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rice is sound may be inferred from the fact that the 
item, originally published by ourselves last year, has 
found its way into hundreds of papers all over this 
country and abroad: — 
Don’t point your gun at yourself. Don’t point your 
gun at any one'else. Don't carry your gun so that its range 
includes a’ll your bunting companions, Don’t try to find 
out whether your gun is loaded or not by shutting one 
eye and looking down the barrel with the other. Don’t 
use your gun for a walking-stick. Don’t climb over a 
fenceandpull your gun through muzzle foremost, Don't 
throw your gun into a boat so that the trigger will catch 
in the seat, and the charge be deposited in your stomach. 
Don’t use your gun for a sledge-hammer.' Don’t carry 
your gun full cocked. Don't carry your gun with the 
hammer down, Don’t be a fool. Don’t you forget it. 
A Luxurious Summer Cash*. —A Milwaukee corre¬ 
spondent who signs himself “L’Eclaire” gives us the fol¬ 
lowing description of certain really luxurious summer 
quarters, annually enjoyed by a company of gentlemen, 
near Madison, Wis. They would be the envy of those 
who have never been accustomed to anything better than 
a ' ‘ lean to” :— 
For many years past Mr. Arthur C. McKnight, now of 
wide fame through his fairy opera, “ The Narad Queen,” 
and a few friends have camped out summers, and for the 
past few years have located their camp at Waukesha dur¬ 
ing June, July, August and a portion of September. Mr. 
McKnight has recently purchased the celebrated Mills 
Lake Forest Farm,, of 105 acres, lying upon the north 
shore of the beautiful Lake Monona, one of the chain of 
four lakes siu-rounding the beautiful capital of our State, 
Madison, of which Lake Mcndota is the largest and Mon¬ 
ona second in size. 
These lakes connect directly with. Rock River through 
a stream some two or three miles in length and thence 
with Lake Koshkonong and the Oconomowoc lakes, thus 
affording a delightful canoe trip through a country 
abounding in fin and feather. 
The farm is about one-quarter mile from the city of 
Madison and somewhat less than one and one-half miles 
from the State Capital building, and of its situation too 
much cannot well be said. Beautiful beyond compari¬ 
son is the grove of maple and elm on the banks of the 
lake as the morning sun rises over the water. The coun¬ 
try abounds in fine drives and the roads are rarely in bad 
condition. 
In this beautiful spot Mr. McKnight and his party of 
notables have pitched then- tents for the season of 1879, 
and probably nis summer headquarters will be in this 
locality for several succeeding seasons, with a possibility 
of the owners making it his permanent habitation. 
The party consists of first Mr. McKnight, the host, Mr. 
Sam. R. Milleur, of Washington, D. C., Business Mann¬ 
er “Fairy Opera Naiad Queen”; Mr. Chas. A. Reade, of 
lew York City, Musical Director “ Naiad Queen”: J. 
1 .. Wm I . 
Harry Brayton, St. Louis, Mo.; Walter Wellington, St. 
Louis, Mo.; Charles A. Bowen, St. Louis, Mo.; Edgar E. 
Thompson, Nashville, Tenn, Besides the above the camp 
quarters also provided for a competent cook—your cor¬ 
respondent will certify to his efficiency—camp watch, 
hostler, etc. The camp watch is a feature, and entirely 
does away with the troublesome custom of pitching a 
copper to see who is to “ stay with the camp.” Now a 
word about the quarters. Six large tents constitute these, 
the largest 18x29 feet, all floored and absolutely water¬ 
proof. Several of the rooms in the larger tents are car¬ 
peted, answering for parlor, sleeping, and store rooms. 
The culinary department is as complete as in the best of 
kitchens—oil stoves, shelving, every manner of utensil, 
and every proem-able material enable the master of that 
department to turn out some very savory and toothsome 
messes. The readers will see that I begin with the most 
important feature of the establishment. 
The dining tent is similar in shape to the others ; wall 
pattern, with walls about six feet in height, containing an 
extension table capable of seating fourteen, and there are 
frequently twice that number of visitors at the camp, for 
Messrs. McK. &Co. are the most hospitable, whole-souled 
gentlemen it lias ever been my good fortune to meet. The 
table service is of silver and china, exquisite in design ; 
and the linen, after course services, etc., are of the finest, 
and evince not only a thorough appreciation \ of good 
things but a most exquisite taste. The sleeping apart 
ments are furnished with spring beds and monogrammed 
bed-linen and hammocks, and could not be improved 
upon in point of comfort. The parlors and music room 
are perfect. They are handsomely carpeted and contain 
handsome light f urniture, portfolios with sketches and en¬ 
gravings, and a magnificent organ which is a joy forever. 
The stable is comfortable and spacious, and contains 
the following well-known roadsters :—Brooklyn Maid, 
Mollie, Trojan, Country Queen and Rob Roy, used for 
driving purposes. An efficient hostler has them in charge, 
ahd their sleek coats and buoyant spirits bespeak their de¬ 
light at tlie sweet green grass growing so plentifully 
around them. 
Mr. McKnight has also purchased and caused to be 
brought to the lake the fine yacht Princess from Cleve¬ 
land, Ohio, now called the Naiad Queen. There are also 
five handsome sail and row boats. 
I forgot to mention in connection with the kitchen that 
a good spring and an ice-house well stored were by no 
means a small feature, especially in warm weather. 
The boys have an excellent library and receive all the 
prominent daily, weekly and monthly publications in 
shape of papers and magazines. I hope when they receive 
the number of Forest and Stream containing this de¬ 
scription of their beautiful home, they mil again accept 
the t ha n ks of the writer for kind attentions rendered 
upon the occasion of his visit. 
I think I am perfectly Bafe in saying if any of the For¬ 
est and Stream readers desire to visit a luxurious camp 
they will be cordially welcomed by Mr. McKnight and 
party at Mills Lake, Forest Farm. 
—Brown’s improved gun cleaner, advertised elsewhere, 
is simple, convenient and thoroughly efficient. It is one 
of these contrivances that cannot help being adopted by 
every gun and rifle owner who sees it. The cleaner was 
good before ; it lias been improved and made still better. 
Diana Out “West.— The Ilot Springs (Wyoming) cor¬ 
respondent of the Chariton (la.) Leader contributes to 
that paper an interesting description of a novel elk chase 
which recently occurred there. The heroine of the occa¬ 
sion was a Miss Maggie Foreman, of Iowa, who was vis¬ 
iting some relatives in the mountains. On the morning 
in question she had been galloping about the camp on a 
favorite horse of liqr host’s, and was about to dismount 
when an enormous black elk came dashing through the 
camp with a hunter in hot pursuit, 
The elk was wounded but yet able to run at great speed. 
The writer, in sport only, never dreaming she would un¬ 
dertake it, handed Miss Foreman a large army Colt’s re¬ 
volver and told her to go a nd help catch the enormous 
animal. Miss Foreman took the weapon and started tow¬ 
ard the elk, which was hut a short distance away at that 
moment. And now r began an exciting cliase. The horse 
was thoroughly trained for such woi'k by Mr. Adams, 
and as soon as started upon the trail dashed forward with 
frightful speed. Adams urged his horse forward in a 
vain endeavor to overtake her, hut the little broncho 
which he bestrode was no match for his own favorite 
steed. Tbe elk started for the mouth of a cafion about a 
mile distant, through whicli it could reach the higher 
mountains. We felt greatly alarmed for Miss Foreman’s 
safety, believing that in the excitement of the chase her 
horse had become mimanageable, until she was seen to 
fire the revolver at the elk. and then we knew that she 
was after meat. Two, three, four shots were fired, and 
yet the speed of the elk was not lessened, but at tbe fifth 
shot it was observed to waver, stagger, and in a moment 
fall heavily to the ground. Then Miss Foreman was seen 
to halt aud fire another shot into the animal as it lay 
struggling near the horse’s feet. 
We hitched up a wagon and drove to the scene, where 
we found Adams sitting upon the body of the fallen mon¬ 
arch of the mountains, while Miss Foreman, flushed and 
triumphant, stood near. When we praised her dariug, 
Adams said : "These Iowa girls are business every time. 
I’m from Iowa myself, and I know a few of ’em; but she 
can’t pack off all the praise, for there ain’t another horse 
in the mountains who could have hugged up to that elk 
like Billy did; eh, old boy?” Ancl he caressed the noble 
animal in a moRt affectionate manner. We had no facil¬ 
ities for weighing the animal, but •* Jim” says if wiLl crowd 
900 or 1,000 pounds very closev A number of Yuma 
Jack's band of Yute Indians who were camped near and 
who witnessed the. chase crowded around and gazed upon 
the heroine with stares of amazement, one of them re¬ 
marking: "White squaw heap brave—ride all same like 
ind in storm.” 
Wear ofBrass Shells. — Monroe,N,C.,AugMth. — Mr. 
Editor: In reference to your statement that brass shells 
for shot-guns could not lie used more than twenty times 
with safety, I enclose yon a. letter from Messrs. E. 
Remington & Sons, in which they seem to differ with 
you. I my self have fired one brass shell over 200 times, 
and the shell seemed to be as good as ever. Knowing 
that your answer to correspondence in reference to the 
same will be read by many, and that hundreds of brass 
shells will be thrown away on that account, I trust you 
will further investigate the subject, and give your 
readers the benefit thereof, and also that you will publish 
the Messrs. Remingtons’ views on the subject. Here 
we have the opinion of an editor whose opinion on sport¬ 
ing matters is final, and, on the other hand, we have the 
opinion of the largest gun manufacturers in America, 
who have done much to firing the gun to its present state 
of perfection, entirely disagreeing on a subject which has 
much importance attached. H. Smith. 
I)car Sib—Y our letter of 80th Is at hand. We think Mr Hal- 
loek must, have .referred to rifle shells. We never heard any state¬ 
ment like that in regard to shot shells. We have shells in use now 
that we have fired more than 460 times, and they are good shells 
vet. We are not good at conundrums, so give it- up. Do not know 
why they are dangerous. Do uot think the statement true, if it 
refers to shot shells. Yours truly, E. Krminoton & Sons. 
Remarks.— Our answer was intended to apply to rifle 
shells, and our error was due to inadvertence. For rifle 
shells the Government test is 10 reloads, but we have 
known a ’Winchester shell to be reloaded 119 times. Brass 
shot-gun shells may be reloaded 400 times, or until they 
split. No danger need be apprehended from a shell 
splitting. ^ 
W-hich is the Best for General Shooting Pur¬ 
poses f— Mr. Editor: From the respective properties 
of soft and cliilled shot are derived respective ad¬ 
vantages, hence conflicting assumptions as to their re¬ 
spective best adaptability for general shooting purposes. 
The opinion of practical sportsmen is solicited in regard to 
the following inferences :— 
1st. By flattening on striking the bird, soft shot in¬ 
creases the area of the blow, the measure of destructive 
power to animal life, and causes the game to drop in¬ 
stantly; whereas the hard shot will give about one-fifth 
smaller aim of wound, penetrate deeper, and perhaps pass 
through the animal, yet allow it to escape. When fired 
at paper pads, if rather less deeply penetrating than har¬ 
dened lead, soft shot makes larger orifices, and from its 
superior specific gravity has a greater pellet force ; lienee 
it is preferable to chilled shot for long distance shooting. 
2d. Owing to its greater hardness, chilled shot passes 
through the gun barrels with less injury to its spherical 
form, therefore with less resistance through the air, thus 
more than compensating for its inferior specific gravity, 
sustaining its velocity and insuring the accuracy of aim 
better than the soft shot, which becoming about one- 
third more misshapen, has also a greater percentage, 
falling short of 30 yards. This can he tested by shooting 
at soft paper targets. The pellets can be picked out 
quite flattened, the weakest being easily detected, as they 
are more flattened, and consequently possessed of a less 
penetrative power, 
Canada — Montreal, Aug. 31st. — The shooting I think 
will he very good, as I ha ve seena great number of broods 
of both ducks (black) and partridges, (Bonasa tunbdlus) 
and a few spruce partridges ( Tetras Canadas). I fear the 
deer shooting in this vicinity is about done. I had a let¬ 
ter from an old friend of mine from Cornwall, Ontario, 
about sixty miles above tills, who usually accompanies 
me in my fall hunts, and he says we will have to seek 
new fields for our annual deer hunt, so many sportsmen 
come over from the opposite side of the St. Lawrence, 
Fort Covington, N. Y. and vicinity, and drive them 
with dogs, that the result is the deer are either driven 
away or all Itilled. He says, last year while there all Vie 
started was one deer, and in former years it was common 
to start ten and twelve per day, and also he counted over 
twenty sportsmen watching for that unfortunate deer, all 
bent oh destroying the last survivor. So disgusted was 
he, he declares against ever putting his feet in the place 
again. To-morrow is the first day of our open season in 
this province, so all sportsmen are oil the alert, 
The Hampton Marshes — Newlnmjport, Mass., Aug. 
30 th. — Editor Forest and Stream .-— I have just read the 
communication in the last issue of the Forest and 
Stream dated Hampton Marshes, though the writer evi¬ 
dently lives in Amesbury, Mass., contradicting my reports 
and consequently placing me in an awkward position. 
Let rue say that, having gunned upon said marshes for the 
past three weeks and made some very creditable bags, 
and having seen the birds shot and bagged by a score of 
resident gunners, I think that my worn should bo taken 
at pai% especially as I can furnish plenty of witnesses to 
attest the truthfulness of my statements. Doubtless tbe 
gentleman from Amesbury is ignorant of the fact that all 
communications addressed to the Forest and Stream 
and signed by William W, Johnson are truthful and not 
false. William W, Johnson. 
New Jersey.—Li a match at Point Pleasant, August 
30th, M. M. Maltby killed 13 of 15 pigeons at 29 yards; 
Thomas and Kennedy tied on 12. At Morgan’s, in a 100 
bird match, D. Dalrymple, Jersey Gun Club, killed 23; 
P. C’. Duffy, L. I. Gun Club, 21, At Plainfield, D. C. 
Howes won first with 16, and Woods second with 15 ; 
20 balls, Mole’s trap, 18 yards. At Bayonne, 50 birds, 30 
yards, S. Delong, of Brooklyn killed 25, 18 straight; J. 
Sanford, of New York, 18, 14 straight. 
West Stoclcbridge, Sept. 1st. — Woodcock and partridge 
shooting opens to-day. Birds are not very plenty with us 
this season. Pot-hunters have in previous years snared 
part ridge to such an extent that they have nearly extermi¬ 
nated them; but this year they have been closely watched 
and I hardly think a bird has been caught by them. This 
locality always has been one of the best in the State for 
woodcock, but this spring unusually few came to breed. 
It has been a common thing for parties at the beg inn i n g 
of the season to bag from ten to twenty-five in a day. 
Erie, Aug. 22d.—I bagged 33 "timber doodles” in one 
and a half day’s shooting last week. We are now going 
to give them a rest until after the moulting season, which 
lias commenced. Snipe. 
Tennessee. — Nashville, Aug. 2Wi. —The dove shooting 
has begun in earnest. The weather the past week has 
been cooler, and a number of our sportsmen have been 
out. It is still hard work on account of the green con¬ 
dition of the com, and it is in these fields where birds are 
most plenty. Three young gentlemen bagged 86 one 
afternoon last week, Quail are reported very plentiful , 
owing to the very dry weather during the hatching 
season. In the field inside our race course are two large 
coveys, which fill the air with the plaintive sound of 
“ Bob-white 1” every morning and afternoon. 
J, D. H. 
Florida, — Titusville, Aug, 14th, — The young broods 
of quail are very numerous this season. The fieaoh of 
Indian river is lined with them now early in the morning, 
affording an excellent opportunity to shoot them with¬ 
out the fatigue attending locomotion in the scrub. It is 
too hot for shooting- now for pleasure, but tlio hunters 
bring- in bear and deer in plenty and black duck (Anas 
obscura). Dr. Moore, of Merritt’s Island, recently killed 
eight otters at one shot with a large duck gun. One 
hunter kill ed twenty-six deer in six weeks last winter. 
Al. I. Gator. ’ 
Texas — Mason, Aug. 21sf,—Our woods are alive with 
deer and other game, and hunters are happy. We hear 
of a number of men in this section who are following no 
other pursuit this year but that of lolling dear; the skins, 
when dressed, bringing a fair price in Bur town. 
Mr. Tom Gamel brought in some twenty odd deer hides 
last week and sold them to Mr. Lockhart for $1,121 per 
pound, the lot aggregating 22 pounds. Mr. Gamel, it is 
said, has killed over one hundred deer so far this year. 
Michigan, — Ishpeming , Aug. 24f7i. — Mr. George A. 
Newett, local editor of the Ishpeming Iron Movie, in com¬ 
pany with Mr. Jenks, also of this city, have been camping 
at Helena Switch, about 30 miles from here on the 0. & 
N, W. R. R., and have killed 13 deer. Deer are very 
abimdant here this fall. A. W, S, 
Oregon — Portland, Aug. 21sf.—I have noticed in your 
valuable paper since the 1st insfc., that woodcock are in 
season in our State. I am very sorry to say that the 
woodcock is a total stranger to our sportsmen; in fact 
there never was to my knowledge a single specimen of 
that “gamest”of birds ever killed either in Oregon or 
Washington. Quail and grouse are very plentiful, and a 
number of good bags are reported. Our Sportsmen's 
Club will be permanently organized in a few days for 
glass-ball Bliooting. ” W. L, 
Wyoming. — Davis' Ranch, Aug, 23d.—I have been a 
hunter here in the Rockies for 20 years, and there is no 
paper gives me so much pleasure as Forest and Stream. 
If there are any of the many readers of your paper who 
would like good hunting, send them out here. There are 
plenty of elk, deer, antelope and hear in this country. 
G. O. Latham. 
THE FOREST AND STREAM DOES IT. 
Office of Bohemian Glass Works, ) 
No. 214 Pearl street. New York, Sept. 1st. ) 
Forest and Stream Publishing Co.:— 
Gentlemen : You will please put our advertisement into 
one half the space, from this date, as our orders are 
larger than we can fill. As soon as necessary, we will 
increase it as before. 
Yours respectfully, 
Bohemian Glass Works. 
