FOREST AND STREAM. 



441 



$$ori§mens pontes. 



TO SPORTSMEN: 



THE PENNSYLVANIA E.E. 00. 



Respectfully invite attention to th» 



Smp^^ie^ afaei&tttoo 



afforded by their lines for reaching moit ot ths 

 TR01TING PARKS and RACE COURSES In tho 

 Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS 

 PROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the diffi- 

 culties and dangers ol reshipment, while the excel- 

 lent carB which run over the smooth Bteel tracks en- 

 able STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED Without failcrs 

 or Injury. 

 Tho lines of 



Fennsylrani Railroad Company 

 also reach the beat localities for 



SUNNING AND FISHING 



.Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSIOH 

 TICKETS are sold at Mie offices Of the Company In 

 ii! the principle cities to Kane, RENOYa, BED. 

 ?0P.£, CRESSON. RALSTON, MLNNEQUA, and 

 bfaei well-known centers for 



Tvo-.u FielUns. Wing Shooting, and Still 



Hunting. 



Also, to 



ON, BEACH HAVES. CAPE MAY 



3QUAN, and bourn: . I:3E>T COAST 



renowned fo; salt WATER SPORT AFTER FJSI 



".THE PISHING LINE," 



TAKE THE 



Grand Rapids & Indiana E.R, 



Mackinaw, Grand Rapids & Cincinnati Short Line) 



FOE THE 



3 Treat, Grayling & Black Bass Fisheries, 



AND THE 



Famous Summer Resorts and Lakes 



NORTHERN* MICHIGAN 



The waters of the 



Grand Traverse Region 



and the Michigan North Woods are unsurpassed, If 

 equalled, in the abundance and great variety of fish 

 contained. 



LVRUOK. TROUT abound in the streams, and the 

 famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found only In 



TtoeTBOWT Season begins May] and ends Sept. t. 

 The GRAYLING Season opens Juno 1 and ends 



^BLACE BASS, P1K.K, PICKEREL and MUSCA- 



LONGE Wso abound in large numbers luihenany 

 lakes and lakelets of this territory. 



The sportsman tun reaibly send troohies of his 

 skill to his mends or "cmh" at home, as ice for 

 nHi'Vinc hsh can be had at many points. 



TAIiE Yi 'UK FA.M I I.Y WITH YOU. The scenery 

 of the North Woc.'ld :sA Lai:---: .s very [;'■;• uilful; the 

 air la pure, dry ,wl hn,.::v.ff. The <_'.;inate la pe- 

 oollarly Dened-lal to those auheriug with 



Hay Fever and Asthma 



The hotel accommodations are good, far surpass- 

 ing the average tn countries new enough to afford 

 the finest of llBhlng. 



During the season Round Trip Excursion Tickets 

 will Be sold at low rates, and a tractive train facill- 

 ri c " ; oil red 10 Tonnes and Sportsmen. 



Bogs, Gnus and Fishing Tackle Carried Free at 



It is our aitn to make sportimen feel " at home " 

 on this route. For Tom Ist's Guide (an attractive Il- 

 lustrated book of 60 pages), containing lull informa- 

 tion and accurate maps of the Fishing Grounds and 

 Time Cards, address A. B. LBiST. 



lime v.* g^ pMa . Agenf] Grflnd KapldBt Mlcn# 



NEW HAVES, MEBIDEN, HARTFORD, Spring- 

 Held, White Mountains, Montreal and interme- 

 diate points. The new palace steamer C. B. Norlham 

 leaves Pier 20, East River, dally (Sundays excepted) 

 at 3 p.m. A passenger train will be in waiting on 

 the wharf at New Haven, and leave for Springfield 

 and way stations on arrival of boat. 



NIGHT LINE— Tho Continental leaves New York 

 at 11 r. m:, connecting with passenger train in walt- 

 ng on wharf at New Haven, leaving at 6 a. m. Tick- 

 eta sold and baggage checked at oil Broadway, New 

 York, and 4 Court Btreet, Brooklyn. Excursion to 

 New Haven and return, $1.50. Apply at General 

 Office, on the pier, or to RICHARD FECK, General 

 Agent. 



Long Island 

 RAILROAD 



June is, 1879. 

 Trains will leave HnWer'B Point, Bushwlck and 

 Flatoush aves., cor. Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn: 



8 SO Green 

 8 00 Patch 



10 00 i-ort .1 



11 00 Babjl 



it. 



rthpovt, Gleo Cove, etc, 

 Harbor lis pre s (Garden Oily) 

 las— Wall St. to Babylon, I 

 Patchogne. 



'eonnnoeati m. 



? mi ftreerrnort. Sag Harbor, Port Jefferson, 



9 on Garden tflty, Hempstead, Poit Jefferson and 

 WW- 



1 SO Garden Gil J and Heuipslead, 



7 00 Garden City, [.nrtandwaj. 



' llleall ., run from Hunter's Point 



and Flatbuah ave. every Saturday night at 13:15 a.m. 



.^ _ ,_ . wrek. tlS » ■!«>' " hrac cully cade. C««dy Out. 

 $72 «»«*•■ AiidrM4Tia-E4C0.,A«»«U,lJ«lM. GB 



§^ort$men'$ pontes. 



St. Louis, Minneapolis 



AND 



ST. PAUL SHORT LINE. 



Throngk Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars 



between St. Louis. Minneapolis 



and St. Paul. 



Burlington, C. Rapids & N'rth'rn 



QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST! 



TWO PASSENGER TRATN8 EACH WAT DAILY, 

 between Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis, 

 crossing and connecting with all East and West 

 Lines In Iowa, running through some of the finest 

 hunting grounds In the Northwest for Geese, Ducks, 

 Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail. Sportsmen 

 and their dogs taken good care of. Reduced rates 

 on parties of teH or more upon application to General 

 Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids. C. J. IVES, 



E. F. Wdislow, Gen. Passenger Agent. 



General Manager. U 



Chesapeake & Ohio EE 



The Route of the Sportsman and AntHer 



to the Best Hunting and Fishing 



Grounds of Virginia and 



West Virginia. 



Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Virginia 

 Bine Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia, Alleghany 

 Mountains. Greenbrier and New Rivers, and Kan- 

 awha Valley, and including in their varieties of game 

 and tieh, deer, bear, wild turkeys, wild duck, grouse, 

 quail, snipe, woodcock, monntaln trout, bass, pike, 

 pickerel, etc, etc. 



Guns. Ashing tackle, and one dog for each sports- 

 man carried free. 



The Route of the Tourist 



through the most beaullfal and nicturesqne Bcenery 

 of the Virginia Mountains to their moBt famous 

 watering places and summer resorts, 



The Only Route via White 

 Sulphur Springs. 



Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with the West, 

 Northwest and Southwest; at Gordonsville, with the 

 North and Northeast ; and at Richmond and Char- 

 lottesville with the South. All modern improvements 

 in equipment, 



CON WAV U. HOWARD, 

 Ot 

 mays ly 



FOR HALIFAX, 



PORT HAWKESBURY, PIC- 

 TOU AND CHARLOTTE- 

 TOWN. 



The flrBt-clasa steamships Carroll and Wer. 

 center, will leave T wharf, Bosion, for above 

 ports, every Saturday at 13. M. Through 

 tickets eold to all principal points in Nova 

 Scotia and Cane Breton. No freight received 

 nicer lO A. Ill on dny of sailing. Shippers 

 tii ii st send with rr celptH the value of goods for 

 master's manifest. I'or rates of freight or 

 passase Inquire of W. 17. RING, IS T wharf, 

 or O. Li. i'JSAUNON, 313 WanhinKton street. 

 mayl 6m P. NlCKERKON & CO., Agents. 



Old Dominion Line. 



The Bteamers of this Line reach some of the finest 

 waterfowl and upland shooting sections in the coun- 

 try. Connections direct for Chincoteague, Cobb's 

 Island, and points on the Peninsula. City Point, 

 James' River, Currituck, Florida and the mountain- 

 ous country of Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk 

 Bteamers sail Monday . -day and Sat- 



urday. Lewes, Del., Tuesday and Friday at 2 r. m. 

 Pull Information given at office, 191 Greenwich St., 

 New York. sepas ly 



NOTICE 



To Sportsmen and Tourists: 



The " Lake Superior Transit Co.'s Excursion Rate 

 Book " for 1879 is now ready. Copies of this book 

 and Information as to the best hunting and fishing 

 grounds can be obtained of 



T. P. CARPENTER, Gen. Pass. Agt, 



Atlantic Dock, Buffalo, N. Y. jun!2 3m 



ADVERTISEMENT. 



The Pullman Car Co. Is prepared to charter to 

 hunting and Ashing parlies the two new cars 

 "Davy Crockett" and "Izaak Walton." which are 

 fitted np with dining room and kitchen, sleeping 

 apartments, lavatories, etc, also provided with 

 racks and closets for guns and fishing tackle, and 

 kennels for dogs. 



Diagrams, rates and other desired information 

 furnished on application to Gen'l. Sapt. P, P. O. Co. 

 Chicago. je26 3mos 



$aUfa mulgtpwfsfcr ^portmnetk 



Wild Fowl_Sliooting. 



SPRTNGVILLE 110TJSK OR SPORTSMEN'S RE- 

 TREAT, SHLNNECOCK BAY, L. I., 

 By a practical gunner and an old bayman. Has 

 always on hand the best of boats, batteries, etc., 

 with the largest rig of trained wild-geese decoys on 

 the coast. The best ground in the vicinity of New 

 York for bay snipe shooting of ail varieties. Special 

 attention given by himself to his guests, and satis- 

 faction guaranteed. Address \H/L N, LANS, Good 

 Ground, L. I. NovS tf 



The WINDSOR HOTEL, 



MONTREAL, 



Has No Equal in Canada. 



R. n. SOI.'THGATE, 

 JAS. WORTBISGTON, Manager. 



Proprietor. jel2 6m 



Riverside: house, toured river, ocean 

 CO., IT. J.— In the immediate Ucli ity of the 

 finest fishing and guDningof Ear.it gat Bay. Supe- 

 rior uecoinni' I'.i'LS for i mi rs ur I ransieut guests 

 at reasonable rates. ALONZO H. ( OR WIN, Prop'r. 

 — ^^3<unl9 4 



*§oi$h md^sottefor giyortitmtn. 



Sherman House, 



(CLARK AND RANDOLPH), 



Rates reduced to $n per day for all rooms above 



the parlor fioor, without baths. 



Rooms with baths, $3.50, $4. and $4.60 per day. 

 ALVIN HULBERT, Prop'r. 



We challenge any Hotel in the World to show as 

 large ami as elegantly furnished rooms as those of 

 the 8H8RMAN. JeSO tf 



ONE OF THE WORLD'S WONDERS, 

 SOUR LAKE. 



The Great Watering Place of Texas. 



This remaTkahle natural phenomenon consists of 

 a circular pool about, an acre In extent, In a con- 

 tinual Btate of ebullition, produced by escaping 

 gases. Arouad the lake are a great number of wells 

 and springs, of thirteen disii.ict varieties of water— 

 sn'phnr, soda, alnm, Iron, etc. The waters of the 

 lake and many of the springs are very acid. A speci- 

 fic for rheumatism iu its worst forms, dyspepsia, 

 chronic dtarticca, skin, kidney, venereal and female 

 diseases. Fishing excellent and game abundant at 

 all seasons. Open all the j r ear. The tourist, whether 

 for health or pleasure, and the student of nature, 

 can find no place more Interesting. Sixty miles 

 cast ot Houston on New Orleans R. E. Board, week, 

 $10; month, $35. Address 



J. A. MERCHANT, 



apr2l 3mos «onr Lake, Texas. 



FOR 



GOSD SHOOTING AND FISHING 



BAY VIEW HOUSE, 



AT GOOD GROUND, LONG ISI,AND. 



Take cars from HunteTs Point, Long Island Rail- 

 road. Terms easy. 



M. WILLIAMS, Pro'pt. 

 may29 ly 



Indian Eiver Hotel. 



HAMILTON COUNTY, N. Y. 

 "ADIRONDACKS:" 



Good accommodation at prices to suit the times. 

 Pleasant drives. Fine boating. Fishing and Hunt- 

 ing. Store In conec.ion with Hotel wiih full stock 

 of goods for sportsmen's outfits, provisions, etc. 

 Route via Adirondack H. R. from Saratoga to North 

 Creek; sage to house. Address JOHN SAULT, 

 Indian Lake, Hamilton Co., N. Y. jylO 3m 



"THIMBLE ISLAND HOUSE," 



On Pot Eock, one of the Thimble Islands. House 

 and furniture new. Island contatos 10 acres or 

 more, shaded with pine and other trees. No mos- 

 quitoes. No dust. Sand beaches. Good fishing. 

 Boats, billiards, bowling-alleys, croquet-grounds, 

 etc. Board, $7 to $9 per week ; children at less 

 rates; transient, $1 so per day. Four trains dally; 

 steamer twice daily from New Haven. WM. H. 

 BARNES, Stony Creek, Conn. jun5 2m 



§ttttpowiIqr. 



GUNPOWDER. 



DUPONT'S 



Rifle, Sporting and Blasting 

 Powder. 



THE MOST POPULAR POWDER IN USB 



Dupont'a Gunpowder Mills, established In 1S01, 



have maintained their great reputation for 78 years. 



manufacture the following celebrated brands of 

 Powder • 



DUPONT'S DIAMOND GRAIN, 

 Nos. 1 (coarse) to i (fine), unequale 1 in strength 

 quickness an ion Ldapted for Glass Bal 



and Pigeon Shooting. 



DUPONT'S EAGLE DUCKJNG, 

 Nob. 1 (coarse) to 3 (fine), burning slowly, strong and 

 clean ; great penetration ; adapted for Glass Ball, 

 Pigeon, Duck and other shooting. 



DUPONT'S EAGLE RIFLE, 

 A quick, Btrong and clean Powder of very fine grain 

 for Pistol Bhootlng. 



DUPONT'S RIFLE, FG., " SEA SHOOTING," 

 FFg and FFFg.— The Fg for long-range rifle Bhoot- 

 lng, the FFg and FFFg for general use, burning 

 strong and moist. 



SPORTING, MINING. SHIPPING AND BLAST- 

 INGPOWDBKS of ullsize«an 1 descriptions. Special 

 grades for export. Cartridge, Atusker, Caiinon, 

 Mortar and Mammoth Powder, V. S. Government 

 standard. Powder manulactnred to order or any re- 

 quired gTalnor proof. Agencies in all cities and prin- 

 cipal towns throughout the U. S. Represented by 

 F. L KNEELAKD, 70 Wall St. N. Y. 



N. B.— Use konb but DUPONT'S Fg or FFg 

 Powder for long-range rifle shooting. 



fliftj,. <Jn f\nn|ln vests rl in Wall Street 

 ©IU I'J lOi.UUU I Stocks muias fortunes 

 evei v moot.h. Look >e!U tree explaining everything 

 Address BAXTER & CO,, Bankers, 17 Wallst., NY 



agents. Oit*flt 



____ a enses ro amenta. ui""i 



$777frec. Address P.O. VTCKERY, Augunta, Ut. 



Laflin & Rand Powder Go, 



N*. «« MURRAY ST., N, Y„ > 

 Sole Proprietors and Kanufactnrera at 



Orange Lightning Powder.H 



No. 1 to 7, strongest and Cleanest made. In sealeif' 

 1 lb. cani-ters. Higher numbers specially are recom- 

 mended for breech-loading guns. 



Orange Ducking Powder, 



For water-fowl, strong and clean. No. 1 to 9 Is 

 metal kegs, 6% lbs. each, and canisters of 1 and 6 

 lbs. each. 



Orange Rifle Powder. 



The best for rifles and all ordinary purposes. 

 G, FFG and FFFG, thelast being the finest. 

 Packed in wood and metal kegs of 25 lbs., VZ<-i lbs, 

 snd &x lbs., and In canisters of 1 lb. and % lb. 



AU of the above give high velocities and lea* 

 .-esidaura than any other brands made, 'mdarere- 

 sommended and used by Capt. A. H. IiOGARDUS, 

 ;he "Champion Wing Shot of the World." 



All of the above give high velocities and less 

 residuum than any other brands made, and are re- 

 commended and need by Capt. A. H. BOGARDU8, 

 the "Cham pion \,v Shotortne'Wofla." 

 BLASTING POWDEK and ELECTRICAL BLAST- 

 ING APPARATUS. MILITARY POWDER 

 of all kinds on hand and made to order. 

 Safety Fuse, Frictional and 

 Piatlnnm Fuses. 

 Pamphlets, showing sizes of the gTaln by wood, 

 out, sent free on application to the above address. 



THE 

 HAZAED POWDER CO' 



MANtTFACTtJItEBB OP 



GUNPOWDER, 



Hazard's " Electrlo Powder." 



I-ios. 1 (fine) to 8 (coarse). Unsurpassed Id point of 

 strength and cleanliness. Packed In square canis- 

 ters of 1 lb. only. 



Hazard's "American Sporting. 



Nos. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and 

 6J£ lb. kegs. A fine grain, quick and clean, foi 

 upland prairie shooting. Well adapted to shot- 

 guns, 



Hazard'a " Dock Shooting." 



Nos. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse). In 1 and 5 lb. canisters 

 andOjf and l'2^1b. kegs. Burns slowly and very 

 clean, shooting remarkably close and with great 

 penetration. For field, forest or water shooting, it 

 ranks any other brand, and it is equally serviceable 

 for muzzle or breech-loaders. 



Hazard's " Kentucky Rifle." 



FFFG, FFG, and "Sea Shooting" FG, in kegs of 25, 

 12H, and tsy lbs., and cans of 5 ids. FFFG is also 

 packed in 1 and K ib. canisters. Bums strong and 

 ■moist. Th-s FFFG and F FG are favorite brands for 

 ordinary sporting, and the " Sea SMooiing" FG Is 

 1 iie standard Id P. rowler ot rive country.' 



GOVERNMENT CANNON AND MUSKET POW- 

 DER; ALSO, SPECIAL GRADES FOB EX- 

 FQBT, OF ANY REQUIRED GRAIN OR 

 PROOF, MANUFACTURED TO ORDER. 

 The above can be had of dealers, or of the Com- 

 . , gents in every prominent city, or wholesale 



ate 



r offl'K 



88 WALL STREET, NEW YORK. 



§ptj^snjen's §00^ 



J. C. MOLE'S 



Improved Class Ball Trap. 



It Is 



DOUBLE TRAP NOV 

 The best and most complete trap e 

 always ready tor single or double shooting, t 

 tating or stationary. Eitherspringissetand sprung 

 Independent or together. The single trap 18 too 

 well known to need comment. We have hundreds 

 of letters from sportsmen and dealers in sportine 

 goods, attesting their suueriorit7. Price of traps, 

 single, $9; donble, $11. HENRY C. SQUIRES, 

 Sole Eastern Agent, 1 Cortlandtst., N. Y., to whom 

 all orders in the East should be addressed. 



EXBOCE BALL TRAP 

 The Most Efficient. 



THROWS BAILS IN ANY DIRECTION. 



ALL STEEL AND IRON. 

 Price, I6s.— Highly Pinched, 20s. 



Photo's, B Stamps— 6 Pence English. 



8. JONES. Lord Derby St., Audley, Blackbnrn, 

 Lancashire, England. 



Acknowledged the Cheaprst and Best made. Nona 

 Genuine without name plate. 



Jones' £a Gun is the cheapest, Double Btrrel, 

 Breech-Loading, Coulral Fire, Rebounding Locks, 

 Left Barrel Choked Bute. 



Over 600 told this season is a proof of its cheap- 

 ness, etc. 



FOR TRAP 8HOOTING WITH GLASS BALLS 



USB 



THE HUBER TRAP, 



WITH IMPROVED SPRING. 



HUBER & CO., 



Cur. Paterson and Fulton St., 



Paterson, N. J. 



