\ ROD AND GUN AND My, TOR SPORTS IN CANADA. Bae | FOR THE , CAMP OR THE LONG TRAMP fishing or hunting, in summer or winter, nothing § z > a 4 so satisfying or so strengthening as Shredded Wheat | BISCUIT and TRISCUIT s They are ready-cooked, always ready-to-serve, and con- uP tain all the muscle-making material in the whole wheat grain _ : made digestible by steam-cooking, shredding and _ baking. TRISCUIT (the Shredded Wheat Toast or Wafer) is the ideal food for campers, for picnics, for excursions on land or water. Eaten with butter, cheese or marmalades it makes a delicious & lunch, quickly prepared, appetizing and nourishing. 4 Shredded Wheat Biscuit and Triscuit are sold by all grocers and camp supply houses. Take some with you on your next trip “MADE IN CANADA” The Canadian Shredded —<¥ & , Wheat Co., Ltd., NIAGARA FALLS, ONT. b. Ub : he : it Ml oaem «5 When writing advertisers kindly mention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports i J ROD AND GUN AND MOggPR SPORTS IN CANADA. ROSS RIFLES ° Eee For Target and Sporting Purposes The best in the world. 303 Calibre, Military and Sporting Patterns. Special calibres to order. CATALOGUE ON AP ROSS RIFLE COMPANY Quebec t —_ ( ida , AMERICAN and CANADIAN HUNTING SEASON To the many sportsmen who undertake large game hunting with its accompanying distance and travel features, we desire to supply a copy of our catalogue, which ‘in the 1907 editiou, presents many novelties, together with ALL, of the tried and proven necessities for the rough country. A catalogue compiled by men who have hunted the roughest of it. Sent free on application Abercrombie & Fitch Company 57 READE ST. NEW YORK outfits for Explorer ng Tackle, Guns ar Manufacturers of complete Campers and Prospectors, Fish Ammunition. $9FO5FOSOSOSSHOSOSSOSOPOSSSSSOSOSODE DOS ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 3 9 Bil Ad THE BALD M TOUPEE or WIG whe AN all is just as wears one who wears no at much handicapped as the man inferior manufacture The “Maison,” J ous reputation of making the and WIGS in America Jules & Charles, have the fam- best TOUPEES *Every man should read our New Illus trated Free Catalogue on BALDNESS TOUPEES and WIGS. Write for one ae THE MAISON”’ JULES & CHARLES 431 YONGE ST-, TORONTO HAIRLENE—The only cure for falling hair, PPPS POSSESS O IPO SS SOG SOOO Sooo O® 2 : : THE CAPITAL BOAT WORKS ee rrawa THE LEADING RACING CANOE BUILDERS OF AMERICA. Builder and designer of the canoe used by R. Bloomfield in which he captured the Trophy ASC eA 1904 in the fastest time over a mile course by nearly 1 minute. builder of the Britannia War Canoe in which they won the half mile C. Designer and C. A. Cham- pionship 1906, beating canoes built by Toronto and Peterborough firms WRITE FOR CATALOGUE 5 When writing advertisers kindly mention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Can 4 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. Honest Goods We back up our advertis- ing with good honest value. That's why the Van Horne 10c. Cigar has been such a success. Smoked and liked by all good judges of cigars. THE KILLARNEY °/AMERICA “HIGHLANDS SX ONTARIO” Good speckled trout fishing. Magnificent Scenery Perfect Immunity from Hay Fever 4u0vely Lake and River Water trips. Good Hotel accommo lation Write for free booklet telli 1] ng youa Out itt following addresses G.W.Vaux, 917 Merchants Loan & ust Bu F. P. Dwyer, 2900 Broadway, New \ I. H. Hanley, 360 Washington St.. Boston. Mas W. Robinson ” Park Buil W. E. DAVIS TraMec Mana Ker Montreal S2 POUNDS OF SALMON TROUT CAUGHT WITH 8-OUNCE STEEL ROD ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA my i) AVN SS No. 10 $3.50 No. 14 $5.00 Size of seat 16X1 19X19 Height of back from seat 23in. * 26 in Height of arm from seat 9% in to in HE distinctive feature about my Willow Furniture is not the price, but the quality—lots of Art Furniture is sold at less, but you would not want it at any price when placed alongside of YOUNGER’S WILLOW FURNITURE. I grow my own Willow I supervise personally the workmanship I guarantee strength and durability of every article. As to BEAUTY of this furniture, it speaks for itself. The handsome set, illustrated above, sells for $12.50, It comprises three comfortable arm chairs, made of Willow. That means coolness and comfort. There is no reason in the world why you should sit in an unventilated and unhealthy upholstered chair when you can buy these artistic chairs at prices from $3.5 to $10 We also manufacture a variety of other Rush and Willow Furniture, including Settees, Arm Chairs, Fancy Chairs, Invalid’s Chairs, Tables, Picnic Baskets, Automobilist’s Bakets, and numerous other articles. Special bas- kets of any style made toorder. No extra packing charges for shipping to outside points. W. YOUNGER, 666 Yonge St.. Toronto. The Empire A CANADIAN MADE TYPEWRITER PERFEC- TION Camping Canoeing Cruising are delightful pas- times but the per- fection of enjoy- ment cannot be ob- tained without a supply of FFEARMAN’S . LY: English Breakfast PRICE $60.00 ON = Ask Your Grocer. In its Manifolding Qualities Unexcelled, WRITING ALWAYS IN SIGHT If you require a Typewriter you can find none that will suit you better than the ‘' Empire.” ee”. Weg -F. W. FEARMAN CO., Ltd. THE WILLIAMS M’fg. Co: Hamilton, Ont. MONTREAL. When writing advertisers kindly mention Red and Gun and Motor Sports in Camada ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. ! EVERY CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT AT THE Grand American Handicap CHICAGO, JUNE 18-22, 1907, WAS WON BY DUPONT SMOKELESS | | The STATE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP | FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD MONEYS IN THE | AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST AND SECOND MONEYS S IN THE PROFESSIONAL CHAM an | ALSO THE LONG RUN OF THE TOURNAMENT | AND JUT OF 100 FROM THE 21 Y ARDS MARK IN THE | PRELIMINARY HANDICAP | OF 100 FROM THE 20 Y ARDS MARK IN THE | | GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP . ORS WERE WON BY MEN WHO USED D +@ ok | upo moke ess | ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. SN BORATED TALCUM TOILET POWDER i insist that your barbe It is Antiseptic, prevent 1y VACATION And a Folding Pocket KODAK All the features that help make the pic- tures good, with no fussy complications to keep the vacation from being a lazy, restful one. Catalogue at the dealers j| or by mail. CANADIAN KODAK CO., Limited, Toronto, Can. | arble's rcxcitSciw Rear Sisht Important Features and Advantages : Al tive relief for Sunburn, u PrickleyHeat, Chafing, and 2 all Get Monnet eu! al put refillable Loxe box that lex” Sold every Phere ormai for 25c. Sample free Try Mennen's Vi ‘olet Borated) Talcum GERHARD MENNEN CO. - Newark, N.J. Guaranteed under the Food and Drugs Act June 30th, 190f Serial.No. 1542 tst—AUTOMATIC JOINT. Whenever the sight is struck on front or back the coile d spring in the hinge brings it instantly into position for shooting, Itcan be locked down at will by the sliding button at back of hinge m 2nd—CAN BE USED ON RIFLES SAO LONG FIRING BOI and to better advantage than receiver sights cn acccunt of being closer to the eye 3rd—ELEVATION LOCK onstruction the lowe when turned up GS , prevents © 2an a holds disc stem true an Dise No. 2 (attached to stem) Dise No. Both discs furnished with each Marble Sit re any elevation 4th—INTERCHANGEABLE DISCS These fit any Marble Sight as willalso the Sidelight and Target discs. 5sth—POINT BLANK AI };USTMENT A screw in the bottom of disc stem permits a quick change of point blank range without tools. This sight will suit all American rifie = when ordering state whether or not rifle has pistol grip stock, and be careful to give model and cali ber. Ask your dealer first. Price only $3.00. New and up-to-date Front Sights are described in new free catalog * U MARBLE SAFETY AXE CO., Gladstone, [ich. — tod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada. When writing advertisers kindly 8 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. —_= COMFORT, PERFECTION AND SIMPLICITY Car on the Can an market. High-class, semi-eliptical, extra quality nstruction vii yughout, make it a revelation to those trying it for I iA rfe t body ur 1d] yest Phe CHATHAM has not only up o-date me chanism, but isso simple that a novice can operate it with perfect safety. Four Cylinders, "25 H.P. Touring Car (seats five) $2,500 § Introduce the first one of these CANADIAN CARS in your town IT WILT, PAY YOU in comfor}, satisfaction and other ways Catalog and full particulars mailed” on request. Ask us Manufactured by Chatham Motor Car Co., Limited. Chatham, Ont. SOCHOHSSSSSHSSPSSPSSSSSSOSCHSOVESEHSETEs SSS SEKSSSSESOCOSSSSEVLHHSBOO8G Catalog for 1907 iS now ready " PaRARIINNY ge mae 11 It is different from the others. So is the Adams Engine | The Adams Launch and Engine Mfg. Co. PENETANG ONT. Seeeseeseeeeeeeeeveceseesoe COCM PSHE MOC OCOCOSOECCEO>T CCCLCCE® Motor Sports Canada. When writing advert ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. MANUFACTURERS RY HARDY BROS. THE GREAT PRACTICAL ENGLISH FISHING ROD, REEL AND TACKLE MAKERS produce the best in the world. If you want the greatest satisfaction you must have A “HARDY” Cane Built Rod A “HARDY” Perfect Reel and Tackle ta THE ENGLISH FIELD Says: ‘‘It is to Messrs Hardy of Alnwick we owe our supremacy as rod makers. Hardy Bros. International Tourna- ment, Crystal Palace, won 16 cham- pionships. Hardy Bros. have been awarded forty-one Gold and other awards. 42° We publish the finest and most extensive Catalogue which is sent free to any address. HARDY _ BROS. ' ALNWICK, ENGLAND Established 1526 stablished 1826 “THE ART OF SHOOTING’ Seventh and Revised Popular Edition, 2/G; Postage Gq extra. ILLUSTRATED PRICE LIST FREE 11, PANTON STREET, HAYMARKET, LONDON, S. W. (Opposite The Comedy Theatre.) Never-Lose Key Tag. Unusually novel and practical. Only Key Tag which makes it easy for the finder to return lost keys with out cost orinconvenience. Two parts hinged together. Name, address and postage on inside. Finder simply reverses aad drops in neaiest mail box. Avoids necessity of offering re- ward for return. German Silver. handsomely made, 25¢ postpasd Agents wanted. C.E. LOCKE MFG. CO., 159,205 555, KENSETT, (OWA A OROP IN any Soren Box cate POST OFFICE POSTAGE & ADDRESS! INSIDE War sent 15S THE WATER WAY‘ BUFFALO*- DETROIT _ The D.& B. Line Steamers leave Buffalo daily at5 P.m., (eastern tir and Detroit week days at 5:00 p.m., Sundays at 4:00 p.m. (central time) reaching their destin. ation the next morning. Direct connect- ions with early morning trains. Lowest rates and superior service to all points west. Rail Tickets Available on Steamers All classes of tickets sold reading via Michigan Central, Wabash and Grand Trunk Railways between Buffalo and Detroit, in either direction will be accepted for trans- portation on D. & B. Line Steamers. Send two cent stamp for illustrated pam- phlet and Great Lakes map. Address, L. G. Lewis, G. P. A., Detroit, Mich. Detroit & Buffalo Steamboat Co. Puiuip H. McMirian, A. A. SCcHANTZ, Vice President. Gen’l Manager. When writing advertisers kindly mention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. THE | LAKE SHORE EXPRESS FAST TRAIN FOR tion Dining-Parlor Cars B P Lake Joseph with Muskoka Port. Cockburn 3.00 p.m. her pomts im preportion. O; r King and Torento Streets on Station Main 5600-5179 OL SE US cE 7 pr ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. i The Marl 16 gauge repeating shotgun is an exact copy of the Harn Model 19 12-gauge and a contains all the features which have made Marlin shotguns famous. The solid top, side ejection, automatic recoil safety lock and closed-in action are present in Model 16; each part refined a little to meet the lighter charges of powder used in a 16 gauge shotgun. Grade D has fine Damascus barrel and Grade C Model 16 Zr shotgun barrels are made of ‘“Special Smokeless Steel’’; all ZZzr¥2n barrels are bored to shoot both black and smokeless powders. L6 oe. e, MEL L6 Mee Shore: 2£72 Groce pe This is a high ae eT, repeating ahetouh which weighs but 614 as most 12 gauge Alas which weigh 714 al (4 4 pounds, and yet is as effective and 8 pounds. The working parts of Model 16 repeating shotgun are made of the finest quality of steel drop forgings, cut down from solid blocks to the nicely fitting parts of the finished shotgun. With one shell in the chamber and five in the magazine, Model 16 shotgun can be fired six times in four seconds. For grouse, quail, woodcock, prairie chickens, teal, woodchucks, squirrels, rabbits and all other smaller game this gun is unsurpassed. The upland shooter will readily see the advantage of a repeat- ing shotgun weighing a pound to two.pounds lighter than the average 12 gauge and yet having all the effectiveness of the heavier arm. Send three stamps for catalog which fully describes all the Tlarlin guns, The lMarlin Firearms @.,67 Willow Street, New Haven, Conn. English Schultze Smokeless Powder on the market. Canadian Age The London & Toronto Trading Co. 14 FRON{ ST. E., TORONTO. The most reliable a= When writing advertisers kindly mention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in ¢ ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. ‘SOVEREIGN’ THE SPORTSMAN’S AND PROSPECTOR’S FAVORITE Made from genuine Chrome Tanned German Calf Skins and Waterproofed. Every pair guaranteed genuine Oak Tanned Soles, Waterproofed. Full Bellows Tongue to top. The most Waterproof Boot made and will not harden when not in use. Made in Tan or Black, specially to your order. 1-2 Pint Can Waterproof Dressing with every pair. 9 INCHES HIGH - - § 8.00 12 is i, > -- $:9:00 15 ss s* - - $10.00 ~ Express fully paid anywhere in the Dominion. a None genuine unless stamped “Sovereign.” Kindly remit cash with order. ‘ i: { ted Py B : a AE : The Laidlaw Watson Shoe Co. Ltd 5 AYLMER (WEST) ONT. POP LPP PPP PP PPP PPP PPA A PPP PPL LPPPD PAP 9SOOO49O6O$040O9O90O00) 60666600600 ——_ VICTORY aan HUNTER ; - LAD ONE TRI "S PATENT = 3 The Smith Gun won the GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP 1902-1906. The Smith Automatic Ejector fitted with the Hunter One-Trigger won the! GRAND EASTERN HANDICAP in Philadelphia rgo6. The Smith Gun won the SUNNY SOUTH HANDICAP 1907. You cant miss them with a SMITH. Send for art catalogue. THE HUNTER ARMS CoO., FULTON: Nba oo ODL 8 OOOO OCS ORCOF6066006O When writing advertisers kindly r 2ention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Camada. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 13 we FOF Hgnition But how long do the majority of Dry Batteries last High Amperage when put on heavy ignition work ? Not long. They are not made to stand it. ; ; The Red Seal Dry Battery is especially made for 3 ignition work and gives the utmost satisfaction wherever used. _ Long life and high efficiency are the character- mar Males) UStICS of this battery and you will make no mistake lerseyCity,mJ. Raveona; . . C Z / - : in specifying Red Seals when in the market for dry cells. «fax, Elite Battery ee Fan Motor $1.00 “i Zo, gr Ammeter For tent “or’ camp use. SS —— oy. Don’t throw away” |} ‘Three cells-ef*Mesco Dry F —— your batteries unti | Battery willgiveita speed ez ) Ks pak, you have tested them. of 1500 revolutions. per > eo ‘A whole set is often minute. .Pulley is fw- Jf thrown away when nished to run as a> small i i one cell only is defec- motor. Runsata cost of —i 4 tive. The Elite Am- about three-fourths of a Rift aw meter registers accur- cent per hour: Mesco* ve ately to 30 amperes. Dry Batteries 15c each : : Comes in neat leathér | extra. case, PRICE $2.00. Practical and substantial. i For Gann Aa or Boat EUREKA SEARCHLIGHT. Replaces the oil lamp for above uses. Each battery - = will illuminate the camp AVIVA & zi oe a , 2Ma\\\\\. several thousand times. Ab- i> Gavan eescan SLI WW) solutely safe, substantially =\ WE es lm pee es Hb constructed, convenient size. 2=2 WU ane peepee ; Case is of nickel plated metal E 4X9 INC ZENE. J < with soft leather- ; Ss ette covering, each 75¢ SEND FOR CATALOG L-22 Entitled cee eS ELECTRICAL FOR EVERYBODY. A beste puis it NEW YORK CHICAGO FACTORIES 17 Park Place 188 Fifth Ave. Jersey City, N. J. 14 Murray St. Ravenna, Ohio geting hic erring Prc name ne Poe Bn When writing advertisers kindly mention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. Have you seen our | Three Hundred Dollar LAUNCHES If not you had better not delay having a look at them. They are . going so fast that there won't be one left to look at pretty soon. They are 22 feet by 44 inches, have brass fittings through- : Just_Think? Think ! out and are equipped with a 2 h. p. 2 cylinder Buffalo Motor. This sounds reasonable, doesn’t it ? JUST A FEW LEFT ! WHO WANTS ONE? Merchants Awning Co. Ltd. GENERAL SPORTS OUTFITTERS 154 Notre Dame St., West, 229 Notre Dame St., East,s MONTREAL CANADIAN AGENTS FOR THE BUFFALO MOTORS. eee et oe 8 Onn eee OO OO OOO OOOH GeO Ow ( Nothing Useless Put In Nothing Useful Left Out This accounts for our success. Buffalo Marine Motors are designed and built to give satisfaction azd do it. Write for 1907 catalogue and get posted as to new sizes and styles. BUFFALO GASOLINE MOTOR CO. ) Niagara St. BL Ll. Of INE XY | : : : 5 settee eee & LS SS O& GSO S 6222844444688 When writing a tun a Motor Sports in Canada. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 15 Any HONEST DEALER will tell you that H & R evolvers are as good as skilled labor, the best mate- rial, and over 35 years of experience in fine firearms making can produce ; ; but some may argue that some other brand is more to his liking on account of an extra profit. : H & R Revolvers have a reputation; they are accurate shooters, ~\, perfect in balance, beautiful in appearance and finish. They will \\ meet every condition and fulfil every purpose for which a reliable revolver is intended. —= say) Pe Illustrated above is our Hammerless revolver, made — in 32 and 38 calibers, five shot, with independent cylinder stop and automatic ejector. Weight of 32 caliber, 13 ounces; 38 caliber, 17 ounces. Finished in nickel or blue. A particularly fine revolver for pocket use, as it is not liable to catch when drawing from the pocket. 32 caliber made with 3, 4, 5, and 6-inch barrels ; 38 caliber with 314, 4, 5, and 6-inch barrels. Price, with 3 or 34 -inch barrels, nickel finish, $7. 00, prepaid. Sold by all first-class dealers. Rather than accept a substitute, order from us direct. Look for our name on barrel and target trade-mark on handle. Send for illustrated catalogue. ) REVOLVERS Uansion & Richardson 49! Park Ave., Worcester, Mass. THE K-W MAGNETO FOR JUMP SPARK ONLY. MORE POWER LESS FUEL Threw Your Batteries Away Will start the en- gine easily with- out batteries. Self- regulating no governor required. Good at all speeds. No moving wires no brushes; uo trouble. Only mov- ing part runs in high duty _ ball- bearings, and will last indefinitely. Belt or friction wheel drive Ab- solutely moisture proof Just the thing o your automobile or mo- tor boat On a Ford Runabout. PRICE $35.00, F. O. B. Cleveland, Ohio. Write for Catalog. Your money back if you want it. The K-W IGNITION CO., ; 46 Power Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. —s + YT a ¥ > ‘ a bl _ For Sale by JOHN FORMAN, Montreal. NICHOLLS BROS.. Toronto a When writing advertisers kindly mention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Car ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. THE CHAMPAGNE OF WATERS For The Home, | The Club and RETHESDA The Cafe AMERICA’S Greatest Bequest to Mankind EDI Write for Booklet. On Sale Everywhere JOHN TREVASKIS in Splits, Pints, Quarts and Buffalo, N. Y., U.S.A. Half Gals. (Still) SeVTeVSesSssesessessessesesesesesese 22 HILDRETH Marine Motors Eliminate Your Troubles When ; You Make Your Purchase. What’s the use of going if Pik =e A , ? % to Zz H.P. you can't get back Buy a HILDRETH, and tow your friends back. me Hildreth “Manufacturing Co. 7 WALL ST., LANSING MICH., U. S. A. DSSS SS SSE SASS SSESESESSESSESSESSCESSEDY DOGS F 6 6EG-EBS TLE VTETS BVSVOBVOSGH i When writing advertisers kindly mention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 17 SHCHOSOHSHSHOSSHSSSSSPSPSISE? LSSFSOHOSOHSHSSSHSEPOSSHSSSSSOLOSSOHSSSSESOS” VIGHY-GHARMEIL "esi" Cures Gout, Dyspepsia, Liver and NATURAL Stomach Troubles. Imported only in Bottles. Sealed and : Bottled under the authority of the French Government at the VICHY- ALKALINE CHARMEIL Springs. Approved by the Academy of Medi- cine. WATER Official analysis on label. None gen- uine without. REPRESENTATIVE VICHY-GHARMEIL D. CAMPBELL MacIVER SSE SSE SSS SS Toronto, Ont. Sold at all Stores, Hotels and Restaurants. SCOSOCOSHSSOSHOOHSSHSHHOHSHHHSSEHH1SSHHHO8ZES DOSHSSHSHHOHSSSHOFDOHSHHHHVHHEHHHHHHSHHHHOSOHCEO® eeceeeeeeee0e: Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company ‘hie Finest w Scenic Niagara and Fishing Route on the Conti- nent ‘(ys MORNING’S CATCH “ys EE EE ee ee SS Se sss ons -o 2 Bes 0282 OH OOO 28281281 O- O° Bee B Pere Orr B Oe Or O* OO O1 O29 B11 Ore Orr Beers Or OH Organ gee ? ? $ ? e ¢ e $ se Write for Illustrated Guide Books to THOS. HENRY, Traffic Mgr., Montreal, Can. ee ee Ee ; ; H. FOSTER CHAFFEE, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Toronto, Can. : : sneer Gen Garo Se aes Oo B20 Be Bree BOOT OO Oent OOTP OPO Ser Per Br SSP PPro Wheh writine advertisers kindly mention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada. gosessoosesooooes| rf 3 3 $ $ 2 S 4 $ 3 ; $ 3 ; : 7 3 bs OOOO OSES OH S4H6O4 0495440405044 OOOOO4 1OOOCCOOOO ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. ) GES ee a a TIES FD YD FSI YS CY This is a Hunter’s Jacket THAT HAS NO EQUAL as a garment of comfort, of durability, of usefulness. The yarns used are the very finest pure wcol. Being ribbed, it fits the bedy snugly, but not £0 tight as to prevent free action of the arms. Can be Opened or Closed at the Throat as weather conditions demand, a point that is invaluable to one exposed to changeable temperature, a point only found in Jackets Heavy chts, in three shades of Heather at $6.00 each. Medium weight, n three shades of oray, at $5.00 each. 5 For Mot ring there is nothing as comfortable as above Jacket. 75¢ >. 14 v Lk IS nit. to-Fit Mfg. Co. 597 St. Catherine St., West, Montreal. When writing adve kir THE e 4 b ] ; Ron WELLINGTON 3 PHOTOGRAPHIC Sa Plates, Papers : Films MADE IN ENGLAND Are known throughout the Dominion as THE BEST OBTAINABLE If your dealer cannot supply you then mail a card for full particulars. When Want Fine Varnishes and Colors Ask for the Old and Reliable SAAD AbAbAbAa bbb hahphiiid CID CFI SD LIMITED. TORONTO. WARD & CO. FOR SALE BY ALI, DEALERS. : Sanderson Pearcy & Co. The Canadian Representatives 13 St. John St. - MONTREAL. Lackawanna MOTORS ARE NOTED FOR— Simplicity, Easy Starting and Easy Operating Qualities, Extreme Durability and Economy. Send for Catalog. LACKAWANNA MF’G. CO. NEWBURGH, N. Y. When writing advertisers kindly mention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. Hotel Cumberland NEW YORK S. W. Corner Broadway at 54th St. Near 50th St. Subway and 53rd St. Elevated, THE KENMORE ALBANY, N. Y. OAKS HOTEL CO. Ideal Location Near Theatres Shops and Central Park. New, Modern and Absolutely Fireproof — Coolest Summer Hotel in New York. Transient rates $2.50 with bath and up. Alloutside rooms Special rates for summer months. SEND FOR BOOKLET One of the Best Hotels in the City EUROPEAN PLAN $1.50 UP Within five minutes walk of Capitol Building. and one block from Union Depot. 100 Rooms and Baths, 175 with Hot and Cold Running Water J. A. OAKS, Proprietor BUSSES MEET ALL TRAINS ANP BOATS Also LAKESIDE HOTEL, Thompson’s Lake, N. Y_ HARRY P. STIMSON, Formerly with Hotel Imperial. : Formeyly with Hotel Woodward. Great Summer Resort in the Helderberg Moun- R. J. BINGHAM, ie ay tains, seventeen miles from Albany [feos Ma fos << iee Enquire at KENMORE for Booklet. — = ——— | J. M. OAKS, Manager. PITTSBURG, PENN. = = ——— _|| HOTEL SCHENLEY COMMONWEA LTH HOTEL Surrounded by three acres of lawn and gardens, away from the noise and smoke. Opposite State House, Boston, Mass. Absolutely Fireproof ~~ Offers rooms with hot and cold water for $1.00 per day and up; rooms with private bath for $1.50 per day and up; suites of two rooms and bath for $3.00 per day andup. Weekly rates on rooms with hot and cold water and shower baths, $6.00 to $9.00; rooms with private baths, $9.00 to $12.00; suites of two rooms and bath, $15.c > to $22.00 ABSOLUTLLY FIREPROOF I Stone floors, nothing wood but the doors. Equipped With Its Own Sanitary Vacum Cleaning Plant Long Distance Telephone in Every Room STRICTLY A TEMPERANCE HOTEL iat greabgift of A. Carnogin 7 ne eres ea Send for Booklet. STORER F. CRANTS, Manager THE CARNEGIE TECHNICAL SCHOOL AND INSTITUTE a | To see that alone is worth a trip to Pittsburg. The Schenle Hotel is opposite this national Work of Art. Rooms for Busi- ness Meetings furnished free of charge. Wire or write us at ; : once, and we will reserve reoms for you. The most attracti ve A STEVENS FAVORITE RIFLE NO. 17 hotel in Penpsylvania. The Schenley is the Waldorf-Astoria of ‘4 f Pittsburg. Special rates will be made for parties of 10 or over, to & Gun Schools and Universities and Library Institutions. Guides fur F ndy 7 nished free of charge. Send for Booklet. JAS. RILEY, Proprietor and Manager. PREE to any boy sending 12 Subs and Motor Sports in Canada Write to-day for sample copy criptions to I rifle 18 a kindly When writing advertisers mention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada. — a mam ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA, 21 ee Remodelled, Handsomely Furnished, New B Throughout THE ALBANY 41st Street and Broadway. New York = @ DG 2262424208 ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF In the heart of the city 500 Rooms 300 Bathrooms European Plan. Cuisine Unexcelled. Gentlemen’s Cafe. Ladies’ Restaurant and Moorish Room. Popular Prices. Plenty of 1tfe— but homelike. Single room and suites with and without bath. $1.00 per day andup. Send for . booklet. ROBERT P. MURPHY Meet meat the College Inn, under The Albany, , New York's leading Rathskellar, a place to eat, a ea drink and be merry. Music. 42 Stteeee 2stee Packages Sweet Caporal or 30 Packages Murad IGARETTES will be resented to anyone ending 10 Yearly Sub- criptions to Rod and un and Motor Sports Canada. Hotel Touraine Buffalo. New York en Sr Dae ie Eb Se: ne ey. haps Deleware Avenue at Chippewa St. ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF 250 Rooms with Bath and Long Distance Telephone. EUROPEAN PLAN $1.50 per Day up with Bath connections. Excellent Music and Grill Room C.N. OWEN, PROPRIETOR. SEND FOR BOOKLET. STOP AT THE New Princess Hotel WHEN AT Atlantic City South Carolina Avenue. 200 feet from Beach. The Princess Hotel is newly furnished through- out with rare taste and possesses all modern requi- sites for convenience and comfort of the guests. Golf privileges and privilege of the Atlantic City Yacht Club extended to the guests. American and European Plan. A BOOKLET will be gladly furnished upon application. Rates, Running from $12.50 to $30.00 per week, according to the location of the rooms, For any further information address CROWELL &COLLIER The Princess Hotel, Atlantic City, N. Jd. _ SS SS When writing advertisers kindly mention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. STEEL RODS — $}.60 3-PIECE, CORK GRIP 10-FT. FLY 4nd g I-2 FT. BAIT Small Profits Quick Sales Trout Flies For Trial — Send Us {Sc for an assorted sample dozen. Quality A Flies Regular Price, 24 cents. 30c foran assorted sample dozen. Quality B Flies Regular price, 60 ceat f ted led H H 60c sa Regular pce 64 cent. Quality C Flies doz 65c Regular price, 84 cents. Bass Flies Try Our New Braided Silk Enameled Waterproof Metal Center Line Size No. 5, 4¢¢. per yard. Size No. 4, 5%c. per yard. 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ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. Oa A i i Ri i i i i tin ie tie tit tn th tn, ee ste et ea THE LOVERS OF FISHING Will appreciate our large and varied stock of Fishing Tackle FOR YOUR FALL HUNT and complete satisfaction NORTHERN QUEBEC should be first choice =e 2 Rods, Reels, Flies, Baits, Etc. EVERYTHING THE FISHERMAN CAN REQUIRE Camping Outfits, Canoes, All the Accessories for Camping Allow us to quote you prices. Rice Lewis & Son Limited TORONTO. Moose, Caribou, Red Deer, Bear all the larger game. Partridge & Duck First OSE ses labeg Murray & Foran G aw OUTFITTERS. MURRAY CITY Northern Temiskaming, Que. Guides, (genuine) Canoes, Tents, etc. COMPLETE OUTFITS. It is a great pleasure for us to give you full information. WRITE US. ee ee ee ee THE CHAMPIONSHIP unire Stores * PROFESSIONAL AGAINST PROFESSIONAL THE BEST PITTED AGAINST THE BEST Allcontestants standing at the long range of 18 yds. 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When writing adve ; “4 . j Vol. 1X No. 3 | e and Motor Sports in Canada The contants of this magazine are copyrighted and must not be reprinted without permission. pee CR EN =: | Contents for August, 1907. Camping with an Automobile. E. Harnye Cavers art eave eee 225 The Ontario Fisheries... ... = by 215: SPN pone et eS A Se Spat oe Me eee 228 phen Waysvotraviimn ki. s0\. 2,2. scene ds eee SO Gio eo omce Boe oll Trouting at Magaguadavic, New Brunswick. J. W. McCready 232 The Game Laws of Nova Scotia Se ch Sh nica tome eer 234 Big Game Hunting in British Columbia ; The Diary of a Suc- Cestnlitrip-ss) 992 Gampbel les eee ae 236 Big Fish in Lake Couchiching, Ont. . S Pstar > barra chorare 254 A Successful Fishing Trip in Northern Quebec........... ierbert Stone: «8: 5 oases a) SAA cst tg we vates Y55 New Brunswick in Line ; A Fish, Forest and Game Protective Association Formed by the Province.................... 258 A Short Cruise on a Canadian Lake. Ducens ..... ee od Shooting Geese in Alberta. T.Clarke...... RSTO ee ene 270 The Alpine Club of Canada ; Virgin Ascent of Mount Begbie Rupert W. Haggen ...... : Ete awe eee 271 Summerinssin Muskokas +... fee nole 4-5... Pasa. Skee ate 273 BM aued ey esterni rips. ihawk-Byessssjs5)- 6. ane oe alee 274 A National Collection of Heads and Horns... ..... Sj cies aol Aubirmlunyedtcrom: bobcayeeon,, Ont....- 44455552402. 7050. 278 Fishing and Hunting in Old Ontario. James Knox ...... 279 Our Vanishing Deer ; From a Settler’s Point of View. ...... A PmIRW@LS OLLIE Meare oti F csyertc D: Mes-....+..-.e0: 286 With the Alpine Club in the Rocks. Mrs. E. Spragge ...... 289 Books otmslinferesteto:Spostsments ees acces ose... ne. eee 299 Automobiles and Automobiling ...... pevthens, catP ear Lt Ce eEOULL POLLS AMOALSM chair niche myat inoue anaes oie, sh eee TPN 4 a ae eS 307 OurmriMedicne Bag. .a- ts. 2st Sih pec, Cettaat Eaten erat aroha 310 bes napecace essen Sas eis Sen, Bia he SAREE C Oona Sane 324 issued Monthly. Yearly Subscriptions, $1.00 in advance. Single Coples, 1é&c. Communications on all topics pertaining to fishing, shooting, canoeing, yachting, automobiling, the kennel, amateur photography and trapshooting will be welcomed and published, if possible. All communications must be accompanied by the name of the writer, not necessarily for publication, however. ROD AND GUN AND MororR Sports IN CANADA does not assume any responsibility for. or necessarily endorse, any views expressed by contributors to ite columns, W. J. TAYLOR Publisher, Woodstock, Ont BRANCH OFFICES: {| 117 Mail Building, Toronto, Ont. Herald Bldg., Victoria Sq., Montreal Que. | Outer Tempie, 223-225 Strand, London, W. C. Eng 5 Beekman St. Temple Court, New York, N.Y. i “ATALS LSALV 1 AHL NI dINVO OUaLLNOH AHL : SS re RTE 0) aT | ! pe ' e | e I '@ || ROD and GUN || & | | @® | | ;; DW i ii | i AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA ! ! | i ecm cmc f ey ! H VOL. IX AUGUST, 1907 NO. 3 Camping With an Automobile. BY E. HARRY CAVE. HERE is nothing conventional T about a camping trip into the wil- = derness by automobile; it is an in- novation, every way you view it. That is why a few sportsmen who own automobiles have given up the time- honored way of going by canoe or on horseback with a pack train of a dozen or more horses to carry the camping equipment and supplies. They have found that in addition to the great sav- ing of time and the added comfort accru- ing from the use of the motor car, they are for once permitted to direct each move of the expedition. On the ortho- dox camping trip the sportsman is at the mercy of the head guide, that autocrat of the backwoods who will not permit a horse to be saddled or acanoe to be launched unless he so directs. Each day the head guide is the one man in com- mand, and the sportsman from the city, mayhap a man of large affairs and ac- customed to directing an army of assist- ants, must follow where his backwoods boss leads or else turn back. But the automobile has changed all this. Picture a little white tent with camp- fire before anda fine buck deer suspend- ed by the gambrels at one side; the guides getting supper, the sportsman seated, resting, in the leather-upholstered seat of his own automobile hard by, and over all the evening hush of the forest primeval. The sportsman has driven there from his own doorstep, without any worries about his baggage, without successively changing from cab to train, from train te boat, from boat to buck- board or canoe or from ‘‘shanks’ pony” to the hurricane deck of a treacherous cayuse. It has been his own expedition from start to finish. He has traveled by his own schedule. The sportsman may have perspired some in getting the car across certain fords, may have worked ‘like a horse” crossing a boggy piece of ‘‘road” here and there and had more than one man’s share of axe-play, clear- ing away fallen timber that obstructed the way, but always he has been the man in authority, because he is the skipper of his own machine, and at the mercy of no man—save the benighted country store- keeper who has no gasoline. As for hav- ing acquired hard muscles and calloused hands, those are just what he needs to equip him for the battles of business when he returns to his desk in the city. He has acquired perforce a physica! hardiness that would warrant him in barnstorming the Chautauquas as an ex- ponent of the ‘‘Simple Life.” He will go back tohis business with a clear brain, a bright eye and enough ‘‘back- bone” to carry him safely through al- most any business emergency. And he has been having a good time, has been in the most fascinating out-of-the-way places that he never could have visited in any other way, and has succeeded ad- mirably in getting away from the world for a time. 226 The automobile as well as the man is put to many tests of endurance ona tour of this kind. Reliability is the chief requisite, so far as the car itself is concerned. But either the owner or his companion must have a thorough know- ledge of the machine and surficient me- chanical ability to make repairs and replacements. It is touring extraor- dinary, with some of the going on roads that are far from being boulevards. There are creeks and sometimes rivers to ford, or perhaps the automobile has to be ferried across lake or river in a wa- terlogged scow that threatens to turn turtle with the unusual load. There may be stiff hills to climb, where the stones will cut like knives, or where the road is perpetually in the shade of forest trees and consequently very slippery at almost any time save dry mid-summer, and although logging roads or the indis- tinct trails of the mountain country may be quite feasibletothe backwoods jumper or the overland stage, an automobile is neither of these. So leather covered tires, the kind with steel rivets, must be taken along for use after the good roads have been left behind. Or, at least, the automobilist takes along a set of the so- called non-skid chain attachments to put on the tires of his driving wheels. If he strikes a steep clay hill or creek bank on a muddy day he appreciates them, al- though even then he may have to use block and tackle to get up. Block and tackle, of course, is absolutely necess- ary, and apair of good five-pound axes. A noticeable thing in the equipment for such a trip is the supply of extra springs, the large ones that support the body of the car on the chassis, or running gear. Corduroy roads are not made for vehi- cles with springs. If the automobilist has any doubt of getting a sufficient supply of gasoline at the last railway station he is to pass, he expresses a can or two of the fuel in ad- vance. Itis seldom that the party goes more than sixty, or at the most seventy- five, miles beyond this last supply point, and from there enough gasoline can be carried on the car for e ncies. If the automobile is a steamer it is some- times necessary to depend upo finding a spring to replenish the water supply. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA These facts the motorist notes on his pocket map for guidance on future trips, either by himself or his club mates. If an unusually steep and rough hill is encountered which threatens destruction to the car in the descent, the resourceful motorist cuts down a good sized spruce tree and drags it behind the car at the end of a fifty foot rope. It makes a good brake to supplement those with which the car is equipped and which are not always adequate in such an emer- gency. The oldest camper always has trouble with his equipment and is ‘‘going to have things different next time.” So it follows that only experienced campers have the courage to attempt a camping trip of this kind. Even they find it nec- essary to spend a good deal of time in selecting their outfit. Itis quite the usual thing to meet men in the ‘‘bush” who, having squandered money uselessly for guns, fishing tackle, hunting knives, “‘pocket”’ axes and unsuitable clothing, have neglected to provide themselves with even the necessaries for a comfort- able and healthful camp. They depended upon their guides to do that. The few sportsmen who have made excursions into the wilderness in their automobiles have found it advantageous to take their entireequipment with them, save the food supply, which is bought at the last town or village on the edge of the woods. The entire equipment, in- cluding tents, fishing rods, cooking utensils, clothing, guns and cameras, is packed in the tonneau of the automobile, and there is still room for a few luxuries that would have to be omitted were any other means of transportation to be employed. So itis that in due time and having provided his own transportation com- pany, the sportsman-automobilist arrives with all on board at the little backwoods general store, where he is to buy his supplies and pick up his guides. There- after for a fortnight or a month the sportsman will be “‘lost” in the forest, free to fish and hunt to his heart’s con- tent. It is there he posts his last letter, the last until upon his return he will stop at the store to buy more gasoline and send tidings of his emergence from | | | BOGGED DOWN—AND FORTY MILES FROM the wilderness to the friends in far away cities. From that point the guides tell him which roads to follow, but he is still the maker of his own schedule. The guides for once are content to be guides only and not dictators. The novelty of the expedition disarms them. They may possess a secret fear that the automobile may ‘‘blow up” at any time, it- being to their unenlightened notion akin to an infernal machine. This is not the sort of ‘‘hunting in an automobile” that is employed by various persons for the purpose of self advertis- ing. Itis the real thing, with all the hard work piled on. But it has compen- sations that make it well worth while to the hardy, adventurous spirits who try it. Itis a game not many can play at, for the feats of engineering it sometimes exacts. But that is one of its fascina- tions. It is like discovering for the first time awilderness lake to be the first man to drive an automobile where no A HORSE. other vehicle but a backwoods jumper or sled has ever been before, and espe- cially when the wiseacres at the last vil- lage on the road declared it could not be done. There is a certain~satisfaction in all this, and in for once turning the tables on the guides. But if the automobilist values his liberty he goes elsewhere the next time or hires different guides. Those fellows manage to learn alto- gether too much about camping by auto- mobile on their first trip, and another year they are once more ready to dictate everything, even to the buying of spark plugs for a car that is propelled by steam and does not need them. No doubt camping trips by automobile will become more popular as the first venturesome spirits, returning, report their success to the different automobile clubs of which they are members. Un- questionably the best time to go is Oc- tober‘ The hunting season is at its height then in some districts and al- though here may be no trout fishing, 228 the bass fishing is at its best. Flies and mosquitos are no longer bothersome and there is just enough frost in'the air to put vim into everyone. The roads are then in the best condition, and the forests aré ayrand mass of color - harmony. October is the month of the hunter’s moon. There are not a few, however, who would rather whip the trout waters with a good fly rod than do anything else in the world. To them April’s first balmy breezes bring a renewalof the fishing fever, which can be cured only in one way. So, while the robins and the blue- birds are nestingandthe sound of thecar- pet beater is heardin the land, there may be seen speeding toward the north woods the occasional automobile loaded with camp equipage and driven by a man in whose face may be detected an ex- pression of serene content like that on the face of the truant one meets ona country road carrying a fishpole when other boys are inschool. Your automo- bilist is bound for famous trout waters or is heading for some backwoods lake. Perhaps he had mapped out a more am- bitious trip and is laying his course for a certain place he knows in the dark forests of New Brunswick or Nova Scotia or along the north shore of the St. Law- rence in Quebec, where the salmon leap all day in the rainbow at the foot of a waterfall. There he will pitch his camp and fish and fish until the fever has left ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. him. Day in and day out for weeks he will see no other human being save his companions and his- guides. He will hear no sound but the melodies of the hurrying stream and the tall, dark spruces and pines, and the mating songs ot the birds of the forest. At night as he lies on his bed in the little white tent there may come*to him from afar in the dark vault of the sky the trumpet call of some old gander leading his flock on toward the Arctic seas, or the whistle of the wings of a passing flock of wild ducks. Mayhap a deer, coming to drink on the opposite bank of the stream, will whistle with astonishment at the glow of the dving campfire. Strange sounds, these, after a year in the din of the city, yet to the true sportsman they are the most satisfying in all the world. A stranger sound by far, startingly intrusive, that will cause him to pause and listen and make his heart to beat faster will be the sudden roar of the powerful engine of his motor car when his companion decides to ‘‘tune it up” on the evening before the day the start for home is to bemade. To a man quietly . fishing a wilderness salmon stream with thoughts only for the fish Ite is trying to lure, could anything be more startling— yet graticying? Itis the voice of pro- gress giving defiance to the wilderness; a reminder of the one link that connects the remotest camp with home and the bustling city. The Ontario Fisheries. fe mE eighth annual report of the De- | partment of Fisheries for the Pro- vince of Ontario for the year -1906 has been issued by Mr. E. Tinsley as Acting Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries for the Province. According to this report the seizures, fines and confiscations during the year’ were : 32 gill nets, 4] rds of same, 147 trap nets, 26 hoop nets, 5 seines, 17 bags of nets, t et, three boats ; 77 convictions for infractions of fishery regulations, and fines ing to $966. The Company operating the Lake Manitou lease report planting fry from April 15th to June 8th, as follows :— Wihitefishtinyaer-- eos 20,300,000 Pickerelifryemae. 0s 20,000,000 Lake Trout fry ~.)- 2-2 4,400,000 No less than 800,000 of these trout were fed for one month and when planted out had attained a length of one anda half inches. The patrol service is reported as im- proved. The ‘‘I’llSee” prevented much illegal fishing in the waters of Lake St. Clair, River St. Clair, and Detroit River, — ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. though experience demonstrated that a boat of different construction would be better for patrol purposes. Accordingly the “I'll See” will patrol the waters of the inner chanels of the Georgian Bay, where her great speed is expected to spread terror among the persistent trap net poachers ‘‘who are umnsparing in their efforts to deplete the fisheries of the Georgian Bay.” The ‘‘Gilphie,” which had previously patrolled these waters was sold early in the year and arrangements made with the‘tHome Rule” and the ‘‘Pearl” to under- take such work with the results that the former took and destroyed eighty-six trap nets and the latter forty-seven. The Rideau waters were patrolled by the “‘Eva Bell’ and few complaints of illegal fishing had reached the Department from that quarter. More tourists visited Nepigon last year than in any former year, .and the fact that ardent fishermen travel from all parts of the world to fish there shows how well the unrivalled trout fishing stream holds its own. With each passing year more and more people go to Temagami, ‘‘and these waters if carefully watched over will never require to be re-stocked.” While the patrol boat did good service during the summer the hint is given that it may be necessary in the near future to purchase a boat to be used exclusively for patrol purposes on these waters. In Rainy River district some re-stock- ing had been done but not to the extent the Department would have wished _though the Grand Trunk gave most -effcient help, often providing special trains for the purpose of assisting in suc- cessful re-stocking. The difficulties of entorcing effective fishery protection are dwelt upon at length and the principal oneis declared to be the divided jurisdiction. ‘‘While it has been decided that the fish in provincial waters are the property of the Province, the power to legislate and make laws re- garding close seasons and other impor- tant matters in connection with provin- cial fisheries rests with the Dominion Government. This power is often used for purposes other than fish pro- tection. In some districts under certain 229 circumstances permission has been given to fish during part of the short close sea- son for salmon trout and whitefish without even consultIng Ontorio’s Fishery Depart- ment until after such extensions of open seasons have been granted. I venture to hope the time is not far distant when the Province will have full power to legislate on and regulate what common sense has decided to be an exclusively provincial matter. The immense extent of the Province in which commercial fishing is allowed cannot possibly be patrolled to the extent necessary to ensure strict compliance with the terms on which the licenses are issued.” Witha_ touch of humor the writer adds, ‘‘It is well under- stood that most fishermen have conscien- ces more elastic than their gill nets, which asarule stretch out to several times the amount their respective licenses empower them to use.” It is stated that at least two general inspectors would have to devote their whole time to the enforcing of the fishery regulations ‘‘to even partially compel the fishermen of the Province to use no more nets than stated on their licenses.” It is recom- mended that inspectors be authorized to have all or any gill nets at any time lifted for inspection. Reference is made to the prevalent impression that the fish- ery returns are inaccurate and unreliable and the Deputy Commissioner naively adds, ‘‘I know of no legitimate reason that would justify even fishermen defraud- ing the Government py false returns, and failure to live up to.the regulations and terms on which their licenses are issued and accepted.” He however recommends that the correctness of these returns should be sworn to before a Justice of the Peace It is stated that the wisdom of requiring a fee from non resident anglers, which went into force last year forthe first time, has been strongly endorsed. Many tour- ists admitted the justice of having in some measure to contribute to the cost of protecting the fish for their own enjoy- ment. ‘In no other place in the world can angling be indulged in with such satisfactory results as in Canada.” Through the sale of permits the overseers are better ableto acquaint the tourists with the fishery:regulations and also see 230 that they are properly observed. They were obliged, by special instructions, from the Department, to be constantly on the watch for new arrivals and this led them to patrol their districts centin- ually. ; We are told that little—which _practic- ally means nothing—has done in the mat- ter of harmonizing the fishery laws and regulations applicable to international waters. It is added that ‘‘Although this important matter has to some extent been in abeyance during 1906, it has not been lost sight of and will no doubt receive the consideration it is entitled in the near future.’’ The Great Lake fisher- ies are important enough for this matter not to be left in abeyance any longer. On the question of supplying the home market we are told that ‘‘it rests with the public and not with the fishermen to establish a home market.” ‘‘This isa question of dollars and cents and not of patriotism or sentiment.” Either the Dominion Government must prohibit ex- port or the residents in the Province must pay the price for Ontario fish that they realize in the United States. ‘‘However desirable it may be to have our home markets abundantly supplied with good wholesome fish, this will not occur under present conditions but our fish will reach those markets paying the most for them.” No Commission of Inquiry is needed, the report states, as to the ownership of the fishing gear, etc. used by the fisher- men. ‘‘Wehave the most convincing proof of American control when we-revert to the well known fact that at least three- fourths of the fish caught in the Great Lakes by the licensed fishermen of the Province reach the United States direct from the nets, thus evading with impun- ity espionage or inspection by Provincial officials.”” What is urgently required, we are told, 75 to devise means for effec- tive inspection. ‘‘The fish of our lakes, rivers and streams are a grand heritage left us by Nature to be used wisely forthe benefit or all, and not for the purpose of being exterminated to satisfy the ereed and rapacity of a few powerful and dom- inating alien fish companies.” Pollution is becommi serious mat- ter on streams and other public on the banks and waters, shores « which are ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. located so many of the manufacturing establishments of the Province. ‘‘It is of little use restocking waters with black bass at great expense and have them destroyed by hundreds with deleterious. matter from factories.”’ Until the muni- cipal authorities will undertake to assist the Department in protecting the rivers and streams re-stocked by the Depart- ment,themunicipalities should be allowed to do the restocking and pay for it. A number of applications have been received for licenses to fish for commer- cial purposes in many of the inland lakes of New Ontario. As many of these lakes are known to contain speckled trout the Department has decided that it is not at present advisable to allow net fishing therein until a full and complete inves- tigation of them has been made. On the question of fertilizing lake trout eggs, to which considerable space was given in the report of 1904, the Act- ing Deputy Commissioner thinks it would be better ‘‘to allow the trout to attend to that important matter, for which they are so adequately adapted.’’ The fisher- men should not be allowed to take lake trout off the spawning grounds when full of spawn. ‘‘To do so is a most culpable infraction of Nature’s laws which cannot be violated with impunity, or without producing serious and lasting results. This practice could only prevail under an unfortunate combination of circumstances which is a striking illustration of the fact that too many cooks spoil the broth. Divided jurisdiction can never produce satisfactory results. The Province hav- ing power to protect its fisheries, should in accordance with common sense have the power to make the laws and close seasons so necessary for the desired ef- fective protection.” Considerable attention is given to the subject of carp which it is stated are con- finedto the Old World and to North America. ‘‘No doubt the carp hasa place and is here for a_ beneficial purpose in Nature’s great and perfect plan, same as all other cr@ations. Evidently that place is to supply the increasing millions of inhabitants of this vast continent with an abundance of cheap wholesome food. .... The carp is evidently here to ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 231 stay—a striking illustration of Darwin- ism. The time is not far distant ‘when carp will not be considered, as now, a nuisance. To in some measure reduce the present tendency to deplete the wat- ers of our Great Lakes of the most valu- able species of fish, it is imperative that the immense supply of carp available should be utilized, then there would be no difficulty in keeping them in reason- able bounds. Any man or men who will succeed in devising some method of cur- ing, drying or salting carp so as to cause them to become a factor in commerce will be public benefactors and entitled to the thanks of posterity.” The report of the Biological Station on the Georgian Bay is attached. The work compriseda study of the conditions re- lating to the capture of fishes in gill nets. The co-operation of a regular fisherman was secured and the members of the Station staff were able to observe the operations of the gill net fishing carried onin the usual way. Considerable at- tention was paid to the study of the habits and food of the Ger- man Carp which is now prevalent in the lower portion of the Georgian Bay. Great improvements have been made both to the buildings and equipment and in future adequate opportunities will be af- forded for those who wish to study fishery problems cr engage in the biological work. Reports in detail as to the work of the patrol boats, of the different fishery over- seers, and tabular statements of the men engaged and values of the materials used, together with particulars of catches are included in the report. The statement showing the distribution of fry, in the waters of the Province by the Do- minion Government, from the three hatch- eries maintained in the Province by the Dominion Government, shows the enor- mous figures of nearly two thousand millions. of a Mink. The Ways Wocorrespondent writes :—‘‘While in A the Adirondacks last summer I was ~— very much interested one evening in the doings of a mink that had-his home —as I afterwards learned — in a ravine but a short distance from our camp. I had gone down to: the shore about sun- down, and while writing there, partly concealed by the branches of a tow hem- lock, was surprised to see a mink de- liberately coming ashore on a spruce log that extended from the bank for some distance out into the water. He had evidently been out having his evening swim and was taking this means of com- ing to land, for he knew very well that it was much better travelling on a clean sprice log than it would be through the shallow water and mud that lined the shore. Although not more than eight yards away he did not appear to notice me and disappeared in the thick under- brush along the bank. I remained as still as possible wondering if I should see anything more of him, and hoping that he had seen me and that he would be curious enough to return and inspect me | more carefully. I was not disappointed. He no doubt had seen me and his curiosity had been aroused, for after afew minutes his little graceful form emerged from the bushes and he came cautiously but quick- ly down the log until he was nearly op- posite me, then stopped, turned his head and looked at me steadily for perhaps ten seconds, and evidently having come to some sort of a conclusion regarding me, turned about quick asa flash and disap- peared. I then thought I had seen the last of him. About an hour afterwards, however, while around the camp fire and just as it was beginning to grow dark the quick eye of my guide detected a wake in the water close to the shore, and at its head a mink making directly for the ravine where he had his home. If imagine he was on a tour of inspection or he would not have come so close to the shore. He had probably peered into ovr camp from the land side unobserved by us, and decided to complete the evening's reconnaissance by taking a view of us from the water, but he did it at consider- able risk and might have lost his life by the venture, for he was an easy mark when in the water passing our camp.” Trouting at Magaguadavic, New Brunswick. BY J. W. eel RE you game for Three Island Camps ?” I looked up to see the deliberate face of my friend the ‘‘President” circled with his most persuasive smile, as he walked into my private office on the afternoon before Empire Day. I was just about closing desks and vault, with visions of motor boat and riotous kids to be struggled with on the holiday ; for I had promised the boys, my two nephews, and _ their chums the first trip of the season in the “‘Marie” next morning and I! knew that they had been saving up and storing away fire works for the celebration. So I answered with some hesitation, for the ‘‘Presi- dent” isa diffi- cult party to deny when he pats) “up: ia jre- quest — ‘‘The kids have me billed for tomor- row, andI don’t know how I am to get out of it.’ “You'll have the boys all sum- mer” he object ed, ‘‘and to tell vou the truth J have been out of THE PARTY EX I feel that I want some Magaguadavic refreshment, and thought you could very well come along with me. The connections are all arranged, also F. B. has two | sortstwo weeks, : iglishmen. going up and Adam is to meet them at the station. I am going va d I want you with me to squa ‘Well ! i that ground, enough said, boys must wait.” After a two from Fredericton, Ad ; hn and Bert, met the fou: ; Station next morning ing our kag’s across | Cc THE PRESIDENT. »gives the lakes their peculiarity. MCCREADY. the lake shore I overheard Bert say to John ‘I hope the gasoline will hold out, four is morethan we expected and we shall have to tow a canoe !” This by re- mark added the first zest to the trip, and as I transferred the item to the others, they began already to imagine the party stranded for lack of juice midway in the twelve mile lake trip before us. After starting, when the engine began to cough and chug, alternately, as gas engines will. John’s confident statement—‘ ‘Never mind gentlemen ; we'll get you there with or without gasoline. If the gas runs out the trip will take a little longer with the paddles that’s all” cheered us upa bit. Then the pipes came out and we settled down to com- fort and stories. In order to locate the read- vr it may be as Well to remark 1 ¢ht here that Magaguadavic Station is on the Canadian Pacific Railway, about nineteen miles east from Vance- boro. The lakes stretche far away north from the Station. The run to Three Islands is twelve miles Or more, and no more interesting water trip by canoe or motor boat can well be imagined, past jutting rocks, small is- lands, some rocky and barren, others evergreen wooded, with pink beeched shores. The rock formation of this dis- trict is of the granite variety permeated with red sand stone. When these be- come ground down by the forces of Nature, a pale pink sand is produced, forming inmany places the beach that There is absolutely no mud init, no odds how long or how strong the waves may wash. ee ee THE WRITER ALONE AT Wherever this red sand is not, the shore is fringed with rough grey granite bould- ers, all shapes and heights, frem the size of a small barn down. The first lake is ten miles long, from two to six miles wide, and is connected with the second lake by a winding and twisty thorough- fare two miles long, running through a great bog, which in the summer and fall is a veritable deer and moose garden‘ The bog grows the grasses and roots in which these animals delight, and they come to feed, even atthe risk of the hunter’s rifle. The entrance to the second lake sweeps easterly and rounding the first pink beached point, Three Is- lands are seen to the north about the middle of the lake, low lying, wooded with spruce, cedar, pine and birch. Upon these islands Adam Moore and sons have their fishing and hunting camps of the same name. Here the visitor is surrounded by miles of unbroken forest, much of which was burned over in the great fire of 1903. It is into this burned region the big game, moose and deer, have come the last two years, attract- ed by the fresh sprouts and wild berry bushes which spring up so quickly after a forest fire. The gasoline held out and we THE LUNCH STUMP. reached lunch. camp in good time for The afternoon was spent around the head waters and upon the streams running into the sec- ond lake, but with small success. That evening around the stoves Adam camp gave us the Tom Davis lake history and _ records, andit was settled that the old gentlemen should be whipped from stem to stern on the mor- row. Anearly breakfast and with lunch baskets well packed by Mrs. Moore, the party again started out across the lake for the Tom Davis trail. The ‘‘carry” is a little more than a mile upa na- tural granite stepped trail. Adam took an eighteen foot canvas cance on his shoulder and put it downonthe shore of the little lakelet among the hills almost before the rest of the party had ceased to marvel at his prowess and the ease and ability with which he seemed to glide from stone to rock up the steep trail. John and Buster came behind with another canoe and the whole party were soon at work on Tom Davis. An hour was spent and we as- sembled at the other end where a great spring gurgles out of the hillside under a great granite boulder. Only two fish had been taken, but John came to the rescue, ‘‘I cruised the back country this week,” he said, ‘‘and found THE ENGLISHMAN'S BASKET. 234 what the lumbermen call Clear Lake. It has never been fished with a fly and I believe I could find it again.”” The canoes were hauled out. John and Buster took one on their shoulders, and started up the hill through the burnt woods. We trailed out behind, and in about an hour hit Clear Lake, a mile or two long and half as wide, lying ina deep valley be- tween stoney hills. Lunch and the rods were ready about the same iime and we ate anddrank to our success. It soon came. The rods were soon placed, some on rocks, some on a hastily made catar- maran—Buster hada pocket full of spikes and an axe with him — and some in the canoe. From two until five o’clock that afternoon sixty-five speckled beauties, averaging about a pound, were taken, not counting the ones that were lost, and which are always said to be the largest. Cliffe was placed on a flat rock under the shade of a ‘spruce tree hill and landed sixteen. Slipp and Williams in a canoe struck a pool that gave up two dozen in half an hour. Twice both had two fish on their lines at the sametime. The President got his share. It was a hard ° ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 7 job to get Alec off his rock. He came in with ‘‘gie us ye’er haun maun. I got seven !” The trail was long and rough. We started home early, determined to come back in the morning. The next day, strange as it may seem, the first thing the Councillor’s barnyard hackle took was a perch. They proved the pest of the day, to both fly and bait. In all forty-five good fish were taken and the party reached the shore of Second Lake tired and satisfied, but with wind enough reserved to send the echoes re- verberating along the shores and over the hills as Adam and Buster paddled out for Camp and supper. Tom Davis and Clear Lake are but two of about six or eight good trout lakes, not counting the streams, all within a radius of five orsix miles of Three Islands. And with guides like Adam Moore and his sons, it is no trick to do one or two inaday. If you don’t get fish at one place, they will find them for you in an- other. They claim with confidence, to have a lake or a stream where trout will rise in season every day in the week, Sunday, of course, excepted. The Game Laws of Nova Scotia. URING the last session of the Pro- 1) vincial Assembly for Nova Scotia an Act was passed to ‘‘amend and consolidate the Acts for the Preservation of Game,” entitled ‘‘The Game Act, 1907.” Itis a very full measure dealing with the subject ina broad _ spirit and at the same time going into details in a man- ner which shows that the attempt to handle the whole subject was a thorough one. It contains no less than’ seventy- nine sections, the first of which is the title and the second, with eight sub sec- tions, the interpretation clause. The protection given to moose should prove efficientif only carried out to the extent intended by the Assembly. Calf moose under the age of oneyear are strict- ly protected,and no one is allowed to kill morethan one moosein aseason,thepenalty for any offence under this clause being no less than fifty or more than two hundred dollars. In all cases the flesh of a slaugh- tered moose is to be removed from the woods within seven-days under a penalty of not less than twenty-five or more than one hundred dollars. No snare, trap, pit or any similar contrivance is to be used for the killing of moose, and the pos- session of any such device is to be pre- sumptive evidence of guilt—the penalty in this case being not less than fifty or more than one hundred dollars. In the Island of Cape Breton moose are protected till October 1915, and the penalty for any violation of this clause is a fine of two hundred dollars. During the close seasonno one is to sell, or expose for sale any green moose skin or fresh moose meat, or any part of the ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. carcass of a moose, whether killed in the Province or elsewhere, under a penalty of not less than twenty-five or more than fifty dollars for each offence. — Before offering any moose meat for sale the person killing it must attend before a Justice of the Peace and make a declaration that it has been legally killed, etc, when he will receive a certificate and can then legally effect a sale. The man who kills a moose must also within ten days send a notice with full particulars to the Secretary of the Game Society. _ Caribou and deer are both protected through the province until October 1910 under a penalty of not less than fifty or more than two hundred dollars for each offence. After that date the provisions applicable to moose will caribou and deer. Every dog hunter will be liable toa penalty of not less than fifty or more than one hundred dollars, in addition to any penalties to which he is otherwise liable ; and any person may lawfully kill any dog found hunting, chasing 6r pursuing any moose, caribou or deer. Further than this if any person is hunting with dogs any mammal or bird, which it is lawful to hunt with dogs he shall be liable to the penalty if he allows his dogs to hunt or kill any moose, caribou or deer. Hares and rabbits are protected from April first to November first, and snares are not allowed to be set during that time. Mink are protected between the same dates and beaver are wholly protected. All fur bearing animals (except the bear, wolf, loupcervier, wild cat, skunk, racoon, woodchuck, otter weasel, rat and fox) even though not mentioned in the Act are protected in the same way. The month of October is the open sea- son for grouse and the daily number al- lowed to be taken is fixed at five. For other game birds the open season is from September first to March first, the bag for woodcock being limited to ten. In the Island of Cape Breton ruffed grouse are protected for four years from October 1907. In Cumberland county the open season for blue winged duck is extended to the first of May in any one year. also apply to. 235 Pheasant, black cock, capercailzie, Canada grouse, or chicken Partridge are protected all the year round, and penalties are provided tor destroying the nests, or having in possession or dealing with the eggs of the several species. The use of snares, nets or traps in order to capture any game bird is pro- hibited. Punt guns, swivels, or artificial lights are also forbidden in wild fowl hunting. Protection is given to song and insec- tivorous birds but the English sparrow is outlawed. For the purpose of propagation or scientific investigation certificates will be given at any time to bona fida appli- cants. The non resident big game license is fixed at $30. Guides must be registered and their licenses are fixed at $2. Provision is made to search for game illegally killed, for the disposal of game thus seized, and prohibiting export, although the lawful holder of a license will be allowed to take home the mounted head and the remainder of the carcass of one moose shot by himself. Mounted heads, dressed skins, and live mammals and birds for the purpose of propagation may only be exported undera_ special permit from the Provincial Secretary. The remainder of the clauses provide for the appointment of the officers under the Act, the nature of their duties and their powers for carrying the provisions of the Act into effect, as well as the pro- cedure to be followed and_ the penalties incured by offences against the Act. All existing laws inconsistent with the Act are repealed. Readers of this summary will agree that this Act looks as though Nova Scotia had taken up this matter of game and bird protection in earnest. The im- portant matter of. enforcing the Act is largely left to the members of the Game Society and their membership is alone eloquent of the interest they feel in the subject. Surely they may be depended upon to see the clauses efficiently carried out and thus in a few years regain for the Province some measure of its afore- time abundance in big game,small game, and game birds. Big Game Hunting in Bntish Columbia. The Diary of a Successful Trip. BY JoCE. N the fall of 1904, Mr. C. A. Mur- TT dock, of Kansas City, Mo., with his friend, Mr. Henry Hunter, of Milwaukee, Wis., Dr.- J. E. Moore, of Alliance, Neb., and myself, spent several weeks in Wyoming, hunting elk and other game. We were near the Yellow- stone River where it passes into the Yei- lowstone National Park, and just south of the Park, in what is known as ‘‘Two Ocean Pass.” Our trip was fairly suc- cessful, and we there conceived the idea of hunting big game outside of the United States. We wanted moose, espe c- ially, now very scarce in the Western States. Dr. Moore corresponded with parties in British Colum- bia, received encouraging accounts of the hunting there, and our trip to the Cassia country was decided upon. Mr. Murdock and I left Kan- City, at 9:40, the evening ‘of Aug. arrived at Council Bluffs, Iowa, the morning of the 14th and at St. Paul, the same evening, two hours late. The train for the west had left, and we were compelled to spend the night in St. Paul, stopping at the Hotel Ryan, where we found good accommodation, sas but we regretted the delay of twelve hours. The trip from Council Bluffs to St. Paul at this season of the year is espe- cially interesting. We passed over a large and fertile tract of country, per- haps none more so, in the west. Ele- THE SHARK CAUGHT AT WRANGEL, ALASKA, 13th, 1906, CAMPBELL. gant agricultural land, nearly the entire day, covered with wheat, corn and oats, in what seemed unlimited abundance. Arrived at Moose Jaw, Canada, a pros- perous town on the Canadian Pacific Railroad, too late to make connections. with train going west, remaining there until nearly midnight. Our train from Moose Jaw for the west, was made up at that place, and not being the regular train, was_ without a dining car. At Medicine Hat, a town of some im- portance, we were directed by the train people, to goto a restaurant near the depot for breakfas t. The bill of fare was inferior coffee and un- palatable, un- nameahle sand- wiches. A re- pulsive China- man was in charge, with untidy Indian girls as waiters. A lady called for tea, which in course of ti miei ives brought. Its color was very dark; in that respect, it had the appearance ot coffee. The lady asked: ‘‘Is this tea?” The girl, indig- nant at the question, replied in her brok- en English, in a loud voice: ‘‘If you don’t believe him, smell him.” To add to our annoyance, we were un- der theimpression that our steamer was to sail on the morning of the 18th. En route, our courteous railroad conductor telegraphed to an official in Vancouver, explaining our delay of twenty-four hours, which was the fault of the railroad, and asked that the boat wait for us. He received a reply later, greatly to our re- a ae ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. lief, that the boat did not sail until twenty-three o’clock Saturday August 18th, which is eleven o’clock p. m. Our delay was now causing us to be one day late getting into Vancouver, where we arrived August 18th, at 7:25 p- m. The five days’ trip had made rail- road travel exceedingly distasteful and monotonous, and we were greatly pleased to meet our friend Dr. Moore, and his hunting companion, Mr. Frank Jones, of Knoxville, Tenn., at the depot. We had, in Wyoming, two years ago, found Dr. Moore, to be a genial, cour- teous gentleman, unexcelled in the re- quirements for camp lifeinthe mountains. We went aboard our boat, the ‘‘Prin- cess Beatrice,” at eleven o’clock in the evening, but she did not sail until 6:30 the following morning, August 19th. The ‘‘Beatrice” is not a large boat, but she is of modern construction, and we find her quite comfortable. Bill of fare, very satisfactory, officers courteous and obliging. Our staterooms are very small, but our beds are good. Today We are continually in sight of snow capped mountains. The scenery is inter- esting, the weather cool and refreshing. August 20th: Our pleasant weather continues. The scenery is unchanged and becoming monotonous. This inland passage in most places seems like a wide river. On both sides are low hills cov- ered with pine and other similar ever- green timber. We passed today at two p. m. an interesting mountain on a small island called ‘‘The Chinese Hat.” From a distance it had the appearance of a Mexican hat, or ahay stack. As we approach it its form seems to have changed. It has lost its round appear- ance. Today we saw several whales. One of them came near the boat. They spouted water vigorously. We were much interested in them. They were the first that I had ever seen, Weather still fair, a little cool, requiring an overcoat when on deck to be comfortable, remind- ing one of late October or early Novem- ber, but not ‘‘chill November’s surly blast.” August 2Ist: Arose at 7:30. Break- fast at the usual hour, eight o'clock. Arrived at Port Simpson, B. C. at 8:20. | a Indians live here. A few totem 237 poles are to be seen. Most of the In- dian inhabitants are absent fishing. This is a balmy, springlike morning, warmer than yesterday, though farther north. _ Port Simpson seems to have a population of from six to eight hundred. Tide not in. Ordinarily, the daily tide is twenty feet, and at times twenty-six feet. We are all very well this morning. The trip continues to be enjoyable- Would be more so if I could hear that all were well at home. Arrived at Ketch- ikan, the first town in Alaska on. our trip, at 2:30 p.m. Remained there an hour or more. This, a thriving town of probably fifteen hundred inhabitants, is especially noted for its rich copper mines, some gold mines also, besides import- ant lumber industries. It is a prosper- ous town, and has.a bright future. On the edge of the town is a river, the name of which I fail to remember, we saw our first salmon. The water is literally filled with them. At the foot of the falls, near the town, there isa broad pool where there seems to bea thousand or more fish in sight. The river is very low, making it impossible for the fish to get up the falls, though they are continually trying to do so, jumping at a height which seems marvelous to me. 12:20 at night, whistle blowing for Wrangell, lights of town shining bright. Got off our boat at one o’clock, this, the morning of August 22nd. We were not treated with much civility by a subordin- ate Government official. Were required to give up our hand baggage which was taken direct to the Government ware- house, in spite of our murmuring and protests. ‘‘You can get your baggage in the morning,’’ was the only reply and satisfaction we received. In a few mo- ments, however, it was turned over to us by the Senior Officer who apologized for the annoyance. We then made haste to secure lodging for the rest of the night. Found comfortable rooms at the leading hotel near the wharf. Had a fairly good breakfast at a restaurant. Our hotel, a commodious building, is not completed, and not serving meals. Weather cloudy, cool and very damp. Now at 8a. m. the sun is beginning to make its appear- ance. Wrangell claims to have one thousand people, half of whom are said 238 to be Indians. The principal industries are lumber and fishing. It is noted for the number and variety of its totem poles, which give in hieroglyphics the family history, the’ clan to which the owner belongs, his ancestry, etc. Most of the business houses are built on the wharf. It is a town without a horse. August 24th: We came aboard our river steamer, ‘‘Mount Royal,” last evening. Left Wrangell this morning at four o’clock for the Stikine River, the is eight miles distant, mouth of which bound for the town of Tele- graph Creek, the head of navigation, 160 miles away. Our boat, rath- er small, is a stern wheel, of light draft, es- pecially suited tor its purposes. Passage to Tel- egraph Cree k $15, not includ- ing meals, which are fifty cents each. Not especiall y inviting at first, but they after- wards become quite satisfac- tory. At 9:30 a. m. wepassed the boundar y came notic e- line between ably warm er- Alaska and Mosquitoes and British Colu m- flies were nu- bia, marked on merous. Later : TOTEM POLES OF THE SIWASH INDIANS. : both sides of we are having the river by an opening cut in the dense trouble to get up the river. Sand bars timber, two or three rods in width. On the mountain tops not visible, are said to be iron posts placed at intervals to mark the line. The Stikine at this season is a very muddy stream, fully as much so as the Missouri. Very beautiful scenery, moun- both sides of the stream that usually come down abruptly to the wa- ter, yet there are in places low level lands, covered as are the mountains with tains on ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. adense growth of timber, and under- growth that comes down to the water’s edge, apparently almost or quite impen- etrable. Passed a small glacier about fifteen miles up the river, ‘‘Top Over” it is called. At 10:30 we are in sight of the Great Glacier. It proved to be about six miles wide, and comes down nearly to the river bank. It is said to be eighty miles long, though the length is not positively known. There are streams of muddy water running out at intervals from under the ice and snow, and fre-— quent deposits of sand, gravel and rocks. These last are invaria bly — rounded in form. I had — supposed that a glacier was a a mountain of ice, but in this case itisa great valley filled with ice and snow, covering not only the valley, but the “mountain s on both sides of it. We found it very cold when opposit e the glacier, but after passing it the weather be- | and snags interfere with Our progress, compelling us to stop for the night two hours before dark. Saw bear tracks to- day on the sand bars. August 25th: Got off the sand bar early this morning. Enjoyed breakfast. 10:15, now approaching another glacier. Scenery grand, though the sameness makes it less interesting as we continue our journey. Streams of water are pouring down the mountain sides, thread-likein form. We are rarely out of sight of these beautiful, roaring waterfalls. With the exception of a few cords of wood, fuel for the occasional steamer, there is scarcely an intimation, anywhere to be seen that ours is not the first boat up this river. No change in the forest timber. The mountains are covered with spruce, pine and balsam fir, between the trees ajungle of willow, alder and other brush. Now in the early afternoon there is no snow in sight. An hour before night we came to a wood yard, that is, several cords of wood. The boat is made fast for the night. We saw today by the use of our field glasses a number of guats on the mountain side. August 26th: Started this morning at four, raining alittle. This morning ex- cepted, we have had no rain, and gener- ally sunshine. As said before, ‘‘The Mount Royal” is a stern wheel boat; no other kind is said to be practicable on this river. About thirty passengers aboard, sixteen of whom are hunters, a German Baron among the number and several Englishmen. The deck hands are all Indians, strong, active, willing fellows. Jap cooks and waiters. At eleven o’clock this morning we came toa cabin on the river bank, the first inhab- ited fora hundred miles. The sole oc- cupant, a man by the name of Kirk, but he is a regular Selkirk, as he has lived here alone for nineyears. He is seventy- three years of age. His family live in Vancouver. He has never seen any of them during the nine years. He has a garden with fine potatoes, and some other vegetables. Does some prospect- ing. Has a gold mine that rumor says is valuable. Cuts cord wood for the boats, and does some trapping in winter. We arrived at Glenora about 4:30 p.m. Unloaded part of the cargo. Started up the river, but were not able to get over the rapids,and dropped back to Glenora where we spent the night. Glenora has twenty or thirty buildings, but is now in- habited by only one family, that of the revenue collector. In 1898, or eight years ago, it is said to have had a popu- lation of four to five thousand people. ‘his was during the great rush to the Jondike. At that time Glenora was the ad of navigation. The gold seekers ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 239 39 were there only temporarily, most of them living in tents. August 28th: Unloaded more of the cargo to lighten the boat. After two at- tempts, in both of which the cable was broken, we succeeded in getting over the rapids about 12:15 p.m. Passengers all on deck, doubting, fearing and hop- ing. It seemed as if the wire cable would certainly break the third time, but greatly to our relief, amid eager rejoicing, we passed the danger point. We had had a similar experience on this trip up the river, in getting over rapids and bars, but those just crossed were by far the most difficult of all. When these shal- low rapid places in the river are reached, and it is found impossible to get the boat over them in the ordinary way, that is by a very liberal use of steam, a wire cable of the length required is put into a small boat, one end of the wire fastened toa windlass on the steamer, the wire is then taken by the deck hands to a sufficient distance up the river, and the other end is made fast toa tree. The windlass to which the wire is attached is turned by steam, at the same time a full head of steam is used on the stern wheel, and if the wire doesn’t break, the boat is forced through the shallow water, sometimes only a few inches in depth. Itis inter- esting to see these resolute, active In- dian deck-hands man and manage their boat, at times with the oar, or by the use of poles, and again they plunge into the cold water up to their waists or deeper, in order to reach a point to make fast the wire rope. Arrived at Telegraph Creek at 4:35 p.m. The entire population are out to meet us. Twenty-five whites, and three times as many Indians, men, women and children, with dogs too numerous to count. August 27th is an important day for Telegraph Creek. The hunters will buy supplies from the merchants in large and liberal amounts. A hundred or more pack horses will be needed, and employment given to forty or fifty In- dians who will serve as guides, cooks, packers and helpers. None of these In- dians are paid less thar $3 per day, some of them get more, while horses cost $2 per day. Flour costs $6 per hundred, bacon 25 cents per lb., batter 50 cents, 240 beans 10 cents, sugar 10 cents and rice 10 cents per pound. These prices are not unreasonable, considering the dis- tance and cost of transportation. This town has two general stores, two restau- rants, or boarding houses, and one sa- loon. The trade is largely in furs in the winter season. During the summer months a good many supplies are sold to miners who operate near Dease Lake and other places in the interior. We left Telegraph Creek at ten o'clock the morning of August 28th, and said goodbye to civilization. We have four Indians, two of whom are guides, a cook and apacker. We have ten horses; six pack horses, and four saddle horses, fur- nished us by Mr. Frank Calbrath. Made our first camp at two p. m. on the head of Telegraph Creek at what is knownas “The Summit,” ten miles from the town. Rained nearly all night. August 29th: Breakfast at seven, preparing to start, slept well on our air bed. There can be no greater luxury on a camping trip than a rubber bed. Our camp tonight is on second Tahltam River, near Highland’s Ranch. Arrived here at 3:30 p. m. Clear sunset, promising a fair day for the morrow. August 30th: This is a good camp, and we have had a good night’s rest. Breakfast at 5:15, horses up at six. One missing, 1t was found later, and we left camp at 7:20, arriving at our present camping place about two p. m., forty- three miles from Telegraph Creek. Our camp is on a small creek, near the Shes- ley River, and not far from the Telegraph Station. The trailso far has been ex- ceptionally good We sawa wolf this morning, a tall, long, handsome fellow. A shot was fired, but missed the mark, and the wolf disappeared like a shadow. After a hearty dinner we went fishing. Caught four silver trout that weighed two and one-half pounds each. They were in swift water, and were hard to land, making as fine sport as one need want. Our head guide, Jimmy Jonathan, caught with a hook, or gaff, foursalmon, three of which weighed ten pounds each, the fourth weighed seven pounds. Our Indians were delighted to get these fish, and it was very novel to us to see them caught in this way. The gaff or hook is ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. fixed to the end of a slender pole, some twenty feet long. The salmon can be seen lying in clear but deep water. The hook is placed just beyond them, a quick jerk given which thrusts it through the fish, and it is drawn out to the shore. These fish at this season are almost blood red. The trail that we have traveled was established several years ago. It is kept in good repair by the Canadian Government and the Hudson Bay Com- pany. It was used in the Klondike cru- sade, and is marked by the graves of some of the unfortunates whose last resting place is in this solitary wilder- ness. We find other indications all along the trail of this rush to the gold fields of Alaska, broken down wagons with axles about four feet long to suit the width of the trail, wheels of ordirary size. Many other broken and cast away articles, pack saddles, dog sleds, bits of harness, etc. August 3lst: Breakfast at seven. Trout, corn cakes, coffee, etc., most pal- atable and enjoyable. This outdoor life is fine. Left camp at 9:25. leads up a mountain three miles to the summit. “straight up,” and very” difficult. We found it not very steep, and easy of as- cent. While it was rather hard on our heavily loaded pack horses, weconsidered it a very easy trail when compared with many we have traveled elsewhere. Went © into camp at 3:30 p.m. near a vacant cabin belonging to the telegraph line, © that has all along parallelled our trail. We are on the Dodadonay river or creek, twelve miles from our last camp, and fifty-five miles from Telegraph Creek. | We call this the Dodadonay camp. Dr. Moore killed a porcupine, and our In- dians had a great feast. No other game seen today. September Ist: Breakfast over at six. Weare caching part of our provisions here, to avoid taking heavy loads to the sheep country. Expect to be absent for sheep ten days, then to come back here and go after moose. We have had a cold night, and this is a raw, cold morn- ing. Raining, weather very unpromising. At 8:30 we are leaving camp, one guide and four hunters. Stopped on a creek and waited for our pack train, Our trail — The Indians spoke of it as — ~- and out of all ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 2 which caught up to us at eleven o'clock. Caught while waiting, thirty or forty trout. Had some of them for dinner at three p.m. They are considered very _ good eating, are rather small, but are good fighters. At our camp, ‘‘McDon- ald Portage,” onthe Shesley river, we saw at 3:30 p.m. three moose. Look- ing at them through our field glasses more than a half mile away, feeding on the edge of a lake, a cow andtwo calves, the cow seems as tall as a very tall horse, and the calves appear almost as large as an ordinary cow. Much excitement in camp, but the moose are on the opposite side of the river, and our boat is not seaworthy. The moose are ungainly looking creatures, with humps on their shoulders like a camel, and heads large, proportion. While we were watching, an Indian and a white man, from a camp near by, found a canoe and went over the river. A moose calf was killed, and a third of it was given tous. For supper, moose calf liver and roasted ribs of moose. Spent several hours during the afternoon and evening calking and pitching our boat; at eleven o'clock at night it was pronounced ready for use, and put it into the river. September 2nd: Breakfast called at six. Bill of fare, moose steak, trout, corn cakes, potatoes, coffee etc. Sev- eral fiocks of geese passed over us last night, flying up the Shesley river. Frank shot a willow grouse, heard it running. In size, it is like the blue grouse, in color lighter, and has light meat, superior in flavor to the ordinary blue grouse. Pres- ent camp sixty-seven miles from Tele- graph Creek. So far the timber is not much unlike that of Colorado and Wyoming. Spruce, pine, balsam, aspen, and in the lowlands, cotton wood. Horses strayed from camp, went back on the trail six miles, brought in at eleven a.m. Our course for the next six miles is directly down the Shesley river. The dim trail is not practicable or safe for loaded horses. Our outfit, provisions, etc., are loaded into the boat, which at 12:20 started down the stream. A few moments later the horses followed on the trail. We met at the appointed crossing, swam our horses over the river, had lunch and 241 then started up the mountain, following a steep, winding trail to the summit, where we made camp at seven p. m. Distance traveled today ten miles. This we call ‘‘Summit Camp.” September 3rd: Breakfast called at 6:30. Threatening weather. We are starting at nine o’clock for what is sup- posed to be our permanent camp, at the foot of Sheep Mountain, five miles away. Made camp at 11-15. The trail was rep- resented to us as dangerous and difficult, but we did not find it so. In the after- noon, we took a little round for sheep, but found tracks only. Had delicious soup for supper, made of moose, rice, bacon and potatoes. Our Indian boys are roasting a porcupine on a_ stake be- fore the campfire. It is being cooked with the skin on. Though the Indians have just finished an enormous meal, they seem to be looking forward with delight to their dessert, the porcupine. September 4th: Breakfast over at six. We found in our tent this morning a fourth of aninchof ice on our water bucket. Sheep were killed today by Dr. Moore, Frank and Jimmy. None of them have good heads. We found it bitterly cold in the mountains. I suf- fered greatly. How to dress when hunt- ing sheep is a problem. No surplus clothing is wanted when climbing the mountains, but after reaching the top you may want to remain an hour or longer in one position watching a senti- nel ram, hoping that he may change his position and give you an opportunity to approach him unseen. It is during this wait that your teeth chatter with the cold, that you shiver and shake as with an ague, and that a warm overcoat would of all things, be most welcome. Our camp is at the foot of the mountain. We travel several miles to get to the top, where in places we find rather level table land, and miles of territory liter- ally covered with broken rocks, from the size of a man’s hand to a much larger size. Hundreds and thousands of acres of this formation, in many places, and not a particle of earth to be seen, nor a vestige of any living plant. September 5th: Some rain last night, and mountains white with snow. Pre- paring to change camp. Our camp for 242 the last two days has proved to be not favorably located for game. We start at 9:30 for our new location, reaching it about two p.m., six miles over the mountain that we had traveled yester- day. A driving, blinding snow, falling most of the time. On top it was four inches deep. Weare now located near the head of a rather narrow lake, on one of the most picturesque spots among the many we have seen in British Columbia. It is six miles long, surrounded with high and often abrupt mountains, and bordered with spruce and other ever- greens. The lake is elbow shaped, and called ‘‘Forty Mile Lake.” Why it has this namewe do not know. About two miles before reaching camp we found sheep tracks in the snow. Jimmy and I started after them. Two miles further we found them, seven or eight in all, with one small ram in the bunch. I was fortunate enough to kill it, bringing into camp the first ram of the hunt that we considered worth saving. The head is small, but I hope to geta better one. Our four Indians seei supremely happy tonight. We have a great abundance of meat, cooked in various ways. Their hearts and stomachs are evidently filled to t’ _ point that brings absolute satisfac- tion. . September 6th: We are pleased with our new location, refreshed with a good nighit’s rest, and a comfortable breakfast. Eight o’clock starts us on our way with Jimmy, the guide, inthe lead. The day is over, and now I have the event of the trip so far to relate. At 9:30: Murdock has killed a splen- did ram, and secured an excellent pair of horns, which measure thirty-one inches in length, twenty-two inch spread, and fourteen inches in circumference at the base. The distance was_ fully two hundred yards, and the first shot was fatal, though he gave the second shot to make success doubly sure. Murdock was Satisfied with the day’s results and returned to camp with his horns and hide. Dr. Moore and I continued the hunt. We saw sheep but did not get a shot. We also saw a black fox, as black as any dog, the end of its tail was perfectly white. Jimmy pronounced it a silver gray, and said its color would ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. change later in the season. He re- marked: ‘‘That fox is crazy; first time it ever saw a man; he thinks we are moose or bear.”” We were trying to get a shot at some sheep, and for that rea- son did not-attempt to shoot the fox. September 7th: Bright frosty morn- ing. No success today. Saw twenty- four sheep, were close to severalbunches, but found no rams. Returned to camp early, for in the afternoon it became very foggy. : A September 8th: Starting at 6:15, again very foggy. Delayed by fog on the mountain side for four hours. Saw thirty-one sheep, but none that I wanted. Dr. Moore and Frank saw several rams, but it was too foggy to shoot success- fully. Frank killed a goat today on the mountain near camp. September 9th: Last evening sheep were seen on the mountain side through field glasses from camp. At six o’clock this morning Dr. Moore, Frank and the two guides started after them. At 7:45 we heard shooting. A few moments after nine the hunters returned with a splendid pair of horns, Dr. Moore the proud owner. They measyre thirteen inches in circumference, thirty-five inches long, and twenty-one inch spread, a su- perior specimen of the Stone _ sheep. Ovis Stonei. The origin of the name of Stone sheep was given me by a gentle- man in B. C. as follows: Eleven years agoa man by the name of Stone trom New York conceived the idea that a new species of caribou could be found in the Northwestern part of B. C. The way the story runs, he was a salesman in a carpet store, with very little means. By disposing of all of his worldly goods he became possessed of $1,500. Though entirely without exper- ience, he went to B. C, in quest of this supposed new species of caribou. After days of misspent energy and money, he returned to Telegraph Creek, his trip as he supposed an entire failure. He had secured no new caribou, but had killed a number of sheep. Returning to New York he reported his failure, but turned over to the proper State authorities his trophies, which proved to be a new and heretofore unknown species of sheep. Mr. Stone was brought into immediate ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. notoriety, and the newly discovered sheep were named for him. To add to the good fortune of today, Jimmy Hawkins, our cook, went out with Mr. Murdock’s rifle and returned in less than three hours witha pair of horns that compare favorably with any yet se- cured. Frank with Jimmy the guide -came in after dark with a fairly good head, making three sheep today. I saw today at two o'clock a grizzly bear and her cubs. They were fully a mile and a half away, and only visible to me by the My guide, a use of my field glasses. young man of twenty, had no gun, and I was afraid to tackle the trio without bac king. 1 sent my guide to camp to bor- tow the Doc- tor’s gun. We started down the mountain and had trav- eled some dis- tance, when we came to an im- passable prec- ipice. It was then too late in the afternoon to find an ac- cessible route, and I was forced to give up the chase. I am perhaps the only man in our party who would have failed to go after the bear at first sight. September 10th: Frosty. The bright- est morning of all. We saw a large silver tip bear where I had seen the three grizzlies yesterday. We at once started after him, but were not successful in get- ting a shot. He was, when first seen, probably two miles from us. I was nearly worn out when we got to where we had seen him feeding. Judging from the tracks that he had left in the sand and moss, he must have been the im- mense monster that he looked to be through my glasses, yet he did not seem to be as large as the grizzly seen yester- DR. J. E. MOORE AFTER A SUCCESSFUL SHOT. 243 day. My glasses may have been ad- juSted to magnify more than usual, and may have added to his formidable appear- ance, for it really seemed to me that he would weigh fifteen hundsed or two thousand pounds. After commcing our- selves that our silver tip had It the ifn- mediate territory where we ha seen him feeding, my guide made a cireW leaving me at a point where the bear wom prob- ably pass in case he could start Mit. I remained at my post until the guide re- turned, and it seemed a long wait, fear- ing that the bear would not come my way. I have no bear fight to chronicle, no deeds of valor torelate. Frank and Willy, the guide, saw to- day a grizzly and two cubs, chased them for two hours, but were not able to get within shooting distance. This afternoon I| got my second sheep, and am now the owner of a real. good pair of horns. It was shot, the sheep being below me a hundred feet or more. At my first shot my left the bunch, but showed no other evi- dence of being touched. It developed, however, that the bullet had grazed his back, making a hole in the hide nearly as large as my hand. The next shot broke his back. Dr. Moore and Mur- dock worked on a raft today, nearly fin- ishing it. We are making preparations to cross the lake and hunt goats on the opposite mountains. September Ilth: We awoke this morning to find an inch or two of ice on our. water bucket, notwithstanding the fact that we had fire in our tent until late. Frank killed his second ram today. ¢ He has now something to be proud of. a long sheep 244 It measures thirteen inches at base, twenty-seven inches long, and eighteen and one-half inch spread. I saw the shot fired, and was surprised at its ac- curacy. It seemed to.me from where I stood,on the opposite mountain side, that. he was not within shooting distance of his sheep. This evening the sky is overcast with dark clouds, wind blowing a gale, threatening a storm. Our ar- rangements to cross the lake on a raft, seemed on account of the wind and waves not only impracticable, but im- possible. We reluctantly abandoned our proposed goat hunt, and have decided on the morrow «to fold our tents and journey to Level Mountains in quest of caribou and moose. September 12th: Still storming. Preparing to break camp, and anticipate a hard day’s travel. Our. route is over very rugged mountains. At 9:30 our tramp begins. We will long remember our camp at the lake, and our hunt for sheep in B. C. We killed eleven, and have reason to be satisfied, indeed proud of our success. Arrived at Summit Camp at 2:30, and at our present camp on Shesley River at four p. m.;a descent today we estimate of five to six thousand feet. Murdock insists that it is fully ten thousand feet. The greater part of the way the moun- tain was so steep and rough that we were forced to walk and lead our horses, causing sore feet, tired knees and lame backs. Distance traveled today twelve to fifteen miles. September 13th: We are up early this morning. The mountain opposite our camp, at the foot of which runs the Shesley River, presents a most beautiful appearance. Interspaced among the dark green spruce are clusters of aspen and cotton wood, varying in color. There are different shades of yellow and red, mingling with green, and all is tinged and brightened by the morning sun. It has been our good fortune on this and other mountain trips to see and admire many of nature’s pictures, but none have ever surpassed this. No words can describe it. For breakfast this morning we have mountain sheep, bacon and two varieties of the ptarmigan, corn cakes, butter and ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. syrup, fried rice, oat meal and coffee. Breakfast over, our boat is loaded with our provisions and bedding, and at eight. 6’clock is started up the river, (manned. by Dr. Moore, Frank and our two: guides) to McDonald Portage, six miles distant. Our horses are taken over the stream, Murdock and I leading the way up the trail to the intended boat landing, where we arrived at 10:45. The boat was already there, having just arrived. Our pack horses came at 11:50. The trail still a difficult one, had been greatly improved by use since we went over it, as other hunting outfits had followed us, and by comparison with other trails that we had recently traveled. Left. McDon- ald Portage at 12:00. Arrived at Dod- adoney camp at 5:55 p. m. On our way we spent. an hour or more _ fishing. Caught sixty or seventy trout. Frank and Murdock did nearly all the catching. September 14th: Weather favorable, but our horses have left us. In opening up the pack we find to my great regret that my largest sheep scalp is lost. One of the mules stampeded yesterday, and scattered its pack, consisting in part of the sheep scalps, over the mountain side fifteen miles back on the trail. I hope to get Charley, our packer, to go back and try to find it. Later, a hunting party came in sight. They had found my lost scalp and returned it to me, greatly to my delight. As before stated, our surplus provisions had been cached here. We had selected two pine trees standing near together, and between them had made a platform of poles, on which our provisions had been placed and covered with water proof material, then securely lashed and bound with ropes. We found them on our return in perfect condition. Other hunters had left their surplus supplies in the tele- graph cabin. Rats and chipmunks had cut the flour sacks, and seriously dam- aged things generally. We _ brought with us from Sheep Mountain a liberal supply of fresh meat, and here I must not neglect to state that a nice fatted young mountain sheep is most delicious food. I have never tasted its superior. Our head guide, Jimmy, had learned in some way that a friend of his, ‘‘Cap- tain Jack,” an old man prominent in the ee ee eee ante? et ena saul Ag De aia B= The he i ye ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA Tahltam Tribe, would be at this place tomorrow, on his way to the hunting ground some distance west. Jimmy wanted to leave some meat for his friend, which he knew would be very accept- able. Captain Jack could neither read nor write, and how could he know that the meat was intended for him? With- out this knowledge the old man would not touch it. This plan was adopted. Captain Jack was the only man in the Tribe who used a shot gun in hunting. Jimmy took a piece of wood eighteen to twenty inches long, by the use of axe and knife he soon made a miniature double barrel shotgun. The meat was then placed ina sack which was _ sus- pended by arope toa tree, and the wooden gun was made fast to the sack. ““Now my old friend will know that this meat is for him,” was Jimmy’s remark after his work was finished. Our horses were not brought back until nearly noon. At 2:25 p.m. we are leaving camp for Level Mountain. Fifteen minutes later four of our pack horses are down ina swamp. We have gotten them out after much delay and difficulty. It was found necessary to take their packs off. In camp at 6:08: The ground over which we have traveled this afternoon is very soft. In that respect, the most difficult we have yet had. Such ground isnow to be expected, as we are ap- proaching the moose country. Distance today six miles. September 15th: Snowing. Had hoped to get an early start, but incle- ment weather prevents. Start at 10:50, made camp at 3:15. Ten miles’ travel Over part of Level Mountain. Gradual ascent until last mile ortwo. Hills gen- erally not abrupt, covered with willow bushes and other brush. Some grass and a great deal of moss. Ground gen- erally soft. A fierce wind blew the en- tire day. Ourcamp is on Rouse Creek, just at the timber line. September 16th: We four hunters and Jimmy left camp at nine this morn- ing. Traveled about fifteen miles, and made camp on a creek in a willow grove at 2:45. Not a hard trail nor trip, but a desolate country. No game of value seen except ptarmigan. Murdock and . ~ Frank killed seven. Frank at the re- quest of the Indians killed a porcupine. Their bill of fare for supper will be por- cupine roasted before the campfire. The creek on which we are camped is one of the head branches of the Nahalin River. We are disappointed at not seeing more indications of game. We had a chilly day, and walked most of. the time to keep warm; we are now, however, very comfortably housed in our tent, made warm by our camp stove. Our Indians had a glorious porcupine feast, eating and chatting until late bed time. September 17th: Young ptarmigan for breakfast, elegantly cooked, most delicious food. Hunted for caribou and moose but saw nothing. A lost day. September 18th: Weather cold but favorable. Because of the scarcity of game we have decided to abandon the Willow Grove camp and are on our way at 8:20. Arrived at what is supposed to be our permanent moose camp at three p- m. Were delayed fully an hour by bad roads, or rather bad ground, for there was no road, not even the trace of a trail. The mule ‘‘Maud,” very heavily loaded, mired down twice, and. had to be unpacked. Sawno game enroute. Es- timated distance fourteen miles. September 19th: Murdock and Willy are after moose today. Dr. Moore and Frank are hunting caribou. Murdock left camp on foot at 7:30, returned at 4:30, walked, he thinks, fifteen miles, tired out and greatly disappointed at seeing no game. Dr. Moore and Jimmy saw two moose but did not attempt te kill them as their heads were indifferent. September 20th: Nothing worthy of mention accomplished today. September 2ist: Murdock, Dr. Moore, Jimmy and Charley, our packer, are pre- paring to makea side camp ten miles east. Expect to be absent three or four days longer. I am remaining in camp with Jimmy the cook. Frank and Willy returned from a side camp at noon to- day. Their hunt was unsuccessful. We are becoming discouraged. September 22nd: Frank and Willy are out again. Jimmy the cook con- cluded to take a round. Was out five hours but saw no game. Frank and his guide are back at six p.m. They saw 245 * 246 mo game except ptarmigan. Killed thir- teen of these birds. September 23rd: Snowing in earnest. We have had a delicious breakfast. Ptarmigan, corn cakes, butter, syrup and coffee, followed by a superior Ha- vana cigar. Still snowing. At 10:55: Charley returned with cheering news. Murdock and Dr. Moore both have killed moose. Weare at once getting ready to join the outside campers. Starting at 2:15, arrived at 4:50. Mur- dock’s good luck has followed him. One and a half miles from camp he found and killed at two hundred yards the first good sheep. Three miles from camp he shot the first moose and secured a magnifi- cent head. One shot from his Savage rifle at the distance of two hundred yards did the work. Estimated weight ‘of this animal fully fifteen hundred pounds. The moose killed by the Doc- tor was very large, but the head was inferior. September 24th: We have had a pal- atable breakfast, loin steak of moose and other good things. Our horses had strayed away, and we are starting for our hunt later than usual. Less than a mile from camp we sighted a two year old bull moose. He was, I think, two hundred and fifty yards from me. In shooting a rifle, not being an expert by any means, | always try to get a knee rest, but in this case I had to shoot off hand. At the crack of my rifle the moose fell with a broken back. I was well pleased with my shot, although it was fully two feet higher than I had aimed. The moose was on much lower ground than myself. 1 was, however, disap- pointed not to get a better head. No other bulls seen today. September 25th: but again gone. ride several miles from camp, tie our horses and hunt on foot. I made ashort but unsuccessful round with Jimmy, the cook, as my guide. We saw no game. Dr. Moore became tired waiting for his horse, and with Willy left camp on foot. Just at noon a bull was sighted by the guide, coming in their direction. The two concealed themselves in the willows and waited in breathless silence as the coveted game came and nearer. Early breakfast, horses We _ usually nearer RORD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. The Doctor declared that his heart beat with suchforce that he feared it would sound the alarm, but the wind was fa- vorable, and luck was favorable. This luck is a great thing in hunting. ‘‘The monarch of the willows,’ as the Doctor calls his bull, was soon within the dan- gerline. The Doctor killed his second moose and can find no fault with ‘‘The monarchs’ horns.” He returned to camp greatly elated. Has been singing and whistling ever since. September 26th: Neither Frank nor I saw any game today. Dr. Moore’s moose head was brought in and proved to be an exceedingly fine one. Our pro- visions have become scarce. No flour in camp, though we have moose meat in great abundance. It is a sight to see our Indians devour it. A large kettle of boiled moose placed betore them lasts but a short time. Yet the white men of the party have but little room or right to criticise the appetites of the Indians. Weare all ravenous eaters. Today I! verily believe that I have eaten twenty times as much meat as 1 would ordinar- ily eat during a day at home, but Mur- dock is a record breaker, no full blood Indian can surpass him. _I shall not at- tempt to describe his appetite, fearing if I did it justice, my veracity would be questioned. September 27th: Preparing to move camp. A loon on_ the lake near by is calling vigorously. Those are notes of warning Jimmy says, telling us a storm with snow is coming, and that we must ‘make haste to cross the Level Mountain. All are in good spirits, but Frank and I are disappointed to leave without a moose head. The game is so stirred up here, scattered, and on the alert, that at this particular place we no longer hope for success. Leaving camp at 8:30: Dr. Moore, Murdock and I ride ahead of our train, reaching our former perma- nent camp at 11:30. Decide to camp a mile higher up the mountain, and are now just at the edge of timber line on the east side of Level Mountain. No game seen today. September 28th: Preparing for an early start. Homeward bound, all are in good spirits, especially our Indians, who are evidently anxious to return. SNL EAs Fe There’s no place like home, be it palace ortepee. Starting at 6:40. Packs not quite ready. Arrived at our present camp at 2:20 p. m., distance twenty miles. Comfortably located in what our Indians cal! a ‘‘Timber Patch,” which is _ Several acres of dwarf balsam trees at the head of a canon. Dry wood is scarce, tent poles scarcer, and hard to find, but everything needed is at last procured. Jimmy’s wife and family with her father, Cassiar, Chief of the Tahltam Tribe, are in camp near us, and supplied us with flour, sugar, condensed milk, baking powders, and crackers, all of which are-most acceptable. We sent the Chief in return, a bountiful supply of moose meat. - The provisions fur- nished us were packed here on dogs from Telegraph Creek, some fifty miles distant. A large dog will carry fifty pounds. Each dog has his own harness, also a pair of panniers, made of canvas and resemble, in shape and form the old style saddle pockets, in general usea generation or more ago.~- These dogs, so numerous and at times so annoying and offensive, are indispensable to their owners. In winters when the ground is covered with snow a team of three dogs are hitched toa sled. They haul with ease and speed heavy loads, including the owner. [am told that every adult Indian has one or more teams of dogs and a sled or sleds. September 29th: Snowing. The loon was-a true prophet. Frank and I hoped to get an early start for moose, but our horses are again missing. lost in this blinding snow storm. Lunch an- nounced at noon. As it has snowed the entire morning, all are present, and such a meal that we have had! Ptarmigan, and ptarmigan soup, moose steak, coffee, tea and many other good things. I never remember eating a more hearty meal in my life. Murdock states that he feels as if he would never want any- thing more to eat. We have had Jimmy’s little six year old boy, Edward, with us for several meals. He’s a cute little In- dian. Chief Cassiar was with us this evening for supper. Cassiar is a title, andthe name also of the District in which we are hunting. His real is No-nack, He isan old, but tec ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 247 venerable looking man. Does not talk English, had but little to Say, yet wel- comed us to his country, and expressed a wish that we might be successful in getting game onthe morrow. His Tribe is said tomumber only a hundred and fifty people. In later years it has been depleted by smallpox and other con- tagious diseases. These Tahltam In- dians are noted for their honesty. Tra- dition has it thata great many yeare ago there was among them a law pun- ishing by death any member of their tribe who would steal from a cache. It has always been their custom to cache in trees, their surplus provisions, game, furs and other valuables, in bundles cov- ered with some waterproof material, sus- pended by ropes from the libs. These caches are deemed sacred, and are sup- posed never to be disturbed. It is said when an Indian was found stealing from them that he was taken to a precipice overlooking the Stikine River, not far from the Tahltam village, blind folded, bound hand and foot, and thrown head- long hundreds of feet into the rapids below. This tradition may have been exaggerated, yet there is nothing more certain than that these Indians never in- terfere, except with permission, with a cache not their own, or with the property of another. There is, howeyer, noth- ing unusual about this law, except the peculiarity of the death penalty. The Cherokees of the Indian Territory had a law on their statute books punishing by death, the second offence of horse steal- ing. This law was abolished not many years since. I know of its having been enforced. September 30th: Favorable weather this morning, with a tracking snow on the ground. Jimmy and I left camp at 7:15 and returned at seven p. m. witha fine moose head. This is especially gratifying to me, asthe moose I had killed on the 24th inst. did not have horns worth saving. My moose was betrayed by his tracks in the snow, and I shot him at short range, just behind the shoulder. I am familiar with the weight of range cattle, and am sure this moose would have weighed twelve hun- dred pounds. By unanimous vote we had decided to start to Telegraph Creek 248 on the morrow, but the question is now being considered as to the advisability of remaining here another day with the hope that Frank may secure a moose head. Dr. Moore was out today after caribou. Saw forty in one band, the first and only caribou yet seen by any of our party on the trip. They were high up on the mountain side, barren of trees, and he found it impossible to get within reasonable shooting distance of them. He fired a few shots at from six to ten hundred yards, but without effect. October Ist: Snowing, greatly to our regret, as it makes hunting for the time being out of the question, and we must continue our homeward journey tomor- row, for our time and our food supply are both becoming limited. We must start down the Stikine river as soon as possible, delay may be dangerous. Mur- dock who remained in camp yesterday, was visited by a very old man, the Chief's father-in-law, who spoke a little imper- fect English. The old man displayed keen curiosity in examining our electric pocket searchlights, our war bags etc. He stretched himself out on our rubber bed andexclaimed, ‘‘Happy !”’ He had found comfort on our warm soft bed, and could think of no other word to express it. Some of our horses are missing, and are hard to find in this blinding snow storm. It has abated, and at one o’clock Frank and Jimmy are starting for moose, and the Doctor with Willie, for caribou. Neither caribou or moose could be found to-day. wd October 2nd:—Early breakfast, but we are waiting for a pair of caribou horns. An Indian had killed a caribou bull sever- at days ago,had discarded the horns, but agreed toget them for Frank. Yesterday Dr. Moore saw in his round a fox that had been caught in one of the old chief’s traps. It had broken the chain that fastened the trap, and was dragging the trap off. The Doctor shot the fox, but left it still fastened to the trap. I want- ed the hide and arranged for the owner to bring it in. The desired trophies were at last brought in, and we start on our journey ateight. Frank and Jimmy had left two hours earlier hoping to finda moose. The Indians felt somewhat aggriev- ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. ed at the loss of their trap, for it devel- oped that the Doctor in shooting had smashed one of the springs and ruined the trap. Whentold that the trap and fox would both have been lost if the fox had not been killed, the Indian said no, that the fox would have returned with the trap, to where he had been caught, and they reasoned in this way. With the trap attached to his foot the fox could get nothing to eat, and rather than starve he would in time come back to the bait for food. This may be good reasoning. I am not sufficiently familiar with the habits of the fox to contradict it. We have a long day’s journey ahead of us, and we hope to get to Jimmy-town for the night. Atnine a. m. we are having trouble with our packs. The moose horns are determined not to stay in place. The dim trail that we attempt to follow is leading us through swamps and bogs, Our horses keep their feet with difficulty. The surface on the ground here is very peculiar, being covered with knolls or hillocks, of uniform shape, ten to thirty inches in diameter. When the ground is solid the horses make ita point to step over these knolls, but when marshy, which is often the case, they step from one hillcock to another with remarkable exactness. Horses not accustomed to irregularities of the land’s surface would be stumbling constantly. We went through six or eight miles of this for- mation this morning. We have had. however, similiar experiences before. We arrived at our camp in the suburbs of Jimmy-town at 6:15 p. m., a little after dark. The longest and hardest day’s travel of the entire trip. All tired and out of humor ; making camp and putting up tents in the dark is not the most pleasant work fora set of weary, worn out mortals. Fully half of today’s trip was desperately bad. Distance twenty-eight to thirty miles, over bogs, marsh and moor. Jimmytown was given its name years ago, when an Indian by the name of Jimmy lived somewhere in this vicinity. No one lives near here now. Itisa fine grazing country, and horses are turned loose here during the summer months. October 3rd :—Ho! for Creek, now eighteen miles away. Telegraph All ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. hands happy at the prospect of once more getting into civilization. Charley in hunt- ing horses this morning saw a black bear. Starting at eight, we have very expedi- tious packers. Charley especially is an expert, packing six horses in twenty- five minutes. Crossing Tahltam River at ten o'clock. Numbers of dead salmon on the shore or bars, furnishing food for bear. Itissaid those fish leave the salt water and goup therivers when seven years old, spawn and die. A strange freak cf Nature that in propagating their species their own life is lost! After a certain date in the summer they are not considered fit for food, and the law pro- It seems strange why healthy in the hibits their sale. they should not remain pure mountain water, though most of them are bruised, caused by com- ing in contact with rocksinthe rapid streams. As they are a salt water fish, it is supposed that the fresh water is not healthy for them. It is said that they all die, that none get back to the sea, but this is con- tradicted by ob- servant men who insist that numbers of them live and get back to their native waters. It seems a settled fact that they eat nothing after leaving the salt water, for when caught their stomach’s contain no food whatever. There are several varieties of these fish, quite different in appearance. Among them the King Salmon, The Steel Head, Dog Salmon and others, the names of whichI have forgotten, and as I am not writing for publication, will not consult my encyclopaedia. We are nearing Telegraph Creek, and the boys ask us to stop a short while until they Can re-arrange the packs, inorder to make a good display of the moose and sheep heads. ° 249 At 3:35 p. m. we were back to civiliza- tion. Our moose heads especially attract attention. Murdock’s, which measure sixty and one half inch spread is the largest ever killed by a hunter in this section, and the largest we are told, ever brought into Telegraph Creek. We have been absent from this place thirty- seven days, and killed on our hunt eleven sheep, one goat, six moose, be- sides other game, among which were over two hundred ptarmigan and grouse. The ptarmigan belongs to the grouse family, in size and appearance it is not unlike the pheasant of the Eastern States. As the summer advances they become lighter in color. Inthe winter they are almost entirely white. Many of them perfectly so. F or amateurs we think our hunt has been a success, as none of our number had ever hunted sheep or moose before. We can have nothing but words of praise for our guide Jimmy — John- than, who was untiring and ambitious to make our trip CAMP MEAT, 2 a suceess; 4 man of great resources in his line, understanding per- fectly the nature and habits of the wild game that we were hunting, always affable, cheerful and respectful. For «a man of his age, (he must be forty) he has wonderful endurance. After a hard day’s work when we would all, including our horses, be near:y exhausted, Jimmy would invariably have something pleasant and witty to say, taking the lead in making camp and in doing more than his share of anything and everything that was to be done, not retiring until our camp had been made comfortable and complete. Jimmy Hawkins, our cook is worthy of mention and proved to be a most faithful agreeable fellow, performing his duties to LS) our entire satisfaction. When starting into the mountains, I noticed among our cooking utensils the absence of skillet and lid, and wondered what would be used for baking our bread. The ordi- nary frying pan, however, without a lid, and much lighter in weight than the skillet, proved to be an ample substitute, supplying us with palatable bannocks, light and digestible. Both the Jimmys are all right connoisseurs in their respec- tive lines. We said good-bye to them with reluctance, and should we ever again return to this far off country, not inaptly called ‘-The Hunters’ Paradise,” we would certainly want them in our party. October 4th: Restaurant supper and breakfast, not nearly so good as moun- tain fare. We are getting our scalps and horns ready for shipment, and pre- paring generally to start down the Sti- kine River. October 5th: On board our scow, “The Big Four,” and at 8:35 starting down the river. Not accustomed to water, I have some uneasiness about the trip, but hope all will be well. I have not*been ashamed to acknowledge my fear of grizzly bear or deep water. At 11:25 or in just three hours, we arrived at Glenora, distance twelve miles. Made invoices in triplicate of our trophies in order to conform to revenue law at Wrangell, notwithstanding the fact that eur trophies are not subject to duty. We are leaving Glenora at 2:10 p. m. after enjoying a most delicious lunch at the Inspector’s residence, prepared by his good wife. She and her husband, Mr. C. A. Terryo have our hearty thanks and best wishes. At 5:10, just three hours after leaving Glenora we arrived at Kirk’s, the hermit whose peculiarities I had mentioned before. Camping to- night at his place. Distance from Glen- ora eighteen miles, or six miles per hour. For the day we have made thirty miles. Were detained at the Inspector’s office three hours. At 4:30 it was announced “grizzly bear on bar ahead.” All hands were at once ready with their rifles, eager for the fray, but as we approached the game, it proved much to our disappoint- ment to be acow moose. No and Mrs. Moose one shot, disappeared in the 50 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. thicket, We had no use for cow moose, being fully supplied with moose meat. Supper over, we are retiring at 8:25, all with tired arms, and ready for rest, promising ourselves to make an early start and along voyage on the morrow. October 6th: Starting on our down- ward journey at 6:45. At 10:30 we have passed through the large canon. Thirty miles’ travel ina little less than four hours. The stream’s current and the wind have been in our favor. Stopped for lunch at 11:55, some warm food is prepared, and we are off again in an hour. At 4+ p. m. we made camp on sand bar for the night. It has been raining all day, and the condition of our camp-_ ing place may be imagined. We esti- mate that we have traveled sixty miles today, and think that we have covered a little more than half the distance to Wrangell. We saw a number of eagles during the day, and did some shooting © from the boat, but found it impossible to shoot accurately with rifles, owing to the motion of the boat. 3 Early this morning» we noticed a cow moose on the river bank, and think it was the same one we saw yesterday. Got within easy shooting distance of it. It has been a rainy, cold, cheerless, dis- agreeable day. Supper is over, the bat- ter cakes that I had prepared and cooked, were complimented. No one complains of our meager evening meal, notwith- standing the fact that we have sand in our food, we have sand in our blankets, in our clothing, figuratively speaking, sand in abundance has been needed for this river trip, andin our journeying over mountains, hills and valleys, trips often tiresome almost to the point of ex- haustion, yet fascinating in the extreme. We contrast our condition tonight with the luxuries of our homes, and think and say: ‘‘What fools these mortals be!” October 7th: Starting at6:38. Foggy, not so cold as yesterday at this hour. Eating our lunch at twelve o’clock oppo- site the Great Glacier, boat drifting as weeat. A pot of cold beans cooked with bacon are very acceptable. Twenty minutes consumed at lunch, and we again take the oar. At three o'clock we pass the boundary line be- tween Alaska and B. C. Thirty-six ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. miles from Wrangell. We camped at four o’clock on asand bar four miles be- low the boundary line. We had scarcely gotten our tent up and our baggage lo- cated, when the rain commenced its downpour in earnest, and the wind blow- ing a gale, yet our tent is warm and snugly located, sheltered by timber and brush. We are ona sand bar, but our camping place is far superior to that of last night. Distance made today forty- five to fifty miles. October 8th: We are starting at six o’clock. -Rained nearly the entire night, the wind still blowing furiously. Fire was made in our stove by Dr. Moore at three o'clock, then he proceeded to make coffee, as good as we have had on the trip. We can all commend himas a first class coffee maker. The batter cakes made by myself, and they must have been good, judging by the rapidity of their consumption. Frank fried the meat, and it too was very good. It is cloudy and foggy, threatening more rain. We have had some very rough water this morning. Are now at the mouth of the river at 10:05, four hours in making twenty-four miles, and are eight miles from Wrangell. From here we went to a garnet ledge or mine near by, spent an hour in a tremendous rain and secured some interesting specimens. We continued our journey, but were met by tide and wind. Found our scow un- manageable, and arranged with two fish- ermen tor a more suitable boat in which to cross the channel, which at this place is over three miles wide. When. we had gotten about one-third of the way across, . the storm increased with such violence that we found it impossible to go against it. Our condition in my opinion seemed alarming, if not desperate; when the suggestion was made to return to the shore from which we had started, there was no dissenting voice. Our return, though accomplished, required the most determined effort, and the men at the Oar were practically exhausted when the shore was reached, having been driven by the storm a mile north of our starting point, and we were extremely fortunate not to have been blownout tosea, or even worse. It seemed tome at the time, and I still regard it as the most danger- 251 ous experience that I have ever passed through in my whole life. It was a great relief to be on terra firma once more, but we had to walk a mile or more vp the beach before we could find a place of shelter for the night. Our scow and its contents had been left in charge of the two fishermen from whom we had gotten the boat. Wewere an hour or more walking up to the beach to their place, all dejected and worn out, besides being as thoroughly drenched by the pouring rain asif we had plunged into the sea. I speak of walking up the beach, but that expression is entirely misleading. It is true we walked part of the time, but the greater part of the distance, we crawled and climbed over the ledges and shelves of oblique, irregular, slimy rocks, that formed the narrow ocean beach, sliding, falling and bruising ourselves continually. Above and adjoining the beach were rocks perpendicular and im- passable, or a dense jungle that no man could penetrate. By the aid and gener- osity of our hosts, the two fishermen, we managed to get some supper, after which we spread our wet blankets doven on their wet floor, and slept in spite of the furious, raging, howling tempest that seemed to threaten destruction to the house that partly sheltered us, for the dashing rain came pouring through the insufficient roof. October 9th: We are still five miles from Wrangell. At eight o’clock the storm has subsided, and the seaissmooth and calm, not a wave disturbs its ~sur- face. We have employed the. two fish- ermen to assist us over the-channel to Wrangell. With three experienced men at the oars the voyage is easy. Nearing the opposite shore we pass ‘‘Dead Man’s Island.”” Many years ago Indians from two hostile tribes met and fought on this little island. No quarters were asked or given, there was no means of retreat for the vanquished. A few, and only a few of the victors were the sole survivors after the sanguinary conflict. This island is now used as an Indian burying ground. We crossed the channel in forty minutes. On our right and near our boat a loon is sitting on the water, apparently undisturbed by our approach. Can it be that this is the same loon, that 252 on the lake away up in the mountains gave us as we imagined, a warning that it was time for us to turn our faces homeward? We are landing at Wrangell at 9:40 a.m. Thanks to a kind Providence, we aow trust that our trials and tribulations are over. Our morning trip consumed an hour and fifteen minutes. October 10th: Devoted most of our time. today to drying our moose scalps and packing our trunks. The steamer, Seattle, arrived at noon. We regret greatly that we cannot get off on her, put our skins and scalps were not dry enough to pack. In making this trip we have been extravagant in the expen- diture-of time, labor and money, and we feef that it would be very unwise not to _have our trophies properly cared for. October llth: We are waiting pa- tiently for the steamer ‘‘Humboldt,” our baggage all in readiness, boat expected at any hour. October 12th: Another day of waiting. October 13th: ‘‘When will the steamer arrive, when can we get started home?” This is the question now uppermost in the minds of us all. This waiting has become very tiresome. We left Kansas City two months ago today. At [0:50 a.m. steamer reported in sight. At 12:30, we are leaving Wrangell. Con- sider ourselves very fortunate in securing state rooms, asthe boat is crowded. \rrived at Ketchikan at 9:30 p. m. October 14th: Early morning, gloomy skies, rough sea, many gulls following our boat. For amusement Murdock cut an apple in several pieces and threw them one at atime into the sea in the of the steamer. The gulls would light down on the water to get them, the more fortunate bird bearing off the prize in an incredibly short time after it had reached the water. Later, a tray of re- jected food from the breakfast table was cast overboard Instantly,in number ap- parently a hundred, gulls lit down on the floating food. They were still feeding on the water when we passed sight., I. had seen very few of these birds before this trip. While here they are sO very common, they are interesting to me. Usually they are white, yet some of them, perhaps the younger ones rear ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. out of are alight yellow. About the size of a crow, but lighter in weight I should think. They are web footed, and as much at ease on water as a duck. At 10:30 we are passing ‘‘The Princess May,” an English steamer, and later a smaller boat, ‘‘The Dolphin.” October 15th: We were four hours in crossing Queen Charlotte’s Sound last night, on a rough sea. Some of the passengers were sea sick. A brisk wind blowing this morning. Weather vari- able, sunshine,clouds, fog and rain. We console ourselves, however, that twenty- four hours will land us at Seattle. We are not pleased:with the Humboldt. The state rooms are small and crowded. Only one assembly room, which is very small, badly arranged and poorly seated, no comfort in the smoking room, and the fare is inferior to other boats that we have been on. Eight p. m. We have passed an uneventful day in disagreeable Alaska weather. The scenery has be- come monotenous. Mountains following mountains, gloomy and uninviting, cold and cheerless. We hope though that in about twelve hours our sea voyage will be over. October 16th: Sunshine this morning, something unusual. Facing a brisk wind, but we consider this fine weatner. Pass- ing Port Townsend at eight a. m. Sev- eral large sail boats lying at anchor. Port Townsend is an interesting place. The fortifications especially attract our attention. We are now back in the United States. Atten a.m. our boat is saluting the steamer ‘‘Indianapolis,” as it passes; this boat runs between Seattle and Victoria. Seattle at last. Weare getting off the boat at twelve noon. Later we are having a disagreeable mix- ‘up with the custom house people whom we think unaccommodating and unrea- sonable. From our experience with the custom officials of our own country we- are inclined to advise citizens of the United States, if they wish to avoid in- sult, to remain in their own country and never go out of it, and should they ever get over the line, then our advice would be not to return, for the United States custom officers mistreat you when yo leave, and abuse you when you return You may expect kind and courteou! ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. ‘treatment from the Canadian officials, but you may expect just the opposite when you return. Weare not alone in this opinion. Many others we learn, shave had experiences similar to our own, shave been snubbed just as one often is by an insolent telegraph operator or railroad agent. The insolence of office is frequently very noticeable in this our free America. We are forced to go to Portland to have our round trip railroad tickets endorsed by a joint agent. We then have to return over the same road, losing twenty-four hours. Weare not allowed to check our baggage through to Kansas City, but have to take it with us to Portland and then bring it back again. These whole proceedings are in violation of promises made us when we bought our tickets in Kansas City, for we were told that we could, if we de- ‘Sired, return direct to Kansas City from Seattle. There seems to be a conspir- acy out here to annoy and inconvenience us. October 17th: Arrived at Portland at ‘seven a.m. and leave over identically the Same route that we came at 8:30 on an observation car. An insolent baggage man who gave us checks for our trunks assured us that they would not go on the same train with us, evidently for the purpose of extorting a bribe, for at the last minute the trunks were put on board. We have passed Tacoma, change cars at Arbourn - Junction, and start east at 4:30 P.M. ; October I8th: Arrived at Spokane at 8:45, train two hours late, losing time the entire day. Some distance east of Spokane we pass through miles and miles of what seemed to be pine forest, part of the trees of natural foliage and. appearance, other trees, and the majority have yellow foliage. We have never before seen this variety of pine. Upon enquiry we learn that the trees with the yellow foliage are not pine but tamarack. Soto me here is some thing new under the sun. I had never seen the tamarack before. Murdock had Seen it in his early boyhood in Wiscon- Sin, but itis an addition to my limited hapter of knowledge. Leaving Missouri 9:55, three hours and fifty-five min- s late. 253 October 19th: We pass through Bozeman at eight a. m. four hours late; through Livingstone at 9:55, four hours late. We side track for all fast east bound trains to pass us and for all west trains, freights included. Starting again. Amazing grace! At Billings we are nearly five hours late. We recognize Taluca, east of Billings, as the Station where more than two years ago we left the main line of the Burlington for Cody, when on our elk hunt. Pass Sheridan at 7:10 p- m.,five hours late. October 20th :—Snowed at night. Sev- eral inches of snow at Alliance, Nebraska, when at nine a. m. we are still about five hours late. We were due in Kansas City at Il p. m., but did not arrive there until 3:40, the morning of the 21st. After an absence of seventy days during which we killed, as before stated, eleven mountain sheep, six bull moose and one goat, we travelled including our wander- ings and tours in the mountains, approxi- mately seven thousand miles, ata cost aggregating $3000.00. The sights we saw and the experiences we have had would afford material for an interesting and voluminous book, intensely so to lovers of out door sports, but unfortun- ately no one of our number has the faculty or gift of relating our experiences in a manner that would even in a small degree do justice to our advantages. An inter- esting chapter descriptive of Level Moun- tain could be written. It is noticeable and prominent in the Cassiar District with an elevation of many hundred feet above the timber line, can be seen at a great dis- tance towering above other high moun- tains that surround it, yet when you get to it you wonder what has become of the . mountain that you had so often seen from _afar, and to which you had journeyed days and days to ascend. You are be- wildered. Apparently the mountain has disappeared, and you wonder and ask what has become of it. You have reach- ed the summit by a gradual ascent, that has scarcely been perceptible, and you can see mountains, valleys and lakes in every direction. It has proved to be a high, indulging table-lend, covered with willow and other shrubs which grow smaller and smaller as you zscend. As you approach the highest part there is no 254 vegetation except a limited growth of grass and moss. The distance around its base is more than fifty miles. In going over it you cross streams of clear, pure, cold water. In places it has the appear- ance of an ordinary high prairie country, dotted with lakes, the home of the wild duck and other water fowl. In some seasons of the year caribou are very num- erous here. East of this mountain there is a vast tract of country of lower altitude leading off in one direction to the Dease Lake section, and another to the head waters of the Stikine. From an elevation it seems to be one dense uninterrupted forest ; a closer inspection, however will ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. show that much of it is not wooded, that it is broken country of hills and hollows, swamps, bogs, thickets and lakes. The wilderness is the home of the moose. Though as tall as the tallest horse, in these thickets heis comparatively safe fromthe sight of man. Anything like an accurate, intelligent description ofthis country by me would be out of the question. It is unlike any section of country to be found in this part of the United States. Indeed,unlike any country I have ever seen in the United States, you admire it as a landscape, but closer Observation robs it of much of its beauty. Big Fish in Lake Couchiching, Ont. WWEMONGST the many fam- ous lakes of Ontario, Lake Couchiching has long held a good place. It is a noted lake with some fine residential towns on its shores. One of the prettiest of these is Orillia much frequented in the summer time by tourists who desire all the delights to be obtained from situation, scenery, and water without losing any of the ad- vantages of civilization. That there is fine fishing in the lake is testified to by our illustration of athirty-three and a half pound ‘lunge caught there on June 18th. Mr. Arthur Jennings, who is seen on the left of the picture, was thetfortunate fisherman,and he found that his capture meas- ured four feet half inches. took place in the presence of hundreds of spectators who were much interested in both the fish and its captor and gave the latter hearty con- three anda The landing gratulations on his success. To show also that this capture does not stand alone it may be mentioned that a few evenings before the date named, Mr. George Maynard, an ardent and most successful fisherman, caught ‘lunge which weighed twenty-six and a half A BIG ’"LUNGE FROM LAKE COUCHICHING,. pounds. These are fish worth catching and give point to the reservation that it is not in all cases the big ones that get away. Every fishermen going to Lake Couchiching cannot expect equal success but the fact that such fish are in the lake is demonstrated by the captures above recorded. They will add to the fame of the Lake and perhaps induce many a fisherman to find his way to Orillia to his own advantage and satisfaction. A Successful Fishing Trip in Northern Quebec. BY HERBERT IWWANY fishermen experienced failures M in their Spring fishing this year ~_ OWing to the lateness of the season and the cold weather. _In consequence of these failures the successes of myself and companions on a fishing trip to the north of Montreal may prove interesting to many readers. A few of us had long planned a fishing trip in the Laurentian Mountains, and as Victoria Day drew near we decided not to allow the absence of spring weather to intefere with our plans. It appeared to us that a number of people were of the same mind with ourselves for at least thirty fishermen, with some kind of outfits were on the Nomining branch train, which left Place Viger, Montreal, on the afternoon of the Thursday preceding the twenty - fourth of May. We left the train at Ste. Agathe, sixty-one miles from Montreal, and hiring a rig drove back sev- miles, going up and down hills and passing several lakes. A good deal of lumbering was going on, but we noticed very little cultivation. Our destination was St. Adolphe de Howard a small village on the shores of a beautiful lake named Lake St. Joseph. We found the hotel, or rather large boarding house with many modern con- veniences, situated on a large point run- ning into the Lake. The night was spent here, but in accordance with our programme, I was up at four o'clock on Friday morning and in company witha companion made preparations for a trip further on. A second companion pre- ferred to wait for a friend, who was going to join him later, and fish round the hotel. OUR CATCH—ONE EVENING’S FISHING, STONE. By half past four we had breakfast, tent, provisions, etc. were ready and the horse hitched up. Driving round to the guide’s house we found him still at break- fast. While his boy hitched up we trans- ferred the baggage and soon we were all ready for off. A drive of a few miles brought us to the shores of another lake where we left the boy and rig, and loading up a canoe Started across the lake. On the other side we found a mile por- tage which brought us to Lac Vert. Here there was a flat bottomed boat in which we crossed and ahalf mile portage enab- led us to reach Lac Jaune which we did about half past nine in the morning. There was a good boat for fishing in this lake which was about three- quarters of a mile long by two hundred yards wide. Noticing that there was a log house on the other side we went over and found it fasten- ed by means ofa padlock. Here however we left our traps as we thought it possible the Owner might return and we might then trespass upon his hospitality for the night. In the meantime we went fishing and at One o'clock we had caught eight fish —the trophies being equally divided be- tween myself and the guide. This did not look very promising but we were buoyed up with hopes’that better success would attend us in the evening. Our dinner consisted of bread, boiled potatoes and fried trout, with coffee to wash it down After the active outdoor exercise ofa long morning that meal certainly tasted good. The waters of the lake and of a spring stream running into it were ice cold, and AND ONE MORNING'S 256 we were told that three weeks before the whole place was covered with snow. After a good rest we again started fishing. No luck attended us until after sun down but from then we got sixty four fish—all of a good size. They even bit after dark- ness set in. The total of seventy-two for the day was one which gave us entire satisfaction. Supper was next on the programme and before we made our preparations my companion and myself wished to goto the log house and seeif we could not force the staple of the lock. Evidently it was going to be a cold night, and on such an_ occasion we much preferred the inside of a log house to a tent. Our guide did not agree to this idea at all. He knew the man who owned the house and __back- woods law must be observed. He how- ever agreed to go and have a_ look at the placeat close quarters and see if an entry could be made without dam- age. He bad not been gone long, and we were busy getting our things in shape, when happening to look up I perceived him standing in the doorway with the MYSELF door wide open. Wewere not long in joining him and he then explained that the padlock had been closed but not locked. We were overjoyed at our good fortune as_ there was a stove, a bunk, table, chairs etc., and these meanta pleasant evening andacomfortable night, let the thermometer go as low as it pleased. In a very short time we had a fire going and supper ready. Our deferred meal was all the more enjoyable by ] r long AND THE GUIDE ON LAS JAUNE. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. reason of the excellent appetites we brought to its discussion. By half past ten we were in bed and soon sound asleep. Before we retired our guide in his broken English asked what time we would like to start fishing in the morning and sug- gested ‘‘trois heures.’ My companion, who is only learning to bea sport, washorrified, and as I said nothing he ventured to vote in favor of seven o’clock. However after a short comfortable sleep with the stove going fine, we did get up at halt past three. When I looked out it was awfully cold and the fish which we had laid on the grass were ' frozen stiff. After a hot breakfast we got out on the water and it was cold—as cold as duck shooting ! The fish rose well all around us and they began to bite right off. Every time we caught one and handled it our hands would get stiff with the icy water. We got twenty-eight be- fore seven o'clock, and as they bit slow- ly, and we were™ very cold, we quit, with one hundred fish to our credit for one evening’s and morning’s work, for although we did fish long on the first day it was practically evening before the fish- ing told. 3 Another breakfast of porridge and fish put us in good shape and we cleaned the — j fish and packed them in snow, of which — there was still a good deal in the shady places. By this means they were kept — very cold and were able to be sent home > in good condition later on. F Catching minnows for bait and trolling | occupied some time, but as we only got one bite with the troll we returned to our ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. rods but this time without success. Our dinner consisted of pancakes, bacon, coffee, etc. and was heartily enjoyed. Late in the afternoon we started fishing again but they did not bite so well as on the previous day. Still we managed to get thirty-three before supper. We saw a mink swimming across the lake and a loon diving. When the latter flew away with his mournful cry the guide said ‘‘Rain tomorrow!’ As we were getting supper I heard a woodchuck and we chased it into astump. In the hut we found a trap which we setin front of a hole underthe stump. After a while Mr. Hog ventured forth and he gave a squeal as the trap closed on his foot. The guide rushed out, and pulled from the hole in which he had taken the trap, both trap and hog. Ashe was doing this however the hog’s foot slipped out of the trap and he got away. We had a second good night’s rest and were up at five o’clock. After an excellent breakfast we fished till noon, then had a good dinner, and entered upon our re- turn journey. We packed over the por- tage, rowed down the lake, and at Lac Vert, in about a foot of water wherea beautiful clear stream flowed into the lake, I caught more trout in abouta quarter of an hour. Although it rained we tried several places on the lake and gota few fish in each place. After trailing back to the first lake we fished for two hours in the cold and. rain and only got two fish. About half past five the boy arrived with the rig and we went ashore and They tell some wonderful ‘‘fish stories” around Lake Superior. The ciscowet only to be formed in that Lake and never at a depth of less than thirty fathoms is, according to the accounts, the most won- derful among all wonderful fish. It grows to a weight of thirty pounds and as the female invariably contains spawn it has been argued that spawning is always go- ing on. The most probable theory is however, that spawning takes place twice a year, which in itself gives it a unique place among fishes, fresh water or salt. We are further told that ‘‘it is the fattest of all known fishes and its flesh is so de- 257 drove back to the hotel. Our record was one hundred and fifty five fish, all of a good size and no little ones. At the hotel the other boys told us they had been fishing in the lake only ten minutes from the hotel and had been catching six and seven inch trout as fast as they could pull them out. They got one hundred and thirty-three of them with a few large ones. We had an egg crate filled with them well packed in ice and they’ kept fine. Out of the whole bunch who went up we were the only ones who had a "big box of fish to send home. We placed that box prominently out in the middle of the platform inorderthatall mightsee it. Our guide proved himself a first class man and being a professional fisherman he knew where to take us to find the trout. The hotel man told us that the guide had taken us to the best fishing grounds. The guide also wanted very badly to take us to alake where he said we could catch trout of three and four pounds each and no small ones, but only afew could be caught each day. Asour holiday was only a short one we thought it best to go where we might take a good string rather than a few large ones. On the whole we did ex- ceedingly well, and when we heard and read of poor results elsewhere we were more than satistied with our fishing trip to Northern Quebec. Those at home who were unable to en- joy the time in the backwoods had the pleasure of a good supply of the best fish which reached them in fine condition. liciously flavored that it is palatable with- out being cooked.” Its name is derived from this peculiar quality, ciscowet being **Sis-Ko-Wet,’’ an Ojibway term which means ‘‘cooks itself.’’ It is said that this fish often figures on the bills of fare of both hotels and restaurants, though very rarely is the true ciscowet served up. The most curious thing however is left to theend. It is said that it can only be caught singly by spearing, though how a fish can be speared at thirty fathoms deep is amystery which the narrator of the foregoing does nothing to clear up. New Brunswick in Line. A Fish, Forest and Game Protective Association Formed for the Province. NEEW BRUNSWICK, which has al- ways been well to the front in the - matter of fish and game protection, although the Province, like others in Can- ada, has suffered from the negligence of its rulers in the past, has now taken a further step and organized a Fish, Forest and Game Protective Association. Read- ers will note that the Forest is accorded a prominent place, and in this particular New Brunswick has set an example which other Provincial or- ganizations will do well to follow. With this Associa- tion the organization of sporting interests in New Brunswick should be complete. The Province posses- ses a Guides’ Associa- tion second to noneff in Canada; a Tourist Association which has done most excel- lent service, and now the Protective Asso- ciation starts off un- auspices such as it a long useful and effective effort. With Ministerial support there should be doubt ofits influence in high quarters and der promise for career of no HON. F. J. HON. PRESIDENT OF THE NEW BRUNSWICK AND GAME PRO- TECTIVE ASSOCIATION. with practical men to make recommenda- FISH, FOREST tions vw hich should guide both the Gov- ernment and Legislature of New Bruns- wick, the Province should enact laws which will do much to retain the fine assets of the Pro for the use of the people for all time. The question of the effective of fish and game is so that of forest preservation thatthe two cannot be separated. For any policy of fish and game protection to be effective SWEENEY, SURVEYOR-GENERAL, it must go hand in hand with that of forest preservation. It isa good augury for the complete success of the policy em- bodied in the existence of the new organi- zation that the lumbermen welcomed its birth and invitedits attention to forest preservation promising that if this were done they would support it by member- ~ ship and funds. These men perceive that their interests are not only compatible with those of fish and game preservation but really mean that for- estry will gain there- by. It is a splendid encouragmentto know that some lumbermen perceive that good forestry meanan inde- finite continuance of the industry in which they are engaged. Fire is the greatest enemy: of the forest and with men who can unite the positions of fish and game guardians, and fire wardens aliving wage can be paid and their whole time devoted to the services. This is what 1s coming throughout Canada and if New Brunswick will show the way she may depend upon vinces will follow in due course. The organization meeting was held at the Provincial capit- alat Fredericton on June twelfth and was remarkable for the numbers and re- presentative character of those who at- tended. These included in addition to Mr. F. B. Edgecombe, who presided, the Hon. F. J. Sweeney, Surveyor General, C. Fred Chestnut, J. H. Hawthorne, J. W. McCready, Dr. G. J. McNally, T.H. 7 Colter, T. A. Peters, John Palmer, J. S. it that the other Pro- | ssiheeneivasinntiihahgubtahiadhinnys destination” nna ot ota, ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. Neill, Daniel Elliott, J. A. Winslow, H. E. Harrison, J.J. McCaffrey, Fishery Inspector Harrison, W. B. Bishop, Mon- treal, H. G. Fentey, W. P. Flewelling, John Robinson, Newcastle, George Y. Dibblee, Norris Manderville, Derby, T. F. Allen, Andover, George McKay, New Castle, Ran Foster, St. Marys, W. H. Allen, Penniac, Mayor McLeod, A. R. Slipp, Col. Loggie, R. P. Allen, and J.D. Black. The following gentlemen who were unable to be present endorsed the movement by letter and expressed their intention of joining its membership : Col. G. West Jones, St. John; John J. Bod- kin, Fern Hill ; C. F. Burden M. P. P., Pokiok; B.F. Smith,M.P.P.Florenceville; ~J.W. Y. Smith, Moncton; Joseph Fewer, Woodstock ; L. H. Higgins, Moncton ; Ae Copp. oMerP= P- Sackville 5 J. E. Masters, Moncton; New _ Brunswick Tourist Association, St. John ; O. Tur- geon, M.P., Gloucester; E. Hutchison, Newcastle ; Timothy Lynch, Fredericton; John G. Rundle, Boiestown; W. B. Snowball, Chatham ; Max. M. Mowatt, Campbellton ; James Beveridge and R. FIRST FRED. B. EDGECOMBE ESQ., VICE PRESIDENT. Nv a ~ .e C.F. CHESTNUT, ESOQ., PRESIDENT. Loggie, Chatham ; Dr. Coleman, Red Bank ; W.H. Berry, _St. Stephen ; J. H. Edgitt, Moncton ; and others. It was formally decided to constitute an association to be known as the New Brunswick Fish, Forest and Game Pro- tective Association with headquarters at Fredericton and branches all over the Province to be affiliated with the parent Association. With some necessary changes, all due to a broadening of the scope of tbe or- ganization, the by-laws of the Ontario Fish & Game Protective Association were adopted. The additions included provisions for the election of honorary members, and for exempting ministers of the gospel and school teachers from the payment of membership fees. These fees were fixed at $2 per year and fifty cents are to go to headquarters. Legal committees are to be appointed both for headquarters and branches and_profes- sional men are expected to give their ser- vices on such committees. The election of the first officers re- sulted as under: Honorary President, Hon. F. J. Sweeney; President, C. Fred 260 Chestnut; Secretary, J. J. F. Winslow; Treasurer, J. J. McCaffrey; Ist Vice President, F. B. Edgecombe; 2nd Vice President, J. S. Neill; 3rd Vice President, Timothy Lynch. Vice Presidents: Moncton: J. W. Y. Smith; St-= John: Col] (Gl WwW. Jones; Carleton County: Dr. H. A. Green; Chatham: W.B. Snowball; Gloucester: O. Turgeon, M. P.; Restigouche: David Richards; Kent: J. D. Irving; Charlotte County: Col. Chipman; Victoria: Thomas F. Allen. Other Vice Presidents will be appoint- ed as soon as branch organizations are formed. In the course of the addresses which followed Mr. T. F. Allen, steward of the Tobique Salmon Club, said every mem- ber of that Club—and he believed the members of every other Salmon Club in the Province also—would join the Associ- ation. When the Tobique Salmon Club started its work both the St. John and the Tobique Rivers were depleted of salmon but conditions were very different at the present day. It was very import- ant that salmon soould be protected in fF, WINSLOW, SECRETARY. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. Jj. J. MCCAFFREY, ESQ., TREASURER. order to reach their spawning beds or otherwise they might become extinct. It was impossible to deplete a river by fly fishing and with proper protection the St. John would provide good fly fishing right dowr to tide water. The Hon. F. J. Sweeney expressed the Opinion that New Brunswick was the best game country on the North Amer- ican continent. It was in the public in- terest that our natural resources in fish, forest and game should be adequately protected. He trusted branches would be formed in every county and assured those present that the Government would gladly assist in the work of protection. Salmon culture and fishing experiences provided some most interesting talk, and all felt on adjournment that the founda- tions of an organization calculated to advance the interests of the Province had been well and truly laid. At a meeting of the Committee held subsequent to the above ‘‘Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada” was adopt- ed as the official organ of the new Asso- ciation. ICENE: A bay or harbor of one of the many inland lakes of Canada — ‘“‘far from the busy haunts, etc.’ Dramatis personae: Three m®@n of different ages on a wharf at which is moored a small cutter-rigged cabin yacht. The morning is clear and bright with a fresh breeze and the promise of more as the day passes. The men are making preparations for a voyage; cooking utensils are being handed into the cabin; packages of what may be eatables follow the plates and dishes; while these are being stowed away one of the number loosens ; make such a proposition; but not meeting the eon that es running down the rocky path m a house hid by the pines on hill, Baas one of the many picture from the continuous forest—encircled ' € moss covered rocky fringe, and the Tippling blue water are topped | by tately trees which are graded with shes to the water’s edge around the mile or two of lake in sight. All! is i eady and. the little three cornered fore- sail is loosened and hoisted and flaps in the breeze. The linesarecastoff and grad- ere gem. THE CUTTER. yacht is of ually the little vessel moves from the wharf A Short Cruise on a Canadian Lake. BY DUCENS. before the wind. The mainboom isallowed toswing off, thereefed mainsail is hoisted, and the little craft gathers way, the smooth water curling from her bows to the great satisfaction of the crew who are engaged in clearing up the tangle of ropes scattered about the decks. One rocky tree-crowned point passed, a bold bluffcomesinsightrising sheer from the water’s edge. The lake narrows ahead but no sign of an outlet from this land locked tree encircled maze isto be seen until with a warning from the man at the helm the mainsail, which has been stretched out to the right hand, is hauled in and goes as far off to the other side and the course is changed. Ahead is seen a nar- row openin g; to the right a beautiful vista of dis- tant shores and the gleam- ing blue of miles of lake lies before them. A high point becalms_ the sails and their progressis slow until the lighthouse is passed when the sails again stretch to the force of the breeze and the boat heeling over begins to sheer through the water. The crew realize that they are carrying enough sail, while the heavier swell of the larger lake gives a liv elier motion to the little craft. The mate, ambitious to perfect himself in all that pertains to the art of practical ~n navigation, is at the helm watching i ehension— the fence Bhs the mainsail as the wind is aft—which divides his attention with the course to be steered. The skipper tightening one rope and slacking anoth gradually getting the little craft 262 what he considers to be ship shape. The passenger who has not yet got over the novelty of the situation is enjoying to the full the bounding and lurching. mo- tion as the swells raising her stern dips her bows into the next sea and throws the water from under her bowsprit in foam. Islands to right of them; islands to left of them are passed and one nearer than the others breaks the roughest of the waves and for some miles the water is smoother.. Soon two white objects appear on the distant shore which look like houses. but at last resolve themselves into two large steamers breasting the waves in the opposite direction paying no attention to the wind and sea that is hurrying the little ship on her course. The islands become more numerous and an occasional dwelling is seen perched on a rocky point. Many of the islands are in their native. beauty, wooded from water’s edge to crest with graceful pines. So the panorama opens before and closes behind until summer cottages become more numerous and at length a large ho- tel surrounded by other houses comes in sight and is soon left behind. Now the wind is decidedly too much on the port quarter, and the boom, which has been on the port side to the full extent, has to come over, the main sheet being hauled in and a good lookout kept for the bight of the ropes. The helm is shifted’ and mainsailis on the starboard side, the sheet slackened off until the boom is nearly against the rigging, the helm steadied and the yacht is again on her course. They are carried by the eight-mile an hour gait through the water, past high precipitous headlands, and one island with a cottage perched on its steep side and a boat house at the water’s edge, where the proverbial biscuit might be thrown ashore; past little dots of islands with huckleberry bushes for trees; past more wood crowned points until the dis- tant shore ahead which had looked only a grey haze in the bright sunshine has developed shades of green tinged with the bright colors of departing summer. The shores were anxiously scanned for the appearance of an outlet. Closer and RORD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. closer still before the hurrying wind the boat.was kept on her course until the crew began to consider the means of bringing the yacht to the wind and of getting*out of a scrape, when one gifted with sharp eyes exclaimed, ‘‘Is that a mark off the bowsprit end or is it only a snag?” The question was settled by the mouth of a river opening between green banks and the marks indicating the channel coming in sight. Which side of the marks had to be taken was not so easily settled but fortune favored them and the water was deep enough, and smooth © water and lighter winds wafted them — through the bends and turns of a beauti- ful stream where autumn leaves in all their glory clothed the steep banks. Sections of clearing carved out of the dense woods with log houses gave variety to the picture and all agreed that the scene was everything that could be desired. Another bend with marks indicating the channel, but uncertainty as to which side to take gave zest to ‘the navigation and houses dotting the hillsides indicated — a place of importance. The breeze feel- ing the influence of civilization became fitful and light and progress was slow to a wharf at the foot of a village street. A storehouse painted with gaudy signs— an evident offshoot fromthe far away city, intruded its vulgar presence on the quiet village picture. The whistle of a steamer coming round the bends of the river and no doubt to this whart, and thinking to lock through at the same time and save the trouble of opening lock gates and of swinging a bridge, the crew of the yacht moved to a place of safety. When the tug came it was found she was going no further. So the athlete of the party distinguished him- self by his exertions and in a short time | the little craft was on a higher level and was making sail again. The baffling winds of another river made the progress slow and the noon hour being long past a timely suggestion was made and acted on promptly, and while the ship wended her devious way out with a fair wind still, past summer cottages displaying the taste in different degrees of their various owners, our sailors snatched a frugal lunch as time permitted from their different duties. It would be in bad taste to enumerate the articles compris- ing the bill of fare but the simple life idea appeared to rule and hearty appe- tites furnished the sauce that was nec- essary to make the meal satisfactory. ‘Hurry was the word in clearing away the dishes for ahead past a bluff point the white caps were showing the strength of the wind in the open lake. Sheets were hauled in and the sailstrimmed toa beam wind which laid the yacht over and sent her spinning on her way, a foam of brok- en water under her bow. The weather conditions had changed during the last half hour and the clear sky of the morning had given place to heavy clouds that were scudding across the foam freckled grey water which was broken into white caps on the tops of the heavier rollers and the wind in the trees on the not distant lee shore was depressing and ominousin the extreme. The speed was good as the wind was now on the quarter and arun of half an hour brought the course between high islands with smoother water and lighter wind and a further change of course brought the wind ahead for the next two miles. The depressing effect of the duller weather was evident on the crew d the jokes that in the morning had been spontaneous were now made with effort. After a couple of tacks to windward had been made anda danger- ous reef left astern it was confidently ex- pected that thenext tack would enable the p to have a free wind and the remark made that ‘‘This is a bad bay, we had better go about,” but before the or- der could be given the yacht was found | to be hard and fast ona soft bottom; so ‘soft that no one felt her ground. All ands set about getting free again. The only pole on board was planted firmly on the bottom and as many as could get a hand on it pushed as hard as possible but the only effect was to drive the pole more firmly into the mud so that it was doubtful if it could be drawn out again but the yacht was immovable by that means. Next an anchor with a long ‘line was carried out astern in the tender and all hands put their weight on the ROD AND GUNZAND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 263 rope, the anchor came until it had a good hold on the bottom but the vessel moved not. The line attached to the anchor was hauled as tight as possible and made fast to the stern and all hands walked from side to side of the deck and the main boom with the stowed sail was taken from side to side at the same time in the effort to move the hullin her soft bed but to no purpose and after ten minutes without result the case was considered to be serious. After a consultation on the situation the tender was brought alongside and the skipper went to the shore—not very far off—hoping to find something that would make a longer and a better pole to help in the pushing off and fortunately one was found that an- swered the purpose and another attempt was made,one man on each pole and one on the line astern. After a little rolling the ship moved and soon sail was set and they were under way again and the second tack showed a passage to another lake. The canal was soon reached and the craft moored to the side for unfortu- nately abridge had to be opened and rather than trust to the coming of the man whose duty it was to open it the crew jumped ashore and in a few minutes the difficulty was overcome. The eager haste of leaving however was the of a blunder of seamanship which placed the yacht against the bank and the poles had to be brought into use and a quarter of an hour was lost before they got into deep water and had their sails set and were fairly under way again. After these untoward experiences the spirits of the crew rose perceptibly and they quickly recovered from the depres- sion caused by the neglect of the skipper. The wind in a narrow channel near the land was fitful and uncertain, and under the lee of high wooded points almost calm and again puffy as they crossed the little bays, where the wind came in strong gusts. Progress was slow, but grad- ually the land was left behind, the lake n and the wind became stronger and steadier. High islands with wide passages between stretched across the wide lake, while beyond the hazy of distance the farther shore loomed blue and indistinct. The heavy rolling clouds closing in the evening before the cause opened miles were 264 usual time and many anxious glances were cast ahead with speculations as to the best shelter for the night, the in- creasing gloom and rising wind showing plainly that no time was to be lost in reaching a decision. The sea was get- ting heavier as the islands were left be- hind and it was found necessary to lower the peak of the mainsail to keep it from jibing in the roll of the sea; in the meantime the most convenient harbor was settled on, although not the best possible shelter it was easy of access with the southeast wind that was blow- ing. In order to get the mainsail down guickly and to avoid jibing, the cutter was brought to the wind on port-tack and when nearly opposite the anchorage she was put about and the crew had a chance to see what the wind and sea were like when brought abeam. The water washed aboard freely as the boat rose and fell on the long swell for the few minutes that passed before reaching the shelter of the anchorage where in the gloaming the anchor was let go in sixteen feet of water and about one hundred and_ fifty feet from the shore. Tothe North East, a long point covered with tall, graceful Norway pines sheltered the anchorage; it projected from a large wooded island which formed a beautiful bay astern to the North West while a shorter point sheltered the little bayfrom a West wind. To the South East another island closed the bay on that side. To the South and South West the distant shore was little protection from a wind from that direc- tion. A swell rolled into the little bay from both sides of the sheltering island but was broken and as long as the wind was from this direction the anchor was not likely to drag. As soon as the sails were stowed and the ropes were coiled up and everything made snug on deck all hands went down to the cabin where the bright and cheerful light from the lamps and the stove was a strong contrast to the weather on deck. The boiling kettle suggested supper and a warm welcome. The many lockers and shelves were ran- sacked and from them were produced some surprises to add to the plain fare which is supposed to be enough to in- duce an appetite under the circumstances. There was no Occasion to hurry the ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. meal and relaxation after a long day of sailing and of small adventures kept them long at the table. At last the dishes were put away. The different in- cidents of the day were gone over again and were much more amusing now than they were when in progress. The beds were made up and suggestions as to turning in were in order but first of course the situation on deck must be re- viewed. Above, things had not improved, the wind had certainly increased and the swell that came trom both sides of the island ahead made a very uneasy motion, causing the cable chain to scrape up and down the iron bob-stay with every pitch. The sea broke heavy on the rocky points and the moaning of the wind in the Nor- way pines onthe point close at hand seemed to tell of days that were gone. | A lead dropped over the side showed that the anchor dragged a little and it was considered wise to drop another anchor which was done; and now all being considered safe both anchors holding and no change in the wind it was not thought necessary to keep an anchor watch, the lights of a steamer passing in the darkness being the only evidence of life outside the confines of the little cabin. ‘‘Douse the glim” was the next order and shortly all was dark and silent but for the noise made by the cable chains which resounded through the boat with every pitch of the ship. After a while even that ceased from troubling and sleep’s soft mantle covered their heads notwithstanding the novelty of the situation. An hour later the skipper was trying to make his way on deck without disturbing the others but a whispered ‘‘Is there anything wrong?” from the mate, who was satisfied with the answer, turned to sleeep again while the disturber made his way on deck. There was no change in the weather. The anchors held and the noises were not so disturbing on deck as below. Wrap- ping a heavy overcoat about him, the skipper sat in the cockpit, but he foundit too cold for comfort and slowly made his way to his berth to continue the nap that was begun on deck, but with poor suc- cess. An hour more took him on deck again and a match showed the time to be five bells in the middle watch. He was _ joined by the mate and sometime was spentin securing the mainboom which had got adrift by the rolling of the yacht but as nothing more was needed, the night was still as dark as ever and was blowing if possible harder, they both went below and exchanging berths laid down. ina few minutes a pattering was heard overhead and a smart shower fol- lowed which settled into a heavy steady rain. Another trip to the deck to slack- en all the ropes that would shrink, and back tothe cabin again. It was not long before the effects of the heavy rain were felt and the wind hauling to the south the boat rode much easier and all hands were soon asleep lulled by the easier motion and the pattering of the raindrops above them. _As the morning light peered through the little cabin windows some of the crew reluctantly admitted that day could not be denied but moved over for an- other nap as it was still early and still raining, but at length the promptings of hunger were not to be resisted and two were soon washing and dressing while another lit a fire for the morning meal. Thetender, which had been towing astern was nearly full of water, had to be baled out and other little matters needed attention also. The wind was still south the swell in the bay was even and smooth and in spite of the rain, condi- tions on board were much improved particularly when a hot breakfast had contributed to that end. The incidents of the night were commented on at length and as the rain still continued all k to books but not for long and the mate said that he’d go ashore for a walk if it rained cats and dogs; so the tender was brought alongside and all landed at abathing house quite near the yacht. The prospect was not encouraging, the wind was still blowing from the south and the rain made the distant shore dim nd misty. On the shore the trees and bushes were dripping and the ground was like a wet sponge. On landing they ‘separated, the skipper to the right and following a path evidently trod by many feet in the summer, made his way through a grove of slender graceful pines to a much frequented grove where tents had been pitched and on to the end ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 2 65 of the point which was evidently a favor- ite bathing place; the spring board for diving was still in place. Retracing his steps over the well worn paths the con- trast between the present loneliness and the same wooded groves peopled with bright, animated youth in the spring- time of life produced a sadness which was not dispelled when the reached. Standing on acrest facing to the northeast it gave a view for miles across the gray lake still dotted with foam from last night’s blow. On the verandah were many signs of recent oc- cupation; flowers still blooming in pots, blinds hastily drawn but halt concealed the homelike interior. On a stump near by was a mirror facing the sky; it was not difficult to fancy a girl on the point of leaving the island which had been her home for months snatching a timid last look to see that she was quite as she could desire before facing the strangers that she might meet on the steamer wait- ing at the wharf below for the laggard! A path leading into the woods tempted further exploration A garden with vines still untouched by early frost led to another summer home larger and more pretentious than the first but also aban- doned for the season but a few days ago. A high ridge formed the back bone of the island. Quite near the east side descending to the water is a very steep slope while on the west the descent was very gradual, ending at the water's edge in a pretty gravellybeach. Along the top of the ridge huge boulders had been deposited in by-gone ages and around and over all the beautifying and soften- ing hand of time had planted great trees and on the rocks vines and mosses had adorned with their tender tints the rough and cruder work of an earlier day. The rain had now ceased and with some re- luctance the skipper returned through the woods still dripping, by the steep bank and watched the waves breaking at the foot of the rocky crags; from there past the dwellings to where the yacht can be seen rocking gently at her anchor. A hail brought the tender ashore and while the midday meal preparing the sails were loosened and after much work and loss of time, one of the anchors were got out of the stm house was was 266 clay. The wind had now changed and the yacht rode ina calm while a strong wind drove the ragged clouds across the lake and the white caps were now begin- ning to dot the surface of the water. Sail was set and when the remaining an- chor was got on board the sails were filled and soon the little craft was scud- ding witha fine quarterly wind six or seven miles an hour. The clouds were fast thinning out and before long little was left of the morning’s gloom; the few little fleecy fragments were in full retreat hurrying to the shelter of the eastern horizon. The wind getting lighter a reef was shaken out and the big jib was hoisted and a couple of miles added to the speed. The breeze was slacking how- ever, and the single reef was shaken out of the mainsail and the yacht pleased all by the manner she sheared her way into the rollers under her forefoot as she rose and fell in the quarterly sea. As the boat reached a narrower part of the lake the wind coming over the high wooded banks lost much of its steadiness so that the sun was below the western tree tops before the end of the lake was reached where a stop was made to swing a bridge. Sail was taken in and the most expert man of the crew jumped ashore and soon the passage was clear, all hands aboard again and sail set. A change of course brought the wind ahead for the next few miles and as the shades of a beautiful starlit night settled down on the water the yacht was beating out towards the open lake. The lights of a large steamer was seen right ahead and passed within a few boats’ lengthand soon all was silence again but for the rippling of the water from the bow as the boat made her way close hauled to the northwest. Many anxious glances were cast to the high towering islands on the lee bow to where a passage was expected to open. At last the order came, ‘‘Keep her away, there it is!’ and the boat was headed towards the land. The skipper who did not appear to be satisfied went to the bow and after a minute’s scrutiny sharp came the order, “Luff! Luff!” and quick came the answer from the helmsman, ‘‘Luff it is” and as the ship came to the wind the dark point of an island could be dimly seen not fifty ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. yards away sliding astern. The point cleared, the sails were slacked off and soon they were in a narrow channel be-— tween high islands with only a light air of wind and after a half a mile drifting the boat was headed into an opening be- tween high walls of rock like the mouth of a cave and the lead was used to find anchorage but for some time in vain until as near to the rock as ten yards bottom was found in twenty feet of water and the mud hook, as the skipper called it was let go. A few minutes served to stow the sails and as many more to get the stove going and the lamps lit. The change to the cozy cabin and a hot sup- per was very acceptable and no second invitation was considered neccessary. When at last the teapot was drained a — consciousness pervaded the group that every man had done his duty. A shout from the mate who had gone on deck took his shipmates on deck also, to admire the heavenly display. The sky was a perfect black, studded with a haze of diamond dust, here and there a Koh-i- nor of greater brilliance shone resplend- — ent among the stars of lésser degree, the constellations could be easily traced by — the practised eye. The wind of the day had spent itself and from where the yacht lay no sound could be heard but the mournful cry of a distant loon which made the solitude more complete, and a light on a far away island was the only sign of human habitation. ~~ Tired of star-gazing all went below where after some hesitation the skipper produced a paper from his pocket and said ‘‘I must have forgotten to show you what I found on the island today.” “What island ?” asked the mate. “‘Oh the island when we were ashore ; found it pinned to a tree” (after a pause, still opening the paper) ‘‘and sheltered by —by birch-bark.”’ ‘‘What is it ? a soap wrapper I sup- pose ; read it.” After some hesitation the skipper read: THE SONG OF THE NORWAY PINE. Where rippling waves their music make Among the summer isles, Where youthful mirth and laughter blend With age’s sober smile. Whose whispering in the wind oins with the laughing: wavelet’s voice, _ In harmony divine. Before exploring Gaelic bands Had pierced these western wilds ; And with peace sign uplifted brought Contention to these isles. Upon the lonely island’s crest ; Those tufted pine trees spread A fragrant canopy above _ The forest’s children’s bed. 3ut now an alien race has come _ With axe and fiery brand : Phe tall and stately—old and young Go down on every hand. And still the nodding pine tree stands _ With plumed and drooping head And in its wordless whispering Communing with the dead. And in the shady Norway grove, The children run and play And merry youth and pensive age, J pete pass the summer day. Fo or here “the conquering race has come, But not with fire and sword, For here they doff their laurel wreathes And reap their toil’s reward. the shades of those who passed before, Still tread these island groves nd spectral in the gleaming light, The silent Indian roves. All through the mists of early morn, By rocky point and bay le seeks his old familiar paths, And threads his noiseless way When on the still and grassy lake, _ The midnight watcher sees A ripple glide from east to west Without a moving breeze. , d shuddering feels a presence there, _ And hears a passing sigh He knows that though unseen by him, A form is ac by. ; “rT o children at their ae And to the splashing wave replies, ‘With joy, the live long day. [here stand the swaying Norway pines, “tinue their dreams grumblingly g ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 267 But, when the shades of ev ening close About his sombre head, His mournful song still greets the form Returning from the dead. “Not so bad,” said the passenger, ane one with a fit of the blues wrote it. ; “Or cut it out of an almanac more likely” said the mate who was uncharit- able. -‘However I forgive him whosoever he was. Let us turn in.” A last look at the silent stars and the placid waters and at the high rocks towering far into the heavens on each side and the lights were put out and sil- ence reigned. At an early hour some one was heard scrambling to the companion to go on deck. They who were inclined to con- yave up the attempt and yawning and stretching themselves eventually left the cabin still dressing and proposed to go in fora swim but as no one opposed ‘the sugges- tion gaveit up and began putting the cabin in order while the fire was lit and breakfast was preparing. Looking from the door the sun was showing his upper rim sparkling over the distant horizon. His level rays struckisland after island, point after point glorifying each in suc- cession while the faint ripple on the placid water made a perfect setting to the golden green of the woods. As the sun got well above the tree tops with all sail setthe cutter drew slowly from under the high walls of the anchor- age of the night that kept the light mov- ing breeze from her sails. Gradually a little ripple from the bowanda slight incli- nation of her deck showed that the west wind was felt. For an hour the yacht was held on her course tothe north west. Who can picture the beauty of the per- fect morning ? Until sated with the love- liness of the scene and noting the flight of time, reluctantly the course was chang- ed, the sheets were slackened off and the wind that had been on the bow was now on the stern and headed to the east, is- land after island was left astern. A point ahead was noted and passed and the lake narrowed to a bay and the bay to a river when a last look was taken of a scene long to be remembered. 268 In the river the progress was slower and a spot convenient being found for anchoring they came to in front of and quite neartwo pretty cottages each at the water’s edge. All was made snug on board and all went ashore landing at one of the cottages, feeling much like trespas- sers as they climbed the steep bank thickly wooded with great maples and beeches on which the leaves just turning filled the scene with a yellow haze as the sun’s rays reached the ground here and there in strong pencils of light. Here and there could be seen a glimpse of the bright water of the winding channel and looking carefully through the branches the spars of the yacht and even the roof of the cottage at their feet. The down- ward path is proverbially easy and soon they were at the cottage where they had landed feeling that should someone step ° out of thedoorthere would be an awkward explanation to make to the owner. On board again when a large steamer was seen coming down the river directly tor the yacht and passed very near, her heavy swell knocking the little craft about so that it was difficult to stand on deck. The larger steamer was followed in a few minutes by a large steam yacht where shining brass work and glitteriag glass in the cabin showed through the windows the height of comfort and luxury. The little cutter soon followed ata slower rate andlock gates anda swing bridge made adelay of twenty minutes and again the winding river with only a light air of wind. Two miles or more of river brought the lake, with a little steadier air which though fair was very light. The hazy distance, the cloudless sky, the brilliant color of the surrounding shores with the deep blue of the water almost tired the eyes with its gorgeousness. The boat’s prog- ress was slow. As duties were few, some read, but the islands as they were slowly passed, the freshening or slackening ot the breeze andthe many little incidents of the passage took the attention so that the pretence was given up. Taking it easy at three or four miles an hour, with the wind aft, anda little ripple at the bow, was enough to satisfy the most exacting. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. Lunch time came around and the table was spread on deck but the wind which had been so balmy and pleasant graduall failed and before the meal was over it was dead calm and the water like glass— the first calm of the voyage. Cat’s paws were seen in different directions but they always died away before reaching the yacht. The skipper being ina _ retrospective mood told of a crew of three one Decem- ber day who set out from their homes near this part of the Lake to go to a distant town to get their winter’s stock of provisions. The day was fine when they left in their steam launch hoping to return some time the following night. Many ofthe bays~ were frozen over and allthe larger steamers were laid up and were frozen in. The first night passed to the lonely women listening to the wind which had risen to a gale and watching for the lights of the little steamer with the husband and father and his friends. The breaking of the sea on the rocky headlands could be heard from the door when they ventured out hoping to see better than in the lighted room. Every wave as. it broke into spray, froze as it fell in crystals of clear ice. Morning came at last and with it hope that as their friends were, no doubt detained by the bad weather they would return before night. The day passed and still no word and another night closed inon the anxious watchers. By this time women of the three families had gathered at the house where the boat was expected. Another morning dawned and three of the women started through the untracked snow to the nearest village, seven weary miles away, to a telegraph office to get tidings if possible from the town of their lost ones. The answer to their inquiry ‘‘The boat left here two days ago” destroyed whatever remnant of hope remained. When their story was told an effort was made by sympathizing friends to secure a steamer but two miles of solidice between the boats and the open water put the scheme out of the question. Five or six young men volun- teered for the task and started without loss of time to do what they could, pre- pared to drag the lake and search the shores for traces of the wreck. Rowing along the shore they had not gone far after they reached the open water until | traces were seen on the edge of the ice, hay and wood and fuel evidently washed froma boat. The stormy north wind ‘still continued and the boats were soon _ coated with ice and the progress was slow but the men perservered until when the night began to close in they had _ reached the island where the launch was owned and all went ashore, built a large fire near the shore on the rocks, hauled up the ice-laden boats and propped them up where the heat of the fire could reach the ice on the inside and would do some- thing towards thawing it ; then to the house where a good warm supper had been prepared. The wet outer garments were put to dry, and a great fire was kept for that purpose and to restore the nearly frozen men who had been suffering for ‘some hours inthe boat. Keeping upa good fire on the rock and changing the position of the boats that the heat might reach theicy interior and chipping out any ice that could be reached kept all at ‘work until late but by that time the boats were in good shape for the morrow’s work. Although it was freezing hard, the wind had gone down and the sky was clear and all retired with a good prospect for the next day. Long before daylight people were astir and an early breakfast was taken and as soon as it was light work was be- gun with lines and drags in the direction from which it was expected that the launch would be returning. The morn- ing was calm but intensely cold and the ork of dragging was carried on under reat difficulty. After twohours some ncouragement was received by recovering a bag of oats from the bottom and shortly after two others. Having now found the exact locality they soon hooked on to something that proved to be the sunken boat. The body of the youngest of the ‘three men was found and taken ashore ‘? Game and Fish Warden Willmott, of Beaumaris, Ont., recently seized sixty beaver skins which he found in the pos- session of a Jewish peddler named Deva, at McKay’s Station, a small village be- tween Pembroke and Mattawa. The ® ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 269 and all the efforts of the party were direct- ed to raising the hullin the hope of re- covering the other bodies but when with great trouble and suffering from the cold they succeeded in bringing the boat into shallow water they were disappointed. It was now evening and the workmen who had suffered severely from exposure to the cold were glad of the rest. With early dawn the work was resumed, the morning was cloudy and not so cold but with a strong breeze from the south east which made the work in the boats more difficult so that when after three hours work they made no discoveries and the water becoming rougher the search was given up as hopeless. In twoday’stime the whole lake was frozen over. “Was nothing found next Spring ? ‘“‘Haul inthe main sheet, here comes the wind” ard amid the preparations for the breeze that was crisping the glassy water to the west the subject was drop- ped. As the wind filled the mainsail and the big jib of the cutter she heeled over to her gunwale and was soon bowling along with a fine quarterly wind. Passing a point on the weather side a longer swell began to roll from a long stretch of water to windward and for the next six or seven miles some sailing was done that was quite satisfying to the most critical. That run was all too short, for the breeze as the boat drewnear the lighthouse be- came lighter and when the bay was entered the high land sheltered the sails and the eight miles speed was reduced to four and less. The anchorage was reach- ed as the shades of evening were descend- ing and the ruddy glow in the west was losing its brightness. The crew parted with sighs of regret at the shortness of the cruise and in hopes that in the future more advantage could be taken of the opportunities afforded for short cruises onthe delightful waters of our inland lakes. peddler admitted purchasing the skins from a man named Riley. Inaddition to the confiscation of the skins both Riley and the peddler were each fined $100. The skins were forwarded to Toron- to. Shooting Geese in Alberta. Bean. WadN of the best sporting diversions in Alberta is shooting the geese in ~ the grain fields. In our illustration is seen two sportsmen who have secured the grey geese they exhibit in this way. The birds begin to show themselves in Alberta about the middle of September being then on their way south for the winter. At that. time the grain fields have a fascination for sportsmen such as they possess at no other time of the year, the reason being that the geese make these fields their feeding grounds while they remain in the Province. At daybreak and in the early afternoon © the birds has- ten to the fields picking up the grain that has fallen out during the removalof the sheaves, and it is at such times sports- men get in their fine work. Theives Xt thing to do is to find a field in which the birds congre- gate in the greatest num- bers. A hole is dug deep enough to conceal the shoot- er or The soil removed is thrown round the edge and covered with loose straw to hide all traces of digging. This has to be done carefully as the game is very wary and suspicious. The birds seem to detect the slightest change made in the appearance of the field. This being done, the decoys, generally made of sheet iron, and painted to represent geese as closely as possible, are set around ina semi-circle, twenty yards away and. fac- ing the direction from which the birds are likely to come. Sometimes the sports- men have to undergo a long wait, though shooters. ENOUGH FOR ONE MORNING. CLARKE. generally if the sportsman knows what he is about, the birds are on their way from the lakes where they have rested all day by the time the cache is ready. After entering the cache keep well hid- den and refrain from bobbing up and down. The geese are keen of sight and easily frightened away. Keep quiet and presently a harsh ‘‘honk, honk” will be heard from afar, but clear and distinct and the hunter should crouch lower still. The sounds come nearer — click, click, go the hammers and the trusty gun is clutched more firmly. Almost immed- iately there is heard a swish, swish of mighty wings and the dis- cordant cries of the birds They have dis- covered the deception practisedupon ‘them and are practically en- deavoring to c limb up- wards out of danger. Bang! bang! speaks out the firearm and perhaps two geesecome tumbling down, or it may be three! If a Win- chester is used four or five shots may be fired before the birds get out of reach. Falling froma height of forty yards the geese bound upon striking the hard ground, the impact sometimes splitting open their breasts. For the next two hours may be the birds will continue to come. The bun- ches are small but fairly continuous, and the gun becomes almost too hot to be held by the naked hand. Occasionally however the birds all leave the water at the same time and only one chance is had at them. It is a difficult matter to approach grey geese inthe open, as they seem to be continually on the look out. Some- times a depression or a deep furrow in the field makes it possible to approach them within easy gun shot. More often a quiet horse or cow is used to stalk them, the hunter concealing himself be- hind the animal until within easy gun shot. A good story is told of an Alberta ran- cher who was found of hunting geese in this manner. During the summer he lent a nearby friend his gun. This friend, finding the hammer pull off harder than he liked filed down the locks, making EmWiSING above the summits of all the R neighboring peaks of the Gold —— Range, visible for miles on every side, stands the glacier clad mountain, tak- _ ing its name in memory of Judge Begbie. This peak has long been the ambition of the Revelstoke amateur climbers, and several parties have set out in former years to endeavour to reach the summit of the entire peak, but some unsurmount- able difficulty has always been encount- ered, and the climbers have after a hard attempt, been compelled to retire, and leave Begbie to stand still unconquered. However there have been two causes which have led to the failure of these ex- ‘peditions : they have tried the ascent Jate inthe year, after the undergrowth makes the bush climbing very difficult and the bergshrund has got wide ; and they have not had a Swiss guide, whohas made mountaineering his life study, to pilot them up to the summit. During the winter the Swiss guide, Edouard = euz, Jr.,Rev. J.R. Robertson, of Revel- stoke, and myself had a good talk to- gether, with the result that we decided to start out as soon as possible in 1907, to make areally serious effort to reach the summit. On Monday morning, June 10th, Mr. Robertson, Dr. Herdman of Calgary, ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. BY RUPERT W. 275 them respond to the slightest touch. Upon returning the weapon to the owner he ommitted to mention what he had done. Shortly afterwards the rancher observed a flock of geese in his stubble field. Making use of his saddle horse he approached to within easy range. Then wishing to make the animal step up Out of line, he gave hima _ rap over the hips with the end of his gun. The might- have-been-expected happened. The gun exploded, the geese took fright and the man was knocked down by his frightened horse in his mad rush to get away. Moral: Keep your favorite gun for your own use. The Alpine Club of Canada. Virgin Ascent of Mount Begbie. HAGGEN. Vice-President ot the Alpine Club, Edouard Feuz and myself set out from Revelstoke at 7 a. m. and travelled ona hand car to the three mile bridge, on the Arrow Lake Branch of the C.P.R. Here we gota small flatbottomed boat, but carry the entire party, so Mr. Robertson andI crossed with the baggage, and then I recrossed and brought back Ed. and Dr. Herdman. We travelled about two miles down stream, then started to travel through the under- brush. At11.30 we came toa large stream, which we called Begbie Torrent. We would have had quite a job crossing this but fortunately two trees had fallen over it in the shape of an ‘‘X”’, and this we crossed. The bridge was named “Cross Bridge.” Here we had lunch, and built a good smudge to drive away a great swarm of venomous mosquitoes that were intenton making a good meal. After lunch we followed the course of the river till the summit of the Yellow Ridge, opposite Montana slough, was reached. The aneroid showed the height of this to be 2700 feet above sea level. From the ridge we had to descend some four or five hundred feet, and cross a slough, where there were tracks of bears and where we had a good trail made by animals to follow. After crossing the it would not 272 slough we arrived at the base of Begbie, and the climb commenced in earnest. At first there was a good deal of under- growth to go through, and the slope was steep so Our progress was slow, and there was considerable trouble caused by our packs catching in branches. At 5.30 that evening we came toa small patch of snow, and soon found a good camping ground on the side ofa small creek, which we named Tilikum Creek, so we made a camp there for the night. Pork and beans, bread butter and cheese, washed down by good hot tea, satisfied ourappetites, and weturned inforthe night. Next morning we were up at 5.30 and proceeded to get breakfast cooked and demolished, then off we set, intending to travel only to the timber line, camp there the night, and make the ascent next day. The day was wet, but occasionally we would get a splendid view of the town of . Revelstoke, and the Columbia River for miles north, while back behind the peaks of Claca-na-Coodin and Tilley-Mackenzie pinacle after pinacle was seen jutting out of some snowfield: no wonder British Col- umbia has been called a sea of mountains. At 11 o’clock we reached the timber line, and had lunch there, and at noon we “cached” our blankets, and decided to set off to make the summit that day, though Ed. was willing to bet dollars to doughnuts that we would not get back to camp before eleven or twelve that night. From the spot where we had our lunch,a knoll a little below timber line, we had a good view of the valley again, and called it ‘‘Outlook Knoll.” Leaving the knoll at 12 o’clock we descended a small gulch, and then began to climb again, above all the timber, then on to the big snowfield. The foot of the centre ridge was reached at 1.30, and we had no difficulty in crossing the small berg- shrund and getting on the rocks. There were several small steep places to cross, and Ed. produced the rope, and roped us together. However the climbing was not hard and none of us slipped at all. At the foot of the ridge the rain turned to snow and it fell pretty heavily. About half way up the ridge we found a piece of steep rock rather difficult to cross, but from there on we made good time till suddenly there loomed up right ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. ahead a steep bank of rock and snow. Ed worked his way a little to one side, then came back as the way was blocked. A huge cornice, perhaps eight feet deep and overhanging the cliff by three or four feet looked rather threatening, but Ed. got us to stand very firm, and carefully proceeded to chop a way through with his ice pick ; then up he hauled us, one after the other, and we stood on the virgin peak of Mount Begbie. A strong wind was blowing, the snow was drifting but all the snow was blown off the rocks at the top, and though we hunted for it, there was no sign of any one having been there before, so we set to and built a small cairn of rocks, and tied the red ensign to it, then down we came as quickly as we could. Dr. Herdman’s ear had started to freeze on the summit, but was soon checked. The aneroid showed the elevation to be 9015 feet. The summit was reached at 3.40 on Tuesday, June lIth., and at 4 o’clock we began the descent. A rapid trip was made down the ridge, and we had a couple of soda biscuits and some cheese at the foot. Then the order was full speed ahead, across that snowfield, and we picked up our packs, and started the descent in earnest. After a good fast walk through the timber and devilclub we reached our previous camp, on Tili- kum Creek, and at eight o’clock hada fire going, and proceed to prepare for the night. Our clothes and blankets were drenched and we hada slow job drying them, but got to sleep before midnight. Next morning at six we again set off down the mountain, and at 11 o'clock reached the river, after agoodtrip through slough, bush, undergrowth and mosqui- toes. Wehada good lunchand then launched our little boat to cross. Mr. Robertson, Edouard and I were to cross first, and one of us was to come back tor Dr. Herdman and the baggage. We started off and were looking fora good place to land on the river bank when the boat got caught on a bubble, apparently, and was sent broadside against alog, We all grabbed the log, and the boat turned bottom up and set off down stream, with our hats and ice axes. I was near into the shore end of the lug, which was evidently caught on some submerged brush, and get tothe safe end of it, Mr. Robertson soon follow- ing, but Ed. who was further out on the stream, had a hard struggle for a minute or two : however, we all got safely on the log, and worked our way out through the branches to shore, then to the log- Summering perspiring crowd of people — some nervously viewing the trains and — then speeding aimlessly in search of a check to their uncertainty ; others betraying anxiety, while also endeavoring to maintain their composure —group- ed on one of the platforms in the train shed of the Union Station in Toronto On a warm day in the latter part of June. Alongside the platform was a Grand Trunk train, due to leave in a few minu- tes for Georgian Bay and Muskoka Summer resorts. Into the restless crowd came Charlie Winrow—tall, distinguished, and mark- edly holidaywards. At his side was Doris, his daughter, a blue winner in outing costume and in expression of consciousness of being in the whirl from Toronto to the islands and lakes of Muskoka. When I had assisted Charlie and Doris to stow their satchels in the car and had dropped a box of candy in Doris’ lap, | walked up town for my lunch, my thoughts racing from Charlie to Doris on their way to their summer home in Mus- koka, to their arrival at their island, the running up of their flag, the evening pad- ‘dle to the fish pastures fora catch for breakfast, the night’s sleep where the breeze is blissful and the waters crone a lullaby, the morning plunge, the joyous appetite for breakfast, and after that the riotous realization of days and days ‘to be enjoyed in the canoe, through the quiet channels, to the shores of islands gay with the gipsying of other happy ‘people, to the deep pools where the black bass bend the rod, to the huckleberry patches for a feast on the luscious fruit, and always to return to the island home, to eat, drink and be merry and to sleep ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 2 273 ging camp, where we hada good meal. One of the lumbermen madea raft and soon brought over Dr. Herdman and the baggage, and at half past seven that night we were back in Revelstoke, well satisfied with the result of our outing, for we had made a good start for the season by climbing a virgin peak. in Muskoka. as sleeps the rioter in outing in Muskoka. Another year, and with good luck, I, too, will again be among the rioters every summer in the charms of an outing in Muskoka. While at lunch my thoughts were busy with Charlie and Doris, their immeasure- love for each other, and their immeasure- able gladness in setting forth together for a frolic in Muskoka. They have been jolly chums from the days when Doris was cld enough to sit ona little hand- sleigh and be drawn by her father through the ravine at Rosedale or on his other long tramps for exercise and pleasure. And now Doris is fourteen years of age, is one of the brightest and best daughters of Canada, and helps to make that summer island home in Muskoka one of the hap- piest and gayest in that delightful region, Her mother is thoroughbred—beautiful, graceful, cultured and altogether charm- ing. Her fatheris as good acitizen as Canada possesses. His genial welcome to his friends at his home, and his intel- lectuality and humor at play when his friends are his guests, place him among men who maintain the fame of the homes of Toronto, and the attractiveness of the summer homes in Muskoka. For fifty weeks in the year Charlie Winrow works harder than the majority the charms of an of men in Toronto ; but his home, his wife and his three children are a splen- did spur to the gaining of wealth. His two weeks’ holidays in Muskoka, with his chum Doris, fits him for another long pull in the harness ; and Doris comes back to Toronto with him and he has his chum for company while his wife and his two other children go to the island home in Muskoka for the remainder of the summer. A Varied Western Tnp. BY HAWK-EYE. e AVING a desire to visit the West once more in the interests of both —— health and pleasure I commenced arrangements early last year for a lengthy absence from Windsor. I laid down a programme which might be varied as cir- cumstances demanded and my prepara- tions were made on such a scale that my wife decided that I could not go alone. I was glad to have her company on such along trip, and the results proved the wisdom of the course chosen. We left Windsor on July [2th travelling via Canadian Pacific Railway to Edmon- ton. During our stay of a few days at that point we saw a good deal of that new and _ pro- gressive city and the sights to be seen in the country a- round. Then we returned to Olds which is about sixty mil- es north of Cal- gary. Ihavea cousin living on a ranch fifty miles east of Oids and our intention was to pay him a visit. He met us at the station where we loaded our trunks and camping outfit on a two horse waggon. A start was made about ten o'clock in the morning and early in the afternoon we stopped at a farm house for dinner. The farmer was a friend of my cousin’s and he made us heartily welcome. From this place we travelled on till mid- night when it started raining. That made us calla _ halt. We erected the tent over the waggon in order to keep our goods as well as ourselves dry and while some of the party slept in the wag- gon the remainder took their rest under- neath. At daybreak we made another start and HOW THEY TRAVEL WHEN VISITING THEIR NEIGHBOURS ON THE PRAIRIES. by eight o’clock in the morning we arriv- ed at my cousin’s ranch which ison the buffalo trail near Red Deer River. We were worn out with hunger and fatigue and after breakfast went to bed for the remainder of the day. For the next three weeks we had some fine experiences of open air life on the prairies. We shot many coyotes, gop- hers, and badgers all of which were very numerous. Every slough was _ thick with ducks, and their young ones could be seen by the hundreds. Calgary and Banff were visited and some of the de- lights of the mountains and of the Cana- dian National Park heartily enjoyed. The sights of busy, bustling, Winnipeg were also taken in though the noise and clatter of the city made us glad to leave it for the beauti- ful north shore of Lake Super- ior. Both of us wanted to see something of the moose, deer, caribou, and bear of that re- gion tosay nothing of the speckled trout streams about which I knew something and of which my wife had often heard. It was without a single sigh of regret that we left the good hotels with all their luxuries behind for something better. We decided to pitch our tent among the jack pines near Black River. While I secur- ed the tent poles my wife picked blue- berries. Wehad a fine supper witha delicious dessert and speedily made our- selves comfortable for the night. Next day was entirely taken up fixing the camp and making things as we wished. Both of us were elated with the change and enjoyed the woods and waters all the } “more when compared with the noise and rush of the western towns we had visited. As the hunting season had not arrived we had to content ourselves with picking blueberries and fishing. We had a num- ber of flies and hooks and went fora mile up the river to try our luck. The first thing I saw was a fresh bear track. Evidently the bear had been trying his luck as a fisherman. The water was wonderfully clear and not deep, and we could see the speckled beauties by the dozen. Neither of us are experts at fishing and we tried all our different tackle without success. In some cases we shoved it right up to their mouths but they did not move. The fish were evid- ently not hungry, though the same could not be said of the black flies whichtookus for “Junch count- ers” and not be- iag prepared for such treatment we broke tor camp and did not try fishing again. Until the part- ridge season came on we liv- -edon ham and bacon and then we made a change. On September 13th my was making blueberry pies and I was out- side peeling potatoes when | heard trees cracking. As there was no wind it was clear some animal was causing the noise andI soon saw acaribou. I! called my wife to come quickly and she also hada ‘good sight of the animal as it passed ‘within seventy-five yards of the tent. There were two Indian dogs close behind and if [had had my gun! would have done my best to put those dogs out of busi- mess. We had seen many signs of bear up the river and on the 16th we started out for a walk going about two miles from camp ‘and while we were in the woods, myself in the lead, I spied a mother and cub, strolling towards the river. | said ‘bear! and popped a shell in my wife’s thirty- wife ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. CONGRATULATIONS ! 275 two special Winchester rifle, which being light to carry we had brought with us while my weightier weapon had been left incamp. The noise of the gun made the old bear sit up behind the root of u tree which had fallen down. Her head and neck were in view but the cub was hidden from sight. My first thought was one of regret for my gun in camp. I was used to it and felt great confidence when I had itin my hand. My next thought was whether I should have time to get my camera out and take a snapshot. The bears were only Seventy feet away andneither before nor since have I had the pleasure of meeting such friends. My wife called ita pretty sight and | quite agreed with her. As the old bear started to settle down I raised the rifle, aimed it at her neck for fear of over- shooting, and fired. When the rifle spoke she went down as though she had got it in the proper place, and the cub started on the jump for the ra- vine towards the river. While [ was interesting him with bullets in his direction my wife was getting shells out of her belt and watching the old one very slow- ly crawl away. My wife being anxious to see if I had drawn blood on the old one started to go to where she fell, though I warned her she might not be After a time we both approached the place very cautiously but found no bear or trace of one. My disappointed feelings I believe cannot be appreciated by anyone. Here had I been hunting for years and this was my first chance at a bear! To think that at sucha time | should be unprepared for it! After much searching without result we decided to walk the two miles back to carnp, have dinner, and return with my gun. This program was carried out and during the afternoon we searched hills, swamps and thickets in every direction. dead. 276 While hunting caribou on October 20th I saw fresh dirt which had been dug out of the side ofa thickly timbered hill. When I saw that I thought I had another chance at a bear. Accordingly I ex- amined the place with much care and found it had been dug out for eight feet each way and about three feet from the surface. As it was a warm day the bears were not at home to receive callers. — I promised myself that I would repeat my visit but was unable to do so. Later on all my old party came up from Windsor and brought two recruits with them. They did not like the sur- roundings, and as we got no big game there during our stay we pulled up stak- es and proceeded to Metagama. From previous experiences we felt sure of get- ting deer at this place and with lots of hard work we did win our success. The country was very rough and bushy and lots of snow made the travelling hard. On one occasion I was within seventy- five yards of two bull moose, a cow and a calf, and when they started the bush was so thick I could not even raise my rifle, and the same thickness soon caused me to lose sight of them. My wife held a hunter’s license for both moose and deer and on several occasions accompanied me on short trips as far as fifteen miles. Not one amongst us en- joyed the sport more than she did, and I think she saw more game than any other woman ever did on a single trip. On one occasion she was only twenty-five steps from a buck and her shot was so clean that he dropped in his tracks, her only remark being ‘‘He is dead !” On several occasions she remained in camp while the rest of the party were out hunting. On those occasions she always had the English setter, which I had the party bring with them, left her for company. She would amuse herself by taking the dog upin the hills and shooting patridges with her 22 Stevens. She vows that I shall never go without her again so long as she is able to climb the logs and rocks. On one suchday when she was left alone in camp three of our men heard, as they thought, a woman’s screams. They speedily located the lost one whom ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. they discovered to be aman. There was another party camped nearby and from this camp a young man named Arnold, living near Larchwood, had gone out and shot his first buck. He had followed it all day and finished it about an hour be- fore dark. He had succeeded in getting it about two miles from camp and was walking around it with naked knife in hand and yelling triumphantly with every step he took. He was evidently laboring under great excitement and his walk must have lasted some time for he had worn a path completely around the form of the buck. Our men dressed his deer, hung it up and brought him home. The only ‘‘tenderfoot” we had came from Amhersburg. He had a great eye for deer when they were lying in their beds, and killed two in such positions— one buck and one doe. , When we left for home on November 16th we had fourteen deer to our credit. The only grievance | knew anything of was caused by our cook, Joe Jones. He found a difficulty in getting the boys up one morning and yelled out as the first course, ‘‘Rare liver and onions !"’ They all raised their heads at once, and with one exception called back ‘‘We want our liver well done!” The minority sided with the cook. The majority declared they had never heard of sucha thing as rare liver before and if the cook wasn’t eqnal to cooking a bit of liver he had better resign his job at once and go home. Even a dog couldn’t eat rare liver. How long they would have gone on I don’t know but Mrs. Squire was called in and soon restored peace by assuming the cook’s office and serving a breakfast we shall all long remember. It was the same when the weary hunters returned at the close of a disappointing day. With a good meal and _ hearty words of cheer she kept peace, restored the moody to cheerfulness, consoled the disappointed and put new heart into the discouraged ones. For her successful efforts in these directions the members of the party presented her with a gold ring and declared that for much of the success of our whole trip she was very largely responsible. I think very much as they do and hope she will help usin many future trips. WW) subject whichhas from time to time A aroused much interest amongst both ~_ Canadian and American Sportsmen _—a national collection of Game Heads and Horns—has at length attained the status of a definite movement in the States. Representatives of various sport- ing Organizations, clubs and associations have agreed to found an institution whose sole work shall be the collection of such trophies and in order tostart the same Professor Hornaday has presented his valuable collection to the new Society. For the present the New York Zoo- _ logical Society will own and take care of the collection. A new administration building is now in course of erection in Bronx Park, New York and there the collection will be housed in anticipation of the time when the collection will grow andthecity provide for it ahome of its own. In furtherance of the cause a_publica- tion will be issued at various times entit- led ‘*The National Collection of Heads and Horns,” the first part of which has just seen the light. In this it is pointed out that ‘‘in England practically all Brit- ish sportsmen pour their finest and rar- est horned trophies into the South Ken- sington Museum. Very naturally the result is a collection of ungulates which is at once the envy and the des- pair of Americans. As yet no American museum possesses a collection which is _ even second to it, and we greatly fear that for reasons only too apparent no museum on this side of the Atlantic will ever rival that marvellous gathering of hoofed and horned varieties.” The argument in favor of New York ‘being made the home of such a collection is a strong one, although it may not con- vince Canadians who would like the mus- eum at Ottawa to be strengthened and to there form a Canadian National Collec- tion. At the same time no one can help admitting the strength of New York's claims. ‘‘The metropolis of the western continent is the natural home of the greatest educational collections of Amer- ca. Hither come, sooner or later, all _ American sportsmen and naturalists and the majority of those who visit our con- ‘tinent from abroad. New York is truly A National Collection of Heads and Horns. a pan-American city. Its Zoological Society is in keen Sympathy with the Proposition and offers the guarantee of space and permanency which is absolutely essential to success.” ‘ If it is not possible to rival the South Kensington Museum in London, England, American travellers and sports- men may at least, it is pointed out, form a collection of heads, horns and records worthy of this great continent. This is Surely not too much to hope for and this portion of the argument might apply to the Museum at Ottawa with equal force to the one in New York. In outlining the proposal it is insisted that there should be two series of speci- men both of which eventually should be made complete. ‘‘The first should be zoological, the second geographical. . . . The first should be arranged in accord- ance with the system ot Nature to show evolution and relationship. . . . - Lhe second series naturally would be created to display the ungulate resources of the continent.”’ The scheme as will be seen, is comprehensive and intelligent and if carried out in this spirit should result in the establishment of a museum which will have a marked educational effect upon the whole continent. The remainder of the forty page booklet is taken up with notes on the collection amounting to more than one hundred heads and horns which are to form the nucleus of what it is hoped to makea really national collection. From these ‘ the collection is notes it would appear national in a wide sense of the word and includes specimens which come from other countries and other continents. One very fine specimen is that given by Mr. C. T. Barney, consisting of the long- est known tusks taken from a living elephant. There are several RockyMoun- tain sheep, the best head of all coming from Banff. The American bison furnish some fine horns as do the the buffaloes and musk ox. Moose, caribou, and deer are all well represented in the one hun- dred and thirty-one specimens and these it willbe conceded make agood beginning. There have been times when it ap- peared a real danger that some of our 278 American species would become extinct and nothing but tradition left to tell our descendants they once existed. We hope and believe that time is past. The public interest has been aroused and protection is becoming. stronger and more efficient with each passing year. At the same time education is a matter of slow growth, though it can be ad- vanced in various ways. The establish- ment of a National Collection of Heads and Horns in New York is certain to haveits effect upon Canada and ina di- rection which will be wholly good. It is a movement which will secure the sym- pathy and good will of every Canadian sportsman, and though he may wish it had taken place on the Canadian side of the border he is too good a sportsman not to recognize good wherever he may find it. He will rejoice in the outlook for a fine and representative collection of heads and horns pertaining particularly to the whole American continent. May the movement extend and prosper and grow into a thoroughly representative museum! We have our own museums and collections at Ottawa and Victoria and we believe these too will have some A Big ’Lunge From pYOBCAYGEON, Ont., is a famous | | sporting centre. It is situated in f= the heart of the beautiful Kawartha Lakes in Ontario and from it the best of fishing and hunting excursions can be made as the seasons come round. Our readers know from the stories of Mr. W. Hickson, which have appeared in our pages, that fish and game abound in the neighborhood, and that with a good guide no sportsman need ever be disappointed. This year the maskinonge fishing has been good and we present to our readers an illustration of one caught by Mr. W. R. Crandall,host of the Rockland House, Bobcaygeon, near that town. This fish weighed twenty-six pounds, had a length of forty-six inches, and a girth of eighteen and a half inches. The ‘lunge was on ex- hibition for a time in the window at the City Ticket office of the Canadian Pacific Railway at Toronto, and attracted a great deal of attention. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. wonderful developments in the future. The establishment at New York may stimulate those responsible for them to so extend their scope as to keep well abreast of the latest one founded on this continent. Since the above was written a consid- erable number of new gifts have been announced. No sooner was it made known that such a collection was being made than many American sportsmen gave up the gems of their private col- lections to enrich the national museum. “Every few days,” says Professor Hornaday in a recent announcement, “either a gift or a letter offering one is received.” Amongst those sent are what is believed to be the world’s record spike horns from the white tailed deer. The usual length of these horns is from six to eight inches, and these particular ones are eleven inches long. No rec- ords have hitherto been kept of spike horns and if readers know of or have seen larger ones we shall be pleased to hear from them. The gifts showa wide range and promise well for the estab- lishment of a representative national collection. - Bobcaygeon, Ont. A BIG ’LUNGE FROM BOBCAYGEON. i 6 the: fishing to be found within the boundaries of Old Ontario, and though I read with interest the exper- iences of others who go to the wilds of our north land and there pursue sport with varying fortunes, I am at the same time convinced that the pleasures enjoyed by myself and friends on our fishing and huntiag trips in Hastings County, Ont., if sometimes a whit less exciting, are as full of incident and interest as though We were pioneers in an unknown land. We have a Camp, which is entitled “Otter Mc- Koon Camp,” because it is built on a rock at the Narrows between Otter Lake and West McCoon Lake, as beautiful a location as it is possible to find within the con- fines of our much . favored Dominion. Its healthy — situa- tion is unsur- passed and for- _wildness—well, we are six miles trom our Mearest neighbor, and have very few callers indeed except the wild animals which abound in the woods and waters to be found on every side of us. Maybe we don’t ‘‘rough it” like some of our fellow sportsmen who go further afield. We have had our Camp for Sometime and in the course of that per- iod have added to our equipment until we now have a good many things that make for both comfort and convenience. An old fashioned fire place built of stone does much to enable us to enjoy the cool evenings in the fall after we have been tramping after the deer all day. Some hunters may think us very luxuriously T ee is still good hunting and ON ONE OF OUR TRIPS. Fishing and Hunting in Old Ontario. BY JAMES KNOX. inclined when I say that we have springs and mattresses on which to sleep, and that our kitchen department is well stocked with cooking utensils, dishes, etc., while we are proud of our irre- proachable cutlery. Yes, we have a good time in our Camp, but it is because we work hard all day fishing and hunting in accordance with the seasons, and as a result enjoy our meals served with com- fort but without ostentation, and our rest at nights is thoroughly enjoyed be- cause thoroughly well earned. We also do ‘rough’ it at times, and our Camp is after all the “real thing.” Most rea d- ers; swelhiize I think, agree with me when I tell them of our experiences out there. One night as I open- ed the door to go Out a porcu- pine was si t- ting on the door step andwalked right in with- out waiting for any invitation. Quietly and politely we escorted him out by touching him lightly with a long. stick. Wolves are amongst our nearest neighbors, and your correspondents, who have recently been so much con- cerned with the ravages of these animals amongst the deer, will be interested with one incident in my own experience. While out partridge shooting last fall, in the neighborhood of the Camp, a wolf stepped out of the bushes on to an old lumber road and stopped turning his face towards me. Instantly I filled it with No. 6 shot one of which entered his eye and penetrated the brain. Bears are frequently seen around and killed, and 280 deer are in abundance, furnishing us- with the finest of hunting. Our fishing, too, is of the best. It was the middle of last May when Mr. Thom- as Ritchie and myself felt ourselves un- able any longer to resist the spring un- rest and determined to have some days out on the waters near the Camp. Ac- cordingly collecting our camping outfit and fishing tackle and taking with us also a cedar skiff and tent, we started from Belleville, taking train for Trenton Junction. Here we changed to the Cen- tral Ontario Railway, a train on which system took us to St. Ola. Here a team was engaged by means of which we and our paraphernalia reached the head waters of the Big West McCoon Lake, one of the largest lakes in that district. Our boat was put into the water at that point and a paddle of eight miles down lake and creek landed us at our camp. For a whole week we for- got the world and its cares and hada most delightful time spending our days out of doors in the woods and on the water, fi shing, pad- dling—,doin g as we pleased. We fished A BEAUTIFUL VIEW both in the Otter Lake and in the Big Lake and had good fortune and fine sport in both. These two bodies of water are only a few rods apart. They are connected by a stream through which we can pass in a boat,.and in our boat honse near the Camp we always have two boats kept for that purpose and for the use of mem- bers in both fishing and hunting, We regretted the absence on this occasion of Mr. H. Corby, one of the proprietors of the resort, who was preparing for a voy- age to Europe. At the end of the week we packed up and in company with our guide, who also acted as cook, we started down the lake in our skiff. A miles’ paddle brought us to the outlet at the slide. SIX ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. Here the waters of the lake enter the Mississipi River which flows into the Madawaska and thence on to the Ottawa River. Fine speckled trout fishing is to be obtained at the slide or dam. Down the river we went to the Devil’s Portage. This is nota long but it is a very difficult portage and at this point there ts also good fishing. Three miles further on we came to Paddy’s Rapids where there are lots of the speckled beauties. Passing over another portage we went on again to the Long Chute. This was our last and longest portage on the river. Another three miles and we came near to McArthur’s Mills where we left the river to visit Bradley Lake. This Lake is celebrated for its large and beautiful speckled trout but there is along and hard portage to be passed before it is reached. Difficult as the jour- ney proved we were amply repaid when we did reach the Lake, for here we caught the largest and fin- est speckled trout I ever saw. Some of them we caught trolling, usin g the Archer Spin- ner with min- nows, and sthers with the phan- tom. For three days we camped on the shores of Jamieson Lake, which we reached by wagon. This lake is within four miles of L’Amable station on the Central Ontario Railway. We had fine sport catching some very fine grey trout. There are also some fine speckled trout in this lake but we only caught one of these—a species called the Rainbow, a very beautiful fish. From L’Amable we took the train for St. Ola, the place we had left a fortnight before. How short that time appeared and yet how much we had seen and ex- perienced within the space of fourteen days! St. Ola is a fine summer resort where there is good fishing for salmon trout and black bass. There are a num- ber of summer camps in the neighbor- NEAR OUR CAMP. vere. gu — OUR FINE CATCH—-FOURTEEN POUNDS hood, and there are many _ visitors in the summer from Toronto, Belleville, and other places in search of health and pleasure. My companion on this trip, Mr. 1hom- as Ritchie, is an enthusiastic angler. Last year he had quite a large number of sea salmon put into Salmon Lake and “Sport” writes from Barrie, Ont: “Since I last wrote to you on the subject of fish and game protection a young hunter, who works as foreman of a section gang, was down from Bala visiting his brother. He told us that during the spring he was passing some lumber camps and saw as many as threeand four deer hung up ateach of them. In the May ‘‘Rod and Gun’’! see accounts of the same thing going on all over Ontario. What is our Chief Game Warden doing with the license money collected each fall from the Jaw abiding hunters? Does it go to swell the salaries of the members of the Government?~ At any rate it does OF SPLENDID FISH. this year he had salmon trout put in. The results will be watched with great interest by fishermen in all parts of the Dominion. All the fishing lakes I have mentioned and many others may be reached via the Central Ontario Railway leaving Trenton Junction twice-daily. not seem to go to the purpose for which we expect it to go when we pay our fee each season, viz: protecting the game during the close season. | am informed that within seven miles north of this town parties have been shooting duck this spring, as they have done in other years. Speckled trout have been caught before May Ist. Some get hungry for venison in the summer and drive out the eight or ten miles to the swamps and get one. Readers may say, ‘‘What’s wrong with the Game Warden here?” Well, he is a working man earning his day's wages and cannot spare money to look after them. hard the time ar Our Vanishing Deer. From the Settlers’ Point of View. BY J. H. BOTTRELL. BYU RING the course of the discussion on the subject of ‘‘Our Vanishing Deer” I notice that most of the writers agree in laying a considerable portion of the blame for our deer becom- ing more scarce year by year upon the shoulders of the settler. As I have lived in the Parry. Sound district for nearly forty years it may be conceded that I know something of the subject from the point of view of the settler. There is no doubt many of the settlers do kill deer out of season, and some of them more than they need. I am how- ever well acquainted with a good many settlers who have lived in this district as long as I have and have never killed a single deer. Ifa settler has no right to kill a deer when he needs one I wonder who has that right? During the last twenty years I have been engaged as a guide and in that time I have met some hundreds of deer hunt- ers.- I have never yet met one from the older parts of Ontario who was not quite willing to kill more deer than the law allows him if he could only get the chance. I have met two Americans who had such a chance but declined to avail themselves of it. Now these same good sportsmen, as they call themselves, will come in a week or ten days before the season opens and run dogs and kill deer right along. They will also remain two or three days after the season is closed and do the same thing. [ ‘remember four years ago seeing a full wagon load of deer sShipped~ from Ahrnic Harbor at noon on the first day of the season. Now these deer all be- longed to the same hunting party and had been brought in by wagon some twenty-six miles that morning. Will anyone tell me that those deer were killed in the open season? The same party ‘remained in camp for two days after the season was closed. Will some one tell us how many deer they left in the woods when they came out? A tew years ago I saw four deer left in one camp and in the following year there were three deer left in the same camp. In both years there was abund- ant evidence to show that others had been killed and partly eaten. Several hunting parties I could name bring nets with them, and ship out enough fish to last them all winter. Others bring traps and clean up what little fur we have left in the country. Two years ago aso called sportsman from Southern Ontario shot and shipped out four hundred ruffed grouse, and the year before the same man shot three hundred. How is it we never hear the sportsmen telling these things instead of blaming the poor settler? Now I do not mean to say that every Ontario hunter goes in for that kind of thing. I do mean to say, however, that the average hunter is a game hog of the worst type, andis ready to kill at any time or place everything he can see. These same hunters who are blaming the settlers for the decrease in the game have no objection to hunting on the set- tlers’ land without any permission asked or obtained. They seem to think that © because they have spent $2 for a license they own the whole country and all that isinit. Not at allisit an uncommon thing for a settler to be ordered out of his own woods by some of these hunters who will tell him that he is on their hunt- ing grounds. During the past winter the settlers in this district have discussed amongst themselves the advisability of shutting out the hunters altogether and allowing no hunting at all exeept on lands not yet taken up. Whata howl there will be next fall when these hunters come in if this decision is carried out! Supposing a small army of settlers from this part of the country should go down to the southern part of the Prov- — ince and start shooting quail a week be- fore the season opened and remained do- ing the same thing a few days after it closed. How long would they be al- lowed to go scot free? Why even if they shot only in the season they would soon ‘be stopped. It is a poor rule that won't work both ways. UCH has been written on the above subject from time totime, and much more will in all probability follow, until the use of hounds in connection with the hunting of deer, has been abol- ished in Ontario. In this article I do not pretend to be an authority on sport mm general, but merely state a few facts which have come under my observation during some four seasons’ hunting in the Province. There are strong adherents to both Styles of hunting, but I think that the true sportsmen, men who go to the woods for the real pleasures and hard- Ships of a hunt, and with no desire to make their trip a paying proposition, will agree that still hunting is infinitely more sporting and more scientific than hunting with hounds. There are of course points in favor of hounding deer as well as in still hunting, without a doubt, I think the still unt is the best and most legitimate nethod of killing deer. I quite expect to have a clamor raised bout my devoted head by the devotees hounding, but! am quite willing to fen to their side of the question and ll be onlv too glad to read anything ich such devotees may deem fit to rite upon the subject. Personally I have both still hunted and used hounds in the north woods, and e successfully brought deer to hand oth methods, yet when on such trips ve seen much which has quite put ounding of game into a back seat estimation. Many people claim that a hunter's iM i * = 4 —— ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS | A Philosophical View With the Evidence jn Favor of Stull Hunting. BY R. CLAPHAM. N CANADA. 283 For myself I always like to see every hunter get his quota of deer but I also like to see him Stop at that. I could say a great deal more on the subject and may be tempted todoso on another Occasion. camp is not complete without its .com- plement ot hounds, but I think there are many who are glad enough to dispense With such additions to the outfit. Oth- ers claim that where still hunting alone is allowed there are far more accidents than when a party is running hounds. Accidents will happen under the best regulated circumstances, but with proper care and precaution, fatal accidents in the woods should be few and far be- tween. There are people in every community who will shoot at anything which moves in the woods, and who should not be al- lowed to handle firearms at all, and it is such people, who, if hounding was pro- hibited, would in all probability give up the sport, for they are not capable of still-hunting a sheep, much less a deer, and with no one to put out their dogs for them, they would soon give up in dis- gust and take to shooting cotton-tails nearer home. It is far from my thoughts to run down the many good and true sports- men who annually hunt in the woods, whether with hounds or unassisted; rather would I give them the credit and esteem they deserve, although I cannot refrain from ‘‘calling down” very many men who are sportsmen in their own es- timation, but who in reality are simply butchers and money grabbers, and who hunt because they have a couple of weeks outing, with possibly enough deer to sell to the butchers on their return, to en- able them to pay all expenses the trip. of 234 Such proceedings are in my estimation- anything but sportsmanlike, and yet every season I have seen such occur- rences, and have met gangs of hunters who had as little true sportsmanship about them as anold woman. It is just such people to whom the hounding of deer appeal most strongly. All they have to dois to hire a man to put out their dogs, while they sit on their run- ways and wait for a shot, without even exerting themselves in the least. I know more than one gang who an- aually hunt a certain district, the members of which, for the most part, know absolutely nothing about still hunting or the habits of deer, and are useless as woodsmen, who yet nevertheless manage to slaughter their share of the game, as well as un- duly disturbing a pretty good hunting district. These men sell nearly all the deer they get, and are not averse to shooting them in water or out, and yet if they were told they were not sports- men, they would at once raise an al- mighty row, and proceed to distribute language of a pretty forcible character to anyone who might have the temerity to confront them. Such gangs, running half a dozen hounds, are the ruination of our north- ern woods. They disturb far more country than they can ever really hunt, and many deer are practically surrounded and shot down without a fair chance of escape. I have seen such a crowd, sur- round a piece of bush, with enough men to almost eat any deer which might break cover into the open, and a_ fusil- ade of lead has swept the air around the luckless animal which was forced by the hounds within their range. I have more than once seen deer jump up within a circle of fourteen or fifteen hunters, who nearly all took a shot at the game, and even-then, it had to be finally killed at close quarters; yet they were out for sport. A true sportsman loves the music of the hounds, and no one does so more than myself, but it these people want a rousing hunt with plenty of hound music, and a chance to fire a few shots once in a while, let them go fox hunting in a more open country somewhere nearer home, and leave the deer undisturbed. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA, When hounds are running all over the country, deer are moving everywhere, and the still hunter,or small party who wish to hunt in a sportsmanlike manner finds that in many districts their chances of success are very slim. I do not con- demn hunting with hounds altogether, as it can be done ina much more sports- manlike way than many gangs at pres- ent do it, but I consider that its aboli- tion would be a wise act, and would al- low the deer to increase far more than they are doing at the present time. The deer killed by fair still hunting would amount to but a small portion of what are annually shipped out from the woods under the existing laws, and fewer hunters of an objectionable char- acter would go north to empty their guns promiscuously into the bush. By wearing proper dress when still hunting, such as a scarlet jersey or cap, there is no excuse for any man to puta bullet into you, and anyone who did so would certainly deserve another in return. Half the fools who nowadays go out hunting, hardly know the muzzle from the butt of a gun; yet they consider themselves capable of joining some party, and shooting at everything which shows the least sign of movement in the bush. Sport with hounds, is, I consider, the best sport in the world, yet it should be carried out under proper conditions. If deer could be hunted with regular packs, and the hounds could bring their quarry to “‘soil” as the Devon and Somerset staghounds do in the west of England, then sport would be good, and many hunters would be glad to join in the ex- citement of the chase; but unfortunately such sport cannot be had in Canada. There are lots of good districts, where foxes are in plenty ane deer are absent, where hounds can be run, and very good sport obtained, with the additional at- traction of being able to watch the hounds at work for at least some part of the run, which to my mindis the chief feature of hunting, and which one can- not do when in the thick northern woods. One never sees a big gang out in pur- suit of Reynard,yet he is quite ‘as hard to hunt as a reddeer, and will lead the hounds a rousing run. A fox will not bring the price of a good fat deer, and I guess a good many so-called sportsmen are quite aware of the fact, and accordingly turn their at- tention to the larger game. I once'took a certain person into a small party of four, for a hunt after deer, andhekilled by the greatest of good luck, a pretty big buck. We persuaded im, as it was his first, to ship it back to own, and use it for home consumption, which he did. Previous to that, others of ushad killed deer, and had cut most of them up for camp meat, yet when we returned to town, rather expecting a little taste of the buck that the tender- foot had shot, we were greeted with the Statement that the deer was sold, and the proceeds had covered the hunter’s expenses and also bought his winter un- derwear. I thought that youth was go- ing to blossom into a fairly decent sportsman at one time, but I was woe- ‘ully deceived, and have ever since been extremely careful to know with what sort of a person or persons [| have joined _ The man who goes hunting with the idea in his mind that if he can only kill enough game to pay his expenses, he will be all right, should go and hunt rats with a terrier, and leave true sportsman- Ship to those who understand the real meaning of it. The big gangs think more of the jollifi- cation in camp or at the nearest village notel, than they do of true sport, and i such reasons I say that the hounding f deer, were it prohibited by law, would a blessing to the general. community true sportsmen, would allow the deer ‘increase, would stop the killing of em in water, which is yet done every son, and would keep the woods quiet undisturbed, instead of being filled dozens of hounds, half of which are useless and get lost or shot. do not think I am the only one who nning deer, as I am sure there are ny other sportsmen in the Proviuce desire to see our game increase, also to see it killed in a fair and ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 285 sportsmanlike manner. There is plenty of room for the hound men to indulge in a hunt, without disturbing the deer, and if they will go after Reynard they will be keeping downa ‘‘varmint” instead of spoiling sport for others, who desire to stalk deer in a legitimate manner, with- out rousing every animal within ten miles of their position. While on this subject, | would like to mention the fact that great numbers o1 young men and boys, during the spring and summer months, go out into the country round the vicinity of our towns, and the insectivorous birds suffer accord- ingly, from the fusilade kept up by twenty-two rifles and other weapons in the hands of these rascally people. I have hunted during the fall and win- ter months, in the vicinity of this city, (Toronto) without meeting a single other hunter, but when walking or fishing in the woods and fields in spring and sum- mer, I have seen numbers of people car- rying firearms, and bent on the destruc- _ tion of woodpeckers and others of the insectivorous birds. There is always a great outcry to save our big game, but I think there is ample room for the ser- vices of a competent warden near many of our large towns, where indiscriminate slaughter of our song birds goes on, in many cases quite unheeded. The offenders are people who never by any chance venture afield when the weather is cool, and autumn or winter are with us; instead, they go out when the birds are nesting and the sun is warm, and amuse themselves by shoot- ing birds, quite unmindful that they are thus destroying far more than they ac- tually shoot, forthe simple reason that the “young broods, when their parents are destroyed, die of starvation. Many of these people do not take the time to stop and think of the destruction of which they cause, and if one or two competent and efficient wardens were to descend upon them once or twice, they would begin to realize that killing birds promiscuously during the breeding sea- son, is quite contrary to law and against the spirit of fair play and sportsmanship. First Experiences BY: “A. [1D you ever go afishing ? Of course D you must have tried it when a boy even if for perch or sunfish, but if you have never hadareal outing after fish why just try one! You say that you require something more energetic,as your idea of such sport may be to just sit in a boat or on a bank and with rod, line and hook pull in the enemy who are only too willing to be caught. I will however, again add, Try a good outing after fish. Then let us hear from you ! First procure one or two good com- rades who are willing to accompany you, one of whom at least should know some- thing of the sport. This will enable you to start in properly and add not a little to your enjoyment and success. The next matter is to select a place agreeable to all and where Bass or ’Lunge are to be found. Pike or Pickerel fishing is not bad sport but do not compare with the former. (There are any number of good fishing placesin Ontario but few less than one hundred miles from Toronto.) Write and secure accommodation. . These things having beendone, now for tackle. Do not run away with the impres- sion that this can be rented or procured at the place chosen. If you do, this error will soon be discovered—too late to be remedi- ed unless your friends have an abundant supply. A person however generous does not care to risk good material by lending it toa novice. Consult an acquaintance who may be posted or a good dealer and I know none better than Allcock, Laight, & Westwood as I have dealt with them for years and found them ‘thoroughly re- liable and willing to advise when re- quested. If asked myself as to what articles are desirable I would a good rod, not too light. That will come by exper- lence. You might take two, for accidents will happen, especially to the beginner, and when away nothing is more exasperating than to run short of the necessary material. Besides if the extra rod is not used it can be exchanged for a lighter one if you so desire and have ad- say first once on a Fishing Trp. Tt) iM. ‘ vanced to that stage during the trip. Next a good reel. I have personally used an Expert for years and believe there are none better. The drum on — which the line is wound renders it equal — to any multiplier and the sides of the — same being open the line dries quickly which saves it from rotting. | Now fora good line. Silk or cutty hunk bass and ~ for hooks (and by all means get the best) number 2 or 3 with twisted gut either sproat or Cincinnatti bass and at least a_ couple of dozen, for if you happen to — fish where there are snags one occasion-— ally will be lost. A few small swivels, a dozen of sinkers, mixed weights, a — trolling line, three or four good spoons and minnow pail with a landing net will make a fairly good outfit, unless you add ~ a waterproof which is always useful when the weather is moist. You might also— take a box of dew worms for at times they are a valuable bait. ° Next the train. — Having arrived at your destination pro- cure a guide for at least a few days so as to find out something of the fishing grounds after which, unless you are | making atrip, I would much prefer : prospecting myself, gaining knowledge | by my own experience, with a little help | from others when necessary. Do not be | afraid ot asking questions for there is _ much to learn and the sooner mistakes | are rectified the better. Always take plenty of bait—two or three kinds if it can be procured. Minnows, crawfish frogs and worms are all good at times and in moving from one spot to anothe' a spoon will be very useful either wit rod or hand line and is generally pretty successful. We will now suppose that you are starting with the intention of being out all day. Then do not forget lunch and plenty of it, for if not a hearty eater an appetite will soon be developed which will positively amaze you ! é Having put the rods etc. in shape, off you go and as soon as clear water is reached throw in the troll (taking care to see that the spoon is playing properly leaving the rods to the more experience¢ hands at present. These, having been baited with frogs or minnows, have also been put in letting out thirty or forty eet of line according tothe nature of the ground to be covered. After pro- ceeding some distance you notice one of e lines running out and you naturally call attention to it only to learn that it has already been observed and you pat- iently watch events. Out it goes for ten or fifteen feet when there is a slight snap of the wrist and the first fish is hooked. is is called striking, and is necessary to insert the point of the hooks in the fish. When the bait is taken with a rush Strike at once but when quietly give time to feed. . Now the fun starts, the fish makes a dash and off he goes, the line whisking through the water as he rushes madly for liberty. As he comes towards the Oat the line is reeled in and as he makes other dash it is allowed to run out, the drag being applied. He is now brought gradually nearer and is played from left to right and from right to left, ing turned by a motion of the wrist. hen pretty well tired you are requested getthe landing net and as the fish mes close you make a jab at it in an attempt to scoop it in and away he goes ain with a rush whilst you are told fo hand the net to the guide. Just watch im! Asthe fishis brought close, the let is lowered inthe water and when arly over the same, a neat movement ard captures him. Do not plunge net at the fish for by so doing you turally frighten him and he dashes Way in an attempt to escape and often icceeds, but just take a lesson from hat you have seen. He is now taken m thenet and given a blow or two he head behind the eyes and that shes him. Bass, ‘lunge, pike or also be killed by inserting the thumb he mouth and bending the head back fil the neck is broken; the others hav- ng longer teeth have to be handled more ou are now told to take in the troll as e first fishing spot is reached. Then anchor is put out. Please observe placechosen. Itiseither near an ly or close-by arocky shore or weed ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. kerel are killed in this way but bass ~ 287 bed, bass being found generally adjacent tothe same. Eager to get into the fray you bait the hook and in it goes. After a short period you get anibble and a mighty swoop is given with the rod and you find the bait gone, but alas, no fish ! Once again you bait up and ina few moments another bite. This time not wishing to be thought too green, more time is given and when feeling pretty sure another swoop, when a small bass swings into the boat almost striking one of your friends on the head. You feel thorough- ly satisfied until informed that it must be thrown out as it is under size. This is done much against your will and at the time you feel rather cheap. The guide and friends have each caught some and one beauty escaped leaping clean out of the wateratthe same moment throwing out the hook. Not wishing to be left altogether out, in your line goes again. This time however, having asked a few questions you are a little wiser and when a ripple is felt there is not sucha wild desire to pull. Then when told to strike the short snap or jerk is given cautiously and behold you have him! You now experience that delightful thrill which is felt when a fish is struck—a thrill which passes through the line and like an elect- ric shock is felt from fingers to toes in an instant and the sport starts. By advice given you now let him run, line being given, now reeling in or by climb- ing the pole. Some fishermen at times pull in the line with the right hand, hold- ing it by the left, and allowing the slack to drop loosely in the bottom of the boat between the knees. This is called climb- ing the pole. But beware if your fish starts for a run and the line is permitted to pass through your fingers for it will burn you in an instant like a hot wire and smart for hours. Well, the fish having been netted as before described another cast is taken. As there are no more bites for some time the anchor is pulled up and off you go. There is no use stopping at any place long after the biting ceases. Another spot is reached and again the anchor is cast forth and in with the line. A few more may be picked up here, and now for a troll, pulling along with sufficient speed to allow the spoon to spin, and if 288 not using a spoon at a slower pace. One or two more are captured in this manner and a nice spot having been selected you land for dinner. After securing the boat some flat stones are picked up and a fireplace made and fire started by a tew dry sticks aided by a piece of birch bark if handy or pine cones if around. The kettle after being filled with water is placed thereon and fish cleaned (another lesson.) The water having boiled, in goes the tea and as it is steeping the pan is put on and while one attends to the cooking another sets out the provender and when all is ready— well I venture to say that a meal was never much better enjoyed ! Now for a short rest, asmoke if you indulge in that line, anda good look around. As you gaze about the beauty of the place is sure to strike you, for where game fish abound the scenery is delightful. Why Chicago or New York is nothing to this ! Here are you in perfect touch with Nat- ure with unlimited freedom ! Now the boys clean up for no good camper ever puts away dirty dishes. A little sand soon cleans out the pan, the knives being thrust into the ground grease disappears, and everybody helping they are soon packed away. The fish left over are laid on leafy boughs in the bottom of the boat, others being thrown over to keep off sun and flies which soon spoil them if left uncovered. Off once more and as there is some dis- tance to the next spot in goes the troll, keeping close to the shore according to depth, or to weed beds if any. After proceeding some distance a mighty jerk is felt on the line and you imagine you have struck a log or bottom but in an instant a tug assures you thatit isa fish. A short jerk to fasten the hook and you are busy. Handle him gently, keep- ing the hand low so as to not aid him in leaping and slowly but surely he is brought in. When near care must be taken to keep him away from the boat. With a quick movement in he comes, a beautiful lunge. Some fishermen gaff the fish or strike him before landing ‘but if a hand line is used it is scarcely neces- sary. In case he is not securely hooked however it may save “him from-getting away. Heisat once grabbed by your ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. friends or guide with a firm hold just at the back of the head and the killer applied. It is probably better that you are shown how to release the hooks for the teeth are as sharp as needles anda cut from one is very sore. As most fishermen carry scales it is found upon use thereof that the fish weighs six pounds and measures close on to thirtyinches. As you look at him with pride you just feel like sending him home as speedily as possible to show the folks what you have caught. In comes the anchor and another spot is chosen. So on from place to place you proceed until it is time to retrace your steps, a different route being taken home. Thisbeing reached the fish are placed on ice, bellies down, and covered with saw dust. Then supper and another draw and as the folks gather around (for if stopping ata hotel or boarding house there are sure to be others) you listen to the experience of each boat load and with an occasional yarn, sometimes new but oft an old story, itis wonderful if the tears will not come from laughter ! ; Next day probably a new course is taken with renewed pleasure. When at last the holidays are brought to a close what is the result ? That it is one of the most beneficial and delightful outings ever spent and you fully make up your mind that another year all being well you will again go afishing ! Five things also have been learned :— First—That fishing is not the lazy pas- time that you imagined for there is plenty of exercise and each night you are feeling: pretty tired. Second—That it is a great sport aa plenty of sport if properly indulged in. Third—That you have had an abund- ance of fresh air, probably never so much before in your holidays. Fourth—That fishermen generally are jolly good fellows andthe bestof com- any. Fifth—That the scenery alone is well worth all the trouble you have had and the sunset’s glorious realities will never be forgotten. Now dear friends, for the present adieu and if from the foregoing I have induced you to take an outing after fish or my rambling remarks have-in -any way aided I feel amply repaid. Q = BY MRS. AO more ideal spot than the Lake Louise Chalet at Laggan, in the = heart of the Rockies, could have been selected as the rallying ground of the Canadian Alpine Club. The very contrast between nature’s rugged moun- tains, glistening glaciers, glittering wa- ters and civilization’s luxuries in a well appointed and extensive hotel are effec- tive and impressive. _ To pass in afew minutes out of an environment so unexpected beneath a roof remote from the railroad into a western atmosphere of pack horses, dia- mond hitches, tents and blankets is to feel an individual section of a moving picture. One hour in a room of noble proportions commanding a grassy lawn, banded with Iceland poppies, sloping gently to the turquoise waters of limpid Louise, the next following along the trail in the footsteps of those pioneers who have opened up this sea of moun- tains to the tourist, astride a Mexican saddle in a divided skirt, is hut a step from the sublime to the ridiculous. The Alpine Club offers its members e advantage of accommodation, sup- ies, tents, packers, ponies at $2 per ly; the cost of the same to parties ping individually being $10 per day, further they would have to plan their Own trips, while the club, under the able management of Mr. A. O. Wheeler, Do- inion topographical engineer, makes camp, maps out expeditions, mountains be ascended, passes to be crossed, tains rates from railways and hotels. e fortunate members of this associa- tion now numbering nearly 200 were ply guided to their destination in the well named Paradise Valley, within the yeek between the 4th and llth of July, vhen and how seemed- good unto them- selves, from the chalet at Lake Louise. _ The trail to the camp, which was eight niles from the hotel, had suffered from eriod of bad weather, and was full of bog holes and quagmires, that tried the tience of pedestrians, ponies and 1id- ers, involving much floundering and E. With the Alpine Club In the Rockies. SPRAGGE. struggling with determined excursions into the woods by cunning beasts bear- ing inexperienced equestrians, that re- sulted in damaged skirts and tempers. Our destination was attained after three hours spent in the saddle without any serious misadventures, and the view of the tents, over forty in number that, greeted our eyes as we rode over the last green ridge was most effective. Their white bell shapes scattered be- neath magnificent hemlock on the banks of Paradise Creek, glistenedin the last rays of the setting sun against a back- ground of giant evergreens and pinna- cled, snow-capped mountains made a picture not easily forgotten. It was a busy and well-organized world, where every attention was paid to the comfort and well-being of guests. Not only was each tent fragrantly fur- nished with spruce branches but before each opening stood an upright section of a tree trunk supporting a tin basin and cup ; rustic tables covered with oil- cloth, with seats of hewn logs, holding twelve or more people, formed an ample dining-room beneath an awning, and around them attentive Celestials hover- ed to provide our camp fare. The ladies of the club had also atent for drying their apparel and shoe leather, furnish- ed with a large sheet iron stove, always in full blast and ready to supply tea and hot waterto the travel-stained and weary. The executive skill and ability requis- ite to organize and transport all the ma- terials and supplies for an encampment of nearly 200 people twelve miles from the railway, and to maintain that camp in perfect order, running as smoothly and regularly as upon oiled wheels, with members daily coming and going, pack trains plying to and fro, ascents and expeditions daily planned and carried out, seemed to me phenomenal. That all centred upon and revolved round Mr. A. O. Wheeler proves him an ex- ceptional man able to cope with exc tional conditions, while his genialit) - " «wil ‘ung ‘uowsnzy AQ 070yg “AdOTS MONS VW ONIGNAOSV ANTO ANID TV AHL AO SUAHNAN MR. A. O. WHEELER, and unselfishness make forhis popular- ity and the consequent unqualified suc- cess of the encampment of the Canadian Alpine Club. We arrived just at supper time, and, having satisfied our ravenous appetites, assembled rounda camp-fire of huge logs enclosed in a square of felled trees which PRESIDENT OF THE ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA. for members of the overflowed them to such an extent that late comers had to patronize mother earth. The fire was always fringed with boots of all sorts and conditions, high and low, shapely and shapeless in all stages of di i and decomposition, while puttees, socks, served as seats club who TQ STUDYING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR INITIATION—TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE ALPINE B OF CANADA ONE HAS TO SCALE A PEAK 10,000 FEET HIGH. Photo by H Bunff ALPINE CLUB IN CAMP. Photo by Byron Harmon Banff. and gloves decorated a rustic rail in the embers, for this was the men’s dry- ing room and held the results of ascents and descents, a chronicle of harddays and well fought battles. A chairman was chosen for each even- ing, and for two hours we were well entertained by readings admirably given from Dr. Drummond’s poems; by accounts of climbs in Oregon, with char- acteristics of its mountains, by a mem- ber of the Mazama Club of Portland ; by Songs and choruses and various incidents and adventures. Truly, one of the pleas- antest features of this Alpine outing is the interesting people one meets and ex- changes ideas with. Among those | met round the camp-fire may be mentioned Prof. Charles E. Fay of the Alpine Club, Mr. F. T. Freeborn of the Appalachian Club of Boston, Mr. Rodney S. Glesan, of the Mazama Club of Portland, Oregon and Mrs. Henshaw of Vancouver, who has achieved name and fame by her ad- mirable book upon wild flowers of British Col:umbia, with its illustrations from her own camera, which are true works of art. At 10.30 to our tents, sweet with the balm of hemlock and the lullaby of soft murmuring waters. The events of thé day are naturally the goings-out and comings-in of the various parties of mountain-climbers, who start from 6 a. m. onwards, breakfast prepared by active Chinamen being available at all hours. Quaint figures the Alpinists cut as they issue from the army of white tents—the ladies’ quarters being on one side of the river and the men’s on the other, as was duly advertised by consp every vari khaki, tweed uous notice boards—in material and costume, “LAAT GHL NO ALINOd GNV LHOM FHL NO WONVY S dOHSIA THL—VIAWNTOS HSILINa *SNIVINOOW MEIN TAS AHL AO LUVa HHL NI Some, LAKE LOUISE FROM THE CHALET. homespun, sweaters, knickerbockers, bloomers, riding trousers, leather leggings . puttees, long boots, short boots, but in either case provided with heavy nails ; indeed, one feature of the evening was the cobbler’s stall under a big hemlock, where Edward Feuz the picturesque guide, held nightly assemblies of ardent climbers whose footgear he studded with a particular species of Swiss nail which no mountain-climber should be _ with- out. Men and women look alike, for skirts are tabooed in mountain-climbing, and the feminine element represents more kinds, sorts and descriptions of leg-cov- ering in every material than can be im- agined. Their faces, tected with powder and flour from the ravages of sun, snow and wind that they too, are so pro- resembled clowns, conscious each vies with the other in producing nothing so much as circus and, of the likeness, the most striking effects, often empha- sized by deeply smudged black lines on the men’s countenances. The scarlet noses and cheeks, with parched, camp destroys all illusions, and cracked lips and peeling skins, are the order of the day. Thus theclimber pays the price for his fun. Each member of the party answers to the roll read out by Mr. Wheeler, and is warned to obey implicitly the ¢ rders of the guide. Then the procession, starts up or down the valley and in a short time the camp is prac- tically empty and become a t the departed.—TuHe GLoBE, Tor« multi-co! orea W hite city 296 Alpine Notes The second meet of the Alpine Club of Canada was attended by one hundred and fifty. Owing to the extremely late season it was impossible to build the Camp on the wide meadow at the ex- treme end of the Valley. The soil was still reeking wet and in some places the snow lay ankle deep. It was no easy un- dertaking to cut into the primeval forest on the base of Mt. Aberdeen, a mile further down, and construct a comfort- able habitation for a week’s sojourn of sO many persons. But by the opening day, July 4th, every last tent was ‘“‘brushed”’ and the business of the meet began. The first climb was made on July 3rd in bad weather. Indeed sev- eral ascents were made on the first days of the month, the President, with Mr. Rowley, of Calgary, and Mr. Forde of Revelstoke, climbing Mt. Aberdeen, and Mr. Forde with a guide making an at- tempt on that provoking, implacable mountain called Pinnnacle which stands over against Mt. Temple. A second attempt was made on Pin- nacle by the Revs. Dr. Herdman, G. B. Kinney, Mr. P. D. McTavish with Ed- ward Feuz, Jr. They succeeded in reaching a point some two hundred feet from the summit, but were obliged to re- turn, else they spent the night among the inhospitable aiguilles which comprise the upper part of the mountain. How- ever, two ambitious climbers, unknown to each other, have privately determined to conquer Mt. Pinnacle during the present season. The climbing done at Paradise V alley gave good evidence of the Yoho appren- ticeship, and the President was much pleased with the character of the work done. Those who had climbed last year attacked the peaks and high snow passes, as if unconsciously dominated by those grey old nurses, Use and Wont. They scarcely showed fatigue, and they man- ifested the genuine mountaineering in- terest in rock and glacier and snowfield. Though no foolish attempt was made at racing, the speed was con siderably in ad- vance of last year. The record climb was made on the day after the meet ended, when Mr. Oliver Wheeler and ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. Mr. C. B. Sissons made the ascent of Aberdeen in two hours and twenty-nine minutes, and the descent in thirty-six minutes. The return, of course, allows for a glissade of over two thousand feet. On both Mt. Temple and Mt. Aber- deen were placed jars containing the names of those who had qualified for membership. Also, blank application forms, each with the three necessary signatures, were placed -in the jars. Two new members, Mr. L. C. Frost, of Buffalo, and Mr. Howard Palmer, of Cambridge, preferred to climb Mt. Tem- ple and secure their application forms in this way- The Annual Meeting was held around the campfire. Among the business transacted was an unanimous resolution to build at Banff, a Club House to cost $3,000, a lease of land having already been secured from the Government. A large number of members pledged them- selves to raise at least, $1U each for the project. A resolution was also passed by which physicians attending the Camp would be asked to pronounce upon the physical condition of any members unfit to attempt heavy climbing. This, as a safeguard, both for the members con- cerned and the Club itself. A Commmittee was appointed to select colors for the Club, and their report— green, grey, white, for forest, rock, snow was unanimously agreed to. Mrs. Wheeler will order the ribbon and distri- bute to all who apply to her. The Right Honorable James Bryce, British Ambassador to the United States, was recommended by a standing vote, for honorary membership. Mrs. Wheeler, the wife of the President, and the presid- ing genius of the dining table as well as the kindly co-adjutor in everything per- taining to the comfort of the camp, was presented with’the perpetual freedom of the Canadian Alpine Camp. This part of the business was enthusiastically conduct- ed. In acknowledgement of the enor- mous amount of work achieved for the Club, con amore, ever since its inception, the President was presented with a gold chain —style double Albert—and a pair of cuff links. The Secretary was given an address, witha prospective album THREE FAIR MEMBERS containing photographs of the Paradise Valley Meet. The stiffest excursion of the week was the trip to O’Hara Lake by the Mitre Col, Abbot’s Pass, and return by Opabin, Wastach and Wenchemua Passes. Three ladies only, undertook this long and WearisOme snow tramp ; Miss Finlayson, Victoria, and Misses Adams and Sprin- gate, Havergal College, Winnipeg. In these few notes it is impossible to do justice to the work achieved during the Paradise Meet. Next month I shall add something of detail concerning the week’s climbing and the camp-fire entertainment. OF THE ALPINE CLUB. Elizabeth Parker, Sec’y. Glacier House, B. C. On July 26th, Miss Jean Parker and Mr. F. T. Freeborn with Edouard Feuz, Sr., and Edward Feuz, Jr., climbed Sir Donald—Time : eight hours, up ; 7.35. down. Left hotel at four a.m. Weather: All sorts—lunched on Summitin mist and snow. Grand views during descent. Miss Parker is the fifth lady who has climbed this difficult mountain, in seven- teen years. It wasthe first ascent of the season ,and there was a great deal ot snow. HENRICKS contacts of the engine. Fully Guaranteed, Agents Wanted. It is better and more durable than any Dynamo. regardless of speed of fly wheel. f Its governor insures a constant and uniform spark. C AM strains are removed from the bearings HENRICKS NOVELTY CO. 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Mr. Hardy is not merely a member of the firm of Hardy Bros. of Alnwick, England, famous amongst fish- ermen in all parts of the world as man- ufacturers of the finest rods and tackle to be obtained anywhere, but is also an angler with a long and varied personal experience to his credit. He has -gained this experience in England, Scotland, Ireland and Norway,,.but-salmon nature— like human nature—is muchrthe same the world over and anglers in all parts of the world can read this book not only with interest but also with much pleasure and profit to themselves. Notwithstanding his very considerable double qualifica- tions for the part of mentors, Mr. Hardy writes modestly as one who has “‘at all times taken a lively interest in all that pertains to angling: seeking better knowledge of the wild things angled for; watching them in their homes in the rivers; endeavoring to discern why our efforts were not crowned with success; hatching new schemes and inventing new lures. Animated with the spirit which desires to know more of the salmon and their moods, one always feels that thereare many problems yet unsolved. Let us hope that while they make the angler’s life more interesting and enjoy- able they will for all time remain a fas- cinating study for inquiring minds.” It is in this spirit the whole book is written and this adds much to its value. Begin- ning with a chapter on Salmon Flies the whole course is given, including notes on the reel, the rod, etc., and the lessons if carefully learnt, should make a clever angler of one who is enthusiastic in the cause. The hints given are very numer- OF INTERES TO SPORTSMEN ous and each individual fisherman will be able to make use of them. Without doubt even the experienced fisherman will find something he may learn in this way and will be all the better fisherman from the knowledge he may here find as to the make of his rod and tackle. Mr. Hardy writes ina pleasant flowing style, giving his instructionsin such a manner as to not sound like instructions at all— by far the most effective manner in which instruction can be given. Lessons thus learnt are easily acquired and make a lasting impression. On many occasions Mr. Hardy allows his knowledge to peep out to the extreme interest and benefit of his angling readers. The book is well illustrated and at the end is given the dressings of 345 Salmon Flies alphabet- ically arranged and numbered. The book is of convenient size, well arranged and printed and just such a one as should prove a wel- come companion ona fishing tiip. It can be taken in homeopathic doses as convenient, and the angler may read it straight through or dip into it as fancy dictates with equal profit and pleasure. It will prove a welcome addition to any sporting library. The book will be sent free by Messrs. Hardy for $1.50. The Department of the Interior has published an Atlas of Canada which is a fine work of reference. It is replete with information on geographical and kindred subjects. A long series of maps show the territorial divisions, geology, min- erals, forests, telegraphs, telephones, railways, canals, lighthouses, density of population, sunshine, routes of explorers, international and provincial boundaries, the principal cities, etc. etc. There are also numerous diagrams showing the po- sition and progress made in trade and commerce, population, manufactures, ag- Corned Beef, Wm. Clark, Mfr., Montreal you do want the very best foods for your camp; and Clark’s Preserved Meats in tins are ahead of all others. “ First, the name of Wm. Clark is a guarantee of purity and quality. “Second, only the best materials are used and they are cooked in a most tasty and appetizing man- ner. ©) And then they are her- metically sealed in germ proof tins. The meal is ready when the tin is opened. For appetizing meals in camp get Clark’s Canned Meats _Sliced Smoked Beef, Pork and Beans, Lunch Tongue, Veal Loaf, Roast Beef, etc. Do not accept substitutes. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. ricultural values, and statistics, finance, currency, marine, fisheries, railways, education, immigration, etc. There are also many tables full of information. The whole has been prepared under the superintendance of Mr. James White, F. R. G.S., geographer. The title page is embellished with a cut showing in the center the arms of the Dominion, sur- rounded with the arms of the various Provinces. The whole is brought up-to- date and is produced in book form with a good cover. It should be found in every public institution, and it constitutes a work which shows the wonderful devel- opment of Canada on every page. Those whose interests are in the Dominion will find in this Atlas authentic information upon all geographical points, and sub- jects bearing thereon. Quantitative Punctuation, an essay in the pedagogy of English Composition by J. D. Logan A. M. Ph. D. (Harvard) (Toronto: William Briggs) is what it professes to be—a manual for teachers and students of English composition. In brief it is a finely written piece of advo- cacy for the short sentence and a simple method of punctuation, Dr. Logan practices what he preaches and his little book is a model of the lessonsit enforces. The true use and the great value of the comma are points insisted upon, and both the argument and the examples may be read with interest by those as much en- gaged in outside interests as are sports- men. Many of those who follow the out of doors meet with experiences they would gladly relate for the edification of others but for the difficulties in their path. This book will point the way for them. With its help the taskthat seemed so formidable will be made easy, and al- though specially addressed to those im- mediately concerned with writing, the book may well appeal to a wider field, and be read and studied by all. The book is handy in size, easy of ref- erence, and the lessons it teaches are made so interesting that sportsmen should not fail to procure a copy. It will be found a wonderful help in various ways. . — The Grand Prix. he first position in the Grand Prix was won by an Italian car, the winner Felice Nazzaro, maintaining an average peed of 70.61 miles per hour, breaking all world’s records. Francois Szisz, who was the winner last year, was second this year. The winning auto was a Fiat and the seconda Renault, French cars securing the other seven positions. There was only one American machine in the race and a broken valve and a seized clutch eliminated it in the fifth round. ‘The English and Belgian machines were no more successful than the American. a2) The Glidden Tour. This year this tour is being run en- tirely in the States. A start was made from Cleveland on July 10th, the touring carentrants striving for perfect scores and the Glidden trophy and the runabouts for the Hewer trophy. The most com- ‘plete arrangements were made for the 1,500 miles tour, the most severe test being the run over the Alleghany Moun- tains. One of those who made a prelim- inary run over the route stated that amongst other things they learnt was the fact that the tolls amounted to much more than they did in Canada last year. his is distinctly a point in favor of Canada. For the first few days the tourists had distinctly a hard time of it and soon found that the test was a real one and the tour no mere pleasure jaunt. Ontario Motorists Advancing. The motorists of the Province of On- tario have formed themselves into a League and the membership has so in- creased that the Committee has devided upon taking the important step of apply- ing for affiliation with the Royal Automo- bile Club of Great Britain. This is de- AUTOMOBILES 48D. AUTOMOSBILING scribed as the most important organiza- tion of motorists in Europe and possess the advantage of the special patronage of King Edward. It is believed that affilia- tion with such a body will add consider- ably to the prestige of the Ontario Motor League, which is doing much in the ing terests of its members. While the ben- efits of amliation will chiefly consist in the exchange of literature and informa- tion, any members of the League visit- ing the old country, or any part of Eu- rope, will have all the advantages now possessed by the members of the Royal Club. ATrans-Continental Highway. Something of what automobiling may accomplish is foreshadowed in a plan for building a great highway from New York across the continent to the Pacific coast. The idea is for the Federal Government to pay one-half the cost and the different States through which the road will be run to bear the other half, which system is described as one of Federal supervi- sion and State co-operation. The road would set the standard for all other roads and tours of the country could then be made either by auto or horse-drawn ve- hicles without the very serious handicaps at present imposed upon all who take such atrip. It is an idea which may yet be carried out in Canada where the diffi- culties are even greater, but the advan- tages to be gained are so overwhelming that once the subject is fully considered tHe wonder will be that we waited so long before attempting its realization. It will be agreattriumph for the auto if it is ever accomplished. A Speeding Track. A track for speeding purposes has been erected inthe old country and records 302 are being broken under conditions where the police ‘‘cease from troubling.” Mr. S. F. Edge, in a six cylinder Napier, re- cently made one of these records cover- ing 1,581 miles, 1,310 yards, in 1,440° minutes. The average works out at a little over sixty-five miles an hour. Of course, this was run on a‘specially pre- pared track, but to maintain such a speed for twenty-four hours was a remarkable performance. An accident was narrowly averted. When thecar pulled up it was noted that’ the glass in the small square rod shield right in front of the driver’s seat was missing. Mr. Edge explained that it was broken. Ashe was tearing around the track it slivered into bits, but fortunately struck him ‘‘fiat” or terrible consequences would have ensued. An extraordinarily enthusiastic scene followed the conclusion of the performance. There were few troubles and these were due to tires. Some of the cement of the track was torn from its bed owing to the us- uage it received, and eight short stop- pages had to be made, in one of which a tire was changed. On each occasion the rider took stimulants in the shape of hot coffee. An Ideal to Be Aimed At. Automobile manufacturing is fast be- coming an exact science and a fine illus- tration of this was given some time ago by Mr. Henry Ford. His attention had been called to a sewing machine, and he pointed it out to his Superintendent who admitted that ‘‘all you have to do is to thread it and it is ready to sew—every machine sews like every other, sounds like every other, and runs as easily as every other.” Mr. Ford added, ‘‘Well, that’s the way we have got to make au- tomobiles. We used to test them three weeks and then we weren’t sure; we re- duced that to three days, aud now on the four cylinder runabout we make them so accurately that after three hours they are perfect. We have got to eliminate that element of guess entirely until three minutes’ running will be sufficient to prove that all electrical connections are made, the carburretor and oiler adjusted, and the rest is exactly like every other car—just as noiseless and just as free in every part, and we won’t sleep until we ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. do.”’ This is a grand ideal and it is well on its way towards realization. The Importance of Strong Wheels. It is doubtful if drivers will ever over- come the constant temptations to which they are subjected of making reckless turns, by which not only the tires but, also, the wheels are subjected to great Strain. Convinced that if such an ideal state of things is ever brought about it will be in the dim and distant future, many manufacturers, and notably the Electric Vehicle Company, who equip the Columbia cars with wheels, are making wheels of extra strength and thus pre- paring them to meet the strain to which they are certain to be subjected. Many fairly well made wheels have become pre- maturely shaky through the strain of this kind of treatment, and to avoid com- plaints and dissatisfaction, although the fault lay with the drivers, the manufac- turers have decided to make wheels ca- pable of resisting by many times the greatest strain that can possibly be put upon them. All Hints Welcomed. One great contrast between the meth- ods of manufacturing in the old world and in the new is to be found in the con- servative methods adopted in the former and the welcome given to new ideas in the latter. This is particularly notice- able in regard to automobiling where everyone recognizes that the ideal has not yet been attained, and the advantage of the two methods are all on the side of the new continent. Probably we shall never know all that is owing to sugges- tions made by skilled mechanics whose experiences with the’ practical work ren- der their hints most valuable. A steady man who is regularly engaged upon one particular branch that it becomes aa life study with him, can often see improve- ments that escape the attention of the expert designer. In the old country this is lost but in the new such hints are welcome and do much to secure a_ posi- tion for Canadian and American cars such as would not have been thought possible a few years ago. Evidence ac- cumulates on all sides as to the advance made by American cars—using the word ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. Columbia Batteries Rajah Plugs Breech-Block Plugs MONTREAL HEADQUARTERS FOR IGNITION SUPPLIES ee ensanseneeeeceeees Kingston Carburetors and Coils Apple Ignition Apparatus P. & R. Accumulators Motsinger Autosparkers Perfection Magnetos Leavitt Timers and Distributors French Ignition Cable—Oil-Proof and Waterproof “Ailsa-Craig,” winner of New York-Bermuda Race, was equipped with Kingston Carburetors John Millen & Son, Limited. TORONTO. American in its widest sense—and though there may always be a few who will pre- fer foreign cars there is now no need to go abroad to obtain a first class automo- bile equal to every reasonable require- ment. A New Ideain the Good Roads Campaign. Mr. A. W. Church, of Wyckoff, Church and Partridge has formulated a scheme which should have a marked effect upon the good roads campaign. He has of- fered a trophy for competition for a tour which will include the capitals of nine States, the idea being to make arrange- ments for the autoist to meet the Gover- nors of each of these States and present to them personal reports of the conditions of the roads in their jurisdictions. | The State capitals to be visited are Albany,N. Y. ; Hartford, Conn. ; Boston, Mass. ; Concord, N. H. ; Columbus, O. : Char- lestown, West Va. ; Richmond, Va. ; Washington, D. C. ; Harrisburg, Pa. ; and Trenton, N. J. Both the start and the finish will be at New York and the tour will be made as early in the year as may be considered practicable. “Ample time will be allowed for rest at each of the capitals, and the trophy, it is promis- ed, will be worth capturing. A committee is now considering the rules and details of the event. A Bit of Canadian Experience. Recently Mr. S. D. Walden, the sales manager of the Packhard Company, with four companions and heavy luggage, madeatwo days’ run from Detroit to New York. The actual start was made from Windsor, Ont., which Mr. Walden described as a peculiar place. ‘‘There is no garage and no livery stable will take an automobile. The car was left stand- ing in the street before an hotel during a heavy rain on Sunday night.” The first days’ course lay through Canada and Buffalo by way of London and Hamilton. The road was deep in mud. When near Niagara Falls a stop to fix a rear tire blow-out enabled a country constable to capture the whole outfit. It appears that someone in St. David’s had 304 telephoned ahead that an automobile had exceeded the fifteen mile limit of that place and upon that evidence the party were mulct $25.00 and costs. This delay on top of the puncture and the customs proceedings at the Bridge, lost over two hours. No stop was made at Buffalo, but half an hour’s rest was taken ina friendly barn while ~a veritable cloud burst poured down. Then, with tire chains on, a slippery way was made,to Rochester. Canadians may like to know that the roads in New York State are not superior to our own. The sec- ond day’s experience, entirely in that State, is described as similar to a drive ‘‘across anewly ploughed field” though in the neighborhood of New York they were much better and from Ploughkeepsie the run was a ‘‘quiet glide down to Manhattan.” Mr. Walden said truly that the most astonishing fact was that a car could traverse seven hundred and ninety-seven miles of such varying and poor roads intwo days. ‘‘It showed a travelling possibility of which the public seem hardly to be aware. Give us good roads and -automobiles will develop a new mode of travelling which will be simply amazing in its extent.. Autos are good. We need good roads.” It is all summed up there and good roads will not only give automobilists a new joy in their possessions but likewise assist the farmers and the country people to an ex- tent they have never yet dreamed of. French Control of Autos and Autoists. There is much in French Government methods that partakes of the paternal, but in the case of automobiling at least, there is much that is good in it. All new models have to be submitted to a govern- ment department before they are placed on the market and the purchaser has an assurance that the sacrifice of safety to speed has not been carried too far. In the first place a full description of the new model with sketches have to be supplied, and upon their approval the new machine must be presented for ex- amination. Amongst other requirements is a double braking system. Every machine is registered and every driver is licensed and these registrations and licen- 3°5 hold good throughout France and RORD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. Algeria. Speed regulations do not vary in the different Departments and the police instructions are to carry out the regulations with judgment and discretion If the whole of the regulations were in- sisted on literally France would be a country to be avoided by the automobil- ist, butas it is, in addition to its fine roads, unequalled in the world, these paternal regulations are carried out so carefully that it is the Paradise of auto- ists. It affords an instance where Govern- ment control makes for the good of all and if some ot the regulations area little antiquated they are gladly obeyed for the sake of the good that is found in them and the methods by which they are enforced. A State Governor on the Future of the Auto Governor Folk, of Missouri, whose public work gained him the Governorship of his State, in an entire believer in the auto and its beneficial influences on the good roads movement. He recently ex- pressed the opinion that the fifteen miles an hour speed limit is only temporary and as soon as horses have become ac- customed to autos going at that speed the limit will be changed. He is also enthusiastic over the future and foresees a fine broad thoroughfare through the State upon which traveling will be a lux- ury instead of, as now, a difficulty. ‘‘I expect inten years to see this road a great thoroughfare and the farms along the route turned into big gardens, and worth from two to ten times as much as they are today. Branch roads will con- nect it with the larger towns on each side, and the population and business it will add to the district through which it will run will be something we can hardly believe now. The only trouble I look for is that there will be too many people who want to suggest and fight for differ- ent routes for that road.” Accepting a Gift Only Under Conditions. In response to a pressing series of ad- vertisements issued by the Denver repre- — sentative of the E. R. Thomas Company, the following breezy reply was received at headquarters. _It is needless to say . the terms imposed upon the gift were too onerous for acceptance :— be ee ee ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. “T am in receipt of yourletter of a re- cent date. In sending me this letter you betray a persistence which induces me to believe that it isthe purpose of your company to furnish me with one of your automobiles regardless of any wish of mine in the premises, and without refer- ence to my ability to pay for one. I can- not conceive the motive for such philan- thropy, unless it be that my name indi- cates a relationship to the principal pro- prietor of your company, in consequence of which you intend todo mea special favor. This is the only hypothesis upon which I can understand your latest com- munications. “‘The branch of the Thomas family to which I belong was not endowed, with the capacity for money making or money saving. I am therefore of necessity a poor relation and cannot afford to ride even in a Thomas car if purchasing and paying for one is a precedent condition to that pleasure. If my distant kinsmn , however, insists upon forcing a machine upon me against my will, | amready to acc ept it with thanks, provided my choice as to its character can be consulted. Assuming that my hypothesis of the situa- tion as above outlined is correct, and that the Thomas Company stands ready to give me a first-class machine, I am willing to take a ‘‘Flyer” with a maxi- mum horsepower of 100, guaranteed to make 60 miles an hour forwards or back- wards,-as may be desired, provided that in addition to bestowing the machine upon me the company will furnish at its own expense a first-class chauffeur with salary prepaid for five years beginning with the acceptance of the machine after careful inspection. I shall also insist upon the payment of the freight from Buffalo to Denver together _ with a tank car of gasoline and a supply of lubricating oil sufficient to last for the period of five years above mentioued. You may select the route for transportation if you desire. Unless these terms can be strictly ob- served, it will be impossible for me to incur the responsibility of accepting and operating a Thomas Flyer. 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MARSH in Fragile Shell or Swift Power Boat Canada’s Good Sportsmen. The chances are that by the time this stuff is printed and reaches the eyes of Rod and Gun readers the fate of Can- ada’s Cup will have been settled, but there area couple of things that the Canada’s Cup trials at Toronto have brought to the front. The first is that the R. C. Y. C. num- bers among its members some of the sportiest men in the broad Dominion. Take Cawthra Mulock, the owner of the challenger Adele, for instance. Heisa young man with hardly the slightest in- terest in yachting yet when Aemilius Jarvis told him that the R.C. Y. C. needed another Canada’s Cup boat he went down into his jeans and produced and kept on producing as long as Adele meeded anything to help her win the honor of challenging for the trophy itself. He was interested in her success, too, but not to the same extent as Vice Commodore Frederick Nicholls owner of Crusader. Vice Commodore Nicholls started to build his cup challenger the next day after his Fife designed Tem- eriare was beaten by Iroquois in 1905, and hada boat for the 1906 challenge almost in frame when the matter was laid overa year. Nothing daunted he went at it again and pinning his faith as before to William Fife, the dean of British yacht designers, he had Crusader built here. Both the other boats were built in England and shipped over entire and the fact lent additional interest for the Vice Commodore to the battle for Canada’s Cup honors. It was ‘‘made in Canada” craft against an import from the Mother Country and Wice Commodore Nicholls spared not personal work or money when it came te getting her right for the trials. When it was found that she was deficient going to windward he brought Fite from New York, took his advice and set about to lower Crusader’s keel. He had three days to do in. ‘*A week’s job,”’ said builder Andrews, of Oakville. “Not so,” said owner Nicholls and he rushed shipbuilders enough to Oakville to eat the boat, keel and all, and they lowered her keel. New spars were se- cured as she needed them and everything done to bring the Crusader home in front —but it was not to be. She was a grim contender all the way but Adele was a fraction the better boat and is now down Rochester way arguing the matter out with Seneca, and Vice Commodore Nicholls is there shouting just as gaily for Adele as he would have for Crusader had she won. Another thing the trial races showed —that in Norman L. Gooderham, the youthful skipper of Adele, the R. C. Y. C. has a cornerin the game—a man who will with experience be fit to trust with a Canada’s Cup boat ina Canada’s Cup race. Norman Geoderham sailed Aileen II, the Mylne boat, andto his excellent handling is due the fact that the Aileen was always bang up third or occasionally second. The tria! races this year were the clos- est ever held on this side of the line. There was but little to choose between the boats in light airs but Adele is the faster ina good wind. Her hold is go- ing to windward just where Skipper James said it would be when he saw her in England. Trouble at Henley- Six months or more ago when Frank ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. ce enor ea ee $0 OO -@ +9 @ +O 9 O19 O 2 OO Or Oe Oe Or Oe Or Orr Ore Ore Orr Oors, ? Launch Fittings BRASS AND GALVANIZED IRON ZY = sx Compasses Flags Fenders JOHN LECKIE Limited 76 Wellington St. West, Toronto. Pr ee eee ee ee ee ee ee a Lamps Life Preservers Oiled Clothing 01005101100 110211191709 Om OH OrOH+Or1 OH Or Oe ar Or Orr Orr BOOM Or Orr Orr OOO Or Orr Or OOrrOr OOOH 028-82 OOo OO OHO OHO OH Ba Orr Od Borer Ger OurBond 5 La Grierson, of Ottawa, Vice President of the Canadian Amateur Athletic As- sociation, made his famous charge against Harvey Pulford, Moore, and other Ottawa professional hockey, Rugby and lacrosse players, it was pointed out in these columns that the charges would put the great Ottawa Senior Four out of business. Downin Ottawa a great howl was raised and I was accused of being a bit too previous. Maybe I was, just the [ can shout ‘‘I told you so.” vadian, Association of Amateur Same The Cz Oar lid take notice of Moore and Pul nding, and their entries were refuse Canadian Henley. With Pulf the four, Ottawa saw no chance Wit so they withdrew. Moo il ight was however filled anc ipeted. Because they thought that the C."A. A. O. would act up to a warning hint sent out early, certain Eastern Canoe Clubs, who had racing men whoserecords would not stand strict scrutiny did not enter for the canoe events and the canoe championships were contested by To- ronto and St. Catharines clubs entirely. No Real Champions. As matters stand now the chances of the real Canadian Canoeing Champion- ship are decidedly slim. The Canadian Canoe Association, which is strong in the East, sanctioned a meet at which men who had competed with and against “pro” hockeyists took part and _ the Western CanoeClubs are looking askance at the Eastern men and their champion- ship canoeing meet at Montreal this month. None of the Easterners turned up at the Canadian Henley and the Western clubs will not send east lest they encounter ‘‘pro”’ sportsmen in some of the events and thus jeopardize their C. A. A. U. standing. The C. C A. is not in affiliation with the C. A. A. U. but at the same time most of the Western clubs ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. =o ve mIGH SPEED AND CRUISING i GASOLINE LAUNCHES eg eee 1 oa A VARIETY OF STYLES OF | MOTOR BOATS [Ne STOCK. SIZES. 16210: 35.FT- Send for Cataleg. | Robertson Bros. Yards and Launch Works Foot of Bay St., HAMILTON, CANADA. “SS aie Serre y ewe Ee ae ad ARES A Te ; i : ; 4 te 310 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. OWNERS OF . Motor Boats, Automobiles, Cameras, Guns or Rifles when in need of special parts or repairs consult H. W. SPENCE 56 Millicent Street - TORONTO. Satisfaction guaranteed. Precision work a specialty. Correspondence solicited. Inventors Mechanical Expert. Phone Park 3125 Korona Cameras for 1907 are in close connection with the Union Have reached perfection. We have and the Union is so strong in Ontario added the finishing touches to this that they must cling to it to keep their season’s models. men who play hockey, football and other games out BEET For awhile this Korona Cameras for 1907 spring things looked ‘‘hunky dory” for an The most complete line of Cameras exchange of racing men at the C. A. A. ever offered. Nineteen distinct models and Canadian Henley meets in which to select from. case the Canadian Championships would be decided for once to the satisfaction of Korona Cameras for 1907 canoeists in general. They are scientifically constructed in every detail, and the highest grade of cameras it is possible to produce. Cc tw Cup. Sent st ae Korona Cameras for 1907 The Eastern Yacht Racing Association, Are equipped with our own lenses, an organization of small clubs in the which are unexcelled by any lenses in eastern end of of Lake Ontario, pulled the world. (Look into our standing itself upon its feet this year and may now as suakers of lense eae be considered a going concern. The - Korona Cameras for 1907 Association started several years ago when Watertown small boat sailors used to come over to the Bay of Quinte, and hold open regattas. They got Picton sailors interested, then Belleville, Nap- anee, Trenton, Kingston, Gananoque and Compare them, examine them thor- oughly, try one if you wish and then decide whether any other camera equals Korona in appearance or con- venience and for results. a couple of amateur clubs joined, and Korona Cameras for 1907 this year the Association held a regulz al eae 4 Made. fr The standard of the world are sold by series of races and a joint cruise up the jimGannd: Deal ani i Bay of Quinte. This year the initial a 1 ep ee a i PRE contest for an international trophy known cabsiog uc: as the George Cup was sailed. Itis a cup for 18 footers and the ‘Crescent of Gundlach--Manhattan Watertown defeated the Kathleen, ot I < . Kingston, and the Little Nell, of Trenton, = Optical Go. in the first two races and takes the cup z across the line. Crescent won by a 798 CLINTON AVE-, SO., couple of minutes each time. ROCHESTER, N. Y- ey A correspondent who has had a long and varied fishing experience in Cana- dian waters writes : — ‘‘You are, as I know, fully aware of the fact that for some years past the Government have been stocking the Madawaska waters with black bass. I have from the first had my doubts as to the wisdom of this attempt toimprove on Nature, and I am very much afraid that my fears are well founded. Two years ago I caught a few of these fish and found them fairly good but not equalto the St. Lawrence and Richelieu Bass. Last year I found them much larger, very fat and showing furth- er deterioration. This summer while looking for trout ina favorite pool be- low a dam, I killed six bass, some of them running to three pounds and I re- gtet to say they were not, in my opinion, fit for food. They were extremely fat and on cleaning them I found them full of worms, so bad indeed that | did not at- tempt to eat them. The only explana- tion | can offer for the serious deprecia- tion of these fish is the total absence of lime in the waters of the Madawaska valley andthe superabundance of food. This is a very serious matter for if I am _ right we have not only poisoned these waters with a useless fish, but have toa very great extent destroyed the trout fishing as I failed to find trout in places that have’ never failed me_ in years. _ I should be glad to know what is the ex- periences of any of your correspondents who have fished for the last few years in the Madawaska River.”’ We hope to hear from some of our fishing correspondents on this subject. If the experiences of Sthers are of anything like a_ similiar character to those of our correspondent who writes above the attention of the authorities cannot be too soon called to the whole matter. The work of re-stock- ing our lakes and rivers raise many prob- ‘lems and it is only by obtaining the ex- ‘periences of many people that blunders may be avoided and errors rectified. OUR MEDICINE BAG A correspondent fishing in the Rideau Lakes in the early part of July landed a black bass weighing five pounds nine ounces which was twenty-one and a halt inches long and sixteen inches in girth. Mr. G. W. Preston, of the Hotel Rideau, Ont. writes to tell us ofa fine catch of fish caught in Newboro Lake in early July by Mr. J. R. Meikle, of Ottawa, and Mr. H. J. Gould, of Chicago. The two gentlemen were staying at the hotel, and under the guidance of Elmer Knapp left just before eight in the morning for a fishing trip. When they returned in the evening they had seven fine salmon, the total weight being one hundred and twelve and a half pounds, the largest weighing twenty-five pounds and the smallest twelve. They were a!l caught with ten foot steel poles and copper wire lines. Mr. Preston adds ‘‘No prouder oarsman ever stepped in the boat than Elmer when he hit the dock with his oar, and his day’s work done. The sight of the seven fine salmon all laying together on the grass was a thrilling one to every fishermen and it is seldom indeed they are able to indulge in such a feast to the .eyes.” Some wonderful wolf depredation are reported from the North West. It is stated that their ravages along the Peace River district during the last winter have cost the settlers aloss of $25,000 in horses alone.. The reason given for this campaign of slaughter is the departure of rabbits and lynx, which have either died off or migrated. | Undoubtedly the wolves have been rendered desperate by hunger. So keen have they been after food, and so violent their onslaughts, that for the first time in the history of the north the Dogrib Indians have been unable to pay their debts at Fort Vermil- ion, the wolves clearing up their traps and bait and even devouring their dogs. 312 One hunter and trader is reported to have killed twenty-eight wolves within a radius of five miles from his cattle corral. It seems pretty clear that they wanta wolf campaign inthe far North West as well as in Quebec and Ontario. An unprecedent success has been won by the J. Stevens Arms & Tool Company, of Chicopee Falls, Mass. in their new No. 80 repeating gallery rifle. With new rifles some radical defects usually devel- ope with use and the public are not long in discovering weak points. In this case how- ever complaints are so few, as in the long experiences of the company in introduc- ing new arms of precision, to be unpre- cedented. Accordingly very slight changes will be made from the original model in future issues, and these will be confined to supplying a_ rubber butt plate instead of an aliminium one, a plain trigger guard, and reinforcing the tip of the fire- arm to prevent any possibility of its checking. By changing the mechanism ‘the rifle will handle perfectly either 22 short, 22 long rifle, or 12 Stevens-Pope Armory. It will not however work three sizes of cartridges when put indiscrimin- ately in the magazine. The bulk of the complaints are on this score and it may be explained that only one size can be used at atime. The magazine must be emptied and the stop changed when it is desired to change the size of cart- ridge. The rifle can be supplied for gallery use with the barrel chambered and of a twist for the 22 short cartridge at no additional charge. The rifle isa substantial arm of good weight, simple and dependable in mechanism and con- struction, with a twenty-four inch barrel, and measuring forty-one and a half inches over all. It is wonderfully accurate and that the public fully appreciates its many merits is clear from the fact that the re- peat orders are so numerous that the efforts to overtake them will occcupy the factory for months yet to come. A curious occurence is reported from the section of the Rocky Mountains running through some of the States of the great Republic to the south. An engine round- ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. Grande struck adeer and her fawn as they attempted to leap across the track in front of the engine. Usually deer become frightened at the approach of a train and bounding away are very seldom run down. In this particular case the deer were evidently surprised by the — train shooting from behind a curve before they were aware of its presence. The fawn made the first leap to the track and the motherly instinct of the doe caused — her to follow. Both were mortally wound- ed and hurled to the bottom of the em- bankment. The train was stopped and after killing the animals to put an end to their sufferings they were taken on to head quarters. ing a sharp curve at the west entrance to the Royal Gorge on the Denver and Rio & Under many conditions—both: in the woods and out—a screw driver is very handy, and often an indispensable, in- strument. Many people have refrained from having such a tool always at hand by reason of the cimbersomeness — of ordinary screw drivers. That excuse no longer holds good. Mr. Marble of the Marble Patent Safety Axe Company, Gladstone, Mich. set his wits to work and in this particular, as in others, has emer- ged triumphant from the effort. He has invented a little screw driver three and three-eighths inches long whlch is any- thing but atoy. It has four blades each independent of the other whether open- ed or closed and each blade can be locked separately in either position. When two blades are locked at right angles they give great leverage while using a blade locked parallel with the handle. With one blade locked at right angles the tool can be used in places where other thana specially constructed screw driver could not be used. It has been tried in the workshop, and gunsmiths, and others have found it almost indispensable even while working at the bench. As a pocket screw driver it is the acme of perfection and once used no sportsman will willingly venture abroad without it. As every experienced man knows the uses of such a tool are many and various, The price is only seventy-five cents. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. ¢ When overhauling your nfles in preparation for the big game season don’t for- get that the ammunition is as important as your aim. DOMINION AMMUNITION = BACKED BY OUR GUARANTEE = SS Se ; is invariably the choice of experienced big game hunters because of its reliability (missfires practically unknown) accuracy and great stopping power. ea. No imported ammunition is so carefull} ted, guaged and spected as DOMINION, hence its absolute reliabilit Dominion cartridges are made in Canada for all pop ular rifles:__ Savage, Stevens, Colt, Winchester, etc., and sold f at a “less the duty price.’ Ask your dealer fo1 Dominion Ammu- nition. If he will 6 t supply you—write us . & FS Dominion Cartridg¢ 314 Avery important pamphlet on Quail Disease in the United States has been issued by the Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States Department of Agri- culture. It has been prepared and writ- ten by Mr. George Byron Morne, M. D., V. S. who is the Assistant in Bacteriol- ogy and Pathology and deals at length with a new, (or at least hitherto unrecog- nized) highly contagious, and_ rapidly fatal disease, which has recently prevail- ed amongst quail in that country. The near relationship of the birds and the close resemblance of the disease com- bine to render it probable that what has aveened the quail is similar to, if not identical with, the disease which has wrought so much havoc amongst the grouse of the old country. At any rate the plague appearing amongst the bob whites of the States may be defined thus: —Quail disease is an infectious disease of the grouse family caused by a microbe of the B. cold group, and characterized by congestion of the lungs, focal necroses of the liver and intestinal ulceration. The first case was noted in April 1906, though according to evidence cases had occurred two years before. Now the records show that quail disease exists or has occured in Alabama, Kansas, Indian Territory, Washington, D. C., Virginia, Pennsyl- vania, Massachusetts, while a case was found at Yarmouth. Nova Scotia, the quail in that case coming from Alabama. Post mortem examinations demonstrated the presence of quail disease in the com- mon bob white, the California quail, the Gambel quail, the mountain quail, the scaled quail, (called also ‘*cotton top” or blue quail) and the sharp tailed grouse. If it had remained limited to the quail the disease would have been serious but the demonstration of its transmissibility to sharp tailed grouse ‘‘is nothing less than appalling in its suggestion of widespread fatality among game birds. The fact calls for the most energetic action on the part of all lovers of sport and all who appreciate the economic importance of these birds, is noting and reporting every outbreak of the disease, and if possible, tracing its origin. “For this purpose the symptoms are described and we give ~ the following quotation :—The period of incubation appears to be about ten days. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA The disease first manifests itself by dull- ness and a tendency to sit in a corner of the cage with feathers fluffed. The food is neglected and generally in two or three days(before diarrhoea has developed, the bird is dead. Sometimes the disease runs a more chronic course, and though diarrhoea is rarely very marked emacia- tion becomes extreme. The subtle invas- on of the disease and its seemingly sud- _ den development with quickly ensuing t death precludes the possibility of success in individualtreatment. Immediate change oflocation with disinfection of cages, water pans, feed trays, etc. and small doses of calomel should be amongst the precautions taken. Up tothe present the disease has only been recognized in birds in a state of -captivity. It cannot — however be positively asserted that it does not occur among those inthe wild state. The disease isa menace to the business of collectors and shippers. The men who are acquainted with the birds and their haunts are asked to note care- fully everything connected with the out- breaks of quail disease. ‘‘The layman and the scientist must werk together if any successful defence is made against this destructive malady.” TEM beth: oma) A wonderful tale of the sea, interest- ing to all explorers, was recently told by a Norwegian sailor who landed at Ply- mouth in the old country. He was en- gaged in awhaler which ship madea successful cruise inthe South Atlantic and was onthe return voyage whena catastrophe occurred, the ship being driv- en onthe rocks at Croisset Islands, a lonely and uninhabited group far out of — the ordinary track of navigation. All the crew got ashore and they recovered one life boat and several! chests of clothes. They suffered much from cold and expos- ure, and would undoubtedly have starved had they not discovered a cairn deposited at the instance of the Royal Geographical Society containing a stock of provisions meant for just such an emergency. Real izing the need for prompt action, the cap- tain and two of the sailors put off in the life boat for the purpose of seeking aid. After sailing a thousand miles they were picked up by a German barque which f ' ¥ ¥ i _ Northern _ ate his experiences of the ROD AND GUN A) with unserviceable ‘D MOTOR - JAEGER. - Don’t Crowd Your Camp Kit SPORTS IN CANADA 315 = and unwearable clothes. One a | GER > aD WOOL generally does the duty of three garments not made of p 7 wo ene ie “Jaeger” clothing is the choice always of experienced campers, because ! Of its adaptability changes of weather and te mperature 2—Of its serviceability in meeting the emergencies of camp lifeand3—Of its great durability. “e They know that for durability, serviceability and adaptability EM a neyiye Dice r y Tore : Darts : ya Jaeger” Pure Wool Wear is unsurpassed. Write for “Health ( ulture” by Dr. Jaeger, which explains the great advantages of w ar ng Pure Wool and our Illustrated Catalog No. 1 of Camp Clothing: Camelhair Fleecs Sleeping Bags and of Pure Wool Taffeta, and Coat Undervests eventually landed them at Sydney. From that place assistance was sent to the other members of the ship wrecked crew who were subsequently brought back to the regions of civilization. - The story of how a lady shot her first deer was recently told by Mrs. Margaret Gordon who went west several years ago and has since proved her skill with rod and gun. It was at a semi-public gather- ing that the lady told the story declaring that the whole was the plain and un- varnished truth. The following are her own words :— “Tn the bright, cheerful glow of the firelight it was easy for us to conjure up pictures ofthe great glories that were to be ours on the morrow, in the hills of Idaho on the international boundary when each wasto return + camp triumphant from the hunt and re- day ; but it Seemed an entirely different matter the next morning, as we gathered a shivering fe) Winnipeg. Rugs, Tartan Rugs, Coat Sweaters, Outing Shirts Cambrie Golfers and Sweaters; Tropical Underwea1 Socks and Dr. Jaeger Co. tamnieed 316 St. Catherine St. West, Montreal. 286 Portage Ave., Flannel; = (nAneE Stock ngs, etc and Ladies Pants group around the breakfast table. It is wonderful what benefits are derived from a good hot breakfast, for before the meal was half over we were once more our happy selves. Wecame to a halt ina small clearing and after we had each selected the course we were to pnrsue we separated and entered the woods from different Perhaps it ‘would not be amiss to announce right here that directions. this was my first hunt tor a deer. Here- tofore my knowledge of deer had been confined to a small berd in the city park. To say I was a tenderfoot is describing it mildly, but since I know ofno no other word more descriptive that must suffice. It seemed that I had gone’but a very short distance into the woods when I heard the cracking of dry bush, and in an opening between two trees I caught a glimpse of a deer running swiftly from me and jump- ing easily and gracefully over logs, with what seemed to me littleor no effort. This was my first sightofa wild deer, and I was naturally quite excited, and so I sat down ona log lamenting that | 316 had not been more cautious, when I sud- denly heard the sharp whistle I rose to my feet, and indoing so brought myself face to face with a magnificent specimen. Calmly we eyed each other and it slowly dawned through my brain that I was now undergoing a severe attack of ‘buck fever.” How long we stood there I cannot say, but another sharp whistle brought me suddenly to my senses and the realization that my one chance to shoot a deer was fading away spurred me toa sudden action. To say that I took deliberate aim~ aud fired would sound sportsmanlike indeed, but- since I have set myself the task of relating facts only in this narrative I must admit that I fired in what I thought was about the spot where the deer wasand that both my eyes were shut tight and were only open- ed when the report of the last cartridge had died away. Imagine my surprise when I saw the deer lying nota hundred yards away, and ascertained that it was really dead, and as I looked in the great, sad, reproachful eyes of the dead deer I did what perhaps many another tender- foot would have done—broke down and cried. The shots I had fired called the other members ofthe party and while they dressed the deer, between sobs and laughter, I told them how it happened. Many were the laughs at my expense that night in camp, but after all, I reasoned, since 1 had accomplished my purpose the methods were the least consideration after all.” As announced in the June number of “Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada,”’ what is known as the Pablo herd of buffaloes, hitherto kept on the Flathead Reservation in Montana, have been purchased by the Canadian Govern- ment and removed to Edmonton, where they will be turned loose in Elk Island Park, and left in a condition resembling as closely as possible their ordinary nat- ural conditions. If, as it is hoped, they multiply here they will be drafted from time to time to other Canadian parks. The story of this herd, which is now Canadian property, is deeply interesting. More than twenty years ago a man named Allard collected a small herd of buffalo ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. and established a buffalo ranch on the Flathead Reservation. He met with moderate success and in 1893 had one hundred head of these animals. Col. Jones, who was still earlier in the bus- iness in Kansas, and who bred ‘‘catalo” from across between the buffalo and domestic cattle, sold out to him. At Al- lard’s death he was succeeded by Pablo who has maintained the herd up to the present time. When the Flathead Res- ervation was thrown open for settlement the herd had to be dispersed and negoti- ations with the United States Govern- ment having failed, the Canadian Gov- ernment made an offer for the five hun- dred head to which size the herd has now grown. The negotiations were success- ful and the whole herd is being taken north. The first shipment numbered two hundred. Six weeks were occupied in the rounding up, loading, shipping and unloading of this first lot. Four only were lost on the journey. The unload- ing was a work of considerable difficulty Many of the animals had to be dragged out by lariats and to yank out one bull twenty cowboys were necessary. Some broke away and both courage and dex- terity had to be displayed to bring them back again. Finally all were safely se- cured inside the Park when the majority at once proceeded to make themselves at home, a small number trying their horns unsuccessfully on the strong wire of the corrall. It will be fall before the whole herd is transferred to the new home in the north and next year the buffaloes in Elk Island Park will rival in interest the famous herd in the Canadian National Park. With reference to the note by Mr. J. P. Turner, of Winnipeg, dealing with the appearance of the barnacle goose in Manitoba and the wavies on Hudson Bay, which appeared in the June number, Dr. Tomalin, of Deloraine, (a note from whom in aprevious numberevoked the one from Mr. Turner)writes: ‘‘I notice in your ‘‘Medicine Bag” for June a few remarks by Mr. J. P. Turner of Winnipeg. For the information of your readers I may say that the collection of geese made by me are now in Brandon where they may Ste S Siaaadl _ Mr. Turner ) ) . ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 317 COIL: MAIN SPRING NEW THREE BOLT MODEL Our 1907 New Model Three Bolted Gun embodies all of the requis ite qualities of a perfect gun—safety strength, durability, superior shooting qualities, beautiful lines, nice balance and in our high grade guns very fine finish and richness of ornamentation. ejector $10 extra. See cut No. 7 $300 list gun shown above—special price $213.75, We guarantee the three bolts to held the gun tight for all time and not allow the gun to open in discharging We gnarantee thecoil main springs forever against breaks and misfires. ; Send for 1907 Art Catalog describing improvements and special prices on 18 grades $17.75 net to $300 list Ithaca Gun Co.,_—- be seen by Mr. Turner or anyone else. Further I am sure Major Clarke of Bran- don will answer any letter on the subject. There is no doubt as to the identity of these birds as they might have been fig- ured for fhe specimen shown in ‘‘Morris’ British Birds.’ One of them was shot by Mr. James Kirkwood near here and given by him to me whilst an immature specimen. I note what Mr. Turner says about the two varieties of Arctic geese and am much interested in his remarks. if ever he shoots around Whitewater in the fall, especially on the west end of the lake, can hardly fail to see afew of the Blue geese, though I distinctly said they were uncommon. A very fine specimen of Barnacle was shot here last fall by Mr. A. A. Laird, a car- penter in Deloraine. Mr. Turner’s re- mark about Chen caerulescehs frequent- ‘ing the East side of the Bay throws some light on the reason of the Barnacle being found in their company, as the Barnacle is aSea goose and is common on the January and Box 13, Ithaca, N. Y. West coast of Ireland and in the Outer Hebrides. I may say that both the Pink footed goose and the Bean goose have been shot around here but are even more uncommon than the Barnacle.” A correspondent writing from Sas- katchewan tells us that the moose win- tered badly out there and they are likely to be very scarce this fall. Many of them have died from exposure caused by the immense number of wood ticks which caused the moose to rub off their fur in February. In the latter month our correspondent saw moose with half their hair rubbed off and they ap- peared too weak to run. Some of the bear hunters calculate that twenty-five per cent of the moose have died within the last six months, and it is doubtful if the will be in good form this year. survivors In catching coyotes in the State of 318 Washington one of the backwoodsman there uses four fox hounds and a quartet of Russian wolf hounds. The fox hounds while not fast enough for a coy- ote can take a cold scent and_ start the game. The wolfhounds can pull them down. In the case of this particular backwoodsman it took him two months to get sixteen coyotes which with the bounty at $1 each made the magnificent xeward of $8 per month for him and his eight dogs. ‘‘If it wasn’t forthe sport a fellow hasin chasin’ ’em it wouldn’t be worth while bothering about ’em,” he remarked as he drew his bounty money. Lumber is always becoming more val- uable, and as Canada still has the best supply in the world it is little wonder that Americans cast longing eyes upon our timber resources. They purchase large timber limits and even conduct ex- ploring trips for the purpose of locating good timber. The members of one of these expeditions had some exciting ex- periences last winter. The party was sent out by the Haines Lumber Company of Buffalo, and was under the leadership of Mr. A. Blackburn. Two months were spent in the wilds of the north at a time when the country was under snow and the use of snowshoes was impera- tive. Several narrow escapes were ex- perienced, the worst being at the cross- ing of the Nepisiquit. At that place it was necessary to fella tree across the river and the walk over was anything but an easy task. A false step or a slip would probably have been attended by fatal consequences. Mr. J. K. Black- burn had an exciting experience witha moose. The moose attacked him and Mr. Blackburn believes he was only saved by the floundering of the animal in the loose snow while he was able to get away on his snow shoes. As it was, the bull followed him closely to the camp. Mr. Blackburn was enthusiastic as to the spruce, cedar, and other woods of the Bathurst district, north of Ottawa, which the party explored. He described the scenery as some of the finest in Can- ada, the falls being magnificent. He saw the water pouring over falls with 2 straight drop of over one hundred feet, ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. the scene being grand, impressive and picturesque. The salmon were literally swarming in the streams, and the game, both winged and big game, were so plentiful that the members of the party found it hard to resist the temptation of doing some shooting. On one occasion they managed to get within a hundred yards of herds of deer. ; A correspondent writing from Birtle, (Man.) asks us to explain the differences between pike, pickerel and perch. Mr. W. Hickson, a well known contributor to our pages, who has had an experience of thirty years of fishing inCanada, thus describes these differences:—‘‘I may say that pike and pickerel are easily distin- guished by their size, shape and mark- ings. Pike is of adirty grayish color with many roundish whitish spots, not very sharply defined from the grayish ground color The pike has no spiny fin up the centre of his back but he has two opposite fins, about six or seven inches from the tail fins, one on the centre ot the upper and the other on the center of the lower part of the fish. While the pike is from two to four feet long the pickerel is only from one to two and a half feet. The pickerel is not marked in spots like the pike put has dark and light shades along its sides and these are much darker when approaching the back or dorsal fin. Again the flesh of the pike is much darker than that of the pickerel. The distinction between the pike and the pickerel may be seen atonce by looking at the fin on the back. The dorsal fin on the pike is only about two or three inches long and not far up from the tail fin, while on the pickerel the fin runs along the greater portion of the cen- ter of the back and has nice dark mark- ings which are quite different from those onthe pike. The yellow perch and the pickerel do look a little alike but they are easily distinguished by the dorsal fin. The perch has a spiny dorsal fin which is divided into two parts and is alt the same dark color, while that of the pickerel is not divided in the same man- ner, the latter having nice characteristic dark markings which are not to be found on the dorsal fin of the perch. The flesh Saini seems": Xcansetianlemencee hee ROD AND GUN AND MORE METAL WHERE THE iim a GREAT SIMPLICITY in other guns. strength and more graceful lines. ideal gun for field or trap shooting. of the pickerel is far superior to that of the perch. .The pickerel is a gamier fish than the perch and of more value as a food fish.” In the middle of June the first seizure ‘for the year was made off the coast of Nova Scotia, when the Canada captured the Lewis E. Prescott of Boston for poaching after mackerel. Captain Knowlton, who commands the Canada, “was cruising near the three mile line ‘when he saw the Lewis E. Prescott, two Emiles within the limit and no more thana mile from Shut In Island, taking mack- ‘erel. When the vessel was captured there were one hundred barrels of mack- erel on board. The American vessel was ‘towed to Halifax, her wheel removed and ‘an armed guard placed on board. The captain, who isa native of Nova Scotia, pleaded that he was not aware of his lo- ation. It is stated that he may have MOTOR SI Points that Make the A. H. Fox Gun ‘The Finest Gun in the World” AND STRENGTH IN MECHANISM A breech mechanism actually employing about one half as many parts as are used Consequently a less complicated action, This lessening of parts permits the best distribution of weight and creates the perfection of balance which makes the A. H Call at the nearest gun shop and see the A. H. FOX GUN CO., 4664 North 18th St., Philadelphia. -ORTS IN CANADA. Peg CAN'T SHOOT LOOSE added greater simplicity, . Fox Gun the “Fox.” been more than three miles from the main coast line but his proximity to the Island made him liable. The wide difference between sport in the old country and in Canada is vividly illustrated in a cutting from an English newspaper forwarded by a correspondent. A large gathering of ladies aud gentle- men with otter hounds reinforced by hundreds of country and townspeople assembled on the banks of a river near the old county town of Buckingham, and for an hour pursued two otters up and down the river, the otters being confined within a space of about four hundred yards by two barricades formed by per- sons entering the water at those points. At the end of an hour one of the otters, through exhaustion and foul water, gave up and was killed. The second otter was left to provide a future day's sport. 320 Several fires—the greatest enemy, of the forest—have been reported from the neighborhood of Thunder Bay. What- ever the cause—and sparks from railway engines are generally credited with the mischief—there were quite a number of them and much damage resulted. Sev- eral of these fires lasted for days and houses, barns, railway ties and cordwood were burnt in addition to several forest areas. The rain was an effective agent in restricting the fires. If you will send a two-cent stamp to pay postage to the Mennen Chemical Co., Newark, N. J., they will send you, /vee, one set of Mennen’s Bridge Whist Tal- lies, enough for six tables. In a description of the marsh along the Grand River which appeared in a local paper some time ago some interesting reminiscenses are given. One man still living, remembers the time when stur- geon as big as men were piled up on the bank exactly like cordwood. Another man recalls the time when one man caught seventy of these fish daily. It is further recorded as a sight remembered by many still living that on one occasion two men ‘‘toted” up the street a giant of six feet weighing 175 pounds. These days may come again if proper protection is afforded to our fish but it is tobe hoped that if they do, those who participate in the plenty will remember the future and content themselves with such moderation as will ensure a continuation of that plenty for which we all wish. With our improved methods of ‘‘cultivation”’ it is not too much to believe that with proper care the old days of plenty may yet even be exceeded. The same writer, in days when recalling the old big game and fur bearing animals were alike plentiful, regretfully sighs that ‘‘such happy hunting grounds as those indicated exist only in the very dim and distant past,’’ and then proceeds to prophesy that ‘eventually our hunter will hang up his gun to rust in its day of disuse.’’ While sharing in his sighs we ROD AND GUN ANDMOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. dissent from his prophecy. With more efficient protection the day need never come in Canada when hunters will have to allow their guns to rust for want of use. This is not yet the case in the Old World with all the centuries of hunting through which they have passed and still less need it be the case in Canada. That there will have to be more care shown in protection, stricter moderation in prac- tice, and enlarged and numerous pre- serves are all pretty well certain. given these our big game and fur bear- ing animals will more than holdtheir own inmany portions of Canada, and_long provide healthful and pleasant recreation for those who use either rod or gun or both in due seasons. Two men named Donald McDonald and August Nitz, land inspectors for the Turner Lumber Company, are telling a strange wolf story which they support with the pelts of twe wolves. They are engaged in a lumber camp near Worth- ington, in Algoma, Ont., and one morn- ing when carrying their camping outfit and canoe from a lumber camp to a small lake about a mile from the camp they were attacked by a band of wolves. McDonald, who had the canoe, was in advance when the wolves attacked him. Nitz seeing the danger threw down his pack and made for a tree. McDonald had his axe in his belt and the wolves were so near, snapping at him, that he killed one with a blow. In the meantime Nitz drew the attention of the pack*by taking off his coat and waving it, thus allowing McDonald to also reach atree. They remained in durance for several hours until the wolves drew off. When they came down they immediately recovered their rifles and went in pursuit. The wolves had not gone far and the men got near enough to shoot a second wolf. When they returned to camp they ap-— peared none the worse for their danger- and certainly had two ous encounter wolf pelts to confirm their story. A fine new catalogue has been issued by the Ithaca Gun Company of Ithaca, N. 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We're all packed up, everything pro- vided for, except—Holy Smoke, that was a near call—I almost forgot to put that big box of chiclets in with the other necessaries. That reminds me of one day last summer, one of those days when the flies bite better than the fish—y had been trudging along, unsuccessfully look- ing for that good hole that the fellows told me about. It was hot, murky hot you know, kind of sizzly, frizzly hot and I began to wonder why I ever left the realm of bath tubs and white linen for the sun burned green and the gnatty and buggy woods. Somehow or other it seemed as though my liver wasn’t work- ing right—I couldn’t see the gold in the sunbeams, nor the beauty in the trees— there wasn’t a scrap of tobacco left in .the pouch, I hadn’t eaten in four hours and camp was six miles away. I hap- pened to slip my hand in my bag, and withdrew it holding a little green and gold box—even its legend ‘‘Chiclets, the mint covered, candy coated Chewing Gum” seemed to annoy me. I slipped a Chiclet in my mouth and chewed, and chewed,—well, I actually chewed until I found myself in a contented frame of mind—Honest Injun—that refreshing mint and dainty sweet put a new aspect on life. The sun seemed less hot, the shade more cool, and so with my mind concentrated I forgot lunch and camp and tobacco and I tound that hole and I =f: ee DECOYS DOUBLE DUCK CALLS ay iS at each end Two su Price $1.00 each. for tn one. J.W.REYNOLDS, Mfr., 68 S.Morgan Sold in Canada by Spor Writ ulars zh Chicago. ds De “NAPANOCH” POCKET KNIFE TOOL KIT Just what you need home or for use Camping, Boating € ing Driving, in the Shop Store, Warehouse, on t Farm, Bicycle or Auto- mobile Each tool firmly attached or detached to the Pocket Knife in a second. No “hunting” or “‘fus- sing” when you wanta particular tool, Sent Postpaid on Receipt of Price $2.25 each. hil h KILLS FLEAS DESTROYS ALL SKIN > DISEASES “STANDARD” DOG WASH a0$ yaen?) The West Chemical Co., 125 Queen St. E. 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Falls via (Go Leave Leave > ara-ou 50 p.m Arrive Toronto j BOOK TICKETS Toronto & Lewiston r excursi Yen Round 2 JOHN C EATON, President. “J. A. GOODEARLE, Gen. Man. -—$5.00— BewVessees? Voi Se FSTSSSSASS 2s. css SSSesest BSBVsVesVssesewsese THE TRA ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA is the Official Organ of the Dominion of Canada Trap-shooting Association. All communications for this department should be addressed to W. A. Smith, Editor **The Trap” Kingsville, Ont. Tournament Dates. August 15, 16—Clinton. Ont., C. D. Wallace. Secretary. Stray Pellets. The present officers of Springwood Gun Club ore: Presijlent, A. S. Blackburn; treasurer,Sam uel Webb secretary, B. W. Glover; executive R. E. Day, J. Nicholson, E. G. Simcox, J. Bissett and A. Bryce. “> * * The Dominion Cartridge Co.:. Montreal,gets a little reflected glory fron. the big Chicago tournament. Blanks who won the Grand Am- erican used Ballistite and John R. Taylor, who won high professional average used* Empire smokeless with which the Dominion Co.’s Sov- ereign and Imperial shells are loaded. * 2 * We learn with regret that Mr. F. H. Con- over, Leamington, Ont., the well known and popular Canadian trap shooter. has severed his connection with the Dupont Powder Co., of which he was for many vears the trade E. H Former Dupont Representative in Ontario CONOVER, representative in Western Ontario. Mr. Conover has had 4 long and brilliant career at the traps and led all the rest by several leneths for many years. Since the death of his father his business interests mt home require more of his gttention and he has felt the time necessary to that he had not properly attend to the trap shooting end of it. to still see his genial firing line. We hope, however, smile frequently on the tk © The Squier money back system of dividing money at tournaments is meetine with popu- lar approval in the U.S. and we think could well be tried in Canada. If an amateur is as- sured, aS under this system he can invariably be, that he will get his entrance money back, less prite of the targets, no matter how badly out of form he may shoot, he should not need much more of a coaxer. It is 4 far better, fairer and more satisfactory way of aiding the new shooter than by a distance hamdicap. the success of which results in the killing off of the zood shooter as he comes to the front. * * . We hope the quality of sportsmanship which @ave vent to cheers when Chau Powers lost his last bird in the G.A.H, is not contagious. * * * Here is something warranted to be abso- lutely new. All the participants in the New- ton, Ill., tournament, including professionals, who shot for targets only as well as the office staff who did not shoot at all, were arrested at the instance of the local State’s attorney, on a charge of gaming. There is a certain se-tion of the public who seems to De uncom- fortable if they are not making themselves ri- diculous particularly in regard to the game of trap shooting, but this U. S. attormey seems to have gone the limit. * * = At the New ‘York State Sportsmen’s Associ- ation the following won the high average: Pro- fessional, H. H. Stevens 466 out of 500, Ww. H. Heer 464, H. S. Wellesy 462; amateur, A. Bedell 452, H. Brugman 451, J. H. Hendrick- son 449. The high scores wt Northville, Mich., out of 390 were: Herkes 367, G. Stanley 361, Crosby 259. Russell 355, Ponte Wood 853, Alex Tols- ma 339. > * id S. Webb made the best score 19 out of 20 in the trophy event at London June 22. * * * H. S. Welles won the New York State cham pionship with 462 out of 500. Essex Tournament. Frank Stotts, the popular proprietor of the Aberdeen Hotel, Essex, Ont., held his annual bine rock tosrnament July 26th. The shoot was a great success. The day was fine but a strong wind in the morning kept the scores down. The shootine was over expert traps. The high average prizes of $5, $3, and_ $2 were won by PD. MeMackon, Higheate, first, with 126: W. E. Hall, Blenheim, second, with 125 and H. A. with 124. The other averaves Kinesville. 122; Dorey P. Wood,- Detroit. 120: ward, 117; H. Scane, Mallory, Drayton, third, A. Smith, of Wigle, Kingsville, 120; Roy Luck, Point Ed- Rideetown, 116; F. Con- were W. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA VERJOHNSON t a) SAFETY AUTOMATIC REVOLVER A revolver that can be discharged in any other way than by pulling the trig- ger isa mechanical absurdity as well as a constant danger. ; The things you can do to an Iver John- son Safety Automatic Revolver without discharging it would keep you busy all day. he one thing you can’t do to it is—fire it in any other way whatever than by pulling the trigger. 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The scores verage In the team shoot Harrow von by Targets ... ... ..10 15 20 15 2015 2015 ne Sird I the Merchar > evel 3uck- Roy Luck ... 8 1015 121714141116 t W. A. Smith ........9 915131414161418 ke D. McMackon ... ..81116131812161418 106 H. A. Mallory ..... 71315101910161519 102 H. Seane ... ... .....8 12151019 12131017 102 Dorey Wizle 612161216 14141317 87 “Buck”’ 2.148 11171416 14181314 82 Conover ... 2 31113 61712161117 24 Koehler Pee eS iets 16. 2 A 4 42 15 26 7. 6101912161410 12 1 Botta Maas SR eisd0 id died 14110 46 P. Wood 6 141310 16 13 16 13 19 120 77 Miles ...... 6 810 712 % 2 D. Ferris 2 6 : F. Pastorius .. 55 9 16 Cc. H. Lloyd 7 Ira Pastorius oO. E. Carnes held at H shooters took part which indic: ine po arity the sport in : High erage Ww won heim, 1d Dorey Wi Mackon, Highgate, ing seconii and third i quette, Ont., got low a Pastorius 5 7 9 Byrd. san = Ne 10 3 9 Harrow Tournament successful blue rock tournar A very arrow, Ont., July 10th 326 Lean 7, B. Pigeon 9, J. French 12, F. Pigeon 6,, R. Wright 8, Geo. Young 9, Frank Pigeon, 11, A. C. Cunninghoam 7, J. Bertramji 2. TEAM RACE, 10 TARGETS EACH. Ky Comet—B. Pigeon 9, J. French 5, F. Pigeon 6, Frank Pigeon 8, H. Pigeon 6. 34. : Harrow—C. H. Lloyd 8. C. I. Pastorius 8, E. Ford 4, O. M. Pastorivs 8, E. Pastorius 7 Total 35. Boissevain, Man., Tournament. The Boissevain, Man., shooters held a suc- cessful tournament in July. The principal event was the team race which was won by Winn.peg. Buchwnan, Saunders and Brojlie were the best shooters in the different events. The scores:— S.A. Bke Monroe ...... Bae 5 95 66 Callendar . - 85 55 Saunders . 95 80 IBRice ieee 9S 44 Hunter 95 52 Holden ..... 80 47 Hammond 80 52 Brodie ...... 9S 77 Buchanan 95 84 Cowdrick . 95 70 Hourhton 95 56 Fletcher : 0 95 41 Scott... oon 5500 95 58 Others who shot were: Sutton 25-12, Rans- ford 25-9, Comba 380-16, Tweed 30-18, John- ston 55-39, Richardson 45-15, Thompson 30-11 Keller 15-6. TEAM RACE—25 TARGETS EACH MAN. Boissevain, No. 1—Monroe 16, Scott 10, Holden 15, Fletcher 18. Tota! 5¥ Boissevain No. 2—Price 13, Johnston 24, Richardson 13, Hammond 15. Total 65. Killarney—Saunders 20, Tweed 15, 20, Thompson 13. Total 68. Winnipeg—Buchanan 22. Brodie 19, Hough- ton 14, Cowdrick 21. Total 76. Comba Cutler Tournament. The Cutler, Ont., Gun Club held q very suc- cessful Dominion Day shoot. Cutler is situated on the Sault Ste Marie branch of the C.P.R. Its gun club has only been organized a _ short time, but it already gives evijience of good work at the traps. The principal prizes offered were the team championship and the individual championship of Northern Ontario. For the former the Du- pont Co. donated g handsome trophy which was won by the Sault Ste Marie, Ont., team with 274 out of 400. The individual champion- ship went to Mr. Wallace of Blind River Gun Club with a score of 69 out of 80, followed closely by Geo. Ellis of the Soo with 67 and J. A. Gignac of Cutler with 65. Mr. Wallace’s good run of 38 out of his first 40 gave a start that was hard to overcome. He receivel a handsome gold scarf pin (imitation blue rock) The scores:— Mangpets Sic. sec ..20 20 20 20 S. A. Bke. Soo Team— Follies: Re .2.... 14 15 13 80 51 Kitchen 15 17 14 380 60 Simpskin 9 14 16 80 53 Elliss Geo. Pretest atoy aks} als 80 67 ROSA Pac ate cwasece 10 11 12 10 80 43 400 274 Espanol, Team— Millington 16 14 14 80 60 Hussey ...... it. LOPES 80 37 Rinchey 10 12 14 80 51 Parker ..... a ay ® ati 80 39 Richardson 13 7 9 80 60 400 247 Cutler Team: Gaipma cit nieces 15 18 16 16 80 65 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. Bois ... ... 8 14 11 80° 47 Moquin ... ... ... 3 LL 15 80 38 Fortin .... 1 a 3 80 37 Turgeon 1 “13" “9 80 39 Blind River Team: Kelley ... ep Wallace .. 20 18 16 15 80 69 Rovers ...... 8 10° 10 18 80 41 Montgomery 15° 10) 13" 36 80 54 Stickle ...... i! 10) 19) 5 80 47 Little Current Team: SMS seen eee 5 12 80 34 Jackson ... 14 9 80 42 Burky ...... 15 16 80 59 Campbell 13 12 80 47 Trotter 18 15 80 59 249 . Sherbrooke Tournament. The 12th annual tournament of Sherbrooke P. Q., gun club, took place Dominion Day. J.A.R. Elliott of the Winchester Arms Co. and H. H. Stevens of the U.M.C. Co. were the trade representatives present. not Among those from ., distance were W. H. Ewing, D. J. Kearney, Montreal; Messrs. Pepin, Montambault, Fremont, Des Rivieres, Payson, Quebec City; A. C. Ross, Cowansville, Hibbard, Brome; E. J. Marsh, Toronto and Geo. Easdale, Ottawa. Elliott was nigb professional ,nd T. M. Craig, Sherbrooke, high amateur, winning the cola medal. _N. G. Brav. Sherbrooke, won first prize in the merchandise event. In the team race, was easily first. The scores of those who shot at 200 tar - gets follow: a J. A. R. Elliott (P) 188, T. M. Cngig 185, H. H. Stevens (P) 180, G. G. Thompson 172, N. G. Bray 170, G. M. Howard 167, D. J Kearney 167, A. W. Westover 166, A. W. West 166, W. H. Ewing 165, Fremont 161, Briggs over 166, H. des Rivieres 166, Dr. Stockwell 161,, E. J. Marsh 156, Payson 154, A. WB. Ross 152, Geo. Easdale 148, Pepin i48, Mit- chell 147, Montembault 141 Team Race. Sherbrooke No. 1.—C. G. Thompson 20, T. M. Craig 18, G. M. Howard 18, Westover 17, N. G. Bray 15. Total 88. Sherbrooke No. 2—Briggs 18, Wright 15, Ross 14, Mitchell 12, Stockwell 12. Total 71. Quebec Team—Fremont 17, Montebault 14, DesRiviers 14, Pepin 12, Payson 12. Total 69- Sherbrooke team No. 1 Ingersoll Tournament. Ingersoll Gun Club’s second annual tourna - ment held on Dominion Day was , grand sue- cess. The programme offered was unique in that seven of the ten events were for merchandise prizes only. The other three events were sweepstakes divided on the Jack Rabbit Sys- tem. All the shooters stood at 18 yards. It was a programme which gave both experts and beginners a chance to win something worth while and might very well be copied by other elubs for purely local shoots. The principal merchanjlise prize, an Ithaea gun, valued at $70, was won by D. McMackon, Highgate,Ont. with the good score of 24 out of 25. High average pr zes of $7, $5 and $3 were won by H. A. Horning with 147, B. W. Glov- er 146 and D. MceMackon 140. W. J. Kirbyson, Ingersoll, won first prize for hieth average for Ingersoll club. Altogether the Ingersoll club are to be coneratulated on the success of their shoot. The following shot im all ten events, a tot- ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. ee Se ASK FOR Brewed from selected hops, choice barley, malt and pure spring water, with the utmost care. Bottled at the brewery depots to ensure proper handling, That is why Labatt’s Ale is equal to the finest, surpassed by (LONDON) India Pale Ale none, Only about half as much as imported goods, al of 165 birds:—H. A. 165, B. W. Glover, London, 147, D. McMack- on. Highgate, 146; F. Galbraith, Ridgetown 140, O. E. Shell, Woodstock, 139, R.P.E.Day, London 137, H. Marlat, Simcoe, 130, W. J. Kirbyson, Ingersoll, 126, F. Kerr, Crediton, 123, J. E. Thompson, Woodstock, 122, H. W. Partlo. Ingersoll, 119; S. A. Webb, Lonjion, 117; D. MHartleib, Exeter, 116; F. K. Gal- bDrisith Ridgetown, 105; R. B. Harris, Inger- soll, 107; G. Nicholls, Ingersoll, 99; F. WwW. peer Ingersoll, 90; F. McMulkin, Ingersoll, Horning, Hamilton Other shooters present were Maynard. Woodstock; Trehner, Exeter; Sheeler, Wood stock; G. Galbraith, Ridgetown; Canes, Inger- soll; Dockay, Bonnett, Woadstock; Packer,Lon- don; Simcox, London, Remington, London _; Nicholson, London; Fifield, Knight, Ingersoll; Raspberry Hamilton; Mason, Toronto; Miller, Stratford; Fisher, Stratford, Turnbull, Strat- ford; Bissett. London; lonson, Ingersoll, Rid- dle, Ingersoll. / . The Championship Shoot Meet of B. C. The trap shooting contest for the cham- Pionship of British Columbia ani ¢1j) ‘tlorated by the Dominion Cartridge Oo. ! tid., which created a great deal of interest among ithe trap shooters of British Jolunoia, tues piace July 2nd on the grounds ef the “Yarccuver Gun Cleb, Mt. Pleasant, and was wow sy Mr. T. H. Oliver of the Royal Gun Club, Ladner, B.C. Owing to g high wind ,nd var able light very high scores were impossible. The contest was for 100 birds, unknown angtes, and was very keenly contested throughout, Mr. Weiler of Victoria being only two birds behind; Mr. Gills of Britannia, four; and Mr. C. Hastham of Nanaimo, five. Great excitement prevailed when Mr. Weiler and Mr. Oliver were tied at the end of the sixtieth shot with fr. Hills only one behind. Following are ‘he scores: T. H. Oliver, Rowal Gun Club. Ladner ... 84 O. Weiler, Victoria Gun Club, Victoria ...... 82 J.T. Hills, Britannia Gun Club, _ Bri- USTED. Ccongtro weston Becehn | Cece ca otocoreeere Eee 80 J. Eastham, Sovereign Gun Club, Nanaimo 79 F. Trapp, New Westminster Gun Club,New PGHbITE NS fer © 2222-8 Senece-, aseece | Yontencescned Hat hesss 75 W. T. Holtby, Armstrong Gun Club, Arm- strong ao ert W. N. Lenfesty, Capital = Htoria.....— 23 eraeret , . 74 Wm. McNeish, V.G.C., Vancouver .. wo 72 T. E. Bate, Cumberland Gun Club. 71 Dominion shot shells were used by all the contestants, who were not st@ting in_ their praise of the excellent shooting qualities of the same. though it costs consumers Toronto Traps _ The Toronto Junction Gun Club held the sixth of the summer series of blue rock shoots on the Lambton grounds on July 8rd. The day was ideal, and some goqdi scores were made, as follows:— 10 birds—McGill 10, 9, 9, Vivian oF 9529 Ingham 6, 10, Albert 9, 8, Smith 6, 6, Bur- Bees 7, 7, Jones 4, 5, Taylor 7, 7, Sheppard Summer series, class A 25 birds—McGill 22, 20. Vivian 23, 22, Burgess 20. Ingham 26,Tay- lr 23, 20, Mason 22, Renton 22, 21, W. Wake field 24. Class B. 25 birds—Fleming 22, 25. &. Smith 25, Albert 18. 19, — Pelle 19, 22. The Torontg Junction Gun Club held the fifth shoot of their summer series on Wednes- day, June 19th, on the Lambton grounds. Wea- ther conditions were unfavorable, and some poor scores resulted. Following are scores: Summer series, 25 birds, class A—Wakefield 16, 19; Burgess 19, Dunk 19, 21, Ingham 18, z+, Mason 19, Turp 20. Class B. 25 birds—Smith 19, Fleming 20i Albert 21, Bullyment 18, 20, Sheppard 16. Special, 10 pirds—Sheppard 7, Smith 6, Wakefield 8, Burgess 7, Fleming 4. Special 10 birds—Thompson 5, Albert 7, Ingham 9, Mason 3, Whalen 5. Jones Sheppard 20, Ca- Grand American Handicap. The blue ribbon event of the American trap shooting world, the Grand American Handicap, was held «t Chicago June 18, 19, 20 and 21, and proved a record brealer in point of at- tendance, some 495 entries in the big event being recorded. The mamagement struck the right week for fine weather and there was no complaint on this score. The shooting was over Leggett and Dickey Bird traps. The following Canadian crack shots took part: Thos. A. Duff, G. L. Vivian, G. W. Mc- Gill and P. Wakefield, Toronto; T. M. Craig, and G. M. Howard, Sherbrooke, P.Q.; Roy Luck, Point Edward, Ont.; E. G. White, Du- pont representative, Ottawa, Ont. The shooting results for some unex plainable reason were hard and many good- shots fell by the wayside in the struggle for the plums of the tournament. It was said that the uncertain flicht of the targets made it a live bird and field shot’s game throughout. However this may be, fact remains that the practice of shooting at known angles is derm.- oralizing to one’s form for shooting over such trans as the Leggett, and the mechanical shooter seems to have been at a decided dis- advantage at Chicago. Nevertheless, it was ®& ' ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. Sin Ow; Shot is sportsman who loads his own shells and is particular about the material he uses. Our made to satisfy the It can always be relied upon to be up to standard, and has a reputation for uniformity that is second to none. In buying “‘M.R.M.” brand shot, the sportsman who does so can feel perfectly satisfied he is getting an article than which there is none better made. Ask your dealer for ‘*M.R.M” Shot. Che Montreal Kollina Mills Companu. ereat meet and some splendid done thereat. 2 ig Professional average for the tourna- as won by that well lnown and popu- lar Winchester expert, John R. Taylor, using Leader shells and a Winchester repeater shot gun and Empire powder, who broke 470 out of 500. C. M. Powers won high amateur aver- age with 472 out of 500. Monday, June 17, was preliminary day and the programme was five events of twenty tar- gets each, starting at 9 a.m. and five events of twenty targets each, starting at 1 p.m. The sweepstakes were open to amateurs only. In the morning practise at 100 targets there were 31 squads or 155 shooters. Dr. W. S. Spencer of St. Louis carried off the honors by breaking 97. Fred Gilbert topped the pro- fessionals by breaking 98. He broke his first sixty and missed one in each of the remaining two events. Promptly at one o'clock there were forty squads or 100 shooters faced the traps for the afternoon contest. Thirty five Squads went through the entire programme of 100 targets. Chan Powers carried off the hon- ors among the amateurs with a score of 97 out of 100. Ed. O’Brien led the professionals with 99 out of 100 G. W. McGill, Toronto, shooting (was made the excellent score of 95 amd 88. G. L. Vivian scored 91 amd 83, G. M. Howard 92, and G. White 92. Sixty-nine squads faced the traps Tuesday and as on the previous day, professionals shot event and of these 98 were professionals. There for targets unly. here were 340 in the last were 190 that broke ninetv or more. L. I. Wade of Texas and Lee Barkley of Chicago led the professionals by breaking 99 each out of a possible 100. For the amateurs there were three who tied for first honors by breaking 98 out of 100. They were C. D.Lind- ermran of Nebraska; J. A. Flick of Ohio, and Geo. Volk of ‘roledo, O. There was a bunch in the 97 hole. including professionals and am- ateurs, as follows: Geo. Maxwell, J. R. Tay- lor, W. Huff, W. B. Darton, W. R. Crosby. E. H. Poston, L. H. Reid, W. H. Clay. Tom Mar- shall. R. Klein. There were ten shooters in the 96 hole. G. M. Howard scored 92, T. M. Craig 90, G. W. McGill 85, E. G. White 85, G. L. Viv- inn 82, and P. Wakefield 74. On Wednesdery there were 368 shooters en- tered in the Preliminary handicap, 89 being professionals shooting for targets only, which left 279 amateurs to shoot for a$1395 purse. Geo. L. Lyon of Durham, North Carolina, got the best score of the amateurs and was a- warded first money and silver vase. Mr. Lyon shot from the 19-yard mark and got 96 out of 100. Mr. Lyon wes runner up inthe Grand American last year. Lee R. Barkley, a Win- chester representative, from Chicago. shooting from the 21-yard mark, got 97, the high score of the day. Cr-i~ scored 80. Luck 8% McGill 87. Wake- fie'd 79, White 81, Vivian 8&1. G. M. Howard shared in the money with 92. Thursdav. June 20th, was Grand American Himdican day. It was sho’ under very favor- able weather conditions and with a record breaking entry. As usual a dark horse proved the winner, Jefferson J. Blanks, Trevesamt, vant, Texas, being the name and address of the fortunate shooter. Blanks, M. J. Marryott, a professional and C. M. Powers, tied for first place with 96 out of 100. Powers shooting from 20 yards brole 79 out of his first 80 and was lookej|i_ upon as a sure winner but he dropped 18 and Marryott’s 17. Mr. Blanks’ should have to nieces. getting but 15 out of 20 to Blanks’ three in his last 20. In the shoot off he went heen the richer by $429.90 for his good work hut the three divided and got $386.50 each. The Canadian scores were Craig 82, Luck 87, Wakefield 80, White 82, McGill 88, Howard 88. Duff 79. In the amateur championship race on Fri- day, Huch Clark of Urbana, Ill., won first place. with 188. Powers who was his closest competitor for the honors, broke his last 20 straight and finished second, being only on) target behind. G. M. Howard, the Canadian. day was « close contest between Fred Gilbert hroke 177. The professional race on the same William Crosby and J. BR. Taylor. The two for- mer were tied when they went to the traps for ‘heir last 20 tarcets. Crosby went straight vmd Gilbert missed two tarsets. Crosbw broke 192 out of possible 200 and Gilbert 190. Gil coneratulated the veteran on his work, J. R. Tavlor finished third, cettine 189. at the close of the event Mr. Shaner in a hert was the first to grasn Crosbv’s hand and neat speech presented to Mr. Clark a beautiful punch bowl, as the amateur trophy, and to William Crosby a candelabra as emblematic of the professional championship. Both responded. Then Mr. Shaner stated that the Du Pont Powder Company would vresent an additional tronhy to eath as both had used that make of powder. Hamilton Happenings. There was 4 good attendance at the A. and B. class supper shoot at the Hamilton gun club grounds on June 22nd. 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FLEER & CO., Inc. 530 No. 24th Street Philadelphia, U.S.A. THOUSAND IsLaND ||] EMPIRE HQ) LJ S f HORT mao oe MANUFACTURED BY Alexandria Bay, Neve The Nobel’s Explosive Co., Ltd: For either TRAP or GAME SHOOTING Sure Breaker and Killer The most popular and beautiful BALLISTITE (dense)——Manufactured by The 0 3 rs : Noebel’s Explosive Co., Ltd., won Grand American resort in America. Fishing, Handicap at Chicago, Ill., June Boating, Golf and other diversion EMPIRE (Bulk) taking third place same event Empire winning Second high averag whole Grand American Handicap Tournament hel in Chicago, Ill., June 18th to 21st, 19 Give Empire a trial and be convinced. If your dealer cannot supply you write us direct Agents in Canada Send for Booklet to 0.c. STAPLES | | HAMILTON POWDER CO. HEAD OFFICE PROPRIETOR 4 Hospital St., Montreal 1 f BRANCH OFFICES Alexandna Bay, = N. ay F RANCH OFFICE Room 96, Home Life Building, Toronto. Spectator Building, Hamilton. os rs Wot Tet HOt On On On Or On On One Ons Ons a Oa sO Onn ae ae ee et Open Oe On Oe On ne POO OOO OO 0+ 010+ ++ OOOO O+ | : | ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 0-O-0-O-0 +++ O- 0+ O00: 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+O-0+O-0+O O00 -0+- 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ OO ae St UMMER TRIPS —ON THE LINE OF THE- Canadian Pacific Railway : j Eppes SAN AP dey 10 LT ERT _ pe One — McGREGOR Bay, FROM DREAMER’S ROCK, NEAR LITTLE CURRENT, EKASTREN GEORGIAN BAy Have you ever been through the EASTERN GEORGIAN BAY ISLANDS an archipelago of islands innumerable and beautiful; or paddled down” those most le of wild canoeing rivers THE FRENCH OR MISSISSAGA RIVERS? For ideal sections for Camping, Shooting, Sailing, Motor Boating, and all that makes Summer writre___. Outing enjoyable and healthful, L. 0. ARMSTRONG, Tourist Agent, C.P.R., Montreal. een -O> ee. Le. Ler Le le er @- -e- -@- -@- Le. -@- UO~ 26) When writin kindly mention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 35 9-0 OOOO 20+ O0+O) OOOO 0+ 0+ 0+ #8 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ +08 ™* Canadian Pacific Railway Will this season open up Its Famous New Line to the MUSKOKA LAKES For Animal and Bird Photography e-O-e-O-0-O PO O+@ OOOO OO 8+ +O OO OOOO +0000 0 O00 BaLa FALLS, AT Ol Canoe Trips, Fishi: Summer Gottage Summer Res« + OO OOO OO Or O08) y into Algonquin Park. Take the the C.P.R. for Northern Gateway WRITE TO oe Pe ps Pa? ¢ rong : _ 0. Armstrong : iP i ‘E Ry MONTREAI 2 Tourist Agent, Can. Pac. Ry,MONTREAL 4 oO 8-8-0 >-e-O OW Ore Oana rs + O-20+O+0- 08-0820 82 008 8 OO OOOO +0+8+O-8+O-8-O+8-O- - When writing advertisers kind r RUS ‘ Dee ———-——™ 36 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. THE SPRINGFIELD Motometer A NEW DIAL which is perfectly easy to read from the back seat of the tonneau. Large, clear jet-black figures fired onto milk white enamel, making it the easiest of all dials to read. A MAXIMUM HAND which is strong and perfect in its operation. Travels up the scale with the indicating poin ter but remains at the highest speed reached until released by touching a button. Can be instantly made in- operative at will of user. 4 NEW OIL TEMPERED SPRING STEEL REINFORCE at each end of the flexible shaft tube. Prevents short bends, and compels the easy curve necessary to long life. Far superior to any makeshift of gears at the wheel end, AlZNON-CLOGGING PINION which sacrifices none of t he practical features of the old. Cannot pack with mud \qge_ Mechanically correct. #_ These are applied to any Springfield Motometer now inuse. PRICES -« 50 Mile Model, $45.00. 60 Mile Model $50.00. O Either model with Maximum Hand, $5 extra. The R. H. SMITH MFG. CO. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. | Established 1865. Incorporated 1883, The O'Brien Electric Boat Whistle Patented in America and all Europe. Ong One I} Tents of Qual We make Tents that we guarantee in every particular. Tents that do not leak—Tents that will not fall to pieces in the woods— Tents that are well made and finished of good quality duck, and, quality considered, are Cheaper than Cheap Tents. We also supply camping outfits of all kinds including Z 7 No weak blasts, but a perfect signal at all times. Operated in- stantly by a push but- ton and dry batteries, easily attached, and weighs less than 5 lbs. No air-tank necessary. Whistle will blow whether engine is run- ning or not. No danger iw xplosi Re Guns, Revolvers, Ammunition, Canoes, Waterproof rom expos mn. e- Sleeping Bags, Dunnage Bags, Pack Sacks, Clothing, peated orders from the Larrigans, Folding Beds, Tables, Chairs, Stoves, largest boat builders and jobbers testify to Blankets, Rubber Sheets, Aluminum Goods, Fishing its worth. Made of pe lished, brass, height Tackle, etc., Tump Lines. Also Flags, Sails, Boats F z dL h Hardware. 10 inches, diameter 3 1-2 inehes. Price, Pace repeal aa complete with 25 feet of -wire and push O+0+O+0+O 10+ O20+O+0+O + $O+6+O+0+@+0+O+0+O+0+O-0+-O-0+--0+ Canadian Agents for : ae none wanted, Lefever Arms Co. Guns g cessory on the market. Further itor Send for New Catalogue. request," ernie matter sent omg || THE D, PIKE CO, Ltt } Spay | CCTRORION Ea 123-125 KING ST. EAST 4 HALLOWELL, MAINE TORONTO OOOO +0+ 10+ O+0+ 0) +8+ 010+ 00+ 10+0+0+O 10+ +00 +0+-0 +0: +0: OverO+0+O-0-O-0 . ; 3 Oe Or Or) + Or OO 0+ +06 3+8+ 0+ 0-0 Oat | When writing advertisers kindly mention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada. ss. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA Tents, Camping Goods, Marine Supplies ———_____—_Brass Boat Fittings, 1 When in MONTREAL visit us. SONNE’S MARINE STORES | 327 ST. JAMES ST. ARE. YOU GOING TO BUY A Canoe, Skiff or Motor Boat GAYS SEASON. IF YOU WANT THE BEST, WRITE THE J. H. ROSS GANOE GO., ORILLIA. Catalog on request. SUPERIOR WORKMANSHIP MATERIAL S: TYE Are three of the leading features of every .LAKEFIELD GANOE. If you are contemplating buying a Canoe next season, be- fore doing so find out all about our models, and we feel satisfied we can PLEASE youin EVERY DETAIL and also as to PRICE. SEND FOR CATALOGUE Lakefield Canoe Building & Manufacturing C0., cimicea LAKEFIELD, ONTARIO GASOLINE MOTORS RELIABLE - REVERSIBLE -TWO CYCLE LIGHT, SIMPLE AND EASY TO OPERATE. ONLY THREE MOVING PARTS. MAIN BEARINGS BABBITTED. MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP OF THE HIGHEST GRADE AND GUARANTEED J JUMP SPARK IGNITION. BUILT IN MULTI-CYLINDER TYPES Send to-day tor Circular “N’ UNITED MANUFACTURING Co. noe ate 2 HP DETROIT, MICH. no 5. 5-8 5 6 HP. (double cylinder) 165 171-175 WEST WOODBRIDGE ST. ABOVE PRICES ARE FOR COMPLETE OUTFITS When writing advertisers kindly mention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada. 38 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. The Goerz Telescopic Gur Sight ‘Certar” 1" ESPECIALLY RECOMMENDED TO RIFLEMEN, HUNTERS AND ALL LOVERS OF SHOOTING. PERFECT IN SCIENTIFIC AND OPTICAL CONSTRUCTION. GREAT BRILLIANCY, LONG RELIEF AND LARGE FIELD OF VIEW Fitted with detachable mountings, giving absolute accuracy of adjustment, Can be fitted to all standard rifles. Made in 23 times magnification. WRITE FOR OUR “CERTAR” BOOKLET. C. P.GOERZ AMERICAN OPTICAL CO. 52 E. UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK. 1514 HEYWORTH BLDG., CHICAGO. Pacific Coast Agents TELGMANN and TORKA, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. eee Pee Be eGo O00 +9 0 Oe Wor Ore Beer O++ O99 Bo B+ Os O+2@: a ‘BEST DRY CELLS FOR IGNITION Co Try our MARINE WATERPROOF’ BATTERY for RY BAT TER Launch Ignition, 6 Volts, 25 amperes. Size 51-2 x8x7 hon “phot | fap sles N TeePh «| inches. Mes 6 Se 2 ABSOLUTELY WATERPROOF k Price $3.00 i i é i : $ é | Easy to attach, easily carried, always Seeds We also ~} manufacture Ammeters, Connectors and Flashligats. Send for catalogue. je The Berlin Electrical Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Fy 4 $ B F| OOO Greer Gre Grr Grrr @rr Grr Gar Grr Grr 9G MeO O11 Gr OHO: O19G 11 Orr Orr Or Om eerharerrer 474 KING ST, We fORONTOVONE OOo 00+ Oo OB 9 B+ B+ O19 Oo Bes Om Or Green - G84 OOo B+ Oe Oe Oe @: BBO OO: Oo B29 BB+ Oa Oo B+ Oo Or OOo Oe Be Oo Be When writing advertisers kindly mention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA “Syntic” Coil Is an insurance policy against ignition coil troubles on motor boat or automobile, The reason for the splendid results obtained by this coil lies not only in the high quality of the material used in its construction but is largely dueto the perfect working of the | THE “SYNTIC” VIBRATOR a 4 cab (PATENTED in Canada, United States and Europe.) is designed on totally different principles to any other vibrator yet invented and gives absolutely perfect ignition with the simplest con- struction :__and simpicity means RELIABILITY. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE No5 TO Nicholls Brothers, Limited, LAKE STREET, TORONTO Manufacturers of every description of igrition accessories and Sole Canadian Distributors or :— “SPITFIRE” SPARK PLUGS. “K-W” MAGNETO IGNITERS “B & B” FLOAT FEED CARBURETTORS. “Carlisle” & “Finch” MAGNETOS, etc. Exhibitors at the Canadian National Exhibition Aug. 26 to Sept. 9, 1907. i _ a When writing advertisers kindly mention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada. 40 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. For Sale, Want, and Exchange Depts. Advertisements will be in- serted in this Department at 2c. a word. Send Stamps with order. Copy should not be later | than the [5th of the month. HUNTERS AND TRAPPERS—Hovw to train dogs to hunt coon, fox, skunk, how to tan furs, hunt bees, make scent baits, find young mink, wolf, fox, kill skunk without odor, sku farming, etc. Send 30c money order for book. F. W. Howard, Baraboo, Wis. AN EIGHT BY TWELVE WALT. TENT.— complete with poles, heavy duck. Twelve fifty. Send for Hast. Any kind of tents. — Windsor Awning Works, Windsor, Ont. 2—1t WANTED—To correspond with parties who wish to hunt in the Rockles next open season. Address C. Ellis, Ovando, Powell Co., Mont. WANTED—Scalps of Moose, Deer and Cari- hou.—A. E. Colburn, Taxidermist, 1204 South Main street, Los Angeles, Cal. SHOOTING ~°7S—We have some thorouch- lv broken Pointers and Setters that are as hendsome and as well bred as any dogs In America. Thev are trained on quail crouse. wood cock, etc., and as Shooting Doca thero are none more reliable or sntisfactory to bac game over. We also have some hichly bred and nedigreed puppies, hoth pointers and setters. High class gun dogs fs our apecialtv. The C. S. Freel Kennels, R., Loogootee, Indiana. FOR LIVE Hungarian Partridce. Pheasants. Ouail. Ducks. Geese. Swans, Peafowl. Wanted live birds. Charles B. Denley, New Citvw. N.Y. FOR SALE—Reagcles, Fox and Deer Hounds. Crosshred Bloodhonnds and Foxhound Puppies Trained ferrets—W. A. Brodle, Taxidermist, Unionville, Ontario. FREE—Mvyv Sportsman’s Guide contains structions for saving all trophies of the Rod and Gun for mountine to the beet possible sdvantace. Tt also contains a complete list of mv prices for all the different hranches of Tax- 'dermvy work. YT claim that mv work {a not heaten bv anv taxidermist in Canada. T will giadiv forward references to prove mv atate in- ment Mv pricea wil] show von how to aanve moanev hy chinnine ta me—Fdwin Dixon, Tax- ‘dermiat. Mnionville. Ontario. FOR SAT.F—Hammerless Shot Gun, 12 bore —S65.00 crade, in nerfect condition. Parker Bros. \Also 12 Remineton and leather cose. A snap to prompt buyer. Write Box M., Rod and Gun. 3—1t FOR SAT.E—Deer Hounds and Partridge Spaniels, well bred and trained to hunt. A written cuarantee with each door. Address Pet- er Crochan, care Box 427. Barrie, Ont. 3-1t TSED ONLY ONCE—Combined. rifle, .303 British anji shot cun, 16 eua., bv Lewis, Birm- ingham. Sichted to 1200 vds. Price $75.00. An Ply hox 280. Niagara Falls South. Ont. 8-2t FOR SALE—Hich Class English Setter bitch, nearly two years old, partially broken hes been worked on prairle chickens and quail Pedigree best in America, color black and tan, will make a erand shooting and breeding bitch The first $30.0 takes her, and this is giving her away.—Thomas A. Duff, 3 Maynard Ave., To- ronto, Ont. WANTED—Live Squirrels and Chipmunks.— Address, The Empire Gallery, Canton, Ohio. —1t _— FOR SALE—A complete fyle of Rod and Gun in Canada, beginning with first issue June, 1899. six volumes, all in good condition, $5.00 will buy the lot. |Address Box C., ‘‘Rod and Gun in Canada,’’ Woodstock, Ont. I will exchange two Pointer Pups 8 months old (dog and bitch), pedigreed, for pedigreed English Bloodhound same age. W.T. Walsh, North Bay, Ont. FOR SALE—r Edison Home Phonograph, 60 re- cords, case, etc..1-5x7 Wizard Cycle Camera, 1 Brownie Camera. J. L. Heath, Rock Island, Que. FOR SALE—Hotel, or Club Property, on Island at head of St. Lawrence. A famous headquarters for the best bass fishing grounds on the St. Lawrence River. Fine building, with three cottages, boathouse, ice house, dock, etc., all in good repair; charming grove of fine timber, ten acres of ground. An ideal Club property, or a splendid chance for a good hotel man. Buildings lighted by acetylene gas, furnished throughout, and complete equipment of bed and table linen, china, glass and silver- ware. Can be had at a bargain by prompt buy- er. Address—Canadian Locomotive Company, Limited, Kingston, Ontario. COME to Mountain Valley camp, located in the wildest part of northern New Hampshire in the Valley of Indian Stream; those that wish for the best deer, partridge, rabbit and other small game hunting call on us for further in- pee LS Chappell and Lord, Pfttsburg, N. TOTRISTS—Roonk early for splendid health- givine canoe trip in New Ontario next. summer —great fishing and photographing of moose deer. etc.. guaranteed.—.Jake T.onger. (Licensed Guide). care Rod and Gun. Woaedstock. Ont. FOR SALE—Ithaca 128 hammerless ejector 64 lbs., 3 inch drop Lyman sights, Silverr’s Rubber recoil pad, gun practically new, a_per- fect gun for field or cover, cost $87. First check for $65 takes it.—Chas. O. Beam, Box 102, St. Catharines, Ont. LIVE GAME AND GAME BIRDS for stock- ing purposes. Write for price Ist.—Wenz & Mackensen, Naturalists) Yardley. Pa. When writing advertisers kindly mention Rod and “up and Motor Sports in Canada. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. 41 WANTED—A Stuffed Passenger Pigeon, ora well preserved skin.—James B. MaKay, De- troit, Mich. LIVE GAME FURNISHED IN SkASON Capercialzie, Black ,. Ptarmigan, Prairies Chicken, Hungarian artridges, Mountain Val — => ley Scal obwl U Jail k teindeer YOUNG ENGLISH PHEASANTS For Sale | £27, >°2!ed, Bobwhite Quail, } Rekadoa : - . Buffalo, domestic and foreic: ee Samy ef $3.00 per pair. My stock was imported direct riety Wild Waterinee Sagar teh am from Enelanjl this sprinc. Also a few pairs of any kind of jAnimal or Bird obtainable. No wild Mallard Ducks (best decoys on earth)—at catalogues. Write for what you want.—Dr. Ce Same price.—Jack Miner, Box 48, Kingsville, cil French, Naturalist, Washington,D.C. 2-6t_ Ont. 38—1t 7 ey ee ee _.___ Member of a well known English County Family with FOX, MINK, Coons, Lynx are easily trap- four years exp-rience in the Motor Trade, will act as ae seh So aeekcal Seas! read Se - es aS andi OR ° ater. Price and testimonials 2 for buying new and second hand a0) J R for a stamp. I caught ninety foxes and seven- and BUS CHASSIS in England and ship to ty mink last fall. It’s the only method pub- Canada. Satisfactory reference and guarantee given lished by a« professional trapper. Satisfaction Apply. terms, Nicholas Lechmere, Rippledene, Tap- guaranteed.—Jesse Bentley, honest old trapper, low, England. Arlington, Vermont. r “@ulcan Sparker” ——-s MADE IN CANADA. Established 1898, ss | SPARKING. BATTERIES ‘Ounulcan | YACHT LIGHTING and SPARKING SYSTEMS Are standard equipment on all high grade Automobiles and Motor Boats J] Over 300 Outfits in use in Canada. GUARANTEED FOR TWO YEARS The CROFTAN STORAGE BATTERY CO. tossnvo; Ssnaok Montreal and East, John Forman Winnipeg, Cooper Engine Co Vancouver, Vancouver Shipyard, Ltd No. 305 Six Volt 7o Ampere GLOVER’S IMPERIAL DOG REMEDIES. The result of twenty-five years’ experience Marine Engines EEStor Sees ' I have for quick sale two brand new ea tier cate hce | engines—first-class make—one five horse SICK DOGS. ' } power, four cycle, and one three horse a ES) , 2 * ; SALE BY DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS IW | power, double cylinder. Apply FOR neo ee | | PREE BOOK ON ; A. Cc O N N O R DISEASES AND HOW TO FEED } HOLLS BROS. On application to — H. CLAY GLOVER, V.S., lI8 W. 3lst St., New York See a TanONEO’) | aye CROW o*st8 Over Decoys The most fascinating sport of the age. We make the decoys and calls. Our calls are true to life and easily used. Write Chas. H. Perdew Sr., & Co. LOCK BOX 461, HENRY, ILLS. I When writing advertisers kindly mention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. Lee and Sargent MONTREAL Handle all Kodak Goods AS WELL AS THE Leading Plate Cameras HOW ABOUT A KODAK THIS SPRING ? Think of the story it will tellnext winter, of people met, places visited, good times enjoyed, the will stir in future years, and we will “gamble” that ina few years money will not buy your memories it album of snapshots. UR PERHAPS YOU HAVE A KODAK? If so, have you ever been dissatisfied with your results or careless handling of your films? Send us your next lot to develope, print or enlarge from and we will show you what careful attention and ‘‘knowing how” will do inthe way of artistic results. ENLARGING IS A SPECIALTY OF OURS! Amongst your photos or films, are many well and eoloring and a colored enlargement or worth enlarging or copying print artistically framed makes a perfect gift. If you want any special little job done, send it tousand same wili receive per- sonal attention. Write us for any information. Lee and Sargent 675 St. Catherine St. West MONTREAL. et Or Oe me Ot Os On LO. LO Le LO Le. LO. Le. 6. 1e) e : @) FOR THE Canoeist, Camper and Angler Tobler Chocolate makes an ideal food. Made in Switzerland of finest materials. All good grocers and druggists sellit at 5, 10, 20, and 49 ceuts. Maclure & Langley LiniteD TORONTO ie te felt Delle tO. -Ol lel ler Celle le. Le. Le, O+0+O-0+O+0+O-0-O-0-. @Pecoeeceesoce eoeccccccecee® VICTORIA DRY BATTERIES “Are absolutely the high- est grade battery on the market. Greatest care taken in construction of cells. Owners of Auto- mobiles and Gasoline Launches should give the Victoria Battery a trial and be convinced of its superiority. WRITE FOR CIRCULAR —THE— Canada B attery Co. BERLIN, ONT. When writing advertisers kindly mention Rod and Gun and Motor Sports in Canada. ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. R-RFADY’ SAFETY .425 ZOR12 Blades I Guaranteed as good a shaver as mide By Guarantee we me.nn he ‘'Ever-Ready . We yand try. We made that shaves be q uicke I | nore iast 2 r as ‘Ever- Roady.” With 12 blades perfect—true and keen-edged an vith handsome safety frame, hand all compactly and attractively cased 4 "$12 2: make a mistake ifyou do not pur Ever Ready Safety ; : <| eaviire : ; poss ble tu ; thick—thin, sti “Ever-Ready” blades can be pped We sendy or your dealer will sell you, « a “Ever-R - fit “Yankee,” “Gem” and “Star” frat aes =a =f Ever-Ready”’ s¢ct—twelve blades for $1.00 ‘““Ever-Reaily” Razor sets: I Departmen? Stores, Jewell the World. Remember i want. Mail orders prep price §1.? AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR CO. 320 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. ROD AND GUN’S ADVERTISERS. Readers who fail to consult our advertising pages miss a large proportion of the most interesting matter in the Magazine. They will find that they may learn much from these announcements. Every advertisement in ROU AND GUN comes from a responsible firm, and our readers may be assured of courteous answers to all inquiries and good value from all purchases made through these pages. Animal Traps Page Merchants Awnings Co.,Ltd... Oneida Community Co.,.... : 330 Pike, The D. Co.Ltd... a ‘ 6 Ales and Beers Rice, Lewis & Son A I Nem Cem OMe yee cc, -ion sieisiternc si ainiets : . 327 | Smokeless Powder—English Schultz, London Air Rifles Toronto I Co § King Air Rifles—Markham Air Rifle Co... 25 1 R g Is Co comes ceeaceal! as ae ee ee 36 Toupees and Wigs Jules:& Charles?225) ace saneeteete s sence cane 3 ] Taxidermists Canadian School of Taxidermy...............- 323 Northwestern School of Taxidermy... .- 330 Tents Kiffe! H. 2s Gove eee ta amet) octthe-n 3 22 Leckie, Jobnolita/ 2.108, emis eieeee eae os 308 Michie & Go; {Gta pcs aenaan pees ae eee 46 Merchant's Awnings Co......... niet eiasainie) «atass 14 Pike, The D=Go:; Btdigice --< ees oun 36 Sonne, 327 St. James St., Montreal. ... 37 Warren Sporting Goods Co...........-. 529 Typewriters Empire Typewriter, Williams Mfg Co..... ... 5 Want Advertisments Pages ©. .cck ce cctuwa vic) seeivicessi= cleo === c= = 40—41 Waterproof Covers . Leckie, JobmJL td eee eae. 308 Sonne, 327 St James St. Montreal.... <....... 37 Yacht Fittings Leckie; Tohneera’ 0 cae aanetie. - aacoeors « 308 46 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. ee = MICHIE’S == There are Mes Excellent * JOUR AS! ei Canoe Trips in Ontario of which we can furnish reliable charts as well as providing the Tents, Utensils, Blankets, Provisions And the Bait for Fishing Our little book of information “Tourist Topics” tells how best to arrange all the details of a Camping Trip, and we send it for the asking. Michie & Co, GROCERS AND DEALERS IN CAMPERS SUPPLIES 7 KING ST., WEST, TORONTO, Ont. Established 1835. Combination Rear Sight (Patented March 12th, 1907.) pplied to Stevens New Model Pocket Rifle If you desire to make a reputation as an expert cocktail mixer, buy the “Club” brand, follow directions, and your friends will wonder where you gained the art. Many a cocktail you have drunk and complimented your host for his art of mixing—the truth is you had a ‘Club Cocktail.”’ It merely required a little ice to cool it. NO. 43 Send for Catalogue PRICE $3.00 You can do it just as well. G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO., Sole Progrict THE LYMAN GUN SIGHT CORPORATION a0 Baoapwar, New. Nowa mene MIDDLEFIELD, CONN., U.S.A HARTFORD, CONN. Lonpon (are ee ee When writing advertisers kindly mention Rod and Gup and ‘Motor ‘Sports in Canada.