FOREST AND STREAM, 



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secured him for me; the line was free, at all events, and I 

 patiently waited the result. Finally, to my delight, the 

 guide appeared, triumphantly hearing the net with my 

 treasure safely secured in its meshes. He had captured him 

 over one hundred feet from where ho had left me The 

 trout turned the scales at 2J- pounds, and was one of the 

 finest specimens of the satow Jiflitiwlls, as regards color and 

 proportions, that I ever landed. "We reached camp at 6J 

 o'clock p. m., having been absent only two and a half hours, 

 half an hour of which I was occupied in going and returning 

 from camp. 



Throwing back into the water r uuruber of the smaller 

 fish, we weighed the. remainder, which numbered forty-eight, 

 and they turned the scale at fifty-six pounds. Since that 

 day I have caught my two, three, and even six pound brook 

 trout, and have experienced a variety of emotions while en- 

 joying their capture, but I lookback to the time when I 

 landed with an eight-ounce rod forty-eight trout, weighing 

 fifty-six pounds, in two hours' fishing, as the most successful 

 day in my whole experience. 



(Tube CQHiiWed J. 



BASS 



For Forest and Stream, 

 FISHING IN VIRGINIA. 



I UNITED with half a dozen friends last summer for a trip 

 to Berkley Springs, Va. , kept at that time by the well- 

 known Kirkwoods, formerly of Washington, D. C. Four 

 of our number I know prided themselves on their Bxpert- 

 ness as anglers, and a spirit of rivaly induced us to make a 

 raid on the Potomac River, which was about two and a half 

 miles from the Springs. Before starting, we secured the 

 services of one Fitzniiller. the most knowing and experi- 

 enced fisherman in the neighborhood, who had a satisfactory 

 reputation, besides being the owner of a pair of horses and 

 coach. On the second morning after our arrival we started 

 over the mountain to Sir John's River, and drove up to the 

 dam some five miles away. At that point wo found the river 

 quite muddy as we had 'found it below; but in the canal, 

 which was fed by the dam above, the water was in fail- 



cold water for the lost guns, which I recovered after groping 

 about a little, As soon as we were once more ready we started 

 for home and reached it this time in safety. Dry clothes were 

 put on, and we crowded around the lire, laughing and talking 

 about the accident: and friends, we thought you would like 

 to laugh with us, so I give you this account, 



A, D. W. 

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BALDWIN'S RANCH. 



order. Here we fished 

 catching some fifteen bt 

 •we set off for Capon ( 

 mountain, walking at lc 

 creek about On 

 first fish and the hei 



sral hours with poor success, 

 F.arlv in the morning next dav 

 •, over a rough road and high 

 alf the wav. Arriving at the 

 it to work, 'all anxious for the 

 _. basket. I attached myself to 

 Fitzniiller, leaving the others to look out for themselves. 

 With bail-fish the party caught about a dozen, when my 

 companion advised me to go with him up to the •'riffles." 



We worked our war up the bank of the stream about 

 half a mile, and then* pitched in, side by side. He fished 

 with two hooks, while I had but one After catching several, 

 I ventured to try the fly, which I at once substituted for the 

 bait-fish. Fitzniiller seeing what I was doing, said "that he 

 and his friends had often tried the fly, but could do nothing 

 unless they added the bait-fish in order to sink the fly." I 

 said nothing, but commenced to make my casts — with a 

 '■rod ibis." In a short time I caught four. Then I changed 

 from the ibis to a Ferguson fly, with which I had as fine 

 sport for two hours as any fisherman could ask for. I did 

 not try the still, deep water as it was difficult to throw from 

 the banks, which were lined with trees, but confined myself 

 to the shallow water and to the head of the pools. Ixi the 

 time, mentioned 1 caught twenty-eight bass, averaging three- 

 fourths of a pound, and more than the total catch of my 

 five companions — this, too, without any trouble or exertion. 

 Onee, standing upon a rock, which was fully three feet out of 

 water, with a still pool below me, in plain sight of the fish, 

 I made a cast over near the bank, under the trees; I saw the 

 fish start from his hiding place; just as he was taking the fly 

 I hooked him, I imagined I could see a look of surprise on 

 his countenance. 



Our total catch was fifty-four. I do not believe that I ever 

 in such a short space of time had as much sport; and that 

 day fully pro-ved to my mind that the bass will not only rake 

 the fly, but prefer it to any other bait. I found the Ferguson 

 fly the most taking, and will try the experiment this summer 

 to prove that my convictions are correct. S. 



A GOOD JOKE. 



Wondebs of a Favobed Region Under Caiitobnia's Seebs. 



Hanovek, Ni J., April 6. 

 Editor Forest akd Stream. 



One cold spring day we, throe friends, Dr. C , John 



K— , and my worthy self, started out to try our luck at 

 snipe, 



There had been a heavy rain, therefore the water was 

 high, and I, being leader of the party, concluded we had 

 better take a boat, and as the wind was quite fresh, use the 

 sail. But! alas for us! we little dreamed what mischief that sail 

 could do. 



All went well for a while ; we had a good run of luck, bagged 

 a good bunch of birds by wading from one ridge to another, 

 and through all kept dry, which was comfortable, to say the 

 least, But when the noon had approached we began to feel 

 the need of something to brace up the inner man, and for that 

 important reason prepared to return home, well satisfied with 

 our morning's work. 



As we seated ourselves in the boat, John complacently said, 

 11 Isn't it good we have kept dry?" 



At that moment I took the tiller, but turned quickly as I 



heard Dr. C -exclaim, "Keep still, John." Br^poorJohn! the 



sail swung around suddenly, the rope caught him about the 

 neck, and pulled him backward, leaving his feet only in the 

 boat. He had his gun in hand, and that soon went to the 

 bottom, and John's feet concluded to follow his body, so over 

 they went. But misery loves company, and poor John, trying 

 to gain company, or 'save himself from a ducking, clutched 

 Doctor by the coat, and pulled him over also. Doctor's gun 

 followed the other, while John succeeded in finding bottom, 

 and Btood in meek and trembling submission up to the neck 

 in the cold water, while Doctor made bold strokes for the 

 shore. 



" Swim, John, swim! " I cried, trying in vain to look a little 

 sober and sympathizing, and the poor boy did swim, and the 

 two companions in peril of a cold reached the shore panting 

 like porpoises. 



T could restrain myself no longer, and laughed till echo an- 

 swered me; for there stood the two shivering boys, with coat 

 pockets standing out with water, their whole suits weighty with 

 the same heavy element, Doctor's hat lust, and botb guns repos- 

 ing in the river, 



"How are those guns to be recovered?" asked Doctor, with 

 chattering teeth aod woebegone face. 



" We must dive for thum, as we would for pearls," said I 

 as I produced a great red handkerchief, which the Doctor tied 

 oyer his head, making himself more ridiculous looking than 

 before. Then I stripped off my clothes, and went into the 



Dos Angeles, March oth.—By rail it is eight miles to the 

 mission of San Gabriel, thence four to the magnificent do- 

 main of Mr. Baldwin. A pair of thoroughbreds, guided by 

 the hands of an intelligent darkey, formerly body servant to 

 Stonewall Jackson, brought me to the residence, which is an 

 unpretending, cosy, comfortable-looking structure of one 

 story, originally built of adobe, by, I believe, Mr. Wolfskill, 

 but refitted and remodelled by its present owner with every 

 convenience and comfort. In front of the cottage is a beau- 

 tiful artificial lake, where, handsomely-cushioned pleasure 

 boats always await your orders. As Iwrite, from my window 

 on this lovely morning — for it is like the month of May— 

 the view and surroundings are exquisitely beautiful. In the 

 distance the coast range of mountains, " rock-ribbed and 

 ancient as the sun," with their zigzag summits and tops, 

 seem as if cut by the hand of the artisan, backed and cov- 

 ered by a bright blue sky and a warm summer sun, giving 

 every variety" of shade and color to the plumage of the moun- 

 tains, just now coming out in its spring livery and reflected 

 in the'loke below in a thousand fantastic, shapes and forms; 

 while from mv back window birds are carolling among the 

 bright green trees, tne sheep bells tinkle cheerily, and in 

 the distance the cheery hum of labor unites with the still, 

 small voice, of nature to enchain, please, and enchant you. 



Think of this, ye that are wrapped up in furs, chilled to 

 the bone, or up to your knees in slush or "beautiful snow" 

 in the Eastern cities, or in foggy London, and come right 

 cm; here and enjoy the ravishing sweetness of this garden 

 spot of the earth! And as another pleasant item for the 

 dwellers and guests of his new hotel in San Francisco— straw- 

 berries, raspberries, gooseberries, and currants, melons, 

 peaches, pears, cherries, and such apples ! will be theirs to 

 enjoy and demolish. 



I have just inspected the "pig-pens," and such a sight I 

 have never witnessed in any English or American "farm 

 yard." A hundred head of great, big, fat hogs, fed with the 

 finest "ccn-n" (for I saw piles of it uneaten), will be on Mon- 

 day next driven to the Bay City, to be duly slaughtered and 

 made into hams, bacon, and lard; while from my open door, 

 as 1 am writing, turkeys, geese, chickens, and such birds ! 

 keep up an incessant 'noise. Mr. B. has also some 12,000 

 head of sheep on his ranch, having the finest pasture lands 

 for their grazing. The race track for the thorough training 

 of his horses is one of the finest, one mile in extent. Going 

 to the stable I saw seven beautiful fillies, now being trained, 

 brought from Sauford's stables, Kentucky. Here he keeps 

 the celebrated racers, Grinstead and Rutherford, from 

 Alexander's stables, Kentucky, and they will soon luxuriate 

 in the Kentucky blue grass aiid timothy hay seed which is 

 being sown for their express benefit. The wine house is 

 quite a feature of the place, stocked with the choicest sher- 

 ries, ports and brandies; but belonging to the temperance 

 society of Brother Battur'.s Dashaways, I did not indulge. 

 There' will be no sale for this three or four years, so that 

 when it does appear it will astonish the natives at home and 

 abroad. 



On Wednesday last we took a most delightful drive over 

 roads as fine and well macadamized as any in the world, 

 stopping first near the site where it is the proprietor's inten- 

 tion to commence next year to build. 



The avenue running north and south is five miles in 

 length, three miles of which is planted on either side with 

 orange, fir, gum, lemon, magnolia, india-rubber, and other 

 trees, and you can imagine the effect on a bright, moonlight 

 night, while elsewhere all is cold and leafless. Here the 

 golden fruit, lit up with the silver tinselings, nods approv- 

 ingly at you as you pass, and occasionally drops for your ac- 

 ceptance a ripe and luscious offering. The two ranches to- 

 gether, Santa Anita and San Francisquita, contain about 

 1(5,000 acres, of which there is about 5,000 under cultivation, 

 and next year it is Mr. Baldwin's intention to have the most 

 of his ranch under culture and entirely fenced in. He has 

 just finished putting in about 100 acres of the best varieties 

 of foreign grapes— among them 30 acres of the finest raisin 

 grapes— and he is now ploughing for a large peach orchard. 

 Of orange and lemon trees, etc., he has about 14,000 already 

 planted, many being of the finest quality of naval and blood 

 oranges brought from Australia, also Lisbon lemons. He 

 has also a magnificent orchard of English waluts, ahnonds, 

 chestnuts, shell bark, hickory nuts, black walnuts, butter- 

 i! its, pecans, and Brazilian nuts; also eocoanut, coffee, and 

 every variety of fruit-bearing trees that can be imagined, 

 and only yesterday I plucked a ripe banana from a tree near 

 onr porch. 



A knoll of splendid, fine old oak trees, of every form, 

 shape, and size, stand like sentinels about the spot, shelter- 

 ing you from the summer's sun beneath their cool and grate- 

 ful shade, while yon are encircled by the friendly arms of 

 the coast range of mountains, with their precipitous steeps 

 and vari-colored foliage; and fronting you, delighting 

 your vision, is spread out a panorama of matchless beauty — 

 landscape, vale, hill, and valley— while in the distance the 

 white-crested waves of the Pacific can juat be seen, like a 

 ilver threading the way to a tropical southern sea. 

 The land for the immigrant is indeed here; and right well is 

 Mr. Baldwin earing for the future, of this place, its surround- 

 ings and its people. Here, at the depot, of San Gabriel, 

 were thousands of feet of lumber for the purpose of putting 

 up a colony of farmhouses, many of which, capitally built, 

 are already erected; and as we drove through two or three 

 pretty little villages, with their school-houses, churches, 

 taverns, and corner groceries, occasionally we hear the 

 whistle of the steam engine, and the rushing train of the 

 Southern Pacific Railroad earning its burden of freight, and 

 passengers to the Colorado River. 



ConsumPtiok CmtKD.— An old phynlci an retired from active practice 

 having had placed in liis hands by an East Indian missionary the for- 

 mula of a -simple vegetable remedy lor tbo speedy and permanent caro 

 of Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma, and all Throat and 

 Lung affections, also a positive and radical cure tor Kervona Debility 

 and all nervous complaints, after having thoroughly tested Its won- 

 derful curative powers iu thousands of eases, feels it bis duty to mafce it 

 known to bis suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive, and ar-ouseian- 

 t.lous desire to relieve bureau suffering, be will send, free of charge, to 

 all wbo desire it, this recipe, with full directions for preparing and suc- 

 oessfully using Sent bv return mail by addressing with stamp, nam- 

 ing this paper, Dr. J.O. SlOHB, 3!) Worth Fifth Street, Philadelphia, 

 Pa — Mv. 



S is k j&nltmp. 



THE HAMBURG AQUARIUM. 



BI »B. H. DOBNEB. 



Continued from pagh 308, Vol. VU. 



WE used to have, permanently, three species of the 

 family of Labridffi, the goldsinny or corkwing 

 Cfflero&i&rttSFWpesfris), and two lcinds of wrasses (J 

 and mamlatus). The former, a pretty orange-colored fish, 

 the length of which seldom exceeds six inches, is one of the 

 most lively animals; almost constantly in motion, it slides 

 through ail holes and caverns, sometimes swims near the 

 bottom of its tank, sometimes near the surface, and is so 

 quick in its observations and movements that it is already 

 catching and swallowing bits of food when other fishes just 

 begin to perceive it. But this liveliness is exhibited only 

 during the daytime; with the beginning of darkness it gets 

 quiet, seeks its usual resting-place, and keeps there motion- 

 less until morning. Mr. W. A. Lloyd was the first to make 

 this observation, which has since been confirmed by many 

 persons. Coming after dark into the aquarium and look- 

 ing for the fishes by means of a lantern, none of the numer- 

 ous goldsinnies are to be seen swimming. Some of them 

 are reposing on their belly upon flat stones, others upon 

 suitable places of the bottom, or leaning with their sides 

 toward the rockwork, the head higher than the tail, and tiro 

 belly directed obliquely against stones. If the light falls 

 directly upon their body they are very slow in getting dia- 

 turbpd, and only after a considerable time begin to move. 

 Sometimes, if the light shines into their eyes, they will 

 change the position of their body so as to be less affected by 

 the glare, and if at last they begin to swim, it is done in a 

 dull, sleepy manner. In the short dayB of December and 

 January they went to their resting-places already between 

 three aiid four p. M., and remained there until dawn. There 

 was no other fish in the aquarium that showed such a diver- 

 sity of character in day and night; none that was so difficult 

 to arouse during the latter time. 



The wrasses were the most gorgeous fishes exhibited in 

 our aquarium— the most gorgeous, indeed, of all the fishes 

 which occur in the northeastern part of the Atlantic. They 

 are found in the Mediterranean and all along the western 

 coast of Europe; most abundantly on the coast of Norway. 

 Eakstroem. a Norwegian naturalist, thus writes of them: 

 "Among the sea fishes, none can compare with the wrasses 

 in regard to beauty. They are, in this respect, a marked ex- 

 ception to the general rule— that the further one proceeds to 

 the North, the more uniform and dull are the colors. Ho 

 that rows out to fish on the Western coast, and for the first 

 time sees a wrasse recently taken out of the water, may there- 

 fore readily imagine himself transported, as if by magic, to 

 a tropical climate, and waits, with impatience, for the next 

 nibble, that he may behold another of the paradoxical 

 beings that abound in these seas. But the iUusion is 

 of short duration, for when the line is again hauled in, in- 

 stead of a fish with colors of the rainbow, a codfish or a 

 flounder is brought to the Burfaeo." 



There is another peculiarity in the natural history of these 

 fishes, viz. : the diversity of colors of the two sexes. The 

 male of the variegated wrasse (Zti&rus ntixtus), a fish seldom 

 exceeding one foot in length, is richly striped with irregular 

 longitudinal bands of the most brilliant ultramarine blue, 

 on a ground of greenish-bronze, of a metallic tint. Some 

 I irregular spots of ultramarine adorn the head and gill-cover, 

 and'border the yellow fins. Thus, blue being the prevailing 

 tint of the male, it is remarkable that the body of the 

 female does not show a single spot or line of this color. The 

 upper parts of the latter are red orange, interrupted in the 

 hind part by three large spots of deep purple, alternating 

 with four light rose-colored ones, which give a totally differ- 

 ent aspect from that of the male. It has been ascertained 

 but lately that these two fishes really belong to each other, 

 the male having been known as the blue-striped wrasse 

 (I/jbrus Unealus), the female as the three-spotted {I.abrus 

 **•»). ,, . ., »„ . ... 



Numerous fishes belonging to the iannly of lnghdro were 

 exhibited. We kept the sea swallow ( Triyla h jnmdo), the grey 

 gurnard ( T. gurnardus), and the little gurnard t T. p 

 For the general appearance of the gurnards we refer to the 

 nearly allied genus Trionotus, several species of which are 

 found on the New York shores, one of them (Tr. ojroliuus) 

 being exhibited in the New York Aquarium. These fishes 

 are remarkable for the form of their head, which is nearly 

 square and resembles a box used for preserving a brooch 

 and earrings, Besides, they have very large pectorals, folded 

 like fans when the fish is resting, and giving a bud-like 

 appearance when expanded. In the sea-swallow they are 

 edged with a broad blue border. In front of or somewhat 

 below these large fins, which enable the fish to swim with an 

 astonishing rapidity, there are three appendages or free rays 

 of the pectorals, used as feet, or rather fingers. They can be 

 moved separately, are ever feeling the surface as the fish 

 glides along, and thus are used as organs both of motion 

 and touch, enabling them to approuch and discern small ani- 

 mals, such as shrimps and worms, without disturbing them. 

 They lived very well in our tanks, and became so tame that 

 they used to 'come near the surface when ft person ap- 

 proached it, stick their heads out of the water and allow 

 themselves to be touched. The same could be done to some 

 of the larger codfishes and wrasses. 



The fatherlasher (Otffeui sawwus} is a fish of about nine 

 inches in length, provided with spines and thorny warts, with 

 a very broad head and an exceedingly narrow tail. It is not 

 very lively; swims but little, and is ever watching for some- 

 thing to eat. If some small fiBhes or shrimps ore thrown 

 into its tank, its darts forth from its hiding-place, snatches 

 it and immediately turning round retires to its hole. Some- 

 times we received some allied species, such as Cbttus DUfcuHj 

 mYeniandicus, and guadfieotfis, 



I need not give a description of the manners ot stickle- 

 backs, everybody being familiar with them. I only mention 

 that besides the common ones we alBO kept the large marine 



