Jas. 35, 1883. 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



309 



on the road leading to Hunter, in March 1799. He removed 



from the place of his birth on the Sherman place near the 



'Jennie Notch,' in the town of Windham. After residing 



■■■ i -i I placss in the immediate vicinity, lie 



built what is now called the 'Summit House,' lit East Wiml- 



hftni) owned by Abbott Larnoreku, hlc sori-in-laWi where he 



liudj having resided there thirty-five yen-?. He married 



Eleanor Loomis of Windham, who died' about .seven years 



ago. Mr Butt* was n man of strong physical build, his 



parents Were noted for their longevity, both having attained 



i mired years. He has a siBter now living 



in Windham, who is at least ten years his senior. Mr. Butts 



■ and trapper and was familiarly spoken 



of as '"Barney Butts, the bear hunter.' he having captured 



hundred black bears, having three in captivity 



during the past summer at one time, which were chained in 



the rear yard of the -Summit House,' and were quite an ttt- 



i city guests. During the fall while Barney was 



th house by sickness, two escaped, having 



broken Their chains during the night. One of them had 



been iu captivity about four fears, and had become so tame 



that it would take an apple from Mr. Butts's teeth, or put its 



ud his neck and kiss him. The bear was killed 



... [ound Top dWftt two months after its < 



"Mr Butts was ! is' owui-r of a horse which Ue always 



rode on his hunting trips. Fences, stonewalls, ditches ilid 



i a , .'-i,!. lesin liisway, He has Ms-ended 



High Park on horseback since his eightieth year, and set 



idcdto his traps, About eighl yean ago, while 



.. a t rap with leaves, on the mountains, he a- identalh 



and its sharp spikes passed through his hand, 



holding him fast, This would have discouraged a ii in 



oidinary pluck, but. he, witti nu assistance but such as 



nature provided, went to work and after a faithful effort 



removed his hand from the trap twid walked to his borne, 



where a surgeon, was summoned, the wound was dressed, 



and ihe sufferer made as eoiflfortable as possible under the 

 circumstances. He has often captured three bears in it 

 single day, having trucked them to their den. T lie number 

 of wildcats which can trace the cause of their demise to his 

 bands, would be nearly as large as [hat of bruin. The last 

 wolf ever exhibited alive in Windham, was about fifty 

 years ago by Barney Butts. While living iu 'Jennie Notch/ 

 lie, one morning, started afler his horses iu tlie lot. and when 

 he returned he had two wolves, lie also found and cut 

 overlive hundred bee trees. He bad always lived within a 



I'adillS of sis miles of wliere'lie died, hence lie was well 

 known by all who had ever visited the CatekilLs. The his- 

 tory or these mountains was as familiar to him as any 

 historian who ever attempted to describe them by pen. 

 Although studying ihe habits of the savage denizens of the 

 forest (second nature to him), he did nor neglect his fellow- 

 men, as his genial nature, kind hospitality and never-failing 

 generositj Will attest in the remarks .of gratitude lo the ads 

 of bis lite, by bis neighbors and acquaintances." 



Ml,', AT II \Wli. 



DUCK HUNTING ON CRYSTAL RIVER. 



C1RYSTAL ttiverisa small town in Florida, situated at 

 the head of a beautiful stream of water bearing the 

 ibout ten miles long, and empties 



s depths < 



U the land 



same name. Th 

 its waiets into the Gu 

 Of Cedar Keys. The ; 

 water which boil up c 

 some Of t hi m> so large 



to them AvitJi difficult'. 



multitudes of fish can 



selves iu 

 of the st 

 hage palmet 

 toons of the. 

 are lobe ud 

 its mouth 11 

 lK.uk-. whei 

 day in the 

 snipe and <•• 

 not familiar 

 to writ 



r Me 



In 



diout thirty miles 

 springs of 



1 b\ 



- pi* 



muth 

 , soft 



d up 

 , and 



being d 



landria or Spanish moss, 

 in great number- from i 

 portsman w ill tind high 

 iecan camp andhaye on I 

 •k. fish, oyster.-, wild t 

 ost of bird- with whose 



Bui il is i >f the lishthat 1 



ugh !i disciple of old Izaa 

 wide field For the exercise of his art. 

 Business called me lo this town 



peO 



W I 



th long ti.'s 



I'll.- 



it -i 



In 



e-l oi' fisl 



111. and 8 



along tin 



- oil 



•key, 







< 



fare even 

 eer, duck 



1 W i 



t 

 -h 



e wrii-.i i 

 ll Ibis line 



woi 



Id 



find beret 



for a choice wing shot. Soon we rounded a point in the 

 river. In the bend there were hundreds of ducks feeding 

 but forty yards away, all old drake and bis. mine were 

 quacking in the grass. As the boat, forged ahead they 

 sprang into the air and flew dead away into the wind. 



"They were too far for this charge, Mr Heed." "Ay, 

 sir, but see he's coming back." And SO be was. With ttt'ck 

 outstretched and flapping wines, he tame down the wind 

 directly for us. At thirty yards be shifted to the right and 

 tried to pass 118 at twenty yards. Snap, ffo-z, bang, went 

 the old double barrel, lofh to do duty, and down came the 

 drake stone dead, jnaking the water splash as he tumbled 



heels over head into the river. 



Here is a royal place for sportsmen. Game is. fou.ni 



in unlimited quantities. If the hunter wishes to ramp, the 

 banks of the river arc high ami dry near its mouth, and the 

 climate is so mild that but. little shelter is required. At the 

 bead of the river good hotel accommodations may he had of 

 Mr. G. T. Willis, who is a gentleman that knows how to 

 make strangers .feel entirely at home. Mr. Witt. Reed, men- 

 tioned above, has been for 'the past nine years engaged ill 

 piloting hunting and fishing parties about the Gulf coast. 

 He can be hired for a moderate sum to lake charge of parties 

 of sportsmen. His address is Crystal River, Hernando 

 iiouiity, Pla. Should any of the readers of Fokkst and 

 Stkc'ym visit, ibis delightful stream, I trust they will give 

 through the columns of this journal a detailed account of 

 their experiences. B. F. Mknw. 



isso, 3 • liaty, |68jL 



G . -.' i Bled Lmtoutatio^. — Messrs. Charles Keiehe & 

 Brother ha ve bad two bundled pair of English pheasants and a 

 large uunibei of English hares and partridges (-unsigned to 

 them, all for the stockipg of AH. Pierre IxirillordTs large 

 i- ;■■■■ .. rv,- in Monmouth iwitv, X J. The same firm 

 have received an order from ibe Fisher's Island Soo, i-., . :', 

 tiub for one hundred and fifty pair of Western quail, B lot 

 of prairie: chickens, English pheasants, hares and partridges. 

 The Messrs. Ren he are also exporting to Germany three- 

 hundred pair of Western quail. 



Buast Shooters will be interested in the advertise- 

 ment elsewhere of a club bouse season ticket for sale. 



fen mtxl iljiiver fishing. 



dressed to tin 

 partanee are 





M should lie ad - 



time 



being di 

 thewha 



a sport si 

 s'-en awi 

 brcech-1 

 ing 11: 



i.-liina- to gn 



Being limited a- |.i 



■ In. flocks 



ng and fc 



r at home. 



birds ut long t 



,d - 



gainst being tempted to make 

 me no firearms except a No. 

 er. Russian model. Business 

 j, 1 after Christmas found me on 

 iver eying with the instinct of 

 ■k- thai were everywhere to lie 

 I thought regretfully of the 

 mght to content myself b\ fcry- 

 ii.h my revolver. This was nol 

 satisfactory 'o me, although it undoubtedly was to the duck-. 

 After a littleinquiry atone, of the stores in town, 1 succee led 

 in borrowing a muzzle loading shotgun of the style that 1 

 used to shoot when j was a hoy, and bold my life more 

 lightly than now. The thing was loaded. It was load i 

 both barrels, .aid an examination with the rod showed that 

 the • airied live lingers. Now, I consider five fingers alto- 

 gether too much lor a man or » gun, and as I could not 

 draw the charge, I was about lo abandon my hunt, when a 



fntleman with true .Southern politeness offered to discharge 

 upiect t'Ol Die, He did so without any damage toufin- 

 s.-lf or the pit 1 1 and - curing the services of an experienced 

 boatman. Mr William Reed, whose name, has already fig- 

 ured in the columns of the Forest and Stream, aim is 

 familiar to Southern spoilsmen. 1 embarked for a trip down 

 the river. The fun began before we were a hundred yards 

 from the wharf. 

 "Dbyouaei those, iwo ducks - dead aheadj Mr Reed?" 



Ay, sir." 

 "Pull for them straight away and I'll try them on as tiny 

 rise." 



The boat glided noiselessly over the clear water under the 

 skillful motion of the oar until we were within easy range of 

 the birds, but they were loth to take w ing and strove, by 

 rapid swimming, to escape. Being crowded they at last 

 left the water.' "Now's your chance, -ir." said Reed. 

 Bang, bang went the old double-barrel, and one of the 

 -lucks splashed into the water wbih the olhei weal scream- 

 ing on his way. "Thai was not my faadt. Mr. Reed, 1 

 covered that bird," said I Mr. Reed was sjlcut. He bad 

 probably heard gunners make similar remarks before, 



way dawn the rivoi adopting the -am.. 



iddly for the birds and firing as they look 



h there were frucjueni mi- ... - there were 



hits enough to hi! out boat with a goodly supply of birds, 



At la-l my powder horn was empty— One little charge was 



all I could extract, This 1 wadded carefully and reserved 



"TOU srie the ways itie Fishermen (loth take 



Ti> catch the fish i wimt. engines doth he make? 



K-l-.-l,!' how UOtShglfgeUl ill his - its. 

 Also his snares, tinea, angles, books .m.l noes; 

 V.-i (isti i.h. -let;.-, that neither book nor line 

 Nor Share, nor net, nor engine can make thine; 

 Th.-y must he grop'd tor, and be in.-U-.i too. 



Ii, ifllOJ vill BOl l„-ea!el|-.l u hale er .. . .1 ," 



-J&M Banyan. 



WINTER TALKS ON SUMMER PASTIMES. 



XI.— -t'ltf. l.AMK LAWS— AM.l.i:..: M 1- HAPS — SEA AMD BKOOK 



Tltul'T. 



He who has once experienced the tasetuaKon of the woods-life 

 uuver .-scapes its -atie-ie.- in. la rhe memory n.iiiiiiij; lviuains but 

 its charm. Waknbb. 



Our local coterie were in council a few evenings since. 

 nominaliy to devise means to render such aid as was prac- 

 ticable to seeuri nu a.,,,".i,„e,,: and more general enforce- 



a promiscuous confab upon the subject of angling Iu gene 



ral. The game laws were conceded to be imperfect, but less 

 so than the slip-shod way h, which thej were enforced. 

 Every species of fish and game aro ruthlesstj pursued oui 

 of season and by prohibited devices. This is true not alone 

 in regard to remote waters r,nd ranges, but also in regard to 

 lakes and streams in populous neighborhoods. \nd this 

 stale of things av'iII continue until the general public shall 

 reach a more just conception of the material value oi well- 

 stocked waters in all sections of the Stale. Asa partial 

 remedy, an increase of the number of name constables was 



suggested. The necessity I'oi Ibis is conceded In those in 

 authority, and if, in addition, those who appreciate the im- 

 portance of game protection shall exert their persona] inilu- 

 .•iic. to secure a thorough enforcemenl of the law in their 

 several localities, something effective might, be accom- 

 plished. At a few points iu the State then are organized 

 associations, one of whoso purposes is to irosecute offend- 

 ers, 8 • ni'ihei" have rendered good service, but they 



ar-. not generally efficient. Their meinber.s are ordinarily 

 tiusy men. who have no leisure to give personal attention to 

 the frequent violations of the law by Ihe poachers and pot- 

 hunters of their neighborhoods. If these several organiza- 

 tion- could or would, for a year or two. employ some one to 

 give hi-, entire time to the detection and prosecution of 

 offenders, they would learn to fear if not to respect Un- 

 law, and good result- would follow. 



OUT OWn State is it'll, an exception to the prevailing 



vandalism: Noi onlj dothest violatorsof the law- oi na- 

 ture and of" man neem all game their rightful plunder, but 

 thev persist in bagging it at all seasons and by any devi 

 This is as true on the Vast plains of the greal Westas within 

 the borders of civilisation, and is as persistentlj practised 

 on the recently stocked salmon walcis of Maine as iu 

 ovcr-ii-h--! lakes and rivers of the Adirondacks. Public 

 sentiment is being gradually educated up to the proper 

 standard upon this subject and it will ultimately reach a 

 point, when il will serve as a mural check upon all classes of 

 the community, but meanwhile nothing but the '.errors of 

 forces -in of its penalty will act as suf- 

 ficient restraints upon its habitual and persistent violators. 



•If abba.- no' beendonetbat is desirable," said one of our 

 number, "something has certainly been accomplished by the 

 discussion of this subject within the past twenty or thirty 

 years. 1 remember when spoilsmen— not professional 

 poachers or pot-hunters— did no! deem it unsportsmanlike 

 to string setrlhles in the lakes and river- of I he N on h Woods 

 In swell their 'count' This practise has, I believe, bed! 



generally di eptbythe low down riffraff, who 



have no mo,, idea i : whal is legitimate In the prat 



un than an Esquimau has of the principles of algebra. 



'1 once met one of these fellows on the North Branch 

 of the Moose River a great many years ago. Wc saw liku 



set his line at. a point famous for the number and size of the 

 trout, which seemed ro make it their headquarters. He sup- 

 posed himself unobserved, of course, and retired to his 

 shanty sure of a (rood haul in the. mot -iiing. I was in camp 

 with ftick <_)., whom most of you knew us a fellow of in- 

 finite humor,' and as muscular as he was witty, and as fond 

 of fair play in angling as be was -down on' all poachers and 

 pot-hunters. When it was suggested that; we make a mid- 

 night raid upon tin- trap set by our neighbor, Dick dissented, 

 wilh the remark that 'be would make 1dm a visit, early in 

 the morning, give him due notice of his purpose, and cut 

 bis line before his eyes.' 1 offered to accompany him, but 

 be declined my services and proee-- led alone to perform his 

 righteous oiliec. f wa tolled bim on his mission, observed 

 him talking to the poacher, and saw him rtoop down at tin 

 is. ; the water, as if to cut the line. A tus-ie followed. 

 and iu less than a minute ■something dropped' in the water, 

 audit wasn't Dick, The. issue was the capture of tl.. lei 

 line; and, after due explanations, apologies, and sundry 

 soothing appliances, a treaty of pence was "signed, Dick was 

 forgiven, and ibe poacher promised 'never 10 do so no 



"Was that the season I met you fishing tinder Avater?" 



'• 'No more o' that. Hal, an' "you love me.' " 



"Why not? It was certainly nothing to your discredit, 

 and I have had a many hearty laugh since, at the remem- 

 brance of it." 



"Tell us about it, D." 



"Well.it was something like this: I was wading and 

 easting down the North Branch with results entirely satis. 



factory, when I reached the borders of a rather deep pool, 

 into which the waters swept wilh a velocity which rendered 

 it. extremely difficult for rue to keep my footing. Anxious 

 to reach a shaded spot In the pool, which required along 

 cast. I lifted myself up upon a slippery boulder to the more 

 certainly reach my objective point. I succeeded, as I ex- 

 la del, in raising n large fish, but in striking, mv fe.-t slipped 

 from under me, and I glided into the tiood as cleanly and as 

 arrowdike'as a saw log dips into the water below the chute 

 I was not aware that anyone was in the neighborhood, until 

 1 heard a roar of laughter as 1 emerged from my bath to 

 swim ashore That's the whole story; I saw nothing laugh- 

 able iu the adventure then, although [ have often since 

 smiled in thinking of it." 



"No, gentlemen, that is not the whole story, begging my 

 friend's pardon. After he made his plunge there was noth- 

 ing to be seen of him or of his belongings, but his rod, ana 

 that was held as erect and as artistically as if be was plaving 

 bis fish from the rock from which he had slipped, The' line 

 was kept. taut, and The tip of the rod bent as gracefully while 

 the angler was submerged as when he regained bis footing 

 It was a line illustration of the ruling passion, and 1 WHfi as 

 glad as if 1 had done it myself, w lieu our friend landed fl 

 tbree-pound trout as the result of his judicious manipulation 

 under difficulties. By the w av, IX, did von ever 11 ud vom- 

 ica! ?" 



"Yes , half a mile below, and none the worse for the journey, 

 But since you have begun to toil tabs out of school," I Save 

 a mind Co give you a Roland for your Oliver." 



"Let's have it; let's have it," from all sides. "Bob -will 

 not object." 



"Not I. for I am stir ithlngcan be saitl about my ang- 

 ling adventures which will not redound lo tnv infinite 

 credit." 



"We had been leisurely floating down the R&quette on 

 such ;i da\ as rendered one quite hidilfcrent to any past or 

 any coming event eXeepI the going down of the sun. Il 

 was jus) such a day as one would like to have bet forever. 



As we floated, we casi hither and thither, from no special. 

 desire to g.-i a rise, bul simply that our well-balanced Tods 

 might -baie in ihe Enexpressiblefclicity of (hose who wielded 

 them. It was well on in the afternoon when wo touched 

 tin- head of the long rapid- near tin- (.Khow-in old lime- 



one of the best points for large trout, and plenty of them, 

 en the river. My friend here was the first to" gel arise, 

 and was doing bis beat to land him at ill.- bead of the pool. 



Butthi fish ami the current combined were too strong tor 



him, and while both guide and angler were more Intent 

 upon the fish ihan upon their surroundings, the goal Bloated 

 sideways against a projectingtreejop, and was upset in the 

 twinkling of an eye. The water was rather more than 

 shoulder deep; but before I could cross over to help him, mv 

 friend had reached terra lirnia. while the guide was swim- 

 ming with the current to overtake his boat. It is proper lo 

 say that Bob kept his temper, although he lost bis rod." 



"1 remember those rapids very well," said another of our 

 number, 'but I have not visited them since the Raquette 

 waters were planted with pickerel by a Long Lake vandal, 

 whose name I have forgotten." 



"But I haven t. l! wa l.y-ander Hall, who bad often 



served as my guide, and an excellent guide he was—quick, 

 intelligent, obliging and better acquainted with all the by- 

 paths of the wilderness than any guide 1 ever had, except 

 George Morse, who was killed in the Avar, and over whose 

 remains (Jen. Spinner caused lo be erected a fitting record 

 of his patriotism and courage." 



"i\ T o matter what he was iu all else, iu thus polluting the 

 lliiquette waters, Hall committed a crime for Avhich there 

 was no law to men- out to him fitting punishment. The 

 grandest trout waters in the State are deteriorated for all 

 time. But, as I was saying, 1 remember those long rapids 

 very pleasantly, and except at Setting Pole, I enjoyed swift. 

 water fishing nowhere else so well. Since 1 lasl visited 

 them I have done something in the way of killing sea trout, 

 and I seldom cast iu the swift waters win re tbey are found 

 without being reminded of the rapids on Ibe Ka'quetle." 



"An; not the fish even more alike than the waters they 

 inhabit?" 



"At first I thought the fish not only alike iu appearance, 

 but alike iu fact. But I have since changed in. opinion, 

 and now believe them to be quite distinct from o tr brook fir 

 river troui. but of course, of the same general family." 



"In ibis," I replied-; "you are at odds with some of the 

 best writers." 



' T know that very well, but I know also that I am in agree- 

 ment. Avith others, and where doctors thus differ I have Tried 

 to decide for myself, not by tiny scientific investigation — 

 although 1 have done a little of that — but bv a close observ- 

 aiion of the haunts and habitsof the fish. Some of the 

 salmon and sea I rem rivers I have fished nrx fed by numer- 

 ous snuill tributaries which are full of brook trout, and 

 When coveting (l uiess, as wenfUjn did. I knew just where 

 to find them, I have oie -p- eial brook in my mind which 

 projected its cold, pure transparent water into the river with 

 such force, as to preserve its ideutity for some distance. 

 Whenever I cast within the radius of this distinctively 

 marked brook water I would take clearly marked brook 



