FOREST AND STREAM. 



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DepabTMBST of Fisheries,) 

 BiifaOB, May 15, 187?. f 

 Eimou FoBEBT ASd Stkkam; 

 I cut the enclosed frum ii paper this morning : 

 " The famous race noree Yigil, winner of both the Dixie 

 luid Breckinridge stakesat Baltimore last Fall, broke down in 

 training at Jerome Park Sunday." 



Does " breaking down " here imply simply lettHjg down 

 of the whole system from overwork, or does it imply also 



eg ot any other part going wrong? How old is Vigil? 



What is the sex, nwre or stallion ? I would like a pe 

 one that I can experiment on. Caul procure Vigil? lam 

 .severely affected by that most, cussed of all diseases, " im- 

 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ I would like to pasture and pet Vigil for a 



two, and then make him or her my favorite saddle- 

 horse. E. M. Siillwell. 



Saw Gbovks op Giant Trees. —It has been supposed thai 



the Kierra Secpioias, or big trees of California, arc confined to 

 a lew small and isolated groves, It was discovered last sum- 

 mer that a body of big-tree timber in Fresno County is not 

 properly a grove, but a forest, extending for not less than 

 seventy miles in a northwest and southeastward direction, with 

 a width in some, places of ten miles, and interrupted only by 

 the deep canons which cat across the general course of the 

 forest. Different persons have traced the forest from tin:' basin 

 of the Tule river, in latitude 311 deg. -JOmin., across thosfiof 

 I, ewenh and King's, to that of Ban Joaquin. The eleva- 

 tion lias not been carefully measured, but is supposed to vary 



from 1. I liiU i'eet. * Fnlike the groves furtbe; 



this forest consists mainly, and in some places almost exelu 

 sively, Bf the big trees', and there are also a multitude in 

 all ages ol growth— some just sprouting, and others saplings 



only 3 or 3 feet through. The largest standing tree as yel 

 measured is 40 feet in diameter.- a charred stump — the tree 

 itself having disappeared— measures it feet aeross. A tree 

 24 feet in diameter, 4 feet above the ground, is precisely the 

 same thickness tin feel higher. A fallen trunk is hollow 

 throughout its lei ;th, is large enough to drive a 



horse and buggy 72 feet in it as iu a tunnel. The wood is 

 similar in general cbara tei T i the Coast Sequoia; or common 

 Redwood, straight in grain, slitting freely, even enough in 

 grain for furniture, and far superior to oak in its keeping 

 qualities in positions exposed to alternations of moisture. The 

 (Sierra Sequoia does not throw up sprouts from its stump as 

 dues il,e Redwood; audcan, therefore, be felled out more 

 readily. It was wise in Congress to make reservation for 

 pleasure purposes Of the Mariposa Grove, which is near Yose- 

 mite, small and conveniently accessible, to tourists by the 

 present routes of travel : but the Tulare-Fresno forest— it is 

 all in those two counties— cannot bo converted into a public 

 reservation. Numerous saw mills will be built emits line, and 

 Humes will carry the lumber down to the consumers. —BUn 



lb lcock Roots Adapting Themselves to tiieik Pkopek 

 Depth in the Eakth. — My attention was first directed to this 

 some thirty years ago. In a garden at Pontefract, I made 

 several alterations, one effect of which was to disperse and 

 bury, 12 inches under the surface, a bunch of snowdrops. At 

 their usual season several of them duly sent up leaves and 

 floWferS. As soon as the foliage began to decay I took them 

 up, with the view of planting them again in a cluster. I was, 

 however, surprised at finding that the old bulb at 12 inches 

 deep in the ground had entirely perished, except the skin and 

 stalk. Upon the latter a new bulb had formed about 4 inches 

 under the surface of the soil. This proved to be the case 

 with all that I dug up. The circumstance had escaped my 

 memory until last year, when (thinking I should leave my 

 present house and garden) I dug up my tulip roots. I found 

 that some of them, had been raised above their proper depth 

 in the earth, aud that some were upon the surface. The latter 

 showed a skin the size of two wheat corns. A tap-root has 

 struck down, from which, at 4 or 5 inches below the surface 

 of the earth, strong healthy bulbs obey this law. — Thomas 

 Al'Naix, in the Plw riium-uticnl Journal. 



Leadinc; a Colt. — Put on the war-bridle, and place your- 

 self at the point against bis hips, but six or eight feet out, and 

 say, " Come here !" so as to be distinctly understood. Give a 

 sharp pull on the riff war-bridle, which will cause him to step 

 towards you. Then say, " Whoa '." and caress him, which is 

 the same as saying to him that he did all you desired of him. 

 Change from side to side, repeating the movements until he 

 answers the word of- command without the pull on the cord ; 

 he will soon learn your desire and act accordingly, and you 

 must be satisfied with even a step towards you, aud be sure to 

 pethini every linn l.e :m^v rs your call. Repeat this from 



side to side until he will follow anywhere you desire, j ish- 



ing his mouth at any lime with a light yank of the war bridle 

 if he stops 01 " refuses to follow you when you start off and say, 

 " dome on, sir 1" In this way, if patience, carefulness and 

 perseverance are practiced a colt may be taught to follow any- 

 where the same as a dog, aud to mind your word of command 

 the same as an ox or yoke of oxen. 



Value or Trees in Towns. — In the formation of new 

 streets, and on the eve of the contemplated widening and al- 

 teration of old ones, it is to be hoped that an effort may be 

 made to provide for the planting and establishment of trees 

 wherever practicable. The pleasing appearance of verdure in 

 summer, and the agreeableuess of the shade afforded by the 

 foliage to pedestrians, arc benefits to the inhabitants well worth 

 the effort anfl. cost! Whoever has visited the boulevards of 

 continental towns, or even the squares of London, can testify 

 to the advantages of verdure as offering pleasure to the eye 

 and gratification to the. mind. Moreover, from a sanitary 

 p. .int of view, the benefits are of incalculable value. It has 

 been asserted that the aggregate surfaces of the leaves of well- 

 i Elm, Lime, and Sycamore trees, with their six to seven 

 million leaves equal about two hundred thousand square feet, 

 or about five acres ; and these are almost constantly absorbing 

 ami digesting the carbonic acid and various exhalations given 

 off b\ i !B Of animal and vegetable matter, and, as 



if grateful for such support, return into the air pure oxygen, 

 which re-invigorates and renews animal life Trees thus re- 

 move poison from our midst, and to be without them is an 

 oversight. Trees can be had winch will exist, with 



tion, in any part of the city. Why not. willi all tin 

 in | ■• i. bef re us, have them 



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FISH IN SEASON IN MAY. 



Tnmt. Sfitm OfnOtta Salmon [ 01 I 



: , ., ....■■■.,. snafl, .i ; 



biuiii-luei-eil Salmon, Sitfii j 



V?o>' m-oiii flies in season in M,rr e i I \|irtl 26. 



Fiso ix Matuvkt.— Our quotations for the past week arc as 



follows: Striped bass, 15 to 18 cents per pound; salmon 

 i , do., 60 cents ; California, 40 cents; 

 mackerel. Into 15 cents each; shad, native, 25 cents; Con- 

 necticut River, 40 cents; white perch, 15 cents per pound ; 

 Spanish mackerel. GS cents: green turtle, Hi cents: terrapin, 

 ¥12 per dozen: frost fish, 8 cents per pound . halibut, 15 cents: 

 haddock, 7 cents; kiugfish. IScenIs; codfish, 8 cents j black- 

 fish, lo cents: herrings, 5 cents,- flounders, 8 to 10 cents; 

 porgies, 10 cents : sea bass, 15 cents ; eels, 18 cents ; lobsters, 

 10 cents; sheepshead, 25 cents; scollops, si 50 peTgallonj 

 while-fish. 15 cents per pound; pickerel, 15 cent- J..i 

 land trout, fil : Canada do., 50 cents; hard shell crabs, $3 50 

 per 100; SOft crabs, $i 75 per dozen; red snapper, IS cents; 

 weaktish, IS cents ; pompuno, 75 cents. 



—Salmon fishiug with rod is at its height now in Nova Scotia. 

 For New Brunswick, take the loth oT June; for lower St. 

 Lawrence, June 20 to July 1. Our friend, A. G. Wilkin 

 son. Examiner of Tatents at Washington, D. C, who wrote 

 so pleasantly of salmon fishing in Sofibner a few weeks ago, is 

 packing up his split, bamboo rod, and proposes to try it again 

 next June. lie is going to the Lower St. Lawrence. lie 

 says his rod has been in use since 1874, and is just as good as 

 new. Perhaps he will be willing lo tell US who the maker is, 

 as tli»ru is so much intertst felt at present in rods of this 

 material. 



— Messrs. Abbey aud Tmbrie are going to fish the York 

 River next month. 



— Holabird, of Indiana, "the Waterproof Man," is going 

 to Michigan up the Jordan for trout. J. L. Stockton is think- 

 ing of taking a Lake Superior trip. W. D. Tomlin, of 

 Chicago, is going to the Manistee and An Sable Rivers during 

 the next month for trout and grayling. 



Maine. — Banger, May 15. — I was at Sebago the 2d May, 

 with my old friend and colleague, Mr. Stanley. We look' a 

 boat and fished at the mouth of So'.igu River. 'The wind was 

 blowing a gale ; weather very cold, obliged to fish with over- 

 coats and mittens. Heavy sea on, and dared not venture out- 

 side the piles— serves as 'a breakwater for the steamers and 

 canal boats entering the river. First fish hooked by Stanley : 

 judged to weigh 12 pounds, or over. In attempting to land 

 him with a net. he was too long, fell out of the net. caught the 

 hook, broke it, and escaped. Next fish by myself, weight 

 pounds; next, ditto 7i pounds; next a pickerel, 3A pounds; 

 next, a 5 pound salmon bv Stanley ; next a 2 pound trout by 

 Stanley, and then we left'for (ire and food. But Sebago Lake 

 is wmr by explanation and investiLrationbv men like Prince. The 

 flavor of those Sebago salmon cannot be equalled by any 8ai- 

 mo Baler that ever swam. Now is the time to test' it. Take 

 the Portland aud Ogdensburg R. R. for Sebago at Portland; 

 there take lire steamer for Sougo Lock. Dillingsborn will fur- 

 nish you with bed, board, men, and boat. It is some four 

 miles from Dillingham's to the mouth of (he river by boat, and 



in i Tie and a half miles by land, and a very pleasant walk 



at that. Troll, with a smelt for bail, off the sand bars at the 

 moul Us of the river, if the weather will permit. Better chance 

 for fish here than on the Rea.tigOUC.he, aud a prize you will re 

 member all your life. B. M. Stii.i.wm.l. 



"l New York.— Pinecu Lake, May iitji. — Letters from guides 

 state that the Lake Piseeo is now open, the lake sad, brook 

 trout biting, aud the roads free from snow. Piseeo is eight 

 miles by good road from Lake Pleasant, which is twenly- 

 eight miles by stage from Northvillc, which is two hours by 

 railroad from Honda, New York. A stage leaves Northvillc 

 every Monday and Wednesday, a. m. Leave city le. nun a. 

 ing express, can reach Piseeo that night. Good accommo- 

 dations ; good boats and guides. 



May 12th> — Caught 23 pounds of speckled trout, including 

 three of over two pounds in weight, and abotu 30 pounds of 

 lake trout, since last Wednesday. 



Miiy 14th.— 1 be fish are not yet rising to spoon, but biting 

 well at anchor. It is probable that over 400 pounds have 

 been taken. Pjtstsco, 



y 



New Youk. — Kaf/h's Nest, May 21si. — I do not wish to sfe 

 sportsmen wild, but 1 would like to slate, as a slight sign et 

 what may be found in the Adiroudaeks this year, that I havo 

 just received a siring of speckled brook trout from Charley 

 Bennett, of Indian Lake, Hamilton County, N. Y.. fifteen in 

 number: total weight, llhrty-one (31) pounds. The largCSl 

 weic lied our pounds two ounces : was twen'v-onc inches long 



andfiveii lies road forward of back fin. I hope soon to be in 



I ii i ■ aters, and shall not forget you while there. 



. " Xnl) Bt'NTLINK.' : 



New Your;, Kingston, May 19*ft. — Chubs arc very plenty 

 now r in the Esopus stream near Kingston. Fishermen go out 

 in the morning and return about 10 o'clock A. M. with fine 

 messes. Ira Traphegan and Pod Van Luven caught 27 lbs at 

 the fording place in about four hours on Wednesday morning. 

 A sixty-pound striped bass was caught iu the Hudson River, 

 off Limestone Rift at Lylewood. near Kingston. 



Onn H.utnv. 



New Jf.uskv.- EXnuy't AmM 

 Man mi,.— Blackiisb l_.il iiisr iron 

 slaekwater, running from pne-hal 



head yet; professionals re| ■! 



roy. Kissel I, A Malleson, 65 Full 



us,-. Vamegat InM, 



if- Parker :■ ik 3 1 on 



i iund Nosheeps- 



f bait tor them. Con- 



>-'" PifflN85ri.VA-MA.— -Albert's Ilotrf, VunademU. Ma,n, 

 May SO/A.— Trout Ashing excellent. No forest ri res. Party 



of Hirer lefty, aterd 00 tisli, five days" (ji ool 



ten nice fish last evening. Shall try the BuckhiU tcT-fno 

 Broadhcad's creek Tuesday, and L'ittle Bushkill Wednesday. 

 Use the tiy exclusively. K. 



*\ Alleghany City. May 17, 1877.— The brook front fishing— 

 which we obtain in our adjacent mountains — was Oponei I til! 

 i, with due eclat, by two of our prominent lawyers; they 

 were absent about ''half a moon." and returned ladeneii i 



were, wilh their booty, '■■-■ : i siring of — t WO; S 



weight, ninety-live to the quart. 



The other day. a gentleman scnl a flutter through our pisca- 

 torial circles, by capturimr lour di.ir-lish in fhe Monongahela. 

 Two of ihe fish were spotted and Bptki ti ■ il Ii ac b a 

 presenting an appearance rare even mifo our oldest fishermen. 

 The largest specimen caught weighed loin | 

 _ The fishermen report that they cause great annoyance by cut- 

 ting off the hooks from their lines, and othei wise mutilating 



Large numbers of black bass are continually being caught in 

 the Alleghany, Monongahela and Ohio rivers; the work of 

 ile;, r, ■daiion being carried on to within the very walls of the 

 City. Thkba ITtairs. 



Harrlsfyj/rg, May lo.— There are in this highly coltivai 

 ed valley a number of streams, which, iu my opinion, contain 

 better Iroul than can be found in the same area anywhere 

 within I his Slate, and with any care and protection on I he 

 part of the owners of the land through which these streams 

 flow, could be made to furnish fishing thai would latisfi in; 

 fisherman. Whether on account of the peculiar i e , | ■■■ r t ■, > 

 the water (all limestone), or from other causes I am not able 

 to say. the trout in these Stream* are much larger and finer 

 than those of our mountain creeks. From Newvilh i 

 Derry, w-e have Dig Sprint;, Do orl lilver E nil . ■ 



l!un ami Spring Creek, all of which (although fishi I I eath 



contain trout the size of which will make the angler's heart 

 glad, i uAxxA. 



WISOOKSW, Hai/fidd, Mai, Vlth.— The streams in Ibis sec- 

 tion are in better condition for fishing this spring than they 

 have been for a number of years. We have had no heavy 



water is clear, bright and sparkling, and 1 om this u 



Messrs. Chapman and Tyler were out Iryinn t.hc stresuns on 

 the 9th and 10th inst, and met with very fail- luck. On Ihe 

 9th they brought to bag 23i pounds in two hours, and all of 

 them were perfect beauties" running in weight from one-half 

 to one and a half pounds. On the 10th the sami i 

 excelled their catch of the 9th, fishing R a leu and t< ■ 

 pounds. This catch did not average so large in size, b 

 few of them wire much larger than those caught the first day. 

 I send herewith a diagram of one that weighs three po 

 and two ounces. The trout was laid upon the paper and Ihe 

 pencil run round, so as to give the outline of the tisli ns be- 

 laid upon his side.* Many persons may think thai Bsh of th 

 size are an exception, but it is 

 three pounds are taken b 

 and Tyler report that on 



their tackl 



10th 



nplete 



ild, 



r lost l 



bulletin board, when 1 parties can see daily quotations 1 4 catches 

 in that vicinity. Capt. Hill Preihuore aud ^Ir. T. Taylor, of 

 Warefown. have just taken the first bluel'tsh. by squid. They 

 i I, two pounds. B 



ih fri 



isrs, Chapman 

 trucl this run 

 all gone and 

 to leave for 

 loks to put in the water. These gentlemen are 

 ed brook trout fishermen, and they claim that 

 t with such large fish for stream" fishing, and 

 nany hooked fish and had their tackle so de- 

 was on this occasion. I think the secret of 

 .is ibis: for the last three years, through the 

 ■i (sman's Club of Buffalo, the netting of Iroul 

 :s on the lake shore and in the streams ba I 

 libited, and we are now beginning to 



'lance. K. 



* [This fish measures 11U inches. It is really enormous, 

 and one can only judge of what a three-pound trout weighs 

 by taking or seeing his dimensions. — Et).] 



IS from the Magdalen Islands to the 14th announce 

 md American vessels engaged in herring fishiug. 

 full cargoes. The fish are destined for European 

 The island sealing vessels have not vet arrived 

 from the ice. Fears are entertained that large qui 

 drift ice are in the Gulf, north and west of the island. 



— We arc happy to call the attention of the fraternity- lo 

 the establishment of James F Masters, 125 Nassau street, 

 where he has fitted up a fine store, and slocked it with a large 



moralized a 

 these large 

 efforts oft! 

 under the r 



cnfinly pn 

 benefit of the 



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aspired to by the skilful, 



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knowing how to make their own 



rods, just to suit. 









FISHING FOR DRUM FISH. 



* Washington crrv, May n i ri 



Editor Fokest ano Stream: 



Iu your "Answers to Com-spoudents « j,i y ollr number for Mu.y 8, 1 ob- 

 serve that you can not say what Hies are used in taking Hie ,lr , 



Permit me to say for you tliat the fish in guestton Is a deep water ii-li, 

 llo9 at the bottom in similar rooltj places witli i.lie sltceplieriij, and l.liu 

 one tisli is sometimes laken while ftshlng for the other. 



They are boih saltwater fishes, and are abundant in tin- waters ol tne 

 Potomac, near Puiey Point, St. Clement's Buy, JJluekstonc's Island, and 

 oilier localities of that neighborhood. Our markef Is welt supplied 

 with them in the months of July and August, aud they are usually IKhed 

 tor by the denizens of tlielocaliiiee adverted to Willi a '■hand-line." 

 EarlJ inorning is ihe time fir Bahlng for them. The halt used is the 

 crab, clams and other erusiacca. 



The writer has seen them of eighty pounds weight, which It. would 

 he- difficult to handle wilh rod aud reel; but when of less el: 

 teen to twenty live pounds, llu-y eutild he as easilj managed as any 

 Other 11 sh. 



They take the name of drum tisli tiom a sound which ttley make like 

 thai. oVlieailtifadiuui. A. II. C. 



bligfed to our correspondent for his favor. The 

 question he refers to seemed to us so ridiculous tl 



swered it in a spirit of banter, as we i ,,, 



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