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FOREST AND STREAM. 



§ otitis md j§e§art8 ffor gportgmen. 

 TUBBS' HOTEL, 



OAKLAND, California. 



JOHN M. LAWLOR & CO., Proprietobs . 



SITUATED AT THE TERMINUS OF 

 the great Trans-continental Railroad; 40 min- 

 utes from San Francisco; 200 rooms, with hot and 

 cold water in every room; delightful drives and splen- 

 did scenery; a favorite home for tourists. july22-6m 



Southern Hotel, St. Louis, Mo. 

 TPRONTING ON FOURTH, FIFTH 



Jj and Walnut streets, $3, $3.50, $4, and $4.f0 

 per day, according to floor and location of room. 

 During the past year this hotel 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 located, near the centre of 

 business, the theatres, and all places of amusement. 

 The tables are supplied with the best the market af- 

 fords, and there is in the hotel building the neatest 

 restaurant in the city for ladies and gentlemen. 

 Sep2-16t 



Barnum's Hotel 



St. Louis, S¥io. 



THE Hotel and table are in all respects 

 first-class, while the charges are moderate, and 

 such as similar accommodations cannot be obtained 

 elsewhere. Rates— first, second and third floors, $3; 

 fourth floor, $3.50; fifth floor, $2. L. A. PRATT, 

 formerly proprietor of the Spencer House, Cincinnati, 

 Ohio, and the Gait House, Louisville, Ky. Sepl6 



Rossin House, Toronto, Canada. 

 SHEARS & SON, Proprietors. 



This house is a favorite resort for gentlemen sports- 

 men from all parts of the United St at es and Canada. 



DUCK SHOUTING.— THE ATTEN- 

 tion of sportsmen is called to the fact that 

 the best shooting ground within three hundred miles 

 of New York city is Shinnecock Bay. More ducks of 

 all kinds in the bay now than has been for a number 

 of years, and sportsmen are bringing in bags of birds 

 daily. The most experienced guides and gunners, 

 with boxes, battues, decoys, etc., furnished at the 

 Bay View House. Address 



ORVILLE WILCOX, Proprietor, 

 Good Ground Post Office, 

 nov25 Suffolk county, Long Island. 



PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN 

 Mail Steamship Company's line to Savannah, 

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

 street,, Delaware 'River, at 12 o'clock noon, making 

 close connections through to all points South. The 

 line is composed of the steamships JUNIATA and "WY- 

 OMING. The Wyoming does not cdiry passengers. 

 The Juniata is a favorite 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 enroute for FLORIDA, Georgia, Alabama, 

 and even as far as New Orleans, will rind 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 steamers leave Savannah three days in the 

 week for all points on the coast. 



For through passenger tickets and bills of lading to 

 all points in Florida, Georgia, Alabama. and Tennes- 

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

 South Delaware avenue, Philadelphia. 



TO TACHTSMEN VISITING FLORIDA. 



Sarasota, Manatee county. 



TO SPORTSMEN VISTING FLORIDA 

 this Winter I will furnish a schooner yacht of 

 eleven tons, that will accommodate about a dozen 

 persons. I will let them have her and two men to 

 run her, and a small boat, for eight dollars a day. I 

 will meet them at Cedar Keys or Key West, which- 

 ever is most suitable to them: only let me know 

 when to meet them . ' WM. S . BENNET. 



Novlltf Capt. schooner Gary M. 



FOR SALE CHEAP. 



AN UNDIVIDED HALF INTEREST 

 in a Splendid Fishery, well stocked, with 30 

 ponds, and room and water for lOo more. Sixteen 

 acres of land, and a fine green house filled with plants. 

 For particulars, enqui.e of H. H. THOMAS, Ran- 

 dolph, Cattaraugus county, N. Y. QCtC-8 tf 



rOR SALE— A FINE DOUBLE OEN- 

 tral Fire Breech Loading Gun, second hand; 

 price $60. Also, a fine thoroughbred red Setter, nine 

 months old, with firdt class pedigree. Address H. S., 

 at this office. 0Ci2S 



TpOR SALE CHEAP— ELEY BROS. 



_D brown paper shells, 10 gauge, for pin-fire breech 

 loaders. JOHN BEATTIE, 



n ov4 4t 93 Chambers street. 



TpOR SALE.— A SPLENDID BREECH 



Jj Loading, Express Rifle, made by E. M. Reily & 

 Co., London; cost 80 guineas, gold; is now offered at 

 $125; sold for want of use. Address H. SMITH, at 

 t h-jg office _____ Ju24 



Water Pipe 



.A- SPECIALTY. 

 Lap Welded, Wrought iron 



WATERPIPE, 



From One-half Inch to Fourteen Tnches diameter; in 

 lengths from 16 to 20 feet. Capable of Sustaining 

 a Pressure of 1,000 lbs, to the square lueh. Man- 

 ufactured by the 



National Tube Works Co., 



Boston, Mass., and McKeesport, Pa. 



COATED INSIDE AND OUT WITH AN 



INDESTRUCTIBLE ENAMEL. 



WARRANTED. 



Joln+8 are connected by our Patent Sleeve Coup- 

 lings, preventing all leakage. 



Specimens can be seen and obtained on application 

 at the Company's Offices, 8 Pemberton Square, Bqs • 

 ton and 78 William street New York. OcSl-lSw 



\$ot[hmmn (§aod§. 



Orange Sporting Powder. 



ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER, 



The strongest and cleanest Powder made. Nos. 1 

 to 7, packed only in sealed 1 lb. canisters. The coarser 

 sizes especially are recommended to owners of fine 

 breech-loading guns, giving great penetration with 

 very slight recoil. 



CHANGE DUCKING POWDER, 



For water fowl. Very strong and clean . Nos. 1 to 

 5. Packed in metal kegs of 6J lbs. each, and in canis 

 ters of 1 and 5 lbs . 



AUDUBON POWDER, 



Very quick. For woodcock and quail Nos. 1 to 4. 

 Packed in metal kegs of 12£ lbs. and 6£ lbs., and in 

 pound canisters. 



ORANGE RIFLE POWDER, 



The best for rifles and for all ordinary purposes. 

 Sizes F.g, FF.g, FFF.g, the last being the finest and 

 most used. Packed in wood and metal kegs of 25 

 lbs., 12£ lbs., and 6J lbs., and in canisters of 1 lb. and 

 i pound. 



All of the above give high velocities and less resia 

 uum than any other brands made. 



I 



LAFLIN & RAND POWDER Co. 



21 Park Row, JSf. Y. 

 (Opposite Astor House . ) 



DITTMAR POWDT 



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 gun. 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 explode if set on 

 fire, except well confined. Shells furnished loaded 

 with powder only, if desired. None genuine without 

 my signature on the can. CARL DI I TMA R, 



Neponset, Mass. 



Thomas Sparks, 



Shot and Bar Lead 



MANUFACTURER, 



[Established 1808.] 



Office. 1 2 1 Walnut St. Philadelphia. 



PIGEON SHOOTING. 



1MW TRAP SHOOTER'S REFEREE 

 CONTAINS the 



Rules for Pigeon Shooting 



of all 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- 

 bers street, New York City. Sept 2tf 



The Sportsmen's Depot. 

 JOHN KBIDEB, 



Corner Second and Walnut Sts., Philadelphia. 



IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER and DEALER IN 



Guns, 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, Lilies, 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 



THERE CAN BE NO GREATER POR- 

 tability without serious defects They are the only 

 portable boats that are equal to the very best whole 

 ones for local use. jy29-ly 



CANADIAN BASS WOOD CANOES. 



WM. ENGLISH, Peterborough, Canada. 



THESE CANOES POSSESS ALL THE 

 qualities of the Indian birch canoes, but are 

 much stronger and faster. Weight about 60 pounds. 

 Price at Peterborough, $25 gold. Just what sports- 

 men require aug!2-4m 



FOR SALE— A STEAM YACHT, 55 

 feet long, 10& feet beam, 42 inches draught, two 

 cabins, a stateroom completely furnished in first-class 

 order, ready for use. Just the boat for a Winter trip 

 to Florida. The yacht has a surface condenser and 

 all improvements. Satisfactory reasons for selling, 

 and will be sold low. Apply at this office, novi 3t 



Magic Lantern and lOO Slides for $lOO. 



E& H. ANTHONY & CO., 591 

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

 tel, Chromos and Frame:?, Stereoscopes and Views 

 Graphoscopes, Megalemoscopes, Albums and Photo-> 

 graphs of celebrities, x hoto-Lantern Slides a special- 

 ty. Manufacturers of Photog raphic materials. 

 Awarded First Premium at Vienna Expos tion. 

 au5-ly 



Magnificent Establishment. 



A LARGE 161 TEAM OF BAY Horses— 



_/-"V One can trot a mile in three minutes— a Brew- 

 ster Clarence, Campbell Coach Harness, Blankets and 

 Robes, for sale at a great sacrifice. Cost over $4,000. 

 Can be purchased at once for $1,500. Also, a very 

 handsome Park Pheston, by J . R. Lawrence . Coach- 

 man wants a place. Address r ^ LEAyiTTf 



x>OTlS£t Flushing, L, £ 



J. & W. TOLLEY'S 



FINE ENGLISH 



BREECH LOADING GUNS, 



Made to Orcler 



OR 



FROSVTSTOCK. 



-riE *A 3£r*» These Guns, celebrated for 



i@P ^(^-aja-^a*^ genuine high class workmanship 

 and No. 1 SHOOTING POW- 

 ERS, are built in six qualities 

 (or brands.) They are now im- 

 ported direct to our NEW YORK 

 OFFICE, and so'd by the Manu- 

 facturers to SPORTSMEN at 

 the following prices. 

 Pioneer, ... - $65 Gold. 



Tolley, 90 « 



Standard,- - - - 115 » 

 National, - - - 140 " 

 Challenge, - - - ISO «• 

 Paragon, - - - 225 " 



TRAP SHOTS and others re- 

 quiring Guns specially built, on 

 our new system for DOUBLE-CLOSE SHOOTING, 

 with increased PENETRATION, can have their wishes 

 carried out WITH DESPATCH 



Without Extra Cost. 



Send for illustrated descriptive particulars and price 

 sheets to our 



BRANCH OFFICE, 29 Maiden Lane, 



NEW YORK CITY. 

 MANUFACTORY, PIONEER^WORKS, 



}y1 Hirming-ham. England 



H. C. Squires/ * 1 ^l andtst 



THE GREAT 



London Gun Trial, 



1 875. 



W; W. GREENER begs to inform his numerous 

 clients in the United States that he has been very suc- 

 cessful in the above trial, having secured the first 

 prize, a silver cup, value 40 guineas— elass 2 for 12 

 bores; also winner in class 1 for 8 and 10 bores, and 

 class 4 for 20 bores . He has won in all the classes for 

 improved boring, which is upon a different plan to any 

 other maker, and is far superior in the three most es- 

 sential points, viz., PATTERN, PENETRATION, 

 and REGULARITY OF SHOOTING. 



Mr. HENRY C. SQUIRES, of No. 1 Cortlandt St., 

 New York, is now importing my DOUBLE CLOSE- 

 SHOOTING GUNS to order, an invoice of which 

 will be shipped to him on the 1st duly, and can be ex- 

 amined about the 15th. All special orders given to 

 Mr. Squires will be carefully filled. A full report of 

 the GREAT TRIAL, showing the marked superiority 

 of my guns over guns made by Dougal, Pape, 

 Tolley, and others, will shortly be published, and can 

 be had on application at No. 1 Cortland St. . 



W.W. GREENER, 



Champion Gun Maker, 



St. Mary's Works, Birmingham, England. 



HENRY C. SQUIRES, of No. 1 Cortlandt street, 

 has just received an invoice of these close-shooting 

 guns, and from him any information in reference to 

 the results of the Great Trial can be obtained on ap- 

 plication 



Breech Loaders. 



Winners of the "Turf, Field 



and Farm" Gun Trials. 



(See issue October 3d, 1873.) 

 In which competition the committees have awarded 

 our guns, First and Second for POINTS OF MERIT 

 OF ACTION, MATERIALS, PROPORTION, AND 

 SHOOTING QUALITIES combined, in all the four 



THE PREMIER GUN. 



W. & C. SCOTT & SON call attention to their 

 very FINEST weapon, combining all their recent im- 

 provements, marked on ttie rib between their name 

 and London address the brand— "THIS PREMIER 

 QUALITY." 



Medium and fine guns bear full name and address, 

 and plain guns full name and "London" only. 



Each gun is numbered and the actions are stamped 

 with name and trade mark. 



W. & O. SCOTT cfc SON, Pole makers of the 

 Patent Top Lever, solid, Double Locking Bolt Breech 

 Loader, bearing the full name of the firm. W. & C. 

 SCOTT & SON caution sportsmen against imitations 

 of their patent and name. Guns bearing the name 

 abbreviated, or with different initials, are hot genuine. 

 TRIAL OF SCOTT& GREENER'S NEW SYSTEM 

 OF BORING, BY THE EDITOR OF 

 "THE FIELD," LONDON. 



(See TJie Field, January SOth, 1875.) 

 "From a comparison of the two tables it will be 

 seen that with Walker's shot, Messrs. Scott guns 

 showed a marked superiority over Mr. Greener's, 

 both in average and in the highest score made. In- 

 deed, with the left barrel, in his third shot, Mr. Scott 

 got a selected group pattern of 239 and a penetration 

 of 37, equalling the highest pattern made by Mr 

 Greener, and exceeding the penetration of that par- 

 ticular shot by eight sheets." 



London Office: 



lO Great Castle St., Regent Circus, near Lang- 

 ham Hotel. 



Chief address: 



Manufactory Premier Gun Works, 



Lancaster Street, Birmingham. 



WHOLESALE. 



Octl,6m 



ONE HUNDRED CHEMICALLY PRE- 

 pared Circular Gun Swabs sent to any address 

 on receipt of fifty cents, R. L. GRAVES, Sunderland, 

 Vermont. 



J. D. DOUGALL'S 



EXPRESS SHOT GUNS. 



(Title registered.) 



SHOWN by trials at Wimbledon by Editor 

 of the Field to possess the GREATEST PENE- 

 TRATION and therefore LONGEST RANGE— thus: 

 Circle, 30 inches; 300 pellets; average, 19i; penetra- 

 tion, 37. The Editcr's trial of Greener guns with 340 

 pellets of same shot and same charge of powder, gave 

 180, and penetration 30, although there were 40 more pel- 

 lets in each charge. Should any controversy^ arise as 

 to the durability of these new systems, we herewith 

 warn all beforehand that our system is our own inven- 

 tion (though founded On the American idea) and is DU- 

 RABLE, a fact remarked on by the Field, that the 

 guns tried had been in use during last season, and ref- 

 erences permitted to the owners . Send for Illustrated 

 Circulars to 



59 St. James's Street London. 



W. W. GREENER'S 



DOUBLE CLOSE - SHOOTING 

 UCNb. Winner of the Silver Cup, 

 value 40 guineas, aft the Great Lon- 

 don Field Trial 1875, beating 33 com- 

 peiitors-wrthr68-guns7 also winning 

 in all the other classes for the Im- 

 proved System of Boring. These 

 guns will kill from 80 to 100 yards, 

 loaded with large shot, and will 

 shoot well with small shot with a 

 less powder charge than guns bored 

 upon the old system. For report of 

 the Gun Trial apply to Messrs. Mc- 

 Laran, Williams & Co., Agents, St. 

 Louis, U. S. A. Address 



W. W. GREENER, 

 St. Mary's Works, Birmingham, England. 



JOHN RIGBY & CO., 



Manufacturers of Fine Guns and Rifles. 



Pattern -—"»^ by 



our Close- Shoot- 

 ing 12 Bore, 



1 1-8 No. G, 40 

 yards. 



HIGHEST PEN- 

 ETRATION 



AT 



FIELD TRIAL 

 1875. 



Express Rifles, Double and Single, 



.3G0, .400 and .450 Bore. 

 RIGBY'S Celebrated 



MUZZLE-LOADING MATCH RIFLE. 



PRICE LISTS, &c, ON APPLICATION TO 



24 SUFFOLK STREET, DUBLIN, or 



72 ST. JAMES STREET,LONDON. 



WILLIAMS & POWELL, 



Gun and Rifle Manufacturers, 



Call the attention of the Sportsmen of America to the 

 extreme SIMPLICITY, STRENTH and DURABIL- 

 ITY of their New Patent "SIMPLEX 1 ' Breech loader 

 and INDEPENDENT EXTRACTOR. 



The parts in this new action are so few (only two,) 

 its mechanical soundness so thorough, and the 

 strength and simplicity of the action so great, that 

 W. & P. feel sure it will supercede all the complicated 

 and manifold grips now in use, its one powerful grip 

 being far stronger than any double, treble or quadruple 

 grip now used . In this new action LEVER and GRIP 

 ARE ONE SOLID PIECE OF STEEL and the AN- 

 GLE of the BODY is left in its ENTIRE STRENGTH. 



Drawings of action and extractor will be sent on ap- 

 plication, and orders may be forwarded through any 

 of the best housos in the States for execution in the 

 Spring. 



Guns guaranteed to make patterns of from 160 to 

 230 with No. 6 SHOT AT 40 YARDS, as desired. 



NO. 35 SOUTH CASTLE STREET, 

 LIVERPOOL. 

 aug26-tf Established 1780. 



The Up Town Sportsman's Depot. 



Clias. L, Bitzmaim & Co., 



943 BROADWAY (alcove 23d St.) 

 Factory, 114 Centre Street. 



IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF 



Guns, Rifles, Pistols.Fishing Tackle 



Remington Rifles and Shot Guns, Holabird Shoot- 

 ing Suits, Cartridge Vest, Belts and Poaches, im- 

 plements for both muzzle and breech leading guns. 

 ^Sportsmen's Goods and Ammunition of AH Kind** 



We take muzzle loaders in exchaage for breech 

 loaders, and have always some fine second-hand gno* 

 on hand cheap . . , ,., 



Goods sent C. O. D„ to all parts of the United 

 States. ,, ._- , 



Ivory and Pearl Stocks put on Pistols. Repairing 

 of^fi kinds artiltlcauy^executed . 



Cartridges for Breech Loading Shot Guns,ye*ay 

 loaded, put up ia boxea of fifty, or loaded to draw. 



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