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FOREST AND STREAM, 
enough anywhere in the West at present, but in the 
mountains, at least, there is plenty of it. Should the tim¬ 
ber, however, be destroyed with the wantonness that has 
recently prevailed, the region may become as ax-id as is 
Arizona ; and in that event the streams which water the 
great plains would be sadly diminished in volume, if not 
quite dried up. The rainfall on the Laramie Plains, as 
appears from the record kept at Fort Sanders for over sis 
years, is 11.40 inches ; but in the mountains, Ibbs than 
twenty-five miles distant, it is much greater, while in cer¬ 
tain parts of Arizona, especially in the Mojave desert region, 
it is only about 4 inches, Rnd at Fort Yuma, Cal., only 3.- 
91. 'Within a short time the Government has commenced 
to charge stumpage on timber cut from the public 
lands, and this action has already done a good deal to¬ 
wards checking the reckless destruction of the forests ; 
but it is essential that, to protect an enormous extent of 
our Western country from a terrible and permanent dry¬ 
ing up, the timber should be cut with judgment, and 
that plantations of young trees should be set out where- 
ever it is possible. The subject is one that demands, and 
will receive, I hope, greater attention in the future 
than it has in the past; and before long I hope to be able 
to set forth some of its more important features in the 
columns of Forest and Stream. 
My summer's trip is over, and I return to my work 
freshened and invigorated by my jaunt. If their vaca¬ 
tions have proved to the readers of these letters as profita¬ 
ble as mine to me, they are to be warmly congratulated. 
New York. Yo. 
Vermont — Brattleboro. Oct. 23d— Last competition in 
the Sharps li.'le match, Fort Dummer Range. A strong 
wind blew across the range, varying from 7 to 12 o’clock, 
but it caused no unnecessary trouble. Mr. A. W. Nichols 
takes the gun on a score of l"25 out of a posible 150. Messrs. 
Daley and Putnam following closely with the same score, 
but having one more inner. Mr. S. H. Barrett of the Rod 
and Gun Club, Springfield, Mass., very modestly exhibi¬ 
ted their style of doing it with the following result: 44, 
45,46. Total 135:— 
Nichols.43 40 43 JOT. I Fairbanks. 43 39 41 123 
Dnlev. 40 41 43 125 Howe. 41 40 41 122 
PutnRtn. 41 42 42 125 Amidon. 40 40 41 121 
Cross?. 41 43 40 124 I Nesbitt . 41 38 40 119 
Steams. 39 42 43 124 1 Wood. 40 41 37 118 
Hannon. 42 39 42 123 Marshall. 40 38 37 115 
Lamb. 42 40 41 1231 Wetherhead. 30 31 30 103 
Hawley. 89 13 41 1231 
W. H. C. 
—A rifle association of about twenty members haB been 
recently organized in Bennington, Vt., with the follow¬ 
ing officers :—President, Charles F. Sears ; Secretary and 
Treasurer, Charles G. Cole ; Executive Officer, Dr. J. N. 
Scranton. A range of 600 yards in length has been se¬ 
cured, and the association has appointed Monday in each 
week for practice day. Several of the club have recently 
purchased Sharps long-range rifles, and although the 
shooting so far has been at temporary targets, good 
scores have been made: e. g., 24 out of possible 25. The 
rules of the N. R. A. have been adopted for the govern¬ 
ment of the club. A member writes :—“There has been 
quite a revival of interest in rifle shooting since the for¬ 
mation of our club was contemplated. It is needless to 
say that as a minister of the Gospel I rejoice in this, 
knowing how much this admirable Bport tends to sobri¬ 
ety of life and also how easily it runs a man away from 
harmful methods of amusement. With best wishes for 
the success of your valuable paper, I remain. R. M.” 
Massachusetts — Milford, Oct. 22 d .—The Milford Light 
Infantry, Company M, Sixth Regiment, Massachusetts 
Volunteer Militia, held their first annual parade and tar¬ 
get shoot to-day, concluding with a supper and dance in 
the armory in the evening. The following prizes were 
awarded :—Company—clock, Ethan Kinsman, 19 out of 
25 ; gold pen, Sergeant H. I. Carpenter, 18 out of 25 ; swab 
stick, Sergeant T. F. Jacobs; leather medal, A. E. Bag- 
ley ; team—gold pin, H. Whitney, 21 out of 25. Honor¬ 
ary members—bouquet holder, H. E. Morgan, 11 out of 
15 : spectacles without glasses, I, R. Spaulding. 
Gardner, Oct. 22d.—The Medford team were up here 
for a contest at the Hackmatack range, a picturesque 
spot, surrounded by a heavy growth of Hackmatack 
trees, from which the rango derives it name. The day 
was one of those rare ones for which this month has 
become noted. The German ring target was used ; four 
men from each team; three rounds, of ten shots 
each :— 
MEDFORD TEAM. 
IV. Chai-les. 
J. B. Osborn. 
H. Kimball . 
H. H. D. Cushing.. . 
ICreedmoor, .. 145 
1 German.S 81 
I Creedmoor.(44 
I German....-J 79 
1 Creedmoor.|4o 
German.(09 
Creedmoor.1,41 
I German.f 50 
45—134 
82—280 
40—132 
en- 231 
43.-132 
43—120 
74-192 
Total German ring target... 883 
Total Creedmoor target. - 524 
GARDNER TEAM. 
G. F. Ellsworth. 
A. B. Bobbins. 
H. 0. Knowlton 
O.O. Bent.. 
J Creedmoor. 
I German ... 
i Creedmoor. 
I German.... 
Cree,dmoor. 
German 
j Creedmoor 
I German. 
42-134 
til-225 
44-131 
72-224 
44—133 
71-222 
41-126 
53-180 
Total German ring target.. .. 851 
Total Creedmoor target.524 
Boston, Oct. 25th .—The light was good, although the 
sun was rather bright. The new wind dial, which is 
now reliable, indicated during the morning shooting 10 
o’clock, changing to 12 o’clock in the afternoon, requir¬ 
ing an addition of three points of wind. The late trains 
brought out a large number of spectators, beside dele¬ 
gations of the Roxbury City Guard, the First Corps 
Cadets, the Charlestown Cadets, and Company L (col¬ 
ored company), Sixth Regiment, who faced the “butts’’ 
for practice, obtaining very creditable results. The 500- 
yard targets were also in use, and the range presented a 
very animated appearance. The elevated firing point at 
300 yards was too formidable a position for the riflemen, 
consequently the match at this distance was given up, 
as was also the amateur series. In the shooting at 200 
yards, off hand, Mr. E. F. Richardson carried off the hon¬ 
ors with a splendid 33 out of the possible 35, and in re-en¬ 
tering made the same score. Considering the high wind 
which prevailed during the day, the shooting was excep¬ 
tionally biulliant. 
E. F. Richardson..4 5 5 4 5 55—33 1 J. Nichols.4 5 5 5 4 4 4-31 
E. B. Souther_4 4 5 5 4 45-311 
Boston Galleries —The attendance at the Magnolia Rifle 
Gallery has been quite large during the past week, and 
capital results have been attained. Mr. E. Whittier has 
gained first position with an elegant 49 out of 50. The 
best scores made during the week are given in the follow¬ 
ing summary, ten rounds, 100 feet:— 
Nasm. Score. 
1 Wfitticr... 45556551 
D.F. Lit tell.. 4 5 5 4 6 5 5i 
W. Harrison. 5 4 4455 51 
A. Sloane.. 
F. Hollis. 
J. It. Schaefer. 
N. A.Polard . 
H. Tyler. 
H. Roseow. 
A.B. Archer. 
N. W. Arnold. 
Total. 
6 5-49 
5 5-48 
5 5-47 
Name. Score. Total. 
ll.F.Schaefer.5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 5-47 
N. James.5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4-47 
C. M. Queth .5 545 5 4555 4-47 
F. Dudley. 44 
F. Williams. 44 
E. P. Emerson. 43 
A. Law. 42 
J. C. Barrett.42 
J.Bardwell. 40 
L.B. Rich.. 40 
—At the Mammoth Gallery the regular monthly prize 
shoot is drawing to a dose. Mr. E. Whittier and Mr. 
E. P. Richardson are tie for the leading places, 8 shots 
at 150 feet, The su mm ary will explain : — 
Name. Score. 
E. Whittier.645 551. 
E.F. Richardson.5 4 5 5 5 6 
N. W. Arnold ... 
G. ,T. Scabury_ 
W. R. Harrison.. 
J. A. Nickerson. . 
J. A.Goldsmith.. 
D. Hiokey. 
W. G. Srarrntt... 
Total, 
5 5—39 
5 5-30 
Name. Score. Total. 
17. A. Pollard....5 5 5 555 5 4-39 
H. A. Pickerlng.5565 5 554—39 
E. C. Grover. 36 
Isaac P. Gragg, . 36 
M. O. Johnson. 38 
G. M. Smith. 36 
Adam Dahl. 35 
A. L. Brackett . . 35 
Medford, Oct. 24th .—There was a good attendance at 
Bellevue range. The wind gave considerable trouble. 
The sun was just bright enough to give a good light and 
not affect good sighting. The following are the scores :— 
GLASS BALLS. 
Single• Double. Rotary. 
G. B. Blanchard. . 10 9 9-28 
F. H. Raymond. 9 8 9-28 
K.P, Gleason. 7 8 6-19 
RIFLE SCORES. 
Score. Total. 
I FHHaymond.3 ' ‘ 
* „„„„_„ _,__ I C. A.Winslow.2 
L. W. Black . 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 2-36 
—On Tuesday last the Beachmont Rifle Club opened a 
new match at its range in Beachmont. 
—To-day at Bellevue range the return match will be 
shot between the teams of seven men from the Gardner 
and Medford clubs. 
Connecticut — Collinsville, Oct. 15f/i.—Canton Rod and 
Gun Club, practice meeting at 200 yards, off-hand ; 3-lbs. 
pull; 10 shots:— 
Mass. Cred. 
Marks. 11 10 10 10 8 11 10 10 8 11 99 43 
BidwcU. 11 11 10 9 9 10 5 9 12 11 97 43 
Hull . 9 2 10 12 10 11 11 10 11 10 96 42 
Luubonstein. 8 10 8 8 11 10 8 10 10 6 99 40 
Andrews. 10 8 3 6 10 11 9 10 5 10 82 38 
Faneher. 8 9 8 8 7 8 8 5 12 7 80 40 
Lewis . 8 11 7 8 10 8 8 7 10 3 80 40 
Case. 707 10 4118698 76 38 
Collinsville, Oct. 22d .—Canton Rod and Gun Club, 
Riverside Range. Practice meeting at 200 yards; off 
hand ; 3-lbs, pull; 10 shots:— 
Mass. Cred. 
Hull . 10 1111 10 11 U 12 11 10 10 107 46 
Andrews. 10 10 9 1111 9 10 9 8 10 97 42 
Lewis. 9 11 5 11 10 11 7 11 9 9 93 43 
Laubensteln. 9 8 7 11 12 11 6 9 8 11 92 43 
Bidwell . 9 9 8 6 10 11 9 11 9 0 88 40 
New York — Coxsackie, Oct. 15f7i.—The lifie club here 
held a shoot to-day and representatives were present from 
Hudson, Poughkeepsie, CatskiU, and Troy, with Fai-row 
from New York City. The match was at 200 and 300 
yards, 10 shots at each distance. The shooting was good, 
considering the wind and weather, and at the finish of 
the 200 yards’ score Farrow was top on 45, with Falcon 
and Newbury 44, Geiger and Gemmill 43, Smith 42, and 
Cobb 41. The shooting at 300 yards was fair, all things 
considered, wind and light only medium. Farrow ended 
with a pair of fine bull’s-eyes after 33 in eight shots, 
thus putting up the best 43 ever made at this distance, 
and becoming champion at tlie long-range third-class tar¬ 
get. The following is the result of the match :—W. M. 
Farrow, 43 ; A. H. Cobb, 39; L. Geiger and S. G. New¬ 
bury, 87; C. J. Falcon, 36; D. F. Wilcox and J. A. Smith, 
34. A combination of the rifle clubs from the river coun¬ 
ties are shortly to meet, teams from the New York and 
Empire in a friendly contest at 200 and 300 yards, off¬ 
hand. 
Columbia Rifle Range .—The everybody’s match at this 
range will open November 8d, and run through that week 
for an aggregate of over 100 prizes valued at $750. The 
match is at 200 yards, 7 shots ; military rifles allowed two 
points. Entrance fee fifty cents ; reentries were limited 
at same rate. In connection with the match and during 
the week a team contest will be carried on, open to teams 
of four men from any organization, firing 7 shots each at 
200 yards. 
on Thursday evening, Nov. 20th. During the evening 
the ladies of the club will shoot for several valuable 
prizes. 
Ogdensburg, Oct. Hth and 15th .—A match had been 
fixed for the 14th on the Oswegatchie range between the 
teams of the Ogdensburg and Mohawk Valley Clubs. 
Smoke from forest fires compelled a stoppage of the work 
on the first day, when one range had been fired over, and 
the two longer ranges were fired on the last day. The 
scores stood :— 
OGDENSRUBGB TEAM. 
800 Yards. 900 Yards, 1,000 Yards. Total. 
Lee. 71 73 69 213 
Ive?. 69 74 66 209 
Warner.73 71 68 213 
Pickup ..,71 66 64 201 
Hastings .. 73 71 67 211 
Lord. 72 66 5# 197 
Grand total. .. ...1,243 
MOHAWK VALLEV TEAM. 
Trowbridge. 74 71 67 212 
Winegar. 75 69 69 203 
Partis.,. 74 73 64 211 
Armstrong. ... 70 70 60 200 
Tbistletwait. 72 69 69 210 
Hepburn. 71 70 64 196 
Grand total.. ... . .1,231 
New Jersey —Brinton, Oct. 18th .—Match for a Win¬ 
chester rifle; won by D. S. Banks; F, J. Donaldson hav¬ 
ing previously won a rifle, secured one competition for 
final prize; distance 20 yards :— 
Altow- 
Rifle. Score. ance. Total. 
F. J. Donaldson... Military.. 454555444 4—44 3 47 
D. S. Banks.Snorting. 555454444 5-45 45 
O. J. Faleo.Military.. 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4—42 3 46 
G. E. P. Howard.. Military.. 45444444 4 4—41 3 44 
E. M. Squires.Sporting. 454444545 4—43 43 
J. W. Todd_Sporting. 545445444 4—43 43 
E.E. Lewis...... .Sporting. 534444445 4—41 41 
Same day ; seventh of twelve competitions, for a Bal¬ 
lard rifle.; distance 200 yards ; ten snots without clean¬ 
ing:— 1 
T. Fitz.4 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 5-17 
D. F. Davids.4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4—44 
J.W. Todd.4 6 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4-42 
E. E. E. Lewis. 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 6 4-42 
C. P. Bonnett.4 6 3 4 3 5 4 5 5 4-42 
Brinton, Oct. llfft.—The Association Match was shot 
with 21 entries : distance 200 yards :— 
T. Fitz.5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5-47 
F. J. Donaldson. 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4—46 
Dr. J. M. Dart.5 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 5-45 
J.W. Todd.4 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 4-44 
D. F. Davids.5 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4—14 
D. S. Blinks..4 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5—43 
J. R. Byrd.. 444454 5 44 4-42 
P. Barnett. 444444553 4-41 
In this match Mr. F. J. Donaldson shot two consecu¬ 
tive scores of 46 each, using a military rifle. 
Oct. 16th.—Association Long Range Match, seven com¬ 
petitors ; won by R. Rathbone. The following are the 
completed scores :— 
R. RATHBONE. 
800 yards.. 55345545555555 5-71 
900 yards...-. 5 4555555555545 5-93 
1,000 yards. 65556555655545 2—71—215 
M. J. GRAHAM. 
800 yards. . 555505554545 5 5^-67 
900 yards . 5555 5 55555 5 355 5—73 
1,000 yards. 54556545435554 3-67—207 
A. McrsNES. 
800 yards. . 0455 4 544555535 4-68 
900 yards. 435525 5 5455554 3—05 
1,000 yards.3 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 5 3-65-193 
M. L, GILBERT. 
800 yards. 235 5 5554 4 54545 3—64 
900 yards. 34464055555545 5—64 
1,000 yards. 5 5544464544445 3—65—193 
Ohio— Jefferson, Oct. 26th.—The Ashtabula County 
Rifle Club have just leased a tract of land here, and have 
erected a club house, sixty-five feet front. The ranges at 
present are only 100 and 200 yards. A tournament will 
tade place sometime in December. 
§mi\e m\d 
GAME IN SEASON*FOR NOVEMBER. 
Moose, A lee Americana. 
Caribou, Ranglfer caribou. 
Elk or wapiti, Cervus canadensis. 
Red or Va. deer. C. virglnlanus. 
Squirrels, red, black and gray. 
Hares, brown and gray. 
Reed or rice bird, Doliehonyx or- 
yzivorous. 
Wild turkey .Meleagris gallopavo. 
Pinnated grouse or prairie 
chickens, (hipidonia eupiclo. 
Rutted grouse or pheasant, (Bo- 
nasa umbellus. 
Quail or partridge, Ortyz virglni- 
anus. 
Swans, Braut, Wild Ducks, Geese, &c. 
ES^This table does not apply to all the States. It is meant to 
represent the game which is generally in season at this time. State 
regulations may prohibit the killing of some species of game here 
mentioned. 
The Ducks are Flying Now.—The ducks are now 
flying in vast numbers at Pon Quogue, L, I., and the 
sportsmen who are so fortunate as to be on the ground 
are having glorious sport. Our friends will find good 
accommodations at the Bay View House, Mr. M. Wil¬ 
liams, proprietor. Post-office address, Good Ground, 
L. I. Mr. Wm. N. Lane, writing from Good Ground, 
says:— 
Duck shooting is the best I have seen in years. Last 
week Mr. Harris, of Belvidere, N. J., had fine sport. Mr. 
Waters, of New York; Mr. Vanderbilt, of Flushing, L. I., 
also had fine sport, and to-day the shooting commenced 
in good earnest at sunrise, and it was a steady roar. I 
expect a big report when the gunners com§ in. 
Virginia Quail Season. —The open season for quail in 
the Virginia Upper counties begins October 15th ; in the 
Tide-water counties, November 18th. 
Hopkington, Oct. 23th.—The rifle club had a match 
last week ; 200 yards off-hand ; 7 rounds :— 
O. A. Summer.. 
W. B. Clafltn.... 
P. W. Smith,.,, 
N. Jewell. 
Re-entry...,.... 
Chas. Frost. 
J. Wadsworth... 
4 5 4 6 4 4 4—80 
4 6 4 4 4 4 4-29 
4 4 3 3 4 4 4-26 
4 4 4 8 3 4 4—26 
4 3 4 4 4 8 4—26 
3 8 3 3 4 4 5-25 
3 4 3 8 4 3 4-23 
Empires ys. Zettlers.—A bold challenge has been is¬ 
sued by the Empire Club men, who wish to try their 3- 
pound'pull rifles against the old style hair-trigger rifle, 
and a message to the Zettler Club brought a ready re¬ 
sponse for a test at 200 yards. 
—The annual invitation ball of the Zettler Rifle Club 
will be held at Walhalla Hall, 50 and 53 Orchard street, 
—Wild ducks and geese are now floating on the Atlan¬ 
tic, off shore. The Seth Low passed several flocks on her 
last week’s fishing trip, 
—Mr. C. P. S. Barritt, No. 230 Market street, Philadel¬ 
phia, Pa., who is a gentleman sportsman, desires to join 
some other gentleman on a Southern or Western hunting 
trip. No doubt this will meet the eye of the right party. 
