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-feet, and Mr. Von proposes to build an extension, which 
nill make a commodious supper and meeting room. 
Huegel’s range, the headquarters of the Essex Club, is 
situated at the corner of Bank and Rutgers streets. 
John Bauer's well known gallery at No. 120 Market 
street has been in existence five or six years, and has been 
patronized by all the small-bore shots in the city. The 
Washington Club now make it their range, and shoot 
regularly every week. 
The shooting at Pettigrove’s gallery, No. 64 Market 
street, is conducted through an iron cylinder about 75 
feet in length and a foot in diameter. 
The Plymouth Club make No. 35 William street their 
headquarters. 
The targets used by the clubs in this city are uniform 
in size, and are reproductions of the regular Creedmoor 
pattern on a reduced scale. The favorite rifle appears to 
be the Ballard, although Wesson’s and the others are 
all to be found. The favorite cartridges at present are 
Winchester's, and 23-100 is the size generally used, Most 
of the matches are shot with globe sights, although there 
are a few members of clubs who adhere to the open or 
Bporting sight still, and do very good work with it. 
Among the prominent rifle shots in this city Will 
Hayes undoubtedly occupies the highest position, as he 
does everywhere he goes, and few men in the country 
have a record which in any way approaches his up to 
200 yards range and at any kind of target. He can con¬ 
ceal himself behind the badges, medals and prizes lie lias 
won. Mr, W. C. Gardiner, the president of the Associa¬ 
tion, is also an extraordinary marksman, and a few others 
of note are Wm. P. McLeod, J. L. Tobin, Victor Hesse, 
Gus Freche. Mich. Walsh, John Bauer, J. F. Hill, John 
and James Doon, E. E. Starrs, K. P. Conlan, Ed. Den in, 
M. Radio, A. T. Parker, Wm. Reginald Huntington, Wm. 
H. Egbert, Geo. Wiegmann, Aug. Lang, J. L. Sommers. 
P. L. Sommera, Geo. Townsend, Win. Betzwick, Chas. 
Baldwin, A. C. Neumann, and a score more. 
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GAME IN SEASON IN JANUARY. 
Hares, brown and gray. Wild duck, geese, brant, etc. 
FOB FLORIDA. 
Deer,Wild Turkey,Woodcock, Quail, Suipo, Ducks, and Wild Fowl. 
“ Bay birds ” generally, including various species of plover, sand 
piper, snipe, curlew, oyster-catcher, surf birds, phalaropes, avo- 
cets, etc., coming under the group Limncola or Shore Birds. 
GAME AND FISH DIRECTORY. 
In sending reports for the Forest and Stream Directory to 
Game and Fish Resorts, our correspondents are requested to give 
the following particulars, with such other information ns they 
may deem of value: State, Town, County-; means of access ; Hotel 
and other accommodations; Game and its Season ; Fish audits 
Season; Boats, Guides, etc.; Name of person to address ; after the 
following model:— 
New Jersev .—Forked Silver, Ocean Co.—Beached-via New 
Jersey Southern Bailroad; time, 31 hours from New York City. 
Riverside House, A. H. Corwin; $2 per day, S8 to S10 per week. 
Open all the year. Superioraecornmodatlonsfor families. Has 
a billiard-room, nohar. Game.— Ducks, geeso and brant,from Nov 
1st to May 1st ; bay birds after July 1st; quail and Wilson's snipe, 
Nov. 1st to Feb.lst; woodcock after July ,'ld. Fish— Bluefish, June 
1st to Nov. 1st, weak fish, sea buss, king fish and sbeepshead, all 
summer. Guides, with dog, $1.5Qper day. Boat, with man, decoys, 
etc., 5" and £3 per day. Address as above. Further particulars 
and photograph of place can be seen at office of Smith & Law¬ 
rence, At West Broadway, New York. 
—The clearance sale of Messrs. J. Palmer O'Neil & Co., 
advertised elsewhere, should receive the attention of all 
who are looking for good guns at low figures. This firm 
has attained an excellent reputation for square dealing, 
and we take great pleasure in bringing their sale to the 
notice, of our readers. Among the makers advertised are 
the standard names, whose trade-mark on a gun is suffi¬ 
cient guaranty of its excellence. 
Fine Breech-loading Guns.— Messrs. W. & C. Scott 
& Sons have recently brought out a line of guns known 
as and branded "Special Grade," which are designed. to 
meet a want long felt by sportsmen, for a gun of this 
celebrated make at a reasonable figure. They are of the 
most improved workmanship, and combine the improve¬ 
ments of their celebrated top-action and double bolt re¬ 
bounding locks, pistol grip, patent fore-end snap, large 
plungers, and choke-bored if desired. They are made 
with Damascus barrels, and particular care is taken to 
make them strong and close-shooting guns. We believe 
Messrs. Hartley & Graham, of New York, are sole agents 
for this grade of gun, and at this establishment will be 
found a large assortment of sizes and weights. We un¬ 
derstand they are sold at about $80.00. 
The Phcenix Club. —The annual meeting of the Phoenix 
Club of Seneca Falls, N. Y., was held last Thursday even¬ 
ing at the rooms of the Club, corner of Fall aud State 
streets. The business of the evening was the election of 
officers, the ticket being as follows : President, Angus 
Compson ; Vice-President, Ed. M. Rumsey ; Secretary, 
W. B. Harper; Treasurer, T. R. Lawrence; Executive 
Committee, W. S. Murray, Cbas, Chamberlain and Wm. 
N. Preston. 
Then followed a banquet, the excellence of the infor¬ 
mal speeches and the flow of soul being characteristic of 
the Phoenix hoys. There were several visitors from out 
of town, and it is needless to say that they carried home 
with them the liveliest report of the Club's courtesy. 
Among the attractions of the club-rooms, in the shape of 
a large variety of stuffed birds which attorn the walls, 
and also in cases, are a wood ibis and a. blue heron, na¬ 
tives of Florida, the gift of Greene Smith, of Peterboro, 
ex-President of the State Sportsmen’s Association, who 
has shown his friendship for the Club in various ways. 
The Club was organized nearly ten years ago with fifteen 
members; they now have eighty members in good stand¬ 
ing. They have sent a full delegation to every State con¬ 
vention since their organization, and their reputation as 
marksmen is second to no club in the State. A large 
number of new and efficient members have recently 
been added. 
An Early Morning Concert.—T he following witty 
description of what was heard one morning on the duck¬ 
ing grounds, forms part of a private letter written from 
“Eeartd Lodge," on the outlet of the River St. Glair, 
Canada, apprising the recipient of the prospects of sport. 
It was not intended for publication, but we have been 
permitted to read it, and, liking it so much, to publish it 
here for the appreciation of our readers. The letter is 
cherished by its possessor as a memento of his friend. 
With Die humor of its fancy is blended the sadness and 
regret which steal over us, when we recall the bright 
days of the past and the companions who are removed 
from our presence on earth forevermore:— 
Ecarte Lodge, ) 
Outlet of the River St. Clair, Canada, f 
‘Twixt sleeping aud waking this morning, 1 heard, or 
seemed to hear, sweet strains of music. The voices seemed 
familiar to me, and I listened in beatific wonderment 
until the end, when I ventured in a few remarks to render 
grateful homage to all who had contributed to my enjoy¬ 
ment. The following was the programme :— 
Recitative—“ Here We Are Again."... ..Mr. Wild Goose. 
Aria.—“S pare Us We Pray.".. . Mrs. Gray Duck. 
Quartette.—“H urrah lor Spring.".. ..Messrs. W—r, W—s, 
O’H—a, and J—u. 
With Breech-Loadi ngAccompaniinent. 
Song.—“ Oh, Were 1 hut a Mud Hen.”.Mr. Bedhead 
TuiO.—“ They Caunot kill the Whole of Us.”. .Messrs. Red! 
head, BluebiJl, and Widgeon. 
SENTIMENT.—“BIB W—s Can’tShoot Worth a Cent.”. . Mr. 
Razor Sharp. 
Grand Chorus.—“T he Quack-Bang-”.By all tho per¬ 
formers. 
Remarks.—T he Concert on the whole was an admirable 
one, but tlie recitation by Mr. Wild Goose was some¬ 
what harshly delivered, and we would venture to advise 
him t-o study the modulation of his voice in other climes 
lest he himself should some day fall as flat upon the 
water as his delivery did upon his audience this morn¬ 
ing. Mrs. Gray Duck, an old favorite, was rapturously 
applauded, the whole audience cheering her again and 
again. The quartette did not seem to meet with much 
favor; several lady Redheads rose to leave, saying the 
noise was too much for them, hut after a little coaxing 
were prevailed upon to stay. The song by Mr. Redhead 
was received with murmurs, some Redheads saying they 
preferred death before dishonor. An inebriated Btuebill 
was here turned out, for loudly exclaiming that he would 
as soon be a Redhead as a mud hen when W-r was 
around. The trio was apparently very popular ; a com¬ 
fortable rustling of their wings betokening satisfaction on 
the part of the assembled thousands. 
The "Sentiment” by Razor Sharp was the hit of the 
morning. Delivered in a sepulchral voice, it fairly con¬ 
vulsed the meeting; nor did the hilarity cease when a 
little Butter-ball, with his wing in a sling, said, in a 
squeaking voice, “That’s so.” The “Chorus” was a grand 
success, and it was universally resolved that a series of 
these concerts should be given throughout the Spring. 
Massachusetts— Pittsfield, Jan. 19th .—White hares 
are very plentiful with us this winter. A friend and my¬ 
self killed fifteen in front of. one hound in little less than 
half a day. F. C, B. 
New York —Homellsville, Jan. 19th— There have been 
shot in this place since Nov. 1st at least 400 red foxes. 
Tuesday last S. B. Amidon shot three; he has averaged 
four a week since Nov. 1st; used only one dog, a half- 
bred fox-hound. J. O. T. 
New Jersey— Ocean Co., Jan. 12th. —We are having 
very warm weather, with no ice, so the ducks remain, 
and good shooting has been done the past week in some 
of the small bays, especially Musquito Cove; why so 
named, all can find out by coming here to shoot" hay 
birds, as it is also a great place for yellow legs. The 
best bag of the week, to my knowledge, was thirty-two 
red-heads to one stand. The only ducks now hero are 
red-heads, broad-bills and widgeon." The numerous other 
small ducks have gone south. Robins winter here in 
immense flocks, and larks also remain all the year 
round. S. K., Jr. 
Jan. 19th .—Since my last we have had some ice. but 
only enough to stop the shooting for one day. Ther¬ 
mometer was down to 15 deg., the coldest of the season. 
But the ducks are still here in thousands, more than 
have been seen before since the memory of the oldest 
inhabitant. Reports from the South say the ducks are 
very scarce there. The abundance of theni in all our 
Northern waters ma.y account for it. Many targe bags 
of red-heads were taken this week, from sixteen to 
twenty-four to a stand for the three days’ gunningwliich 
is allowed, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, in Musquito 
Cove. Should this weather continuewe shall expect the 
snipe to return by the 1st of March. S. K., Jr. 
Virginia — Clifton Forge, Jan. llth, —Game of all kinds 
has been more plentiful here during the past season 
than usual, especially bear and turkey. The writer as¬ 
sisted in killing twenty deer, five turkeys, numerous 
pheasants, and severely wounding a large hear, which got 
off in the thick laurel. Our best time for bear is yet to 
come, viz.: when the ground is covered with snow. 
T. R. G. 
Tennessee— Nashville, Jan. 14 th— Until the last two 
days the weather has been so warm that little or no game 
lias been brought to market, although the woods aud 
fields are filled with quails, rabbits and squirrels. In the 
wilder portions of the State and in the mountains deer 
and wild turkeys are quite abundant, and a stray bruin 
is occasionally met with. Foxes are vary plentiful. The 
great hunt that was being organized for Christmas failed 
on account of the weather and a grand evu. •, 
family of the overseer, which haB been hanging . m cii 
over two months an d not yet come off. Although th 
of the hunter is a popular musical instrument, no Nil t'fl; ■ 
has yet written a score that would suit it to accompa. n 5 
the squalls and yelps of a new born. Business is so' 
active here at present, and money is being made so gen¬ 
erally, that next year we may "look forward to some 
grand sporting organizations; they will provide them¬ 
selves with regular camp equipages, and take to the forest 
in grand style. Then the Forest and Stream's corre¬ 
spondent will be able to make at least a part of the two 
columns devoted to’fishing and the game hag at least 
readable, with the exploits of these gentlemen. 
J. D. H. 
A Fine Quail Country. — Messrs. E. and M. A. Malley, 
of New Haven, Conn., W. Fitzgerald, of Bridgeport, and 
Dayton, of Northford, are located at High Point, North 
Carolina, where they report excellent quail and wood¬ 
cock shooting. The sport is fine between Greensboro’, 
Thomasville, and Charlotte. Orders for live quail may 
be forwarded to them through Mr. James Malley, New 
Haven, Conn. 
Off for Florida. — Mr. William Dehon King and his 
brother, Mr. David King, of Newport, R. I., passed 
through the city on the 20th inst., on their way to 
Florida, where they intend spending six weeks in shoot¬ 
ing quail and wild fowl. They had with them eight 
lire mallard duck decoys. This is the first instance we 
have ever known of live decoys being taken to Florida. 
Ohio— Oxford, Jan. 12th.— Quail are scarce, although 
we think there is a pretty good breeding stock for next 
summer. RabbitB scarce ; squirrels more plenty than for 
years. We hope to have fine sport after them in the 
spring. We are not in the line of the great flyaway for 
ducks and geese, therefore can only enjoy the descrip¬ 
tions of those that have ar chance at that best 'of all 
sport, and try to make up for our bal’d lot by reading the 
Forest and Stream. M. S. I. 
Oregon — Corvallis, Dec. 28th.—In July and August 
we have fine shooting; the young grouse and pheasants 
are very plentiful and furnish fine sport. Quail are also 
plenty of the kind known here as the “ California quad,” 
and the various gun clubs are introducing our old famil¬ 
iar Bob-White, which do well and increase rapidly. Our 
own club at this place is yet in its infancy, hut have 
already contracted for a supply of these beautiful game 
birds, aud In another year we hope to hear the old famil¬ 
iar cry or whistle, “Boh White.” We will make sports¬ 
men truly welcome to the “Web-foot State,” and think 
they will never regret the time spent here. Our sport 
here now is confined mostly to duck shooting, which has 
been good all winter, with occasionally a deer-hunt on 
the hills, where they may be found any time by going 
after them. W. B. 
Sport in Mexico. — City of Mexico, Dec. 23 d, 1879.— 
Editor Forest and Stream .-—Since I last wrote you I 
have been fortunate in having more time to devote to my 
collection than previously. I have pretty thoroughly ex¬ 
plored the country east, northeast, and southeast from 
this city for a distance of two mfles, and have found 
about thirty-five specimens of birds. Strange to say, five- 
sixths of this number are of the Rocky Mountain "faun a, 
of the Dnited States. Owing to the scarcity of trees in 
the localities 1 have visited, birds whose habits are 
strictly arboreal are either wanting entirely or very rare; 
of flycatchers I have only found one, and of warblers, 
three. Thrushes are thingsl havenotmet with, at which 
I am rather surprised, for in many places the country is 
admirably adapted for their presence. Early as it is, sev¬ 
eral birds are pairing, among which I recognize the shore 
larks, swallows, and some of the sparrows. 
One great difficulty in collecting here, is, that one must 
keep near the city, otherwise the Indians have .no scru¬ 
ples about relieving a person of whatever he may have. 
They are very suspicious as it is, and every time I take a 
walk without the city walls numerous eyes follow my 
every move. 
As to game, I would say, ducks are very numerous ; 
the lakes are fairly black with them, and at early mom 
and late in the evening large flocks may be seen flying 
to or from their feeding grounds. In addition to the teal, 
of which I spoke in my last letter, I observe quite a num¬ 
ber of red heads. Quail areunknownintliisvalley, butare 
found in large numbers in the Tierra Calientes, or Hot 
Grounds, about fifty miles to the southwest. Rabbits 
also are not found here, but are quite plenty within a 
couple of hours’ ride by rail. Snipe, I understand, are to 
be found in large numbers in the swamps near Tacuka, 
a place about five miles out of the city. Deor are plenty 
in the mountains about ten mfles off, and may be fotrnd 
here any day in market. About thirty miles to the south¬ 
ward, pumas, or mountain lions, aB they are called in the 
west, are quite plenty. The most of the hunting here is 
done by the Indians, though there are enough foreigners 
to have good sport when they desire. A. W. B. 
THE GREAT OKEFENOKEE. 
Florida, Jan. 2d, 18S0. 
A CQUAINTED for some winters past with the Ordi¬ 
nary tourist’s route to and through Florida, em¬ 
bracing tlie Peninsula, from sea to Gulf, my attention 
was almost accidentally called to the St. Alary’s River 
and the region of the Okefenokee as a hunting ground. 
The result of a more intimate acquaintance with this 
beautiful region, not only bore out the truth of the in¬ 
formation received, but makes me desirous of imparting 
it to all the readers of the FOREST AND STREAM. 
The Okefenokee is one of the most remarkable swamps 
on the continent. It can he easily reached from St. 
Alary's, or Femandina, on an excellent little mail 
steamer under the command of Captain Jno. Richard¬ 
son, whom many will remember, a year or two since, as 
one of the most popular captains on the St. John’s River. 
The boat leaves St. Mary's and Fernandina twice a week, 
making the trip in about seven hours. 
The run up the St. Alary’s is charming, and alone 
affords more sport than the St. John’s and Oeklawaha, 
where drawing a bead on the most tempting alligator or 
dainty duck is now strictly forbidden, and the prohibi¬ 
tion is enforced, especially since the sad accident on tho 
Oeklawaha, which resulted in the death of a lady pas¬ 
senger here. „ , , , 
In the neighborhood of St. Alary’s, on Cumberland 
