F, 359; Co. A, 327. The individual match was won by Lieut. Walker, with a score of 32, Lieut. La Barnes second, with 31. The officers match was also won by Lieut. Walker, score 32, Lieut. La Barnes, second, score al. NEWARK, N.J., Oct. 22,—Score made by the Our Own Rifle Club, of Newark, N. J,, ati their last shooting night, Oct. 20: Team 1: Weeks 104, Bertram 100, Knothe 98, Weider 95. Pred. Freiensehner 106, Stentler 110, Hahn 90, Lante 92, F. A. Freien- sehner 103—904, Team 2%; Snellen 105, Drexler 92, J. M. Kiefer 100, Condit 98, O. A. Kiefer 106, Bander 88, Kroeplin 94, Bayer 101, Willms 103887, THE TRAP. Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blanks prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gravis to club secretaries, Correspondents who favor us with elub scores are par- tieularly reqitested lo write on one side of the paper omy, CLEVELAND, Oct, 20.—There wasa fair attendance at the regu- lar shoot of the Bast Enda Gun Club. at Blue Kock Springs this afternoon, The sky darkened early in the afternoon and yery good | shooting was therefore not expected, although the members spent an enjoyable afternoon at the sport aud some of them made good scores, The targets used were blue rock vy eons, C. C. Hogan won the first badge with a score of 18 at 18yds, rise and D. Auld won the second badge with a score of 17 at 18yds, rise. It was the second shot of the club under the handicap rules and the change from class shooting meets the approval of all the members, The usual team shoot which followed the badge shoot was at live birds, The match was not close enough to be yery exciting. Stoneman and Dr. Craft were visitors at the shoot, The score is as follows; . The Badge Shoot. A B Jones,01011110010110100111—12 Calhoun. .11001011011101001111—13 Sweetman 101011 100N010010111—12 PD Auld... .11111011011011111111-17 Wherry, . OOLUMIINDIONITI1—16 “Conger. ...01111010111111110101—15 Wlfred,.. ,.10100/00011011101011—11_P North, .01110111110100111111—15 CH Kilby 0101110000101 110911110 Stoneman 01001101011001011111—12 CC Hogan Ui eet rs Sta Poay _ 1110010011 1000000011 —10 eam Shoot. Paul North...,..11111110— Stoneman ..,.,,,0110011]01—6 A BJones,....... 111111010— NWhHETTY..,-+ «yes 1101111111—9 BUTPOO apa bin OO101UI111—6 ~ Conger,,,..,.. . --1001111110—7 W L Calhoun... ,1100111110—6 W L Calhoun,. ,0000010000—1 CC Hogan....... 10101411 11—8 HA ULCE Contivs ecrier Ot 0010101101i—6 Sweetman....,,,.J11101110I—Y—44«_- Kilby... ...... ,. 0100110110—5—388 NEW BEDFORD, Oct, 18—The Acushnet Gun Club shot to-day for the last time this season at its grounds in Acushnet. The members expected to meet the New Bedford Gun Club once more before the season is closed, but the latter seemed to hold off. To- day’s scores are given below, Twenty birds apiece were allowed. The first ten against cach marksman represents clays and the next ten bats: (OMA Coit) ook bow | ibe een ie -0712011010 1111111 1—17 CEP AVY WaLLOTy as. oe eats bean eikes Danseenererere 7111101011 1101110111—18 CUO VON een oache tah faeries) dueaes tice 0101017101 0111111111 —15 Niateeal elie o i Hater a as ca merry 9 erm aot ie VEL 0111111110 0101111010—14 KG fayenchz [ain ave Ae pagers, MPU Hp eR TRUMP NT 0011101100 1111011011—18 FRc tele Mates oa ect hne oithatot- Eats 0110101011 1101101111—18 PLES ONMG lone ete teristics insane e crarene 1100110110 1111001010—11 GE SpHoGne et. cee obese ek tae as tis 1010100000 0011111011—10—109 BOSTON, Oct. 19,—There was a fair attendance of shotgun men engaged in shooting for prizes at Walnut Hill to-day. Snow won the gold Macomber badge and Smith headed the list of prize win- nersin the merchandise match, EH. J. Neal secured first prize in the visitor’s part of the latter match. Appended are the names of the winners in the sweepstakes event. Six clay-pigeons, Adama first, Smith second, Stanton third; 6 clay-pigeons, Nichols first, Adams and Stanton second, Jones and Warren third; 6 Macom- ber birds, Stanton and Snow first, Nichols and Adams second, Smith third; 10 Macombers (badge sweep), Adams first, Snow second, Warren and Jones third; § pairs Macombers (badge sweep), Snow first, Nichols second, Stanton third; 10 clay-pigeons (mer. chandise sweep), Smith first, Warren second, Stanton and Snow third; 6 pairs bats (merchandise sweep), Warren first, Smith second, Adams and Nichols third. Walkup match—Three pairs clays, Smith first,-Neale second, Warren third; 6 clay-pigeons, straightaway, 85yds., Stanton first, Smith and Nichols second, Neale and Snow third; 5 Gay eae (Arkenson match), Nichols and Adams first, Smith secon , Neale and Stanton third; 5 clays straightaway, Nichols first, Stanton and Snow second, Warren and Neale third;:6 clay-pigeons, Stanton and Nichols first, Snow second, Smith third; 5 bats, Stanton and Smith first, Snow second, Adams third; 6 bats, Stanton first, Adams and Nichols second, Neale third; 6 clay-pigeons, Stanton first, Snow second, Warren third; 6 clays, straightaway, Stanton first, Snow second, Warren third. Macomber badge match—Snow, singles 8, doubles 9, total 17; Nichols 8, 8, 16; Adams 9, 6, 15; Stanton 8, 6, 14; Smith 8, 6, 14; Warren 5, 3. 8, Merchandise mateh—Smith, singles 10, doubles 8, total 18; Warren 8,9, 17; Stanton 7, 8, 15; Snow 7, 6, 13; Jones 5, 8, 18; Adams 5, 7,12; Nichols 5, 7, 12, WELLINGTON, Oct. 22.—The wind made shooting rather diffi- cult this afternoon, yet Perry scored one point for first in the Merchandise match, Sanborn, Gerry and Snowa point each for second, and Bradstreet one for third. The other events were won as follows: 10 pigeons Sanborn, 10 blackbirds Gerry, 6 blackbirds Gerry. 6 pigeons Snow, 6 blue rocks Gerry, 6 pigeons Gerry, 6 blue rocks Snow, 6 blue rocks, Snow, Dan and Adams, 6 pigeons Pratt, 6 blackbirds Gerry, 6 pigeons Warren, 6 blackbirds Snow an Perry, There will be a tournament of the Wellington Gun Club at the range, Oct, 27, shooting to begin at10 A.M, The leading eoieee will be for the Climax diamond badge now held by H. G, yheeler, PIQUA, 0., Oct. 14—Dr, Hyde was declared the winner of the old medal at the Gun Club shoot here, beating in the final shoot ‘acine and Vogt, who were in a tie with him, The contest was a 25 bird match, 5 traps, I4yds. rise, Dr, R. L, Hyde broke 20, Ed Racine 20, C. H. Vox#t 20, John Franz 17, Aug. Schneyer 14, John Long 14 and A, B. Vanderyeer 14. Hyde wears the medal until his score is beaten. MISS ANNIE OAKLEY shot a match Sept. 30, at Nunhead, BHng., at 50 blue rocks, 5 traps, 25yds. rise, Hurlingham rules, using a 20-bore gun, 84ez. shot. She scored 41 out of the 40. Canoeing. Address all communications to the Forest and Stream Pub, Co, Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forrest AND STRHAM their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., ot their clubs, and also novices in adyance of meetings and races, and report of the same, Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are requested to forward to FOREST AND STREAM their addresses, with logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating to the sport. FIXTURES. NOVEMBER. 6. Oakland, Hdwards Cup. DECEMBER. 4, Oakland, Edwards Cup. AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. OFFICERS, 1886-87. Commodore: R. J, WILKIN, Brooklyn, N. Y. Secretary-Ireasurer: Ww. M,. Carrer, Trenton, N, J, a n regsarintolar ts ia bie omimmodore: R, W. GIBSON..... Secretary-Treasurer:. F. L. Mix. 5 Albany, N.Y. Vice-Com. Rear-Com. Purser. Oentral Diy..Henry Stanton...R. W. Bailey..... B.W. Brown, 146. B’ way, N.Y. Eastern Div. .L. Q. Jones....... Geo, M. Barney....W. B. Davidson, Hartford. N’thern Div,.A. D, T: MeGachen. W. G. McKendrick, 8. Britton, Lindsay, Can, ADL Ca ONS for membership must be made to division puriends accom- anied by the recommendation of an active member and the sum of $2.00 or entrance fee and dues for current ye ($1.00). Every member attending the general A, C. A. camp shall pay $1.00 for coe expenses. Application sent to the Sec’y-Treas. will be forwarded by him to the proper Division. Persons residing in the Centra) Division wishing to become members of the A. C. A., will be furnished with printed forms of application by address- ing the Purser. CANOHING AT DUBUQUE.—Beside their regular weekly trips the members of the Dubugue G. C. made a cruise of 183 miles on Decoration Day. The club is now incorporated in the new Du- buque Boating Association, which will build a $3,000 club house this winter. The club now numbers 140 active members. CANOEING AT PALL RIVER.-The Massasoit C. C., of Fall River, Mass., was organized on Oct. 17, with the following officers: Com., Nathan C, Drool; Vice-Com,, J. B. Richards; Rear-Coin., THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. a hee amendments to the constitution giyen herewith will be | presented at the meeting of the executive committee, which will be held in Albany on Noy. 12. The two weeks which inter- vene will give time for a discussion and explanation of the various points involyed through the columns of the Formsr AnD Strmam, and we hope to hear fully from canoeists before our next issue, By this means every. member, though unable to attend the meet~ . Ings, May have a yoice in the legislation of the A, C. A., though | there are few, we are sorry to say, who ayail themselves of the | privilege, The proposed changes are all for the purpose of strength« ening and improying the Association, and the offlcers who are actively engaged should receive the aid of all members to the ex. tent of a careful criticism of all proposed measures and the sug- gestion of any possible improvement. The main question of the meeting will be that of next year's meet, where if will be held. Tn this all are interested, and as a decision must be made at the meeting now is the time for suggestions and oriticism, not after the matter has been finally settled. As the Hastern Division haa declined to hold the meet this year, as they were entitled to, it re- mains in the Central Division again, A mumber of sites have been mentioned. some very good, but none possesses such an eyvi- dent superiority that it can at once be decided on, and the question will no doubt be thoroughly discussed in the meeting before a decision is reached. The St, Lawrence, Lake George, Shinnecock and Peconic Bays, Lake Champlain and the lakes of central New York haye all been proposed, the choice at present being in favor of Lake George. The committee will be glad to hear of eligible sites and to have all possible information concerning them, as wel] as the ones mentioned above. We hope to hear from those who are interested in the meet, and our columns are open to them for suggestions and a discussion of the subject, To the Members of the A. 0. A,: GENTLEMEN—Pursuant to the provisions of Article XI. of the Constitution, which requires that a aca amendments to the Constitution be published in general terms in the official organ two weeks before they can be submitted to the Executive Commit- tee, the undersigned gives notice that at the Pxecutive Committee meeting to be held in November, 1887, he will move that the Gon- stitution be amended in the following particulars, viz.: I. That the provision in Section 2 of Article V., that the Com- modore and Secretary-Treasurer shall hold office for one year from the first day of November following their election, or until their successors are elected, be amended by providing that if they are elected before the first day of Noyember following the camp, they shall hold office for one year from said first day of November, or until their successors are elected; but if elected after said first day of November they shall hold office from the time of their elec- tion to the first day of the following November, or until their suc- cessors are elected, ,The point of this proposed amendment is, that as the Constitu- tion now reads, if the Commodore for any reason should not be elected at the camp he could be elected at the Hxecutive Commit- tee meeting in November, and if elected in November, the present provision of the Constitution might bear the construction that he would hold office for one year from the jst of November follow- ing in other words, for two years. 1. That Section 1 of Article VI. be amended by striking out the provision that the Executive Committee at its meeting held at the A. C. A, camp shall determine the locality of the ewe A. C.A, camp, and by inserting instead thereof a provision that the local- ity of the next A, C, A. camp, each year, shall be determined by the Executive Committee at it annual meeting in November. IW. That the provision in Section 2o0f Article V., that the Com- modore shall be elected from each division in turn, and that the A, C..A, meet shall be held within the territory of the several divisions in turn, be repealed. IY, That Article VII. be amended by striking from the list of the duties of the Commodore the provision that he shall pass on the qualification of names whenever Vt pa for membership, and by inserting a provision that he shall pass upon appeals from the decisions of the Vice-Commodores, and by inserting at the end of Article [X. a provision that any member feeling aggrieved by any decision of a Vice-Commodore upon the subject of admis- sion to rere a appeal to the Commodore. Y. That Article XI. be amended by providing that the Consti- tution may be amended by a vote of two-thirds of the members present at a meeting of the Executive Committee or by a writing signed by the Commodore and two-thirds of the members of the Executive Committee, provided the proposed amendments be published as provided in the Article. j VI, That°a new article be inserted in the Constitution as fol- ows, Viz.: Article —. The ex-Commodores of the A.C,A., so long as they are members of the A. C. A., in good standing, shall have the right to attend meetings of the Executive Committee, and when attending and present at such meetings shall have all the rights of, and for the time being be, members of that Committee. ; VIL. That a new article be inserted in the Constitution ag fol- ows, Viz.! Article —, Any officer of the Association may be removed from office, and any member of the Association may be expelled from the Association by the Executive Committee, for cause, in the manner to be prescribed in the By-Laws and after having had an opportunity to be heard, Very respectfully, HENRY STANTON. New York, Oct. 21. MY PARTNER GETS TIPPED OUT. T was the frisky canoe that gave my partner thetip. Incanoe- A ing, some, if not all, pass through phases of feeling something like this. If the very first venture is successful there is a liability to over-confidence and consequent carelessness. The e M. Hubbard Co., Rochester, N. Y. 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After looking over his fine farm one ay and listening to views pen the comparative merits of Russian and Japanese oats, I ventured to inquire if he was ever troubled by crows pulling his corn, ‘‘No, sir.’? he re- plied, “the crows don’t trouble as much as they did. The crow families about here have dwindled a good deal since last year, George and I got a snap on them last spring that discouraged them some, and they havn’t visited us much since.’ ‘You poisoned them I presume,”’ said I, remem- bering my own experience and recalling the painful fact that the crows had not been much discouraged on account of my own efforts with a gun. ‘Yes, sir, I poisoned them with lead, cold lead. I’ll tell you how it was. We had been troubled for several years by crows and they had got pretty platy about here. Well, last spring we had a dead calf and ept him until he got just right, then we took him out in the gully there back of the barn and left him on the snow about six rods in front of that bank you see there. The snow had drifted over and made a steep bank about 10ft. high. We commenced well back toward the barn and dug under- neath the snow till we got to the bank, then we made a room several feet long and high enough so we could stand up and move about comfortably. We had two port holes arranged so that we could see the carcass and know what was going on. Jf you had stood three rods from that bank you couldn’t hear what was going on inside. We couldtalk as much as we leased and the crows could not hearit. George hadadouble Paver gun and La single one, and when the crows got to coming we went down and entered our fort. We could see dozens of them, cawing and strutting about; we could not see our calf; nothing but crows as thick as they could stand. 277 I told George to take the right hand side and I would the left. I counted one, two, three, and we fired. You never saw such. a fluttering and jumping; crows everywhere. Some flew and dropped more than halfa mile away. Wegot sixteen at that one blast. Two or three times after that we got fifteen ata lick in the same way. I killed ten at one shot with my single barrel, and once we knocked over fifteen at once and one hawk, My son stuffed him, I wish you could see him; he is a bi one.’”’ How manydid you kill in all, lasked. ‘One hundre and ten in sixteen days. Can any of your breechloaders beat that ?”’ Iadmitted that Iwas generally satisfied if I got one down at a time, and that I frequently failed to do even that. But didn’t they get shy at last, I inquired. ‘No, sir, a crow isn’t afraid unless he can see something, and don’t you see there wasn’t anything to be seen, so they ae coming till the snow melted and then our jig was up.’’—W. in Lake Grove (N. Y.) News. . Canvasback duck shooting will begin on the Havre de Grace flats in Chesapeake Bay on Noy. 1. The migration of wildfowl from the north during the past few days of cooler weather has been unusually large. On Monday an almost unbroken flight of coots passed down the Jersey coast. Old gunners watched them flying by all sare Already the flats at Havre de Grace are covered with fowl, mostly canvas- backs and redheads. It is greatly to be deplored that means cannot be taken to stop illegal shooting of the night gun- ners, who, with their big punt guns, drive the fowl away.— Laneaster (Pa.) Hxaminer, Oct. 19. ; Several of the largest landowners in West Prussia have formed a society to promote the breeding of wild turkeys, which are not only very good game, but they are also excel- lent at table. There was a flock of wild turkeys, which was estimated at 2,000, in Richmond Park up to the reign of George II., and the Duke of Cumberland bred them in Wind- sor Great Park. There was also a flock at Holkham early in the present century, and it was there discovered that a brown Norfolk turkey may be made to resemble the wild bird by fattening it with walnuts soaked in water some days before killing.—London Trutn, Among the Many Novelties FOR on the surface. Introduced by us last spring were the Dead Finish, Waterproof, Braided Silk Fly Lines, SALMON, TROUT AND BLACK BASS. These lines have given perfect satisfaction and stood the most severe tests. They do not crack, chip or become sticky and stiff, but remain soft and pliable. 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PGCE AEs by Nessmuk........ yaaa cae cans and Lakes of sresct ee apeas paves S28 SSensxe Leal ell 6) te SRSSSS5 SS wm eo yee a S% SSSSSS8 35 s+ ~ iss = te Cs SSSsst S aoNmww S888 383s} itt ec Coe Mion SSS Lo Bas i ~ o wre & co meiork ino oder Bo Sara et SRSeSSSSSSRSSSSSSRSSS SSSSS _ ox ss —_ ™~ OBWwe dS co _ 2 od SSSSSRRS SSB S SSRSSSSSSSS S nm i ee Sete eto Ss ss 19.019 at 2 rt pee SSSNRSSSSSesSsss CD at ete A NOTABLE ART ENTERPRISE The Sportsman's Cs A SERIES OF PICTURES FOR SPORTSMEN. i ADRES of the Forges? AND StrReAM cannot fuil to r collect Mr. Fhomas F. Watson’s poem entitled, ‘The Sportsman's Reycrie,” printed in this journal about two years ago, Later on a few stanzas were added to cover other scenes of ty pica) American sport with the gun, The author depicted vividly the yaii-d visions which come bi fore the view of the yete- Tan sportsman as he sits in eacy chair before tbe fire. Free Press sail in an appreciutive notice: very simple plan. O' the author and his poem the Detroit “The auth r is evidently a man of the most acute sportsmanly enthusiasm, as well as of nice literary taste. His poem 13 built upon a Before-a cheerful fire—like Ike Marvel's hero—sits a veteran of rod and gun; he grows half drowsy over pip: aud fire and the poet has cauglt—with a nice and sensitive appreciution—the remini ¢ nees of a hundred hunts which fit through bis brain, One experience after another is described with graceful pen touche:; the quail, the wood- cock, tbe snipe, the deer, fall before the crack of the pun; a long day’s sport—a slorious day such as no man ever compassed between sun and sun—is described, cven the trout, from the clear rapid, paying tribute to the prowess of a dreamland sportsman, until at last, with the fall of the quiet night shadows, the sportsman draws his boat to the shore, his lired retriever crouchcs at his feel, and, with his ducks, the final trophi's of his sport, at his side, he looks back over the darkening watcr; of the vision comes naturally and gracefully.’ and then, on¢e aguin at his firesije, the end And now these “‘word pictures” of the poet have been complemented with the actual canvas pictures of the painter, Artisf-po t and poct-arlist have united to give us the poem in a magnificent setting. Mr, Robert Hopkin, the celebrated artist of Detroit, has painted a serics of twelve pictures, euch t: ling in color what the poem tells in words, Y Fiom these paintings bave becn made superb heliotype engravings, each having benesth it the particu- lar verse cf the poem illustrated. The series is remarkable for strict adherence to nature, fidelity in partraying action, and artistic mcrit. THE TWELVE PICTURES: No. 1 shows the hunter seated in an easy attitude in an arm chair, gazing reflectively into the fire On the hearth. Above the fire- place are the head and antlers of a deer. The sportswan’siight arm is around the nec: vf his dog, which is resting on his haunches be- side the chair. His left lund holds his pipe. The fizelight flickers on the flour wud around the legs of the chair. No. 2 represents dawn breaking over a smalllake. The night shades are fleeing. A mist is rising from the eastern end of the lake, of which trees fringe the edge, A plover is circling in the air, and in the foreground is amallard lazily flying out over the glassy water, No. 3 represents snipe shooting. In the fore- ground is the sportsman, his body twisted around to the left in the attitude of making a donble on snipe. Standing beside him is the setter, waiting for the word to retrieve. To his right is the border of a wood, the branches bending to the strong wind. In the distance are the sails of craft on the lake, No. 4—woodcock shooting—shows an open- ing in the copse around whose border a. brook is winding, In the foreground, standing deep in the ferns and rank vegetation, is a setter on a point. Behind the dog is the sportsman in tbe attitude of shooting at a bird flying directly over him, No, 5 shows a quail hunter in the foreground, walking along ready for the shot, which will follow the rise of the birds, on which the dog is drawing toa point. A haze is over all, and the sky is that of aday in Indian summer, No, 6 depicts grouse or partridge shooting in the beech woods. The hunter is walki.g down a siope. The dog has come to a point ahead of him. The bird has flushed and the hunter is shown aiming. The pointer has stiffened into an attitude of strained atten- tion, as he watches the bird fly away. The u; per part of the sportsman’s body is in the shadow, the lower part in the strong light of the sun rays. No. 7 shows an angler reeling ina trout, A. brook is tumbling down throuwh the woods and over the rocks into the prol. The sky is cloudy and the sunlight is struggling throug:. No. 8—deer shooting—is a forest scene. In the foreground a buck, just shot, is faling on the edge ofa lake. Jearing down the slope behind him are two hounds. To the left, be- hind the roots of an upturned tiee, are seen the head and shoulders of the hunter, whose rifle is still bearing ou the deer. No. 9 represents shooting over decoys, A gale is blowing and the water of the channel outside is lashed into whitecaps. In the bay the decoys are tossing in the chopping waves. In the foreground is a point ot rushes, in which the skiff of the hunter is partially con- cealed. The flock of ducks, which has just swung in outside the decoys, is bruken by the discharge of the first barrel. (ne section is wheeling out over the river. The other has broken off tothe side and is wheeling out again to meet the tirst section. Some scat- tered birds are dashing above the head of the hunter, and he is twisted around in his sk ff aiming at a bird flying above and behind im, _ No. 10 shows flight duck shooting. The scene is a marsh, on whose broken surface the sun is setting behind the clouds. In the fore- ground, on a grassy point, are the hunter and his spaniel. ‘The hunter is ma kneeling atti- tude and in the act of firing his first barrel. The spaniel is plunging into the water to re- trieve the bird which has fallen to the first barrel. In the distance are fiying ducks. Nos. 11 and 12 represent the hunter retiring from the marsh and at home, and these mwo are among the strongest of the set. The pictures are printed on the best 1501b. piate paper; size of paper 24x 30in.; size of print 144x174in. The pictures have the tint and tint border, and the artisi’s remarque and signature, and form artist's proofs, an édition de luxe. PRICE, $30 FOR THE SET; SINGLE PICIURES, $3. Address FOREST AND STREAM PUB. CO., 39 Park Row, New York City. Agents, THE SPORTSMAN PUBLISHING CO., Detroit, Mich, 280 FOREST AND STREAM. fOcr. 27, 1887. SMALL YACHTS, Their Design and Construction, Ex- pmplified by the Ruling Types Of Modern Practice, By C. P. KUNHARDT. —w Cloth, 370 pages of type and illustrations, and 70 plates. Size of page, 14ix12}. Price $7.00. FOR SALE BY FOREST AND STREAM PUB. CO., 39 Park Row, New York. “SHOOTING.” The only English journal deyoted exclu- sively to sport with gun and rifle is Shooting, edited by Sir Ralph P. Gallwey, Bart., author of the Badminton Library, and G. T. Teasdale- Buckell, Esq., who exported all the Llewellin setters to America and won the National Brace Stake and the Field Trial Derby four times each. The most practical correspondence and the best selection of advertisements appear in Shooting weekly. Few Americans ever heard the names of our best English gunmakers. Price of Shooting, postpaid, $5.25 per annum. Send post office order to the Publisher, 182, Strand, London, England. THE AUDUBON BADGE Ts a brooch pin in coin silyer with the motto and monogram of the Society, OChaste in design and tasteful in execution, it presents an attractive appearance, and is pro- tected from tarnishing by a beautiful satin finish on its surface. We are now in a position to execute orders for these badges to any extent. Wherever they have been sent they have met general approval, and every member of the Audubon Society should wear one as a reminder of the pledge and an open declaration of principles. PRICE 50 CENTS, POSTAGE FREE. Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 40 PARK ROW, NEW YORK. The Forest Waters the Fara The Value of Woodlands as Reservoirs, BuinG THE LES ErupEs DE MAITRE PIERRE suR L’ AGRICULTURE ET LES FORETS. PAR M. ANTONIN ROUSSET. Translated by REV. 8S. W. POWELL. The introduction reyiews the extraordinary movement of torrent taming in France, in pre- aring public sentiment for which the Studies of Peastar Peter played a noteworthy part. The book was written as a sort of science primer, setting forth the first principles of the relations existing between woodlands and agriculture. The principles and_reasoning are not less appli- cable to the United States to-day than to France then. Price in cloth, 75 cts.; paper, 59 cts. FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING Co, 39 Park Row, New York. LONDON: DAVIES & CO.,1 Finch Lane, Kvery Prominent Gun Dealer Sells ALLEN’S METAL DUCK CALLER (NEW REED), . The Only Caller that Perfectly Imitates the ild Duck. Price $1.00. ALLEN'S BOW-FACING OARS! The Best in the World. &.00 Per Pair. Send for little catalogue to F. A. ALLEN, Monmouth, Ill. FERGUSON'S PATENT ADJUSTABLE Reflecting Lamps, With Silver Plated Loco- motive Reflectors. For Night Huating and = Fishing, Camping, Boating =) Driving at Night, etc.’ f\ Excelsior Dash Lamp, Superior to all others. Send stamp for Tllustrated Catalogue. ALBERT FERGUSON, Office, 65 Fulton St., WY. TO ETN Ss’ Patent Automatic Sporting Shrapnell Shell. For Wildfowl Shooting and Long Shots. Instantly available as a solid shot. These shells are guaranteed to give a closer pattern and greater penetration at 110yds. than any shotgun in the world at 30yds. Sample Box by Mail, ¢0 Cents. State gauge of gun. To be obtained in America from McLEAN BROS. & RIGG, 52 & 54 New St., New York. The Automatic Shrapnel Co., Hdinburgh, Scotland. Goods for Ducking Suits, We had made for our sales Old-Fashioned Virginia Fulled Cloth, all wool, of the proper shade of color for Ducking Suits, 54in, wide; price $2 per yard. Sample sent when requested. Address HAMILTON EASTER & SONS, Baltimore, Md. The Androscoggin Lakes (Illustrate: P By CAPT. CHAS. A. J. FARRAR. This standard guide book to the Androscoggin and Rangeley Lakes Region has been entirely re-written the past winter, and corrected to date. It contains 860 pages, 60 illustrations, a large ma, and is handsomely bound in cloth. Price $1.00. Mailed to any address By JAMAICA PUBLISHING COMPANY, Jamaica Plain, Mass. Forest, City Bird Store, established 1872. Sing- ing Birds, Talking Par- rots, Bird Cages, Pure Seed, Song Restorer, Insect Cure, Fishing Tackle, Bird Books Poultry Supplies, Gold Ferrets, Bird’s Peng SH WILSON, 4 ‘nes, Ferrets, Bird's yes. S. et, Vy ’ 449 Superior St., Cleveland,-Ohio. ties SS : CARRHAENGRENNRSSEREN. For Hunting; Fishing, Canoeing, &¢ They are easy to the feet, and ver) durable. Made to order in ¢ variety of styles and warranted the genuine article. Senc %for price eam INE ws ; BUTCHINGS, Dover, N. 8. r Box 368, DAME, STODDARI & Kenpaun, Boston; Hanry 0. Squirgs, New York: f, Caas, Kicre.. Philadelohia; Von LENGERKE & Detwoip, New York nd Newark, N.J., Agents. VESIGHT BY MAIN, @ @«: maotnod of fittin; persons who cannotsee 8 goodoptic is highly recommended ulists snd physicians, Bend oculists and p 18 doin stamps toQUeEN & &: Opticians,024 Chestant ft.,. Wanted. IVE QUAIL OR PARTRIDGE BY THE dozen. LEWIS A, BERGER, Langhorne, Pa. : octl3, st TRAMICHI SALMON AND TROUT ANG- iV ling Association.—A club is being organized to control certain valuable salmon and trout pools on the Miramichi River and tributaries, New Brunswick. An excellent chance for men of moderate means to enjoy fine fishing at a min- imum of expense. Application should be for- warded at once to Messrs. J. A, & W. VAN- WORT, Fredericton, New Brunswick, jyl4,tt Sor Sule. Trout Farm For Sale, A farm of 325 acres in Hampshire County, Mass., five miles from Amherst and 144 miles from nearest railrood station. Has three ponds, of some 4 acres, well stocked with trout, and contains and controls 2 miles of the fin- est trout brooks in the State. Game, preserved for sey- eral years, is abundant, and shooting excellent; 250 acres are covered with heavy timber of chestnut, pine hem- lock and yellow pine. The improvements consist of a pretty cottage of 11 rooms, suitably furnished, piazzas, a good barn and outhouses, ieehouse; a noble spring of cold, pure water is carried through the house and barn. The buildings are in perfect repair. The land is 720 to 900ft. above tide water. Extensive and fine yiews on andfromit. Cool and pea and will make a delight- ful residence, independent of its fishing and shooting advantages, Apply to ALCOTT HAMLIN, Amherst, Mass. Ferrets vs. Rats. The best breeds of both young and old Ferrets for sale at ADOLPH ISAACSEN’S “Sure Pop,” 92 Fulton Street, New York City. A complete book on Ferrets and Rat Exterminating sent by mail for 15 cents. acim IVE QUAIL FOR SALE.—PLEASE SEND orders as early as possible; supply limited. KE. B. WOODWARD, 174 Chambers st., N. ES ‘ octz0,4t ies WHITE HARES (Lepus Americanus) captured and properly boxed and delivere to express in Bethel, Me.; in good condition on xeceipt of orders and remittances at $3 per air. Refer to Hon. H. O. Stanley, Dixfield, Me., Fish gpd Game Commissioner. 5. G. RICH, Pee e. ecl6, oz SALE.—A VERY FINE COW BUFFALO robe, tanned and garnished by the Indians; a dark seal brown and altogether a _rare_speci- men; price $50. Address ERNEST GILL, Ex- change Place, Baltimore, Md. oct27,2t EA TROUT.—_THE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS: kK) for sale or lease, a ten years government fish- ing lease of Tracadie and Pockmouche rivers. They are he best streams for sea trout of the largest size in New Brunswick, Canada. Men and canoes can be had at all times on either. These streams are very accessible. Particulars, with pause showing routes by rail, on application to Fabs see ths JACK, Fredericton, New Brunswick, anada. A PAIR OF TRAINED FERRETS, CORNWELL, Box 927, Schenectady, hs ee Chester White, Berkshire and Poland China _ Pigs, fine setter dogs, Scotch Collies, Foxhounds and Beagles, Sheep and ND ™ bred and for sale by W. Co., Pa. => bre GIBBONS & CO., West Chester, Chester Send stamp for circular.and price list. OR SALE AT A BARGAIN.—ONE JOHN A, Nichols’ B. L., 12-bore, 30in,, 844lbs., finest Gosia reas ou en RBAYeG. highly eee and perfectly new. e sold at one-ha e @ z. Can be seen at H. C. SQUIRES, original cost. & sept2,tf 178 Broadway, New York. Forest & Stream File Binders. PRICE, #1.00, FOR SALE AT THIS OFFIOE. On the Stud. Breeders, take Notice ! The first prize rough-coated St. Bernard dog BAEtE YY AIT. Is now in the city and in prime condition, and will be allowed to serve afew approved bitches only on reasonable terms. For particulars as to igree, etc., apply to pedigree, ete. AEPLLTAM J; EHRICH, It 306 West Fifty-cighth st., New York. GS FOR SALE. SEND FOR descriptive price list. IN THE STUD. Champion Bradford Ruby (,:%:,) CITY VIEW KENNELS, Box 1369, New Haven, Conn, CHRick=z Tt. Smallest prize pug stud dog in this country; Woirht Suslhe. (AKI. 3230), in the stud. Pedigree and full particulars. HENRY C. BURDICK, 150 Bridge st., Springfield, Mass. Silwer Shoe. T rted pug dog; a grand sire. Weight 12lbs, Stud Fee, ais. A KR. 3758). Pups for sale, CAPITOL CITY KENNELS, Lansing, ‘Mich. CchiYrPEF. sepl,tt arry, Chee bie Heather, Luella, Helen, ete. ee yes : JAS. WATSON, P.O Box 770, Philadelphia. CASTLE ROCK SCOTCH COLLIE KENNELS IN Tf STUD. 1 YVIS (4. K. RB. 3623), by Ben Nevis, ex BEN WY Gee #15. ’ Young dogs and puppies onetant : ane, Can be seen or address ° ie e : Jn the Stud. BLEMTON KENNELS, HEMPSTEAD, L. L Fox-Terriers at Stud Champ. LUCIFER (as in presenti)—Fee *30 From Oct. 1 to Dec. 81. To a few approved bitches. Sire, champion Splinter; dam, Kohinoor, winner of many cups and prizes in England. BACCHANAL—Fee $20. Winner of piney prizes in America and England. Sire, ch. The Belgravian; dam, ch, Bedlamite, RESOLUTE—Fee $15. , To a few approved bitches, Sire, champ. Result; dam, champ, Diadem. SENTINEL—Fee $15. To a few approved bitches after Nov. 1. Sire, Bacchanal; dam, champion Safety. Winner of ist, puppy class, Newport. REGENT VOX—Fee $10. Prize winner. Sire, Tackler; dam, Sandy Vic. Address GERMAN HOPKINS, Hempstead, L, I. IN STUD. Gath’s Joy. Having purchased Joy of Dr. J. N. Maclin, Keeling, Tenn., I offer his services to a few ap- prekes bitches. Fee $20. Joy is evenly marked lack, white and tan Llewellin setter, is by champion Gath ex Gem, is litter brother to cele- brated field trial winners Gath’s Mark and Hope. He is a fine field animal, was broken by the well- known trainer D. E. Rose. To the owner of every bitch that is served I will present an elegant crayon of Gath’s Joy. Address D. A. GOODWIN, JR., Newburyport, Mass. STUD. WHITE ENGLISH BULL-TERRIER YOUNG ROYAL PRINCE.......... (A.K.R. tf 2102) A , : A.K.R. 4311) White English terrier, weight 18Ibs. Fee $15. Ghe Rennel. MAINSPRING GETS FOR SALE. Best Field Trial Blood in Amsrica. A very choice litter of pointer puppies, hand- somely, marked strong and healthy, five dogsand four bitches, whelped Sept. 12, 1887, by J. I. Per- kins’s field trial winner Mainspring (Mike-—Romp) out of my Ferry eee — rie), These pup- pies combine the blood of the ideal bench show torm, with the highest field qualities on sire as well as on dam side. taken soon. Pleaseaddress T. FRAN 19 Prospect street, Bridgeport, Conn. English Setter Puppies. From imported Flora, by Prince Fred II. Gimp. red—Kate II.) whelped July 7, 1887. RIVERS, Will sell at $25 each if _ ] | -oct2i,lmo | ) rice $10, Dogs or bitches. Will guaranteethese | pups to be just right; strong nose, natural unters, and yor They are not sold to close out any scrub stock or to make room, but were bred especially for the trade, as business dogs. Address, — H. J. PIERRE, Winsted, Conn. CLIFTON KENNEL. staunch with little training. — The pointer kennel of America for field and — . ointers, thoroughly bench stock, offer for sale raphic ex champion broken; pups by champion Clover, and some by Mainspring ex Lulu. Ad- dress with stamp CLIFTON KENNEL, 203 Sum- mit avenue, Jersey City, N. J sepl5,tf DOGS FORSALE. . ] Newfoundlands, Bt. Bernards, Mastiffa Ee Scttere, Pointers, Spaniels, Fuge z ‘Yorkshire ime Skye, Scotch, Fox, Bull and Black and Tay Ws Terriers, Blood, Beagle and Fox Hounds. » Dogs and Pups at low prices. B. MAURER, 464 N, 9th, PHILAD’A., PA. OHANNLYT KENNEL. —FOR SALE, A beautiful litter of blue blood puppies, me Phil Warwick (A.K.S.B.5,676) ex Kaydid (A. K.S. es 5,748). Also broken and unbroken ogs with fu and guaranteed pedigree. W.E.JO ES octls,tt Easton, Mass. Saad a cl le oe —a OR SALE.—BLACK POINTER. DAISY Black (Peter Black ex Bessie), 2 yrs., hand- some, staunch on all game, first class on par- tridge, fine nose, $40. One pup, 5 mos.; also new 12-bore L. C. Smith hammerless gun, $55. D. W. C. PARKER, 249 Main st., Springfield, ae OCLAU, ee EE eS OR SALE.—_LEMON AND WHITE POINT- er, broken on quail, 244 yrs. old;_a good one, Inquire C. 8. B., JR., Commack, Suff. 50.,,N, Y- IC ey) RT ET * OR SALE.—_TWO BITCH PUPS OF THE I’ imported litter, by champion Orlando ex Countess of Woodlands, litter sister to the gigan- tic Albert Victor. W. WADE, Hulton, tn ‘p oct20, Block, Bangor, Me. OR SALE.—ENGLISH BEAGLE HOUND pups, of ope hunting stock and good pedi- rees; one foxhound, trained, 2, one Benak we _ broken, Address with stamp, i Tyringham, Mass, FOREST AND STREAM A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE ROD AND GUN. TERMS, $44 YHAR. 10 Cts, 4 Copy. Six Montus, $2, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 8, 1887. ; VOL. XXIX.—No. 15. Nos. 39 & 40 PARK Row, New Yorr. CORRESPONDENCE. THE FoREST AND STREAM is the recognized medium of entertain- ment, instruction and information between American sportsmen, Communications on the subject to which its pages are devoted are respectfully invited. Anonymous communications will not be re- garded. No name will be published except with writer’s consent. The Editors are not responsible for the views of correspondents. 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Samp- son Low, Marsion, Searles and Rivington, 188 Fleet street, London, Eng. Foreign subscription price, $5 per year; $2.50 for six months. Address all communications, Forest and Stream Publishing Co. Nos. 39 anp 40 PARK Row. New Yor« Crry. CONTENTS. EDITORIAL. SEA AND RIvER FISHING. Tt May Solve the Bait Question Ditchers and Dredgers. Are They Monopolies? Notes and Comments. THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST. Shooting a Leopard. Camp Life on Diamond Pond. Adirondack Pleasure Seekers. NATURAL HISTORY, The Gila Monster. Reason and Instinct. Hints on Sparrow Destruction. Mud Wasp and House Spider. CAMP-FIRE FLICKERINGS. GAME BAG AND. GUN. The “Spotted” Curlew (poetry) A Day’s Gunning. Texas Notes and Notions. Shooting Notes. ' Are They Worth Their Salt? Game in the Pasture Lot. Flight Birds in Pike. Roads in the National Park. Notes from the Park. The Game Campaign. SEA AND RIVER FISHING. The Maine Jigging Case. Trouting on the Passadum- The Strength of Trout. FISHCULTURE. List of Fish Commissioners. Tar KENNEL. American Coursing Club Meet Sawdust tor Dogs. Philadelphia K. C. Field Trials Western Field Trials Entries. A. K. C. Constitution. Benchers and Fielders. Mastiffs. Kennel Notes. P Kennel Management. RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING. Range and Gallery. The Trap. CANOEING. A Boat for Sailing and Cruis- ing, Proposed Amendments to Con- stitution. Canoeing Notes. YACHTING. An Act to Prevent Yacht Rac- ing. Clara and Cinderella. The Steam Launch Explosion. Speedwell. keag. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS, IT MAY SOLVE THE BAIT QUESTION. NDER the terms of the present treaty, American fishermen are forbidden to purchase bait in British ports, Cod-fishing crews going out from Gloucester and other ports of the United States take with them supplies of herrings and clams for bait; and it sometimes happens that by reason of stress of weather or some other cause the bait is spoiled before it can be used. As weare living in the nineteenth century, it would be the most natural thing in the world, when the bait gives out, to put into the nearest Canadian port and buy a new supply, pay- ing therefor in good United States money at current rates of exchange. change of money for herring, it would appear, ought to satisfy all parties, and it would certainly save to the fish- ermen the time consumed in sailing back to the United States for bait and returning to the fishing grounds. But the treaty forbids the Yankee to buy his bait in Canada; and it is quite clear that if some improved method of pre- serving fresh fish were devised, so that the bait taken from the United States would remain fit for use until ac- tually put on tothe cod hooks, one grievance of the American fishermen would be mitigated. There is now in this country an agent of the Roosen process of preserving fish, which has been tested with great success abroad. The method is thus briefly de- scribed in the Bulletin of the United States Fish Com- mission: For many years the value of boracic acid has been recognized as a preservative agent, but it has been left for a German scient- ist to discover how properly to apply it and rid it of all obnoxious properties or effects. This end is accomplished in the following manner: A strong cask of iron with an adjustable lid is provided, something like the well-known cans for carrying milk, but con- siderably larger. In this galyanized iron barrel are placed a cer- tain proportion of water and a quantity of boracic and tartaric acid. The latter chemical has the effect of removing the slightest taste of the boracic acid, which, by the way, is perfectly harmless and even health-giying. The fresh fish are then placed in the Such a transaction, involving the ex- |. liquid, as many as the cask will conveniently hold. The lid, which is fitted with a large india rubber ring, so as to make it perfectly air and water-tight, is now adjusted and secured. A small portable force-pump is next fixed to a hole in the lid, and the water is pumped into the cask, expelling all air, which escapes at another little hole in the lid. As soon asthe cask is completely full and the air expelled the water begins to flow through the little aperture. An air-tight capis then screwed. tightly on this hole to prevent any further escape. Then the pump is once more set to work forcing in water, until a gauge affixed to the pump shows a pressure of 90 pounds: to the square inch. By an ingenious contrivance the second hole in the lid is now hermetically closed, and the force-pump removed. The effect of the enormous pressure on the water is to drive the chem- ical right into the veins and tissues of the fish, and so prevent organic change in any part. So well is this done that the fish will keep for any length of time, and may be sent with perfect safety to any part of the world. If the Roosen process be adopted it this country, it will not only have a vast influence on the trade in fresh fish, but it will render practicable the preservation of fresh herring for cod fishing, and make the Yankee skippers independent of British bait; and the occupation of the Capt. Quigleys will be gone. DITCHERS AND DREDGERS. HE improvement which has befallen a famous marsh in Mason county, Illinois, is the subject of complaint among the gunners who have grown gray in annual campaigns against the wildfowl that once resorted to that ground in multitude innumerable. The marsh lies, or did lie, along the Illinois River, on the western border of Mason county; and covered something over 200,000 acres. Tt was a grand shooting resort for ducks and other game. But allits glory has departed. The farmers whose prop- erty lies conntiguous have joined with the owners of the marsh lands in an organization called the Mason County Ditch Company; and intent on making wheat and corn grow where only ducks grew before, they have undertaken at an expense of $200,000 to drain the great ‘‘waste land,” as they call it, and to “reclaim” it, just as if a territory which yielded its yearly crops of ducks was not highly productive instead of wasteful; and as if anybody else had any claim on a piece of land designed by nature for duck hunters. The work has been in progress for some time, and the glory of the Mason marsh has already departed; and they who once knew it shall know it no more. This “improvement” of a good hunting ground into wheat and corn land is of a piece with what is being done in every State in the Union, where ditchers and dredgers are at work and where game resorts are growing beautifully less. This is especially true of many of the Western shooting resorts. The Chicago Tribune complains that “the area of duck shooting is gradually retreating in circles around Chicago.” It bewails the sport once to be had on the marsh between Englewood and Grand Cross- ing, on the river at South Chicago, and on the north branch of the Chicago River, from the limits of the city to its source. Stores and dwellings have supplanted bush-blinds and goose-pits. Even Calumet Lake has come to a pass where the hunters outnumber the ducks ten. to one, ARE THEY MONOPOLIES ? F the ditchers and dredgers are to persevere in their work of reclamation, if marshes are to be converted into populous villages, if fashionable summer and winter hotels are to rise on beach and waste land, if forest lands are to be cleared, if pleasure steamers are to ply on lake and river, if railroads are to gridiron the wilderness, where is itall to end? ‘‘Nessmuk” has said ‘‘the game must go.” Is there any other alternative? The answer is found in books like the ‘‘Guide Book of the Megantic Fish and Game Club,” which has just come to hand. This club has acquired the hunting and fishing privilege of a vast extent of territory in the Me- gantic and Spider Lakes and Upper Dead River region of Maine and Quebec, comprising in all one hundred and twenty square miles. This club is only one of numerous similar organizations already formed or about to be formed, to secure for their own members exclusive rights in fish and game. Some of these clubs have leased stretches of marsh, mountains and swamps and points, some have taken pos- session of lakes and rivers and mountain streams, They hedge in their possessions with barb-wire, board fences, trespass signs; they equip game constables and policemen to warn off intruders and eject trespassers; and they answer this question of perpetuity of a game and fish supply by thus setting to work in an efficient way to in- sure it. Are these clubs to be denounced as monopolists and theix methods to be condemned as monopolistic? Such a charge has been brought against them; but can it be sus- tained? NOTES AND COMMENTS. hae game law of this State occupies a very hazy posi- tion in some of the northern, eastern, southern, western, upper, lower and middle counties. Where the fault lies we do not profess to explain. In some districts it is held that there is no law whatever to protect game birds; and this view is hinted in one of the game law compilations put forth from Albany. It is said that some of the State game protectors have taken the stand that the song bird section of the act repeals the game bird sections, and these officers accord- ingly refuse to arrest game bird snarers; and some district attorneys take a like view of the subject. These opinions are local. However sound may be the stand of the non- arresting protectors and the non-prosecuting attorneys in certain districts, itis worthy of note that the laws are still held to be in force in this county, as three grouse snarers learned by practical experience in the Tombs the other day. If officials were disposed to do their duty the law would probably be found to work satisfactorily wherever actually tested. There is only one district where the model game pro- tector’s work is to be seen in perfection. That is the vicinity of Flatbush, Long Island; and passing strange as the paradox may be, the FOREST AND STREAM has re- ceived repeated complaints of the raids of Sunday song bird shooters in this locality; it is, in fact, in response to such complaints that we have been advised, by the game protector in person, of the delectable condition of affairs there prevailing. The protector asserts with mild em- phasis that no complaints can be made about Sunday shooting there by city hoodlums, because in the first place the Audubon Society has protected the song birds, and in the second place the birds have now ail gone south. The season for newspaper bear stories opens very tamely this year. In place of the ferocious monster that for a number of years has made his appearance in the daily press, reeking with the gore of devoured infants, we now have a mild-mannered brute, which climbs trees to elude defenseless yonng women. Something is clearly at fault: either itis the weakened inagination of the newspaper man, or else the bears themselves are changing their nature; in either case the times are degenerating, and bruin must soon lose his attractions for the reading public. The Florida shark is a healthy substitute for the bear for all legitimate newspaper purposes, and if duly culti- vated it will afford much instruction and entertainment, Here, for example, is a harrowing recital of the fate of a mail-carrier, whose route was from Miami and Lake Worth on the coast. He was crossing an inlet in his boat when the man-eaters beset him, assailed the boat, chewed up the oars, bit out chunks of the gunwale, and having thus made away with the craft, captured the mail-carrier himself. ‘‘Another blow on the frail boat and he was thrown headlong into the masses of the fierce seawolves. One shriek of agony and all was over. The sea was dyed for yards around with his life blood. Searching parties were sent out, but nothing found.” At a recent meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union, held at Washington, a committee was appointed to act in concert with the committee of the New York Academy of Sciences to secure funds for the erection of the proposed Audubon monument, to which reference was made in our last issue. The members of the A. O. U. committee are: Geo. Bird Grinnell, Wm. Dutcher and G. B. Sennett, of this city. It was the feeling of the meeting that all ornithologists and others interested in birds would be glad of an opportunity to contribute to the fund. Mr. J. H. Bloom has severed all connection with the Ligowsky Clay Pigeon Co., and will enter upon the prac- tice of law in this city. 282 Che Sportsman Gourist. FOREST AND STREAM, ” [Nov, 3, 1887. messengers were dispatched with directions to notify the boys in the vicinity to come up in the afternoon with their | dogs, and we would’ endeavor to force the brute into a tree, 80 that I could get a fainshot at him. find ourselves deprived of these things, wretchedness is not inevitable; we may still be happy. Six weeks of camp life proved to us that ‘man wants little here below,” except in the matter of griddle-cakes Address all communications to the Forest and Stream Pub. Co. SHOOTING A LEOPARD. HERE is no more difficult animal to shoot success- fully than the little blue buck (Cepalophus pygmceus) of southeastern Africa. It was some time before I could succeed in bagging one, as they frequent only the densest parts of the bush, and are excessively shy and wary, but after a long study of their habits, etc., 1 managed to be- come an expert pot-hunter. Ifin rambling through the bush I heard their shrill whistle, I knew theanimal would be found in the same locality on the following day, either at sunrise or sunset, their feeding hours. Selecting a tree as a focus, I would roughly trim out some three or four diverging paths through the thick undergrowth, and my preparations would be complete for a murderous act on the next afternoon, when I would seat myself at the foot of the tree with a reacy-cocked, close-shooting gun in hand. So soon as a shadowy form would cross one of the paths the gun would be trained for the next, and the instant it reappeared the trigger would be pulled, and the result would be the death of a small mouse-colored ante- lope, about 15in. in height, It was simply cold-blooded murder, as I frequently killed them when they were so close to the muzzle of the gun that their heads would be completely blown off. I had one fayorite ambush, about 150yds, from my house, which was within the corporate limits of Durban, Natal, where I was sure of potting one or two a week, but this was some twenty years since, and I doubt if one can be now found within miles of it, Whilesitting there one afternoon I had quietly amused myself watching the ants cutting up and carrying away a large caterpillar which had been placed in their path, when the low Vir- ginia quail-like call of the Natal bush shrike (Lanarivus quadricolor) caught my ear, and he soon made his ap- pearance, accompanied by the female, in the lower branches of a small tree, just in front of me. The retiring habits and bright coloration of the male make him eagerly sought by all bird collectors, and I longed to secure the skin of this one, but wanting a bit of yenison for supper, I refrained from firing. They were soon joined bya pair of the lesser puff-backed bush shrike (Lanarius cubla) which fiitted about in the upper portions of the same tree, thus giving me a fine opportunity of observing the habits of the two species. Quiet quadri- color and his mate kept down. below, occasionally coming to the ground and turning over the dried leaves in their quest of insects, while the more noisy cublas kept above, frequently clambering, tit fashion, along the lower sides of the branches. After watching them for a while, a feeling of drowsiness began to steal over me, no doubt hastened by the monotonous song of the little tinker barbet* (Barbatula pusilla) in the topmost branches of the tree against which I leaned, Just then I was aroused by a crash of boughs, followed by the hoarse bark of the rervet monkey (Cercopithecus lalandi), Slowly recoyer- ing consciousness, [ began to inwardly swear at a sup- posed wandering Kafiir, who would interfete with my chances for a pot shot, when my feathered visitors showed sions of alarm. Quadricolor and his mate darted into the thick cover with a low quarrelsome note, while cubla sounded his harsh stridulous cry, and sailed away over the tops of the undergrowth, looking precisely like a ball of white floss silk with a black spot in its center. They were followed by a troupe of chattering, barking monkeys, swinging and leaping through the trees In every direc- tion, and I began to accumulate an extra supply of Billinesgate Kafir to launch at the intruder, when a large male leopard stepped into one of my rough hewn paths and suddenly crouched, head on, viciously switching his tail, indicative of a charge. I instinctively leveled the gun at his eyes, hoping to blind him with the contents of, both barrels while in the act of leaping, and the instantan- eous mental work I performed was something wonderful. T thought of a dozen different ways to get-out of my dilemma, and dismissed the lot as impracticable in a, twinkling. At the same time it seemed as if my entire body was a huge telegraphic instrument, every infernal click of which seemed to say, ‘‘Go home! Go home!” But my suspense was soon ended by the brute rising, up. and slowly stepping out of sight. Getting up and stand- ing with my back to the tree, I was mentally debating about paying attention to the telegraphic warning, when |‘ there was a crash just in front of me, followed by the sharp whistle of a buck, from which I concluded that my late visitor had not only cheated me out of my game supper, but had missed his own also, and I quietly with- drew in the opposite direction, keeping on the alert for, sion” until clear of the bush, On reaching the house the Kaffirs were started for my neighbors with the information that there was a tiger} in the bush, and all pigs and poultry had better be shut up for the night, while I busied myself in housing and secur- ing seyeral living antelopes in my collection, During the eyening while sitting and chafing over my afternoon’s experience, the persistent howling of the Kaffirs in their huts, just in the rear of my house, made me wrathfully spring up, with the intention of ordering a cessation of the row. Opening the door, my pettishness turned into mirth on discovering the precautions taken by them to prevent a nocturnal visit from the leopard. It was one of those steaming muggy nights, so frequent in semi- topical climates, but the tetmperature did not prevent them from having a roaring fire, which cast broad bands of light round about, through openings which they had made in the lower portions of the thatch of the bee-hive shaped structure. They were seated in a circle close around the fire, and singing one of those peculiar Kafiir songs, which consists more of deafening grunts than aught else. Judging that the uproar and light would, serve not only as a protection to the Kaffirs, but the ante- lopes also, I concluded it would be best to stand the in- fliction, which IT had to undergo until morning. We were all stirring early, and the Kaffirs soon found the spoor of my yesterday's acquaintance in the moist sand, but a short distance from the antelope pens. Not being willing to undergo a second night's annoyance, and sur- mising that the leopard was still im the neighborhood, *Called “blacksmith” by the colonists, from its ringing, metallic note. +Qolonial name for the leopard. “While engaged in putting the finishing touches on a bird skin, the house was invaded by about a dozen eager youngsters and about an equal number of curs. Stopping my work, I directed them to start the dogs into the bush, promising to join them as soon asthe skin had been placed on the drying board. While in the act of hanging the board up beneath the oil cups, to keep off the thieving ants, the yelping of the dogs and shouts of the boys in- formed me that the game was afoot, and in a few mo- ments an excited Jad dashed in, exclaiming, ‘‘Hurry up! we have him treed.” Picking up my rifle, I followed him out, and in passing the carpenter’s bench picked up a hammer and nail which were dropped into one of the pockets of my shooting jacket. On,reachine the edge of the bush I found the boys assembled, none daring to ven- ture further, with the exception of my young scout, who had wormed in far enough to see the animal, Placing him just behind me and giving directions to the others to follow ‘Indian file’ with as little noise as possible, we slowly pressed through the undergrowth but a short dis- tance, when a nudge from my little guide caused me to stop, and on looking in the direction pointed, it was with difficulty that I made out the leopard, so well did his spotted skin harmonize with the speckled sunlight play- ing through the foliage. He was lying at full length on a large limb, some twenty feet from the ground, with his head projected from a fork, snarling at the yelping pack of dogs beneath him. As we approached him from be- hind, a slight detour was stealthily made, and on reach ing the cover of a large tree on his right I found that a fair shot at his head was afforded. 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The author depicted yividly the varied visions which come before the view of the vete- ran sportsman as he sits in easy chair before the fire, Of the author and his poem the Detroit “The author is evidently a man of the most acute sportsmanly enthusiasm, as well as of nice Jiterary taste. His poem is built upon a Before a cheerful fire—like Ike Marvel’s hero—sits a veteran of rod and gun; he grows half drowsy over pipe and fire and the poet has caught—with a nice and sensitive appreciation—the reminiscences of a hundred hunts which flit through his brain. One experience after another is described with graceful pen touches; the quail, the wood- cock, the snipe, the deer, fal] before the crack of the gun; a long day’s sport—a glorious day such as no man ever compassed between sun and sun—is described, even the trout, from the clear rapid, paying tribute to the prowess of a dreamland sportsman, until at last, with the fall of the quiet night shadows, the sportsman draws his boat to the shore, his tired retriever crouches at his feet, and, with his ducks, the final trophies of his sport, at his side, he looks back over the darkening water; and then, once again at his fireside, the end of the vision comes naturally and gracefully.” And now these “word pictures” of the poet have been complemented with the actual canvas pictures of the painter. Artist-poet and poct-artist have united to give us the poem in a magnificent setting. Mr. Robert Hopkin, the celebrated artist of Detroit, has painted a series of twelve pictures, each telling in color what the poem tells in words, From these paintings have been made superb heliotype engravings, each having beneath it the particu- lar verse of the poem illustrated. The series is remarkable for strict adherence to nature fidelity in portraying action, and artistic merit. THE TWELVE PICTURES: No. 1 shows the hunter seated in an easy attitude in an arm chair, gazing reflectively into the fire on the hearth, Above the fire- place are the head and antlers of a deer. The sportsman’s right arm is around the neck of his dog, which is resting on his haunches be- side the chair. His left hand holds his pipe. The firelight flickers on the floor and around the legs of the chair. No. 2 represents dawn breaking over a smalllake. The night shades are fieeing, A mist is rising from the eastern end of the lake, of which trees fringé the edge. A plover is circling in the air, and in the foreground is a mallard lazily flying out over the glassy water, No. 3 represents snipe shooting. In the fore- ground is the sportsman, his body twisted around to the left in the attitude of making a double on snipe. Standing beside him is the setter, waiting for the word to retrieve. To his right is the border of a wood, the branches bending to the strong wind. In the distance are the sails of craft on the lake. No. 4—woodcock shooting—shows an open- ing in the copse around whose bordera brook is, winding. In the foreground, standing deep in the ferns and rank vegetation, is a setter on a point. Behind the dog is the sportsman in the attitude of shooting at a bird flying directly over him. No. 5shows a quail hunter in the foreground, walking along ready for the shot, which will follow the rise of the birds, on which the dog is drawing toa point. A haze is over all, and the sky is that of a day in Indian summer, No. 6 depicts grouse or partridge shooting in the beech woods. The hunter is walking dowa a slope. The dog has come to a point ahead of him, The bird has flushed and the hunter is shown aiming. The pointer has stiffened into an attitude of strained atten- tion, as he watches the bird fly away. Th upper part of the sportsman’s body is in the shadow, the lower part in the strong light of the sun rays. No, 7 shows an angler reeling ina trout. A brook is tumbling down through the woods and over the rocks into the pool. The sky is cloudy and the sunlight is struggling through. No, 8—deer shooting—is a forest scene. In the foreground a buck, just shot, is falling on the edge of a lake. Wearing down the slope behind him are two hounds. To the left, be- hind the roots of an upturned tree, are seen the head and shoulders of the hunter, whose rifle is still bearing on the deer, No. 9 represents shooting over decoys, A gale is blowing and the water of the channel outside is lashed into whitecaps. In the bay the decoys are tossing in the chopping waves. In the foreground is a point of rushes, in which the skiff of the hunter is partially con- cealed. The flock of ducks, which has just swung in outside the decoys, is broken by the discharge of the first barrel. One section is wheeling out over the river. The other has broken off to the side and is wheeling out again to meet the first section. Some seat- tered birds are dashing above the head of the hunter, aud he is twisted around in his skiff piling at a bird flying above and behind im, No. 10 shows flight duck shooting, The scene is a marsh, on whose broken surface the sun is setting behind the clouds. In the fore- ground, on a grassy point, are the hunter and his spaniel. ‘The hunter is in a kneeling atti- tude and in the act of firing his first barrel. The spaniel is plunging into the water to re- trieve the bird which has fallen to the first barrel. In the distance are flying ducks. Nos. 11 and 12 represent the hunter retiring from the marsh and at home, and these two are among the strongest of the seb. The pictures are printed on the best 1501b. plate paper; size of paper 24x 30in.; size of print 143<173in. The pictures have the tint and tint border, and the artist’s remarque and signature, and form artist's proofs, an édition de luxe. PRICE, $30 FOR THE SET; SINGLE PICIURES, $3. Address FOREST AND STREAM PUR. CO., 39 Park Row, New York City. Agents, THE SPORTSMAN PUBLISHING CO., Detroit, Mich. 320 SMALL YACHTS, Their Design aud Constraction, kx- euuplified by the Ruling Types Of Modern Practice, By C. P. KUNHARDT. Cloth, 370 pages of type and illustrations, and 70 plates. 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C0., Dorchester, Mass. FOREST How? YEaGet Ens] AuvettsDuck Every Prominent Gun Dealer Sells ATLEN'S METAL DUCK CALLER (NEW REED), The Only Caller that Perfectly Imitates the: Wild Duck. Price $1.00. ALLEN'S BOW-FACING OARS! The Best inthe World. $6.00 Per Pair, Send for little catalogue 40 F. A. ALLEN, Monmouth, Ill. J,oOoOyN Ss’ Patent Automatic Sporting Shrapnell Shell. Adapted only for cylinder barrels, of choke-bores, For Wildfowl Shooting and Long Shots. Instantly available as a solid shot. These shells are guaranteed to give a closer pattern and greater penetration at ll0yds. than any shotgun in the world at s0yds. : Sample Box by Mail, 60 Cents. State gauge of gun. To be obtained in America from McLEAN BROS. & RIGG, 52 & 54 New St., New York. The Automatic Shrapnell Co., Hdinburgh, Scotland. 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Paper, 50 cts.; cloth, $1. Mailed on receipt of pricehy JAMAICA PUBLISHING CO., Jamaica Plain, Mass. Forest City Bird Store, established 1872. Sing- ing Birds, Talking Par- rots, Bird Cages, Pure Seed, Song Restorer, Insect Cure, ishing Tackle, Bird, Books, Pouliry Supplies, Gold i . Fish, Dogs & their Med- + ‘nes, Ferrets, Bird’s Hyes. 8. H. WILSON, ‘849 Superior St., Cleveland, Ohio. CATALOGUES FREE TO ANY ADDRESS mm ee) ; eC NS ots el —S— SCARING NIGER SSSEONL Goods for Ducking Suits, We had made for our sales Old-Fashioned Virginia Fulled Cloth, all wool, of the proper shade of color for Dueking Suits, 54in. wide; price $2 per ward Sam 1G sen nee Lee Rented. Add a Baltimore, Md. The Still- Hunter, “T. 8 VAN DYKE, PRICE, POSTPAID, $2.00, FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING .CO., AND STREAM. [Nov. 10, 189% TO LET, VERY CHEAP, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, For all kinds of Public and Private En- tertainments. The present lessees are in a position to rent the above premises at a much less price than hitherto demanded. Heated, and every way adapted for balls, athletic exhibitions, fairs, political meet- ings, shows, etc. etc. Will be rented by the single night, week or month, Address or call personally Iu the Stud. BLEMTON KENNEI HEMPSTEAD, L. I. upon BARNUM & BAILEY, Proprietors Bar- num & London Show, Madison Square Garden. DECOYS. Send for price list of the finest decoy ducks in the world. H. A. STEVENS, Manufacturer, Weedsport, N. Y. Wanted. Wanted for Barnum’s Hippodrome, 20. running horses, 4 to 8yrs. old. Extreme speed and fashionable breeding not requisite, but must size, strong, and be practically sound, of good reasonable in price. Address or call upon BARNUM & BAILEY, Madison Square Garden, New York City, SS IRAMICHI SALMON AND TROUT ANG- A ling Association.—A club is being organized to control certain valuable salmon and trout pools on the Miramichi River and tributaries, New Brunswick, An excellent chance for men of moderate means to enjoy fine fishing at a min- imum of expense. Application should be for- WV. VAN- jy14,tf warded: at once to Messrs. J. A. & VY WORT, Fredericton, New Brunswick. Sov Swe. Trout Farm For Sale, A farm of 325 acres in Hampshire County, Mass. station. Has three are covered with heavy timber of ¢ fulresidence, independent o advantages. Apply to WALCOTT HAMLIN, Amherst, Mass. Ferrets vs. Rats. and old Ferrets for sale at ADOLPH ISAACSEN’S “Sure Pop,” A complete book on Ferrets and Rat Exterminating sent by The best breeds of both youn 92 Fulton Street, New York City. mail for 15 cents. BRRETS FOR SALH,— FIVE DOLLARS per pair or three dollars for one. novl0,1t WM. BE. HOWELL, Painted Post, N. Y- 5 ees QUAIL FOR SALE.W—PLEASE SEND orders as early as possible; supply limited. E. B. WOODWARD, 174 Chambers st., N. Rs ? octeu 4t iba WHITE HARES (Lepus Americanus), captured and properly boxed and deliyered to express in Bethel, Me., in good condition on veceipt of orders and remittances at $3 per pair. Refer to Hon, H. O. Stanley, Dixfield, Me., Fish and Game Commissioner, J. G. RICH Bethel, Me. decl6,tf EA TROUT.—THE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS \) for sale or lease, a ten years government fish- ing lease of Tracadie and Pockmouche rivers. They are he best streams for sea trout of the largest size in New Brunswick, Canada. Men and canoes can be had at all times on either. These streams are very accessible. Particulars, with lans showing routes by rail, on application to 7h sca JACK, Fredericton, New Brunswick, anada. . Chester White, Berkshire and Poland China _ Pigs, fine setter dogs, Collies, Foxhounds a = bred and for sale by W, GIBBONS. & CO,, West Chester, Chester Co., Pa, Send stamp for circular and price list. NOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.—ONE JOHN A, Nichols’ B. L., 12-bore, 80in., 8i4lbs., finest Quality, elaborately enzraved, highly finished and perfectly new. Will be sold at one-half the original cost. Can be seen at H. C. SQUIRES, 178 Broadway, New York. sept2,tf The Diseases of Horses: Their Patholo Diagnosis and Treatment. To which is Acad a complete dictionary of equine materia medica. By HuGH DAuzren, A very complete, concise and intelligible trea- tise, conveniently arranged. Every horse owner should haye such a book. Paper, 102 pages. 75c. FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING CO. : 40 Park Row, New York. Forest & Stream File Binders. PRICE, #1.00. FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE. Hu the Stud. CHRicCntE TT. ag oe pre. RB ay dog an ee wey weigl Se .R.. 3230), in the stud. Pedig: pnd full particilars, HENRY C. oURDIOK, 150 Bridge st., Springfield, Mass. Ssilwer Shoe. std Fes, RIS. ELK Re HO, Bape fer sale. 68. . op ewe avr) 5 . , UXPITOL CItY. KENNELS sep1,tt Lansing, ‘Mich, five miles from Amherst and 11g miles from nearest railrood onds, of some 4 acres, well stocked with trout, and contains and controls 2 miles of the fin- est trout brooks in the State. Game, preserved for sey- eral years, is abundant, and shooting excellent; 250 acres e ‘hestnut, pine, hem- lock and yellow pine. The improvements consist of a pretty cottage of 11 rooms, suitably furnished, piazzas, a good barn and outhouses, icehouse; a noble spring of cold, pure water is carried through the house and barn. The buildings are in perfect repair. The land is 720 to 900ft. above tide water. Extensive and fine views on and from it. Cooland neal. and will make a delight- its fishing and shooting Scotch and Beagles, Sheep and Poultry, Fox-Terriers at St; Champ. LUCIFER (as in presenti)—Fee #30 From Oct. 1 to Dee. 31. : To afew approved bitches, + Sire, champion Splinter; dam, Kohinoor, wi of many cups and prizes in England, BACCHANAL—Fee Winner of many prizes in America and Bn Sire, ch, The Belgravian; dam, ch. Bedla RESOLUTE-—Fee $15 ‘ To afew approved bitches, ] Sire, champ. Result; dam, champ. Diadem SENTINEL—Fee $15: Toa few approved bitches after Wov. 1. § Bacchanal; dam, champion Safety. Winne of Ist, puppy class, Newport. REGENT VOX-—Fee $i Prize winner. Sire, Tackler; dam, Sandy Vic. Address GERMAN HOPKINS, Hempstead, Ly IN STUD. Gath’s Jo Having purchased Joy of Dr. J. N. Mae Keeling, Tenn., I offer his services to a few: proved bitches. Fee $20. Joyis evenly mat lack, white and tan Lilewellin setter, champion Gath ex Gem, is litter brother tot brated field trial winners Gath’s Mark and & He is a-fine field animal, was broken by the We known trainer D. E. Rose. To the owner of: bitch that is served I will present an elega erayon of Gath’s sey Address D. A. GOODWIN, JR., Newburyport, Mage STUD. WHITE ENGLISH BULL-TERRIER YOUNG ROYAL PRINCE.......... (A. K.R, 21 Weight 45lbs. Fee $15. BARONET........ Midd err he aa (A Weight 27lbs. Fee $15. ROYAL DIAMOND...........05 22. (A. me White English terrier, weight 18lbs. Fee $15 Pups by above dogs for sale. Address J! NEWMAN, 87 Hanover st., Boston, Mass. Pp U GS descriptive price list. IN THE STUD, Champion Bradford Ruby (3% CITY VIEW KENNELS, Box 1369, New Haven, Ot r CASTLE ROCK SCOTCH COLLIE KENNELS | is’ b ni FOR SALE. SEND BEN WYVIS G. & R, 25%), by Ben N A. K. R. 3693 en Nevis, € Meg Mevrilies. ‘ee, B15. 3 oung degs 2 uppies ‘onstantly on hand. Can be seen or adi os W. MUNSON, Branford, Con . ° Ghe Keinnel, CLIFTON KENNEL. The pointer kennel of America for field ¢ bench stock, offer for sale pointers, thoroug broken; pups by champion Graphic ex cha Clover, and some by Mainspring ex Lulu. dress with stamp CLIFTON KENNEL, 203 Sn mit avenue, Jersey City, N. J. sepls,t DOGS FOR SALE, ~ Newfoundlands, St. Bernarda, Maatitly Setters, Pointers, Spaniels, Pugs, "Yorkal Skye, Scotch, Fox, Bull and Black and Terriers, Blood, Beagle and Fox Houn Dogs and Pups at low prices. B. MAUBEE, 464 N. Oth, PHILAD’A.. | OHANNET KENNEL. —FOR SAL a, beautiful litter of blue blood puppieey Phil Warwick (A.K.S.B.5,676) ex Kaydid (A, Ka 5,746), Also broken and unbroken dogs, witht and guaranteed pedigree. W. B.d ONES octls,tt Easton, Mas q OR SALE.—TWO BITCH PUPS OF PB imported litter, by champion Orlanda Countess of Woodlands, litter sister to thee tic Albert Victor. W. WADE, Hulton, Pz oct20, LEWELLIN SETTER PUPPIES.—A FEM choice ones; no better bred in America, — order to repair and enlarge my kennel apa ments, 1 have decided to close out at $10 e dog or bitch. If you want a first-class dogé dress with stamp, CHAS. YORK, 9 & 11 Gra Block, Bangor, Me. ANTED—A ST. BERNARD PUP, STAN pedigree, age and price. H. W., this offi¢ nov10,1t : R ULL-TERRIER PUPPIES FOR SAL champion Count ex Kit (champion Tarq —Meg); satisfaction guaranteed; corresponde solicited. WM. MARINER, 405 Broadway, M waukee, Wis. novl0, INE ENGLISH MASTIFF FOR SALE, 20M old, 30in. high, powerfully made, very wai ful, kind and handsome; price F ; novl0,2t I. A. FISKE, Westbrook, Conn OR SALE—AN IRISH WATER SPAN! bitch, full pedigree, due to whelp Dee MICHAEL LAFFERTY, Falls of Schuylk Philadelphia, Pa. nov10, OR SALE—WELL BRED DOGS—NETT whelped June 28, 1883, by Princess Nellie, pI Laverack; broken on quail; good nose and color, black, white and tan; price $75. Lle dog, white anda little lemon, black nose and & just right to hunt; price $20. Llewellin bi color brown and white; hunted last fall some quail; price $25. H. B. VONDERSMITH, Li Gaster, Pa. noyl0,t OR SALE, THOROUGHLY TRAINED | FR bit dog. L, F. HERRICK, Millbury, Ma 95 WILL BUY A FINE YOUNG HOUR 2 dog, A No. 1 on rabbits. Come and hina: THEODORE MBY nov10,1t . 318 Highth st., Jersey City, Ny OREST AND STREAM A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE ROD AND GUN, ‘TERMS, ae AYpAR. 10 Cts. 4 COPY. | Six Monqas, $2. { CORRESPONDENCE. Tur Fortst AND StRHAM is the recognized medium of entertain- Ment, instruction and information between American sportsmen. Communications on the subject to which its pages are deyoted are pespectiuily invited. Anonymous communications will not be re- garded. No name will be published except with writer’s consent. The Editors are not responsible for the views of correspondents. ADVERTISEMENTS, Only advertisements of an approved character inserted. 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The Deed of Gift Abroad. Oanoeing Notes. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. ‘ion. CAMP-FIRS FLICKERINGS. SEA AND RIVER FISHING. A Huge Whitefish. Testing Strength of Trout. Under the White-Heads. | On the Gasconade.—wu. | Mackinaw Trout. NETTING CHESAPEAKE DUCKS. HERE has been this season a great destruction of ducks on the Havre de Grace flats by the agency of nets. The shooting season opened on Nov. 1, but long before that date canvasbacks, redheads and blackheads "were offered for saie in Philadelphia, and upon examina- tion it was found that they had been trapped in nets and drowned. _ These nets are set under water upon the feeding grounds of the wildfowl, ostensibly for the purpose of : catching rockfish or striped bass. Three nets are hung _ upon the same line—the two outside nets are of 12in. mesh and the middle one, which is a 4in. mesh, is loose hung— that is, 100ft. of net are strung upon 50ft. of rope. The duck, in diving for food, meets this obstruction, and its head and neck becoming entangled in the small meshed middle net,it naturally endeavors to force its way through, and in so doing carries the middle net through the large mesh of the outside net, thus forming a pocket in which it is drowned. In the morning the ‘‘fisherman,” overhaul- - ing his ‘‘nets for rockfish,” takes out the unfortunate ducks and forwards them to market, where they meet a ready sale, though they are comparatively worthless for the table, since they have been strangled and then allowed to soak for hours in the water. ' In this illegal manner thousands of ducks were killed before the shooting season opened, Bad as this destruction is, other effects follow this unsportsmanlike method which are far worse for all the men engaged in killmg ducks by the legitimate means of shooting them, for it is a well known fact that wildfowl will not remain upon feeding grounds where netting is practiced, but will abandon the place and seek safer waters. Americans pride themselves, and justly, upon the can- yasback, the king of all ducks, and the redheads and blackheads of the Chesapeake are but little inferior; but their numbers are fast diminishing under the ceaseless persecution to which they are subjected. The killing of ducks by a gun, shot from the shoulder, is the only law- ful and fair way of obtaining them; buton any still night ; on the flats can be heard the roar of the murderous ‘“‘big- NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 17, 1887. gun,” by which from 50 to 100 ducks are frequently killed at one shot, and as many more crippled; and now, added to this wholesale slaughter comes the poacher with nets. If something is not done soon to put an end to these illegal methods of destruction, duck shooting on the Chesapeake will soon be a thing of the past. A PHASE OF HUMAN NATURE. it is a curious freak of innate depravity that prompts men to fire orphan asylums, and of like genesis is the inclination now and then manifested to destroy public property attached to fish breeding establishments, Leta State set apart an appropriation for restocking the streams with food fish for the benefit of its citizens, and let the work be undertaken never so wisely, some there will be who will find in the enterprise a real or fancied infringe- ment of their ‘‘rights’; and when opportunity offers, good care will be taken to wreak revenge. It will be remembered that when the Commissioners of Fish- eries of New York established a trout hatchery at Little Clear Pond, in the North Woods, certain hoodlums of that vicinity banded together and destroyed the nets which had been set in the pond to take breeding fish for the hatchery. These Adirondack savages con- ceived that the State’s work meant interference with their own private particular interests in these fish; they had always fished in that water, they had a right to keep on fishing there; this right was inalienable, and if the nets of the fish hatchery interfered, so much the worse for the nets. They accordingly ripped up the nets and did what they could to destroy the tools of the Commis- sion and thwart its work. They acted very much as the South Sea Islanders who fall upon and devour the mis- -sionaries sent out to civilize them. The same motives appear to have animated the gang of ruffians who destroyed a weir of the Maine Fish Commis- sion last week, A few years ago the Maine Fish Commission caused to be constructed at Hdes Falls, on the Crooked River, one of the principal inlets of the Sebago, a weir, for the pur- pose of taking all the landlocked salmon that should at- tempt to ascend that stream to spawn. During the breed- ing season immense numbers of these fish run up that river. In fact it is the belief of those in the best position to know that the greater part of the salmon in the lake seek this river as their spawning bed, and hence by the use of the weir the Commission had hoped to secure the great majority of these fish for breeding purposes. Then after they had been stripped of their eggs they have been returned to the river below the weir, from whence they could seek the lake below. Previous to the construction ‘of this weir the inhabitants for miles around were in the habit of visiting the river and taking these immense fish from off their spawning beds and putting them to various uses. It is related of oneman that he did not like ‘‘traouts, but they was good to feed the hogs on.” Hence it was that the construction of the weir and the hatching works at Edes Falls was not looked upon with fayor by the dwellers along the river. The complaint came that all the ‘‘traouts” were being stopped, and though it is always in the close season that these landlocked salmon spawn, yet the people of that section are not entirely silent in their denunciation of the works of the Commission. on the river below. Though there have been dire mutterings, and once or twice men have appeared in the night time and threat- ened the keepers of the weir, no very marked disturbance has resulted till this year. One night last week, at about 2 o’clock A. M,, the keeper of the weir, hearing some noise outside, went out. At once he was set upon by a man with a gun in hand; with the man were eighteen others. All of them had their faces blackened, so that they could not be recognized. They intimidated the keeper, Harriman, who was alone, save for his little boy; and the miscreants proceeded to their work unthwarted. They broke up the weir and turned all the salmon in the tank loose in the river above the works, evidently with the purpose that they might be afterward stolen, either by themselves or their friends. The keeper was left under guard till the masked men had killed or let all the salmon loose. The Commissioners were at once advised of the outrage, and they visited the ground and repaired the damages as far as possible. The Commission had gathered in the weir, up to that time, 140 fish from which they in- tended to take the eggs. These were all turned loose, and according to their natural instinct, they immediately -intimidating law-abiding and decent Park visitors. VOL. XXIX.—No, 17. } Nos. 39 & 40 PARK Row, New Yor«. started up stream. The keepers and the Commissioners have since recaptured 25, and they hope to get still more. The thieves did not destroy any eggs, as they were all in the hatchery two miles away. But the liberation of the fish and the destruction of the weir will seriously inter- fere with the work of the Commission this year. Last year 750,000 eggs were taken, and the Commissioners had hoped to get a million this year. Instead of that num- ber, not over 250,000 can be taken under the most favor- able conditions. A curious feature of the whole situation is that, by a law of the State, the eggs cannot be taken from these fish to be used in restocking other waters, but they must be returned to the waters of Sebago Lake. The Crooked River poachers evidently share the feelings of the Clear Pond net cutters, In the Adirondacks the better sentiment of the community finally prevailed, and a paper was signed by many resident guides and others setting forth their detestation of the vandalism. Some- thing of the kind i3 now in order from the respectable citizens of the Edes Falls district; in default of which Maine would do well to give over planting salmon eggs and send agents up there to sow the seeds of intelligence and common sense. SNAP SHOTS. TTHNTION is invited to the warning afforded in the harsh fate that overtook an Ithaca young man last Sunday. This ardent hare hunter was so possessed of his mania that he would not confine his pursuit of game to the’ six days allowed by law nor to the agents legalized by the statute. He carried on the campaign on Sunday and had a ferret to help. The ferret knew no better. When the young man used his gun as a stick to poke the hare out of the hole the gun went off and killed the hunter. It was a punishment altogether disproportioned to the offense, but when gunpowder and a charge of shot volunteer to punish double-headed infractions of the game laws, they cannot be expected to do the work with the discretion of a game protector who is paid to be dis- creet, The American Kennel Register in the November num- ber brings the total list of entries up to 5,582, The fifth yolume will close with the December number. The an- nual entries average over a thousand. The Register is constantly growing in value as a book of reference, and breeders and owners are constantly testifying to their appreciation of its worth. The Register moreover has a clean record; there is in it no material for the making of those charges of business mismanagement and sharp practice which have for years been the tiresome adjuncts of another enterprise in the kennel stud book field of literature. The publishers of the Register have won a permanent place for this monthly record by fair dealing and efficient service. There is manifested a tendency to complain of large game preserves on the assumed ground that clubs and private lessees of extensive tracts of wild land have not a legal right to forbid trespass. It must be clear, on sober consideration, that such leases are within the law, and the right to prohibit others from shooting or fishing is not inyalidated by the extent of the preserve nor by its wild nature. Objections to the growing system of private game grounds cannot reasonably be lodged on the score of illegality. Whether or no the system is to be con- demned for any other reasons is a legitimate topic for discussion. The more we learn of the stage robbery on the borders of the National Park last summer the more farcical the episode appears. Two of the “‘road agents” have been arrested and they turn out to have been extremely de- generate followers of Dick Turpin. They were not after plunder, but were bent on getting revenge. One of them had been put out of the Park for violating the rules and he thought it would be a fine thing to vent his spite by The other was a discharged employe of the transportation company, whose business he hoped to injure. The elegant club house of the Robins Island Club was destroyed by fire last Monday afternoon, the loss amounting to $20,000, The annual field trials of the club, which were to have begun last Tuesday, have been post- poned. A new club house will be erected at once. a22 — Che Sportsman Tourist. Address all communvications to the Forest and Stream Pub. Co. UNDER THE JACKLIGHT. Ne eae silence, silence; saye, perhaps, Some still small night voice in the bog grass near Bespeaks a hidden drama’s haps and mishaps, But with bay-like bark, breaking upon the startled ear, The great owl stirs anon the lonesome echoes, till their lapse Gives chance the querulous complainings of the lesser one to hear, Silence, soundless silence; save now and then A tinkling dripping from the paddle blade, But it ceases, and there’s silence absolute again. - Then, breaking the list’ning hush of its lonely forest glade, With smothered roar some giant tree of years untold of men At last lies down to rest beneath its comradés’ shade. Darkness, deepest darxness} save that there Upon the inklike water lies a single star, - But shivered by a beaver crossing to its lair. No; the place is soundless, sightless, near and far. Then the vanguard breeze of morning stirs the heavy air; Comes the gray édge of day and the moon's last thin bar. YONKERS. MAID OF BEECH. I HAVE just come in from sawing ty sticks of beech : Base my daily allotment to keep my wood fires in feed, _ A November day, somewhat bleak, though not freez- ing, the Ramapo Hills—dwindlings of the Blue Ridge— blue and purple under the declining sun, twenty miles away; a few obstinate leaves, still clinging to the cherry tree in my yard, rustling and fluttering; and the robins, a troop of them, making the air lively with their darting flights southward, the cedar twigs bending as they alight and call to their comrades; preparing for winter, as I am preparing for it with my beech sticks. But here is the difference, in power and ease of locomotion between them and me. They fly from the cold and I stay and fight it, using nature—her trees—to fight herself with, I the canny man, the intelligent animal, who employs nature against herself. The robins get the best of it though. Few of us can afford to. go to the Carolinas or Florida for our winter. Few of us can support two country seats, one at the north, among the Canada woods, for summer and one in the pines and along the sands of the south for the winter. Yet I make and spend enough ina year to keep five thousand robins that time. But I am not more hand- somely clothed, not near so handsomely; though the clothing of the robin costs him nothing. Nay; our female human being, though she may flaunt herself never so gaily in her silks, cannot show so soft or beautiful a plumage as yon robin. We pride ourselves a good deal in these days on our quick and cheap means of transportation by railroad, But how many of us use it? How many of us see the country as our robin does? Who finds out its expanse as he, traversing it from one end to the other? Who gets his birdseye yiew of it all, as he goes, asif he were always on a hilltop catching the view? Or who finds out the dells, enters into the smallnesses of nature’s treasure- places as he does? finds the prettiest trees and creeps into them, watches with near eye the moss, studies at short focus the shapely leaf (what a connoisseur of leayes he must be!), inhales the first escaping fragrant breath of the trunk? Fly away, robin, on your pleasure journey of use; leave me here to saw through my stout stick of wood that makes the small of my back ache. Your way of escaping the cold is not half so toilsome, not one-hun- dredth part sotame as mine, the superior human being, T believe you get more out of life than Ido. "Who feasts on fresher fruits or more choice or on a greater vari- ety of them than you? Free, spirited, well-fed, hand- somely coated, you go, nearer your Maker, I do believe, than J am. Yet I do crawl nearer by this very stick of beech that I was just sawing. It is a ponderous fellow, that has made me sweat to get through, I see the end of one of the lengths pointing up to me aslsaw. The section is as fresh as a baby’s skin, almost as smooth; as for color, no. baby has ever beaten it. Here toward the heart it is of a darker tinge, yet not really dark, no darker than the shadow that may rest under the baby shoulder, and be- side it there is the genuine flesh color, an animated flesh color, not milky, but of the delicatest mottling of hues of pink; that transparent skin it is like where you see the presence of underlying blood vessels, not distinct in their shape, but casting up a mellowed, graded indication of their presence; the skin that shows of life beneath and coursing blood, the gentlest whisper possible of deep life. So much for the color, Charmed by the aspect, I left my saw and buried my nose, as far as a nose can be buried in a piece of wood, on the end of the stick of beech, and sniffed this pink sec- tion. A perfume! how subtle, exquisite, unapproach- able. It shoots me into the woods, a suggestion of all woody perfumes. Iam no longer in my back yard; a _ forest is around me. So faint! my nose could not have caught it three inches away; yet here it is wholly distinct, full of character; yet how could you express its difference from the fragrance of any kindred stick of the for- est? Nature does not parade all her scents. I have to go close to her, almost to burrow into this chunk of beech - with my nose to catch the modest, retiring sweetness. _ Ah, my friend robin, I wonder if you get these scents in your close communion with the trees? Few of us men do. Yet that stick was my victim—killed, felled, and quartered by other hands than mine; but slow to rot after death; sweet even yet and yielding fragrance to me. T have sawn it into bits, but still I can not take away its fragrance until I have burned it; and even in the burning _it will yield incense; but when it is in ashes then I shall be complete conqueror. One of them is roasting now on the fire below me, T - turn the victim when he does not burn well. Ah! a sav- age victor, I! I am Moloch! I, man! to whom many such sacrifices have burned, I warm my hands over my FOREST AND STREAM. to the sun, acted a wish—dumb life, I, your brother; I, into whom life was breathed as it was into you; of no higher lineage than you; of no fairer form, nor firmer texture; nor half so sweet as you!—I have usurped power over you; and exercise it, @ were created even, now-I am lord. There was a time when man was notso; when he picked up only the dead and dry twigs on the ground or wrenched off the withered, half-broken boughs. He had no steel axes then, But that was atype of man we de- spise, a man who could not master the woods: without the desire to; content to live in them; live and letlive; notas enemies. But we are numerous. This land was inhabited once, for hundreds of years, before we white men came, and yet the woods were not cut down, How did they live? They did not multiply so fast as we, though six or seven hundred thousand extra, 1860-1865, was not a bad contii- bution to death. But they killed each other more regu- larly, perhaps, Well, they subsisted on the animal life which the woods and streams contained and on their own little cornfields; and the woods stood, and helped feed them. We white men crowd in and kill all thatthe woods contain; and fish many streams dry of fish, We took away the feeding-ground from the wild life thatran in the woods. What care we for the forest? We want to get’ rich, We change everything. Behold, now, a continent half denuded, with plains of grain, and a rushing, trading population. Compsre it with the continent of two hun- dred years ago. Come, brother Molochs, warm your hands by the flames of this maid of beech, and Jet us consider whether the continent is better. JOHN ELLIOTT CURRAN, IN THE LAND OF THE MICMACS.--II. (Continued from page 249). The our delight the red men’s appetite took a more civilized turn next morning, and James observing this, remarked in his peculiar cool way that they must have been lying in wait a long time for the chance of last night. “‘Air ye goin’ t’ sind the boat down this morn, Misther Miller, fur more grub?” after setting down the coffee and stepping back with his hands on his hips. “What do you think about it?” queried Walter; “how are they feeding now, Davey?” ‘Faith, sur,” replied Cookey, with head cocked on side and eyes upon our canoemen, “they don’t hould out wutrth a cint, an’ that’s a fack, but”— and here he paused as if afraid or ashamed to speak his mind. After a moment’s hesitation, however, he added, ‘‘There’s no dipindince to be put in the brutes, they’re born desavers.” “Perhaps, Davey, they would rather go up to North Branch short of provisions, so that they could use their tomahawk on you when hard up,” interposed James in a good-humored manner, which Cookey at once detected. ‘I dunno know ’bout that, faith,” retorted Davey, ‘“‘but an Injun, they say, has a swate mouth for fat mate, an’ ef that’s the truth, the tommyhawk ‘ll find a softer pate and fatter jintes than Davey’s,” and tipping Phil a cun- ning wink, he made his way to the fire. James coughed. The reference was to his plump, portly figure. In an hour we were stemming again the strong current of this rough, boisterous stream. We had outflanked civilization yesterday. No-~ houses, no cultivated fields, no sign of human life save our own met our gaze that morning. The forest reached down to the river on both sides, and huge maples, poplars and balm of Gileads fringed the shores and cast their morning shadows across the noisy, turbulent waters. The hills became mountains, and the latter crowded more closely upon the little river, squeezing it narrower and narrower; the stream, as if resenting such treatment, became more angry and tore downward through great granite boulders, sputtering, leaping, rushing, roaring. In some places the river is thickly strewn with these huge stones, of all sizes and shapes, most of the larger ones rising from two to six feet above the surface of the water, and so blocking the stream as to cause a very strong current wherever an opening occurs. In such places our speed was a snail’s pace, and even that full of excitement and danger. Much judgment and experience are necessary to choose the safest and most practicable routes through these rocky mazes, and more coolness, dexterity and strength to safely pass them. The Indian seems well adapted for such work. Theirs is the keen vision of the hunter, whose trained eye takes in every- thing at a glance. They know the limit of their bodily powers, they know also what a frail thing a bark canoe is among wild waters, rushing and twisting between rocks, They can, therefore, be trusted. So don’t grow impatient when your guides pause below some noisy rapids, and, steadying the canoe with their poles, speak to one another in their own beautiful language, whose sounds seem born of the sweet murmuring of forest and water, Observe, too, those black piercing eyes are away up among the swells and foam where danger lurks. They are measuring their strength with that of the cur- rent at every pass, until a choice is made; then a mutter from one, an @@ from the other, and up go the poles as if moved by some perfect machine, the rapid is boldly col- lared, and soon you are shot over the lip into the smoother water beyond. With the first afternoon’s experience, I thought a rapid could have no danger for me; but I must confess to nervous- ness when in the midst of the first boulder rapid of the second day. It was-so different. The mad rocks seemed tearing up the incline like huge monstersinsome African river, dashing the spray and foam into the canoe itself; the noise was so loud! the danger so near! I often felt like grasping a boulder at my side and clinging to it with all my strength, The first thought is ‘“‘we’ll besafe there anyhow,” but a moment’s reflection shows you how fool- hardy such a timid freak would be. When my excite- ment was atits height, I happened to glance at the face of the sternman. The cool calm, undisturbed expression of that. countenance I shall never forget, for it told me in mute but strong words, ‘‘You can bea coward sometimes,” I realized it in a moment, and as a stream of black saliva shot from the wide opening in that face, I thought of Black Jack, and then of my pipe. Wishing to appear calm, I remarked, ‘‘Mebbe me takum smoke, Louis?” ‘Much better likum smoke bove rocks,” returned the In- dian, without even looking at me, but that reply proved | night murder of the forest. These brothers and sisters, mute, | that my nervousness had’ been observed, Ever after I muter than the animals—yet they struggled animatedly ' wore my most stolid look in the middle of a rapid, [Nov. 17, 1887. About 11 o’clock we reached Blue Stone Pool, an & cellent salmon hole, which takes its source from a g rocky spur, bluish in color, projecting into the river the north side, forming a heavy rapid in front and a pool below. The water was slightly discolored—the r sult of a rain some days befere—and as salmon take tl fly in such much better than in clear water we expecte great sport. There was nothing but bustle and confusi¢ for a quarter of an hour, Rods were brought out, reelg] fished from grip-sacks, fly-books opened and laid on ¢he yellow gravel shore, busy fingers were twisting the ends about the joints, others putting landing nets toge etc. And now the trio are ready and step into the wate to wade a short distance toward the pool before casting The six dusky canoemen line the shore, some holding landing nets ready, others adjusting their tumakums, bug keeping a sharp lookout upon the anglers. Davey has pub a few yards between himself and the red men, and seated on a rock, watches for the opening’ of the plaj He has never seen a salmon taken with the fly, is quite sure that slender ‘‘gad” will never “hould *im,” and § regards the whole thing as ridiculous. Walter casts his Durham-ranger with much skill away) out into the rapid water at the head of the pool, and asaf) floats away he draws it in by a succession of short sm pulls. The other two pause and keenly watch the ga lure. Now it begins to sweep in toward the shore a littl and has just reached that spot where the experiencéf angler expects a rise, when there is a rush, 4 flash, ¢ strike, but lo, the feeling of disappointment, as the sails harmlessly through the air. A murmur and excitet shake of the head pass through the spectators, while oe, shrugs his shoulders and forces back a derisiva) smile, “Now, Walter, my turn,” said James, aia ee nig, long 17-footer through the air and dropping his Joc Scott lightly in the pool. Down it went with the rapit current until about the middle of the pool, when it drawn as before. As it curves round there is anotl splash and another miss. Evidently the fish are not their take to-day or else they have not found their favor ite fly. Phil follows suit with the same result. Upal consultation they decide to give the fish a rest. O anglers invariably do this, especially upon missing a © or two, as they think the fish, growing accustomed ¢ the regular appearance and disappearance of the lure will fail to respond or will even become afraid of it. After a rest of fifteen minutes Walter’s fly was sweep ing around the curve at the critical point, when he got 3 splendid rise and hooked his fish firmly. Then the reel hummed out its thrilling music, the rod bent with g graceful curve and all eyes were scanning the surface for the first break. Presently a bright object sprang int the air near the head of the pool, and at the sam moment a shout from the Indians echoed far and near as can. pool and again flung himself high in the air just opposite Davey, who had left his rock and was gazing into water. “A foine fish ye’ve got, Misthur Miller,” shouted. Cookey, rushing into the river and wading toward Wal! ter; ‘sie me a grip o’ the shtring, an’ my word fur it, hell ind his jig on the shore.” *‘No, no, my good fellow; thanks for your offer, but he'd be sure to break loose.” (Walter is very polite, even | ny the midst of exciting scenes.) ‘Break loose!” returned Davey, ‘‘faith he’ll break that slinder swutch 0’ yers in a giffy ef— Aye, there he goe again, like a March hare wi’ a pinch o’ snuff in hus nose, Don’t be foolish, man, gie us the shtring.” Again Walter refused the proffered help; and Davey | turning, waded without another word to the shore, seated) himself on his rock, and seemed to take no further inter) est in the struggle, confident that it must have but one | ending. For fifteen minutes or more the fight was continued, | when the fish showed signs of letting up, and soon Loui had him nicely netted. He tipped the spring balance a 16lbs. Davey admired him yery much, but could see no good in ‘‘foolin’” with a fish so long, ; Then it was James's turn, and he, too, on the second : cast struck a fine fish, which afforded some excellent | sport, and was safely landed. He weighed 14}/bs, | Phil's | luck proved a grilse—a young salmon about 3bs, i weight. These are very active, and give fine play for five or six minutes, buf are soon wearied. Again Walter raised and hooked a fine one, but lost it when the Indian | was about to bag it, James landed his second fish safely, which scaled 12lbs. For half an hour longer the poo! wa whipped, but without another rise. Meanwhile Davey, who is an excellent cook, had dinner under way, and scon we were seated, enjoying a rare dainty dish of fried grilse. It is more delicate in flavor, sweeter and more juicy than the full-grown salmon, ant the grain of the flesh is finer. We made a hearty, sub- stantial meal, the, by no means, least enjoyable part of it being Davey’s laughable references to our mode of cap- turing salmon, And now let us take a look at the group on the sand & few paces away. They sit in a circle with their legs crossed beneath them, A large black tin kettle is in the center, from the top of which projects a salmon tail, while a similar one stands near filled with black tea, Bread and hardtack lie in piles on flat stones around the kettles, while tin cups and a huge bowl of molasses com- plete the outfit. On the knees of each rests a pressed ti late, while the right hand holds a sheath knife, drawa From its scabbard on the belt. All eyes are upon the steaming kettle, and as the flavor of boiled salmon reaches the nose thep grow more impatient to begin, Presently Sak turns the vessel over, and a whole fish, in two pieces slides out upon the flat stones. This is the signal o battle, Plates, knives and fingers are soon busy, and m the twinkling of an eye that whole salmon disappears from the center, Piled upon six dishes, it is fast meli- ing away, and soon nothing, save the backbone, jaws and skull, remains. It has all been converted into red man, Davey grows uneasy; the monsters of lastnight are again on the trail, and early starvation and tomahawks haunt his imagination. ‘ “It’s jist es I tould ye,” he observed, turning toward us with a hopeless look, “‘the’ air at their ould thricks agin, an’ divil a hap’urth o’ vittels ‘ull be fur the morrow 4 a eh - 2 Don't be alarmed, Davey, we'll feed them on salmon,” said James in encouraging tones. Nov. 17, 1887.] “Salmon!” repeated Cookey, ‘tvoth if the strame wus the’d ate it dhry—the haythens.” Was no use attempting to reason him into seeing that rae feed was all an Indian wanted for the whole he shook his head dolefully, believing them to be born desavers,” out two o’clock in the afternoon the three canoes again in motion. The river became rougher, the ders larger and rapids stronger, and our men had to hard, Poling became more difficult. The further ascended the rougher became the bottom, until it was fhing but large, angular or flat stones, on which the frequently slipped, The Indians do not use iron or picks on their poles here, as I’ve seen them doing on ervivers, The stones are too hard and flinty for that. ad, however, they scorch the ends of the poles to den the wood, and this they claim prevents much ing. Toward four o’clock we approached an angry long rapid, and a very noisy fellow, too, for we had heard his growling some distance below. A few rounded granite nlders stood here and there on the decline, encircled a white water, warning the voyageur of what he was expect up there. “What you calhim rapid, Louis?” I queried of the man in the stern, *Push an’ be Damn,” replied he, | “Push and be what?” I asked with a look of surprise. An’ be damn,” repeated the Indian with a broad leer, is he noticed my puzzled look. | “Who callum that, Louis?” I continued. 4 *White man, long ’go. Me tellum you byme bye. Too hard work talkum here,’ “Come, boys, you must rest awhile before you tackle s rough water. Push into that rock there, and San ch hold of that projecting corner. Allright. Now, , sit down and take it easy for a few minutes.” After 3 kettle containing cold tea had been passed from one 0 the other and the pipes lighted I turned to Louis. ee, now, the story about ‘Push and be Damned’ JADLGs, ’ ae ‘go,” began Louis, ‘“‘ole white man thinkum good a8 Injun, sartin hecanoe can polum up here. Gottum one big pappoose, white un, he all same Sak [meaning that me boy poled from the bow, as Sak was doing]. Canoe kum berry slow, ole un gettum berry mad, Callum pappoose, push, push, all time. Pappoose get- n cross all same. Well, canoe walkum up to at big rock, creepum ‘long little more high. Water ) big, canoe no w. m more. Ole un cross one 1 moose, callum one, two, three times push, push. ppoose jumpum out canoe, tellum ole un ‘Push an’ damn,’ Rollum over big water two three times like ehalf drown. Pappoose gettum shore byme bye, Ole sittum down canoe, and canoe swingum round, run- hum fast down river. Byme bye hittum rock, makum pwo canoes. Ole un catchum rock an’ creepum on top. ppoose walkum all way back wigwam, Ole un fraid me off, stayum on rock one, two days. Skeeters an’ m-no-seeums eatum alltime, Byme bye white man m ole un off an’ callum big water here ‘Push an’ be Thy © ‘Push and be Damn’ ” rapids was certainly the worst yet countered, and the men seriously discussed whether or i it might be saferto thread the shore, pulling the canoe , ag they sometimes do, with a towline; but as the In- nis proud of his reputation for pluck and endurance, S notion was soon given up, Just here the stream is nost choked with boulders—great round granite ones, which might have been tossed from the overhanging cliffs the giant boys of olden times. Among the red men there are traditions to this effect, My men selected the right bark, the others the left. We re obliged to ascend a steep incline, and then pass be- een two rocks only § or 10ft. apart, where the current svery strong. Inch by inch the way wasfought. And w the bow is almost touching one of the boulders. The d waters rush past, moaning and hissing, threatening = nee of the eyes. there was no change in the stolid face. y begins the lateral movement. The canoe must be ved out sideways, the greatest care being taken not to ow the water to “grip” the bow, until beyond the line of bstruction ahead, and in the course of the current. At last the desired point is reached, when up go the two poles and as quickly descend; with teeth clenched, the men throw their whole weight upon them and the canoe ms to rise out of the water and shoot ahead. Again d again the poles rise, and the craft leaps into the tor- t. Now we are between the boulders and the scene is y grand. The wild waters dash upon the rocks, the ves roll outward and meet beneath our frail bark, cing her up ona ‘‘horseback” of seething elements, é Indians pause, The stream is deep here and their ed are shaking violently by the current. I almost for- my determination to keep cool. I glance again at dark visage in the stern. Surely I shall see signs of citement, if not fear; but no, cool, self-possessed, as ; the teeth are clenched and the eye more firmly eted on the bow, thatisall. They are feeling their waiting for the moment of least lateral resistance, n the final spurt will be made, At length it comes. if moved by one spirit, the two spring to the work; a mendous push drives the canoe half way up the lip, other and another follow quickly, until at last it isshot er the yerge into the safer waters beyond. Iraise a ‘out for Louis and Sak, and refresh them with a ‘‘smile” booktawichk. The other canoes were more fortunate, aving found easier passes through the labyrinth of boulders on the other side. About 3 o’clock we cometo the mouth of Devil’s Brook, vild mountain torrent, which threads its noisy course wn through forests of dark spruce and tumbles into the le South West by a succession of leaps and plunges. waters, bounding for miles and miles through cool es, and fed by many springy rivulets, are deliciously but never did they taste better or seem more refresh- than on that afternoon, Great swarms of spotted t, with an occasional sea trout among them, lay here there in this icy water as it mingled with the river. temptation was too great for Walter; so putting his unee rod together, he was soon reeling in the peckled beauties.” About twenty were taken, averag- all the way from 4$1b. to 2lbs. Davey was delighted at ee accession to our larder, The evil day seemed : ui ‘ er te) . FOREST AND STREAM. After leaving Devil's Brook the river was smoother and the current weaker, su that three or four miles were made in about two hours, We passed a beautiful mountain scene during that time, The south side of the river is formed by a great semi-circular range, rising several hundred feet, its sloping sides were covered with ever- greens, fits and spruce, while from the summit great pines lifted themselyes into the air, standing out like giant sentinels of the valley below. We experienced much difficulty, however, in finding a suitable place for camping, as the banks were steep and the shores rough and rocky; but when we reached Blake’s Sluiceway—a narrow, deep and swift part of the river, where a lumberman of this name was drowned some years ago—we hit upon a fair site and pitched tent for the night. Our Indian friends were very quiet; even SAk’s glib tongue was silent for a long time, They were very tired. There was, however, some ‘‘tall” eating. Panful after panful of fried trout vanished in quick order, until Cookey became somewhat alarmed, fearing that two square meals were henceforth to be in order every day. The last mouthful is no sooner down than the Indian grows uneasy, and the pipe is soon in his hand. The ‘poochnaughan” is opened, and a mixture of cut tobacco and red willow bark is produced, They prefer this to pure tobacco; why I did not learn. Probably the cost has something to do with it, The tumakums were smoked in ominous silence for a long time, scarcely a word passing from one to the other, until we joined them at their fire; and even then they were not disposed to tall. Yes, they were very tired, and no wonder. Any one acquainted with the difficulties to be met in ascending this river can well understand their feelings. However, in the course of half an hour Sak found his tongue, and even good-natured Stephe made some remarks; but after the booktawichk had been passed. round there was a great change in their spirits. Sak, as usual, did the most of the talking. He has rather a keen sense of humor, is quick to perceive a point, and frequently turns the tables on us in a pleasant way. This was especially the case that evening in reciting a legend of the creation of man. James had inquired if Sak thought the white men and Indians were the same at first, or whether the first were white or red men. “©, sartin,”’ rejoined Sak, ‘‘all same, only white man white. Nickskam makum all Injun at first, no white man ‘tall, an’ settum hunt mooin (bears). Mooin seeum Injun, thinkum all same, an’ fightum. One, two, some Injun brave, raisum war-whoop, an’ killum mooin with tomahawks. More Injun ‘fraid, turnum pale, runnum *way, no fightum, that’s white man, Nickskam seeum run turnum white, sayum no brave. White Injun ’fraid of mooin, no livum in woods. Makum wigwam in field. No go in woods only Injun long too, sames you now,” and the other Indians laughed heartily at SAk’s humorous thrust at the white man. The more we see of Sak, the more inclined are we to be- lieve that his imagination has much to do with the crea- tion of the stories and traditions told about the camp- e. Presently the moon climbed high over the southern hill-wall, and shot her beams across the dark valley to the rough crags beyond, lighting up the wild mountain scen- ery, but leaving night still lurking in the hollows, rifts, and gulches, which appeared like ugly blotches on the fair picture, And before she rose high enough to chase the gloom from the low, narrow river valley and flood it with her silvery mantle, we all retired; we, to our tents and comfortable beds, but the red men only moved the closer to the fire, curled themselves up and were soon asleep. CHIKTEK, NEWCASTLE, New Brunswick. HUNTING IN FLORIDA.—I. HOUGH a native of Massachusetts, it was my fortune, at the age of thirteen, to enjoy squirrel, oppossum and fox hunting in interior Virginia; at nineteen, deer, coon and bear chasing in southwestern Georgia; at twenty- five, plover, duckand hawk shooting in southeastern New England; at forty, a sight of wild chamois in the high Alps, and at fifty-five, a camp life of fifty consecutive days in the miasmatic swamps and everglades around Lake Okechobee in southern Florida, The object of this narrative is to give a detailed account of this latter expe- rience in the most forbidding of all wild regions; but to the naturalist a perfect elysium. The mention of Florida suggests the invalid, but it should not in the case of myself or my three companions, the one an experienced collector of forty, inured to all the hardships of camp life, and recognized by naturalists as ‘Doctor P., and the other two, youths of eighteen, in- experienced, but enthusiastic, whom we will call Erwin and Fred, For hunting-dress outfit, I was provided with a suit of sail cloth, colored yellowish brown or butternut, to re- semble dead leaves. the sack coat prepared with ten pockets, besides one, full size of the skirt, for large speci- mens, the pants with six pockets, two blue flannel shirts, with inside pockets for watch, money and photographs, all wrapped in oil silk bags (carefully keeping paper money from contact with the oil silk surface, by first en- closing it in an envelope), military boots and brogans, and four pair of thick woolen socks. Any sort of vest is an incumberance on hunting excursions. A huswife well provided with sewing materials, extra buttons, pieces. of cloth in variety for mending garments and dressing wounds, was not omitted. For obtaining game, and for camp constructing, I had a double-barreled breechloader: in the waist-belt on the left side, a large size revolver, and on the right side a celaw-hatchet with wrist string in the handle; sundry small traps, bunches of cord, insect nets, ete. At least one breechloading rifle should be in every hunting party. For preserving and transporting specimens, I found a tin knapsack, constructed with various apartments for alcoholic vials, lunches, medicine-box and eggs, very con- venient. At leash ten gallons of alcohol and twenty pounds of arsenic were provided, besides some hundreds of muslin bags of different sizes, for keeping specimens distinct when thrown into one large jar. Convenient instruments, in duplicate, for skinning birds and animals and for blowing eggs, completed the general outfit, Two o'clock P, M., Jan. 29, 1874, found myself and arty steaming out of the harbor of P., in southern New Fnac bound direct to Savannah, A sudden fit of indi- gestion admonished Fred to seek cascading quarters, 323 before we were fairly out of sight of land, whither T fol- lowed him in a short time. The Doctor and Erwin proved invulnerable, and greatly enjoyed our distress. How singular that of all the “alls that flesh is heir to,” the most distressing never awakens a particle of sympathy from the unsuffering, but rather mirth and cruel hectoring. Happily for Fred and myself, we were booked for the same stateroom, to which having retreated, through the live-long night and succeeding day, we were as sympa- thizing as the Siamese twins. On the third day, my sea- sickness fled more suddenly than it came, on hearing the cry on deck, ‘‘Porpoises! porpoises! all round.” Hasten- ing up, I found we were in a school of that species of Cetacea called Delphinus delphis and quite unlike the common porpoise, This latter is often seen entering bays and even ascending large rivers for miles, while Del- phinus rarely approaches soundings, Looking from the deck of the steamer, I had an excellent opportunity for observing their swift motions, and the upward and down- ward movement of the tail, in contrast with its horizon- tal movement in fishes. At regular intervals they would rise to the surface to breathe through their single spiracle on the summit of the head; but exhaling and inhaling in an incredibly brief period of time. The hot air from the lungs, surcharged with moisture, is instantly condensed to vapor, giving to the careless observer the appearance of spouting water, which none of the Cetacea, ever do. Celebrated for their swiftness, they play around the vessel, changing their position from side to side, by sometimes passing under the bow and sometimes under the stern, but never disconcerted by the speed of the steamer, though plowing the waves at the rate of ten knots iad hour. Both jaws are armed with numerous conical teeth, enabling them to feed upon the gregarious tribes of fishes. Robert L. Pell says: “It commits great ravages among the enormous shoals of flying fish (#xo- cetus volitans), inhabiting the temperate latitudes, and it is a very remarkable fact that he necessarily seizes it as if endeavors to escape him, behind; and were it not for provident nature, he could not swallow it on account of its wings. The moment, however, it enters his mouth, some internal management reverses the fish, and it passes down his throat head first. This cetaceous animal much resembles the porpoise, but has a longer snout and more slender body.” In this quotation from the address of Mr. Pell, before the American Institute, May 17, 1858, we suspect either he or the reporter rather mixed accounts, by confounding the cetaceans Delphinus with the scale- fish Coryphene, species of both genera being popularly called dolphins, though the former is a mammal and the latter a true fish. According to Captain Basil Hall, it is the Corypheene that “commits great ravages among the flying-fish,” and an old whaler by my side fully confirms his account, bul as confidently denies Mr. Pell’s. Can any of my readers testify to ever having ma any species of porpoise pursue and feast upon flying- fish ? Delphinus delphis is regarded as the true dolphin of the ancients, to which the Greeks paid divine honors, placing its image in their temples and impressing it on their coins, though never actually imitating nature in their represen- tations of it, but rather idealizing it as embodying physical and moral perfections beyond those of the human race. At noon we passed Cape Hatteras with a perfectly calm sea, very unlike some of my former passings of it in a sailing vessel in my youthful days. At9P. M. Sunday, we anchored in Tybee Sound, and at dawn proceeded up the Savannah River to the city. We conveyed our lug- gage across the city in a drenching rain, and started at 5 P. M. in the cars for a night ride of 250 miles to Jackson- ville. The contrast between the station and car accom- modations of southern New England and southern Georgia was painfully striking. Toward dawn our train passed over the hard-fought battle-ground of Olustee, where the Union troops were disastrously defeated in the late civil war. Anticipating our arrival at the place, I had sought information among the passengers, and fortunately found one who was in the fight on the Southern side. To my eager inquiries, he pointed out the graves of the Union soldiers who fell in the battle and in the hasty retreat of their comrades were left on the field, and I knew that there lay two of my former pupils, whose lives had been laid upon the altar of their country. Another, who com- manded a company of cavalry in the fight, was taken captive on the retreat and thrown into prison, escaping only to die in a few weeks of the disease contracted dur- ing his prison life. At 10 A, M. arrived at Jacksonville— four and one-half days from snow and ice, to orange groves laden with fruit. Making inquiries for best route to Lake Okechobee, T found it was a ‘terra incognita” to even Floridians, The publisher of a recent map of the State pointed to it with the remark, ‘‘It is said to be there, but I have never met one who has seen it. Should you find it and return, having escaped its miasma and reptiles, do not fail to give me a call, and verify or correct my map for the next edition.” The papers were teeming with sensational stories about the wonders of the lake; beautiful islands, on which are eastle ruins, grassy plains and nondescript animals, among which latter ‘‘were spiders of 4lbs. weight!” I was also informed of a party, just a day or two in advance of me, bound for the lake by a western approach to it. This information at once decided me in favor of an approach from the east, and with only two days’ delay in Jacksonville, I found myself and party on the little steamer Lollie Boy headed for Salt Lake, ex- pecting to arrive there by 12 M. Saturday. To quote from the “Floridian Peninsula”: ‘Such en- tire ignorance of a body of water with a superficies of 1,200 square miles, in the midst of a State settled nearly half a century before any other in our Union, which had been governed for years by Spanish, by Kneglish, and by Americans, well illustrates the impassable character of those vast swamps and dense cypresses known as the ever- glades; an impeuetrability so complete as almost to justify the assertion of the State Engineer, so late as 1855: ‘These lands are now, and will continue to be, ag much unknown as the interior of Africa, or the sources of the Amazon!’ ” The sequel to my narative will show how completely two months more sufficed, through the perseverance of two of my party, united to two others that subsequently joined them, together with my on independent efforts, to dispel the vagueness and eyen romance attending a know!1- edge of its existence. Though the area of the State of Florida compares with that of New England in the ratio of 59 to 62, three-fourths ee 324 of its surface is much of the year under water; and this fact will largely account for the igenorance concerning its physical features. None but wild Indians, cattle-rangers and naturalists can be expected to wade through its swaimps, risk itsmiasmata, and brayeis dangerous animals. From the first two, little information can be expected, and the latter have but recently been attracted to its more 1n- accessible regions. ; The St, John’s is an anomaly among rivers. Its source or sources, like those of the Nile, are still unknown. It flows a little west of north, till near its mouth, for at least 800 miles, but with a change of level for that entire distance of not more than 6ft. Still it cannot be called a sluggish stream, which is all the more remarkable, ‘‘when it is considered that not'an eminence in Hast Florida ait- tains the height of 200ft.;” and where all the water comes from, to give for 150 miles from its mouth an average breadth of about two miles, in apparent contradiction of all the hydraulic laws of physical geography, is the never- ceasing wonder, as day and night one steams over its ‘surface. Ascending, the voyager traverses lake after lake; some extensive enough to give a water horizon, and fully justifying the alleged meaning of the Indian name T-la-ka, “a river of many lakes;’ though it may here be stated that an educated Choctaw chief defined the name as meaning, “it hath its own way, is alone contrary to every other;” a signification quite as pertinent to its physical character as the former. Its unnavigable por- tiom seems to issue from an Immense prairie covered with long saw grass, a region neighbor to the everglade and culminating init. The great rains of the summer are here collected as in a reservoir, till the low latitudinal water-shed is overfiown, and the sources of the northern. flowing St. John’s are confounded with that of the south- ern flowing Kissimmee, After the annual great rain fall is over, the running away of the waters reveals the sub- merged dividing line, and leaves the streams distinct, with an easterly and westerly water-shed of varying longitudinal width, but never extensive even in the driest seasons. Such an anomalous condition was long sus- pected by those engineers who had approximated the sources of both streams, but it was left to the observations of my party, so far as I know, to confirm the view, as will appear in the sequel. Nearing the wharf at Hibernia, a few miles above Jacksonville, I was most agreeably surprised to find my lifelong friend, the late Professor Jeffries Wynan, at whose house, in Cambridge, Mass., | had dined a few days ‘before, and whom I supposed still in New England. Forced by chronic complaints, he was spending his twenty-third winter, if I remember rightly, in Florida, and as the event proved his last. Mitigating his tenden- cies to pulmonary diseases by'a southern winter, and to catarrhal by a Whité Mountain autumn, he had for nearly a quarter of a century alternated between the two ex- treme latitudes, and thus prolonged a most useful life, till in the issue he left behind a reputation that estab- lished him in the line of comparative anatomy as the peer of Agassiz and Owen, At the moment of embarking on the little steamer, two ladies came on board whose ways at once suggested the ‘school marm.” When informed by the clerk that every stateroom was already assigned, he was taken all aback by the reply, ‘‘Oh, any of these gentlemen will sleep on the saloon floor, just for one night.” On hearing this remark, my first impulse was to put myself outside of that crowd at once. But observing that none of the younger passengers responded favorably to the appeal, I volunteered the half of my room, and induced the Doctor to give up the other half. Without a single ‘thank you” in reply, we were speedily dispossessed, and not possessed again, each day of the voyage proving so charming to the “ladies” that they concluded to remain aboard and return to Jacksonville with the boat. Gallantry, however, had its reward, though at the expense of a hard couch for suc- cessive nights. The steamer stopping the second day for an hour at Volusia to ‘‘wood up,” an opportunity was afforded for examining the shell mound upon which the village is built. Itis formed exclusively of fresh-water species, mainly Ampullarias and Paludinas with some Unios, as are all the mounds upon the river from a few miles above its mouth, and has evidently resulted from being the dwelling-place of some of the earliest inhabitants during the successive stages of its formation, and the casting away of the shells, after extracting their contents for food, Professsor Wyman, than whom no archeologist has given more attention to their investigation, speaks with great confidence of their pre-Indian origin. My brief stay re- sulted in unearthing a few pieces of pottery, ab varying depths, and in determining the river line of the mound to be at least 100ft., with a height of 6 or 8ft., and of a un- certain extent inland, owing te the forest growth on the top of it. The shell mounds of Florida, whether upon the coast or the banks of its rivers, and especially those abounding upon the St. John’s from near its source to its mouth, must not be confounded with the sand or burial mounds no less abundant, but scattered all over the State and giving no evidence of eyer having been used for dwell- ing places. In the fourth memoir of the Peabody Acad- emy of Science, Vol, 1, 1875, Professor Wyman has pre- sented in a volume of about 100 pages quarto, finely illustrated, the result of his researches and conclusions, in respect to forty-eight fresh-water shell mounds on the banks of the Opps St. John’s, and to which the reader is referred for the most complete. account hitherto pub- lished of these most interesting: relics. Our nights upon the St. John’s were moonless, but the darkness did not prevent at least one side issue up a narrow creek for an hour to leave provision stores and whisky at the tae of a woodsman. As we threaded our way in the Cimmerian gloom with interlacing branches overhead, and sometimes sweeping the upper deck, the wildfowl were startled from their shimbers and the owls roused to a vigorous protest against the invasion of their domains, But the lynx-eyed pilot, who success- fully steered his way along the tortuous channel with not even the frienldy glare of a lantern at the bow wasto me the greatest wonder of the excursion, Again in the St. John’s, we found ourselves at daylight nearing a bluff, where we left Professor Wyman and his annual camping companion, G. A, Peabody, Esq., of Salem, Massachusetts. To their great disgust, a squatter had taken possession of their old camping-site, and already erected a log house in the orange-laden grove. Appear- ing at the door with rifle in hand, he saluted the old- FOREST AND STREAM. comers with, ‘“How d’ye, gen’lmen, come to squat here?” In the afiernoon another side issue to the left took us into (Lake Beresford to leave another squatter, who had migrated from Georgia, and ata venture was being landed in a swamp with a wife and several children between the age of two months and twelve years. As their scanty furniture was handed out and the family left on the beach in the rain, with no shelter, and miles away from any human sympathizers, three hearty cheers were given by their departing fellow-passengers for the American pluck, male and female, that ever adapts itself to physical surroundings, however forlorn the prospect,. Once more on the St. John’s, we found its breadth steadily narrowing, till it was reduced to less than 200ft., an advantage tothe hunters on board, of which they were not slow to avail themselves, in popping away at every alligator and large bird that appeared at short or long range. Soon, however, the banks recede again and sud- denly, as the steamer enters Lake Monroe, an exparise of water covering an area of at least twenty square miles. This crossed, the bluffs on either side are well-studded at advantageous points with shell mounds till the last great lake upon the river is sailed over, and the region of water. prairie and swamp is fully reached, At high water it makes little difference, in this region, whether the steamer keeps the channel or not, her sailing course well illus- trating the principle of ‘cutting across lots,” At half stage, as we found it, the channel was sufficiently dis- closed to be followed, and equally well illustrated the doubling track of a hare with the hounds close at his heels. For a bird to rise from one side with the intention of proceeding but a short distance np or down stream, acts alighting on the other side, and succeed twice in suc- cession, would establish its claim to something of intel- ligence considerably superior to instinct. At length, growing weary of the monotony, I proposed to the captain to set me ashore and let me have a hunt of 100yds. across the base of a peninsula, while the steamer was doubling it at fifty times that distance. ‘Will you risk the snakes, alligators and quicksands?” was the squelching reply. Leaving the St. John’s, a few miles of navigation through Snake River, still more tortuous in its windings, and whose abrupt turnings often required the boat hands to jump ashore and push the bow round with poles, brought us into Salt Lake, so called from the saline taste of its water, a phenomenon as yet unexplained. Our voyage was terminated on the opposite side of the lake, by grounding the boat an eighth of a mile from the shore. A. scow came off for us, having on it four cords of wood for the steamer. As our captain was supplied he declined taking it, and so our luggage to the amount of as much greater weight was piled. on the wood, besides fifteen or twenty passengers, and the scow pushed off. Half-wa to the shore it grounded, and then the boatmen exclaimed, “Why, here is just where it grounded going out.” A fair specimen of ‘‘Cracker” calculation, of which this was our first, but by no means our last lesson, With the ground- ing of the scow a race commenced on the part of the mule and ox teams waiting for us on shore, tosee which should reach us first to secure a load of goods and passengers for Sand Point, on the Atlantic coast, six miles distant. When they reached us the cart bodies were just even with the top of the water. For my part I selected a single mule team. For the bridle, a cord passed through the mouth and over the top of the head. Another single cord to the driver on the bare back, answered for a rein. A leather band supported the thills, and a collar made of straw, with wooden hames and short chains, completed the harness. Had the traces been of rawhide the whole arrangement would have been unique as a specimen of thriftlessness. Having packed on our baggage of 800Ibs., with two of us on top to balance it, we started for the shore, apparently better able to carry the little mule than. it to draw us. The intervening six miles gave us our first Florida lesson in walking. Midway we passed a large sand burial mound, from the top of which Professor Wyman had exhumed a skeleton buried only a foot deep, though 6ft. below pieces of charcoal and decayed bones were discovered. While still in the woods, our teamster commenced un- loading at a hut constructed in part of logs and in part of framework covered with boards split out by hand, ‘Ts this Sand Point?” I inquired, “This is Sand Point,” “But where is the ocean?” **A mile and a ‘af further on.” ‘“Were you not to take us to the ocean, where we could find a sailboat?” ‘‘You bargained for Sand Point, and this house is where the post office used to be. To go to the wharf will cost you a dollar more.” *“Did you not know when the bargain was made that we expected you to take us to the’shore?” “A bargain’s a bargain, and if you want me to take you to the shore, I will come to-morrow night or Monday morning, and do it for another dollar.” Here, then, was our first lesson in “Cracker” honesty. The captain of the boat haying sent us ashore in the wil- derness, fifteen minutes before dinner, when our appetites were well wheitted up for a bountiful repast, and which our walk of six miles had not in the least diminished, we concluded to dismiss our honest teamster and stop over panda at the hut yclept in the guide book Sand Point otel. The next day, Inquiring for a church, was informed by mine host of a Sabbath school recently started in a school- house not far distant, he had “hearn tell of,” but had never seen. ‘Treading my way along a cow path, I came upon the building, just as the school of six pupilsand two teachers, one of whom was my honest teamster of the day before, was assembling. The floor was of rough boards, the apertures for light without glass, and the long benches without backs, but the Bible was in the building and the tender youth were taught its sacred truths, Outside of my own tent it was my last recognized Sabbath for seven weeks. Seeking negotiation for a sailboat. to take us a hundred miles further south by the Indian River to Fort Capron, the first boatman presenting himself was so under the in- fluence of liquor that he was almost incoherent, though pee taee in praises of his boat and his skillin managing it, aving declined his services, we fortunately secured the best boatman and boat on the river. Betime Monday morning, we had our luggage stowed upon the sailboat, aud commenced a yoyage of 100, miles furthersouth upon the Indian River, amisnomer for an in- teriorsea orrather lagoon, running parallel with the Atlan- _ [Nov. 1%, 1887. tic Ocean and connecting with it by infrequent inlots. Its salt water abounds in innumerable varieties of fish, while the shores on either side are no less attractive to the sports- man. In some places, the banks recede from each other four or five miles, in othersnot more than 50yds. Oyster- bed reefs obstruct navigation for vessels larger than com- mon sailboats, but channels might be easily dredged across them for the passage of a small steamer, and thus — open this more auspicuous region of Florida to the tourist — and invalid. Anxious toreach our most southern point of destination, — we restrained ourselves from capturing either fish, reptile, bird or mammal, though the temptation was constantly presented; especially when, to reef sail, we ran into the mouth of St. Sebastian River, and saw upon the beach fresh tracks of deer, wildeats, and pumas. At sundown we anchored hard by the hut of our boatman’s brother-in- law, in which we found shelter and repose, though not upon beds of down, but rather of dried hides. The larder furnished venison steak and hominy for supper and break- fast, hesides the inevitable pork and yam of a ‘*cracker’s” repast. The western shore at this point presents geological features of remarkable interest. That portion ordinarily washed by the waves presents a bluff, 6 or 8ft. in height, formed apparently of fragments of shells cemented into firm rock by pressure or heat, but honey-combed with cylindrical orifices 6 to 15m. in diameter extending per- pendicularly from the surface of the bluff to a line cor- responding with the level of the beach at low-water mark. The appearance is as though a sudden overflow of the — waves had deposited a mass of broken shells to the depth of 10ft., more or less, around the closely growing trunks of an extensive grove of palmetto trees; and then, the — shelly mass having consolidated ere the trees had de- cayed, the moulds of the trunk remained, a geological wonder. The same foundation structure is said to extend inland beneath the soit to an unknown distance, having been tested a half mile from the shore, and only kept de- nuded on and near the beach by the more powerful action of occasional storms. The geologic explanation of this unique feature is a desideratum. Between watching the “looming” of distant “points” ahead and astern, the “sailing” of pelicans and the “breaking” of huge sharks, at times almost under the bow of the boat, the hours of the second day whiled away, till at 4 P, M. we landed at Fort Capron, the pro- jected base of our swamp operations. Stepping from the boat.a Yankee explorer bound also to Lake Okechobee grasped my hand, and in a trice told me that he had brought out a sailboat all the way from New York city, with the intention of having it carried across the country, sixty miles, by an ox-team, to Fort Bessinger, on Kissi- mee River, down which he proposed to navigate till it should usher him into the lake, and, moreover, he was only waiting to make up a party of four, having already secured one. Here wasadilemma. The addition to my party would make the number six, while the utmost capacity of his boat would accommodate but four. Th was, however, quickly decided that we should all go to — the river together, and then mature our plans according to circumstances. To secure the services of an ox-team and a driver, the ‘‘Explorer” and Erwin volunteered a tramp of ten miles to the cabin of a “cracker,” who was understood to be able to furnish the team, On their re- — turn the following day they reported themselves success- ful, and Saturday fixed upon as the date of our departure, the “cracker” engaging to take the boat and all luggage to the river at a port designated for forty dollars. Meanwhile indoor accommodations were furnished us at Fort Capron by ‘‘mine host" Judge P,, to whom I had a letter of introduction from a former pupil. Hrwin and Fred, at the suggestion of Doctor P,, commenced initiat ing themselves into camp life by erecting their tents in the yard. I donned my hunting suit and commenced collecting, not a little encouraged in that my first seyen shots were each successful in securing the game,- As the day of our departure drew near, I was informed that we should pass through a settlement of outlaws, ten miles distant, every man of whom had left his native region for that region’s good, and located himself ontside of ‘law and gospel” just over the frontier line of civiliza- tion. The owner of our team was accounted a leader among them, and by way of cautioning me, my inform- ant related, under the promise of secrecy, the particulars of a murder, within three weeks, by two of the gang, of an honest, industrious German, who had made for him- self a home just outside of their settlement. He, being a man of education and some degree of refinement, not affiliating with them, and withal being envied the pos- session of a better orange plantation than they had, though wholly the result of his own industry, it was de- cided to get rid of him on the damning charge of being a stealer and killer of eattle. Among Floridian ‘‘crackers” this isa far more heinous crime than that of taking human life,and once fastened upon a man, if only on suspicion, immediately puts him out of the protection of such law as may exist. Finding their victim could not be driven away, their usual resort to treachery was adopted, and the deed committed to two desperate ruffians, one a young man of nineteen, whom we will eall Tom, and who will figure largely in the sequel of this narrative, To him, as the story was told me, ou team owner promised his daughter in marriage, if suc- cessful, At first every effort was made to provoke a quarrel that should give some shadow of an excuse for the execution of their plot; but the imperturbably good nature of the honest German would not beguile him into a dispute. At length, under the pretense of desiring some orange-slips from. his excellent grove, they called at his cabin and asked for some dinner. Both dinner and slips were cheerfully given them, and then requesting their host to set them across the deep creek about a quarter of a mile from his house, he went with them for the purpose, but did notreturn. Soon after leaving his wife heard four gun and three pistol shots in quick succession; but sur mising they were at game waited till near dark for her husband’s return and then repaired to the creek, only to be horrified with the sight of blood in the boat still securely fastened on the other side. It was subsequently proven that the assassins thought to cover up the evidence of their guilt by dragging the body a half mile below and thrusting its dismembered fragments into alligator holes. The wife, snatching up her young child, traversed the gloomy wilderness for ten miles at the dead of night to Fort Capron and reported the deed. Nov. 17, 1887.] The following week the sheriff of the county, with a “posse of ten men, started for the settlement with the in- ‘tention of arresting the guilty parties. When within fiye miles of it he was met by a delegation informing him that his design was known, and the whole neighbor- hood was assembled in one cabin with plenty of arms and provisions, and ready to endure a siege, but no one could ‘be arrested while a man or woman remained alive. Under these circumstances, and considering ‘‘discretion the better part of valor,” the sheriff beat a hasty retreat, | Thusthe matter stool two weeks subsequent, as I was ‘about to enter the community, my informant closing up his narration with the remark that he felt it his duty to let me know the character of those to whom I was about to trust myself and my party, but cautioned me on no ac- count to breathe a suspicion of any one or reveal the secret to either of my companions, lest it might be sus- ‘pected by the outiaws that we had some knowledge avail- able to the government, and, on the principle that ‘dead men tell no tales,” find our last resting place in concealed alligator holes, even if their cupidity should permit us to return from the swamp after they had fleeced us to the extent we might permit. Forewarned, forearmed, I the qiore persistently determined to penetrate the mystery and walk the strand of Lake Okechobee. Saturday, punctuaily at 12 o’clock, our teamster ap- peared wilh two yoke of steers attached to a double set of shaky wheels. In an hour or two the boat was launched upon the axles and loaded with our provisions of coffee, hominy, hard-tack and pork; our ammunition, of powder and shot; our preserving materials, of salt, arsenic and alcohol (the latter poisoned, lest the teamsters should be tempted to try the preserving of themselves with it); our capturing apparatus, of fish-net, insect-nets, etc., (guns, pistols and hatchets are on such trips to be a constant ap- pendage of the person); besides the camera and necessary chemicals of the Explorer for procuring pictures of the | ruins said to be in the lake. When ready to start, I saw plainly the weight was too much for the wheels, and pre- dicted a breakdown, to which, however, no other one of the party would listen. The cabin of the teamster lay upon the direct route to the lake, ten miles distant, where we expected to make our first encampment. All went well till we entered the bordering swamp of Five Mile Creek, when, after wading deeper and deeper for half a mile, and the oxen were just ready to plunge in all over for a swim across the channel, crash went one of the wheels, There was no alternative but to wade back to dry land and camp without our tent. Fortunately, our icteae ee and cooking utensils were on the top of the load, and, by judicious distribution of the weight, easily borne back. From a stagnant pool near our camping place we obtained water for our coffee, after frightening away from the margin the lizards, etc., and then straining it to get rid of the smaller nuisances, both | vegetable and animal. Rolled up in our blankets, we composed ourselyes to sleep with clouds of mosquitoes settling down upon every exposed spot of flesh, and amid the hooting of owls and howling of wild beasts, having | just before the breakdown crossed the fresh track of a uma. To repair the damage there was no alternative ut for the teamster and his driver to push on with the oxen to his home and return as soon as a new set of wheels could be procured. At neon, on Monday, he reappeared with a stouter set, _ for which he had meanwhile made an entirely new axle. Transferring the load, the old wheels were left in their tracks, where five weeks later they stillremained. Reach- | ing the bank of the creek, it was found that neither oxen / nor wheels could touch bottom. ‘To effect a crossing, the yoke was taken off, and swum over, and so placed on the _ opposite shore as to be quickly hitched onagain. The driver stripped naked, as well as the Explorer and Erwin, the former to swim at the heads of the oxen at the risk of being gored in them wild plunges, the other two to swim astern and guide the boat against the current. The mo- ment the steers got foothold on the opposite bank, they refused to moye, leaving the wheels sinking in the quick- sands and the boat rising from the axles. It was a criti- _ cal moment, but the leaders being hitched on and a sim-~ ultaneous shout raised by all, a “long pull and a stron pull altogether” Janded the boat on the eae and relieve ‘our anxiety. | Five miles further brought us to the clearing of our ‘‘teamster.” Selecting a place for a camp, I went on alone to a well near the cabin, and observed two men dressing a hog hung tothe limb of a tree. Coming sud- denly upon them around a corner of the cabin, I noticed that the younger of the two instantly dropped his work and rushed for the cabin door, out of which he soon issued with a double-barreled gun in his hand and stood defiant, Apparently not noticing him, I passed back to my companions, wondering at his hehavior. Soon our teamster took me aside and asked why I wore a pistol belt with U. 8. on the buckle. I told him I had borrowed it from my cousin, who was color-bearer of his company during the late war. ‘‘Then you are not a United States Marshal?” To me the idea was so ridiculous I could not restrain my laughter, and he returned to his cabin. Sub- sequently I learned that the young man was ‘‘Tom,” and the United States belt with its pistol on oneside and claw- hatchet on the other, fogether with the gun in my hand, had aroused his suspicion that I had come with a posse in disguise for his arrest. ‘The criminal doth fear each bush an officer.” Spreading our tent and smoking out the mosquitoes with pine knots. Fred and myself slept _ soundly with the expectation of rising at daylight to renew our trip to the lake. In the morning we were told by our teamster that the load was twice as heavy as he promised to carry and he should go no further unless it was reduced at least one- third, and he was paid sixty dollars instead of forty. Lesson second in ‘‘Cracker” honesty, Fred and myself volunteered to remain, while Doctor P. and Erwin in- sisted on adyancing, Assuring Erwin I should see the lake before leaving Florida, if health permitted, he still chose to take his risk with the Explorer, alleging that he left New England with that sole object in view and now saw no other certainty but to go with the boat. Poor fellow, he went on, and he saw the lake and circumnayi- gated it, but while lying on his back most of the time for five weeks, shaking with fever and ague, hardly firing his gun during the whole trip. Of all this I was happily ignorant till | found him on my return from the swamps at Fort Capron, unable to walk across the room. Just before they were ready to start, the teamster came to me and said he had in the woods another pair of steers \] } - FOREST AND STREAM. that six months before had been yoked. These Tom would catch and. with a light cart take the luggage of Fred and myself on the morrow, and carry us too, except in the deepest wading places, By following their wheel tracks and with a light load, we could easily overtake them. Besides, we had learned from a neighbor during the evening that Fort Bassinger was not more than ten miles from the lake; moreover, this neighbor had left a boat at the fort, in which he would take Fred and myself to the lake and back to the fort in one day, while the oxen were resting. Then we would return to his cabin together, and let the rest of the party pursue their plan of exploring the lake. or this service he must receive four dollars per day, including Tom’s wages, who was at work for him. The plan sseming feasible, I conciuded to adopt it, and after much persuasion obtained Tom/’s consent, who was not yet, as I afterwards learned, entirely free from the suspicion of my being a United States officer sent to arrest him. After frivolous delays of several hours Tom started for the woods, and toward night drove into the inclosure a ‘Sbunch” of cattle having one of the steers wanted, In singling this one out with the lasso it leaped the fence and was quickly out of sight again. He must now go a mile and get a neighbor, who, by the way, was his re- puted companion-assassin, and the twain go two miles in another direction and borrow some dogs, with which to eatch the runaway steer. About ten at night they pass my tent, Tom ahead on a horse, holding one end ef a rope around the horns of the steer; his companion, on foot, holding on to a rope around one hind leg of the animal, which bad been caught by the nose with bloodhounds. The next morning the woods were again scoured for the other steer, which was brought in similarly about noon. An inspection of the cart decided, in the mind of Tom, that the wheels were too weak, and he must borrow a pair frcm a neighbor some eight miles away. This he would do next day and be ready to start Friday morning, three days behind time. Yielding at length to my re- monstrances, he started soon after dinner to exchange the wheels and break in the wild steers, returning past midnight. In the morning the last caught steer was utterly exhausted, and the third day of delay must after all be spent in hunting up and breaking in another, Friday morning we Baneod, the first essay of the wild creatures being to upset the load in their zig-zagging through “a right smart palmetery’—rough palmetto roots above ground, J. W. P. JENKS, Brown Uncversrry, Providence, li. 1- Blatuyal History. Address all communications to the Forest and Stream Pub. Co. NOTES OF if was not very long ago that our fields, now waving with wheat and maize, and our hillsides and valleys, covered with the soft verdure cropped by the grazing herds, were occupied solely by plants native to the soil. They grew and flowered and scattered their seeds to the wind under no husbandry save that of nature. There was no favor shown then; tender plants and strong were treated alike. There was the virgin soil for all, and there were light and heat and rain for all, but there was no breaking up of soil for the destruction of some, nor scattering and cover- ing of seeds for the introduction of others in their places. Nevertheless there was a great, though silent, struggle for place going on. Nature is prodigal. Every plant pro- duces seeds calculated to increase its kind a hundredfold, But where every inch of soil is taken there can be no increase of numbers. Hence the struggle; of the hundred seeds flung to the winds there was room for the development of but one; the ninety and nine were choked out in the strife for existence, The struggle was between members of the same species, but more observably between different species. The contest was fiercest here, silent but intense. The weakest species must go to the wall, It was a survival of the fittest, if fittest means hardiest and pos- sessing greatest adaptability to surroundings. For in this warfare there was one alternative to utter Gestruc- tion, and that was retreat. Many species of plants saved themselves from extermination by withdrawing from the soil first contested and adapting themselves to new condi- tions, Take, for example, the lichens. Now we see them growing in apparently very disadvantageous situa- tions, on bare rocks, the trunks of trees, roofs, etc. Can it be doubted that they have taken these abodes for any other reason than that they have been crowded out of better ones? Their capability of adapting themselves to changed conditions doubtless saved them from utter extinction. They are secure in their present places, for no other plants could live under the same conditions, It is not unlikely that the dry, brittle, crumpled growth that now clings with slender hold upon the bare rock was once a green pulpy leaf, full of sap and vigor. The lichens were among the first plants to appear upon the earth. It is only a speculation, but it does not seem too great a license to imagine that at first they consisted of a green thallus (like that of the liverworts) held to the ground by thread-like roots and getting their food from air and soil. Butnew plants came into being and sought pos- session of the same soil. The newer were hardier and sek moré yigorously and gradually crowded out the irst possessors. But here and there was a favorable situ- ation for the tender lichen; some spot rich enough in means of life to supply its humble wants, but not those of its rivals, Gradually it adapted itself more perfectly to its new surroundings; its manner of life became modi- fied to fitness to its new environment, Formerly depend- ent upon soil and air it came at length to find sustenance in the latter element only. There it could grow and flourish upon the rocks and trunks of trees. Then must have come a new chapter in the lichen’s history. For it is now known, that these plants are not solely aerial in their habits, but that they live partly by parasitism upon other plants—minute single-celled algae that live inside the lichen leaf. These little green cells scattered in the tissues of the leaf were until a few years ago supposed to be true cells of the lichen plant. They were known to be singularly like the minute alga that THE FIELDS AND WOODS. i, IS interesting to think of the changes that have taken place in the plant world under the hand of man. It 325 live everywhere on the bark of trees, old roofs and sim- ilar situations, giving to the surfaces to. which they ad- here a green color, And it was observed that the green cells inside the lichen leat multiplied in just the same way as the alge living outside, namely, by division. Thus a few cells in the leaf would increase to very many, forming rows and layers that filled the spaces between the filaments of the lichen leaf. Winally it was observed that these filaments gaye off branches which applied themselves to the green cells and absorbed nourishment from them, These observations led to the opinion that the eveen cells were just what they seemed to be—alges living inside the lichen leaf, protected and kept moist by it, and in compensation giving upa part of ther substance as food for the lichen plant. Thus a lichen is not a simple plant, but a community of two kinds of plants, each af- fording service to the other. Now, it is not difficult to imagine how. the alg came to be tenants of the lichen plant. In the first place, the algve live in their natural free condition in the same situ- ations as the lichens, as on the bark of trees. It would, therefore, very easily come about that algzs cells world become lodged upon a young, growing lichen leaf, This situation being a favorable one, they would thrive there, and the lichen leaf would slowly grow around them and finally inclose them among its own cells, The ales cells would then give of their substance to the lichen cells lying contiguous to them, and thus a parasitism be estab- lished, These suggestions seem much the more plausible from the fact that it is in just this way that we must con- ceive the algze to get inside the leaf of a lichen of to-day. The must lodge upon the leaf and then be inclosed by the atter in its growth. The alga: cells doubtless sustain themselves in the same way as those living in a free con- dition outside, namely, by materials derived from the air and rain. The lichens are interesting plants in other ways besides their manner of obtaining food. They are remarkable for the great age to which they live; there is good ground for believing that they endure as long as a hundred years. An authority states that some plants have been found by actual observation to endure forty-five years. Their growth is exceedingly slow, indicating that only a little nourishment serves to keep them alive. In a dry time they have power of suspending growth altogether, renew- ing it again at the fall of rain. In time of rain they change their color, becoming greener. Another interest- ing fact about lichens is that they grow only where the air is tree from smoke or dust. They are never found growing in the neighborhood of towns where the atmos- phere is impregnated with soot and smoke, Thus these plants afford an indication of the purity of the air. The lichens are of no little use to man. Some of our most valuable dyes are made from thein, and in the far North, as is well known, the Iceland moss (a true lichen) furnishes food to both man and his indispensable ally, the reindeer, This animal scrapes away the snow with its feet and crops the lichen from the ground, this plant con- stituting its sole food. As the reindeer is not only a beast of burden to the Icelander, but also furnishes him with food and clothing, it is seen that the lichens render these » regions habitable. No plants grow in latitudes so far north as they. There are quite a number of kinds of common lichens. Most of them consist of a flat, crumpled, grayish-green leaf-like growth, but some have branched stem-like parts growing ouf at an angle to the surface to which the plants are attached, Lichens, like the other cryptogamic plants, reproduce by means of spores. They grow in cavities, which in the most common lichens are arranged in dises easily discernible to the eye. The spores escape from the cavities and under favorable circumstances germinate into new plants. The entire productive pro- cess of the lichens is not well understood. It is probable that besides the spores other reproductive cells are pro- duced, which are of a sexual nature and which by their union form a germ cell, When one goes out for a strollin the fields nothing is - more common than to go further than one intended or take a different direction from that in which one set out. Tt has been so in the present writing. The writer had in mind to put down some notes upon the changes that the plant would have undergone under the cultivation of the soil, The imagination likes to dwell upon the time when the earth was virgin, when nature’s face was yet un- touched by the hand of man, out hillsides were covered with mighty forests. The great trees threw out their thousand leaves to summer’s breeze or swayed their pliant arms in winter’s blasts, Our plains were carpeted with endless wealth of grass and herb, waving in sum- mer’s wind and lifting wp a thousand flowers to summer's sun. But the woodsman’s axe came and leveled the for- ests, and the plough—that perfect engine of plant de- struction—came, breaking through the soil, turning the roots of the plants up to the scorching sun and the tender light-loving blades down to darkness. Then wpon the fresh upturned earth seeds were scattered; seeds brought from climes beyond the sea; they took root and flourished and brought forth their kind. They have never relin- guished their hold upon the new soil. The native plants have never regained what for countless generations was their own without dispute, To man was given dominion over every living thing that moyeth upon the earth, To him was given every herb bearing’ seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to him was it given for meat. 5. Ts THIS THE SHA-SERPENT?—The Cape Ann Advertiser says: The schooner M. A, Baston, of this port, Capt. Thomas Thompson, brought im a very peculiar species of | fish, caught on the LaHave Bank, and which resembles the pictures and descriptions of a sea-serpent more than anything brought into Gloucester. Nothing of the kind has ever been seen by the fishermen or experts in the mat- ter of rare fish. It answers no published description in the works devoted to the subject. It is 4ft. in length and about Sin. through, has one long dorsal fin extending the wholeléngth of the back, The headistriangular shaped, the lower jaw extending 2in, beyond the upprr jaw and. terminating in a soft extremity. Both jaws are armed with very sharp teeth, resembling those of a porpoise. The upper jaw has three long prongs at the extreme tip. The rest of the upper teeth are yery fine and small. It was packed in ice at the rooms of the American Fish Bureau, pee forwarded to the Smithsonian Institution at Wash- ington, 326 Game Bag and Gun. Addresss all communications to the Forest and Stream Pub. Co. BOB WHITE’S PARADISE. TAS week friend Daniels and I discovered a place fit to write about, and worthy to become celebrated for the particular purpose it was designed for by a benefi- cent and all-wise Providence. The first of these two things I am going to do in the hope that thereby the sec- ond may not be done; for I give notice that I pre-empt the subject, and that once accomplished, the place will for- ever remain what I have called itat the beginning of this account—Bob White's paradise—for, this not being read, others will not find him out, and we can’t hit him when we do find him. On the evening of the day before, we left a city which is sufficiently located when I remark that it is in the middle of a country that lies between the equator and the North Pole, and which country is in its entirety a para- dise for all honest and jovial men and is itself a retreat for the persecuted and ill-treated of all the decent rest of the world, and rode a hundred miles south, until we pene- trated for miles a dense wilderness where people do not look for quail because there are none there, And we went to sleep at an inn in a small hamlet, our dog, Dale, shortly thereafter climbing, in a devout and careful man- ner, into the lower part of the same bed, and going also to sleepin the comfortable belief that in unity there is warmth, which there is. But in the morning after breakfast we trudge after the manner of the hunters, industriously into the wilderness by a road which had deteriorated commercially from the time it was made and which declined topographically from its start until we came down into a valley, the like of whichis enough to make eyen a shotgun thrill with pleasure. _ When we came down out of the hills we also came out of the wilderness. The little scrub oaks had given way before the axe of the pioneer until now all the valley is cultivated and settled. Itwinds in and out between the high hills on either side, its little stream showing here and there through the thickets which fringe it; some places a half mile from hills and_hillside, some places a mile; every now and then its middle stream straying over to the foot of one or the other hillside to get a tributary spring, or loitering at the end of some gully to pick up its streamlet; so thatafter awhile it requires rubber boots and logsand things to get you over dry shod, And, sir, there are cornfields and stubblefields and meadows and thickets, now on one side of the stream, now on the other, and again on both sides, and here and there a farmhouse nestles close to the hill. And when you get down six miles to the end where the stream reaches the big spring, famous in that itis so big that it turns itself into a river from the very start and so cold that brook trout are said to live therein by the grace of the Fish Commissioners, in order that there may not be too much of a good thing, the valley stops, leaving the stream to once more cut its narrow way out of the hills. And that is where we hunted. We only needed to traverse about a mile of it, for within its compass we found four bevies of quail, surely enough for one day. Especially so when we couldn’t shoot them, and only re- quired enough to shoot at. We had entered the second field, when a bevy that had probably just begun its break- feast of ragweed flushed wildly ahead of the dog and set- tled a few yards away ina thicket. Now, the dog Dale had never been hunting or smelled a game bird before, and was therefore about to make his first essay in the business of right-minded pointers. Accordingly we all approached the thicket with those feelings of perturba- tion and delight which can better be imagined by young dogs and old hunters than described by either. He pointed staunchly and beautifully his first quail, and if his masters had shot as staunchly and beautifully as he- pointed, he would doubtless have retrieved it. But they missed. This course of procedure was the general order of the day. At one time in the day my companion called me to him from the bushes near the stream. True, I had heard him shout, but time had taught me to attach no significence to that; and when I noticed Dale swimming out of the stream with a quail in his mouth, and which he brought carefully to my hand, I delightedly asked him (the dog) how he caught it. And then, seeing it was dead, my inquiring eyes sought those of my friend, who returned the look solemnly, and said: ‘Mr. President, I have shot a quail!” This was so unusual a circumstance that we both in- stinctively felt the need of a season of consultation. Ac- cordingly we called upascion of the hamlet, who had loitered after us with a basket all day in the hope of reward, and extracted from the basket packed by the provident goddess of our bachelor kitchen at home, a can of coffee, which we warmed over a fire of twigs. The owner of the land had so many twigs that we thought he wouldn't care, Likewise we brought forth a fried fowl, various sandwiches, pickles, cups, pie, cake, a bottle loaded with over five drams, and a package of cigars. “T am sorry it happened,” he said, ‘‘on account of the relatives of the deceased. It would not have been so bad if it had been some other birds, but we had been shooting at them a long time, and experience had given them the right to feel safe.” “True,” said I, ‘‘and we know no way to reach the sur- vivors with our regrets, which makes it the sadder for us. Now, in the course of human events, if you in the exer- cise of your professison inadvertently sever a patient's jugular vein, as seems to have been done here, you can attend the funeral, or send flowers to decorate his coffin, and afterward create reminiscences of the man’s great- ness for the benefit of his surviving heirs. But here, a quail before death remains only a quail after death. He cannot in life run a corner grocery with an eye-opener attachment in the rear and in death be a fond husband, a devoted father and a leading politician in the First Ward. And yet,” I continued, seeking to assuage his grief and also to draw his attention from the yet unsecured portion of the fried fowl, “‘you should bear it manfully. Tt was an occurrence totally beyond your control. I too aim at the whole world when I shoot, so that this concrete result of an abstract dealing might have fallen to my lot if he had flown in front of my gun instead of yours.” After a period of drowsy repose, such as comes tonoble FOREST AND STREAM. minds after a light repast, we sauntered on, the dog pointing every now and then all day. Sometimes we stood by to admire him at such times until he must have grown impatient, I disdain to give the list of casualties for the day. It might attract attention to a spot which, I love to asseverate, is a panes for quail, and an elysium of bliss for those who, like my friend and I, love nothing better than such a day as that one was. We are going there again Thanksgiving Day. Indeed, we are going to lease the shooting privilege of the entire valley in com- pany with a few carefully selected poor shots. Would you like to become a charter tN — We . 5 NATIONAL PARK NOTES. ELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Nov, 8.—Kditor Forest and Stream: In my last notes from the Park I mentioned the fact that William James was held at Camp Sheridan, Mammoth Hot Springs, awaiting the action of the civil authorities, and that he was charged with being one of the porters who robbed the coach July 4, Since then, I learn, he has confessed everything and has implicated Chas, Higginbottom in the robbery. Hig- ginbottom was arrested on the 3d inst. by the sheriff of Park county and taken to Bozeman. He was at work on the Horr Bros. coal mines, only a few miles from where the crime was committed. On the 5th inst., William James was turned over to a Deputy U. S. Marshal by Captain Harris. James was es- corted to the line of the Park by a squad of soldiers, where he was delivered up to the marshal, who took him to Boze- man. Thereheand Higginbottom will await the action of the U. 8. Grand Jury, which will sit on the 15th inst. How strong the evidence isagainst Higginbottom I cannot learn. It is thought revenge was the object of both men, as they were well enough posted to know that very little money is carried by tourists, and that in checks, drafts, etc. Higginbottom was a stage driver discharged by Wakefield, and James was an exile from the Park for having trapped and killed game on the reservation last winter. Stopping the coachit was supposed would check travel to the Park and injure the transportation business. James is said to be a cousin of the notorious Jesse and Frank James and has been in trouble before. Since the cold snap in October the weather has been very enjoyable, with warm, sunny days and cold nights; very little snow, just enough to make the game feel good and keep well back in the mountains, although nearer their winter range. Elk, mountain sheep, antelope and deer can now be seen in great abundance by taking afew miles’ ride from the Mammoth Hot Springs or Yancey’s. Travelers from Cooke City see game on all the high moun- tains on either side of the road. Hunting parties out from Gardiner and the Upper Yellowstone report but little game. It has not yet come out of the Park. Very little game has been killed so far this season in Montana in the country adjacent to the Park, and, as the new laws will protect the game much earlier this year, very little will be killed. Hi. CLUBS AND PRESERVES. Editor Forest and Stream: How about those who are not wealthy enough to jon one of those powerful concerns? Thousands of your readers make plans a long way ahead, to take a trip to the woods, and they are often obliged to deferit another year. But. the blessed knowledge that there is a place where they may go lawfully when the time does come, makes it easy to bear. But how long will it be before all the vast wilderness be taken up, at the rate of a hundred and twenty square miles at a jump? When Billy and I were young shavers we could go gun- ning anywhere, and often we would climb the highest hills, and look to the north, where the woods seemed to stretch without end, and where on clear days we could see some of the White Mountains; and we would plan sometime to look upon the wonderful country beyond. Now, tresspassing signs mock us everywhere; barbed wire bristles on every fence; and we console ourselves by saying “there is no game any way” (as if we went for game alone), and we will try our level best to 0 down to Maine next year; only sometimes ‘‘next year” does not come along for three or four years. But when it does come, how glorious and free the life in the wilderness. And the memories of lonely camps, glorious lakes, rivers, igs and b2autiful sunsets, has cheered us many a time after. How is it? Were we next year to take a trip to a dis- trict lying within the territory of some of these clubs? would we be put back? and would it make it right for them to banish us from the mountains just because they happen to have the power to do so? Next to casting my vote there is another privilege I prize as an American citizen, and that is, when circumstances permit, to take with rifle and pack to the wilderness for a season, where I can see no use for fences and policemen. LAWRENCE, Mass. PIPPSISSEWA. A TRANSFORMED PuntT.—Mr. G, R. White, of Ottawa, Can., had a curious experience while shooting on his pre- serves on the Ottawa. He constructed a duck punt, specially designed for floating over the mud flats; the bow was pointed, the bottom curving up and the deck curving down. Some days ago he was shooting at the end of a bay, and when he could get his craft no further, left it, and returned to camp by theshore, Abouta week afterward he went to recover his punt, when, to his sur- prise, he found that it had been converted into a house by a colony of muskrats. They had covered in the cock- pit and gnawed. a convenient doorway through the side of the punt, rendering it utterly unseaworthy. The rats doubtless thought that they had secured commodious winter quarters.—G, INDIAN SUMMER IN MicuiGan.—The open season for deer began a week ago, and I havethus far heard only of one killed (on Torch River) in this county. Five or six years ago we could start one in a couple of hours almost anywhere. Looks asif the poor things needed protec- tion, doesn’t it? We are in the midst of the most delight- ful Indian summer weather ‘and you just ought to be on these lakes to have the benefit of it.—KELPIn (Central Lake, Mich., Nov. 7). [Nov. 17, 1887. SHOOTING NOTES. Te belated woodcock were shot near Kingston, N. Y., on Friday last, the snow being an inch deep, I doubt very much if woodcock are so susceptible to cold as is generally imagined. I remember shooting eight birds once in Christmas week in eastern Virginia, when everything had been frozen up tight for three days. At the time there was six inches of snow on the ground. The birds were all strong flyers. Looking back upon the past fall’s woodcock shooting, it certainly was remark- ably good in Connecticut, northern New Jersey and-in New York. I meta friend at Oneida the other day, and he told me that he and a friend killed 51 birds on Oct. 23 in that vicinity, shooting but halfaday. Other sports- men in the same section got bags of 20 to 30 birds each about the same time. Strange to say, in every case the cock were found only on the wettest ground, Never were partridges more abundant in Delaware county, N. Y., than they haye been this season. I have three friends who killed 92 in four days about two weeks ago. The largest individual bag, however, that I have heard of has been made by Mr, Selkirk, who resides near Albany, He had up to Nov. 11 shot 531 birds. He is a genial gen- tleman who only takes the field for pleasure, and always keeps his friends well supplied with game from his gun. One has only to travel on an accommodation train to this city on any line of railroad in southeastern New York to see to what extent the partridges are being snared. In the Catskill region birds are more scarce, for this cause, this autumn, than they have been known in forty years. Eyery little station along the Ulster and Delaware Rail- road has its snaring banditti, and bunch after bunch of snared birds are handed in the baggage cars to be eventu- ally shipped in big lots to this city. Mr. Arthur Duane, of this city, and his friend Mr. Chas. Barnum, killed fifty-one partridges, eight woodcock and one English snipe at Lime Rock, Conn., in three days last week, Mr. Chas HE, Gove and a friend from Albany went fora couple of days’ shooting in Ulster county last week. The ragn and snow, however, spoiled their fun, and they had no chance to shoot but two birds. There are more bears in the Catskill Mountains this season than have been seen ina long while. Deer and wolves disappeared from this region many years ago. The last wolf was killed by Farmer Hall, for which he received some $80 bounty. It is rather interesting to look over the old bounty records of the town of Catskill, which for over seventy years show the well sustained warfare against the animals of prey in Greene county. I met some old shooting friends at Montreal the other day and they tell me of many caribou in the mountains to the eastward of Quebec. The Indians of that region also report several small herds of moose, The Shick shock Mountains are the range. Two important bills will be introduced in the next session of the New Jersey Legislature. One placing the fine of $50 for trespassing on land advertised as a same preserve, and the other to abolish summer woodcock shooting. Iam greatly in fayor of both, and Iam happy to say there are hundreds of responsible residents of that State who think with me. The trouble continues in South Jersey between non- resident shooters, farmers and the West Jersey Game Pro- tective Society. Things seem badly mixed and we New Yorkers are all in a fog asto the merits of the case. Many of us would be happy to hear through FOREST AND STREAM, what such thorough and accomplished sportsmen as Mr. George Emlen, Mr. Benjamin Richards and Mr. Winsor, of Philadelphia, have to say about it. The draining of the famous Sagamon bottoms and Clear and Quiver lakes in Mason county, Illinois, which FormstT AND STREAM notices editorially in issue of Noy. 3, is being supplemented by the reclaiming of Four-mile Prairie, in Green county, Indiana. Although the latter place was but little known it was one of the best mallard marshes in the West, A wide ditch now taps the famous string of ponds where I alone for years enjoyed magnificent shoot- ing. Being familiar with the effect of the ditching of Mason county, where I have killed canvasbacks, redheads, mallards, bluebills and ‘‘black Jacks” on several occasions, I will give those who read these notes a point well worth remembering, that in every instance during the transition of ducking grounds to farming lands, there is a stage in the game when the best English snipe shooting that man may wish for can be had. I found thisthe casein Mason county in 1880, haying picked up the point at Havana, Tll., in 1878, when I learned for the first time the con- templated ‘‘improyement.” On the night of Nov. 8 a flock of swans were attracted by the lights of the iron furnaces in Hollidaysburg, Pa., and for a long time circled over the village in an aimless way. Itis said some of the birds alighted on the house- tops and on the ground. The next morning A, P. Walker captured a crippled member of the flock. It was pure white, and measured 6ft, across the wings.’ William §. Foster, so well known to old-time Shinne- cock Bay gunners and the efficient superintendent of the Palmer’s Island Ducking Club, Currituck Sound, North Carolina, writes me from the latter place what ducks there are this season in that once famous water are being slaughtered illegally by fire-hunters and big-gun night- shooters. The Jaw forbids shooting after sunset and before daylight, but, like the rest of our game lays, it is a dead letter. This year the sound is covered with more batteries and bush blinds than ever known before, Hvery duck has its price upon its head, and every native is going for that price. It is full time the members of the duck- ing clubs should consolidate and prosecute the law breakers. p Quail shooting on Long Island has been about as poor as usual, At Kast Hampton there are more shooters than birds. The best place I know is in the vicinity of Ponquogue, Le ‘ Pennsylvania sportsmen have been enjoying fine wild- fowl shooting on the Susquehanna River about Columbia Dam. Ducks are also reported numerous along the beau- tiful Juniata. Rabbits and some quail are being shot in York county. Once York Valley was a famous cover for quail, and many good shoots have I enjoyed there with “Pop” Treager of York and poor Jim Evans, the once celebrated gun maker of Philadelphia. But in taking a retrospective think, I must say I never saw finer shooting at quail in Pennsylvania than that once afforded in Gratz Valley, Dauphin county. THE WISE AGRE, Nw Yor«, Noy. 14, FOREST AND STREAM. S2T ’ , | _ Gari Cop WiiprowLt.—Monomoy Island, Cape Cod, Noy. 5:—Wildfowl are arriving now in fullforce. Large flocks of scoters, commonly called coots, old squaws and aheldrake are seen on the outside; but the wind has been so fresh that there has been no chance for boat shooting off theshoals wherethe birds tend. Out in the bay a seat- tering of coots, sheldrakes, old squaws, whistlers, and some large flocks of black ducks are seen. Saw two flocks of brant to-day, one of eight and one of tiwenty, on | the flats, A few beetleheads or young black-bellied plover, winter or greater yellowlegs, with now and then a Small bunch of bullpeeps or sanderlings, and dundlins or érooked bills, as they are called here, are seen on the flats. One more cold northwester and they will have departed for warmer region, leaving behind the Bona- partes, herring and great black-backed gulls to swarm to the bleak sandbars and fiats seeking some palatable morsel left to them by the receding tide. —CHESTER, On A Harvest Home TrckeT.—Highland Park, UL, Noy. 8,—I’ve had my usual Dakota hunt and my usual good time, although I went a little earlier than usual and so missed the geese. All the roads out of Chicago issued ‘tharvest excursion” tickets this year for one fare for the round trip, good for thirty days to return, but the start had to be made Oct. 11, We left Chicago with a large train, and before we were through Minnesota had twenty cars. Quite a respectable proportion of the passengers were hunters, and we dropped some off at nearly every station after wereached Dakota. There are many reasons why I wish I had a complete file of the FoREST AND SrreaM, but when I find how much the paper is appreci- ated by a couple of boys in Dakota to whom my copies are mailed after I have read them I don’t regret having given them away. Every Christian sportsman should re- joice that so good and clean a paper as the FOREST AND STREAM is published.—Harry HUNTER. Texas Game Groonps.—Fort Worth, Texas,—l am often surprised that nothing is to be found in FOREST AND Stream portraying the merits of Texas as a hunting ground, We have game of all kinds and the mild winters are more inviting than the Arctic winters of the North- west, In the Panhandle antelope range the plains in great number, and along the streams bear are oftsn found. Turkeys and prairie chickens are not much thought of. Tn eastern Texas deer abound, and along the Louisiana line the dense brakes harbor a great many bears. Ducks and geese winter there in myriads, and the lakes and marshes are covered with them throughout the winter. About half of the counties in Texas are exempt from the | operation of the game law, and the hunter is welcomed whereyer he goes. This information will be, I believe, valuable to some of your readers who do not know Texas. —C, H. L. CHILLICOTHE, O., Noy. 11,—The quail season opened in this State yesterday. Rain having fallen the night before and the weather remaining moist and cloudy, it was a fine day for the field. Many of the sportsmen of the city were out and made very good bags. Birds are well grown and fat. The writer and a companion bagged twenty- seyen quail and eleven hares, Birds were lying very close and were hard to find after scattering. The dogs were rank and gunners out of practice. Indications are that quail are abundant.—J. B. McL. THe BRAR River CountRyY.—Delphos, Kan., Oct. 31.— Just in from my annual trip to the mountains. Had fine success: Secured deer and elk; and killed a large grizzly bear at short range (80ft.), besides much smaller game. Was in the Bear River country of Colorado; and settlers there say that the Utes were the worst game butchers in the State, killing during the summer for hides and in spring killing the female elk to feast on the unborn calf. —G. N,B Lioyps Neck, Long Island.—The Lloyds Neck Game Protection Association, haying as its object the strict en- forcement of the game laws in that section of Suffoll county, has been organized. The officers elected for the yezr are: President and Treasurer, O. E. Schmidt; Secre- tary, Dr. R. H. Derby, CONNECTICUT GAME EXPORTATION. Editor Forest and Streanv: In your issue of to-day “Wik” says relating to the shipping of game out of the State, “Towns on the Connecticut River still ship via the Connecticut River Steamboat Company through the con- nivance of the baggage masters.”” In the first place, there is no “Connecticut River Steamboat Company,” but the Hartford and New York Transportation Company run a line of steamers be- tween Hartford and New York. J think that as “Elk” is greatly mistaken about the ‘‘Connecticut River Steamboat Company,” he is equally so in regard to birds being shipped to New York from this section by any line of steamers. Now, “Elk,” come out and produce your proof. You haye made a statement. Will you prove it? Lam well acquainted with that keen sportsman, Mr, C. ©. ‘Goodrich, general agent for the H. & N. Y. Transportation Co. He has issued very strict orders to his employees, and should any one get caught, G: B. would surely stare him in face for receiving any game for shipment to points outside the State. Tinclose a letter just received from C. C. Goodrich, Secretary and General Agent of the Company: Harrrorp AND New YorRK TRANSPORTATION Co.—Hartford, Gonn., Noy. 11, 1887. A.C. Collins, Warden, Dear Sir: In answer to your clipping from FOREST AND STREAM, my baggage masters and freight clerks most positively deny any complicity in the shipment of partridge, quail or woodcock. Pay think that your correspondent “Elk” must be misinformed. If he is positive and can give proof that our employes are defying law and deceiving Us we will immediately displace the guilty party according to notice issued previous to Oct, 1, Yours very truly, C. C. Goop- RICH. Mr. Goodrich has promised me his support, and his word is his bond, Another statement of “Elk”; ““Now the market hunter shoots nothing but woodcock and grouse, for quail and rabbits do not pay enough to bother about.” Twill admit that this may ap- ply to rabbits, but on quail I cannot concur. Quail are scarce and command a better price than woodcock. I quote the market price (prices that are paid the market hunter): Ruifed grouse, 40 cents each; quail, 50 cents each; woodcock, 20 cents each. Can “Elk” name a market hunter that will not bother with quail? for Thaye a friend who would go miles to secure a negative of him, for he must be a rarad avis. If “Elk” is for the protection of game and can furnish any evidence that will convict, let him write me, giving his name. A. C, CoLuins, Game Warden. HARTFORD, Conn, Noy, 10. — Camp-Sire Hlickerings. ah + ‘That reminds me.” 225. BE rig ath was related to me a few days ago as a act: A few years ago a party who were hunting deer in the great swamp in Proton township, Grey county, Ontario, were joined, after they had been out a few days, by two tenderfeet. These were advised to follow carefully the first fresh deer tracks that they found; and to their great oy they discovered, tefore they had gone half a mile rom camp, the footprints, freshly made, of what they were certain was a small deer. They followed rapidly the trail, which indicated that the object of their pursuit had been in a most uncertain frame of mind, as it zig- zagged about in the most bewildering manner, and finally led them to a clearing, in which stood a farm- house and outbuildings, A familiar grunt which eman- ated from a well-known domesticated animal that stood afew yards away on the trail they had been following enlightened the hunters to the fact that the imaginary deer of which they had been in pursuit had resolved itself into a hog that, having gone in pursuit of beech nuts, had led them to its owner’s barnyard, The game was not molested, but the air became blue. R, 5. B. Sea and River Mishing. Address all communications to the Forest and Stream Pub. Co. A HUGE WHITEFISH. Editor Forest and Stream: The catch of whitefish atthe fisheries on the west shore of Lake Erie, in the vicinity of Monroe, Mich., has this season been very large, greatly in excess of any previous season for a dozen years. There has also been a very per- ceptible improvement in the size and quality of the fish taken. Some very large ones haye been seen, but the largest ever taken here, and it is believed the largest caught in Lake Brie of late years, was taken from the pound net of Duval and Duclo, near Monroe on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The fish isa male, and weighed, two hours after landing, 18lbs. and toz. Its length is 314in, from nose to tip of caudal fin, Measurement around body in the larg- est part 204in., and midway between first and second dor- sal 18in. The picture transmitted herewith is not a satisfactory likeness of this king of the poissons blanc, but it will give your readers some approximate idea of the royal propor- tions of his majesty. The “haul” which contained this fine specimen weighed a little over nine tons of fish weigh- ing from 14 to 3t1bs, each. The fish are shipped in ice tothe Hast principally, though many of the fisheries are freez- ing their entire catch, and placing them in cold storage for the winter and spring trade. J. M. B. Mownroen, Mich, TESTING THE STRENGTH OF TROUT. HE article of Mr. Henry P. Wells, in your issue of Nov. 8, brings forward a subject that I have thought much upon, and I am glad to learn that some one has made experiments and taken notes of them for publica- tion, for I think that if anglers did realize the amount of strength that a trout exerts when first hooked they would not report the loss of so many large fish. Once while we were fishing through the ice for a fish called in northern New Hampshire and Vermont “lunge,” and which, I think, is set down in scientific works as the Salmo namaycush, a discussion arose among us as to the amount of strength required to pull in a certain fish; and to test the correctness of my opinion I took one of these spring scales such as fishermen carry in their pockets and proceeded to make loops in each line, so that in case I should vet a fish on either one of them (I had ten lines in all) I could hook on the scale at once. Thedepthot water was from 18 to 25ft, Following is the results as I have it now: A lunge weighing at pounds pulled “a pounds. rAG ck a 2 a 7 os 16 i ti eh 14 ob be A it7 oe + \ 16 ue oe ng te 2 24 At this point the scales became frozen up, water being spattered into them, and I think that the last two tests were not correct, owing to this cause. These fish are very gamy in this lake and I do not know but that they are everywhere. They are built much like a landlocked salmon and I think have beenso called, but they are not like them in color nor in any other way except outline. The results of this experiment led me to think that we were using too fine leaders for trout fishing and that if we wanted to save our biggest fish we must use leaders that would at least stand the strain of as many pounds as the weight of the Jargest fish, and so wheneyer I started fishing I always selected leaders of a size that I thought ought to stand the strain of the largest trout in the water. But in order to know more about the matter, especially in regard to trout, I endeavored to make tests, as Mr. Wells did, and even went so far as to hold the rod upright with the scales fastened two-tenths of the entire length of the rod from the bottom, having the line fast- ened to the reel so as not to give at all and holding the butt of the rod in the hollow of my hand which rested against my knee. I found that that would not give the right results, for when the rod was bent the leverage was not the same and could not be computed. At last I hit upon the following plan: After having cast out as much line as I thought was necessary it was taken into the canoe and a line a little longer than the rod was fastened to the line on the rod about Gin. from the top ring. This line was in turn fastened to the scales which lay in my lap. At first it bothered me a little in casting, but after a while I could do as well with as without it. After a fish was hooked I allowed the as could have been done with registering scales. As Mr, Weils says, the scales were in constant motion and it was difficult to see the exact figures. By this method we got the strain of the first grand rush of the fish, which I think is much his best, unless it be the time when he is first brought to the top of the water, As soon as we had got. the number of pounds pulled noted, and we were satisfied that he had done his best, the short line (which was fastened by winding three or four times around the long one and then brought up with a half hitch with a bowknot end) was passed to my guide, while [ took the rod, and as soon as | had gained control of the fish, the guide pulled out the bowknot, his line became loose and the fish was landed in the usual manner, While this test left much to be desired, still it gave me figures enough to base an opinion upon, Inow think there is no doubt that a brook trout will pull more than his own weight when he is first hooked, but how much more de- pends very much upon the nature of the water in which he hag lived and the time of the year in which he is caught. Pond trout will not pull so much in propor- tion to their weight as swift water fish, but will pull more in proportion to their length because they are deeper and can pull harder when going sideways. J give below the notes 1 have taken from time to time in different localities: PAUL STREAM. A trout weighing is pound. pulled ils pound, at oe ee we be nis af te lost c tk In dead water of a swift stream: MILLSFIELD PONDS. A trout weighing ote pound pulled % pound. bt oe Ps f oe 4G tb 16 4. ob ut a be be ob 16 1 With a fish of }% the line unfastened. Very fat did not fight long. fish; GREENOUGH POND. A trout weighing 24 pound pulled 145 pound. 114 ah + es 1* LB “s ok “16 Fish not biting well. MAGALLAWAY RIVER. eb +e 3 4G at 41 ae kk te 12 ee te “a he oe as 5 oe 34 These fish were caught early in May, when the water was high at the Grass eddy, and the large ones had the current to help them. At Pond de River, below Middle Dam, a trout weighing 3}lbs. pulled 43lbs., and I think he was in comparatively still water. I regret that I did not test those which I caught last spring, but I was so afraid IT would lose them that I did not take any risk. Iasked my guide how big a one we would catch, and he said of about 6lbs., and so I tested my leaders to 91bs. I broke two in doing so, but lam now glad of it; the leader that stood the test of 9lbs. held a 9lb. fish that day, but was broken by a fish the next day. I learned one thing then, and that was that very much depends on the way the fish is hooked, If it can shut its mouth, it will pull harder and fight longer than if the hook is in such a position as io hold the mouth open. Pr hope that Mr. Wells will succeed in his experiments in this direction, as we do not want to use any larger leaders than are necessary, but we want to save our big fish, if only to prove that “‘some of the lies we tell are true.” Cc. D. 0. NORTHUMBERLAND, N. H. UNDER THE WHITE-HEADS. ie just got back from over the pond where some very decent fishing came my way, also three or four or five, may be it’s six, fishing rods, which I hope to make you break the Tenth Commandment over with all your might. It’s sad, but when it comes to first-class work we uns, with those honorable exceptions who tie their own rings on their own sticky sticks, are not ‘‘in it.” It was under the White-heads, in Belfast Lough, Ire- land. The fish would not rise to any fly whatsoever. Jock-Scott, the silver-doctor, and seyeral midge duns were all N. G., it was hopeless to persist with maggots, cheese-paste, white lurk, scoured brandlings, and even if potted salmon roe had been on handit would have been despised. The fish were there and we had to get them, so we jigged. Let me confess utterly, Conceive four sets of stout crossed wires, soldered on toa central wire so that the ends are not over each other, Then clinch on to each end a small lozenge of tin, and a big bare hook fast to the lower end, put two pounds of lead at the bottom, may be more, get a string and drop overboard, jigging up and down until you catch on. Then the reel shrieks Yankee Doodle, the two and a half ounce masterpiece twists into a perfect corkscrew, until the big speckled beauty pants and palpitates in the boat, I was rather successful, for my jig got rigged up with treble hooks while the other lambs had only single ones. Often six at a dip came inboard, and on one memorable occasion every hook save one was graced with a finny victim. You neyer had such sport, and nary a cent for bait. The exercise is grand, for hours at a time you yank up and down until some other man strikes the school and then you all gather round to hear him swear at your coming, by which time the fish have gotscared and gone under to come up half a mile away. But while they come to you, and let me tell you that a speckled beauty—I mean a fresh herring that never saw solid salt—is so good that, as you can’t get him any other way than aboye stated—well, I’ve gone for him accord- ingly. GRAY JOHN. A CanrisH CAUGHT BY TROLLING.—Mr. E. A. Black, of Ottawa, a fisherman of some local reputation, reports a curious piscatorial experience on a recent canoeing ex- pedition on the Upper Ottawa. One morning, when trolling at the foot of the Allumette Rapids, one of the party caught a very large catfish. As the canoe was heavily laden a bullet was fired through the creature’s head to enable him to be landed. The hook of the troll line to run from the reel until I could lay the rod down | was firmly fastened in the fish’s mouth. The strangest and bring the whole pull of the fish on the short line, and , by keeping a close watch on the scales the number of , pounds that the fish pulled was noted, but notso accurate thing was that the canoe was being steadily paddled all the time, so the troll never could have rested on the ground.—G, 8. 328 ON THE GASCONADE.—II. “Horin the Prophet Amos, mention is made of fish hooks; and in the book of Job, which was long before the days of Amos, for that book is said to have been written by Moses, mention is made also of fish hooks, whieh must imply aiiglers in those times.”— Izaak Walton. ‘a seems singular that so many of our people should annually make pilgrimages north, south, east and west, in search of the picturesque and beautiful when they have it in their own State in such profusion and erfection, Talk of the sunny skies of Italy and the Beauties of the Alps, the grandeur of the Rockies, the scenery of the Alleghanies, and the summer softness of the northern lakes! Can any of these excel in varied beauty and continued interest the views upon the Gascon- ade? WNotone. Take the people of St, Louis, for instance; year in and year out there is the migration to this place and to that, at great expense for travel and hotel bills, when here, near them, for a trifling outlay of money, they can reach exquisite scenery, delightfully cool nights, and in air which the altitude renders pure and exhilarat- ing, Phe Gasconade finds its origin from crystal springs high ’ up in the Ozark Mountains. One branch rises in Webster county, not far from Marshfield, the scene of the terrible cyclone on April 18, 1880, and the other from numerous brooklets in the southern portion of Wright county. Tis main tributary, the Piney, has its manifold sources in the southern part of Texas county. These various streams, with the main trunk, are each 250 to 300 miles long, They are when not disturbed by heavy rains perfectly clear and limpid, running as they do over rocks and gravel. The scenery is varied and beautiful. Sometimes upon both sides, nearly always upon one, there rise from the river precipitous bluffs snd mountains. These present as one floats down with the stream an ever-varying pan- orama, The bold faces of the precipices show strata of rocks, differing in color and formation so as to give a pleasing and ever-varying color to the scene. The vege- tation, too, is different from that to which we are accus- tomed at home, as in the scanty patches of soil may be seen the stunted cedar and pine. Upon either side, at times, are fertile bottom lands eontaining well-improved farms, but for the last hundred miles upon any of the branches these are like angels’ visits, few and far between. The descent of the river is al ae so much so that in places the fall is very percept- ible to the eye, giving the stream a decided down-hill appeatance. The result is that every mile or two there are rapids, frequently amounting to falls, Between these rapids are deep, placid stretches of water, densely populated with the tinest of fish. After paddling quietly along fora considerable distance one will hear the roar of the rapids, and dancing in the distance will see the brilliant Hashing of the light upon the breaking waters as they go leaping from stone to stone, or over the gravelly edges of the decline. As your boat approaches it will come more and more under the influence of the accelerating current. Then, once glance to get your bearings, to see where the channel is, and, if there be boulders, to observe the b est way to avoid them Then at it with might and main, paddle for all that is in you, for in order to have steerage way so that you can control your craft. you must be going faster than the current, As this goes ten or fifteen miles an hour at times, you can see that with the added elbow grease your light boat must be fairly flying. The sensation has just enough of the spice of danger in it to make it exhilarat- ing, The scenery, the dancing water and the motion, make it grand sport. Sometimes, where the descent is sudden and the boulders somewhat large, with deep water be- tween them, there is real danger, but generally the rapids are shallow, and an upset would only result in a wetting of oneself and the contents of the boat. Very few miles are passed that do not afford beautiful places to camp, There is no mud, The banks are gravelly and clean. In October, the witching time of year, when our American forests are in their beautiful garb of red and gold, there is no need to look for springs at which to rest. The whole river is a spring—the water as clear as crystal and as cold as need be. To those who can take the time much interest would attach to explor- ing some of the caves that abound in the mountains upon either bank of the river, Some of these are very large, consisting of a succession of rooms with limestone walls, Not infrequently they contain streams of considerable size, some of which subsequently burst forth as immense springs. While many of these caves are by no means éerra incognita most of them are practically unknown, so that the spirit of adventure may find in them full sway. The archzeologist can here find much to interest him— Indian axes, hammers, spear and arrow points, traces of a civilization probably older than the aboriginal races, the remnants of which are now upon our reservations. Indeed, the more one thinks of it the more there is to _ wonder at the strange fatuity which takes, say St. Louis and Kansas City people, into other States to enjoy the beauties of nature when by a short run over the San Francisco and Missouri Pacific roads they can be con- Mee to a region so full of loveliness, variety and inter- est, Tt is, then, amid scenes such as these that we find our- selves quietly floating, too much rapt in the beauty of what we see to care much about fishing. During the day a few ducks and a luckless squirrel that runs out on a projecting limb are killed as we sit in our boats, After going some five miles we camp upon the lett bank of the river, at Big Spring, an immense fountain of water which comes boilmg up in the bed of the stream, most probably one one of those subterranean rivers of which we have spoken, debouching here. The baggage and the cook are hurried ashore, and the others pull away in their boats to try their luck with the bass. Here the old backwoods in- stinct comes out. This is a noted a camping place and has been used many and many a time before, The trees are full of big nails to hang things on, but as a compen- sation for the unexpéctedness of this discovery there is no ‘down woed"—all burned up longago, Thereisa hatchet, however, in the mess kits well sharpened, too, Did you ever realize how much wood you can cut with a good sharp hatchet? Well, the mood was on me, and as [sank the blade to the eye in the sreen wood, there was a pleas- ure in piling up the branches until I had a respectable- sized wood pile for the night, There was only one drawback to the experience, the handle of the hatchet was too small for the grip and a little tooshort. Tf made FOREST AND STREAM. a half inch larger in diameter and three or four inches longer, it will be, I think, an ideal camp axe, especially as the hammer end is very- useful, a few nails being an indispensable part of a complete camp provision. I have seen a good many pages devoted to this subject, and Iadd these few lines as my quota of observation, To an old outer the making of the camp has as much interest as any other of the experience of the wood, so after cutting enough fuel I found in the woods near at hand some nice, straight tent poles, which were soon cut and trimmed. A level place, but with drainage in every direction, was selected and the tent and poles deposited there to await the arrival of the boys. The bedding and other baggage were placed beside them, with the haver- sacks, &c., hung upon a tree that would be at the opening of the tent when stretched. Then to get the supper, that meal of meals in the woods. A fireis quickly made, not one of your bonfires to roast and smoke you out of camp, but a cosy little fire, between two 6in, logs, which will soon furnish some glowing hot coals upon which one can cook the victuals without roasting himself. As it burns I skin the squirrel and pick enough ducks to feed ten men at home. I cut them all wp into moderately small pieces, put them in the camp kettle, with a good sized piece of breakfast bacon, cover them with two quarts of water, and hang the kettle on a pole fixed across the fire, to boil, While this process goes on I peel a half dozen good sized potatoes and three onions. After the meat has boiled an hour or moreT add the potatoes and onions, and a little hot water, the mixture having boiled down some- what, By this time the méat is sofar done that a splinter can be easily run through it, Tseason with saltand cayenne peper, and let themass simmer until the meat of the ducks is ready to fall from the bones, and then I ring the be—, no. I give a view-halloo! and the boys come in to eat the burgoo, a dish that would make a ‘‘Lonis Quinze” lick his fingers as he called to a Pompadour in the Pare aux Cerj, tor more, I stated that there were enough ducks in the pot to feed ten men, but the four men and a boy scooped it out clean, and though he did not make any re- marks on the subject, there was a look in the corner of the mayor’s eye that indicated that one plateful more might have been devoured. If thou dost not know the virtue of a burgoo, go to, thou sluggard, and learn! its o MAIODROS Toscan Ss jad . W B Benham. Sans Sar0 i ie i ad =r = oOnwmo hy egy. ist Regt. Infantry, N. Q iC} a OPO SIaMad H--7 TAHVSSQ HRBSN B ra A eo ok = a OmtmeG CSaSS AonHS POOR aRMRIOWOIIIH i PANS = COMM Door CoH i =y, — oO a Military allowance = . EJ McCullagh ....... ait beet Military allowance SO ee ie ee a eo er eee a ae Pre ay fare . thee beeen see g eens cess Military allowance ols el OW ives) ere Se bowgt te Sow x Io mores STOP RIRID ee Peeve e Fee teen ee FOO coo mote oT =i Military allowance . Serre ie ae aay Military allowance 69. Geo Cowing, Jr a ri) SES Ce He Military allowance 75. Geo Cowing, Sr =~} ye S Sma hb = = _ FIA IDOMIAIDMroHnmnnrmonmwe Poe i ee SuaewMowo-Ion-~y re Coons : / me Prom rmOmmerOSazanSoaS3mH38 48, J 'T Longueil — = RBVOMOMMIAISMKDOHSOOAMMOS{~OOCCH i et Oo Gp Go CO Ot=FCD GO a EO ar © 0040 Crp Oret $3, AgteK nights. tices sth. fot SORMOMUIOMMBODOVOo- OE ERO SD OI SECO FOO — 4 Coro as ii co 15. NS Brockway i be |e sos [ofp der} ee = = SOS RSF SH ORO MMMANMMQanmnman - S- dl Cocheco Rifle C 11. G H Wentworth A o oO iz) SHmVostecoM=-Fo’ = oc pars Seamer S3 Som aR S- ee ona i er =" 50. J B Stevens, Jr Sa ee os = OFM IODIOMIODOOoMsd et 59. H M Wiggin Wem eee e ee ag es Saucanssas0 . 8..C Li Daily,-, -..--...+:- = = S2nwms SAebo Taranaranoyo2IM8© oe oe. DRAM OUMOAOMReIOOS SemS5 anawcna Se ats aanolone eS FOREST AND STREAM i i i ee i a ara 7—59 10 10—79 6—15 5—68—357 Military allowances ...2)erenk CLRReBeeE cae. tet ae Ten 25 6 10—55—811 EIR IIS NII A Seca ME ED | 25 ‘[Nov. 17, 1887, yo oe Washington, Pa., Rifle Club. 83. James Barrett ( Oo = or OOo EO CS ESE OO fe CO FS 10. J M Maurer ee ee iy fw SHE tO oR Gp EOD CO =F G9 5 : et SHIoMmowIScooHAg 2%. JW Rothwell... ....0...... = is SOP oo0 tt et SUC EOE SS OS OE OO CO CEC OD OD — i = £O ODO CIES CO ERE CH SECU OR DD SW OD CO 6 op 29. J M Fulton Ce wen ene a eer ry DEO GO OD 2 C2 OT 00 He EO IHR a ‘ = SSP oOoo- ay os DP DOSS ASO I ET = DOES OO 800 00 SII OO CO HO =F OO GFF ESI OR SD IO OO Sa SECO OTM FW a. Ca Bed cp a Central Valley, N. Y., Rifle a =) a gro & (Ke to or) wD is) = ct a. o = ro Sh RIOR MOQRAOGDOVMOWH ODODE jt Oo —s . H L Leonard = an SONS e OM OVINE OSM tanoe iol 1 — SCREOPAUROMIIWMMMO ROO re ee a ae? — — — = MESO Op SO ME REME CO aE OS EO EH HOOT OS SOF Lad c OUD Oo FeO Co FE RES OO OO 7 OH OT GO. CO GO GO et = CI MOD co Steno Swe OOO OOo DIMA ISaSMMIAMABAAMM-IRISH He EOD CDE Co COCO =F GO GOES fet Anos e MMO S209 Sp GO OOD Ga St Baldwinsville, N. Peete ee sens ete eseue o pee AH OAM OTROS ooT Fy S is) EEE raay AIMO-IIP AON _ oo bin WIR SODMOSIAIIS * eon aE a WMIRA DO. co IA IH bf OTHE MOM Sawa ava TAF CO MFI MD DEO OH Or Rmooom COMED G9 6O CO MEO Cr 3 CO SE OTH OD cornet ee oom Compo wme Troy, Kan., Rifle Club. RS Dinsmore, M D 71010 9 6101 elie ot J Me Iso Socio = aIoce B Rerac _ oS Chautauqua Sportsmen’s Association, po) mn ee ee eee we coo =e aa ooo = teen item meer eeeenes jen pot ett i Swen boonnnm ook IMAIMWORGOCASONHADSSS-aMoSHwwe e, ASO co tg EH OP OOo S = =a SIRO O AH OH OO 0 2 SO = pare MIOnmwowmronoos 2. : = ‘ CUM OF FD Osrer IDO mH OOF 20 OO — Don Men PIO Oop StF Stor St StF OF OO Bit AID OT ATIIR MH IOS a SO OE OD CO EGO 8D EO ESO OT OO Ot OD CO HR FD CO S.C Fae SH Or CO He GO He EC HOS as) ie Lawrence, Mas . E F Richardson i=] SO G23 IS2ISSOR Q i=} pe oeSo: a =} elle 5} eye gt fet et Soc enmonroo BOete-tIOortO-t = = a = osntw ES OOS EST OC IH OOO OOM MOM IOOMAIOOD kt Satan = wDow Soe tw tw Sa! = he — a — = CMG OCIOOMomnmrocracennoc CHMmmmImsoornmrwnsowoow mag IAS ——o H an TOS OO DO 62 6 OO 6 OO SE EHO QO es FO eee eee eet e nears on e Te OO SIGN ICO 6 CO OU ft ee BY ag op Se Da 0 He =F D3 Oo COT OR Oo OE OS OT CO-ED a B oto Topeka, Kan., ee iid — et = COD OI GLE OATH TATOO OO DOWMAEAeOIWMSwoOMISS eh Mom oo So OQ Compo m=I0 eh eer tarcr to TOON GOH -IOAAUROCSHNIHHIGNDAIGRTODNHAMOODEOSS = swSwoSeoo-x i St = kt ODOM co OI Ir DoOWMO ARMOR OOORMMOOMIOoOOODVOO Sorooeoa — i Ce i ier | on = o = = = TOC PO TE IOMOOIWIVIOMHAIOWS+E = an ro as et CIID aS OU IM MOI Foo FoHOwOooCsSoOaeseosn f=} were we eee eee = Cr OCOD Ot ECO OTHE CO OG FEMOOS OO FAD IOVHRMOMO AOS OW O6d 43. Robt Thompson tot = Sow Shommnann — 5 STOO Ores Ga Gt C9 FG cn 8 1 GO OO FE OI DOI O 78. LR McCarter 81, E W Sherman,,,, . ‘ 3 — EES ES I EI IOI OS Ooo BaoSwrSua353 il 5 Noy, 17, 1887.] FOREST AND STREAM. 3833 a 82. E Bowne, Pittsburgh, Pa., Rifle Cl ese B19 . MnBrsting, yoy Ak itn 9. J A Huggins, 10 Sandy Spring, Md.,. 62. S B Wethero:id 5 a ee art Military allowanee...... (nee deh Sek eee rye Sas ato oH 7 o o oa Leominster, Mass., 1%, Geo P Prevar... 4... 4 i = he COCO HOI RQ OREO POO COM 23. HM Rockwell Bhi AW Gta +. so cet es os BB. G W Waster oo: we. cence een a5, C A Joslin eee anton s ee ee tens Co. D, 2d Regt, M. N. MH Deg PRES CO ELEUM UEC Sea 4 wees alo lomie ofp Military allowance,........--. 68. E W Bird rp eOOaIc Dakota Rifle Clu a 86. MG Fossum.......-. ET SF os Se EH ial Cherryfield, 8&8. J A Wilson $3; WM Eatan,,.....:.2.-..5.05 (* 72 Ce E50) 0 0 gy ee ere i7. PB Guptiil _ SEO Ol a 0 On Or Cr C0 Ea OH fe o =| ima & Sp iw fa) 65. D B Buckwalter = (oes har kas) Houlton, M %6, WB White. sects stance et tee oO 4 5 6 4 9 Gardner, Mass., Rifle Club. (Only totals given.) SPs Lychee as Mele > Sen baal eerie sf ctomhgerS: 5c lacie e Fualate pe nndepclele nial 86 preter rb et tee 30.°J E Parrin TOR ee DITHOAGE At wory fac eee 71. DS Trimmer HECOVW pp “FOG OP Sten OS on Morrellville Rifle Cl Alex Stackhouse. ........... % 12. . John W Seigh ee Se eee eee ee) bot SPST OO US SP CH OO Oe Co Oo er EH OH Cy EOD 2 Go $5. Samlb Sle. .2-2: su 4s. cece D AVWSEDGRO: WYUIS ODL 8 he erecatet tacoee 91. Stewart Colbert............. Stewart Colbert $4. 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OOH I > OHA OMEN POSTIPS R OOS PR RMOGSIADOARMOOWSIOMO-4 = = = as wnOoonec3tsse — et asovwoono a EO 109 Op OI Op OO EO REO OTH Ope ROSA KARI PATO OC ON CICA Co RIOT ITO SJ vi 9 5 B TR To OE _ CF ann FROG 9 bet DO GO OP Oi SERED. Ca AFOOT OD CIO OED GD OD COT Sree OTD HT or Hak Ep WOW SoS FO OKT 10—70—857 10—90 OWENSVILLE, Ind., Nov, 8.—The Owensville Ballard Rifle eam had their second regular match Nov. 1, at 200yds., standard target. No wind, but poor light: Capt. Daugherty’s Team. J Daugherty... ...... .6 6 8 6 410 4 2'4 6—49 WMATA, x wah Daaedte tes oe M58 -6 6949 9 4 8 4 8-67 GRAVY CLLED Gosek gos ccacns cbt ne eee be 66679 669 7 466 IRGDELUS ah estet nde wed tte pec 204 .38 447 46 8 6 6 -3—50 SLOMGVe mate t tec es Ribena ck e+ 328 37 2 8 5 2 8—83—265 Capt. McGrade Daugherty’s Team. | McG Daugherty..... 65 48 38 5 4 8 5 6-54 Montgomery ...... -8 45 5 5 65 8 8 6—54 SHecleeekk etnies -4 6 8 8-0 4 2 7 # 5-52 auck = ey 7-63 3167 7 TY bP 4-55 GE ss. teats f .9 6 410 5 6 5-9 8 4-64—279 Averages for both teams 54?;. Summers wears the gold medal, Stone the leather medal. The third shoot, Nov. 8, shows a decidéd improvement over the previous contests, No wind, but.atmosphere very full of smoke, caused by forest fires now raging along the river bottoms. Messrs. Gilmore, Howe, Yeager and arnock, of the Princeton Rifle As- sociation, were visitors and were invited to shoot in the team matches: Oapt. Gentry’s Team. OE TNO soc ters IDET LS :3 3°2 4 5-4 6 6 % 9-49 MUANIIGRSCS ys te leer etin. cettsriae 3.8 5 6 6 6 8 810 %—67 MMGntPOMery..4.... 262-60 deen ne jas 510 8 8-7 47 7 9 4-69 APD herrea eee Eee deoae 68 855 7 2 6 5 8—GO ISDCORG ieee end an tees wet 45829 5 9 5 5 6—58 UT GRMLOTE epee ie ry reg aes tes 888 649 8 5 7 583 RATE eM Mt ob aan cate oe 903 208 4 8 4 Q—88—404 otal SCOFG WitHOUl VISIGOTS, oc... 56. yee oe ey ss yin wm ole mim reine a 303 Capt. Roberts’s Team, PROMGRESt cenk ois phe ne ween fee 5 6 8 ¥ 5 8 6 YT $ 8—65 VV GUUEL ie tte ett Ov vee yin ee eee 49 48 910 5 5 6 3-63 NY ERI Le) cane BA Sens td po ole ere 7 310 4 5 510 5 5 6—60 LONG ene. habe weeaptibe enone uate ome 6-5 3 6 2-8 % 4°°5 2—45 C-DaUeherty, fo. i see b ene ceems 56747 69 8 4 5—h6 PETG YO fy Lam Altece Leake ticks ative 43 8 8 510 6 9 2 6—5l WEEDILOC neues tod at oan ere Lams 883 3314 8 6 &—23—279 Motal SGOTe WIUHGUL VIRILOLS So). fe cc ceececeyses ses sm tnene fet 289 Average for team without visitors 59 medal, Stone leather medal.—J. M., Jr. JAMESTOWN, N. ¥., Nev. 12.—Record of 50 shot match between Messrs. Gindele and Nieman, of Cincinnati, O., and Hazeltine and Burns, of Jamestown, N. Y. Conditions, 200yds., off-hand, Ameri- can field target center, score sheets and targets to be exchanged by mail. This is tho second match, Cincinnati haying been vic- torious in both. 1-5. Montgomery wins Oincinnati. MGHINGBIO cceratrier sere ids. 81010 7 67 9 6 9 9-81 6 7 9 710 910 9 6 7—80 6 7 910 910 910-9 8—S8T § 6 § 610 7 910 10 10—84 89 7°83 9 910 8 § 8—84—416 Heisman. Malia ek at 68 9 7 9 7 $10 9 6—79 6 4 9 9101010 910 Y—84 Y $ 710 6 8 9 8 10 10—8& 10 710 8 0 5 910 9 10—78 710 7 9 81010 9 8 $—87—411 827 Jamestown. yas I A be earn See Ao athe cece ror 108 5 & 7 8 510 8 8—I7 910 $ 8 6 810 7 6 8—8] 1010 9 7 8101010 6 9—39 10 9 7 610 8 8 910 9—86 108 7 7 910 8 7 8 6=—80—413 Drie bagelting, = far screrassh ste o111—4 Taylor, Jackson and Mud divided first money. In the shoot-off for second, miss and out, Heikes and Webb tied on 6straight, then divided; Chubb took third. Third Match—l0 larks, $2 entrance: WWiUStOMs otis. wees se W11171110—9 _Lawrence..........-. 1119011911—7 SAORI OM ence 2 ee OUIN01NI—S8 Taylor ....-. ....... 1110101100—6 Gplay aes ee esd rs clas 0111111011—8 Gerten........ toes 1010110110—6 FRGVBCR y tuateoaictese as O100IN111—7_- “Mud.-..:..... ....... 11009111016 WVTUSbOH. fc -yee 111111111110 Gerten...... ........ 1111111110—9 Hipikesh nc s.ces ees os 1110111111— 9. Chubb........-...... 1111011101—8 Mery; aaa ge orate eee aes 11111011— 9 Jackson ........:.... 1011111110—8 Winston first money, Heikes in the shoot-off won second, Jack- son wouthird. Fifth Match—? live Pigeons, 3.50 entrance: RVVA SNOT Ue cee ol mec HiT Gertem.. 2.22.70... se 09111115 Higikens jisoi sce epee ee 1111111—7 Lawrence............... 1010110—4 WGI oro sce ts nieuseee VINTI—F OChubb.... ...2...0....5 1011001—4. A ENol ss thi ts ee rene aie TON—6 Mud.... ...........--... 1001011—4 Ta YVACi eke aes See errs 1010111—5 Kiefaber................ 1101010—4 In the shoot-off, miss and out, Winston took first money, Jack- Son second, Taylor and Gerten divided third, 334 Sixth Match—5 live birtis, $2.50 entrance: WMston,..,-..., Ti eeete ddd MPS VIO Ns aa sae eye th 111110—4 (Chubb ..-.. Py per eee tb) SPS mihi. Greets as Sirois 01j11—4 GEFLOM Aad ait bes stare cant UMi—b Reik@s. 1. is ese es 01101—8 Chien eee e: oe ore 1W11—5 Lawrence..........--.-: .01101—8 Jackson Irae spall ITO—f SWEDDs ice ince Genes A0LIO=8 a Seventh Match—7 live pigeons, $5 entrance? Heikes ye ela thd Wii? Packeaons. 8 aa Sey 8 oonI—5 WaHShOH..2oe.5 7 kb aey 11J1011—6 Lawrence............... 1010111 —5 (CHD bee eS. kee os T101I1=—6 Cain. 2... eee pee eee 1110101—5 Ve Nee ee, att SUIT 6s WeDDs ceen eye eee 1001101—4 (Gerten......... Pan eee CCTs a koe eg es vate 0110011—4 Waylor..........5.--+- seal l01111—6 Highth Match—5 live birds, $3 entrance: PET pics ks aad clan oe LUE SSSR WV) rote ieee ciyiy sae sacha star sane 10141—4 MGEPUOTE 2 Be caneuh ee eeuse 1G—5* Smith... o.cs a L011 —4 WS ketal inacshaee 1lli—5_-~Kjiefaber........ . wevae ved 110—4 OHCKRONY Vays An gia che oh ii—5 ~Mnd....... WEsT45 MAb ac o11I—4 lawrence....... 5 11110—4 Winstotive:.......0..00. 00 11010—3 (Oeyilejer we eee ee eer POTTS ee riticeese ses acer ener ne 101—2 Ey In the shoot off Heikes won first, Smith second, Winston third. Ninth Match.—It was to be & lively shoot for the wind up, and none but the good ones got in—seven of a kind: Heikes, Eby, Webb, Snyder, Chubb, Dolph Sander, Cain. Heikes killed 12 straight, Eby 1, Webb 6, Chubb 4, Randolph 1, and Cain got 0. BUPFALO, Nov. 4.—The trap shoot tournament at Niagara, ‘Ont., gotten up by Mr. John Bampfield, was a grand success in every particular, bringing out_a large number of expert marks- wmyen from-different points in Canada and the United States. In fact it was an international teurnament. The day was cloudy ‘and a stiff nor'wester somew hat interfered with food Marksman- iship. ae tournament took place on the Whirlpool Gun Club’s rounds. 5 First shoot, distance ae 10 io iedecs entrance fee $3: G Briggs .-+eeee. »-L0111T1001I—7% Peacock...........-.4 10000011j—& HLSmith. .\.)..0. 2... 110000w. ie re cee tte 1010011000—5 BMenton............ 11010100116 Harvey.............. 1110101000—5 NeNMNEl ee eniesf 01101100116 Kilsey............... 1101001110—6 WGI, vcp chen n he O110011110—6 Aird................ . 00111011 10—6 AV SET OGL...) us ss ovata 10101000115 J Bamprfield.......... 1011011001—6 G Rogers. ...0.....5-. 110000 Ly A sini: See 001100w. iW. 1 Briges took first money. In the shoot off of ties Dr. Neff, of Port: Colborne, won second; Kilsey, of Hast Aurora, third, and Sampfield fourth. ; Second event, entrance fee $3, 2lyds., 7 live pigeons: VGOBWORE on seu ssateess 1110110—5 G Murphy...........-.. 1101001—4 E HSmith..... deseeny 1011110—5 RAHGTY ae ie cri eI ed 0011111—5 (O] Bsa. eatiet irene 1011110—5 J Bampfield............ 1110011—5 D Woodruff,........... 1000w. WiePeatockssiseknd 0011110—4 Ww. tied in a shoot off of ties for second, divided second and third. Koch and Smith did likewise with fourth. Third event, nine blackbirds; 1$yds.; entrance fee $1.50: ood, of Toronto, took first money. Kilsey and Clark, who (eBieS. ick s. eye 010111001—5. “W B Whiskers....... 00110001 1—4. WY AaGd SF. ehcp OQ1NN11I—8 G Rogers......... . -000101110—4 WVBR e rs ot eidsss 110111011—7 _E H Smith............ 111101101—7 James Bampfield....101110110—6 te ety 3 Sb oa 111111010—7 HB Clark.... .. ......010110111—6 Mr Kelsey..........:. 101411110—7 Mr Peacock.......... 10001110I—5-__-~B Manton.........,.. 111091011—6 17 ts Pia ree oe 10001101i—5 -J Koch..............., 011011110—6 t Po oc Mr. W. Hood, of Toronto, took first money. The ties for second brize were divided; the ties for third shot them off, and the con- test. was won by Mr. J. Koch, of Buffalo, by killing three straight birds. Mr. Clark, of Buffalo, took fourth money. Fourth event, distance 18yds.; entrance fee $1.50; 9 blackbirds: ONAL E ye). oes 00110011 Mr Peacock... 2... 910101110—5 CeBripeat, sae ane 011000011—4 Myr Pond.............. 011000100—4 Mr Kelsey... ......--. 110100011—5 G Murphy ........... 009110100—3 W Briggs.... . .. .. 1011011I—7 EH Smith............ 1110011i—7 FSET OD A.D sanyo ees 110110101—7_J Koch................ 111011110—? The ties for first place were shot off, Messrs. W. Hood and J, Koch again tieing by killing six birds each. They divided first money. Mr. #. H. Smith got second, Mr. Briggs third, and Messrs. Kelsey and Peacock divided fourth. ; DUNELLEN, N. J., Nov. 9.—The attendance to-day at the regu- lar semi-monthly shoot of the Middlesex Gun Club was unusually small, probably on account of the holiday yesterday. The weather was lovely, and the birds an excellent lot. Quinlan and 3. G. Smith tied for the badge in Class A. Mr. Quinlan waived his elaim to the badge in fayor of Mr. Smith. D. Terry captured the trophy in Class Following are the scores: our live birds, handicap rise: G@: Smith (0): :2...:26 2sc.. 0N—3 Forrest (29) ....:.......... 0202 —2 Seigler (80)... 00.0... ..02, 1212—4 D Randolph (27),...+...... 0110—2 Ties divided. Sweep No. 2, 4 live birds, handicap rise: © Smith (80)............06 00122 Miller (30),........2.-.. ... 1221—4 WOPPeSt (29)... boa craete s 2101—3 Randolph (27)..-........--. 1100—2 Seigler (80)... ..........405 2211—4 Ties divided. Sweep No. 3, 4 live birds, handicap rise: OC Smith (80)..........0.. 011—8 D Terry (80)........2....... 1210—3 HOTECS Ceo) epiaise ss clset tee 0110—2 Cannon (27)... -... ......0021—2 Seigler (30)...............05 10i0— aes (OO) eas 1111—4 Miller (80)............02...5 1100—2 J H Force (80)... ... 1110—3 Randolph (27).............. O12I—3 Tee Kay (28).......5....4.. 1000—1 Manitz (80)........-.2.... 04 0201-2 § GSmith (28) 1—4 shoot, optional sweepstake 5, 7 Seigler (80)............0. 12110116 Quinlan (80)............1221212—7 C Smith (0)... -1110211—6_ Forrest (#9)............. 1110002—4. 8 G Smith (28).. 111131—7 Mamnitz (30).. . 110101—5 Miller (80)... ..-c.s0--:. 11210116 J HW Force (80)......,... 0201011—4 Ties not shot off on account of darkness. Class B, budge shoot, same as Class A: D Terry (80) ...........- 22222016 ‘Tee Kay (28)..:.....,..5 1111010—5 Cannon (27)... .6..0.055 1020002—8 Randolph (27)....... », -.O1L0010—3 DAYTON, O., Oct. 31.—The Stillwater Gun Club held their last shoot for the season at their grounds, one mile southeast of the city, to-day. Following are the scores; Club shoot, 20 singles, blue rocks: MStocket 01011101101110100000—10 J Brecthel 01011010131010111010—13 P Wahl.. .10101010110101101110—-12 B Bandon,01111110111101111171—17 Hanauer. .01010101010191001110—10 Smith..... 10101001011001001100— 9 Special match No. 1,5 sels J Brecthel...... 101 Mike Stockert............ 11010—3 Phil Hanauer .10010—2 A Hamamer.... ...,....... O1i—4 Phil Wakhl...... Ol0II—3 ¥’ Hussong...,.-.,,-.,....00010—1 SUT: Penge Pee tes 01010—2 Match No. 2, 5 singles: Phil Wahl,....5..... .....01010—2 J Brecthel..,.... wiles 01110—3 ' Stier oe on ee 01010—2 Stockert..,,-....... tion ae 00101—2 Mateh No. 3, 5 singles: Be eT Ty ee 5 a a ae ae is 8 01010—2 J Brecthel........ pert ied 1011—4 M Stockert...... ........ 01011—3 - a Mateh No, 4, 7 singles: 4 f ENV aE Wetaen tectioe te 01010114 _M Stockert,.,..... - O101111—5 Brecthel.....-.......... 0010100—2 - Match No. 5,3 sinSles: : Me Stockerty 5.064 se iret wae on ey PETRI AMET, wce'enry, craw -ys1e0 ole we 10i—2 P Wahl... ......., nndceea? 1012 A Hanauer,........... .. 001— PBC HEL ns ca\s\s cotsaeemues- Te 1O—1 eran Ni nf 6, 3 singles: i artts OLE) 8) 0 Ties bee gre eae a »100—-1 J Brecthel......... ....-.,.011—2 POW Deis odes baad Cdashe eg 100—1 DAVENPORT, Iowa, Oct, 29.—At the monthly shoot to-day of the Forester Gun Club liye pigeons were used and some fine Scones tmmade. The first. score was at 6 pigeons, 30yds. rise, both arrels: VAR sok ee pea ane T11111—6 J Racster...... ... .... G Shado........., ..1100i—5 J Sullivan...... Thomas Swiney.. O16, SA Pape. - eer shave | Dei Ee oa ie ee 111101—45 F. 0, Davis took first money, Shado second and Pape and Sulli- xen divided third. The second match was at 3 Dale at 2lyds. H Pape. ........ th AY UGH Bares vase deel oen 10 11 O1— J Racster..... .-......01 11 10-4 G Ade. ELD bY So soe” 11 OL O14 TOSwiney.... 0...) Ti 00 11-4 G Shado..........-.... 00 10 11—8 eMawinoes | Ooere, ( ee 00 11 1I—4 J Sullivan............. 10 00 10—2 match was at 8 pigeons, 30yds. rise, both barrels: G Shado...... .....,,1u11—8 A Pape................ 10111—7 1D ESS eeepes ea aa ATMI—8 J Racster....... ......000111—6 BUMAVIR Seas dee las Olli1—F T OSwiney....... ....11100001—4 J Sullivan............ J0U1I—7 G Ade....7..,.,-<.... ..00011011—4 Shado and Berg divid ivan ACe= fenton g divided first money, Sullivan second and Ruacs ‘haps South America, KANSAS CITY, Noy. 3—The roftirt shooting inatitch boty pet the Independent and Kansas City Gun clubs took plact this after- noon at the aa City shooting park, and Peale in another victory, for nue et ebendénts by a score of 65 to 63: The weather was geet and the atténdante unusually large. The shooting was excellent, as the Score shows: Tidependent Gun Club. Kansas City Gun Clnb, K Bingham bemcte 1111111100— 8 J E Riley..,....1117111110— 9 L Kuntz........ 01111 11001— 8 J A Belen....... 0111111111— 9 FC Megiey..... 1111110001— 7 J Underwood...0111111111— 9 J Anderson... ..117711117]—10 G Mock....,.... 10111 60011— 6 W V_ Reiger... .1111011101— 8 A BCross...,..s1111110110— 8 RC Van Horn..1111111010— 8 D Williams: :..0117100111— 7 G Stockwell. ...0111111001— 7 J Allendort.....0 wa - f W Anderson...1110111111— 9—65 D Underwood. .1111i111101— b—83 After the match two sweepstikes thd a match at double birds were shot. W, Andertson won the first sweepstake after shooting out the other contestants. The second sweepstake was a tie between _W. EH. Reisen and E. Binkham, who divided first money, Messrs. Holly, D. Underwood and J. Anderson tied for second money and divided it. The match at double birds was between R. ©. Van Horn and Drury Underwood on the one side, ane J; EK: Riley and D. Williams. Theagreement was that each Should have three doubles, but it was necessary to have five double birds to decide the match, which was won by Messi's: Etiiley and Williams by a score of 14 to 1%, TORONTO, Noy. 10,—Thé first annual shoot of the West Toronto Junction Gun Club took place on Wednesday and to-day. The following is the score: First Class—15 live pigeons, 26yds, rise, 2 barrels: pad agi by lem AR No Aca wis owe == 14 3 DD BIGa: tat ger ete ee 13 BJones..,......« cadena neat cae il J NV-GPAGH .. oy ory eee eee 13° Staneland sis sass eb se li DVIS TAGES, « cee teapot nett 13° (Georges. 74 4a ad ee ji Wollery.2.. Pes ee sae es eae 12 And eight others. In shoot off Blea took second, Worden third, Black fourth, Clarke sixth, Jones seventh, Staneland eighth and George ninth, Special prize for highest score with single barrel won by Purse. Second Class—1a live pigeons, 26yds. tise, 2 barrels: PVC VV HIS BIE Birth canis ait sine ll OVCOs se hie satestan a ee) Walton. vies PR 5 5 ae fear De GAY. oct tats bute be ue IEFITATONIW ites byes URLs hee We Power) Ae ees pence in ,8 Wickham vei ome. Oe 8 And seven others, In shoot off the prizes were won in above order, Clarke special. _ Third Class—10 live pigeons, 2lyds. rise, 2 barrels: RACE ie ot a acted ile eee ea fe Bi dames Wy) ee see es 4 Oavidrd:s jae. APES as 5 Gal Me) APE ee Ae 3 TIASCELIES Gris Hede os oe pea tees 5 And four others. In shoot off Davidge won second. Rice special. SARATOGA, Nov. 4.—Mr. Bockes was. the winner of the club trophy for the second time at Glen Mitchell to-day, his score of 45 out of a possible 60,and Mr. Levengston’s of 56 out of 60, are the highest ever shot in the country. The score at 50 bitds stood: Bockes........... 1001001001101. 1011001111101190110111110111—45 Levengston . LOVTLOVITTITI 01 TOTO TI 144 i 11110111.110110111111001111001100110100001001110010—31 Individual match at 10 birds each: Levengston......... 1111110111— 9 Bockes.............. 1001011111— 4 Re-entry, onehand.di111111—10 Cramer ............ 1010010011— 5 Thomas............. 1110111110— 8 NEWTOWN, WN. Y., Nov. 8—North Side Gun Olub, of Long Island. Election occurring the same day only few members at- tended the regular monthly shoot at 5 live pigeons, King’s patent trap, handicap rise, S0yds. boundary, club rules, club badge and money prizes: Eberhardt.............. WWGI—F Duryea... ccc. sc ccaes I11il1—_7 usdns2oa0. tesa Ql0vII—4__Merckens........,.....,0001110—8 Barlow... o..ec. ses e sy 1101116 -Grau..... eee. wee .1111001—5 DD Stith shite Oe sae Aa tae 1011011—5 Ties on 7, 3 birds, 28yds,: A, Duryea winning badge, NEWARK, Nov. 12.—Gustave Freche and C. Reinhardt, of this city, shot a,pigeon match at John Erb’s grounds this afternoon for $150 a side, 28yds. rise, 5 traps and both barrels. Hach shot at 44 birds, Reinhardt killing 30 and Freche 2%. After the match C. M. Hedden and Samuel Castles, two well-known builders, shot a friendly match at 10 birds each, 30yds. rise, both barrels, Hedden missed his second bird and Milled all the rest; Castles missed two. Then Charles Heath and Gustave Freche shot.a10-bird match at 30yds., Heath killing 8 and Freche 7. SHENANDOAH, Pa., Nov. 9,—In the pigeon shooting match to- day between Enoch Dayis, of this town, and Hilderbrant, of Minersville, the latter killed 10 and Davis 12 out of 19. The stakes were $400, with five times as much in bets. The second match of the series of three will be shot here on Dec. 9 for the same amount of money. Hachting. SELFISHNESS IN YACHTING. NDER the above title the Scottish-American comments as fol- lows on the new deed of gift: } “As was expected, new rules regulating future international yacht races for the America’s Cup have been issued. Only in one respect can they be considered an improvement on those hitherto existing, They abolish the course of the New York Y, C.,, inside the Narrows, as one of those to be sailed over in future contests. All foreign competitors will rejoice at this, for it is well known to be a most fluky and unfair course on which to test yachts, as the result depends more upon the local knowledge of the pilot and accidental circumstances than upon the merits of the competing yachts. On this account all foreign competitors hitherto have objected to that course. At last the crust of selfishness which in- fluenced American yachtsmen in insisting upon that course has so far been broken through that they have given it up, but only when they saw that publi¢ opinion was decidedly against them, and that they could no longer insist upon it with the least show of a desire to give fair play in the contest. . “But the same spirit of extreme selfishness still pervades the new rules, they are evidently framed with the special object of throwing all the difficulties possible in the way of any foreign competitor winning the Cup,and the testing of the respective merits of national yachts is altogether a secondary consideration. We see no fair reason why a challenging club should be required to give such a long notice as ten months. Why yachtsmen have thus scarcely time to turn round after one contest before they must send in their challenge for the next. It leaves challengers no time to study or experiment_so as to improve on their type of yacht, although they must build a new yacht, seeing that losin achts are debarred from competing again, On the other hand, the holders, the Americans, have the whole year for this purpose, eyen up to the hour of starting the contest. Not only so. accom- panying that, ten-months’ prior notice must be sent ‘the name of the owner and a certificate of the name, rig and following dimen- sions. of the challenging vessel, namely, length on load waterline, beam at load waterline, and extreme beam and draft of water, which dimensions it is stipulated shall not be exceeded, and fur- ther, ‘Custom House registry of the vessel must also be sent as soon as possible.’ There is no set-off requiring the Americans to give any prior information whatever regarding the yacht to be pitted by them against the challenger; on the contrary the new rules provide that ‘the challenged club shall not be required to name its representative vessel until the time agreed upon for the start.’ This gives the American holders of the Cup every possible advantage; it in effect compels the challenger before playing to fully expose his hand, and yet leaves his opponent free to select his cards in secret with which to win. For instance, the rules proyids that ‘the competing yachts or vessels, if of one mast, shall e not less than 65ft. nor more than 90ft. on the load waterline; if of more than one mast they shall be not less than 80ft. nor more than 116ft. on the load waterline.’ Thus if the challenger inti- mates that his yacht is 65ft. on the load waterline, then the American holders have it in their option to build one of 90ft., or vice versa, whichever they think gives them the most advantage oyer the other, And be it further observed, the new rules especi- ally provide that no time allowance whatever is hereafter to be given on account of disparity of measurement.” A, Duryea 111—3, A. Eberhardt 110—2, BUILDING IN NEW _ YORE.—Mr. Saml. Pine will build a steam yacht 10ft. over all, 96ft. low.1. and J6ft.6in. beam, of wood tor Mr. Jacob Lorillatd. The dimensions of the centerboar boat now building by Mumm for a member of the Atlantic Y. ©. are length over all 40?t., l.w.1. 33ft., beam 13ft, bin., draft Sft. MOHICAN.—Com. Clark and a party left New York in the Mo- hican on Noy, 5, running as far as Fortress Monroe and returning on Noy.15 to New York, haying encountered some heavy weather. She will leave soon on a long cruise to the West Indies and per- ‘ BPEN BOAT SAILING: \ N HIGE the lopallivies in which yachting in the proper sense is possible, are limited to the seaboard and the great lakes; there ate thousands of miles of water throughout the United States and Canada which are suitable for sailing and racing i small boats with as much benefit and as keen sport to the sailor: as is found in yachts of the largest class. Already these strea and rivers float an immense pleasure fieet of eances, sailing s fs, catboats and similar craft, to Bay nbthing of Fowing boats And the vaYious hunting skiffs} and there is io feas6n wh¥ the iimbsr should not be vastly inc#easéd; as the pléasdte to he detived tFoni stich spot becomes more genetally ap eciatéd: To be stiré, Hye: Work, éspecia a on natrow oy ed did in a hilly Goiintry; is ng to be compared With open water ua there are, comparative y few seétions of the country where the boat sailor cann6t fint water enough for some sort of small craft; and if properly man= aged, racing too of the best sort. The great difficulty, however, is the same as in yacht sailing on a large scale, and when. sailing for prizes is once inaugurated in any new locality it usually goes through in two or three stasons the same course of development that yachting has experienced in the Bao fifty years, \t first the fleet includes a lot of odd boats of all models and builds, perhaps a few rowhoats with sprit sails, a duckboat or two, a sneakbox, and a few canoes, the dimensions yarying from 12 to 16ft., with beam from 2% to 5ft. The racing is begun without Tules or allowance, or at best with some crude rule such as ‘mean length,” and the result is that one boat is soon top of the heap, thanks sometimes to superior model and equipment, but oftener to mere size. The second season is apt to bring a general improve- ment in the right direction, the influence of one or two good rigs is plainly seen in better sails and gear, improved ballasting, and a greater attention to details, while the standard of seamanship has also raised considerably. As a result the honors for the year may go to the best modeled, rigged and sailed boat, as they should, but they are far more likely to goto the biggest boat; or at any rate the fact that size tells is sure t0 be well demonstrated. The result is seen next season in several newer and larger boats built to take evety advantage of the existing rules and local conditions, the sport is apt to be very closely followed by half a dozen, with the result of Increased cost} anid by anothet season, if not before, the end is reached in the development of a stecial facing class, too often of little use except for racing, comparatively expensive, and by no means the best type of boat. It is soon evident that time and money are what win the prizes, the man who sails cons stantly and sparés nothing on boat and crew soon drives otit the original sailors who started from puie love of sport, and the mug= hunter is apt td be left, sdoner of latdr, in full possession of the course, ; heyy ; Many in different loéalities can beat witness to the cofraciness of this sketch, and can Supplemént it from personal experience. Improvements miust ¢ome, and shotld be encouraged, bub the tendency is entirely in the direction of ovér-deyelofiement, an from the first every care should be taken to stop it, and to en= cotirage not only the fastest, but at the same time a reasonubly safe and uséful boat. This can be done by suitable rules, the best method for any specified case Gepending on local surroundings. It is an extremely difficult inatter to form a rale which will afford fair racing to the mixed fleet of boats, canoes and sneakboxes that are usually found in first forming a club, and yet it is necessary that all be givens fair Ghance, At the same time a rule must be framed that will be suitable for the recénstruction of the fleet which is sure to follow one or tw seasons’ rating, and to create, from the mixture of models and vigs which first presénts itself, a typeof boat which will be generally useful and within the means of all the members, No one rule is applicable to all cases, but limits must beset to any excess in sail or ballast which may seem likely to add to the cost or to detract from the desirable qualities of the boat for general purposes. Im somé cases a limit is set on gail, as in the Philadelphia tuckups, where a length of S6ft. of bolt- rope, around the sail, is allowed; and if shifting ballast and large crews are prohibited this is apt to work Well. In some cases the depth of the boat is included in the measurement either directly (as in the Western Y. C., of Scotland, where the limits are 18ft. length, 6ft, beam and dit. 6in. extreme depth, measured from bottom of keel to gunwale) or indirectly, by a measurement of girth. Whatever rules may be adopted, that of mean length, or waterline length alone, should be rigorously excluded, us no rule is so apt to foster a machine. The great desideratum seems to be a hull of moderate cost, say wnder 16ft. in length, with little weight of fixed ballast and a rig so small and well arranged that the expense of néw Sails is but moderate, while the owner can sail his boat with the aid of one or two friends, and without a large trained crew, either amateur or professional. At the same time if the boat is adapted for fishing, cruising and family use it will be apt to bring many into the club who care less for racing than for the other uses, but still would enterif their boat were suitable. We give herewith two boats used by Sailing clubs in different localities and under different conditions. The first of these is given not so much from any special excellence in model or sail plan as because she illustrates a very interesting case of the evolution that we have alluded toaboye. The Gracie is a row- boat 12ft. long and 34in. beam,.designed and built by her owner, an amateur and a novice in boat building, Mr. EH. A. Leopold of Norristown, Pa. The only guide, both in designing and building, was ‘Canoe and Boat Building for Amateurs,” and the boat was intended only for rowing and fishing on the Schuylkill River, a narrow and winding stream with very squally and variable winds, running through Norristown, a short distance from Philadelphia. The boat is a lapstreak, weighing 60bs. when first completed, with a keel lin. square, and fitted with Allen's bow-facing oars. Durin: the first year, 1885, she was used solely for pleasure rowing, duc shooting and fishing, proving easy to row, stiff for shooting and fishing, and light enough to be handled conveniently. The next season a small sail was added, with several styles of lecboards, but the latter were in turn discarded for a variety of weather grip, While the sail grew to 56ft., some very fair sailing being done toward the latter part of the season. This season the sail was in- creased to 85fc., as shown, while the weather grip was im- proved after many trials. The results of these changes are seen in the races of the Montgomery Sailing Club, reported through the season in the FOREST AND STREAM, in which the Gracie has raced against some fast hoats of much greater size and power, and sailed by full professional crews she sailing singlehanded and without ballast. She has started 13 times and won three firsts and three seconds, a very good record when the relative sizes and the reputation of the tuckups are con- sidered. Of course she has had a good allowance, but it is hard to say whether it is too much all things considered. At first the crew of one sat on the floor, then two cushions were added, re- placed a little later by a seat bin. below gunwale, which seemed very high at first. It was soon eyident that the crew could sit far out to windward, and with more comfort, while the pad, sewn in the back of the coat, to protect the backbone when sitting inside, was discarded. The next move was to place a seat, canoe fashion, across the gunwale, a yery Sree improvement, as a better command of the boat is obtained with less effort. In sailing with but two sails the area was too smail for racing, while the balance was bad, the boat constantly Inffing, The addition of a jib cured both faults, the boat being faster except when free, and steering to perfection, In every eae she will eat hergelf to windward without a touch of the iller, only a slight mation of the body forward or aft being necessary to luff her up or throw her head off. Tt is to this that she owes much of her gain, as little steering with the rudder is needed to make her work well in the constantly yarying puiis that rush down from the hills in all directions. She is sailed without a fly, such as is used by most of the other boats, as it is very deceptive. In running free or in. tacking the rudder is used, but most of the steering isdone by the body only. The boat’s worst point.of sailing is before the wind, her best reaching. She receives about 9min. in five miles from boats 16ftx4ft. 6in., and sailed by four or five men hanging out to windward by means ofropes. The dimensions of the Gracie are as follows: Length extreme....... ae poeparaiettes Habe tiatti ies arc 2ft. 10in, Mephh amish pei hho ose nde cise ads Geese ‘ . pe pte Paaeeestee Ms Ee Seabieo rAapitss lft. Sin, Mainmast, from stem............ .-..-. fibews es above deck.......... eS oft. 10in, diameter, deck...14gin., head ... Tyan, Witt HOO Ae ae att teeter eg ted ter te. £6 8ft. bin, diameter..... Wise ate Ss ussrsat gain. SWthvi ly + peraitg ace BOOnE Aehap cereale hig pee tiara 2ft. 4in, WINMeLAT et ato k eee es wae. gin. and 34in, poh hats hg s Sees ee pene eee een tees - bin, Mizenmast, above deck................0ee eee &ft. 9in. diameter ,,,..:.. ....14in. and 34in. PEDWE STON: oes ts peeeeh eek . 9ft. Tin, WHE GOALS pes ttt Le bie: i cbs ob hee peued re eed Sit. Sin. a Teta ch ae eeoegeseeeresesteryyecses ate. pe ; OWSPTit otbbOaTd. .....- 2.12.20 tence setae 4 im. ED OTT ece ieee hs gone set bared beeen ene Chin SOTs foot and leech, éach ........ Srezret tet Sit. din. The jib halliard and downhaul are in one length , the bight be- layed to a cleat on the port side, a small club is laced to the foot of the jib. The mainmast and yard are of bamboo, mainboom, : ov FOREST AND STREAM. 885 = = | yellow pine, mizenmast of white pine. The mainsail is fitted to reef to a lateen by means of a jaw at Bon the boom, so placed that no change of the halliard is necessary. The batten is fitted with cleats C, sae C, of spring brass, with a single reef point > opposite each. The boom is lifted, a reef point made fast by one turn about the cleat, then the boom is shifted until the second jaw engages the mast. The other reef points may then be made: fast at leisure, though ina short squall the jib is dropped, the -mainboom made fast by but one reefpoint, and shifted to set by the inner jaw. The mizen is never reefed. In making the sails the spars were bent to position on the floorand the shape marked, _ then the stuff, a. single width of sheeting, was cut and sewn. The in all, of which the lower half is lead, 25lbs. weather grip, adopted after many experiments, is 3ft. 7in. on top, 2ft. on bottom and lin. deep, being immersed 10in. The topedge is 5gin. thick, bottom 4in. The distance from side is 2ft. 4in. and the immersed area 295sq. in. A keel has also been added, 4in. deep $35sq.in., or with grip 630sq.in. The grip is hung from the sockets at 4 _ for the rowlocks by two crosspieces of wood in the form of an X, rivetted where they cross and also tothe top of the grip. The boat does not point as close as some of her competitors, but goes enough faster to make up for it, making sometimes five tacks to their four. ; The table of offsets is as follows, both ends being exactly alike: HALF-BREADTHS. Stations. | Hecht. Deck. | No. 1.| No.2. | No.3. | No. 4. Qand 12....... 1 8 04 02 EF Ree ar aed eee rsx land 11....... 1 58 4 82 24 1° 07 Zand 10..,.... 1 38 ae 72 6 46 26 SIFNACS IIR A Ny RAD 12 1 08 1 10 82 52 4and tohtr A 8 Fey eet 1 3 12) 1 12 116 86 Band Yaeansan 02 143) 1 4 1 33)) 112? 17 Gist tebe sats 1 L 5 1485) Ay 4h | 1 1 08 _ Some particulars concerning the club and its boats were given In our last issue. The area of keel is | ROWING AND SAILING BOA'T.——DEsSIGNED AND BUILT By E. A. LEOPOLD, NORRISTOWN, PA. GALATEA AS A SEABOAT. E have received the following abstract of Galatea’s log from Lieut. Henn: Oct. 11. Weighed and proceeded from Bay Ridge toward Sandy Hope. 3:30 P. M. took departure from Lightship; distance, 14% miles. Oct| Course. ea Wind. Remarks. 12..| S. 85 E.| 223 | N. N. W......-... Fresh, sea smooth. 13..| N. 87 E.| 122 | W.N.W.toS.W.| Moderate to light. 14..| N. 85 E.| 187 | S.S.W.to N. W.| Moderate, sea smooth. 15..|N. 88 E.| 224 | W.N.W.toN...| Fresh, sea moderate. 16.,| N73.) 257 | 'N. to N. N, W....|} Stone Reavy squalls, sea Light; hove to 3h. Fishing 17..] N.68 E.| 110 | Northwesterly...| | Wight hove to dh. Fishing 18..|-N. 74 E. 92 | Calm toeasterly.| Heavy ground swell. 19.,| S. 87 E.| 159 | WH. to N.E........ Moderate. 20..| N.78 E.| 197 | N. N. E. to N. E.| Fresh, head sea. 21..| N.68 E.| 136 | E.N.E. to East’ly| Moderate, head swell. 22..) N. 45 H.| 142 | East..... ........ Moderate, sea do. 28..| N. 74 H.| 151 | E.to S. E........ Moderate, sea lumpy. 24..| N.68 E.| 196 | S. E. toS. by E... eee ed ee ale, heavy confused sea; 25.:|N.45 EB. 67 | SE. to 8.8. w.../ | Ope heavy nears, 26..| N.14 EB.) 127 | S. to W. 8. W....|4 Sipone to, Hehts hove to 27..| Hast... | 209 festerly......... Fresh, squally; high sea. 28..| S. 86 E.| 225 | Westerly......... Fresh, squally; high sea. 29..| N. 85 E.| 200] W.toS. W....... Moderate to light. 2:30 P. M., passed Roche’s Point, Cork Harbor. Actual time from Sandy Hook Lightship, 17 days, 18 hours, 30 minutes. At 3 A. M. sighted the Fastnet light, one point on lee bow, and passed it at 6:00 A. M., the wind falling light all the time and petered out after passing Roche’s Point. Total distance sailed 3,023 miles; close hauled and unable to lay course for nearly 1,000 miles. Hove to 18 hours (15 hoursin a gale). Ran 1,918 miles in 9 days, a dis- tance equal to that of England to Malta. ; It will interest the many American friends of Mr. and Mrs. Henn to know that they have reached home safely, all hands on board being well, down to the coon. The following extracts are from a private letter, and not intended for publication, but_they serve to show what Galatea is asa seagoing vessel, Lieut. Henn nearly completed 27 tons being placed outside. writes: ‘“We had one heavy gale from S.E., and had to lay to for fitteen hours, and though the ship behaved splendidly and made ood weather of it, the gale and the east wind which we had for ,000 miles spoiled ourrun. The cutter was on her keel all the time. During the last three days we were running before a strong breeze and high following sea. The ship ‘ran like a hare and never shipped a drop of water, though it looked pretty awkward at times, and I was getting the oil bags ready. We caught enough cod and haddock to last all the way across, the cod weighing from 18 to 20lbs. We are all well pleased with the ship’s seagoing qualities. she is without doubt the finest sea boat I have ever been on board, easy, buoyant and dry; and to see her getting through the heavy seas at a high speed was delightful. e never carried away a rope yarn, and the fore scuttle was closed for only one Galatea left Queenstown on Nov. 2, and reached Plymouth after 26 hours, being hove to for 3 hours in a very heavy gale, which she weathered in good shape. YACHT BUILDING IN BOSTON.—Mr. Burgess has an order for a design from Mr. John Stetson, a steam yacht, 115ft. on 1.w.1., a fast boat, with triple expansion engines and steel boiler. She will be built of wood, probably at Bath, Me. Among his smaller orders are the two 89ft. 6in. sloops for Messrs. James Means, of Boston, and C. R. Flint, of Larchmont, both of which will be built by the Lawleys. Of keels, Mr. Burgess has in hand a cruising yacht, 62ft. l.w.1., 19ft. 6in. beam and 10ft. draft, of course with a clipper stem; and also two 29ft. 6in. boats, one for Mr. C. S. Eaton. This one will have 10ft. 2in. beam, 6ft. 9in. draft, a flush deck, and will displace 11 tons, with 614 tons of lead on keel. A small cutter of 19ft. 6in. lw.]. has also been ordered by Mr. W.M. Jameson. Mr. Burden’s schooner will be 79ft. 6in. l.wl., 21ft. beam and 11ft. draft, a centerboard boat, too. The timber is ready and the moulds are now being made. The work on Grayling has been ; The fisherman will make her trial trip this week. Her ballast is partly iron and partly copper dross. A race is talked of between her and the pilot boat Hesper, to take place in thespring. Lawley & Son have in hand the schooner for Com. Meers, and they will build a single- sticker from the same lines for Mr. C. A. Welch. They have also an order for a 28ft. ].w.l. yacht from the owner’s designs. Smith is busy with the new Speedwell, her keel of 37 tons being already cast, a very large lump. Beside some repair work and alterations on Mist, Posy, Barracuda and other boats, two new ones of 41 and 26ft. l.w.l. are in prospect. SEAWANHAKA C. Y. C.—The first lecture of the season will be held at the club house on Saturday next, the subject being— “Hydrography History, Theory and Methods ef Chart Making,’ 3386 POREST AND STREAM. [Nov 17, 1887, THE LOG OF THE THISTLE. HW following log of Thistle’s return yoyage is given in the Field of Nov. 5: Pile Friday, Oct. 14.—Got under way from Tompkinsville, Staten Island, at 7 A. M.;moderate breeze and fine clear weather; all pos- sible sail set; 9:10, passed Sandy Hook Lightship, distant one mile, from which our departure was taken. Streamed the log and set the course. Noon, fresh breeze and fine; wind veering aft; set spinaker to port; 8 P. M,, increasing breeze and cloudy weather. Saturday, Oct. 15.—Strong breeze, with increasing sen; same weather throughout the remainder of the day; at 10 o’clock passed full-ri¢eed ship bound east and a steamer bound west. Oourse, EK, a a se run, 270 miles from Sandy Hook; lat. 40.40 N,, long, day . Sunday, Oct. 16,—Strong breeze and heavy sea; at 8 P. M. increas- ing breeze with showers; took in_gafftopsail and staytoresail; at 4 A.2M. more moderate; set gafftopsail and latter stayforesail; from that till noon moderate breeze and fine clear weather. Course, B. 44 N.; distance, 210 miles; lat. 41.2 N., long. 63.10 W.; direction of wind, N.W. by W. Monday, Oct. 17.—Fresh breeze and cloudy, with heavy N.W, sea; midnight, wind yeering art, set spinaker; at_6 A. M., fresh breeze and clear throughout the remainder of the day, Course, N, 81 K,; distance run, 184 miles; lat. 41.30, long. 59.10; winds, N.W. to 5. Tuesday, Oct, 18.—Decreasing breeze and cloudy; at 2 A.M, mod- erate breeze with slight passing showers; 6 A. M. steamer passed bound B., brigantine rigged, hoisted number; at 4 A. M, exchanged signals with Red Star steamer bound H. Course, N.H, 4 N.; dis- tance run, 96 miles; lat. 42.44, long. 57.46; winds, 8.E. to S.W., light and unsteady, Wednesday, Oct. 19.—At 2 P. M. moderate breeze; at 4 P. M. fishing schooner, J. Bertram, hoarded us for water and position; fresh breeze with confused easterly seas at 8 P.M. all possible sail set; midnight, fresh breeze and fine clear weather; at 8_A. M. fresh breeze, cloudy and overcast at intervals. Course, H. by N. 14 N.; ae run, 222 miles; lat. 43.40, long. 52.58; winds, 8.W. and 5 Thursday, Oct.20.—At 2 P, M. fresh breeze and cloudy weather; assed fishing schooner, and later had fresh breeze with heavy anks of clouds and 8.E. sea. Course, §. 89 E.; distance, 220 miles; lat. 44.36, lony, 47.58, Friday, Oct. 21,—Strong breeze, heavy cross sea, and cloudy, in- creasing breeze; took in gafftopsail, tacked to eastward, double- reeted staysail and single-reeted mainsail. Later, moderating; set whole mainsail. Course, E. by N.% N. distance run, 178 miles; lat. 45,18, long. 43,54; winds, 8.B, to N- Saturday, Oct. 22—Moderate breeze. confused sea; 8 P. M., tacked to N.E.; at 10 P, M., tacked to 8.E.; at 2A. M., strong breeze, cloudy, with heavy sea, and vessel pitching heavily; at 8 A, M., wind increasing, took in stayforesail, The same weather preyailing at noon. Course, east; distance run, 102 miles; lat. 45.16, long. 41.32; wind, EB. and N,i. Sunday, Oct. 23.—At 2 P. M., strony breeze, and avery heavy easterly sea; yessel pitching and rolling heavily; at 10 P, M., less wind, and set stayforesail; at 2 A. M., dark and cloudy eather, with occasional showers, and sea still heavy; at noon, fresh breeze and weather cloudy. Course, EH. by N. 44 N.; distance run, 75 miles; lat. 45.36, long. 40; wind, 8.8.1. Monday, Oct. 24.—At 2 P. M. fresh breeze with heayy head sea, vessel pitching very heavily; 6 P.M. there was an increasing breeze with heavy head sea, double reefed mainsail and set fore- gail; midnieht, strong breeze and heavy sea. The wind hauling afterward to the southward, and sea more regular, set whole mainsail and stayforesail. At8 A. M. there was a fresh breeze, cloudy and overcast, and set gafftopsail. Course E. by N. 14 N,, distance run 166 miles; lat. 46.24, long. 36.20. Tuestlay, Oct. 25.—Moderate breeze; at 6 P. M. light breeze and thick fog, but later on the breeze started from N.N.W., and, in- creasing in force, the gafftopsail was taken in. A heavy confused sea followed, and the main and stay foresail were double reefed. At4 A. M. the jib halliards were carried away; moderate gale followed with heavy cross sea,and took a third reef in the stay foresail and set it. Same weather at noon. Course HE. by N.46 N,, distance run 172 miles; lat 47.9, long. 82,18. Wednesday, Oct. 26.—Moderate gale and heavy sea; at 4 P. M. heavy gale on with high sea; reefed mainsail. The vessel shipped some water occasionally, but behaved yery well under the circum- stances. Midnight, less wind and sea; more moderate at 2 A. M., the wind veering aft, and the weather improving. Set whole mainsail and spinaker and then eatabeal At noon, increasing breeze and fine. Course, EH. by N.14.N.; distance run 126 miles; lat. 47.40, long. 29.22; wind, W.N.W. Thursday, Oct. 27.—At 2 P. M., moderate breeze and cloud weather; latertwo barks in company bound east. At 8 P. M. win and sea increasing, took in spinaker and set squaresail; a strong breeze and very heavy sea following, the gafftopsail was taken in and the mainsail single-reefed; bark bound east, distant eight miles. At 8A. M. moderate gale on with heavy sea, but vessel doing very well. Atnoon there was a sirong gale with high sea, and the mainsail was close reefed. Course, N. 14 E.; distance run 233 miles; lat. 48.48, long, 23.42; wind N.W, Friday, Oct. 28—Strong gale and high sea; vessel running under close-reeted mainsail and squaresail. At6 in the afternoon the ol bags on board were taken out, and the oil used with great ad- vantage when the sea was running heavy; at 8 P.M. there was less wind, but the sea was still very high, and vessel laboring very much; at midnight the wind was blowing strongly from the west~- ward, and the mainsail was reefed and the squaresail set; at 6 A. M. heavy squalls prevailed, but at noon there was a moderate gale with heavy sea. Course, E, by N.144 N.; distance run, 197 miles; lat 49,38, long. 18.45, Saturday, Oct. 29.—At2P, M, moderate gale and heavy sea; at 10 P, M, the wind decreased in force, but the sea was still very heavy, and the vessel rolled very much; at 4 A. M. the weather was very cloudy, with a fast falling barometer; at noon, light ee Course, E. by N.; distance run, 172 miles; lat. 50.11, long. Sunday, Oct, 30,—Light breeze and cloudy weather; at 4 P, M,, moderate breeze from N,W,, and set whole mainsail, jib and fore- staysail, and took im squaresail; at noon this day Cape Clear bore ie true, distance 32 miles hy observation; distance run, 232 miles. Monday. Oct. 31.—Strong breeze; at6 P, M. Fasinet Light abeam, distant 9 miles; at 840 P. M, Kinsale Light abeam, distant18 miles; at midnight, stronz breeze with heavy sea,and heavy lightning to the southeast; at 4:30 A. M, Tasker Light abeam, 3 miles; at 7:30 A. M. Arklow Head abeam, distant 8 miles; passed Rockabill at noon, distant 3 miles; distance run, 248 miles; wind N.W-. anueE Hy Nov, 1.—¥resh breeze and cloudy weather; at 5 A. M. assed St, John’s Point, distant 5 miles; at 10 P. M. Corswall oint right abeam, distant 7 miles; heavy gale and heavy sea on; at 1;80 A. M. Lamlash Light abeam, distant 8 miles; past the Cum- braes at 2:30 A. M., and at 4:30 A, M. came to anchor in Gourock Bay in about 6 fathoms of water, Total distance sailed, 2,168 miles, THE DEED OF GIFT ABROAD. Ces latest English exchanges had not received the new deed of _ gitt, but the following comments in the Mield of Noy. 5 are quite timely, and show what a very useful thing a long memory sometimes is, The question of the right of the New York Y. C. to change the conditions under which it held the Cup has arisen in the past, but has never been made a serious issue. Had the changes been of a less radical nature and obyiously in the interests of fair sport, no question of their propriety would ever have been raised, but the restrictions imposed by the new document are likely in time to lead to a serious questioning on the part of some future challenger of the right of the club to alter the original deed. Weconcur heartily with the suggestion of the Field that the new deed of gift should be torn up; and if conditions more nearly in accordance with the obvious demands of modern yacht- racing cannot be laid down by the New York Y. G., then it will be impler and better to go back to the original and bona jide deed and to quarrel over that, rather than to supplant by something hat is not only no more perfect, but islacking in the stamp of uthenticity, The Mieid says: We last week called attention to the projected alterations in the conditions ruling the America challenge cup, and said that the proposed revisions were all im favor of the holders of the ep. This also appears to be the view taken in America; and as Mr. George Schuyler once said (speaking of the contention that a whole fleet should be sent: against the Cambria), if winning the Cup is made so difficult, it might as well be putaside asa piece of family plate. Mr, Schuyler, it should be said, isthe only sur- viving donor of the Cup, and two or three years ago was appealed to to revise the conditions. He did so, and the committee of the New York Y. C. are now abont to appeal to him again to make further alterations; but we question whether any of tions are yalid and.are of opinion that any foreign yacht owner could claim to challenge and compete for the Cup under the original deed of gift, dated July 8, 1857, The deed was signed by the tive owners of the America—J. C. Stevens, Hdwin A, Stevens, Hamilton Wilkes, J. Beekman Vinlay and George L, Schuyler, On July 20, 1857, a co sy of the deed of gift was sent to all British free clubs by direction of the New York ¥. C., with the follow- remarks trom the secretary: the altera-, Sir—I am directed to inform the members ef your elub that the 100-suinea cup, won by the yacht America at Cowes, Aug. 22, 1851, as a prize offered to yaclits of all nations, has been presented to the New York Yacht Clnb, * * * The New York Yacht Club, haying aceepted the gift with the conditions attached thereto, considers this a fitting occasion to present the subject tothe yacht clubs of all nations, and invoke from them a spirited contest for the championship, and trust that it may be the source of con- tinued friendly strife between the institutions of this description throughout the world, and therefore request that this commiuni- cation may be laid before your members, and earnestly invite a friendly competition. Tendering to any gentleman who may favor us with a visit, and who may enter into a contest, a liberal hearty welcome, and the strictest fair play, I am your obedient servant, , BLOODGOOD. Secretary New York Yacht Club, This friendly challenge was practically unheeded, as, although a proposal was made in March, 1858, that a syndicate should be formed for building a yacht to rescue the cup, nothing came of it, and the cup remained forgotten until 1665. In that year the American yacht Sappho visited us, and met with a signal defeat from the Cambria and other British yachts. Mr. Ashbury, owner of the Cambria, thereupon, at a dinner given in the Royal Victoria Y.C. house, Ryde, proposed: that a fund should be started for prizes for a match to America, and there compete with American yachts, he himself offering £500, The secretary of the New York Y, ©, then addressed a letter to the Hnglish papers, calling atten- tion to the fact of the existence of the America Challenge Cup. Mr. Ashbury promptly challenged for it, and, although he did not winit, he can claim to have lifted the Cup from obscurity, and given it a fame it never before had, , At this date (1869) all the donors of the Cup were dead except Mr. Schuyler, and he was appealed to as to the interpretation of the word “match,” the New York Yacht Club contending that the word match did not preclude their sending a fleet against the Cambria: Mr, Ashbury said that it did, and that match in this case meant vessel against vessel. Mr. Schuyler replied very emphati- cally that mateh had been inserted in the dsed of giftadyvisedly to mean yessel against vessel, as the donors recollected the difficulty they had of getting a single-handed match at Cowes in 1851. However, as the other donors of the Cup were dead, Mr. Schuyler was not listened to, and, moreover, it was contended that the Cu and the deed of gift were now out of the hands of the donors, an ih tel? conditions must be interpreted by the actual wording of e deed. Notwithstanding this, the club re-assigned the cup to Mr, Schuyler in 1884, in order to get the conditions altered; but we are of opinion that the wliole proceeding was illegal and that a sur- viving donor had no more right to alter the conditions than any one donor during the lifetime of the others. Moreover, the third condition of the original deed of gift was as follows; “It is to be distinetly understood that the cup is to be the prop- erty of the club, and not of the members thereof or owners of the vessel winning it in a match; and that tl 6 condition of kweping it open to be sailed for by yachts of all forei countries, upon the ee laid down, shall for ever attach te it. ours, in the face of this we do not see how any one donor of the Cup could legally alter the conditions; and it seems to us that the revised deed of ptt and conditions. should be torn up and the original deed abided by. F We hear that one result of the alteration of the conditions as proposed would be that Mr, Sweet would not challenge for tho Cup. His yacht of about 60 rating will, however, be built, and she will be put in competition at home at most of the regattas. There are rumors of two other 60 rating boats being built, as well as a much larger craft, and if there were two or three for the 40 and 20 rating class as well, the outlook for next season would be very pleasant. (The italics are LAKE ONTARIO. ELLEVILLE, Ont., Noy, 8,—Your pomipspandeny had the pleas- ure, a few weeks ago, of closely inspecting the Burgess yacht Merle at Oswego, and, laking Ing account the purpose for which she was built, would sum up his conclusions in the fayorite mono- syllable of the Indian, “Good,” She is undoubtedly the most pow- erful craft of her inches that I haye seen, and, under the sail area and length rule, it will be hard to design a craft of her class that will beat her in heavy weather. Our lolanthe is her superior in a gaittopsaill breeze, or possibly in a drift—though the Merle’s ad- mirers say she is a wonder in very light airs—but not, I should think, in winds above wholesail strength, Nothing is doing with us in building this season, our yachtsmen seeming content to rest on their laurels. We have the champion Merle in Class A and the champion Iolanthe in second class, and that seems to be glory enough. There is a rumor that the latter will have her topsides raised 6 or Sin., with the object of inereas- ing her power and rendering her able to beat the Merle in high winds. The success of this experiment seems to me very doubt- ful, as the yacht has not sufficient body under water to fight her way to windward with the Merle in a heayy sea. An old sailor here is building an experimentalsteam craft of about 35ft. keel and 6ft. beam, with straight sides like a wedge. The engine is also a novelty of hisown invention. A great deal of fun has been poked at this novel craft, which has been dubbed the “corn crib,” the “hog trough,” and so forth. She certainly does not look very handsome or promising. Time syill tell what her qualities are, however, Port TACK. HAMILTON YACHTING.—On Nov. 1 alarge meeting of yachts- men was held at Hamilton, Ont., and the Hamilton Y. ©. was or- ganized. The interest is now very great, and the new and old boats together will make a very fine flect on Burlington Bay when the season opens. THE PAINE-BURGESS TESTIMONIAL.—The total amount raised is $10,500, part of which will be devoted to the purchase of asilver vase for Gen. Paine, the remainder heing presented to Mr, Burgess. A NEW TORPEDO BOAT,—It is reported that the Herrveshoff Co. has signed a contract fora twin screw torpedo hoat to make 25 miles per hour, the price being $82,750, GITANA.—Com. Weld’s schooner will follow the fashion and come out in white next year. Canoeing, Address. all communications to the Forest and Stream Pub. Co. BROOKLYN C. C, CHALLENGE CUP.—The final race for this elub trophy was sailed on Election Day (Noy.8), and proved one of the best in the annals of the club. Vhere were four entries, but the stinging northwester which blew all the morning caused the withdrawal of all but Messrs, Brokaw and Ward, the holder and the challenger respectively, Mr. Whitlock was starter and judge. The course was the regular club course for this event, a triangle from. a buoy off the club houseone mile and an eighth northwest to Channel Buoy No, 20, thence KE, by 8. seven-eighths of a mile to buoy cif the Phoenix Chemical Works at Thirty-ninth street, and home S.8.W. one mile to starting point. A strong ebb was run- ning and the wind was fresh from the nor’west. Thestart was flying, with one minute to crossthe line, and at 3:32 the word was giyen. Mr. Brokaw, in the Minx, carrying 50ft. of sail, crossed the line on the port tack in 5s., followed by Mr. Ward, in the Sun- beam, 30s, latter, carrying 60ft., but nearly 100yds. to windward, the Minx being apparently hunting an inshoreeddy. Sunbeam soon wentabout, a strange proceeding, as she held the weather gauge, only explained afterward by Mr. Ward’s excited statement that he though he was to leeward. He was followed by Minx,and on the next tack both fetched the mark, Minx leading by exactly her advantage at the start, viz., 30s. On the runin, Sunbeam carrying O0ft. of sail, made up some time, rounding the chemic docks buoy but 15s. behind the Minx. With. a strong, favoring tide the reach home was made in yery quick time, Stnbeam crawling up slowly but surely, until within 300yds. of the finish a luffing match was inevitable. This was bravely contested, but the champion, Minx, had to relinquish her honors, Sunbeam crosa- ing the line just 4s, ahead, winning the cup for Mr. Ward for the first time by a bare length, His elapsed time was 57m. 52s.,remark- able.time, as the windward work was) against the tide also, This cup has now been rag dfor ning times and won ag follows: Three times. by Mr. Whitlock, five times by Mr. Brokaw,and once by Mr. | Ward. Ithas been of great yalue to the club in keeping the in- terest up, and has done much to give them the prominent place which they hold among neighboring clubs.—Gupnn. RED DRAGON ©, CA club with this name has been. ized in Camden, N. J., the secretary being Mr. A, M, * Ui North Front street, Camden, Noy organ= TOSI", A. CG. A. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. Pee T to the call of Com, Gibson, the members of the Executive Committee of the A, ©. A, metin Aibanyon Satur- day last for the regular fall meeting. Beside the Commodore there were present Vice-Commodores Stanton and Jones of the Central and Eastern divisions; Rear-Commodore G, M. Barney, of the Eastern Division, Secretary-Treasurer Mix, Pursers Brown and Davidson, and Messrs, P. M. Wackerhagen (as proxy for Rear« Commodore Bailey) French, of Buffalo, an untington, of Rome. None of the Canadian or Northern representatives were present. Thesession of the Committee was an open one, and there were nate beside the members, Messrs. Wilkin, Oliver, Nicker- son, Carter, Foster, Shedd, Stephens, Palmer. Whitlock, Davis, Ruggles and Blake, beside members of the Mohican ©. C., whe called during the day. On motion of Vice-Com. Station all mem- bers of the A;C. A. who were present were allowed to speak om the important points which were discussed, and the meeting was entirely a public one. In the morning all gathered at the Delavan Howse, but as Messrs, Barney_and Jones had not arrived, the meeting was delayed until? P.M. Aiter the call to arder the minutes of the Jast meeting, at Bow-Arrow Point, were read and on the motion of Vice-Com. Stanton they were ordered amended in respect to remarks of Mr. Barney. After the minutes were amended and accepted, ex.-Com. Wilkin presented to Com. Gibson the commio- dore's flag made for Com. Nickerson in 1883, and passed by him to Commodores Oliver, Rathbun and Wilkin in succession, The name of each of the holdersis inscribed on the flag, whieh Com. Gilson will fly for the present year. Seyeral letters were read from the officers of the Northern Division, Ag SAA that they could not be present, also one from Rear-Com, Bailey appointing My. Wackerhagen as his proxy. The Sec.-Treas, then read the following reports, a statement of the finances of the Association for the past year, and a report of the auditing committee, both of which were accepted, RECHIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE AMERICAN CANOE ASHOCIA- TION, 1886-7 (1O NOY. 1. ‘ Cr. Balance received from C, A. Neidé..........-....... $41 33 Dues and entrance fees....7........ bu Stee. reset Pests. 1,079 00 Donation from T. C. Buddington... ..-........ .... 5 00 Sold lumber at Bow-Arrow Point...............-... . 6 00-1128 33 Dr. Stamps and postals.... 2... cl sicc een eee eects erro ys $46 30 Stationery and printing: 7 hero e eae 24 38 Books ee ea wegeecebe, Mites 8 Cheese a 16 15 Incidentals— Express on books from. ©. A. Neidé..........§1 85 Express on envelopes for certificates........ 25 Express on bags from ©. A. Neidé .... 70 Express on mail-and books to Bow-Arrow.. 1 25 Express on Washington C.C.resolutions.. 40 Paley rams, oye et, cetera ee, eres 4D Money order....... 20.0... ss. .00. Adie .. 1 500 Gamp ProgramMmes.,.............. cece eee Mes ma eres . 14:00 Year booKSs........... .. Ape Stich. Ae cepa tele ke » 52 66 Map of camp site, 1887... ....0.0........ cece nena ees i oe Hb pon form Had were el test ue reeees. pik poets » 2 Bt Constitution and by-laws—printing............ .-.- 18°60 Dues and fees returned— G. W. Strickland, entrance...... ........... 1 00 J. O. Shiras, overcharge..................-.:5 2 00 E. S. Williams, 88 dues refunded............ 2 00 W. lL. Egerton, 88 duesrefunded..... -..... 200— 7 00 Camp expenses at Bow Arrow— Three waterclosets. ..............20.ee eee ee . 35 32 Flag pole and sheave. .... ...... ......2:. 15 Camp-fire-wood (ii). 1 00). Sela 3 00 Birmeat dock. 22. oe vous ee ee treet 2 00 Serting Dueysee Ll A eee lense 8 00 WiStGDINAN. foley oe eerie nbamen ace eeeks 8 O0 Man and boat, 4days.. ...................- 10 00 Carryiig: Mase. eee erp epiten ote 5 00— fi 47 Delaney estate bill, 1886.2... 0... cee cee eee ee 154 34 Com. Rathbun incidental bill, 1886 ,................. 77 7% Com. Wilkin incidental bill, 1887........ ............ Bz 92 Regatta committes incidental bill, 1887. ........... 125 85 Clerical allowance, March to October.... .......... 200 00 Bastern Division, per capita...............2..--.02- 97% 00 Northern Division, per capita..........0..2.-.0-000e 137 00—1,072 61 HIATICE Bate get eter eisai eer rs ho 72 NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 1887. Robt. W. Gibson, Esq., Com, A. C. 4.; StR—The undersigned, a eommittee appointed by ex-Com, Wilkins to audit the acvuounts of Mr. Carter, the out-going secretary and treasurer, beg leaye to report that the books of account and youchers for expenditures, togethor with a balance, haying been sent to your committee, the same were carefully examined and in all particulars found to be correct. Your committee desires to assure Mr. Carter that his work in bringing order out of chaos is appreciated; antl to express the opivion that the services he has rendered as secretary and treasurer richly entitle him to the thanks of the Association, all of which is respectfully submitted. (Signed) Henry STANTON, WM, WHITLOCK, The committees on camp site for 188, Messrs. Moster, of New York, and Shedd, of Springfield, made a report recommending Long Island on Lake George as the best site. A long discussion followed, in which the outside members took part. Mr. Whitlock read a resolution lately passed at a meeting of the Brooklyn C. C. favoring the vicinity of Huntington Bay, on the north side of Long Island, as a location for a salt-water meet, presenting charts and speaking strongly in fayor of a meet near New York, as well as the advantages of this particular locality. Vice-Com, Jones also spoke infayor of a meet on Long Island Sound. Mr, Wilkin spoke in behalf of a meet nearer to New York than any that have been held, and favored the site recommended by the Brooklyn C, C. Mr, Stephens, of the New York C.C.,spoke strongly in favor of a meet that would be easily accessible to canoeists about New York, and that would serve to stimulate canoeing and the prowale of the A, C. A,in the same section. Messrs, Oliver and hedd spoke against the proposed location on salt water and in favor of Lake George, the latter offering a letter from the Spring- field C. G.in favor of Lake George. Mr. Davis recommended a meet in central New York, on one of the interior lakes as accept- able to the Rochester GC. C. P The chief objections which were urged against a salt-water meet were the difficulty and expense of transporting a large number of canoes across New York city, the rise and fall of the tide, and the necessity for some extensive system of floats, and also the ques- tion of fresh water supply. The most determined opposition to a salt-water meet came from the Hastern Division; in fact, fron those who first proposed and who worked so hard for such a meet last year, and their opposition carried great weight with those unfamiliar with galt, water. There were few who cared to take the responsibility of recommending a salt-water meet and oui ing to it men used only tofresh-water cruising. In behalf of La George it was urged that it was a far more central lonation for all divisions than one near New York. The auesiion was thoroughly argued, and after a resolution of the Knickerbocker 0. C. in favor of Lake George was read, Vice-Com. Stanton moved that the re- port of the committee be adopted, which was carried without a dissenting yoice. From the tenor of the discussion it was brought out that few of the inland men care for a salt-water mest; while nearly all the men who live and cruise on sali water were strongly in favor of a meet on fresh water for their annual vacation. It Was also evident that those most desirous of a meet near New Yoik were afraid of the result should the experiment be tried. The location selected is very near Lorna Island, the old camp site of "81 and "82, but there is moreroom for alargecamp. The facili- ties for reaching Lake George are now very eood, and the location is undoubtedly as nearly central as can be found. — Of course in carrying oul the idea of rotation it was expected that the meet would move from place to place eaci year, but the actions of the Eastern Division, in declining the meet and the commodoreship this year, and alsoin opposing a sali-water meet, have delayed the carrying out of the plan this seaason. The ex- erie tion. was that with an Eastern commodore, the meet would ie in the Kastern Division, or what is practically the same, in the waters of Long Island Sound, convenient to the Hast and New York. The action of the Rastern Division has made this impossi- ble, and it is not Tike that a meet will be held on salt water far some time. One result, no official action could be taken, was the determination to form a new division out of the Central, to include the vicinity of New pork city, the States of New Jersey and Pennsylyenia, and per- aps a8 far south as the Potomac River. Of course the movement for such a division must come trom within the proposed locality, and the executive committee could take no pificialaction; but.the question of Hesieantry of such a Biep wasinformally discussed by the officers.and members present during the two days spent in Albany, and it was decided to BO ahead at once with the work of organization ae to apply to the A. C, A. for recognition, After o To | Auditing Comunittee. Sabb lo of the present meeting, though, on Was disposed of Vice-Com, Stanton pro- ceeded tq offer the amendments to the constituticn, notice of Nov, (7, 1864,] FOREST AND STREAM. 387 which was given in the FoRmST AND STREAMOf Oct. 27. The first amendment, to Art, Y., Sec. 2, relating to the date of taking office, was carried. The second amendment, to Art. VI., Sec. 1, that the: location of the next meet shall be decided by the executive com- mittee in November, instead of at the camp, was also carried. The third amendment, ta Art:*V.; Sec. 2, fo do away with the enforced rotation of the commodoreship and meet, provoked a long discus- sion by all present, the feeling being strongly against the amend- ment. Im view, however, of the fact that one division had already declined to avail itself of the offered privileges, it was finally de= cided to amend the article so as to secure the right to the camp and commodoreship to each division in suecession, but to allow any division to decline them. A committee, Messrs. Stanton and Wilkin, were appointed by the chair to frame an amendment i thisshape, The amendment relating to the ex-commodorés wal not offered, as tle opposition to it was general. The fourth amendment, to Art. VII., was amended so that the _ commodore may pass upon all names of canditates, giving im the power to reject any, while at the Same time itis provided that he shall pass on all appeals from the decisions of the yice-commo- dores in regard to candidates. ‘The proposed new article relating to the removal of officers and the expulsion of members, was carried, and the by-laws amended to conform withit, Anamend- ment to the by-laws, Art. I, See: 2. p oviding fer, dues of absent members, was also carried. Art. EX. was so amended as to define more clearly the relations between the A. C. A. regatta committes and the regatta committee of the division in which the meet is held. A letter from the secretary of the Western Canoe Associa- tion, proposing a conference between the regatta committee of the | A, C. A. and the W. C, A. to decide on uniform rules, was referred to the regatta committee with instructions to correspond with the | regatta committee of the W.-C. A. on the-subject. Vice-Com) Stanton made some remarks on the Trophy races, and offered ay motion to the effect that Ke ge in the rules governing the races for the A. C. A. Trophy should only be made with the ‘consent of! the executive committee. A letter from Mr, Orange Frazer in re- ard to transportation of canoes was read, and Messrs. FE. W- rown, K.S. Oliver and EK, A. Moseley were eppelmted acommittes: to confer with the Interstate Commerce Committee and ithe: various railroad, express and steamboat companies, in Rae sa to better rates for canoes. A motion of PurserBrowElthat the coni- modore appoint an auditing committee for thé secretary-treas~! urer’s accounts and the yice-commodores appoint similar ¢om*= mittees for theaccounts of their respective pursers; was ‘passed, the same to form an amendment to the constitution: ~~ ha Mr. Wm. Whitlock requested that his number be changed to the lowest vacant numberon thelist. After a thorough discussion of the advisability of such action, and also of a reallotment of numbers among the présent members, a motion to renumber the whole list was put and unanimously voted down, Mr, Whitlock’s request being refused. It was found that such action would proba- bly involve the issuing of some seven hundred new certiticates bearing thenew numbers, and would give rise to endless confusion. The following names were proposed for honorary membership and were accepted: Misses Ledyard, Cazenovia, N. Y.; Miss Helen Firman, trenton, N.J.; Miss Louise B, Fredericks, Newark, N. J.; Mrs. H. L. Thomas, Miss Kate Wackerhagen-and—Mrs. Fy L, Mix, Albany, N. Y.; Miss Sinclair, Brooklyn; Mrs, W. P, Stephens and Mrs. Chas. Eddy, Bayonne, N. J.; Miss Marion Vaux, New York, and Mrs. H. H. Rice, Springtield. The date of the meet was fixed for Aug. 12 to 26,1888. The revised constitution and by-laws were ordered printed and sent to all members. The Sec.-Treas. reported informally that the number of mem- bers is now avout 650, and while all of these are probably desirous of continuing their membership, the addresses of a number are still defective and no responses are made to the yarious communi- cations sent. The publication of the list of defective addrésses in the FOREST AND STREAM has brought some answers, but there are many stillin doubt. All members who have not received the Year Book for 1887 and the new constitution lately sent out, are requested to send their correct and full addressto the Sec.-Treas., F, L. Mix, 756 Broadway, Albany, N, Y. After the meeting adjourned the yisitors assembled in the ban- quet hall of the Delavan House, most of the members of the Mohi- | can C. C. being also present, The evening was pleasantly passed with songs and speeches after an excellent dinner offered by the Turtles to their guests. On the following day the visitors inspected. the club canoes at the Mohican club house, most of them leaving for their homes in the afternoon., Some comment hasarisen from a notice in the newspapers that the Mohican Club would hold a reception on Sunday, and protests have been received from several, but the notice referred to a political clubiin New York by the same name, and not tothe Mohican Canoe Club of Albany. The decision in favor of Lake George will doubtless be a disap- pointment to some, but it will meet the approval of the great majority of those who attend all the meets. The location in itself is a good one, and the mees no doubt will be large and successful. he scheme for the formation of divisions seems fo be taking form with at least as little friction and trouble as could be expected. The Canadian canoeists unfortunately were not represented in ihe but some will be at Lake George, and further they will have a large division meet at Stony Lake this year. Next year it is likely that the A. C. A. meet will go to Canada, probably to the Bay of Quinte, or some other ‘bay on Lake ‘Ontario, The Eastern Division still clings strongly to the old’A. C. A., and rewly no actual division has yet taken place between the Eastern and Central Divisions. Still the Eastern Division is strengthening itself locally by its homs meets, and will, when its turn again comes, be well able to manage a large A.C. A. meet. It has been understood from the first that the Central Division would have to be divided in turn. Its seen has been rather complicated, as it is really the remnant of the original Association. The Hastern and North- person at moating. a clearly marked limits, leaving to the Central, beside the bulk of its membership in the Middle States, the distant’ menrbers in the West, in California and in the South. Thé proposed new division will take in New York city, New Jersey, and Penhsylvaiia, per- haps Delaware also, making a compact division that will remain practically unaltered. The Central Division will then comprise New York State, with the scattered canoeists of the West and canoeists who have thus far taken little interest in the A. GC, A, and should further offer wider faéilities to the old membérs about the Atlantic coast, from the Hudson to the Delaware. The lecal meet will allow the majority from this section to be present, water. The general desire of the salt-water men now seems to be to get to fresh water forthe two weeks’ ig aa making what short cruises they can through ‘the season on sa t water. form of the sport, but the change for ashort time to such waters vas Hel Bay or Lake Champlain only make the returnto salt air themore delightful, pool : | The balance sheet before given is worthy of some notice, as it is a matter that concerns all members. The balanée in hand this ) year is but smnall, only $55, but it will be seen thatalarge part of “the expense is in the form of legacies from the previous year, and asthe business is now conducted ‘the at Sad be materially reduced. Of the items, about $250 ison old accounts, another $200 ‘is the allowance to the Secretary-Treasurer, while- $2380 was ‘returned to the divisions, according to the constitution. The allowance to the Seetetary-Treasurer has not been offered this year, asa large partof the work will fall on the Pursers, but the questicn was discussed at the meeting, and the general opinion was that the traveling expenses and the living expenses in camp should be -paid by the A.C. A. There is little rest or pleasure at a meet for the Secretary-Treasurer; he is ek. 2 to spend about three weeks on the ground and to work all the time, and it seems only fair that if he gives his time for this Oey he should not be required to pay as well. Itislhkely that in thefuture the expense mentioned will be allowed to him. In the case of the last incum- bent of office, there was an enormous amount of work inyolyed in re-adjusting the books and in connection with the adoption of the division scheme, and) the latesecretary-treasurer spent more than the amount allowed him, making up the difference himself. In the future no such labor or expense is likely to be attached to the position, and the old allowance will be sayed to the Association. A considerable item of expense this year was the prize flags, as a large number were purchased by the regatta committee, but in general the expenditures have been quite moderate, and with good Management in ‘the future they need not be exceeded. ceipts are the greater ou account of the $2 dues of last year, but the prospects for a greatly increased membership as the divisions are-more fully developed is very promising, while though the dues are now but $1, the new charge of the same sum on each member attending the meet will go very far toward paying the expenses of the meet, and will remove one objection long urged by out- siders for not joining, that they would not pay for what they could not enjoy. Altogether the condition of the Association is very satisfactory, while the well-known ability of the men at its head is a sufficient guarantee that its prosperity is likely to in- erease with each year, PASSAIC RIVER CANOEISTS AND THE A, C, A.—Editor Forest and Stream: Will you allow me a little space in this week’s paper to reply to my fellow Jerseyites who pitched into me so un- mercifully in last week's FOREST AND STREAM? I am puzzled to know what is the matter with them. If they had read my com- ments carefully they would have seen that in favoring Lake George as the site for next year’s camp I presumed to speak only for A. C. A. members in New Jersey, and | fail to find the name of any of your correspondents in my A. C..A. book. Of course, Mr. Editor, all canoeists from these parts would like to have a salt- water meetif it was only practicable, but for the reasons stated in FOREST AND STREAM last week, such a meet seems to me out of the question. The writer has full faith in the wisdom and_judg- ment of the officers of the Association, and I am satisfied that nothing but the best. interests of the Association has actuated ern Divisions when formed have each taken definite shape with South, The new division should bring in a Very large’ number of’ though it is doubtful whether ‘it will be recularly held on ealt | The many \ charms of the latter make salf-water sailing the most delightful” The re- them in determining the A. C. A. camp for 1888. I am very sorry for those canoeists (eapecially the Jersey ones) who are going to hold themselves aloof trom the A. C. A. until the meet is held just where they want it. How much I should have lost it, like them, Lhad remained out of the A. C. A. until the meet came my way.— ESsnx. [IANTHE ©. C.—The races on Noy. 8 were spoiled by light winds Essex, G. Ds Cox, Winning the main sailing race, with Will O’ Wisp, L. B. Palmer, second,’ The passenger sailing race was won by Atalanta, L. B. 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Manufacturer of White Cedar Decoy Ducks; also Geese, Swan, Brant, Coot, Snipe and Plover De- coys. For sale at factory, or by Hartley & Gra- ham, N.Y.; E. K. Tryon, Jr. & Co., Phila.; Western hicago; EK. C. Meacham Arms Co., St. Louis, and all gun dealers in this country. Yellowstone Park In Photo-Gravure. A beautiful album 11X14 with 25 plates. Prepaid by express, price $7.50. F. JAY HAYNES, Fargo, Dakota. Catalogue of Yellowstone Park and Northern Pacific views free. - QUEEN &C0.994 Guests Pua. Marine, FieLp&OPyY GLASSES From Cotto $500.00 ) \TOURISTS & ERVICE SPY GLA OREIGN GAME.—ORDERS TAKEN NOW for live English Pheasants, Partridges, etc., for propagation purposes for coming season. For particulars address CHAS. REICHE & O., only importers of all kinds Live Game, 95 Park Row, New York City. J. F. MARSTERS, 51,53 & 55 Court St., BROOKLYN. NEAR City HALL. OPEN EVENINGS. Coats with nine pockets, $1.50; higgs #1 £. New Single-Barrel Breechloading Shotguns, 12-bore, 30in. Basel, piste) ity. The old reli- Guns, 10 or 12-bore, blue steel barrels, $8. Repeating and other Rifles. Gun Repairing of Every Description done on the Premises. SEND STAMP FOR CATALOGUE. J. F. MARSTERS, 5! to 55 Court Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Cheapest Gun House in America. FOREST RUNES, By Geo. W. Sears, ‘Nessmuk’. Large octavo, 208*pages, printed on heavy paper, bound in cloth, gold lettering, with a portrait of the author. Price, $1.50. FOR SALE BY ALL BOOK DEALERS Forest and Stream Publishing Co.,40 Park Row, N. Y. Lonpon: DAVIES & COQ., 1 Finch Lane, ¥ NESSMUK’S POEMS. ee <8 orn a SES cree mo Hr 2 Their Design and Construction, Exemplified by the | § _-& gar Ruling Types of Modern Practice. With 3 oSED Numerous Plates and Illustrations, 3 EOS I: —BY— 8 oS = > h NH a= 5 Xk. & H. T. ANTHONYS CO. ater! spt 4 & a 591 Broadway, New York. ; Cloth, 370 pages of type and illustrations, and 70 plates, Size of page, 1444x12}4. Price $7.00. OW TO HUNT, FEED, FOR SALE-BY THE Keep and Breed FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING CO., FERRETS 39 Park Row, New York, Sent by mail for six 1-cent stamps. Fifty ferrets ringed and trained for rat and rabbit hunting now for sale. Address WM. PARHAM, Breeder of Pet Stock, Tyngsboro, Mass, TOURIST GLASSES.—The “‘ Serviceable” Tourist leas is the best for Theatre, Field, oF Marine use. Sent post-paid on receipt of price, $12.00. QUEEN & CO., Opticians, 924 Cheataut Street, Philadelphia, Pa, Bi ) Noy. 17, 1887.] FOREST AND STREAM. 3839 SPORTSMAN’S LIBRARY. We will forward any of these Books by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price. Registration 10 cents evira. Our responsibility ceases after goods are mailed. F R PR | S ANGLING. CAMPING AND TRAPPING. Adirondack Fishes, Pred Mather.....-.. ;-++ #5 | Adventures in the Wilderness, eB pee ert American Angler’s Book, Memorial Edition, Camps and Tramps in the Adirondacks, Nonris!) 03 ey Sey Goce eee tee seats OtOU | INOTURVOD as 0 ose hess see cess eter mee ey age 12 American Salmon Fishing, Wells............ 1 00 | Three in Norway, or Rifle, Rod and Gun in ANP pe BGKOh Ys ee, LEAs As baka hawaii s Bs Ve DOTA ay geen ee eee a 2 ae 1%5 Angling Talks, Dawson........... enh seh .... 60] Camps in the Rockies, Grohman............. 125 Art of Angling, Holberton............. 2... 50 | Camping and Cruising in Florida, Henshall 1 40 Black Bass Wishing, Henshall... ..._.....,. 3 00 | Canoe and Camp Cookery, by “‘Seneca”’..... 1 00 a Fish and Game Laws, State of New York... 50 | Complete American Trapper, Gibson........ 1 00 Mish Culture, INOriis o... 8h. 6 el eho otce es 1 75 | Hints on Camping, Henderson............... 1 25 Fish Hatching and Fish Catching, Roose- Hunter and Trapper, Thrasher.............. 75 4 yelt-and) Greenk.). ct. cee es beh ees ,- 140) The Shaybacks in Camp...........--.....--55 1 00 ] Fishing With the Ply, Orvis-Cheney Collect- Trappers’ Guide, Newhouse, new edition... 1 00 TION, MOWreAL tO os Mea onde ie desea. 250 | Woodcraft. '"Nessmuk”’........ if sod edi Ply Wishing and Fly Making tor Trout,Keene 1 50 ; GUIDE BOOKS AND MAPS. Fly Fishing in Maine Lakes, Steyens...,.... 200] Adirondack Guide, Wallace..............--.. 2 00 Ply Wishing, Pennell............. Brrtrextst sn 60 | Adirondacks, Map of, Stoddard.............. 1 00 = _ = ee Fly Rods and Fly Tackle, Wells.........-... 2 50 | Atlas of New Jersey Coast................06 1 50 . Frank Forester’s Fish and Fishing... -..... 2 50 | Black Hills of Dakota, Ludlow, quarto, cloth Frank Forester’s Fishing With Hook and Government report.....-....... cee eee eee ees 2 50 y ILitid: $220. ee. ee te et . 25] Farrar’s Guide to Moosehead Lake, paper... 50 A SERIES F Fysshe and Fysshynge................ -...,.- 100] Farrar’s Guide to Richardson and Rangeley ‘ Fresh and Salt Water Aquarium..........+. 50 Lake, Ty eee Se Soe Seen ae as ee 50 c Modern Practical Angler, a Guide to Fly Farrar's Pocket Map of Moosehead Lake... 50 Fishing, Pennell ..-... ee 4 tae ,.... 150 | FParrai’s Pocket Map of Rangeley Lake R’g’n 50 j Prime’s LGo a-Wishing... .. .-+ss. estes 2 50 | Guide Book and Map of Dead Riyer Region 50 Rod and Line in Colorado Waters........... 1 00 | Guide to Adirondack Region, Stoddard ..., 25 PRA lester Ae aes weasus eae S ake 1 50 ee to Loe Soe a ee Figen 0 EA Superior Fishing, or the Striped Bass, Trou istorical an iographica as of New 7 : r 71 , rete by Roosevsht ee sees we 0 werent coast pes heehee Beaes a0 R DERS of the Fornst anp STREAM cannot fail to recollect Mr, Thomas F', Watson’s rolling for Pike, Salmon and Tront........ ap of St. Lawrence River...... ... fees itled. ** s J ee te partial ey rf The ene tee of Eber Btates and oe Map of ths Indian ao Hlorida, LeBaron, | sols poem entitled, *’The Sportsman’s Reverie,” printed in this journal about two years ago. Britis ovinees, by Roosevelt............ strong linen paper, $3; plain.. ............ 2 . ¥ : ; oer ai * : rene ult sa Sac SEN AS + 00 Map of the Thousan 4 ist * ea pore ie i ater a & few stanzas were added to cover other scenes of typical American sport with the AT uskoka an orthern Lakes of Canada... 1 D. 1epi ivi 1 isi i . 7 ee a Bates yee ae be, See Wo a oy Old St. Augustine, illus. Trai RenieN 1 0 gu he author depicted vividly the varied visions which come before the view of the vete- oat Bmilding an ailing, Neison...---..... ur New Alaska, by arles Hallock... Tan § S its i 1 . . eae eine aoe eens Prescott: sea ie eon bern SAE a Ss van Dyke = 1 0 ‘ portsman as he sits in easy chair before the fire, Of the author and his poem the Detroit oat Sailor’s Manua. ualtrough..,........ 2 . Lawrence River Charts, U. 8. Survey... "ee Pres: i iati ice: * f j , Boatin ihr on New ehgian ptt se ec i 5 a ae HORSE. vee Press said in an appreciative notice: ‘‘The author is evidently a man of the most ook of Knots, illustrated............ --.s-e5 5 Moots and Saddles, Mrs. Custer............. 150 | acut r i i ‘ : ’ : - Canoe is d Catap Cookery, Seneca, ety a 100 Brace's Stu Fock B vols an oe a et ute sportsmanly enthusiasm, as well as of nice literary taste. His poem is built upon a anoe and Boat Building for ateurs, W. s American Keforme orse Book, 8vo 50 | very si y i P ; =) ’ Scat E oe Hea esos eythane tier ie 1 “0 Dad's ie ern Horse Doctor. Sere ea ery simple plan. Before a cheerful fire—like Ike Marvel’s hero—sits a veteran of rod and anoe Handling, C. B. Vaux..........-..4--- iseases of Horses, Dalziel, paper...... ort 15) oun: hi i il hi—w0 ‘ ROSE EM USA Bare & Halberton 4 oh ee ene pees ee PE BYE beet 75 perry abl = crowey over pipe-and fire'and the poet has caught—with a nice and anoe and Camera, Steele..........-..-.-.45 ; orses, Famous erican Trotting......... 75 | sensiti eciation— inis ‘ ¢ ; : ‘ ‘ 7 Be Voyage ee the Paper, Bishop's; ror 150 Horses, Famous, of America. cha 150 ye appreciation—the reminiscences of a hundred hunts which flit through his brain. Jany: 3 v i ‘ker Horsemanshi i . eTI ar i i i 7 2 * “pte: felon area Se ou ‘ o0 Breer eae vag ta eee i, as ba One experience after another is described with graceful pen touches; the quail, the wood- torin’ n Yachtsman, Biddle.............. 5 ow to Handle and Educate Vicious Horses i of oy _ , 4 Sete a Sa wachta See ee rOC pene ete @ a shee aoe ete. maa gh Ceerare Ter eee uy 50 CAGE eve StU Yh deer, fall before the crack of the gun; a long day § sport—a glorious ruise of the Little Nan, Wilkins .......... Jenning’s Horse Training................2... 125 LY § ; 2 an 4 : Donaldson’ Steam ‘Maclliner abet 150 Mavi ows Horse Doctor, fe ifs Feit ees i" a day such as no man ever compassed between sun and sun—is described, even the trout, Engineers’ Log Books, 2 quire ound, $1.2; ayhew’'s Horse Management .............. 3 i i 1 * S aure SE oer ge. h Guite ae Hone bs Me oy ie's s Loree Sui ¥ g SMM oassarnenases 1 th is the clear rapid, paying tiibute to the prowess of a dreamland sportsman, until at last, UG HeSIMeS oe opment cor. sels ees ine oe oe re ractical Horse Keeper.............0-.-+-+25 4 1 i i j * fore an 2 A tt Seanad slp Sesh ihitiD 3 ‘ 20 1a ding an e Br fing eee’ : a with the fall of the quiet night shadows, the sportsman draws his boat to the shore, his ‘our Months in a Sneakbox, Bishop......... i iding Recollections, iyte Melville’s..... 00 | tired retri i 1 i il i i i Rrazar's Practical Boat Salling. .-2. eat 1 an : toneliense re the Uidrse, Hnghish edit a 3 to ed retriever crouches at his feet, and, with his ducks, the final trophies of his sport, at his rom the Forecastle to the Cabin, Samvels. onehenge on the Horse er. ed, 12mo.. i i : i ; nei Hints on Boat Sailing and Racing,Vitzgerald 100 | The Book of the Horse...-+.........2- ++++., § 00 | "ie, he looks back over the darkening water; and then, once again at his fireside, the end Knots, Ties and. Splicesy.-. ..- + ip aeeeineeieeen 75 | The Saddle Horse, Guide to Riding and of the vision comes naturally and gracefully.” eee oyage, § Siiengerits(0): te nt ee : in Seema a Pos EM ES > ee i 00 7 ~ Model Yachts, Grosyenor,............. HOey ne 2 Teterinary Dictionary, Going,.... .......... 2 00 ‘e i 137? _ wi a Pa ie and Portage, Btecle aie a ee i 5) W allace’s An erican Sa 4 Book. AEE et 10 00 And now these ‘‘word pictures” of the poet have been complemented with the actual ractical Boat Building, Neison............. oodruii'’s Trotting Horses of America.... 2 50 j i L ist- -arti # ited i Practical Boat Sailing, Davies............... 2 00 | Youatt and Spooner on the Horse. illus.,.-, 1 50 CIES DIC WIRES OE the Dataeer Bae poct and poet-artist have united to give us the poem Riggers’ Guide and Seamens’ Assistant..... Sails and Sailmaking, illus., Kipping, N. A. f NATURAL HISTORY, in a magnificent setting, Mr, Robert Hopkin, the celebrated artist of Detroit, has painted Sailor's Language, W. Clark Russell, illus, z A Naturalist’s Rambles About Home, Abbott 1 A. O. U. Check List of N. A. Birds... ,. a 3 American Bird Fancier...-...-......... ye Antelope and Deer of America, Caton_..... Baird's Birds of North America: Land Birds, Ss a series of twelve pictures, each telling in color what the poem tells in words. From these oS oa Sailor’s Manual and Handy Book, Qualtrough Seven Pictures of Crack Yachts......... be Steam Yachts and Launches, Kunhardt.... #50) paintings have been made superb heliotype engravings, each having beneath it the particu- ‘Vacation Graisne ieee ERR UT 3 vols, $30; ‘colored, $60; Water Birds, | lar yerse of the poem illustrated. The series is remarkable for strict adherence to nature Yacht Architecture, Dixon Kemp..... ...., 16 BirdaNo tessa. yar Pir ten Ce tee eaoece «5 75 ity 1 i ati isti i Yacht and Boat Sailing, Kemp............... 10 Birds and Wild Animals, Wilson............ 1 78 fidelity in-porlraying action; andlaytisucimerit. Wine MOST TATTOO LE: ~ occult men csicbee ene ne 1 Birds Nesting, Ingersoll..............+..+.04. 1 25 - Yacht Sailor, Vanderbeck.......... dan gd tdles 3 Birds of Hastern Pennsylvania............. 4 00 eeu eet aed. so aes pbustel Racks ee ee tpg jbanewle ts ore 3 a4 Yachts, Small, C. P. Kunhardt............... ‘age and Singing Birds, Adams............. a Yachtsman’s Guide, bee aoa pe 7 aunts 3 Sore eee SD iy Aue Se pa Ms okey Lee 50 T H E TW E LV E P CT U R E Ss : pdb istonala Seavianehih, git ne 1 50 Garhe Wate Paras of the Atlantic Coast 4 No. 1 shows the hunter seated in an easy tion, as he watches the bird fly away. Th HUNTING—_SHOOTING. Roosevelbscnc iced toner ee eT eos 2 09 | attitude in an arm chair, gazing reflectively upper part of the sportsman’s body is in the A Lost Opportunity; Stopping an Incomer; Guide to the Study of Insects. Packard..... 5 00 | into the fire On the hearth. Above the fire- shadow, the lower part in the strong light of a Side Shot. Sey a in colors, by ¥ ts eae bar a a Gen aliety Wi GOR. . i545 1 50 | place are the head and antlers of a deer. The the sun rays. Had ney syayesy Civ OY: ice Cy Ree ae OA RIE 5 Holden’s Book of Birds, pa..... it cay POE 25 —’s ri ‘m is ar Se, Adventures on the Great Hunting Grounds Insect World, Figuier,.......---.--s-s+s-. 00s 1 £0 le phsmans eh pantie, Lig net ai orate No. 7 shows an angler reeling ina trout, A of the World, 22 illus....0.2..)-20,.2.2.2) one 1 00 | Insects Injurious to Vegetation, Harris..... £00] iq, the hair. His. lef} hand holds his pipe brook is tumbling down through the woods ee s Suipnatee Per eee se E frp e ee eats atbi 54 abe as Ee f Bl The firelicht fick Pde Brite loornend 3 is d and over the rocks into the pool. The sky is ntelope and Deer of America, Caton...... % ife of John J. Auduhon, with steel portrait reusg. I : : ; 4 : ; Bear Panter Bowie. ee eee eel Mammals of New York, paper $4; cloth.. 5 00 | the legs of the chair. ate pH yaad ibe rp de vb = struggling througb. Down the West Branch, by Capt. Farrar.... 1 Manual of North American Birds, Ridgway 7 50 N a ki pet No. 8—deer shooting—is a forest scene. In Field, Cover and Trap Shooting, Bogardus.. 2 Manual of Taxidermy, Maynard............. 1 25 0, 2 represents dawn breaking over a the foreground a buck, just shot, is falling on Fifty Years with Gua and Rod, Cross....... 1 Manual of Vertebrates, Jordan.............. 250 | Smalllake, The night shades are fleeing. A the edge of alake. Tearing down the slope Fish and Game Laws, State of New York... Maynard's Butterflies, colored plates........ 5 50| mist is rismg from the eastern end of the behind him are two hounds, To the left. b Frank Forester’s Sporting Scenes and Char- Minot's Land and Game Birds.... ...,...... 3 00 | lake, of which trees fringe the edge. A plover hind : pees e 110, be- acters 2 vol., cloth.... ........22.0¢...0-00- 4 Native Song Birds. 2.022.002.0002. .cccepecsees 1 00 | is circling in the air cits foreground is ind the reots of an upturned tree, are seen fF. forester’s Manual for Young Sportsmen. 2 Naturalist’s Assistant, Kingsley..... ....... P50) reiapiiaiciin’ divine xoutoner the wliss the head and shoulders of the hunter, whose Gunsmiths’ Manual, illus., 876 pp.... .....-. 2 Naturalists’ Guide, Maynard.,............... PO tae ee =e © glassy rifle is still bearing on the deer. How I Became a ae Shot, Farrow, a I Seeger me Pore reetor Naturalists... 4 00 Matuer. No, 9 represents shooting over decoys. A Bee Aohig econ, Tipo "tp | Shore Birds cee tom +43 | No. Srepresents snipe shooting. Inthe fore- gale is blowing and the water of the channel Hunter’s Hand Book ........0.....0.... ioe Taxidermy Without a Teacher, Manton. ground is the sportsman, his body twisted outside is lashed into whitecaps. In the bay pa SSSSsSSssersurk SSSSSSSENSSSSSSENSASHSSSSS SSSNSSS Hunting in the Great West, G. O. Shields.. Taxidermists’ Manual, illus., Brown, ...... around to the left in the attitude of making a the decoys are tossing in the chopping waves. Hunting Trips of a Ranchman, Roosevelt.. 3 Taxidermists’ Manual, illus., Brown, paper 50 | double on snipe. Standing beside him is the In _the foreground is a point of rushes, in Hurlingham Gun Club Rules,.....:.......... Wilson's Noctes Ambrosianes, by Prof. Wil- setter, waiting for the word to retrieve. To which the skiff of the hunter is partially Pane Instructions in Rifle Firing, by Capt. Blunt. 2 son, J, G. Lockhardt, James Hoge and Dr. his right is the border of a wood, the branches cealed. The flock of ducks, which has just Nimrod ae St Sala veet ere 2 He yols., crown 8vo., cloth, $9.00; bending to the strong wind. In the distance swun Es in outside the decoys oe Leckea oh Rifle Practice, Wingate: ts nccccscccle. mw OM sBowTS AND Gaus." | | ave the sails of craft on the lake. Gischarge of the first barrel. Ong section is Rod and Gun in California, Van Dyke...... 1 American Boy’s Own Book Sportsand Games 200| No, 4— Nencic shootite. wheeling out over the river. The other has 4 ae i 4 ; : r woodeock shooting—shows an open- : , : Stee the Wink. 2c or 2) 48 | Boy's Bool of Sports and Pastames 2.69 | 108 in the copse around whose border a brook broken of to the side and is wheeling out Sport with (sun and Rod, cloth............... 1000 Boy’s Treasury of Sports and Pastimes, etc. 2 00 | 38 winding. In the foreground, standing eae hisdfaretdashin aE ee Nona, ee Sport with Gun and Rod, new, plain edition. 5 00 ; Cassell’s Book of Sports and Pastimes...... 300] deep in the ferns and rank vegetation, is a hunter’ and he is bwi : q Head of the ‘®mbossed leather............---. ie ROOM, £0 Risa) Putse VSL laa te Uk anaes cures: 50| setter on a point. Behind the dog is the DUNter, aud he is twisted around in his skiff Sporting Adventures in the Far West....... 1 Eneyclopedia of Rural Sports, Stonehenge. 4 50| sportsman in the attitude of shooting at a ee ie at a bird flying above and behind SUS ET nes Nand wikis: Be Petree 2 | aoa SLUBVNSLE Uo a Liprrretmnniatetemien eee Ee eee A bird flying directly over him. i sak Pare a = ig Ob bs ee ww * ate kt er be “. ,. ae tee 7 i. sy m., » The Pistol. Meet en ee eee eS oF iba risaw QEPEHCLAGS POMS: arte. nu oer eae eee 1 00 No. 5shows a quail hunterinthe foreground, jg pe ahd ose bcs ae ee eres Ae es aS SEMPY or Rifle, Rod and Gun in Wee Vhist for A ea) anemone 50 | walking along 1eady for the shot, which will js setting a alta che Douituiitte tae Trajectory Test............ .....ss.,s.0, 2... BO | Antelope and Deer of America, Caton.. .... 2 59 | follow the rise of the birds, on which the dog ground, on a grassy point, are the hunter and Wius amg Glass Ball Shooting with a Rifle, 4 Advoutores on the Great Hunting Grounds ne ie ore Cate pene oi peat wate al, ans his spaniel. ‘The hunter is in a kneeling atti- jie eC BS aw ere nen Seale eeae eto vps of the World, 22 illus... ...... Seo esa : ; tude and in the act of firing his first barrel. With Pack and BEBE. mn webu eaves: Daunt 1 25 | reid prozometer: CEDSPERSIOE and Use, : pt No. 6d epicts grouse or partridge’ shooting The spaniel is plunging into the water to re- American Kennel, Burges..........6. 6.42. 3 00 | Black Hillsof Dakota, Ludlow, quarto, cloth in the beech woods, The hunter is walkivg oe bps her erik has fallen to the first Breeders’ Kennel Record and Acc’t Book... 3 09 a covermment: report 50) pores 2 50 gossan eke Ait dog has pace te & Beni oe . ’ n the distance are fiying ducks, eiGer ' Complete Poultry Manual.. 20| ahead of him, The bird has flushed and the os, 11 and 12 represent the hunter retirin 2 of | BAO rei. beeen ne hunter is shown aiming. The pointer has from the marsh and at home, and these Ras 8 00 | Forest and Stream Pahloste ae 10 stiffened into an attitude of strained atten-. are among the strongest of the set, 8 00 | Growth of the Steam Engine, Thurston . 2 60 1 00 | Hand Book on Field Botany, Manton....... 50 . Hand Book of Tree Planting, Eglesten...... 63) ; : 1 a Rustonen ae pipgenphical aslag ofevew 5 00 The pictures are printed on the best 1501b, plate paper; size of paper 24 30in.; size of ee ose Tes fa Hifeand Writings of Brant Woresien x Los, 100) print 1441 74in. The pictures have the tint and tint border, and the artist’s remarque and Dogs, Their Management and Treatment in | DOLVOL gic v7» 7 $81 signature, and formartist's proofs, an édition de luxe. Buglishe Dogges, Re ee WEST Gh seh meso tyhni antes ; Pt i a St. See tenes Wie FMS Shin) oo i ra ng Bee SUE ICS WONT... ppalalate uirrozslomec ) Orange. Cultareteor sete a... Midudiithe stelaaehe 2 é English K. C. S. Bock, Vols. Ili. tolX.,each 4 60 | Our Arctic Province, Alaska, Elliott........ 4 50 = English K.C.S. Book, Vols. XI.to XII.,each 4 50 | Practical Forestry by TMDLS 25) SR narra 1 50 PRICE, $30 FOR THE SET I SINGLE PICTURES, 33. Glover's Album. Treatise on Canine Diseases 60 ; Practical Pigeon Keeping, Wright.......... 1 50 Ada : ‘Our Friend the Dog, Stables......6. 0 ........ 3 00 | Profits in Poultry, Weld...............+--.++ . 100 Ss Practical Kenne] Guide, Stables; pa......... 15 | Profitable Pevitry Keeping, Beale........... 2 00 | Principles of Dog Training, Ashmont....... 60 ' Southern California, Van Dyke............ 1 50 ; Stonehenge on the Dog....................... 300 Sportsman’s Gazetteer, Hallock..... Artes silt FOREST AND STRE AM PUB CO The Dog, by Ldstone. sone, ee 125 , Text Book on Steam and Steam Hngines.... 8 00 , ; : ; ® 09 A eeu ee a of, M. B. Wynn.... 2 a a ne Syators the Farm, pa. 50cts.; cl. ; ih 2 39 Park Row. N York Cit Training Tric OBS. TIME cree nit aiden. p i oods Gy WGN se nies heetals slelela oints ew r 1 * SNS Book on the Dog, cloth, $8.00; “nuh se as oe the Yellowstone, Richardson... h au . sew) , MY ys MOTOCCO.-L Meets. eee » Ene oodcraft, by Nessmuk. - da 7 ; . 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OHANNET KENNEE,—FOR SALE, A _ beautiful litter, of blue blood Duppies,. by 5,746), Also broken and unbroken dogs, with full and guaranteed pedigree. W.E. JO ES octla,tt Easton, Mass. ULL-TERRIDR PUPPIES FOR SALE—BY champion Count ex Kit (champion Tarquin —Meg); satisfaction guaranteed; correspondence solicited. V MARINER, 405 Broadway, Mil- waukee, Wis, noy10,2t INE ENGLISH MASTIFF FOR SALE, 20.08. old, 80in, high, powerfully made, very watch- ful, kind and handsome; price, $60. nov10,2t I, A. FISKE, Westbrook, Conn. Very Uhoice Irish Puppies. ForSale—Several Irish red setter puppies of the best possible breeding for either bench or Sire imported Sars- Sing Sing, N. Y. ANTED.—A GOOD TRISH SETTER BITCH for breeding purposes, Must be thoroughly house broken. Alsoa good dog pup. MALCOLM GIF FORD, Hudson, N. Y. 1t G OR SALE OR EXCHANGE—THOROUGH- bred red Irish setter dog, very handsome, for thoroughbred English beagle hound. Ad- dress Box 371, Somerville, N. 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Foreign subscription price, $5 per year; $2.50 for six months, Address all communications, Forest and Stream Publishing Co. Nos. 39 anp 40 Park Row, Nuw YorRx« Crry, CONTENTS. SEA AND RIVER FISHING. Washington as an Angler. EISHCULTURE. Protection for Lake Erie. THE KENNEL. The Robins Island Fire. Western Field Trials. The Eastern Field Trials. Philadelphia Club Trials. Kennel Management, RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING, Range and Gallery. EpIToORIAL. Those Mysterious Rifles. Licenses in Delaware. Prize Cups and Codfish. | Natives and Outsiders. Snap Shots. | THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST. | Sam Loveil’s Camps. NarurnaL History. Sailing Through the Air. Rattlesnakes in Trees. GAME BAG AND GUN. Hunting in Florida in 1874,—n. | ‘The Trap. One Squirrel. ANOEING. His First Gun, The Hast and West. Shooting Notes. A New Fitting for Canoe Sails. Do We Want Larger Canoes? YACHTING. Seawanhaka ©. Y.C. Lectures. Plain Talk from a British ic Another Bonanza. | Sea AND Rryur FIsHina. | Muskoka Hxperience. On the Gasconade.—111. Maine Fishing Abuses. | Yachtsman. Trouting on the Passadum-| ‘The Deed of Gift. keag.—11, | ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS, THOSE MYSTERIOUS RIFLES. ey. few days there floats through the newspapers a story giving alleged facts about some new rifle which has been or is about to be adopted by some one of the foreign powers. The writer manages to give some very startling half-facts, and one is tempted to believe that at last the coming small arm has come, The new arm has generally a very small caliber, avery long range, a very low trajectory, a very slight recoil, uses a powder which gives a very small report and a very small amount of smoke, and the bullet is very peculiar in many respects, In fact, the whole arm is very ‘‘very” in many respects, and the government makers are very careful about letting a single sample get out or a single fact as to its perform- ance come to the public ear. Now and then a bit of evidence does get out. fore they were agsailed by swarms of hungry mosquitoes, the constant watfare with which left them little time for peaceable labor, and soon made it apparent that there was no com- fort nor rest for them in this place, Sam and Antoine made their way to the top of the rocky bluff, and finding _their persecutors much less numerous, the tent and camp equipments were carried thither, and their temporary | home established among the cedars, Northerly winds from the lake and southerly winds from the cleared fields one he'll settin’ on hees aege naow, Ab b’lieve, an’de he one, he'll watch of it. But Ah’ goin’try it. Antyougo ‘long to me, some of it?” ‘ Solon expressed a desire to test his “‘fishcatorial skill,” and the two went down the bluff and launching the dug- out paddled out to a convenient stake set in the further edge of the channel. More than once as the narrow craft lurched along its course and Solon grasped tha gunwales, he wished the broad and stable bottom of Uncle Tyler’s scow was beneath him, but he felt safer when the cance was made fast to the stake and the green weeds of the marsh were within reach, though under them were 6ft. of water and unfathomable mud. “T tell ye what, Antwine,” he said, drawing the first full breath since leaving shore, “If Im agoin’ tu perse- cute fishin’, ’ma goin’ tu du it in suthin’ diffent fm these ’ere lawg and birch bark e’ntraptions, They haint got no stubility. I'm a goin tu hev mea boat suthin’ arterthe partern o’ the one ’at that ol’ gentleman fetched me an Jozeff an’ t’other things daown dere in, infactotum a femaline or she hoat, ‘at is capacious o’ kerryin’ suthin’ right end up withaout oncessant discumbobberation.” “Bah gosh! Solem, *f you can fan’ dal kan’ o’ boats Ah'll willin’ you'll go in it! Ah’ll ‘fred alla tam every minutes you'll speel bose of it. Seet steel! Dis can-noe don’t fret *f you'll ant jump an’ weegly every tam he'll top over leetly mites!” And Antoine swung his full baited hook abroad and dropped it gently into the water, Solon’s splashing cast, made with an awkward motion, set the canoe to rocking and his companion to swearing and re-awalened his own fears. hen quiet was re- stored he got a bite, and after several ineffectual twitches hooked and pulled up a broad sunfish, and as he swung it back and forth, making futile snatches at it as it quiv- ered past and circled about him, always just out of reach, the danger of capsize became imminent, till the fish, by a twist, as lucky for them as for it, unhooked itself and dropped into the edge of the weeds. Antoine rejoiced aloud, while Solon gazed with a rue- ful countenance upon the spot where the fish had disap- peared, *‘Ah'Il tol’ youSolem, you'll ant goin’ feesh some more ‘less Ah’ll go’shore. Bah gosh! Ah’ll ant want no fun for be top over here, me!” Solon agreed to content himself with being only a looker on, while Antoine fished. But the Canadian’s skill and patience faithfully exercised an hour longer, were rewarded by nothing better than a dozen perch and sunfish, which though he cursed, he saved for supper. ‘Yas seh,” as he drew out his hook and cleaned the fragments of worms off it, tossing them begrudgingly far away, and widely scattered. ‘‘Ah’ll tol’ you so, de she bullpawt was all settin’, an’ he ant goin’ stop for heat notings. Wal, le’s we'll go.” And after winding up his line, he untied the canoe and paddled into the black shadows that had now fallen along the western shore, His labors faintly Ulumined by the last glimmers of departing daylight straggling through the willows, he bfated and cleaned the fish while Solon squatted near, as- sisting little but in the free offering of sage advice. Then they climbed the bluff, bearing the slender catch to camp, where reinforced by generous slices of pork, it furnished a bountiful supper. Smoking and chat filled the short hour between supper and early bedtime, when they fell into the sound sleep which blesses honest campers. ROWLAND EH. ROBINSON. aatuyal History. SAILING THROUGH THE AIR. Hditor Forest and Stream: A few days ago in common with several others, I was witness of a singular proceeding. I was walking along a street of Abilene, when my friend, the county surveyor, eried out tomefrom the opposite side, asking me if I saw that balloon passing over us? He was gazing into the clear heavens and pointing upward as he spoke, Instantly a large crowd gathered around to get a look at the wandering aeronaut. It was a few moments before I saw anything, but presently the balloon, or whatever it was, so turned in its moyements that it caught and refiected the sunlight, and then it became distinctly and beautifully visible. It seemed very far up and was as white as snow. It was moving to the southesast. Fora moment or two it would cease to be visible, and then again it would reflect its pure white light upon us. It seemed a balloon beyond doubt, and all the crowd fell to wondering where the bold navigator came from and what was his destination. As for me, my admiration of his boldness was much mixed with fear for his personal safety, and I thought also of how much he must suffer from the intense cold of that dizzy height. Itfelt no desire to be a companion of his, While we were thus gazing and wondering, suddenly we beheld three more balloons following not far behind the first, and a moment later more than a dozen others burst upon the view, all so radiantly white and trooping along so majestically. Their motion was poetry and the sight of them was lovely. One of my friends said, ‘‘It may be a troop of angels circumnavigating the globe, for wha else could be so beautiful ?” I rushed away for my strong field plass, determined. to landward swept their winged enemies away and filled the penetrate this mystery if I could. Iwas confused, and if air with balsamic fragrance that reminded them of Dan-| they were angels I wanted to see their lineaments and vis woods, and through the green clots of cedar boughs | wings. I imagined that I might also hear their song as and meshes of trunks and branches, they caught glimpses they swept gloriously by. Soon my powerful glass was of the blue lake crinkled with gold and silver waves. The ,upon them, and lo and behold, what did these things thin soil and the rocksewere spread with a soft carpetand | proye ta be? They were nothing but cobwebs, and they cushions of fallen cedar leaves and moss set in various pat- , were not so high up either as they looked to be, There terns of russeb and green, and about the bases of the they were, all before me perfectly distinct, wending their rocks were springing the young shoots of mountain fringe, , way to the southeast before a favoring breeze. Every ready to overrun them with a graceful invasion of vine cobweb had a number of long streamers hanging far and flower, . . , ; | down, which glittered like threads of silver. They were “Abll tol you, boy!” cried Antoine, looking with ad- balloons in fact, but the aeronauts were those ugly beasts miration on the carpeting of the tent floor, just finished called spiders. No doubt they felt a prescience of the with his last armful of cedar twigs, “’i he ant mek you approach of winter and were traveling to the far south, felt sleepy for jes’ look at dat beds! Oh, bah gosh! *F perhaps to the islands of the Gulf orfar beyond. Perhaps we ant took comfor’ here! An’ don’t dat neat fireplaces they had come hundreds and hundreds of miles. yowll buil’ dar?” inspecting the result of the other’s| But if the aeronauts were indeed mere spiders, we can- labors, a broad fireplace built of flatledge stones. “‘Jes'as not help but be lost in admiration of their perfect skill in handle.as stofe was; yas seh, more handle, ‘cause you'll aerial navigation, which man has not attained yet and don’t got for hopen no door for put hwood, an’ you'll’ probably never will. What were those long streamers, don’t got for took of no palit for brile you pot of it! pending far down from their balloons, thrown out for? Bah gosh, dat mek it all de hwomans in Danvit cry ‘f | lt was undoubtedly a sort of ballast to keep their craft he'll see it! Naow tf we can honly jes’ gitsome bullpawt, from upsetting and thus spilling out the occupants, or at dey ant nothing more in dis worl’ wellas’ forit!] But Ah’ll least making their position uncomfortable. Also doubtless fred, me, we'll ant ketch it much dat kan’, cause de she they were used asrudders to guide their crafts on the ' tight way. Thus they have shown us what man must do when he comes to build his ships of the air, He must have long ropes hanging down, with weights attached, to keep his ship from turning over when struck by a strong wind, Thus all the sense in this world is not held by man, Even the little ugly spider far excels us in some things. I strained my eyes to get a glimpse of these wise little sailors as they moved above me in their ships, but it was in vain, Perhaps they were all snugly wrapped up under thei silken coverlets, to keep warm in the chilly upper spaces, N, A. T, ABILENE, Tex., Nov, 16, RATTLESNAKES IN TREES. ALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 15.—2£ditor Forest and Stream: That rattlesnakes do occasionally climb trees is, I think, verified by the following story, related to me while a guest ab his hospitable home last December, by my friend, Mr. Elliott G, Solomons, a cotton planter, residing near Lawtonville, Hampton county, S. C.: While Mr. Solomons—who is a keen sportsman, living in a perfect paradise (from a sportsman’s point of view) of deer, turkey, quail and woodcock—was out coon hunt- ing one night with two darkies, the dogs treed a coon, and one of the boys climbed the tree to shake the coon out, in order to let the dogs shake him a little. Just as the boy reached the coon and began to shake the limb on which it had taken refuge, the terrifying warning of the deadly rattler was heard a little below the climber. With. an agonizing yell the scared darky called out, ‘‘Mus’ 1 fall out, Mars’ Elliott? Oh, Mars’ Elliott, mus’I fall?” ‘No, you idiot, keep still. If you fall you will dislodge the snake, and it will strike you as soon as you touch the ground. Stay where you are, and stop that infernal noise, I tell you, and I will soon locate the snake with this torch and shoot it.” ‘‘Oh, no, Mars’ Elliott,” pleaded the poor fellow, ‘‘please doan’ shoot, fo’ you will shorely kill dis po’ niggah.” After circling around the tree several times, during which Sambo’s eyes stuck out like pump handles and glowed like a panther’s, the snake—a huge fellow—was located and shot. This is the only in- stance that I have known of, but I can vouch for its reliability. NOAH PALMER. A PISGATORIAL RAT,—On the Flatbush avenue side of Prospect Park, Brooklyn, is a lake which forms the home for numerous swans, Hg¢yptian ducks and goldfish. On the Park side is a summer-house, perched high up on the bank, with seats and parti-colored awnings. At the time of this occurrence there was a plank, resting with its outer edge in the water, at an angle of thirty degrees. The children and nursemaids on the platform were toss- ing bits of cake into the water for the benefit of the hungry swans and goldfish. The fish fairly teemed, as if all those in the lake were collected in a seething mass in that one spot. A two-third grown rat was on the plank, without rod, line, hook or even bait beyond that furnished by the children overhead. He watched his opportunity and seized by the back a fish about 10in, long, The fish being fully aware that he was ‘“‘endowed with certain inalien- able rights, viz., life, liberty and the pursuit of happi- ness,” made a desperate attempt for liberty. ‘‘Hard, hard indeed, was the contest for freedom and the struggle for independence!” But the gray rascal, by superior knowledge, strength and skill, held his wriggling victim and carried him to his hole. The fish, probably, consti- tuted his Friday’s meal, though whether the rat was High Chureh or Romanistic in his views we are not in- formed. How a comparatively young rat, with only the leverage of his hind reet resting on the sloping plank, could seize and land a fish weighing at least half a pound, is a difficult problem to solve. It was, too, the act of an instant, but it is true nevertheless,—J. S. L. DOMESTICATING WILDFOWL.—Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y., Noy. 19.—The wood ducks raised this year were in full plumage by November. The young drakes could be distinguished by the red on the bill early in September. The old birds were earlier in getting their fall coat, I have received a female widgeon (Mareca. americana) from Mr, Francis Endicott, which he wing-tipped on Barnegat Bay, This bird will be mated withan Europeon widgeon (M. penelope). The latter is quite different in plumage from our native bird, the prevailing color being a reddish brown. instead of gray, Mr. John R. Tracy presented a black duck (Anas obscura), sex unknown, which he wounded in Connecticut. None of the young Chinese mandarin ducks lived this year, rats and awkward hens interfered. The old ones are healthy, as are the teal, The pintails were lost, and no mate has been obtained for the widowed g:een-winged teal.—F RED MATHER, HOW DID THE FISH GET THERE ?— We were conversing with a gentleman from Sierra Valley a few days ago, He is a gentleman of truth and veracity and we vouch for the truth of the following, which he told us; There are a large num- ber of artesian wells in that valley and, curious to state, many of them flow lange quantities of hot water. Lust August a well was bored on the ranch of J. B. Hathaway, near Beckwith, the result of which was a flow of about 150 zallons of water a minute, with a temperature of about 60deg. It is nearly boiling hot, so hot in fact that eggs can be cooked in it in seven minutes. During the past few months the waste water from this well has flowed into a de- pression in the ground nearby, and the result is that a small pond has been formed. This pond has no connection with any other stream or body of water and the ground had been. absolutely dry for several months previous. Lately it has been noticed that it was full of small fishes from lin. to 2in. long. Upon examination it was found that these fish were different from any found in the streams of the neighbor- hood. It has been generally supposed that fish spawn will spoil in a short time if exposed to the sun and weather,— Truckee (Cal.) Republican. How THE CRow BECAME BLACK,—The Indians of the ex- treme Northwest have some very remarkable legeuds about the creation, in which the crow takes the leading part; bring- ing order out of chaos. Perhaps the most curious is that which accounted for the raven coat of the crow. One night, while making a tour through his dominions, he stopped at the house of Can-nook, a chief, and begged for a lodging and a drink of water. Can-nook offered him a bed, but, on ae- count of the scarcity of water. he refused to give him any- thing to drink, en all the rest were asleep the crow got up to look for water, but was heard by Can-nook's wife, who aroused her husband. He, thinking that the crow was about to escape, piled logs of gum wood upon the fire. The crow made desperate efforts to fiy through the hole in the roof where the smoke escaped, but the Can-nook caused the smoke to be denser and denser, and when the crow finally regained the outer air he had black plumage, It was previously white.—San Francisco, Monitor. 344 _ FOREST AND STREAM. [Nov. 24, 1887. Game Bag and Gur. HUNTING IN FLORIDA IN 1874.—Il. THe log cabin of our teamster was double, the two rooms being connected by a thoroughfare. _ But it was 4 palace in comparison with all the other residences inthe settlement. A mile on our way we came to the cabin of Tom’s companion-assassin, consisting of a single room made of logs loosely piled upon each other, in whic dwelt a family of four. A track of loosely scattered feathers leading from a sapling close by the cabin to the swainp indicated where a wildcat had dragged away a hen the previous night, snatching ib from within 2ft. of the sleeping inmates, A mile further on we reached the shelter of Tom’s father’s family. It was a roof of pal- metto leaves, supported on posts, the four sides entirely open to the air, Here dwelt the father and mother, two grown-up sons, two grown-up daughters and four younger children. A short distance beyond we swam a creek, just narrow enough to save the cart from going to the bottom before the steers gained. footing on the other side. Hard by we passed the last evidence of ‘*Cracker” life, consisting of a shelter of boughs in the form of one-half of an A tent, beneath which a hermit had slept for five years. Soon, the trail pursued thus far ended, and fol- lowing the wheel-tracks of our predecessors we struck the Alligator Flats, and during the rest of the day, mile after mile, waded axle deep in the mud and water. In- stead of riding on the cart, as was promised us, we were in constant fear of our oxen giving out from sheer weak- ness, so that Fred and myself carefully avoided adding even the weight of our guns to the load, though Tom did not hesitate to mount his burly form upon the cart-tongue most of the time, pretending that he could discern the guiding track beneath the water better by looking down upon it. As the deadly poisonous moccasin snake, more to be dreaded than the terrible rattlesnake, abounded in the flats and frequently rose up within 6ft. of us, throw- ing themselves into a striking attitude and displaying their crooked fangs in fearful warning, we plodded most of the time behind the cart, that the splashing of the oxen might frighten away the reptiles. At length in the rreater depth of the water and thickness of the grass ‘om declared himself unable to distinguish the cart-ruts, and it became necessary for Fred and myself to go before and indicate guiding tracks by each taking one and beat- ing it out with our feet. Thus we passed hour after hour constantly whipping the water with long sticks to frighten away the snakes, though occasionally chilled with the sight of a moccasin gliding off atussock of grass | P and concealing himself, neither could tell where. Toward sundown we came to a pine island a few feet in diameter, with just enough of dry land for our fire and Tom to lie down beside it. Beyond, being one stretch of water as far as the eye could reach, we haul up, turn the oxen out to feed, bake our yams, barbecue our meat, curl up on the top of our luggage in the cart and go to sleep wink- ing at the stars. The next day is but a repetitionof the previous, only the wading is deeper and the wriggling snakes are more numerous. ‘Familiarity,’ however, “breeds contempt,” even in the matter of expesure to the cold, clammy touch of a snake and danger from its deadly fangs, as well as in dissimilar experiences of human nature—a contempt leading Fred and myself to often ease our blistered feet by throwing our high-lopped boots upon the cart and sub- stituting brogans, or even going barefoot. A disting- uishing feature of these water-prairies is an occasional stretch of cypress-clumps—clusters of trees presenting beautiful rounded outlines, yery appropriately termed “Blue Mountains,” ‘Their attraction, Poener, is entirely upon the outside, and in the far distance. Approached, their blending foliage separates to the view and becomes scragged, while their bases are sunk in a most forbidding morass. Through guch a ‘‘cypress-slue” we forced our way, and emerged upon a clear, open prairie, where we camped for the night. Crossing this, we found ourselves during the forenoon of the third day entering an old mili- tary trail and on solid ground. Surmising that we must be near the fort, Fred at 11 o’clock pushed forward, andI saw no more of him till sundown, when he returned and. reported an interminable prairie three hours in advance and no signs of the Kissimmee. Not much like overtak- ing the advance party, we thought; but there was no al- ternative, and while we were deliberating what was best to do on the morrow, the double-yoked team hove in sight on its return, having that morning left the Explorer and his party at Fort Bassinger as agreed, but found the fort sixty miles from the lake, instead of ten. Nor was there any neighbour's boat atthe deserted fort, the Indians having probably stolen it, etc.,etc. The truth now flashed upon my mind, and I needed no more proof that the teamster’s story was manufactured for the purpose of alluring me on to secure his four dollars per day. Lesson third in ‘‘Cracker” honesty. Our encampment for the night was near a creek whose bed was dry, but in which our teamster affirmed he had sometimes found water flowing south, and at other times north, according as the region on either side of the east and west trail had receiyed more abundant supplies of tain, A careful observation of the whole region fully convinced mé that here we find in the wet season one ~ (perhaps the most southern) of the many affluents of the mighty St. John’s, So little, however, is the change of level that owt of the same reservoir, and by the same channel, there heads, at times, another creek taking a southward direction into St. Lucie Sound, and on the northwest border of the same reservoir is found issuing at high water an affluent of the Kissimmee, by whose channel a portion of the waters of this same great central reservoir find their way into Lake Okechobee, from whose more exposed surface excessive evaporation is constantly going on. This opinion is sustained by the rain charts of the Smithsonian Institution, which ‘‘show that the penin- sula of Florida is the region in which the rainfall is heaviest east of the Rocky Mountains, and further, that in the peninsula itself the curves of the greatest rain en- croach upon the headwaters of the St. John’s, though still more upon those of the rivers flowing south into Lake Okechobee, and west into the Gulf of Mexico.” Fred and myself had hardly erected our tent when it began to drizzle, with indications of abundant rain, but fortunately for us, not realized. WHre we slept, a brother of the teamster appeared from beyond the Kissimmee with his mother, wife and seven children ranging in age from three weeks to twelve years, all riding in a cart drawn by a single yoke of oxen. Two of the older chil- dren were shaking with the fever and ague, to whom m prescriptions of ane brought speedy relief. The chil- dren found shelter during the night beneath the cart, while the adults lay down upon the damp ground, wrapped in blankets. Long before light we were cooking our breakfast, preparatory to an early start, when a de- mand was made upon our scanty store to feed the hungry mouths of the new-comers—a hospitality we were poorly h | prepared to extend, but which it was not in our heart to refuse, especially when pleaded for by the wistful looks of the little innocents. Relieving our jaded oxen by tranferring to our cart one yoke from the teamster’s unladened wheels, it fell to me to handle the ropés and goad. So long as I kept in the rear of another team all went well; but if I essayed to lead, my Yankee brogue was utterly unrecognized by the half-tamed creatures. Halting at noon beside a forsaken log-house, I amused myself with catching lizards, tree- toads and ant-lions, wile Fred left his dinner half-eaten to bag a flock of Carolina parrots, the first and only ones we met in Florida, True to their reputation, curiosity to know what had happened to a fallen companion seemed to keep them lingering around till all were shot without the shooter hardly stirring from his first chosen position. There can be little doubt that this bird, once so abundant in all the Southern States, and even ranging into New York State, is fast becoming extinct east of the Mississippi River, After dinner, while waiting for our lazy teamsters to snooze, I still further amused myself with skinning a sandhill crane, in the midst of which operation rapid stinging sensations about the naked ankle, caused an in- vestigation, only to reveal a centipede or scorpion amus- ing himself with my nervous system, The application of hartshorn to the half dozen puncture reduced the swelling, and in two or three days I was no longer re- minded of the insect that menaces with its head, but wounds with its tail. The monotony of the afternoon drive was varied about four o’clock with the cry of “‘turkey ahead,” Fred and Tom undertook the task of providing us with fowl for supper, and with such success as to bring in a bird apiece. Just as’ we were congratulating ourselves on something better than hog and hominy, a party of six more, parents and children all told, overtook us and fastened themselves upon our party. The cracker’s coach—the inevitable ox- cart—bore four of them, while two rode ponies. Taught by the experience of the morning, the dreams of Fred and myself vanished, and we resigned ourselves to the thought of little more than sniffing the perfumes of the savory re- ast. The larder of the latest comers proved as lean as that of the earlier, and when all had partaken sparingly of the supper, the teamster declared that such as had horses, including himself, must push on at midnight, and leave the rest on short allowance, to reach his home by sundown on the following day, as not more than a spoon- ful of hominy to each was left. On further consultation it was decided for all to start at light and make a few miles before breakfast. After a brief repast at the foot of a tree, our oxen were yoked and all fellintoline, A wildcat springing out of the path was soon overtaken by the dog, but instead of being held by the dog, it turned the scale and held the dog’, till Tom came up and released its victim by a charge of buckshot. Skinning the cat at our next halt, and throwing the carcass into the low scrub, I was surprised to find both the turkey buzzard and the Caracara eagle gathering around it in large numbers in less than twenty minutes, though when thrown away there was not a bird in sight. Both in going out toward the Kissimmee and in return- ing, wherever the water had dried away upon the prairie, numerous hillocks of freshly-formed pellets of sand, five or six inchesin height, were discovered. Digging beneath the hills would invariably discover a small crayfish, that evidently maintained its home in the moist earth by keep- ing beneath the influence of drought. As we neared the home of the teamster, Tom whispered in my ear, “We are going to have a party at our house to-morrow night,” and as he said it, I observed a smile upon his countenance for the first time since we had met. Excursion No. 1 from our camping base on Ten-Mile Creek proving fruitless, so far as seeing Lake Okechobee was concerned, and Fred being disinclined to spend any more time searching for it, I undertook the matter alone, and bargained with the teamster—whom we will here- after call Mr, J.—to provide me with a mule. and guide me at the beginning of the week to the Indian village some forty miles distant, and reputed to bein the vicinity of the lake. Our provisions being exhausted and one kind of shot, it was necessary for Fred to go to Fort Capron to replen- ish our larder and ammunition. We also hoped to receive letters, as we had heard nothing from home to this time, Tom’s services were again secured, but this time as driver of a mule cart, which could, however, only reach Bell's grocery, a mile short of the post office grocery, where our ammunition was stored, Under the disappointment of no letters for either of us, Fred undertook to carry by a tangled foot path to Bell’s grocery two bags of shot, five pounds of coffee,and a handleless jug containing two quarts of sugar syrup for hominy, neither grocer having any sugar, A boat was at hand, but the boatman must have a dollar and a half for the mileof sailing; nor would he help carry the load on land for less. Being ‘‘ Yankee” pincks against “Cracker” generosity, the former triumphed, ut a kind Providence threw a man in his way soon after starting—prebably one of the loungers about the grocery— who for fifty cents relieved Fred of a part of his load. This deposited in the cart, it started homeward, while Fred made a detour of three miles to get at another grocery five pounds of hominy and his singlebarreled gun he had left there when first starting forthe lake. Ina little time the paper hominy-bag gave way, and the contents com- menced marking his track. In this exigency he remem- bered the big pocket in his hunting coat extending over the whole back, and designed as a receptacle for game, Into this goes the remnant of the hominy and is saved. In swimming Five-Mile Creek the jug of syrup rolled out of the cart and was left in the mud at the bottom. So | all the delicacy we had for either coffee or hominy, we hadn't. While Fred was gone I skinned a pair of coons, male and female, both secured at one shot. The male had marks of great age, and, judging from his mutilated ears, must have been a hard fighting characterin youth. One bone ‘had also been broken square off, and no surgeon being at hand to reduce the fracture, it had healed with fas two ends lapping, through contraction of-the muscles, As suggested by Tom, toward sundown of the day fol- lowing our return I observed men, women and children gathering at the cabin, mostly on foot, but some on horse- back and others in ox-carts. At length a man rode up of raver mien and with horse more richly caparisoned than any other [had seen. Soon Mr. J. brought bim to my tent, and taking me aside, said, “This man is a justice of the peace, and has come sixty miles to marry Tom to my daughter to-night, but there is a hitch in the arrange- ment, as the last week’s mail has failed to bring the license sent for. Now what do you advise, as the justice cannot wait two weeks for another mail, and my neighbors for ten miles around are all gathered to witness the cere- mony?” As the malfeasance would be wholly on the part of the justice, inasmuch as should he perform his part with their consent, they would be legally married to all intent and purpose, it was finaly decided that Mr. J. and Tom should give the justice a written obligation, with myself as witness, to send him the certificate as soon as possible, which document they both signed by making their mark, after Thad assured them it was written cor- rectly. Nothing further hindering, Tom and hi® bride took position on the platform connecting the two rooms of the log cabin, while the justice pronounced them, without any questioning or pledging, husband and wife. Tom had exchanged his teaming suit for a similar one, only more cleanly, and his bride contented herself with plain calico without ornaments of any kind, but with shoes and stock- ings—the first time I had seen her wear any. After the ceremony, the bride’s mother and grandmother stepped up and shook hands without kissing, and were followed by her father without coat or vest, shoes or stockings, but with shirt-sleeves rolled up to his elbows, and his pants to his knees. After along pause, I considered it my turn to shake hands with them, though, with all my knowl- edge of their antecedents, and at how fearful a price Tom had gained his bride, I could hardly bring my mind to con- gratulate them upon their union. The ice broken, there was a rush for handshaking, after which Mr. J. brought out a fiddle with two strings and called for dancing, Un- able to aid in this part of the festivity, I soon retired to my tent, though disturbed till daylight with the music and toe-tripping. There might have been some whiskey- drinking, but it was not apparent, nor did I see any one inebriated, though Mr. J.’s prolonged efforts to extract music from the two-stringed fiddle had evidently over- taxed his nervous system and somewhat disguised him, During the forenoon the guests were scattered about the premises, sleeping off the weariness of the night, and by sundown all had departed, even the guests from beyond the Kissimmee. It was, however, discovered that many equipments had changed hands, either intentionally, on the principle that ‘‘exchange is no robbery,” or in the confusion of a half-wakeful condition. My own premises were undisturbed except by the wandering hogs, whose long snouts thrust between my tent-coyerings rooted me up, and interfered with my slumbers more than the squeaking of the fiddle. While waiting for Mr. J. and Tom to sleep off the weariness of the wedding festivities, Fred and myself busied ourselves in preparing skins of such birds and animals as were vicinous to the camp, such as turkey- buzzards, brown-headed nut-hatch, hawks, lizards and snakes. While skinning the ceons a buzzard alighted-on a branch within 20ft. and patiently watched the opera- tion, expecting, no doubt, to feast upon the carcasses. His sauciness tempted my gun beyond endurance, and an off-hand shot quenched his appetite forever, Dropping into a mass of palmetto scrub, I requested Fred, who was cooking our supper, to bring him in, lest the hogs should appropriate him before I could leave my work conveni- ently. Ever accommodating and respectful, he essayed to fulfil my request, but quickly returned, blurting out snappishly between the retchings of his stomach, “‘Go get the stinking thing yourself !’—the first and only 1m- atient expression that fell from his lips in all our trip. t was his first experience of close proximity to the foul bird, while my childhood Virginia experience had made me familiar with its habits. Instantly suspecting the reason of his disgust, I forgave him in my heart his un- intentional disrespect, and laughingly rallying him on the weakness of his stomach, picked up the bird myself and put it in a safe place from the hogs, notwithstanding the unsavoriness of the ejections from its nostrils, The wily “Cracker,” Mr, J., having by this time con- cluded he had found the goose that lays a golden egg, began to tell of heronries a few miles away in different directions that would furnish us all the variety of birds and eggs we could desire, To test his word, red went with him the second day after the wedding to the nearest one, Mr. J. on horseback and Fred afoot. Five miles, most of the distance through water from ankle to knee- deep, brought them tothe heronry. It was a cypress-slue with tall trees, twenty-five feet in height to the lowest limbs, and thick undergrowth of bushes, ten to twenty feetin height. Most of the nests were in the trees, though some were in the.tops of the bushes. By wading, in some places waist-deep, and climbing the bushes, Fred was able to secure twenty-seven eggs of the snakebird and white heron. The bushes and nests were dripping with the excrements of the birds, giving Fred a second lesson in some of the unpleasant experiences of a naturalist. Stumbling over an unseen slimy loz, he dropped his gun, and in recovering that completed the drenching of all his garments, On his way out he had shot a snakebird and a white heron, and left them to secure on his return. Arriving on the spot a few feathers only were found—a dozen or more buzzards on the trees contiguous explain- ing the absence of the bodies of the game. Nearing the camp, he secured for me a ground rattlesnake, a species about two feet in length and much smaller than the dia- mond, but more venomous. One morning, shaking up my bed of palmetto leaves, I noticed one of these reptiles crawling away from my couch. Wishing to secure one of the larger species, I offered a ten-year-old son of a “Cracker” passing our camp a dollar if he would bring me one not less than four and a half feet in length. In less than fifteen minutes he returned, dragging at the end of a string fastened around his neck an adamanteus five and a half feet in length and seven inches girth, with ten rattles. Between rattlesnakes on the land and moccasins in the water, it became us to be ever on the alert, When making arrangements for the lake, Indian Charley, son of As-se-he-ho-lar or Ogeeola, the famous Nov. 24, 1887] Seminole chieftain, happened to pass the ‘camp. He wore a heavy turban on his head, a frock reaching half ways to his knees and moccasins on his feet, His skin had the genuine copper color of the wild Indian, and his hair Imneg over his shoulders in long, raven-black locks, He had a deer slung on his back, with a bundle of tanned deer skins for trading. I learned from Mr, J. that the Indians first soak their deer skins till the epidermis with the hair drops off and then pound them in a wooden mortar with the brains of the deer to tan the skins and take them phable, Charley acted very stupid, pretend- ing that he did not understand us, Further acquaintance showed that this was only Indian caution before strangers, putting you off your Foe till, by listening to your re- marks in apparent indifference, they have made up their mint coneerning you, and then relaxing or maintaining their stolidity, according to the impression you haye given them—a lesson in human nature their more en- pe tened white brethren might learn and practice with profit, Having become disgusted with our high-top boots and brogans for swamp travel we importuned Charley to make each of us a pair of moccasins. Showing him aper money he signified he would make a pair for a dol- r, but would discount 50 per cent. for silver. Having fortunately, the morning I sailed from the North, ex- changed at a bank twenty-five dollars in paper currency for silver, paying 9 per cent, for the difference, specie payment not having been resumed, I now had the best opportunity afforded me for speculation I had ever ex- perienced—a,. gain by the trader’s own offer of 41 per cent.; and thus far I regard it as the silver-letter day of my life, The bargain struck, Charley unrolled his bundle of buckskins, measured my foot with a stick, and with only a knife and a bone awl, in half an hour made mea pair of moccasins that did me excellent service for weeks afterward, and are now deposited in the museum of Brown University asa sample of utilitarianism respect- ing our pedal extremities it were well a more boastful civilization should progress to instead of torturing nature with cramping shoes, in obedience to a slavish servility _ to fashion and for the benefit of corn doctors. T learn that Mr. J, has the credit of causing the last Seminole war in 1857, by wantonly and purposely shoot- ing an Indian squaw, that the remnant of the tribe left in the swamps around Lake Okechohee, after the removal _of the greater part in 1848, might be more circumscribed in their already narrow limits guaranteed to them by a solemn treaty, and thus enable the constantly encroach- ing frontier settlements of outlaws from northern Florida and Georgia to enlarge their cattle. ranches—the main dependence of Cuba for beef. I met many ‘‘Crackers” who participated in that war of intended extermination of the tribe, and it was their universal testimony that the whites were, in every instance, the aggressors. One thing is certain, the word of the Indian and his general adherence to the golden rule were far more to be de- pended upon than the majority of the whites whom I met in that locality. Daylight Monday morning found me mounted upon a mule, starting again for Lake Okechobee in company with Mr. J. Guided across the country by my pocket compass and map, and disregarding turkeys, deer and game of all kinds, aboutsundown we turned our creatures loose, kindled a fire, cooked our supper, and lay down to sleep at the foot of a tall pine. The night was clear but moonless, and I slept soundly despite the mosquitoes, till the unearthly hootimg of a large owl right over my head awakened me, Toraise my gun without raising myself and drop him at my feet, was the work of a moment, and to drop to sleep again was the work of another moment. Tn the morning I found the bird within 3ft. of me, and was severely reproved by my companion for not throwing it into the bushes when it fell, fearing it might have at- tracted the “varmint” tous, Within half a mile of our camp we struck the trail that led us in an hour to an Indian lodge—simply a roof-shelter of palmettto leaves, supported by four posts, with the sides wholly exposed to the winds. A platform of rails but two feet high, covered with deer skins, formed the couch. Outside upon the ground was a fire with sweet potatoes and a corn cake baking in the ashes. Upon a log near the fire sata squaw nursing a pappoose, while a boy and girl of ten or twelve, entirely naked, were avragine a younger child in a hammock, As we came in sight, the pater familias, known among the “Crackers” as Tommy Tiger, planted himself in front of the lodge, with folded arms, standing full six feet two, clothed only in a frock reaching half way to the knees, To Mr, J.’s ‘Good morning, Tommy,” nota word of reply or movement of a muscle. ‘Yank, Okechobee, here night, you guide, silver,” was utbered by Mr. J., partly by words, but more by signs, A shake of the head only in reply. “Where's Chief Tustenuggee?” A wave of thearm by Tommy signified that he was way off hunting. I then broke in, ‘Me Yank, Okechobee, one day, silver,” suiting my action to my word by displaying a handful of the shining halves and quarters. His eyes sparkled, and turning upon his heels without a sign struck a bee line for the woods. ‘‘He’s gone for his pony,” said the guide. Observing a child enter a swamp, we followed, and cross- ing a creek on narrow footlogs, came out upon a hum- “mock of pine land, where we found half a dozen more lodges, and plenty of women and children, but no men. The women were grubbing the ground preparatory to planting corn, The children were amusing themselves with their bows and arrows. ; These Indians, to the number of about forty families, are a remnant of the Seminoles left in the Everglades at the close of the war of 1857. They are not recognized by the Government and maintain their original habits of living by hunting and fishing in a tribal relation; electing and deposing at pleasure their chief, whose word is abso- lute. No missionary labor has been dispensed among them, nor do they seemingly need it more than the neigh- boring whites. Their singular custom of loading down the female children with glass beads—necklaces obtained. originally from the Spaniards and passing down the generations as heirlooms, must have some physiological significance, which, in my ignorance of their guage I could not discover. A single necklace is put on at birth and additions made from time to time, till I counted over a hundred around the neck of a maiden of eighteen or twenty, the whole weighing not less than 25lbs. A very aged squaw tottered around beneath a, similar burden, and from her erect form, I inferred the object of wearing them might be to develop and preserve physical symmetry. On the border of the creek I found an outcrop of coral FOREST AND STREAM. rock greatly worn and decayed, with north and south strike, This find strongly countenances the correctness of Mr, C, J. Maynard’s conclusions respecting the geologi- eal *‘process of land-making” by which the peninsula of Florida has been formed. Simply premising that the theory requires there to have been in geologic ages past a more or less extensive ridge of rocks along what is now the western coast, as a foundation for coral building, I will quote at length from the Sportsman, in which paper Mr. Maynard first published his views im 1874: “Ages ago these breakers which roll upon this eastern sandy beach, dashed on the rocks of western Florida, more than a hundred miles away. Then if was that the little polyp, living far down beneath the sea, began to abstract lime from the surrounding waters and build a line of coral reef, just like the one which now lies along the Florida Keys. When the coral rock had risen to the surface of the water the action of the waves continually east sand and shells over it, gradually filling the space between it and the shore, These accumulations arose more rapidly immediately behind the reef and soon over- topped it, rising above the surface in a long ridge, This grew wider and wider, and finally became covered with vegetation, presenting the appearance of a veritable beach ridge like the one on which we stood. “The waves with their ceaseless motion ground and beat millions of shells to pieces, just as they are now beating and grinding them. The wind swept the lighter fragments into the lagoon which was now formed he- yond, while the waves during storms rushed oyer the ridge and carried with them the larger shells. The sand being heavier, settled down, and the shells pradually ac- cumulated over it until the lagoon was filled and dry Jand was formed, which was soon covered with vegetable mold upon which grew the luxuriant vegetation of the South. “Thus it was that a great level plain was formed, with enormous depressions, in which fresh water collected. These hollows then formed swamps, which overtlowed, and the water striving to escape to the sea marked out the river beds. It can now be understood how it is that the foundation of Florida is composed of lime rock. This immense bed of loose fragments of shell became cemented together by pressure with the help of water, and now forms the underlying strata just below the surface of the soil. “Thia in general is the plan of the formation of Florida. Two of these partly filled lagoons are now to be seen on the eastern coast; Indian River—which, as it has a supply of fresh water continually sweeping through it from the swamps at the north, will probably always remain much as itis at present; Mosquito Lagoon—which, as the shelly beach on the -western side indicates, is now slowly filling and before many seasons have passed will be solid land. The water of this lagoon is very salt. The tide ebbs and flows buta short distance from the inlet, which is shal- low and narrow, while on account of constant evapora- tion, the waters of the southern end of the lagoon some- times contain 25 per cent. more salt than that of the neighboring ocean. Where the beach ridge is narrow the coral reef can be see just below the surface of the water. The beach ridge is 25ft. higher than the surface of the ocean; yet during storms the waves dash over the top.” According to this theory the St. John’s flows in the latest formed lagoon west of the Indian River, while the southern terminus of the peninsula must once have been north of Lake Okechobee and have been continued south- erly by successive reefs curving to the southwest. In about half an hour Indian Tommy returned bestride a pony without saddle or bridle. Girting on a blanket, with stirrups of deerskin and a bridle corresponding, and binding on his moceasins, with a few sweet potatoes tucked into the bosom of his frock, he mounted and started for the woods in a bridle-path without a sign of any kind indicating his intentions. We mounted and followed in true Indian file at a stiff trot for an hour, without a backward look from our guide. Coming to a creek bordered on either side for 50ft. with thick under- brush, he dismounted and sounded the quagmire with a large stick, till, finding a fording place, he led his pony by the thong veins across the slough. We followed his example, but when we emerged from the thicket he was trotting at double speed, full quarter of a mile distant. At the end of another hour he suddenly dismounted, hung all his horse equipments upon a branch, turned the pony loose, and sat down composedly to eating his potatoes. Imitating him we built a fire, boiled our coffee, broiled our venison, and at one o’clock signified that we were at his service. Immediately he struck into a blind trail in the unburnt grass, that terminated in quarter of an hour in a cane-brake. Signifying to one of us to follow a few feet to the right of him, and to the other a few feet to the left, he plunged into the morass parting the cane with his hands, In half an hour the water was nearing my waist, when we came upon four canoes hollowed from logs. Tommy selected the best, and motioning to us to get in, with some difficulty we suc- ceeded, lying close in the bottom. He then went still further into the cane, till lost to view, but soon returned with along pole and a paddle. Bounding into the canoe like a cat, he poled us along for an hour, when we en- tered a cypress swamp, with open water among the huge trunks, though greatly impeded by cypress-knees from be- neath, and bramble growth from above. For once, his Indian keenness was at fault, and after fruitless efforts for an hour, to penetrate the cypress slough, we worked our way back to where we entered, when Tommy started off waist deep in the water, prospecting. When 100ft. away a low chuckle reached our ears, ‘‘He has found it,” exclaimed my companion, and speedily he appeared with an SpE ration to a smile upon his counte- nance, the first I noticed. Poling the canoe through the cane and saw-grass to the spot, I noticed a twig broken half off, 2ft. above the water and bent to the left; also flags, a sure indication of a sluggish current or chan- nel, Fifty feet further on a twig was broken similarly, but bent to the right, Though in a creek, no current was perceptible, and often a thick curtain of brambles had to e lifted by Tommy’s pole while we dragged ourselves beneath, In other places logs impeded our track, which we sometimes crawled under, and at other times hauled the canoe over, Tommy, giant that he was, depressing the bow or elevating the stern. After toiling another hour in forcing our way through the cypress, and disturb- ing not a few *“gator, moc’sins and such like varmin,” as my “Cracker” companion called them, we found our- selves suddenly debouching on the lake, with only a water ‘345 OL horizon in tront, and limitless banks on the right and left. The problem is solyved--there isa Lake Okechobee, and even. my ‘‘Cracker” guide, who had been five years searching for it, is obliged to give up his doubts and confess that I had enabled him to find it. Before landing we paddled out from the shore for a quarter of a mile, Sounding with a pole, we found it eight feet deep, and were assured by Tommy it was nowhere deeper thanthat. Its shallowness permits light winds to stir up the bottom, and henge its destitution of fish, the fine sand beme troublesome to their gills, My first impulse, as I stepped from the canoe, was to climb the tallest tree and see if I could discover the boat or camp of the Explorer and his party. Seeing nothing of them, I contended myself with cutting my name in the bark of a huge box tree, in hopes, if they had not already passed this point in their circum- navigation of the lake, they might find it, and thts Hrwin. know ere we met, how well I had fulfilled my promise to see the lake before leaving Florida. Two weeks later they passed the point, but not near enough to discover signs of occupation. It is now known as the result of their et Ra that ‘the lake is about forty-five miles in length, from north to south, and thirty in width, from east to west, near the center.” With the exception of two small islands on the southwest border, it is an tn- broken expanse of water, terminating at the south in ‘‘the Everglades, through which, without creek or river, the accumulated drainage of thousands of square miles of territory slowly percolates by millions of channels with countless ramifications, to the ocean and the gulf.” Convinced that the shores of the lake, where I examined it, were utterly barren of animated natural history, and warned by the low descending sun, I gave orders for ou return, Having gratified my curiosity as to the existence of the Jake, I more carefully inspected the skirting cypress slough on my return,-and was amazed at the gigantic ferns and flaming epiphytic air plants. Overarching vines and Spanish moss festooned the trees, while varie- gated leaves of beautiful lilies tinted the waters, But hideous snakes and repulsive alligators alone represented the animal kingdom to enjoy these rare charms of the vegetable—leading me often to ask, “Why does the Cre- ator so frequently display His selected skill in places inaccessible to mortal man?” Reached the hiding place of the canoes at sundown and the halting place at dusk to find our horses all right, It being too late to go further, we built our camp-fire, and sharing our supply with Tommy, I lay down to sleep, with a known murderer and outlaw on one side and a wild Indian on the other, in a wilderness at least fifty miles distant from any semblance of civilization, It was impossible to prevent intrusive thoughts of suspicion that my watch and silver might prove a stronger temptation than their honesty could bear—especially when I awoke about midnight and found Tommy stepping noiselessly near my head, Instinctively one hand grasped my pistol and the other searched for my hatchet, till I discovered his intentions were only to recruit the fire. To thwart the clouds of mosquitoes that settled down upon every exposed part of my body, and even pierced readily through my sail cloth pants and blue flannel shirt, as soon as Tommy lay down I parted the fire and laid myself down between the two heaps, that the wind might blow the pine-knot smoke across my face. Asa result from the gathering of the soo upon my hair and beard, I was, in the morning, far more of an Indian in appearance than Tommy, to his great amusement—the second time I had seen anything like a relaxing of his facial muscles, Observing numerous stumps of large trees, that had evidently been cut by a civilized axe, I learned from Tommy that we were encamped upon the site of General Taylor’s great battle with the Indians in 1837, when he was most disastrously defeated, Tommy explained in his pantomimic way how the soldiers fled in their retreat, and also how the Indians scattered, in the final issue of the war, to the swamps we had just penetrated. | But where are our horses? Tommy climbed the tallest tree, but could see nothing of them. Descending he took a circuit, till, discovering their tracks, he darted off in a tangent, returning in a couple of hours driving them be- fore him. Having Tommy to feed, we were on short allowance for breakfast, but on reaching Tommy’s lodge at noon, he brought out sweet potatoes in abundance, with jerked yenison, and, as a luxury, he drew into a broken gourd some honey from a bottle made of the skin of the leg of a deer, stripped off whole and plugged up at the ankle end with a wooden stopper. We all dipped our bread together into the gourd with a good relish—so readily does real hunger do away with squeamishness, After lunching, I offered the promised silver. Tommy held his open palm toward me, but turned his face from me. I dropped into his palm one, two, three, four half dollars, when he closed it, tucked the silver away in his frock, and started off, without any more of a farewell than of a welcome the day before. For fifty years an Indian relic constructed of a dozen box-tortoise shells, bound together by deer skin thongs, each one partially filled with wild beans, had lain in a physician’s office in Providence, R. 1., with the tradition that it came from the Seminoles, though nothing more could be said about it when it was presented to the museum of Brown University. At my first sight of the Indian lodges I was gratified to observe the game article suspended under the roof af each one. As Tommy turned to leave me I signified my desire to purchase a pair of them. At first he flatly refused, but as I urged he com- menced a dialogue with his squaw and aged mother, which ended in his holding up one finger for one and two for two, meaning a dollar for one and two dollars for a pair. I readily took a pair and then-desired him to put them on and show me how to use them. At that he straightened up to his full height of 6ft. 2in., folded his arms and looked down upon me with such a withering frown as completely cowed me, Mr, J. instantly grasped his pele so threatening was his scowl. But Tommy quickly recollected himself, pocketed the insult and con- temptuously pointing to his wife with the exclamation, “Squaw dance,” turned upon his heel and left me, TI at once saw my mistake and how grievously I had insulted him by intimating that he, a brave, should demean him- self to put on an article which, I afterward learned, was worn only by the squaws as a musical accompaniment to their green-corn dances. Going over to her, [ held out a silver quarter, when she readily bound them below the knee, and gaye me a specimen of a, Seminole reel. Brown Untversrry, Providence R.I. J. W. P, JENKS, 246 FOREST AND STREAM. Game Bag and Guy, Address all communications to the Forest and Stream Pub. Co. AN OCTOBER BAG, O* the afternoon of October $1, 1888, I started up into the country for a fortnight’s shooting, and reached my destination, the residence of my cousin Jim, an ardent sportsman, just in time for supper. We discussed the game prospects, which were finally decided to be quite favorable, taking into consideration the compara- tively short distance from the city to the ground over which we were to shoot. We then loaded shells until bedtime. On awakening in the morning [heard the clear ha-onk, ha-onk of wild geese on their way to a small lake a few miles away. Was down and out in short order, although in the east were only seen the first faint tinges of dawn, and the moon had just gone down behind the western trees. I let loose the setters, Dash and Tillie, and we three took & short walk down the road, and upon returning found the household aroused. A pair of beagles were to be brought along in the rear, in charge of a boy, to be used on rabbits. After breakfast we started, Jim H., Tom J. and the writer, and came to a big brown buckwheat stubble, bounded on two sides by bog meadows; thickly grown with rank weeds—a favorite roosting place; on another by a dense thicket, and on the remaining side principally by three sportsmen, two breechloaders, a muzzleloader and two English setters, with the boy, Kaiser, and the beagles in reserve. The dogs were waved on, quartered the field over, and in the corner toward the bogs Dash suddenly caught on and pointed handsomely, Tillie back- ing, Westood still contemplating the scene for some few moments, it being the first point of the season, and I noticed that my hands were trembling with buck fever ina mild form. Wemoved up, Tillie leading the way until even with Dash, who jealously tool a couple of quick steps in, when with a rush up whirred a good-sized bevy of full-grown birds, fifteen or eighteen in all, and notwithstanding the care we had taken to keep between them and the thicket before mentioned, six or seven rose over our heads and made for it, the majority of the bevy, however, going into the bogs. Jim and I paid our re- spects to those going for the brush, Jim getting a double, while my bird, struck in the brain, started for a hole in the clouds about five miles up, when I got in the left and he stopped, Tom had added the two reports of his Scoteh muzzleloader to the general hubbub, blanking with both and was wondering how it happened. In justice to Master Tom, I must say it was: his first and up to the present time last attempt at wing shooting, and I_after- ward learned that he disposed of his gun and accoutre- ments the following week at a raffle. After the dogs retrieved we started into the bogs, and then the battery opened, and in a short time we added eight more quail to our bag, three birds getting back to the thicket. We started in, but got only one more bird out of that bevy, the brush being too heavy. Further on we started a cottontail in some briers along the edge of a large swamp, so, calling in the boy who took charge of the setters, the beagles were put on the track (being with ‘us on Tom’s-account), and Tom was stationed on a bridge into the stonework of which the rabbits were accustomed run. We were now in a position to salute ‘““Brer Rabbit” upon sight without grace. .The hounds’ merry music was awakening the echoes, Jim occasionally catching a glimps of the dogs as they pushed the rabbit along the swamp’s edge. Suddenly he called out to me that he had seen the beagles flush a woodcock, so leaving Tom to guard the bridge we started in. Jim had marked him down ina long, narrow and very dense thicket; so, without dogs, Jim walked along one side and I along the other, expect- ing the bird to get out wild, which he did, I heard the flap of his wings, called Mark, and as he topped the brush about 25 or 30yds. ahead pulled, and was very much sur- prised at the cloud of feathers which drifted away at the loud report of my gun, the shell being loaded with wood powder, ‘‘I’ve got him,” I called out; ‘‘So have I,” came the answer. We had both got him, and as Jim remarked after we picked him up and inspected him, ‘‘it saved one the bother of picking.” He certainly did look rather bald. Just then a shot from Tom announced that he had seen bunny, and a prolonged shout that he had stopped him. The beagles came up and were taken care of by Kaiser, who turned the setters over to us again. We went along for some time through a swampy piece of woods, with thick underbrush in places; the dogs were ranging rather more freely than the nature of the cover warrantied, when, through an opening I saw Tillie stop and draw off to one side as though she had winded some- thing. I hurried up, but out from a big pin oak some 30yds. away, boomed an old cock partridge which I reached for with the left barrel; got a number of feathers as a memento and Jim’s sarcastic comment, ‘“That it was all right to pick them but not to doit for some one else’s benefit,” (and some rabbit hunters found the bird dead in a field just outside the edge of the woods.) I have wor- ried about that bird ever since, and generally look up very closely any birds which leave feathers behind. We put up and knocked down six woodcock in a big patch of alders further on, and by the look of the droppings and borings there had been a great many more there only a short-time previous. We now crossed over into a large brush lot, where we expected to find some more quail. I presently walked right into them, killed the old cock, which rose high, the rest going off low through the brush. On looking around, I saw Tillie at a charge; she had doubtless been pointing when I stumbled upen the bevy. It was almost impossible to shoot the birds in that place, our object was to drive them out. At my call of Mark! Jim had jumped upon a stump and saw the birds leave the lot, some alighting in a field of high weeds while the test kept on to a box meadow. We crashed along through the brush in their direction, and a woodcock got up some distance ahead of Jim; I caught asight of him but too far away. He went in much the same direction as the quail, a httle off to one side inaclump of white birches, As we came out into the weed field we saw the quail which had lit in the weeds and run together, rize and go on to the dogs, so that we now had the whole bevy in them. Jim now declared his intention of haying that woodcock, which was an unusually large one, I kept on for the bogs, on the edge of which Dash pointed, the bird rose, and at the report, slanted down into the bog grass, wing-tipped, and although we tried for some time to work him up, failed to find. Finally gave it up disgusted, as it is a great shame to wing or wound a bird severely and have him get away and become food for vermin. Just then I heard ‘‘snap, bang, bang, bang;” and glancing quickly around at Jim’s cry of “Mark,” I saw the wood- cock crossing behind me at 30 or 40yds. distance, and as Jim said afterward, and it seemed to me at the time, “he looked as big asahen.” But he shrank considerably before he came to bag, which was not to my gun, for, as Mr. Peggotty says, ‘Pll be corned” if I didn’t pull both barrels and never moved him; that capped the climax. I told Jim about where I had. marked him down and he went on alone. Isat down meanwhile to get into a better state of mind, as it always made me angry to miss such an open shot. I thought the matter over; it must must have been the fault of the shells, which, from knocking around in my pocket, had lost the shot. I finally decided it must be so and began to feel better. Tom now came up and we sat on astone fence waiting for Jim to come, when we all intended to get square on the quail in the bogs. Tom now told me that he had flushed the woodcock and had a beautiful shot, but his first barrel missed fire, and he had a very easy shot at a rabbit which jumped out in the bush lot, but had another misfire, and for the balance of the day he had misfire after misfire with that right barrel, although he picked the nipple clear, and re-primed it with fresh powder, and snapped his cap regularly at every opportunity. Jim got a point on the woodcock which had gone back to the brush lot; the bird jumped up, got tangled in the heavy brush, and Jim cut the top of his head off with a snap. He had now joined us, and we were just abont to charge into the bogs, when I heard the sharp yelping of the beagles out in the meadow, and out came the whole bevy (which we had marked in and which had run to- gether) like sparks from an anvil; Jim killed an incomer, I got a long left quarterer, and the game was up. We found that Kaiser, not having heard anything of us, had for his own amusement let the beagles loose, in con- sequence of which we lost that bevy, as they were scat- tered to the four corners of the earth. We had engaged to be back by three o'clock, so started, coupling the setters and letting the beagles run, and on the way home, over much the same ground, picked up a brace of partridges, a gray squirrel and a number of rab- bits, which Mr. Kaiser had to carry as a ‘‘reward of merit.” Reached home in time, and upon examining Tom’s gun, found the right barrel to be empty. He had omitted to reload it, and had put a cap on, thinking it al- ready loaded. ‘This ended one of the most pleasant days LTeyer had. Every fall since, Jim and I have been afield together (Tom having renounced hunting asa delusion and a snare) and expect to haye some good times the coming season. Jim and myself hope it is not too late to express jointly our sincere thanks for a kindness rendered us by your valuable paper. We wrote you some time ago in regard toa case of dog sickness, and your prescription effected a complete cure. RAGWORT, IN THE SAWTOOTH RANGE.—IV. i\' ONDAY we took horses to pack our deer in, and had A. quite a time on account of the steep hill and fallen timber, getting down at last to the trail, where we left my buck with one horse until we should return with Charles’s deer, which was on the same trail only a good deal further. On our way we met a party of prospectors, the first people we had seen in three weeks; they prom- ised to visit our camp the next morning. Getting to Charles’s deer, which was still larger, but lying in such an impassable wilderness we only took the hind parts, but as the antlers were so large and beautiful I packed out the head for preservation. We were a long way from camp, the trail, through miry meadows and marshy bottoms, was a dangerous one for our horses, and we felt very glad when we caught sight of our cheery camp-fire, The next day we rested, as we had been traveling or hunt- ing since we started. Our prospectors paid us a visit; we told them the latest news we knew, and received direc- tions and information of ourfurtherroute. According to their description the country they were coming from must be a perfect hunters’ paradise, deer, ell and moose abundant, and not hunted; so tame that they killed almost all their meat from their cabin door; no trapper ever visited there; on one stream they counted one hundred beaver dams, besides plenty of martins, foxes, fishers and wolves and other varmints. They were leav- ing the country for fear of being snowed in, and knowing the dangers they warned us that to enter it now would be a desperate, mad and daring adventure. Commenting on our horses and outfit, they noticed a rather striking pack saddle, which I had shipped with the rest from the Hast, but which had ruined every horse’s back; I offered to exchange it for one of theirs, and both sides felt satisfied with the bargain, I had my eye on a fine-looking dog in their outfit, and after a little persuasion, and a sociable smile, we secured Pedro for a small consideration, Wednesday the 19th we were early in the saddle, going five miles above where we had built the bridge to follow the elk. Picketing our horses in a suitable spot, we hunted faithfully but in yain for elk or bsar. A singular incident happened to me that day. Hunting back in the afternoon toward our horses I jumped a buck with large, tempting antlers, giving me a tair but running shot. At the crack of the rifle the buck dropped. Pedro, our lately acquired dog, was with me, and at my command went bounding to the deer, which got up again, and with Pedro in clese pursuit, soon out of sight. I expected the powerful dog would soon catch the wounded deer, but Charles, attracted by my shot, told me that Pedro was running far down the river. We looked for blood, but not a single drop could we detect, neither where he fell nor in his tracks. I must have creased, or, the bullet striking his antlers, knocked him down, paralyzing hin for an instant. Getting back to the horses we made for camp, Charles going ahead, while I helped Bill take up his traps, he had caught some foxes but no beaver? a trapper who shortly preceded us had cleaned them out. hursday we packed and struck for Deadwood. Made it next day by noon in a drizzling vain. . This fitly named town consisted of half a dozen deserted log shanties, which we took possession of; putting our camp duffle in one, cooking in another, and sleeping in a third, rocks and logs, but nothing showed itself. We had come [Ocr. 20, 188%. Half a mile down we found an old pioneer, who kept a few supplies; he owned a placer claim, but being without sufficient water had some men engaged digging a ditch, leading Deer Creek with its plentiful watershed to his claim. He told us the town sprung up in 1867 and had quite a boom, the population increasing to 150 men, but all had deserted when the next excitement was boomed. We moved our camp next day down to the Payette River, where we were told of beaver, but they were trapped out, or had become too wise forus. Billy noticed considerable sign up the river, and concluded to leave us for a few days, to. find out. Giving him afew cooking utensils and grub, and telling him that we would keep on — the trail to Garden Valley, he started up the river, while we wentin the opposite direction, and camped at night. ab the foot of the divide. In the morning our horses had a hard time to get down; the descent was so rough and steep that the packs kept slipping forward. At last we got down to Onion Valley and camped. After setting our tent and a cold lunch, wetook a stroll through the small valley, and found camped not far be- low us an old packer, with his mule team. He was tak- ing his midday meal, and being invited to join him we took acup of coffee, hot bread, and fresh butter, a luxury we had no tasted since our start. In the morning Charles and I-went in different direc- tions, but did not see any game, though plenty of sign that indicated bears been feasting on the wild ripe rose- buds, That night at supper time Billy made his appear- aut: he had again been disappointed and hurried on after us. Thursday we pulled out early and had to cross Lightning ridge, the meanest trail we had traveled, sometimes up— large smooth and slippery rock, actually pushing the horses which could get no footing, or through narrowly hewn paths, where they had to perform goat acts of jumping, climbing and sliding, It was specially rough on the pack horses, but at last we overcame the worsb and came to some springs, but not finding feed for horses here we pushed on to the foot of the Garden Valley amid a lively snow flurry, thanking Providence it did not snow in the morning, for this would haye made it impossible — to cross the divide. We quickly set our tent on the creek near the river, and no sooner had it up with our things inside than the snow changed into pouring rain, which lasted all night. Tn the morning the mountains around us were covered with a deep mantle of snow. Billy straightened things’ outin camp while we went out toreconnoiter. A mile below camp we found a well-kept and well-stocked ranch and in the owner (Mr, Pinney) a sociable and hospitable gen» tleman. Telling him from where we came and what we were after he adyised us t6 stay; to turn our horses, which needed rest, in his pasture, In regards to game he spoke very favorably, but recommended us to see and get ac- quainted with D, Bunch, the “boss hunter of Idaho.” The next day Charles and I rode down through the beautiful and well settled Garden Valley to find this mighty hunter, stopping at the post office to mail some letters. Mr. Mills, the postmaster, who keeps a kind of road house and a store of all trades, sent his son along as” guide to Bunch’s, who lived at the lower end and a few miles up on the south fork of the Fayette. We met him 7 on his way to the river, where he was hauling lumber for his new house. Wesoon imparted to him the nature of our visit; he was sorry not to be able to go along with us, having to finish his house, but willing to give us good advice ahd information, After a longer chat and a little more persuasion, his hunter’s blood got up, and he prom- ised that if we would come up to his place with our outfit he would manage to go three or four days with us. Highly pleased with our success, we thanked him, and promised to be on hand. It was dark when we returned to Pinney’s ranch on the upper end of the valley. We left our horses in his pasture, and as our camp was on the other side of the river, we had to use a foot log, shin- ning it across, and feeling greatly relieved reaching again terra firma. In the morning we packed up and moved down the valley in a pouring rain. At the post office we met Bunch’s oldest boy, Lee, and Alex. Carpen- tier, a neighboring chum; and, after purchasing a few needed supplies, they piloted us to the hunter’s cabin, We did not set our tent, but slept in the cabin, It was. well we did, for it rained great guns all might. Next morning it cleared, and after breakfast we assorted our camp dutfie, leaving all unnecessary truck, antlers, skins, etc., and in the afternoon started for Bunch’s old hunting grounds, following the fork up until we came toa high, steep mountain, which we climbed, tacking down the other side, equally as steep, and camp- ing at the base on Big Creek, Next morning we started out in pairs; Mr, Bunch and the seribe for the higher ridges in quest of elk or bear, Lee Bunch and Charles, while Alex. Carpentier took Billy in tow. Weran across several deer, but our object was larger game; we knew the boys would kill some yenison in a better locality for packing out, and we soon heard them turn loose, Reach- ing the top of a high overlooking mountain, commanding: a magnificent and extended. view, we sat down to watch, Bunch soon saw a black bear on the next ridge, bending” down the bushes, and feasting on the ripe berries, We sneaked down and got within 200yds, unnoticed by him, when both of us fired together. One of the bullets must have struck him; he turned to run for the next gulch, when Bunch stopped him again; he was the most nen- plussed bear I ever saw; he changed his course and came straight for us; then discovering his mistake stopped, giving me a splendid shot. This bullet finished him; he fell and rolled near the creek. It wasa large bear, with beautiful glossy fur, and very fat. Though we noticed plenty of fresh sign, we saw no more bears that day, Reaching camp by sundown we compared notes. Lee had killed a nice doe and wounded a buck. Charles had hung up a buck and a doe, Billy had killed a doe, but Felix had not run on anything. ee this splendid game locality we hunted for a week with various results, Lee succeeded in killing a large cin- namon bear; the rest of us brought in several deer, and a great many grouse. One day when Bunch, Felix and I were coming home from an unsuccessful drive, hunting along an extended sidling mountain, Bunch on the top kept rolling down large rocks and boulders, thorugh the intervening thickly grown iches, Felix being at the base of the mountain, while I kept between the two, on the side. Bunch kept sending down perfect avalanches of ate sized pike and pickerel. Noy. 24, 1887.] FOREST AND STREAM. quarters at the Belvidere Hotel, We found the host | the bank, when all at once Tran uponasnag. The boat scommodating, the table excellent, and the rooms com- fortable, with the ee ee that, owing tothe absence of shimneys, and means for heating other than the dining bom and hall, it would have been rather trying at that season for ladies and children to stand the temperature. You will remember that one of my objects in making the trip was to find a place where J could take my family, nd find good fishing or shooting near by. I think I have succeeded, and as the hotel people talk encouragingly of “warm rooms next year,” we are already looking forward to a repetition of our visit, when our stay will be a more extended one, and we can proceed more understandingly. Our fishing was mostly done in Mill Lake and the Seguin River, and we were rewarded for ow efforts by the capture of a fair amount of fine bass, not large, as they averaged about 2lbs. each, but splendid fighters, full of pluck and strength. and we also secured some moder- To come down to figures we caught the-first day 34lbs, of black bass (ast to mention other fish), the largest of which weighed 38lbs., and I did all the ee my companion obtaining some very good yiews of the lake and river. We did not fish early, nov late, just took it easily, and had several days of it, with pestle similar to those of the first day, although at no time did we exceed the first day’s catch. On our last day, as Lwas fishing ata narrow part of the river, we were interviewed by a bear and cub,which came down the hillside to the water’s edge presumably to drink. They were within 160ft. of us and seemed to take very little notice of us, although we talked loud enough to be heard, After getting a Bod look at us they turned to go, and I could not resist the temptation to tickle the old lady with a charge of bird shot (we unfortunately had no rifle with us), and upon doing so they both made off at a good rate through the brush, While we were at Parry Sound we met two gentlemen who had been camping on Moon River for a couple of weeks and fishing Crane and Blackstone lakes. This, [ imagine from your letters, is your ‘‘stamping ground,” They reported excellent lack and the successful landing of a 20lbs. musealonge with an 842. trout rod, - with! We left Parry Sound on Saturday, drove over to Ros- seau, passine nine beautiful lakes during the ride of twenty-four miles, and remained at Rosseau over Sun- day. Leaving there Monday morning we enjoyed the lovely scenery of lakes Rosseau and Muskoka, the varied hues of autumn foliage to be seen on all sides adding greatly to its usual beauty, and at noon reached Grayen- hurst, there taking the train for Toronto. The next day we reached home well satisfied with our trip and both enthusiastic over Parry Sound and its en- virons. The Muskoka Lakes, while all that could he de- sired as to scenery, etc., have of late been overcrowded, as we learned, and we found the accommodations at Parry Sound superior in many respects, while the scenery is equal to Muskoka and the fishing better. We had no fly-fishing, Bait was used, the worm being the staple article; and as they are scarce in the Muskoka region and command 10 cents per dozen, it is well to fol- low the advice which was given me before going, but was not heeded, viz., to “take a gallon of worms along.” ON THE GASCONADE.—III. W E went into Camp Morrison, the first camp on the right bank of the river, Good place to camp; beautiful cove for the boats, just as if made a purpose; big trees all about; good place for tent, not under any tree; had. a fine fish supper. Down wood plentiful, After supper we built up an old-fashioned army fire, and then we had our usual conversazione, The boys are in fine feather. They have enjoyed the day, and they have a great deal to say of different things of ingerest which they have noted, and particularly of the narrow escape of the crew of the big boat from a ducking. ‘We came pretty near getting spilled out, sure,” said Frank, ‘‘But I wasn’t scared as I was the time Alex and I were caught in a storm on the Missouri River in his tin boat. Will remembers it, too; he was in a larger boat with us at the time. We had all been up to Willow Creek fishing and had started back home. The river was high and very wide then opposite the mouth of the creek, Just as we came out of the creek a squall struck us, it suddenly got as dark as night, the wind was blowing up the river and raised tremendous waves, and they were choppy and irregular. Alex was rowing and I wassitting in the stern of the boat, which was a little tin, sectional thing, belonging to a fishing club, with sides about 8in. high. The more we got out into the river the bigger the waves got and the harder the wind blew. The big boat struck out for home by the shortest route. We tried to do the same thing, but soon found that we were shipping so much water that we had to face the wind and waves, which took us across the river rather above Lexington. Eyery time a wave would strike the boat, ker-flop! it felt as if it was going to stave her in, and, some way, Pd rise in the boat as if that would help her over. When we got about half-way home I wouldn’t have given fifteen cents for our chance of ever getting there, but if she was small she was buoyant, and though the waves slapped her pretty hard, she always raised over them, and at last we touched the shore, just above the eddy, to take a rest before pulling in to the landing. Maybe I wasn’t glad to get to land! I tell you the old Missouri won't do to fool When it gets mad itis the worst river on earth. No one can appreciate the force of its current until he tries to contend with it, and when a heavy wind and the current get at war with each other they kick up a lively sea, i “That's so,” said Will, “I’ve had many a narrow escape trom a ducking in it, if not worse. But talking of duckings, the best thing in that line happened when John —, Phil, and myself went down to Baltimore bar one winter. It was on the seventh of December and cold. There was a skim of ice near the shore and the water would chill a man to the marrow in two seconds. As we were going down to the river a friend of ours pre- sented us with a quart bottle of splendid old blackberry brandy. It tasted so mild and nice that the boys touched it pretty freely, and it began to tell on them. First John got sleepy and laid in his oars and went to sleep in the stern of the skiff. Then Phil, who was in the bow, did the same thing. That left me torow by myself, but as it was down stream and easy pulling, I didn’t mind it. By this time it was getting quite dark. I took a steady stroke, and we were going at a lively rate, pretty near the tears ran down my face. tilted up a little, and I hallooed at the boys to get up and help me. John waked up first, and being somewhat dazed, he thought we had reached the bar and run against it, causing the jar to the boat, so he yelled out, vot Phil, why in the —— don't you jump outand pull the boat on the bar!” Phil, awakened suddenly from a dense sleep, took him at his word and jumped out of the boat in 80ft, of the coldest water you_ever saw. You Imow how fat he is; he couldn't stay under water long if he tried, so in two or three seconds up he popped,.pufiing. and blowing like a distressed porpoise, and after some effort got to the boat, As he rested his capacious bread- basket on the gunwale, he looked reproachfully at J ohn and said, in the most doleful tone imaginable, with his teeth rattling like castanets, ‘*W-e-l-], y-o-u p-l-a-y-e-d f-h-u-n-d-e-r, d-i-d-n’t y-o-u!l” If the salvation of the crew had depended on it I couldn't have helped it; I threw myself down in the bottom of the boat and laughed till Phil finally crawled into the skiff, and we went on down to our destination, with no effects of blackberry brandy visible on any of us. The néxt day we caught, in the pockets around Baltimore Bar, 3,6001bs. of fish, mostly buffalo.” “That reminds me,” said the cook, ‘‘ef a ducking I got once in Cowskin River. The name is not poetical nor euphonious, but the river itself is beautiful. It runs through McDonald, the southwest corner county of Mis- souri, Wecamped near its banks in 1861, as Will and Frank remember. My first experience with the stream was when I went to bathe initone day, When I got ready to leap in I looked off the bank which was 3 or 4ft high and nearly perpendicular, and the water seemed to be about 8 or 4ft. deep, so T made an easy jump, feet first, expecting to bring up about waist deep. The next thing I knew [ was going down, down, down, and before my feet touched the bottom there must have been 5 or 6ft. of water between my head and the top, The water was as clear as crystal and 10 or 12ft. deep. One day Gillogly, Salmon, Kinsella, myself, and and one or two other of Kelley’s old company, in walking down the stream ob- served a stretch of about three-quarters of a mile of rapids —lively ones at that, regular boiling, rip-roaring rapids. We had seen a big canoe chained to the bank a short dis- tance above, and some one proposed that we go back, get into it, and shoot the rapids. No sooner suggested than acted on, Anything would do for a lark in those days. We worked the old canco loose in some way, and got in. Tt was 20ft, long, Treckon, and we did not make much ofaload. Gillogly got in the bow and Lin the stern to steer, It was not long until we were in the rapids, and when we got fairly under their influence our big c#hoe did not seem to be more than a feather. We were swung from one side to the other asarivulet would toss a straw. Ones or twice we came near broaching to, but by vigor- ous yelling at each other and superhuman exertion we managed to keep ‘end on.’ All this in a minute or so of time. We hadn’t more than half made the run before we came to grief, The stern of the canoe swung in toward the right bank, and as I was working with all my might lo throw it out in the stream I failed to notice an over- hanging limb of a tree that reached nearly to the water. When we came to it, it swept me out of the canoe pretty much as one might brush a fly off the corner of a table. I never felt as light in my life as [I did while in that water. It tossed me about as if I had been acork. For- tunately I didn’t strike any rocks, nor strangle when I was turned over and over by the tumbling waters. I got to the bank pretty quickly, and when I did it was to see the canoe, about 100yds. below, a total wreck. When I went out control of the thing was entirely lost, and com- ing to a long log extending over the water the end of the canoe went under it, became fast, the other end swung around in the stream and the craft broke in two, spilling its whole load about as unceremoniously as it had dumped me, I believe my loss by the accident was the most serious. Ihad taken off my coat, containmg my pipe and tobacco, my shoes and stockings, none of which were recovered, This was pretty severe, as [had never gone barefooted in my life, and the road to camp was covered with flinty rocks, However, I managed to get back, The next day the owner of the canoe came into camp and demanded payment. Six dollars, I think, was the value he placed on his primitive gondola. We convinced him that in its old and tender condition it wasn’t worth the money, and compromised on the payment of two or three dollars, We had many a good laugh over the ad- venture, afterward, but while it was ‘a-happening’ it wasn’t very funny.” Two or three more ducking stories were told, when we all got sleepy and went to bed. Morning on the Gasconade. Very early morning, The gray of daybreak just perceptible. The cook is up first looking at the weather-signs. A dense fog covers the surface of the waters. The boats, but a few steps away, are barely visible riding lightly in their little cove. Seraps raises his head and looks for a sign. Poor fellow, he cannot hear. The cook pokes his head in at the tent door, and with a yell that might have been heard a half mile, hails the boys with, “Hey, you fellows, going on to noon! What are you sleeping your senses away like that for? Turn out and let’s be moving!” Pretty soon a good fire is crackling away, the coffee is made, a dish of some- thing piping hot is prepared, and breakfast is ready, In the mean time the tent has been struck and the bedding tied up. So we enjoy our breakfast comfortably and leis- urely, and still get atloat before the fog hasraised. Take it all together this was the red-letter day of our trip. The fog soon dispersed, giving place to a gloriously bright sunshine, which away from the fire was necessary for comfort. Ten or twelve miles of the river were passed over, the scenery of which was lovely, and the rapids were among the prettiest and most exciting we had seen. After fishing a while the cook concluded to try for some turkeys and accordingly was landed on the left bank of the river at the foot of a wild and rugged looking moun- tain. He had’t walked far until he realized that the chances were slim. The ground was covered with dead leaves, big, round, dry, stiff leaves, as they are early in the autumn, moving through which in silence is a matter of impossibility. There was only one thing for it, to try the art of “sitting on a log.” There are grand possibilities in this “art” when it is patiently practiced in likely places for game. I had not been seated long in a leafy little bower, partly natural and partly constructed with two or three oak sprouts, until I heard on an opposite hill a short distance away, the gobble of a turkey cock and the tender B47 response of the hen, the old, old, old story being repeated here under the green and leafy canopies of the grand old forest trees, the wooing of the male and the shy response of the love-smitten mate, Presently there seemed from the gobbling, strutting and scratching to be several of the wary, lithe and nimble creatures in the party, I could hear them plainly, but [ could not see them, IT was afraid to move, for the least noise in those rustling leaves would bave sent them scurrying away in the silent, yet long and effective stride for which they are noted. With my gun at full cock lying in my lap, peering out from amid the, oak leaves, J waited patiently to get a shot, though I knew it would be a long one. For some minutes, they seemed long to me, I continued to hear the gobbling, clucking, scratching, but finally it died away in the distance without my getting a glimpse of the tur- keys. I patiently waited for them to stroll back my way, but they did’t come, and though I was among good squir- rel timber I did not catch even a glimpse of a curly tail, so. after a while I made my way back to the river, with- out game, but with an experience that had put the woods feyerto coursing through my veins. Aber ias wollen sie? the day’s run of the river had to be made and J had to siveit up, When I got to the river I found that Will had paddled on before, and I took passage in the big boat to vvertake him and resume my place. When we got within hailing distance of him Will began to pantomime, which every fisherman understands. He motioned to us ‘‘to fake sur- roundings” and to come to his boat from down the stream, as in a certain place he was catching fish. Of course we obeyed, and coming softly from below I transferred my- self from one boat to the other as noiselessly as a moc- casined foot wou'd walk over asoft grass plot, The other boys silently floated away, and then I had leisure to look at my friend Willum, and he presented a picture, It seems when he reached this point he observed a pool, just above the roots of an overturned tree lying embedded in the stream, and he concluded to make a cast there. He quietly dropped out an anchor, one of which was ready in either end of the boat, and made his cast. Nosooner had his minnow settled in the water than his float disappeared, and striking he felt himself fast to a lively bass. His slight rod bent, and his line whistled through the water as he checked his fish because of the proximity of the tree roots, Then away it went toward the middle of the stream, and his Kentucky reel whizzed as the line flew out, Then up the stream he goes until snubbed by a touch of the butt, when the line is rapidly retrieved as it slackens and the fish comes gradually back toward the boat. quicker than thought it darts again for the shelter of the tree roots, the line swishes through the water, and the rod bends nearly to the hand as it mects the strain, He must be stopped, or good-bye to line and hook and fish! But he is stopped. It was almost his last effort. Drawn by the rod out toward the stream he makes one dart for the bottom of the boat but is brought up stiffly, another for his old refuge, but again he is stopped, and then at last he submits to being drawn over the landing net and is lifted into the boat as game and beautiful a fish as one would wish to see, a small-mouthed black bass, not as heavy-hodied as we have seen, but some 15in. in length. This is not, perhaps, that poetry of fishing where there is deep water all around and the fish may be killed by the reel, with an occasional touch of the tip of the rod, butit is more exciting and requires more skill and dexterity. The minnow has passed through the battle uninjured, and once more is cast into the pool. Again the float dis- appears, and a strike fastens the hook in the jaws of a fish, and the same fight is fought over again, 1t ends as before, and after a battle royal the bass is landed. A fresh minnow is impaled and a third and a forth bass are added to the creel, Then comes the event, Having struck the fifth fish if proved to be a fighter. It tried every stratagem known to the finny tribe to shake itself free from the stinging steel from its jaw. It flew up the river, then down. It leaped from the water and tried to shake the hook from its mouth. It doubled back toward the tree, Snubbed in that direction it darted back for deep water again, only to turn suddenly and fly toward . the boat, The line cut the water like a knife; the rod bent again nearly to the fisherman’s hand; the strain was immense; it seemed to check the fish, and Will thought it was giving to the steady tension, but it seemed that it had merely steadied itself for a supreme effort; it churned the top of the water as it took a new start, and—the rod snapped in two about five feet from the tip. Here an amateur would have been lost, but Willis a veteran. He seized the line and succeeded in recovering the five-foot tip of the rod, just as if was about to disappear under the boat, and as good luck would haye it in checking his fish, which had evidently stopped when it reached shelter, Then by persuasion and humoring he at last got it out into the pool, and by drawing it first in one direction and then the other he finally wore it out and brought it to the landing net, the king of the expedition, measuring seventeen inches in length, but slender and not weighing over four pounds, The breaking of the rod was a catas- trophy, of course, but the capture of that fish was a vic- tory sufficiently glorious to compensate for many losses. Will was in no sense discouraged. He fished on with his five-foot pole, and if he had hooked another prince of the pool woud have given him a ‘“‘powerful good fight.” It was at this time that I came in sight, and the picture I alluded to was Will, squatted down in the stern of the boat, fishing for small-mouthed black bags, the gamest fish of our waters, with five feet of rod a quarter of an inch in diameter. ‘‘Allee samee,” asthe Chinaman would say, the “Melican man” didn’t give up, and after I reached him he managed in some way, though not without many a struggle and narrow escape from discomfiture, in making his catch in that pool number fifteen. I caught two or three on my side of the boat, and we moved on. In de- scribing our tackle at the outset I stated that the pretty rod came to grief, and I have told you thestory of its disaster, After leaving this place the cook killed a few ducks as they flew over, and as Billy had killed a few in the morn- ing and one squirrel, there was material on hand for a burgoo. The day’s journey was through enchanting scenery, The mountains upon either side, sometimes upon both sides at once, were mostly precipitous, and the rocks of different strata and hues presented exquisite blendings of form and color. When the hills rose upon both sides of the river beautiful vistas would sometimes be formed, with the light almost shut out overhead, but appearing far in, the distance, The rapids, which were frequent, 348 8 parkled and glittered, and whirled our boats along at times as if they had been toys. Wewent intoCamp Alex rather late, upon the left bank of the stream, by the side of a country road, As we were getting things into shape an old lady passed on horseback with whom we ex- ehanged complimenis, the result of which was that after supper her son-in-law, Mr, Hlias Riddle, his friend, a deputy sheriff of Pulaski county, and two young gentle- men called on us at ourcamp,. Mr, Riddle is a substan- tial farmer who resides near by, He and his party were very polite to us and gave us all the information in their power, They told us that the vicinity had once been full of game, and that deer had been killed not far away the day before, but that game of all kinds was much scarcer than it was a few years ago. We suggested that the enforcement of the game laws might do good in this respect, but we found that Mr, Riddle did not take very kindly either to game or fish laws. We had observed along the river a large number of basket nets or traps, say from 5 to 8ft, long—most deadly contrivances at some seasons of the year, and clearly in violation of the fish law. Mr. Riddle did not see any special harm in using these traps, though he had admitted that they had been the means of pretty nearly exterminating the blue cat of this river, one of the handsomest and gamest of fish, and an excellent one on the table. He informed us that there were a good many jack salmon in the Gasconade, beside catfish, red horse, buffalo and bass, And he told us of a wonderful animal which he called a water puppy, much like the young of the canine, which frequently gets caught upon trot and other lines, and is a slimy and dis- gusting object, besides being a vicious fighter. He ex- plained to us the modus operandi of jigging fish, when the river is low in winter, and the fish lie in the deep stretches between the rapids, At that time, the water being perfectly clear and transparent, the fish may be seen yery easily, and Mr. Riddle said it was ‘‘no trick at all” for a man who knew how to jig, as he did, to kill his sixteen or eighteen hundred pounds of fish a day. These are readily marketed at the railroad. The cook of this expedition had. the honor to present in the Missouri Legis- lature the law creating the State Fish Commission, and providing severe penalties for the destruction of fish by seines, nets, traps, weirs, or any other device in which to catch fish, in any of the waters of the State, and hence could not well be in sympathy with Mr. Riddle’s views, and he only now regrets that he did not manage to have included in the law the obnoxious instruments of exter- mination, the jig and spear. Mr. Riddle’s friend, the deputy sheriff, surprised us a little by recognizing our Scraps as adog which he had formerly owned. He said his real title was Dan, and he gave him an excellent name barring the deafness, which we ourselves had discovered to be his weakness. He promised to take him off our hands in the morning, but failed to put in an appearance in time, so Scraps still continued in our company. As Mr, Riddle departed we remembered that we had not inquired his name, so we called after him for his patronymic, He turned his head over his shoulder and hallooed back: ‘‘My name is Hlias Riddle—E-l-i-a-s, Elias; R-i-d-d-l-e, Riddle; and so he sifted away in the gloom of the forest. The cook got sleepy early and went to bed, but Will, Frank and Billy, who have a mechanical turn, amused themselves making a fish box before they ‘“‘turned in,” as it was becoming burdensome to lug our fish after us in live-nets and on strings. At last even the fish box was completed and quiet settled upon the camp, as Frank, the last to seek his couch, contemplatively soliloquized, as he hung by the tent pole gazing at the heavens: “T love night more than day—she is so lovely; But I love night the most because she brings My love to me in dreams which scarcely lie.” ‘*You" better he down and go to sleep, you incorrigible old bachelor,” said Will, ‘‘instead of star-gazing out there, and quoting love-sick poetry. . Don’t you hear Billy sawing gourds a’ready? You would better be snor- ing, too.” ; ‘ And yery soon the deep bass of the senior bachelor was added to the treble ef the boy, and the various-sized frogs paused to listen to a new-found rivalry, A. ALL. Lexineron, Mo, WASHINGTON AS AN ANGLER. tics looks as if some wag were making light of George Washington’s character as an angler. historical contribution to the New York Sun: Tsee a good many things traveling round in the col- umns of newspapers relating to George Washington as a fisherman, and as what follows relates to the same sub- ject and never has been published, you may like to print it. Itis part of a letter written by Col. Cogswell, who was one of the thirteen who, ‘“‘dressed in the uniform of Federal soldiers,” rowed the barge bearing the immortal Washington around Portsmouth harbor at the time of his visit to New Bngland in 1789, O. ODIORNE, 1 had the high honor, with twelve others from neighbor- ing towns, to be one who rowed the great red-white-and- blue-striped barge around the harbor. Nature lent its best day for the occasion, said our town poet, though the wind came heavy out from the northeast before we got ashore again. We lett the little wharf amid the acclaim of hun- dreds, who had stretched themselves, hand in hand, alon the shore to honor the greatest and most beloved of morta men. Old and young wept with joy and thankfulness as they looked at their great deliverer. As Gen. Sullivan had proposed that we should pass over our fishing ground in our sail, hooks and lines were taken with us. Col. Hackett and T dug the clams after we were dressed in our uniforms, and it is fortunate we didn’t dirty ourselves, but we didn’t. After we passed the line of towns- people along the shore, in which I saw your Uncle Hbenezer a-waving his hat and hallowing like mad, we struck off to the Big Ledge and laid on our oarstofish. ‘Squire Langdon gotin the first line, as President Washington, God bless him and all of us, declined to let anybody bait his hook for him. Gen. Sullivan didn’t fish, as something of a swell came up just as he had clammed his hook, and Squire Langdon pulled in a windfish, deprecating his luck as deacons do when they don’t catch anything. Washington then had a jerk that almost upset the barge, and made a French officer who had come with us dreadfully sick. But as soon as the hook got unhitched from the rocks, it let go so suddenly that Gen. Washington sat violently down, and upon the bait pipkin, happily without injury. He smiled as he rose. The next fish was a polluk. Gen. Washington caught it, There didn’t seem to be any cod in the neighborhood. Mr. Nehemiah Stevens, of Boston, who managed the oar in front of me, vowed aloud enough for all on board to hear him that Here is an: FOREST AND STREAM. he believed the music in the boat that followed us, and laid on their oars about a hundred feet astern, scared the fish, and if it would stop a-playing we could catch something. It seemed that HInathan Brown, who blowed the recorder, was trying to attract the attention of the distinguished passenger in our barge. He ought to have been spoken to before we started, for I do believe that he really did frighten off all the fish that were worth the bait. I was a little mistaken, how- ever, for just as we were asked to resume our oars Somethin took the clam of Washington, and he lifted a half-poun codfish into the boat, smiling as he took the barb out of its ear. Was it not too bad that he didn’t hook a halibut? So many- got sick that we had to head for Kittery, Joe, who was in the barge with the band, will tell you how he fared, Hvery one of themusicians except Brown was puking sick from the time we left the Ledge for Kittery till we landed. Inoticed that when President Washington bid us adieu on the shore at Kittery, that one of his eyes was bunged black and blue, and that he held his kerchief to it most of the time. Prescott thinks he jabbed a corner of Squire Langdon’s hat into if when he was precipitated on the bait pipkin, This letter was addressed to the wife of Col. Cogswell, and is dated Portsmouth, Nov. 5, 1789, % O. MAINE FISHING ABUSES. Editor Forest and Stream: I am glad to see that the “‘jigging” of big trout in the Maine waters has at last been exposed, for this is one of the reasons why the day for good fishing in the Rangeley Lakes has gone by. A person reading your praiseworthy exposé would imagine that the parties mentioned were alone guilty of the thing. Now let me whisper a little truth into your right ear, Mr. FoREST AND STREAM, which is to wit: this busmess of wantonly murdering big trout by “jigging” has been practiced for years at the Rangeley Lakes to my certain knowledge. I haye seen it done at all hours of the day and at midnight by torchlight, but always by residents of the vicinity or State. I don’t intend to champion anybody in this villainous business, but I rather imagine the two individuals implicated in your exposure were presented with this ‘‘racket” because they were non-residents of the State. Three years ago I tossed my last fly on these beautiful waters, where for fifteen years I had sojourned annually for some weeks. Fishing had become disgustingly poor, an example of which will be seen in the fact that during September I cast flies morning, noon and night for thirteen days without a solitary rise. Yes, fishing was poor, and I knew the agencies that had made itso. I had seen one of these agencies practiced daily, and becoming disgusted I quit those waters, and wrote a statement of the facts, which were printed in the New York World on July 12, 1885, and in which the “jigging” process was exposed, I said, **Two or three hooks of great size are fastened together, forming a sort of grapnel, and with this deadly implement fastened to a weighted line and pole, the bi trout are snatched from the water in the most cruel are outrageous manner.” : These statements brought a long array of denials from the lakes, but none of them were printed. Notably there came one from a party who signed himself “Captain,” and is supposed to haye been head cowboy on a line of steamers. He called me a sort of mammoth liar, but with all his talk proved nothing, for ‘‘go to” and ‘‘get thee hence,” I had told only the plain, silver-plated truth. Yes sir, this ‘jigging’ big trout has been ‘‘worked” for years down there. I say bie trout, because the butchers will not or cannot ‘‘snake” the little ones of a pound or two. I recall looking from my window one night about 12 o'clock and saw two men “‘jigging” by torch or jack light, and I have wondered ever since if trout can be attracted at night by a light. These men were in the employ of the Union Water Power Co., who control the Androscoggin waters, I saw them lift a large one into the boat, and then I shouted “You murderers.” Instantly the light went out, and I saw them no more. I mentioned the affair to several people connected with the company, but nothing further was heard of it. Shortly afterward I saw an aleeet sportsman ‘‘jig” a fish on the boom below the Upper Dam, and after nearly an hour's play the fish was landed. It was a magnificent 6lb. trout, and when I saw him an hour later there was a cruel wound in his mottled side—the result of the treacherous method by which he was killed. This piéce of scoundrelism was perpetrated in broad daylight, and drove me away from these haunts of murder. I have taken trout with worm or fly in nearly every quarter of the globe where they exist, but never, save at the Rangeley Lakes, have I seen them murdered in such a manner. It could have been stopped years ago had the authorities availed themselves of the facts given in my letter to the New York papers—but they didn’t. They simply denied the facts that were absolutely true, and laid ew until strangers could be ‘‘held up” for an ex- ample. I would like to ask why somebody don’trise up and tell the truth about the illegal method used in taking the big trout at the Upper Dam. Itissaid the fish weighed 1ilbs., and to this day his picture fills a page in the guide books, but somehow they fail to illustrate the method of his capture. — If the warden wants an interesting job why don’t he in- vestigate the well-authenticated incident of the 120ft, gill net that was dropped into the narrows many a time and off hard by Portland Point.’ I heard of it often, and I haye no doubt some of the sturdy and honest guides— men like Morse, Whitney, Sargeant, Brooks or Danforth —could, did they feel disposed, tell its perfidious story. The warden would find some further amusement if he would occasionally ‘“‘drop” upon one of the very many spring-time marauders—the butchers who follow the dis- appearing ice and with wicked ‘‘gangs”—more merciless by far than any ‘‘jig”—deplete these once glorious fishing waters, and boast of it afterward. I merely direct attention to these facts because I do not like to see such an extraordinary display of official virtue practiced upon two strangers, while the same deed they penpevaned has been in steady operation for many years y those who live “right thar,” and not a word is ever heard of it. In no place in the world could brook trout be found so large as at the Rangeley Lakes. Four and five-pound fish were common, and I have taken them on a silver-doctor that weighed 7 and lbs, It is ashame and a disgrace that so rare a repository should not haye been managed with more regard for the noble fish, not to say for the pleasure of sportsmen, Aside from the illegitimate meth- | WWlbs. allowed by law we have a total of over fifty tons; [Ney. 34, 1887. ods used, the honest fishing done there will soon empty the range. It has been estimated that 1,000 visitors fish these lakes each season, Suppose each takes out th and this does not include the catch of the log drivers and the numerous private camps. The above supposition is, however, the fortune of but a few, and the 50-pound law, I think, isin no danger of being broken by any man’s catch at present—fish are too scarce, One would imagine that the facts written here would sufficiently account for the poor success fishermen now _ meet at the lakes, but there is one more, far worse than any mentioned and for which the Water Power Company is responsible. The workingmen at the dams took the trout in great numbers during autumn from the spawn- ing beds, and every fish so taken means the destruction of hundreds of thousands of their species. They were speared by daylight and by torchlight; dynamite cart- ridges were exploded in the water and the fish were de- stroved by wholesale, Mr. Straw, superintendent at the Upper Dam, was told of these facts, but it seems he did not trouble himself about them. The Oxford Club, on Rapid River, is closed up and the club have leased grounds elsewhere. Forest Lodge is a ruin, Portland Camp has long since disappeared, and the Boston Club is little used now. Why? Well, prin- cipally because fishing at the Rangeley Lakes is a thing of the past, it is ruined, and nobody regrets it more than Kit CLARKE, Nzyw Yor«, Noy. 22. TROUTING ON THE PASSADUMKEAG. iit. We were awakened the next morning by Pettengill, who told us that the morning was fine, and as the day was likely to be a hot one, we must be ready to start by sunrise if we wished to travel with any degree of com- fort. We had planned a trip of twelve miles up the Pas- sadumkeag to the Upper Taylor Brook, intending to go across from Maple Ridge to Spring Pond, and remain all night in a lumberman’s camp, which we were infornied we should find there. The object of this trip was to become more familiar with the country, as well as to test the trout fishing at the mouths of the several streams emptying into the Pas- samdumkeag. We-had noted quite a difference in the color and flavor in the trout taken from the Pistol from those taken from the main river, and we wished to deter- mine if they were the same in the smaller streams, con- sidered from the standpoint of edibility. We intended ta do our fishing on our u rips Partaking of a basty breakfast, we packed what articles we should require in the batteaux, not forgetting to tale along the cubs also, as they were of too much import- ance to be left to themselves; besides, haying slain their natural protector, we had, at it were, adopted them into our family. We had a most delightful row for eight miles wp the river, stopping from time to time to try the trout in the most favorable places. We passed Duck Stream, which our guide informed us was a great resort for black ducks in the fall, on aegpunt of the great abundance of wild rye which grew ong its banks (I think the wild rye is much like the wild rice which grows so abundantly along the Upper St. Lawrence). Just above the stream we surprised a doe with two fawns at her side. Heald involuntarily raised his rifle ag the deer sprang to cover, and as quickly lowered it again as she came into full view. The fawns were beautifully Bponied with white and appeared to be four or five weeks old, We cast our flies for a few moments at the mouth of Spring Brook, and were surprised at not getting a rise. This was indeed strange as the place seemed especially favorable, the water being clear and cold, but there were none there, for us, at least. We proceeded on to the mouth of the Lower Taylor, where Heald shot the bear, and examined the place with considerable interest, as we listened again to the Doctor's account of the adventure, Here we found the trout yery abundant and beautifully spotted, and almost as light as silver in color, of the average size, varying but little from three-fourths of a pound. ere we intended to go across to Spring Lake; but after going a short distance we found the trail rough and obscure and the older members of our party declared it a failure; and we decided to go back to the boats and continue our trip up river to the Upper Taylor and return to camp that night. Reaching the mouth of the stream we disembarked, and as it had be- come yery warm, and each of us having taken a turn with the oars, we were inclined to rest, for we had found the current caus strong in several places, which made vigorous pulling necessary. We had rowed twelve miles in seven hours, including the stops, and although we had enjoyed every moment of the time, we were, as the Doctor expressed it, ‘‘beat out.” Pettengill and Lord soon prepared a diuner for us which made us feel sorry for our friends at home, who were restricted to home fare, and thank our stars we were here. After resting for a couple of hours, we began our return yoyage, which was uneventful, save the killing of a fine specimen of the great gray owl (Syrniwm cinereun), the only specimen I have ever seen alive, and a pair of pileated woodpeckers, the latter of which seemed to be quite abundant in the vicinity of Maple Ridge. Stevens was much elated at receiving the birds as a present, and at once prepared their skins for mounting. Our trip down the river was as pleasant to the sight as it had been going up, and vastly more agreeable, as we had little pation to do, the current favoring us. We reached camp at 7.o’clock, feeling that we had accom- plished a day’s work that would count to our advantage in the future. The next morning we decided to break camp and start for home, determining to stop at Enfield for a day if possi- ble and try the togue and trout in Cold Streem pond, Reaching Hnfield we chartered the little steamer Fairy, owned and commanded by Mr. Treat, whom we found to be the right sort of a man to fall in with, and disposed to take us where we could find good fishing and enjoying it with us. We went to the east inlet where we success- fully landed seven trout, that weighed in the aggregate 2ilbs., and three togue the largest of which tipped the scale at 14]bs, _ We left the fishing grounds with great reluctance, Our trip had been full of enjoyment from the start, and Nov, 24, 1987.| had left all our business cares behind us; but now our sation was ended and we must return to them again, it we returned invigorated in body and mind. | We made annual trips to this region for several years, then we varied our trips to other fishing grounds, more emote from civilization. Our trip this year, 1887, was to ithe old camping ground, and on the 20th of Septem- er, after an absence of ten years, we found ourselves ain in camp at the mouth of the Nicktous. Very little save the river itself looked natural. The forest had been stripped of its magnificent growth of tim- er, fire had laid waste thousands of acres, the log- xing road, over which we traveled on our first trip with so much difilculty, had been transformed into a turn- pike. The roar of the Grand Falls was still to be heard as }of yore, and the trout were there, “not the old residents,” | but their descendants, in sufficient numbers to give us all the sport we desired, As we revisited old localities along the river, and sought for old and cherished landmarks, and found them not, we were filled with regret that the progress of civilization and the want of mankind make it necessary for him to take from nature so much that is grand and beautiful, without a possible “pens passe = Untrry, Me. A New FANGLe In Rops.—A patent was granted to 5. G. Monce, Oct. 25, for an “improvement in metallic tubular spring tempered fishing rods, the object being to produce an article of simple, cheap and convenient con- struction, elegent appearance, uniform flexibility and ‘strength in every direction of flexion, and adapted to be made in the very lightest as well as in the heavier grades of rods.” It consists in spirally winding a metallic ribbon over a series of forms, giving it the proper taper and size, each form being of the proper size for the particular sec- tion designed, The sections can be made to telescope, or joint together like any ordinary rod. ‘Preferably the ‘edges of the strips are lapped edge over edge, and with an increase of lap in proportion to the increase in diameter, whereby the required gradation in stiffness from the tip to the butt of the rod is secured. Preferably salso the edges of the strips are firmly united by soldering or brazing.” ‘By spirally coiling the metal” he is “enabled to make a rod not only of extreme lightness, but of uniform flexibility and strength.” We understand that Mr. Monce is intending to go into the manufacture of these rods, He has applied for an English patent, and expects to take out one in Canada also.—The Bristol (Conn.) Press. Dr. W. F. CARVER writes to the U. 8, Cartridge Co., Lowell, Mass., under date of Noy. 10, 1887, as follows: “I have just closed a successful season, using your Climax shot shells. Should be happy to give you any indorsement you wish of the perfect work- ingof your sheils.”"— Adv. Hisheulture, PROTECTION FOR LAKE ERIE. Editor Forest and Stream: * f Some weeks age in response to a petition largely signed by the fishermen of Toledo, the Governor appointed Hon. E. D. Potter, Sr., of this city, to fill a vacancy on the State Board of Fish Commissioners, At the ensuing meeting of the Board, Judge Potter was authorized to expend $500 of the appropriation in the Board’s control for the enforcement of the fishing law in his district, which includes all the terri- tory draining into Lake Hrie from the Maumee River east- ward to Sandusky. Subsequently a strong local association has been formed called the Fish and Game Protective Asso- ciation, with the avowed purpose of co-operating with the State Board in every way possible, and of taking. such fur- ther steps as may tend to further legislation should it prove desirable. Yesterday the venerable commissioner accom- panied by some of his deputies from this county, went in a tug to Niagara Reef, in Lake Hrie, where parties were fish- ing in violation of law, and captured thirty-two gill nets. These will be destroyed, and where proot of ownership can be obtained the offenders will be arrested and tried, The awakened public sentiment of this subject finds vio- lent opposition here and at Sandusky from the commercial fishermen, who go on depleting the supply of fish without any regard to the future. B, TOLEDO, O., Noy. 19. THE NEVADA COMMISSION.—We have the bi-ennial report of the fish commissioner of Nevada for 1885-86. ‘The natural supply is very limited and therefore fishculture is of especial importance. The work in Nevada is very recent and itis too soon for definite results to be obtained, but the suc- cess so faris gratifying. Owing to the limited appropria- tion there has been difficulty in shipping fry to distant parts of the State. A new hatchery is needed, Hach change of commissioners involyes the remoyal of the hatchery to a oint near at home, the present incumbent, Mr. W. M. Cary, geet built one on his own premises. Co-operating with California in stocking the Truckee River is invited and the stream is capable of furnishing a large supply of fish. The following is a list of fish or fry distributed: Trout, 93,750; carp from the U.S. F. C., 295; catfish, 681; bass, 807. The report closes with an account of expenditures and a list of the various fish commissioners. We would recommend to Mr. Cary that the proof sheets of the next report be more care- fully read; proper names are fearfully mangled, Prof. Baird appearing as Prof. Bird, and similar errors pervade the list ae commissioners, OREGON HAS A COMMISSION.—The State of Oregon has created a fish commission, and three commissioners have been chosen by the Legislature, according to the law passed last February. These are: F. C. Reed, Astoria; R. C. Camp- bell, Ranier; and HE. H. Thompson, of Rogue River. They hold office for two years. Vhe president has a salary of $2,000, and the others receive $5 per day for time actually employed. An appropriation of $10,000 for the maintenance of the commission and for a hatchery on the Columbia River or its tributaries and also one on Rogue River, THE U.“S. FISH COMMISSION,—In the re-organiza- tion of the work Commissioner Goode has made the follow- ing appointments in the division of the work, each having his own department: Administration, J. H. Kidder, As- sistant Commissioner. Fishculture, Marshall McDonald, Assistant in charge. Scientific Inquiry, Richard Rathbun, Assistant in charge. Statistical Inquiry, R. Edward Earle, Assistant in charge. 'l'o one of these four divisions all em- ployees now or hereafter to be appointed will be assigned. NEVADA FISH COMMISSION.—Carson City, Nevada, Nov. 10,—EHditor Forest and Stream: There is but one fish commissioner in Neyada and that is myself,_W, M. Cary, FOREST AND STREAM. The Kernel. FIXTURES, DOG SHOWS. Dec. 6 to 8—Third Annual Dog Show of the Central Berkshire Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association. W.T. Webster, Sec- Tetary, Lee, Mass. vi. Dec. 6 to 10.—Second Annual Dog Show of the Northern Illinois Poultry and Pet Stock Association, at Rockford, 1. Hamley, Superintendent, . Dec. ie to16.—Third Annual Dog Show of the Winsted Kennel SE Wy D. Hallett, Superintendent, Winsted, Conn. Entries close Dec. 3. Jan, 23 to 27, 1888.—First Dog Show of the Agusta Pet Stock and Poultry Association, at Agusta, Ga, Feb. 21 1024, 1888.—Twelfth Annual Show of the Westminster Ken- nel Club, Madison Square Garden, New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent. pril 3 to 6.—Fourth Annual Dog Show of the New England Kennel Club, at Boston, Mass.- J. W. Newman, Secretary. FIELD TRIALS, Dec. 12,—First Annual Field Trials of the American Field Trials Club, at Florence, Ala. OC, W. Paris, Secretary, Cincinnati, Jan, 10, 1888,—Second Annual Field Trials of the Texas Field Trials, Club, at Marshall, Tex. W.L. Thomas, Secretary, Mar- shall, Tex. Jan, 16.—Vitth Annual Field Trials of the Pacific Coast Field Trial Club, near Kingsburgh, Cal. N. P. Shelden, Secretary, 820 Sansome street, San Francisco, Cal. ew the A. K. R.-SPECIAL NOTICE. Apae AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER, for the registration of pedigrees, etc. (with prize lists of all shows and trials), is published eyery month. Entries close on thelist. Should be in early, Entry blanks sent on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope. Registration fee (50 cents) must accompany each entry. No entries inserted unless paid in advance. Yearly subscription $1.50. Address ‘‘American Kennel Register,” P. O. Box 2832, New York. Number of entries already printed 5582. THE EASTERN FIELD TRIALS. HE ninth annual field trials of the Eastern Field Trials Club began at High Point, N, C,, Nov. 17, with the Members’ Stake. There were ten entries against seventeen last year, A larger number would have bean made, but the dogs were not right, Mr. Hitchcock had the misfortune to lose by death Swatara or he would have won with him. He also lost the pointer bitch Aerolite, his best Derby entry, The work on the first day was none of it very good and much of it was very poor, and but little progress was made. On the second day the work was better and birds were found very plentiful and the stake was finished before night. First was won by the pointer dé& Tammany; Bang Grace and Buckellew divided second and Roy Monarch winning third. A marked improvement in handling was shown this year, although some of the members are not quite proficient yet and the dogs were handicapped in consequence. Mr. Boggs, of Pittsburgh, judged the stake, assisted by Mr. C. Fred Crawford, of Pawtucket, R. I., in the first heat; Mr. W, A. Coster in the remainder of the heats in the first series and Mr. Crawford the remaining heats. The decisions were sat- isfactory to all. Following is the list of entries in the order in which they were drawn: BUCKELLEW (W. A. Coster, New York), orange and white English setter dog, 8yrs. (Drnid—Ruby), against GLosTER (J. L. Breese, Tuxedo, N. Y.), black, white and tan English setter dog, 3i¢yrs. (Dashing Rover—Trinket). Roy Monarcu (C. C. Gray, Providence, R. I.), black and tan dog, 4yrs. (Dashing Monarch—List), against TAMMANY (EF. R. Hitchcock, New York), liver and white pointer dog, 4yrs. (Tory—Moonstone). LuctA (D. 8. Gregory, New York), liver and white pointer bitch, 6yrs. (Croxteth—Belle), against FoREMAN’s Lass (C. Fred. Crawford, Pawtucket, R. I.), black, We and tan Hnglish setter bitch, 2yrs. (Foreman— —Grace B.). BANG GRACE (J. L. Breese, Tuxedo, N. Y.) lemon and white pointer dog, 3/syrs. (Bang eRe GT ErS); agains FiAsu R. (D, 8, Gregory, New York), liver and white pointer bitch, 4yrs. (Ranger—White Lilly). NELLIE II. (C. Fred. Crawford, Pawtucket, R. I.), black, white and tan English setter bitch, 6yrs. (Count Noble— Rosalind), against Count BELTON (J. N. Cochran, Philadelphia, Pa.), black aad pate Ruglish setter dog, 244yrs. (Yale Belton—Polly Tid). BUCKELLEW AND GLOSTER, Leaving the hotel at 8:20, the dogs were put down in a field of weeds near the school house at 8:31. Both dogs are well known. Buck is in fact considered a worthy member of the club, this being the fifth year that he has competed in the Members’ Stake, In four of them his name has been the first one drawn. He wasin good form, showing up much better than last year. Gloster won this stake last year, and made a decidedly good impression by his stylish and gamy way of going; he was not up to his form of last year, and appeared to be off in nose, as he did not locate his birds at all well, neither did he show the speed of last year. The brace were drawn together last year, Gloster winning, but “old reliable’? turned the tables this year and beat his oppo- nent. Birds were reported very plentiful on the club grounds, but much ground was drawn blank that in former ‘years had held a number of bevies, and it was some time be- fore anything was done. At the send off Gloster showed u the fastest, but Buck soon got agoing and cut out the wor in good style. Gloster was the first to find, making an ele- gant point to a single bird in the sedge nearathicket. Buck came up, refused to back and also pointed just as the bird flushed; both dogs were steady to wing. Turning up the hillside Gloster pointed a few seconds, drew on and then made a short cast in the opposite direction, and nailed a bevy in fine style, Gloster at once honoring the point, Coster flushed the bird, but his safety catch was ‘‘safe’’ and so were the birds. Had Gloster been given a little more time to work out the trail he would probably have found the birds, and it would have been no more than justice to have given him the chance. When the dogs were ordered on Buck went straight to the birds and got in a point, and drawing on a few steps located them. Gloster did not see Buck, and casting ahead also pointed an outlying bird that flushed as Breese came up, and then the rest went. Coster had the catch all right this time but failed to catch on to the birds and wasting a couple of cartridges. Wethen took along turn, or rather several of them, but failed to find the birds and nothing was done for some time except that Gloster made a nice false point that Buck refused to back. We then worked toward the wits of some woods where a bird had been heard calling and Gloster struck the trail where they had been running and alternately pointed and 349 drew for quite a distance, Buck meantime was worked along the edge of the thicket and haying the wind pointed the same bevy just as Gloster had thrown his head in the air and de- cided thai he had got close enpag. Breese went in to flush but they were to one side nearer Buck and Coster put them up, Sent on, both dogs challenged at probably the old scent as they could make nothing of it. A little further on both pointed at nearly the same time a woodcock that flushed as the handlers came up. Then turning back Buck pointed a single and Gloster backed himin fine style, Coster put up the bird but failed to bring it to hag; Buck then made flus and soon after in some pines and sedge he made a nice point and a second later Gloster also pointed and @ bird was flushed. to each, Coster keeping his record good, Buck then gotina good oie to a single that was flushed just under his nose. little further on Gloster pointed a single that flushed as Breese came up but the judges didn’t see it and he got no credit. Gloster then made a very nice point that Buck re- fused to back and was dropped by order. Nothing was found and they were ordered up and the heat was awarded to Buekellew at 10;16, Down 1h.45m. Buck did not: know that the heat was finished and making a short cast nailed a single that Coster put up, when the old dog wagged his tail as though satisfied, ° ROY MONARCH AND TAMMANY, This brace was put down five minutes later in the sedge. Both ran last year and are well known. Tammany was in better form and went better than we have ever seen him; Roy was Sar a by not being used to his owner, and in consequence did not show prat his best, Both went at a fair rate of speed, Tammany having the best of it in this respect, as well as in pangs and style. Roy got in the first point to a single at the edge of a brier thicket; Gray put up the bird, but did not shoot. T'ammany then came round and poet 20yds. below; Hitchcock tried to call him away, but he drew on a step or two and straightened out in nice style toa single that his handler to order flushed, Both dogs pointed once or twice, but soon went on, and as the briers were very heavy, we turned through the woods to the Snow farm and beat out the orchard where, in former years, we have found one or more bevies, but they were not at home, and we worked out the knolls west of the house, where both dogs ran near but did not find a small bevy that flushed in front of us. Following them down to a small branch one flushed in front of Tammany, and he dropped to wing; beating out the opposite hillside we found no more except one that flushed near the judges. We then swung back to the fence, where Roy made a nice point to a bevy, art of which flushed as Mr, Hitchcock crossed the fence: ‘oy held his point, and Gray put up a large bevy in front of him and scored a miss. Following them into some woods, Roy made a flush and stopped to wing and half pointed, but. moved on, and another one got up. ‘Tammany flushed one while going at speed down wind and dropped to wing. We then turned back into the open, where 'l'ammany whirled on a gamy point to a bevy that Hitchcoek put up and hit one that flew a short distance, and one of the others went in the same direction, and the dogs were ordered that way. Tammy half pointed near where the bird settled, but did not locate it and went on; Roy came round and pointed and drew on, the bird flushed and he took a jump or two after it, but stopped to order; they were then ordered up and the heat was awarded to Tammany. Down ih, 53m. Tammany was then sent for the crippled bird, which he found and re- trieved. We then went to lunch, which was spread for us in the barn of the Model Farm. LUCIA AND FOREMAN’S LASS. This brace was put down in the open field south of the house at 1:22. Lucia is well known, haying run in previous trials. Lass is a very good-looking nice-moving bitch of medium size, with quite a turn of speed, very quick in her motion and with lots of style, having the best of it in these respects. She was not accustomed to her handler and went as she pleased. She appeared to be capable of doing brilliant work, Working through the field Lass challenged near the weeds and half pointed. Lucia came up and also challenged, and jumping the fence Pointed a second or two before a brace of birds flushed in front of her, and then a large bevy rose and went into the woods. Failing to find them, we swung back and turned down to the creek, where Lass chal- lenged just as a bevy flushed wild a short distance beyond her. Following them one got up near Lass, and then several more rose. Lucia then made a point, but moved on as Gre- gory called her and flushed the bird. Lass then ran up one and soon after one got up near Lucia. We then went into some pines, where Lass made a stylish point to a single that Crawtord put up and missed, lass soon had another one that flushed itself before the judgescame up. Lucia then half pointed and commenced roading a bird that flushed near the judges before she had time to locateit, A little further on one flushed near Lass. We then crossed the creek and worked up toward the bridge, Lass challenged at the edge of a thicket, but went on, and as she came along a beyy flushed a short distance away, and soon after another bevy rose near the judges and dogs. Both bevies went into the pines, and we crossed the creek and the dogs were sent after them. Lucia was the first to find, scoring a good point to one that Gregory put up but did not shoot at, A little further on Lass pointed just as one rose, and soon after she pinned one that went before the judges came up, Lucia then got in a good point that Lass refused to honor, but went on and got too close and scored aflush. Thedogs were then sent into some tall weeds wherea bird had been marked down, but they failed to find it, although a colored boy hunted it up and pointed it out to the spectators. We then crossed the road to a strip of woods on top of the hill, where Lass made a beautiful false point. We then crossed the creek, where Lucia challenged and roaded very prettily, what was probably the back trail of a bevy, a long distance. Lass came round and half pointed just as a single bird fiushed close to her, she then pointed and a small bevy got up all around her and settled on el: ofthe hill a short dis- tance away. Following them up Lass flushed one and two or three more went, she then winded one but drew close up and scored a flush, and the heat was ended with Lucia the winner. Down 2h. 6m, BANG GRACE AND FLASH R, Both these dogs are well known, having run here at pre- vious trials. Bang was not up to his last year’s form, although he went fairly well. Flash has lost her speed and dash and followed Bang most of the time instead of hunt- ing on her own account. They were put down near the creek where the last brace were taken up and worked toward. town. After an hour’s work with nothing done except that they backed each other very prettily two or three times they were taken up to go down again im the morning. Friday morning it was cloudy with araw cold wind from the north- west. aving the hotel at half past eight we drove a mile northeast of town and cast off the dogs at 8:43 in a cornfield, Both went better than on the preyious day and beat out the ground fairly well. Working round a patch of scrub oaks to an old field Bang made a very nice point to a large bevy and Flash backed him in her best style. Breese put up the birds and made a very brilliant double, Bang retrieving the birds in good style. ‘hese birds were not followed, the dogs being ordered to work out the remainder of the field. Bang, in a pace of scrub oaks, made a nice point and Flash backed im very prettily. As Breese went to his dog a large bevy flushed and settled in a dense scrub thicket. In going to them a single bird flushed in front of Judge Boggs and his horse instantly stopped to wing. Taking a turn in the thicket to get the wind we turned back and Bang made a point to a single that Breese put up to order. a: . In a late issue, speaking of the beating of centerhoards, you say, “Given unlimited draft and the thing can be done.” Soon after the races Mr. Burgess was reported as saying that he did not see how keel boats, unless given greater draft‘than they had heen ‘given so far, could compete with centerboards to windward, _or words to that effect. If enough draft cannot be had in the “first class, why risk another defeat there, but why not try the .8econd or third classes, where enongh draft can be had? ‘The FOREST AND STREAM has given many reasons for haying the Cup _races in the second class, which seem to apply with more force to ‘the third. In this class a boat of the Pappoose type might be * puilt, with plenty of beam, draft, ballast and sail on a moderate “weight. hat such craft can do has been shown by the wonder- ‘ful beatings which the Pappoose, sailed by an amateur, has given - the fastest centerboards in Hastern waters, sailed by an expert. A boat of this type, of about 50ft. waterline, would probably be just over 380 Y. R.A. tons and might draw 11ft. . Cannot the challenger build to any class they wish over 30 tons and would not the detender probably be of the same waterline as the challenger? STERNPOST. Boston, Oct. 11. {it has neyer been decided that a challenging yacht will be matched only by a defender of her own length, and it is at least possible that if a second class yacht were sent out slie would he met with Volunteer, in spite of her size. The third class yacht proposed above would be too small, the limit being 30 tons, Custom ouse measurement, not Y.R. A. It is probable that in view of the success of the Puritan, Mayfiower and Volunteer in the large class, the holders of the Cup will prefer to retain the competition in this class, and that a challenger building a smaller yacht will have to take the risk of being matched against a large one.] SPEEDWELL.—Mr. Henry Bryant has selected this name for his new schooner yacht, now building by Smith at'South Boston, from the owner's designs. Ii will be remembered that the Speed- well was the first vessel from Hngland after the Mayflower. The new yacht will be 107ft. over all, 90ft. l.w.1., 2ft.. Gin. beam, 13ft. draft. The freeboard at bow will be 9ff. 6in., and least freeboard 3ft. lin. The ballast will be 55 tons, of which 35 will be on her keel. The mainmast will be 63ft. deck to hounds, topmast 8lft. ‘above cap, mastheads 9ft., main boom 4G5ft., gaff S7ft., bowsprit, outboard, 86ft- The frames will be of oak, double spaced 22in., and the planking of 3in. yellow pine, with garboards and two strakes above of oak. The yacht is intended solely for cruising. “DEATH OF LADY BRASSEY.—This lady, the wife of Sir Thomas Brassey, so well known to yachtsmen through her inter- esting books, the “Cruise of the Sunheam,” “Sunshine and Storm in the East,” and other yachting uruises, died on board the Sun- eam on Sept. 14, and was buried at sea. The yacht was then on a voyage from Australia to Hngland. Lady Brassey was a most enthusiastic sailor and had visited nearly all parts of the world in the Sunbeam. ; THE “BURGESS” FISHERMAN.—This new craft, which will be set aficat in afew weeks, will differ in many respects from the old fishing, schooners. She will have steel wire shrouds in place of iron, a single round stick for a bowsprit, with one jib, spreaders tothe bowsprit shrouds, quarterli.cs on the main boom, and a souls mainsheet. The keel is also double the depth of the old oats. : ; OHALLENGHS POR THE CUP.—In addition to Mr. Sweet's notice of a challenge it is reported that Mr. John Jameson, of Dublin, owner.of Irex and formerly of Samoena, has sent to the New York ¥. C. a notice of a challenge. Nothing further is re- ported in relation’ to a challenge from Nova Scotia. > ra THE CANN LAF LEWIS THNT VENTILATOR, THE “LITERARY WORLD” says of Kunhardt’s “Steam Yachts”: “Now thatthe yacht races are over and the yachting season is drawing to a close, the practical yachtsman, whether he owns a SaaS vessel or belongs to the already large and rapidly growing class of steam yachtsmen, is beginning to make his plans for next season. The latter class particularly will be interested in this new book just published by the Forest and Stream Publishing Company. Itis, to the best of our knowledge, the only practical work on steam yachts that will be compre- hended by the beginner, and at the same time hold the attention and teach something new to the oldest yeteran in the art of con- structing and managing a marine engine, and of building a hull for it to propel.” TUCKUPS.—Im answer to the inquiries as to these boats a cor- respondent sends the address of James Wignall, opposite Cramp’s dry dock, Philadelphia, as a reliable builder, In sailing free the peak is dropped 2 or 3in., and one manis stationed to tend topping lift, which is double. He sets up as the boat rolls so as to keep the boom out of the water, at the same time being careful not to raise the boom too high or it is apt to lift and allow the sail to wrap around the mast, making what tuckup sailors term a “gafftop- sail. JULIA.—This steel schooner building for Mr. ©. W. Chapin, will be launched at Harlan & Hollingsworth’s yard, Wilmington, at 5 P. M. on Saturday. About 45 tons of her lead has been cast in the trough keel while on the stocks. A NEW STEAM YACHT.—Mr. Henry Piepgrass has lately completed a desien for a large seagoing steam yacht for Messrs, BOO Seek and Stillman, who will sell their present yacht, Janda. GRAYLENG.—The new railway at Lawley’s will be completed shortly and Baars will be the first vessel hauled onit. Her tanks and ballast have been removed and she now lies at Lawley’s. SHAMRBOCK.—Mr. Maxwell’s yacht was out on Mumm’s ways aes suid for more lead,5 tons, on keel, increasing her draft about 6in. | Answers to Correspondents. ES" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents, J. J. B., Saratoga. Cal.—See our advertising columns. = an L. R.—Do not use shot in the rifle. The Lyman sight is the est. GC. D., Freeland, Pa.—There are hotels at Milford, and you can- find guides there. B. BH. M.—Use a casi net or dip net. Write to any one of the fish- ing tackle dealers, and they will furnish what you need. M.0., Carrollton, 0.—Go to some of the stations on the Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette Railroad, in vicinity of Munising or Ish- penning. : P. D.—How much does a bullet rise, with the usual charge of PO GEE, BEN) lead, at Creedmoor at a 1,000yds. distance? Ans. ow * 0. H.—There is a wide diversity of tastes, as shown by extended discussions in our gun columns. Something about .40cal. will give satisfaction; and you may decide for yourself whether to have a repeater or a single shot arm. G. W. R., Yale Univyersity.—_1. Stalking’ and still-hunting are synonymous. 2, The English and the Buropean partridge and the American quail are distinct. 3. Elk and wapiti are different names applied to the same animal, Cervus canadensis. FP. W. G., New York.— Will you kindly give me the names of some of our swiftest swimming fish, such as trout, black bass, etc.? Ans. We knowof no data to base any estimate of the speed of anes a The lobster cam move about as rapidly as anything in the water. O.R. V., Penn Yan.—The dimensions of the Creedmoor (National Rifle Association) targets: First Class, up to and including d00yds. —Bullseye, circular, 8in. diam.; center, cirenlar, 26in.; inner, circu- lar, 46in.; outer, remainder of target. 2. Second Class, to be used at all distances over 300 to and including 600yds,; target 6x6ft.— Bullseye. circular, 22in. diam.; center, circular, 3$1n.; inner, circu- lar, bfin.; outer, remainder of target, 3. First Class, to be used at all distances over 600yds.; target 6<12ft.—Bullseye, circular, 36in, diam,; center,circular, 54in,; inner, square, 6x6ft.; outer, remainder of target. The count and circles of the Massachusetts decimal and the standard targets are: Mass. Decimal, Count diam, of circles. Standard. 1 eee PE PEED AAP A BRe ar ayant ps Oe Pep Aes ae ot Pe ayn Setar dang in. .54in, Bie Ls iieestenresconenene 8 in. pwn be nee Spee Error teaan ye, qeldaet-ie 1044in. -00in Giletk c WP mb) tN asp elrce te fies ven'pt oes 1284 in. 14,80in, ES Ae ee inte re tee Oar a ile 164in. 18.68in eee Sent Oe BOTT Dict ae baie 204sin. 26.00in. (A Oey eee ee secu 26 in. 34.22in. OL Pe, «2 ee a = ..a3. /In, 44 .90in. Olen HS ge NAIM ee co 1 ah 4134in. -_ 4x6ft. area. We cannot supply the specimen copy. Ganacing. Address all communications to the Forest and Stream Pub. Co. Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to FOREST AND SereaM theit addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are requested to forward to FOREST AND STREAM their addresses, with logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating to the sport. FIXTURES. NOVEMBER. 6. Oakland, Edwards Cup, DECEMBER. 4, Oakland, Edwards Cup. AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. OFFICERS, 1886-87. Commodore: R. J. WiLKtN, Brooklyn, N. Y. Secretary-Treasurer: Wm. M. CARTER, Trenton, N. J. d e Soc eee 1887-88. ommodore: R. W. GIBSON..... ow Secretary-Treasurer: F. b, Mix.) 4lbany, N.Y. Fice-Com. Rear-Com. Purser. Central Div.. Henry Stanton...R, W. Bailey..... E.W, Brown, 146 B’way, N.Y. Hastern Div. .L. ones....... Geo. M, Barney,...W. B. Davidson, Hartford. Applications for membership must be made to division purerss accom. anied by the recommendation of an active member and the sum of $2.00 ‘or entrauce fee and dues for current year ($1.00). Hyery member attending the general A.C. A. camp shall pay $1.00 for camp expenses. abeieton: sent to the Sec’y-Treas. will be forwarded by him to the proper Division, Persons residing in the Central Division wishing to become members of le ny Cae will be furnished with printed forms of application by address- ng the Purser. THE LEWIS TENT VENTILATOR. npas new device, invented by Patrick Lewis, of Quebec, Can- ada, has been brought to our notice by J. U. Gregory, Esq., of that city, well known to our readers as a sportsman; and he sends us the accompanying printed description of the new device, as seen by a reporter at the Provincial Exhibition: “Those who from necessity or pleasure have used tents have had a realizing sense of the trouble, discomfort and often worse which this inex- pensive invention is designed to obyiate. There is nothing more disagreeable and frequently more dangerous to the health in tent life than for the inmates to have to turn out in stormy weather or in the dead of a cold rainy night to slacken the halliards of their canvas abode. This job. as every camper-out knows, is anything but a pleasant one; but it cannot be shirked. At least such has hitherto been the general experience. All the tightening, slack- ing or readjusting have had to be done from the outside and, as already said, only too often under conditions as to weather which make the duty a pain, if notadanger. By means of Mr. Lewis’s simple contrivance, however, all this may be done away within the future without moving out of the tent, without touching a single rope, the inmates can atany moment tighten or slacken the canvas from the interior. This desideratum is effected by the tent pole, which is made in two sections, telescoping into each other and carrying a screw and nut, by means of which the pole can be raised or lowered and the canvas tightened or loosened as required, It is needless to point out to connoisseurs the immense advantages of this improvement, and we therefore say no more on the subject except to inyite personal inspection of it in actual operation. By this admirable invention Mr. Lewis also realizes another great desideratum of tent life, namely, thorough ventilation without exposing the inmates to discomforts attending the present unsatis- factory modes of ventilation. By meansof his simple contrivance, which consists of two movable hoods that can be wholly or par- tially opened or closed from the interior of the tents, the most complete circulation of fresh air is secured, the exterior hood also acting aS an awning to exclude sun or rain, and as windows to shoot from or to supply a view of the surroundings. Both these important inventions are adjustable to any form of tent, and cer- tainly deserve the widest adoption. “Tf the halliards of atent slacken or if the canvas becomes loose, the tightening and readjusting have hitherto been done from the outside. In stormy weather or on a cold rainy night, it is far from pleasant to have to turn out and expose yourself ta the weather while slacking the halliards of the tent. The tent pole shown in cnt furnishes the means of tightening or slacking the tent from the interior. The upper section ef the pole tele- scopes into the lower, carries a screw and by means of a nut bear- ing on the top of the lower section of the pole it can be raised or lowered as required, A jointed handleis pivoted to the nut and is held by a spring in 4 position at right angles to the pole or par- aliel with it. This keeps it stationary in either the working position or out of the way as desired. “The ventilator consists of two movable hoods that can ba opened or closed from the interior of the tent. The inner one by an endless cord can be opened or shut or kept partially opened as desired, while the exterior hood acts as an awning to exclude the sun or rain. With this ventilator occupants of the tent may smoke without giving offense, as there is always a current of fresh air, When cold the ventilator can be entirely closed. 856 FOREST AND STREAM. — [Nov. 24, 1867. COMPENSATING REEL. Patented January 17, 1882. 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SEND FOR Descriptive Circular, WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO., New ‘Haven, Conn. Stores: 312 Broadway, New York, and 418 Market St., San Francisco. TO THE TRADE! Have you heard of Chubb, the Fishing Rod Manufacturer? Of course you have. We migat say nearly every DEALER and ANGLER throughout the length and breadth of the land, either knows him or of him as one of the ORIGINALS, who in 1869 turned out the first entire machine-made Rod in the States, or the World, for that matter. His Rods have now a NATIONAL REPUTATION, and are shipped to all parts of the Globe. He employs no Agents or Travelers, but sells direct to the trade. He GUARANTEES to give prices FIVE PER CENT. better than any other manufacturer, when the QUALITY of goods is taken into account. SEND FOR A TRADE CATALOGUE AND DISCOUNT SHEET, with a few sample rods for comparison, DON’T FORGET that we are MANUFACTURERS and ship direct from the factory. Address, THOS. H. CHUBB, Post Mills, Vt. UPTHEGROVE & McLELLAN, MANUFACTURERS OF shooting and EFicshine Suite AND CLOTHING FOR - CIVIL ENGINEERS, RANCHMEN, LUMBERMEN, MINERS, ETC. Write for our new combined Catalogue with samples of Imported +>==Corduroys, Moleskin, Mackintosh, Canvas and Flannels-===S+ _ SEE DUR NEW SHADES OF ENGLISH CORDUROY, ¥ Address TIP. Se IVEC., Valparaiso, Indiana. Nov, 24, 1887; FOREST AND STREAM. 3567 SPORTSMEN’S WEAR AND EQUIPMENTS. D. B. SACK COAT. Pe ING WIRMULS Sae, 2h ae eeeh se 4 MIBEOY oss ans belch neadiebie tess ee 4.0 BORE sory thy veka ate Guat che cs 4 ELDON ASL lad eae tteohieeats A SUPOBIDR OU asses ce ea eb leder 4 MISS ANNIE OAKLEY,—An interesting ceremony took place on Saturday, the 29th October, in Miss Oakley's tent at the “Wild West Exhibition,” when Mr. Withers, on behalf of the Schultze Gunpowder Company, Limited, presented that lady with a gold medal commemorative of her stay in England. Mr, Withers said his yisit was one in which pain and pleasure were involved—pain in having to bid Miss Oakley farewell, pleasure in handing her a token of appreciation from the Company he represented, which he hoped she would accept, with best wishes for her happiness and success “in storm or in sunshine, on land or bysea.”’ Miss Oakley, with a grace peculiatly her own, expressed herself as pene very pend of the pitt. whick she would much yalue, and desired Mr. ithers would thank his Company for her. She added, with much naiveté, that had she not found “Schultze” powder to be the best powder she had ever used it would have found no fayor with her, The medal, which is of pure gold, is suspended by a colored ribbon from. a clasp and bar, is ciretlar in form with a cable edging and bears, in blue enamel, the company’s trade mark, a closed hand frasping lightning, with the motto “Inter fulmina securus.” Pen- dantfrom the medal isa smaller one of like pattern with the monogram A. O. likewise in enamel, on the obverse of the large is the inscription “Presented by the Schultze Gunpowder Company Limited, to Miss Annie Oakley, as a souvenir of her visit to Eng- Jand, and in appreciation of her skill in the use of Schultze Pow- der,—October, 1887."".—London Field. WELLINGTON, Nov, 26,—There was a fair attendance at the grounds of the Wellington Club to-day, and some good scores were made in the merchandise matches at blue rocks and clay-pigeons. Perry was first in Class A, with 19, Gerry in_ Class B, with 17, and Snow and Wardwell scored a pointin Class C, with lé each, Following are the winners in the several sweepstake matches: 1. 6 blue rocks—Cobb first. 2. 6 blue rocks—Wardwell first, 3. 3 pairs blue rocks—Wardwell first. 4. 6 clay-pigeons— Pery first. 5. 6 blue rocks, merchandise match—Snow and Perry first, Warren and Gerry second, Wardwell and Melcher third. 6. 10 clay-pigeons, merchandise match—Perry first, Gerry and Ward- well second, Snow third. 7. 3 pairs blackbirds—Swiltt first. 8. 6 clay-pigeons—Gerry first. 9. 6 blackbirds—Gerry and Bradstreet first. 10. 6 clay-pigeons—Warren first. 11. 6 blackbirds—Perry first. 12. 6 clay-pigeons—Snow and Wardwell first. FREEPORT, II1,, Noy, 16,—The shooting tournament for the dia- mond badge which represents the championship of Winnebago, Ogle, Stephenson, DeKalb, Boone, and Rock Counties, took place at Taylor’s Park, in this city, to-day, and was an exciting contest. Twelve marksmen participated, and there were many spectators. The shooting was at 50 Peoria blackbirds, 18yds. rise, and in spite of the heavy wind which blew across the range, tlhe scores were excellent, John T. Buker, of Rockford, won the emblem, with a score of 45; Dan Burrell, of this city, was second, taking first money, with ascore of 43; Eugene Cahoon, of this city, the present holder of the badge, made 42. Six other events were on the pro- gramme, and Cahoon made the biggest winning in the way of ween The next tournament will be held in Rockford early in ecember, Canoeing. Address all communications to the Forest and Stream Pub. Co. Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to FoREST AND STREAM their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of their clubs, and also notices in advance of epider and races, and report of the same, Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are requested to forward to FOREST AND STREAM their addresses, with logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating to the sport. AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. Central Div. .Henry Stanton,..R. W- Bajlley..,..E.W. Brown, 146B’way, N.Y. Eastern Div. .L, Q. Jones..,.... Geo. M. Barney,...W. B. Davidson, ‘ord. Wthern Div,,A, D. T. McGachen. W. G. McKendrick. 8. Britton, Lindsay, Can. pPOYEAONS for membership must be made to division anied by the recommendation of an active member and the sum of $2.00 or entrance fee and dues for current ke pe? ($1.00). Every member attending the general A. C, A, camp shall pay $1: sent to the Saas will be forwarded by him Persons residin A NEW DIVISION OF THE A: C. A. ak necessity fora further division of the main body of the A. O. A. that remained after the Eastern and Northern Division was set off, and that has been known as the Central Division, has long been recognized. by the leading men of the Association, and the only question has been as to when the proper time would come. It is now plainly evident that, this time has arrived, and that the best interests of the Association demand a further care yate out of the scheme that has already resulted in two strong and firmly founded Divisions. The development of the sport has been most rapid within that. section of the country between New York city and Canada for several reasons. First, New York was the original home of canoeing in the modern sense, the first canoes being imported by New York men, the first and for many years the only American canoe club being formed there, and canoeing was kept alive for the ten years between 1870 and 1880 mainly by the few New York canoeists. Secondly, Canada was the home of the Indian canoe, or rather its modern successor the open basswood canoe, as well as of the single paddle, an canoes were very widely used therefor hunting, fishing and camp- ing long beforé canoe clubs, associations and sailing races were thought of. The waters between New York and Canada were well suited for canoeing, and were the favorite cruising grounds of the New York canoeists, and besides their many natural ad- vantages the fact that Lake George, the central spot of all, was the home of the man to whom, above all others, the origin of the American Canoe Association is due, Mr. N. H. Bishop, helped to bring it into deserved prominence, and to make it the birthplace of the young Association. . With New York on the one hand and Canada on the other, and with the best of caneeable water between, it was but natural that the Browse both of canoeing and of the A. C. A. should be more rapid here than in more distant parts, and such has been the case, while so near the old home of the A. C. A., its influence has been stronger, and there has been 4 smaller proportion of unattached canoeists. Year by year, however, the number of canoeists has ‘increased throughout the country at large, but the influence of the Association has decreased with the distance from its central point, Which has naturally remained where most convenient for the great majority of its members; and to-day there is a ver large number of active canoeists outside of the Association, an Many not even members of clubs. It was to meet the widening circle of American canoeing and totake in the epee new recruits that the scheme of divisions of the A. ©. A. was established, and thus far we haye seen its successful working in two cases, Within the last three or four years canoeime has advanced very rapidly within the territory drained by the Passaic and Hacken- FOREST AND STREAM. sack, the Delaware. the Susquehanna and the Potomac rivers, and to-day there isa verg large body of canocists on these streamsand their branches, The growth has been spontaneous, fostered to a great extent by the impulse given to canoeing by the A. ©. A. and its meets, but still not directly due to any organized effort of the Association, Men have taken up canoeing, here one or two. there half a dozen, and in timéa number of clubs have been formed, Of course in New York city, which virtually forms the eastern limit of this territory, the A, C. A, has been well represented; in Pittsburgh, the extreme western point, there has been an active club of A. C. A. members; while Trenton, Philadelphia and Washington have been in intimate connection with the Associa- tion through members resident in these places. Altogether about 180 A. C. A. men are scattered over the territory in question, but beside these there are many canoeists who atenot members. The small clubs and the many unattached canoeists owe their intro- duction te canoeing not to the direct efforts of the A. C. A. men, as is the cause in some parts, but to the general spread of canoe literature, the accounts of meets and cruises, and the prominence given to the as since the formation of the Association. Not coming directly within its influence, and being unable on account of the distance to visit the meets, these men haye never fully un- derstood the aims and methods of the A. C. Al, and haye neyer realized that it would be to their benefit to join it. Gradually, however, as the number of canoeists has multiplied, the ideas of a union and of meets of some kind have taken form, and to-day there are several groups. in various places ready to organize in some manner. On the Passaic there are a hundred active canoe- ists, about Philadelphia there are many more, and local meets of some kind are now being projected for the spring. The following letters voice several opinions on the subject, and the last one puts the matter of organization in a definite shape by a proposal for a preliminary meeting: Hditor Forest and Stream: Philadelphia, Noy. 17.—I see by the Forrst AND STREAM that at the last meeting of the A. O. A. a discussion arose regarding a new division. Nowthismay benew tothe members of the A. C. A., but it has been talked about for some time in the vicinity. Now, our idea was this: That the Oentral Division comprised that section lying in the vicinity around New York city and the State, including Newark, Paterson, ete.,and it was our intention to form a, new division fo be known as the Southern Division, A.C, A:, and including that section from Trenton south, Harrisburg, Wash- ington, ete. When you get as far as Pittsburgh the majority are members of the W. CO. A. The object of forming a separate division is this: If we were included in the Central Division_and a division meet were held (which would be in the vicinity of New York city), it would be as inconvenient for Washington canoeists to be present as it is for New Jersey canoeists to be present at Lake George. This has been a matter of discussion in this er takes borhood for several seasons, but was not carried out owing to the scarcity of clubs in the South, but this is not now the case; we have in Philadelphia alone five canoe clubs and about fifteen men not club members, but this is not &1, the Delaware has in its man corners many more clubs, viz,, at Wilmington, Trenton, Bristol, ete., which are never heard from, owing chiefly to the little attention paid to progress in this direction. Thematter has come before the clubs at the proper time and action should be taken immediately so as to haye it settled one way or another before the next canoeing season opens, which could yery easily be accom- plished in this way. ' Let the canoeists of Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Trenton, and Washington, each hold meetings in their respective cities and elect each an officer for the division, and these officers could agree to meet in some way and select some spot for a local meet next season. At a recent meet of the Keystone C, C,, of Philadel- hia, (after transacting club business), it was decided to hold a ocal meet under the auspices of the Keystone Club (and not b individual persons as it was last season), and all persons who wis to attend will please communicate with me and their letters will be read to the club for action. The meet will be held pesto that week of May 30, 1888, on the Delaware River. Itis to be hoped that Southern men will take hold of this matter and not be the only district in the United States that is not officially represented in the A. C. A. Messrs. R. Binder, Jr., and Geo. Comly and Caw Norgrave were appointed a committee to act, and letters should be addressed as follows on both matters, viz., the division and_local meet: R. BINDER, JR., Keystone C. C. 635 NorTH ELEVENTH STREET, Philadelphia, Pa. Editor Forest. and Stream: j I notice in your editorial, that you are in favor of an Atlantic Division of the A. C,A.,.to be formed at once, That opinion is the wish of three members of our club, the fourth is absent from the city, but I think that is his desire also. All the members will probably join the ranks, if the Atlantic Division is formed and a meet held at salt water. A. 5. PENNINGTON, Paterson C. C, PATERSON, N. J., Nov. 24, _ Editor Forest and Stream: As I am too aoe a distance from your last week's correspondent, “Essex,” to meet him personally, | should like to shake hands with him through the medium of your paper. Let me say to “Hssex” that he isa manafter my own heart. I should like to cruise all summer with him, and | think we could cruise without the quarreling that canoeists are alleged to do, especially when there are only two of them. Whata pity it is that we have not more men like himin the Association. [ think the officers would like it better.and have an easier time than they do. I am willin to wager that if the executive committee should decide to hol the meet at Lake George more than fifty per cent of the canoeists who have never attended any of the meets, or never will, would have preferred to have had it at the Thousand Islands or on salt water. The FOREST AND STREAM covered the ground of a salt water meet perfectly last week, and pointed out the troubles, which were by no means imaginary ones. Now, I have a plan which might work and save a great deal of talk and letter writing. Let each Division haye a meet of their own. It was done by the Northern Division this year and wasa success, Then we could have one at Lake George, another at Grindstone, and the Eastern and Southern could have a salt-water, if they want it. That ought to suit everybody, They might be arranged so that one could attend allof them. Now for the races for a perpetual cup. Why not appoint a man for each Division as time keeper for a special race, and make the-races against time. Of courseit would be con- siderable trouble making the wind blow alike at each meet, and making the tides and currents alike, but the executive committee wouldn’t mind such a thing as that. [merely offer this as a sug- gestion to ly an end to yearly argument as to where the meet shall be held. . , I myself never attended a meet, business always interfering but [ should have done ifit had been possible,and I am sure. should not have said to the officers “If I cannot have the meet where I want it Iwill not belong to it at all.” Now, one word of advice to the officers of the Association, when you are advised by anybody to do so and so, tell them to—well, give it to them so hard they will never try to give you any more advice. Not to be influeuced by Anything you see in the papers (the kickers will kick anyway), and to go into the bomb business and keep seyeral on hand to use on tliose canoeists who pay more dues in good ad- vice and indifferent suggestions than in solid cash, BINGHAMTON, N. Y., Nov. 22, GrRAcim L. Editor Forest and Stream: . The discussion as to the location of the next general meet of the A. C. A. has developed the fact that in the present Central Division the majority of the members are residents of the section compris- ing the waters of the Hudson within 60 miles of New York, New York Bay, Newark Bay, the Passaic River, Shrewsbury River, the waters surrounding Long Island, and the New York shore of the Sound up to the Connecticut line—all salt water. The number of A.C. A. members in this section now enrolled in the Central Division mounts up to 181 as against 134 left for the remainder of the Stateand the whole country not now included in the present Northern and Hastern divisions. Also, in the salt-water section above outlined there is a large number of men who own canoes, some of a larger class than any in the Association, but men thor- oughly imbued with the spirit of canoeing. Thisnumber has been variously estimated at from 50 to 200. In my judgment, 100 is well within the actual number. Now, under these circumstances, it seems to me very desirable that A.C. A. members of this section take the action provided for hy the present constitution, and ap- ply for a new division under the name of the “Seaboard,” ““Atlan- tic” or “Salt Water” division. One of the arguments used at the late executive meeting against considering a salt-water meet was, that the A. C. A. was nota missionary body. From this argument I respectfully wish to dis- sent. l hold that the general association is most emphatically a missionary association in that it is intended to unite the whole body of canoeists throughout the country. With that object, the clause prom for rotation of the general meet was inserted, with that object the formation of the Eastern and Northern divisions was advocated, and with the same object have adyances been made time and again to the men of the present Western Canoe Association. * ; (Dre, 1, 1887, It would seem as if the separate existence of this latter associ- ation should have warned the present foyerning body against Tepeating the error of ignoring a section containing a body of men interested in the sport, already large enough to form a working association of their own outside of the A, C. A., and only kept from doing so by the efforts of present A. OG. A. members, who have assured them again and aoa that the A.C, A. would soon have a salt-water meet which they could attend_and see for themselves the pleasures and benefits to. be derived from_being part of so magnificent and united a whole. However, under our admirable constitution we have another remedy, that which I haye suggested aboye, viz., to form a new division of present A.C. A. members and to invite our fel- low canoeists and single-hander cruisers to join us. A meeting can he beld in New York, organize for the election of officers, ap- ply for admission as the Seaboard (or other) Division, and have the application acted on by mail by the Executive Committee in ample time to start the boating season with a defined plan for a local meet on salt water under the division officers, say two weeks in advance of the general meet next August. The co-operation of the Passaic River clubs has been solicited, and personally 1 hope this action may seem preferable to them to forming the independ- ent association they have talked of, I am confident that we can haye a local meet on salt water next summer, which, in point of attendance, will be far ahead of the general meet on Lake George, which many do not want to revisit, and Which will give fairer sail- ing tests than can ate hoped for on the broadest part of any mountain-surrounded lake, no matter how beautiful, From investization made prior to presenting the matter to the meeting at Albany, | know that the trouble of getting fresh water and of beaching boats on tidal beaches can be oViated, and that being the case, if we have not energy and executive capacity ta make such a meet a success, we deserve to be passed over again as we have been heretofore, - , ; I therefore invite A, C. A. members and other catoeists inter- ested to meet at 247 Fifth avenue, New York, on Friday, Dec. 9, at 8 o'clock P, M., to organize and apply for admission as a new division and to take such further action as may seem. necessary in the premises, Under the constitution a quorum of any division containing 100 members is twenty members, A full attendance of all interested is, therefore, hoped for. mM. Wurrnock, A. ©. A, 35, That action will result in one or more quarters very soon seems Certain, and it is not necessary now to gointo any argument, to prove that the best aud most effective step that can be taken will be the simplest one, the organization of a fourth division of — the American Canoe Association, according to the mefhod pre- scribed by the Constitution, Failing in this step, the only other contingency would be the formation of a number of small and isolated bodies, actually but large and badly constituted local clubs, even though under the more ambitious title of association. For instance, the canoeists on the Passaic already number enough to form an organization of their own, independent of the A. ©. A., and the canoeists of the Delaware might soon form another, but there could be no harmonious action, and the two would work coe far their own interests, and in the end canoeing would gain ut little. The advantage of such a, division would be plain enough as far as the present members of the A. C. A. are concerned, it would at once establish a division meet that would travel in a far narrower — circle than the A. C, A. mest, and so come each neat more nearly within reach of the members of this section, while it would, as soon as the plan is fairly working, insure the A. C..A. meet within the division at least as often as anywhere else. Naturally it — would increase the membership of the entire Association, and at the same time giye the division a larger and more powerful © representation in the A. C, A. than the members now within the — same extent of country enjoy as a part_of the Central Division. Tt is not enough, however, that it should benefit the present members or those who would naturally join in time, but to fill the required end it must bring the Association directly to every can- oeist now within its borders. [¢ has been urged by many that the A.C. A. wasso far from them and its benefits so fey that there Was no use in them joining, and this no doubt has been to a cer jain extent true. The work of organizing a national association, begun and carried out for some time by a very few earnest can- | oeists, has been by no means an easy task. That it has yet been fully successful none of its friends claim, but what it has done is easily shown by a comparison of the growth of canoeing in the first ten years, from its introduction in 1870 to the foundation of the A. C. A. in 1880, with the prow ee during the seven years that | have since elapsed. It must be remembered that the first period © was coincident with the greatest development of canoeing in | England, while here it is marked by an unusual interest in water | sports, from which rewing in particular benefitted, and yet can- | oeing was with difficulty kept alive. The rapid growth of canoe~ | ing is so nearly coincident with the origin and growth of the A. | CG. A., and the leaders in the latter are so intimately connected - with all the improvements in canoes that there can be no ques-— tion as to cause and effect. Itwas not the increase of canoeing | which led to the Association, but the long and untiring efforts of | a handful of canoeistsin advance of the times who formed the | Association and used it asa lever to raise canoeing, It isto the » leaders in the A. C. A, that canoceists to-day are indebted for the | vastly improved canoes, the many new rigs, the dozens of minor conveniences and for the entire literature of canoeing, in itself an aid that all the old hands were deprived of. Looking at these results who can say that the A, C. A. has been a failure, or that | because it does not give to each and every member who pays a, dollar, a meet on his own duckpond, that heis under no obligations to aid it. That much remains to be done before it can be brought within the reach of all in the territoty which it now attempts to cover, is very certain, but the work is going on faster and faster. The scope of the Association is widening, the details are being further perfected, more able men are being enlisted in the wor each year, while the progress within the last two years is particu. | larly encouraging, , ; Now, we have no sympathy with those who complain that the | A, C. A. is of no use to them, that they cannot visit the meets, and | that they will not join until they can. Seeing that allis not pers | fect, they stand aloof and refuse to have anything todo with it; | when it just suits the individual ideas of each and gives him a, | meet at home, he will step forward and pay up—two cents per week through the year. That it has done much and is each year doing more for.canocing counts but little, that nearly every man on the roll is working for its improvement; all this counts for nothing with many. It never seems to secur to them that if all joined and lent their efforts, the end wished for might soon be accomplished. There is no money in working for the A, C. A.; it costs something to hold every office, time and money too, but these are freely given for the Association, for the members indi- yidually, andfor American canoeing; and when a man declines to aid the work until he can see that he is sure of exactly 100 cents of benefit in return for the dollar invested, we have little sympathy for his complaints as to distance, etc.; but, at the same time, it may be worth while to show to those unwilling ones that the re- turn. can be had in a little time. : i It is impossible to hold any meet. at a point that will accommo- date all the men who wish to attend, otherwise if would be but a_ local meet of all the men in a big city, or on a part of one river. The best that can be done is to rotate the meet throughout the allotted territory, in such a manner as may be fair to the majority of canoeists who belong to the body, This plan is now in practical operation in the Association itself, though some diffleulty has at first been éxperienced which is unlikely to occur again; and it is- proposed to apply the same te the division meets. it is not in every central locality that a suitable camp_and courses can be found, and the location must be governed by this and by the trans- portation facilities, hut the aim is to hold the meet im different sections of the division in turn, as far as consistent with these re- uirements. There will still be some who will bave to travel a, istance, in whose locality the meet can never be held, but in the main it will be within easy reach of the majority. Further than thisethe division should so promote the interests of canoeing that every waterside town and yillage should haye its canoe club, how- ever small, the members allin the Association, used to working together, and fully capable of holding such small meets as may prove a substitute in the years when the division meet is too far away for a general attendance from the section. ' . The area of the astern Division, excluding the Maine wilder- ness, where no canoeists are likely to dwell, is about 40,000 square miles; the division we have to propose would contain about 60, leaving in the Central Division about 5,000. As to distance, bac division would, enue ly speaking, be inclosed in a circle of about 150 miles’ radius, while the distance from extreme points in any division would be not over 300 miles, or say one night’sride byt at an expense of about $10 for the return trip. This would rep sent about the maximum distance which a man would haye travel to reach a meet, while often it would be very much dearer. This is all that any one can ask for a meet of any size; ih canno be held near to him every year without injustice to many other and when he isat too great a distance he must depend on a sti’ Jer Jocal meet with others situated as heis for the year. This, however, will be less of an evil as the number of canoeists increase as it will always be possible to get together men snough in any ee Ea oe “ ' Duc, 4, 1887,] ality for a small meet. It may be said that this can be done at y time without the aid of the A. C. A.; but thus far it has not been successfully accomplished, and it would seem that some stronger union and some practice in the management of affairs of this kind, both of which the A. C, A. gives, were necessary even to the success of local meets. _ To go now further into ies plan of the proposed division, the resent Central Division is the residue left after the setting off of | the astern and Northern Divisions, and comprises all the United ‘States outside of the former Division, the Eastern States. The new Division would Sonera the States of Pennsylvania, Dela- ware, New Jersey and Maryland, with that part of New York be- ow the Highlands of the Hudson. Political boundaries are of little consequence in such a Division, but the leading waters form afar better system of grouping. In thiscase they would be the lower Hudson and New York , the Passaic, Hackensack, Dela- ware, Susquehanna, Potomac, onongahela and Allegheny rivers and Chesapeake Bay. The northern limit would be a line drawn across New York and Pennsylvania through the ee corner of New Jersey at Port Jervis; the eastern limit the lower Hudson helow Peekskill, the Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook to Qape Charles, the Potomac on the southwest, and the western boundary of the State of Pennsylvania. This would leave in the actual Central Division the State of New York and a part of Pennsyl- vania. A look at the map will show that it would not be possible to have a meet which would be in each different part in turn, but the great bulk of the canoeists in this section would for the present be east of the Susquehanna River, and the meets would naturally be held up and down the coast between New York and Washing- ton, and inland as far as possible. This, of course, would not be quite fair to the canoeists of Warren and Pittsburgh, but it would be better than at present, and the best that can be done until the number of canoeists in that vicinity increased. The waters of Long Island, which would be included, the Delaware, Lake Hopatcong, and Chesapeake Bay, would give fine sites for the ~ A. meet, and would afford far rans as ye Division and the A. facilities for the men in this section than the A. C. A. tang able to give. e A. C. A. book shows a membership of about 315 in the States of New York, New J igs Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland, including the District o Columbia, and the proposed division of this area would leaye about 135 mempbers in the Central Division, and about 180 men inthe new division. How many actual canoe- ists there are in the same territory is not definitely known, but by the list of canoe clubs in the American Canoeist there are $2 clubs within its boundaries, ranging in membership from 60 down to 4 or 5. In only 17 out of 32 clubs on the list is the membership given, and this foots up 351 men, so that the club membership must make a total of at least 500 canoeists. It is safe to add at least another 200 to this for the unattached canoeists, but we will assume that the number of active canoeists within the new division will be but 500. With such a body of men it would be possible in a couple of years to work up a strong and compact organization that would exceed in numbers and power the original A. 0. A. as it was for the first five years of its existence. Instead oftrying to draw men to its meet from a distance of 500 miles or more, the greatest dis- tance would not be more than 150 or 200 miles, and there should be no difficulty in securing an attendance of 150 to 200 men ata division meet, or as large a number as would be desirable. _ _ The expenses of the A, . Meet, as per report of the Secre- pany ecaeatess were within $250, and a division meet would cost still less if properly conducted, or not over $200. It is probable _ that im the future the A. C. A. meet each year will be combined with one of the division meets in turn, the expenses being borne b the division, so that no direct tax for the annual A.C. A. meet will be needed, The full details of the plan are not yet perfected, but allseems to be working in that direction, to establish a circle of Meets, each solely under the control of a division, and to make each in turn the official gathering of the A. C. A. for the year, the Commodore being in command, the Trophy being raced for, and consequently the best sailors of the Association being present. The expenses of such a meet will be no greater than an ordinary division meet, so no part of the cost need fall on the A.C. A. asa body unless it be considered advisable to offer special prizes in the name of the Association, instead of those usually provided by the division. With a membership of 500 the expenses of the division should be little greater than for a quarter of thenumber, the cost oi printing the necessary notices and programs is no more, the Tace program is the same, and there will be a few more prizes for 500 men than for 700, and the cost of wharf, officers quarters, A.C. A. tent,in short all the furniture of the camp will be no greater for a large number than for a meet of150 men. The ex- penses per man could be reduced even below the present sum of a dollar, and with very much better returns to each member. The call for a meeting is made to all canoeists interested in the formation of a new division on the plan roughly outlined above, but the movement for such a division can only come from nifen at present in the A.C. A. There are many details connected with the work of organizing a new division, but the object of the meet- ing is to discuss the best method of work with a view to bring in as Many Canoeists as possible and to make the A. C. A. and the diyision indispensable to each. With this end in view we would call the attention of canceists who are not members to the con- stitution of the Association and to the reports of its meets and business proceedings as reported in the FOREST AND StTRHAM in order that they may familiarize themselves with its methods and aims and decide whether it is worth their while to join the work. Tt is surprising, considering how much has been said and writ- ten about the A, C. A. that canoeists should still be in the dark in regard to it, but the correspondence that comes to us from men outside of the Association, often in connection with some hostile criticism, shows an entire ignorance of the essential and promi- nent features, and we venture to say that those wno have been most forward in finding fault have never visited a meet, never read carefully the laws and rules, and are in no way conversant with the practical advantages or defects of the A. C. A. _ _ That itis not a failure is already proved, that it has done much _ both for canoeing in general and for individual canoeists is ad- mitted, and its friends are now trying to do still more. Is it then the adyantage of each canoeist to try and avail himself of the present benefits it offers and to lend his aid toward increasing them, or to stand aloof and criticise all that does not fall in with his individual crotchets? The A.C. A. will go on, with or without the aid of outside canoceists, butitis the wish of its leaders to make it truly a National Association, and as such to enlist every American canoeist in its service and to give him such a return that he will feel well a reed Such is the object of the present movement in the Middle States, and we trust that canoeists will at least study the subject with the care and attention which it certainly deserves from every friend of canoeing. Before goin into the details of the oganization it is desirable to haye as fu information as possible concerning the number of clubs and can- oeists, and we shall be glad to have any expressions of opinion, pro oF con, as well as the names both of clubs and canoeists, both club members and unattached, within the proposed territory, in time for the meeting on Dec. 9. OTTAWA C. C. Editor Forest and Stream: lam afraid your readers must have thought the Ottawa C. C. was defunct, but quite the contrary is the fact, we have all been so busy with the paddle that we have forgotten the pen, Now Dame Winter forces us to give up the former, so we naturally re- Sumoe fhe etter send you as 4 first instalment a ane of our y ng races. races were pa over a course a measured half mile. All our paddling races, with the exception of a seven mile race in the pont. were a mile long with a turn, and great care was taken to have the time taken ac- curately, two taking it independently and one checking the other. There were six races, the time is given in minutes and seconds. The time was not taken for the first race: 1 z 3 2 5 6 A. 0. Wheeler... 2d 22 140 919 1S 1055 Wo Oronk: 522.2202. ath 230 153 917 455 10 40 CG. Rogers. .:2...2.... dst) We) Oe AB. Bi ay. R. W-. Baldwin.Broke paddle.1?7 38 1210 915 Fe <- #. . Gisborne: 150 25S SOLA J.8, Brough ........... api ape = = 3 = J,8t.G. MeQuilkin.... 1... 28 .... + we abetie. P20 525) Fae. ae vr. > 9 45 is lowest place having been f first race fifth. The fotrth Tace of ihe series was also one of the regatta ed hag the time shows it was yery closely contested. It was won by Mr. Baldwin, who was in a 1#eft.x25in.xlin. canoe, which was bought especially for the race, as . Baldwin was previously ce tes witha heavy decked canoe. The other canoes were considerable larger, the one in which I padd 15ft.x28in.x1lin., being the nearest to it in size. FRancis H. GISBORNE, Secretary Ottawa ©. C. Orrawa, Noy. 16, FOREST AND STREAM. CIVIS AMERICANUS SUM. A’ the dinner in Albany on the occasion of the Executive Com- mittee meeting, Vice-Com. Stanton presented to Com. Gibson a large American flag, with the wish that it might wave over the Commodore’s tent at the next meet. In accepting it, Com. Gibson said that if anything were needed to persuade him to become an American in name the gift would be sufficient, but that he had long since decided to do so. The following legal document shows that he has acted in accordance with his speech; and we are glad to welcome him as an American citizen as well as an honored member of that circle of good fellowship which knows no politi- cal boundaries; City Court of Albany. SraTE OF New YorK, Crry AND CounTY OF New YORK, 8.: Be it known, That on the 21st day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, Robert W. Gibson, formerly of England but now of the city of Albany, ap- eared in the y Court OF ALBANY (the said Court being a ourt of Record, having Common Law Jurisdiction, and a Clerk and Seal) and applied to the said Court to be admitted to become A CITIZEN GF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, pursuant to the Acts. of Congress of the United States of America in relation to naturalization. 4nd the said Robert W. Gibson having thereupon produced to the Court such evidence, made such declaration and renunci- ation, and taken such oaths as are by the said act required Thereupon, It is ordered by the said Court that the said Robert W. Gibson be admitted, and he is accordingly admitted by the Court, A CITIzHN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Witness: T. F. WILKINSON, JOAN W. WALSH and FRANK- LIN M. DANAHER, Justices of said Court. ; In Sey whereoy, the seal of the said Court is hereunto affixed, this 2ist day of Beal of the November, 1887, in the 112th year of the City Court of Independence of the United States. Albany. By the Court. JNO. W. WALSH, Clerk. CRUISING BOATS ON LAKE ERIE. Editor Forest and Stream: , Seeing in your issue of Nov. 8 the drawings of cruising boats similar to those in use on the west end of .Lake Erie for several years, it occurred to me that some particulars of the latter might be of terest to your readers. , AL Aaa, 1uft. 6in. area, Square feet...) 22.0... laa es 190 The sails are of light drill, the roping on leech only extending as high asthe reefs. The centerboard is of 3-l6in. iron, weighing 8ilbs., 4ft. long and aft. din. deep. It is sharpened on the forward edge. The boat is double-ended, so the main sheet works on a high traveler over the tiller. The rules under which the races are sailed are as follows: 1, No shifting ballast, 2. Standing rigging shall be allowed. 3, Time allowance to be two seconds per inch per mile of supposed ten mile course. Boats haying decking, if of benefit to hoat on the day of the race, to allow open boats two minutes on the course. 4, Start to be made at.d P, M., and race to be finished by 6:30 or no race, 5, All buoys to be left on the port side on inside course, and on the starboard side on the outside course. 6. In case of a pro- test the boat protesting must hoist a flag in a conspicuous place on the starboard side, and protest must be entered in writing with the sailing committee within twenty-four hours after the race. Note—The sailing committee have. anthority to reject any boat they do not consider to be a skiff. The two courses of the club are each ten miles, one the inner course, two rounds entirely within the bay, the other through the bay and round the island into the open lake. PACIFICO YACHTING.—Despite every endeavor of the local amateur sailors to maintain the interest in yachting matters, the fleet of pleasure craft becomes smaller every year. The owners of the large yachts belonging to the Pacific and San Francisco clubs, invariably pose as the representatives of the sport on this coast, much to their own satisfaction,no doubt, but when any really active work is done, whenever there isa lively club sail, the Corin- thians will be found to be the moving spirits. The large yachts are apparently a damper to the sport, their owners are an incum- brance, and their pretensions are a sham, The cruises of the © Pacific and San Francisco clubs have been failures this year. The races, if such they could be called, have amounted to nothing, and the members seem to be utterly discouraged. Since the Aggie has been sold and the Halcyon has gone on a hunting: voyage, there is no chance for a race for the big schooners. Only the small fr are left, and the enthusiasts have all centered in the Corinthian Club. Kiyery successful event is due to their enterprise and push, and to them all the credit is due. The other organizations will have to receive new blood and new yachts before they can hope to com- pete in popular estimation with the younger club. A collection of men who happen to be possessed of a fair share of the world’s goods does not constitute a yacht club by any means.—California Newsletter. TRIPLE EXPANSION FOR SMALL YACHTS.—A small steam launch of steel is now being built by Garland & Co., of Boston, to be fitted with triple expansion engine. The hull is S31ft.<4ft, fin. with but Sin. draft, the wheel being beneath the rudder, The cylinders are 834, 6 and 9%4in. xAléin.; both they and the bedplate being of steel. ‘he H. P. cylinder bas a piston valve, and the L. P. and intermediate are fitted with Frick valves, The piston rod, valve spindles, and crank shaft are of stecl,and the standards for the cylinders of steel tubes. ‘The connecting rods are of bronze. In some places ball bearings are used, but the thrust bearing is fitted with an improved device of the builders, ‘The steel boiler will be of the locomotive type, with Howden’s system of forced draft and Herranda’s grate bars. Another boat to he built by, the same firm will be 57x10ft., with triple expansion engines 7, 11 and 18 12in. A RACING CLASSIPICATION.—The committee on classifica- tion appointed in the spring by the Seawanhaka C. Y. C., has Jately been in communication with the New York, Atlantic, Larchmont and Eastern clubs, in regard to a uniform system to be adopted by all for the term of five years. The E. Y. C. has been unable to send representatives, but committees have been ap- pointed by the others, and several conferences have been held, the result being that the system of classification first offered in the Fornsr AND StrRuAmM has been recommended. A definition of waterline and a clause agreeing to an adoption for a period of five years, form important additions to the scheme which will soon be submitted to the club for ratification. BURLINGTON (VT,) Y. Fie ACRE he co ater are looking up on Lake Champlain. The Burlington Y, C. has just complete handsome new quarters, at a cost of 5,000. Theclub membership includes 200 names, The fleet is composed chielly of sharpies and light drafts, not well suited to the puffy winds and choppy waters of the lake. Mr, W. 8, Phelps will make a new departure mm model and rig for next season with a handsome craft of the cutter type, designed by Mr. C. P, Kunhardt, of New York, ‘This yacht will be 32ft. long on deck, 24ft, waterline, 6ft. boaru, and ft. raft, with a large portion of outside ballast, The cabins will be spacious with 5ft, $in, headroom, Lower sail area 625 sq. ft. “STEAM YACHTS AND LAUNCHES,”—L'anteur passe en reyue dans cet ouvrage les different types de machines ¢mpleyés dans les yachts A vapeur d’Amerique, dont le nombre est trés con- siderable ef se développe chaque année. Il y a done la une sourec @informations préciceuses, car les Américains, avec leur esprit pratique, ont di certainement rechercher et adopter, pour leurs embarcations & vapeur, les appareils les plus commoiles et les lus avantageux. Un grand nombre des planches et de firurus, intercalées dans le texte, donnéent beaucoup de varieté et ajoutent & la clarté de ce petit volume, imprimé d‘ailleurs ayec grand luxa, sur trés beau papier.— Le Yacnt. MORE ABOUT HOLLOW SPARS,—We learn that the spars made by W. K. Pryor & Co., forthe Em Ell Eye, mentioned lass week, were 80 much lighter than the old ones that no less thay 9091bs. of ballast was dispensed within her racing this year. The old mast weighed 2(0lbs., the new one but 90; the old gait 40)bs. the new one but ld. The wooden shell of the mast was bub 5gin. thick, but owing to the enyelope of cloth and paper it Was fully strong enough. Messrs, Pryor & Co. now haye every facility at wy Shy shop at South Boston, for manufacturing hollow spars of all kinds. A SAN FRANCISCO CUTTER.—We have received a photo- graph of a 24ft. cutter, built after lines published in *‘Small Yachts," by three amateurs of San Francisco, G. W. Harrold, \W. P. Harrold and Alpheus Ball, Jr. The yacht is a yery creditable production and was built by her Corinthian owners during night- time wnd holidays, all the rigging and ironwork being of their own manufacture. The yacht sailed well in the strong winds of San Francisco Bay under yawl rig, but will now he tried as a cutter. CAV ALIER,—A schooner by this name, to be used for pleastre urposes, is now building at Glen Cove, L. L, for Col. George uryea, late owner of the schooner Republic. ‘The new boat will be a keel vessel 76ft. over all, 65ft, Lw.l., 20ft. beam, and 9ft. Gin. draft. When New York adds such fiyers as this and the new Harlequin to herpleasure fleet Goston will have ta lool to her laurels or she will be left far astern. NIRYANA.—This schooner, once the sloop Julia, has lately been changed again, her trunk being removed and a keel substi- tuted, She was aperaily a centerboard boat, but at various: times has had a keel, and now goes back’'to it, She will leave soon for another winter in the West Indies, her owner, Gen, H, W. Perkins, joining her at Nassau by steamer, Dre. 1, 1887.] a SS eee Eee eee A NEW STEAM YACHT.—Mr. Theodore Durand, builder of the Fedalma,is now at work on a steam yacht at ‘Englis’s old. fords Greenpoint. Her dimensions are, length over all, 120ft.; -w.l., 110ft.; beam, 18ft.; draft, 8ft, The engines will be quadruple compound, four cylinders. d SPERANZA.—Mrv. H. W. Collender has sold his schooner to Mr. Geo. H. Ketchum, of Toledo, who will use her on Lake Erie. Mr. Collender will probably build from a Burgess design. SEAWANHAKA C, Y. C.—An amateur musicale will be given at the club house on Dee. 3, at 8:30 P. M. . Answers ta Correspondents. {=~ No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents, C. A. T.—We hope to have some of the communications, H. C. N., Leavenworth.—The .22-10-45 is the more accurate. J. L,, Brooklyn.—Write to Mr. Herm. F. Schellhass, of your city S.S., East Orange—We know of no American agency for the eun. H. H. M., Melbourne, Quebec.—The puppy is pretty old but he will probably stand the docking without ill results. K. Y. C., Dunedin, Fla.—Of 15 races sailed in British waters Thistle won 13 and Irex and Genesta one cach. Write to Keuffel & Esser, 127 Fulton street, N. Y. J. H., Jersey City.—An old subscriber wants to know the winter fishing resorts on coast of North Carolina, only those where ac- commodations can be had. Ans. Go to Morehead City or Beaufort. J. L. B.—The revolvers as loaded with factory ammunition have the recoil you complain of. Toremedy the defect load your shells with lighter charges. This is done with advantage by expert gallery shooters. G. H. B., Watertown, N. Y.—The subject will have attention on return of our kennel editor. The pedigree is Emperor Fred (Blue Prince—Blue Daisy) out of Countess Belle (Young Bob—bitch from Sir Mathew White Ridley’s kennel). ‘ J,M.—1- The shrapnel shell is highly recommended by man who have used it for long-distance shots. 2. We do not vouch for the reliability of the firm, but we have neyer known any charge against them to show any dereliction on their part. H. E. McC., Philadelphia, Pa.—The cruiser in the Forrest AnD STREAM of Jan. 21,1886, has proved quite successful, but the boat lately illustrated has only been tried in the 18ft. size. The smaller boat would, however, answer well for your purpose. Cap Lock, Frewsburg, N. Y.—If from the State of New York I #0 up.into Maine in the open season, and kill two or three deer, or 2 caribou, can I ship any part or all of the same back into New York State by express or otherwise? I am informed by a resident of the State of Maine that no game is allowed to leave the State. Ans. You cannot. Inquirer, New York.—Can you give me information on the fol- Jowing points in regard to the keeping of quail in captivity during the winter, preparatory to turning them out in thespring; dimen- sions and plan of coop; temperature and exposure of the same; food and general care. Ans. Keep them in a dry coop, which may have large surface area but should not be high. Be careful to have it dry and thoroughly sheltered from cold rains. The birds will live outdoors if you insure a dry retreat for them. Feed on wheat screenings and buckwheat and give them gravel. R.W. M.—I send you two rifle bullets found near Alexandria, Va., on ground occupied during the war by the Northern army. I have heard of bullets containing a deadly poison and think that these formerly did. The cavity, I think, contained a poisonous liquid that was forced out around the sides of the plug when the gun was fired, so that coming even slightly in contact with flesh the wound would likely be fatal. The lower part of the cavity has or hada reddish look as though a liquid had dried and left a sedi- ment, Ans. The cavity was not intended for a poison receptacle. FOREST AND STREAM. So SAILING SKIFF ‘CLIO.’”——ToronTo Bay. 377 BOOKS RECEIVED. LEE & SHEPARD, Boston, send us “A Bunch of Violets,” gath- ered by Irene E. Jerome, whose drawings have made up former Christmas books put forth by this house. The present work con- sists of a number of flower and landscape drawings, engraved by Geo. T. Andrew, printed on rich paper, folio, and- bound in an ex- panse of gilt, the whole inclosed ina box. From the same pub- lishers comes “The Bridal of Triermain,” by Sir Walter Scott, illustrated by Percy Macquaid. The plates are albertypes or heliotypes, fourteen in number, depicting the scenes of the stir- ring verse. The figures show careful anatomical work, but there is no life in them,.they are manikins posed for the occasion. The volume has been specially prepared for a gift book, and is,ele- gantly bound in gilt. Also in gilt covers, nuggets of literature, and rich in illustration and TCE are the old favorites, each by itself: “Ring Out Wild Bells,” “That Glorious Song of Old.” Why Should the Spirit of Mortal be Proud?” “It was the Calm and Silent Night,” “The Breaking Waves Dashed High,” and “Gray’s Hlegy.” In parchment and gilt is ‘Faith’s Festivals,’ by Mary Lakeman. It is daintily gotten up and printed with much care and taste (Price $1). ‘"Vocal and Action-Language, Culture and Expression,” by HE. N. Kirby, of Haryard College, is a compre- hensive text book for students of elocution. “Baker's Humorous Speaker” is a series of popular recitations and readings in Yankee and English, Irish, medley and negro dialects. These dialect se- lections are also issued each separately (price 30 cents); and there is also a “Grand Army Speaker,” comprising many of the standard patriotic pieces in prose and yerse. MAN AND OTHER ANIMALS. Henry Bensen, of Hayden Hill, Lassen County, has in his possession a petrified salmon. The former fleshy part re- sembles crystalized and variegated quartz, retaining in part the yellowish color of the salmon, and what was formerly the skin of the fish is now a sort of porcelain or white flint, The entire specimen is of the very hardest quartz in texture. It was found on a hillside at about 1,500 ft. altitude from the floor of Big Valley. This would indicate that salmon in- habited the ancient rivers, the beds of which now form strata of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and in which ancient chan- nels lie the richest deposits of California’s gold. These an- cient river beds, as is well known, are found at various heights above sea level, and in some places but.a few hundred feet below the crest of the range, and perhaps hundreds of feet beneath solid formation of mother earth and running entirely independent of any present surface formation. To determine with certainty that salmon inhabited these ancient rivers would be an interesting fact, as it would fix at a much later date than is now generally supposed the geological period when, by mighty upheaval, these old river courses were changed and obliterated from the face of the earth.—Sacra- mento (Cal.) Record-Union. For several days past a rather green-looking drummer has been in Greensboro selling fruit trees, and it occurred to some of the young men of the town that it would be fine fun to take him snipe hunting, so they invited him to go with them last Thursday night. The invitation was readily accepted, and, a party of seven of the most dignified and prominent young gentlemen of Greensboro at once organized, and all arrangements for a grand hunt were perfected. At 9 o’clock ey the party commenced their journey to one of the most ismal swamps in this immediate section, carrying with them their deluded victim. After a tramp of several miles through thick undergrowth, briers, bogs and fens, the party halted. The drummer was stationed on the verge of a marsh that would compare favorably with the “‘Lake of the Dismal] Swamp.” The night air was chilly, the wind sighed and moaned through the majestic forest trees, and the waning moon shed a pale, ghastly light over the scene, The death- like silence was broken only by the dreary croak of the frogs and the occasional ery of a bird that had been disturbed by the hunters, It was just such a time and place as one would suppose that creeping serpents, wild cats and leather-winged bats held high carnival. bag was given to the stranger, with instructions to hold it open while the rest of the party went up the swamp to scare the snipes down for him. But, alas! alas! the cruel young men wandered off into the woods towards home, leaving the snipe hunter with the bag to hold. After being absent about two hours, waiting to see what the drummer would do, they set out for town, gloating over the trick that they had played him. Some of the party were sorry for the poor young man in the woods, and would fain have returned for him, but this was voted down, so all hur- ried homeward, anxious to tell the joke. As they came into town they saw_a large crowd congregated on the streets, con-. - sisting of nearly every young man and boy in the city, The hunters thought at once that the crowd had assembled to discuss and laugh over the manner in which the drummer had been fooled; but they were mistaken, for as they ap- proached and were recognized, a yell was sent up that rent the sky. What did it all mean? Simply this; The trickster had been tricked. The greenhorn knew all about hunting snipe, and as soon as left alone he beat a hasty retreat to town, and told the boys all about the party he had left in the woods. Nothing has created as much amusement in Greens- boro since the war, and the seven original snipe hunters have seen no peace since the last eventful hunt. They say they would not’go on anotherif President Cleveland and Daniel Lamont composed part of the party.—Montgomery (Ala.) Enterprise. OTTER AND BEAVER.—Owing to the falling of the lakes of Upper and Lower Klamath the otter is, perhaps, more visi- bly plentiful now than it has been for several years past, and a curious circumstance connected with the otter is its migra- tion from one lake to another over mountainous country. Lower Klamath Lake, which extends far into California, is yearly losing its water, and it is feared that sooner or later Lower Klamath willrundry, It may bethat this. apprehen- sion.is also shared by the.otter, for he is constantly making overland journeys from Lower Klamath Lake to Tule Lake. About two weeks ago a magnificent otter was killed by some cowboys, with their “lasso ropes,” fully a mile away from any water. The cowboys declare that the proper way to capture an otter without hurting his skinisfor the hunter to put on a huge pair of loose-fitting high boots, stuff the feet and legs with gravel and then wade the stream. The otter is a pugilistic creature, and no sooner does he see a strange pair’ of legs in the water than he will make a dash for them, seize a leg with his teeth, and will only loosen his hold with death. Though Lost River, in Klamath county, would yield a prolific otter fur harvest to the hunter by this method, I never saw a cowboy daring enough to make the venture, yet I was often present when they were attempting to induce an unwary stranger to make the attempt. The beayers, whose deserted huts and dams can be seen all along Lost River, are yet plentiful, but they do not stand in high ‘repute with the cowboy other than as a target for pistol practice. The prices that the furriers offer for good otter and beaver, however, are ridiculously low, compared to the value that they afterward place upon a dressed hide, large sized otter only fetching $5.50 to $6 and beaver from $6.50 to $8, and the same price is paid for an Alaska beaver as for one from Oregon. The fur of the otter in the winter months is indeed handsome, dark and glossy, with a close, smooth net ting, and, when properly dressed and plucked, makes pretty . tippets, mufis and cuffs, It is not uncommon to see cowbuys in that northern country with chaparejos made from otter- and beaver fur, The cowboy, however, is not a good furrie and relegates that task to the Indians, The Indians hav’ however, a good notion of charges, and will not underta to cure a skin under $2, no matter how small it may b’ San Francisco Post, / 378 FOREST AND STREAM.~ . . [Dro. 4, 1887, gag COMPENSATING REEL. Patented January 17, 1882. - HUMPHREYS’ HOMEOPATHIC VETERINARY SPECIFICS For Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Dogs, Hogs, Poultry, 500 PAGE BOOK on Treat- ment of Animals and The folloyving reels are all made under our patent as above. They all run on steel pivots; are the freest running, strongest, and in every lack bass reels ever offered. They have been in Chart Sent Free. =a respect the very best 6 currs—Fevers, Congestions, Inflammation, = use over three years, and so far not a single reel has given-out. Ach. Spine a camences, Iehoumatism iz —! | mm e SS = Ge Hiaber, Nasal Discharges. ee QUADRUPLE MULTIPLYING. wh D.—Bots oe Poke Bat ae == Nickel Plated, with Slide Click and Slide Drag, E. E.—Coug aS, phe Rat a a a ores ee pet ea 0204c 0206c O207c G. G.—Mascarriage, Hemorrhages. =a Wardeeicher ols cisieacese 40 60 80 H. H.—Urinary and Kidney Diseases. = I, I. —Eruptive Diseases, Mange. Es J. K.—Diseases of Digestion. , = DOUBLE MULTIPLYING. Stable Cases yin aibedicater, $7.00 = Nickel Plated with Adjustable Click. Price, Single Bottle (over 50 doses), - -60 INO St ease pees 94¢ 96ec 97ec 98e 99e *" Sold by Druggists; or Yards 000.0000 40 60 80 100 150 Sent Prepaid on Receipt of Price. 5 | H hreys’ Med. Co., 109 Fulton St., N. Y« — pe ee : ; as EXTRA FINE “IMBRIE.” INO G e555 pian.pcs Menaes tee Rene A 3 2 1 Wards, eae ccescdc eeeeenes 80 100 150 200 HILL ON THE DOG. If your dealer does not keep our goods in stock, or will not order WORK ON THEIR ' THE STANDARD WOR Cut represents Reel No. 0207. them for you, send us 50 cents for our 120 page illustrated catalogue. ND DISEASES. i aceite ABBEY & IMBRIE, Manufacturers ot Every Description of Fine Fishing Tackle, Price $2.00, 3 For sale by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 18 Vesey Street (Fourth door from the Aster House), New York. A NEW REPEATING 12-GAUGE, SHOTCUN. 6-SHOT. The Best Made. A gun with 30- Safe, in, Rolled Steel Quick, Barrel. Well-Made, Plain Pistol Grip Stock, only $25.00. CHEAP. ASK YOUR DEALER TO SHOW ONE. ) <0 vor MANUFACTURED BY THE es Descriptive Circular, WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO., New Haven, Conn. Stores: 312 Broadway, New York, and 418 Market St., San Francisco. TO THE TRADE! Have you heard of Chubb, the Fishing Rod Manufacturer? Of course you have. We might say nearly every DEALER and ANGLER throughout the length and breadth of the land, either knows him or of him as one of the ORIGINALS, who in 1869 turned out the first entire machine-made Rod in the States, or the World, for that matter. His Rods have now a NATIONAL REPUTATION, and are shipped to all parts of the Globe. He employs no Agents or Travelers, but sells direct to the trade. He GUARANTRES to give prices FIVE PER CENT. better than any other manufacturer, when the QUALITY of goods is taken into account. SEND FOR A TRADE CATALOGUE AND DISCOUNT SHEET, with a few sample rods for comparison. DON’T FORGET that we are MANUFACTURERS and ship direct from the factory. Address, THOS. H. CHUBB, Post Mills, Vt. y Oil-Tanned Moccasins, A Wor Hunting, Fishing, Canoeing, &c. 4 They are easy to the feet, and very durable. Made to order in a variety of styles and warranted NATURALISTS’ SUPPLY DEPOT| Birds’ Skins, Birds’ Eggs, Stuffed Specimens. Birds in the meat furnished during the winter. SPORTSMEN WEAR. Convers. Malet for pa Rees puuporten: S g froeanine- article... Sead ificial Glass es. Coues’ “Key to Nor q uine article, 1 1 American Birds,” illustrated, $7.50, iivGéiveé¢ Fy price list. M. 8. C ( C H nid } i Ni - AXIDERMY A ae ae ALTY. ee es —— UO AINGS Peover TEL. or 0 5 alvas, Orsé G, 0 5 ng ox 868, DAME, ARD T A fullline of all goods required by Taxider- mists and Naturalists. All i & KanpDauy, Boston; Henry UC. Squires, New York; ate Tererhegee Supt FP. CHas. Ercer.. Philadelphia; Von LENGEREE & send 10 cents for catalogues. FR ANK | B. WERSTER, DetmMoLD, New York and Newark, N, J., Agents. 408 Washington street, Boston, Mass. - skin, Mackintosh and Flannel Clothing OF EVERY DESCRIPTION FOR SPORTSMEN.