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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jan. 24, 1884. 



Felis Domesticcs Again. — The story of "Reiguolds," in 

 your issue of Jan. 10, about FUlie domestiws reminds J»e of 

 one which was told me many years ago by 8 gentleman in 

 Philadelphia. Tom was a handsome large yellow speci- 

 men of the genus above named, valuable as a mouser. but 

 unfortunately possessed of some traits that made my friend 

 determine to be rid of him. Having the fear of the "cops" 

 before his eyes he deemed it unadvisable to shoot the cat , 

 and *o attacked poor Tom with a spade, and after some 

 trouble killed him. During the performance a misdirected 

 blow of the spade cut the cat's tail off. My friend carrier 

 away the dead body, dug a hole in a somewhat, distant opei 

 lot, and put Tom away to stay, as he supposed. Imagine 

 his surprise when upon going into the back yard one morn- 

 ing some ten days later, he saw Tom alive and well, just as 

 though nothing 'bad happened to him, apparently glad to be 

 back again, and with his tail fully restored. — M." 



"Row out and get that in line with the north chimney of 

 the University. Then you see a blade of dead grass with 

 the black top on the northern end of Canoga Marsh." 



"No, how can I see a blade of grass across the lake, three 

 miles or more?" 



"Well, the grass is there, as you can tell by rowing across 

 the lake. Then you sec that forty-acre lot above the marsh, 

 Where that old white mare is feeding?" 



"Then, after getting on your first line, you row out until 



Tied you get that blade of dead grass with the black top in exact 



flge with the old marc's tail. Good morning." 



And we left him with a far-away look in his eye, which 



might be searching for the grass on the edge of Canoga 



Marsh, or might be resting on" the tail of the old white mare. 



We, could not say. Fred Mather, 



Who Wixt. Ftjunish QrAtx for stocking a piece of land 

 in New Jersey? This is the question asked by a correspon- 

 dent, who offers to take care of the birds for the man who 

 puts them out. Letters prepaid and addressed to "Quail," 

 care this office, will he forwarded. 



gen mid Oliver fishing, 



TROUTING ON THE B1GOSH. 



LAKE RANGES. 



4 FTER dinner the Colonel prepared to fish with the Doe- 

 .i\. tor and give him his first experience with lake trout, 

 "I tell you," said he to the latter, "there is some sport in 

 taking lakers on a rod, if there is not too much lead used on 

 the line. Ot course, they do not tight as long and vigorously 

 as the brook trout, but "for a change it is pleasant. We do 

 not troll a spoon leaded heavily to keep it down, and trolling 

 a spoon from a boat is lazy business anyway, but we take 

 them on the rod and reel them in, nnd feel every struggle 

 made. You may change your opinion of it after you have 

 tried it." The, Doctor' made no reply to this, and after a 

 pause the Colonel asked him: "How about. finding this baited 

 Bpot of yours out in the middle of the lake? 1 don't see 

 bow a man is to tell when he is within a hundred feet of a 

 certain place which may be only twenty feet in diameter." 

 "I will give you the ranges,"'! replied. 

 "The ranges'! And what will I do with them? We. will 

 probably range all over the lake before we find the little spot 

 that Jack and you have baited. If there was a buoy there 

 I might find it, but T doubt any man's ability to go twice 

 orertho same spot on a lake as large as this without some 

 guide." 



, Colonel," said the Doctor; "all fisherraeu 

 what are called ranges, in order to find choice 

 iind if the ranges are accurately taken there is 



A FISHING OUTFIT. 



as we were located on one of the best grounds for buss in 

 the United States. 



Let "Rednasyl" go into a camp on one of these magnifi- 

 cent rivers in his own or adjoinirg States for a month and 

 follow my suggestions as to tent and stove if none of the 

 others, and if he does not have a good time, why I know 

 nothing of the business. (}. \V. S; 



T H1 : : ' 



I folded and prov 

 for a start up the rive 

 and the boats and lug 



■ater above; but not 



TO HOLEB FALLS. 

 'cowoajpBD from page 409.] 



pt. 21, the 1 



nkets 



packed and loaded into the boats 

 The upper carry was soon reached, 

 gc "toted" by the Falls totlte smooth 

 thout considerable labor and sweat. 



IRE AD with pleasure "Reduasyl's" artic 

 topie, and also his complaint that write! 



"Nonsense 

 make use of 

 fishing spots 

 no trouble." 



"Here are the ranges for lie- pis 

 general direction it lies northeast from camp 

 quarters of a mile. Row off: there until you a 

 line between that black pine stub, which you 

 the edge of the lake, just beyond the big pi: 



on the above 

 who touched 

 upon this matter at all, did not go into detail. This com- 

 plaint is a just oue, and 1 think you will agree with me 

 when I say that most, correspondents of the Forest 

 and Stream are not amateurs, and forget that there 

 are others who arc younger and would profit by 

 minuteness of description "and detail. Now here is '•Redna- 

 syl," who is eager to learn the necessities of a fishing outfit, 

 though he, too, is indefinite as to what kind of fishing he 

 proposes to follow, where he intends "to turn his footsteps," 

 and especially whether he goes by canoe, yacht or otherwise. 

 1 have a faint intuition that this "Rednasyl" (pretty name 

 isn't it?) has had more experience in 'outings" than he would 

 have us think, however, willingly will I give him the benefit 

 of my experience in fishing outfits. 



When about sixteen years of age, 1 spent part of my sum- 

 mer vacation on the shores of Lake Ontario. This can hardly 

 be called a fishing excursion, as our camp was permanently 

 located, though by means of a yacht and rowboat we were 

 able to go anywhere we wished. Our party consisted of foul- 

 ing hearted, noisy hoys, not a drone among us. We had 

 two tents, a common army tent, called the wall tent, and a 

 pretty affair called a lawn* tent. The latter we used for sleep. 

 ing purposes, and just here let me say that it has served in 

 many subsequent campaigns and has proved itself worth 

 any of the military 'tents. The wall tent was used as a 

 oreroom. and sad to relate did not prove wider-proof. 

 The first thing to be done when one is a member of a fisb- 

 g part}' like the above, is to divide the work and responsi- 

 bility equally among the members. 1 have found it best to 

 meet once or twice and discuss matters fully, so as not to 

 be obliged to start off hurriedly and with insufficient prepa- 

 rations. 



As committee on supplies, I procured the following 

 1 can ' 

 beef, 3 



baited yesterday. In a 



rom camp about three- 



: in a direct 



•ill sec near 



;1 the. big 



ruck on the south shore. This will give you the range north 

 and south. Shift your position on this 'line until you bring 

 that white birch on the eastern shore into the middle of the 

 notch in the hill beyoud it. Drop your anchor and verify 

 your ranges, and — fish." 



"And you pretend to say that you can strike the same 

 spot every time by this means?" asked the Colonel. 



"Every time," answered I, "and if the ranges are correctly 

 observed" a boy of ten years old can drop his anchor within 

 five feet of the same place every time. >J man who fishes 

 on a lake and finds a good spot neglects to take the ranges 

 of it, else how would lie find it?" 



"1 don't know, never thought of it," answered the Colonel. 



"Some years ago." said I, "a party of us used to fish for 

 lakers on Cayuga Lake and we had a few good spots, the 

 ranges of which were not generally known outside of a few 

 native fishermen and a few occasional visitors, and we often 

 took many fine fish there. One summer we noticed a new 

 comer at the lake who seemed much interested in our daily 

 catch and for several eveuings he met us as we landed and 

 inspected the fish. The young man was one of the very 

 knowing kind and talked" learnedly about fishing, and among 

 other things declared that be could take more lake trout than 

 any one that he had ever met, if he only knew the spots. I 

 disliked the fellow lor his brag and his indurated cheek, and 

 thought with Hotspur, 'He made me mad to hear hirn talk 

 so like a waiting gentlewoman.' One day he met me alone 

 near the water and the following conversation occurred: 



"I say, now," said he, "whaLare the ranges of that place 

 where you fished yesterday? 1 want, to go out. and take 

 some big t li ut, for I'm tired of fishing for perch and sunfish. 

 Cau't jou let me go out with you to-day?" 



"Our boats are full enough," I answered, "and our party 

 is complete. You can hire a boatman here who may put you 

 on a good spot." 



"Confound the boatman," he said, "they may put me in a 

 good place and may not. 1 had rather gb by myself, any- 

 way. Just give me the ranges, won't you?" 



Now to ask a man for the ranges of a spot when he evi- 

 dently doesn't care to give them, puts one in a position where 

 he must refuse, point blank, tell a lie about them, or find an 

 excuse for refusal. Isaid: "The ranges belong toothers, 

 as well as to me, and I have no right to give them. Pardon 

 me, I see our party coming with the boat and 1 must join 

 them. Good mor'ning." I leit him, and getting into the boat 

 told my friends of the occurrence as soon as we were out of 

 hearing. 



About an hour after yve had anchored, we saw this fell 

 in a boat near the eastern shore, nearly abreast of us. Sc 

 after this oue of the party noticed him working to the north 

 and said that he was trying to steal our ranges. We lifted 

 the anchor and drifted out near the middle of the lake, and 

 staid there until the man went back. At evening he met us 

 and accused us of drifting out so that he could not get our 

 ranges, and a smile on each face was all the reply made. A 

 week later we were packing up to go home when down he 

 came again, and after a while said that as we were going 

 away we might as >\ell give him our ranges. 



Said I, "Will you promise not to tell if I give them to 

 you?" 



He promised. 



"Then," said I, "You see this stake out here in the 

 lake?" 



"Yes." 



The crew was soft and green and not used to hard knocks. 

 They were all good robust fellows, and with some experience 

 in sporting matters, but not oue had performed any manual 

 labor for years. But they found this business of" going up 

 an uninhabited river without guides, sacking their traps and 

 hauling their boats over carries, very much like bone labor, 

 Yet they went at it right merrily. A four mile tow up river 

 brought them to the "Three Streams," where (hey met three 



from Skow began on their 

 ill good spirits, and spoke enthusiai 

 anil fishing about Holeb Falls. After . 

 a mutual exchange of good fellowship, 

 and went on their respective ways, 



Five miles np stream, with dense 

 brought the party to Spencer Falls, a s 

 ten feet over a pile of rocks. A halt 

 enough to carry by and get dinner; tl 

 Holeb Falls. Co'nv go't his boat 108 

 rapid push for Iloleb, which was five 

 pulled out into the stream with 

 •al-roi 



tical 



y home. They were 

 y of the shooting 

 if hour's rest and 

 the parties separated 



forests on both sides, 

 ingle pitch of about 

 was made here long 

 en iMu.e the race to 

 ded firs! and made a. 



miles away. As he 

 having 



lit ii: 

 utter 



, lobster, ehicki 



:>zeu eggs, 4 quarts bea 



me .of apples, good suppl; 



id. both wheat and "Bosi 



ditto of la nl. JN 



if pressed corned 

 J, small bag ol dried 

 of Boston crackers, (i 

 n brown," pepper and 

 dt pork, small pail of 

 the necessary cook- 



the start, there was a"look of determination 

 ad triumph on his Roman Countenance which said plainer 

 than words can speak, "Holeb or bust.'" .Martin accepted 

 the challenge, and from that moment it was a trial of 

 skill and strength between the crews of those two boats for 

 all the vim there was in them. Martin said to his crew, 

 "Boys, this is a death struggle for Holeb. We have the best. 

 boat^ but it is mainly a question of pluck ami muscle; take 

 a long Stroke, one that you can keep up for five miles aaninst 

 some current, and we will win 'the race." The boat was 

 loaded on an even keel and the r;ce began in earnest. The 

 river was crooked and it was some time before Cony's boat 

 was seen. He continued to maintain the lead for three or 

 four miles, but Martin was continually lessening the dis- 

 tance. Now the race became exciting as the boats came 

 nearer together, Hunt was pulling his" level best and Martin 

 was paddling for every cent he was worth. When within 

 less than a mile of Holeb they passed Cony. The graud old 

 fling like a Trojan; great'" heads , I 

 ig on his bald head, and the vein* 

 'like those of a race horse, while 

 idling like a steam engine. Prom this point 

 kept the lead, but still they followed in 

 d, but useless 



:1s. They consisted of oue frying pan, a small 

 kettle (both with" covers), coffee pot, with long handle, 

 tWO square pie pang, old-fashioned, tor Johnnie cake, and a 

 beau pot. 



Now for the stove, which we dubbed "the range." First 

 and foremost, two lengths of pipe are necessary. Now col- 

 lect an abuudant supply of smooth, flat stones, which are 

 found near all lakes and rivers. The general form of the 

 stove is that of a horseshoe magnet or like the letter "U," 

 with the arms lengthened. The sides should be about three 

 feet long, outside measurement, and the inside measurement 

 about eight to ten inches, that is across. Use plenty of clay 

 in building the stove and see that all chinks are filled, so as 

 to make it as nearly air-tight as possible. The pipe shttuld 

 be placed in the curved part of the "U," opposite the open- 

 ing. A fiat stone placed on top of the pipe acts as a damper, 

 while both lengths should be securely fastened to adjoining 

 trees by means of wire. Cover the stove, with two flat 

 stones, which act as covers, and if care is taken you have a 

 permanent and convenient range. 1 built one" on, the St. 

 Lawrence on which we could easily cook meat and fish and 

 have our pot of coffee, boiling at "the seme time. We were 

 never troubled with burned fingere or smoke. 



The table is a simple affair, and om- party insisted upon 

 having it at quite a distance from the tents. This, too, is a 

 good plan, for as the stove -and table must be near oue an- 

 other, the danger from sparks flying into the tents (as has 

 often happened) is avoided. A smalThole dug in the ground 

 in some shady place acts as a good refrigerator for the butter, 

 laid, etc. Cover with a flat stone. 



You will say I am not speaking of the fishing outfit proper 

 at all. Well, I am great on details as you may have con- 

 cluded. First and foremost I think every angler should own 

 two rods. A fly-rod and one for bait-fishiug. Have heard 

 that the two can be combined in one, and by aid »f an extra 

 tip or two save the additional expense. My experience 

 proves to me that a fly-rod must be a fly -rod and a bait rod 

 one for bait only. Take a good supply of flies, the choice of 

 which must be governed by the locality in which you are to 

 fish. I well remember that two of our party had a continual 

 bone of contention in regard to the color of hackles; not a 

 fish was taken by this bait during our stay. For minnow 

 fishing we all agreed that AbMe & lmbrie's "Kinney No. 11" 

 was The best hook. Bass find it a difficult thing to free 

 themselves from this hook when well bandied. A small seiue 

 is necessary for obtaining minnows in any locality, and with 

 tliis and alight scoop net our outfit is about finished. 



1 dread the "editorial shears" or would mention many 

 other things that 1 deem necessary where one goes into per- 

 manent camp. Oue thing I must recommend whether one 

 goes by canoe, rowboat or yacht, and that is the lawn tent. 

 This, though intended as an ornament originally, has been 

 adopted very extensively by sportsmen, It can be folded up 

 and put in a rubber bag, so that, the whole thing occupies a 

 space 3*5x18 inches. Do not know its weight. The pole is 

 made in two sections, each five or six feet long, and thoy are 

 joined by a neat brass ferrule. This tent is twelve feet 

 square, and two active men can put it up. in ten minutes. 

 Mine has been used for eight seasons and practically is as 

 good as ever 



1 hope "Rednasyl" will derive some benefit from what I 

 have so carelessly written. He will find thatii will apply 

 to the permanent camper or to one who cruises by yacht. I 



fo in for comfort, and so my outfit may seem too elaborate, 

 Ivery one Of our party had a splendid" time, and I heard no 

 comnlaint of too much truck. We caught a great many fish 



:ck 



perspirat 

 on his i 

 Wtdknr was pa 

 to the close Martai 

 hot pursuit, h«piu 



-ed the distal 



iu's boat touched Holeb 

 d the nice was won. The 



"ttlki r was liar ■ & tmt W, 



h better. Martin was 



. ndeavor, for every mot 



them, and at 3 o'clock P. M, Ma: 



landing, at the fool, of the falls, a 



contestents were badly used up: i 



and the plucky Cony was not 



lame all over, and Hunt's hands were covered with blisters. 



Colcord and Potter did not enter into the race with as much 



enthusiasm as the others, and consequently came out in a 



little better condition. 



The landing is on the west side of Echo Basin, four or 

 five rods from the lower pitch or rapids. Passing up the 

 rapids some fifteen rods in a northerly direction the Holeb 

 Pool is reached; here the river takes a course at right angles 

 toward the east. Going up the rapids some fifteen rods 

 further the foot of the main falls isreaehed, above which the 

 river again runs north. 



From Holeb Falls, in an easterly direction, to where 

 Moose River empties into Moosehead" Lake, opposite Mount 

 Kinco, in an air line it is thirty live miles, but to follow the 

 windings of the river it is sixty miles. It is twenty seven 

 miles from the falls to Moose River Bridge, and about twelve 

 miles from the falls in a westerly diiectkn to (he Canada Hue. 

 The source of this river is near the source of the Chaudiere 

 River, that flows north into the St. Lawrence 



It is hard to find a better camping ground than this. The 

 place selected was on a plateau, about twenty rods from the. 

 landinsr, which was on an old "tote" read that leads by the 

 falls. "Facing the falls was a huge granite boulder, about 

 twelve or fifteen feet high, with a perpendicular face, against 

 which a fire was built; and on the other side of the road, in 

 a clear, level space, the tents were pitched, the road running 

 between tents and fire, There was plenty of hard wood for 

 fires all round the camp, and only a few steps down a path, 

 at Holeb Pool, excellent water was obtained. Cedar splits 

 were procured and a table made, twelve feet long and four 

 feet wide, on the left of the tents by the roadside. Aden- 

 con's seat was made by the tables, twelve feel long, sufficient 

 to seat the whole party. There were abundance of cedar 

 and fir boughs to make a good bed, better than can bo found 

 in some hotels. 



Not far in front of the camp, Holeb Falls, the most pic 

 tucestrae sheet of water in Maine, came pouring down over B 

 ledge almost perpendicular, some seventy-five feet; and 

 Holeb Mountain rears his ragged summit in Ihe background. 

 The scenery is wild and romantic enough to make the most 

 exacting arid fastidious sportsman happy. It was rest, de- 

 licious rest, to lie down on such a fragrant bough bed and be 

 lulled to sleep by the roar of Holeb Falls. 



The second day was spent in recuperating, in viewing flu- 

 grand scenery around them, and. with little effort, killing 

 birds and fish enough to supply the wants of the party. 

 Tracks of caribou and deer were frequently Seep, but the 

 noble game kept well out of sight. 



Below the last pitch of noleb is a large basin of water, 

 circular in form, whose diameter is more than three times 

 the width of the river. A large granite promontory hides 

 the main falls from the basin and obscures the roar. This 

 is remarkable for its echo. The best place to get it distinctly 

 is a little ways below the landing, facing the mountain. 

 Potter would" stand here and talk to the mountain, which 

 threw the echo back with great distinctness. Colcord's red 

 Irish setter Hex would listen, EtiSgloSSy coat glistening in the 

 sun, and his intelligent eye looking intently for the man iu 

 the mountain who was talking back. 



The morning of Sept. 23, was cloudy witth indications 

 of rain, wluch begau to fall iu the afternoon. About. S A. 

 31.. Cony, Hen! and Mn niti started for the south branch rips 



