EM 81i 1883.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



147 



Peter, my dug. who was lame. We Camped that nitrlii in 

 Tuckulotc canyon where Hi fmintl Ills sheep herd and left us. 

 The ii'xi nighi wc camped at the Fdllis spring in West 

 Cai*taa cauyon. and the uexl night rolled up in mv ranch 

 fong after dark with tired horses. We Americans "'"' 

 diiiy. lirert, bungryatid Cross. We woul to bed al'ier a little 

 unpacking unci a great deal of supper prepared by the faith- 

 fui Miguel. 



The nexi aft-erm I lent Miguel a horse and .saddle, lie 



nut his big biu/k on ii minus the h ■ u\. which now graces mv 

 front door, also four antelope hauls aud a few groceries, and 

 A l gave Lim $15 m small bills. He walked off homec-ueof 

 lie' in. -I contented .Mexican* in Colorado, leading my old 

 I J well packed down. 



In a lew days we went to Trinidad and had a little jolli 



Ration ami parted, I have never seen Al nor Ted since. 

 Ti.i.y both left thispffirf of the country shortly after, bill J 

 can say for them thai 1 never had pleasalitei companions, 

 Bad never had a beltei lime lhau when [went on thai huntto 

 tin- Bits! Carisa canyon. W. .1. 1). 



LOADING AND PENETRATION. 



l'klilur /•;./•,.%,„,„/ sy ;W ;,„. .- 



[ send you a tftble of some experiments in loadiiur which 

 1 have ma le. which may throw -nine lighl on the question 

 H loading ['or name. The penetration was loiuid in the fol- 

 lowing maimer. Taking B Ion- narrow hoxc.il.out J.vl\3Uin. 

 (fes at intervals of one inch or 

 places, into 



Inside), san th 



lc>~. u iih a. wide-ci 

 which place a j rhic 

 end of the boa low . 

 hoard about ■*, inch 

 thick in front: rang 

 ■a-ily -ecu what 1 



tion. 

 laritv in 

 shot£oz 

 move ;! 



hold- g( 

 with lo? 

 practical 

 main Hi 

 your cot 

 same trii 

 suits tha 





pastebo 



d yon. B 



ids prod, 



ffhin tin. 

 -how th 



iih 1, 



Ad ! 



in I . 



ic.d the 

 the tal 

 powde: 

 at ii rei 

 t the si 



idv 



<noek out the 

 I used paste- 

 ine wood Jin, 

 ua obtained it 



asfed idr. and 

 dr. powder to 

 ocilv, and il 



. 1 12 13 1 1 IS |C, 



dr. powder and let the shot re- 



ull is very marked. I think if 



issue of Jan. •"). will make Ihc 



,rs. with loz. giving belter re- 



if ivllets pussin^- tlirniia-li each Card. 



t is in ao si ss 



m i .11 a 11 11 11 11 10 ID 10 R 7 7 



■i~ w'.'is is ta i.-i id ta 13 13 13 is is r; 



•i 1M..20 i:i is 18 13 18 i 3 8 



■ih r'.|..!ii |S 15 15 15 15 16 n 13 13 19 IS 



In the first column are all lie. shot- Mint slru 

 ISth, as all the shots that wore going si piiigH w 



In loading for game 1 use :sidr.s. with I oz. for woodcock, 

 etc.. and kits, and Ijroz. for duck, grouse, etc.. using a 10- 

 bore, flj II,-. and am ordinarily successful. 



In icgard to pallern. my gun show- but little difference 

 in size ol pattern will, varying loads; but of course there is 

 more pellets in a given space with more shot. \Y. 



half a dozen were shot. On rowing out of the thoroughfare 

 which cut the island in half, we mei Mr. A. L'mclin. oT the 

 We-i Jersej Sportsman's Association, with Dad Parker. 



party wo tlii 



■ hours look ovei 



', fri 



id > 



I wreck- 

 hundred 

 caught so 



In the afternoon the whole 

 lor sea bass, and within Hue 

 fish In all mv experience 1 ™ 

 las! or blteso freely. The run of li-h 

 an average weiL-ht . 4 hail a pound to one and a half 

 laken. Mr. I'.vrou Baser proved to be the champion, taking 

 into consideration the wejglil of individual fish caught, hut 

 Mr. Will Leiscniing name off besl a- to numbers. 



During the whole nip nothing occurred to iniir the 

 pleasure Of the parly -ave the Storm, and even thai being a 

 frc-h experience h, ino-i c, I us. can l„- said lo have been 



highly entertaining, notwithstanding its spice of danger, 

 The company was a moat congenial one. and your corres- 

 pondent considers himself ven fortunate to have been asked 



tO make one ot ii- number. 



We found the bay bird- had all left the bay Sheep-head 

 had ceased biting, but the waters ot Barnegat Bay can at 

 unv time furnish .-port for just such a party of ardent 

 tourists aS was our';. 



Duck-shooting begins in these waters in October-- by the 

 middle of November, however, the fowl have become- wild, 

 and acting on the advice of lupi. Sammy Perrine, T would 

 state that the best time to visit Baroegat for ducks would 



be from the middle Of October to the end of the nweih. 

 before the birds have bei u too much shot al. Homo. 



A VISIT TO THE YACHT SANS SOUCI. 



IT was my privilege to be one of a party of eight that 

 lately visited the yacht Ban Souci. the property of 

 Edge John Leiscnring. or Mauch Chunk. Pa., and Mr 

 (ha-. I'.iiii.-h. of Philadelphia. The vessel nowajichored 

 in Barnegat Bay is U30 odd feel long, and is the most com- 

 plete crafl of the kind 1 lime ever -ecu. She is used as a 

 floating home in the duck shooting and fishing seasons by 

 her owner and hi.- friends, and hits always in attendance two 

 vacats of the cal rig order, and sneak boxes fur Bhoatmg 

 SUd Ashing purposes. Capt. Sam P,errine, who ha- chargt 

 of the life-saviug station near Uarvev Oedars, on Long 

 Beach, commands the craft, and under his captaincy tlie 



ci'eu.lour or live in number, keep Ihc vessel in the "most 

 complete order. 



On her late trip to Bamegftl Bay the company consisted of 

 Mes-rs. C. (.'. Brow,,. W. A. Leisenring, John.R. Leisenring 

 and Byron Esser. of Mauch Chunk. Pa • Mr Lee E Wills" 

 of Weisspott, Pa.; Mr, II. E, Taylor, of New York;'Mr. o! 

 Haz/.ard. of Catasauqua, I'a.. anil your correspondent. 



KMiing and Shooting was to be the objeel of our visit lo 

 the-c water-, and the Sans Sou,' ,mr home while we re- 

 mained. We were met at Ihe wharf al Barnegat. on the 

 main by a -mall yacht, which carried the party to the vessel, 

 anchored three or four miles out in the bay, which we 

 reached just iu time for supper. A meal served by the cook 

 m the Sans Souci is always an appetizing one. and ample 

 justice was done to its four or five .courses by our hungry 

 company. Eaoh of the parly at once taking possession o*f a 

 stale room, our suits-were changed and more 'appropriate 

 costumes were donned. A Comfortable night's rest iu the 

 most rostful of betls found us iu the morning eager for any 

 sport the bay could give us. Some of the party at once be- 

 gan fishing from the stem of the Sans Souci. and in au hour 

 or i wo enough sea bass were caught to furnish fish for the 

 yacht for the day. ii having been determined that no fish 

 should be eaten that was not taken the same day. 



A tailing barometer, the day after we arrived, indicating 



the approach Of a severe gale, our captain thought it prudent 

 to make ready for it. Everything loose, therefore, was 

 securely fastened, and by evciiin.j, true to the indications 

 pointed out, the wind cam,- out from thc-oast and northeast 

 with a force your dbrrespondenl had never experienced be- 

 fore.. A second anchor was let out, and the vaehi, with her 

 head lo the Storm, pitched and tOSS«d in Mich' a manner a.-lo 

 ciium- some of us lo feel a trifle uucomloi'lahle. although 

 none eonfe-scl it. It stormed lb,- ciilire day after OUT ar 



rival, the company keeping the saloon, highly entertained 

 bv the wit of Miv John Lotsenring, and dry humor of his 

 toother, Will LekonrJug. Inning the night the storm 

 ciuri, d away our topsail, although securely fa-ieiied to the 

 toast, We learned afterwaxd from Captain Bidgeway, who 

 has charge of the life saving station at Barueeai" CitV. ihai 

 when he -aw ihe remain- ot the -ail llyiuj. from the masl in 

 the morning, he thought it was our signal of distress. 

 When informed that the goyerarnenl regi.-ler showed Ihe 

 Velocity of the Wind to have been lif(y-si\ miles an hour 

 auriugthe night, we began to realize 'what we bad gone 

 through. 



After the storm had cleared and the wind [changed, -Mr. 

 Wills and your correspondent took one of the sneak boxes 

 astern, and rowing lo a -edge island near by, tried the clap- 

 per rail. It was found the change of Wind had affebted the 

 tide, so that Vie had not water enough lo push our boat 

 where we knew the mud-hens were, and con-o^uontly but 



Kit (ai:-ox .as a ' TknitehfooI'."— A coirespondenl Of 

 ihe Boston //./■,//'/ tells this story: "For fifty years, from 

 lS->:; to lST:i. all trade between the' Missouri River and Ihe 

 far Southwest was carried on bv waeron trains running From 

 Fort Independence, near Kansas City, Mo., down the Santa 

 l-V trail, which the Atchison. Topek'a & Fanta Ke Railroad 

 approximately follows, through Kan-a- to Santa Pe, X. M. 

 Pawnee Rock was a favorite Camping around for the wagOn 

 trains, because iis height— then considerabh — insured a 

 place of retrial in ca-e of attack, and there was a spring of 



ler at its base. It wa- one -uinnier nighi. ncarK half a 



century ago, that a train drew up at the base of the rock, 

 which had among its guard of scouts the famous Kil (arson, 

 then a young man unused to Indian warfare. Signs of Paw- 

 nee- had been seen during the day. and (here was reason to 

 expect an attack. No camp-tires were lit, and. after dark- 

 ness tell, a strong guard wa- put out around the camp. It 

 was nearly midnight when it came Kil Carson's turn lo 

 wali-li. and. as he stole out into ihe grass just bevond the 

 camp, the novelty and souse of danger in his situation 

 stretched every tibre io the keenest tension. Suddenly the 

 sleepers wore roused bv the report of a gun. Every mau 

 was instantly on his feet, rifle in hand, expecting- a vol- 

 ley of arrows. 'What is it! - cried the leader, as Kill 'arson 

 came leaping back behind the wagons. 'The Pawner.-,' 

 ga-ped Kit, '1 just shot one ill the grass.' The women wen- 

 hastily concealed in the wagons, and Ihe men Waited 

 Ihe Indian yell and volley of arrows that, were each 

 moment expected. But ihe time wore on and nothing 

 came. At last the strain relaxed and one man stole 

 out to look after some horses that wen; in danger 01 

 being stampeded. Etc disappeared in the darkness and then 

 a burst of laughter rang out on the silent night air. '( 'nine 

 and see Kit's Pawnee.' he called. The scouts followed him, 

 and there lay Kii's mule shol through the head. The inno- 

 cent beast had been peacefully grazing, and Kil had taken 

 ihe lips of ils long cars for plumes of a Pawnee warrior. 

 So this bluff, from that time to this, has borne the name of 

 Pawnee Rock. Of the many Indian battles and attacks on 

 train- thai this crumbling mass has witnessed, no tale of 

 more de-perate courage has been handed down than thai of 

 two scouts, who were besieged on the .summit of this rock 

 some time in the '80s for three days by a hand of Kiowas. 

 They fought until their unciiing aim made the Indians fear 

 to approach the rock. Then the crafty savages fired the 

 prairie, but the scouts, throwing themselves on their faces 

 on the summit of the rock, were enabled, bv a change in the 

 wind, to escape. At last their ammunition gave out. The 

 Kiowas sent a messenger to offer ihem their live- it one would 

 safely run thogaunllet. Theseoutsaccepiedlhishistdesperate 

 chance, and Ihe Kiowas chose Bill (iib-on a famous I'rou- 

 ticr.sm.n. to undergo the ordeal. Thev formed in double 

 line, armed wiih knives, hatchets and clubs. A lilile dis 

 tauce beyond stooa the chief, who coldly warned the scout 

 that, unless he could reach the chief's side unscathed and 

 without losing a drop of blood, Ihe live- of both would be 

 offered up at the stake before sunset. Gibson stripped to th: 

 waist. The chief gave the word, and the scout leaped 

 through the lines as though endowed with the vigor of a 

 demon. He tossed the Kiowas right and left, dodged be- 

 tween their legs, under their outstretched arms, leaped over 

 them as they stooped to strike him, and finally reached the 

 frowning chief breathless, hut saved, for the Kit, was kepi 

 their word, and he and his companion w,ont free." 



The Wasui.noto.v (Ji.n C'li bExouksion.— Jdasl Thursday 

 the! annual excursion to T.ake llopatooug. X. J., of the Wash- 

 ington Gun Club, of Brooklyn, was the occasion ot a gather 

 eruig of many friends and guests oi this popular association. 

 A special bom took ihcni to ilobokcnmida ninety in inn I v .ride 

 by rail set them down at the station, where a small lug and 

 two barges Of fQUr-mule power conveyed Ihem up the canal 

 am! intothe lake. Aboui noon they wereat the hold dock 

 A lna.-s i.and enlivened the tiio and cheered the imilosin 



their labors, Presidr-m Altenhi-aud was everywhere look 

 ingfor the comfort of the party, -.md was exhausted with 

 encouraging the mules. After Inmh the games began, First 



came a boat race open lo members of ihc club only, which 

 was .owed in lliicc heal- of a half mile. Mr. John l.enz won 



tbeurst, Dr, Hughes the second, and the third by Mr. K. 

 M. Hop]).-, who also won the tlnal heal. N.xi came a free 

 for all; Ihe first was u on bv Mr. i. '. WlOgert, the -icon, I bv 

 Mr. K. .1. Tremblv. and ihe third bv Mr. W. \\ . JohliSOn 

 the final heat being won by Mi WTngert. Rifle shooting at 

 an alleged moving fleer was mxi in order, but we missed 

 this and went off to the lake with Mr. Harry Prichard toeee 

 him cast the fly. A heavy wind was blowing- down upon 

 Ihe wuicr. aud the conditions were unfavorable, bul wilh 

 ninety-live feet of line on his reel Mr. Prichard managed to 

 get niosl of ii om. A 1'ai man's race, ,,pen to ujj who 

 weighed two hundred pound-, took place and created much 

 fun. At dinner, the song's and speeches kepi the party at 

 bible until late, when more races and jumping malchc- were 

 Ihe order of Ihe day until lime to depart, Allo.'Vher ii was 

 a ino-t enjoyable affair, aud wu hope to be with the club 

 nest year, 



Wisconsin.— Eau Olaire, Sept, II. --Local and sports- 

 men from abroad are having extraordinary good success in 



■ fields 

 need, and 



ihi 



icko 



he 



ild game, especially el 



plentiful. This may he 

 northwe.-t.ern Wisconsin, and maybe attributed to 

 thai tie- winter was comparatively mild, with bul a 



do with Ihe preservation of the game, and sports- 

 men are having all the fun the law itllows.'" A parly of four 



limited 



thing l, 



or fi 



the city, and 

 sidered in. smCl 

 increased. Tl 

 after ha 



rtthin 



al 



radius of half a dozen miles from 

 iih less Ihan a hundred birds is ('(ni- 

 di, and often Ibis number is doubly 



I ting 



bal wild ftow, 

 ill there are u-i 



■ without being 



haK shortly c\- 

 <• u have their 



iles up ihe Eau 

 if that kind of 



sremberand De 



hunted d ., 

 thousands of birds in this Vicinity to spat 

 miSsed, The time for shooting deer in this 

 pii'es. and Iho.-e fond of this exciting -pori 

 d, -sires e-ralitii'd by an expedition fifteen I 

 ( I., ire River, wheic there is an abundance 

 game. Most of the deer killed her,- in N, 

 cember is shipped to Ihe Chicago markets, and can be 

 bought of Ihe hunters at iihoul. six cents through in oarca- 



The V. ii ClatreGun club, organized .> short time, is com 



meiieing to show prolieieiiey in their -kil! as marksmen, and 

 have glass ball and pigeon shoot nr etice weekly. — * 



A Rebounding Billet.— Lower Brule, I). T., Sept. 8;— 

 I send you quite a curiosity in the shape of a 45-75 Winches- 

 ter bullet that was shot at a Texas steer in our corral bv tin- 

 man who does our killing Our corral is just fifty yards 

 across, and the Steer was -landing some little di-fancc'lmai 

 il.e I'.nce. The mail -hoi al. his head, and Ihe ball came 

 back and struck near the shooter's feet, Re says that he 

 hi! ihe steer; as he showed ii by hi- actions, whether in the 

 head or on the- horn he cannot tell, as he immediately tired 

 another shot and killed him. Even had he hit him on Un- 

 born a direct, shot that would have thrown ihc bullet direct 

 back. I should have thought it would have gone through 

 the horn, and if struck on ihe side of horn it would have 

 glanced to one side. — Lowkk BBTrtht: 



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o< i.vlion.— Ii is gratifying to 

 ;n by the Massachusetts PMi 

 ion, in offering a liberal reward 

 lo the couviciion of any per- 

 -ion any quail within lb, ''limits 

 is-a- hu-us before October lo. 



. ha- had the cIVcctor suppress, 

 and .spoilsmen can now -troll 

 vilhout seeing larce quantities 

 of game offered for -ale which w»- slaughtered during Ihe 

 close season. The association have issued posters which 

 vvill in- sent to game associations orparties interested in game 

 protection by applying to the president or seeretarj nil Bos- 

 ton, — A. C. G. 



Rail Siiooti.no.— Philadelphia. Sept. Hi. — At ihe closing 

 of the week rail shooting i- no better. We have had enough 

 water bul the birds have evidently not rjomc. All the old 

 heads look for a large flight yet during the month. 1 have 

 not thought it worthwhile to go for rail myself, as "boats 

 report" but 12. 10. IS. and 20 to the tide. A few teal were 

 seen coming up the river yesterday. It will lake some cool 

 nights before we can exped many of them. Botterton 

 fishing begins to lie good, the perch are running larger. At 

 Sim Lord's, opposite Reedy Island Light, fishing i- first class. 

 —Homo. 



Tiif. Climax Gun" Ci.kanku is an admirable tool. It is 

 novel in its construction, well made, and in practical use 

 satisfactory. The manufacture of this useful implement lias 

 been recently undertaken by the United States Cartridge Co. , 



of Loud. Ma-s .and we understand (hut the cleaned is being 

 reeieved wilh great favor by lh,,-c who believe in keeping 

 their guns free from •'rust-spots." 



Fi.ouiDA. — Rock Ledge, Aug. 15, — Game Of all kinds 

 abundant. Quail are very plentiful. I see broods of from 

 twenty to forty young birds in Ihem, and we find them 

 everywhere — m ihe orange grove and in the scrub and in the 

 pine woods. Deer and bear are plenty at short distance from 

 here. Fishing grand.— G. (). L. 



/- 



SOI i'ii ( wtoi.iNA Game Law.— The game law in this 

 State ha- been so amended thai. Ihe legal time for hunting 

 partridges and other game birds is from the 1st of October 

 to the 15th of -March.— L. M. E. 



Tni: Tawas City (Mien.) Ci.ru are jubilant ou their suc- 

 cess in convicting a. deer killer September T. (he law noi 

 being up before October 1. 



Vermont.— Ferrisburg. Sept. 17.— I took a short tramp 

 after ruffed grouse yesterday but did not find one bird. It 

 looks as if they were scarcer here than ever. — K. 



Mixho Metaphor. — A Boston papei has detected three 



dark horses "angling" for the Republican nomination for 

 Governor of Massachusetts. 



PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 

 <t AN-iiS-niL-AM. most Interesting oi snorttM] pafie 



I'lc'lie. 11 ii, en'lill-he I i.,'.- Hi.- 1'iaiii- I'arin.i' l'nbli- 



l,ui ",■ lift\cn i lime just now lo ink 

 polnt.of roal iutei'iisi lo lis is Urn: a 

 thase letters find their way into the 



