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all that is necessary. I, personally, prefer the small-calibre 

 rifle, as it can be used for birds also. The three-barrelled 

 gun, combining a double shotgun and a rifle, is an ex- 

 cellent weapon, and it is particularly valuable for the 

 collector of natural-history specimens. A new gun has 

 just come on the market which may prove valuable in 

 South America where there is such a variety of game, 

 a four-barrel gun, weighing only eight and one fourth 

 pounds. It has two shotgun barrels, one 30 to 44 calibre 

 rifle and the rib separating the shotgun barrels is bored 

 for a 22-calibre rifle cartridge. The latter is particularly 

 adapted for the large food birds, which a heavy rifle- 

 bullet might tear. Twenty-two-calibre ammunition is 

 also very light and the long 22 calibre exceedingly powe^r- 

 f ul. Unless in practice it proves too complicated, it would 

 seem to be a good arm for all-rotmd use — sixteen to 

 twenty gauge is large enough for the shotgun barrels. 

 Too much emphasis cannot be placed upon the need of 

 being provided with good weapons. After the loss of all 

 our arms in the rapids we secured four poor, rusty rifles 

 which proved of no value. We lost three deer, a tapir, 

 and other game, and finally gave up the use of the rifles, 

 depending upon hook and line. A 25 or 30 calibre high- 

 power automatic pistol with six or seven inch barrel 

 would prove a valuable arm to carry always on the per- 

 son. It could be used for large game and yet would not 

 be too large for food birds. It is to be regretted that 

 there is nothing in the market of this character. 



We had our rifle ammunition packed by the U. M. C. 

 Co. in zinc cases of one hundred rounds each, a metallic 

 strip with pull ring closing the two halves of the box. 



