FOREST AND STREAM, 
590 
A WEEKLY JOURNAL, 
Devoted to Field and Aquatic Spouts, Practical Natural 
History, Ftsh Cult cue, tre Protection ok Game, Preserva- 
! tion op Forests, and the Inculcation in;Men and Women op 
a Healthy Interest in Out-Door Recreation and Study 
PUBLISHED BE 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY. 
— AT— 
NO. HI FULTON STREET, NEW YORK. 
[Post Office Box 2833.] 
FARM COLONIES FOR SPORTSMEN. 
S EVERAL hundred times a year the questions have been 
asked of Forest and Stream : “Where shall we go to 
huntandfish?” “Where is the best place for ga,mein this 
State or that?” “Where, within one hundred miles of 
New York, or Boston, or Chicago, can a good day’s sport 
be guaranteed ? " Many business men of sporting pro¬ 
clivities, who have desired to migrate.to the West, have 
inquired to learn where a good ^grazing range, sheep 
ranch, or wheat farm could be located near a good gamfi 
region — their object in making a change being to com¬ 
bine out-of-door pleasure with business profits. The in¬ 
formation desired has always been given as faithfully as 
possible through the columns of this paper ; but lest it 
should prove inadequate, a Guide to the leading gameand 
fish resorts of all the States, Territories and Provinces 
was prepared by the editor, which embraced upwards of 
four thousand localities, and occupied more than two 
hundred closely printed pages of the “ Sportsman’s 
Gazetteer.” We are now prepared to do even more than 
this : We are ready not only to answer the stereotyped 
question, “ where to go,” but have actually sought out 
and provided a place to go to ! 
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NEW YORK, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1879. 
To Correspondents. 
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brief notes of their movements and transactions. 
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may not be rend with propriety in the borne circle. 
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remited to us is lost.. 
VW Trade supplied by American News Company. 
How we Suffer. —As our advertisers are constantly 
insisting upon more space, and new advertisements 
are pouring in every week without solicitation, we 
will evidently be compelled to add more pages at 
an 'early period, in order to make room for reading 
matter. But a few years ago we had twelve pages of 
reading matter and only four of advertisements. Now 
we have thirteen of reading matter and eleven of adver¬ 
tisements. This week at least a half-page of advertise¬ 
ments were refused on account of space. If our patrons 
will possess their souls in patience for a while longer we 
will give them the largest weekly in the world, saving only 
the London Field. 
We have availed ourselves of the occasion to don a new 
heading, which we hope will be accepted by our readers 
as an improvement on the old one .—Chicago Field. 
The foregoingjis from our Chicago contemporary. Our 
congratulations would certainly be in order and forth¬ 
coming, were it not for the fact that the Field, in donning 
its new heading, adopts a portion of our own which has 
been copyrighted for a long time. We refer to the words 
“American Sportsman's Journal,” which are incorpor¬ 
ated into our title, and held under certificate from the 
Librarian of Congress. Of course, when our Chicago 
friend in a subsequent self-laudatory paragraph speaks of 
“an unscrupulous opposition in New York, descending to 
underhanded acts,” he can not include the filching of 
another's good name, or the sailing under adopted colors. 
Richard F. Boiseau. —Our readers will learn with re¬ 
gret of the death of Mr. Richard F. Boiseau at Washing¬ 
ton last Monday. Mr. Boiseau was the Senate Reporter 
of the Associated Press and a journalist of high stand¬ 
ing. His Washington letters to this paper in 1876, 1877 
and 1878 made him known to our readers as a most en¬ 
tertaining writer. The letters contained a vastamount of 
information about the shooting and fishing in Maryland, 
and in the vicinity of the Capital. For several months 
past our friend was incapacitated by the fell disease con¬ 
sumption from performing any journalistic work. It is 
with the aincerest sorrow that we chronicle his death. 
Brighton Beach Races.— Notwithstanding the rain 
last Monday, the entire programme of races at Brighton 
Beach was carried through with the spirit characteristic 
of this new course. Indeed the track is in such splendid 
condition that only the most drenching rain can interfere 
with the races. As the probabilities favor fine weather 
tlie’first of tlie’month we may look for excellent sport 
Sept. 2d and 4th. 
On the first page of the current issue of Forest and 
Stream will be found the plan and description of a 
scheme as startling in its novelty as it is bold in inception 
and purpose, and attractive in character. Through the 
active cooperation of John Swainson, Esq., a gentleman 
who introduced the Swedish element into Minnesota in 
1856, and has since been instrumental in colonizing or 
settling 20,000 of his countrymen, the editor of this 
paper has secured a locality, easily accessible by rail, and 
in the centre of an illimitable grain-growing region, 
which embraces within its immediate limits a greater 
variety of game than can be found in any specified section 
in America. An enumeration of its fauna would include 
moose, elk, caribou, red deer, sharptailed, pinnated and 
ruffed grouse, quail, and innumerable water fowl in 
great variety, and all in an abundance which need not 
be soon depleted if properly cared for and protected by 
the gentlemen whose direct interest it will be to look 
after it. The tract includes a forest of hard wood timber 
of various kinds—oak, elm, ash, linden, poplar, &c., a 
rich, fertile prairie with no apparent limit, and a beauti¬ 
ful river of clearest water, well stocked with black bass 
and other fish. It is accessible to Selkirk, in Manitoba (a 
city of 20,000 people) in three hours, and to St, Paul in 
twelve hours, while several growing towns are located 
within a few hours’ ride, on no less than seven railroads 
in active operation. It is a paradise for a sportsman, and 
a big bonanza for a farmer or stock-raiser, who lias his 
choice of markets quite at hand. To discover and secure 
a tract of land combining so many desirable and unusual 
features, has required several years of unremitting re¬ 
search, and involved two personal visits oLthe editor in 
1877-8, to say nothing of a previous visit made twenty 
years before. 
Forest and Stream was one of the earliest to interest 
itself in Farm Colonies, strictly agricultural. It now takes 
an entirely new departure, and proposes to plant a colony 
of sportsmen who may combine farming with sport at 
their option, or who may establish themselves per¬ 
manently, or only sojourn temporarily. Here any gentle¬ 
man who wishes recreation merely may put up a shooting 
box and make himself at home; here the overworked 
business man may retire to a summer residence, and 
enjoy the fishing in summer and the shooting in fall. He 
can vary his pastimes by an excursion to Lake Winnipeg 
by steamboat or rail, or to various parts of the State of 
Minnesota, which is noted for its charming scenery. 
Here the city merchant who is tired of mercantile life 
may adopt a new vocation which is certain to yield him 
rich returns; here the small farmer and stock-raiser, or 
the rich capitalist may engage in business proportional to 
their means, and with an assurance of pecuniary profit 
scarcely to be found elsewhere. For the past two years 
attention of immigrants has been turned to Minnesota 
more than to any other State. The rapid extension of rail¬ 
roads, the influx of settlers and improved machinery, and 
the constant development of the State, cannot be realized 
except by those who visit it personally. 
In locating the town of Hallock a special prominence 
and special advantages have been secured to it by gentle¬ 
men who are sympathetically interested in promoting the 
enterprise. It Is the county seat of Kittson comity, and 
the terms upon which land can be acquired, condition¬ 
ally, have been made most comfortable. There are at 
present available .four thousand acres of fertile prairie 
and four hundred town lots. In disposing of town lots a 
desirable scrutiny will be exercised, so that all the ele¬ 
ments which may be gathered together shall be homo- 
genious, mindful of each other’s prerogatives, and united 
in a common policy for the welfare of the town and 
the protection of the abundant game around about, which 
was the first desideratum sought in making a selection of 
a town site, 
Forest and Stream has labored for more than six 
years to inculcate In men and women a love for refined 
field sports. It now offers the most attractive place in 
the land where they can cultivate their enjoyment. Maps 
can he furnished on application at this office. 
THE AMPHIBIOUS LEG. 
T N one of De Quincy’s weird opium visions the waves 
J- of the sea present themselves to the dreamer as filled 
with human faces, advancing and retreating, appearing 
and disappearing ; a horrible host of misplaced features. 
We seem likely to realize this vision. Our waters are 
about to be filled with an unnumbered throng of human 
faces. 
The muscular leg has about run its course on the saw¬ 
dust ; its little system has had its day, and passed away. 
Pedestrianismisonthe decline—avery steep down grade. 
Public interest in the business has died out. Only the 
most sanguine managers can hope to net a fortune in the 
long-distance matches arranged for the fall. 
A new mode of competitive endurance has been inaug¬ 
urated. The pedestrian leg has given away to the swim¬ 
ming leg—taken to the water, so to speak. Public enthu- 
siasm “ has its sea legs on.” 
It is England and America this time, too. The walking 
craze owed its origin to an American, who went to Eng¬ 
land, showed the Britishers how to walk and taught them 
to beat the Americans at their own game. The swimming 
mania now threatening us presents a curiously similar 
course of development. This was also started by an 
American, Boyton, who in 1875 crossed the English Chan¬ 
nel in his novel life-saving suit. Stimulated by this feat, 
an Englishman, Matthew Webb, succeeded in his second 
attempt in crossing the Channel without any artificial 
aid at all, except stimulants and food ; and subsequently 
Frederick Carill, another Englishman, performed the 
same undertaking. Now Webb having come to America, 
has inaugurated in this country a series of long-distance 
swimming competitions. His swim from Sandy Hook to 
Manhattan Beach a fortnight ago immediately drew forth 
in the daily papers a host of challenges from emulous 
swimming experts. If he accepts only a small proportion 
of them he will have enough employment until cold 
weather. Already his exploit has been very nearly 
equalled. Last Thursday George Werham, a produce 
dealer of this city, and Hans Tuelff, a professional swim¬ 
mer, swam from Pier No. 1, this city, to Norton and Mur¬ 
ray’s Dock, Coney Island, a distance of thirteen miles, 
which was made in four hours and twenty minutes, 
these are only the advance fish of the great schools to 
follow. It is not difficult to foresee the day when all New 
York harbor will be given over to the long-distance swim¬ 
mers, official “ management ” boats and excursion steam¬ 
ers crowded with spectators. 
The Herald has raised its voice of warning that our chan¬ 
nels are being destroyed by the dumping into them of 
garbage. No paper has yet had the perspicacity to see 
that this swimming era by blocking up the Bay will min 
our commerce. Let us hope that this direful possibility 
may he recognized in time and its realization averted. 
A 8,000 quarter-miles swim in 3,000 quarter-hours should 
be summarily punished; penalty, drowning. 
The sw immi ng record which has already been achieved, 
and which it is probable will be improved, is worthy of 
notice, as an exhibition of human endurance hitherto un¬ 
developed and unsuspected. Leander has been famous for 
centuries because he nightly swam the Hellespont, from 
Abydos to the love-lorn Priestess of Aphrodite in Lesbos; 
and Lord Byron who achieved the same task (minus the 
Priestess) has linked his name to the natatory fame of the 
bold Greek lover. But the distance here does not begin 
to compare with that of the performances we have men¬ 
tioned. Possibly the respective rewards have something 
to do with the result. If Leander could swim five miles for 
love of Hero, and Byron the same distance for fame, surely 
Captain Webb could swim seventeen miles for a fat purse 
of money. It is love, fame and money; and money wins. 
To do Leander justice, however, his feat was dependent 
simply upon the geographical formation of the country. 
Had the Hellespont been twice as wide, even had Hero 
been not more beautiful, who shall say that he would not 
gallantly have achieved the task ? 
The Death of Capt. Hansen.— The incidents con¬ 
nected with the untimely death of the late Capt. Hansen, 
member of the Fountain Gun Club of Brooklyn, melan¬ 
choly as they are, will, we fear, pass from the minds of 
all except ours, as the lesson in this instance, like the al¬ 
most weekly rehearsal which we are compelled to pass 
through, has, alas ! been learned too late. The true facts 
in the case, as set forth in the sworn statement of Dr. 
Ferchland, may he briefly given as follows :— 
On the morning of August 19th Captain Frederick W. 
Hansen and Dr. Ferchland started out gunning. They 
went to Sheepshead Bay expecting to find snipe, and 
having procured a boat to drift along shore in, found oc¬ 
casion to bail out the water which the craft contained. 
Wilde doing so Capt. Hansen observed a brace of snipe, 
and at once ordered the Doctor to load his own gun. 
which, though instantly done, they had not occasion to 
discharge, as the birds wheeled off in an opposite direc- I 
tion. Having emptied the boat of water, and getting her I 
adrift, Capt. Hansen proceeded to bring the guns, which I 
lay upon the dook. Taking his own fowling piece and 
