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FOREST AND STREAM. 



}ahh m&^e$orte~for^gort$mtn. 



HOTEL, 



OAKLAND, California. 



JOHN M. LAWLOR & CO., Proprietors. 



SITUATED AT THE TERMINUS OF 

 the sreat Trans-continental Railroad; 40 min- 

 utes from. San Francisco; 2 10 rooms, with hot and 

 cold water in every mora-; delightful drives and splen- 

 did scenery; a favorite home for tourists. july2'2-6m 



Lake Conchicliing- Hotel, Canada. 



This charming and picturesque first-Class Summer 

 Resort, will be opened for the season on 7th of June, 

 and will remain open until October. The sporting in 

 the immediate neighborhood is exceptionally excel- 

 lent, the Hotel being within ready access to the Mus- 

 koka Lakes, Sparrow Lake, and Trading Lake, where 

 Salmon Trout, Black Bass, Speckled Trout, etc., 

 abound in original plenty. Yachting, Boating, -Bath- 

 ing, Bowling Alleys, Billiard Rooms, ere, provide for 

 the amusement of guests. Mail and telegraph offices 

 in the house Rates exceedingly moderate. For cir- 

 culars containing terms, etc., apply to the office of 

 Forest and Stream, or JOHN E. FOREMAN, 



Box 2645, P. O Toronto, or to 

 THOMAS SCULLY. Manager, 



my20 Conchichine, Ontario. 



Southern. Motel, St. Louis, Mo. 



■ TTIRONTINGI- ON FOURTH, FIFTH 



JD and Walnut streets, $3, $3.50, $4, and $4.ro 

 per day, according to floor and location of room. 

 During the past year this horel has been thoroughly 

 overhauled, repaired, re-frescoed, re-carpeted and re- 

 furnished from top to bottom, and is first class in all 

 respects. The Southern is locatea near the centre of 

 business, the theatres and all places of amusement. 

 The tables are supplied with the beet the market af- 

 fords, and there is in the hotel building the neatest 

 restaurant in the cit} 7 for ladies and gentlemen. 

 See24Gt 



Barnum's Hotel 



St. Louis, ^o. 



THE Hotel and table are iu all respects 

 first-class, while the charges are moderate, and 

 such as similar accommodations cannot be obtained 

 elsewhere. Rates— lirst, second a ed third floors. $3; 

 fourth floor, $2.50: fifth floor, $2. L. A. PRATT, 

 formerly proprietor of the Spencer Hou«e, Cincinnati. 

 Ohio, and the Gait House, Louisville, Ky. SeplG 



QUEEN'S BOYAL .NIAGARA HOTEL, 



NIAGARA. 



Deligh' fully located oc the mouth of Niaerara River, 

 fourteen miles from the Kails. Accessible by boat 

 and railway. Fine facilities for fishing, boating and 

 bathing. McGaW & VVAINETT. 



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Rossin House, Toronto, Canada. 

 SHKARS & SON, Proprietors. 



This house is a favorite resort for gentlemen sports- 

 men from all parts of the United States and Canada. 



Oirosismoii. House, 



ALEXANDRIA BAY, Jeff. Co , N. Y. C. CROSS- 

 MON & SON, Proprietors. 



THIS House, recently rebuilt and elegant- 

 ly furnished, is now open for visitors. It is loca- 

 ted in* one of the roost delightful places in the Thou- 

 sand Island region, commanding an extensive view of 

 the St.Lavvrence and the Islands and offers every facil- 

 ity for the comfort and enjoyment of guests. Outfits 

 for boating, Hunting and Fishing Parties. Steamers 

 for the bay connect, at Clayton with the Utica and 

 Black River Railroad, and at Cape Vincent with the 

 Rome, Watertowu ana Ogdensburg Railroad. 5m 



Twin Lakes Trout Farm. 



BOARD FOR GENTLEMEN AND LA- 

 dies, Sportsmew, Artists, Anglers, &c. Splendid 

 Bcenery and drives. Fine boating, trout, pickerel, 

 ftnd bass Ashing and woodcock shooting./ Also les- 

 sons iu oil and water color painting, drawing and 

 etching, if desired. Address J.IVES PEASE, or E. 

 SHERMAN PEASE, P. O. bos 60 Canaan, Conn. 



N. B.— Cottage building sites overlooking the Jakes 

 for sale chea p; also one for a hotel AprR-tf 



lETisslxiMLg' sxncl Griiiming*. 



Carman House, Forked River, New "Jersey. 



EVERY FACILITY FOR FISHING 

 and gunning; house newly furnished; excel- 

 lent table, flue boats and competent baymen. Blue- 

 nab, weakfish, kingiish, striped bass, geese brant, 

 wild fowl and t>av snipe of all kinds in their season. 

 Woodcock, quail, partridge and English snipe on the 

 ground- of the Hotel. Reached via N. J. S. R. R. 

 vi«PJer8, N. JR. E. H. FRAME, Proprietor. 

 Sep 2-2m 



BAY SHOOTING OF ALL VARIE- 

 ties. Shinnecock Bay, the best shooting 

 ground in the vicinity of New York. Wm. N. Lane 

 respectfully informs 'his friends that, having largely 

 added to (tie Sprin'gvUle House, he is prepared to en- 

 tertain and take care of his guests in ample manner. 

 Moderate prices and satisfactory attention guaran- 

 teed. The young bay birds are now coming in and 

 good bags are the order? of the day. Address Wm. 

 N Lane. Good Ground Station, L. I. 



Live wild geese stools for Spring and Fall shooting. 



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Shooting' Property for Sale. 



A N UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN 400 



»___. acres of land on Currituck Sound, comprising 

 gome of the best points for shooting. Price low. 



Particulars to be had and tiile deeds to be seen at 

 this office. oct7-tf 



Kinsey's Ashley House, Barnegat Inlet. 



GEESE, BRANT AND DUCKS. 



TpOR FALL SHOOTING ADDRESS J. 



JD W. Kinsey, Barnegat Post Office, 1ST. J. To in- 

 sure good gunners, write one week in advance. 

 oci!4 



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TRAP SHOOTER'S REFEREE 



CONTAINS THE 



Rules for Pigeon Shooting 



-of ail of the prominent Gun Clubs of the United 

 States and Canada, including the Rules of the Hurl- 

 ngham and London (English) Gun Clubs. Price 50 

 cents. For sale by Gunsmiths everywhere, and at 

 the office of Forest and Stream, or mailed on receipt 

 of price by CHAS. SUYDAM, Publisher, 149 Cham- 

 ^©rs street, Hew York City. SeptJtf 



Attractive Route 



To the Trout and Grayling- Fisheries of 

 Northern Michigan, 



VIA GRIND RAPIDS A\D INDIAN A RAIL- 

 ROAD, MACKINAW GRAi\D RAPIDS 

 AND CINCINNATI SHORT LINE. 



The attention of SPORTSMEN and TOURISTS 

 is invited to the many attractions offered by this line, 

 now completed from Richmond, Ind., to Traverse 

 City, on Grand Traverse Bay, and to Petoskey, on 

 Little Traverse. Bay. The waters of the Grand Tra- 

 verse region and the North Woods of Michigan are 

 unsurpassed, if equalled, in the abundance and great 

 variety of the finny tribe. BROOK TROUT abound 

 in the streams, and the famous AMERICAN GRAY- 

 LING, now attracting the attention of Sportsmen 

 everywhere, is found only in these waters. BLACK 

 BASS. PIKE, PICKEHEL, and MASCALONGE are 

 also found in great numbers in the many lakes and 

 lakelets of this territory. 



LUXURIOUS SLEEPING AND CHAIR CARS 

 run through from Cincinnati to Traverse City; also 

 PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPERS from Detroit over 

 Michigan Central and Grand Rapids and Indiana road, 

 via Grand Rapids, to Petoskey, with SPLENDID 

 STEAMER making DAILY CONNECTION at latter 

 point for the Island of Mackinaw. 



For Tourists 1 Guide, containing complete and accu- 

 rate maps, with full information as to Fishing Grounds, 

 transportation facilities, and in short all that could be 

 desired by Sportsmen or Tourists, send to Forest and 

 Stream office, or to the undersigned. Low Round 

 Trip EXCURSION TICKETS good until SEPTEM- 

 BER 30th. J. H. PAGE, 

 Gen'l Passenger and Ticket Agent, 



3yl Grand Rapids, Mich. 



THE ROUTE OF THE ERIE RAILWAY 

 is peculiarly rich in the variety and extent of its 

 scenery, and while the tourist has alternating glimpses 

 of the beauty of rivers, gaps and mountains, the 

 sportsman has within easy reach many localities that 

 afford him every facility for the eujoymeht of the 

 sports of the field and stream. We enumerate a few 

 of the pleasure resorts which crowd the line of the 

 road. 

 Rntherfurd Park.— 9f miles from New York. Fine 



hotels and boating pastimes on the Passaic. 

 Clifton. — 13£ miles from the city, overlooking the 



picturesque Lake Dundee. 

 Lake Mohonk — A beautiful body of water 1,200 feet 



above the Hudson — splendid hotel accommodations. 

 Orange Lake.— Six miles West of Newburgh, and 



noted for its fishing attractions. 

 Milford, Pa. — About eight miles from Port Jervis. 



Is noted for its trout fishing, woodcock shooting and 



superior hotels. 

 Avon Springs.— Celebrated for 20 years as a resort for 



invalids-, the waters possessing many valuable heal- 

 ing qualities. 

 Watlung Glen. —This beautiful gorge is distant 294 



miles from New York, via Erie Road to Elraira. Its 



wild and picturesque attractions are second only In 



reputation to those of Niagara. 

 Chautauqua Lake. — i8 miles long, 3 miles wide; said 



to be the highest navigable water on the American 



continent, being 730 feet above Lake Erie and 1,290 

 feet higher than the Atlantic ocean 

 Niagara Falls.— This great cataract is reached by the 



direct line of the Erie Railway. 



There are along the line of the road no less than 



Ten Large Lakes, Abounding with Fish, 



and affording most delightful sport for black bass and 

 pickerel. Their names are— Lakes Greenwood, Orange, 

 Mohonk, White, Otsego, Cayuga, Seneca, Kenka, Sil- 

 ver ,and Chautauqua. 



The following schedule will afford a partial guide to 

 the numerous fishing localities reached by this road: 



At or near Southfields, 42 miles from New York. 



" Oxford, 52 " " " " 



" " Middletown, 67 " " " i " 



" " Otisville. 76 " " " 



•' Port Jervis, 88 " 



" Monticello, 112 " " " " 



" . " Milford, 96 " " " " 



Blacfc Bass and Pickerel. 



At or near Sloataburg, 36 miles from New York. 



including Lakes Truxedo, Potague and Cedar Pond. 



At or near Monroe. 50 miles from New York. 



including Round, Long, Mombasha and Cromwell's 



Ponds. 



At or near Florida, 64 miles fron New York. 



The famed Mirror Lake, is distant 1 mile. 

 ■At or near Otisville, 76 miles from New York. 

 " Guymard, SO " " 



" Port Jervis, 88 " " " " 



" " Monticello, 112 " " •■ " 



" " Cen. Valley, 48 " " " " 



" " SenecaLake, 29 1 " " " 



Tickets for sale at the General Offices of the Erie 

 Railway Company, 124 Washington street Boston; 241, 

 401, 529, or 957 Broadway, New York; and 732 Chest- 

 nut street, Philadelphia. Express trains leave New 

 York from depot foot of Chambers street at 9 A. M., 

 10:45 A. M., and 7 P. M. 



JNO N. ABBOTT, 

 my20 General Passenger Agent. 



U. Sv Camp Lounge Co., | 



TEQ?, 17.?. Circulars Free, gfr 

 Folds Very Small. g £ 



it 



5" 9' 



si? 



is 



to $10 



S 



Th< 



is the 

 Co.'s, 



Popular Sheridan Lounge, $5 plain ; $10 quilted, 



standard with sportsmen. Sold at Eaton & 



102 Nassau st., and E. S. Harris, 177 Broadway. 



/HARRIES PAPER OR METALLIC 



\y SHELLS, either end up, revolves on centre 

 slides, weighs but 1£ pounds, and is only 1$ inches 

 wide. Holders flare at top so as to quickly receive 

 the shells, and, being elastic, securely clasp the same. 



For ease of action and rapid shooting it excels any- 

 thing of the kind invented. 



PRICE, C. O. D., $6.50. 



In ordering, give the sLse of shells and a looseme&b' 

 urement outside of vest. 



.jv22-iy N. S. GOSS. Neosho Falls, Kan. 



T EXPLANATORY CIRCULAR <T I fl *« 

 how $10 TO $5©0. invested in J) I U 10 

 Stock Privileges has paid and 

 will pay Large Profits. Railroad 

 Stocks, Bonds and Gold boueht 

 on Margins. Interest Six For 

 Ceut. allowed on deposits sub- 

 ject to eight draft. 

 Buekwaiter <fc Co., Bankers and Brokers, Ko* 10 

 Wall Street, New York. V* 



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Chicago; Milwaukee and 

 St- Paiil Railway 



Traverses a finer country, affords views of grander 

 scenery, and passes through more business centres 

 and pleasure resorts than any other Northwestern 

 line. Its forests, prairies, lake's and streams, abound- 

 ing with game, present uuequaled attractions to the 

 votaries of Nimrod and Walton. It is the only rail- 

 way route along the valley of the Upper Mississippi. 

 It is also the shortest as well as best route between 

 the great metropolitan centres of the Northwest — 

 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Minneapolis. 

 Track and equipment nnequaled, and its trains of 

 palace-coaches and sleeping cars run through without 

 change. 



New York Office, 319 Broadway. 



Chicago Depot, cor. Canal & VV . Madison. 



City Offices, 61 and 63 Clark St. Apr29-6m 



FOR NEW HAVEN", HARTFORD, 

 Springfield, Whi e Mountains, Montreal and 



intermediate points. The new and elegant steamer 

 C. H. Northam leaves Pier No. 25, East River, daily 

 (Sundays excepted) at 3, and Twenty-third street, 

 East River, at 3:15 P. M. A pa^ensier train will be 

 in waidng on the wharf at New Haven and leave for 

 Springfield and way stalions on arrival of the boat, 



JM1GHT LINE. -Steamer Kim City leaves New 

 York at 11 P. M., arriving in New Haven in time for 

 the early morning trains. Tickets sold and baggage 

 checked at 944 Broadway, New York, and 4 Court 

 street, Brooklyn.. Apply at General Office on the 

 pier, or to RICHARD PECK, General Agen . tf 



JE^o^ Florida. 



PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN 

 Mail Steamship Company's line to Savannah, 

 Ga., sailing every Saturday, from Pier 22, below Pine 

 street, Delaware River, at 13 o'clock noon, making 

 close connections through to all points South. The 

 line is composed of the steamships JTTNIATA and W Y- 

 OMING. The Wyoming does not carry passengers. 

 The Juniata is a favoidte ship with the traveling pub- 

 lic, having passenger accommodations of the most 

 superb character. She has recently been refitted and 

 elegantly furnished with everything requisite to the 

 comfort and convenience of passengers. 



Families en route for FLORIDA, Georgia, Alabama, 

 and even as far as New Orleans, will find the Savan- 

 nah route the most desirable for comfort, as well as 

 he most economical. Through trains of the Central 

 Railroad of Georgia, and Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, 

 Florida, leave Savannah every morning and evening. 

 The Florida stearriefs leave Savannah three days in the 

 week for all points on the coast. 



For tlirouiili passenger tickets and bills of lading to 

 all points in Florida, Georgia. Alabama and Tennes- 

 see, apply to WM. L. JAMES, General Agent, 416 

 South Delaware avenue, Philadelphia. 



Magic Lantern and lOO Slides for $100. 



E& H. ANTHONY & CO., 591 

 . Broadway, N. Y., opposite Metropolitan Ho- 

 tel, Chromos and Frames, Stereoscopes and Views, 

 Graphoscopes, Megalethoscopes, Albums and Photo- 

 graphs of celebrities. Photo-Lantern Slides a special 

 ty. Manufacturers of Photog raphic materials. 

 Awarded First Premium at Vienna Expos tion. 

 au5-iy 



The Sportsmen's Depot. 



JOHN If RIDER, 



Corner Second and Walnut Sts., Philadelphia. 



IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER and DEALER IN 



Crime, Rifles, Pistols, and Fishing: Tackle. 



Muzzle Loaders Altered to Breech 

 Loaders . 



REPAIRING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. 

 Has constantly on hand a full assortment of Rods, 

 Hooks, Lines, Baits, Reels, Fly Books, Salmon Flies, 

 Waterproof Silk Lines, Silk and Hair Trout Lines, &c. 

 Perch Snoods, China and Grass Lines. Also, a large 

 lot of CaneReeds, Bamboo and Japan. 



Birds' Eggs and Birds' Skins in great varieties.— 

 Taxidermy in all its branches. 



SPRATT'S PATENT DOG BISCUITS. 4-ly 



INDIA RUB 



Fishing Pants, 



Leggings and Boots, 



RUBBER GARftP BLANKETS, 



COMPLETE 



Sporting& Camping Outfits 



-AND- 



Iudia -.Rubber Goods of Every Description. 



D. KODGMAM&CQ., 



Send for Price List. 27 MAIDEN LANE, W. Y. 



MANUFACTURING CO. 



MY NEW IMPROVED POWDER 

 can novv be loaded from an ordinary powder 

 flask; grains hard. Use it now like Black Powder. 

 No fear of overloading. Burns slow now. No foul- 

 ing of the gnu. Little or no smoke. Little or no re- 

 coil. Not very loud report. Less heating of the bar- 

 rel in rapid firing. Good penetration and good pat- 

 tern. Safe to keep, as it does not exolode if set on 

 fire, except well conilned. Shells furnished loaded 

 with powder only, if desired. None -genuine without 

 my. signature on the can. CARL DI i TMAR, 

 i Nefqnsbt. M AS3. 



A Valuable Handbook. 



CONTAINING HINTS TO SPORTSMEN, NOTES 



ON SHOOTING, AND THE HABITS OF 



THE GAME BIRDS AND WILD 



FOWL, &C, OF N. AMERICA. 



By Elssha J. Lewis, ;M. D. 



Elegantly Illustrated with Nearly 200 

 Engravings. 



8vo. Third Edition. Extra Cloth, $2.75. 



"This elegaut hook is deserving of an extended 

 popularity. It is superior to any book on sporting 

 that has been V}^'^^^~ -Philadelphia Dispatch, 



***Foe sale by all Booksellers, or will be sent by 

 mail, on receipt of price, by 



J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., Publishers, 



715 dk 71 T Marfeet Strc«t, Phila. 



F W Y °*\m^ "HAW* 

 Centra! Railroad of N. Jers^v 



ALL RAIL LINE BETWEEN y " 



NEW TOEK AND LONG BIUNrir 



Commencing WEDNESDAY. An*u«t2S 'm-* 

 IVE TRAINS EACH WAY DAILY fnnli 5 ' 



RETURNING. 

 Leave Long Branch at ?:00, 8:15, 11:35 A. M., 325 



Leave South Amboy for New York at 6-55 A M 

 Sraees to and from KEYPORT connects MariL 

 StaMon with all trains, and to and from oVpiv 

 GROVE andAsrURY i ARK. at Long Branch i? 

 tion, with all trains . K ™ nch Sta- 



ll. P. BALDWIN, Gen. Pass. A»ent 

 R. E. Rickeb, Sup't and Ens'r. j^ ^ 



\^ot[tnmtnk <§ood$. 



374 Washington St., Boston. 



IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS IN 



IFlsliiiig* Tackle, 



Fishing- ISocls, 



Fissli Hooks, 



AND 



ANGLING IMPLEMENTS. 



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ortsmen! 



Your attention is called to 

 GOODS OIL TAN NED M0C- 

 CASINS. the best thing ever 

 .*! worn by sportsmen. No 

 injured by wetting and 

 drying— always soft and 

 easy to the feet, and 

 VERY DURABLE— being made of the very best of 

 stock in threedifferent styles, and warranted the gen-: 

 uine article, different from anything before offered 

 Hlnstrated Circular and Price List free. 

 FRANK GOOD, 

 _____^ 120Q Elm st. Manchester. N.H, 



" r JTixonxo^ Sparks, 



Shot and Bar Lead 



[Established 1808.] 



Office, 1 2 1 Walnut St. Philadelphia. 



THE AMLERIOAJN 



W. MER1DEN, CONN. 



Special attention is given to first-class work. Extra 

 sketches and DOG PORTRAITS cut to order, by 

 sending photographs. JACOB GLAHN, Manager, 

 Formerly Supt. of Parker Bros. Engraving and Orna- 

 mp.ntal Department. Feb 11 



THERE CAN BE NO GREATER Por- 

 tability without serious defects They are the omy 

 portabla boats that are equal to the very best- wnom 

 ones for l ocal use. 3yj ij[L- 



CANADIAN BASS WOOD CANOES. 



WM. ENGLISH, Peterborough, Canada. 



THESE CANOES POSSESS ALL TO 

 qualities of the Indian birch canoes, but aw 

 stronger and faster. Weight about 60 P»' 



much stronger 



Price at Peterborough, 



men require 



25 gold. 



Just what BPorts- 

 an2l2-4rn 



Wholesale and Retail Dealers 



JULEP AND BRIGHT COLORED STRAWS, PJ 

 TURE FRAMES, NATURAL DY^ 

 GRASSES, Etc. . 

 Address P. O. Box 40, New Utrecht, IS. * ■ 



feT'i 



Revolving Cartridge Belt 



FOR BREECH LOADERS. 



Sold by all dealers. Send for circular. 



HAYDEN BELT WORKS, Columbus, onio. 

 Sep30-6m 



No creasers, turners, or topwads required. ^ 

 in half the time usually required. Fifty pe ^ 

 better distribution and greater penetration b ^ 

 Send to your gun dealer for sample. 



DIOR SALE.-A SPLENDID BRgOH 

 Jj Loading, Express Rifle, made by B. &■ ' a at 

 Co., London; cost 80 guineas, gold; ^no^on B&t 

 $125; sold for want of us* Addim S. Sl 

 this offio©. 



