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in catching forty. five that. day. But one old fellow whs the 

 smartest of them all. Some negroes were chasing hiuxwlth 

 dogs and he gave them the dodge ; turned back, ran for a 

 good distance ; took to the water and went out. and squatted, 

 leaving only his head out. We saw all of this from the boat. 

 We -went over aud I shot and killed him. As for rabbits tak- 

 ing to water, that is nothing strange down South.— L. F. P. 



Wild Rigs— A<-hland. Wis , Aug. 25.— I see in your issue 

 of Aug. 18, Mr. Charles Gilchrist alludes to an article of mine 

 on the depth of water that wild rice grows with him. 1 have 

 spent the summer at this place, and, "to my surprise, find no 

 wild rice here (not a Btalk) except the small kind, which 

 amounts to little compared with species 1 intended in my ar- 

 tiole. I did not suppose anybody attempted to introduce the 

 small kind, as it bears but little seed and in two feet to per- 

 haps the depth Mr. G. says. He says : "A stalk nine and a 

 half feet long grew in seven and a half feet of water," show- 

 ing only two feet out of water. The variety I described 

 grows from sis to ten and twelve feet, and not in water over 

 two to three feet, and in a dry timeout of water. It grows 

 so large and thick you can hardly push a hoat through it. 

 This kind has an immense seed top, while the small variety 

 grows little seed on a small straight stalk along the edge of 

 rivers and sand bars in deeper water, where none but diving 

 ducks can feed on it. The large kind spreads the lop like 

 broom corn not broken down. I consider the large kind the 

 only desirable one. — Lutron. 



Maine Game Notes— Lincoln, Maine, August.— Wood- 

 cock are fairly plenty in this vicinity. In an hour's s'roll 

 from the office the other day my dog pointed and (lushed 

 five. They are not in prime condition here before the. mid- 

 dle of September. Ruffed grouse are plentiful. Deer are 

 reported very numerous about the lakes in our immediate 

 vicinity. I, with many others here, have a decided inclina- 

 tion toward the view that we should be allowed to hound 

 deer; not that we do hound them — that would be in viola- 

 tion of our laws for game — but we regard the prohibition of 

 hounding wrong and an evil to be corrected. The skeich I 

 sent you^ " Syseledobsis and Passadumkeag," some time ago 

 was the cause of a visit from the " Deputy Warden." In my 

 desire to present a truthful and accurate account, of our trip, 

 I forgot the law for the time and introduced a hound which 

 aided us in securing a deer. Well, that Deputy read the ac- 

 count and at once looked me up. So you see our game over- 

 seers attend strictly to business. — F. C. P. 



" Parker" Not a Guide. — Montiea 1 , Aug. 24. — "Ness- 

 muk " is quite right. " Charles Parker " was no guide, his 

 real name is Prank Cook. He was born in Sheldon, Vi., in 

 1846, or thereabout, and always bore, a bad reputation. In 

 1873 he was arrested in Highgate, Vt., for adultry and taken 

 to St Albans jail, where he overpowered the Sheriff and 

 locked him into a cell and escaped, but was soon after re- 

 captured and sentenced to a year in the State prison. After 

 his term was out he returned to Highgate. where he was 

 often engaged in drunken brawls and fights. In 1878 he 

 w«>b sent to jail for intoxication, but was pardoned out hy the 

 Governor and soon afier left the State. His Adirondack es- 

 capade was fully in keeping with bis reputation, where he 

 was well known in his native and adjoining towns, and the 

 feeling there is that at the hands of Constable Cole he has re- 

 cieved his just punishment. — Stanstead. 



Wisconsin Ducking Grounds — Rouen, France, Aug. 11. 

 Editor Forest and Stream: Your issue of July 28 reached me 

 here this morning. I notice that your correspondent J. W. 

 B. wants to go duck shooting, and I can tell him of a good 

 place. Let him go to Green Bay, Wisconsin. There are 

 several professionals whom he can employ. I had a man 

 named Welsh whom I can recommend. I paid him two dol- 

 lars per day and gave him the birds, which he sold. He fur- 

 nished boat, Three years ago a friend and myself in five 

 days' shooting killed over three hundred ducks, many of 

 them canvas-backs and redheads. I got the information 

 which led to my going to Green Bay from Fobest and 

 Stream, and think "1 cannot do better than " pass it along." 

 — Dook. 



Woodcock on Main Stbeet — Lockport, N T., Aug. SO. 

 — Last evening as I was driving from Niagara street on the 

 bridge that crosses the canal to Main street, near the centre 

 of the business part of the city, a woodcock tlew by and came 

 near flying against the rear of the buildings on Main street, 

 but turned to the right and passed over Main street up Cot- 

 tage street . Some three years ago a ruffed grouse flew against 

 a house on Park place and was killed. A few days after 

 another flew through a window, breaking the glass, directly 

 on the opposite side of the same street ; and after flying 

 about and frightening the occupant of the room, passed otit 

 through the window seemingly unhurt ; and yet if you wish 

 to shoot grouse or woodcock you will have to go far beyond 

 the city limits to find them.— J. L. Davison. 



Mississippi Game — Philadelphia, Miss., Aug. 19. — At the 

 last meeting of our Legislature the game law was put into 

 the hands of the boards of supervisors of the various countieB 

 and a provision made allowing parties to kill game for de- 

 predating upon crops Some of the counties are trying to 

 abolish the game law, aud every "pot-hunter" claims that 

 liis farm is entirely overrun by the deer and turkey, and his 

 crops being destroyed; and their sporting (?) friends are called 

 in to help kill them. I see quantities of young quail and 

 turkey sufficiently large to afford good sport now.— S. P. 

 Nash. 



Pulaski Got Club — Pulaski, N. T., Aug. 26.— A sport- 

 ing club was organized at Pulaski, N. T., August 13, under 

 the name of the Pulaski Gun Club, its purpose being the bet- 

 ter protection of game and fish. The following gentlemen 

 were elected officers for the ensuing year : A. F. Betts, Pres- 

 ident ; A. W. Dunn, Vice-President : M. D. Bunqms, Sec- 

 retary ; W. F Pierce, Treasurer. This club has leased the 

 water, land and marsh known as Deer Creek marsh, com- 

 prising over onolhousand acres, for the term of five years, 

 for their private hunting and fishing. 



Pennsylvania — Wyalusing, Pa., Aug. 26, — Woodcock 

 have been scarce, the drought, of about four weeks' duration 

 Taising havoc with them on our sandy flats. Quail are plenty 

 —thanks to those who fed them during the heavy snows last 

 winter. Ruffed grouse are about the same in abundance. 

 Rabbits are plenty; squirrels in large numbers in the oak 

 ridges. By the way, there are two associations in this coun- 



ty, Bradford, for the protection of game and fish, yet the 

 slaughter goes on out of season. I heard of one party killing 

 fifteen cray and black squirrels two or three days ago. — Oil 



The Wing. 



Quail in Alabama — Hayneville, Ala., Aug, 26.— Quail 

 Shooting in this country piomiBes to be belter than usual, as 

 the dry spring and summer has been propitious for their pro- 

 pagation: ami numbers of half fledged li I tie ones are seen 

 along the roadside and in the stubble. The almost unpre- 

 cedented co'd weather last winter destroyed thousands of 

 doves, aud in conserpience the annual wheat field sport of 

 this section baa been considerably abridged. The sluggish 

 waters of August and ye industrious mosquito deter the most 

 inveterate angler at this season. — A. E. C. 



New Jersry Rail Law — New Yore, Aug. 29. — I would 

 like to call your attention of one of the great evils of our 

 game laws. In New Jersey the law allows rail to be shot 

 after Sept. 1st and reed birds after Aug. 20. The result is, 

 that our marshes are infested with poachers, who are after 

 reed birds, but by mistake kill rail. It is impossible, even 

 with men on the river to watch to prevent it. Reed birds 

 aud rail should be allowed to be shot Sept. 1 and then there 

 would be no excuse. — W. Holbkrton. 



Herbert's Impression on a Boy.— I knew Herbert well, 

 he having spent nearly a year in Kentucky with my grand- 

 father. My impression of him, for I was a mere youth, was 

 chiefly— 1st, That he was a crack shot ; 2d, that he knew 

 more Greek and Latin than I did ; 3d, that he knew fine old 

 whisky. Peace to his ashes. A gentleman, a scholar, a deep 

 thinker. Requieseat in pace.— St. Clair. 



Nebraska Prairie Chickens. — For pinnated grouse 

 shooting in Nebraska go to Lincoln ; find some of the Sports- 

 men's Association members and get from them a tip as to 

 the exact spot to go to. The birds are reported plenty all 

 along the line of the Burlington and Missouri Railroad west 

 of Ltucoln. 



An August Woodoock in Mississippi — Natchez, Miss., 

 Aug. 23. — A young woodcock was captured here yesterday 

 in the residence of one of our citizens, where it had flown 

 through mistake. This is rather early for them down here. 

 — S. W. M. 



To Toledo for Ducks. — A correspondent, who has moved 

 from Cincinnati to Toledo, O., says: "Game is getting 

 scarce around Cincinnati and hard to get at ; cannot very well 

 get along without it, so moved up here and expect to take it 

 out of the ducks this fall.— E. M. 



One Yeak After.— Woodfords, Me., Aug. 24 — Editor 

 Forest and Stream:— It is a little late, but allow me to thank 

 you for the good work in the cause of humanity that you 

 have done in exposing so thoroughly the Dittmar powder.— 

 — M. S. 



The Chicago and Northwestern Railway has a most appe- 

 tizing bill of fare for its palace dining cars between Chicago 

 and Council Bluffs. 



Reed Birds are reported plenty on the marshes about 

 Philadelphia now, and the season promises to be a fair one. 



$ea and Miver 



FISH I IV SEASON IN SEPTEMBER. 



FRESH WATEB. 



i tricolor and 



tal^u-kU'* 



Grayling, Thymolh 



T. mnntanus. 

 Blank Bass, Mkropte., 



and JH". pallidiu. 

 Mascalonge, Jisox nobilior. 

 Pickerel. Ksox retimlalus. 

 Pike or Pickerel, Esnx lucius. 

 Pike-perch (wall-eyed pike) 



StizoUthium americanum, S. 



griseum, etc. 



SALT WATER. 



Weakflsh or Sqiietague,C2/>Mwci/(m 



rcgalis. 

 La Payette or Spot, hiostonmsobli- 



Yellow Perch, Percafiuviatilis. 

 Striped Bass, Roccua linmtus. 

 White Bass, Raccus enrysops. 

 Hock Bass, Ambloplites. (Two 



species). 

 War-mouth, Chce-nobryttm gummt . 

 Crapple, Pmiioxys nigromaculatii*. 

 Bachelor, Ponwxys annularis. 

 Chub, Semotilis corporate. 



Sea Bass, CmtroprUlis atrarius. 

 Striped Bass or Koekflsh, Roccua 



Hneattta. 

 White Perch. Morone americo.no. 

 Bluefisli or Taylor, Pomatomw 



mltalnx 

 Si;iip <H' Porp:.-. Si''-'uufinn.v.K rtruy- 



ropz. 

 Pollock, PoUachius carbonarim. 

 Tautog or Blackflsh, Taulega 



quuc .. 



Channel Bass, Spot or Bedflsh, 



gtiamopB ocrAlatus. 

 Sheepshead, A rchoMrgua probato- 



cephalua. 

 Klngflsh or Barb, Menticirrus 



nebulosua. 



The bend of the rod, the gentle feeling with the finger as I checked 

 the run of the line, told his weight almost as accurately as a spring 

 scale. Don't imagine always that anglers have no authority for then- 

 figures when they tell of large fish that they have struck and lost. 

 I know men who are accustomed to tell the weight of their fish before 

 they have seen them above water, and who will hit It correctly with- 

 in an ounce or two nine limes out of ten ; for the angler knows his rod 

 and It grows to his hand like a part of It, bo that he feels the flsh on 

 as If he were In tils very grasp.— William U. PftlME. 



"THE KING FISHER OF THE NORTHWEST." 



BY REV. E. B. EAITENSPERGER, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



SOME months ago I paid a visit to Toledo, Ohio, " the 

 great city of the future," as it is fondly termed by its 

 enterprising people. I found there a number of strange 

 things thai: were unknown in those parts when I first made 

 the acquaintance of the "raging Maumee," a score of years 

 ago. Then the city at it* mouth had only 12,000 inhabitants, 

 now it boasts of a population four times as large. The im- 

 provements for the past decade are of the most substantial 

 character. Massive stone blocks of buildings have, been 

 erected that are seldom excelled in any city. It really begins 

 to look now as if the predictions of one of its ancient pro- 

 phets wire about to be fulfilled, and the proud designation 

 quoted above may yet be accorded to Toledo by those living 

 outside the city limits who have no real estate for sale 1 



Among the attractions of Toledo may be ranked the Ohio 

 Fish Hatchery. This is situated in the southern part of the 



city, only a few rods from the huge water stack. My old 

 time friend, the Hon. Emory D. Potter, a former representa- 

 tive in Congress from the Toledo district, and also a judge 

 in the Circuit Court, and subsequently a Custom House offi- 

 c r, occupies to it ilia relation of founder and superintendent. 

 He is a salaried officer of the Slate, but, unlike many another 

 man who receives large pay and does little, the judge receives 

 little and does much 1 have ventured to term him the King 

 Fisher, or Alcedo alcyon, of the Northwest. For a whole 

 generation he has been the referee in matters pertaining to 

 the finny brood by all the dwellers in that region. 



Shortly after my settlement in Toledo I became acquainted 

 with his weakness for fish and enjoyed his wonderful stories 

 concerning them. Having had some experience iu New 

 England trout fishing, I was greatly interested in the accounts 

 he had to give of the speckled beauties of the mountain 

 B'rearos. Little did I then think that these could live in the 

 waters of Ohio. The Judge was a member of our Board of 

 Trustees of the Fitst Presbyterian Church, and we held our 

 meciingi in his office in the Custom House. While he took a 

 deep interest in matters ecclesiastical, it -must be coofesse d 

 that ho was just as much concerned apparently about the fish 

 that he expected to catch in the Alleghany Mountains. He was- 

 about to make an annual visit to a favorite summer resort in 

 his native Pennsylvania, and he spent all his leisure moments 

 for several weeks in scraping and tempering his elegant trout 

 rod. A man might learn more about the peculiarities of this 

 splendid fish by conversing with the Judge for an hour than 

 by attempting to fish for trout in the best stream in America 

 for a day. While he was a member of Congress it is re- 

 1 ,ted of Daniel Webster that he frequently induced the Judge 

 to leave the Capitol and accompany him on fishing excursions 

 along the Potomac. An old Toledo tradition says that one 

 time, while the Judge was absent in Washington, several fine 

 specimens of the Esox nobilier, or muskalonge, were captured 

 in Swan Creek above Toledo. This was regarded by the 

 Judge as a most, singular occurrence, and he reproved a part 

 of his constituents for not sending for him to come home 

 directly from Washington, because, he said, "the thing need- 

 ed looking into at once /" 



The State of Ohio could not have selected from its millions 

 a man who iB so well posted in fish matters or so well quali- 

 fied to take charge of the really beneficent institution now 

 under his care. No wonder that other States, appreciating 

 his worth in promoting this great industry, have offered the 

 Judge five times as much as ihe Buckeye State pays him for 

 superintending the hatchery of Toledo. 



The attention of the people of this land is now directed to 

 fish iu a manner that portends good in the near future. 

 Within the past fourteen years about twenty-five fish coin- 

 mispions have been organized. These belong to nearly as 

 many States of the Union. Wonderful results have been at- 

 tained, and we are just beginning to enjoy the benefits of these 

 hatcheries. Seventeen years ago Judge Potter predicted that 

 if no efforts were made to arrest the destruction of fish food 

 the waters of Ohio would be destitute of fish in a few years. 

 The State finally waked up and looked at the subject through 

 his spectacles. The few thousand dollars expended on the 

 hatchery are already coming back into the coffers of the fish 

 dealers. One firm in the vicinity of Toledo said that in the 

 year 1877 its catch was 48,797 lbs., while in 1878 it reached 

 104,813 lbs., and it attributes this increase to the hatchery 

 under the care of the Judge. His Honor called for me one 

 day and invited me to go out and see the "infant depart- 

 ment " as he termed it. A ride of several miles brought us 

 to the establishment and the process of hatching was fully 

 explained to me. 



In the spawning season the fish are captured and brought 

 to the place prepared for them. Here the good eggs are care- 

 fully separated from the bad ones and tenderly watched aud 

 protected until the little wrigglers, that look" not unlike in- 

 cipient mosquitoes, emerge, from their shells. Their eyes are 

 very large and in this respect alone do they "differ 

 from baby mosquitoes in appearance. In a less enlightened 

 community if a man, whose reputation for veracity is not 

 well established, would exhibit the millions of wrigglers that 

 I saw in the tanks of Judge Potter he would be looked upon 

 as a disturber of the peace. The people of Toledo regard 

 the superintendent as a man of truth and fully believe that in 

 three or four years these big-eyed wrigglers will be whitefish 

 weighing two or three pounds each. The hatchery is capable 

 of producing annually twenty millions of whitefish in the 

 baby state. At the proper time these are consigned to the 

 water and left in the care of Him who provideth food for all 

 the inhabitants of earth. 



None but an adept in fishculture could carry on success- 

 fully such an establishment. A slight mistake would result 

 in the destruction of myriads offish soon to be disiributed in 

 i he waters of the State. I have seen human mothers who 

 seemed to be less careful of their infants than is the good 

 Judge of his wrigglers. Long may he live to serve his gen- 

 eration in the work intrusted to .him. Helms now attained 

 his "three score and ten," but was able recently, while cele- 

 brating his birthday, to go out into Maumee Bay and kill 

 fifteen ducks. He loves to recount bis experiences on the 

 water, and all who hear him are astonished at the wonderful 

 facts that have come under his observation in respect to fish- 

 culture. 



Those who have enjoyed the privilege of accompanying 

 him on his fishing and hunting excursions tell marvellous 

 stories about the adaptation of the Judge to all the exigen- 

 cies of the case. He is accomplished in the mysteries of the 

 cuisine and can provide for the bodily sustenance of the party 

 in ways that; are absolutely incomprehensible. A friend, who 

 is a great epicure and well acquainted with the best hotels of 

 our land, told me that some years ago he formed one of a 

 party who spent some days in the "wilderness of sin " near 

 Toledo. The commissariat was under the direction of the 

 Judge, but, like Moses of old, he also encountered difficulty 

 in providing for the hungry herd under his care. They had 

 started out with an ampTe supply of store goods, but had 

 eaten up almost everything and, having killed and caught 

 nothing, tbey were in distress and actually clamored for 

 something to eat. The Judge coolly told them that if they 

 could put up with a pudding he could keep them from starv- 

 ing ! They advised him to go ahead. He gathered up the 

 fragments and, with the aid of a lot of corn-meal and several 

 damp newspapers, instead of a pudding bag, he managed to 

 produce a pudding that his hungry companions pronounced 

 equal to any ever prepared at Delmonico'sl 



The Judge informed me that his friend Dr. Theodatus Gar- 

 lick, of Cleveland, was the first man in the United States 

 who experimented successfully in artificial fish hatching. He 

 prepared a hatchery in Cleveland in the year 1853 and rais* d 

 a large number of brook trout, Salmo fontinalis. Twenty 

 years later John Hoyt, Esq., of Castalia, Ohio, hatched out 

 2,000 Eastern salmon (Salm-o talar) and set them free. He 



