i $ eof Hest Na vie poBee se iez Te tena’ sth bey Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2009 with funding from University of Toronto http://www.archive.org/details/rodguncan15cana Be DOO OOOO ee = ROD AND GUN : IN CANADA Volume XV June 1913 to May 1914 @® INDEX 48, 1914 WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO W. J. Taylor, Limited, Publisher QO OOO OOOO eee OOOO OOOO ee OO Goma: Wilds ty. cis. «deste sree elles Pe wh stoma. cae .A, E. Graham — i SM cas OL MOUS RIE iO pine e W. Berwick 707 — RRM = S Oa Stan DR tO Mic hOGA OO Wm. Ogilvie 686 — Sacre 82695 A nS la boro eumrons tin Cara Se one W.O 482 Tah et RAG SEN Sti CD ROOD SUE ne 918 Reh At ec hut ues eOIN cic 1140 SRR AER Sans Seton Cine DOS Ob 842 BoA bert Game lawson (Olle cer 8s cle. > ae ene atures ig false ak ett ied ee 386 d Renee Man ubenEetn -Srioue Cooma D oars Uma co eh Coma R aT O32 610 - Alberta, The Black Fox Industry in 597 Alberta, The Reindeer iln Northern Maas 652 Alberta Trapper, Wy Visit to‘dn) ee ee cee eset 589 Alberta, Western, A Trip s 256 Algoma, A Successful Deer Punt in Frastern seco. 5 oi opener ae ene aliens 612 Along the Trap Line!— Weasel (Drapping/ vay. 2 /- ey en ts Relisie sore einen rine ty Fitzroy Nicholson 607 : What a Trapper Should Know. ,..-...---- 220.0 eee beeen reese nees George J. Thiessen 715 oi Traps, Deadfalls, S ents Anaya © ote oo. meee Se eine Saree mes SP ItZrOveIN TC MOLD Die maun - Hints to the |Amateur Trapper...) 0.2.0.6 06s bees teen cen sete ae John Hallam 717 Things a Trapper: Should Know. ..... 2-0... +s erect teers sees teers eee George J. Thiessen 844 Enquiry Department x ; hem W eaSel7/)) teal: ale caeiyelseiehae ns isl RR Soracthatocse oyets boise weaker tstetecs oe ase uate Wm. Hood 846 2 6 Big Money in Fur Bearers. ........------ Bee = CS IE asic te mere GO OL ST NADIE CMCC NC Ooo 848 \ Fox. Wolf, Lynxi and ‘Marten... 2... .- 2.6.0 e teen eee este settee Geo. J. Thiessen 935 An Americans] rapper... i. .-.--- SNR 5. Siiinior crnricies = OE EC IO aOR EDS ae 935 ‘Ss — Millions will be paid to Fur Dealers this Winter........-.-++-+++++> Ca Soo eo ITC ees eons 938 t AS Beaver, Otter, F CEA ate aislnieln nse tiessicle sv wisyes = cues eka fran olele el ainiascrc tenes Saas Geo. J. Thiesesn 1039 3 sPrappinig/ aml RMINe . spencer aie e's 2 aie e eeielote\e = * ates tse nha ibe ale eho ener ceeseiaa pened aca 1040 y 2 Enquiry Department... Geo. J. Thiessen 1041 P: Enguiry Department..... Geo. J. Thiessen 1165 " A Trapping Trip in the Rockies Charles C. Hewer 1165 - Furs from Northern Alberta.......-..----++:- 1166 Alpine Club of Canada:— Anniversary Dinners: 50° Club TOWlarsicmee te uae 160 AG NOLES mee Ginter eis = a 400 Gathedral Camps aan oe pits ee es 472 The Camp on Robson Pass. ....--.-- 261s e esses ewe ete: 582 Climbing Mumm Peak. .......---- 200s 20s ester etree renee 698 — SDhe MOWreD Aye UIP eiclses aay ones re esevedets (ee ce chs «0! >: deataibeteusyenete hie ese legseel eed a= 813 An Ascent of Mt. Resplendent ; 916 = POSES HEIN Coe caer OU ee A Car a IC ea Sica CADET Ca PCO Deer ONCE 948 Agi AScent of Mts WbitehOrn i eajetn ce wot ole a wn his dant tepec etal wyledse jo ingakopacener tia ite geyecs C. B. Sissons 1054 _ A Strenuous Day at the Cathedral Gamp....:...s.2 seers een eee eee Bert Whimster, 1137 AmiplingoNGtesc Asnsicicis ie ciel aejete asinine ieto ote 2 oir» - evant ininieceeerenenenn oe en H. Mortimer Batten 1030 Angling Notes...... Rats a Se ean Sete SY. oO SUR COON Se OR Walter Greaves 1157 Angling (Verse)...-...-.------+ erate Cloa A. Parker-Fuller 244 Annapolis County Guides of Nova Scotia...) 0... 20. epee sence ener ee teers settee: Edward Breck 465 Announcement of an Enquiry Department for Trappers. .-......+-- ++ sees 20+ Fhe en oe 481 “Antelope of the West, The Prong lst aita: ISA ees GOUEe cobs sc coh ddtoncmond4 206 Prof. Edward Prince 1148 Arctic Circle, Hudson’s Bay Co. to Explone.the.).cecce ++ ccs se tee eieleiels emia > wien ni ielalenene August Wolf 736 Arctic Regions, An Expedition into the...-.-...-2.--.- esses ee sere eee tenses esse: 218 Ge BiG. 2) 200) Nartnmn Outing, Ams vias: ses ile ccc wings Aisib in %ar= oleimpr cece s\*/+™ sy oumieneneioie se aod ae ecctane Soros ta sale F. W. Dontigny 375 B nae arene ee an oI ne corneas at men a: 52> pero DONO Tomi Sue tome 25 Bill Riverside 151 Bass Fishin ...Oliver Oldman 1051 Bay of Islands, Beautiful... .W. Lacey Amy 240 Bear, My Fi ....H.S. Abbott 1172 Bearman, T Bonnyeastle Dale 897 Bear River (Verse)....... Regn NE Meee NE, Mi BEE oa rino cehce ras oe cape an’ ob vin G. Merrell Sos Betraying Shadow, The: A Tragedy OLstHeMBOLESU sect chic apecie or ctanueterc ingen pst steko James D. Morrison 711 Big Game Hugt of Two Virginia Hunters, The Successful. .....-- 52:40 +s sees ress esc teetr ees E.E.Boord 487 Birds, Regulations for the Protection of Migratory. ...- +--+. -s2-++seseerrr steers e eset ess : 380 Bison Society Report, “American... - sis. ee ne ee he oe ele nels ae en 620 Black Bear and Grizzly: Hunting in the Gold Range, BSG Goiicrter arene reteteaenone (eerevevene ee terete C, H. Deutschman 18 Brandon Field Trials...-..-.-. eye. a aletmats Seieciaee . eocisiere (rissa) ng a tay Reena eats W. E. Williams 616 British Columbia, -A Deer Huntin s. vase sah aeicelcce oo oie tinei aria abr oigirin rics 2 et tla ta REG. B? 704 British Columbia; Among the Pjords Of; Sins. gee tape + ee rece eiee eiy mic ici nines Sa Keith Wright 14 British Columbia, A Successful Big Game Huntin......-. Bedonobosudsneocodrands Pato. J.F. Morris 592 British Columbia, A Story of East Kootenay: Miuke’s Claim........-++s+++esseeeeee Frank Houghton 689 - Brilish Columbia, A Trip from Vancouver Island to Prince FRUD ERGs sisieicehalele sien s lee ree P. E. Bucke 136 British Columbia, A Woman Goat Hunter's Experience in... +++ ++ .++++-+-522-7* .C. H. Deutschman — 574 British Columbia Big Game Hunt, A Northern....-..---:¢+ssecrs esr ee reer eee . Roland McPhee 608 British Columbia, Fishing in the Kootenays:....... Seer oe aDDt GbOse aoe HDS A. S. Fitzgerald 131 British Columbia, Fisherman’s/and Hunter's Luck im....-.---+2-e+eeres renee seers cee Oscar C. Bass 31 British Columbia Has'Herds of Wild Horses) <2 -2 jeje. ee eye ee gene ert ose sealer sa ae 150 British Columbia, In Southern: .A Trip to Fish Lake... ....- 6.0 ses 61s tener ene eee A.D. Kean 245 British Columbia, Pheasants in.Southern Okanagan.......-2-+-+rsenees cesses esses Waseecha Hoska 828 British Columbia's: Provincial Museum... / 0... 2-05. csc neces elee eee te ste netic sins aa eee, Ae 946 British Columbia Small Game Reserve, Ath. nice ome eee eee wie eile ei ieicie inns A. P. Cummins 1035 Ws iiffdlo Herd is Increasing, cLHeG. ce cscccciceen te se lesen eieie cia oie n+ oie olen. ginin a ciel aaa a eae 1147 Bull Moose and their Horns: Observations of a Yukoner..-..---.- oe. ee eee eset e C. H. Paddock 1158 Observations in the Yukon and in Northern Alberta.......- George Woolly 1159 Cc Gall of the Strenuous Life, The... 0c. cncjet vein ec rlels see ee be eee ee tne ite pelle anaes C. H. Hooper 122 Canadian Trails, Prints from....... SH sep licb ono ob 0 CRB Rean nooo. 2504 H. Mortimer Batten 794 Canoe and Portage in the Northern Wilderness: From Lake Wabatongashene to Port Albany and Return <¢... 1s dererie=i' Henry Anton Auer 113 Gaughtiat Dunnville, Ontsraiee s.r: geeeieiimiae «+ > 6 +n ciel 2 cine eae ecient e wela 688 CliarlestoniLiake:. svc sinc un tee iio sol rn eats aiebeierainns + +--+») =/e/ Seip hehe se cers eames Thad. W. Le 486 *Coon Hound, Bascom Buys a.......+--.----+ PT rie): «+ «+ = chpla) ola ho) eteletrumerenane trevor |= tn rece Geo. J. Thiessen 254 *Coon Hunt, A; The Story of a Remarkable Outing 267 Gougars, Attacked by... s..)ocg wicten => sete eeeniy * + * *icicieinislcirte 40 Coyotes Dined on Chicken, When th 406 Crocodile, £25 in a........-+-- 653 Cub Across the Midway, The.... 370 Deer Hunt, The Union Hunt Club’s Annual........ SAORI a Aci Botte ack Tatoos state's sefeutiae te C. H, Jermey 1136 Bes Se eae ct Ags Shaye ome cin Act nl Ne Se So OC ea EN A RRR RPE ee RE 7 _.. Bernard Muddiman 1009 rit eee .I. K. Herron 1045 — pie tory, Ae Pe . Towed by a. Noel Robinson og, Shootin over a “Senex” Heminon RAAT ica rTPLO WER ENC Seca cne Sees Satan hoses Sn castes lotes orotate oe a tla atuid wre ota glace eles ure SS DA CHESS RN aay Ie ole EES a eR iene aorta S.\ E. “Sangster Duck Hunt on the Grand River near Dunnville, Ont A. F. W. Blackwell Wuck Shooting in 1913-14, Where Shall we Go... 35. oc ee cee eee Bonnycastle Dale Duck Beane 6 on the Meduxnekeag, Woodstock, ; “Ligibg ay Tbe oiled Pe ooo eS ee Raed SSC OOn naa DOsne boc &dacmiCnet: - Ducks, An Increase in the Food Supply for Ducks in Northern Ont... .... 5.2.06... 600s c eee cee eee eee J. R. McCrea Bere ATOM AKELSE) Ss is aan fle Sanne bREMG Shaihan eres eaetese dress Fashionable Forest Fables for Fat Headed Fools..... C. H. Hooper Kish and’ Fishing in Manitoba......2.0..2.5.-:..0 2604: J. D. A. Evans TESTA (Cinighing@ an OE aks Cento eo lures cs ia rn ea Aire Cee ea William A. Founds Fish and Game Problems: Annual Conference of the N. A. F.F.& G.P.A ..............4 A. H Smith RENE eMNCen IOUS 2h AC EAD OU ba iste aint poy Sever cl nicictare ee elereiaPaves ail slele 'sinjelv gituern ele) els alee (tre a ER eae Saas EnaueLaa on Petitions pis GVeKse mitosis csccld we os Atapese lays suciaveterecspete seen ks Steve eme aces _C. J. Judd Mish Lave and Thrive without) Mouths...) 225... .......05. Snes Dr. Leonard Keene Hirshberg Fish Move according to Sounds they Hear..............0....05- ‘ ...Dr. Leonard Keene Hirshberg RSH NOLES PACK ASS cone lareibs w slcisiw ndeists fers + el aie bhadercvmierrn's we Robert Page Lincoln, 821, 939, 1036 Fishing Trip, A First of July. RR Sa omic ae IN Sem ete Arthur George Fishing Trip to Kananaskis, A :........€, Postlethwaite PONG Ah USb ite waeearn a eee emer estat teehee see halts tenet sys: ctenatendt a ata ofc falel's cow enete, gudl'e clip aha Seape js Oliver Oldman Ford behind the Boys behind the Gun, The. . ates 5 AARC eect ode ey eke Foxes and Other Fur Bearers, Notes on..... a a male 5, 402 Foxes at Pritchard’s Lake, N. B., Four Blue... Fur Bearers and How to Take Them, Small PDE MVIISeT A PA LCL GLE! Vi sistaetule «i sikh eccleic aerana pl dian Gacy wie erie te esate 2 Miscellaneous Information, Article VI Soe PES eo Maun INN VV OLS tent tatare coc sehen etehaint Saas SP ascot ens MARE laa aiel erates ceetw irie raf wsolalecepbeele Announcement of an Enquiry Department for Trappers Eng ears sk icks ofMoishoues tan vmeccisatietepaaley nant \etauareiet stay -le =tei conttos ate Stee wet l= MINCE ATTN LING CD TE EO oe eo eat eer ea Re pgs Novant Le Te nnuauichalon cusmdler ace cls oa ageoei se elses sve ter tee aleneteder ae Game From Spoiling: How to Keep . S. E. Sangster Game Laws, More Aggressive............¢6.5.00+ Stale tout aa ea eas Garmipalinals rot Ganadavnlue aoc ieee aso eels Meee toe Rae 5. E. Sangster ReOUPIAD A ty MD GAGA WEEKS an OUCIUES Olle cis spccr vant stow chawusisieisteit nve b Sitter Cetsasperslacjeisis eosie s Russell Hone Se ON Seaaloniker irehion We nicthe shpat accion tcctslap stat cike sis acini bye aramce anartrs iat cooyel ceive James Wilson Stuber Grouse Found in Northern Ontario, Four Species of ............ SRS CO Oe 5 eee a Grouse Hunt) where I Hunted Fifty Years*Ago; A. Ruffed.... 52.5... 5. see eee eee nee W. Hickson Guns, A Talk about: Some Information for Amateurs. .........0..000.0ece cece ees Forest H. Conover H REM BP sria aed EXELINE ovens sresetsl cele feyeissictontrsie. sie etara ees SRO ERE RLER oR ie ipo Sarareiapi ten terete cd tc ce Halibut Fishing in the Nortie:n Pacific..............5.-0205. Sida ct eee Bonnycastle Dale... ... Palani wiNen Se yd ICG. e.ca seis nein s eto QoSsieise’s satere seed PTA eee eee Talbot Warren Roe Herring Fishing, The. Delights of............. Sie. 5 earache eeke SET ree Wapate le weclere tees eel aad is ls Phde VAM Strikingly) ‘Originals? 2p eee ee ss elects veg Se wins ete wine ieee eee ee ( ampbell McC ai HOME Mane wee HER OVELSE) ivi -t2) cast sietete si Mioterernvctabehcrate lady «desde b clsicie’ set eiscnttns AMeyaloPatensuers Bree SS. ASW Ce LEO (Oya Pe W eared a ee de taht lnlgese disarray cue OVO ene ose aetna hee stetavend he aid diese Bea 4 Hunters and their Bags in Western Canada........ = a Oy Sree ire Rn eRe ry ha et banct th eT cat Site Phriniten syle aie He <(V.CLSE el catcher cise Cele tae MGs) asad Bde ayia) araveneab a ata pone ene Delamour Stuart Mining thesGoldenwButtertly satis sne 2 hos an dots dee ens sau bo nuh eee ae ....A, P. Cummins I Maa rre san PTA ge Mae ATT CLIC Aa: \are tarebere jee arecs os cree eid oie mm nh noe ie detnaev let ofle pelcetc [ee ese Oybcaegs _R. J. Fraser Interprovincial Fish and Game Laws, A Discussion Arising frorn the Non-enforcement of: ‘Where Protec- Ger ads COMP LGtECE. ©. saints apiece ictercveclolateds s/s Sela fe ea wes, CeO Dood OM COE E. R. LaFleche K Karakule Half-bred Lamb and Mother............ 220-0000 -es0> CRS TEs ty GP en Omri Te buts Ne FOOLEN ava (OOUt ass a5 a MOUurist RESORbs-picmint vices c) =) ciebmeie ase ne, dha visie)s 2k cic cere cele. 2oa.2 MaxiMcD* L Labrador Coast, A Day at Wakeham Bay on the... Bernard Muddiman TASH RAG OGAROOMS Ate © hose celntisee aes ecauer es athe . Bernard Muddiman Lake Temagami and its Islands....... . 2d En Re SR NIG RIGO aha 5 OR Sone BE Oo ocr Lake Trip and an Unexpected Mountain Climb, ADC Bi eat cs (RS CaN ER ER ate ...Jos. Crossman Lake Wabamun, Two and a Half Hour’s Catchat......... Th feta partien ae AGIA GO eIe Sob arr Lapland, Some ‘Information Goncernin ge yrs. asta tee hen sateen siete MOG HEC RIES ORO UN Nees ins ahs Aiatinys tl ofraas meeiav ls oeeuste fase cle Payd lerote ore 56, 170, 274, 398, 530, 622, 734, 854, 972, 1074 Little Lake of Bigmirautadiheps oe shies rare ated BIS aie cavere. c Sasrovan averse npsbeh ioe rere cnale ASEpy Sangster Lobster Fishery, Conservation of the........-. + ++c+csecvecees SAS eet Ae Oe EI Oe ae Loon, Hunting the: The Sport of thevRedsi lane ccin peginei ity tii. ae PPS reas tarts Roy North Lumber US eee NUD An ATI CU ALIN TEC AIAe Abie tee cn, stele nersle tual gg leven ota ster btatche:'sfiaus yhicbrtdioterarvatece Frederick Av ery M Mackenzie>River, An Exploring Trip down the... .......3.0.022000te002 eee Siarcitte, Sas BM Ren ok Mie oIton a eAeteK LOOSE anOs CAPIOO WD rise a Yeisen oie tel ws eiciw clgieieccle gies Wiidle wens vem wees ogo H.C. Lott BManitobas any October Outin gm cer eis ni Nore Lctcasis. ols, fzsicteln nia ects, fares. e wares ......Andrew Caldwell Manitoba, Duck Shooting Good MS DOLMAP HER USSEN oy sot plein ciate ate Astor oes .......R, D. McIntosh Manitoban Duck Grounds, (CISTI oo GE aan es, JERI Pei HanG aft oic init saonhrary oe eee eran J.D. A. Evans Manitoba; Feather, Fin'and’Peltin.....ssosc0essscc0c.sceccneecccaceoleen Fen aed de) AL Bans Manitoba, Prairie Chickens ee Dust the Reenter J. D. A. Evans Manitoba, Winter Fishing in..... a2. J. 0: AS vans Marshes, iieilare tot thes, vrei Meme = need Se tite ek eactn e Charles A. Singler Medicine Bag, Our....... Sone LODO oc ae 60, 176, 276, 388, 498, 626, 722, 858, 992, 1100 See PRC ATES MERE ASSO vec D HC ei sarees te coancechen eters adenteereirstol sicteved «ici aver orale icicis Skate enePaG the Sadleid aaVe.o wie wisi sictetoave ny ore Migratory Game, PROtection Of sy ee I ae RA NS ee ey RAC a incete PMTCT PAS ECM ERAMICHES 7-42 oce cain aletata net suena arent SPAM oialeve cteNalctescpen hatserals chore erase ol clot afsielecs = ae Davis MOTI TICH eeSO ETI Geek tele rei Kits coh ious aiain bece Setadctare ouean tele eae ore bra dhe ales eetreesderee mre ee Mew on H. C. Hadden Moose, A Pleafor the: An Article on the Abuse of Moose Hunting by the Swampy Cree nae Re ois nod Logyh sa SoS Scenb 15 SR OS en COUUBSOCIO Occ: ARIRORO AZ ICU ASO CICIGiC Ee Ne tac Reames oy | Nort IGE AN SLE CERN eG led DURE N EES Berar on 50 > (OSI SSO ROR DAA E at anaes see aaa -..J. Re. Kerr Moosex(bhullrandahisylnemysthe Wolfson. 2a cs See cra crn pe icactelehe dccuielcale sda ee Pe Hamilton Fisher Moose (Bull) and their Horns Summer Observations on Moose in Northern Ontario.................00 00555 C. H. Hooper LONE Ts Ge RECT) MI Np Hew a Bp Re oso nso URES oS eG aooen 17 eee ses oe W. H. Ford Moose (Bull) in Quetico Reserve in Rainy River Country, ISTORII OAGeranbbor cCOBODO BE aus Meira one Miooseland, Witter Mortiine sSmiled Iil.)...%2 2). 52-5. «poles wl eheicic eldjele ae eae eel win tee os .W. Edwin Troup Moose, The eh Soon oe OS AG on URE a SGOIGGEE 006 Bo ito AO cane rea .. Roger St. Stephen Moose, The Swamp Hoe Olt ne GANA ANE MOFEst. Neate font’ eictaiciak thats ti esciedsies visas ee David E. Wheeler Woe mw. oreo <_— in 8. * saat eae etapa z Mibeus aw ite)Shot ae = Motor Boat Races at Hamilton, Resuits of the Fe MteBensonm Ans bE xpedition Up. 1.0, oor a sete eek gs wre ee mings : Sane W. Peaguee = & Muskoka Outing on the Ox Tongue River De nisl hea oe GAT ao ToS Ida roo oy ~ Muskoka Waterss Through) ie ade cies oe en ee wee Sete esate Basie ov SOLAS Wek arahete 5 et eres IN ab ES SAN sit Ge Stud Visi sees tees ects ce ole tole Se sce ae ee ts RETR Sate Oe eee John parcube % New Brunswick, A Day at ake Utopia. sie ock Shik peer Stun cecahiwa « Pee coe REE ST ean e3 New Brunswick, A Hunting Trip to Pocologan River......2.... ~~ New Brunswick, Duck Shooting on the Meduxnekeag, W. cnauioeke ie rte ~~ New Brunswick, On a Fishing Trip at Kouchibouguae Beach, . = Wew,Brinswick;Pritchard's Pake sos... sec sae ee ee New Brunswick, Some Incidents of Camp Life in... . . ncent E. Cross = Newfoundland, Fishing off the Coast of: Davidson’s Catch at Indian Tickle .Fank Heywood Newfoundland, Third Annual Report of the Game and Fishemes Board of + oo whale Theda Pee eee ee ate ae Newfoundland Waters, Hunting the Hair Sealin........... A.C. Duder North, My.First Trip. ..... 6... ...:-:e0 ese: C. N. Hayes Northern Ontario, Winter Versus Summer in. Cc. S. W. Ei Northern Ontario, With Snowshoes, Gun and’Kodak in. .. 82 2a. 05. -oy ie skew nce ie Pere ie i ce Notes on Foxes and Other Fur Bearers 746, 850, Bee ay Nova Scotia Discovery, A..... vard Breck, Ph. Nova Scotia, A Fishing Trip to ‘Kedgemakooge . .MLE: Nova Scotia, Hunters Three in............. Nova Scotia Outing, A Little: Our Midnight McDonald SeeINOVaA Scotia. Sporting Gossip’. ~...is:ce woes oe r. Ring Breck .- Nova Scotia, The Annapolis County Guides of. Dr. Edward Breck Nova Scotia, ‘Tuna Fishingin..............2. Nova Scotia Woods, Moose Hunting i - Nova Scotian Waters, Fishing in: A Delightful Out g at‘ e Old “Time Actions and Barrels....................- + Ontario, A Fine Maskinonge Caught in Moira Lake near ts Ontario, Game and Game Protection in. ~ s Ontario, Hunting Ringtail i injOlds eo Sens ‘ Ontario Pioneer Tadiy7S- StORVE PAI peat as ek Gee ate ecb eee Ontario, Sixth Annual Report of the une and ~Outing, A Two Weeks’........ Outing on the Ottawa, An E. Bucke Mere MRAES 1 Ate DOMPMMION AL! Yc ieee nese g toute Sans ate tne Neh bees aegins ioe Se DePutron Gliddon 5 aPC ee btie sally Oh thte stra icse 8 eden wane Se «ee SEER ae A LaTE CMBR porate aaleeyt Peas ant aes ren cee Hugh Savage Pioneer and hunger sce Story tole mycoses cnccchsteirnie iw cpeteecaiete lero ete ae her anca Te ea “Thorndyke” ve IBN EELS EER CTIONEES, AeA s ois cl oho oe IEE ea a Te ere a ce crane August “Wolf ~ PeLO ME Clos LONER cian ce). a ecseaue Sou ced Sik vou seo hu aoe cs cvarteclatal ans wel SMER com ietc rea onha Chea cectiete camccoet at eae Jas. E. Orr *Plea for the Old Fellows, A............ : AROLESSONS OFF Day cL Nees 22 oo ios acess Sp Ss tees Bao TS aoa a eae F sa ins aaa ah OCU aT a ete RE oy a BF DiEhec ALM unting)erip nto) Prospery Hayiagt.casncet « -.- teeter «cia tiay ieee tetera James Southwick ; Quebec, An Adventure in Bay Chaleur County....................-.+0.- Margaret Grant MacWhirter R Quebec Fish and Game Association Annual Dinner............ 000-000 seueccecaeececesbeeuadessuu R Raising Gold Fish Lucrative spurt Sa aR Stace Sees are PRES LEAP area eee one Dr. Leonard Keene _Hirshber, manee,e he Call-of thet (Verse) sori cen, este gas ares vive sera eoeac tae ee toee eee E. A. Brininstoo' PREP MATS tAtONn 2. wed cee eee ‘ Oona nae IL nC re rene ree i Reynard’s Discomfiture r . S. Snyder Rocky Mountain Felines...................- ..Max McD Ss See SAO; she cPassingrofathe <-ce'.orc-s -leriz aie +p 'n'e afvin' dees ssevonal stniptaiey ptaaaieeiste ethinie aietee eeee W. Young “as Salnion;-What isa-boull or Unclean’ Se PEIRCE Fo eet on INR op © 60, 182, 292, 408, 512, 642, ao 1090, 1202 The Canadian Indians’ Hi ghtieAnnnal LOVPMAMe Nt am ss jaletetere as intenelolanaleteieysiers caleiseala mpl pe 3 ihe, Thirteenth Annual Tonrmament of the DNGP LAS oAw fo oats iean ele vice spre cle « « cle le c toletenete nina hesirap Shooting: Game tins Gana dey verte) vaye ey soe oh anaes ola nesiaticiate ei ohaeialepels olmietele eile S. E. Sangster sUhintden we undred! Miles!by-Ganoe =)... 3) isis eikelwis stein aie a> cov dle yeeves (elo nve.cVetchers) Cheilels =e) eet tend eee PUORONO en neliG lub ee ldS ALLIS oot ie wie ses lae nts Diccele ix) ctader cles (elnretodstoleretalicls “ots feloleistelaletesary in Riewe TR TEMG GY IND Coe Jee stacks 4 ate sidepincs Gaede aa00 Jo good donooUSUAMBOM sonada doce 3 192; 240, “e007, piran, AGNIgH mOUL On: Pre OnesOmles 4. ciel cree iotenetel olerehn oreh ed) deel atondinoiistein oes love ele otretereie tenable R. J. 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XIV No. 12 ROD AND GUN IN CANADA WOODSTOCK, ONT., MAY, 1913 Publishers are warned not to reprint contents, wholly or in part, without full credit attached Contents for MAY, 1913 The Call of the Peace... . AES .. Hugh Savage The Home Land (Verse) 3 anaes S. A. White The Cruise of the “Viking”: New Richmond, P.Q...... Margaret Grant MacWhirter A Plea For the Old FelHows......... ee Ses et ae : E Among the Fjords of British Columbia : Keith Wright Black Bear and Grizzly: Hunting in the Gold Range. B.C. : C. H. Deutschman The Lure of the Marshes....... bmg MeN fae We .....Charles A. Singler Nova Scotia Sporting Gossip....... a. Dr. Edward Breck Fishin’—A Reverie he John J. Enman The McLean Bill Passed...... : : Small Fur Bearers and How to Take Them. Me The Muskrat, Article V. The Spanish Forks Hunt Club: A Good Time Without our Limit ea, EREpT? Fisherman’s and Hunter’s Luck in British Columbia Bhar “ Oscar C. Bass Bear River aN S. G. Merrell The Passing of the Salmon : : C.W. Young Attacked by Cougars ‘ : “ur Farming in Quebec: An Industry Worthy the Attention of every Enterprising Frenc Canadian Farmer . ; : “Our Vanishing Wild Life’: A Review of Dr. Hornaday’s New Book : Fish and Fishing in Manitoba een DAE uOTES Dominion Parks Improvements Alpine Club of Canada Anniversary Dinners The Director’s Annual Address Our Letter Box. Our Medicine Bag The Trap... SUBSCRIPTION PRICE to any address in Canada and Great Britain $1.00, in the United States $1.50 and foreign countries $1.75 per annum. Single copies 15 cts. All subscriptions are payable in advance. REMITTANCES should be made by P. O. or express money orders, bank checks or registered letters., if by check, exchange must be included. CHANGE OF ADDRESS. When a change of address is ordered, both the new and the old addresses must be given. THE ADDRESS LABEL. shows the date to which etbezipton is paid. ADVERTISING RATES and sample copies sent on application. 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GUN IN CANADA Of ce ce DD) * + + Eo ea i i i i | i + + WOODSTOCK, ONT., JUNE, 1913 No 1 The Call of the Peace By Hucu EALTH, such as you have H never dreamed of; knowledge, which when you return to the sheltered city shall bring strange joy; a sense of really living and overcom- ing—all these and many more gifts does the nebulous ‘Peace River country’ hold for the seeking. Does mere travelling have its spec- jal attraction for you? Starting from Summit Lake, B. C. half a thousand mules of water, with only one portage of a dozen miles, stretch in front a- waiting your pleasure. That will bring you to Peace River Crossing, Alberta, where the Peace takes a turn up north from its hitherto easterly course, and the trail linking up to Edmonton begins. From there you may go on—down to the Arctic if you will, butit is of the part outlined that this article treats. Five hun- dred miles—and all down stream, with only two rapids worth atten- tion both of which may be run or por- taged around. So much for the lover of lake and river. And for him to whom the saddle and pack horse hold out peculiar joy, do not the countless trails that line thy face invite, O prairie and forest of the North? What do you seek?—* Big game,” says one,—and swift the answer comes: “A canoe trip,” ‘“Moun- tain Climbing,” “Fishing,” “I'd like to have a look at the country.”’ Ay, ever the wild is calling, calling, and deep in your hearts you are long- ing to trade the sight of million dollar Sky scrapers for the temples not made SAVAGE by hands; longing for the cadence of the earth old music that stirs the night leaves, that makes the waters sing, that tells you the far off snow peaks are chanting an evensong in the rosy sunset. The Peace in its strength and its beauty can satisfy all these yearnings and more. It is time that the old proverb concerning our sister of Africa was applied to our own vast mysterious- ness of little known lands, labelled on the map as barren and unexplored. “Out of Canada something new is always coming.” The Peace River country is but the borderland of the Great Unknown. You may have crossed the Rockies safely esconced in an observation car; may even have toiled to where the Tete Jaune Cache waited the coming of the new transcontinental lines. Come farther north and the Peace shall bear you on its broad, bosom through scenery equally as magnifi- cent—and with equal safety. ~ Per- haps this, is the most wonderful of all the new things you may see in the Peace River land, this mighty stream flowing steadily through the passage it has worn for itself in the mountain barrier we call the Rockies. For forty miles you may take your fill of myriad shaped mountain and des- cending torrent; for an equal dis- tance swirl down through the foot- hills. Then may you creep along rocks pitted with pot holes, and gaze in wonder as the great river suddenly narrows up and plunges for thirty 2 ROD_AND GUN IN CANADA The Peace above Hudson’s Hope, B. C.: miles into a narrow impassible gorge to emerge—refreshed with its ebul- lition of joy in hill boring,—ready to bear you in security for 500 miles without a break if you so choose. There are unnamed mountains there awaiting a conqueror. North they run to the circle; south to the Pine Pass, and-so on to the land you know—the Yellowhead, the Kicking Horse, the Crow’s Nest. Spruce and pine, birch and cottonwood, poplar and willow, they are all there wait- ing—the old familiar trees, ready to serve you with warmth, or transport, or what you will. And in their wooded depths, or on craggy height shall you find food and sport. Moose—do you not see that big bull’s track round the reedy swamp that les amid a forest of burned spruce, up whose blackened pillars the peavine leaps like a very sea? Bear—ask the peaks that hide the South Pine’s birth. Grizzly and brown and black—they are there. And the great Peace itself shall tell of the August days when the waxen willow berries are gathered by furry shapes upon its banks and slides. Caribou and jumping deer, beaver Where the River Emerges from the Canyon in the Last of the Foothills and otter, marten and mink and musk rat, mountain sheep and—may be the old grey wolf that loves to wake you in the moonlight. You would fish the stream? O laughing little Crooked river—I may not call thee by thine Indian name of “Coo ga-ga,”’ for I’m not sure of the spelling,—tell us what do the riffles end in? “You need not there seek the deep pools. A myriad trout will flash be- neath your craft along any one of my curves. ”’ True, they are there—speckled and rainbow, Dolly Varden and some whose names are beyond my ken. Answer O Pack river, what of thee? ‘‘The same.” The Lakes? =~ The same.’ Only here our trout are bigger and thy ken again is short, for the trout family is but one in our house.” The Parsnip? Ah! have you for- gotten the boat pole that served as fishing rod, the bacon fat that cover- ed the barb, the fish with dorsal fin as high as his body was deep, that takes a man’s grip to hold, that one must strip of many colored scales for | THE CALL OF THE PEACE 3 Cree Indians at Moberly Lake, B.C. the pan. Tne Arctic trout? Are you a vegetarian? Then camp “Char and ling, bull trout and for a summer ‘twixt the Hope of brook trout, dory, and white fish, ay, Hudson and Fort St. John. Garden and catfish will I give thee,” says the truck you may get at the latter place, mighty Peace. or you may grow it yourself. For the One Year's Work by Three New Settlers (One Family Living Together) On the Trail: rest—take that old lard,pail, and go to the bush. The saskatoon is wait- ing, so too is the cranberry, the rasp- berry, the blueberry, and all their kind. Herbs shall you tread on, flowers of myriad hue shall make your path an Eden. But I had forgotten the mere pot hunter. A dog is invaluable, but without him you may pick off prairie chicken and fool hen (willow grouse), the red eared spruce hen, or the scurrying rabbit. Or again, creep down to the bush lined lake shore for ducks, and geese, i wild swan. Alas, one cannot forget the flies. They also are there and their number is legior , black fly, sand fly, bull dog, et alia. It is highly pro- bable that you will never get used to them, but it may bring comfort to think that they are worse elsewhere in our fair Dominion. And after all, the flies are offset by the many other things I have attempted to indicate. Do the frontier folk themselves at- tract you? Prospector and trapper, servant of “‘the Company” or free trader, a share of his fire and his grub box awaits you. Each shall give Pack Horse and Outfit North of Fort St. John on Fish Creek. you of his best in things tangible and speed you on. Who can tell what else they may impart? Indians. Yes. Going against the sun you shall come to Sicanne, to Beaver and then to Cree, and so to the great half breed settlement round the waters of Lesser Slave Lake. You will read much of the story of the white man’s relations with the Indiap if your eyes be open. Canoes and Indians go together. You may get both at Fort George. The long sloping bowed cottonwood canoe is there, or, if you prefer it, so is the handy flat bottomed boat of the country. The Indian may not come all the way, but there are half-breeds. and whites who will take on the job. So you will fight the Fraser forty miles up stream to Giscombe, say farewell to him there, and cross the: eight mile portage to where Summit Lake, many bayed and_ islanded, awaits your paddle strokes. You may not then go wrong, for the water flows but one way, and under many names, you will yet realize that this is the Peace. Then shall come to you much lore: of half forgotten crafts. You will THE HOME LAND 5 learn to bake “‘bannock’’—and eat it; learn to see many signs and tracks, and paths through water or bush. But maybe you know of these things already, and so will understand. | I have sketched for you the water route through British Columbia’s Peace River land and on to that of Alberta—all downstream, for you will not care to tackle the upstream route, going first to Edmonton, and thence overland to Peace River Cros- sing. -East of the mountains prairie alternates with bush, or rather prairies are dropped into the bush. This is the Peace River country proper. West of the natural dividing line is forest covered land veined with the feeders of the Peace, and set about with mountain ranges. British Columbia is on both sides of the Rockies here, and it is in her territory that the wild still reigns. From Edmonton or Edson the way is clear—if often boggy underfoot— to Grand Prairie or to the river itself. From either you may wander with packhorse along west to the foothills, range by the Pine Pass, and so on to Stuart Lake, Hazelton and the Coast. Prospect if you will—for land and homes to the east of the Rockies; for metals and minerals in the country to the west of them. For the already travelled, the Peace river land may hold new ex- periences; for the uninitiated—grant- ed sufficient grub-stake—a new world of knowledge waits. You may have seen the homesteads rising like scat- tered matchboxes on a khaki carpet chequered with black brown plough. That is the story of Manitoba, of Saskatchewan, of Alberta. Three, four, and five ‘hundred miles north of the ‘steel, a new chapter is writing itself in the history of the North West. This has its own interest: but go west again beyond the settlements, and in the wild your campfires shall glow where the tall trees cloak the mystery of the hills among which the waters run. The Northern Lights are dancing: the long trail is waiting. Is the call for you? or even cross the The Home Land By S. A. WHITE Oh would you woo me from my own, With laughter’s lure and choicest cheer? Temptress of other shores and suns — The homeland dream is dear. *Mid Grecian groves, *mid purple vines, The eyes would linger and remain; But o’er the deep my heart goes out— The homeland path jis plain. *Tis dying day and sunset here While softly toll the temple bells, Sweet silver tongues, but not the tale Tne homeland twilight tells. O golden scenes where fancy paused, I'll hold you in my mem’ry dear; And now one joyous, sad farewell — The homeland call is clear. The Cruise of the Viking From St.John, N. B. to New Richmond, P. Q. By MarGaret Grant MacWutrter voice | beside me exclaimed: A “Isn’t she a beauty?” Turning, I encountered the shining eyes of my wife as she sur- veyed my taut little vessel. I had taken possession of the “Viking” at the Royal Kennebecasis Yacht Club and sailed down river io St. John, N. B., where my wife joined me. “Ts she up to your expectations Jack?” my wife asked eagerly. “Quite so, I believe. Shall we go over her? I have the official register here and we can visit at once.” Slowly we wandered over the beau- tiful little vessel, examining and ad- miring as we proceeded. The “Viking” is only a ien ton auxiliary sloop,—but perfect in every part, having been buili at Yarmouth by Butler regardless of cosi. The frame is white oak, and the planking is Georgia pine and white cedar, fas- tened with copper. Entering the cabin my wife cried aloud in delight at sight of the beau- tiful carved mahogany and handsome appointments. Hair-cushions, _ pil- lows, etc. were covered with silk plush, and the floor carpeted. The cockpit rivalled the cabin in beauiy and uiility, being finished in the same expensive wood, wiih similar cush- ions, and an awning of twenty feet for extension over the cockpit. The wheel is mahogany with the name of the vessel in bronze, and all the steer- ing gear is of bronze. The keel is loaded wiih 2800 pounds of lead, and the cenire-board with 1000 pounds. All the fittings and blocks are of bronze or brass and glittered in ihe sunshine. The ioilet appointments are perfect in design and workman- ship—everything being of the best material. Spars and masis have Haggerty hoist, and the standing rigging is of plow steel with phosphor bronze turned buckles. The sails made by Wilson and Silsbee of Boston consist of a mainsail, silk topsail, jib, fore- sail, silk spinnacher, silk baloon jib and a cruising sail. Everything that could insure speed and safety had been done to make “ Viking” a first- class boat. Turning to my companion I said: “You know Lil that severa! per- sons have tried to dissuade me from attempting the trip around to New Richmond. They insist that the sloop is too:small. Now my dear it resis with you to say if you will ac- company me or not. If anything should occur I should never forgive myself. Do you not think that you had beiter return by train, while I do my best to take the “Viking” around?” My wife turned upon me a pair of scornful eyes, while she answered un- hesitatingly: “What do you take me for Jack? If there is danger for me is there not also for you? Do you forget that I come of a race of sea-faring men? Must I remind you that one of my ancestors crossed in the ‘Mayflower’ another sailed regularly as Captain of his own vessel between the West Indies and New York, while my pa- ternal grandfather was a deep sea capiain between England and the Uniied Siates? In the face of all this you ask me if I am afraid to coast around Nova Scotia to the Bay Chaleur. I am glad that there is an element of danger in it. You don’t suppose I would be conient to paddle in a dug-out on a mill-pond! No, Jack my man! I came here to join forces with you, and I'll see this thing through.” “Bravo Lil! You’re game. I didn’t really think you would desert, but it was only fair to give you the chance.” Tiiby GRU OF THE“ VECING 7 The “‘Viking”’ “And tease me all the rest of my life, and threaten me with court- martial eh? No such thing! When can we start Jack? Won't it be just too delightful to go on a cruise?” All our arrangements having been completed we left Si. John on July Ist, 1911 for Bay de Chaleur, via the Gut of Canso and Northumberland Strait. On board were the Captain, my wife, myself, and Jimmie our man-of- all-work. Leaving St. John in a calm, and running all night with the gasoline en- gine, by day-break the coasi of Nova Scoila was in view. In spiie of a light breeze of head wind, which sprang up in the morning, as night fell we reached Gulliver's Hole, seven miles from Digby. Four times we iried to enier the harbor, but failed; when finally we succeeded, it was in the teeth of a gale. The harbour is surrounded by high hills; only a few fishing-huis and farm- houses are found here. The inhabit- ants treated us kindly during the three days we were deiained by wind and fog. So dense was the latier that once when I sent Jimmie ashore for milk, although the distance was only a few yards, I was compelled io shout ,o him several times in order io en- able him to locate the shore. On anoiher occasion so violent was the wind that everything upon the iable was deposited upon the cabin floor, while we ruefully regarded our lost dinner, and cleared up the debris. Before getting out of the “Hole” on account of low tide the Captain ran upon the rocks. Lowering the sail we started the engine, but she held fast. Seeing our situation three gasoline boats came to our assistance, throwing lines and hauling us afloat. Anxious to ascertain if the “ Vi- king’’ had sustained any damage I sought safer anchorage, and remained all night. During that night we ex- perienced one of the heaviest elec- trical storms I have ever seen. About twelve, p.m. during the heaviest of it, the “Viking” began to touch bottom. Reluctantly we got out of our bunks, hoisted sail and made for deeper water. So incessant was the light- ning that we could plainly see the fishermen on the shore, anxiously endeavouring to secure their boats; and the mountains looked weird and unreal in the glare of the light. So heavy was the rain that by the time we reached the cock-pit the captain found two inches of water. After considerable difficulty he succeeded in the dark in removing the plug— becoming thoroughly drenched dur- ing the operation. 8 ROD AND GUN Next morning we started down the coast. After a short run the wind fell, and we used the engine. Sud- denly through my marine glasses I discerned a breakwater ahead, so de- cided to remain till next morning. I also discovered to my dismay that my pilot was a deep-sea man, unused to coasting. Resolving to secure a safer pilot we ran along with the engine till by evening we came in view of another breakwater at Sandy Cove. My wife and I walked over the hills till we reached a little village which is associated in my mind with the great number of white cats to be found in it. This village is beauti- fully situated on the hill-side of St. Mary’s Bay. On the opposite side was a lovely lily pond. Journeying along we were picked up by an old farmer who took us to see a man familiar with the coast. This pilot, considering it unnecessary to ac- company us gave us particular in- structions for going through Petite Passage. Night came on and not- withstanding the information we had received the captain persisted in his course, bringing the vessel into the centre of a “rip” at the Bay of Fundy entrance to the passage. For three minutes it was pretty lively aboard,— everything movable was upside down; then she emerged none the worse for the struggle. I picked up the masts of two schooners, and taking the wheel we presently tied up at the wharf. Had we done otherwise we should surely have been wrecked in the Roaring Bull—the sound of whose angry waters reached us, as though disappointed at our escape. Resolving to secure a competent man I set out. Without exception all recommendations pointed to Pilot MacKay, an old man who had spent his life-time on the coast. I felt how- ever that I could not part with the captain as he was an all-round man. The following morning we left Tiver- ton with a good fair wind, through St. Mary’s Bay, losing our stay-sail in a squall. Gathering in the rem- nant we fought a head wind, then the leach of the main-sail gave way. Un- der a three-reefed mainsail with no IN CANADA head sail we beat into Yarmouth against wind and tide. We were only a short time at the wharf when the members of the Yacht Club piloted her to her old home at the Yacht Club Slip. Very affectiona- tely her old owner-Captain Cann re- garded the beautiful sloop. The members of the Club vied with each other in their courteous treat- ment of us. We were treated right royally. Perhaps few things inter- ested me more than the immense silver cup—one of the “ Viking’s” trophies. There were also several large photographs of the yacht on exhibition. We were much struck with the town of Yarmouth. It has snug re- sidences, well-trimmed lawns and beautiful hawthorne hedges, for which literally the town is famous. There is a population of 7000. In the days of “‘wooden walls’? Yarmouth was a busy ship-building centre. At that time more ships were owned in Yarmouth than in any other port of the same size in the world. Although this is now changed it is still interest- ing as, in addition to being the County town it is the only one of importance in the South-West of Nova Scotia. | The D. A. R. Steamers run to Boston daily in summer, and bi-weekly in winter. Large quantities of live lob- sters, straw-berries and blue-berries are shipped in their season to Boston. The cultivation of the former fruit is a booming industry in Yarmouth. The D. A. R. cater to the large num- bers of Americans who spend their vacation in the land of Evangeline. Amongst others the Markland Hotel on the Peninsula is famous as a tour- ist resort. A drive around Yarmouth is some- thing to be remembered, and as several autos were at our disposal we had an opportunity to see the town and surrounding country. North of the town are the three little sheets of water known as the Milton Ponds. In fact the whole country is covered with little lakes, making it quite easy to go from Yarmouth to Digby with only short portages. The harbour is about twenty minutes sail. When The Crew of the ‘‘Viking’’ the tide is high it resembles a fiord more than anything else. The whole coast-line is rocky and dangerous to shipping; the Bald-Headed Tuskets are well known, and the “Churn” beyond the Peninsula is another in- teresting spot. The town boasts a_ beautifully equipped Yacht Club, where visitors are always hospitably entertained. The old-time “‘Jock-Skippers’’ of Yarmouth were no insignificent fea- ture of the town. They took lumber to Greenock and re-loaded with pig- iron at Ardrossan. Excepting St. John and Halifax, Yarmouth boasts more autos than any other maritime town. The level country with its magnificent roads and good farms is a continual pleas- ure. Not soon shall we forget the generous treatment received from the Yarmouthians during the three days we remained there having a few necessary repairs made. The run to Shelburne with its beautiful harbour was ideal. Once we were clear of Yarmouth we were free of the fogs and tides of the Bay of Fundy, which had hitherto been the worry of our lives. Sudden and thick banks of cloud would descend enveloping us in its humid embrace. Liverpool was our next stop. I never saw a better lighted town; the houses and hedges are very beautiful. Fishing and farming are the occu- pations of the inhabitants. Here Jimmie met his first love. Questioned regarding his late hours he had little to say, but ere our departure proof was abundant that our “handy-man”’ had succumbed to the charms of a fair one. Running into Brooklyn to escape a strong head wind we took the opportunity to secure supplies. We found a number of Amerigan vessels from the Banks and the Goy- ernment Cruiser seeking shelter. We were glad of a good night’s sleep at Margaret’s Bay; then every- thing being apparently propitious we shaped our course for Halifax. Within sight of Sambro, I found on going to the wench to raise the centre- board that something was jammed. The board broke adrift from the after-end, leaving it suspended by the forward-end, and dragging heavy- ily. Our troubles now began. The wind had increased to a gale, and the condition of the centre-board caused the boat to sway from side to side, making it impossible to keep astraight course. A pilot-boat came within hail, but receiving no sign passed to east of us, purposing to shoot ahead. 10 ROD AND GUN IN CANADA Crippled though the ‘“ Viking” was she had lost none of her old spirit, and far out-stripped her competitor. We were much interested in our first view of Halifax from the water. Very imposing is the line of fortifications extending on both sides at intervals along the twelve miles of Bedford Harbour. Next morning having made ar- rangements for getting into the dry dock for repairs we ran with the motor across the harbour Entering the launchways we _ dis- covered that the centre-board was touching, preventing us from enter- ing the slip. Anchored at Dartmouth the Cap- tain found himself facing the serious problem of how to catch the drifting centre-board. He worked incessant- ly all day and success attended his efforts. At last the board was within its box. Mr. Fraser in charge of the dry dock interested himself in us, doing everything in his power to as- sist us. He had the blocks so built on the cradle that the “‘Viking”’ en- tered op her bilges without a hitch. While the repairs were being made my wife and I explored the beautiful gardens and fortifications of the gar- rison city. Among the new acquaint- ances we met, we have grateful re- membrance of Howard Wentzell, Esq., who entertained us in his beau- uiful home in Dartmouth. The last night in dry dock having arrived, we climbed our ladder, fully twenty-five feet to get a night’s rest. Alas for our hopes! About midnight a terrific storm of wind and rain came on. The *Vikirg”’ began to rock on her pedestal, so fearing she might blow over, we turned out and with lines made her fast. About this time Mr. Fraser arrived, being anxious for the safety of the yacht. During our stay a motor-boat race was on between New York and Hali- fax. The foremost boat arrived be- fore the gale; while the others strag- gled in, leaving one to bleach her bones on Yarmouth rocks. Thinking we had lost enough time, notwith- standing the advice of the Pilot we set out in the face of a storm. Hardly to Dartmouth. - had we gotten out of Halifax Har- bour, when my wife who had hitherte been proof against ‘‘mal de mer” succumbed and disappeared. Jimmie also fell a victim to a worse sickness than had attacked him in Liverpool— for having seated himself in the cock- pit to repair with palm and needle his rubber sneaker,—he dropped everything without warning, and was seen no more that day. From Halifax to Beaver harbour we ran before the gale, under a double-reefed main-sail; seeing now the first seas worthy of the name. Before us were evidences of a wreck. Two days later we heard of the loss of the ill-fated coal-steamer “‘John Ir- win,”” which had gone down leaving a single survivor, who had drifted ashore on a hatch. Although only ten tons the “Viking” ploughed her way through that gale, shipping scarcely a sea and arrived safely in Beaver Harbour, where we found we were preceded by steamers and craft of all kinds. My better half also ap- peared remarking nonchalantly: “Tsn’t it funny how soon you get better when you reach a harbour, where there’s no roll?” At Whitehead we replenished our supplies, making a straight run for Port Hawkesbury on the Gut of Canso. At the narrowest part it seemed as though without difficulty we could have touched the opposite shore with an oar; and yet so deep is it that ocean-liners can pass through. A little beyond we overtook two tugs with a three-masted schooner in tow, that had been driven ashore at some point on Chedabucto Bay. The run was one of the most delightful we had had since leaving St. John. We had a fine day and a good fair breeze—the only excitement being a couple of brushes with two schooners, which the ‘‘ Viking” had no difficulty in overhauling and passing. We ran to Port Hastings and thence to Port George, passing an American yacht from the New York Yacht Club with whom greetings were exchanged. Although the distance from_ the last light on the Nova Scotia side of the Gut to Cape George is less than THE CRUISE OF THE “VIKING” 11 twenty miles, something went wrong with the navigating, for when morn- ing broke we were out of sight of land—lost at sea! The Pilot, awaking, came to the rescue, and shortly after noon he landed us safely in the harbour at Cape George. During the two days we remained we found it impossible to purchase supplies—the people ab- solutely -refusing remuneration for the milk and fish they gave us. On the run to Pictou we had the first op- portunity to use our silk spinnacher. At this town we made new friends among whom were Mr. Hamilton of the Biscuit Works and Mr. Hickman, a designer of the Viper type of racing boat. During the time we were there we had the pleasure of witnessing a trial trip of one of these boats driven by a four cylinder twenty horse power Erd Motor, giving the boat a speed of about twenty-five miles per hour. Charlottetown was our next ob- jective point which we reached after an uneventful trip; true we over- hauled a schooner and noticed that she came to anchor three hours after we did in the Harbour of the Island City. Even the Pilot who had hither- to been something of a recluse ac- companied us to a band concert in the square. Charlottetown is a beautiful little city with wide, clean streets and a kind people. Leaving for Summerside, outside the harbour the wind died away, so we ran with the motor. At dark, off Cape Traverse our propeller struck a lobster-fisherman’s buoy and the propeller-shaft snapped off close to the engine, through which the water began to pour. The engine and tank being installed below the cock-pit floor, and it being pitch dark it was unsafe to work with a lantern, so I tried to plug the hole as best I could in the darkness, using a hammer and the first cloth which came to hand which happened to be a dish-towel. While trying to decide what was best to do a breeze sprang up, so putting on all available canvas we were soon on our way-once more. The Pilot was at the wheel, while the Captain, Jimmie and I set to work bailing water to keep the “Viking” afloat. My brave wife not only encouraged our efforts, but joined our force. The wind continued to freshen and by morning we were making record time towards Summerside. We will not soon forget that night- All through the long hours,—and how slowly they dragged—we con- tinued to bail. Down, up and over in ceaseless routine,—three buckets and a tin-kettle. Backs and arms at last grew weary, aching with the strain, but we dared not desist. Again and again I begged my wife to give up, but she only smiled bravely and refused to quit. “T promised to see this trip through Jack,” she said once, “‘and I mean to share the roughas well asthe smooth, ’’ then she bent again to the weary task. When Sea-Cow Head loomed up we knew we were going to win out. Although we passed a schooner op- posite Indian Point light we were too anxious and fatigued to be interested in the chase. We dropped anchor an hour before day-break at the railway wharf in Summerside, but our la- bours knew no cessation till it was clear enough to find a suitable beach- ing place. Taking the kettle from my wife’s hand the pilot took her place, while she retired to rest. Once again in sailing trim we ship- ped our course for Richibucto, but evening coming on, and the wind being unfavorable we changed our course to reach Buctouche. First one pilot-boat and then an- other pursued us to proffer services, but both alike failed of its quarry. Next morning we headed for Richi- bucto. For ten miles from the out- side buoy to O’Leary’s wharf, up that narrow channel, the “‘ Viking” beat against wind and tide; it being the first time the fishermen had known a boat, under the same unfavorable circumstances of head wind and falling tide to accomplish what she did. While in Richibucto we had the pleas- ure of entertaining Commander Newman, of one of the Canadian Cruisers. He offered to give us a tow in the early morning as far as the 12 ROD AND GUN IN CANADA Bell buoy. With farewell greetings we parted—he for Shediac, we for Shippegan Gully. Taking a north-east course we sailed along with a fair wind, which suddenly shifting to the north-west increased to a gale. The pilot was unable to see the compass clearly, on account of the sunshine upon the binnacle. I raised it up by means of a box. Shortly after land disappear- ed and by noon we were tossing about in a very heavy sea. I had gone over this course so often that I knew by the high seas that we were out of our course, so the pilot and I agreed to bring her around on another tack. I calculated that we should come in view of either North Point, P. E. L., or Richibucto Head. Just before dark, with the glasses I discerned a faint trace of land towards which we steered, hoping to pick up a light. Darkness came on and an unexpected visitor appeared in the shape of a small bird, which flew around the yacht several times, striking against the sails and finally settling on the boom close to the mast. Iran up and caught it and placed it for safety in one of the drawers of the side-board in the cabin. I knew that it was a little, lost land bird, that had been blown out to sea and was too tired to return. Sighting a red light on the shore, we hailed a schooner which we had overtaken and found that we were in the neighborhood of Tabusintac. Learning that they were bound for Tracadie we double-reefed our main- sail and trailed the schooner along the coast for about twelve miles;—my one object being to put in the time till day-light, as I had no inclination to risk the treacherous entrance of Shippegan Gully during the night. The pilot and Jimmie turned in for the night, leaving the captain and me on deck. I was at the wheel. Knowing a buoy marked the sand-bar off Tracadie Gully, and seeing the schooner heave-to and drop anchor, I naturally supposed that she had anchored outside the buoy. As the “Viking” only drew four feet of water with her board raised, I con- sidered there would be no difficulty in passing between the schooner and the shore. Instead of this the schoon- er had anchored inside the buoy. We went about one hundred yards be- yond the schooner, when the ‘ Vik- ing” piled up high and dry on Tra- cadie Sandbar. She listed to star- board and the pilot, who was sleep- ing on the port side rolled out upon the floor. Hurriedly he put his head up, demanding: : “Where have you got her now?” I told him. “T thought,” said he, “‘by the sound underneath that you had run her into the woods.” My wife and later Jimmie appeared, so the. whole crew were on deck. For- tunately there was no sea; a light breeze was blowing and rising tide. With the motor and a kedge anchor we soon had her afloat. We were only twenty miles from Shippegan Gully and it was no more than two o’clock so we put another reef in our mainsail, but delay as we would all too soon Pokemouche light appeared,—only eight miles from the entrance and still daylight two hours away, while a strong wind from the north east was blowing, making a heavy sea. We reefed aguin, giving us our storm tri-sail and in spite of all our efforts, we arrived at Shippegan Gully before daylight. We made a couple of tacks to put in the time; at last the long looked for sun appeared and we headed the yacht for the gully; an- choring safely a short time later at Shippegan, where we slept till noon. Taking a survey, I knew by the number of flags flying that a French- Canadian picnic was in course, so dispatching our dinner we put in our day among the merry-makers; as the fun lasted over the following day, we decided to see it through. Our faithful and competent friend the pilot bade us farewell at Ship- pegan; he had proved himself in- valuable to us and we said good-bye regretfully. We crossed the Bay of Chaleur to Port Daniel, where we remained two days with Dr. Enright, and talked “Yacht” aboard the “‘ Viking.” The A PLEA FOR THE OLD FELLOWS harbour of Port Daniel is very safe and commodious; the oe. is grand, and in places wild—resembling Highland countries; the people are comfortable and hospitable. His- toric and legendary associations render this place interesting to many people. I do know that those who once visit this hitherto little out-of- the-way place on Bay de Chaleur usually return—perhaps hopes oi some day exhuming the buried treas- ure of Bebee’s Cove haunt their thoughts. A day’s run brought us to Black Cape,—thence to Dalhousie with a small party, where the Captain left for St. John. He had been most use- ful and obliging and we trust some day to meet him again. Finally Jimmie, the last of our crew was safely dropped at his father’s door, and the “Viking” returned to Pritchard’s Beach at Black Cape, in the harbour of New Richmond. A Plea for the The bison population of North America to-day is estimated to be about 3,000 head. ‘This includes the 550 wild buffalo that inhabit the territory of Athabasca, and individual specimens kept in small enclosures in zoological gardens throughout Canada and the United States, as well as those confined in the various Parks in which herds of buffalo are preserved in the United States and Canada. Buffalo Park, in Alberta contains the biggest herd in the world to-day, a count made in June 1912 showing 1,151 head. It is predicted that an increase over and above all losses at the rate of not less than ten per cent. a year may be expected in this herd, which in five years would mean an increase of 136 head a year on the average and if none were sold off, would mean a total buffalo population 13 I had made everything secure and my wife and I turned at the top of the bank and looked back to where the “Viking” rode proudly at anchor, as though she realized the wonderful achievement she had performed. My wife turned to me and her face was expressive of deep feeling as she said: “Jack, we are home safely; al- though once or twice it seemed doubt- ful. I shall never forget those weeks or this cruise; it has been almost en- tirely a season of: happiness. I am so glad that I have been permitted to enjoy it.” “My dear! I want to congratulate you,—even when danger stared us in the face you proved that you were a worthy scion of those sea-faring an- cestors of whom you spoke so proudly that day in St.. John. Youw’re no coward Lil,—and I am proud of you..,, Old Fellows in the park at the end of the term of 1,795. This estimate allows for the killing off of some of the old bulls, a course strongly recommended by the superintendent of the park. The buffalo drive from the herd the old males that can no longer hold a place by sheer fighting strength and these old fellows live solitary lives, becom- ing haters of ther kind and developing crankiness and cussedness to an alarming degree. In connection with an article on the subject contributed to the Toronto Star Weekly by Mr. A. C. Campbell a subscriber writes us to suggest that a friendly bullet in their own park is the most desirable method of saving them from untold trouble and ven- tures to make a pl:a to this effect for the “old boys” who cannot speak for themselves. Among the Fjords of British Columbia Ry Keitrny WriGHtT ISGIPLES of rod- and sun D and lovers of outdoor life gener- ally find many and varied at- tractions throughout British Colum- bia but, if there be a more glorious and soul-satisfying experience than a cruise among the Inlets, with which the Coast from Vancouver, northward is deeply indented, then is life indeed worth living. These Inlets or, as they would be called in Norway, Fjords, are very numerous and each has an individuality all its own. They vary in length from one to one hundred miles while some have several arms of twenty or thirty miles each in extent. Generally speaking they wind their way through towering mountain walls. These are often sheer rocky precipices, glacier tipped; others are forest clad slopes and in all cases numerous streams, abounding in trout, are to be found, while in the salt waters of the Inlets themselves, Salmon, Sea Trout and many other game fish are not wanting. Add to this the fact that big game in great variety find their habitat along the shores and you have, not to mention the added joys of sailing and moun- tain climbing, a Sportsman’s Para- dise so complete that he is not worthy of the name of “Sportsman”? who would ask for more. To adequately describe all these Inlets would mean the “making of many books” and beyond the powers of this poor pen. Suffice it, if you can imagine yourself in our position on a sunny summer morning aboard a staunch thirty-five foot yacht sailing out of Vancouver Harbor, Northward bound, with weeks of real freedom ahead. Vancouver itself is situated at the lower end of Burrard, the most southerly of the Inlets, a grand sheet of water twenty-five miles in length. Eight miles to the northwest Howe Sound opens up into a glorious thirty mile vision of sea, mountain and is- land. Being so adjacent to Vancou- ver the shores are well populated at this season with summer Colonies and a crew of good fellows find many a hearty welcome along its beaches. The towering white spire of Mount Garabaldi, at the extreme northerly end, is in itself a sight worth going far to see and yet this is only one item amongst multitudinous grandeur. On we sail up the Gulf of Georgia and, allowing for side trips, the se- cond day finds us at Pender Harbor. This is a small Inlet about four miles deep but its beauties are not to be despised, while its placid waters are often much appreciated after a really good. “roll” in the Gulf. Here the fishing starts in earnest and we are hardly in the entrance before tackle of all sorts is being hauled out of the lockers. Then the “Dink” is man- ned and leaving part of the crew to anchor we go after both sport and supper—we get both and also bring back a fair sized appetite, in fact we would be ashamed to bring one like it to any city table. More fishing and a climb to the top of a near by mountain completes another day ex- cept for the regular evening chat over our experiences, and the climb is one of these. To stand on the top of an inland peak and view the panorama of hill and vale is a great experience: but to stand on the top of a Pacific Coast mountain at sunset and look- ing see eastward range after range of timber clad, snow capped mountains in ever changing hues; while west- ward the sea and sky are an infinite mass of crimson and gold, beggars description. Leaving Pender Harbor bright and early we sail up outside Nelson Is- land to the main entrance of Jervis Inlet keeping on past many tempting spots to anchor at last in a small sandy cove on the north side of the Inlet under the heights of Mount Trowbridge. From here the view up the Inlet is superb. A nice sandy beach invites a dip and in we go—not for the first time during the day how- ever as no one is allowed breakfast on our craft unless he has taken his AMONG THE FJORDS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 15 Entering Jervis Inlet morning plunge. Just opposite on Nelson Island is Van Guard Bay, a beauty spot destined to some day be a famous summer resort although as yet it is unmarred by the hand of man. A short run brings us to St. Vin- cent Bay where behind Sykes Island, a snug anchorage is found and the bill of fare is varied by a cod or two. To the right an arm of the Inlet turns sharply away, a narrow passage marking the entrance and through this twice a day each way the tide races with a roar that can be heard for miles on a calm evening. This is ealled the Skookum Chuck, in com- mon with many other swift waters of the coast where the naming is left to the Siwash. At slack tide the passage is easily navigated and a_ beautiful thirty mile stretch of really good salmon fishing with several streams offering Rainbows” and “Dollies” in plenty reward the venture. To the left Hotham Sound swings away northward for seven miles—here is seen a cascade of great beauty ap- parently pouring over the mountain top and falling in the sunlight like a living stream of spun silver for hun- dreds of feet. Passing Hotham Sound Goliath Bay is just around the corner and here, in Dark Cove, is to be found the snuggest anchorage in the Inlet. From this point we pass into Prince of Wales Reach which rounds off to the northward. Now the waterway narrows and the mountain walls close in. One group of peaks, Marlbor- ough Heights, and Mounts Churchill and Spencer rise sharply from the sea in beautiful formation to a height of six thousand, six hundred feet, while opposite are numerous peaks of equal height although not standing so close to the shore line. Nearing the upper end of the Reach Vancouver Bay is found tucked away under the feet of Marlborough Heights. A nice little stream empties itself into the sea here and a few hours spent along its banks with rod and tackle insure some rich sport. The timber is very large but smaller growth is also plentiful and varies in color with here and there great splashes of red and pure white blossoms. The Inlet now swings northwest and then sharply back to northeast and we _ enter Princess Royal Reach. A_ twelve mile run brings us to Deserted Bay where the anchor was dropped _be- hind a sandy point and near the mouth of an almost ideal looking river. We soon were in the dinghy on investigation bent, taking the pre- 16 ROD AND GUN caution to put out a troll. Inside of five minutes we had hooked a ten pound Salmon, which was later the subject of considerable argument as toits species. Of trout we also caught a number in the sea but a whole day on the river with the fly gave us no results. Probably the river is called “Deserted” with a reason. Just op- posite the Bay Mount Frederick William rises six thousand, one hun- dred and forty-four feet while a splendid view down Princess Royal Reach and up Queens Reach is here obtained. This latter veers off to the north west for twelve miles and there the Inlet ends, some fifty odd miles from the Gulf. At the head is a good beach and two good sized streams. The trout in the latter are plentiful, gamy and toothsome. Exploring one of the streams we came upon a most remarkable canyon about two miles from the sea. The walls are only 9 few feet apart and half way through the stream suddenly drops a hundred feet or more in one cascade. It is so dark within the canyon even on a bright summer day that photo- graphy is next to impossible so that of this beauty spot we have a per- manent record only in our memories. On the mountain slopes,in one morn- ing near here, we picked no less than ’ IN CANADA seven varieties of wild berries and they were so plentiful that after eat- ing our fill—and that was some—we brought back two pails full to the boat for future consumption. At the head of the Inlet the hills rise very abituptly to a height of seven or eight thousand feet. A pe- culiar formation of three peaks, each succeeding one larger and higher than the one in front but identical in shape, is a feature of the landscape not seon forgotten. On the East shore of Queens Reach about midway up is a small “‘z’’like narrow channel opening into Princess Louisa Inlet. Through this entrance the tide rushes at the rate of ten miles an hour. In here we went on our way back, gain- ing access very easily but having an exciting trip on the way out. Prin- cess Louisa is a small Inlet about five miles long but for beauty it is unsur- passable. At the upper end the walls on one side are perpendicular, as smooth as though of cut stone and rise for thousands of feet directly out of the water. The opposite wall is as high but more rounded and water worn. At the end of the Inlet, which is not wide, a series of Plateaux rise in steps of about one thousand feet each, their sides well wooded. Through and over these tumble num- At Anchor Pender Harbour AMONG THE FJORDS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 17 River Falls, Princess Louise Inlet erous streams and one good sized river. All fall directly into the sea the cascades varying in height and volume. From the deck of the yacht over a dozen of these could be counted. The river fall is especially beautiful and at its base the writer experienced some of the most exciting fly-fishing which it has ever been his good for- tune to encounter. The Trout are not large but what they lack in size they make up in gameness. From the slopes of one of the mountains climbed the view obtained was be- yond description. The river is vis- ible for miles back tumbling down the mountain side in a series of large sized water falls and I doubt if there is a yard of anything but white water in it from its source, in a clearly seen distant glacier, to the sea. We were loathe to leave this spot but have promised ourselves another visit. With sail and power we reach- ed the open waters of the Gulf again in about two days, touching at many of the favorite spots on the return journey. After making Pender Har- bor again for supplies, our prow was turned northward once more, intent in searching out the beauties of Toba, Malaspina and Bute Inlets—but that is another story Lunch Time Aboard BY CANOE AND PORTAGE IN THE NORTHERN WILD- ERNESS: From LAKE WABATAGONASHENE TO FORT ALBANY AND RETURN By Henry Anton Auer in the July issue of ROD AND GUN. - x ROW AND GUN IN CANADA A B.C. Grizzly Bear Black Bear and Grizzly Hunting in the Gold Range By C. H. DEuTSCHMAN T was the middle of May and the snow was slowly leaving. The hunting season for bear in British Columbia was approaching, and I was getting anxious to have another crack at them. I always feel that I have missed something if I do not secure at least one bear every Spring. Although bear hunting is conceded to be one of the most diffi- cult kinds of big game hunting I have always liked it best. There being no slides to hunt on in my part of the country, bear could only be found in the swamps. Ac- cordingly I started out for a swamp, a couple of miles from the cabin where in previous years I had shot a number of bears, to have a look for was situated on signs. This cabin the North Fork of Cherry Creek about 50 miles east of Vernon, B. C. As I had anticipated, I was a little too early and after hunting all over the swamp I gave it up for the day. Three days later I was on my way to the swamp once more. Following a high bench that bordered it I watched for about an hour and at last was rewarded by seeing what I took to be an immense, brown bear on the far side. Making a detour I slipped down through the alders very quietly, but could not get sight of him. Not wishing to scare the animal I went back to the bench to see if I could locate him. After watching for an hour and not seeing anything I gave it up for the day, but determined to be back again the next day and get that bear or die in the attempt. Next morning found me bright and early hiking out for the swamp. On my way home the previous day I had seen some very fresh signs and I felt quite satisfied I would get a bear the following day. Taking my old stand again, after watching a-few minutes I could make out something moving in the alders. I kept my eye on it for a short time and saw that it was a black bear. The hunt was on. The preceding Autumn a friend of mine from the city had made me a present of an automatic pistol and after trying it on a target I thought it would be about the right thing with which to shoot bear. At any BLACK BEAR AND GRIZZLY 19 rate I was anxious to see what effect it would have on a black bear. (I was just the least bit “leery” on try- ing it on a grizzly for the first time.) After seeing that it was working all right, I crept down through the alders and devil’s club until I was within a hundred yards of the black bear. His back was away from me so I waited close to a big cedar tree and when he turned took a good aim for his head, thinking meanwhile that I would fill -his head full of bullets be- fore he had time to move out of his tracks. I let go five shots as fast as I could pull the trigger, expecting him to be down and out by that time, but no such luck was to be mine. Instead he started to walk around in a circle, sniffing the air, as I thought, and all at once started for the thicket on the far side. Grabbing my rifle I knock- ed him out with a bullet in the neck. After examining him closely I found where a bullet had broken his jaw, another had knocked out some of his teeth and still another had flattened itself out on the side of his head. When I got back to the cabin that night I hung the pistol up on the wall with the rest of the relics. It might be all right for target practice but it sure was no bear gun. It took me the best part of the next day to flesh and stretch the skin and clean the skull. The next day I was after the brown bear I had seen the first day. I went direct to where I had left the carcase of the bear and when I got there it The Skin of the Big Grizzly 20 was gone. As I looked up I saw a bear going out of sight on my right, so taking two quick shots I brought him down. When I came up to him he was dead with two bullets in his neck. As I turned I saw the brown bear going out of sight, but as I was not prepared to see another bear just then he was gone before I could take aim. I ran over to where I had seen him go into the thicket, but did not get a glimpse of him although I knew he was not very far away. For a short time I could hear him moving about and snorting. I had only got a glimpse of him as he disappeared nto the thicket but as I thought it over it began to dawn on me that he was extra large. I began to skin the bear I had just shot, which was a very large, male, black bear. When I got through I took a look around to see what had become of the carcase of the other bear. In a short time I found it, partly covered with moss and leaves. Being in a hurry to get back to the cabin I did not stop to investigate. Had I done so I would without doubt have noticed that this was not the work of a black bear. The next morning I started out once more on a quest for the brown bear. After working my way very carefully through the brush I came to where I had left the remains of the bear I had killed the previous day. It was gone. I could see where it had been carried through the brush and, following the trail very cautiously the brush being very thick, I didn’t relish the thought of being attacked where I would not have a fighting chance for my life—and knowing I would have but a very short dis- tance to go before I would come out in an open burn—I pushed ahead. After travelling a short distance I could see out to the edge of the open- ROD AND GUN IN CANADA ing and, just as I stopped, the largest grizzly I have ever seen rose up from behind a clump of bush not more than sixty feet directly in front of me. He stood up on his hind feet and let out a couple of roars and a few snorts, beginning to clip his teeth together. This was more than I had been looking for. Evidently this was the bear I had mistaken for a brown bear and it was very evident that he did not intend to give me the right of way. Raising the rifle very slowly I took, I think, the most careful aim I ever took in my life, for the centre of his neck, and fired. The only move he made was to close his mouth. I took another careful aim for the same spot. Just as I pulled the trig- ger the unfortunate bear opened his mouth and a torrent of blood rushed . out and he sank slowly down. I had reloaded and was watching him closely, but could see, by the stream of blood that gushed from his mouth and the appearance of his nostrils, that he was fast dying. In another moment he was down and was dead. without having moved off the spot on which he had fallen. Both my bullets had struck him in the centre of the neck though neither of them had gone through. His bearship had a beautiful pelt with never a scratch or a rubbed spot. The fur was exceptionally dark and long, and some of his claws were seven inches in length and the color of ivory. His body was as big around as the largest horse I have ever seen. I did not hunt any more bear that Spring. ve, A few days after I shot the grizzly a party of surveyors came down the creek and found the remains of the bear and when I met them they want- ed to know who it was that had skinned the cow they found up the creek. S| The Lure of the Marshes CHARLES A. SINGLER seven mile drive over rough A country roads behind a debili- tated farm horse, and at all times imminently in danger of being hit in the back of the neck by one of the suit-cases (which were piled moun- tain high), inclined our party to be rather critical when we finally step- ped off the gig. We made up our minds then and there that we had been fleeced, that the rambling farm- house which had been advertised in the daily paper as a “hotel” was nothing more than a den oi thieves, and that we would do well to mak> the return trip in the shaky old trap behind the warped old nag at once. We decided against this however, and filed into the dining room, ready to criticize anything from the “‘roast beef and brown gravy” to the mis- tress of the ranch. It must be con- fessed that much of our ire died peacefully in the dining room, for the “roast beef and’? was enough to tempt the most exacting palate, and the sweet-corn, freshly culled from out-of-doors, could not fail to delight. The host, too, was a genial chap, brimful of stories of big game and bigger fish which had been gathered hereabouts, so with a last nibble at the delightful corn we clattered out of doors bound for the lake, where we would test the accuracy of his tales. Twilight had already settled when we reached the shores. A mighty chorus of frog voices was ascending to heaven, gnats and mosquitoes were thicker than snow-flakes in the mid-winter of 1912, and_ besides, there was no boat at hand. Could this far-reaching slough be the vaunt- ed lake of the proprietor, the haunt of the intrepid bass and the voracious pickerel of which he had told so well? Some of the bitter feeling of the earlier evening returned. Yes, we had been betrayed. The proprie- tor’s tales had all been creatures of his imagination. Everything indeed suggested a re- turn trip to the hotel and prepara- tions for an early-morning attack of the weed-beds, but Max is a tire- less fisherman and does not cease hostilities with the waning of day. Max is the man who had _ pointed this place out to us on the map, had guaranteed that it was a fisherman’s paradise, and had offered to stand the expense of the trip if failure should result. Was it not to his interest to make good? Somewhere along that boggy, mos- quito-ridden and frog-infested shore, we found a boat and soon were off into the thick rushes. For a long time there was no sound other than the hoarse importunings of the frogs, occasionally mixed with the croak of a bittern suddenly disturbed, and the whisper of three lines which con- stantly streamed shoreward. Dark- ness came and Halley’s lighted up in the west, more vivid in the black- ness of this swamp than we had ever seen it, or ever will. There it was, midway between horizon and zenith; stately, serene. After a while the moon swung into the east, and there was sufficient light with which to do some moonlight fishing. At this stage Harry decided to dis- embark, and we let him off at the highest point along the shore. He vanished in a smother of insects, but the dull plump of his bait audible from time to time, convinced us that he had not entirely surrendered. When Max and [ at length reached the hotel, disappointed, we discovered that Harry had not yet returned. Thinking that he had lost his way or met with ill-luck of some description, we borrowed a lantern and started in search, only to become hopelessly entangled ourselves. Soon we gave up the idea of trying to locate Harry, and concerned ourselves with our own futures, which looked dismal enough, as we were forced to pene- trate pastures on which grazed cattle of a very doubtful nature. Max is 22 ROD AND GUN IN CANADA no bull fighter, and as for me, well, Max has me beat by a good four in- ches and possibly a hundred pounds. When we finally did stumble across our hostelry it looked very inviting, and we arrived just im time to stop Harry, who was sauntering toward the lake, lantern in hand. So far our trip had brought us nothing but swollen hands and necks together with a full measure of disgust and disappointment. However, we had learned that the lake was full of rice, lily-pads, reeds and hyacinth. If bass cannot be lured from any of these they cannot be lured from any- thing, unless it be a rotted log, and these were there, too. Therefore, we were hopeful for the morrow. Max and I shared the same room. It was nothing more than a narrow, corn-strewn attic, for which $2.00 per seemed excessive. There was a small window at the west end of the room, the kind of opening that pigeons are used to whir through. Everything was hot and odorous, and indicated a bon-fire unless Max were awfully careful with the use of his “Tip- Top.” We found the bed to be a corn- made affair, with a tendency to sag toward the centre. This made it nice for both of us. I have never been a sound sleeper, but there were certain conditions which militated against sleep in this particular instance. First the room was odorous of corn-husks and the stale smell of Max’s tobacco: secondly, there was a screech owl Just out-side the window that I would have paid any farm-hand two bits for the ringing of his neck, and thirdly, there were other noises. Yes, Max sleeps on his back, and it is re- grettably true that he keeps his mouth open—wide. Occasionally he would snap his jaws and emit a gur- gling noise, not unlike what I would ex- pect had I put my fingers around his throat and shut off his wind, which I was tempted to do. I think he must have dreamed that he was a black bass, with a No. 8 skinner spoon and a weedless “‘buck’’ sticking in his crop. At any rate I watched the moon grow pale as she slid into the west: I heard the full chorus of birds which comes with the first hint of day. Then Max got rid of that hook, and tried to talk as though he weren't drunk. Yes, he had slept fine! Never wakened up once! Felt like a pony! This was all untrue, but even at that he was the first one to be on his way. Three thundering smashes on the door suggested to Harry that it was early morning, that Max was on the road, and that he (Harry)could lie there and doze if he preferred, or if he did not happen to awaken. That is the way Max does business. Se- veral insults were also directed our way before the big fellow quit the shack, but no fishing trip would be quite complete without them. Sunrise and early spring tempt one to be swift. Harry met me on the stair and soon we were wading through the dew-drenched grass on the way to the lake, where we found - everything much the same as the night before. The frogs were still croaking their lamentations and Max was swathed in reeds, feeding out pork rather recklessly. He looked glum, though, and it took no great effort of the imagination to size up things as they were. He had not done any business, that was all. Two or three hours of vigorous work convinced us that there were no game fish in these waters; still, fishermanlike, we kept steadily at it. Then high noon came with its hope- lessness, and from over the moor came the chimes of the dinner bell. That settled it. We ran the barge high on the bank, and saw it no more. Nothing could tempt us back to that vermin-haunted swamp, in which nothing seemed to thrive except leeches and_ sickly, fungus-covered perch, so after dinner we waited un- der the rustling cotton-woods for the wind-broken pony of the day before. The “hotel’s” advertisements ap- pear regularly during the summer season. As they are attractively worded, they will continue to lure many enthusiastic anglers to disap- pointment. Nova Scotia Sporting Gossip By Dr. Epwarp BRECK cessful one for Nova Scotia, with one great exception: the deterioration of the trout-fishing, which is the most important attrac- tion for the foreign sportsman in this Province. ~For, no matter how much time and money we spend on the preservation of our game (a most worthy object), it remains true that there are twenty or more money- spenders from the States to one who comes for big or small game, especi- ally since we have charged the non- resident the pretty little sum of $30.— to shoot woodcock and snipe, which is the same as for moose! Of course there is something to say on both sides of a question, and I have no time here to “‘argufy,”’ but this law, and the general muddle of laws brought about by the fact that Nova _ Scotia game is rightly looked after by the Provincial authorities (and there- fore well protected), while the poor trout are at the very untender mer- cies of the Domi n,-—all this -has led often to unfertunate complica- tions. An amusing though annoying instance occurred last autumn. I[ took as my companion on a moose- hunt in September a member of the American press who has helped boom the Province for years and has spent many seasons here. He never shoots anything bigger than a low-power -22, but, as our law prevents anybody (non-resident) going into the woods without a game license even as a companion and noncombatant, so to speak, Mr. Howe took out a “Small- Game license,”’ paying $15.—for it. Now what were his privileges? Moose, deer and caribou were not for him. Well, never mind; of course the great thing in our woods in fall, especially for the table, is the ruffed grouse (partridge). O no, no! The grouse is protected until October. Well then, woodcock and snipe? O No, they require a $30 license. The re- sult was that Mr. Howe paid $15.00 fi Rowe past year was a fairly suc- for the privilege of shooting ducks, which in the waters where we were, and in fact in all our inland waters, are very scarce, so far as getting at them is concerned. He got no ducks! Anyhow it is illegal to shoot wild- fowl with a bullet! You may imagine the opinion of Mr. Howe on the Nova Scotia game-law. But the joke of the whole thing is, that in all likelihood, if he had cared to brave the game authorities, he would not have had to pay a cent. He could have taken out a Dominion fishing- license, which gives him the privilege of fishing all open waters, including of course those where I hunted. As he remained over thirty days in the country, the $5.00 would have been returned to him. Now supposing the Game Commission had_ hailed him before a court for being in the woods without a license? Could he not point to his fishing-license, re- presenting the majesty of the whole Dominion, as his authority for going where he hanged pleased, especially as he had no gun with him larger than a .22 I think the Province could do nothing against the license issued by the Dominion. This is only one in- stance of the silly conflict of author- ity between Province and Dominion. I said the trouting is getting poorer. I have watched it for twelve years carefully, and it has declined steadily. No wonder, for only about 90,000 fry are ever put into our streams yearly, which is, as any fish-culturist knows, a mere drop in the bucket. Only one hatchery here gives us any trout-fry, though another is now projected, but I fear that it too will occupy itself almost wholly with salmon. Too bad! Never was such a natural country for trout, but always taking out and never putting back can mean but one thing. There will be no real change until the eyes of the Halifax government are opened to the ab- solute necessity of taking over the administration of our inland fishing, 24 ROD AND GUN IN like other Canadian Provinces who do this successfully. Our game laws are on the whole ex- cellent, and at present, though the Commission has not enough money to guard the woods properly during the winter (or at any other time), viola- tions of the law are very PaNictl more infrequent than in the olden days, when the law was a joke. The Game Commission can well be proud of one fact, namely, the steady increase of bull moose for the past four or five years, especially since cow-moose were protected. ‘The in- crease has been about one hundred each year, with no backsliding, truly an excellent sign. However this is a commonplace. Any old hunter in the Province will tell you that in places where moose are now plentiful there were absolutely none twenty years ago. There are still one or two clauses in the game-law irritating to the non- resident. One is. a new one, to the effect that nobody may take any kind of a firearm into the woods unless he holds a game-license. In other words fishing or canoeing parties must go totally unarmed. Now it is the almost universal custom among such visitors to take along a .22 rifle, which means fun at target-shooting, the bagging of porcupines, etc. oe casionally some hog will misuse a .22, and last year one was known to fire at a moose, of course without more than scaring it and wounding it slightly. No doubt there is more or less careless plugging at ducks, and once in a while somebody may make a mistake and hit a rabbit or a par- tridge, though this will be most sel- dom. Now in the first place the man who will fire a .22 at a moose will also break the law and take a .22 into the woods anyhow. In other words it is not the wenger but the man who makes the hog. If any partridges are killed their value is more than made up by the killing of the porcupines. As a matter of fact the damage to game by people carrying low-power .22s into the woods is just about nil, but in spite of this the.Commission CANADA Dr. Edward Breck Feeds a Cub has taken it upon itself to annoy the non-resident fisherman and canoeist, and thus tend to make his stay among us shorter, a very near-sighted policy, it seems tome. There is still another annoying law on the books, the one making it obligatory on the hunter to take moose-meat “out of the woods” within a week after kill- ing. In the first place this phrase is nowhere defined. Is a logging-camp in the forest, where the cook wel- comes moose-meat with joy, “‘out of the woods?”’ Or is the side of a road, isolated but regularly travelled, the same? Or must the meat be taken to a village? No doubt the object is to discourage the wasting of meat. But note how the law often acts. A hard-worked business man with a fortnight’s vacation eagerly needed and looked forward to, comes down and goes into the deep woods, two or three days’ journey from any settle- ment, and shoots a moose on the first morning. His vacation is half spoiled by the necessity of leaving his camp in a week or of sending out his guide NOVA SCOTIA SPORTING GOSSIP 25 with the meat and staying alone, something that few people care to do. Of course nobody likes to have meat spoil in the woods or anywhere else, but there are considerations that are of far greater importance, such, for instance as the vacation of this man. The spoiling of meat, while regret- table, is of little account. Not all of it spoils anyhow. A good woodsman, even if he and his companion eat but little of it,. will smoke nearly all the rest. And what is left is eaten by wild animals and is not really spoiled. Furthermore the Province charges this man $30.00—, a good price, for that meat, plus what the man spends in the country, and why should he not have the right to dispose of the meat in any manner he sees fit, so long as there is no nuisance com- mitted? I must confess that the more I analyze this law the more un- just I find it. I do not think that the policy of petty annoyances can do the Province any good. And, mind you, in both these cases there was no real call for such laws, the alleged dam- age being more in the imaginations of the law-makers than anywhere else. The “seven days’’ -law has already caused a lot of bickering and annoyance, and I predict that the -22 rifle law will be worse. Since there is now a high-power .22 that kills big game, the law could read “nothing more powerful than .22 low-power,”’ or limit the amount of powder in the cartridge. The grouse shooting here has been very fine indeed for a few years past, owing to the fact that the open sea- son consists only of the month of October. The present winter has been a mild one, and if we have fairly good weather from now on for the breeding season, it will be hard to find a better partridge country than Nova Scotia. And before I leave the subject I wish to correct any impression I may have given in regard to our trout- fishing. It is still wonderfully good in spring and fall; and as for canoe- trips combined with fine trouting, I much doubt that there is any such region in the world, starting, say, from some such place as South Mil- ford, Annapolis Co., from Bear River or Lake Kedgemakoogee. Our forest country is wild and unspoiled. Your readers will possibly remem- ber a letter I once wrote you on the methods of sport of the great land- owners in Germany, in which I re- lated some experiences of my own. Of late there has been a moving-pic- ture reel shown everywhere (and doubtless in your district also), show- ing the Emperor William shooting stags. This should be an eye-opener to anybody who fancies that Euro- peans have the same high standards of sport as we have. You may see the Emperor carefully aiming at a stag apparently not far off in the open. His rifle is supplied with a big tele- scope and he is resting it in the fork of a small tree! No doubt he hit the stag! In another film you see the big herd of stags run by, not far from the beaters, and in still another the long row of dead beasts. Faugh! It makes one hold his moral nose! And these slaughterers, these killers of herds of semi-tame deer on the Continent and of a thousand brace of game-birds per week in Britain are often held up to us as models. Nay more, they very often criticise the sporting methods of Canadians and Americans. If that is not the height of impudence. But this will do for the present. Fishin’— A Reverie By JoHN J. ENMAN Hurray for fishin’! I’m always wishin’, That I had the time and the fun, Which I often had When I was a lad, When they'd come up the stream on a run. I think I still hear . The talk—as they’d steer Our boat on the smooth-running glade, As at the right spot Our anchor we'd drop An’ we would sit tight in the shade. Gee whizz! what a feelin’ There’d come o’er me stealin’, As something would splash up th’ brine; Oh! the joy of that minute When I knew I was “‘in it,”’ As I felt a tight tug on my line. Oh, glory! Great Caesar! What a size he must be, sir, See the rod double up like a bbw— See him rush wild at random Say! how will you land him? Now be careful you don’t let him go! Ah, there now you’ve got him— No! he’s making for bottom— By George, sir! he is a “‘ whale,” See the bubbles he’s sendin’, See th’ rod how it’s bendin’, Good-bye, Mr. Trout, if it’s frail! A tug an’ a tussle— Display o’ muscle— At last he’s surrendered, oh, joy! Well, has he? I wonder, Not a bit! Well, by thunder! This is fun, but that fish does annoy. Provokin’ ?—keep quiet! If you’d stop your blamed riot We might get him into the boat— Hully Ghee! He’s a terror, An’ that is no error He runs around wild as a goat; At last, just by inches, An’ short, sudden pinches, The line is wound gradually in; He gives a last flounder, Great Scott! 35 saying, can in one year in British Columbia secure an assortment of big game trophies, sufficient in num- ber and creditable in appearance to grace the oldest and most historic ancestral hall. A great lawyer once said that genius is simply perspiration. Suc- cess in big game hunting is nothing more or less than perspiration, parti- cularly in British Columbia where nature seems to put forth her best endeavours to protect the game, and where only the man with the brawn, the endurance and the patience neces- sary to overcome nature’s obstacles, who can do the climbing and the chasing, often on short rations and exposed to serious physical danger, can hope for success. Next time Mr. Frothingham comes to B.C. if he will write to Mr. Williams, I will guarantee he will escape the unfortunate experience he has had, and will get instead not only some first-class hunting, but some very satisfactory and tangible evidence of it to bring home with him. Bear River S. G. MERRELL Between broad fields of wheat and corn, Bear River westward winds its way; *Twas years ago upon its banks, That I first saw the light of day; And from my birth I loved the stream, Its roar was music to my ear, I rode its foaming flood in spring, Without the shadow of a fear. Full many a summer day I spent, Upon the stream in light canoe; And memory, fond, brings back to me, The scene in panoramic view; I knew each turn the river made, For half a hundred miles or more, Each wooded bank, each mossy dell, The channel’s depth from shore to shore. I knew where wild-fow! made their nests, Where crafty foxes had their lair, I found the wild bees’ golden store, And more than once I saw a bear. Far up the river, known to few, The eagle’s bridge might then be seen, Where giant oak and walnut grew, And locked their arms across the stream. There, two great eagles built their nest, And with contempt for passing foe, Oft waked the echoes with a scream, That startled browsing deer below; When Indian summer’s smoky haze Was resting lightly on the land, Bear River's vale was then ablaze, Touched by the Frost King’s magic hand. The towering walnut, as with fears, And trembling from an unseen blow, Dropped ripened nuts like golden tears, Into the amber stream below; The maple blushed beside the oak, Now dressed in suit of sombre brown, And gracefully received the stroke, That sent her blood-stained foliage down; A royal carpet for the earth, O’er which the frisking squirrels played, While timid partridge whirred aloft, When man disturbed the forest glade; And if abroad at early morn, Some lordly turkey one might hear, As forth he led his keen eyed flocks, And piped defiance loud and clear. With stiffened pinions, head thrown back, And gorgeous fan expanded wide, Perhaps we heard a rifle crack, As, with his blood the leaves were dyed; The camp-fire smoke curled through the air, Then settled softly to the ground, While scarlet plums and ripening grapes, Perfumed the air for yards around. Like rubies set in velvet green, The sumach glowed along the shore, And woodbine clambered like a flame To hide the fallen sycamore; Along the hills like sentinels, All uniformed in gold and grey, The grim old hickories seemed to stand And watch the passing of the day. What is that sound like pattering rain, Borne to my ears upon the breeze? Ah, now I know, once more I hear, The beech-nuts dropping from the trees; Down sinks the sun, across the sky, The after-glow streams from the west, All silent, save some night bird’s cry, Which seems to say, we rest, we rest. Gone, all the forest, dark and grand, All swept away by ruthless men, But, in my dreams I sometimes see Bear River as I saw it then. And when my years have all been tola, And I can lay life’s burden down, I hope they’ll let me sleep and dream, Beside Bear River, soft and brown, The Passing of the Salmon By €. W. Youne NE of the first recollections of a boy who spent his early days in the county of Halton, is the catch- ing of a grilse in a tributaryofthe River Credit. Perhaps it is only a hazy re- miniscence, carried for over half a cen- tury, and gaining strength as the years roll on till it has the halo of reality about rite Sometimes it seems impossible that a waif and a stray of the wonderful army of migrant salmon, in following the in- stinct of its ancestors could have climb- ed past the dams at Streetsville, Spring- field, Norval, and perhaps other ob- structions, to find itself in the clear, cold water of the Spring Creek, which, rising a short distance south of George- town, meandered joyously for a few miles till it joined the Credit River—a silvery stream, as it lingers in memory, whose waters were a paradise for small trout, and whose wooded banks har- bored all kinds of feathered game. * But the small salmon might have been there, and the boy might have caught it, for it was not so long before that, as the old settlers used to tell, that salmon were as plentiful in the Credit as they recently were in some of the more remote streams in British Columbia, where they crowded so densely that, if they did not move, one could cross the river on their backs dry-shod. This, however, is not within the ken of any who are now liv- ing, but for one who remembers clearly pigeons which flew in never-ending flocks for hours, and has seen the rooker- ies with their countless millions, as well as the herds of buffalo on the western prairies, it is easy to conceive of the lavishness of nature in the early days, and to believe that in the forties hired men made a proviso that they should not be compelled to eat salmon more than once a week. Nowadays, the traveller between Hamilton, and Toronto as he looks out of the window of the fast-flying train, at the muddy water of the Sixteen, the Credit, or the Humber, or later in the day as he journeys down the main line of the Grand Trunk, and sees the almost dry creeks that empty into Lake Ont- ario, can hardly believe that they were once clear, limpid streams, of respect- able proportions, filling the deep chan- nels cut away in the ages, and that every year the salmon, after their long jour- ney from the Atlantic Ocean and through the lakes and rapids of the St. Lawrence chain. were guided by an unerring instinct back into the very waters from which, as fingerlings they had emerged first into Lake Ontario and thence voyaged for hundreds of miles to the salt water. Recalling later days on the rivers of Quebec and New Brunswick, one can let his fancy play and see under the over-arching beeches and maples a stretch of crystal water, flowing gently a few inches deep over gravelly bottoms. It is the late autumn, and one rouses coveys of partridges at every turn, sees the lightning whiz of the woodcock, as he jumps from the oozy bed where he has been boring; and as likely as not catches sight of a deer or two scamper- ing away from his drinking place on the river-side; salmon are playing on the gravel, their dorsal fins out of the water, the gravid females slowly depositing their eggs, the lusty males fertilizing the ova and cruising about meanwhile to keep off the intruders. Nature is kinder here than on the Pacific Coast. There the salmon press on and on to the headwaters, but they neverreturn. Many are stranded on the shores in their mad rush, while millions more perish after their supreme effort, gaunt skeletons of their former selves. Once in a while an Atlantic salmon is belated and spends the winter in fresh water, to be a black, lanky kelt, and a nuisance to the angler, who expects a silvery, fresh-run fish. But most of the Eastern salmon, as the days shorten and the streams begin to freeze over, leave their eggs to be hatched by na- ure’s procesess, and are off again to the deep water, where with abundance THE PASSING OF THE SALMON By of sea food they soon fatten up for an- other season of reproduction. Among the musty, old blue books in the Parlimentary Library at Ottawa, one finds much of interest bearing on the steps that were taken in the middle of the past century to preserve the sea salmon in lake waters. In their report to Parliament, in 1869, Messrs. Whitcher and Venning, Dom- inion Fishery Inspectors, say: “In early times Wilmot’s Creek at Newcastle and in fact all the streams and rivers of Ontario running into Lake Ontario were famous for salmon. These noble fish were so plentiful in the early days that mem killed them with clubs and pitchforks—women seined them with flannel petticoats—and settlers bought and paid for farms and built houses by the sale of salmon. Their yearly decreasing numbers at length succumbed to the destruction practiced upon them each season from the time of entering the creeks, until nearly the last straggler had been speared, netted or killed. Such is, in short, an epitome of the history of every once-populous water connected with Lake Ontario. For some reason that cannot now be explained, the creeks east of Toronto were frequented by salmon long after they had ceased to enter the Etobicoke, the Credit and other streams further west. Even yet an occasional one is to be found in its old haunts. At Orono, west of Newcastle, Ont., the late Samuel Wilmot, who may be considered the father of the artificial incubation of food fishes in Canada, was a fishery inspector under the Dominion Government, and had for some time experimented in hatching trout spawn artificially. In 1866 Mr. Wilmot secured by Order-in- Council, the setting apart of Wilmot’s or Baldwin’s Creek, on the banks of which was his homestead, for the natur- al and artificial breeding of salmon. How he succeeded can best be told in his own words, taken from the official records: “Formerly salmon frequented this stream in vast numbers” says Mr. Wilmot. ‘“‘So abundant was this fish within the memory of the older settlers in the neighborhood, that, small as the creek is, as many as a thousand and upwards have been taken by torch and spear in one night. So plentiful indeed was the supply, that not only large quantities were preserved by the in- habitants for domestic use, but a large and profitable trade was carried on in both our own cities and in Rochester in the United States. Gradually, as might be expected, the numbers diminished until scarcely a fish could be obtained. Salmon became so scarce as to make it a matter of great difficulty to obtain a . sufficient number of parent fish, when operations were begun by me in the fall of 1866. In that year I began as an amateur to carry out the plans I had formed, with the view of replenishing the stream, in the hope of being able by artificial methods of breeding, very materially to add to the numbers of fish hatched in the course of nature.” In the fall of 1866, Mr. Wilmot se- cured some fifteen salmon, male and female. The undertaking being obnox- ious to several people in the vicinity, who considered it an infringement on their rights of poaching, some of the more evil-disposed among them forced an entrance into his building, and de- stroyed eleven out of fifteen fish, all of which were just ripe for manipulation. “Thus,” he says, “the four uninjured fish were the first stock for breeding taken from the creek. From these about fifteen thousand ova were placed in small boxes, which I had arranged in the cellar of my dwelling house, through which streams of spring water were made to run. In about seventy days a large proportion of the ova came into life, and after being carefully watched, and nursed into their parr state, most of them were turned out into the creek, a few being reserved for experiment and observation.” “Tn the fall of 1867, I procured 25 or 30 salmon in a reception house which I had enlarged and improved upon the former, with the aid and sanction of the Fisheries Department. From_ these salmon I obtained about 50,000 ova, though many of them unfortunately proved immature. reel is one of our 2 tops, pat. lockfast joints, cork .'Perfect” ball bearing handle, improved fittings, agate butt : é agate line guard regu- andendrings—£4.19.0 or $24.11. 33-8 > lating check reels, contracted ‘‘Perfect”” Reel with Agate ; 3 3-8 Diam. Line Guard £2, or $9.74. Double Taper ‘‘Corona’”’ Line 35 yards, 15|- or $3.65. In all $37.50. (2) 9 to 12 ft. cane built 2 piece “‘Perfection” Trout or Bass Rod, suction joint agate butt end rings, cork handle with pat. Screw grip, £3.2.6 or $15.22. 3 3-8 “‘Unique ~ Reel 18/6 or $4.50. 30 yds. D. T. Tournament line 8]6 or $2.7. In all $21.79. SEND CASH COVERING ORDER, BALANCE CAN BE ADJUSTED. CATALOGUE 1912—300 flies in color FREE THE GREATEST FISHING ROD AND TACKLE MAKERS IN EUROPE 51 Gold and other medals 62 ROD AND GUN‘ IN CANADA A western game warden discovered two fishermen killing a large number of fish for market by leading current from an inter- urban railroad down a wire into the water. Ten two gallon cans containing a consign- ment of about a million whitefish minnows for Lake Erie were sent by the Dominion Gov- ernment from the hatchery at Sandwich in April and liberated in the lake to return “after many days” doubtless in the nets of the fishermen. In the same month a million whitefish fry were sent from the Sandwich hatchery and placed in Lake Ontario. Later on a million lake trout were put in the same place. ; A novelty seen on the St. Clair River shortly after the violent storms that took place in the latter part of March was a flock of wild swans. It is many years since any of these beautiful birds have been seen on the river, and it is presumed that their visit was due to the storms. In consummation of the long campaign which had been carried on by the Southern Alberta Wool Growers Association, the Lethbridge Board of Trade and other organi- zations it was announced some time ago that Lethbridge sheepmen would be allowed to graze their sheep on the Rocky Mountain forest reserves during the summer of 1913. A story instancing the difficulty of enforcing law and order in the wild lands of the north has to do with the punishment of offenders against the close season regulations for the shooting of moose. On March 11, Constable Edwards, stationed at White River, Ont., received information that moose were being killed in the north, following which Inspector McCurdy and Pol- ice Magistrate Depew went to a place called Hobon, which is at the “end of steel’-of the Algoma and Central Railway, a distance of 54 miles north of Obar, the junction with the Gap Tk: Magistrate Depew took his court with him, and after fining two restaurant owners, Nichalos Volosky and Alexander Zebran, $50 and $10 respectively, for keeping moose meat in their possession out of season, the police officials tried to make their way home and they found themselves facing the beginning of a snowstorm which lasted ten days. Snow piled up eight feet deep, and completely blocked the Algoma Railway. The only way out was to tramp 54 miles on snowshoes,and on the second day the magistrate collapsed and had to be left in a tent while Inspector McCurdy tramped the remaining 25 miles and sent a dog train out after his comrade. The Royal Society for the protection of Birds held a meeting in March last at which Lord Curzon, ex-Viceroy of India, presided, and in an address severely scored women for wearing the feathers of birds in their hats and the men who are engaged in the traffic entailing the slaughter of countless numbers of birds. “What do the admirers of fair women care about women’s headgear?”’ queried the former Viceroy. ‘‘What do the men care whether the women adorn their heads with feathers or bristles, as long as they look fetching? It is an appaling traffic, for which London is the distributing centre. At a recent feather sale here 75,000 kingfisher plumes changed hands. “Men who sell the plumes of aigrettes, ospreys and other rare birds and the women who wear them in their hats should be sent to prison.” Lord Curzon declared, The Stratford Angler’s Club met in April and organized and drew up their by-laws for the coming season. Mr. Ed. Chowen was ap- pointed president and Mr. Johnston Harris was elected secretary-treasurer. The Club have bought a twenty-one year lease of the pond and creek, north of Harring- ton village, the pond covering about 10 acres. There have been several thousand fish put into the pond in the last two years and pro- spects for some record catches this summer are bright. Ten signs are being painted and will be set up on the property as a warning to trespassers. Poachers will be punished to the full extent of the law. The fishing will be limited to 15 days for each member, of which there are twelve, and each guest taken out to the grounds will be counted off as one day against the member. The membership has been limited to twelve members. The twelve members of the club are: Messrs. B. F. Kastner, Chas Lloyd, Fred J. Searff, E. J. Chowen, Dr. Nethercott, Clove Myers, J. Harris, G. E. Trow, G. Nornabell, George Ditchfield, Rey. W. T. Gluff and Fred Holman. The Government of Newfoundland has asked and obtained permission from Mr. E. T. D. Chambers of Quebec City, to reprint for the use of their own people his treatise on the raising of fur-bearing animals in captivity, a review of which appears in this issue. An order-in-council has been passed res cinding the fishery regulations for British Columbia, passed March 21, 1909, and sub- stituting in lieu thereof:— “No one shall fish for, catch or kill trout of any kind, including steel head of two pounds in weight undressed or under, from the fif- teenth of November in each year, to the twenty-fifth of March following, both days inclusive, except in the waters east of the 120th meridian, where no one shall fish for, catch or kill trout of any kind from the fif- teenth of November in each year to the fourth of April following, both days inclusive, provided that closed seasons shall not apply to the Seton and Anderson Lakes, and waters tributory thereto, nor to Dolly Varden trout nor steel head caught in tidal waters by rod and line, or in Okanagan, Kamloops, Chuswap, Arrow and Kootenay lakes, nor to land- locked salmon weighing five pounds undressed, or over. 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Hastings Sporting Goods Works, Hastings, Mich ee ee 64 ROD AND GUN IN CANADA present year trout fishing west of the eigh- teenth meridian may begin on the fifteenth of March.” One evening in April last as Mr. John A. McFee of Belleville was walking along Bridge Street, east he was attacked by a large musk- rat which made frantic efforts to bite him. This fur bearing little animal was out of its latitude and was probably driven to despera- tion by hunger. Mr. McFee killed it and has the hide as a trophy of his experience. Mr. A. J. B. Jeffrey of Logan Avenue, Toronto, caught a muskrat about the same time at the corner of Danforth and Moscow avenues, more than a mile from the Don River, which is the nearest water course. The captive was full grown and its pelt was a very fine one. A month previous to this a fox was captured in the Don valley. The new log cabin camp hotel in Algonquin Park, (see frontispiece in this issue‘ is located on the easterly shore of Smoke Lake, one of the largest and most picturesque of the park lakes, and is known as ‘““Nominigan Camp.” The word is Ojibway for balsam, and is most appropriate, for the region is rich in this aromatic growth. Here, on a point facing the south, and furnishing glorious sunset pictures across the lake to the west, has been built-a jog-cabin hotel enterprise, similar to those of Maine of world wide fame. There is a large central lodge or meeting-place and in close proximity to it there are a series of individual log cabins, all built of cedar logs with the bark on, chinked with cement and moss and thoroughly in keeping with the natural beauty of their location. The central lodge and the cabins are simply and comfertably furnished and have modern conveniences, with bath rooms and hot and cold water. The large lodge is used for general rendezvous and din- ing room, and the log cabins furnish privacy for families or parties. This arrangement has proved a real success in many of the best similar resorts of the East. This camp on Smoke Lake is the first of a series of camps which will be established in the park by the Grand Trunk Railway System under arrangement with the Provincial Gov- ernment. The high standards set in the new and magnificent Chateau Laurier at Ottawa, owned and operated by the Grand Trunk Railway System, will be maintained, al- though in very different fashion, in these rustic caravansaries. The rates are exceed- ingly reasonable, $14.00 to $18.00 per week. Write to the Manager “‘Nominigan Camp” Algonquin Park Station for reservation. Handsome illustrated descriptive literature may be obtained free from Grand Trunk Agents. The attention of all friends of fish and game is directed to the 1913 Convention of the Canadian Forestry Association which will be held in the City of Winnipeg within the days July 7th to 10th. While subjects discussed will relate primarily to prairie conditions, the preservation and development of the small reserves there, the planting up of sand lands and farmers’ plantations; nevertheless the great subject of forest protection will be fully dealt with. The establishment of game pre- serves and the protection of game will be important features of the program. A number of leaders in forestry matters have already promised to attend and take part. This is the first time the Convention has ever been held in Winnipeg, and a large attendance is expected not only of farmers and wood users from the prairie provinces, but also of lumber manufacturers from eastern Canada and from British Columbia, and of all interested in game preservation. The Convention is held in the opening days of the Winnipeg Exhibit- ion, and it is believed that being in the first days of the Fair there will be no lack of hotel accommodation. Winnipeg Fair rates will prevail on all the railways from Port Arthur to Calgary and Edmonton, and delegates attending from districts east or west of these points can secure special rates on the cer- tificate plan, of which information will be given by Mr. James Lawler, Secretary of the Canadian Forestry Association, Canadian Building, Ottawa. While groups of five o’clock tea parties were refreshing themselves in a Montreal cafe, and the orchestra was playing softly, a tall, muscular man, who had been sitting quietly taking tea alone, leaped from his seat and with wild gestures began leaping about the room to the imminent danger of the tables. “He’s crazy!’ said the startled customers to each other, as they gazed at the man. Women became hysterical, and men started for the telephone to call the police. The orchestra, which had been playing “The Banks of Bonnie Doon,” stopped sud- denly. No sooner had they ceased playing than the man concluded his weird dance and sank into his chair breathless but contented and those nearest to him heard him whisper to himself: “‘Aye, but that was gr-r-and, mon!” The one-time famous ‘Jock’? MacDonald of Inverness, was again in the limelight. Twenty years ago “Jock” was turnkey in the Inverness jail, and one of the most talked of men in the North of Scotland. Left alone in charge of a party of Nor- wegian smugglers he single-handed overcame them when they attempted to escape. It was not all smooth sailing for ‘‘Jock’ His coy Highland lassie was fickle and Jock was jilted. So he came to Canada and plung- edinto the woods, building himself a “‘bach- elor’s palace” on the outskirts of the little village of Tacheville, on the Kaministiquia river. For two decades ‘Jock’? was the “eccentric”? of the Fort William country. Working at odd jobs—now in a logging camp now fishing, now acting as guide to hunting parties in the “‘north country”, Jock made his living in seclusion and quiet. The Taunton, Mass. Indoor Rifle Club has fifty-eight rifles among its members and 70% of these rifles are Stevens. ri ROD AND GUN IN CANADA 65 aate Neste oe ote res TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF Bait Casting Rods e If you’ve never felt the G : 7 thrill of pleasure that goes with " 4 sb Si sh otestasdetiobast hesleate ole slesteste sfeslesteste re 2, x >) casting a lure, in a sweeping, + graceful curve, straight to its mark * —you have missed a piece of keen fun. For ke * pleasure, health and freedom from worry % you can’t beat it. * DP) “BRISTOL” No. 28 is the new Lignt " Sait Casting Rod. 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Established 1835 Michie & Co., Ltd. ——toronto"“cannte THE TRAP Rod and Gun in Canada is the Official Organ of the Dominion of Canada Trap-Shooting Association. the Editor, Woodstock, Ontario. All Communications Should be Addressed to TOURNAMENT DATES May 24th. The Thousand Islands Gun Club of Gananoque, C. A. Lewis, Sec.-Treas. May 26th. Blue Rock Shoot for Championship of Essex County at Sandwich, Ont. Jack Pentland, Sec-Treas., Keystone Gun Club, Windsor, Ont. June 20th. ‘Sea Cliffe’ Gun Club, Leamington, Ont. July 1st. Brandon Gun Club, Dr. MeDiarmid, Sec.-Treas. July 23rd-24th. Saskatchewan at Ft. Qu’Appelle, Sask. Indian Gun Club August 11th to 14th. Dominion of Canada Trap Shooting Tournament at Hamilton, D. A. Wilson, 33 Grant Ave., Hamilton, Secretary. Dominion of Canada Trap Shooting Association ‘Tournament. June 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Second Annual Tour- nament of the Maritime Provinces Trapshooting Association, at St. John, N. B. Wilbur W. Gerow, Sec. St. John, N. B. The officers of the Dominion of Canada Trap Shoot- ing Association, whose Annual Tournament will be held this year from August 11th to August 14th, are planning for the best tournament ever held. There will be $1200.00 to $1500.00 added money, besides valuable pops and prizes. i Every shooter will shoot at 16 yards in all events except “The Grand Canadian Handicap.” Every second event for both days running will have two special money prizes for 1 and 2 high guns, besides division of moneys will be on the Luther Squier Money Back System and will extend down as far as possible. This will insure every shooter getting back his entrance Jess the price of targets and a share in division of added money. : : The following changes will be made in this year’s program. ’ Usually the regular events were at 20 birds. That will be changed to ten events each day of 15 targets. The eight man Team Championship will be at 25 birds per man instead of 20 birds. The two man team race will be at 25 birds per man instead of 20 birds. Berlin Gun Club. : A peculiar feature of the Gun Ciub shoot at Berlin on March 22nd was the closeness of the scores. Eight nimrods shot at 50 birds and only eight rocks separated the high and the low man. W. Player tallied 35 out of 50 and M. Scully was low with 27. if : In the 25 series, E. Dumart landed 10 and W. Witze 8. The scores are: W. Player E. E. Bowman L. Krupp 50 W.Dumart ......:< 0 50 50 C. Schilling 50 50 M.Scully.... 50 A. Ludwig . 50> Be Dumart <2. « 10 ETE ED inten are x BOM AWrnwatzeliens pete 8 Seven members of the Berlin Gun Club visited the traps on April 5th, and enjoyed a friendly shoot. The scores were :— M. Scully.. 17. E. Bowman Pat tare 11 H. Krupp aeaien ae. De Up pi fens enerrcniut A. Ludwig 145 ore Boehmer on 46) B. Alles ESR At the regular shoot on April 17th, out of 50 shots the following were the results ASH erpott:.. tse oo. We blaver A eee) E. Bowman .........38 E.F.Seagram.........35 W. H. Dumart .36 Geo. Bruce ornate) On April 26th the scores were:— Shot Shot At. Broke. At. Broke E.E, Bowman ..50 38 A. Hergott. DOS 1 Geo. Bruce ......50 42 Smiths: .). 200 39 W. Hancock... . .50 24 Maple Leaf Gun Club of Preston Z At the competition on April 12th, held by the Maple Leaf Gun Club, Preston, the following scores were made, and the highest became the owner of the knife competed for. Out of a possible 25 clay birds, the fol- lowing points were made: Charles Sacks 17, E, T. Strohkirch 16, E. Brockel 15, R. Tremain 13, H. Lanr- gridge 12, A. Near 9, A. W. Spalding 7. St. Thomas Won From Dutton The eight man team of the St. Thomas Gun Club defeated the Dutton Club on April 2nd, by 78 points for a prize of an article of cut glass to each of the win- ning team. The scores were at this shoot: ST. THOMAS a Geo. Mann... ...50 44- C. Axford . ....50 44 W. McCance.. . .50 44 Bob Cotfey 50 43, Geo. McCall ...50 42 J. Coffey. ..50 40 N. Burton ..... 50 40 Wm. Vale.... 50 37 334 DUTTON W.Hollinghead .50 Alp GC} Doyler.- 27 AcParker§<..0, 00, 28. Wee Suisiense 24 W. Stevenson. . .50 Sif, PREC OAtS sect rey 34 JAS CS Rate Sb 50 28° S.Limeham:. -% 70 37 256 The Dutton Club has purchased a new Leggett Blue Rock Trap which has_ been installed in their new grounds, greatly improving the facilities of the club. St. Thomas ys. Ridgetown Shoot Friday, April 18th, at the St. Thomas Gun Club grounds a team shoot was held between St. Thomas and Ridgetown shooters, the St. Thomas Club winning. The excellent hat donated by R. Day, the London crack shot, for the high gun was hotly competed for and at the termination of the shoot four men were tied for high gun with forty-eight out of fifty rocks broken. In the shoot-off Geo. 5. McCall of St. Thomas, won breaking a possible twenty-five out of twenty-five rocks. The scores: St. Thomas—Chas. Axford 45; A. Johnson 43; Geo. Mannix 48; W. McCance 43; R. Emslie 37; J. Coffey 45: G. McCall 48; J. McPherson 42; Wm. Vale 43; R. Coffey 47: Total—441. Ridgetown—H. Taylor 48; H. Scane 45: W. Ward 44; P. Spear 35; C. Scane 34; C. Call 43; ° F. Gal- braith 42; J. Donahue 35; G.Lang44; A. McRitchie 42. Total—412. On April 24th a second shoot between the two teams took place at Ridgetown, St. Thomas again winning which made Ridgetown defeated by 40 shots. London Gun Clubs The members of the three London gun clubs had an interesting competition for three trophies, one being donated by each club, and the match being at 150 birds, 50 being shot at at each club grounds. The scores after two shoots were as follows: Shot at. Hit. Parker........ 24 100 94 Glover..... - 25 100 93 Day. : 22 93 Simcox 22 93 Jordan. 22 92 Johnston..... 25 92 Webb. 25 89 Meyers.. 22 85 Tapley. ae, 42 Heber 40 Davis..... 45 Nevills.... 44 J. Waide. 44 Winchester Gun Club The Winchester Gun Club held their big Merchan- dise shoot, which was the last of the winter series, on March 22nd. Over 30 fine prizes were donated by friends of the club and the competition among the shooters was very keen. The Club has had the most successful season in its career and all the “‘boys’’ have been most enthusiastic in their efforts to boost the sport of trap-shooting. Those who shot and their scores were as follows:— Name Shotat Hit Shot at Hit J. Blank .-....50 27) wlan... -ee0 37 D. Konkle 7.50 36 H-.Hunsberry ....50 38 Ed. Campbell AO 25 J.Rittenhouse ..40 32 E. Fisher... 40 32 Jonesie. ee 20 10 G. Overholt... ..20 10 G. Mason 20 10 R.Honsberger . .20 11 O. Crowe... 20 9 F. Johnson........10 4-"W Gation ere. 10 3 Chatham Gun Club The first shoot of the newly organized Chatham Gun Club was held at the club house at the Fair Grounds on April 18th, when 20 or 25 of the members were present and enjoyed the afternoon’s sport. It is expected that arrangements will be made for a club tournament some time during the summer, when members of other clubs in the district, will be present The scores in the events were as follows: First Event—25_ Birds. G.L. Billngicssmees 18.) Dre blassard-.cneeeeeneaee B. Oldershaw.. FSmithctincnoe eine al J. A. Aitken... Ji WePatersones ce ees 11 UGa Kern eta seme W.-Bewells# i lesser 18 W.S. Richards....... Jas. Oldershaw ....... 20 esBaxtenettncasoeae 14. - J. J. Mooret-* eee 20 Geo. Willard............15 Second Event—15 Birds. 4 GYL Billings 125. J-WesAitkent ee) ork. TH URy ante eye rater 6 BSOldershaw=...0. she S. W. G. Jones ....... 6 WaBlWells2yccresces 9 Smith. eo) Peach occ Dan Dl Goer ae eer il J. W. Paterson ....... 137 Was shichardS sires 7 GHESBilling wes cece 10/ «Geo. Willard®=) 3-5... 8 J.+AS Aitkene: sect ate: Third Event—10 Birds. Geo. Willard ........ 1G. ESBilling s.r 8 SAW Gee ONES Tepes 4 B. Oldershaw........... 4 laa Ete: ai Boe aood 4 « 7)" eee 4 Geo. Willard. wo ste tile WERBSINVGLSHESe eters 6 W. S. Richards. 56.6 JeHGGKemits Aner 9 F> Smith: 5). 0. U2. 4 Jase Oldershawae cee 4 Hamilton Gun Club_ The final event of the series for the Klein and Binkley championship trophy was shot off at the Hamilton Gun club. President F. W. Watson won out with a total score of 130 out of 150. It was anybody’s race up to the last event when the president put on a total of 22, which cinched a well deserved victory. H. Kretch- man, who was always close up right through the series, took down the second prize with 126, while H. Marsh, with 124 took the third. E. Harris repeated his last performance in winning the silver spoon given for high handicap score made in this event during the afternoon. A series was started for the gold medal given by the Royal Distillery and J. A. Armes and H. L. Morris, new members of the club, got off to good starts with 24 each. This tied them for the silver spoon given in this event and on the shoot off the latter won out. There was an event of doubles, the first one in a lon while. The president kept up his unin gee wit 11 out of 20, while H. Marsh and Nelson Long tied for second place with 10 each. * H. Kretchman was high for the afternoon with 62 out of 82 and F. Oliver was close with 40 out of 50, The scores made during the afternoon were: Shot K. & B R. D. At. Broke. F. W. Watson.......... 130 18 119 84 HL Morns)) <2 24 92 64 J. R. Snoddy 14 45 22 Ey Harris)>)-... 18 93 63 A. Bates.... 16 70 55 H. Marsh.. . 12 20 105 80 D. Reid.. : 17 46 31 J. Hunter. ah) 18 70 50 M. Snider 121 21 60 46 J. Bowron.. : oe 16 36 25 H. Kretchman .126 bi 62 51 H. Smith. . , Bea 4 a 70 55 A. Parmenter...........113 16 78 42 E. H. Sturt oe) 70) 21 81 57 W. Dillon. Se OD 14 82 58 F. Oliver.... opkere 22 50 40 J. Crooks Aeon 23 46 33 N. Long . ...119 15 98 67 W. Wark.. EA OD 19 37 24 GavAssRossia..e eda apeyete 14 45 2 J. Armes. . Baye 24 62 ROD AND GUN IN CANADA 69 IMPERIAL ~ SOVEREIGN THEY ARE WINNERS Dominion Cartridge Co. LIMITED Montreal ves Canaca X 70: ae ROD-AND GUN IN- CANADA “A At the Hamilton Gun Club on April 19th, the second event in the series for the Royal Distillery was shot off and resulted in J. A. Armes keeping the lead with 48. H. L. Morris in second place with 46, and J. Crooks, D. Konkle and W. Wark tried in third place with 40. | Interest is increasing in events of doubles, and it iooks as if they will become a regular fixture. In the event carded, F. W. Watson got 15 out of 30 and W. Wark 10 out of 20. 2 : J. A. Armes with 23 won the spoon given for nie handicap score, and H. L. Morris with 22 took the other spoon for second place. D. Konkle put up a box of cigars for third place, and he tied with W. Wark for them. On the shoot off the latter won out by one bird. W. Wark was high for the afternoon with 40 out of 55, while J. Gomph got 58 out of 84, F. W. Watson AS out of 70 and D. Konkle 55 out of 80. The scores for the afternoon were: Shot at. Broke Shot at. Broke _Gomph. .... 84 Hee Luter es uarert 7( 42, N. Long foe b00) 31 HL. Morris.... 107 67 F. W. Watson... 70 48 H. Kretchman....102 2, W. Wark ....- 99 40 A.D. Bates... 5 27 E. Harris :.... 60 36) Smithy. 40 J. Bowron..... 46 30 E. H. Sturt - 28 A. Parmenter.... 39 19SaGS verses 27 F. Oliver........ 50 29 D.Konkle ....80 55 J. A. Armes....- 62 41 J. Grooks:.. -.-.46 29 At the Hamilton Gun Club on Saturday afternoon, April 26th, there was a great turnout for the shoot with the Canadian Indians. The first event was the All Comers against the Indians at lifty birds, and the All Comers won with a score of 836 against 774. The Indians put up three sterling shields in this event, one each for the high guns on each side, and the other for the longest run of both teams Chief Make-Em-Yell took down one with 43 out of 50, while John Hunter with 47 annexed the other for high suns. Edgar Sturt got the other with a run of 27, while B. Smith and Dr. Wilson gave him a close finish with 26 each. The second event was a ten men team race for the silk pennant which headed the procession of Indians cuming down to the grounds. The Indians have man- aged to keep this all season, and it would have been a nice addition to the collection of the local club; _ but Fate ruled otherwise. The Indians put up a total of 217 while the other side got 209. The Hamilton Gun Club put up four spoons in this event, one for each side for high guns, and the others for long run each side. Chief Riverdale tied with Home Comfort with 24 for one spoon high gun, and the former took the silver in the end, while Dr. Behm for the opposition with 25 straight cinched the other. Home Comfort took the long run for the Chiefs, and E. Sturt and A. Bates tied with 14 each for the long run for the palefaces, but the latter won out on the shoot off. Chief Talking Water presented the prizes and the remarks that followed showed the good feeling that exists between the organizations. This chief was in a dual position, being president of the Hamilton Gun club, and being compelled to shoot against his own club, and under the circumstances Vice President Sturt handled the All Comers events. Dr. Behm and Bert Smith put on the only straight scores in the 25 bird events, and both had good totals for the day. E. Sturt was in great form, having 91 out of 100, besides getting all the long run prizes. Chief Riverdale was as consistent as ever, getting 85 out of 95. Both traps were worked during the afternoon, and number 2 trap broke up a good many otherwise promis- ing scores, as the birds took a deceptive sweep out of the traps. The scores made during the afternoon were: All Comers— Total for day. John Hunter 20 47 100 89 24 45 100 91 23 44 95 83 18 41 105 84 22 43 100 89 18 41 95° 775 p 18 44 95 79 Dr. Wilson. 20 43 95 76 Dr. Behm. 25 «42 95 80 Bert Smith. 21 45 95 84 209 Jas. Crooks — 34 75 50 E. Harris — 41 105 89 H. L. Morris — Al 95 76 Cc. Brigger — 34 60 43 H. Kretchman ; — 40 100 74 weClmne. wie — 35 80 58 R. F. Ollman. — 33 70 48 \ WD ition Bes acta cna evess cae tenes M. Reardon. ..... = E www ere E ST) x So on ie) M. Rasberry ...- — 70. 53 ID et rid hee ea AnnetowmoaocedsS oon — 60 46 60 52 20511 45530) 45 33 70 42 70 48 a3 38 J.R. Snody 1 2. _ Indian Chiefs— mop ee Young Eagle | ...2....0.--2- sheen 23 3950) S5a0%0 Wioolsley.ne pain cea eer Talking Water..... . Home Comfort ........- Wagon Maker.......- Keaing Pinson eer Short Wing, ....--.- Iron Face You Em See:.. -.-. Riverdale...-~..... Patricia..... Woodchuck Sign Maker Olympic Buckette........ Makel’Pim ‘Yello. 2...) shee ne Poundmaker..°....-++++++:+++5+-> TINY ee oe ee eee tens Lay "Em Out. Dom Cart... ... Put ’Em Straight The third event of the series for the Royal Distillery gold medal was shot off on Saturday afternoon, May 3rd. at the Hamilton Gun Club, and it resulted in H. L: Morris assuming the lead with a total of 65. H. Marsh and W. Wark are now tied in second place with 63 each. J. A. Armes who was in the lead for the first two events had an off day and dropped into third place. _E. Harris won the spoon for high handicap score, with 25, while A. Bates, W. Dillon and Nelson Long tied in second place for the other spoon and the latter won the toss. In an event of doubles, H. L. Morris put on an ex- ceptionally good score, getting 28 out of 32, and Nelson Long went one better with 18 out of 20. FE. H. Sturt had the best total for the afternoon with ze out of 45, and A. Bates was right close with 33 out of os The scores were: Nelson Long.... H. L. Morris J. Gomph. . E. Harris W. Dillon. - J. Bowron... .-- J. R. Snoddy.-..-. E. Hi Sturt... GoStrouds =. : J. A. Armes. W. Wark. . A. Bates.... W. P. Thompson.. H. Barnard.....-- Hi Marshiey- W. Brock... .<.«++ Peterborough Gun Club‘s Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Peterborough Gun Club was held on April 10th. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President—L. Hall. Vice-President—W. M. Lang. Captain—H. Cook. Sec-Treas.—C. Wood. Mr. C. E. McGaw was elected Hon. member. The secretary reported the club’s finances in good condition, with a substantial balance on hand, after an expenditure of about sixty dollars for automatic trap and attachments last season. A number of prizes have been contributed, to be competed for during the coming summer, including two silver cups, presented by C. bk. McGaw Esq., Toronto; one leather gun case by the Nobels Explosives Company; one game bag, by the Peterborough Hardware Gompany; one [hermos lunch set, by the Kingan Hardware Company; and ROD AND GUN IN CANADA TOT UUM UU ONE PIECE HAMMER 4 The U. S. 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SS PARKER GUNS BUILT TO ORDER The manufacturers of the “OLD RELIABLE” PARKER GUN wish to announce that the present is a particularly opportune time to place orders for guns built to individual requirements, a feature of the gunmaking bus- hig teballl cpebeenan . wy yet — ; “ 2 ar > le ~ < my A iness to which they have paid particular \\ eight to twenty-eight attention. Parker Bros. are prepared to supply bore. stocked to suit any purchaser’s requirements and bored to give any distribution of the shot required from cylinder to full choke Parker Guns remain unexcelled in their power of hold- ing together the shot charges under high velocity at extreme ranges. PARKER BROS., Meriden, Conn. -¥-Salesrooms, 32 Warren St A. W. duBRAY, Resident Agent, Box 102, San Francisco; Cal. | 72 one hundred loaded shells, by the Club. These prizes will be competed for during the months of May, June, July and August. Each member entering the compet- tion must shoot at 200 birds during the season. Re- gular shoots are to be held the first, third and fourth Thursdays in each month. Every member competing must shoot at 50 birds per month, 25 on each of two of the three regular days. The competition will end with the last shoot in August, when the prizes will be distributed. The first regular shoot of the Peterborough Gun Club was held on May Ist. The following are the scores at 25 birds each: FlesRoutleys-- see od PTZOUCKS Siereieesdaraietiees 17 R. Tivey. GziWoodss eee eee aL: H. Cook.. IAS Ackerman es neeiietens- 14 (6) JERE Barn dio BaOSina co Walang. apakr 7 C. Lech 3 At a practice shoot on April 17th, the following were the scores at 25 birds each: eG ookgeparceisate cers KOE CG! Wood Seatcrraeeiie tee 19 PMISOUCKS Ree eee meite eee LOW weal Smear iol amcieiere 17 J.D) Collins: .3 .. aot Sy iG WIMinlIS ie eeoneter etoyeterele 13 Gable Dinsdaley see. )l20 Coe AGATE ee ticiracee 11 eeta alle mone terceariaierers PL Av ‘Ackerman’ 5.) <--.- 9 Ja Brightman oo. li SeiiC James seen 9 Bug eee Aires hie a OneyeaeS 3 OS Weller aetalainens 2 Belleville Gun Club The Belleville Club held the fourth of a series of championship shoots on Merch 28th, Mr. Harry Day winning the silver spoon. The scores were: BeaD ayer sainvetnetercls 20 Ma S pragueciikccr eisies 19 FADIA ee Oe HARA OS 16 J. Woodley. Soe Tak 16 W. Andrews......./... MG} ones Caachi ed pes cine 15 Je Dhompsonteee. sake. 13) PAS Tonesteteersces. teeter 12 Sas tatiord seni ietaen 10 Eight members of _ the Belleville Gun Club on April 11th, participated in the 5th series of the championship event of trap shooting. Mr. M. Sprague with the highest score, won the spoon. The contestants and the scores were as follows: MeSprague:. fs eer Dios GINSBennett) ey .r wo E. Turley... .17 H. Day. FAS Bias 16 E. B. Harris.. 1D VAIO tt aerate ohctose 11 W. J. Andrews... .. AF Ee Stattord’:cmant a wone 11 The fourth shoot in the place on April 18th, at the eing made:— M. Sprague ...... ; E. Turley. : ee} G. Boulter... Mehene Le. R. Statlord Ho Peron) The sp.0n was won by SID Molsons Bank series took traps, the following scores Mr. Fletcher, Napanee. 18 g Weel OV Nin Ach Oveoro ACIS 15 MiriDavidies jeer tia: 12 Mr. Harrison. oP Mr. Turley, Mr. Sprague being under a handicap. On Friday. April 25th, Mr. Mark Sprague shot highest in the last shoot of the Gun Club championship and won the spoon. His total score was nine above any other competitor for the four best scores and con- sequently he captured the gold medal. The results were, Sprague 22; Bennett 20; Mott 20; Harris 19; Turley 18; Jones 18. St. Hubert Gun Club A variable wind from right to left and a variable light against a difficult background made very high scores difficult at the St. Hubert Gun Club shoot on Saturday, April 12th. Ted White was high man, mak- ing 45 out of 50 in the regular shoot and 49 out of 50 in the extra, a total of 94 out of 100, which was some shooting under the conditions. The scores in the re- gular event were as follows: E. G. White (pro.) 45, G. B. Greene 44, B. Beattie 43, Sutton (pro.) 43, Dr. Smith 42, W. Cameron 41, G. Abbott 41, E. R. McNeill 40, J. B. Bunn 37, F. Heney 36, G. Easdale 35 Extras, 50 birds—E. G. White 49, G. B. Greene 42, Sutton 40, FF. Heney 38. Extras, 25 birds—B. Beattie 23, Dr. Smith 23, G. Abbott 20, G. Easdale 19, FE. R. McNeil} 13. MONTREAL DOINGS Riverside Gun Club. There was a very good attendance of shooters at the traps on March 22nd, some of the Ottawa gunners having stopped over from Good Friday. The day was good for shooting and the scores, which follow, were a great improvement over the previous ones. No. 1 Practice, 25 Birds. Name Score Name Score Dr ewilsone 5. xo. es 23 Westlake 22 ROD AND GUN IN CANADA Reid ihe won ete a eens Hares oe Thompson Murray.... Watson. IBrOWDie-sieitaee ol eaneeteee No, 2, Prof. Cal H. Corey Prize. Heap, 30 Birds.. Yards Final Yards Final Name Heap Score Heap Score CWS er reise 17 285 Boucher. aes 16 27 Redman ...... 18 25 Westlake......- 18 25 Dr. Wilson. ....18 247 Barrowrn terse 16 24 Reideie. yes 33 15 24 (Ge Jones: 2. a 16 23 Brown eee ee 16 22: --Watsoni2% o-cam 16 22 No. 3, Watson Trophy, For Green Shots, Handicap. 30 Birds Yards Name Heap Score Heap Score Wihittallya ake 10 19 McKeough. ...18 18 Bingham 14 17 3. Walsont ese 2 17 G. Jones 14 16°. Tominys. ened 16 elder es 18 15S Manktord en ccrer 12 12 Furnise:... 3). 9k 10 No. 4 Ewing Trophy, 25 Birds. Yards Yards Name, Heap Score Heap Score Dr. Wilson.......18 23 Westlake 18 22 J, WilsOnie so Sere 12 20 is. 19 16 19 19 18 18 V7. 17 ee 17 13 Ure. seen: 11 10 Pe Lewis Took Ewing Cup There was a very good attendance of the members at the Riverside traps on April 5th, the chief attraction being the Ewing trophy—a handsome cup, This trophy had been in competition for the previous six weeks, the best four shots (scores) out of the six to count. The finish was very close and interesting, Lewis winning by one bird over Reid who, althoug being one of the youngest shooters in the club, shot re- markably well. Only two events were shot off, West- lake winning one and Lewis the other. PRACTICE MATCH—25 BIRDS. Westlake, 23; Dr. Wilson, Maher, 22; Inglis, Lewis, Boucher, Galbraith, Gordon, Murray, 20; Redman, 20; Dr. Fisk, Dale, Rowan, Reid, 18; Lawson, Ruel, Jones, 16; Harrison, 14. EWING CUP HANDICAP—100 BIRDS. (25 Each Saturday.) Yds Yds : Tidep Score ; Hdep Score TO WISs cteyetesat- ae, 79) Reid Sena eine 15 78 Dr. Wilson.......18 78 Westlake at 76 Inglis...... . S17 75 Murray. 72 J. Wilson . 12 72 G. Jone 71 Boucher . . 16 69 Furniss 64 Whittalliee ss la 62 Gordon 61 Rupert eee 16 61 Verdun 54 A “spoon” shoot was also held but not completed. Some very good scores were made at the traps on Saturday, April 14th, Three spoons were shot for and were won by Murray, Reid and Lewis—all with good scores. The scores: Club Practice—25 Birds core Score TQ WIS): ctevetspermaeeterstelalets 23) Reid! =y-ticipw enemas 21 Murray nsec ee 21 “Woddon5 eee 20 Wilsonty rim ceeeienae 187 \Gordonieen cry pacers 18 Tin Qlisec i. csexsie esos nieve sueee DOu CER ULC reer reste ete ee 18 Wihittall teers seer 18)” Rowan tie. 17 Watson iaetosrmrerravae 17) JONES haces arate beled 17 Wankfordsit- eee 17 Spoon Shoot—25 Birds. Yds s Name H’cap Score Name H’cap Score ewissi.cres sso 18 21), Inplises crests tinted 21 Reider ete 16 21 Maher...........17 21 Rainville.........18 20° Galbraith:!:~ 2.5 16 20 Dre Fiske 722... 16 18> Hareteemarerc eo) 18 Westlake........18 1 Wy Pi BY VS ais in a Star 16 17 Milrray.v--e- a. 17 17 Wood a0 ere 16 17 Tie Off. QWISS eas) ter eteielaree tiene 22 M~aher...... 21 Reda sien oe LS) Dn glist ee erate 18 Spoon Shoot—25 Birds—Handicap Yds Yds Name H’cap Score Name H’cap Score Murray. ...... 17 21 G.'Jones... Jo. eyo 21 Dr. Fiske.......16 20), Mahenis-3 0 Screed) 20 What They Say About the Remington-UMC .22 OU are going to buy a.22 cal. rifle—repeater or single shot. 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Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Co. Windsor, Ontario. 74 ROD AND GUN IN CANADA Whittall ...... 12 LO Se wisSec so ee Le 19 Westlake... .....18 TS) Reid eon. Bens 18 Wiodds. NS ces 16 18 Rainville........18 18 Eiate ers ee 16 18 ewWatson o.=.- 16 17 Tiigliss cece 2218 1GmeDale esse eGlO 16 Lankford....... 16 16 Rowan SG 16 Galbraith... . 16 16 Tie Off. Wrirrayer ces. 22 G@: Jonesis~ sn... -18 Spoon Shoot—20 Birds—Handicap : Yds Yds Name H’cap Score H’cap Score INA Ser eae 17) Vlahercs sree nit 17 Wilson... ... . 12 16 Rainville........18 16 Ruel. < .: 17 16) Whittallsss2* 32312 16 Lankford. ......12 1G} Lewis ser anche 18 15 WYO di. We 6 15 Galbraith....... 16 15 Murray. 6 15) Dr iPiskes.2 (20 15 Wales ss... 16 14— Ge Joneses. 16 14 Rowan Sag 14 Tie Off—10 Birds Reid. . x 10. Maher..... Snot aero cate The Riverside Gun Club held their last shoot on the old grounds on April 19th, when the Maher trophy _ Was contested for and won by George Jones, one of the club’s youngest members. This event was the head- liner of the afternoon, much interest being taken in the cup, which was donated by James Maher. The victory was a popular one, the score being 43 out of a possible 50. He also won a silver spoon. A special shoot\was organized for the benefit of the Schoo] for Cripples, the proceeds, $13 being turned over to the tag committee Two other spoon events, which were both won by Dr. Wilson, and a practice match, completed the after- noon’s sport. The scores: Practice Match, 25 birds—Higginson (a new mem- ber), 25; Dr. Wilson, 23; Reid-Redman-Maher, 20: Murray, 19; Inglis-Westlake-Boucher, 18; Radford, 17; Dr. Fisk, 16; Whittall-Lewis, 15. Spoon shoot, 25 birds—Dr. Wilson, 23: Maher-Murray, 18; Redman, 17: Higginson, 13: _ Spoon shoot, 25 birds—Dr. Wilson-Morris (profes- sional), 22; Redman, 20; Westlake-Maher-Reid, 18; Murray-Boucher, 17, Whittall-Radford, 16; Lewis- Dr. Fiske-Inglis-Higginson, 15; Fuller, 14. Maher Trophy, handicap, 50 birds, the individual championship of the Riverside Gun Club—G. Jones. 43; Dr. W ilson-Lewis-Morris (professional)-Higgin- son, 40; Ruel-Kenyon-Keough-Murray, 39; Redman- Reid, 38; Maher-Inglis, 35; Boucher, 33; Westlake- Strachan-Redford, 31: Dr. Fiske, 23; J. Wilson, 22: Lankford and Boa did not finish. Reid, 20; Westlake-Kay, 15; The Lachine Gun Club Formed. The Trap Shooters at Lachine were called together on Wednesday evening, April 2nd, for the purpose of forming a gun club. The Lachine Gun Club was the name unanimously chosen. The following gentlemen were elected officers: , Robert Lucas, Hon. President, Stewart Torrance, Captain; — W.S. Johnson, President: W. B. Boucher, Vice-President; W. C. Wurtele, A. Y. Paxton, Karl Woodward, Directors; S. G. Torrance, Secy-Treas. On Apr. 26th. the Club held its opening shoot. Two events were on the programme, a shoot for the silver cup, given by Mr. Reid, of the Bank of Montreal for the highest score made in three out of four Saturday afternoon shoots. The other event was for a silver spoon, one of which will be given every week to the best shot. The new club house, with traps has been erected on the latest approved plan. Following are the scores: Reid Cup, Handicap, 25 Birds. Hdep Score Hdep Score Howard. 0 23 . Maher 5 22 Parker... aac) 22 Boucher.. 2 21 Reid 2 21 Lyall 1 18 Lucas 3 17 Oliver... 6 16 Wurtele.. 1 14 Xobertson 1 15 Watson 4 13 Bell 1 3 Strathy = 11 Spoon Shoot, Handicap, 25 Birds Howard 23 Maher. 20 Robertson 19 Reid aa 18 Boucher 18 Parker.... 18 Watson. 17. Lyall 15 Lucas 15. Oliver. 12 Bell 10 TORONTO DOINGS. National Club Shoots. The National Gun Club held the last of the pro- gramme shoots on Saturday, March 29th, rs J. Harrison won in A class with 17 out of 20, and Mr. C. Moore in B. class with 13 out of 20. by In the high average shoot, Mr. J. Lawson won with 85 out of 120 in A Class; Mr. C. L. Brooker won in B Class. He broke 69 out of 100. The scores: Shot at Broke Shot at. Broke Warde. 2222 l00 86 Sternberg...... 100 47 G.Thompson .100 58 Brunswick ....75 58 Jo Hawson=.--7.000 46 F. Mathews. .. 80 52 Gladstone. ... 40 29 J. Harrison..... 25 19 E:GiCoath= 5. 40 30 A. Gurran....... 40 23 C. Moore .... 30 18 Stauffer). 222 740 24 Ho Usher... 7 $57 30 21 McKeand, sr... 20 11 JeDeansh aco. 13) .@! Beare® 22a 20 12 “Shorty” McKeand. . 20 12 Richardson..... 15 8 The National Gun Club held their shield and practice shoot on April Sth,. The high wind made good scores impossible. J. Lawson won in the shield shoot, with 13 out of 25. : The club had a good turnout of shooters on Wednes- day. Every trapshooter is cordially invited to the Wednesday afternoon shoots. They start at 2.30 o’clock, and are open to all. The scores: Shot at Broke Shot at. Broke A. Ward.......185 144 T. Johnson...-:.100 83 Bellman 5... ==. 360-3895 Bowleg ae are 60 26 Beindén scr nn LO: 4° Ri Beare. eis eo 61 J eAwsone--ss7-mte? 46 E.C. Goath..:. 45 28 G. Wallace. . 35 15 Brunswick ... 45 33 Ht. Usher-.:...... 10. 4—J. Deane: geod 20 GC.B.Harrison. . 25 21 TAY: =). eee 25 15 Gladstone. ... 35 20 The National Gun Club, Queen’s Wharf, held a practice and prize shoot on Saturday, April 12th. Brunswick won in the Spoon shoot. He broke 19 out of 25, and his handicap was 19 yards. Shot at. Broke Shot at. Broke (AS sWiandt = sitet 100 70 .R. Beare..:.-~..100 40 J. Harrison...... 35 16 —Brunswick . 70 57 C.B. Harrison 70 40 J. Stauffer .... 55 44 €. Moore .:.. 45 33° ‘As@urran:: 7... 200) 33 —Gladstone. 20. 18 McKeand, sr... 50 18 —Cameron...... 295 11) E-GhiGéath? Sxr25 18 C. Mougenel .. 25 23 J. Harrison..... 50 42 Geo. Wallace... 25 18 Scores at a later shoot were: —Singles— —Doubles— Shot at. Brk Shot at Brk. PJAB OO Gs -yeciielateuererepeeaiees 70 60 “Je ee Jas. Boothen ote oem « cee, 22 A.M. Bond........ : z 47 MCA CNIB CI Caer acetceet Fence < 25 Gookteeninaateemcr A 9 18 W.-H: Cutler. ..-. Bos : 63 A. E. Craig. . 26 Ca Davisien: 50 IDV bieowB aoe ok 91 BDutchy* piece eeie are 49 aa at [rou (IR ean Ae aie ate 51 30 10 Francis.. < 33 10 7 BP roo0eys see eis Re pers 62 a M. A. Kennedy 5 38 W. Joselin.......- 99 20 13 Longs 2 ce ater 21 30 Par Montizambert.. 31 oo _ Morwood 8 Murphy .. 21 Prescott nibeniin che 18 ar aa H. M. Shepherd . 56 10 4 J. A. Shaw. 4 56 fis =e J. G. Shaw. . 56 oe Savlorter mire ceria 33 ae We Seager: Gascnecma oo 55 ae iE Se Sei hompsoness: emp iee OU Al 30 17 A. Taylor. 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SMALLEY-CENERAL CO., 1404 Trumbull St. Bay City, Mich. Partridges and Pheasants F 76 ROD AND GUN IN CANADA Shot at Kill Shot at_ Killed A. M. Bond.... 60 5 P. J. Boothe....145 135 Jim Boothe.... 70 49 N. B. Capes..... 120 iGutleraes.\. ae $5 Gus Graig. ects 60 50 Dutchye o-- 3. 70 57 Fox... 145 29 Francis.. 45 41 Hirons, sr. ... 45 38 Hodgson. ..... 5 19) \Hooey: 20-2. 80 67 Joselin .120 110 Montizambert. 60 35 SavlOK ete hele at 4 28 J. A. Shaw. ... 60 51 J. G. Shaw. 60 48 Sheppard. ... 70 55 AY Taylor:. .. 2. 60 46 Thompson 85 59 Watson jie. a7) S Wells src es 1) 44 Wells, jr. . 50 17) Wrallacess. nm .o0. 13 Seagety sc cet: 70 56 At the regular Saturday shoot, Cutler and Hodgson tied for the spoon with straight scores of 25, Cutler winning on the shoot-off. The names and scores were: es Doubles Shot at. Kill. Shot at. Kill. PST BOOEHE ee cists ele tecceiede oe 45 41 ye te ames Boothe 2 facie. cesta 45 28 Fie aes LBIVE th Chee ss SSangncsooon 25 20 10 1 IN, De Chee Saar ooonsscnes doo 35 27 Sac we Wie sien es Se ag GorcenuoAe 70 65 GA Grewssn or secretes ee 50 43 EAD EL Ainalssiereris valet neresh 45 35 Peeeblillard creo teclemrareeteic rere 60 53 26 18 ISU IS GEN apg bansnnonbeaccdoD 90 80 ~ USTONS CSE eis ark neo oakeet 50 42 ‘3 Win Sls Gasper scecronroo 60 49 24 15 HIRE er ROM Shas oodaton os 60 54 a Wreaoselinige oh arcteersieier: 115 9 42 25. 1D WGI GCO” Span opcosgendd 25 22 Ar os Montizambert...........-...- 55 28 10 1 Eee Ih Ne So pb oad cone be 25 14 ae ae WER eR eee lsat ce Ace enoers 60 54 Ibe Rheh tosaenuanlboeasdsd 35 33 AEC ERER GS 6docasdedodocna st 35 32 Iisyninie cope asooconbnsdc aU reN 31 ah EiMiirimibletcee tie srsciarincl ie elsie 35 26 En aM (AeeShepp ard secct-tistseie ieee OO 59 22 9 (GASP VAtsOn ops ieteyaralewsfaler eyecare 60 49 10 4 EEA COW CLISH kainic sioisieiey Mieceteiniatare 60 51 The Club held their usual weekly shoot Saturday, April 12th.. A special prize of a leather gun case was competed for in a match of 50 targets. The honors of the day were divided by the Shaw brothers—J. A waning the gun case and J. G. winning the spoon. At the weekly shoot on April 19th, Montizambert won the spoon with a straight 25. The scores were:— —Singles——Doubles— Shot at. Kld. Shot at Kld. ING Erne. «boca ons daaoucrs 100 60 Ghrine (ch! 55s Son ooooose Bent, ete) 18 Bopthe Perec celta tle tree 55 48 Bi iOdERE Go nerodone Son 2) 17 raig. 45 25 SUE Aes Gide ie Sons Ge enon 64 A Dutchy 74 a Ay Ow Sada.cadooeacooblitiodd yon 17 10 5 OX Me teeveeieie cise icia 82 60 37 Francis.. 36 ae ae Joselin... b 99 46 31 ARGH Sn eh aunoAnoo oO dUoS a y 34 =A a Montizambert..:...%........ 44 Meth, +25 pobona doer oso < 18 SEEPS 15 nade snes cuewosced 49 STE pdb: Ses oan moose cs 4f 34 Shaws Goes aeeies tosis 35 24 ye An FEHOMPSON eieie S- -eeeeo sjetoieng 47 60 33 WANES Se Ga Sendecogde wer us 38 a oe Wrellsp rte aisle cle 'sPeletere 3 15 ahs a0 On April 26th, Montiz ne spoon with 24. The scores were: Singles Double Shot at. Killec 1 Shot at. Killed 51 ; oF Deralebcteh okeiaj=foiesvereyelelsisiin otehs 75 F A Amgen apo > eno as 70 60 50 31 RS Aaa. aio ostucta 35 29 10 8 95 70 40 27 BV OSC UNI < cay Face (as cate oheteichonel. otal atals 70 62 30 22 Montizambert............... 50 43 3 . jtferiet bers Sin ob Op am Aor ieOnG 25 19 = Sawyer Gre ma cise watebteteselete ohne 30 41 . a ee ear 1 ean Noednde du 85 67 20 15 SPHOmMpsON! aiitcletiekss selene OO. 43 35 19 SWEET RES sop ried oo brein .60 43 25 8 WIGUER” sorehinge cod0 SaeoOr, 65 35 10 3 IDI becom sroonoenTs 95 65 20 12 Stanley Gun Club . At the Stanley Gun Club a large gathering of crack oe 4 he ee wg ee ee ene rnaren tor the which was put up by Mr. Ely at 100 targets. Mr. Ely made a keen fight to retain it, and succeeded with a score of 97. The scores:—Ely 97; Vivian 93; Fenton 92; Dunk 91; Lundy 91; Stevens 87; Springer 87: Ingham 83; Hogarth 82; Wakefield 79; G. Scheibe 78, Albert 78; F.Schiebe 78; Norman 76; Ward 73; In the regular event the scores were as follows:— Name hot at Broke Name Shot at Broke Lundy. .. (Oe ati! ard -130 96 Wakefield 5 101 Vivian 120 §=6110 90 Steven 115 99 92 Ely 110 8107 101. Fenton 110° Jol Albert. . 110 85 87 F. Schiebe 100 78 78 Douglas 70 54 46 Winter 60 44 45 Sockett. 35 26. 16 Goldring 25 17 16 Edkins 25 16 16 Jovin ase ee The Stanley Gun Club held 11: regular weekly shoot on the club grounds on April3t t - The scores: Name Shot at Broke Shot at __ Broke Winter sire gre cres 135 98 Van Vlack..... 5 74 Norman ...... 115. - 100). Warde soe sie 75 Mivianiics? Sen 90 75 Jennings ...... 85 mek Ingham Ss] sc. 85 64 Springer........ 80 68 Sawden. ...... 80 57 . Alberts* 5 gece 54 Douglas. ....... 75 46 46 Buchanan. 48 38 Hogarth ..... 50 40 35 Blaek wens 50 31 23 MeMacken..... . The members of the Club had a very enjoyable time on April 19th. Mr. G. M. Dunk was present, and ave a very good account of himself, breaking 77 out of 83 The following are the scores:— Name Shot at. Broke Shot at. | Broke Stevens. ...... 125 104 VanVlack....- 125 92 Jennings....... 90 80 Sawden. ..... 90 71 Dunes eteina cl 85 77 Norman ..... 85 65 Jordon... . 80 46 Springer........ 75 70 Hogarth ..... 75 64 Ingham......... 75 59 Ward... en Ff) 48 Goldring. .... 50 39 INV ariersin seis 50 38 Watson. ..... 50 28 Eaton A. A. Gun Club. At the annual meeting of the Eaton A. A. Gun Club the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Hon. president, Uncle John Beattie; peadens Mr. Geo. Beattie; vice-president, Mr. . Carpenter; secretary, Mr. T. P. Douglas; treasurer, Mr. Jos Cook; field captains, Mr. E. S. Williams and Mr. Geo. Wolfe; handicap committee, Messrs. S. Blake, A. Wolfe, A. McCrea and J. Lewis: prize committee, Messrs. V. Dennis, J. H. Whinton and W. A. Anderson; team captains, Messrs. W. J. Bowman and R. Phibbs. ‘ The first shoot of the season was held on ‘Thursday evening, April 24th, and every following Thursday during the season a shoot is to be held. . Creek Side Club Scores. The Spring Season for the Creek Side Gun Club closed April 26th, when the contests for the two leather | gun cases for first and second class shooters were won by Mr. William S. Edwards and Mr. Eli Elliot, re- spectively. At one time during the afternoon Mr. Edwards and Mr. Edward Brown. field captain, were tie, but Mr. Brown lost two birds in his last ten and Mr. Edwards lost one. Mr. Elliot won his case by a margin of about seven birds. Some of the scores made Saturday were: Shot at. Broke Shot at. Wm. Edwards... 57 53 Ed. Elliot. H.W. Cooey... . .60 45 A. Edwards SRE 43 C. Dinwoody. . .35 307 oh n Eli Elliot 19 39 J. Edwards...... F. Spiller ...-.. 53 38 Broke 50 42 Dartmouth, N. S. Gun Club. 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