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the Summer residence 1 ! of her owners, Gen. Benj. F. Butler 
anti Col. Jonas H. French, where she will he put In 
thorough condition and trim. 
YACHTING AT BERMUDA. 
Hamilton, Bcrmnda, April 26th, 1870. 
Editor Forest and Stream.— 
The Bermudian yachts have been long celebrated among sailing craft 
Tor their peculiar rig, their powers of going to windward, and general 
handiness. Will it be telling a twice-told talo if I attempt to describe 
them in your" columns? They are short, beamy, powerful boats, in ap¬ 
pearance not uutike some English fishing craft, bloff in the bows, aud 
lean art— of the cod’s head and shoulders and mackerel tail build, in 
fact. Withal they are fine below water, hawing a sharp, wedge-shaped 
Hour,.a very deep false keel, a slopiug stem, and slightly raking stern- 
post. They range generally from two to sixteen tons, or even larger, 
bat anything above the latter smeis, I believe, rare. The favorite Biae 
for racing appears te bo six Iona. 
The great peculiarity of the Modian is her rig. An enormous mast is 
stepped right forwards in the eyes of the boat, which rakes aft to such 
an extent that a line dvawu straight downwards from the truck would 
fall somewhere about tho after part of the cock-pit. On this mast is 
hoisted a large leg-of-mutton-shaped mainsail, and a foresail (or jib) is 
Bet by means of forestay and standing bowsprit, as in the American 
sloop; usually no oLbcr sail is carried, except when running, when a 
large spinnaker or sqnaresail is set. A boat rigged for racing has no 
sbrond or stay of any description to her mast (except the forestay). Her 
boom, instead or working on the mast by means of jaws or goose-neck, 
is made fast to a mast traveler with a small tackle about three or four 
feet above the deck, and the sail is bowsed out by the boom by this 
means, something in the same way that a sail is set with a sprit and snot- 
tor. The appearance or a good Median boat, with her long tapering 
mast and beautifully sitting sails is very fine, though her hull is certain¬ 
ly opposed to all oor receive!! notions of the form or naval architecture 
best adapted for speed. Being built of cedar and faithfully put to¬ 
gether, they last for ages, and a boat 20 years old is considered about in 
per prune. I give the dimensions of the “Julia,” a new boat, launched 
last January, so that an idea may be formed of the stylo of craft: Length 
or keel, 10 feet (sixteen); length over all, 22 feet (twenty-two); depth of 
hold forward, 4 feet 2inches (four, two); depth amidships., 4 feet 3 inch¬ 
es, (four, three); depth aft, () feet 4 inches, (four, four); width (outside 
gnnwales) 8 feel 2 inches, (eight, two); draft aft, 6 feet 6 inches in rac¬ 
ing trim, tonnage, 4 tons 6-lOtit. liar owner, who gave me thesedimaa- 
sions, told me her racing mast, was 48 feet in length! (rrmu heel to truck). 
At Hue rate the imagination can hardly grasp tho idea or the stick lhat 
would be required for a 100 ton racing sloop; were she rigged Bermudian 
fashion, it would he necessary to send to the Yosemito valley for all of 
its big trees. 
I was fortunate enongh daring my short stay in the Islands to have a 
good opportunity of seeing a sailing race. On my arrival at Hamilton 
some two or threedays previous to (he match, there were evidences of 
some boating excitement goiug on. Boats were being fitted out with 
racing spars and sails, and might be seen cruising about the waters of 
tiie social, Lying their gear and preparing for the contest. The 25th of 
April was the day fixed for the race, and tho weather and aurro undings 
were charming, the clear, light blue sea, darkened here and there by 
coral reefs, and crisped by a fresh weateily breeze, the bright warm sky 
and green islands making a perfect picture for the mind to dwell on, 
arter moving to colder regions farther north. 
The courso was laid iu the waters of the sound—a nearly land-locked 
harbor inside the reefs, aud marked by two stakeboats moored about 
four miles from each other inn direct line to windward and leeward. 
The competing yachts started from the leeward boat, beat tip lo the 
windward one, then ran back and heat np again, finishing at the Wind¬ 
ward bout, so that ullogetbcr the course was about twelve miles long, 
mid chiefly dosigned to test the capacity of the boats for going to wind¬ 
ward. live boats were entered: Diadem,« 60 tons, Lincoln, 2.81lons; 
Julia, 4,00 tons; Nautilus, 5,t>8 tons, Unkuown, 10.84 tons. One of the 
conditions of the race was shifting ballast to bo allowed! Fancy this, 
in the year of grace 1876. I believe, however, that this is not always 
the custom in the present Bermudian yacht racing. 
Half-past eleven A. M. was the lime fixed for the start, I believe, hut 
at that hour not even the stakebnats were placed. About twelve they 
appeared, followed by the racing boats, and at once all was ready. The 
time allowance was given at the starts aud at eight minutes past, the litl e 
Diadem was sent off receiving a start of fifty-four seconds from the next 
boat, the Lincoln. The little boat tore through the water at a great rate, 
under the pressure of a spread of canvas, but the Lincoln, which was 
sent off at 1:9:54, WAS evidently bonud to overhaul her soon, as she laid 
a poiut or so closer to the wind, ti minutes 37 Bt-conds after the Lincoln 
the new Julia was sent off, her sails sitting like a board, the boat stand¬ 
ing well up under her canvas, and sailing very close to the wind. Then 
came tlic Nautilus, 2 minutes aud 38 seconds after the Julia, and last the 
great Unknown was started 9 minutes and 26 seconds after the NautilUB 
aud 18 minutes after tno Lincoln, which boat was now leading Well on 
liur way H the turning boat, the Nantilus and Julia close up. Tho Dia¬ 
dem was soon out or Ibcrace, aud before the windward stakeboat was 
reached the Julia Had weathered on the Lincoln and got into first place. 
The Nantilus had also overtaken (he latter boat, and was close behind 
the Julia, aud evidently going faster througU the water, while the Un¬ 
known was coming up hand over hand. Bailing beautifully, the fresh 
breeze agreeing with her. The Jtllia, however, roauded the stakeboat 
first, at 22 mtnnt.es past 2. Then the NautilUB, not quite a minute, after 
follow oil by tbe Liucniu and Cilknownin two and four minutes respect¬ 
ively . Till! Lincoln’s chances of winning were now at an end, bar acci¬ 
dents, and she retired from the race shortly afterwards. Enormous 
square Boils were now set for the ran down, and very pretty the yachts 
looked as they sailed pust under a spread of canvas, the J ulia “wabbling” 
a good deal. The Unknown was evidently bound to win, as she had 
picked up much more than half her time in the beat up, and would gain 
still more in the inn down before turning to windward again. The 
Nautilus soon overhauled the J ulia, and the Unknown was close behind 
tfle latter at the leeward stateliest, when the event of the day hap¬ 
pened. The hands on board tlreyXnlia appeared to have been preparing 
to get in their sqnttrosiffl, when njlhCof wind took, it aback, and sent it 
over to leeward. Tbe extra pressure of-siul was more than the boat could 
stand. Tileleo bow was forced finder water, and down went the boat, 
head foremost, in about six fullioms of water .':,Nobody came to grief, 
though; tho boats around soon picked np tbe crew, while tbe leading 
yachts went ou their way unheeding. In the heat up the Unknown 
weathered on theNantllus, and sailing in grand style, Wine in a winner 
by abont 2 minutes23 seconds. 
The way the winning boats were handled and sailed defied criticism, 
and altogether it wrb one of the best days sport I had seenfor a long 
time. In conclusion I must observe that though the boats Mewanlnout- 
ly suited to the waters they cruise in, anywhere else they would bev^Ls- 
take. Their long roast stepped so far forwards, the great amount of mi- 
last they take, and their short hull would make them very wet aud even 
dangerous in a heavy sea, While for running or reaching with abeam 
wind they would be nowhere against-a longer boat with a sharp how and 
hollow entrance. Their great point in sailing is turning lo windward in 
comparatively smooth w ater, aud at this they are probably unsurpassed 
by any boats in the world. C. M, D. 
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER. 
PnitiAOELFiuA, June 5lb, 1)76. 
Editor Forest Attn Stream - .— 
The second annual regatta of the Vesper Boat Club was hell) on Sat¬ 
urday, Jnne 3d, over the national course. The firat race was for aernot 
single sculls, three ojjttka-U. McMillan, W. T. Oorson, and Frank 
Hcndorson. McMillan, rowing easily, hud a lead from the start, win¬ 
ning in fl minutes 25 seconds. Corson made a plucky fight at first for 
the lead, and then for the second position, but at the mile, Henderson, 
thongli steering badly and rowing awkwardly, spurted and passed him. 
Tho second race was for double scull gigs—E. M. Hawaon, bow; A. 
L. Beck, stroke; MilesS. Tracy, cox, anclH. Evans, bow; W. B. Ab¬ 
bott, stroke; W. J. Kerr, cox. This was close and well fought to Straw¬ 
berry, where Kerr’s erew seemed to he gaining. Soon, however, Tracy s 
crew hud a clean length. Again at the mile Abbett spurted, and was al¬ 
most lapping, when an unfortunate crab of Evans’ ruined iheir chances. 
Tracy’s crew won in 12 minutes 58 seconds, Kerr’s crew, 13 minutes ’.8 
seconds. The rowing of the winners was for tho most part execrably 
bad, although the pluck shown in both boats was excellent. 
The junior scull race was the most amusing, ir not the most inteiest- 
ing, feature of the regatta. The entries were W. W. Maris, o. F. God- 
shall, and H. Hutchinson. They all went off at a cracking pace, Hutchin¬ 
son leading, and Gortshali showing I he best form; but before they got 
over tiie flurry of tho start Maris npBot, and the other two ran together. 
Amid shoals of laughter the bouts were reculled, and on the second 
start the men got away much better. Tho struggle for first position was 
severe, and all three men steering badly. Maris got from hia position 
on the east clear over to the west hank, and Godshall, also flurried, 
crowded him ashore. Maris claimed a foul, bat being out of “his wa¬ 
ter” the claim was not allows d. Hutchinson had obtained alead of two 
clear lengths, but being pushed by spurt after Bpnrt, he exhaustedhim- 
self, when Godshall passed him and won in 12 minutes and 28 seconds. 
The last race was Tor four-oared shells—Abbett, bow; Godshall, S’. B. 
Evans, McMillan, stroke; and Hnlchlnson, how; Skinner, Corson, Hen. 
derson, stroke. McMillan's crew won in 8 minutes aud 55 seconds wilh- 
out being pnsbed. The loser’s time was 18:09. Officers of the regatta 
were W T. McNcely, umpire; J. B. Mingus, time keeper; C.D. Bick- 
ley, E. L. Cunffman, judges. 
The entries for the Schuylkill Navy regatta of the 17th were announced 
at the Naval Board meeting to-night. A falling off in the crew en¬ 
tries ia more than made up by the single sculler’s list. For this prize 
l here are eight entries, and I think there will not be less than seven 
starters. Much curiosity is felt to know bow Holstmau, or the Univer¬ 
sity, will show np in the list. Last year he gave our best scullers a ter¬ 
ribly hard race, and although young aud very light, he lias skill and 
pluck. Tasker, of the C’rcscunts, is thought to be fast, and McBeath, of 
the Quakers, known to be. The foul-oared shells will be three, aud 1 
think three good ones. The barges, doubles, and pairs bid fair to be 
walk overs. Puir-nared crews, not only on the Schuylkill, but in Amer¬ 
ica, seem to tie weak, Iho “why of which" is a mystery. 
The action of the National Association on Saturday lias brought for¬ 
ward an inqniry as to how college crews would be treated in the Interna¬ 
tional race. The Committee very properly decided to-night that the 
original circular will be adhered to. This means that tho Regatta Com¬ 
mittee sees no reason why a college man belonging to a boat club other 
than that of his college, cannot row in the graduate or niider-gradnatc 
race for that prize, and also enter the open to all contest from a regular¬ 
ly organized amatenr association. 
The Undine Boat Club, on Saturday, elected Thomas Han, President; 
John Hockley, Jr., Vico President; H. S. Woodbury, Secretary and 
Treasurer; W. R. Tuckur.-Oox, A. S. Roberts, Vice Cox., and appointed 
W. R. Tucker and B. L. Keys as representatives to the Naval Board. 
A review of the Navy will probably be ordered for tilts or next week. 
Sculls, 
Jfitswet[x %o (gortezgondetttp. 
I*o Notice Taken or Anonymous Communications. 
G. F. M., Bal h.—Where can I get a copy of “U. S. Infantry Tactics” 
by “Upton,” aud pricer Ans. Uf Van Nustrand, 23 Murray street; don’t 
know the price. 
D, H. E., l’cotoue,—Please givo me Ihe address or a publication 
called the “Oologist," iu your next issue? Ans. At Utica, N. V,, B. 
L. Willard & Co. 
J. S.P., New York.—Will yon please inform me when close season for 
w’oodcock expires in Suffolk county, this State? Ans. See answer to 
Fair Play In this column. 
HAWKER. -lnqniriBS having been made for “Hawker on Shooting.” 
by Porter, several correspondents offer the same for sale. Those Who 
want them should let us know. 
F. C. S., Ithaca, N. Y.- tlf whom can 1 obtain a reliable copy of 
game laws as now existing in this and other States, aud at what price) 
Aus. “Fur, Fin and Feather;” price, 50 cents. Wc can send a copy. 
Inventus.— The fish law of Virginia prohibits the catching of fish 
with seines in the waters of the Stale for the space of two months, from 
tbe )5th of Juno to the 15th of August, and tbe fine for violation is $500 
and confiscation of boat aud fishing tackle. The Potomac River ia not 
protected. 
A Reader, New York.—Will you please inform me through the col¬ 
umns of your valuable paper which is the best kind of Bpaniel to train 
for a retriever, and where I can obtain a pup cheap) Aus. The Cocker 
spaniel and Irish water spaniel make good retrievers. Address M.P. 
McKoon, Franklin, N. Y. 
C. F., Portland, MePlease answer ir yon can procure for me Chitty 
6crope aud Ephemera on fly fishing, and the cos! of each) Ans. Geo. 
W. Ford, care of Potts, Young & Co., Cooper Union, will import the 
books you speak of at a more reasonable oharge than any other person 
we know of. Cost probably $5 each. 
J. S. .New York.—’Ihaveayonng hound from very goodstock. How 
can 1 make a good rabbit flog of her? Does she require any training? 
Ans. Take your young honnd out two or three times with an older dog 
who will run the track well, and then hunt him alone where rabbits 
abound and he will soon hunt properly. 
P. C., Hyde Park, —i )oes the law prohibiting the killing of woodcock 
before the 1st September apply to all the State of New York? Ans. 
The game laws of this State remain unchanged, the same close seasons 
in Torce last, year applying to this. This answer will be a reply to a 
large number of queries similar to the above. 
Pointer, Lancaster, Pa.—I expect to spend several weeks at Ocean 
Beach dnrlng August next with my family. Would yon advise taking 
gun, etc., along? is there anything to Bhoot at that time there, or at 
any accessible point near there? Ans. We should advise yon to take 
your gun, as yon would probably have fine sport with the bay birds. 
A. P. L., Milwaukee.—I have a muzzle-loading rifle, weight lOlbs.; 
length of barrel 32 inches; about 38 cal. What is the iengest range at 
which I can properly use it, and what would be the proper charge of 
powder? Ana? You could use it at 500 yardg, but 300 would he more 
probably its heat range. For charge, nsefrom 50 to 70 grains, according 
to the range. 
E. L., San Antonio.—Could yon toll me in wliat respect the different 
targets for rifle shooting diffeg? Also tho best traps for pigeon shoot¬ 
ing, and how lo make the same? Ans. The Forest and Stream 
Hand Book for Ridemen, to be issued this week, will contain the in¬ 
formation; price 50 cents. A ground trap which closes with a spring, 
allowing the sides to drop when pulled is the simplest. 
Fair Pi.Av, New Hamburgh.—Will you please Inform me whether a 
new came law has been passed the past winter making a close timo for 
wooa°cock from Jan. 1st to Feb. 1st? Ana. The proposed amended 
game law for this State, although printed, was not passed, and with the 
exception of some slight alteration regarding penalties, the law remains 
tiie same as lust year. The ckae season for woodcock expires all over 
tho State ou July 3d. 
L, 8., Wilmingtou.—Some of my friends say Ihe steamship lines wil 
not allow dogs on board, aud that there is much trouble attending tho 
bunging homo of dogs. Can you give me any information on the sub¬ 
ject, as to what linos, if any, will allow dogs to bo taken on, the duty ou 
them and probable cost of transportation? Ans. Either the Inman, 
Williams & Gnion, or National Lines, will bring dogs. The regular fare 
is £3, 3s. with a email fee to the hatcher. 
W. C., Inwood.—In tho faces of my setter pups 10 weeks old and one 
8 months old, I observe a number of flat worms about three-quarters of 
an inch long. Be kind enough to prescribe something. Do yon think 
these worms come from feeding unboiled milk? Ana. We have mailed 
to you the proper doses of areca nut to cure your paps, with directions 
for administering. We have used new milk unboiled considerably as 
food for paps, without any injurious effects. 
C. S. J., Newton.—I have noticed dnring the last few days a con¬ 
stant decrease in the size of the warts in my dog’s month, and t am in 
hopes that Damo Nature will soon cause their entire disappearance. 
What do you think of the dry nose which has been ao Tor some time? 
I tried aunointing it with glycerine for a while, hut without any nutic- 
able improvement. Can you givo any cause for aud the cure for the 
same? Acs. Try feeding your dog with boiled beet’s liver a few days. 
X. Y. Z., Luke City—OMionON.—fn a recent number of yaor paper 
a correspondent inquired what was the market price for alligator skins. 
Now, can you tell me if there is a manufactory at the North for making 
leather of them, or are they sent across tbe Atlantic? Ans. There is an 
extensive manufactory at Knlztown, Pa. The akins have been mostly 
obtained from South America, and the leather is in good demand for the 
manufacture of water-proof boots, being perfectly impervious to water. 
A. B.C., Boston.—1, Can you tell me what rifles Messrs. Gildersleevo, 
Bodine, Hepburn, and Washburae are now using at Croedmoor) 2. 
What brand of powder and what sized grain do most of them use when 
shooting 105 grain charges? 3. Do you consider the Remington rifle 
superior to Sharp’s for accuracy at long range? Ans. 1. The first named 
Sharp’s aud the others Remington’s. 2. Hazard F.G. 3. Seo the An¬ 
nual Report of the National Rifle Association for 1873-4-5, the latter to 
be issued in a few days. 
Salmo, Foxcroft, Me.—I propose building a boat to take the place of 
a canoe. I think of planking it with i inch atnff, and then papering it 
wtlh a number of thicknesses of tough Manilla paper, bat here is where 
the trouble comes. I want a waterproof glue to apply it with. Please 
inform me of something. Ans. The Nova Scotia boat referred to in 
our columns this week seems to meet your requirements. Shellac var¬ 
nish mixed with Unseed oil is used for outside waterproofing. Send us 
the notes on Landlocked Salmon. 
A. H.L., Pittsburgh.—Can you furnish us with the names of some 
parties from whom trout for Stocking a pond can be purchased, and also 
give us the name of a good work on the cnltivation of Lout for the use 
of the party who will have it in charge? Ans. For fish, address Thomp¬ 
son & Tagg, New Hope, Bucks county, Pa.; John Gay, Pittsburgh; 
Clapp, Stone & Co., Tiona, Warren connty. Pa.; S. O. Upliam. Media, 
Pa. Buy “Domesticated Trout,” by Livingston Stone, and “Fish Cul¬ 
ture," by Seth Green, for sale by D. M. Dewey, Rochester. 
Sinead.—I a there any Florida Land Ageucy in this city; if so where 
Ans. Several, we bciievo. Possibly the most reliable Is the "Florida 
Land and Immigration Company," Hon. E. N. Dickerson, of New York 
city, President. There is an agency in charge of Col. J. B. Oliver, ut 
the Fulton Bank Boilding, Brooklyn, N. Y. Tbe company have 650,000 
acres of land along the line of the Atlantic, Golf and West India Transit 
Railroad, and offer 200,000 acres to he selected by settlers. The land? to 
be selected are represented by 5,010floats or land warrants. The pur¬ 
chasers can locate anywhere upon the land owned by the company. 
Grip, Newton, Mass.—1. Can you give me tho name of some princi¬ 
pal man, or chief, of the Penobscot tribe of Indians in Gldtown, Maine, 
bo that I could obtain some of their goods! 2. What is the barrel of 
the now Ballard rifle made of? 3. I have some duplicate numbers of 
F. and S. in good order. Can I exchange them Tor others I have not 
got? 4. Is there any article about headwaters of Connecticut River in 
auy previous number of F. and S.? Ans. 1. If yon will write to E. 
M. Stillwell, Bangor, ho will tell you how to get Indian goods from Old- 
town. 2. Of steel, first cast in bars, and afterwards rolled and finished. 
3. Yes; send them along. 4. Yol. 11, No. 4, page 50. 
Cord, Angnsta, Me.—I write for some Information respecting hlack 
bass put into a large lake in this vicinity some seven years since. Last 
year we caught some in the outlet of the lake in rapid water, using 
trolling spoons and Bpinning mluoowa. We commenced to take them, 
about July 10th. I wish to know if they can bo taken earlier, if so, 
whether to fish In still or rapid water for them, and what kind of bait to 
uae? Ans. Your fish are busy spawning in still water at the time yon 
speak of, and you have no right to take them then, cither by law or na¬ 
ture. When they are fit to be canght they go into the rapnis, and their 
appearance there is one of the best means to determine the cluso and 
open seasons. Minnows are the best bait. 
A. J. T., Bangor, Me.—Wlro are the oilicers or tho Florida Land aud 
Immigration Co.? If their lands are really valuable, how can they he 
sold so low? Ana. Edward N. Dickerson, New York City, President; 
Samnol A. Swann, Comtnsaiouer, Fernandinu, Fla.; and ,I. B. Oliver, 
General Agent, Brooklyn, New York. The low price of $1.25 per ueru 
for selected land, still further greatlyreduccd by almost free transporta¬ 
tion, is only an evidence of the anxiety of the company to settle up 
200,000 acres of their 650,000 with desirable immigrants from the North 
and West. The iandB are known to bo good, the titles complete, the 
country healthy, and the people the most kindly disposed toward new 
comers. Wc again refer Tor maps and full particular- to the General 
Agent, Col. J. B. Oliver, No. 361 Fulton street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Adjuondaoks.—A correspondent reminds us that the new route 
to Lake Pleasant by the Adirondack Railroad is lnech better, shorter, 
and easier than the one we mentioned last week. By reaching Fonda, 
on N. Y. C. R. R., about 10:30 A. M., n train on onr new railroad takes 
one to Northville at 12 noon, thus saving some twenty-five miles stage 
coach over rough roads, or a party leaving New York at 8 A, M. can gu 
through to NotlhvIUe by dark, thus reaching the cage of the Wilderness 
and within twenty miles of Lake Pleasant the same day. Myself, with 
a party of four, for a week past had VBry goad hick, and an excellent 
time speckled trout fishing at Jockey Bush Lake, Hamilton county (8. 
W. coiner). By-the-way, why don’t Ely correct his map of that section^ 
There are tw enty lakes.hu has not got down.—M. S. NorthruI'. 
Constant Reader— Will yon kindly inform me w'hat ia tho host 
work published on the art of making and using 'artificial flies? Ans. 
We have replied to this interrogatory a great many times. There is no 
American worker thiB sort. Norris, Roosevelt, Scott’s, and Forrester’s 
works all contain information. Perhaps yon will find in the columns ot 
Forest and Stream what is combined in these works. Read the Il¬ 
lustrated articles of Thad. Norris, Esq., in Yol. II of this journal, ami 
those of Miss McBride, more recently, in the current vein mo. Thera 
are several valuable English works on fly dressing—notably, Ronald's 
Fly Fisher’s Entomology; Chitty’s Fisher’s Text Boole; Pullman’s Fly 
Fishing; Chalmondly-Pennell’s Fly Fishing, and Ephemera's Hand- 
Books. These you can order from England, ar through dealers In for¬ 
eign hooka here. 
j k. e., Elizabeth, N. J. —What Is the nsual evaporation of an aero 
of water, and how in a rough way can I ascertain the number of gallons 
a stream of water discharges within a given time. I liavo ground 
through which a small stream flows, that could easily.be constructed nr, a 
pond if the supply will equal the evaporation through tho summer 
months? Ans. It wofdd first be necessary to know the capacity of your 
stream and the present depth or water in your pond, when the pond 
could ho.niadti- proportionate to the eize of tho stream ir the latter was 
constant and never failing. The evaporation is about one fiflh of no 
inch or less per day, aud could be disregarded. Wc would suggest to Oils 
correspondent to buy Trantwinc’B “Engineers Pocket Book,’’ to lit hud 
of Van Noetrand, 23 Murray street, in w hich he will find Ule information 
lie wants; or better still, employ a professional engineer to layout Ids 
ridiul. 
