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FOREST AND STREAM. 



ever our first dam, through the slip, tin: fall being about five 

 ct. More rapids were found down to the High Falls of 

 iranac, We did not third; we were so close, to the falls, 

 mid came quite near getting into the current, find it we had 

 this would have never been written. Here we had another 

 Witty of li mile. We went out of our way to look at the 

 falls' a half mile, and were well paid by so doing. They are 

 the fines) J ever saw; they are at the highcsl fall about eighty 

 Feet, and extend for a quarter of a mile with every now and 

 then a break. We spent nearly one hour looking at them, 

 and hated very much to leave. The lillle town of Russia 

 was reached in snort order, and then carried around the 

 dam. It was now nearly five o'clock, and we debated 

 whether to slay over night or not. and finally concluded to 

 push on,. On arriving at Saranae, we found a good hotel 

 and staid over nighOiaviug eome over forty miles. We 

 met a gentleman here from Clatlsburg and he gave iis.-i letter 

 to the proprietor of Whclherill's. These little towns are 

 noted for I heir iron »re and furnaces. They BDU'll the ore 

 hereby throwing charcoal and the ore in tin- fire together, 

 and it comes out good iron. We went, through some furnaces 

 and saw how it was done. 



We had a few more rapids lor a mile or more, and then 

 bad good water for seven miles until we reaehed Blsinorc 

 or Qougeville. Here we ran over another dam and rowed 

 one mile further to Cudyville, arriving there about 12 HE. 

 We now found there were three falls and about fifteen miles 

 more Of rnpids to run before reaching IMattsburg. and W< con- 

 sidered what the cost would be, allowing tv i days to get 

 there. As this would cost $7, and the distance by rood was 

 only ten miles, we hired a man to take our boat on his wagon 

 for two dollars and we went in the bout, on wheels. 



We passed tnrougha pretty country, catching a glimpse 

 every now and then of Lake Cbamplain and the Green 

 Mountains. The Frenchman who drove the wagon was 

 well informed, and we chatted pleasantlv until we reached 

 PLitlsburg. where going through the principal street, we had 

 a large crowd gazing at us. We must have looked quite 

 warlike and somewhat like a couple of Indians being so 

 tanned and dir'.y. We started down the lake at 2:30. thus 

 saving hotel expenses, and rowed down for imir miles, and 

 there 'dined in a beautiful nook under some to: its. The lake 

 here is about ten miles wide and a very beautiful sheet of 

 water. We passed Vaneoin Island, the headquarters of 

 free-lovers, but did not stop; also passed Port. Kent, a place 

 Of considerable size. Here the lake steamer Vermont 

 passed us within a quarter of a mill', and it. was doubtful 

 how our boat was going to take the wash of steamers. She 

 did not mind if at all, and "walked the waters like a thing 

 of life." It was now very hot, and we wen: tired, and did 

 not know when we would strike a town to stay in overnight, 

 but we stuck to our oars like "little men." and continued 

 rowing until after dark. Opposite Burlington, Vt., the lights 

 from the city showed up well from the center of the lake, 

 mill -.,- had a great notion of going over there and staying 

 all night, hut happening to look down the lake and seeing a 

 light about four miles ahead, we rowed for thai, and found 

 it was a large farmhouse. Knocking at the door, it was 

 opened by a young lady who, us soon as she saw us, jumped 

 back with a shriek, and scampered into the house. We had 

 nothing to do but to follow, and soon met the man of the 

 house. When la- first saw- us he did not know whether to 

 run or not, but we soon spoke up and told him not to be 

 seined, and asked if we could slay all night with him, He 

 hesitated, and said there were so many liamps around that 

 he did not know whether it was safe or not. We soon in- 

 formed him wewere not tramps, but hunters. 



lie was told that if he did not let us stay we would have 

 to sleep out-doors rill night. He asked some questions, which 

 were answered satisfactorily, and then he said that as we 

 I «; armed so to I he teeth we looked dqngi reus. The liint 

 was taken, and we handed him our revolvers, guns, and 

 knives, and he fell better. We soon were eating a good 

 suppei and chatting with the family as if we had known 

 them all our lives. They had an orgaiiinthe house, and after 

 supper we had some liiusie. Brown and family proved to 

 be very nice people, and seemed to tie pleased with as, at 

 least we thought they were, and they invited US to tarry a 

 day or two with them, but as usual Fred didn't see it; I 

 should have been delighted to have staid a mouth. Browns 

 house was situated directly opposite Burlington, ou Wills- 

 boro Point, distance fifteen miles from B., but he has sail- 

 boats, so he can go over to the city in short order. When 

 we left them they gave us melons, apples, and a pie, the 

 latter was baked for. I won't tell who, by Miss Browu. but we 

 both enjoyed it. 



The secnerv here is grand, the Green Mountains in full 

 view, and the Four Brothers (islands in the lake), sticking 

 out their heads like frogs, can be seen for thirty miles, but 

 they look like little specks on the horizon. We rowed until 

 one o'clock, and then had our dinner, resting one and a half 

 hours, the day being very hot. We passed the wreck of the 

 steamer Cbamplain, and made for the Vermont shore, to 

 get out of the wnv of the Adirondack. We would fre- 

 quently go from the' New York to the Vermont shore, cutting 

 off all the bays, and had pleasant weather while on the lake, 

 and went through the center of it. The towns of Essex and 

 Part Henry were passed, and at Fort Crown Point we had a 

 great mind to stop, as it was dark, but tile money now was 

 getting low and we had to make time, it was seven miles 

 to frown Point, and we did not arrive there until after eight: 

 o'clock, going directly to Dunnisou's Hotel with boat and 

 baggage, ami before supper had tbem locked up in an ice 

 house. We had learned to love the SaTOnan, so that we 

 could not bear to have it out of our sight, and would never 

 leave it where it could be stolen. 



Every one at the hotel became interested in our trip down 

 the Sain laic rapids, and we were quite "lions. ' A. heavy 

 fog prevented our leaving Crow u Point, before eight nexl 

 morning. The lake here 'gets narrow. We mini Si mot 

 Point oil the Vermont shore, and stopped at the bote! and 

 got some provisions. Slopped at Fort Tieouderaga, and 

 took in all the points of the old fort, now in ruins, only part 

 of one side standing. We thought of going up Lake George, 

 but our money was so low we dared not do it. From here 

 down to Whitehall the lake is more like a small river than 

 lake, very narrow in some places, and the lugs frequently go 

 ashore. While going through some of the narrows we 

 barely escaped being run into by tugs, The lake looks as 

 though it had been wide some day, but wc judged the canal 

 had drawn the water off, All the large steamers used to run 

 to Whitehall but they cannot now go down further than 

 Fort Ti. We arrived at Whitehall just before dark, but 

 Concluded to go on to Comstook's Landing, on the canal, 

 seven miles. Whitehall is a pretty little town, and is the 

 busiest place of its size I ever saw. We had to carry around 

 three locks to gel into the canal, and the people cheered us 



as we passed on, and appreciated our pluck. It soon got 

 very dark, and we came very near getting our boat smashed 

 several times between canal boats. ~ I did some of the hard- 

 est rowing 1 ever did in order to get to Comstock's in good 

 season. 



Next morning we passed through the towns of Fort Ann. 

 Fort Miller and Fort Edward. At the latter place we dined 

 on the banks of the raging canal; the Hudson runs along 

 here, and we were very near getting into it, but came to the 

 conclusion we would 'have enough of that after awhile, and 

 we really liked canal navigation. Ii was very hot in the 

 afternoon, and we took it slowly, making Bcliuylerville at 

 night. About five miles this side of the place we heard there 

 was to be a boat race, free for all, and some good prizes 

 were at stake. W 7 c thought we might as well lake this in, 

 so we hurried up, but, arrived just" as the races were over. 

 We looked the champion over, and offered to race him one 

 and a half miles straight away for any thing he wasted to. 

 He did not dare accept our offer; so. "afterlnquiring for a 

 good hotel, we went to the Schuylervilk House, We had 

 SUppor and felt better, and concluded to walk through the 

 town, which is a pretty little place, and there lire a number 

 of handsome residences. We hud not walked far before we 

 had a crowd of small boys running after us veiling "Look at 

 the Indians!" I suppose we did look something like them, 

 for we were fearfnllv tanned, and each had a larae buck's 

 tail in his hat, and my hat especially was peculiar. It was 

 originally a black f alt hat, but I had it drawn Out until it 

 was about a foot long, and coming to a peal* With that 

 buck's tail in it made it look tine. The boys bothered us so 

 we went back to the hotel. 



The next morning we started out with the intention of 

 going very slow. We passed through Bemus Heights, Si ill- 

 water, Mecbauiesville, Waferford, and arrived at'Trov just 

 at dark. 



Our canal trip was pleasant, and we enjoyed it immensely. 

 The eaualcrs were civil and treated us well. The Cham- 

 plain Canal is sixty-six miles long. We passed under 181 

 bridges and through twenty-one locks. It was a great deal 

 of sport to go through the locks in our little boat. Water- 

 ford is a pretty little place, and here is where the Mohn.wk 

 empties into the Hudson; also the Cohoes branch of the Erie 

 Canal connects herewith the Cbamplain. After getting into 

 the Hudson we soon rowed down to the Troy dam. Here 

 we let our boat over, and proceeded on (low u die river, look- 

 ing out for a hotel. It began to get dark, and w r e did not 

 know What to do; could not get our boat out of the water, on 

 account of the wharves, and rowed around for half an hour 

 and at last found a boatiiouse. The owner put our boat away 

 in a secure place, and at once inquired for a hotel. He told 

 us where to find one. But I had now become rather timid; 

 my coat and vest were torn very badly, one of my boots JJBS 

 on the "ragged edge." and as for pantaloons, why/ I had 

 worn two pair entirely out, and was on Fred's last, and in the 

 presence of any one i had to always keep my coat buttoned, 

 no matter how" hot it was. This'mtm who kept the boat- 

 house lived near, and we convinced him it would be much 

 better for US to stay with him. so that we could get an early 

 start in the morning. He said there was no place for us to 

 Sleep. Wc told him we would sleep right on the floor in his 

 kitchen. He said "AH right;" so altercating supper we got 

 our blankets and slept on his kitchen floor ad night. 1 sup- 

 pose I ought to say we slept well. I could say it, but as this 

 history is all true' it would mar it to tell a falsehood at the 

 latter end. 



The man we stayed with treated us very nicely, and would 

 not take a cent for the trouble, but Fred left two dollars 

 with his bov, and said he felt better. Fred's money was now 

 all gone, and I had only three dclbus lett, aud we had 182 

 miles to go. When wc heard we could not go down the 

 river on the Schuyler for ten cents as far as New "York, we 

 did not know what to die We argued the point for a long 

 time and made up our minds to still keep on in our own boat 

 and go until we had no money left, and then wait for remit- 

 tances. So we started down "the grand old Hudson, i .ii- 

 one thought, we were fools, and i think so myself to-day. 

 Fred ami 1 were both feeling sick on tlds day, the first lime 

 since we had left home. The steamers bothered us some 

 where the water was low, with their wash, but we got along 

 remarkably well. I do not intend to say a word about the 

 Hudson "River. Every one has read of it or seen it, so will pass 

 over our trip down in as few words as possible. At night, 

 about five o'clock, we were lying down under some trees, 

 tireil out, when we saw coming down the river a peculiar 

 looking boat. On coming nearer it looked to be a caualboat, 

 and we soon saw it, was one. only going by steam. It proved 

 to be a Baxter canal boat. Fred said, "Billy, what do you 

 think of getting on her and going as far as Poughkeepsieaud 



there get off for our letters? (we had written for letters here). 



1 agreed, and in less than live minutes we were on the City 

 of Rochester, going^ at the rate of five miles an hour. These 

 canal boats are a big thine; ami in a few years no ether boat; 

 will be used; we had on 7,000 bushels of grain, besides apples 

 and stoves. The captain proved himself a gentleman, and 

 we got along well with all hands. We inquired wdiat time 

 we would get in Poughkcepsie and were told at "five o'clock 

 in the morning." We chatted until about ten o'clock and 

 then Fred told how he had "taken the wheel ill the Mediter- 

 ranean. " The pilot took the hint, and soon Freddy was 

 steering our craft, I was feeling sleepy, so told them 1 would 

 get the blankets and go to sleep. The captain offered his 

 cabin but we declined it. and I was soon dreaming of 

 Fred's "Bedouin Arabs." 



When 1 awoke the words that I heard were these; "You 

 can imagine how hot it was, for it killed three camels aud 

 three 'Bedouin Arabs.' " There stood Fred, still at the wheel, 

 relating his adventures among the "Bedouin Arabs" to the 

 noble crew of our boat. I soon fell asleep again, but won- 

 dered in my dreams if I should ever travel in "Arabia," if 

 T would always talk "Arabs." We awoke in tne morning at 

 7:30, and thought we had not yet arrived at Poughkeepsie, 

 but were very much taken back to find that we were twenty 

 miles below.' The captain had forgotten to awake us, and 

 we had gone by spoilt B o'clock. We fell badly about it, as 

 we expected money at that place We had a great notion 

 lo row back, but thought we had had enough of it for one 

 trip, We cooked our breakfast on board and dined on deck 

 in tine style, and did not get off the boat until within twenty 

 miles of Sew York, and then rowed in. It was between 6 

 and 7 o'clock when we arrived in New York harbor, and the 

 ferryboats aud tugs were around Us on every side. Wc came 

 near being run down by a boat, but escaped with only a 

 scare. We thought we bad better gel our bom out '- 

 to Taylor's Hotel and telegraph for money to come home on 

 the morrow; but here it was the same as at Troy Wi 

 could not get our boat out of the Water 1 had only eighty 

 cents, and. we were in a bad condition. Being tired, and 



both sick, we could not row home— twenty -two miles— that 

 uight. Fred at last said, "Let's row down to Communi 

 paw," where we could get our boat out aud put it on the 

 cars and go home. Tinder the circumstaeces we did it, :ind 

 arrived at home about 8 o'clock. 



A great many of our friends thought we "flunked" nt ihe 

 last, but 1 do not believe that those same fellows would have 

 had the grit to go through half what we did. We absolute!) 

 rowed over 000 miles, and had only one pair of our- , 

 riving at home, I was in such a 'condition that Is f,.,', :!,- 

 WOUltl let me cat, they made me take, a bath and chi ngt all 

 my clothing. This I thought tough. So ended my summer 

 Irip, and 1 will venture to say no man has seen as much of 

 the Adiroudacks with as little money. 



THE ANOLING TOURNAMENT. — Reading the nee ■, i : , . 

 salmon-casting at the late tournament in New York, f was 

 struck bythe .great length of the casts reached b\ the ex- 

 perts, How is the measurement done, from the reel 

 or from the point of the rod? Francis Francis, an 

 English expert with both rod and pen, in bis "Book On Ang- 

 ling," thus writes of salmon-casting: "Thirty yards from 

 the reel to the fly is good casting, and every yard beyond 

 that very good casting. Tire longest cast t eVci measured 

 was within a foot of "thirty-eight and a half yards from the 

 Teel (114 feet 6 inches), and that was cast by Sir ff. BykuS, 

 who was a tall and powerful man, who was fishing With B 

 20-foot rod, which I could hardly manage. The mosl 1 

 could ever manage was thiitv-four and a half yards from Un- 

 reel. PalHcarus, of Ballina, has, I believe, cast forty two 

 yards (126 feet). I do not know whether it was measured, 

 from the point or the reel, but, as if was for a wilder, and 

 many gentlemen were looking on. the fact is indisputable. 1 ' So 

 that, according to Francis, all the experts at the Xcw York 

 tournament did good casting, and Mr. Leonard was only two 

 feet behind the Irish champion.— S. C. C. [All casters 

 stood on a. platform, one foot above the water, and ,-: Qie»S 

 uring line extended from the edge of this platform into the 

 lake. Numbered buoys every five feet showed the length of 

 east, which was measured from l he front edge of the plat- 

 form, at which the caster could place his toe, but oleums, 

 could not advance without falling off. Most other records 

 arc made bv measuring the caster's line, which will always 

 Show more distance than a straight hue stretched from his 

 feet.] ' 



Poiipoise Fishing at Cape May. — The great porpoise 

 net or trap of the Atlantic. Oil and Fertilizing Company of 



Cape May City, was Successfully tried Oct. 31, rcf 



the capiiireoff Seven Mile Beach of two porpoi- i; 



have heretofore baffled all attempts at capture. The seen,. 

 at their taking was exciting, the porpoises making ( i , men 

 does efforts to free themselves from the meshes ot the tie! 

 The immense net or trap, the wings of which arc 3,000 feel 

 long, was easily handled. A fine specimen of the female 

 porpoise was shipped by the company lo Philadelphia, where 

 it will be placed on exhibition. Altogether eight porpoises 

 of various sizes were captured. 1 hear that the meshes of 

 this large net are large enough to allow the escape 

 fish, and the damage it was expected its use would cause is 

 overcome. — Homo. 



Poaching in tue Chemung River.— Lockwood, X. V., 

 Nov. 3.— 1 notice in your last issue mention by House! .inn 

 others of fish baskets' in the Susquehanna. Tibs pk-.e-e- me, 

 and it might be well to pay a little attention to lie Ch mum; 

 Kiver. near Athens, also, as I am informed thai certain par- 

 ties ore doing quite a business at that place with sunken 

 nets. Now I do not think it right to drain the stream.-, of 

 fish by the bushel wilh sunken nets, which arc visited under 

 cover of darkness at all seasons of the year. Let us wake 

 thein up a little bv giving the vicinity, and if tied will not 

 do then give the names of persons in "the business,— .1. It. A 



Michigan.— Central Lake., Oct, 29.— The: telegraph opera 

 tor attlus place last Saturday notified Joe Minnie, oi Elk lisp 

 ids, that herrings were beginning to appear in our river, 

 though not as yet in large numbers, JOG wants to. catch n 

 quantity, and "sell them for winter fishing. Man; 



readers know Joe well. By the bye, his real name is ! 



Fortin. Call him what y/ou like, and if you need l . ' 

 guide, he is your man. — Kelpie. 



Minnows and Newspapers.— An enterprising Si. Louis 

 patentee of a minnow bucket has adopted the novel plan of 

 sending a subscription, with each bucket sold, to some papql 



pressed* prise at t: 

 their being placed bel 



of ashing vessels, as i 

 It seems That the a\ 

 in England, the Fis 

 awards was puhhshci 

 of October 17, and th, 

 utivc Committee. 5S 

 as we have room for 

 will give general sati; 

 be the ease as regar. 

 ment of the Exhibitic. 

 judge. Without exp: 

 who have received fit 

 not. a glance at the 

 English firm; who, in 

 best English fly-nshei 



«gisJfmlture, 



THE LONDON AWARDS. 



ssue we gave the list of awards lu Americans at 

 lational Fisheries Exhibition, at London, and bx- 



se at those made in fiahculture on ae 



iced below some minor appliances for tie 



world, have been .(riven inferior aw a 

 feeling somewhat akin to indignation at tindii 

 of the highest awards have been gi\ 

 while some English firms who can, and 

 have onlv received diplomas or bronze j 

 this fro 



eile «t» not satis f 



: "The complete list of 



published bv tie 

 e printed such of them 

 .whole, we think rhey 



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1 iirouia long and l>i ICtical 



themselves. The most scientific flj 

 at for trout in Hanrpshi B and . 



, and the best- flv-rishei- in The world 

 bsas the Bfoughton, the Hungerford, 

 of like nature. The rods, flies, etc., 



ist exclusively by [bins we 

 rare right, are not even second-rate 

 the reinoresl notion as t.o who these 

 v. to assert, that nine out of leu unlet I- 

 nglish By fishers will agree with us that in net a lew ra- 

 1 ied in putting The saddle on the 



wron" horse. The righteous bid una lion "oi sour, of our besl 



Ihe London KeW says: ' list ■ < 



seventy-seven page*, we can only now notice the a ward., so lar 



experience of 



tisllin- in the \ 



south of England wafc 



will be found in such < 



theAndover, and otln 

 they use are made at 

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