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—In England the salmon linns sold at the tackle shops 
are much longer than those sold here—often reaching 300 
yards. The price is 4d. per yard. Salmon of the largest 
size, say 50 pounds, will often run off 200 yards at a spurt. 
—U. S. Fish Commissioner Mather suggests a Fly Cast¬ 
ing Tournament at Philadelphia this summer on the exhi¬ 
bition grounds. The idea is a good one, and we will do 
wlmt we can Lo promote it. 
—We have received from Chas. F. Orvis, the rod-maker, 
of Manchester, Yt., some of the hops of Hie Hop Horn¬ 
beam, which grows in great perfection in that State. We 
cannot say that these hops will make good beer, hut the 
wood of the tree makes fine hats for rods. 
—A correspondent refers to the statement printed 
(copied) in our paper lately to the effect that the Raquelte 
Waters were the only part of the Adirondack yielding 
pickerel, and asks:— 
“Is nut this a mistake? As long ago as 1858 or’59 I 
caught pickerel in Lake Sanford, trolling, and in Kice 
Lake, and Harris' Lake, I have fished through the ice 
•when it was three fuet thick on the latter lakeiu winter, 
and remember Isaac Labailis, when a boy, fishing there 
by me one day, catching one weighing thirteen pounds. I 
sec also that the. Preston Ponds are to be stocked and pre 
served- In 18(10 1 went there one morning in July wiili 
Mr. A. A. Clay and Mitcli Labattis. The boat there had 
been appropriated by a party on a pedestrian tour, but as 
they were to stay there all that day aud night, they let us 
use the boat from ten A. M. to twelve M.; a hot day and 
the sun beating down. Mitchell managed the boat, aud 
.Mr, C. aud I fished with dies, one of us in each end. We 
caught three dozen trout, weighing together 27 pounds. I 
have never fished there since.’’ O. C. 
—A letter from Alaska to the San Francisco Chronicle 
says:— 
“During the season when the salmon are running, black 
and grizzly bears haunt the-banks of rivers UdU lakes, 
where they dig sloping approaches to the water aud lie and 
watch for fish. When they notice a good sized salmon 
close in shore they slide down with remarkable agility, and 
with one sweep of their huge paw generally secure their 
prey. But of course a good many fish escape them, and I 
have often caught salmon with the marks of these four 
legged fishermen upon their sides." 
toned down In places to produce!« proper and equal flexibility; by 
plan the enamel mast be cut away. My plan Is thus:— 
( The shaded aides reapreseiit the enamel. If those 
pieces be pressed together In the position in which 
they are drawn yon will have all the enamel in the 
_ centre, and as you wort the tip down you cut away 
I Iho porous part and leave the cuatne’, and are certain 
of having the flexibility even whichever way you may 
- - cast. As for keeping out the weather, rub doen with 
flannel saturated with shellac and a drop or two of linseed oU, for a bard 
polish; after which varnish, giving plenty of lime for the varnish to 
harden. J. B,. C. 
Mo vements op the Fishing Fi.eiot. —It has been a tough 
week for the fishermen, the high winds aud rough seas 
Operating unfavorably for a very heavy catch. There have 
been 21 arrivals—9 from Georges, 4 from the Banks, flrnl 8 
wilh frozen herring. The receipts have been 258,000 
pounds of halibut, 225,000 pounds cod-fisli, and 2,400 bar¬ 
rels frozen herring. The shore fleet have had bat one 
day’s fishing this week, and that was yesterday. Sales of 
fresh cod-fish and haddock, $2.75 and $0.. lialibut have 
sold for 41 and 24 cents per pound. Round cod-fish for 
caring, $1.75 per-hundred weight .—Oapa Ann Adwrtmr, 
March 17 Ih. _ 
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No Notice Taken or AnonymouR Communications. 
J- A. K, New York.—Will yon bo kind enough to Inform rac whether 
the (se«) bass come lo the surface to breathe, or not? Aus. They do 
not. 
Dr. G. G. Jv. Koxbury.—For reprint of the very beautiful poem en¬ 
titled “The Old Cauuc,” see FomIChT and Strbaji, Vol. 1, No. 5, 
page 68- 
II. G., New York.—Please inform me what to do wilh a yonug dog 
four weeks old that has water In his leys. Ana. Bal.be bis legs with 
spirits of camphor. 
W. N., Princeton.—What is A. T. Stewart supposed to be worth? 
Ans. We don't know, and we imagine Me. Stewart is the only person 
who does. Address him. 
Rabbit, Boston, —Please give me the mime of some one of whom I 
can bay some wild rabbits? Aim. They cannot be bought in this city: 
perhaps some of our readers can supply the information. 
C. S. R., Jersey City. —What is a proper charge of powder and shot for 
a No. 10 gun, i. <?,, for dock shooting ? Ans. Yon don’t name the weight; 
for, say y or 11) ponud gun, 4 dra. powder, 1| to 14 oz. shot. 
SPLIT BAMBOO RODS. 
•EDITOR IfoBEST AND STREAM:— 
A writer in a recent issue of yortr paper, after discan ting on the ex 
ccllencius of ins split bamboo rod, describes it as having been made in 
the follo wing manner: “Eight or nine stripa of equal size are fit ted so 
ns to-get the efuimel on the inside of each strip, and form a centre. By 
■fitting the strips in this manner the pieces can be well rounded and 
(finished without the least danger of injuring or working oil (he en¬ 
amel, as you have, the principal part in the centre of the piece.” 
Will your correspondent permit one, who has perhaps made aa many 
split, bum boo rods as any other amateur in the country, (Mr. Hyde ex* 
Ctptad), to ask him how this is done? Uow eight or nine strips can be 
fitted to form u centre so as to get the enamel—by which Ienppose he 
means Ihe silicious covering of the bamboo—in the centre? As I figure 
it, all blU an inconsiderable portion of the enamel would have to be cut 
away iff order to got the pieces to centre in the manner he doscrihes. 
Now no one can find fault with “W- JP.” praising his own rod, which 
may be a very fine One, but when he describes its construction, and we 
find If. at variance with. well-established principles of mechanics, and 
recoin mends bjt. cathedra* “as an old angler” this faalty construction for 
the adoption of others it is time,to nip the error in the bud lest the’un¬ 
wary should suffer thereby. Neither is chore anything new’ in this mode 
of fitting the. splints togetbor?.it is old. exploded; rods made in this way 
were found lo be so unroliubh?, that opr best makers now leave the tough 
close-fib red portion of the wood on the outside of their rods, where na¬ 
ture aud science alike tell ua that it should be. I feel that I am staling 
a truism when 1 say that no fructnreof a joint ever commences in the 
centre of the wood—it is on the outside that first one little tendon breaks 
and starts one from ,6be rest, then auothor, and another in quick succes¬ 
sion until, if the strain be not eased, the whole piece resolves itself 
into its constituent atomy, itr short, goes to smithareeus.' What then 
Can be the advantage of massing all ihe dense firbrons strength of the 
wood in the centre where no strain ever occurs? Let your correspondent 
split ft piece from a joint of bamboo, and bend it slowly in both hands in 
either direction, almost to the point of breaking. Let him observe as the 
outside of the woGd forms ihe curve how closely the outer covering of 
Biles protects the fibre, aud prevents theit losing their hold on-each 
other. Now let him bend it the other Way, with the pi by wooded por¬ 
tion out, and he will find that one-half of the strain borne by the outside 
is sufficient to break the piece in two. This is the reason that Dame 
Nature, who is generally credited with being tolerably level-headed, in 
.building her bamboos, places the eilex and close-fibred portion of the 
wood’on the outside instead of the inside as In fhe case of your cor¬ 
respondents’ rod. Should she ever reverse her process, I fear that after 
one or two of such storms as she occasionally kicks up in the Ea6t Indies 
there would be very little bamboo left for ns to build our rods of, or fur 
any other purpose. No, no! “W. J. P.,” the principle which you advo¬ 
cate is a false one—Dame Nature is still safe to follow in this as in 
other matters. Our mechanics imitate her work in the shape, and even 
the dimension^ of their hollow cast iron columns, and thus obtain the 
greatest degree of strength with the least expenditure of material, for 
the old girl, with fill her lavish extravagance in some matters, is econo¬ 
mical even to stinginess in others. 
Now that the open season for trout is about commencing he Who is 
the proud possessor of a good split bamboo fly-rod—not as common a 
•■tiling as many people suppose—knows in its fullest sense what Keats 
signified when he wrote of “a joy forever.” And what a rod it isl lighL 
n< as,, compactness, strength, durability combined—lithe, pliant, graceful, 
elasLic.) Egad! how the delicious adjectives roll off one's tongue. Mr. Ed¬ 
itor, I know of such a rod, which responds so accurately to every play of the 
Wriat that the flics appear to follow the eye to the spot indicated without 
effort on your part, and 1 Bhould not be surprised If some time during 
the season—not the early part, the weather is too capricious, but a little 
later, perhaps, when the apple trees begin to blossom. 1 should not be 
surprised, I say, to find that rod on the banks of a stream we know of 
casting a fly, booking, playing, and landing the fish all of its own voli¬ 
tion ! Ted Grayson. 
[Oar correspondent is eminently sound in his views. 
.Ed.] 
PHU>Al)KDpaiA, March. 18th, 1376. 
Editor Forest and Stream , - - 
Backed by at least twenty years' experience in "the use oE light rods, 
I venLura to differ with your correspondent “IF 1 oil the proper way to 
.make spilt rads. “A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.” It 
fniiuws that the same amount of enamel inside or outside will produce 
-equal strength, I write more directly of tips than bats and second joints 
All experience iu making rods, whether for personal use, (as in my ca* e ), 
n t for sulu, know that with the most careful, work a rod tip requires to b« 
S. N. J., New York.—Will you be kind enough to Inform me thrmgh 
your columus where target shooting-can be practiced, near the city, with¬ 
out molestation? Ana, Only by joining one of the rifle clubs. 
E. J. R., Kalamazoo, Mieb.—At what season of the year should wild 
rice be sown, and in ho.v deep water will it do well in? Ans. Sow In 
the spnng. It will grow in four feet of water after it is started. 
J. B. B., Red Bank.—Will yon please give me the pedigree of Ham¬ 
ilton Thompson’s red dog Duke? Ans. Out of Thompson's Belle, by 
Bang; he by Paul Meade’s Dash, out of Bello; Belle by Robinson’s 
Dash, out of June. For more extended pedigree address Mr, Thomp- 
W. L. B , Milwaukee.—Will a bullet penetrate a timber 13x13 with 
less difficulty thau twelve one inch boards nulled one inch apart. Ans. 
The solid timber would be penetrated more readily than the eeparuted 
boards. 
Elk, Joggina, N. 5 —Cap yoa tell me where I can obtain a pair of 
Scotch stag bounds, aud at what price. Will 1 have to send to Glasgow, 
Scotland, for them? Ans. We know of none at present, If you adver¬ 
tise for tnem you could probably get them, 
S. G. T., Erie, Pa.—Can you tall me me if a book called “ITawkor on 
Shooting,” by Porter, It* now in print; if eo, where can I obtain u ? Ann, 
Can be procured m England. Mr. Geo. W. Ford care Messrs. Pott, 
Young &Co., Cooper Vivion, this city, will import it for you. 
A. D. F., Brockfmil, Ill.—What isihe reputation of the Charles Daly 
guns; how do they compare with Scott, Greener, and Tolly? Where 
arc the Daly works or manufactory? Ans. Excellent. Their works, are 
at Leige, aud Messrs. Schoverling A Daly of this city are their agent-?. 
G, H. It, Gainesville, jpcXflS. —Please give me the address of some re¬ 
liable party in Philadelphia who changes muzzle loading shot guns to 
breech-loaders, and the probable cost? Acs. John Krider, corner Sec¬ 
ond and Walnut strolls; cost probably not less than 850, bnL depends 
upon the quality of the gnn. Write Lo Krider. 
J. D. H., Elm Grove, W. V r u.—1. What jsyour opinion of ihe single 
breech-loading shot gun manufactured by J. Stevens & Go,, Chicopee 
Falls, Mass. The patent of September (ffb, 1861? 2. How should I 
load for squirrels; average distance, HO feet? Ans. 1. A fair gnn for the 
price. 2, With the tthove gun 2\ firs, powder 1 oz. shot, No. Q. 
Reader, Philadelphia —Where can I obtain gnra pants which will 
come above the hips suitable for deep wading, and the cost of same; 
can obtain nothing iu Philadelphia that is built higher than hip bools 
or ordinary wading leggins? Ane, From Goodyear Mauufactmlng Go , 
No. 205 Bioadway; price, §9 for plain rubber, and $15 for macintosh. 
C. D. M., St. Marks.—1. Will you please tell me the address-of Bohn, 
of London, mentioned in the answer of "H. L,,” in the issue of 
March 2d, 1870, of Forest and Stream? 2. Wbat will be the price of 
the translation of Pliny? Ans. 1. H. G. Bolin, York street. Covent 
Garden, London. 2. Do not know the English pnee. Scribner uskB 
$2 per volume. 
L., Easton, Md.—Please ill form me if you would advise the cross 
between a setter aud pointer, (setter bitch, and pointer dog); also if pro- 
goney of the bitch would be injured by the fact that -“die has had several 
litters of pupa by curs? Acs. By t»o means breed droppers. Keep the 
setter and pointer pure. Good dogs may be bred from a bitch having 
had pups from curs. 
A. T. W., Brooklyn.—1- Is there good hunting and fishing near 
Champlaigne village on the Chazce River? 2. What would be the cost 
of having one barrel of my gun choke-bored? 3. Are there such gun- 
makers as E. & G. Iluckett, No. 37 Grace*church, Loudon? Ana, Yes, 
prrticularly the latter: both salmon and brook trout being abundant. 2. 
About $5. b. Yes. 
A. D., Staten Island.—Will yon advise me what charge powder and 
shot I ought to shoot in a lO-borc Parker breech-loader for ducks; is it 
best vs’ith two pink wads over powder, or oue thick felt; the gun weighs 
nine pounds. Ans. Fonr drs. powder, li oz. shot. Your gnn will prob¬ 
ably shoot stronger with two pink wads, although the felt will produce 
about the same results. 
P, G. R., Jr., New' York.—Whose powder do you think heal for duck¬ 
ing, and who’s for quail, woodcock, etc.; and the best size of each? 
Ans. There is so little difference In the quality of our powder that we 
can not discriminate. The Eizes are, of Hazard’s, say No. D; of Luflio 
<& Rand’s, No. 6; of Duponts, No. 1 of 2. They are tile next to the 
ourseat. iff grain of sporting powders. 
II. B. D„ Albany, N. Y- To Webster’s definition of the word quail is 
addau the following note: “In Lh.e United States the name Is loosely 
used for Orlyx mrgihianus* or Bob While, and the lionasa vmbellm) or 
ruffed gTOuse. ” Please lo state in column of answers If you know of 
any locality where the people call the ruffed grouse ti quuiI? Ans. We 
know of no place wbme the grouse i$ calJeff u quail- 
T». N. P., Billon.—'I wrote to you riomc time ago with regard to o 
brook in which I proposed to cultivate trout* and spoke of it freezing 
solid, which gave you a wrong idea of the stream. By solid I mean so 
strongly that the water could not break it up. An?. The brook would 
answer capitally for the cultivation of trout. The ice forming as you 
mention would be no drawback, as the trout would find holes in which 
to he* 
F, P». B.> New York.—I have a good Parker breech-loader. 12-gauge 
which makes an excellent pattern 1 and shoots hard; weighs pounds; 
choke-bore, I believe. Now, please advise me if the use of the explo¬ 
sive shell or bullet made therefor would be liable to Injure its perform¬ 
ance aa above; and how about buckshot also? Ans. It would, mall 
probability, injure a clioke-bored gau to shoot either bullets or large 
bucskhot. 
C., Brattlcboro; Yt.—Will yon kindly inform me through your col¬ 
umns tbc time to go lo Rangely Lake and Stream (Maine); the route; 
accommodations? Ans. The beat fishing is usually had in the month 
of September, For route, take Grand Trunk Railroad from Portland, 
Muino, to Bryant’s Pond, thence stage to Andover; three hotels at An¬ 
dover, and two camps on the lake; or you can find accommodation at 
the Oquossoc Oluh House. 
C. T., Milwaukee.—Col. Wingate, in his book on the rflie, says that 
In off-hand shooting it is allowable to rest the elbow against the side, 
provided the little finger is in front of the trigger guard. We have in 
bur club some members who rest the elbow against their Bide, and the 
rifle on the thumb and finger, us shown in the aceompaning diagram, 
Would this position bo allowed under the rules of thoN. R. A.? Ana. 
Yea; but we consider in a very awkward position. 
Tramp, New York.—A friend and myself contemplate, next summer, 
taking a tramp to Delaware Water Gap. Will you inform us the route, 
we will have to take* wbat is the distance, how many dayB will be re¬ 
quired to make the journey, and what will the expense be a day? Ans. 
The Water Clup is but utnuty-Lwo miles from this city, or four hours iiy 
the Delaware, Laekawana & Western Railroad from foot of Barclay 
street. Several hotels, board from S3 to $4 per day. 
B., Buffalo.—1. Will green tea dye silk Hue without injuring it? I 
see you advise its-nse for linen line. 2. Please inform me what propor¬ 
tion of shellac and alcohol to use m making varnish for fish rods of t.ho 
proper consistency, aud how to apply it? Ana. 1. Yea, certainly. 2 
Add enough alcohol to “cut” it, then strain through a linen cloth aud; 
apply with a brush or wad of flax; spread evenly, dry thoroughly, put 
on three or four coats, and rub down with rotten stone. 
Dog, Waverly Place, N. Y,—I should like to know ir it ia against I,he 
law lo train your dog on live quails? 2d. You would greatly oblige 
me if you could give me the exact proportions of tt thoroughbred setter 
dog. Ans. 1. No. 2, It would require too much, splice 111 one col¬ 
umn to unstver this question. “The Dog,” by Stonehenge, “Encyclo¬ 
pedia of Rural Sports,” or the “American Kennel and Sporting Field.” 
by Arnold Burgess, will inform you. We can supply you with either. 
B. W. S., Moselend. Ta.—I see Kny’a improved shot cartridge, adver- 
tisedin Fokbst and Stiicaai, he says “close hard shooting.’* 1. Are 
they as good as Ely’s wire cartridge for long range? 2. Can they, be had 
filled with oue ounce shot; and where cau they be got? Please give me 
the uildress. Ana. 3. They are considered superior by those who have 
used them. 2. Yes. They can be hud from any of our gunmakers, or 
from Kay & Co., Newark, N. J. We know nothing regarding the person 
you mention. 
N. C , Jr. Jersey City. —1. Can I have the barrel of a 32-iuch .12 
bore Webley breech-loader cut down to 28 or 29 inch Without affecting 
the force or closeness of ihe shooting? 2. Will the Ballard rifle, adver¬ 
tised by Messrs. Read & Sons. Boston, Mass., at $18, shoot at 200 yards 
as well as a short range Remington rifle, or Sharp's? Ans. 1. Yes, if 
the gun has not been choke-bored, 2. The Ballard is an excellent rifle 
at the range you mention, but we do not know how it compares with the 
others you name. 
Pedigree, Boston.—1. Cun you give the pedigree of Air. Belmont’a 
dogs? 2. Jjrit Worth while registering the enclosed pedigree without; 
knowing it further? 3. What will bo the expense of registering it? 
Ana. No; but will endeavor to obtain ttnd publish them. 3. Yes, de¬ 
cidedly, The other pedigrees will come to the surface in time; hut are 
you sure oF its bulug authentic even as far as you have given? 3. Due 
dollar, which, however, Is placed to your credit aa an instalment off the 
cost of the Kennel Register when published 
G. L. M., Yonkers.—Will teams contesting for the inter-Colleglate 
Plate be allowed to use a military rifle, (not a special military), but not in use 
in the State National Guard of the State from which the team coracs? To 
make the case plain, would a ieam from a college in New York State be 
allowed to use a military rifle which has been adopted by California, or 
Massachusetts in aiming iheir National Guard? Ana. Yes; any military 
rifle will be eligible; but so little interest in the match is shown by the 
colleges generally that wc despair of seeing It brought to an issue. 
Younts Ornithologist, South Adurae, Mass.—l. Does the Baltimore 
oriole shed its feathers in the early spring in its nutural state? I have 
one caught last July that shed its feathers in the month of August, and 
is now moulting again. 2, Does the goldfinch shed Its feathers twice 
i« the same year? 3. Can you give me the name and address of uiljt 
reliable parties in the Southern states that deal m mocking Birds and 
other Southern species of live birds? Ans. 1. The Baltimore oriole 
requires three years to attain its full plumage, after which it moulta 
once a year, in early spring. 3. Yes. 3. 
W. and II., St. Joseph, Mo.—A is thcjinlder of the St. Joseph SportR- 
tnan’u Badge. B challenges him to shoot for the same. They shoot aud 
tie, and there are no birds left to shoot off the tie. A claims ibat ac¬ 
cording to the rules of this club he ts under no obligation to shoot the 
tie off on any other than the day of the match, as the ties are a part of 
the match, and It was not for want of time that the match, was not do- 
tevinined, but for want of birds, and B’s neglect In not having enough 
birds to finish the match was no excuse, as it is the duty or the challeDg- 
ingpari.y (under oar rales) to furnish Lhe-birds for the match, and tin: 
match can be decided only by oue party killing more birds than the other. 
A being challenged names the date for the match, which, of course, in¬ 
cludes the ties, and was on the ground to finish the match, und claims he 
should not bo compelled to shoot again under that challenge, 1. <?., ac¬ 
cording to our rules. A says B’s failing to bo on the ground on the day 
of the match, or not having enough birds for the main match, or for¬ 
getting to bring hia gun, or any other excuse which might prevent l he 
match being Bhot on the day set for ihe same would not compel him (A) 
to shoot the match on some future day, neither should B 7 s neglect iu not 
furnishing enough birds compel him to shoot again. 
We have agreed that you should decide the case, but to be decided ac¬ 
cording to our rules herewith sent, which make no provision forties 
being shot off on any other than jhe day of the mam match, and A 
claims no oilier day is contemplated in our rules, as either can compel, 
the other to go to the score not later than 1 o’clock P. M. t In order that 
they may have time to determine the match op that day. Ans. This 
question should have been decided by the referee on the ground at the 
time. Our decision Is, that A is wrong, and that he wu» obligutcd to 
shoot off the ties on the following day. Although In your rules (govern¬ 
ing the badge) no provision is made for such a contingency, it ib an ac¬ 
cepted rule, and embodied in the by laws of all, or nearly nil sports- 
raan’s clubs that, w hen a watch is left unfinished from any cause it shall 
be shot off the next day, or on such day as the referee may appoint. To 
show iho iu justice of declaring a match ‘'off” on account of rim neglect 
or inability Of the challenger to provide a sufficiency of birds, we will 
assume that in shooting off the lies each killed his hiids for aa ind'cl- 
inite time, uutij. the birds nMcessurily/ gave oat, would the mulch bo 
bo tibaudoned on that account? 
regret that the demuuda upon our spaco Compel a- fo !*•••*-: 
out a column or more of Answers to oorpMpcoduou. 
