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rifles ; also expressing readiness to furnish names of any 
number of parties who have hacl the same experience. 
We know that the demand for the style of rifles that use 
everlasting shells has greatly increased, and that in the 
same localities where they have been used for several years. 
We will be happy to correspond with all sportsmen who 
have any trouble with their shells, and think we can 
remedy any difficulty they may have had. Trusting that 
the subject has now been fully ventilated, and as we offer 
to correct the difficulty wherever found, it will only be 
those that have some ulterior object in view who will not 
first write to yours very truly, 
SCHOVERLING, DALY & GALES. 
No. 84 Chambers Street. 
Oregon — Portland, Jan. 3d. — Editor Forest and 
Stream 1 have a fine Sohutzen Ballard Rifle, 40-65. 
which I find very annoying to shoot, as the everlasting 
shells expand and cannot be removed by the extractor. 
My trouble is just as stated by “Bexar.” The shells 
work well for two or three times, when they expand so 
that they can scarcely be used, Can you suggest a rem¬ 
edy 1 I am only using 50-grains powder and a 285-grain 
bullet. 1 should like to have some of the Ballard cham¬ 
pions come to the front and suggest a remedy. 1 think 
there is no better shooting gun in the State, and it cannot 
be surpassed for beauty and excellence of finish, and 1 
will regret very much if I have to give it up on account 
of shells sticking. M. 
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CAME IN SEASON IN JANUARY. 
Hares, brown and gray. Wild duck, geese, brant, etc. 
FOB FLORIDA. 
Deer,Wild Turkey, Wood cock, QuaU, Snipe, Ducks, and Wild Fowl. 
" Bay birds "generally, including various species of plover, sand 
piper, snipe, curlew, oyster-catcher, surf birds, phalaropes, avo- 
oets, etc., coming under the group Limacolis or Shore Birds. 
GAME AND FISH DIRECTORY. 
In sending reports for the Forest and Stream Directory to 
Game aDd Fish Resorts, our correspondents are requested to give 
the following particulars, with such other Information as they 
may deem of value; State, Town. Comity; means of access; Hotel 
and other accommodations; Game and its Season; Fish and its Sea¬ 
son; Boats, Guides, etc.; Name of person to addressafter the fol¬ 
lowing model 
Iowa.— Pomeroy. Calhoun Co.—Reached by Illinois Central Rail¬ 
road; twenty-seven miles west of Fort Dodge. Hotel, Pomeroy 
House, Alex. Lockle, proprietor; $7 to $12 per week; good livery 
at reasonable rates. Fishing.— At Twin Lakes; distant five miles 
south, pike, bass, perch, buffalo, and oat, June 1st to Nov. 1st. 
Game—In fall, from Sept. 1st to Dec. 1st, ducks, geese, cranes, 
snipe, grou-e, and quail; .also dueks, geese, Bnipe, and plover, 
during March and April. Address as above, R. M. Wilbur, or 
Alex. Lockle. 
Delaware.— Georgetown, Sussex Co.—Reached from New Yorlt 
via Old Dominion S. S. Co., toLewes, Del., thence sixteen miles by 
rail : or from Philadelphia, by P. W. & R. R. 11. (Baltimore Depot), 
“ Brick” Hotel, Robert A. Rosenbaum, proprietor; $2 per day. 
Game.—Quail season from Nov. 1st. to Feb. 15th. Double team 
-with driver, $4 per day. Address R. A. Rosenbaum as above. 
New York—H ammond St. Lawrence Co.—Chippewa Bay is 
reached by steamer from Alexandria Bay or Odgensburg. Good 
fishing for muscalong, pike, pickerel, bass. Game.—Geese in the 
fall, Nov. 15th ; in the spring, April 10th; not very plenty. Ducks 
111 the spring plenty; In the fall not very plenty. Good ruffed 
grouse shooting; plenty of woodcock; have never been hunted; 
golden plover, plenty Sept. 1st to Oct. loth. Boat and guide $3 
per day. Hotel or private house, $5 per week. Address as above, 
A. Scbermerhorn. 
SPORTSMEN IN COUNCIL. 
T HE following notice recently appeared in the daily 
papers cf Brooklyn, N. Y.:— 
To the Sportsmen of Kinos County.— At the convention of 
the State Sportsmen's Association at Rochester, m July last, a 
strong sentiment was expressed in favor of holding the meeting 
for the year 1BS1 In Kings County. To accomplish this result Joint 
action of the several local clubs is desirable. It Is proposed that 
an opportunity he afforded every member of each organized club 
on Long iBiand to express his views upon the subject at a meet¬ 
ing to be held at Cleaver's light-house Inn, corner of Putnam 
avenue and Downing street, on Monday evening, January Sfith, 
at 8 o'clock. A large attendance Is requested. 
The meeting waa largely attended by prominent repre¬ 
sentatives of the Fountain Gun Club, Long Island Shoot¬ 
ing Club, Brooklyn Gun Club, Nassau Gun Club, and the 
Long Island Forresters’ Club. The meeting was called to 
order by Abel Crook, Esq., who read the above call; and 
Mr. George A. Chappell, who is a member of nearly every 
club in the county, was unanimously elected President 
of the Association. Upon taking the chair lie thanked 
the gentlemen for the honor conferred, and said that any 
mistakes he might make would be mistakes of the head 
and not of the heart. He said that before tjim lie saw at 
least four clubs of which he was a member, and he 
wanted to meet them all at Seneca Falls tbiB year. 
The Vice-Presidents elected were Dr. Aten, of the 
Brooklyn Club ; Dr. Winn, of the Long Island Club; 
Mr. Win, R. Selover, of the Nassau Gun Club: Mr 
Chas, Fiske, of the fountain Gun Club; Mr. Wm. 
Walsh, of the L. I. F, Club. Abel Crook, Esq., was 
elected Secretary, and Mr. James White, Treasurer. 
Mr. Crook stated that the object of the meeting was 
to oonsider with care several questions, first of which 
was as to whether the clubs really wished to have the 
annual convention of the New York .State Sporting 
Association held here in 1881, and to that efie he 
offered the following motion : That the sense 1 of the 
Kings County sportsmen be that they invite the New 
York State Sportsmen’s Association to meet here in 1881. 
Mr. Crook remarked at length in relation to the amount 
of good it would accomplish in this section by having the 
meeting held here, and he thought if it could be accom¬ 
plished that it would put .new life and vigor into our 
sportsmen, and our game Jaws would be more rigidly en¬ 
forced. Captain Elmondorf stated that lie was one of the 
delegates to the last convention, and spoke as to the ben¬ 
efits to be dei’ived, and also referred to the amount of 
money necessary to be raised and the hard work to be 
done in order to properly entertain their guests, provid¬ 
ing that they could be induced to favor them with the 
convention. Mr. Crook explained that gentlemen pres¬ 
ent were ready to contribute a sufficient amount to en¬ 
tertain their proposed guests, and in that relation he 
would state that Mr, George A, Chappell would, if neces¬ 
sary, place $2,500 towards raising the necessary amount, 
and he did not doubt but that from $4,000 to .$5,000 could 
be raised without leaving the room. Mr. C, W. Win¬ 
gert also offered liberally. Dr. Winn said he was 
not present at the last convention, hut thought the 
present action a little premature. Remarks were also 
made by Dr, Aten and others. The motion was unani¬ 
mously passed. The Chairman then remarked that the 
doors were open for other clubs to join this Association. 
Mr. Cook moved that an executive committee of five be 
appointed from each dub who may see fit to come in, and 
to report such action as may be desirable. Dr. Aten 
added that each dub Bhould appoint their own commit¬ 
tee; passed. Voted that at the ad journed meeting the 
chair shall appoint such names as are recommended to 
him, but if none are named he shall fill the vacancy. 
After a banquet, liberally supplied by the host, of which 
the particular savory dish was the terrapin soup, the 
meeting adjourned t.o meet on Thursday evening, Feb. 
19th, at the rooms of the Long Island Gun Club. 
Standard Size of Shot for Trials. —In making trials 
of pattern and penetration it is desirable in order to com¬ 
pare the work of one gun with that of another, to fix 
upon some uniform basis. We have already given the 
conditions of charge and distance, and repeat them here : 
distance, 40 yards; target, a 30-inch circle; charge of 
shot, 1$ oz. No. 7. 
The English No. 6 is u nif ormly used in England for 
such tests, and by such uniformity of conditions the re¬ 
sults of various trials may be intelligently compared. 
This English No. 6 containu 208 pellets to the ounce. The 
American No. 7 is the nearest to this, and it is therefore 
the No. to select. Tutham’s No. 7 contains 291 pellets to 
the ounce : the Leroy No. 7, 278 pellets to the ounce. 
Pattern of oylinder bores, above conditions, should ap¬ 
proximate 110 pellets , choke bores, 180 to 200. 
Fountain Gun Club—Festivities in their Newly- 
Furnished Rooms. —On Thursday evening the members 
of the Fountain Gun Club and their friends came together 
at the club rooms at Harry Miller’s, 449 and 451 Flatbush 
avenue, Brooklyn, to inspect their new furniture and 
decorations. A number of the members interested them¬ 
selves to provide a suitable meeting place for the club 
without calling upon their treasury to bear tho expense. 
The foremost of these gentlemen were Messrs. Wingert 
and Chamberlain. At the State Sportsmen’s Convention 
at Rochester last summer, Mr. Wingert won an elegantly 
embroidered India soarf or shawl. This he donated to 
the club to be disposed of, and the proceeds to be applied 
to the furnishing of the new room. A subscription list 
was started, and it was determined that Mr. Thomas Den¬ 
ham was entitled to the shawl. The example of Mr. 
Wingert was contagious, and Denham on his part donated 
the shawl to the club. Meanwhile the improvements 
were progressing. On the opening night the new sub¬ 
scribers declared that Wingert should have the shawl, 
but again he presented it to the club, which still holds it. 
It has proved the means of raising all the funds necessary 
to give the club members beautiful apartments. Fifteen 
persons applied to become active members, and there 
were nominated as honorary members: Hon. Calvin E. 
Pratt, Supreme Court Judge; Maj.-Gen. Henry W. Slo¬ 
cum, Hon. John B. llaskin, Edwin V. Welch, Esq., Col. 
Charles C. Wheeler and Mr. DeVitt and William Gauld- 
well, editor of the Sunday Mercury, After the dry busi¬ 
ness had been dispatched supper was announced, and 
ample justice was done to the bountiful and recherche 
repast provided by Mr. Miller. After the covers had been 
removed and a brief introductory speech by the Presi¬ 
dent, Abel Crook, the toasts were announced in the fol¬ 
lowing order and drank standing amid a cloud of cigar 
smoke; 1. “ Our FurnishingCommitte : Honortowhom 
honor is due,” which was replied to by Messrs. Wingert 
and Chamberlain. 2. “Our officers and trustees past 
and present: Always ready and ueverrash.” Responses 
by ex-President White and Fiske. 3. “Our members: 
The backbone of the club. In unity there is strength.” 
Messrs. De Fraine and Cleaver replied. 4. “ Our visitors : 
Always welcome." The response by Vice-President 
Chappell. Interspersed were also Bongs by Messrs. Fisher, 
Cleaver, De Fraine and others, A quartette of Arion 
singers, composed of Messrs. Mook, Drew, Meyer and 
Crook, contributed largely to the enjoyment. The rooms 
are elegantly papered and painted, sides and ceiling, the 
windows are provided with appropriate cornices, lambre¬ 
quins, lace curtains and shades bearing in gilt (die olub 
name. The chandelier is unique, and in the centre stands 1 
a bronze statuette of remarkable beauty. Brackets 
carved with dogs, deer, stags, eagles and game in relief 
rest upon the walls and support rare stuffed birds, while 
upon the mantel are three cases of birds set up by Mr. 
Akliurst, the veteran taxidermist, especially for the club, 
and which contain selected specimens of the principal 
game birds of America. Six of Pope’s pictures, the Black 
Duck, Broadbill, Canvas back and Redhead, Woodcock, 
English Piper, Partridge and Quail, were hung upon the 
walls; of these, two were presented by Mr. Wright, 
framed by Mr. Crook, and the other four by Mr, Fiske. 
Tin-Coated Shot.— The shooting party who went West 
last summer in one of the Worcester Excursion Car Com¬ 
pany’s shooting carB, have demonstrated very satisfacto¬ 
rily that they know what an outfit should consist of. 
The car, “ City of Worcester,” is a marvel of comfort and 
convenience. The party used tin-coated shot, and thiB is 
what they say of it:— 
“ City of Worcester,” / 
Homeward-bound, Nov. loth, 1879. ) 
Leroy Shot and t.f.ad Manufacturing Co., N. Y. 
Dear Sirs: Returning from our shooting trip on the 
hunting car “ City of Worcester,” we take this time to 
say, we have used your tin-coated shot for about two 
months almost exclusively, and are very glad to say that 
it has given entire satisfaction. We think the tin coating 
a sure preventative against fouling or leading, and shall 
continue its use in preference to any other brand. 
Jerome Marble, Worcester, Mass. 
A. B. F. Kinney, Worcester Mass. 
Ezra Burton. South Lancaster. Mass. 
W. Henry Hutchinson, Lynn, Mass, 
O. D. Kingman, Middleboro', Mass. 
Gertrude 8. Renwick, New York City. 
W. C. Renwick, New York City. 
Manitoba— Emerson. Jan. Ytlh .—A friend and myself 
bagged on three successive trips of half a day’s duration 
each-first trip, 56 ; second, 106, and third, 100 ducks, all 
mallards This was done last October. We also brought 
to bag in one and a half hours in the last week of Octo¬ 
ber 43 prairie chickens. Still you Americans say we 
Raritan Shooting CisoB.—Keyport, Jan. 24th.— In 
vour issue of this week there is a mistake in the score of 
the Raritan Shooting Club in regard to the shooting of 
the tie between Waitt and Curtis. You had it that Curtis 
missed his twentieth and Waitt his nineteenth and 
twentieth in shooting off the tie; corrected, Curtis 
missed his eighteenth and Waitt his twentieth, leaving it 
still a tie, to be decided next monthly contest. S. P.D. 
Gun Presentation.— Rutherford, N. J., Jan. 26 th. 
—We understand that two members of the Boiling 
Spring Gun and Fishing Club have presented their fellow 
member Mr. J. H. Vreeland, with a beautiful hammer¬ 
less gun,’ of superior finish and magnificent design, as a 
token of their appreciation of him as a marksman whose 
merit should be acknowledged. The presentation was 
undoubtedly called out by the flattering notice given by 
the Forest and Stream of Jan. 8th of a match in which 
he engaged. We wish Mr. V. that success which he Jias 
attained in the past may he his constant companion in 
the uncertain future. Rutherfords. 
North Carolina— Further advices from Mr, E. A. 
Malley, of New Haven, who is spending the winter at 
High Point, N. C., report that quail are so abundant 
within sight of the town that a fair shot may bring in a 
good bag any day. The country is charming and the 
climate most agreeable and pleasant. Visiting sports¬ 
men will find excellent accommodations at the Bellevue 
House, Mr. E. E. Post manager. Quite a number of 
sportsmen from the North axe now there. 
Georgia — Americas, Jan. 25th .—During last fall and 
this winter I have hunted and shot quail a great deal, and 
over considerable territory, and 1 had hoped to find 
some of the migratory quail; but not one of them has 
been found by any of us. I am satisfied there are none 
in this or adjoining counties, or some one of onr club 
would have found them. The winter has been remark¬ 
ably mild and consequently ducks have been scarce. But 
we have the prince of game birds with us in abundance. 
1 wish some of your Northern sportsmen could be in¬ 
duced to spend a winter in this locality. Come with their 
dogs and their guns, and stay all winter ; live with us, 
and rough it with us, and, above all, shoot birds with us 
in the piney woods. Shot, 
Florida— Kissimme River and Lake Ocheeehobee— Col. 
Allen has finished the steamer Mary Bell. She is fifty 
feet long and twelve feet beam; speed eight miles per 
hour. He has cleared out the head of the river and 
opened navigation from Lake Tahoptaliga to Lake Ochee- 
chobee From Lake T. to Lake O. the distance is about 
three hundred and seventy-five miles; time, five days. 
The Colonel proposes to make monthly trips, leaving the 
upper lake about the 4th or 5th of each month. But if 
desired by sportsmen or tourists he will make an extra 
trip monthly. The Colonel has arranged with Captain 
Htmmingway, of the steamer Arrow, for through tick¬ 
ets, and will meet passengers with teams at the end of 
the Arrow's route—the Upper St. John. 
The Colonel informs me that he has arranged for the 
building of boats 18 feet long, 5 feet beam, and 16 inches 
deep for $22. The Captain has opened up one of the fin¬ 
est sporting regions of the State, more especially for deer. 
Lake Istokpoga is twelve miles long and nine miles 
wide. In a direct line it is nine miles west of the Kissimme 
and eighteen miles north of Lake Ochechobee. The lake 
is full of fish, and the surrounding country is elevated 
and rolling. For deer and hear this section cannot be ex¬ 
celled. Thus far sportsmen have not visited the section 
about Istokpoga, and it presents a fine field for sport and 
adventure. To reach the lake a party could leave the 
steamer at Istokpoga Creek, and by small boat ascend it 
to the lake, distance by the creek probably twenty miles. 
Colonel Allen's post-office is Osceola, Florida. 
Al Fresco. 
Crescent City Gun Club.—T he Crescent City Gun 
Club, which was quite prominent among sporting organ¬ 
izations in New Orleans last summer, reorganized a lew 
days ago, and elected the following named gentlemen to 
