Notes and Queries 
think, the crude menhaden oil, or, if itis possi- 
ble to get, the oil made from the mullets so nu- 
merous in Southern waters, and should be of 
the crudest kind, containing as much organic 
matter as it is practicable to obtain. If this 
oil is not purchasabie in the market, North or 
South, it can be easily made; the mullets are 
plenty and any old cider or other press would 
turn out, ina few hours, enough material to 
last for days. When a sufficient supply is ob- 
tained, let your guide, on the half ebb, anchor 
his boat some distance, say a quarter of a mile, 
above the spot where tarpon have been seen, 
and then pour upon the receding waters several 
gallons of the oil, placing a gill of it only ata 
time on the surface at intervals of a minute or 
two. The tide will cause ‘‘a slick” to be 
made which will be found to widen as it goes 
down tide, the small pieces of organic matter 
dropping gradually below the surface or swept 
along on the top at greater speed than the oil 
slick, thus enlarging the field of allurement. 
This method should be followed for several 
days, and a liberal output of oil should be 
made, which, being carried down by the tide, 
would come back with it and thus create a 
daily attraction to the tarpon, the object of 
which, in entering fresh water, is for food—a 
change of diet, as it were—or possibly for hy- 
gienic purposes, as they have been seen dis- 
porting in the crystal springs from whence 
arise many of the Floridian rivers. 
This method of alluring tarpon may not be 
necessary or practical in wide waters like those 
at Fort Myers and other points, but we have 
seen, at irregular intervals, very fine tarpon 
feeding just inside the small passes on the 
Gulf coast, and it was evident that they came 
in from the Gulf in search of new feeding 
grounds, but did not go up very far, only a 
straggler here and there, into the waters of the 
pass, exceptin a few places, such as Surveyors’ 
207, 
creek, to reach which they passed through the 
broad waters of Estero bay. 
Of course this suggestion is intended only 
for the early part of the season when tarpon 
are comparatively scarce, and we give it sim- 
ply as a hint. If we do not mistake’the re- 
quirements of our vocation as editor of an 
anglers’ journal (by the bye the only one in 
America), it is our duty to put in cold type any 
and all formulas which, through enlargement 
or adaptation by experience, may possibly be- 
come of use to the craft. The oil idea may not 
stand apractical test, but we give it for all it is 
worth. —Eb. 
Salmon Waters For Lease or Sale. 
Salmon fishing for three or four rods on one 
of the best rivers of Canada, easily accessible, 
will be either sold or leased; but must be ap- 
plied for at once. Title indisputable. Address 
‘“«Salmon,” office AMERICAN ANGLER, 19 Park 
Place, New York. 
Sound Line Service.—The double service of the Fall 
River Line was discontinued on Saturday, r4th inst. 
The Priscilla and Puritan remain in commission, 
leaving New York from Pier 18, North River, foot of 
Murray Street, week days and Sundays, 5:30 P.M. 
Each boat carries a fine orchestra. 

Reduced Rates.—The first-class fare from New York 
to Boston, via the Fall River Line, has just been re- 
duced from $4 to $3. A corresponding reduction has 
been made to all points East. 

During the hunting season, 7. e., from October 1, 
1895, to March 31, 1896, the Norfolk and Western Rail- 
road will take free in baggage cars, when accompanied 
by owner, and at their risk, the dogs of sportsmen or 
hunting parties, not exceeding one dog to each man, 
Owners must show their tickets to agent or baggage 
agent, that dogs may be properly way-billed to train 
baggagemen, and they must furnish chain or strong 
rope, so that dogs may be securely fastened in bag- 
gage cars. After March 31, 1896, the regular dog tariff 
will apply in all cases. 
CMEARLYY 
