FOREST AND STREAM. 



The road is good for ihirtceu miles, and the whole distance 

 is usually travelled over by learns, with passengers and 

 baggage, in five hours, 



I ::i i -i;i , consisting of myself, wife and three children, 



and two young men on their college vacation, reached its 

 destination at 1 P. M., on the 9lh of July, lasl year, AtPa- 

 getting onr dinner 1 walked half a mile west to Heaver 

 Meadow Brook, where 1 caught thirteen small speckled 

 trout with worm, as. there \VftB no room for the lly. The 

 previous season, on the 10th of .Inly, with higher waler 

 and a drizzling rain, I look at Hie same spot 135 troul, 

 weighing nine and a quarter pounds. 



The day subsequently to our arrival. .Inly 10th, a party 

 of us went lo Burnt Creek, three miles soath by trail 

 Ihrotiirli the woods. The writer killed thirty small troul 

 on small (lies, principally the Abbey and ibis ; Mis. Hill 

 took with the worm, on a* nine ounce rod, thirty-five. 



Saturday, the 12th, my daughter of thirteen' and myself, 

 with Chmincey Sylvester F.dwards as guide, fished Sunday 

 Creek with bait ;'shc taldug sixty-two trout, and 1 eighty- 

 eight, 



Monday, the 14th, went with guide up Alder Creek. 

 About five miles up the stream we biiill a shanty and proceed- 

 ed to fly fish. The day was dark and showery," and favorable 

 for both trout and black flies,, rendering frequent applica- 

 tions of oil of pennyroyal and sweet almonds quite indis- 

 pensable. Smudires' were also necessary to keep o If the 

 midgets. Forty speckled troul were killed during the 

 afrenioon, weiiihinir seven and a quarter pouuds, largest 

 thrce-fourlbs ot' a pound. 



After breakfast the ne.xl morning we fly-fished down 

 stream, taking bv 1 he time we reached the bouse at night, 

 eighty-eight trout, eight and a quarter pounds. Tn about 

 this manner we employed most of our time. Occasionally 

 we made a more extended I rip. 



Monday, the 21st, Mrs. II. and myself, with a leant, and 

 1>i nf rod 'fvnowlton for a guilty, Started for Wardwell's, 

 which is the next house east of r'enlou's, eleven miles by 

 road, Up the Beaver River, on the Stillwater, and the last 

 house in the wilderness in that direction for about fifty 

 miles. We arrived at Ihe Stillwater at 2 P. M., and niter 

 satisfying to the fullest extent the cravings of our appelates, 

 we went after some sparkled beauties for supper. Our 

 confidence was rewarded by the capture of twenty-two, 

 four and a half pounds, ou the BV". 



Neit day, after a good night's rest at William Ward- 

 well's, which, by the way, is in very comfortable shape for 

 a place so far back in the forest, and is kept neat and tidv 

 by Mrs. W. and her daughter. Rosa, wliich little lady can 

 fish and row a boat as well as she can talk— we put our 

 baggage and camp equippaga into our boat of seventy-five 

 pounds, and rowed down Twilchell Creek one third of a 

 mile, to its confluence with Beaver Blver. Tlieuce we 

 pulled up stream sis miles, where wc pitched our lent. On 

 the way we passed Tut tie Lake outlet, coming in on the 

 rigtrt hank three quartets of a mile aboveTwitchc.il Creek j 

 Wolf Creek, the outlet of Wolf Ponds, on the same side, 

 three miles further up, and the Slough Spring Hole, on the 

 opposite side, three and a quarter mile below our camping 

 place. The resull of the day's fishing was nineteen troul, 

 four and a half pounds, on the fly. 



Wednesday, the 23d., we rowed twenty-two miles up the 

 river, taking seven trout. From our camp of last niaht to 

 Dutch (rap (a noted trout resort in high water) the distance 

 is one quarter of a mile ; to month of* Red House Chain of 

 Lakes, lisiht bank, three and a half miles ; to Burnt Lake 

 Carry, right hank, one half mile ; to mouth of South 

 Branch, left bank, ten miles ; to Little Rapids, five miles ; 

 carry around rapids, right bank, one third of a mile ; Still 

 Reach lo foot of Albany Rapids, where we camped, two 

 miles. 



Thursday, 24th, Ave took on small flies before breakfast, 

 in the spring boles ou the two mile level, at the head of 

 which our camp was located, twenty trout, three pounds. 

 After breakfast we crossed the Albany Carry, left bank, 

 three quarters of a mile lo Albany Lake"; thence rowed our 

 boat three and a half miles to the soulh side of the main 

 part of the lake, where we pitched our tent near a cold 

 stream which would afford us pure water for drinking, and 

 also good fishing. In the evening we took ten trout."' 



Friday, 25fh, we spent ou Smith's Lake, which is three 

 miles long, very wide, deep and beautifully situated, and is 

 a good place to go to fish. Returned in the evening to 

 camp ou Albany Lake. The carry from Albany to Smith 

 Lake is arouud "the right bank of the stream, aud is three 

 quarters of a mile long. 



Saturday, the 26th, we returned to Stillwater, killing en 

 roiiti,, on the fly, sixty speckled trout, weighing eleven and 

 one half pounds, being the best day's fishing so far. The 

 ue\t day we went by team to Ponton's. Distance from 

 head ofSmilh's Lake to Ponton's, fifty miles. 



Some days after the completion of this I rip, two of us, 

 with a gnUe, Boyd Sylvester Edwards, made an excursion 

 to the Red House Chain, and visited in order as follows, 

 viz. . Big Burnt Lake, Salmon Lake, Witchhopple Lake, 

 Clear Lake, Clear Poud and Crooked Lake, the latter being 

 the head of the Oswegalc.hie River ; killing just enough for 

 our culinary wants. We remained on Clear Lake a good 

 part of three days, attracted by the large speckled troul 

 and pleasing natural surroundings. A trip was also made 

 up the right bank of Beaver river, by land, from Kenton's 

 to Wardwell's, and back on the ol her side, a distance of 

 thirty miles, consuming five days, and affording us good 

 sport with the fly. 



The next day, eleven trout, weighing four and three 

 quarter pounds," were takeu, all on very large flies and in 

 still water. The day after, in the rapids or rifts of Twitchell 

 Creek, fifty six, six and a half pounds, were taken, all on 

 small 'flies", and the last fishing day, Saturday, forty-one 

 trout, eleven and five-eighths pounds, were killed in Die 

 heavy rapids of Beaver river on mall flies. 



In conclusion, I have to say that upon the completion ol 

 our sojourn in the wilderness we found ourselves so much 

 improved physically that we feel much better able to again 

 assume the duties and responsibilities of a more civilised 

 life. Yours, respectfully, W. W. Hill. 



Albany, August, 1874. 



Fu) Iwlestumt SlrfiM. 



THE VERMONT WOODS. 



THERP is a portion of Vermont, Ihe northeastern cor- 

 ner, which is comparatively a wilderness, several 

 townships being entirely without population, and a number 

 of the organized, cleared and populated chiefly in the gal- 

 ley of the Connecticut River. In fact a greater portion of 

 Essex county is forest. It is well watered by lakes aud 



pouds, some of which are miles in length] all contain fish. 

 the largest, thA lake trout, (called there lunge,). the brook 

 trout and shad falters, a sort pf white fish, the smaller 

 ponds, trout or pickerel. In one of the lakflS, Hie Av.-i ill, " 

 where the largest speckled trout arc caught, a new fish was 

 . aiiL'ht Ibsl -uinnier. weighing from one> to three pounds, 



taken principally on a spoon while trolling I have talked 

 with I lie panics'who . aught them and am satisfied ihat 

 they are salmon— now become landlocked salmon — ami 

 i an aecounl for their appearance, there only in one way. a 

 party from Sherbrook, Canada, was 'here fishing for trout, 



live or six years ago, in the month of September, and look 

 what they thcmghi wercymmg trout from the river St, 

 Francis at Sherbrook for live bail, and finishing their fish- 

 ing turned loose the youngsters, who have become of suit- 

 able size to slock Ihe lake. An old friend who fishes there 

 every year also inform.-, me ihat the large trout he ha- taken 

 w'itlting a year are filled with those little- fish that quite re 

 semble°a trout, but are not troul, and says the largest have 

 three spots on the gill cov.-i- 



re of a large size, sometimes taken up- 



nds. 1 have caught them as large as 



d twenty pounds, but generally 



The lake trout 

 aid of thirty poi 

 veiily-four poui 

 to seven 

 In the woods ai 

 •er, rabbits, pari 



fro 



ids. 



ad a few moose, an abundance of 

 go and duck, occasionally u bear and 

 mink, sable and black cats are quite 

 plenty. Grey squirrels arc but rarely found, 

 Living ten years it) that pan of the State, and having a 



eellenl Sport during that time, my chief companion being 

 "Hod 1 Morse, an old hunter, trapper ami angler, one 

 thoroughly acquainted with that, while country, who 

 could travel fun her, pack more, cut more wood, camp bel- 

 ter and warmer than any other roan Lknow qf, For ten 

 winters I have been with him campjng out one to three 

 nights, taking nothing but provision-, axe. Hie usual wear- 

 ing apparel, and pi,lo!s— ho a 1 welvo inch pistol, muzzle 

 loading, size balls, 130 to the pound, mini- a Colt's navy 

 cartridge, Among the many splendid limes ! Have had 

 with Hod, I have often thought Of a winter hunt we had 



for deer ten years 

 waited until i 

 start to gel ov 



•M" 



■o-d t 



now was deep and we had 

 w -hoeing. Taking an early 



to East Haven, seven mile.,, 

 upon Ihe "Lapwack," a 



gu" of deei 



On 



moimlai 



new found fri 



and started ii 



down the mot; 



sumpsic sever 



as soon as the 



the yard of .lodge |{, 



We stopped long 

 ikfast from our knapsack a 

 on" to the deer. Followed the bn 

 track-, and very soon slarled up 

 1 yards of us, both tiring at the Sai 

 e,i with us, the other two boundi 

 ill, tails .'reel. We immediately 



i ami packed him carefullv un 

 pursuit of the rum.wav-. I 



d drank "death 



uila 



ntil i 



Folio 



;,g up 



sfi scare. We then gave up the 

 ling to atari early in the nioru- 

 vvith our wounded and tired 



of ihein ag; 



Hod got a crack, sink 



bounded off again with 



chase for the nigh I, dot 



ing aud make shot I v, 



deer. 



Now it so happened that that. 

 sewing circle in full operation a 

 are several houses, and the news was as fully give 

 ihat district as is flews sent by the Associated Press over 

 the country bv the midnight wires, judge our surprise in 

 Ihe momma: when We were fairly up tin- mountain, to find 





:le 



the woods full of si 

 diieetion taken by the deer, the I 

 thai the makers of the Hacks men 

 having tug tickets in Ihat show, V 

 going down the mountain and low 

 route we met a man who told us it 

 the ground that whoever got the d< 

 and hold litem, and said f 



trifles 



all p.( 



ng In Ihe 

 udli 



uld 



k meat." 



Nor 



1 the par 



V by 



river. O 



i our 



story, and 



took 



in honor 



laini 



tin 



many all 

 lo lake lit 

 sou be'uiii 

 wiifi hiss 

 lie was 



' of Oil 



hel 



ll.ll 



the 



■ them he guessed tht 



: game, and take 



able 



of themselves besides, hi- 



the number. We Left him, disgusted 



tiineuts, bul unwilling to Ihrow up our hands. 



dly out of sight before we heard the voice of 



of our opponent's dogs in chase, making fm 



w. We struck out on a tWO fort) pace to ii 



and kill the deer, and were just in lime, i'oi 



leer slruck the ice the dog had him by tin 



I, was only 



:ept tin 



ii 



dog, secure aud kill 11 



I be deer and 



lour ot our con 



Wc had but 



. '1. 



irly dr< 



road 



oil th, 



Id bar 



lack of * 



fallen sei i 



l!v n. 

 oul of our 

 wounded d 



within a ha 

 bead. At'li 



Ihat they bad 



chop- 



ciclv to i 



e trail 



irted lo 



which we immediately 

 ,ur I had the satisfaction of shooting in the 

 •got the two together wc gave them two 



I 'from any good will We bore them, bul be- 

 so anxious lo Ini, Mime to till the onlei- 

 engaged at the sewing circle Mile evening 



afterwards wc lold them ol Ihe dog's c.ap- 



is doe for not maintaining and defending 

 ' ounre. D. 



to have killed his dog for noi inaintai 

 the dog's right to the capture, 



♦•♦ 



For Foie^t nuil Stream. 

 HINT'S FOR THE A D1RONDACKS. 



AS I have often been asked lately how lo get lo the 

 Adirondacks, and what tp take, expense, ei,-., I 



will give also m ihe readers of Forest anh Stkkam some 



of my experience ill Hie la-l leu year- in Hie mouioains. 



First pack up an old Strong woollen suit, fell hat, a pair 

 of strong boots, an extra pair of shoes, a couple of mi/li;/,' 

 shirts, vour winter under clothing, some woollen stockinas, 

 a woollen night cap 1 have found mosl welcome during the 

 cool nights; as one'- bat will come olf while sleeping 

 | Pack up also some silk thread, buttons, needles, pin-, can 

 plaster, a bottle of ammonia, also a boltle ol' ii,,- lie-; 

 branny, a coinpas.-, pencil, some writing paper, envelopes 

 and postage stamps, and a tew other minor articles of 

 like weighfand bulk. Take nothing that yon can do wit houl 

 that is cumbersome, as the luggage is transported on ibe 

 bucks of the guides from lake to lake over the "carries" 



and will save oftentimes a wonderful deal of extra labor, 

 and not ,i little grumbling. 



Pwcih'c i\ good bn ech loading rifle, ll prefer a lin.-K 

 finished Allen) some cartridges, ?aj 800. a gdod strong troti I 

 rod with a book of Hies, bunting knife] have n leather 

 sheath made; belter carry also wilii vou a couple of heavy 

 woollen blanket-, a- Hi.-\ are noi always easily obtained in 

 the supplies at ihe wood-; al-o by all means carry a medium 



thick over eo. ii, ,,i,i ami strong, and with these packed up 



with an India rubber Phuket, anollioi indi-pen-ulile 

 articlB, you may consider yourself tq'iipped for your camp 

 lite. leave \eu York by Ihe evening boat for Albany; 

 arriving there early next morning, take (lie Saratoga train 

 through to Whitehall, on Lake < Icimplaiu. up the lake lo 

 Poll h'eiit, arriving llierc abuul half past four. A -lion 

 ride on U,e siage brings you o. K,-, Seville, where after a 

 good supper, night's rest and loeakfa-l a! the Adirondack 

 Hotel. DCJtl morning find- you ai half pa-t -i \ scale I on 

 Hie Stage, bowling over tbe'ioad towards •'.Martins'." on the 

 Lower Saranao Lake. A lew miles drive finds vou at the 

 An Sable Forks, where after changing stages, awaiting the 



ai rival of the train from I'lallsbnigii,' and h\ tin- way. one 



advantage of Ihis route is, thai the Efeeseville passengers 



have tin- choice Of seats upon the coach, and Ihat i- a great 

 thing when you have a king ride l.efoiv y,„i. and wish (o 

 ha\e a good view of the pa-sing scenery. 1 always secure 

 the lop seals, ot the one lu-xlloihe driver, and upon a 

 eleai C00l morning it i- perfectly delicious, this ride upon 



an old Fashioned mail coach, a- tbose an- of Harper's 



famous line, and then rolling off with a rumble and Hu- 

 t-rack oft he whip, vou arc on your way. Over moimlain 

 and hill, through dale and valley you ride breathing Ihe. 

 pure air, enjoving Ihe mountain vista. Vou al la-l roll 

 down the lii.l'lownrd the Saranao Lake, and are al ' Mar 

 tin's," the pioneer hotel of the wilderness, that has grown 

 from a small log cabin, p. the large-l and mo-l commodious 

 hoiel in the woods, complete with every convenience, and 

 with ■■■ table ol the best, where vou can leav* vour 



families if vou desire while vou arc in canq. in Ihe wilder- 

 ness. JTou will be surprised to find so many ladies board 

 ing here, us SO manv lemain. preferring to do so, to going 



offto camp, with their husbands. Hoard i- fbinteen dol- 

 lars pi 1 'we. k. tWO fifty per day, and is very low with ah 

 the accommodations furnished, large airy rooms, parlors 

 wilh piano, etc . boat? ai Ihe wi-b of ||,, : guests. Martin 

 Furnishes supplies tor the camp, every tiling necessary 

 and complete. The guide- this season are all iuili-pen 

 deal one-, and command three dollars per (Jay and found. 

 They furnish a boat, hound, and carry a ri'lle. The ex- 

 ;.en.-e ol a guide, and Hie average oxp -n-e of cosl at living- 

 while in camp, will amount to four doilars per dav. (three 

 dollars for guide, and liflv cents a piece for -ell and 

 guide), 66 a couple of Weeks will rost yout about fifty-six 

 doikn-. whileincamp, then a tew dolJWS to pay i or the 



expeus the "Garries," and tin stoppage at a hotel on the 



route, -Mid vour fare from New Fork to Martin'- and back, 

 say will cost you aboul twenty-five dollars, and then extras, 

 etc., will come not far ,'ioin one hundred dollars, bin ihat 

 should cover completely cv.-rv ue, e-ary and comfort. If 

 parties would lather have a private COtlVeyiUICO than 

 the public stage, a letter addn --i .1 to \1 1 ILop-r. stage 



proprietur, will engageyon a comfortable teain. 



And now leaving you at Martin'-, where alter changing 



your city suit, leave youi money and jewelry with him. 

 reserving some few dollars for odds and end-. Your 

 guidi selected, yourbesl way tltongh is to write to Martin 



and have him '-.-cure you. a few day- in advance, a good 

 guide. Vou step into \ our boai. Hie sloie- and :. 

 put in: and yourself and friend- aie off for the wilderness. 

 Biooklyn, Aug. -2, intl < ,; \- 0. M mikiiam. 



;< ' CHAMOIS HUNTING. 



New-York, July, IBM. 



iniTiiiK is mil a pli- i-iir.- ilia; the JUHjority Of 'muter- irill 

 i lake; ii N not. alone fuligiuiig Oi the utmost, bul very dan- 

 Ona falsu step *BU9l tltmbing-BU aodttown o.- ateopi ■-■. 

 apices, qf ten in the dark of uif;lu. mayhnil the •iclveiitui- 

 an to a bottomless -.:■:--- I roundi.il 



nidas theyH.B extremely shy the hauler cut) r»t!l proud if 

 allkiug. 



Hilrifts. 



'na- 



me only a 

 lifiil; the 



heads. 



.lay liv 



! 1) o'clock A ,\1. 



a projecting tocK half 



ID |.-ii..-. had in liulfa 



mid where 



r.an Hi. mi the presence 



i-.H'lieil. after fix hours 

 Already at midjiighl 

 to tin: summit of the 

 ..imliout lla: yum-, a.id 

 nld elia-e them down- 

 in General had waited 



i a little platform, aud 



9. I'li.-y all liiul tlivir 

 be best opportunity to 

 o.t farthest from him. 

 and the GTenaral rould 

 ■cks: llisl s.muhUuI from 

 in succession. As the 

 iliili iou. the herd had 



iru.-l 



„ral 



&Ia>, and a 



I come oul 



ingle buck 



Then at S! 



could din- 



:h other thai 



■ -ui-l be 



uurse of 



rk To 



de-cribeili,-. astonishment of those- m..nuniiii.a-i> when seeing the great 

 slaughter, is impossible. Kor a lorn; lime to cunc the cliv.'i I'ms-iau 

 will bt put up a- tin example for ",ood spor[i,iuanstiip lo all nigh person- 

 ac.1-. who in i— On a- '.Mini- ..r i'iui-e ii ,.n by iiniii.iird.il motions 



Old Smbdt. 



-mal i 





