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FOJREST AND STREAM. 



[June 28, 1883. 



nnd Beltlod in the thickest pari of the swamp. Slit' looked 

 fOOliflll, bnl that was the last crippled bird that ever sot 

 away from hi r. because iw after she woulil pinch them 



uougl he suit thai tbej would not get off after her 

 i rouble in retrieving 



1 fed forty-nine birds thai day, and l went back to 



Hie oily entirely satisfied with the day's sport. One more il- 

 lustration of this hitch's wonderful sagacity and I will close. 

 About three years ago, she had a litter of hue red pup*). 

 Among the litter one, Ned. at an early ti'ie began to show 

 grOftt promise of Bmartuess. In the hack part or the yard 

 the kennel was built, and in One Of the stalls could tip seen 



Nellie with her family, Blaster Ned, fuilof curiosity, was 

 roaming around the yard looking and smelling for stray 

 pieces of garbage, and while thus engaged a sparrow lit in 

 the yard and began to make a breakfast of the scattered 

 crumbs. The moment Ned saw the bird— the first in his 

 life— he began with eat like tread and little tail .straightened 

 out to approach the sparrow, which was -entirely uncon- 

 scious of the danger that threatened, being busy with his 

 meal. Neil keeps Up his alternate crawling and standing, 

 anil al last pounces upon the luckless sparrow, anil with 



great trinmpk hears it to hia mother in the kennel. As he 

 came tumbling iu, she took him by the nape of the neck 

 and shook him until (he air was filled with his dismal howls, 

 ami with but little hesitation he dropped the sparrow. The 

 only way 1 could interpret this action of Nell was. that it 

 was like that of a mother whose child has been guilty of 

 some mistiemei and to whom she desired to give a moral 



lesson that would be lasting in its effect. By shaking Mas 

 lei- Ned, she desired him to know this was nol the kind of 

 game that a scion of a noble house should bother with —a 

 bird not worthy of notice. Ned at this time is a first-class 

 • log. tint not to be compared to his mother. 



1 could relate innumerable instances ol the sagacity and 

 ■ I this beloved and faithful dog. Kind' and. aft'ec 

 to Children, she was a terror to beggars. 

 brought prominently before the sporting public, yet 



she had sufficient "pints" to carry otf the flrsl premium in 



the I eh shows in which she was entered, to wit: Centen- 

 nial hog Show and the Philadelphia Kennel Club Show. 



J. S. M. 



CUMWN, N, .1. 



ros.NEcncrT R.\n, Law'.— We are indebted to the cour 

 Ot Dr. J. W. Alsop, of Midiilelown, Conn., for the fol- 

 lowing, which comprise, all the game legislation of Con 



uei'i.iriit for the year. Chapter XI, II . approved March 28, 



reads: "Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to 

 hunt, kill, destroy, or attempt to destroy nuysora,' commonly 

 called rail, in the counties of New "Haven, Fairfield anil 

 Litehticld, between the first day of January and the twen- 

 tieth day of August; and every person so" oll'ending shall 

 Codnpl more than twenty -five dollar* for each offense, 

 Section 2, The provisions of chapter one hundred and t wen 

 ty-oncof the public acts of 1882 (page 201) shall not apply to 

 said counties of New Haven. Fairfield and Litchfield." 

 This, it will be seen, allows rail shooting iu August in the 

 counties named. Elsewhere the open season remains as be- 

 fore, from September 12 to January 1. The other law, ap- 

 proved May 3, relates to game-wardens, and is as follows: 

 • Section 1. The selectmen of every (own shall appoint two 

 or more person- to be game- wardens, who shall assist in de- 

 tecting and prosecuting offenses against the game laws, and 

 shall bo paid the same Fees allowed to grand jurors in crimi- 

 nal cases, Section 8, Game-wardens shall hold their offices 

 for the term of two years r von , date of I heir appointment, 

 and shall have the same powers as other officers to arrest for 

 the violation of any law relating to game." The effort, to 

 open Summer WOodcoCk shooting was defeated. Dr. Alsop 

 was chairman of the Senate Coi7imill.ec on Agriculture to 

 ■which the game bills are referred, and to his careful atten- 

 tion Connecticut sportsmen owe very nnieh lor the excel 

 lunce of the present l aw. 



Tennessee Notes,— True altnosl to the day, the noisy 



pair (or a pair) of woodpeckers have arrived to take puis 

 session of their breeding home in the old cotton wood tree 

 alongside of my bedroom. Every year for the [last live 1 

 have mentioned their arrival to the readers of the FOREST 

 A2TO Stream, because their constancy of pnrposefand un- 

 tiring energy, have served as a valuable lesson to me. How 

 man; times the actual visitors have changed, or more 

 properly, which generation of the original pair are now by 

 ine, is a mystery, but with au accuracy not unlike that of 

 the skilled' manner, they arrive, and seem to kuow the ex- 

 act place to Stop at. One year a company of bluebirds had 

 taken possession of the nest, and the woodpeckers had a long 

 and desperate fight before driving them away, but iO ef- 

 fectually were they chastised, that they never tried it again. 

 From various sources I learn that the netting and hutch- 

 ing of quail has been unprecedentedly large this spring, and, 

 barring accident, there will be great quantities <> - 



next Season. 1 noticed while out driving a few days ago. 

 that there are myriads of doves this season. Tlit ''"Nun- 

 rods" around Nashville prefer this to any class of shooting 

 they can gel. The birds are strong, fly 'very fast and are 

 hard to hit. No dog is used iu hunting them, though 

 liieii habits are such that when their watering place is dis- 

 covered, they will go every day despite any amount ol 

 shooting at them. Squirrels by the million infest the forest 

 regions, and even near the city a capital day's shooting 

 jould be had after them.— J. I). 11., ( Nashville, Tenn., June 



I«). __ 



The New York Association Incorporated.— Ar- 

 ticles of incorporation of the New York Association 

 for the Protection of Came were filed last week. The 

 objects of the corporation are to advocate the passage of 

 suitable laws for the preservation of game and certain varie- 

 ties of fish, to enforce such laws and other existing game 

 laws, and to promote a healthy public opinion in relation 

 thereto an I to the science of flshculture by social intercourse 

 and discussion by its members. The incorporators are 

 Robert. B. Roosevelt, Benjamin L. Ludingtou, Charles k. 

 Whitehead, John W. Green. John W. Balfour. Chas. E. 

 Strong, Royal Phelps, Paul E. Thebaud, Stephen A Main, 

 Allied Wagstaff, W'm. M. Fliess, John If. Ilhoades, Clinton 

 Gilbert, J. Nelson Tappan, Jules Rcynal, Thomas N. Cuth- 

 bert, II. C. Kahnesfoek, Henry J. Scudder, Henry T. Carey. 

 James Curphey, Townseud Cox aud Roland Redmond. 



Sckim; CHICKEN Gun Club. — Permit me to call your at- 

 tention to the organization of the Spriug Chicken Gun Club, 

 of Beaver Falls, I'a The following are the names of the 

 Members; J- F. Kurtz. President; H. W. Nail', Secretary 

 aud Treasurer; Dr. W. H. Grim, D, B. Wilkinson. Bay E. 

 Burls, Ernest Mayer, J- A. Tatro, Joseph Otto, S. R. Patter- 



son, H.C.Patterson, Ed. Hutchison; honorary members, 

 ■las. M. Fessenden and Mr Smith. Limited 10 fourteen 

 members. The object, of (he club is to promote skill in the 

 use of I he shotgun 'and the ride; the preservation of game 

 and game lish; the recreation of its members by encouraging 



healthful field and target practice; the eultivatiim of fraternal 

 and good feeling toward all other such organizations. The 

 club has secured a very desirable ground from EL T. and 

 J. Reeves, of this place. The ground is just outside of the 

 borough limits, at the upper end Of town', and we anticipate 

 a very pleasant lime every two weeks during lhc summer. 

 The regular day for the' shoot is Wednesday afternoon.— 

 Bad Shot (Beaver Falls, Pa.. June 18). 



New Method of Game Destruction.— While iu Dakota 

 last fall 1 found it was customary to rob game birds and 

 hi. nests. In a local paper 1 saw an item about one man 

 who had secured over 5,000 duck eggs from Ranney's Lake, 

 one of the small lakes with which that country abounds. 1 

 stopped at one farmhouse where the woman said her two 



small children had brought in sixty-eight prairie chicken 



eggs in one day. and she had cooked the fresh ones, 1 did 

 what 1 could to try and educate them differently. Sonic at- 

 tention should be paid to it this season or we shall miss our 

 usual fall and spring sport.— M. (Hastings. la., June 19). 



Phit.adei.puia Notes.— There is a dearth of shooting 

 news in our city, owing, of course, to its being au inter sea- 

 son. It. seems impossible to entirely break up the illegal 

 killing of woodcock before July, Bud we every now and 

 then beat of their being shot before the broods have sepa- 

 rated, While yet we must confess the birds were neailv 

 grown, The only way out of the diflioully is to do awi-J 

 with all summer shooting of woodcock, and we feel the ma- 

 jority of thinking men will reason that it will be heal Cor 

 all.— Homo (Philadelphia, June 22). 



Game Protector in New York. — Stale Game Pro- 

 tector J. S. Collett is at No. 391 Fifth street, Brooklyn, 

 where he may be seen or written to in reference lo any vio,. 

 lalion of the game laws in this vicinity. 



Bi'Ri.lJs'GTON, Iowa. June 18. — The outlook for tiexl sea- 

 Son seems very promising, as we are having coutinual rains, 

 and au unusual number of ducks are breeding on the islands 

 and lowlands opposite this place.— W. 



the "G" hue, bul being more closely braided the caliber is 

 jduced, while the strength remains the same. The raw 

 Ik line sustained a strain of 8 pounds, mid the dressed silk 

 J pounds, which is at least three times the strength actually 

 ■quired with a pliant rod I have often caught lias- ... ,,_■ 

 ig three pounds with a line that*oulil not sustain a pound 

 dead weight. 



The dressed silk line is a Quaker drab or light chocolate 

 color, and is very light, weighing not quite 2 "rains to thi- 

 rd, 300 feet weighing 185 grams. It is of the same caliber 

 the No. 1 sea grass line, and fully as strong. The raw 

 k line is a trifle larger in caliber, though not so large as 

 the "G"line, or sea grass No. 2. but as strong as either. It 

 ighs about 2i grains to the yard, or about 235 grains to 

 100 yards, aud is white, mottled with green, the usual color 

 of raw silk lines. It is to be hoped that the company will 

 soon put these lines in the hands of dealers who will 

 promptly bring them to the notice of anglers by their usual 

 custom of advertising in Forest and Strea.m. 



Abbey A Rubric's new compensating device, as applied to 

 their mnltipllng blaei base reels, is a very desirable feature, 

 causing the spool to revolve as swiftly anil noiselessly as 

 though running on jewels; and as the bearings become worn, 

 they can tie adjusted and compensated by the device men 

 tioned. This consists of conical recesses'in the ends of the 

 shaft, or axis of the spool, into which are fitted the conical 

 ends of screw-pivots, which are tapped through the center 

 of each outside plate, or disk. The heads of these pivot 

 screws aie covered by caps in the usual manner, by remov- 

 ing which, the pivots can be screwed in or out, adjusting 



their conical points, perfectly, to the conical recesses of the 

 shaft. By this compensating device the reel can be made 

 to run smoothly always, thus avoiding the wabbling, un- 

 steady and noisy working of the spool in ordinary reels after 

 they become worn. This improvement leaves nothing more 

 to be desired in this favorite reel. 



This compensating principle T kuow to be a good one, and 

 is the same iu effect as one applied to reels more than thirty 

 years ago by Mr. Snyder, now dead, formerly a watch- 

 maker of I'tiris, Ky., and a contemporary of Mr. Meek, of 

 Frankfort, Ivy. The reels of both of 'these makers were 

 but Mr, Snyder constructed his 



Ohio, — Moscow, June 18. — The quail in this vicinity are 

 doing well, many young ones are now to be seen. The rah 

 bits anil squirrels an- plentiful, and the prospects for fall 

 hunting arc good.— G. G J. 



!*# and $iv$r fishing. 



Avouxii /.•/■;.• 



cotton notes "/ ;/' 

 spondtnts favor u 



S should In- ad- 

 o., and ?i oi' t.0 



matters of hn- 



OBT&- Weshali be glad to have for publi- 

 •d fishing localities. W'dl not our earre- 



, udh nut,'!, of desirable jminln for analina 



IMPROVED BLACK BASS TACKLE. 



liY DU. J. A. UENSHAU,. 



IT is a source of great pleasure and satisfaction to the 

 angler at the present day to note the march of improve- 

 ment in the manufacture" of fine fishing tackle, and to 

 observe the commendable enterprise manifested by the man- 

 ufacturers in producing light, elegant and suitable itnple- 

 mts of the craft, li deed, the skill, study, ingenuity and 

 3d taste employed In tniS braneh of the art is scarcely 

 Killed in any other; all of which is highly gratifying, for 

 would seem to imply that the love and practice of angling 

 has taken deep root, and that fine fishing and scientific 

 gling arc in a healthy state of growth and development 

 Especially have black bass anglers cause lo rejoice in this 

 matter, for "in no other direction has this progressive feature 

 been so marked as in the production of improved implements 

 for black bass fishing during the last live years. Among 

 some of the recent improvements iu tools and tackle, de- 

 signed more especially for black bass fishing, I take great 

 pleasure, in describing several which 1 have lately had the 

 opportunity of examining aud testing. 



While the tapered, enameled silk line, is all that can be 

 wished for fly-fishing, the lines heretofore furnished for bait 

 fishing arc open to several objections. In mv ''Book of the 

 lilaek Hass," iu reference to t'his matter, 1 said: "The per- 

 fect Hue for black bus., bail fishing is yet in the future. The 

 best manufactured at present, is the smallest size (letter G, 

 or No. oi hard braided raw silk line; and if it were made 

 say of just one half the caliber, and as lighlly and closely 

 braided, and as firm aud hard as the twisted, or laid Japanese 

 grass line, it would be all that could be desired for a bait 



ide, 



line. 1 hu 

 soon be 



& Sons to this si 

 •A bail line* 



place, be compii 

 case, is raw silk 

 smallest that cai 

 raw silk fulfills thii 



it hopes that a line of this description will 

 1 have invited flic ntteutiou of Henry Hall 



built upoi 

 spool shaft 

 screw-pivots 



& linlirie's i 

 have lately i 

 constant usi 



same pi; 



with beveled 



with conical r 



icthod, but su 



icd 



for 



devi. 



utbi 



also reetntl\ i \-iroiiieil and test 

 and superior shape, made by an 

 ber of the Kentucky Fish Comi 

 compensating device and an in 

 (invented by myself), which wc 

 The new and novel treble mil 

 drag, made by Wm. Mills & Sc 



Is, fitting into 

 jui reverse of Abbey 



ig the same purposes. I 

 er's reels that has been in 

 years, which, by virtue of 

 'smoothly to day as when 

 his fact if follows that Abbey & Imbrie 

 filiated for making a happy hit, I have 

 lined and tested a black bass" reel of a new 

 ■, made by an amateur mechanic (a mem 

 nission), fitted with Snyder's 

 itomatic thumb for casting 

 iks admirably in every way. 

 Itiplyiug reel and automatic 

 d yet devised 



tasting the minnow should, in the first 

 I of the very best material, which, in this 

 It should lie of very small caliber, the 

 ■ made consistent with strength, and the 

 londition better than any other material. 



fnr'tly-fisliing for black bass. As they truly say: "It has 

 all the advantages of a single click reel, to which is added 

 its value as a multiplier." The reel, in shape, approaches 

 very nearly the ordinary click reel, but more particularly 



theLeonard reel. It is quite light, a 10 yard reel weighing 

 but little more than four ounces, and is made entirely of 

 metal, oroide and nickel-plate. The handle is firmly affixed 

 to a revolving disk, which is the best plan in a click reel, 

 the handle being thus perfectly protected from fouling with 

 the line in casting. It multiplies from the center by a new 

 principle, as applied to the gearing of reels, which consists 

 of an epieycloidal wheel at the outer rim. and a large cog- 

 wheel affixed to the axis of the spool; between these two 

 wheels is geared a small pinion, attached to the inner sur- 

 face of the revolving disk; one revolution of the latter 

 causes the pinion of the shaft to revolve three times by the 

 combined motions of the other two wheels, and constitutes 

 the most powerful multiplying principle yet devised for 



The automatic drag of this reel is also a novel feature. 

 The central pinion is countersunk at its center, to admit a 

 coiled watch spring with a ratchet or pawl on its free ex- 

 tremity, which engages with shallow cogs, or cams, on the 

 end of" the axis of the spool. As the line is pulled off the 

 spool it is retarded somewhat by this ratchet-wheel, the same 

 as a click; but in reeling up the line the ratchet-wheel, Or 

 pawl and cams, are inoperative, and (he line is reeled rapidly 

 and without hindrance. 



Win. Mills A Son have also patented a new landing net 

 which is a very compact and convenient tool, and is. f think, 

 the most portable uet-ring and handle yet invented. The 

 net-ring is made of flexible metal— brass or nickel — which, 

 when released from its socket at the end of the handle, can 

 be si faightened and inserted in the hollow bamboo handle. 

 The net can be carried in the creel or pocket. 



When we add lo these various implements lhc light and 

 elegant rods, Sproat and O'Shaughucssy hooks, invisible 

 leaders and neatly tied flies which are now the pride of any 

 first-class maker,' the angler of the present day has much to 

 be thankful for. 



BLACK BASS FISHING. 



1AM fearful of being misunderstood by some reader of 

 the Foiiest and Stream, when I tell my brother sports- 

 men of one of the finest bass Ashing 'grounds irr this Stale. 

 1 do not wish to be thought a hotel runner, nor agem for 

 any railroad or omnibus line. My desire is simply to give a 



The 



line should, 

 to render if as 

 cmeiiibered that 



Highland .Mills, 

 silk, the other 

 ! No. if saying 



It should be very hard, compact and closely braided. These 

 conditions secure a line that renders freely and easily, is 

 quite elastic, and at the same time absorbs but little water. 

 and will not kink or snarl iu casting. 

 moreover, be tinted some suitable cole 

 nearly invisible as possible, for- it must be 

 we cannot use a gut leader in casting a tn 



The Henry Hall A Sous Company, i 

 N. Y., recently sent me two lines, one la 

 boiled or dressed silk, marked size "H," 

 "We think this line is something near what you speak of iu 

 your book; but we will lie better satisfied when you thor- 

 oughly test it and report. We are not ijuile ready lo put 

 this line on the huh ket, but after hearing from you (if re- 

 port is favorable) will put it iu hand at once." 



I have thoroughly tested both these lines, and find them 

 the best yet rniiue for the purpose. They are round, haul, 

 and very closely braided, absorb but little water, and eon 

 sequcntiy render very freely in casting. They will be hailed 

 with delight by the bait fisher as a very welcome desidera- 

 tum. They seem to contain the same amount of stock as 



reach good Ashing 



ituated iu the lown of 



ailed "Mexico Point." 



ontories between Cape 



is found the natural 



A bar runs out for 



lew directions whereby sportsi 

 grodnds easily anj conveniently. 

 The place of which I speak U 

 Mexico, in Oswego county, and i 

 This point is one of the many pr 



Vincent and Oswego. At this place 



home of the Oswego and blue" 



tour or live mill's parallel with the lake shore, and i 

 fourth of a mile from it. On this bar bass li 

 during the entire open season for the last tin 

 They are now taken by the mini! 

 former being the better bait. Duri 

 and the entire month of August the 

 Sportsmen can reach Mexico I'roi 

 the B. W. A 0. R. R., or from Syr 

 1 understand that a 'bus will be al the 



convey all passengers to the lake, distant four miles. At 

 least a conveyance can lie obtained. There are two hotels 

 at the Point, 'the Lake View, kept by Mr. \\ ill Wright, and 

 the Lake Grove, kept by Mr. Dilienbeck. At the Lake 

 View will be found all modern conveniences, good boats 

 and oarsmen. I will add that the Little Sulmon River flows 



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