Dboembbb23, I860. 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



407 



Goode and Bean, eitlioi' severally or joinlly, conlribute a 

 very considerablo portion of tho matter published in the 

 volume, and their i iivestigatlona comprise the flshes of Alaska 

 aa well as those of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. 

 Tho foui-th instnllnicnt of Dr. Cones' Ornithological BiUio- 



BASS pishi:n'g m central new york. 



SVEAOUSK, Xov. 29. 



I HAVE had so much pleasui'e in rcaditig yoin- fishing cor- 

 respondence that I feel like evening \h"e thing up to- 

 night ; liecause if we who enjoy the talcs of others' tun don't 



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graph J', which appears here, relates strictly to faunal publi- J,^\'„^ f,',";.^ °^' ^*"S a song, wc don't deserve to remain in the 

 cations which treat of British birds, and will be of the great- 

 est value to ornithologists abroad as well as in this country. 

 Tbe prereiU volume also contains valuable papers by Dr. 

 Jordan, tJie late Dr. Brewer, Mr. Oscar Harger, Dr. Kidder, 

 U. S. N., Dr. Merrill, U. S. A., Professors Yerrill, Smith 

 and White, and a number of others. 



We shall have occasion to speak further of lliis volume at a 

 future day. 



SocuKTt OF Americas TAXtDBBMisa^s.— Tho flr.'t competi- 

 tive exhibition of the Society of American Taxidermists is 

 now being lield ui Rochester, New York. The exhibition is 

 being held at No. G3 State street, in that city, and is said to 

 be very fine, no less than tweuty-flve of the members having 

 specimens of their work on view. The judges are Pr<jf. J. 

 A. Allen, of Cttmbridgo, Mass., Dr. J. B. Holder, of New 

 Y'ork, and Mr. W. E. D. Scott, of Princeton, N. J. The 

 following is a list of the prizes to Ix- givpn ; 



To best piece in entire exbiliiti-in. .silver mfilnl. Tu sei^nml 

 best piece in entire exhibition. l>roiizi' meflnl. Tij beRi 2:i_'ii- 

 eral e-vbibit, bronze medil. To sec(md best general exhibit, 

 diploma of honor. To eacli exhibit in Class A— Ta.-ddcrmy 

 proper— which shall stand at 83 or over, diploma of honor. 

 To each exhibit in Class A which shall stand at 7S and imder 

 83. a"certilicate of merit. Tn -ivj Mii, Qinup.^ rmrl .■iinmals 

 grotesquely mounted, dipl":. i lifi'-irrp, will bo 



awarded at tlie discretion of i : ' ti,,- i, ,ini"o,iir3t 



article of ornament or use, n m ' 1: : i ivii- 



cst article of ornament or u^ :,iliit 



of accessories to Taxidernr , :| ,i i; I'o 



second best iu tJie same, at ' 1 1 ,,t 'i.i- -ui. i-. cer- 



tificate. 



TnK Qkograpuioal Sooibty Astray— JV«w York, D»,. 14. 

 ^Edi.t/.'r Fomt and Stream: Tn one of the recent bulletins 

 of the Americnii ( ! eographical Society, an address, delivered 

 before ii, li\' ihe Earl of Duuraveu, is published mider the 

 title of "jMno.sf.^ und Caribou Hunting in Colorado." The 

 worthy mrmbev who superintends or edits tlie publications of 

 the Society may be a most oxcpllent. geographer, but his 

 knowledge of na'tural iiistory is lamenlalily deficient. Jloose 

 and Caribou in Colorado I Well, that will be a revelation to 

 the brotherhood of sportsmen and naturalists, as it mo.st a.s- 

 suredly will be to tlie noble Earl, wlio is accredited with the 

 address, for there is no man who speaks with inure authority 

 upon moose and caribou tlian the Earl of DunraTeu. How 

 he will wince when his friends twit him abint moose-hunting 

 in Colorado: .and what misconeeptions will prevail among 

 those ignorant heretofore thai this noble deer is lo be found 

 in that Stiuo, for tlie seal of aulhority of so eminent a body 

 of scieiiti.sts could not well be disputed.' Let me advise tli'c 

 Society to call iu this publication. Na'ix'uaust. 



Sn'akb 8wAi.T.owijfo ITS Yovi^a—JJaltimM-e, Dec. \L—EiU- 

 tt)r Foreni and Stream : Iu the summer of 1877 I was spend- 

 ing ray vacation in the conutry. One afternoon several liovs 

 and myself took a walk, and while returniiii!; we snw a .snake 

 which was getting out of our way, so we prepured for li.ati le. 

 and came out victorious in ii lUtle whiUi. Tlie snake wns 

 not very long, not over fifteen inelies in length, but itseenv-d 

 to have a lump iu the abdomen, and on lakiiiL'" it to the vilUr.'e 

 Store the storekeeper said he (more liL-.-h- ?l)e ■ ]v^A swalh 



company. 



We have some good bass grounds right here, and all around 

 this Salt City. Baldwdnsville, Fulton aad Jlinetto, on 

 the S. & 0, K.R., Tully Lake, on the S. & B.: O.ik Orchard, 

 Brewerton and Caughdenoy, on the Syracuse Northern, the 

 "Wide Waters " (reached by the N. Y. Central to Kickville, 

 and then by foot cir wheels for a couple of miles) are aU 

 places of nole among our bass catchers. And if one doesn't 

 cai-e to go more than a street car's join iiey, let him " take in" 

 Onondaga Lake, he can take out pleiil}- ot Ikiss. Your pen- 

 man saw one string during the past Slimmer that coutained 

 an aggregate of about twenty- three four-ijouuders. This 

 catch was made in an afternoon by two Oshennen, one iisiiig 

 gra.sshoppers and crabs for bait, a'ud the other enjoving liie 

 fun niueh more witliout a bit of bait, lauding two of the 

 "big 'uns'' and a fair slnire of ilie nie.ss. 



relate tbe adventures of 

 proiujunced " Cokkynov " 

 . last August. Tills is" a 

 I itsexistence isduccliiefly 

 I mi three to five feet deep— 

 eliers have erected their 

 liie river, where the bot- 

 M.:s and gravel. Thai is 

 I to lind the bi^ mo\itli, or 

 1 the rifile.s made by the 

 ii lly-lishennan'.s paradise. 

 ; rum hero for Brewerton, 

 t Wadsworiir.-. We had 

 made arrangements with ■• George," the o.arsmau, lo be on 

 hand at four the next morning with all the necessaries tor 

 Uie day, including btut, tackle, cooking utensils, ]iori;, pota- 

 toes, coffee, etc., etc. Iii the morning lj\- the first light, and 

 a little sooner we were on our way down the tour-mile 

 stretch of river, with our trolling spoons oat. AYe diiin't 

 catch a pike or a pickerel, but Prof. P. made some excellent 

 shots with his carbine. It was no donln fun for iiiiii, but 

 tbe little "tip-ups" he slaughtered weic no good for dinner, 

 and seemed to be enjoying theinseh'es along the shore before 

 meeting with those bullets. 



We got to the eel weir.s soon after old Sol showed his 

 broad face, and prepared for liiz. Two of the ptirty waded 

 rods and Hies, while the others remained in the 

 low the eiiub, bass. ]iiclierel, pike and what-not 

 the seieiitifie name i liked their style of handling 



ritb thf_ 

 boat to see 

 (don't kiio' 

 Itait. 



About se 



o'clock we all mi-i on narrow island between 

 the rivi.r and the -'cut," wliere Ooorgc was ready for us 

 with a luiue lire of glowina' coals, with cups, plates, knis'es, 

 forks, ete,: laid out on the ^r;,.-s in a shadv spot, -'duly 

 ■ ing" for Ihe tiali lo arrive. Well, wJ had enough! 



ider similar eirenm- 



sover liv dwell- 



lUgh the 



dized i is 



ofishiOLri 



,e.le i 

 link over 



at a good 

 lin. ^Not 

 did catch 



and one desiring the fullest legal protection possible, I pro- 

 pose this question, in view of these recent conflicting opin- 

 ions, both emanating from legal gentlemen of high striding 

 and known ability. If the law of 1880, Chapter 531, is liable 

 to such vaiied construction, should not the Legislature of 

 1881 levise the work of the past winter, and give us in plain 

 and explicit terms a new, simple and effective act with rela- 

 tion to the protection of fish and game within this State ? 

 According to our present light, an attempt to suppress poach- 

 ing or illicit Inmting or fishing, under the existing law, is a 

 good deal iike tossing a penny for a decision ; slioiild it come 

 iieads w^e win, but if tads we lose. The law affords no posi- 

 tive rule, and consequently no protection. P. E. H. 

 Ompego, -V. F., Dee. 10. 



BniTi8it CoT.^^^IlI.v FisrtKRiSs — Victoria, B. C, Nov, 15. — 

 We have read so much of the great stride in fishculture made 

 liy the Pnited fitates Fish Ctimmission in equipping a steamer 

 to follow tlie fishes in their spawning and batching them on 

 tioaid tlit:t we arc about to apply tho principle to the canning 

 of fi.sli, that is, to take the cannery to the fish instead of traus- 

 porlinfr t;ic fish to the cannery. A company is about to be 

 forri ed here to build a steam floating fishery, which can fol- 

 low th; different runs of fish from one river to another and 

 put them up in tins iu the freshest possible condition. The 

 salm m-canniiig business is not as good as formerly, tbe busi- 

 n(_ss is overdone to some extent aii<l we will have to hatcli 

 more extensively before long. 8. H, R. 



TiiOTTT IN (tp.Eoox. — (Jur correspondent, S. A. Bob, now 

 in Empire (-'ity, Oregon, writes that be has been enjoying 

 himself in trout-fishing in Millicoma River. Empire City is 

 in Coos Bay, about 200 miles south of the mouth of tho Co- 

 lumbia River and 400 miles north of San Francisco and can 

 be reached by steamer from tho latter place in forty-eight 

 hours. He tells us that there are two runs of trout there, the 

 first taking place in April and May and the second at the end 

 of August" .Reel and yellow-bodied flies are the favorites, and 

 during the height of the season the catch per rod will be from 

 fifty to seventy-five fish, averaging two poiuids, tbe largest 

 reaching from tliree to four pounds. They take the fly read- 

 ily and niany h.ave the appearance of the' Trutta mnrfna, or 

 Irish sea trout, although other trout are plenty. 



IIatouixg tue GiiAYMNCi.— Anglers will learn with pleas- 

 ure that the Michigan Fish Commission are about to hatch 

 this flsb in its native streams and attempt to save this elegant 

 fish from tbe extermination which threatens it from its limited 

 range and delicate organization. 



a toad. We then determined to 

 8 knife ripped it open, and to our 

 taiu twenty-two small snakesof the s;;: 

 all alive and about six inches in leu 

 come from? The species was Euli- 

 snake. 



F. G. !\u;ew 



n procuring 

 i it to coii- 

 'I'liev were 



re did ihey 

 ("tarler 



vKEi;. 



nds 



s for 



11 clipping 



An Awnxo Rat. — A corresfi on di 

 from the Cincinnati Enquinr which 



Acm-osily is on exhibition al Firth's drug store at this place, 

 Jltidisou, Ind. It is in the shape of a fuli-sfrown millc-white 

 rat, with pink claws and jet-black, bead-like eyes. He 

 was caught by Robert Quail, of Brooksburg, in a Imp. 



1^^ md ^iver fishing. 



Bulyou have all had a fi; 



stances, so why make you wish tliat wi 



ing on the .scene ? Doesn't it seem as 1 



man must bo a vast stomach wlien y 



what can be laid away at such a time ; 

 It was a pretty hot"day and ^^'c anac 



word?) in the sha»le for a whilt^ Tliei 



much luck till about balf-i)a.st five. T 



on, both to fly and bail : Yours trnlv never had a iHalerlwo 



hoars' tiass fishing, don't expect anv Vietter and don" I waoi. 



any lietter. Two at a crack several times and l wiee all tlireo 

 flies loaded. We didn't keep or count tiie rock ba.ss, looking 

 niioii ihem as miisanecs on tliat occasion, though I have seen 



tiiaes when, laboring and longing for a rise, even a rock bass 



I won't give you the figures for fe.ir of arousing unbelief, 

 liuf will state, in >reneral terms, tliat we look hoiue to our 

 friends two liaskets full. Will leave the sine of the baskets 

 to be inferred, on account of the fear aforesaid. We had 

 enougli left over, however, to make a large and juicy supper 

 when wc got back to Brewerton. 



The fishmg in the waters adjacent to Syracuse, Oswego 

 and Utica is growing better every year, thanks to the efl'orts 

 of the Olllcers and individuals interested in bringing about 

 such a state of things. The fishing clubs of the counties of 

 Onondaga, Oneida and tJswego mean business and the fish, 

 stealers are finding if oul. llhink there is no bijlter bass 

 fishing in the State than can be found in the lakes and rivers 

 of this locality. Nest summer I hope to just revel in it. 



Stbnos. 



Which Salmon is Bkst?— We find the following question 

 and answer iu the DeuUfJw FiseJierei Zeiiung. of Stetten, Ger- 

 TBany, " la Ihe California salmon equal in quality with the 

 Salmon of the Elbe or the Oder?* What is Ihe relative rank 

 of the following fishes in regard to flavor — Rhine, Eib, Oiler 

 Mstula, North Sea, Northern, Swedish, Californiaand Canada, 

 salmon, and which are host lo smoke? Answer: Who is in 

 position to have all these different sorts upon his tabic ? 

 This can ordy be answered by the largest fish dealers. Some 

 idea may be formed from tbe price. Tho Rhine salmon is, 

 above all, the first, fluest and fatest. The California salmon 

 conies to US only preserved in linxes and is not found fresh iu 

 our markets. Those here are for breeding salmon, and so 

 are of gi'eat value and cannot be compared. The North Sea 

 salmon are like the Elbe and Weser salmon. At llio Fishei'y 

 Exhibition in Berlin there were fish from Sweden labeled 

 ' Wucncr salmon,' which must bo lake trout, TruUa Ifietinlri'H, 

 that do not go into salt water. Tho ' strandlacks,' or ■ silver- 

 lachs,' of the North Sea is the sea-trout, TnHta truUa, ami 

 are very good. For smoking the' best' will show ihcmselves 

 the best. We will be thankful if we can obtain further in- 

 formation from our circle of readers." 



This question has been raised in America, bitt California is 

 so distant from Eastern markets that the salmoa have to be 

 sent in refrigerators and do not appear so well. Natives of 



Calif ornia claim excellence tor their fish. 



■'■ In Germau uuirkets the name of th,i rivri i-' .-1m-;'.v> a|Jivnil.-a 

 to the Hftknon, as liheiiilnch-, OdeTlaelis. Elljlucli.-. cl.:., :uid the 

 iish from certain nvora have the call ut better priees. Tlley elaiiii 

 to diatinguish the liish even when smokeU, 



TUB CENTRAL FISHCULTURAL SOCIETY. 



KIBST DAY, 



THE second annual meeting of the Central Fishcultmal 

 Society was held in the rooms of the Grand Pacific Hotel 

 at ('liicagoon tbel.'jtband lOthdaysof December, 1880. A few 

 memijcrs gathered at 10 A. jr., when, in consequence of the 

 absence of others who were expected on later trains, it was 

 decided not to open the session until 3 p. ir. At that hour 

 the mceling was called to order by tlie President, Mr. N. K. 

 Fairbank. 



Tin; aitendance throughout was small, but lacked nothing 

 in eiitliiisi;xsm and interest on that account. Members came 



1(1 went as business engagements pressed them. The fol- 

 lowing were present during a part or the whole of the pro- 

 ceedings, tbe names being given in the order of their arrival : 



E. R. Miller, Mich. ; Frank N. Clark, Mich. ; Fred Mather, 

 FoEKST ASD Stream j Prof. S. A. Forbes, III. ; Zllajor J. iL 

 Crummey, Colorado ; B. F. Shaw, Iowa ; Wm. H. Ballou, 

 111. : N. K. Fairbank, III ; H. W. Welsher, Wis. ; J. Smith 

 Briggs, 111. ; S. P. Bartlett, Bl. ; Dr. W. A. Pratt, LI. ; H. 



F. Douseraan, Id. ; D. Cameron, Minn. ; A. E. Lytle, Wis. ; 

 E, L. Brown, 111. ; 0. E. RoUins, Dl. 



The following letters were read : 



Mttseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 10. 

 Mr. PtiEsinEST ASD Gentlrmjsn: 



It would give me nmch pleasure to meet you at the second 

 annual meeting of the Central Fishcultural Society, at Chi- 

 cago on tbe 15th inst. This will not be possible, my 

 I museum duties requiring my presence here. I cordially 

 thank you, and must content myself with reading tlie ac- 

 count of proceedings in the Fop.e.st A-N'd Stf:eam, whicJi 

 eachcs me regularly and brings mc into acr(u;iintauce with 

 liscicullural and other interesting matter outside of Utah 

 lid from all parts of the woi Id. 



With hearty wishes for the pro.sperily of tho Central Pish- 

 adtural Society, its President, to whose care I commit this 

 letter, and success to attend Its Corresponding Secretary, I re- 

 main, JOSKRH L. BaHFOOT, 



Curator and Fish Com. of Utah, 



East Saoisaw, MicW 

 Jlr. F. Matiiek, 



Cor. Sec. Central Fishcultural Society, Cliicago: 

 My Dear Sir— Acknowledging your courteous invitation to 

 attend the 3d annual meeting of the Central Fishcultural 

 Society, permit me to express sincere regret that buainess 

 CTiffagenients will prevent my attending, and also to assure 

 you of my interest and hearty co-operatron In tbe objects of 

 your association. Fraternally yours, H. B. RosiCY, 



Sec. Mich. Sportsmen's Assoc. 



CrsoMSAri, Oluo. 

 in invilation to attend your 

 lanks. 1 very much regret 

 in to attend a meeting of the 

 ad Srildiers' Home prevents 

 ;'/)ie: future time I may be 

 lur.n Very sincerely yours, 

 -mmiisiuner of Flsherieii. 



The FisnuaiF.s Qcbstion. — Professor Hind, of Windsor. 

 N. S., who was an ollicial of the Halifax Fishery Commission 

 and some months ago made charixes that the statistics luediu 

 tbe British case were false, has had printed in pamphlet form 

 a letter addressed to the Goveriior-tTeneral of Canada, in 

 which he makes charges of a broader character. He savs 

 dial not onlv were the stntislics presented to the commission 

 false, but the o!1icial lilue books of Ca;iada lieai in- on the fish 

 trade with the United Hiales were systeinatically falsified for 

 a series of years lo produce results that would serve the pur- 

 pose in view. Exports of tbe United States were made to 

 appear imieti less than thO}' really were, for the purpose of 

 making out that the |jroviuce benefited little by the free ad- 

 mission of flsb into the Slates. Fictitious ibmis of exports to 

 foreign countries were introduced to make it appear that the 

 provinces were less dependent than they really %vere on tbe 

 American market. Oth^r fictitious items were insm-led to 

 make it appear that the Americans found a large mark(;l for 

 fish in tbe pro\dnces. The letter is lengthy and very elabo- 

 rate imd gives many comparisons and calculations leading to 

 the conclusions already staled. It is alleged thai these falsi- 

 fications began soon after the treaty of Washinglon was made. 

 The correct returns appear to liave lieen senl from the various 

 provinces to Ottawa and there to have been manipulated in 

 the nianner abos'^e staled. Professor Hind claims to be fully 

 able to prove all he says befcre a committee of the House of 

 Commons. 



'If Give Us a Plaoj Law — Edi^r Fond and Streaih : I note 

 in your last issue the decision rendered by Judge Riegcl, of 

 Syracuse, involving tbe right of use of "any device'other 

 than a hook and line" in the taking of fish in tlie fresh waters 



of this State, which is in exact opposition to a decision ren- Hon. M. K. Fairbask, President: 



dered in tbe Supreme Court, August U, 1880, by lion. ^V'm. Sir— I expected to have met with the society at its present 



C. Rugor. also of Syracuse, upon the same question, viz. : nieeting, but cannot do so. Kansas is r. iiirr dow but sure 



the right lo use nets, weirs or sciiies in the fresh waters of advancement in the science of fish culture, although we real- 



the State. The later decision appeared in the Forkst ant) ize oirr littiencss in the great work that is lo be accom;di3!ied 



I Strka-m of October 7. Now, aa a most earnest sportsman, I by the friends of this important enterprise. 



Dear Su— I am in receipt o: 

 meeting, tor which receive my 

 that an engagement at Wastiin 

 Board of Managers of the Nat 

 my attending. Trnstiiii: thai ; 

 able to attend your meeiiiej. I 

 L. A. llAfiiiis, 



Ellsworth, Kansas. 



