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FOREST AND STREAM 



tbq right, jiiBt after leaving tho station, westward bound. 

 On the eastern face of this mountain ridge, near the top, there 

 is a perpendicular ledge stretching out some, fifty rods, at least 

 twenty feet high in the centre, tapering out until its extremi- 

 ties are lost in the earth. On top of this ledge there is a 

 boulder of the drift period several feet high, so lodged that 

 it overlooks the ledge and the ascent of the mountain. Rey- 

 nard, after giving the dogs a little close work to figure out 

 his track from the dry dirt on the ditch bank, like a bird 

 sailed over the rail fence at the foot of the hill, made straight 

 for the ledge, ran along its face around the south end and up 

 to this boulder on the top, on which he planted himself to in- 

 spect what was transpiring with the dogs below. The beagles 

 •were plucky little fellows, and with terrible zeal to get hold 

 of Reynard, got a fresh snuff of the trail on the mountain 

 side, and followed up to where the fox had been sitting on 

 the rock ; but just before they got there the fox slipped off 

 aHd ran around the north end of the ledge and followed 

 around under its face, and by the time the dogs were at the 

 north end the fox was perched on the boulder the second 

 time. This he repeated no less than four times, getting the 

 course well perfumed, when he jumped the track somewhere, 

 leaving the dogs, judging from the way they were going at it, 

 a full day's work to run the old trail around the ledge, while 

 Reynard may have been a quarter of a mile away on another 

 rock, watching and planning another sell. However, after 

 nearly making a beaten path around the ledge, two portly 

 gentlemen came puffing through, hallooiDg for "Zhake" 

 and " Zbim," evidently from their manner would have con- 

 signed the fox to an extremely warm place could tbey have 

 had their wish, greatly to "Zhake" and " Zhirn's" relief, 

 not, however, until they had seen "Zhake" and "Zhim" 

 score two or three laps without once seeing any game. Com- 

 merit is unnecessary. Btbaight-borb. 



Bench Show in Nebraska.— The fifth annual meeting, 

 fourth tournament, and second bench show of the Nebraska 

 Sportsmen's Association, opened in Omaha, May 13. Clubs 

 from Lincoln, Tremont, Nebraska Oily, Plstsinouth, Falls City 

 and Cohtumbus sent delegations, with three Omaha clubs. 

 About 50 pure-blooded dogs entered. The prizeB are the 

 most attractive ever offered in the State. 



—Mr. N. E. Elmore's (Granby, Conn.) beagle bitch Lucy 

 has eight very fine pups. Color?, black and tan, black, white 

 and tan, and ton and white— all handsomely marked. 



— Mr. J. B. B. Harrington's liver and white-licked Norfolk 

 cocker spaniel Floss ( ^'Court's Fan-jSTash's Bake) was bred 

 on April 29 to his solid liver cocker dog Boy (Oliver's Don- 

 Prof. Linden's imported Nell. 



—The following pointer bitches were last month bred to 

 Messrs. Lincoln & Hellyar's champion Snapshot : Mr. E. Or- 

 gill's Hose, Mr. R. Lamb's Eef, Mr. D. G. Hartt's Flash, and 

 owner's Gypsey. Messrs. Lincoln & Hellyar's red Irish setter 

 bilch Flora was bred to their Hash on April 6, and on the 10th 

 their Phantom to their imported Chance XL 



—Messrs. Lincoln & Hellyar landed recently the red Irish 

 setter Chance II., imported from Mr. A. F. Kuttall, Wicklow, 

 Ireland. He was awarded V. H. C. at New York. They have 

 since sold the deg, together with tho bitch Jennie (Dash- 

 Flora), to Mr. 0. C. Damarin, Portsmouth, Ohio, for a large 

 Bum. 



—Mr. A. A. Sampson, of Troy, N. T., has bred his red 

 Irish setter bilch Nora (Elcho-Fire Fly), winner of second at 

 New York, to Bory O'Moore. 



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— Mr. T. A, Havcmeyer, Consul-general for Austria and 

 Hungary, has purchased the pair of dachshunde pups, Berg- 

 man and Diana, out of Fanke by Waldman, from Mr. Wm. 

 T. Goetting, said Waldman and Franke being first and second 

 piize- winners at the lale bench show. 



Wm. T. Goetting, 406 Third Av. 



COCKER SPANIELS IN BUFFALO. 



Cliitoh, Canada, May Z, 18T9. 

 Editob Fobest and Btheasi: 



In yonr iBBue of April Mis a letter on cocker spaniels from "J. B. 

 H.," 20 East Seneca street, Buffalo, Inviting "G. M. D.,"of Toronto, 

 to call and see some fine cockers from Imported stock ; and slating alao 

 that be could show some black and tan King Charles (so-called) from 

 Canada. In company with an admirer of the above breed, we called at 

 the number In question, but could and no one answering to tbe descrip- 

 tion. Wo afterward went lo " Rod and Gun," kept by our esteemed 

 fiiend and sportsman, 8. Roberta, and from him learned that a Mr. 

 Harrington had a couple, bnt, in his opinion, they were not cocksrs at 

 all, but half water spaniels, being curly coated. We then went to 

 J. Keill, the largeBt owner of sporting dogB, 1 believe, in the East, who 

 told us lite same story with regard to " J. B. H.'a" cockers, and showed 

 ua the (so called) King Charles referred to, the gentlemau In question 

 having been Interviewing him on the merits of tuem. Being a constant 

 leader of your valuable paper, I have merely put this in just as I found 

 it ; but I feel Eure many of yoar readers would be as much disappointed 

 aa'l was, more particularly "G. M. P.," of Toronto. If ".T. B. H." 

 does not know what constitutes a cocker, It he comes to Clifton I will 

 Bhow him some liver and white, liver, and lemon and whites. 



JOBK HAMMON. 



A SINGULAR CASE, 



Kew Tobk, May S, 1S79. 

 Editob Fobest and Stbeait : 



I have recently had the misfortune to lose one of my most faithful 

 woikera under such peculiar circumstances that I have taken the 

 liberty of Btndlng jou a full report of the case, with a report of the 

 autopsy as made by Prof. J. M. Heard, of the Sew York College of 

 Veterinary Surgeons. The subject ot this letter was the red Irish 

 Better Mack, two years old, oat of Mr. Sondhcim's Tan and by Mr. 

 Shuehaidt'sBoz. He wa3 the best letter I ever owned. On Saturday, 

 April 12, about noon, I noticed that he had not his accustomed quiet 

 and sensible appearance, but looked distressed, and waa very uneafy. 

 He would de down, and get up again very quickly. B/ Saturday even- 

 ing the symptoms Had increased, and he waa very rtsclesa all night. I 

 gave htm an ounce ot castOU ot, and expected that he would be belter 

 by the following morning, as 1 thought it was only »n attack of Indiges- 

 tion. However, ear:y cm Sunday morning lie commenced lo moan and 

 howl at short intervals. On calliDg ltlru I noticed that he staggered. I 

 examined him carefully, and funnd that the left eye waB bitnd and 

 ilMiarentiy wasting away, and whsn he attempted to rise from the 

 ).ec3Biusnt position, he wonld lurch and sometimes fall on the left side 

 — ifi wot, indicating that the whole left eide waa paralysed. On offer- 



ing Mm a small piece of bread, I noticed that he conld not Bwallow it. 

 At about 1 1 o'clock I took Wm to tl>o New York Veterinary College, and 

 consulted with Prof. Heard about him. He gave it as hla opinion that 

 there waa some affection of the brain, and gave an unfavorable prog- 

 nosis. I was in favor of having him put ont of misery at once, but the 

 Professor insisted on seeing what could be done. He gave him a brisk 

 cathartic, and as lie waB now howling incessantly, he gave about ten 

 drops of laudanum to quiet the pain. This seemed to relieve blm for 

 about an hour, when tbe symptoms again appeared with increased 

 severity. The laudanum was repeated In Increased quantities at inter- 

 vals of three honra all that afternoon and evening. Tbis would Beem 

 to quiet Wm for a little while, when he would break out again. Mon- 

 day morning found Mm alive, but very weak, and the right aide was 

 partially paralyzed as well aa the left. However, he survived until 11 

 o'clock, when be died. The autopsy was made that afternoon by Profs, 

 Heard and Fairfield, surrounded by the class, and the following point3 

 noted : The thoracic and abdominal viscera were In a terribly congested 

 condition— In fact, were almost black from the presence of stagnated 

 blood. Moat pathologists would have stopped here, seeing a sufficient 

 cause for detth ; but not so with these scientists. They opened the 

 skull and extracted the brain, when they found an abscess In that por- 

 tion called the medulla oblongata,. It waa situated at the base, and in- 

 clined to the left. side. This accounts for the paralysis and blindnees 

 on the left aide. The abscesB was found to contain ahout one-half a 

 dram of healthy, white pus. No cause for the absce> s conld be found, 

 as tho surrounding bonea wero all In a perfectly healthy condition. 

 However, this la a very peculiar case, and if not taking up too much 

 space, I think ought to be recorded, aa I am Infoimed by Prof. Heard 

 that the atacesa sufficiently accounts for the above described symptoms- 



Thomas Finn, 



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FISH IN SEASON IN MAY. 



Trout, Salmo /ontinalie. Salmon Trout, Salmo amfinU. 



Salmon, talmo tiaiar. Shad, Alona. 



Grayling, ThymmatMi tricolor. Land-locked Salmon, Salmogloveri, 



FLIES IN SEASON IN MAT. 



Black May, No. 10.— Body, black; feet, black; wlnga, grayish hyaline 



Cow Duku, Nos. 10 and 11.— Body and feet, brownlnh yellow ; wings, 

 yeKow gray. 



Gbkat Don, Nos.9jind 8.— Bcdy, purple brown; feet, gray brown; 

 wings, dark gray hyaline ; seise, dark brown, annulatcd with gray. 



Rkd Shnnbb, Eos. 10 and 9.— Body, bright claret, ribbed with gold 

 tlnBel ; feet, Mick color ; wings, fray hjal ; sette, paleinc brick color 



Yellow Mat, No. 10.— Body and feet, pale yellow ; wings, pale yel- 

 low, mottled with browri ; seta;, yellow. 



Coachman.— tody, peacock nerl;. feet, dark red hackle; wings, 

 white. 



Kino of the Water.— Same sb queen of the water, with scarlet body 

 instead of orange. 



Gold Spinner.— Body, orange, ribbed with gold tinsel; feet, pale 

 red hackle; wings, bslghtgray. 



Captain.— Body, posterior half, peacock herl, anterior half, gray ; 

 wMlefeet ; ted hackle ; wmga gray ; aeUe, Ecarlet green and wood- 

 duck feathers mixed. 



Soldier.— Body, crimson ; feet, red Mictle ; wings, gray. 



Kingdom.— Body, white, ringed with green ; feet, peacock herl, and 

 red hackle ; wings, gray, mottled with brown. 



Mack Palmer, Brown. Palmer, Red Palmer and Gray Palmer are 

 made respectively of the colored hackles that distinguish iuem. 



Fish in Market— Retail Priuks Base, 20 cents ; smelts, 15; 



blnefiah, 15 ; salmon, $1 ; maokerel, 12 ; Bhad, per pound, 8 ; 

 weafish, IS; white perot, V2,)4 ; Spanish mackerel, 75; green 

 turtle, 15 ; haibut, 18 ; haddook, 6 ; kingGsh, 2B ; codfish, 6 ; 

 blnolifish, 12 ; flounders, 8 ; sea bass, 18 ; eels, 18 ; lobsters, 8 ; 

 whitefieh, V2)4 ; salmon trout, 12% ; brooK trout, Canada, 50 ; 

 brook trout, Long Island, $1 ; pompano, 50 ; shrimps, §1; 

 soft crabs, §1.60. 



— Eighteen salmon have been caught in the Connecticut River 

 up to date, averaging 181bs. each. Yesterday Mr. Blackford 

 received a salmon from Gravcsend Bay, caught in a shad net; 

 weighed lOlbs. Whitebait are coming in in small quantities. 



—The first blueflsh of the season was taken in a net in the 

 Great South Bay on Friday of last week. Some few weak- 

 fish have also been taken, and these latter fish are expected in 

 quantities at any day. When they have fairly arrived, 

 "chumming " for them will be in order, and also "jigging," 

 which latter process consists in jerking a small squid just 

 clear of the bottom while the boat is drifting with the tide. A 

 new club-house is being built by Messrs. Shepherd P. Knapp 

 and others, adjoining Uncle Jesse Conklin's (whose house is 

 now open), at Whig Inlet. Mr. Sammis, of the Surf Hotel at 

 Fire Island, makes such frequent visits to the city that it 

 would seeni his preparations are far advanced. In fact all in- 

 dications are that the coming season is to be a long one on the 

 south side of LoDg Islrmd, and if fish are only as abundant as 

 they were last summer there will be plenty for all. And that 

 reminds us that Messrs. Conroy, Bissett & Malleson are mak- 

 ing a new rod for bluetishing, of split bamboo, with ash butt, 

 a fly rod on on a larger and stronger scale, in using which 

 the pleasure of takiDg blueflsh must be greatly enhanced. 



A Scratch fob Orvis.— We print the following note at the 

 request of a Chicago contributor. The confidence he places 

 in Mr. Orvis is certainly well justified, for he is a pains- 

 taking and conscientious worker : 



CHlCiGO, May 5, 1879. 

 Editor Forest and Stream : 



While looking over the advertisements of Forest and Stream foi 

 something new at the opening of tbe season, I Have been amused at 

 the Idea of mis-t-ifying the trout. The mist leaders and tnells are not, 

 entirely new. I have had some for years, sent me by English friends, 

 and 1 am pretty cerlain Orvis, tile famous Vermont rod maker, has 

 made them ibree or four years. Anyhow, he has some tine mis', lead- 

 ers now, with loops for droppers; he will put on snella if wanted. 

 Another thing, I have always found him open to any suggestion from 

 gentlemen who with to have tackle made np to suit their own ideas. 

 He is a keen trout fisherman, bnt not to dogmatic as to think, " Wuat 

 iie don't know about fronting Isn't worth kuowlug." I made hla ac- 

 quaintance through Forest and Stream, and have always been satis- 

 fied with his goods and prioes, and cheerfully say— If geatlemen want 

 fine, well made goods write to him ; he will satisfy them, W, D, t. , 



—In another column will be found the advertisement of 

 Mr. John Baird, of Campbellton, N. B., who makes excel- 

 lent salmon flies for Canada rivers, Mr. Baird's long ex- 

 perience as a practical salmon-fisher has taught him just what 

 will lure the fish of a given stream and season- 



Canada— M ntreal, May 3.— The close season here for 

 black ba?s and dore is from April 15 until May 15. Our 

 fishery officer, Mr. John Morris, has lately made some large 

 seizures of both dore and basa, that were shipped here from 

 Ontario, and the writer had a fisherman who was peddling ont a 

 wagon-load of these fish in the Eastern Townships hauled over 

 the coals. The ice has long been out of the RestigdrjrJhe 

 River, and I hope before the end of the present month to re- 

 port the first salmon of the season taken there. 



Stanbtead, 



Camp Kbnnebaoo, Indian Bock, April 28.— One year ago 

 to-day every one of the Rangeley chains of lakes were free 

 from ice, and steamboats and rowboata were runninc To- 

 day there is from eighteen to forly inches of ice in the' lakes, 

 and horses and oxen take the place of steam and oar. The 

 past week has been very warm, and the snow and ice is fast 

 returning to its former state. Tbe ice will probably not leave 

 the lakes this year before the 12th or 15th of May ; but good 

 fishing will doubtless commenco as early as it did last year. 



F. C. B. 



Massachusetts— New Bedford, May 7.— Our market is 

 now full to overflow with the various kinds of fish— scup, 

 lantog, mackerel, etc., etc. Among the rarities, four salmon 

 have come to our market weighing from G£ to 8^ pounds 

 each, caught in the traps lu our immediate vicinity. 



Conoha. 



Rhode Island— Newport, May 5.— The local fisbermpn for 

 cod and haddock (when the weather permits) get good fares 

 out of Brenton's Reef, and now that the scup has got along 

 tbe season's fishing may be said to have fairly begu 1 , and with 

 all the fish traps in full blast the fish have to keep their 

 weather eye open after they pass Point Judelh. J. M. ff, 



Hew Yoke — Greenwood Lake, May 3. — The severe weather, 

 together with the almost continuous ice gathering which 

 afforded work to many who otherwise would have fished, has 

 secured to the fish an almost undisturbed winter's rest, little 

 or no fishing having been di ne while the lake was frozen over. 

 The beneficial effect of this is already apparent in the Unusual 

 number of large fisli frequenting the shores. It is predicted 

 by the knowing ones in Buch matters that the sport this sum- 

 mer will be very fine. 



Larchmont-on-lhe-Sound, May 10. —Tbe season is about two 

 weeks late here for tautog (blackflsb) and flounders; hooked 

 several fine tomcods and one blackfish on Saturday afternoon. 



W. W. J. 



BarlleiU, Saranac Lake, Adirondack*, May 8. — Tbe ice 

 went out of the lakes yesterday, and angling is now in order. 

 The fun has already begun. " Doctor. 



New Jersey — Kinzey's Ashley Home, Bamegat Inlet, May 

 11. — Some fine sea bass taken off the stone piles yesterday by 

 Mr. Grant ; a few blueflsh reported taken in nets. I also hear 

 of some weakfish caught at Waretown by the net-men. Eels 

 are very plenty. I noiiced one barrel of fino eels, caught in 

 one night by a pot-fishtrmaD, on Wednesday. No blueflsh 

 caught with squid to date. B. 



On-EOON— Portland, April 22.— Two of us spent a day fish- 

 ing in a favorite creek some twenty mil. s from (he city. 

 After unsuccessful attempts for several hours, finally struck 

 a good spot, where we pulled out 1G1 fish in two hours. 



_^_ W. L. 



PACIFIC TROUT IN EASTERN WATERS. 



Daksvillb, N. Y., May 6, 1879. 

 Editoe Forest and Stream : 



* 1 take great pleasure in forwarding to you by mail to-day a 

 beautiful specimen of '• Calilornia mountain trout," caught 

 yesterday within two miles of this village by a member of The 

 Dansville Sportsmen's Association. I trust it will reach you 

 in good shape. 



Our association naturally are quite proud of the success of 

 their efforts in the matter, and are looking forward to rare 

 sport in the future. Unfortunately, the waters selected for 

 stocking are decidedly public, and already the Ubiquitous 

 " pot fisher" has nosed out the "game." It was only last 

 Saturday that one fellow brought in forty, running from four 

 to six inches in length. Monstrous ! And we are powerless 

 to check the destruction. Pleading does no good, and we 

 have no legal recourse. So it is fair to suppose that our run 

 of California trout fishing will be short. 



Very truly yours, H. W. De Long. 



The specimen received was about sis: inches long. It is 

 our old friend Salmo irridea, the mountain brook trout of 

 California and the Pacific States. We append a description 

 taken from Hallock's Sportsman's Gazetteer. The Dansville 

 Association has certainly every reason to be proud of its suc- 

 cess. Such clubs do good. We wish there were more of 

 them. 



^ Pacific Brook Trout. — Mountain Trout. — Salmo irridea. 

 GibbonB. — Special cliaracteristics. — Head one-fourth the total 

 length ; diameter of eye enters length of head five times, dor- 

 sal fin half-way between end of muzzle and insertion of cau- 

 dal fin ; muzzle pointed. Branchiae, x, xi. Color, olive- 

 brown on back with silvery reflections, fins red or orauge. 

 Head and gill covers spotted profusely with black ; back and 

 sides also spolted irregularly, numerous near the tail. Dor 

 sal, adipose and caudal fins also spotted. 



Suckley states it may be distinguished from S. lewim- by its 

 largo head and more slender form, larger scaleB, more numer- 

 ous spots and more forked tail. From S. virginalin by its 

 strongly forked tail and spotted head. Habitat, I 

 and Pacific States. It has been taken in nearly nil the waters 

 of the Pacific, notably at San Mateo Creek, Cal , San Fran- 

 cisco, Chico Creek, Cal., Humboldt Bay, Dallas, Oregon, 

 Fort Steilacoom, Nisquali Creek, Cape Flattery, Pugei Sound, 

 Kern River, Cal., etc. 



This species may be taken with almost any kind of bait. 

 It will rise readily and greedily to the fly or the grasshopper; 

 raw meal is good, the rye of a fi-h excellent; grubs, larvm 

 and worms, all seem to be eagerly desired. Suckley has taken 

 them by trolling with tbe "belly fin of a fresh killed fish." 

 There is a peculiarity of this fish and its Western con. eners 

 regarding location, which is worthy of mention, Unlike the 



